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Transformers brand

2012-02-23T14:21:12Z

Primo:

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The '''''Transformers'' brand''' is the umbrella term for all products or media involving the [[Transformer|transforming alien robots]] from the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] developed in 1984 by [[Hasbro]] and [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Entertainment]] (then Marvel Entertainment Group) under license from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], including any lineal descendants thereof.

''Transformers'' has been in almost continuous circulation since its launch 28 years ago, never absent from American toy shelves for more than 18 months. Unlike many 80s brands relaunched in the 2000s to capitalize on the 20-year nostalgia cycle, the ''Transformers'' brand is truly evergreen. As a result it has grossed Hasbro more than $1 billion [[wikipedia:United_States_dollar|USD]] since its launch.<ref>Hasbro executive [[Brian Goldner]] in the special features of the [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'']] DVD.</ref>

Related articles:

* [[Franchise]]
* [[Toy]]

==Spelling and capitalization==
In the various ''Transformers'' [[logo]]s used over the decades, the word is often split across two lines, with no hyphen, thus suggesting (by the rules of normal punctuation) that it's two words: "Trans Formers". This is reinforced by an [[:Image:STARS-FanClubUK-Advert.jpg|advert]] for the UK offshoot of the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] fanclub, which explicitly parses it as "TRANS FORMERS". Other logos are explicitly [[Wikipedia:CamelCase|bicapitalized]]: "TransFormers". Further, when Hasbro is being strict about the word's [[trademark]] status, [http://www.hasbro.com/home/copyright.html they write it in allcaps]: "TRANSFORMERS".

Despite all that, it's generally agreed that the correct rendering is "Transformers", and that's the way it appears in this wiki.

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==Recognition in the wider world==

Transformers is a genuine cultural phenomenon. When the online [[fandom]] came together in the 1990s, it was fun and feasible to try and list all the appearances and references made to Transformers in popular culture, and [http://www.angelfire.com/ego/zobovor/pop_culture.html some fans did]. However, after the 80s nostalgia boom of the early 21st century brought Transformers back to the public eye and the incredibly successful [[live-action film series]] made the series a household name that was impossible to miss, Transformers are now absolutey ''fricking everywhere'', and such a list is no longer a remotely feasible thing for TFWiki.net to try to catalog. Odds are, it would require a wiki all on its own!

Some diverse prominent examples of public figures name-dropping ''Transformers'' include UK Prime Minister [[wikipedia:Gordon Brown|Gordon Brown]]<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/4208838/Browns-hero-is-Transformer-Optimus-Prime.html The Telegraph (Jan-09-09)]</ref> and US Army Generals<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-03-21-weblog.htm USA Today (May-20-05)]</ref> commenting on one or another aspect of the brand. The brand has also made numerous appearances in other media, ranging from straight clips of the cartoon (such as in the film [[wikipedia:Léon (film)|Léon]]) to original comedic sketches and parodies (the two most well-known authors of which are easily ''[[Wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]''.)

The Transformers brand has become so well known that the [http://www.oed.com/ Oxford English Dictionary] has added the following sense to its entry for TRANSFORMER n.:
<blockquote>Chiefly in ''pl.'' With capital initial. A proprietary name for a type of children's toy, first manufactured in Japan, consisting of a model robot which can be transformed into another toy (as a motor vehicle, gun, etc.) by manipulating its component pieces.</blockquote>

The specific "proprietary" note, coupled with an explicit reference to [[Hasbro]] in the name etymology, probably means this poses no threat for Hasbro's exclusive claim of the [[trademark]] (Oxford gives the same treatment to Mattel's ''Barbie''). Since the OED's policy is to never discard material, this means that Transformers are now a permanent part of the historical record of the English language. Take ''that'', Thundercats!

SETI have also said alien hunters should look for artificial intelligence rather than organic life. Score!<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11041449 BBC News article on the search for artificial alien life, Aug-23-2010]</ref>

== Footnotes ==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.facebook.com/transformers Facebook page]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/transformers YouTube]

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Orion Pax, Part 1

2012-02-19T21:28:37Z

Primo: /* Continuity notes */

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|title="Orion Pax, Part 1"
|airdate=[[February 18]], [[2012]]
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'''Megatron manipulates the impaired Optimus into joining the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
With the [[Autobot]]s back at base after [[Unicron]]'s defeat, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] grimly outlines the situation and speculates that [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] has reverted to Orion Pax, his pre-Prime self.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] makes a ship-wide announcement that Orion Pax is to be treated as a guest. [[Airachnid]] doesn't think it's wise to let an Autobot on board, but Megatron isn't concerned and has his own plans for Orion. Elsewhere on the ship, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] affixes a new [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]] to Orion's shoulder.

[[William Fowler|Fowler]] wonders why they can't just track down Optimus's signal, but Ratchet says it hasn't been on their sensors since they left the [[Earth]]'s core. They must find some way to track down Optimus regardless, so they can somehow restore his memory. The best bet seems to be to use the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], but the problem is, [[Vector Sigma]]'s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Megatron begins to fill Orion Pax in on what's been happening, spinning a yarn about how Orion has been a captive of the Autobots, who are led by the Warlord Ratchet. Orion is shocked at the images Megatron shows him of a war-ravaged Cybertron.

[[June Darby|June]] announces that there's no way [[Jack Darby|Jack]] is going to Cybertron, but Ratchet says only Jack can use the key to access Vector Sigma. The point's moot anyway, as they don't have any way to get to Cybertron. As [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] points out, the [[GroundBridge]] barely made orbit, though [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] wonders why Ratchet can't just "turbo-charge" it.

With Megatron finished "informing" Orion, the latter vows to help the Decepticons overcome Ratchet and the Autobots. Megatron has [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] remove any incriminating evidence from the ship's [[data core]] so Orion can be put to work furthering the Decepticon cause without any risk of him finding anything embarrassing.

[[Sierra]] turns up at [[KO Burger]] to visit Jack as he works at the drive through, confused that she never sees him outside school. Their discussion is interrupted by [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] picking him up as his shift ends. Sierra jumps to the obvious conclusion after hearing the female voice, and seems unconvinced by Jack's claim that it's his mother. Arcee reports that they haven't detected Optimus yet.

Megatron discusses their new comrade with Knock Out, specifically his task to decrypt records stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives near the end of the War. Knock Out wonders if they shouldn't beef up the security, but Megatron feels that Orion would work better if he felt he was not under threaten. In any case, Orion's workstation has been located close to the [[energon]] storage, which is under heavy guard.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], Ratchet is "tinkering" with the GroundBridge.

Orion has managed to decode some of the data from archives, giving coordinates on Earth of stashed Cybertronian technology, possibly weapons. He is puzzled by the absence from the ''Nemesis'' of [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] who is mentioned in the documents as being Megatron's second-in-command, but Megatron claims Starscream is dead. Megatron returns to the bridge, where he tells Soundwave he's concerned that Orion will soon learn the truth.

Fowler contacts the Autobots to let them know that the Decepticons are attacking one of the military bases they hit two months before. Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee respond, finding Knock Out and Breakdown in the process of stealing a power source. As the pair GroundBridge out, Arcee races through after them and begins speeding through the ''Nemesis'', bashing Vehicons and hunting for Optimus. Soundwave soon relays her presence to Megatron, and though Airachnid offers to deal with it, Megatron sends Soundwave to ensure the Autobot is escorted off the ship. Alerted by the fighting, Orion emerges from his quarters, but Soundwave manages to GroundBridge Arcee off the ship just before Orion can see her.

Deposited somewhere arctic, Arcee is soon back at base admitting she didn't succeed in determining the location of the ship or whether Optimus was even aboard. Fowler makes a brief call to yell at them for the human casualties at the base, and tensions among the Autobots soon spill over into arguing. Jack, however, believes they can commandeer the Decepticon [[space bridge]] once it's complete, and use it to reach Cybertron. The Autobots are doubtful, but determined to try and find the space bridge.

Meanwhile, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] sneaks back on board the ''Nemesis'' to steal a stack of [[energon cube]]s. Though he deals with the Vehicons guarding the energon storage, more are on their way, and he's forced to duck into a nearby room. His relief is momentary, as he finds himself face to face with Optimus Prime.

==Featured characters==
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|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (11)
*[[Airachnid]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|"Orion Pax"]] (13)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (14)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (15)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (17)
|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (5)
*[[June Darby]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (7)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Sierra]] (16)

|c4=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (18)

}}

==Quotes==
"—and the first to address him as Optimus Prime will have their voice box torn out."
:—'''Megatron''' makes plain the penalty for failure.

"Your mom looks good in leather, on your bike..."
:—'''Sierra''' is unconvinced that [[Arcee (Prime)|the girl on the motorcycle]] is really Jack's mom

"One question, Megatron, why are we called 'Decepticons'?" 
"Another craven Autobot scare tactic. The name was meant to demonize us. Instead, we wear it as a badge of honor. For if speaking the truth is deception, then we are gladly guilty."
:—"'''Orion Pax'''" is (ironically) deceived by '''Megatron'''.

"Bulkhead—" 
"What? ''You needed that?!''"
:—'''Ratchet''' is eternally frustrated, and '''Bulkhead''' should invest in a punching bag.

"Whoa, that's a pretty good idea!" 
"Oh, well if ''Miko'' thinks it's a good idea..."
:—'''Miko''' gets no respect from '''Arcee'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity notes===
* Fowler refers to the "microchip in his butt" that allows him the government to track him, which was previously used for that purpose by the Autobots in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]".
*Starscream's absence is finally acknowledged by Megatron after his supposed capture in "[[Partners]]". He evidently realized that Starscream may have betrayed him again and ordered him to be detained if he returned.
*Megatron refers to Ratchet as the "Doctor of Doom", as the Autobot medic called himself in "[[Stronger, Faster]]".
*Raf is still wearing braces on his legs for the injuries he incurred in "[[One Shall Fall]]"
*Starscream still has the scar on his right cheek caused by Arcee in [[Partners]].

===Transformers references===
*In summarizing his version of history for Orion, Megatron uses the rather specific terminology of "exodus" and "war for Cybertron", pretty blatantly alluding to the [[Transformers: Exodus|novel]] and [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|video game]]. In particular, the first name-drop is kinda forced, as the word isn't even used correctly: Megatron says they are "in exodus on another world", but he means "exile".
*Fowler calls Orion a "librarian" in disbelief that he has lost his memories: this was Megatron's favored insult for Optimus in ''Exodus''.
*Megatron refers to the storming of the Hall of Records in the final days of the war for Cybertron; ''Exodus'' climaxed with the Decepticons storming Iacon, and, in ''[[Transformers: Exiles| Exiles]]'', the building is occupied.
*Ratchet remarks that if the government shuts down [[Autobot Outpost Omega-1]], then maybe they'll also [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|fire the Autobots into space]], or ship them off to some [[Diego Garcia|island]].
*Arcee remarks that perhaps Optimus gave Jack the Key to Vector Sigma because he thought there was "more to Jack than meets the eye".

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*A 12-minute sneak preview of this episode was made available On Demand on [[February 10]], 2012.
*Polygon resolved the issue of the seemingly empty [[Jasper]] with roving cars!

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Talk:Dino

2012-02-02T20:25:40Z

Primo: /* TF: Prime Cyberverse */ new section

Why is this as (Movie) instead of (DOTM)? [[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 15:56, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
:Scroll down to the Merchandise section. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 16:16, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

== Dino? ==

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-ferrari-458-italia-is-172358/
Is this true, or complete bull?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 16:50, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

:''Supposedly'', this is pure truth. All I can say is... DEAR GOD, PLEASE NO.
:[[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 23:07, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
::Even if he's referred to as such in the movie, we usually stick to whatever names Hasbro gives them, as with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and several ROTF Construticons. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 23:33, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

How about listing "Dino" under "foreign names"? Probably not, I think, but it ''might'' be a good place for it, so I thought I'd throw that out there. - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 01:24, 30 June 2011 (EDT)

Then why call him Mirage if he appears to be called Dino?
:Because the novelization, comic adaptation '''and''' toys all refer to him as Mirage. He's only called Dino in the film. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 11:02, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

== Alt mode ==

Is the toy a Ferrari?-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 15:56, 7 July 2011 (EDT)
:Hard to tell with all that transluscent plastic drowning out the details. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:01, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Deluxe Toy? ==

is there gonna be one?

== TF: Prime Cyberverse ==

Why isn't his Cyberverse toy mentioned on this page?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:25, 2 February 2012 (EST)

Talk:Optimus Prime (WFC)

2011-12-21T04:25:32Z

Primo: /* Quick Question */

This disambig tag fills me with glee. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 13:12, 29 June 2010 (EDT)
:Though why people find this funny confuses me. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:22, 29 June 2010 (EDT)
::I just imagine [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] saying it, it. Or would that be Optimus Prime (Prime), (Prime)? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:34, 29 June 2010 (EDT)

I guess the archivist thing is from Exodus? 'cause in the WfC game he instead mentions having been a dock worker.[[User:Bobbington|Bobbington]] 14:44, 29 June 2010 (EDT)
::When did he mention that? I honestly don't remember him saying that, but my memory is not exactly something to go on. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:06, 29 June 2010 (EDT)
:::It's during the in-game banter, I'd say during the second autobot chapter but could be the third. If memory serves, a teammate voices his approval of Optimus' taking matters in his own hands and acting like a leader and Optimus retorts as soon as the war's over he'll go back to working at the docks. [[User:Bobbington|Bobbington]] 03:47, 30 June 2010 (EDT)
: Yay, more inconsistencies! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:46, 29 June 2010 (EDT)
::And I thought nothing could be more inconsistent with established continuity than AHM. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 15:49, 29 June 2010 (EDT)
:::And is it 100 percent certain the Optimus in WFC and the one in Prime will be the same guy, cause I've been tracking the news, and beyond a lot of speculation and vague suggestion, nothing seems confirmed [[Special:Contributions/148.197.8.240|148.197.8.240]] 00.01 30 Jube 2010
::::Everyone at Hasbro sure seems to think so. ''Exodus'', which is written apparently from the ''Prime'' show backstory, includes the events of WFC loosely within its second half. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:11, 29 June 2010 (EDT)
:::::Even if they're not in the exact same universe, they're certainly in the same continuity family, so they'd get the same page. Just as Sunbow Prime and IDW Prime are both on the G1 page.[[User:Kaje|Kaje]] 19:31, 29 June 2010 (EDT)
::And there are others. Well, I haven't read Exodus but based on the summary on this wiki it's more like two different stories that reach the same end point. For one, in WfC Optimus doesn't become a Prime at the beginning of the war, but after Zeta's death, mere days before the evacuation. And the Matrix is introduced in a completely different way, possibly doesnt even ''exist'' until the end of chapter 8. [[User:Bobbington|Bobbington]] 08:29, 30 June 2010 (EDT)
:::Exodus tries to have it both ways. Once you get to the end of the book and Sentinel dies, Optimus gets the Matrix then, and Alpha Trion notes that Prime wasn't truly a Prime until this moment, regardless of what the council said. So he was dubbed a Prime by the council at the beginning, but it wasn't really true until just before they left Earth. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 08:34, 30 June 2010 (EDT)
::::Yeah, I guess it's an honorable fix, yet still doesn't mesh, mind you. In the game it's mentioned Optimus first refused to be a Prime, which is why he doesn't have the title (whether or not this landed Zeta the job is unclear since the way they word it at times I may almost think they could have several Primes at once) and the Matrix is unrelated to the Council and the Prime title they bestow.[[User:Bobbington|Bobbington]] 08:42, 30 June 2010 (EDT)
:::::Why don't we just change the opening to "The young bot who would become Optimus Prime" rather than have it at Optimus or Orion Pax, and wait until Prime premiers and see if it ever goes with one or the other?

In the game, it's Optimus, not Orion Pax. Does the book override the game, or vice versa?
-ThiAthEhn
: The events of the game happen within the last half of the novel, after Optimus has stopped being Orion Pax. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:52, 30 June 2010 (EDT)
::The tricky bit is still that the game starts before he decides to become Optimus Prime, ie in the novel he goes from Orion Pax to Optimus Prime, while in the game he goes from Optimus to Optimus Prime.[[User:Bobbington|Bobbington]] 12:52, 30 June 2010 (EDT)
:::Yeah, the article's current bio doesn't take into account the WFC game at all. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 13:59, 1 July 2010 (EDT)
:::Hmm. The game does have a scene where Megatron and Optimus talk about something that happened between them before the game started. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:19, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

== So, do we have to move WFC stuff I've written to new character articles? ==

Argh. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 13:48, 1 July 2010 (EDT)
:Just like I predicted, yes. [[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 14:00, 1 July 2010 (EDT)
::I'm too tired to clean this giant mess right now. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:01, 1 July 2010 (EDT)

== Profile Should Be Rewritten ==

The Character profile here right now is all Exodus stuff. But almost all of it is stuff that is totally different in WfC. The Character profiles are supposed to be generic and fit all version of the character. I think this one needs to be moved to the Exodus sub-section and a new more general Prime (Prime) (that's fun) profile written, Yes?--[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 08:57, 3 July 2010 (EDT)
:I agree, it's a bit too specific about the Exodus stuff considering what a big deal WFC is as a form of Prime media. I believe the reason it totally lacks WFC stuff is because Walky wrote it and apparently hasn't played WFC yet. Well, I presume on the last, anyway. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 10:55, 3 July 2010 (EDT)
::I guess nobody cares then. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:57, 4 July 2010 (EDT)
:::I care, and I think it does need to be rewritten but I think that'll be a LOT easier to do once Prime is on TV and we have more to work with. --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 07:23, 11 August 2010 (EDT)
:Exodus appears to be the official backstory of the Prime continuity, judging by the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 official timeline]. For all the marketing hype about how WFC was totally in-continuity and everything, it appears the video game is, as video games usually are, a [[micro-continuity]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:44, 11 August 2010 (EDT)

== G1==

So Exodus is based off the prime cartoon but war for cybertron is a prequel to g1.And if you disagree hasbro themselves sayed that. {{unsigned|98.204.17.1|14:54, July 5, 2010 (EDT)}}
:Yes, it is, no it isn't, no they haven't, sign your posts, Do The Research. Thank you for your time. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 15:41, 5 July 2010 (EDT)
::I wouldn't jump to conclusions right now. Videogames based on franchises tend to get retconned, like what happened to the Ultimate Spider-Man video game. Also, the show has been described as a mix of Animated and Live-Action films, which the game doesn't really reflect. If we are going to reclassify characters we should use something like "Optimus Prime (WFC)" until everything gets really confirmed.[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 22:19, 5 July 2010 (EDT)
THANK YOU someone gets it. "unregistered" 11:35, 6 July 2010 (EDT){{unsigned|98.204.17.1}}

For Primus' sake, it was confirmed at Comic-Con that Prime follows on from WFC. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:33, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

== Toy ==

The fig looks awesome with [[Octane#Universe_.282008.29|Tankor]]'s guns on his forearms! [[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 14:33, 21 August 2010 (EDT)
:And this is relevant how? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 15:26, 21 August 2010 (EDT)

== Move ==

So yeah, I've been suggesting this for a while, and this goes for all WFC (including ''Exodus'') articles, which we're really treating as a separate franchise now we've gone with Aligned as the continuity family's name for now. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 05:02, 28 February 2011 (EST)
:I disagree with moving this article, because WFC isn't really a separate franchise. It's some tie-in games that Hasbro licensed to launch their new continuity with. The related toys didn't even have their own logo, they were released as "Generations". --[[User:Abates|abates]] 07:17, 28 February 2011 (EST)
:Moving it just sort of feels "wrong" to me in a way I can't properly articulate. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 07:58, 28 February 2011 (EST)
:I disagree with moving any of these articles, for the reasons articulated by abates. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 08:01, 28 February 2011 (EST)
:No. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 08:09, 28 February 2011 (EST)
:I don't even consider War for Cybertron to be a franchise, so no. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 08:44, 28 February 2011 (EST)
:No chance in Hades. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 08:49, 28 February 2011 (EST)
::Right now I can see two distinct reasons beyond "no" (this isn't a poll actually). One, WFC is no less a franchise than Power Core Combiners, and it was a game accompanied by a novel, a comic and toys. At one point ''Prime'' toys were going to be released as Generations, but it's still a Transformers franchise. Afterall, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] was released as part of the unsubtitled range last year, but he's still a G1 character.
::Chris, I know how you feel about moving it to (WFC) as ''Prime'' is where we're really getting to know these characters, that's why we have the ''Prime'' designs as the main images. If you are for uniformity, perhaps it is time to move [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]] to "Optimus Prime (LVF)", and this to "Optimus Prime (Aligned)"?
::Regardless, I will be adding WFC Autobots and Decepticons cats to these pages. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 09:45, 28 February 2011 (EST)
:::Remember "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds", or in more wiki-related terms "[[Help:Ignore all standards|in situations where the standards intended to prevent confusion would instead contribute to it, common sense should rule.]]" That's why all the Shattered Glass characters are at (SG) even though some of them are technically (Timelines).--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:12, 28 February 2011 (EST)
::::"[[Optimus Prime (Prime)]]" debuted before "''Prime''" even existed. He predates ''Prime''. So I don't like "Optimus Prime (Prime)." Categorizing Aligned things by franchise might be obsolete. The toyline is no longer organized by franchise. I think "Optimus Prime (Aligned)" is the way to go. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:36, 28 February 2011 (EST)
:::::I lean towards Optimus Prime (Aligned) myself because it's Right, though I also think there's a good argument for keeping it Prime (Prime) because its Simpler for Users. So...?--[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 12:45, 28 February 2011 (EST)
::::::No one outside the wiki will know what "aligned" means, and we don't disambiguate by continuity family anyway. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 13:48, 28 February 2011 (EST)

:::I didn't realize this conversation existed, so I started [[Talk:Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#"(WFC)" instead of "(Prime)" for characters that originated in this franchise?|another one on the same topic over here]] and covered basically everything people have brought up. For the record, I agree entirely with what Alientraveller has said. "(WFC)" for most of these guys, "(Prime)" for the ones that originated in the cartoon, and "(Aligned)" for none of them because we disambig by franchise, not family. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 14:06, 28 February 2011 (EST)
::::I feel if we're going to talk about moving a bunch of high-profile characters, it should probably be discussed somewhere more central like the community portal. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:43, 28 February 2011 (EST)

I believe we should keep O.P. (Prime) seperate from his WFC page. In my opinion, they are different enough to warrent seperation.--[[User:Megatron Prime|Megatron Prime]] 10:34, 2 March 2011 (EST)
: That is absolutely not going to happen. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:32, 2 March 2011 (EST)
:Yeah, because nobody is allowed to change in personality over the course of '''untold millions of years'''. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:45, 2 March 2011 (EST)
::He's not talking about the personality. At least, I hope not, since they're both Stock Movie Peter Cullen Prime. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:32, 2 March 2011 (EST)
:::Well, my point about change still stands just as well in regards to appearance as it does in regards to personality. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:36, 2 March 2011 (EST)
::::Yeah, just run down the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys]] page and look at all the 30 million bodies he went through. Prime (Prime) just has two. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:53, 2 March 2011 (EST)

: No no no no no no no no no no nononono fucking NO. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 15:20, 2 March 2011 (EST)
: If Hasbro hadn't specifically said that WFC and Prime go together, you might have had a point. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:27, 2 March 2011 (EST)

I agree with Sipher.

Page is staying at (Prime) for now, as with all WFC characters who are in ''Prime'', per an agreement at the Community Portal to keep those characters at (Prime) to not confuse the normal readers. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:07, 5 March 2011 (EST)

== Animated? ==

"The instructions show the rifle being plugged in by its shorter peg, which causes it to resemble the Transformers Animated Voyager-class Optimus Prime...", how does it resemble him at all?--[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:18, 25 March 2011 (EDT)
:It's referring to the shape of the guns being similar. [[Special:Contributions/98.209.73.178|98.209.73.178]] 19:39, 25 March 2011 (EDT)
::And yet they aren't, at all. The note is removed. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:21, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

== Generations Prime stress marks ==

Should it be mentioned in the article that the panel his back wheels are attached to causes stress marks to the surrounding plastic around the hinges on the sides of his legs when the panel is flipped? I have the United and Darkside versions, and they both feature plastic hinge parts that are quite thick, meaning that the panel is tense, is difficult to flip over, and that the plastic tends to press hard onto his legs when flipped, resulting in some nasty stress marks. I'm just wondering whether anybody else has this problem. <strike>[[Special:Contributions/58.69.199.160|58.69.199.160]] 22:32, 10 November 2011 (EST)</strike> [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:45, 7 December 2011 (EST)

== Quick Question ==

Now that Optimus is a Decepticon, can anyone add a Decepticon insignia on the page?--[[Special:Contributions/69.19.14.39|69.19.14.39]] 17:01, 15 November 2011 (EST) P.S. I wonder if Optimus eventually will say "Tyranny is the right of all sentient beings.". The World will NEVER KNOW!
::No. That violates "Spoiler Rules." --[[User:Primo|Primo]] 23:25, 20 December 2011 (EST)

Talk:Cliffjumper (WFC)

2011-12-21T04:20:15Z

Primo: /* "RID" Mold */

[[Image:TfprimeCliffjumperCar.jpg|thumb|No, seriously, he's going to take you down to Jabroni Drive. Hop in already, he wants to beat the rush hour traffic.]]

== I'm not supposed to die! ==
We need to work in a reference to this line from [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419706/quotes Doom] somewhere. Tongue in cheek trivia note maybe? --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 01:40, 5 December 2010 (EST)

== United Cliffjumper ==

There's a dead deep link from Generations Cliffjumper to G1 Cliffjumper's page implying that Takara's version of WFC Cliffjumper is characterized as an incarnation of G1 Cliffjumper. Since there's no toy listing on G1 Cliffjumper's page, I'm really confused now. Is there evidence that Takara considers WFC as part of the G1 continuity? Or is this just completely "Takara makes everything part of G1" conjecture?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 08:22, 8 December 2010 (EST)

== WFC Alt mode ==

I have checked both Cliffjumpers's and Bumblebee altmodes in the game (DS version) and I have noticed that their altmodes are slightly different. Clifjumper's is more square and angular resembling Animated Bumblebee, while Bumblebee's is rounder, lacking the extra angular details Cliffjumper has. Is it worth noting?-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 02:02, 7 February 2011 (EST)
:That could probably be slipped into the toy description, like pointing out that his toy's not accurate to his appearance in the game. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:40, 7 February 2011 (EST)
::Can I slip it in the "notes" section?-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 19:09, 11 February 2011 (EST)

== Main page is locked so I'll bring this up here ==

(an announcement that was actually very low-key,[1] but you know, fandoms)
I find the above line to be excessive, does every new page have to be full of obvious snark against fans? It used to be a little more subtle, but now the word "fandom" pops as much as "this troper" does on tvtropes and I hate to see any site become more like that place ugh. My gripe also goes with how some random dude posting something on some board=the entire opinion of the base.
:No, it's definitely true, and hardly "snarky" and "against fans". As one of those guys ''Totally Psyched'' at the idea of seeing The Rock voice Cliffjumper, I have to say it was indeed the fandom blowing it out of proportion because we're a fandom and we pay closer attention and spread out small announcements like that. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:14, 28 February 2011 (EST)
::Indeed. I saw a LOT of boards go totally apeshit over Johnson's casting. And I can't say I blame them, I was stoked all to hell too. But, well, we, and I mean "we as a fandom", blew it out of proportion. We took that tiny tidbit and assumed more than the news snippets ever implied, built it up to an amazing degree. It's what fandoms do. In this case, it's a pretty harmless result, but still. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:55, 1 March 2011 (EST)

== pic ==

does anybody have a clearer pic of cliffjumper [[User:Rxlthunder|Rxlthunder]] 20:46, 5 March 2011 (EST)

== Not a Redeco? ==

Think we should mention somewhere that his Prime rendition isn't a redeco/edit of a Bumblebee? I was thinking something along the lines of: "A Cliffjumper that isn't a redeco of a Bumblebee? Blasphemy!" Anybody else thought of something similar? --[[User:Shade743|Shade743]] 13:51, 12 March 2011 (EST)
: The first Cliffjumper wasn't an anything of Bumblebee, either. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:18, 12 March 2011 (EST)

==toy picture==

It's here http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-soundwave-wheeljack-and-cliffjumper-at-nycc-173564/
: We don't typically use in-person pics like that; wait for the clear stock photos. Although, on the subject of Cliff's toys, I'm wondering if we should list that apparently new mould one that we saw for the first time at NYCC, with the hammer-gun thing.

== "RID" Mold ==

Is it just me, or does his "hammer" accessory look like the [[Polarity gauntlet]]?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 23:20, 20 December 2011 (EST)

Talk:Cliffjumper (WFC)

2011-12-21T04:20:00Z

Primo: /* "RID" Mold */ new section

[[Image:TfprimeCliffjumperCar.jpg|thumb|No, seriously, he's going to take you down to Jabroni Drive. Hop in already, he wants to beat the rush hour traffic.]]

== I'm not supposed to die! ==
We need to work in a reference to this line from [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419706/quotes Doom] somewhere. Tongue in cheek trivia note maybe? --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 01:40, 5 December 2010 (EST)

== United Cliffjumper ==

There's a dead deep link from Generations Cliffjumper to G1 Cliffjumper's page implying that Takara's version of WFC Cliffjumper is characterized as an incarnation of G1 Cliffjumper. Since there's no toy listing on G1 Cliffjumper's page, I'm really confused now. Is there evidence that Takara considers WFC as part of the G1 continuity? Or is this just completely "Takara makes everything part of G1" conjecture?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 08:22, 8 December 2010 (EST)

== WFC Alt mode ==

I have checked both Cliffjumpers's and Bumblebee altmodes in the game (DS version) and I have noticed that their altmodes are slightly different. Clifjumper's is more square and angular resembling Animated Bumblebee, while Bumblebee's is rounder, lacking the extra angular details Cliffjumper has. Is it worth noting?-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 02:02, 7 February 2011 (EST)
:That could probably be slipped into the toy description, like pointing out that his toy's not accurate to his appearance in the game. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:40, 7 February 2011 (EST)
::Can I slip it in the "notes" section?-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 19:09, 11 February 2011 (EST)

== Main page is locked so I'll bring this up here ==

(an announcement that was actually very low-key,[1] but you know, fandoms)
I find the above line to be excessive, does every new page have to be full of obvious snark against fans? It used to be a little more subtle, but now the word "fandom" pops as much as "this troper" does on tvtropes and I hate to see any site become more like that place ugh. My gripe also goes with how some random dude posting something on some board=the entire opinion of the base.
:No, it's definitely true, and hardly "snarky" and "against fans". As one of those guys ''Totally Psyched'' at the idea of seeing The Rock voice Cliffjumper, I have to say it was indeed the fandom blowing it out of proportion because we're a fandom and we pay closer attention and spread out small announcements like that. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:14, 28 February 2011 (EST)
::Indeed. I saw a LOT of boards go totally apeshit over Johnson's casting. And I can't say I blame them, I was stoked all to hell too. But, well, we, and I mean "we as a fandom", blew it out of proportion. We took that tiny tidbit and assumed more than the news snippets ever implied, built it up to an amazing degree. It's what fandoms do. In this case, it's a pretty harmless result, but still. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:55, 1 March 2011 (EST)

== pic ==

does anybody have a clearer pic of cliffjumper [[User:Rxlthunder|Rxlthunder]] 20:46, 5 March 2011 (EST)

== Not a Redeco? ==

Think we should mention somewhere that his Prime rendition isn't a redeco/edit of a Bumblebee? I was thinking something along the lines of: "A Cliffjumper that isn't a redeco of a Bumblebee? Blasphemy!" Anybody else thought of something similar? --[[User:Shade743|Shade743]] 13:51, 12 March 2011 (EST)
: The first Cliffjumper wasn't an anything of Bumblebee, either. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:18, 12 March 2011 (EST)

==toy picture==

It's here http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-soundwave-wheeljack-and-cliffjumper-at-nycc-173564/
: We don't typically use in-person pics like that; wait for the clear stock photos. Although, on the subject of Cliff's toys, I'm wondering if we should list that apparently new mould one that we saw for the first time at NYCC, with the hammer-gun thing.

== "RID" Mold ==

Is it just me, or does his "hammer" accessory look like the [[Polarity Gauntlet]]?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 23:20, 20 December 2011 (EST)

Talk:Blast Off (G1)

2011-12-18T23:49:56Z

Primo: /* Disambiguation */

Blast Off and the rest of the Combaticons reformatted the WWII Vehicles using "[[Transmuter (Binaltech)|Transmuter]]" technology(Confirmed in BT Shockwave's booklet, page nine), the same thing that Ravage used to make Alt Shockwave from Jazz's stolen design specs and an ordanary car. So "Somehow he turned from the chassis of a World War II bomber to a Space Shuttle once he was activated. He would probably place this on him being a sophisticated Transformer." is inaccurate.
It was also a component in one of Cobra's schemes, before it was used in the Transformers Mythos. [[User:85.195.123.25|85.195.123.25]] 20:27, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:If that's the explanation, throw it in. I left that bit from the previous version in because I didn't have any official explanation.[[User:WWise|WWise]] 20:35, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

In the description of Blast Off's G1 toy mode, there's a word or two left out. All it says is: "In this mode, he is armed with two laser cannons mounted his engines." Does anyone know whether the cannons are mounted ''on'' or ''next to'' his engines? I'd like to clarify it, but I don't have the toy and I can't tell from the image... [[User:Aamp|amp]] 18:22, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
:I'd say "next to" because the cannons are actually mounted on his wings. --[[User:74.57.3.251|74.57.3.251]] 19:19, 4 February 2008 (UTC) (Detour, at work)
:The cannons actually plug ''into'' two of his three engine exhaust vents. They're J-shaped and wrap around the back of his fuselage to point forwards. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 20:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
::Really? Wow. That's what I get for having only an accessory-less G2 Blastoff to base my judgements on. Thanks for clarifying. --[[User:74.57.3.251|74.57.3.251]] 21:35, 4 February 2008 (UTC) (Detour still at work)

== Disambiguation ==

We need a [[Blast Off (disambiguation)]] page now, because of [[Blast Off (FOC)]]. --[[User:Primo|Primo]] 18:49, 18 December 2011 (EST)

Talk:Blast Off (G1)

2011-12-18T23:49:11Z

Primo: /* Disambiguation */ new section

Blast Off and the rest of the Combaticons reformatted the WWII Vehicles using "[[Transmuter (Binaltech)|Transmuter]]" technology(Confirmed in BT Shockwave's booklet, page nine), the same thing that Ravage used to make Alt Shockwave from Jazz's stolen design specs and an ordanary car. So "Somehow he turned from the chassis of a World War II bomber to a Space Shuttle once he was activated. He would probably place this on him being a sophisticated Transformer." is inaccurate.
It was also a component in one of Cobra's schemes, before it was used in the Transformers Mythos. [[User:85.195.123.25|85.195.123.25]] 20:27, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:If that's the explanation, throw it in. I left that bit from the previous version in because I didn't have any official explanation.[[User:WWise|WWise]] 20:35, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

In the description of Blast Off's G1 toy mode, there's a word or two left out. All it says is: "In this mode, he is armed with two laser cannons mounted his engines." Does anyone know whether the cannons are mounted ''on'' or ''next to'' his engines? I'd like to clarify it, but I don't have the toy and I can't tell from the image... [[User:Aamp|amp]] 18:22, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
:I'd say "next to" because the cannons are actually mounted on his wings. --[[User:74.57.3.251|74.57.3.251]] 19:19, 4 February 2008 (UTC) (Detour, at work)
:The cannons actually plug ''into'' two of his three engine exhaust vents. They're J-shaped and wrap around the back of his fuselage to point forwards. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 20:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
::Really? Wow. That's what I get for having only an accessory-less G2 Blastoff to base my judgements on. Thanks for clarifying. --[[User:74.57.3.251|74.57.3.251]] 21:35, 4 February 2008 (UTC) (Detour still at work)

== Disambiguation ==

We need a [[Blast Off (disambiguation)]]page now, because of [[Blast Off (FOC]]. --[[User:Primo|Primo]] 18:49, 18 December 2011 (EST)

Brawl (disambiguation)

2011-12-18T23:42:33Z

Primo:

The name '''Brawl''' has been assigned to several different ''Transformers'' characters:

{{disamb|y=1986|[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] tank from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}

{{disamb|y=2004|Brawl the Japanese ''Super Link'' name of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Destruction Team]] tank [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]].}}

{{disamb|y=2007|[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] the [[Decepticon]] tank from the [[Transformers (2007)|Transformers live-action movie]] continuity family also known as Devastator.}}

{{disamb|y=2009|[[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]] the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticon]] anti-aircraft tank from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2010|[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] the Decepticon tank and [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

The ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toy lines also featured store [[exclusive]] multi-packs named "Freeway Brawl" and "Back Road Brawl", respectively, neither of which contained a character named "Brawl".

Brawl should not be confused with:

*The [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]] from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''

*[[Brawn (disambiguation)|Brawn]]

*[[Brawley and Cletus|Brawley]] the [[human]] railworker from ''[[Hearts of Steel]]''.

*[[Brawley (ROTF)|Brawley]] the human fighter pilot from ''Revenge of the Fallen''.

{{disambig}}

Onslaught (disambiguation)

2011-12-18T23:36:36Z

Primo:

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

*'''1986''' — [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] the [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] leader and artillery truck from ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]''.
*'''2009''' — [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] the Decepticon [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticon]] leader and mobile surface-to-air missile launcher truck from ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
*'''2010''' — [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] the Decepticon armoured truck and [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' in the ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' continuity family.

{{disambig}}

Swindle (disambiguation)

2011-12-18T23:29:48Z

Primo:

The name '''Swindle''' has been assigned to several different ''Transformers'' characters:

{{disamb|y=1986|[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] jeep from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}

{{disamb|y=2002|[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] the [[Mini-Con]] partner to [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}

{{disamb|y=2004|"Swindle", the Japanese name for the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] combiner member [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]].}}

{{disamb|y=2005|[[Swindle (Universe)|Swindle]] the [[Micromaster]] train and member of the [[Railbot]]s from ''[[Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2006|[[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]] the [[Decepticon]] offroad buggy and savage twin brother of [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]] from ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2007|[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] the red [[Decepticon]] car from the [[Transformers (2007)|Transformers live-action movie]] continuity family.}}

{{disamb|y=2008|[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] the Humvee-based Decepticon arms dealer from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2009|[[Swindle (ROTF)|Swindle]] the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticon]] helicopter from ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2011|[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|Fall of Cybertron]].}}

Swindle should not be confused with...

* [[Swindler]] the [[Micromaster]] DeLorean from Generation 1.
* [[Swindle, Swindle & Swindle]] the store from [[Transtech]].

{{disambig}}

Optimus Prime (WFC)

2011-12-15T21:42:54Z

Primo: /* Prime */

{{faction|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Optimus Prime}}
:''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:PrimeOptimus.jpg|thumb|250px|Megatron awakened within him a secret yearning. The slashfic writes itself.]]
The Cybertronian who would become '''Optimus Prime''' was once a simple data clerk, satisfied with his job. It wasn't until he heard of an outspoken gladiator named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and his call for an upheaval of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s society that he realized he was dissatisfied with his lot in life- and that the oppressive [[caste system]] hindered the freedom of all the sentient beings on Cybertron. Little did he realize that his boss, the archivist [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]], knew of a secret potential within the data clerk, and that Cybertron's history was at a precipice. Once he and Megatron discovered they did not have as much in common as they once believed, the lowly data clerk was promoted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to be the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]].

Over the centuries, loss and war have led Optimus to appear stern and serious to most. But scratch the surface, and you'll find an individual who greatly cares for his fellow living beings, with a warmth and kindness his closet friends can rely on. You'll also find regret over the loss of a comrade to darkness, and the faintest glimmer of hope that he can be saved.

{{bigquote|We will [[Theme song|wage our battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons]] wherever it may take us. And one day, we will go home.|Optimus Prime|''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Like all Cybertronians, when Orion Pax emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]], he was taught how to transform, to select a natural [[alternate mode]], and was put in a [[caste system|caste]]. At the [[Hall of Records]], Orion would read and index information from the [[Communication Grid]], but was forbidden to analyze. That was [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s job, and the two became friends. Orion began monitoring Megatron's transmissions, and began a secret correspondence with him because he agreed with his beliefs. They had intense but friendly debates over the nature of free will and the dangerousness of their ideals, and Megatron suggested Orion learn how to fight for his beliefs. Orion began training with Jazz, learning to fire an [[ion blaster|ion-cannon]] and to fashion his arms into an [[energon-axe|axe]] and a [[Dual Energon Swords|sword]].

Orion made his first trip to [[Kaon]] to meet Megatron in person at his base. Megatron was the only gladiator who gave Orion a warm welcome. Terrorists began bombings in Megatron's name, and he made his first public announcement on the Grid, stating he was not responsible for the attacks and would bring the perpetrators to justice. Orion followed him up with a speech of his own. Orion trusted Megatron, believing if he were responsible for the attacks, he would have wanted to be associated with them. Later, when [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] took him to meet Megatron at an arena beneath the [[Observatory of Iacon]], Orion was shocked to see Jazz in attendance, and that Megatron had heard rumors about the bombings but did nothing to prevent them.

[[Image:War for Cybertron comic - Orion testimony.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Lookin' awful buff and armored for an insignificant young library clerk. One has to wonder if the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]] may have dropped the ball on this one.]]
When "[[Decepticon]]s" kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange an audience with [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for him and Megatron now that most Cybertronians. During their hearing in the [[High Council Tower]], Orion rigorously defended their ideals, even reviving the ancient philosophical phrase "[[Autobot]]s" to describe the autonomy his brethren sought. It was then Councilor [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] declared Orion the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]: Optimus Prime. An outraged Megatron accused his brother of treachery, and then murdered Halogen. When Optimus ordered the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] to not harm Megatron, Megatron declared Optimus had fallen into the trappings of power the High Council had foisted upon him, and those in attendance dispersed, with the planet forever divided into Autobots and Decepticons.

Optimus forgoed the first engagement of the war, allowing the Decepticons to take [[Fort Scyk]] so he would gain time to recruit more Autobots. Optimus learned from Jazz after the fall of Scyk that he would have to learn to not mourn every soldier. Optimus fought for the first time during the next battle, the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. The first Cybertronian he ever killed was a former industrial drone named [[Drixco]]. Afterwards Optimus confided to Alpha Trion that the act of killing alone made him feel he was on the wrong side. Despite the efforts of Optimus and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] the Decepticons conquered the Hydrax Plateau. It was at the stalemate of [[Praxus]] that Optimus gained the indispensable allies [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]]. The first Autobot victory was at [[Kalis]], a vital area due to its fusion reactor that powered Iacon. Optimus, Jazz and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] worked together to bring down the monstrous [[Bruticus Maximus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], but the battle was mostly won due to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s' absence. As Energon depleted, the war descended into a mere siege of Iacon lasting millions of cycles, and Optimus opted to eject the [[AllSpark]] itself into space: during this battle Optimus gained another great friend in [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]].

Following a lull in the war, the Decepticons began using [[Dark Energon]] and routed the Autobots, but Optimus wisely predicted it was an inefficient resource that would run out soon. To his horror, Megatron and Starscream infiltrated [[Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], and although Teletraan-1 awakened the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to ferry the Chamber to safety, the Dark Energon-powered Decepticons overpowered the Autobots and used the Chamber to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron and infested the planet with Dark Energon. During the battle, Megatron revealed he had killed Sentinel Prime below the High Council Tower to gain access to the Chamber. Afterwards Prowl picked up a message from Sentinel on the Grid, and Optimus, realizing he had not found Sentinel's body in Iacon, deduced Sentinel was alive. When Optimus, Jazz and Prowl rescued him from Kaon Prison, they found the city strangely deserted. Optimus believed Dark Energon was having a severe effect on Decepticon morale. When they found Sentinel, he was dying. He regretted his overlong reign as Prime, and that the High Council had made the right decision in appointing Optimus Prime. He finally told him he had to go to the Core and purge its corruption of Dark Energon.

After Sentinel's funeral in Iacon, where Optimus was officially appointed Prime after holding the de facto position for so long, he journeyed to the Core with Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and removed the Plasma Energy Chamber. It was then a voice from the Core told Optimus he was too late, and the Autobots would have to leave Cybertron as the planet healed itself. But it finally bestowed upon him the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the essence of [[Primus]], explaining that while Sentinel lived, he was still Prime, and that he had been unworthy of the Matrix. It told him that when the day came that they would return to Cybertron, the Core and the Matrix would restore the planet and Optimus would lead the Autobots in an "age of unimagined wonders". Afterwards, Optimus launched [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]], to build a ship—that Jazz dubbed the ''Ark''—to take them to the stars, a plan some Autobots objected to.

But before their exodus, Optimus planned to fool Megatron by gathering every spaceworthy vessel and having them rendezvous at what was apparently the last remaining [[space bridge]] in orbit. Megatron ordered [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] fire on the ships, but Optimus ordered a fallback as he, Jetfire, Jazz, Ironhide, Prowl, Sideswipe and Bumblebee flew the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board the monster and knocked him from orbit by blasting his [[Spark]] containment field. Optimus's team returned to find the ''Ark'' ready at the Well of All Sparks, and bid goodbye to those—including Jetfire, Magnus and Omega—who stayed to fend off Trypticon as he transformed to attack. Optimus also bade farewell to Alpha Trion, who believed [[Vector Sigma]] would protect him when the rest of the planet would be unable to sustain life: it was then Optimus realized Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]].

Yet as the ''Ark'' took off the Decepticons overran Iacon and Megatron and his elite boarded Trypticon, who transformed into a ''Nemesis''-class cruiser and pursued the Autobots. Megatron used his and Orion's old frequency to inform Optimus that he would pursue him across the stars and eventually kill him. The ''Ark'' entered the last space bridge and emerged with the ''Nemesis'' gone. They were near a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] and Prowl detected the AllSpark. Knowing the Matrix within would help them find a way home, Optimus vowed that the Autobots would continue to wage their battle across the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Exiles''===
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===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:PrimeComicOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]
From [[Earth]], Optimus sent an encrypted message directing the Autobots to their new world. When [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] landed, Optimus and Bumblebee detected them and came to retrieve them. For Optimus to find them under attack from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] was no matter, for Optimus crushed the air commander and sent his brawny accomplice running. Optimus picked up the wounded Arcee, and took her through a [[GroundBridge]] to his base for Ratchet to repair her, while informing Cliffjumper that while his journey was over, their battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Wan-gyeong Seong]] (Korean), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish)

[[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"We'll always be friends forever, won't we?"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Orion Pax was a clerk in the [[Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]]. His interests lay with the tales of ancient Cybertron history, but the more he learned about the past, the more he grew concerned about the present. There was a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful. In seeking a solution to this inequity, he found inspiration in the words of a gladiator named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatronus]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Optimus and Megatron became close allies, almost like brothers. But soon Megatron's ideals would become corrupted, and the two would become bitter enemies. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-cametobe.jpg|right|thumb|200px|If you squint I look sort of like this in ''[[Fall of Cybertron]].'' Okay, that's a lie.]]

Both Megatronus — now "Megatron" — and Orion Pax appeared before the [[High Council]], and Megatron stated it was his intention to overthrow the High Council by force and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. But it was Orion's speech that drew their attention. Jealous, Megatron left angrily and began his conquest, which resulted in countless casualties and left the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself [[Dark Energon|poisoned]]. It was Orion's subsequent search for the Core that completed his transformation into Optimus Prime. The Core, the essence of their creator [[Primus]], relinquished the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into his chassis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

During the war, Optimus encountered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] at the [[Battle of Technar]] when the Decepticon was sent by Megatron to kill him. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After Cybertron was abandoned, Optimus Prime's [[Team Prime|elite team]] of Autobots eventually made their way to Earth, where they allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government. The Autobots were assigned [[William Fowler]] as their liaison, and provided an [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|abandoned missile silo]] as a base in exchange for keeping the Decepticon threat contained. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:DarknessRising1-fairquestion.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Do you have your grandfather's glasses — er, wait.]]

Around three years later, Prime was out on the road when word reached him that [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] was facing down an entire contingent of Decepticons. Arriving to the battlefield too late, Prime delivered a eulogy for their fallen comrade. Soon after, some humans were caught up in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and Optimus, knowing that they would now be targeted by the Decepticons, had them brought to the Autobot base. There, he told them about the Transformer war and assigned the Autobots to be their individual guardians. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Presently, the apparent reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns was detected by the Autobots, and they tracked it to a Decepticon Energon mine, where they discovered that Megatron had returned to Earth with Dark Energon, used to revive Cliffjumper as a zombie [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Realizing that Megatron's goal was to create an undead army, Optimus and Ratchet headed to the site of an ancient Transformer battleground on Earth, arriving just as Megatron used a sliver of Dark Energon to reanimate the corpses buried there into a Terrorcon legion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Struggling against the detrimental effects of Dark Energon, the pair cut their way through the Terrorcons, but Megatron escaped before Optimus could get his hands on him.

[[Image:DarknessRising5-OptimusPrimeguns.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Pssst, Prime, your barrel openings are just painted detail.]]

Returning to base, Optimus was disappointed to find that [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] had let the kids go out into battle in his absence, but disturbing intel had been recovered in the process: the Decepticons were planning to use a [[space bridge]] to revive the dead of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] to the Decepticon's space bridge in Earth orbit, Optimus faced Megatron down in a one-on-one battle while the other Autobots sabotage the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy the Terrorcons, and apparently, Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Despite the victory, Optimus regretted not having been able to turn Megatron to the path of peace. When Decepticon activity was detected in an area of the desert, Optimus and Bumblebee investigated, discovering that Starscream had located and reactivated Skyquake. Optimus tried to appeal to the Decepticons to consider a truce now that Megatron had gone, but Skyquake was determined to carry out his late master's wishes and terminate Prime. Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves forced to battle and destroy Skyquake, but they respectfully buried their fallen foe, and Prime lamented the circumstances. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:Scrapheap-cloudsbreak.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Okay, ''now'' I'm ready to call Bulkhead fat."]]
After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, so Optimus attempted to contact base, only to find the comms were down. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The three Autobots were subsequently able to return home, and Optimus paid tribute to their human friends who had helped eliminate the Scraplets. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"This here's Rubber Duck and I'm about to put the hammer down."]]
When Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Optimus excused himself from the welcome party and went out on patrol, since "Primes don't party". As such, he missed all the fun when Wheeljack turned out to be a [[Makeshift (Prime)|Decepticon spy]], but he stuck around for the second part to welcome the real Wheeljack, telling the visiting Autobot that he'd always be welcome on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}} Not long after, when the Autobots were contracted by Fowler to help transport the experimental [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Optimus carried the device in a [[trailer]] to the rendezvous point, where it was transferred to a train. Unfortunately, the D.N.G.S. became a target for both the Decepticons and the human terrorist organization [[MECH]], and Prime was forced to have his Autobots break cover to fight [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] while he dispatched MECH's leader [[Silas]]. A poor loser, Silas took out the train track ahead and Optimus went into [[maximum overdrive]], grabbing the train and physically halting it. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[Image:Optimuselectrocuted.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were right, I should've gone for this earlier!]]
Tracking an [[Energon Harvester]] to a museum, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were attacked by new Decepticons arrivals [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], and Prime got the business end of Knock Out's [[Energon prod]], taking him out of the fight long enough for Soundwave to make off with the Harvester. Optimus led the Autobots in following the villains to Greece, and stopped their attempts to harvest an Energon seam there. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Prime had another clash Knock Out soon after: when he discovered that Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] had disobeyed his orders against using powers for personal gain by participating in illegal street races, Optimus intervened, and helped rescued a [[Vince|captive human]] from Knock Out's clutches by ripping the Decepticon's door off. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:SickMind-OPinfected.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I woke up late one morning with a black eye. Why the heck does everyone think I'm sick? I could've just been punched in the face. Really hard. ]]
While investigating a crashed Autobot spacecraft, Optimus Prime's hopes of helping any survivors were dashed when the craft turned out to be a corpse-strewn plague ship from which he contracted [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen engineered by Megatron himself. Arcee and Bumblebee boarded the ''Nemesis'' in search of a cure, and, discovering that Megatron was still alive and in stasis, Bumblebee entered his mind via a [[cortical psychic patch]]. In his dreamworld, Megatron was constantly killing imaginary Optimus Primes, and Bumblebee played on Megatron's desire to kill Optimus himself, rather than have him succumb to the plague, to convince him to hand over the cure. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} After getting back up to full health, Optimus led the Autobots to the Arctic, where Starscream was using a heat ray to melt a glacier in order to access an energon deposit. Prime boldly ploughed through the weapon's beam in order to get close enough to destroy it, but the resultant explosion left him helpless before Starscream—until he was saved at the last moment when the resurrected Megatron arrived to haul Starscream away for punishment. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|:D]]

Optimus Prime led the Autobots in investigating a Dark Energon energy signature, and found Starscream using the substance to resurrect Skyquake. Fortunately, the additional power conveyed upon Starscream by the Dark Energon was not enough to prevent Optimus Prime from blasting his arm clean off. Presently, a GroundBridge accident catapulted Jack, Miko and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] into an alternate dimension, and when the Autobots opened a portal to bring them back, Prime took the Autobots back to the battlefield to protect them from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Optimus's inimitable compassion even extended to Breakdown, when he was captured by the forces of MECH and Optimus determined they would rescue him. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Later, Optimus was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}} He was out on a scouting mission with Bumblebee when Ratchet detected a strange magnetic signature that turned out to be a [[Polarity gauntlet]], {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} and also missed out on an adventure in a collapsed mine, but when he heard that Jack had shown mercy to an immobilized Megatron, he was proud of the boy. {{storylink|Raf's Notes#Note15|Raf's Notes}}

[[Image:Partners-StiffOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|We've replaced Optimus with a statue. Think anyone will notice?]]
Exploring the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]], Optimus Prime and his team fell victim to [[Airachnid]], who paralyzed Prime and Bulkhead with the ship's cargo: an experimental [[Immobilizer]]. Prime would have wound up handed over to Megatron and mounted on the bow of the ''Nemesis'' if not for Bumblebee, who saw the villainess off, and Ratchet, who repaired the damaged device and unfroze the pair. {{storylink|Partners}}
[[Image:StrongerFaster-RatchetPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Who will join me? Who will become stronger, faster, more insubordinate?]]
Lost Cybertronian technology continued to cause problems for Prime and the Autobots when a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was beamed from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into Bulkhead's mind, putting his life at risk. Refusing to sacrifice Bulkhead despite the advantage the formula would give the Autobots, Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the data. In exchange, he would hand it over to the Decepticons, but Megatron refused and destroyed the device after a battle. The formula was subsequently beamed out of Bulkhead's mind into space, {{storylink|T.M.I.}} but when Ratchet proceeded to generate a batch of "SynthEn" and was driven mentally unstable after testing it on himself, he and Optimus came to blows, and Optimus confined him to base. Ratchet instead took off to face Megatron, forcing Prime to lead a team into a Decepticon mine to rescue him. Cured of the SynthEn's effects, Optimus reminded Ratchet that he was a vital member of the team. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[Image:PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Slap slap.]]

Believing that a prophecy in the [[Covenant of Primus]] was soon to come true and that Megatron could regard it as his destiny, Optimus Prime was finally forced to abandon any illusions of turning his old foe to the path of good after the Decepticon leader grievously wounded Raf during a battle over a power source for the villain's new space bridge. Optimus boarded the ''Nemesis'' and called Megatron out for a one-on-one battle that he vowed would be their last. The two ancient enemies fought before a volcano, and Optimus managed to fell Megatron, but just before he could deliver the killing blow, the volcano erupted with Dark Energon. Megatron experienced an increase in power, and turned the tide, {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} but thankfully, the intervention of the other Autobots saved Optimus's life. Retreating to base to review this new nightmare scenario, Optimus recounting the tale of [[Primus]], [[Unicron]] and the [[Thirteen]] to the gathered humans and told them he believed that Earth had formed around the slumbering form of Unicron, who was now in the process of awakening. Examining areas of the planet struck by earthquakes at the moment of the eruption, Optimus soon found himself confronted by Unicron himself, in an avatar formed from rock and stone. He prostrated himself before the Chaos Bringer and tried to plead for the lives of the billions of [[human]]s who dwelt on Earth, but Unicron considered them parasites and attacked Prime with wave after wave of avatars. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

[[Image:OneShallRise2-shake.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Kiss kiss.]]

He ordered the other Autobots ''not'' to come to his aid, so naturally they came anyway. After fighting increasingly larger Unicrons, they came up against one that was too much for them. Just as it was about to step on Optimus, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered his services in eliminating Unicron and revealed that only the [[Matrix of Leadership]] held by Optimus could achieve that aim. The Autobots returned to base, where the others were horrified that Prime was intending to take up Megatron's offer, but he was resolute that all care would be taken to make sure it was a safe as possible. When Megatron stepped into the base, Optimus and the other Autobots welcomed him appropriately. Before they left on their mission, Optimus presented Jack with the key to the GroundBridge power supply. Optimus, Megatron and the Autobots were soon stepping through the GroundBridge to Earth's core, Unicron himself. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, they came under attack from [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. Optimus and Megatron fought back to back, though Optimus took time out to rescue Bulkhead from falling. When they reach Unicron's spark chamber, Optimus and Megatron went inside, and, though the dark god possessed Megatron, Optimus unleashed the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark. However the price was high—Optimus's memory was lost and he believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron played along, and took him back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
As the Decepticons slowly conquered Cybertron, Optimus knew they'd try to attack [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and set up defences at the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. Sure enough, Megatron attacked with a small team of Decepticons but the Autobot gunners managed to take out all but Megatron. To Optimus's surprise, Megatron didn't abandon his men, instead rescuing them under heavy fire. When Optimus had the opportunity to take a shot, he hesitated and Megatron's team escaped. For that, Optimus took the blame and was even regarded as a traitor by some. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Many years, Optimus's team had settled on [[Earth]]. After Ratchet somewhat apologetically unveiled the [[Safe]], Optimus told him to have more confidence in his work. When Bulkhead managed to uncover a hidden nuclear missile and a scouting party of Vehicons neared the base, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee went out to greet the Decepticons. While Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Prime and Arcee blasted them. They reentered at the base in time to see Fowler arriving with some scientists, and Optimus had some stern words with their liaison about the mystery bomb and its intended purpose, insisting that Fowler take it with him when he left. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

During some downtime, Prime took the other Autobots and the kids to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. At Miko's request, he told the story of his battle with Megatron in the Iacon Energon Refinery. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

{{spoiler|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|January 5, 2012}}
On [[Christmas]], Fowler reported to Optimus that Megatron and Starscream had taken control of the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker. Leaving Arcee and Bulkhead in charge of the base, Optimus took the other Autobots to the ship and attacked Megatron. As Optimus fought Megatron, the Decepticon leader outlined his plan to detonate the ship's reactors with a [[static lance]]. Bumblebee managed to wrest the lance off Starscream and threw it to Optimus who used it to hit Megatron. Once the Decepticons had been dealt with, Optimus's team returned to the base, where they found it had been turned into an impromptu ice skating rink. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish)

[[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeconcept.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Steroids are the right of all sentient beings.]]
In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, Optimus spotted a little yellow Autobot in trouble, and defeated the surrounding drone forces. [[Ratchet (Prime)| Ratchet]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus helped up the Autobot scout, who revealed his name was [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee informed Optimus that the Decepticons had taken control of communication relays, so that the only way to contact Optimus was by messenger. He also informed Optimus that their leader, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], was dead. Optimus suspected [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s hand, and was informed by Bumblebee that the [[Autobot High Council]] had gone into hiding because of this. Optimus believed that the Council would emerge during a safer time, and formed a team with Bumblebee and Ratchet.

They drove to the [[Decagon]], where they found [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] battling the forces of [[Starscream (Prime)| Starscream]]. After assisting him in defeating Starscream's army, they confronted Starscream himself within the Decagon. After the trio combated and drove off Starscream, a hologram of Zeta Prime's face appeared in the center of the room, stating that he is being held in the [[Kaon]] prison complex. Optimus took Bumblebee and Sideswipe to the Kaon prison, allowing themselves to be captured so that they could infiltrate the facility. The Decepticons prepared to execute them, but [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] lent a hand so they could escape, though he himself was captured. While sneaking through the corridors, the three managed to free Air Raid, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], and others. They continued through the hallways, and finally located the room where Zeta is being held, only to face [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. The Decepticon cowered behind a force field, sending [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], and [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] out to fight for him, only venturing out to administer needed repairs to his minions. As Soundwave's energy became low, he attempted to drain Zeta Prime, only to be interrupted by Optimus, who took a shot meant for Zeta. Though Soundwave and his minions retreated, the damage was done, and Zeta Prime died before Optimus could free him.

Optimus brought Zeta's corpse to the site of the hiding High Council, where he lay the dead body in the center of the room. Optimus stated that the Autobots craved their guidance, but the Council stated that their mission was to choose the Primes, not to lead them. They then told him that Optimus himself is a Prime, and that he had changed the lives around him. Optimus was then told that Megatron had corrupted the core of Cybertron, and that he was the one that could remove this blight. He took this burden and responsibility, then was told by the Council that he was now Optimus ''Prime'', the last Prime.

[[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeAltmode.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Welcome to the ''Twilight Zone'' Prime.]]
For a new mission, Optimus selected Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and the team ventured to the entrance of the core, where a corrupted [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] was being tortured. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots defeated the torturers and freed Omega Supreme from the Dark Energon influence. Omega Supreme escaped, and the Autobots found some [[Space slug|space slugs]] to use as steeds. One long journey later, they reached the core and defeated a corrupted slug. Unfortunately the core itself had become contaminated, and informed Optimus as much. The only solution was for the core to reboot, which would take millions of years, during which the planet would be unusable, and Optimus realized that the Autobots would have to leave their home. Before shutting down, the core revealed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which it installed inside Optimus Prime's chest.

Optimus arrived back at Iacon, where he ordered all Autobots to evacuate the planet. Megatron announced that everyone must stay or face destruction, and fired a massive cannon installed in the Dark Energon space station. Optimus Prime ordered his Air Commander [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to shut down the cannon with his team. They succeeded, and the station crashed into Iacon. Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide discovered that the "space station" wasn't a space station at all: it was the giant Decepticon, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. They managed to defeat the heavily-armed menace, who plunged into a pool of energon. The Autobots celebrated their victory, but noticed that ''they'' have to evacuate as well. Optimus revealed a massive starship they would use called the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], a ship still under construction that would allow them to take a part of Cybertron with them across the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Peter Cullen (English)
[[Image:WFCDS Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|124px|Origamimus Prime]]
Optimus was a dock worker who found himself caught up in the war against the Decepticons. With the Decepticons on the hunt for the Omega Key, Zeta Prime sent Optimus and his team to protect the library, knowing he could count on his old friend. When Zeta Prime was later captured by the Decepticons, he attempted to contact Optimus. The data links keeping him in contact with the Autobots were severed, so Bumblebee tracked down Optimus at an Autobot base. Optimus subsequently rescued an [[Autobot rookie]] from Starscream, chasing the Decepticon off before joining up with Jetfire and destroying other intruders at the base. Optimus was felled by a [[laser guard]], but revived with the help of Jetfire and Bumblebee. They completed clearing the base by defeating [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]], and Optimus announced that the next step was to retake Iacon.

He and his team entered Decepticon-occupied Iacon and destroyed the Dark Energon corruptors, allowing them to get the Decagon's defense systems back online. While they waited for Zeta Prime to make contact again, Optimus reminded Bumblebee that they couldn't let Megatron win just by giving up. Zeta let them know that he was being held in Kaon Prison, and Optimus's team infiltrated the prison in search of him. After an encounter with [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]], they ran into Megatron himself, who set more Decepticons on them. When they eventually found Zeta Prime, their leader expired. Optimus returned his body to the High Council, who appointed Optimus the new Prime.

Optimus Prime attempted to solicit [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s help. Grimlock challenged him to a fight to decide whether to join up, but [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]'s capture by Decepticons sent the Autobots off on a rescue mission instead. The Autobots tracked Swoop down to a Dark Energon laboratory on the outskirts of Iacon and freed him from Dark Energon contamination. Swoop's services were subsequently offered to the Autobots by Grimlock, who said he'd follow along to protect Swoop. Analysis of core samples by Jetfire and Ratchet indicated that they would need to disable to corrupters preventing it from repairing itself. To this end, Optimus's team traveled to the core and freed it after defeating [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]].

Realising that the core needed time to repair itself, Optimus ordered the Autobots to evacuate the planet in Arks. He and his team ascended the space bridge to attack the Trypticon space station and take out its main power core. They escaped during the station's plunge towards Cybertron, but as it fell, it transformed. Optimus rallied his men against this new threat, leading the way to the crash site, where the Autobots confronted Trypticon. After the titan's downfall, Optimus and his men left Cybertron in search of a new source of energy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor:'' Peter Cullen (English), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)

Optimus Prime coordinated many of the Autobot campaigns during the war. He dispatched Ironhide and Bumblebee to retrieve a datacore of information about Trypticon from Kaon. He later coordinated the evac measures for Cybertron, personally guarding a supply convoy while Bumblebee ran point and ensuring the safe launch of an airlift whiel the Aerialbots prevented Seekers from taking potshots at it. He also sent the Aerialbots up to Trypticon Station itself when its orbital weapon systems began annihilating the Autobot ranks.

When Trypticon itself fell to Cybertron after the Aerialbot assault, it transformed into a tremendous warbot, and Optimus Prime raced out to meet it. Bumblebee and Ironhide accompanied Prime to the blast site, fighting through numerous Decepticon embankments to reach the monster. Trypticon himself proved to be an implaccable foe, and Optimus coordinated both ground-based flanking attacks and strafing runs by the Aerialbots. Eventually, the mighty menace went down, and Prime saluted Trypticon on his way to extinction. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English)
[[Image:FOC-OptimusPrimetruckart.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
[[Image:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"No, not in the chest, you guys! The throat! The throat!"]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3)|Fall of Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It's ''[[War Within]]'' but with fewer chinstraps and handvents.]]
*'''Cybertronian Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)
:*''Accessories'': "blaster" rifle

: Based on his appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', Optimus Prime transforms from a red, blue, and silver robot into an "armored truck mode." His rifle transforms as well, folding and plugging into the roof of the vehicle mode. The rifle can also peg into his forearms, and, in its compact configuration, can attach to his shoulders via peg holes on the backs of his front tires. The weapon in its compact configuration can also be stored on his robot mode back. Optimus has a stylized sculpted Autobot insignia on his back, as seen in the game, but it is obscured by [[kibble]].

: An undocumented transformation step includes flipping Optimus Prime's knees out in vehicle mode to form a back bumper with tail lights. Oddly, the toy itself and the cardbox art show Optimus Prime with four fingers on each hand, while in the video game Optimus Prime has 5 fingers. The vehicle mode pictured here is minimally mistransformed: The exhaust pipes have not been rotated to hide the indentations against the vehicle body. The instructions show the rifle being plugged in by its shorter peg, but the packaging depicts the rifle stored by its grip, which keeps the weapon higher off Prime's body, but is also more secure.

:Optimus Prime is part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxes, but he and Cybertronian [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] shipped ahead of their two other wavemates via [[Toys"R"Us]].

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#United|Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode]] and [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/GenerationsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cybertronian Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeMatrixofLeadership.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Step 1: Put Optimus Prime toy inside a wearable Matrix. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit!]]
*'''Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, magnet, dignity-removing wearable Matrix packaging

: Matrix of Leadership Optimus Prime is an exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con 2011. The toy comes in a packaging shaped like the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which the owner can wear around his neck, preferably at the convention itself, so passers-by can exclaim WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT and then try to get one themselves. The Matrix itself comes packaged in a box that is designed to look like Optimus Prime's chest, and opens accordingly. The chest window doors are sealed with a round magnet.

:The toy itself is an early release of the Deluxe Class Optimus Prime toy from the upcoming "Entertainment Pack" set. There are some deco differences between this release and the later retail release; this version has gray windows instead of blue and is missing some of the silver deco on the helmet and the yellow paint on his lights. His midriff is also darker.
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[[Image:Cyberverse_commander_oprime.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**'''Accessories''': 2 "battle cannons"
: This Cyberverse-scaled Optimus Prime is cast partly in translucent plastic so that the toy can be lit using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He also comes with two translucent "battle cannon" weapons and a pack-in file card.
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[[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Can transform from truck mode to movie trailer narrator mode and back!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (5 figure gift set, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

: A Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime comes with a similarly-scaled [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and PVC figurines of [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]]. Optimus converts from truck mode to his robot mode. He comes with a gun than he can wield with his hands, as well as peg onto his hitch in vehicle mode, with different pegs for either configuration. Similarly to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|a previous Optimus Prime toy]], he features some [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|faux-kibble]] in the form of his actual windshield chest being covered by sculpted panels featuring his characteristic windshield-chest.

:
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[[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And those side-view mirrors go to ''where'' on the truck mode?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2011)
:''Accessories:'' Gun, sword
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===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
:*''Accessories'': "blaster" rifle

:A redeco of Cybertronian Optimus Prime with additional yellow detailing, collected together with redecoes of Cybertronian Megatron and Cybertronian Bumblebee in a three-pack [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]].

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==Notes==
[[Image:TFPrimeOptimustruck.jpg|thumb|So, it hasn't got [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|flames]]. [[Ruined FOREVER|It's still not a flat nose truck.]]]]
*''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are different continuities within the same "continuity family", so their difference on Optimus Prime's pre-Prime name is not a real contradiction in and of itself. However [[Hasbro]]'s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 online timeline]—meant as prequel to ''War for Cybertron''—refers to Optimus's pre-Prime name as "Orion Pax" like ''Exodus''. To confuse matters even more, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|War for Cybertron]]'' comic, [[Alex Irvine]], in adapting scenes from his novel, still keeps the character's name as "Orion Pax", when it is also meant to occur prior the game's events.
*Optimus is rather forgetful in ''Exodus''. Alpha Trion tells him twice that he had suggested to the High Council that Orion might be the Prime foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. Then he tells Jetfire that the Core told him of Project Generation One, when it was a contingency plan Trion told him about, put in place since the Breaking of the Primes. Then again, leading an army for thousands or millions of years may take a strain on the bot's memory servers.
*Optimus's CG model underwent modifications between "[[Darkness Rising]]" and the first season proper, with his chest windows lowered somewhat during scenes when he is not in battle.
*''Fall of Cybertron''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> truck mode is described by [[High Moon Studios]] principal artist [[Mike Brown]] as a "fist with wheels attached to it." [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')

[[Category: Autobot leaders]]
[[Category: Generations]]
[[Category: Hall of Fame]]
[[Category: Matrix bearers]]
[[Category: Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)

2011-12-11T04:19:03Z

Primo: /* Featured characters */

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'''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''' is a direct sequel to the 2010 game ''War For Cybertron'', due for release in fall 2012. Published by [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]] and developed by [[High Moon Studios]], [[Next Level Games]] and [[Vicarious Visions]], the game is a continuation of the events of ''War For Cybertron'', It explores the [[Autobots]]'s attempts to escape from a rapidly deteriorating [[Cybertron]] aboard the ''Ark'', as well as the gradual downfall and collapse of the remnants of Cybertronian society. A side story also focuses on the creation of the [[Dinobot (WFC)| Dinobots]].

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus_Prime_(Prime)|Optimus Prime]] <ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/10/06/november-cover-revealed-transformers-fall-of-cybertron.aspx November Cover Revealed]</ref>
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]
*[[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]]
*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] <ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/21/transformers-resurrecting-the-dinobots.aspx Resurrecting the Dinobots.]</ref>
*[[Slug]]
*[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]]
*[[Metroplex (FOC) |Metroplex]] <ref>November 2011 GameInformer</ref>
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*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (Peime)|Soundwave]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]
*[[Vortex (WFC)|Vortex]]
*[[Swindle (WFC)|Swindle]]
*[[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]
*[[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Leaper]]
*[[Guardian (FOC)| Guardian]]
*[[Wall Crawler]]<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/20/clever-devils-the-enemies-and-ai-of-fall-of-cybertron.aspx The AI of War for Cybertron]]</ref>
|nonumbering=true
}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/10/06/november-cover-revealed-transformers-fall-of-cybertron.aspx November cover revealed: Fall of Cybertron] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/07/transformers-high-moon-studios-tour.aspx Transformers: High Moon Studio tour] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx Fall of Cybertron: The New Optimus Prime] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/transformers_fall_of_cybertron/b/xbox360/archive/2011/10/14/grimlock-rises-in-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-teaser-trailer.aspx Grimlock Rises In Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Teaser Trailer] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/12/behind-the-crosshairs-the-weapons-of-transformers.aspx Behind the Crosshairs: The Weapons of Transformers] @ GameInformer
*[http://youtu.be/Tn4ECyCExeg Fall of Cybertron Teaser 01] @ YouTube
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/13/the-illustrated-tour-of-cybertron.aspx The Illustrated Tour of Cybertron] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/17/directing-transformers-fall-of-cybertron.aspx The Story And Direction Of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/19/animating-the-transformers.aspx Animating The Transformers] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/20/clever-devils-the-enemies-and-ai-of-fall-of-cybertron.aspx The Enemies & AI Of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/21/transformers-resurrecting-the-dinobots.aspx Transformers: Resurrecting The Dinobots] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/24/fall-of-cybertron-deep-character-dive-jazz.aspx Fall Of Cybertron Deep Character Dive: Jazz] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/26/the-transformers-timeline.aspx The Transformers Timeline] @ Game Informer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/26/true-to-character-transformer-fall-of-cybertron.aspx True To Form: Safeguarding The Transformers License] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/28/creating-the-sounds-of-the-transformers.aspx Creating The Soundscape Of Transformers] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/31/larger-than-life-designing-transformer-s-set-piece-moments.aspx Larger Than Life: Designing Fall of Cybertron's Set Piece Moments] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/11/02/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-gameplay-roundtable.aspx Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Gameplay Roundtable] @ GameInformer
*[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/podcasts/archive/2011/11/03/tfse.aspx Special Edition Podcast: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron] @ GameInformer

==Footnotes==

{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Video games]]

General Grievous

2011-11-20T17:58:56Z

Primo: /* Crossovers */

:''Grievous is a Separatist general in [[Star Wars]].''

[[Image:Generalgrievous-packageart1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
General '''Grievous''' has trained in the art of lightsaber combat with the evil [[Dooku|Count Dooku]]. He is skilled in several unorthodox fighting techniques, such as a "furious four-[[lightsaber]] assault", and has used these skills to cut down several [[Jedi]] Knights. Now, Grievous changes into Wheel Bike mode to hunt and destroy [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and the remaining Jedi.<ref>''Star Wars Transformers'' General Grievous / Wheel Bike package</ref> He is the leader of the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist]] army, which apparently has lots of [[battle droid|droids]].<ref>''Star Wars Transformers'' Obi-Wan Kenobi / Jedi Starfighter package</ref> We're repeatedly told that he's much-feared, and he is guarded by his personal bodyguards, the [[MagnaGuard]]s.<ref>''Crossovers'' MagnaGuard / MagnaGuard Starfighter package</ref>

He seems to be a raging religious bigot against Jedi. But what manner of being is this Grievous?

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==Toys==
===Star Wars Transformers===
[[Image:SWTF-toy GrievousWheelBike.JPG|right|300px|thumb|He's very proud of his [[Frenzy (Movie)|little brother]].]]
*'''General Grievous / Wheel Bike''' (2006)
**''Accessories:'' Missile, gun, 2 lightsabers (green & blue), General Grievous figure

:Grievous transforms into a [[Wheel Bike]], equipped with a laser cannon and a side-mounted cockpit. He can store his two lightsabers behind his back and between the half-wheel kibble.

:Like all the initial ''Star Wars'' toys, the toy includes a tiny figure of the actual character, who can sit in the pilot's seat to operate the vehicle form.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/SWTF/GeneralGrievous/generalgrievous.htm More information on General Grievous at TFU.info]''
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===Crossovers===
[[Image:Crossovers-toy GrievousStarfighter.JPG|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''General Grievous to Grievous Starfighter''' (Star Wars, 2008/2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile, 2 lightsabers (green & blue)

:As the name suggests, this version of General Grievous transforms into [[Grievous Starfighter|his own starfighter]]. It comes with two lightsabers, one green and one blue, and a hand-held blaster with spring-loaded missile. The blaster doesn't fit in either of his hands very well, and it can't be stored anywhere while Grievous is in robot mode. While the arms and legs have excellent articulation, his waist is held in place due to the large amount of [[kibble]] connected at the waist locking into his back during transformation. His head can turn from side to side. Like all of the ''Crossovers'' figures, it does not come with a pilot mini-figure, but still has an opening cockpit with space for one, specifically the Grievous mini-figure from the previous mold of the character.

: This toy was first available in 2008 in blue and white packaging, and was later re-released in 2009 in new red and white packaging that also adds an apostrophe to the toy's name, making it "Grievous' Starfighter".

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*'''General Grievous to Grievous' Starfighter''' (2011)

:Part of the first wave of a smaller, simpler class of ''Crossovers'' toys, this new Grievous mold also transforms into his personal starship. In starship mode, his landing gear are permanently extended. In robot mode, it features a simpler transformation and is the first transforming Grievous to have four arms, each armed with a retractable lightsaber. Due to his transformation, the arms share a common upper arm. Because of his retractable lightsaber gimmick, Grievous doesn't have real hands- only barely noticeable sculpted detail at the end of his arms. In a completely baffling feature, the middle of Grievous' chest has a flip up panel that serves ''no purpose whatsoever'', serving only to unbalance the toy in starship mode. It ''migghht'' have been an abandoned attempt to showcase the characters famous vital organs, but no sculpted detail is present. Make of it what you will.

==Footnotes==
<references />
{{wookiee}}

[[Category:Crossovers characters]]
[[Category:Star Wars characters]]

Talk:Razorbeast

2011-11-19T02:43:42Z

Primo: /* A small note */ new section

=="Name" trivia==
An anonymous editor put in a trivia item that Furman picked Razorbeast for a starring role based solely on his name. Can anybody provide a citation for that? It seems like the sort of thing we should cite. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 03:15, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

== A small note ==

Should we ,ention this? --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_449617&v=-g6j9YxslB0&src_vid=4qIDwsNNlRc

--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 21:43, 18 November 2011 (EST)

Fan mode

2011-11-16T02:54:28Z

Primo:

A '''fan mode''' is an unofficial mode of [[transformation]] which adds to the playability of a figure. Fan modes vary from slight changes to drastic reconfigurations of the original transformation scheme.
[[Image:Shortround_toilet_mode.jpg|right|thumb]]
[[Shortround]] has one of the more infamous fan modes—the toy can be turned into a fair approximation of a [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/108491-how-do-you-make-shortrounds-toilet-mode.html#post782064 toilet].

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[[Category:Fan terminology]]

File:Shortround toilet mode.jpg

2011-11-16T02:46:13Z

Primo: Shortround's toilet fan- mode.

[[Shortround]]'s toilet fan- mode.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)

2011-11-15T21:59:46Z

Primo: /* Featured Characters */ Oops, I fogot he's non-playable

{{cleanup|July 2009|This is clearly not up to our standards}}

{{nav-rotf-game}}

The Revenge of the Fallen Wii and PS2 games are considerably different than the X-Box 360 and PS3 versions, even using different gameplay. It was developed by [[Krome Studios]], and shares a few developers with the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|earlier ''Armada''-based game]], Krome having acquired [[Melbourne House]], the company that developed the ''Armada'' game, in 2006. <ref>http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1325222</ref>. Also, it is known for being panned by critics because of not much transforming, linear levels and repetitive gameplay.

== Story ==

With [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] destroyed, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots have begun fighting off the remaining Decepticons. However, Starscream and [[The Fallen|his master]] are not going down without a fight...

In space, an innocent satellite is just floating around, but a [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious, alien satellite]] docks with it. Quickly, Soundwave locates a [[NEST]] convoy, and orders [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] to intercept. Sideways steals the convoy's cargo, while Demolishor causes destruction.

'''Chapter 1: Optimus Invades'''

Meanwhile, the Decepticons have taken control of a NEST gun and are firing at planes. Two Autobot fighter jets go down, but before the [[Stratosphere|large transport plane]] explodes, Optimus Prime leaps out. As he falls toward Shanghai, Decepticon [[Seeker Sniper|Long-range warriors]] intercept. While Optimus is firing at them with his [[Ion blaster|light weapons]], the NEST gun continues firing at ''him''. And on top of all that, ground based Decepticons are firing huge missiles. When Prime defeats the warriors, a [[Thrust (ROTF)|Long-range lieutenant]] takes him on. When he defeats the lieutenant, three more warriors come at him. He cuts one in half, and quickly dispatches of the other two. He then lands and orders the Autobots to report. Bumblebee is chasing Sideways, and Ironhide is on Demolishor's tail.

'''Chapter 2: Ironhide vs. Demolishor'''

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] blows up and smashes his way through numerous Decepticon drones, eventually jumping between walls onto a rooftop and winning a shootout with Decepticon long range warriors. Ironhide jumps off the building onto the street, toppling a tower crane with his light weapon as [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] is under it. This knocks Demolishor into a pit, where he appears to be digging for something. Ironhide takes out Demolishor's top wheel and finally kills the larger Decepticon with three punches to the head.

'''Chapter 3: Pursuit Over Shanghai'''

[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] transforms and calls for assistance, warning that he's found [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. As he runs through the city streets, several Decepticon soldiers swoop down and open fire. Returning fire, Bumblebee ducks behind a bus, which explodes. As he continues, Bumblebee finds that Sideways is on top of the taller buildings of [[Shanghai|the city]]. Leaping from wall to wall, Bumblebee reaches the top of a tower and dispatches two more Air Warriors. As he continues atop the buildings, Bumblebee blasts any Decepticon in his way and finally reaches Sideways...

'''Chapter 4: Sideways Goes to Ground'''

...who calls [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], asking for a little help. Bumblebee replies that Sideways will need a lot of help, as he is close enough to hear the Decepticon's whining transmission. Sideways transforms into his alternate form and races through Shanghai's busy streets. As he is about to escape from Bumblebee, Sideways is intercepted by a fire truck, which transforms into an Autobot warrior. Transforming into robot form, Sideways returns fire and ends the miserable Autobot's life. As more Autobots intercept Sideways, waves of Decepticons assault the Autobots. Soundwave has sent backup. Inches from Sideways, Bumblebee transforms...and Sideways is carried away by Starscream. Growling, Bumblebee turns to Optimus and apologizes, saying that they got away...
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'''Chapter 5: Starscream Strikes'''

Starscream launches attacks on aircraft carriers, deployed to destroy generators powering the shields that defend the main platform tower of NEST that conserves the crushed Decepticon leader Megatron. Air Warriors attack Starscream, forcing them to flee or he will destroy them. Then Starscream blows up the generators allowing Sideways to enter.

'''Chapter 6: From the Depths'''

Sideways enters the platform, deployed to enter and destroy power generators. Three Blazemasters dispatched to be defeated. However, Megatron is reactivated.

'''Chapter 7: The Devastator'''

Megatron sents Devastator to Shanghai causing destruction. NEST Team orders Optimus, Bumblebee and Ironhide to stop Devastator before he can cause much destruction. Optimus swings through, defeating every drone that comes his way. Bumblebee contacts Optimus to backup, but then Starscream (damn it!) takes the little Autobot forcing Optimus to attack Devastator. Then Devastator launches Optimus to the bridge, destroyed by Demolishor with Ironhide telling Prime to use the pillars to destroy Devastator's missile launchers. Then Optimus finally attacks Devastator with two energy canisters sent by NEST. Optimus makes Devastator to swallow the energy dock's power and finally destroys him (Ouch!) Then Optimus finds a piece of Cybertronian Technology that Devastator unearth! Optimus and the other Autobots have the mission to find Bumblebee.

== Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Playable|c1=
'''[[Autobot]]s'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]
'''[[Decepticon]]s'''
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
|h2=Nonplayable|c2=
'''Autobots'''
* [[Autobot ranged Warrior]]
* [[Autobot ranged Lieutenant]]
* [[Autobot ranged Captain]]
* [[Autobot melee Warrior]]
* [[Autobot melee Lieutenant]]
* [[Autobot melee Captain]]
'''Decepticons'''
* [[Decepticon ranged Warrior]]
* [[Decepticon ranged Lieutenant]]
* [[Decepticon ranged Captain]]
* [[Decepticon melee Warrior]]
* [[Decepticon melee lieutenant]]
* [[Combaticon Warrior|Decepticon melee Captain]]
* [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
* [[The Fallen]]
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}}

== Notes ==
* You are unable to transform in robot missions, but able to transform in driving missions, and can [[Bumblebee (Animated)|jump from wall to wall]]. [[Transformers Animated: The Game|Sounds kind of familiar]].
* The ranged Warriors look a lot like Breakaway, but they are blue.
* While on the first game, cars (and humans) seemed nearly invincible until you shot them, in this game, if you so much as ''step on'' a car, it ''explodes''.
* Jetfire can beat the ''snot'' out of Decepticons by ''stepping on them''!

===Differences with the Movie===
Krome was clearly writing the game on a different planet than the Movie's script.

* Sideways doesn't die in Shanghai.
* Ironhide, rather than Optimus, kills Demolishor.
* Instead of the forest, Megatron wounds Optimus in the Decepticon base.
* Optimus does not die, but is damaged.
* The Fallen appears to be in total command of the Decepticons even before Megatron revives, as he is the one calling the shots.
* Sam and Mikaela aren't in the game, except for a brief phone conversation with Optimus, and even then, it is only their voices.
* Optimus kills The Fallen by putting him in front of the Star Harvester's beam.
* The battle with Devastator happens in the ''first'' battle. While Optimus, Ironhide, and Bumblebee are cleaning up in Shanghai, Devastator appears out of nowhere and attacks.
* Also, Optimus Prime, rather than a railgun, kills Devastator.
* Instead of looking for the Matrix, The Fallen looks for pieces of the Harvester, saying he already has the Matrix. We...probably don't want to know what that means.
* Instead of being trapped in the Smithsonian, [[Jetfire]] is in the Decepticon base.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Official website]

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen games]]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)

2011-11-15T21:58:38Z

Primo: /* Featured Characters */ Uh, adding the Fallen.

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The Revenge of the Fallen Wii and PS2 games are considerably different than the X-Box 360 and PS3 versions, even using different gameplay. It was developed by [[Krome Studios]], and shares a few developers with the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|earlier ''Armada''-based game]], Krome having acquired [[Melbourne House]], the company that developed the ''Armada'' game, in 2006. <ref>http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1325222</ref>. Also, it is known for being panned by critics because of not much transforming, linear levels and repetitive gameplay.

== Story ==

With [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] destroyed, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots have begun fighting off the remaining Decepticons. However, Starscream and [[The Fallen|his master]] are not going down without a fight...

In space, an innocent satellite is just floating around, but a [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious, alien satellite]] docks with it. Quickly, Soundwave locates a [[NEST]] convoy, and orders [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] to intercept. Sideways steals the convoy's cargo, while Demolishor causes destruction.

'''Chapter 1: Optimus Invades'''

Meanwhile, the Decepticons have taken control of a NEST gun and are firing at planes. Two Autobot fighter jets go down, but before the [[Stratosphere|large transport plane]] explodes, Optimus Prime leaps out. As he falls toward Shanghai, Decepticon [[Seeker Sniper|Long-range warriors]] intercept. While Optimus is firing at them with his [[Ion blaster|light weapons]], the NEST gun continues firing at ''him''. And on top of all that, ground based Decepticons are firing huge missiles. When Prime defeats the warriors, a [[Thrust (ROTF)|Long-range lieutenant]] takes him on. When he defeats the lieutenant, three more warriors come at him. He cuts one in half, and quickly dispatches of the other two. He then lands and orders the Autobots to report. Bumblebee is chasing Sideways, and Ironhide is on Demolishor's tail.

'''Chapter 2: Ironhide vs. Demolishor'''

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] blows up and smashes his way through numerous Decepticon drones, eventually jumping between walls onto a rooftop and winning a shootout with Decepticon long range warriors. Ironhide jumps off the building onto the street, toppling a tower crane with his light weapon as [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] is under it. This knocks Demolishor into a pit, where he appears to be digging for something. Ironhide takes out Demolishor's top wheel and finally kills the larger Decepticon with three punches to the head.

'''Chapter 3: Pursuit Over Shanghai'''

[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] transforms and calls for assistance, warning that he's found [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. As he runs through the city streets, several Decepticon soldiers swoop down and open fire. Returning fire, Bumblebee ducks behind a bus, which explodes. As he continues, Bumblebee finds that Sideways is on top of the taller buildings of [[Shanghai|the city]]. Leaping from wall to wall, Bumblebee reaches the top of a tower and dispatches two more Air Warriors. As he continues atop the buildings, Bumblebee blasts any Decepticon in his way and finally reaches Sideways...

'''Chapter 4: Sideways Goes to Ground'''

...who calls [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], asking for a little help. Bumblebee replies that Sideways will need a lot of help, as he is close enough to hear the Decepticon's whining transmission. Sideways transforms into his alternate form and races through Shanghai's busy streets. As he is about to escape from Bumblebee, Sideways is intercepted by a fire truck, which transforms into an Autobot warrior. Transforming into robot form, Sideways returns fire and ends the miserable Autobot's life. As more Autobots intercept Sideways, waves of Decepticons assault the Autobots. Soundwave has sent backup. Inches from Sideways, Bumblebee transforms...and Sideways is carried away by Starscream. Growling, Bumblebee turns to Optimus and apologizes, saying that they got away...
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'''Chapter 5: Starscream Strikes'''

Starscream launches attacks on aircraft carriers, deployed to destroy generators powering the shields that defend the main platform tower of NEST that conserves the crushed Decepticon leader Megatron. Air Warriors attack Starscream, forcing them to flee or he will destroy them. Then Starscream blows up the generators allowing Sideways to enter.

'''Chapter 6: From the Depths'''

Sideways enters the platform, deployed to enter and destroy power generators. Three Blazemasters dispatched to be defeated. However, Megatron is reactivated.

'''Chapter 7: The Devastator'''

Megatron sents Devastator to Shanghai causing destruction. NEST Team orders Optimus, Bumblebee and Ironhide to stop Devastator before he can cause much destruction. Optimus swings through, defeating every drone that comes his way. Bumblebee contacts Optimus to backup, but then Starscream (damn it!) takes the little Autobot forcing Optimus to attack Devastator. Then Devastator launches Optimus to the bridge, destroyed by Demolishor with Ironhide telling Prime to use the pillars to destroy Devastator's missile launchers. Then Optimus finally attacks Devastator with two energy canisters sent by NEST. Optimus makes Devastator to swallow the energy dock's power and finally destroys him (Ouch!) Then Optimus finds a piece of Cybertronian Technology that Devastator unearth! Optimus and the other Autobots have the mission to find Bumblebee.

== Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Playable|c1=
'''[[Autobot]]s'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]
'''[[Decepticon]]s'''
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*[[The Fallen]]
|h2=Nonplayable|c2=
'''Autobots'''
* [[Autobot ranged Warrior]]
* [[Autobot ranged Lieutenant]]
* [[Autobot ranged Captain]]
* [[Autobot melee Warrior]]
* [[Autobot melee Lieutenant]]
* [[Autobot melee Captain]]
'''Decepticons'''
* [[Decepticon ranged Warrior]]
* [[Decepticon ranged Lieutenant]]
* [[Decepticon ranged Captain]]
* [[Decepticon melee Warrior]]
* [[Decepticon melee lieutenant]]
* [[Combaticon Warrior|Decepticon melee Captain]]
* [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
* [[The Fallen]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

== Notes ==
* You are unable to transform in robot missions, but able to transform in driving missions, and can [[Bumblebee (Animated)|jump from wall to wall]]. [[Transformers Animated: The Game|Sounds kind of familiar]].
* The ranged Warriors look a lot like Breakaway, but they are blue.
* While on the first game, cars (and humans) seemed nearly invincible until you shot them, in this game, if you so much as ''step on'' a car, it ''explodes''.
* Jetfire can beat the ''snot'' out of Decepticons by ''stepping on them''!

===Differences with the Movie===
Krome was clearly writing the game on a different planet than the Movie's script.

* Sideways doesn't die in Shanghai.
* Ironhide, rather than Optimus, kills Demolishor.
* Instead of the forest, Megatron wounds Optimus in the Decepticon base.
* Optimus does not die, but is damaged.
* The Fallen appears to be in total command of the Decepticons even before Megatron revives, as he is the one calling the shots.
* Sam and Mikaela aren't in the game, except for a brief phone conversation with Optimus, and even then, it is only their voices.
* Optimus kills The Fallen by putting him in front of the Star Harvester's beam.
* The battle with Devastator happens in the ''first'' battle. While Optimus, Ironhide, and Bumblebee are cleaning up in Shanghai, Devastator appears out of nowhere and attacks.
* Also, Optimus Prime, rather than a railgun, kills Devastator.
* Instead of looking for the Matrix, The Fallen looks for pieces of the Harvester, saying he already has the Matrix. We...probably don't want to know what that means.
* Instead of being trapped in the Smithsonian, [[Jetfire]] is in the Decepticon base.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Official website]

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen games]]

Transformers The Game (console)

2011-11-15T03:04:42Z

Primo: /* Differences between the Game and Movie */

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[[Image:TransformersTheGame 2007 consolecovers.jpg|right|400px|thumb|One of these things is not like the others...]]
The console version of [[Transformers The Game]] follows several of the movie's robotic characters through an approximation of the movie's plot. The game has two campaigns, one for each faction. The [[Activision]]-published game was developed by [[Traveller's Tales]], with cinematic cut scenes animated by [[Blur Studio]].

==Versions==
*'''PlayStation 2'''
**The PS2 version is the highest-reviewed, despite limitations on draw distance, physics and damage persistence. In this version, Blackout, Starscream and Barricade start missions 1, 2 and 4 of the Decepticon campaign in their altmodes, while for some reason the PS3 version has them start as robots. Reviews noted it suffers from fewer frame rate issues than other versions.

*'''Nintendo Wii'''
**The Wii version is very similar to the PS2 version, with the addition of motion-sensor gimmicks that [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/transformersthegame?q=transformers reviewers were resoundingly unimpressed by].

*'''Xbox 360'''
**The PS3 and 360 version featured improved graphics, more persistent environmental damage, and more physics objects, including ridiculous clouds of rubble that eject themselves from buildings if you so much as look at them funny. The latter is generally annoying, since they get in the way when driving.

**The 360 version, as might be expected, also features Achievements, though calling them that is somewhat of an exaggeration. There's one for pressing the "transform" button once. This version suffers less from frame rate issues and has better lighting then the PS3 version.

**It was also available in a limited "Cybertron Edition" that featured exclusive packaging art, a "Making Of" DVD, codes that unlock the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] level and [[Movie Prequel issue 1|issue 1 of the ''Transformers'' movie prequel comic]] by [[Simon Furman]], [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Josh Burcham]]. It was exclusive to Gamestop/EB stores.

**For 500 Microsoft points, players can download an add-on that unlocks everything in the game. While this does not disable Achievements like the cheat codes do, a message that reads ''"This item has been unlocked by a downloadable content pack"'' appears below any bonus features that have not been earned through gameplay.

*'''PlayStation 3'''
**The PS3 version suffers from more frame rate issues than the 360 version, typical of lazy porting. For some reason, this includes frame rate issues in the FMV cinematics when the console itself ''isn't doing anything''.

**[[Cybernet Space Cube|SixAxis motion control]] is also added for Decepticons with aircraft altmodes [Blackout, Starscream and Megatron]. It's disabled by default.

*'''PC DVD-ROM'''
**The PC version is exactly like the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.

==Synopsis==
It can be surmised that the writers for the game had not seen the script for the movie. Or been allowed on the same continent as it.

[[Image:VGBlackoutE1M1intro.jpg|right|180px|thumb|[[Universal greeting|"You said they'd reciprocate!"]]]]
===Decepticons===

'''Mission 1: SOCCENT Military Base'''

[[Image:VGBlackoutE1M3Intro.jpg|thumb|left|"Time for a delicious, cool...What? Pepsi?!"]]
[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] started things off by shooting down an MH-53; confusingly, this happened in [[Qatar]] right near the military base, rather than in Afghanistan as might reasonably be expected. At [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] command, he then proceeded to the local puny human military base to wreck it because that's just how Starscream rolls.

[[Image:VGBlackoutE1M4Intro.gif|right|180px|thumb|"Damn it Scorponok, that is NOT my [[Powerlinx]] plug!"]]
Sadly, his plan to wreck stuff up all day was foiled by some human communication vehicles, and rather than destroy them himself he deployed [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], as the slower, less powerful Decepticon would be much better equipped to deal with the situation. Blackout busied himself destroying some communication arrays in the meantime, hoping to steal their <s>vending machines</s> mainframes and grab some data.

Scorponok, having succeeded in destroying the communications trucks, returned to Blackout, whereupon Starscream revealed he had in fact failed to do that and some human reinforcements were on the way to make Blackout's life miserable. Blackout instead made their lives miserable, and the end of level screen helpfully explained the entire level had been pointless.

No, really.

'''Mission 2: The Hunt For [[wikipedia:Red October|Sam Witwicky]]'''

[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] protoform landed near a local donut store, and he promptly copied the nearby Saleen S281 (a police car near a donut store, see what they did there?) and got in contact with Starscream. Starscream informed him he was there to find [[Sam Witwicky]], for some reason forgetting he was only supposed to know Sam's [[eBay]] username at this point. By finding Sam, Barricade would be able to get hold of a pair of glasses he owned that held the key to the [[AllSpark (Movie)|end of the game]]. You're better off forgetting about this conversation entirely, it'll prevent later [[Legion|sanity loss]].

[[Image:VGBarricadeE2M2Intro.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This is what is technically known as a bad idea.]]
Starscream's plan to find Sam's location entailed Barricade driving to a more or less random part of town, where he was set upon by [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot]] [[Dropkick|Drones]], then driving to a different random part of town where he was set upon by [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot]] [[Dropkick|Drones]] [[Longarm (Movie)|again]]. This incredibly important objective fulfilled, Barricade promptly teleported to a location he couldn't possibly get to during the actual mission, and was told to head to the power plant in order to find [[Frenzy (Movie)|an irritating little abomination]]. Upon arrival, Barricade found himself faced with humans armed with rocket launchers, so immediately did the most sane and sensible thing and hid behind a line of propane tanks, which for some reason actually worked. Finding himself dealing with a magic [[Sector Seven]] SUV which could somehow hide itself inside buildings, Barricade was forced to tear down all the nearby buildings in his search for Frenzy as the small Decepticon's energy decreased, which, presumably, meant the humans were torturing (?!) him. In an SUV. In a building.

After repeating this several times and watching the SUV at one point burst out of a non-existent building next to the local police station, Barricade cornered Frenzy's captors at the [[Metroplex (G1)|local shopping mall]], destroying the entire building and letting the cutscene gloss over how the hell Frenzy got out from under hundreds of tons of collapsed masonry. From this he determined that a human named Sam was in possession of a "pair of ocular lenses." Which both he and Starscream knew at the start of the level. Argh.

[[Image:VGBarricadeE2M4Gameplay.gif|left|180px|thumb|This is what you'll be doing for approximately 90% of the time you're in [[Tranquility]], so get used to it.]]
[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] then showed up heading for the police station, forcing Barricade to brave his abysmal driving controls in order to stop the Autobot. The heroic Bumblebee then resorted to using a ridiculous shockwave attack that destroyed a huge area of town every time he did it. Unperturbed by this inexplicable display of Autobot villainy, Barricade vanquished Bumblebee, then chased him down to the local [[Ruined FOREVER|Bay Demolition]] site, where he was ambushed by Swindle drones and Dropkick drones that were [[FIRRIB|blue in the cinematic, despite being red]]. Despite having no reason to stay there and every reason not to, Barricade defeated all of them.

This led him back to the Police Station, which had impishly decided to reassemble itself since being destroyed in the second mission, as police stations are noted to do from time to time. Here he cornered Sam, but failed to walk the required two steps straight forward before Bumblebee smacked into his legs, picked up Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] and drove off. And then drove back or something, since the mission started with him in robot mode three hundred yards directly in front of Barricade.

Barricade fought with Bumblebee. Then Bumblebee drove off, Barricade followed, and they did it again. This happened several times, with Barricade at one point somehow ambushing Bumblebee despite the Autobot getting there before he did. After entirely too many identical fight sequences, Bumblebee lay defeated, Barricade recovered the glasses, and Sam, Bumblebee and Mikaela were surrounded by Sector Seven vehicles. It is again a good idea to forget that the Autobots no longer have the glasses and so have no idea where the All Spark is, as the game will forget this shortly.

'''Mission 3: A Gathering <s>Farce</s> Force'''

Starscream was next to take the reins, attacking a secret human airbase where Bonecrusher and Brawl had decided to hide out in a somewhat ill-advised manner. After discovering that he couldn't understand what the hell Frenzy was saying either, Starscream realised his radar was jammed by the local human communications equipment. A quick bout of destroying things later, this problem was solved, allowing him to locate Bonecrusher.

[[Image:VGStarscreamE3M4Gameplay.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Brawl! You're a tank! Use your tank parts!" "I can't, I'm shy." "What?!"]]
[[Image:VGStarscreamE3M3Intro.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"None shall stand in my way!" "Your talking privileges are hereby revoked, Bonecrusher."]]
Bonecrusher had stealthily hidden himself in the middle of a road surrounded by turrets firing weird electrical stuff at him, and proceeded to take a route through the airbase which cunningly didn't avoid any of the handful of checkpoints containing such turrets. Starscream, rather than reprimanding him for this idiocy, destroyed the checkpoints and escorted him onto the runway, then proceeded to a point near the runway for his next mission...Only to find himself standing next to Bonecrusher on the runway again. This somehow led to a mission to destroy drone aircraft, which upon careful inspection (which consisted of shooting down the aircraft, falling to the ground, picking it up and then throwing it away) had actually been made using technology based on Megatron's vehicle mode. Realizing this, Starscream no doubt viewed destroying these vehicles as useful practice.

Following on from this (somehow), Bonecrusher and Brawl moved out... Right into human gun batteries firing weird electricity. Since they had somehow forgotten what all their weapons were for, Starscream was once again called upon to do everything himself, flying back and forth using his strange rocket launcher to save his rather apathetic comrades from self-imposed doom. Since neither appeared to do anything in the game after this mission, you have to wonder why he bothered at all, really.

This was followed by an extended cutscene in which Starscream and Blackout arrived at the [[Hoover Dam]] and started trashing it, releasing [[Megatron (Movie)|Frank Welker's voice]] which declared they should probably stop screwing around and get to [[Mission City]] where the next mission was.

'''Mission 4: City of the Machines'''

Autobot forces arrived in Mission City despite having no idea of where the All Spark was (and Sam had it despite being arrested by Sector Seven), so, wary of stepping in any more plot holes, Megatron sent his Decepticons ahead of him. Except Starscream (who would not participate except at the very last battle in a cutscene), Brawl and Bonecrusher, who seemed to have gotten lost along the way.

[[Image:VGBlackoutE4M3Gameplay.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"I didn't touch anything!"]]
Barricade found [[Jazz (Movie)|a redshirt]] protecting Sam and Mikaela, and found, moreover, that he lacked a stupid attack that made him invincible, making him easy prey. However, he reckoned without the Autobot unleashing the most horrifying weapon in his arsenal, the dreaded '''checkpoint race!'''<ref>No, seriously, this actually happens.</ref>

[[Image:VGMegatronE4M4Guitar.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Megatron prepares to unleash his impression of [[Soundwave (Animated)|someone else]].]]
Somehow surmounting this horror, Barricade defeated Jazz again, leaving him dying at the foot of the large monument the race may or may not have ended somewhere near but probably didn't. Since Scorponok can't drill under roads and drilling is more or less his only ability, he was a clear logical choice to take over from the undamaged Barricade, and so did this, scuttling to [[Central Park]] (slowly) to kill a group of [[Energon drone|silly robotic crickets]] who were causing chaos, violence and confusion. Because that would interfere with the Decepticons' plans of causing chaos, violence and confusion. This somehow led him to Sam, who was about to hand over the All Spark when [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] rather uncharitably kicked Scorponok into the monument (which the dead Jazz had vanished from in the interval). Blackout was understandably angered by this mistreatment of his adorable pet evil robot, and vowed to give Ironhide the honor of dying by his blade.

Ironhide pulled out everything he had: every drone type except [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]] and [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] showed up to ruin Blackout's day, and Ironhide himself used the dastardly tactics of being invincible for most of the battle, unleashing a never-ending torrent of rockets which Blackout could do nothing about whenever he approached Ironhide too closely, ordering his troops to get stuck on the scenery behind him so they'd be impossible to reach, and making sure every energy-bearing human helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a building where Blackout couldn't get to it. Despite this, Blackout finally defeated him, allowing Megatron to return from whatever the hell he was doing all this time and commence the final battle. The penultimate final battle, as it turned out.

This consisted of Megatron trying to coax Optimus out of hiding by destroying things at random, which would make the brave Autobot leader not appear in person as was expected, but made some drones appear, Megatron destroying them at random, and then this cycle repeating, with Megatron being forced to move to sectors of the city which had not been previously destroyed by his reign of terror and destroying those buildings in what seemed to last forever. 80 (!) drones later, Megatron finally got fed up with this and climbed the tallest building in the city, whereupon the programmers realised they'd driven the player character to suicide and hurriedly ended the level.

'''Mission 5: Day of the Machines'''

Having been affected by the same Apathy Radiation from the All Spark that kept Megatron from doing anything in the previous mission, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Peter Cullen's voice]] finally got off his tin backside to have a final confrontation with Frank Welker's voice, just like the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|good old days]]. Logically, Optimus had decided the best way to confront the Decepticon leader was to wait for on top of the tallest building in Mission City.

Back on the ground, the battle began. This largely consisted of Optimus fighting Megatron for a while, then running away while Megatron fought some drones, then hiding while Megatron flew around in circles and a not-even-slightly-explained timer counted down, while Megatron tried desperately to quickly find the Allspark while dodging the buildings which had been coated with an unknown substance that made him automatically revert to robot mode. After an alarmingly large number of repetitions of this, Optimus finally keeled over out of sheer frustration, allowing Megatron to absorb the All Spark.

Megatron decided that the Lincoln Memorial would make a fine throne ([[Atlantis, Arise!|again]]) as Brawl (who had been absent previously), Starscream and Barricade joined together to watch the eradication of the human race. Feeling tired after such a long battle, Megatron sent his Decepticons to finish the planet, since he <s>never wanted to play again</s> felt like saving his strength for his glorious return to Cybertron. Barricade felt like doing more work (in preparation for his amazing role in the final battle of the actual movie) and promptly got up while the others watched.

'''Mission 6: Cybertron'''
It was now time for Megatron's triumphant return to Cybertron, which apparently consisted of fighting a bunch of Autobot drones in a big arena while the plot hid in a corner and pretended it wasn't there. Fans can hope that future game designers will have a more G1 inspired look for Cybertron, as this level doesn't even resemble the opening cinematic or the scenes from the movie. [[Transformers: War for Cybertron|Maybe next time.]]

===Autobots===
'''Mission 1: The Suburbs'''

A [[Bumblebee (Movie)|mysterious meteor]] crashed down to [[earth]], scanned a yellow Camaro, and was contacted by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|his leader]], who told him to find an artifact, but warned him to beware [[Decepticon]] drones. The car, Bumblebee, zoomed off and defeated the drones, [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrappers]] and [[Dropkick]]s.

[[Image:Shockwave_movie.jpg|thumb|Logic, etc etc.]]

Suddenly he saw [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindles]] and a Dropkick headed for [[Bobby Bolivia]]'s car shop. He stopped them and was purchased by [[Sam Witwicky]]. The next day [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] attacked Sam, but Bumblebee stopped him while racing from one place to another, defending Sam. When Barricade was defeated Bumblebee had to destroy Decepticon radio towers preventing the [[Autobot]]s from landing and clear a landing site. However, it seemed the Autobots had realized the highly explosive site they had chosen was not a good landing zone, so in the cinematic they all landed elsewhere.

'''Mission 2: More Than Meets the Eye'''

After a very brief explanation of what was going on, [[Sector Seven]] found the Autobots. In his new alt mode, Bumblebee took Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] to safety, while [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] distracted S7. Showing total disregard for human life, Jazz drove like a mad-bot, zipping from destination to destination, distracting S7 by destroying gas stations and oil tankers all across the city. The casualties were not calculated.

Suddenly, Decepticon drones attacked. Jazz was damaged/held captive and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to rescue him. Then Jazz thanked his comrade and drove away, only to be attacked two more times.

Bumblebee was suddenly captured by a horrible human invention called the "net". A S7 helicopter paraded him around the city while Optimus desperately tried to follow in vehicle mode. Getting close enough, Optimus jumped and caught Bumblebee. Just as Optimus Prime was about to rescue his comrade however, a meteor knocked him off the dreaded net.

The meteor revealed itself to be the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. Finally, some real fighting. Finding Shockwave in his artillery mode, Optimus realized the city would soon be reduced to rubble if he could not stop the Decepticon. He tried in vain to shoot him but then gave up and threw cars around in frustration. Eventually enough cars hit and damaged Shockwave and the Decepticon transformed into his monstrous robot mode. They fought... and then Shockwave transformed and flew away, getting back to destroying the city. Optimus followed, damaged him some more... and then Shockwave flew away. Eventually Optimus killed him. Awesome.

'''Mission 3: Bumblebee in Hoover Dam'''

In Hoover Dam, Bumblebee was being held in a forcefield box, when it suddenly disappeared. While exploring, Bumblebee discovered the Allspark hidden behind a ridiculous laser grid. Commanded by Prime to shut off this annoyance, Bumblebee broke open the command center doors. But before he could continue, he had to stop some security robots from sounding an alarm. Apparently, an alien lifeform escaping his cage does not set off an alarm, but someone breaking down one of three doors to a computer room does. Bumblebee killed three waves of these and entered the command center. After destroyed a console, it was revealed that only SOME of the laser grid had been turned off. Now he had to destroy cooling fans. Little did Bumblebee know that destroying these fans would cause massive explosions, which he had to frantically run away from. Finally, he was instructed by Prime to destroy some generators. Gaining access to the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], Bumblebee shrunk it down while fighting off [[Energon drone]]s and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

'''Mission 4: The Last Stand'''

Finally the war was coming to an end in [[Mission City]]. Ironhide rescued Bumblebee from the energon drones and Jazz killed [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] killed the small Autobot. Ironhide took revenge, however, by killing Brawl. Finally, Bumblebee killed Barricade. Conveniently enough, Megatron chose this moment to appear and effortlessly flicked Bumblebee aside. Before he could get to Sam and Mikaela, though, Optimus Prime showed up, conveniently enough.

'''Mission 5: The Ultimate Doom'''

Megatron and Optimus Prime throw down in the Mission City park. After a long and repetitive final showdown, Optimus killed Megatron... or did he? As Sam was handing the cube to Optimus, Megatron lept towards the heroes. Grabbing Megatron's flail, Optimus pulled the Decepticon towards him and shoved the cube into his chest, killing him.

That's one heck of a lot of killing.

Afterward, Optimus gave a speech about stuff while Bumblebee, Ironhide and Ratchet listened (Since the fighting was over, Ratchet had come out of hiding, just in time to get animated for another cinematic).

'''Mission 6: Cybertron'''

But the fighting wasn't over. Returning to Cybertron, Optimus needed to take out the remaining trash. The final Autobot mission consists of fighting various drones, including Shockwave, although this time he doesn't transform and is basically just a normal drone with more health. Victory at last!
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==Bonus Features==
===Unlocking===
Bonus features are separated in three sections: Movie clips (mostly commercials for the 2007 movie), character skins and an image gallery. These are unlocked by doing any of the following:
* Collecting 15 glowing yellow cubes (100 hidden per level). Technically some levels do contain only 95 cubes however, when playing the level 'A Gathering Force' the player is automatically awarded 5 cubes.
:Note: One does not need to collect 15 cubes in a single level to unlock a bonus feature, the game counts total cubes found and once 15 are collected, a bonus feature is unlocked. This explains why there are 100 cubes in each level even though bonus features are only unlocked ever 15 cubes.

* Collecting a hidden Autobot or Decepticon faction symbol (5 hidden per level)
* Completing a mission
* Completing a sub mission
* Completing a skill (the skills are: Heroic (for Autobots), Evil (for Decepticons), Protect (for Autobots), Destruction (for Decepticons), Speed (when in land vehicle mode), Throw, Jump (when in land vehicle mode) and Slide (when in land vehicle mode).

===Features===
====Character skins====
* Several toy-inspired "skins" can be unlocked, these include: [[Jazz (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Generation 1 Jazz]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime]] (minus flames) and [[Starscream (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Generation 1 Starscream]] (minus the resculpted head).
* Similarly, one can unlock Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], replacing their movie counterparts with new 3D models (unlike the previous skin recolors). Optimus Prime converts into his original truck mode, but [[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|fires from his fists]] rather than using his trademark [[ion blaster]], and Megatron cannot transform into his gun mode (instead he starts flying in robot mode when the "transform" button is pressed).

==Response==
The game's Metacritic scores [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/transformersthegame?q=transformers hover] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/transformersthegame?q=transformers around] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/transformersthegame?q=transformers fifty-five] [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/transformersthegame?q=transformers percent]. It was criticised for poor driving controls, blocky graphics, repetitive missions and dull combat; the only thing generally praised was the random destruction. So the Decepticons won.

==Technical errors and oddities==
* Transformer Protoforms have to [[Trans-scan|scan]] their altmodes after landing as per the movie; however, drones have an Earth vehicle altmode the instant they land; presumably, so does Shockwave, since Tranquility is a little light on purple Apaches or purple howitzers.
*In the second mission of the Autobot campaign, Swindle drones are ''walking down the street'' to Sam's house. '''WHY''' they even bother to have altmodes is not clear.
* The residents of Tranquility are apparently capable of rebuilding a power station's gas tank farm within less than an hour, then rebuilding the entire tank farm and three of the chimneys ''again'' within less than six.
* Autobots still have the "Destruction" unlock gauge appear, but it crosses out faction symbols rather than having them appear. If it's filled, a large red X goes to the left side of the screen instead of a faction symbol; however, whether by accident or design, this doesn't actually do ''anything'', and the Autobots are free to be as destructive as the Decepticons. It doesn't help that this gauge is filled by causing damage to ''any'' scenery and has to be maxed out multiple times while destroying, for example, the clamps that hold the All Spark.
* The final Autobot mission in Hoover Dam's depiction of the defrosting Megatron is all kinds of screwy:
**Before the mission is triggered, he's shown covered in a layer of ice.
**In the pre-mission cutscene, there's suddenly not a hint of ice on him at all.
**As the mission starts, he's encased in ice again, save his left arm which is shifted to the left (his left) of the section of ice that should be around it, which is just kind of hanging there.
**When the cutscene plays during the mission, Megatron breaks the ice surrounding his left arm, and there's clearly none on his face.
**When gameplay resumes, there's ice on his face again.
**In the end of mission cutscene, he's suddenly defrosted right down to his hips.
**[[B.O.T. (episode)|Argh.]]
* The PS2 version sometimes features a bizarre error; in the opening cinematic to Barricade's first mission in Mission City, after Jazz's door slams there is no further post-recording sound work. This means Barricade's voice is completely unaltered. [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4526629173767058122 He sounds like Sideshow Bob]. The Wii, PS3, and Xbox360 versions have the effects added correctly.
* In the final mission of Chapter 3 for the Decepticons, it's just this side of entirely possible to be ''[[Sky Lynx (G1)|too good]]'' at it. If the final set of gun turrets facing Bonecrusher is destroyed too fast, he'll reach the last checkpoint before Brawl does and transform. Unfortunately, the turrets' ability to actually take damage is pretexted on ''Brawl'' transforming, so all you can do is stand around waiting for Bonecrusher to drop dead. Bonecrusher hates poor bug testing.
* In Decepticon Chapter 4, mission 2's intro cinematic has Scorponok firing from a Gatling gun in his tail. This weapon doesn't exist (although he can use it for melee attacks).
* Because the end of mission "mission complete" screens follow straight on from the game play, some very strange things can happen in them. A good example is the above mission; if Scorponok ends the mission firing at the ground in front of the statue at one end of the park, the "mission complete" screen will show ''his own bullets hitting him''.(The same thing can happen anywhere in the game.)
* Before the final battle in the Autobot campaign, spark drones are ''just lying around on the street'' waiting to be brought to life by the All Spark.
* Other cars are like cardboard. Jazz can ram in to a truck, and it will go ''flying in the air ''. However, Bumblebee, which should be much heavier doesn't knock them over with such ease.
* Guns are absolutely useless in this game. Anything that can be shot at can be destroyed five times faster if you punch it, throw something at it or whack it with a random piece of debris.
* Starscream sounds a lot like [[wikipedia:Grover|Grover]].
* Scorponok is the only playable character that can't jump, climb or pick up debris. This means that there are several Decepticon insignias and glowing yellow cubes that are unattainable when playing as him.
* In the opening cinematic for Blackout, the entire army personnel fires at him, without any consequence whatsoever. However, when playing as any character in Tranquility or Mission city, police officers with standard pistols can damage you.
* In the final level of Chapter 4 right before reaching the tallest building in Mission City, Megatron speaks in Starscream's voice. Maybe they switched bodies.
* Since ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime is a skin of Optimus Prime, many would think ''Generation 1'' Megatron would be a skin of Megatron. Instead, he has Optimus Prime's moves and guns and even features a blue Autobot shield instead of a red Decepticon one, making him more like Optimus Prime who can fly. Weird

==Notes==
* The Autobots ''really'' like transforming into robots. Optimus likes it so much, he jumps thirty feet into the air every time he does it.
* Rather than do the sane thing and pan away, we get to watch a robot-mode protoform Bumblebee grow kibble after scanning the Camaro. This looks roughly twice as ridiculous as what you're currently imagining.
* Punching your enemies in the face repeatedly is "heroic" when Autobots do it, but "evil" when Decepticons do it. Sounds like a double standard!
* Blackout is [[Show-accuracy|toy accurate]] in the game, in that his main rotor is his melee weapon, rather than his tail rotor as in the movie.
* Tranquility features a large number of Generation 1 references, with adverts for "[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s Hotdogs," "[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]'s Fish and Chips," a [[Tranquility Mall|local mall]] called "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]" and a fast food restaurant named "[[Chip Chase|Chip Chase's]]". As a more recent reference, there is also a building site belonging to "[[Bay Demolition]]".
* One Autobot isn't explicitly killed in the Decepticon campaign: Ratchet. Three Decepticons aren't killed in the Autobot campaign: Bonecrusher, Scorponok and Frenzy. The only character who dies in ''both'' campaigns is, unsurprisingly enough, Jazz. Even when every other bit of movie canon is thrown out the window he still can't make it out alive.
* Bumblebee uses some kind of [[axe]] when he fights with a three-punch combo.
* Ratchet, Bonecrusher, Brawl, and Frenzy aren't playable.

==Differences between the Game and Movie==

[[Image:VG-E3Allspark.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The Quarterspark.]]
* All plotlines relating to humans have been removed; the game has nothing involving [[William Lennox|GI Joes]] (replaced by a communication truck), [[Seymour Simmons|agents]] (replaced by guests [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] and [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]), or [[Glen Whitmann|comic relief]] (replaced by the cutscenes). Even Sam himself has barely any role beyond "holder of the MacGuffins."
* Video game Bumblebee breaks free inside Hoover Dam and has to deactivate a silly laser grid to get to the All Spark. Sam turns up at the end of the mission just in time to leave.
* The game's All Spark is tiny, only four or five times taller than Bumblebee as opposed to the movie's city block-sized cube. It's housed in the same room as Megatron (great idea, guys!) who's shoved into a little alcove rather than freestanding in his own room.
* Barricade is present at the Mission City battle. Same for Scorponok, in the Decepticon Campaign.
* In the Autobot campaign, Brawl kills Jazz after Jazz kills Blackout and beats the hell out of Starscream. In the Decepticon campaign, Barricade kills Jazz. Either way, Megatron doesn't.
* Autobot Campaign: Bumblebee kills Barricade in Mission City. In the movie, Barricade's fate <s>is</s> ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|was]]'' uncertain.
* Autobot Campaign: Optimus, rather than Sam, kills Megatron with the All Spark.
* Decepticon Campaign: Shoving the All Spark cube into his ''own'' chest does not kill Megatron, apparently.
*Decepticon Campaign: Evil wins!

==References==

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==External links==

*[http://www.transformersgame.com Official website for Transformers: The Game]

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Many toys have been made of '''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'''. So many, they have to get their own page!

==Generation 1==
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*'''Megatron''' (Decepticon Leader, 1984/1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''16'''
**''Accessories (Hasbro release)'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon"
**''Accessories (Takara release)'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets

: Released in the first year of the ''Transformers'' toyline, the original Megatron toy began life as the ''[[Microman]]'' figure "Gun Robo - P38", which transforms into an accurate replica of a Walther P-38 pistol. This ''Microman'' figure was available in two forms: a standard version in two color schemes (one grey, one black), and the "Gun Robo - P38 U.N.C.L.E.", outfitted with three distinctive accessories—a scope, a silencer and a stock—that replicate the appearance of the unique, specialized Walther pistol seen in the popular 1960s spy television series ''[[Wikipedia:The Man from U.N.C.L.E.|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' <ref>https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum/spy-fi-archives/item08.html</ref> It was the "U.N.C.L.E." version, with all of its special accessories, that was released by Hasbro as Megatron. When the figure is in robot mode, the sight doubles as his signature arm-mounted [[fusion cannon]], but can also be combined with the other attachments to form either a "Particle Beam Cannon" weapons emplacement that Megatron can man, or a "Telescopic Laser Cannon" that connects to the figure as an over-shoulder weapons array. The pieces can also form a turret that a ''Microman'' figure can sit on and operate (that's what the tiny handles on Megatron's fusion cannon are for), but this feature was naturally left out of the ''Transformers'' version's instructions. Megatron also came with a chromed silver "high-density infrared laser cannon" that plugs into his either of his hands.

: The original ''Microman'' release of the toy that would be Megatron featured a spring-loaded firing mechanism that allowed the toy to shoot ([[for safety reasons|dangerously small]]) plastic bullets one at a time from its barrel. A similar launching mechanism was also built into the stock piece, which could launch the bullets when the accessories were configured into their weapons emplacement mode, or attach to Megatron's hip when in robot mode and launch the bullets through his barrel. As with all missile-firing gimmicks, this feature was removed from the Hasbro release of the toy, though the ports into which the bullets were inserted are still present.

: Megatron has had several variations, reissues and [[redeco]]s released down through the years; this article strives to list each distinct edition of the toy under its own respective series. The earliest variation of the toy came in 1985, when (like all toys originally available in 1984) a factory-applied [[rubsign]] was added to Megatron's right arm. Then, the following year, when he was no longer a part of the toy assortment sold at retail, Megatron was made available as a mail-away item in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" flier packed in with boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $21.50 and five [[robot points]].

: Perhaps the most significant variant of Megatron released in these early years was the version of the figure released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in Japan (pictured below). Instead of using the ''Microman'' "U.N.C.L.E." figure as Hasbro had, Takara released the ''standard'' version of the Gun Robo P-38 ''Microman'' figure, in its grey color scheme, which featured flat grey plastic on the chest and arms (where Hasbro's toy was chromed), and blue plastic on the inner arms and legs (where Hasbro's was red). Most notably, like that standard ''Microman'' figure, Takara's Megatron did not come with the stock, silencer and scope accessories (lacking even the attachment point for his cannon on his right arm), but instead came with a silver-chromed sword and retained his original bullet-firing mechanism. Takara's [[package art]] for the figure was an entirely different illustration from the Hasbro version, showing this toy's accessories, but it still erroneously showed the figure with red plastic on its limbs. This coloration was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] by [[e-Hobby]] for a new character named [[Megaplex]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convoy VS Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VSX'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets

: In Japan, Megatron was also made available in a special two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases. In Megatron's case, that means unchromed gray plastic, blue instead of red, and a functional firing mechanism and sword, instead of the scope, silencer and stock. This box also used an altered version of the individual release's box-art, turning his head sideways to face Prime, as opposed to the original's camera-facing head position.

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*'''Good Bye Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1986)
**''Accessories'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets, targeting sight/fusion cannon

: Megatron was released again as part of a special "Good Bye" set to commemorate his passing ([[Galvatron (G1)|of sorts]]) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] (who also was now no more). Although it still lacked the chrome seen on the Hasbro version of the toy, this edition of the figure replaced the blue plastic seen on previous Takara releases with Hasbro's show-accurate red, and included the fusion cannon accessory for the first time with a Takara release, complete with the mounting point now added to Megatron's right arm. Though still lacking the silencer and stock, the toy retained its Japanese-exclusive sword accessory and its bullet-firing mechanism, with one modification: The bullets, formerly blue, were now red.

: Despite the change to the toy's colors, the box art on this set, the same art used for the [[Hasbro]] releases, was recolored to match the blue of the ''previous'' releases. Whoops.

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*'''Galvatron''' (Decepticon [[City Commander]], 1986)

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*'''Neutro-Fusion Tank with Megatron''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': Neutro-Fusion Tank, 4 missiles, "twin laser cannon"
[[Image:Neutro-fusiontanktoy1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Uh-oh! Visual interest!]]
: Megatron returned as an ''[[Action Master]]'' in 1990, and as with most ''Action Master'' figures, he could not transform. His sculpt was based heavily upon the character's animation model design. Megatron is compatible with all other Action Master accessories and vehicles.

: He came packaged with the [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]], a large tank vehicle whose hull could transform into a base/gun emplacement, with the turret forming a flight pod. Four "corrosive smoke shell" accessories mounted on both sides of the tank. There are seats for two Action Master figures on the front on either side of the barrel, another seat inside the turret, and four pegs on the back of the tank for standing additional Action Master figures.

:The tank's turret can detach and become a "jet throne," which features flip-out wings, and the body of the tank transforms into a missile-launcher battle station. The battle station has two seats on either side behind the missile launchers (non-firing) and a stowing bay in the center for an additional figure.

:In a fairly notable omission, ''Action Master'' Megatron did not come with the character's iconic fusion cannon accessory. In 1992, however, a Japanese fan sculpted his own cannon accessory, which could plug into the figure's arm using the shoulder screw-hole (seen in the image at right). In a surprising move, Takara gave this cannon their approval and allowed it to be officially sold with their copyright stamp at a Japanese convention {{fact|which one?}} for only one day, at the price of 2000 yen.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Action Master Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron''' (reissue, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''16-S'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:This reissue of the original Megatron figure combines the best aspects of the Hasbro and Takara versions into the most "complete" version of Megatron available at that point. The set features the chromed chest and arms and red plastic of the Hasbro release, and includes the silencer, stock and sight/cannon, while also coming with Takara's sword and functional bullet-firing mechanism.

:This reissue was redecoed to make the simultaneously available exclusive "Megatron Black Version" (see below).

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*'''Megatron Black Version''' (2001/2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''16-S'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

: Where the original Takara Megatron toy made use of one of the two color schemes of the original ''Microman'' Gun Robo P38 toy, this redeco of the 2000 reissue Megatron is an homage to the ''second'', black color scheme for the ''Microman'' toy. Available exclusively through e-Hobby and pre-orders at [[BotCon Japan 2000]], "Megatron Black Version" features dark gunmetal chrome, black plastic instead of grey, and distinctive brown gun handle-grips, fists and "inner helmet". The chrome replaces the flat black plastic of the original ''Microman'' toy, which also had blue plastic on its legs and arms that is here supplanted by Megatron's now-traditional red. The toy was limited to 1000 pieces.

: E-Hobby later reissued Megatron Black Version in February, 2009. This release includes a [[Decepticon Leader Megatron Black Ver.|mini-comic]] explaining the story behind the redeco.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Destron/BlackMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron Black Version at TFU.info]''
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==Generation 2==
[[Image:G2Megatron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|G2 Megatron is always ready for tank combat in one of Earth's many green and purple jungles.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Decepticon, 1992)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Owing to the inability of Hasbro to re-release the original Megatron because that toy was a pistol, ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Megatron was released in 1992 as a large green M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. His main gimmick was a 'lock and load' cannon that can load most of his projectile ammunition, and then fire them one at a time. This was accompanied by electronic sounds (including engine, laser and cannon sound effects) and a voice chip.

: In robot mode, Megatron is by the standards of the time, a very large robot, towering over all ''Generation 2'' incarnations of Optimus Prime. His legs were immobile, but he had upper shoulder rotation and elbow joints. His left arm, when raised, activates a laser sound. Pressing down on his head activates his battlecry '''"Megatron Attack!"'''. His main cannon still functions in this mode.

: This mold was slightly [[redeco]]ed (with new stickers) as [[Megastorm]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Generation 2 Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron''' (Hero, 1995)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-2'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 air-launch missiles

:Megatron was released again the following year as [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] Megatron: a smaller, but similarly styled tank based off the M1 Abrams. This Megatron was purple and came with a bellows that fired an air-propelled missile. Both missiles could be kept on Megatron thanks to clips on his turret, which become his robot mode arms... conveniently kinda simulating the "classic" Megatron arm cannon to boot.

: Hero Megatron was designed with articulation in mind, so he was loaded with multiple swivel and universal joints, giving him far greater movement compared to his original ''Generation 2'' toy. However, it's really just friction that keeps his joints tight and his parts together in vehicle mode (no pegs or clips) so after a bit of time and play, he turns pretty floppy.

: This toy was released in Europe, albeit with a "MEGATRON RULES"-free blank chest sticker, as [[Archforce]]. It was also redecoed into ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID)|Bludgeon]] (which has since been [[Repurposing|repurposed]] to become "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]" [[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]]), and retooled to become [[#reverseconvoy|Reverse Convoy]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Hero Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Megatron-G2GoBot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He'd be a better shot if he could only see over his hood-chest.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: Part of the second assortment of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], this version of Megatron is a mild [[redeco]] of the Autobot [[Blowout]], transforming into a 1:64-scale Porsche 959 sports car with through-axle construction. This not only makes him roll exceptionally fast in car mode, but also makes him largely compatible with playsets from the "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" toy-car lines. Megatron and Blowout share the same blue and black inner robot colors, but Megatron uses opaque silver plastic with a shiny metallic silver paint overcoat, as opposed to Blowout's smoky-clear plastic. (All of the toys from the first wave that had transparent plastics were released in this wave with opaques instead; Blowout and [[Firecracker]] became new versions of Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] respectively, while [[Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth]] stayed themselves.)

: In Japan, his hood was tampographed with a stylized "T" with the ''Transformers'' logo set within the top bar, the same deco that appears on Go-Bots [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the Japanese release of Go-Bots Optimus Prime.

:This mold was also used to make Go-Bots [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Hot Shot (RID)|Hot Shot]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Go-Bot Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron''' (Combat Hero, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': rifle, 2 air-launch missiles

: This kinda-sorta "arctic"-camo version of the [[#Hero|Hero Megatron]] toy was solicited to numerous retailers, and is one of a great many ''Generation 2'' toys to never see the light of day. Precious few samples of this toy exist.

: At [[BotCon 1996]], a donated Combat Hero Megatron was one of the items in the charity auction, along with several other canceled ''Generation 2'' toys.

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*'''Megatron''' (Decepticon, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': 12 missiles, 2 missiles launchers

: A planned-but-canceled redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], Megatron would have transformed into a "flying wing" Advanced Tactical Bomber (when combined with his smaller "partner" [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]) with an under-slung six-missile gatling cannon. Each wing can store three more missiles, which can "carpet-bomb" targets below by pressing the pressure-launch buttons above each. He can also transform into a treaded "tank" mode, activated by removing Starscream from the jet mode and activating a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|autotransform]] mechanism in his wings.

: This toy's deco was used to make ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] out of the same mold-set. This mold was also used to make ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[Gigant Bomb]].

: According to the Toy Fair 1995 Transformers presentation, the toy's missiles were intended to glow in the dark. This feature was not carried over to the Beast Wars II BB/Starscream set.

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==Beast Wars==

[[Image:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Go Gators!]]
* '''Optimus Primal VS Megatron''' (Basic 2-pack, 1996)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail

:Early on the life of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' toyline]], before the debut of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] cartoon (which definitively established ''Beast Wars'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] as a separate, distinct character), packaging [[bio]]s and the [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|mini-comic]] sold with this first ''Beast Wars'' Megatron figure indicated that he was the same Megatron from Generation 1 and 2. As such, all the Megatron toys released in this early era of the ''Beast Wars'' line are listed here for completeness, representing a [[micro-continuity]] in which Generation 1 Megatron took on these forms.

:The initial version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron transforms into a green alligator. The toy shares a mold with [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], sporting different beast and robot mode heads and lacking the lizard's frill (though the screw hole for the frill bracket remains); as the two toys were released at the same time, it is unknown if one is a [[retool]] of the other, or if the mold was designed for both simultaneously. Megatron transforms via a spring-loaded one-step process, and his removable beast-mode tail hides a non-firing blaster cannon that becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode.

:This mold was redecoed into the purple Megaligator ([[#CDgator|see below]]), and a different redeco was proposed for the unproduced [[Albitron]]. The Iguanus version of the mold was redecoed into [[Crazybolt]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/MegatronGator/megatron.htm More information on Beast Wars Megatron at TFU.info]''

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* '''Megatron''' (Ultra, 1996)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, water squirter

: This version of Megatron transforms into a purple organic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', and is loaded with multiple play features. His dinosaur head, which becomes his right hand in robot mode, features a [[water-squirting gimmick]] activated by opening the dinosaur's mouth, while his tail folds into a working plunger-operate pincer that forms his left arm. The outer shells of his dinosaur thighs conceal spring-loaded missile launchers that fire anchor-shaped projectiles, and like all larger ''Beast Wars'' figures of the era, he features a [[mutant head]], formed from two bat-like wing adornments that fold around his robot head.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[T-Wrecks]].

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[[Image: BWtoy_takara_megaligator.jpg|right|thumb]]
* '''Megaligator''' (Basic, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail

: In Japan, the alligator Megatron toy was also sold individually, as well as in a two-pack with Optimus. Both Japanese releases of the figure are identical to the Hasbro version.

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[[Image:CDMegaligator.jpg|thumb|300px|Because a solid grey alligator would just be silly.]]
*'''Amazon Showdown''' (Basic 2-pack, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-S1'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail

:This figure is a purple [[redeco]] of Megatron's alligator form, and was sold with a red and blue redeco of the bat version of Optimus Primal This may or may not be intended to be either Generation 1 Megatron or ''Beast Wars'' Megatron—we don't really know. The set also came with a CD-ROM featuring tech specs and video clips of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon cast and images to color.

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==Machine Wars==
[[Image:MWMegatron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And that's why Thundercracker turned green.]]
* '''Megatron''' (Basic, 1997)
**''Accessories'': 2-part rifle

: Sharing a mold with his concurrently-released ally [[Megaplex]] (which had been a canceled mold developed for ''Generation 2''), ''[[Machine Wars]]'' Megatron transforms from a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet]] to robot mode with a spring-loaded one-step transformation. The two halves of his rifle store in the back of his robot-mode legs.

: Oddly, the ''Machine Wars'' stock photos (and even the boxart) portray Megatron as the gray F-22 jet and Megaplex as the blue one, the ''opposite'' of the actual toys. This means that either the package designers made the mistake, or the toys were packaged on the wrong cards. The latter is more likely, since gray is more associated with Megatron than blue. Like most other toys in the line, the boxart was recycled from an earlier figure, in this case from the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]].

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]], ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Wind Sheer (RID)|Wind Sheer]], and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[Air Hunter]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Machine Wars Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==Choro-Q Robo==
[[Image:Choroq_megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Megatron TV Version''' (2001)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''Q/03'''

:''[[Choro-Q|Choro-Q Robo]]'' Megatron is a small, cutesified transforming figure of the Decepticon leader. He is the only ''Choro-Q Robo'' Transformers figure that does not come with a weapon accessory, but after all, he does turn ''into'' a gun. In a bizarre and hilarious touch, Megatron has wheels on his base and barrel, so that he can share the common feature of the ''Choro-Q Robo'' figures: a pull-back motor!

* '''Megatron Black Version''' (2001)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''Q/04'''

:This version of ''Choro-Q Robo'' Megatron is a redeco of the first, decked out in a metallic color scheme based on the "Black Version" of the reissue of the Generation 1 figure released earlier that year.
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==Transformers Collection==
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[[Image:G1toy_tfc_megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets, [[energon mace]]

:The original Generation 1 Megatron figure was again reissued in 2003 as part of Takara's ''[[Transformers Collection]]'' series. This release was identical to the previous 2000 reissue, in that it featured the colors of the Hasbro release of the toy, and all the accessories of both the Hasbro and Takara versions, but this time, it also included a new [[energon mace]] weapon which plugs over Megatron's hand, as used by the Decepticon leader in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]". Much like the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|"New Year Special"]] version of Optimus Prime released the previous year, Megatron also came with a sheet of Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers of different sizes, and a Decepticon mouse pad.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Transformers Collection Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:TFC09ScreamerHoldingMegs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sometimes I just... want to be held.]]
* '''Starscream''' (Transformers Collection, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''9'''
: A diminutive version of Megatron in his Walther P-38 mode was included as a new accessory with the ''Transformers Collection'' release of Starscream. Needless to say, he doesn't transform, but can be held by Starscream in both modes. Megatron's handle disconnects to reveal a peg, which can then be inserted into either of Starscream's fists, which were specifically resculpted for this purpose. Each fist also features a tab on its underside, into which Megatron's handle can be inserted, completing the effect. Megatron can also attach to Starscream's jet mode; the right-hand side of Megatron's handle features a square peg which is designed to fit snugly in gaps in Stasrcream's pectorals, as in the Generation 1 episode, "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]". Unfortunately, this peg has, for no fathomable reason, been cast in the same sky blue color as Starscream's hands, unnecessarily making it ''as obtrusive as humanly possible''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/AnimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Transformers Collection Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==Smallest Transforming Transformers==
[[Image:STFMegatron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime's gun.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF 07'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon/scope

: ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Megatron was released in the second wave of the diminutive Takara toyline, including only his fusion cannon. Easily the most complex of the ''Smallest Transforming'' figures, Megatron is a just-barely-simplified version of his original Generation 1 toy, possessing the same transformation scheme and retaining most of his articulation.

:Just as ''Smallest Transforming'' Optimus Prime's trailer was released as a separate figure in the line, so too were a set of silencer and stock attachments originally intended to be released for Megatron in the line's third wave. Unfortunately, this wave, and most of the other original figures it was set to contain, was cancelled, and so Megatron was left under-armed.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Destron/SmallestMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Wst vsx megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Convoy vs Megatron''' (multipack, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID Number:'' '''VSX'''
** ''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon/scope

:Available exclusively through [[Dengeki Hobby]] magazine, this ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' two-pack contains both Optimus Prime and Megatron, in homage to the original 1984 "VSX" giftset containing the original versions of the two leaders. While Optimus is unaltered from his original release, Megatron takes the homage a little further, removing the swirled pattern from the original figure's chest and replacing the red plastic with blue to emulate the original Takara version of the full-size Generation 1 figure.
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==Robot Masters==
{{anchor|reverseconvoy}}[[Image:RMtoy reverse convoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|My Convoy counterpart is nearby. Real nearby.]]
*'''Reverse Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-24'''
**''Accessories'': "Reverse Blaster", missile

: A [[retool]] of the ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' "Hero Megatron" toy, Rebirth Megatron transforms into a heavily modified blue and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|M1 Abrams tank]]. In addition to a new "[[Reverse Convoy]]" head that flips out of the same compartment as the head on the original version of the mold, the toy features a brand new "Mega Blaster" cannon assembly that houses most of the toy's new features. The Mega Blaster fires a spring-loaded blue missile, and the rear of the cannon can be removed and transformed into the hand-held "Reverse Blaster" weapon, featuring twin barrels and a rack of six (non-removable) missiles. Once the Reverse Blaster is removed, the toy's "Rebirth Megatron" head can be rotated out from the back of the cannon to take the place of Reverse Convoy's head between the figure's shoulders.

: The original version of this mold was use to make [[Archforce]] and ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID)|Bludgeon]] (which has been [[Repurposing|repurposed]] to also be "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]" [[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]]). The toy still retains the opening panels on its forearms, despite no longer featuring the large missiles they are designed to store.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/ReverseConvoy/reverseconvoy.htm More information on Reverse Convoy at TFU.info]''

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==20th Anniversary/Masterpiece==
[[Image:GunmodeMegsMasterpieceConvoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bang bang! He shot me down! Bang bang! I hit the ground...]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2003/2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-1'''

:''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime included an accessory of Megatron in his classic Walther P-38 altmode. Although non-transforming, it is quite detailed and includes the individually removable silencer / barrel extension, scope, and (hinged) stock. Although notionally [[scale]]d to be wielded by Prime, Megatron is really rather small, so a diagonal sliding joint is added to his handle, allowing it to be lengthened and narrowed enough so that Prime can actually hold it. The stock extension connecting clamp is prone to breakage, much to the chagrin of owners who keep theirs sealed and untouched.

:Needless to say, the later-released ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] (and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|his]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|redecoes]]) can also hold this version of Megatron, and each include a small round clip that plugs in under their nosecones, allowing them to wield Megatron while in jet mode, as Starscream did in "S.O.S. Dinobots".

:As the ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime mould has been has re-released multiple times, so too has Megatron. He was made available again without changes as an accessory for Takara's MP-4, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp4|Convoy Perfect Edition]]" and MP-1L, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#lastshot|Convoy Last Production]]", and Hasbro's "[[#20thDVD|DVD Editon]]", but has also been redecoed several times: these distinct new versions of Megatron are listed below.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:MPtoy gold megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw Figure, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''

:Offered as part of a Lucky Draw campaign in August 2004, this extremely rare version of ''Masterpiece'' Prime is almost entirely vacuum-metalized gold, lacking any other painted detail or stickers. The same is true of the Megatron accessory, who is all chromed golden save for the butt of his handle and his stock, which are metallic golden plastic.

::*''[http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/ More information on gold ''Masterpiece'' Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com]''
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* '''Ultra Magnus''' (2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-2'''

:When ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime was recolored to become [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]], Megatron received a new coat of paint as well: the black and brown color scheme of his ''Microchange'' progenitor, which had previously been used on the eHobby exclusive "Megatron Black Version".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Masterpiece Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:MP05_megatron.jpg|right|400px|thumb|You will pay dearly for this. Literally and metaphorically...]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-5'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Kremzeek]] figure

: Scaled to the same height as ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime, ''Masterpiece'' Megatron is an incredibly complex figure—potentially one of the most complicated ''Transformers'' toys to date—designed to depict a fairly [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] Megatron capable of transforming into a realistic (if oversized) Walther P-38. In achieving this seemingly impossible goal, Megatron winds up with the least articulation of the ''Masterpiece'' line, as well as a notably low percentage of die-cast metal.

: Like Prime before him, Megatron comes with several of his iconic accessories from the Generation 1 cartoon: his energon mace from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2", the energy dagger and laser pistol used in his duel against Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and a tiny translucent [[Kremzeek]] figure. His fusion cannon also contains a powerful red LED activated when the round detailing on the side of his cannon is pressed.

: Due to concern surrounding updated realistic toy gun laws, some online importers modified ''Masterpiece'' Megatron in order to safely get the toy through United States customs. This customarily involved inserting plugs into the tip of the toy's barrel, from rounded red ones affixed by adhesive to [[:Image:HLJplug.jpg|flat-tipped yellow ones]] that could be easily removed. Ultimately, there were no reports of problems with the toy making its way into America, but Australia was another matter. Considered a replica gun and therefore a "restricted import" by Australian Customs, both mass shipments and individual packages of the toy were seized, requiring buyers in some areas to obtain a special permit to own him.

: Given the relatively thin clips throughout the toy to hold it tightly together in gun mode, Megatron's plastic components are particularly prone to breakage, especially on the clips on the upper black grip plates and some of the silver sections near the trigger. Many owners of this figure have also reported rust and tarnish problems on what few metal pieces he has; if your Megatron is a sufferer, check out [http://seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?t=16106 this guide] for solutions.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MPMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Masterpiece Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:MPtoy eldedroid megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Convoy Black Ver.''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1B'''

:The version of Megatron included with this black redeco of Prime—representing a mass-produced [[Eldedroid]]—was much the same as the original accessory, but with dark metallic silver paint.
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[[Image:MPtoy sleep mode megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4S'''
:Just as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#sleepmode|this release]] of Optimus Prime was recolored in the faded black and grey hues of he took on with his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', so too did his Megatron accessory get a movie-themed makeover: this Megatron is cast entirely in translucent purple plastics, evoking the scene of his transformation into Galvatron from the film, in which he is first reduced to a transparent purple wireframe model.
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==Titanium Series==
[[Image:TitaniumGIJoeHeroesMegatron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|THE BOX OF DOOM.]]
*'''Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand with nameplate

:Part of the very first wave of six-inch ''[[Titanium Series]]'' toys, Megatron was inspired by [[Dreamwave Productions]]' first ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' crossover, set in an alternate-reality World War II. Since the gun mode Megatron sported in that story was nonviable as a toy, this toy features a newly-designed tank alternate mode of made-up model. The backstory of the Megatron from the crossover, including references to Cobra, was retained on the package, make it the first U.S. figure ever produced as part of a ''G.I. Joe / [[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' crossover.

:Although the figure looks somewhat impressive, it notably has the tendency to fall apart during transformation and was relatively difficult to pose in robot mode without it falling over, something that was entirely par for the course when it came to ''Titanium'' figures.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Titanium Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Megatrontitaniumtww.jpg|right|300px|thumb|THE... NAP OF DOOM?]]
*'''War Within Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Arm cannon, shield, stand with nameplate

:A new ''Titanium Series'' Megatron based on his [[Transformers: The War Within|''War Within'']] design was initially shown at [[BotCon 2006]], and was released in spring of 2007. Like the original comic book design, his robot mode has a removable arm cannon and shield. In contrast to his previous ''Titanium'' toy, this Megatron has a more posable robot mode, but a fairly unimpressive alternate mode with a transformation that consists of little more than lying the toy on its back and attaching the gun/shield. There is a small clip on the back of the toy which designer [[Don Figueroa]] said was to hold his sword, seen in the comic book, but that accessory was ultimately not produced.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitTWWMegatron/megatron.htm More information on War Within Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Titanium_war_within_2pack.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron''' (two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Arm cannon, shield

:This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''Titanium'' two-pack includes the previously-released ''War Within'' Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titanium|Optimus Prime]] figures along with a copy of [[The War Within issue 5|''The War Within'' #5]] with an exclusive variant cover. Despite being mentioned in the joint [[instructions]] leaflet for the set, the display bases which came with the individual releases of the figures are not included.

:As the mass retail release of the last waves of the ''Titanium'' "Cybertron Heroes" figures was delayed for several months, this two-pack release Megatron was initially more widely available than the individually-sold one. The pack itself was available in two variations: One version has the Optimus Prime figure more or less identical to its individual release, whereas the other one drops the additional black paint weathering, making him much cleaner-looking.
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==Classics (2006)==
[[Image:Megatronclassicstoy.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Paint me black and give me to a kid, ASAP.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2006)

:After years of tanks and jets, ''Classics'' Megatron finally found a way to take Megatron back to his root as a transforming gun, complete with a working crosshairs in his scope and a spring-loaded clicking trigger. Described on-package as a "fusion blaster", Megatron's gun mode is apparently based on a [[:Image:N-strike maverick.jpg|Nerf N-Strike Maverick blaster]], and decked out in a [[for safety reasons|safety-regulation-friendly]] color scheme consisting of lots of green and purple (in an apparent homage to his old ''Generation 2'' colors), plus bright orange on both the tip of the barrel and the scope. Years later, it would be discovered that, for currently uknown reasons, the bright color of this orange plastic would fade over time, even if not directly exposed to sunlight.

:Early [[stock photography|official Hasbro photographs]], including those appearing on the toy's [[packaging]], show the gun mode's trigger and other small parts as being orange, those parts were gray in later stock photography and the final release. They also depict Megatron with noticeably different "eyebrow" [[paint operation]]s that matched those of the original Megatron toy, consisting of two small black triangles on his gray plastic forehead. The finished toy inverts this, painting most of his forehead black and leaving the triangles unpainted grey.

:In a glaring example of poor [[quality control]], the back of the packaging reads "working scope becomes anti-proton pulse ''[[canon]]''!"

:''Classics'' Megatron was redecoed in Japan as part of the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' line by [[TakaraTomy]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Classics Voyager Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Classicstoy_ultimate_battle_megatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The only Transformer capable of Moonwalking, seriously.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle''' (Deluxe versus set, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
: "Ultimate Battle" Megatron evokes his ''Generation 2'' form as a green tank. Like his pack-in partner, who has a spinning "power punch" action, Megatron features a similar "spinning dervish action" gimmick, his right arm ending not in a fist but a bladed polearm which whirls around with the press of a button at his shoulder. He comes with a small rifle with a rather pointless flip-out extension. Megatron is [[misassembly|misassembled]] in-package, with his feet swapped and attached backwards. Although not immediately noticeable due to the fact that [[:Image:MegatronUltimateBattle.jpg|promotional]] and box-art photography also show this misassembly, any attempt to transform Megatron into tank mode immediately demonstrates the mistake, which is easily corrected by unscrewing his lower legs, reversing the foot pieces, and attaching each to the opposite leg (as has been done in the picture at right).

:In the United States, Megatron was only available in a special two-pack with a similarly unique ''Classics'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime toy]], and the specially-produced "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|The Ultimate Battle]]" DVD (which is, inappropriately enough, entirely about the [[Unicron Trilogy]]). The two-pack (including the DVD) was also available as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] "Bonus Value" version with two randomly selected members of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]], in the combinations [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]]/[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]], Overcast/[[Deepdive]] and Deepdive/Longarm. International markets, including European countries, saw the two-pack in a considerably smaller, differently-shaped box that was lacking the DVD case (in the [[United Kingdom]] and the Netherlands, the DVD just came in a paper sleeve; in other European countries, it was instead made available separately). In addition, the two figures were also sold on [[#cardedultbattle|individual cardbacks]] in some countries (see below). For the United States market, the two-pack was [[rebranding|rebranded]] and [[#universeultbattle|re-released]] in the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'']] line in 2007, and [[#2010ultimatebattle|again in 2011]] for the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] line.

:Not initially released in Japan, this sculpt only got a TakaraTomy release six years later when it was redecoed into [[#thundermegs|Thunder Megatron]] for TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsDVDMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Classics Deluxe Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Classicstoy ultimate battle megatron carded.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

:The "Ultimate Battle" version of Megatron was also sold on his own in several countries, Mexico, Singapore, and some European countries including the [[United Kingdom]], the Netherlands and Hungary. He is identical to the two-pack version, down to his misassembled feet.
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==Universe (2003)==
{{anchor|universeultbattle}}[[Image:Universetoy ultimate battle.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle''' (multi-pack, 2007/2008)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:The "Ultimate Battle" two-pack, sans DVD, was [[rebranding|rebranded]] for inclusion in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy line, and one was one of the last releases to come out of the line, several years after it had ceased regularly releasing figures. The set appeared in liquidation outlets like Big Lots! and Dollar General stores in Fall 2007, then later in [[KB Toys]] in Summer 2008. The figures remain identical to their previous releases, with Megatron's feet still coming assembled backwards.
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==Sports Label==
[[Image:Nikeatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Some idiots thought I was going to be life-sized! Fools! Foooools!!!]]
*'''Megatron featuring Nike Free 7.0''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' Megatron is a retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#sportslabel|''Sports Label'' Optimus Prime]], one of the strangest examples of licensed ''Transformers'' products in that he transforms into a ''shoe''. Something of a [[shellformer]], this baffling incarnation of Megatron is primarily black and silver in his alternate mode as a realistic-looking (if notably undersized) Nike Free 7.0 sneaker, complete with gratuitously long real fabric shoelaces (characterized as "electrical discharge cables" in his bio). In robot mode, he sports some additional red paint applications and a somewhat uniquely-shaped yet instantly recognizable Generation 1-inspired head. Also in this mode, Megatron's feet are sculpted in the likeness of his own sneaker mode, making it seem like he's wearing himself!

:His gun splits into two halves and stores inside his [[kibble]] in shoe mode; in an undocumented features, it has two handle pegs on opposite sides, so that it can be held either at its far end or halfway along its length. The gun halves can also be plugged together in two different ways.

:This mold might have been planned for a redeco into [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Sports Label|''Sports Label'' Starscream]], but that's a bit vague.
::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/SLMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Sports Label Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==Encore==
[[Image:Encoretoy_megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:The original Generation 1 Megatron figure was reissued yet again in 2007 as part of TakaraTomy's new line of "[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]" reissues. Like previous reissues, this Megatron features the Hasbro colors and the accessories from both Hasbro and Takara editions of the figure, with the distinguishing new feature of a tan shade to both his gray plastic and his chrome.
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==Henkei! Henkei!==
[[Image:Henkeitoy megatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Megatron's palette must be swapped... no matter the cost."]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''D-01'''

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Megatron is a redeco of the ''Classics'' version. Not bound by the safety regulations that necessitated ''Classics'' Megatron's more colorful appearance, ''Henkei'' Megatron features a significantly different color scheme of black, silver and red designed to make him resemble his original Generation 1 appearance, including translucent red plastic to replicate his classic cartoon "Decepticon red" eyes. All ''Henkei'' toys feature (somewhat randomly-applied) vacuum-metalized chrome parts; in Megatron's case, his chest plate and kneecaps are chromed silver.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Henkei Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==Universe (2008)==
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*'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2008)

:A [[Legends Class]] version of Megatron inspired by his ''Generation 2'' tank design, although featuring a more realistic shade of green.
:Sadly, because of his transformation, when transformed into tank mode his turret doesn't turn around.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Universe Megatron at TFU.info]''
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*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class: Special Edition, 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''SE-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle
[[Image:Universe2008-toy SEMegatron.JPG|right|300px|thumb|]]
:This "Special Edition" of Megatron is a redeco of the "Ultimate Battle" Megatron from ''Classics'', this time featuring a Generation 1-inspired deco of grays, red and black. This new deco takes advantage of the toy's mould break-up to add a fifth plastic colour (where the original only had four), dividing the parts which were dark grey on the original version between light grey, red and black plastic. Also marking this figure as a particularly "special" edition is the fact that it's the only release of the figure to assemble his feet the correct way around.

:Like all the figures in the small Special Edition line, Megatron was designed for Australasian markets and features a bookbox style packaging with black-and-white boxart, retailing at about 150% of the price for a normal deluxe outside of the United States. He was not available at retail in North America, but was for sale on Hasbrotoyshop.com, like the other Special Edition toys.

:Oddly enough, this Megatron and the three other Universe Special Edition toys were included in Taiwanese special value packs each containing a [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video|''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Special Edition Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==Alternity==
[[Image:Alternity Megatron Toy Blade Silver.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Behold, my Inertia Manipulating Device under my Skirt Armor!!!]]
*'''Megatron Blade Silver''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"
:The ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Megatron toy transforms into a 1:32 scale model of a Nissan 370Z and features die-cast metal parts and rubber tires. The figure wields two "tesseractal swords" which can be pegged at its hips, or stored under the car in vehicle mode. Each forearm features a flip-out "gravital blade."

: In the hyper-dimensional world of the oft-confusing ''Alternity'' fiction, each figure from this line represents a distinct version of a character from a separate [[universal stream]], but which precise Megatron the "Blade Silver" toy embodies has not been disclosed. Upon its initial release, this toy was also available in blue (see below), and later redecoed in a black variant as well.

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*'''Megatron Premium Le Mans Blue''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"

: "Premium Le Mans Blue" Megatron is a blue redeco of the "Blade Silver" version, representing the Megatron of [[universal stream]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Story_of_Binaltech|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. The figure was available simultaneously with Megatron Blade Silver, sharing the same packaging and pack-in materials, save for the color of the illustration on the front of the box, and a sticker that identified the figure within.

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*'''Megatron Diamond Black''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"

: Another redeco of ''Alternity'' Megatron, this time transforming into a black car with robot parts in red and gold, and specifically representing the Megatron of universal stream [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Primax 1286:3 Kappa]]. It was released several months after the first two Megatrons and featured a new package illustration.
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==United==
[[Image:Unitedtoy cybertron megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron Cybertron Mode''' (Deluxe, [[December 25|12-25]]-2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN-04'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon/missile launcher, energy-blast missile

: Part of the first wave of ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' product, "Cybertron Mode" Megatron is a [[redeco]] of the [[Megatron (Prime)#Toys|''War for Cybertron'' Megatron toy]], transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank or in a horizontal, hovertank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm.

:Megatron is cast in a deep dark metallic gray plastic rather than the light gray plastic of the Hasbro version. He also features a blood red metallic paint instead of the more traditional red used on the Hasbro version. Other notable differences include the Decepticon symbol upon his chest as well as lacking paint on the sliding mechanism within his fusion cannon.

:This mold was also used to make [[Darkside Megatron]].

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*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-09'''
[[Image:United Megatron voyager toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
:The second ''United'' Megatron (but still part of the first assortment) is a redeco of the ''[[#Classics (2006)|Classics]]/[[#Henkei! Henkei!|Henkei!]]'' version, transforming into a handgun based on the Nerf N-Strike Maverick blaster. Its scope/arm cannon houses a working crosshairs and its trigger includes clicking action.

:This release of Megatron features an extensive silver paint job, as well as metallic crimson for details. This figure's deco is based on the G1 cartoon model, removing any extraneous painted details from the previous releases. The face and eyebrow crest are painted white, giving it an appearance very similar to the initial solicitations of [[Classics (2006)]] Megatron.
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[[Image:Unitedtoy_thunder_megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Thunder Megatron''' (Deluxe, January 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-25'''
:"Thunder" Megatron is the first Japanese release of the "Ultimate Battle" Megatron mold from ''Classics'', in a new color scheme paying homage to his ''Generation 2'' "Hero" deco.
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==Transformers (2010)==
{{anchor|2010Legend}}[[Image:TF2010-toy_Legends_Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Safety first!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legends, 2011)

:This toy is based on Megatron's Generation 1 cartoon appearance (with a little inspiration from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' design around the abdomen), transforming into a variation on Megatron's original gun mode (referred to as a "blaster" on Hasbro's website). In a fit of complete awesomeness, the figure is sculpted with notches in its handle that specifically allow the ''Masterpiece'' Starscream mold to grip it.

:Despite his tiny size, Hasbro had to cast the gun barrel of orange plastic [[for safety reasons]]. Official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] and early [[prototype|samples]] from China had the orange plastic painted over in gray; however, the final toy comes with the end of the barrel unpainted and has been officially released that way worldwide.
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[[Image:TF2010toy_ultimate_battle.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''The Ultimate Battle''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle
:Another [[rebranding|rebranded]] re-release of the ''Classics'' "[[#Ultimate.2BBattle|Ultimate Battle]]" set, again lacking the DVD and featuring [[misassembly|misassembled]] feet on Megatron. This particular release of the set was available as a "shared exclusive" between Dollar General stores and online retailer Big Bad Toystore. This set was also available at Canadian Tire stores in [[Canada]].
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==G.I. Joe and the Transformers==
[[Image:JoevsTF megatron accessory.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Starscream Sky Striker (XP-21F)''' (San Diego Comic Con exclusive, 2011)

: Produced exclusively for San Diego Comic-Con 2011, this redeco of the ''G.I. Joe'' Sky Striker jet plane into Starscream colors comes with a 3.75" Cobra Commander pilot figure, among whose accessories is a non-transforming gun-mode Megatron.
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==Chronicle==
[[Image:Chronicletoy ez megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:A redeco of the 2010 ''Transformers'' Legends Class Megatron was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection line. Due to Japan's different gun laws, he does not feature any orange on the barrel; besides this, the only difference between this and Hasbro's figure is the lack of a rubsign, replaced with a Decepticon symbol [[tampograph]]. This toy was only available [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]].

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[[Image:Chronicle ehobby megatrons.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''G1 Megatron & Movie Megatron''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH02'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:This reissue of the original Generation 1 Megatron toy comes in two-pack with a redeco of the voyager ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] figure. This version of Megatron is made to the specifications of the 1986 "[[#GoodBye|Goodbye Megatron]]" release, featuring red plastic (as opposed to the original Takara blue) but lacking any silver chrome, including his fusion cannon but not his stock and silencer, armed with his laser cannon and sword, and retaining his bullet-firing mechanism. Like most Megatron reissues, the toy features a slight variation in plastic colors from previous releases, this time giving him a darker warmer gray than normal. In a new twist, this version of Megatron features tampographed symbols on his chest and back.
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==Notes==
[[Image:Skywarpatron.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Skywarp really DID need close supervision.]]
* It seems that no-one could get Megatron's [[package art]] right in Japan. His standard release used edited box art from the standard Microchange P-38 toy's black deco, recolored to Megatron's US toy color scheme with shiny 'chrome' and red on his legs and arms instead of the Japanese toy's flat gray and blue. The VS-X art replaced the red with blue, but kept the 'chrome'. The art on the 'Goodbye Megatron' set used edited US box art (which in turn was the Microchange P-38 UNCLE art with an added sigil) that replaced the red with blue, yet this toy used red plastic.

* In a possible fit of madness, a triple changer was proposed that would switch between [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (possibly mistaken for Starscream), Megatron, and Skywarp's jet mode.

* In a slightly more sane attempt, [[:Image:Megalvatron.jpg|another triple changer]] was proposed which would switch between Megatron, a very awkward [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and a Walther P-38 handgun with a futuristic silencer and laser sight.

* G2 Megatron's lock-and-load shoulder cannon was remolded slightly and reused as the main cannon on the [http://www.yojoe.com/sgtsavage/panther.shtml I.R.O.N Panther Tank] in the very short-lived 1995 [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] line ''Sgt. Savage & The Screaming Eagles''.

* [[:Image:Alternity_Megatron_Cannon.jpg|Early concepts]] for [[#Alternity|Alternity Megatron]] showed him with the trademark fusion cannon rather than his twin swords, as well as a pronounced Decepticon insignia on the chest.
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==Footnotes==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Megatron Megatron's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1783/Generation+2/Megatron+ATB.html Gallery of ATB Megatron with comparison to BB at Transformers At the Moon]
* [http://www.theunclegun.com/ Unclegun.com - The Walther P-38 as seen in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]
*[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=ngAuAAAAEBAJ Megatrons patent]

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Talk:General Grievous

2011-09-24T18:44:11Z

Primo: /* Small Grievous */

Man, there's not a scrap of information within the scope of this Wiki to justify giving Grievous the alien tag, is there? --[[User:Rotty|Rotty]] 21:22, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

:Well, he's obviously not human... --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 19:38, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

::It's possible he's a cyborg! :O --[[User:Rotty|Rotty]] 19:43, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

==Main images==
Actually, one of the things on my plate is to scan the character art for the SWTF guys, since I saved 'em. But sure, move up the robot-mode pics for now. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:31, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

==Kaleesh?==
Is there anything in ''Transformers'' media that specifies Grievous as Kaleesh? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 22:31, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

== Small Grievous ==

The smaller Grievous' lightsabers don't detach from his body, but rather are retractable into his arms. [[User:TheMZone|TheMZone]] 16:46, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
:The panel on his chest isn't spring-loaded, either.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 14:43, 24 September 2011 (EDT)

Talk:General Grievous

2011-09-24T18:43:40Z

Primo: /* Small Grievous */

Man, there's not a scrap of information within the scope of this Wiki to justify giving Grievous the alien tag, is there? --[[User:Rotty|Rotty]] 21:22, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

:Well, he's obviously not human... --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 19:38, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

::It's possible he's a cyborg! :O --[[User:Rotty|Rotty]] 19:43, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

==Main images==
Actually, one of the things on my plate is to scan the character art for the SWTF guys, since I saved 'em. But sure, move up the robot-mode pics for now. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:31, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

==Kaleesh?==
Is there anything in ''Transformers'' media that specifies Grievous as Kaleesh? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 22:31, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

== Small Grievous ==

The smaller Grievous' lightsabers don't detach from his body, but rather are retractable into his arms. [[User:TheMZone|TheMZone]] 16:46, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
;The panel on his chest isn't spring-loaded, either.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 14:43, 24 September 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Main Page

2011-09-21T22:09:43Z

Primo: /* TLAP Day */

THE FUNNY STAYS.
-The Management

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Please use this talk page for discussion about the [[Main Page]].

To discuss site-wide policies, please visit [[Transformers Wiki Talk:Community Portal|the Community Portal talk page]].

==Archives==
*[[Talk:Main_Page/Archive1|Archive1]]
*[[Talk:Main_Page/Archive2|Archive2]]
*[[Talk:Main_Page/Archive3|Archive3]]
*[[Talk:Main_Page/Archive4|Archive4]]
*[[Talk:Main Page/Archive5|Archive5]]

==Slight reorganization?==
Should we move "Editing Tips" to the left column? The "This Day in History" and "Schedule" boxes are gonna pretty much be longer and longer as time goes on. This is just going to push "Editing" even further down, leaving lots of whitespace. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:45, 8 November 2009 (EST)
:I'd been thinking of that myself. Although I was thinking more of breaking up the list into two sections and just having it sit the full width of the page.
:We could instead or also trim the Featured Series box back down, and/or combine the Categories and Continuities boxes, which I'd also been considering. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 19:04, 8 November 2009 (EST)
::How about making the "This Day" and "Schedule" boxes like the "Series" - show a few highlights, click for full listing. On the other hand, "Editing Tips" seems like something that should go in or near the "Toolbox". [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:06, 8 November 2009 (EST) (forgot to log in at first)
:::I don't like the idea of condensing either list. Who dictates what's more important? Hell, half the point is to provide more and more jumping-off points to things people might not have thought about normally from the main page. I think simply moving "editing" will suffice. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:12, 8 November 2009 (EST)
::::I can see the point about who decides what's important, but surely it is not necessary to have something in the "Schedule" two and a half years beforehand (premiere of TF3). Showing ~ one month's worth on the main page would probably be enough. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:23, 8 November 2009 (EST)
:::::It's not like anything that far in advance is going to be announced often. Hell, TF3 is about it, and oh joy, you're saving one line. And no, I don't think one month is enough, because honestly, the Schedule tends to get forgotten, and events end up still on there weeks after they were done. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:04, 8 November 2009 (EST)

== Little slow ==

So, what exactly are the differences between tfwiki and transformerswikia? And why the split and stuff?[[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 04:07, 17 December 2009 (EST)
:See the [[Transformers Wiki:Community Portal/Complaints|complaints]] page as to why we moved. TFWiki is run on an independent server and has almost all of the people who used to edit on th wikia. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:34, 17 December 2009 (EST)

== Just wondering ==

Why is it important to list the advertisements in comic books? I really can't see why?--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 20:27, 22 December 2009 (EST)
:Why not? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 20:46, 22 December 2009 (EST)
::Sometimes they have little blurbs, "This guy is cool because..." They are official info, no? Which characters get the marketing monies and whatsuch. Plus they are usually so condensed, they can represent the character in a waaaay left field manner, kinda like eating condensed soup w/o the cans of water. You get the familiar taste, but in a "-choke-, come again?" manner.[[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 20:57, 14 February 2010 (EST)

==Sidebar==
Sidebar is FUBAR in Internet Explorer. See [http://obscuretf.com/TFWikiIESideBar.jpg here], ignoring the swath of stuff cut out from the middle because I didn't feel like printscreening it. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 15:33, 13 January 2010 (EST)
:Looking at it... it seems to be some kind of problem with the float on the sidebar. Whether it's due to IE not properly squishing and/or scrollbar-ing the main content section to ensure it fits (the way FF and Opera do), or something wrong with the float declaration itself, I'm not sure, though. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 15:47, 13 January 2010 (EST)
::In my case, the sidebar's font seemed to have shrunk on the main page but it looks normal when I'm elsewhere. [http://img63.imageshack.us/i/tfwikimainpage.jpg/ Main page] and [http://img685.imageshack.us/i/tfwikisamplebluestreak.jpg/ random page] (okay, Bluestreak's) for comparison. And I'm using Firefox 3.5.7. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 16:16, 13 January 2010 (EST)
:::I get the same result as Lonegamer with Firefox 3.5.5 and IE 8.0.6001.18865. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 16:22, 13 January 2010 (EST)
:::Using IE and yeah, sidebar's hiding way the hell down there somewhere. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 16:30, 13 January 2010 (EST)
::::Unfortunately, I suspect this likely is something that can only be fixed by someone with access to the site's CSS/HTML, rather than by wikicode. What's the standard method for summoning Suki or Derik? --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:41, 13 January 2010 (EST)
:::::That should be fixed now... --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:35, 13 January 2010 (EST)
:::::I can be summoned by a virgin sacrifice or AIM... like it says on my userpage. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:43, 13 January 2010 (EST)
::::::Ah, that explains it. I don't have AIM or any virgins I'm willing to sacrifice... --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:50, 13 January 2010 (EST)
::::::Yay, it's normal! --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 20:58, 13 January 2010 (EST)

== New WFC TFWiki logo image? ==
IMHO, we totally need to add [http://www.gamestop.com/gs/images/bonus/Transformers_Cybertron_bonusLG.jpg a logo of this pic] to our rotation. (I'd do it myself, except I don't have our logo bit to add to it...) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 11:37, 9 February 2010 (EST)
:And I am now content. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 10:22, 10 February 2010 (EST)

== Kudos ==

I'd like to take a nanoclick to say that out of all the various wikis save Wikipedia Prime, and often including Wikipedia Prime, funny or no funny, THIS WIKI HAS IT'S $#!+ TOGETHER. Other Wiki's have about as many users in all as we have SERIOUS/DEDICATED users. ... Does TFWIKI have a fanfare/praise page?[[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 21:08, 14 February 2010 (EST)

== Extremely weird... ==

When I try to set the size of Image:DiacloneSkids.jpg to 300px, it comes out as Image:G1SkyLynx toy.jpg[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 23:05, 28 February 2010 (EST)
[[Image:DiacloneSkids.jpg|thumb|right|300px|See?]]
: Can't say I'm seeing that. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:21, 28 February 2010 (EST)
::Okay, just my computer then. Still weird. It ONLY does it at 300px, not 299, not 301, JUST 300. Guess it's telling me to log off. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 23:25, 28 February 2010 (EST)
:::Okay, now it's back to normal. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:05, 1 March 2010 (EST)
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::::Sounds like an image cacheing issue. Those usually fix themselves in a few hours.
::::(OTOH, I've seen a few instances when a certain resolution's thumbnail is permanently screwed up.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:40, 9 May 2010 (EDT)

== Possible Tweaks... ==

So, I decided I wanted to try and make our Main Page a little less "unbroken sea of text" if I could. I basically consolidated Continuities/Categories into one, as well as merging Editing Tips/Holy Grails into one along with a resurrected "Improvement Drive" idea. I also added in some headers and logos to break things up, and trimmed down the Series list to show just the major fiction. Check it out here: [[User:Jeysie/Main Page]] and give thoughts? --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 20:11, 9 May 2010 (EDT)
:I like the consolidated "Improvement Drive" box and really like the separation of months in the Schedule. On the other hand, I like using logos in theory, but I'm not so sure about how it works in execution. Particularly I'm wary about the logos of the Japan-exclusive series. Having something on our front page that most of our readers can't read seems, well, unideal. Putting the titles under the logos in plain text would fix that, but that'd seem kind of gratuitous under the English logos. I also ''really'' don't like the use of the logo of the first series in a continuity to represent the entire thing in the Continuities box. It makes it look like the one series is the entire continuity, which also makes it look like an unnecessary overlap with the Series box. I think it'd be better to just leave the continuities as text, since it's clearer that way. -- [[User:HotAndCold|HotAndCold]] 22:56, 9 May 2010 (EDT)
::Yeah, using the Armada logo for the whole Unicron Trilogy is the most glaring part to me. If only there was an official UT logo! It's a shame, cause I think it looks a lot better with the logos there. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:29, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
:::If anyone has any ideas on what logos to use in the continuities box, I'm all up for it. Maybe if someone wants to mock up custom graphics?
:::If we want things to be more generic, I could use [[:Image:TheTransformers Logo.jpg|this logo for Generation 1]], and we could create a logo with the "Beast Wars" edited out. UT is still tricky, though... even if we edit out the series name, it looks close to RID then. Meh.
:::We could always switch back to text, of course... just saying, if anyone has alternative ideas.
:::As for the Japanese series, that occurred to me as well, but I'd really like to switch to the logos in that section, and anyone who hovers over the logos does get the English series name in the link.
:::But if there happens to be any English logos for those series available, we could upload them and go with those. Alternatively, my first inclination was to remove those series altogether and just stick with the major major TF fiction, but I didn't want cries of being biased or anything. :P --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 07:19, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
::::I'm not sure what the continuities listing brings to the table that the series listing isn't already doing. I'd just give a link to the continuity family page and keep the full series list link. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:01, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::Well, the continuity families have been part of our main page since pretty much forever, so if you want to remove them, that's a wider discussion than with just me, I'm afraid.
:::::(Though if I had to cast a vote, personally I prefer to keep them, as continuity families are important to our wiki's structure and yet not necessarily an intuitive concept to the new reader. Especially since the dedicated continuity family pages we link to are ''not'' directly analogous to the individual series.)
:::::But in any case, I tweaked them to be plain text links. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 18:56, 13 May 2010 (EDT)
::::::It still seems to me that Continuity Family and Franchise are terms that should be covered in the series box. And throwing the names of the continuity families at the reader before the term is defined for them seems counter intuitive. But, as you said, some of my concerns go beyond what you are doing here. I generally like what you've done. If it goes through perhaps a discussion of my points could follow. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 19:27, 13 May 2010 (EDT)

:I like it conceptually, but I'd say the subheader bars inside each box will need to be a bit smaller.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 00:49, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
::Smaller in what sense? The font is the same size as the regular text, just bolded. I could shrink the font, though it'll be a little weird having the header smaller than the actual text... or did you mean less padding and/or deeper margins? --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 07:19, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
:::In the sense that each bar is graphically more or less as prominent as the box they're a part of. They're the same height, the background is just as dark, etc. It ends up being visually pretty busy.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 11:08, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Ah, OK. I tried doing some tweaks to make them a bit smaller and lighter; is that more what you had in mind? --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 18:56, 13 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::Definitely a step in the right direction. Looks good.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 03:09, 16 May 2010 (EDT)

== We need to fix the links for the WFC front page title images. ==
They're currently all directing to G1 characters. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 13:17, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

:I had noticed that, but was leery of possibly having the front page linking to red links, so I didn't fix it yet. Do we have all of the pages in question created? --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:27, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

::We only have one of them as yet! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:48, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

:::Easy - disable them. Better than misinforming people, no? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 02:55, 3 July 2010 (EDT)

::::So, how about it? I've forgotten where the template for that title image box is, or else I'd do it myself. We can reinstate them after we fix up the articles. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 01:25, 4 July 2010 (EDT)

:::::[[Main Page/logo]] is what feeds that. Go nuts!--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:29, 4 July 2010 (EDT)

::::::I redirect the un-created ''Prime'' pages to ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' for now. --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 03:58, 4 July 2010 (EDT)

:::::::Thanks guys. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 04:30, 4 July 2010 (EDT)

::::::::Pftt, I should have thought of that. Thanks, TX55!
::::::::But yeah, get busy creating those pages so we can change the links back to the characters again. ;) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 08:49, 4 July 2010 (EDT)

:::::::::You're welcome. I'm glad to help with it. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:16, 4 July 2010 (EDT)

== Main Page Image Rotation ==

Since it's been a month and a half since BotCon 2010 took place, may I suggest that we remove the BotCon exclusive toy characters? - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 10:23, 16 August 2010 (EDT)
: It's been a month and a half since WFC was released! We should take down all of them! And then don't put any more up, because everything else is older than that. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:24, 16 August 2010 (EDT)
::Well, the fact the WFC guys are substantially more recognizable to 'casual' fans than the Botcon exclusives factors into it. I believe that was the reasoning for not including guys from G1, Beast Wars, etc. in the rotation. I really wouldn't mind seeing the odd character from various continuities get sorted in from time to time. Dinobot comes to mind, or Hot Shot who seems to have a psychotically devoted fanbase. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 14:33, 16 August 2010 (EDT)
:::I would argue that most of the WFC models are NOT more recognizable to "casual" fans, being kinda generic in many regards. Mind you, I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to cycle in the "big names" from various past franchises. Or instead of a single character, do "mini-collages" of maybe three quasi-important characters from a side from some past series. Cheetor, Rattrap and Dinobot. Hot Rod, Kup and Blurr. Sky-Byte and his stooges. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 15:11, 16 August 2010 (EDT)
::::I'm sort of afraid of the logo becoming another Go-Box. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:56, 16 August 2010 (EDT)
:::::I'd be in favour of having, say, a standard set of logo images which would cover the main franchises and would be used most of the time, and then for special events, like movies/BotCons/etc, temporarily swapping in appropriate characters. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:20, 16 August 2010 (EDT)
::::I meant that WFC was the current thing that would be making people seek out a Transformers Wiki, like how before WFC, they were primarily from the movies. I'd like more variety, but logic dictates a focus on the current 'big thing' in the media. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 21:20, 16 August 2010 (EDT)
:::::I agree with both Abates and Cattleprod. As for the concern of the logo becoming another Go-Box, it already is, though I think it's only fair to have an article link with the image. - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 10:24, 17 August 2010 (EDT)
::::::I second Zadok's point. I see the logo being for the "big draws" and the Go-box for the nifty obscure corners of the brand. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:58, 17 August 2010 (EDT)
:::::::I say go ahead and leave the G2 guys up until we see how relevant they are in the upcoming FunPub story arc. --[[User:Terrortron|Terrortron]] 15:37, 29 November 2010 (EST)

== Help... ==

I've noticed a few times that when I put my sig w/timestamp down, it signs my IP instead of my username. I've tried re-logging in, but it kicks me off as soon as I leave the log-in page. Anyone got any pointers?--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.26|67.142.174.26]] 00:06, 5 November 2010 (EDT)

I even tried creating a new username, and it still kicks me off whenever I leave the "log-in successful" page. What's going on?--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.24|67.142.174.24]] 12:57, 14 November 2010 (EST)
:Which browser are you using? Check to make sure you don't have cookies disabled for this site, and that the cookies are being created when you log in. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 13:45, 14 November 2010 (EST)

I appreciate the reply. Now, bear with, me I'm somewhat technologicaly impaired. What are cookies and how do I turn them on?-Megatron Prime

:That depends on which browser you're using. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:37, 15 November 2010 (EST)

uh...the big blue E. Internet Explorer. I think. Does that count or is it not a browser?-Megatron Prime
:OK, go into your PC's control panel, open up the "Internet Options" icon, and look on the "Privacy" tab. There should be a slider at the top, that should be set to "Medium". Next click on the "Advanced" button immediately below it, and make sure that the "override cookie handling" tickbox isn't ticked. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:58, 15 November 2010 (EST)

No, that didn't work.-Megatron Prime
:Sounds like those are set right anyway. In your internet options, in the "General" tab, there's a "Browsing history" section. If you click "Settings" in that bit, you'll get another window titled "Temporary Internet Files and History Settings". There should be a "View Files" button there, which will give you a list of files. Look for one called "cookie:something@tfwiki.net", and look to the right and see what it has in the "Expires" column. You may need to doublecheck that the date and time on your computer are set correctly, because the login cookies are set to expire after a month. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:36, 17 November 2010 (EST)

No "cookies" anywhere in that list. Is there a way to fix that here?
P.S. I really appreciate the help. Sorry it's a hastle-Megatron Prime--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 00:02, 18 November 2010 (EST)
:No cookies at all? Hmm, are you running a firewall? The only other thing I can think of is that your firewall is stripping the cookies out, which would be a silly thing to do. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:33, 18 November 2010 (EST)

== WFC in sidebar ==
How much longer is that going to stay there? The game came out nearly 5 months ago and there is no more news about it. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 21:51, 17 November 2010 (EST)
:It may continue to get DLC. Some games get DLC well over a year after their release. --[[User:Terrortron|Terrortron]] 06:00, 29 November 2010 (EST)
::Plus, there's the fairly recent announcement of the game getting a sequel. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 06:57, 29 November 2010 (EST)

==Schedule==
Can somebody please remove the 11-20 entry? It has been 2 whole days since it should have been taken off.--oap(I don't actually have an account,it's just that I need something to signify who I am.)
:Geez, dude, it's not that big of a deal. Particularly with weekends it is sometimes nice to see what you may have missed in the last few days. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 09:31, 22 November 2010 (EST)
==Anti-Wikia Skin Alliance newsletter==
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Hello former wikia members. Editors at the Anti-wikia skin alliance wanted to begin a newsletter to help build a bridge to the former wikias about what is currently happening on Wikia and what is going on at the Anti-wikia skin alliance.

;45 wikias have left wikia

As of December 17, 2010, an incredible Forty-five wikias with 7114 editors have signed the [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Moved_wikis moved page] stating they have left wikia. Other wikias are currently in the process of deciding whether to leave. In response, [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Retaliation wikia has desysopped at least 38 administrators and banned 10], usually indefinitely. [http://community.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum:My_meeting_with_Sannse&t=20101218004720 In a meeting with Wikia staff member Sannse] reportedly said "Wikia underestimated the negative response to Oasis..."

;Monobook available

Please let your friends who remained on wikia know that:

# Wikifarm Shoutwiki has [http://blog.shoutwiki.com/2010/11/monaco-coming-soon-to-a-shoutwiki-near-you/ stated that Monobook would be available by the end of the year] on Shoutwiki.
# Editor Dantman has created the [https://github.com/dantman/monaco-port Monaco skin] which can be installed on your wikia in [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Monaco_skin#Monaco_skin_installation 10 minutes]. Dantman states this is not a complete skin. It is missing a few features. But it is Monaco.

;Javascript code to redirect your wikia site

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:Warning, you will be banned if you add this code to your wikia.

;Help other wikis

If you have technical skills many wikis could use your help. For example, the new Monaco skin's "more" button does not work because none of the javascript has been ported. Other wikis who bravely left wikia are sorely in need of technical assistance. If you can volunteer your time, [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Help#Mentors please sign up here].

If you need technical assistance, please [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Talk:Anti-Wikia_Alliance explain your problem here].

;Assistance with the next newsletter
We would like some help with the next newsletter. We would like to have an interview next time and we are looking for editors who would like to write a regular column. If you are interested, [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Talk:Newsletter#volunteer_to_assist please see here].

[[User:Anno1404|Anno1404]] 02:05, 18 December 2010 (EST)

:Since when are we part of AWA? I'm pretty sure Walky pretty much said "HELL NO" to joining. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 04:56, 18 December 2010 (EST)
::Slow down, Blackout. As I recall the objection was to having "part of _____" links and etc all over the place more than anything else...
::HOWEVER, this AWA guy might have considered ASKING if we wanted this gigantic clump of "newsletter" before posting it. Since this is more or less the kind of gigantic link-crap that is unwanted. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 11:23, 18 December 2010 (EST)
:::Correct. No linkcrap. That's part of why we left Wikia. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:58, 18 December 2010 (EST)

== Alternation suggestion ==

Should we get rid of "Alternation" 'cuz it's been there for two years. --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 19:36, 8 March 2011 (EST)
:Well, [[Alternation]] has only been there for two months, but I think once we get some translations for this ''United'' story that's coming out through eHobby, we could replace it with those. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 19:56, 8 March 2011 (EST)

So why haven't we done it yet? --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 16:34, 9 March 2011 (EST)

== Logo Characters ==

I've been thinking that the characters who sit behind our logo on the main page are a little boring in my opinion. Now, I know this site is not aboutopinions, but why not put some dofferent characters up there? Secifically, high pofile figures such as G1 O.P. and megatron rather than The Fallen and the colorful guy from that BotCon. Maybe change ROTF Starscream into G1 Starscream but the former is pretty well known I guess. So what I'm trying to say is: why not replace some of the lesser known characters with better known ones? --[[User:Megatron Prime|Megatron Prime]] 18:07, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
: Thank you for your input. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:12, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
:Ask yourself, is it reasonable to turn the tfwiki into a G1 hagiography? If anything, the front page should convey tfwiki's mentality straight up, and that is that no shit is too minor and that ''Transformers'' is respected as a brand that knows how to adapt and keep going. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:08, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
::Plus the logo already has an Optimus Prime, a Megatron, a Bumblebee, a Starscream, and a Soundwave in the rotation. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:21, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
:::My best understanding is characters who are presently relevant (ie upcoming or just-released fiction) are put in the rotation. Prime characters and BotCon 2011 characters, basically. (hey, on that topic, shouldn't Motormaster, Wildrider and Cheetor be added to the rotation?) --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:42, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
Thank you for putting it into perspective. It was not my intention to convey that we should turn tfwiki into a
G1 hagiography or whatever. So is that to say that the next inductee into the Hall of Fame will be on the rotation?
--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 09:19, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
: We generally don't add anyone into the logo unless we get new full-body promotional art of them. That's why everyone is recent. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:47, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
:: Case in point: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:TFWIKInet-SentinelPrimeDOTM.jpg --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:38, 15 April 2011 (EDT)

== Hall of Fame ==

The Hall of Fame section directly under the logo seems to me a bit outdated. How about noting Waspinator's victory now? - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 22:00, 17 June 2011 (EDT)
:It's kinda more for site-relevant news. Normally it woulda been swapped out for another Hasbro Q&A, but there hasn't been one for some time. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:29, 17 June 2011 (EDT)
::Ah. Understood. - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 19:50, 18 June 2011 (EDT)

== Crisscross ==

You guys should change the latest episode of Prime from [[Operation: Breakdown]] to [[Crisscross]]

== Dark of the Moon App ==

Please make a page for the Dark of the moon app for iDevices. I think people would like it!

[[Special:Contributions/24.11.137.121|24.11.137.121]] 18:52, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Loading errors ==

I always have problems with the site. It shows the error page constently. Please help me!

[[Special:Contributions/24.11.137.121|24.11.137.121]] 19:06, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Social Networking icons ==

I added [[Ravage (SG)]] to the social networking icons. The HTML code to overlay the text int he dead space to the left of him uses absolute positioning (a tch hacky) but browsershots.org shows it works in every major browser (as well as dozens I've never heard of.) Sooo... I'm leaving it. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 18:33, 26 August 2011 (EDT)

== TLAP Day ==

I just wanted to note how awesome this wiki looked today. Hurrah! - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 00:09, 20 September 2011 (EDT)

...Now it's stuck on TLAP Day... possibly forever... [[Special:Contributions/69.19.14.26|69.19.14.26]] 16:33, 21 September 2011 (EDT)

::I doubt it will lart forever, matey.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 18:09, 21 September 2011 (EDT)

Airachnid (Prime)

2011-09-18T18:30:58Z

Primo: Undo revision 639230 by 50.100.58.113 (Talk)

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Airachnid is a Decepticon from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Airachnid.jpg|thumb|400px|Shelob gave dieting a go after seeing how much weight her director lost.]]

Long ago, '''Airachnid''' was with the [[Decepticon]]s, where her cruel, cold-sparked, murderous demeanor served her well. But after the [[Great Exodus]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], she decided to go solo. Nevertheless, she still feels a sort of kinship with her former allies, so if a [[MECH|group of humans]] attempted to, so to say, disassemble a [[Breakdown (Prime)|Decepticon]], she would take offense to it.

These days, Airachnid spends her time engaging in her new hobby: collecting [[Airachnid's specimens|endangered species]]. Well, parts of endangered species. Mostly the heads.

And if a species ''isn't'' endangered? Oh, they will be. She'll make ''sure'' of that. And she'll make sure it's a slow, painful process.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Gina Torres]] (English)

During the war for Cybertron, Airachnid managed to capture [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and her partner [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Quickly realizing that Arcee would resist the physical torture she used, Airachnid decided to employ a simpler threat: Tell her the attack coordinates, or Tailgate dies. Arcee insisted she didn't know the coordinates, but Airachnid didn't believe her and killed Tailgate. Moments later, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] burst into the holding room, killing the two [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s and rescuing Arcee. Airachnid, however, escaped.

Following the [[Great Exodus]], Airachnid concluded that the war was over, meaning she needed a new way to spend her time. Abandoning the Decepticons, she decided to hunt sentient species, then wipe them out after getting a trophy. Eventually, Airachnid crash-landed [[Airachnid's ship|her ship]] on [[Earth]]. She initially laid her optics on a lone camper, but was ambushed by Arcee. While Arcjw;;;;;;;aof wal3fns vown]], Airachnid engineered a distress call which lured [[Silas]] to the forest. She made a deal with the MECH agent to give him Arcee —at least, what would be ''left'' of her— if he could deliver Jack to her. Silas used the [[Internet]] to track down information on Jack and have [[June Darby]] kidnapped so Airachnid cocooned her and dangled her from a building in the disused [[Jasper]] factory MECH was occupying. When Jack arrived, Airacnid gave him six minutes to rescue his mother. She followed Jack around the factory and, when he eventually found June and claimed victory, she pointed out the task was to ''rescue'' mom, not just find her. Before Airachnid could start with the dismemberment, Arcee arrived to attack her and the two enemies fought at length around the building's structure. During the fight, Airachnid was thrown into a container and coated with concrete, but managed to get free and web Arcee to the ground. She was about to finish off Arcee when she was attacked by [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s helicopters, and was forced to [[scanning|scan]] one so she could escape. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Image:MetalAttraction-Airachnidcaptured.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Breakdown, you have a bug on your... um... windshield?"]]
Airachnid followed a magnetic signal and found [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] with a [[polarity gauntlet]]. Seeking to obtain the weapon, she buried him underground, but he escaped and she was forced to fight him. Then Arcee turned up with a [[Bulkhead (Prime)|new partner for her to snuff]] and she had to fight them as well. When Breakdown activated the gauntlet, she fled in alarm. She later ambushed the 'Con on his way back to the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', taking the gauntlet from him and reacting with disdain to his suggestion they could take it back to [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] together. The Autobots caught up with them, and Airachnid used the gauntlet to draw Arcee to her for a little one-on-one fighting. When the battle started to turn sour, however, she grabbed the gauntlet and attempted to flee in her helicopter form. Unfortunately, Bulkhead grabbed her and threw her into Breakdown. Fused magnetically to the 'Con, she was carried back to the ''Nemesis'', where she had no choice but to rejoin the Decepticons. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[Image:Partners-Immobilizer.jpg|thumb|250px|"Even shinier than the [[Polarity gauntlet]]!"]]
Immediately ingratiating herself with Megatron, Airachnid told the Decepticon leader that Starscream had been keeping information to himself, such as the location of the crashed Decepticon ship, the ''[[Harbinger]]''. Megatron ordered Starscream to take Airachnid to the ship's crash site and secure the experimental weapon it contained. Once there, Airachnid discovered that the half of the ship containing the [[Immobilizer]] had broken off before impact. She webbed up Starscream and forced him to tell her the location of the aft section, but was attacked by the Autobots while leaving. After a brief fight with Arcee, Airachnid was chased off by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], and instead went to find the ''Harbinger''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> aft. She quickly located it and retrieved the Immobilizer, then lay in wait as Optimus's team approached the ship. She was able to freeze Bulkhead and Optimus, but some deft trickery by Bumblebee allowed him to sneak up on her and destroy the Immobilizer. She retreated back to the ''Nemesis'' where she tried to blame the loss of the Immobilizer on Starscream as well as explain why she left him behind. Unluckily for her, an enraged Megatron roared that by allowing the Decepticon second-in-command to be taken prisoner, she'd just put all Decepticon intelligence at the fingertips of the Autobots. {{storylink|Partners}}

{{spoiler|One Shall Fall|September 21, 2011}}
When the Decepticons located the last part they needed for their space bridge in a human installation, Airachnid suggested she could burrow up under it, but Megatron announced that the time for stealth was past, so she didn't. Once they secured the power source they needed, Airachnid and Knock Out observed Megatron acting strangely and wondered if their leader was losing it. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Airachnid is in [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] non-Deluxe [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] colors.
* Her unusual head design is reminiscent of both the Disney villain [[wikipedia:Maleficent|Maleficent]] and the similarly spider-like ''Doctor Who'' monster [[wikipedia:List_of_Doctor_Who_monsters_and_aliens#Racnoss|The Empress of the Racnoss]].
* Airachnid went her entire introductory episode without transforming into a true [[alternate mode]], only from biped-mode to spider-legs mode and back. This is due to her not scanning an alternate mode until [[Crisscross]].
* Unlike real spiders, Airachnid has [[wikipedia:compound eyes|compound eyes]].
* The existence of the name "Airachnid" was first revealed when Hasbro filed an intent-to-use [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77892423 trademark application] for the term with the US Trademark and Patent Office. However, the application was eventually denied for registration<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/beast-wars-2/case-closed---goodbye-airachnid-170451/ "Case Closed - Goodbye Airachnid"]</ref>, so whether Hasbro will still use the name for the toy is unknown.
* She is not [[Blackarachnia (disambiguation)|Blackarachnia]]. Deal with it.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

User:Primo

2011-08-28T05:12:33Z

Primo:

I'm Geordie (Pronounced Jordy), and I [[kitbash]] Transformers.[[Image:PrimosPic.JPG|right|thumb|300px||[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor's]] baby cousin]]
===My Customs===
*added battle scars on all my WFC figures.
*Movie Ironhide in G1 colours.
*WFC <s>Guzzle</s> Ironfist.

===Facebook friends involved in Transformers===
* [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]
* [[Garry Chalk]]
* [[Boo|Boo, The mighty master of Potatoes]]
* [[Bill Forster]]
* [[Walky]]
* [[Jim Sorenson]]

Unicron/toys

2011-08-25T02:42:51Z

Primo: /* Transformers (2010) */

{{suite}}

'''[[Unicron]]''' has managed to amass plenty of toys, many of them unproduced.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1toy-UnicronprotoHasbro.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Look out! The CBS logo is on a murderous rampage!]]
* '''Unicron''' (Hasbro)

:An unproduced toy for Unicron was to have been released in [[Generation 1]]. It was a blue and yellow robot about one foot tall and was able to transform into a planet. It was to have come with a voice chip and a "planet microphone" to allow owners to speak through the toy. It also would have had a gun that became a stand for the planet mode and a blue "shield" that unfolded and covered the yellow part of his chest in planet mode. It bears an uncanny physical resemblance to [[Orson Welles]]. This figure had a public "debut" of sorts at [[BotCon 1996]], where it was mistransformed, but later convention appearances would feature it accurately transformed.

[[Image:UnicronPatentShieldGun.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Peekaboo! I eat you!]]

: Though the [[prototype]] had the tallest robot mode at the time of its planned release, it was ultimately shorter than [[Fortress Maximus]].

{{-}}
{{canceledtoy}}
[[Image:G1toy-UnicronprotoTakara.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's green with evil!]]
* '''Unicron''' (Takara)

: Takara was to release a toy similar to Hasbro's attempt, but it was green and yellow, possessing different [[paint operation]]s and molding. It also was to come with a base that set up a "planetary system" with Unicron and a moon culled from movie preproduction materials that did...something. So far, this version of the toy has been shown only through Takara print materials.

: The placement of yellow is identical to the early art of Unicron which labels him "[[:Image:Model-TheEntity.jpg|The Entity]]." Additionally, he appears to sport a Decepticon [[rubsign]]. Assuming the rubsign is the same size as every other one, Takara's version of Unicron is considerably smaller than Hasbro's.

{{-}}

{{canceledtoy}}

[[Image:TF2010toy-Unicron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Orange you glad it's 2010?]]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2010)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

:A [[retool]] of Supreme Class ''Armada'' Unicron toy (see below), this Unicron is given a new head and an [[The Transformers: The Movie|animated film]]-inspired deco. He retains all of his original [[gimmick]]s, including electronics. His [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Dead End (Armada)|Bug]], is still included.

: This set is only available in Japan as a [[Toy Hobby Market]] [[exclusive]], with orders being taken from [[June 1]]st through [[July 4]]th. The toy was released at the end of September 2010. Unicron is part of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' anniversary celebration, and he includes two "[[Robot Point|points]]" redeemable towards a talking stand for ''[[Masterpiece]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Convoy]].

: This Unicron utilizes parts from both versions of ''Armada'' Unicron, having wings from the initial release, but hinged shoulder plates with holes on the backs for pegs from the slightly retooled version.

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===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWNeo-Unicron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A robot with a hemisphere on his back.]]
* '''Unicron'''

: Takara tried again to produce a Unicron toy during ''[[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' (as the character figured prominently to the endings of both the cartoon and manga), only going as far as the resin prototype stage before canceling it. It was said to be around the size of [[Optimus Primal|"Optimal Optimus"]] and had several gimmicks, such as an opening robot mouth when the horns were squeezed, and a claw and a drill that were stored in the planet "shell" in robot mode. One hard copy was shown at the Tokyo Toy Fair. Fans attempted to lobby for an unassembled, unpainted, and likely one-color "garage kit" version of the toy, but this never came to be...probably because the cost per unit would have been several hundred dollars.

: Interestingly enough, neither the cartoon nor manga version of ''Neo'' Unicron looked like the toy.

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===Armada===
[[Image:Unicrontoyarmada.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And the fandom rejoiced (and complained).]]
*'''Unicron with Mini-Con Dead End''' (Supreme, 2003)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MX-00'''
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

: Unicron from the [[Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toyline]] is an orange and transparent purple Supreme-size toy that transforms into a planet. It features many Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] plugs on the planet's rings, and "chomping" jaws activated by moving the mandibles. The packed-in Mini-Con [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] in moon-mode plugs into a specially shaped socket on Unicron's planet form, just above his gaping maw. Powerlinx plugs on his sides activate the triple spring-loaded missile launchers, which end up on his robot mode legs. In robot mode, he has hidden compartments for Mini-Cons in his robot-mode legs and abdomen. One Powerlinx plug on the back of the robot mode activates blinking eye lights and a cannon that bursts from the chest and shoots a missile. A button on the top of the head also activates the blinking eye lights. Pushing his right hand back slightly into the cuff causes it to light up.

:In total, the toy can hold up to 27 Mini-Cons in planet mode and 30 in robot mode—34 if you count the two conveniently shaped pegs on the back of his right hand and if a Mini-Con is stored in the compartment on each leg. 24 of the Powerlinx points are situated on his wings/planet ring.
:That's a lot of Mini-Cons!

: This toy is notable for being the first "modern" Transformers release in the main line at the $50-price point. Due to his success, other releases like ''Energon'' [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] came into being.

: The [[Takara]] release of Unicron uses a lighter orange, slightly more transparent plastic, and different paint applications than the [[Hasbro]] version.

: The toy had a minor running change where a slot and tab were added to the shoulder and wing column, respectively, to keep the rings more firmly in place in planet mode. Early publicity photos and some catalog shots also show that the two nubs on either outside edge of the shoulders were originally full-fledged spikes, dulled down for safety.

: This mold was used to make the [[Unicron of Light|Mini-Con doppelganger of Unicron]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Unicron/Unicron/unicron.htm ''More information on ''Armada'' Unicron at TFU.info'']

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===Energon===
[[Image:Energon Unicron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is worth more to somebody outside of Japan if it was bought inside Japan.]]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2004)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

: Unicron's ''Armada'' toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] for the [[Energon (toyline)|''Energon'' toyline]], sporting black and transparent orange, with "Energon damage" patterns, representing his shattered and damaged form. All of the gimmicks from the previous version are intact in this one. The color scheme itself is an homage to a [http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Displays/JapanMovieUnicronInflat1.html Japanese-only inflatable store display]. That's right, $50 to look like a 20-year-old balloon from the other side of the world.

: Early shipments of Unicron in ''Energon'' packaging shipped with either the orange ''Armada'' Unicron or the black ''Energon'' Unicron inside, in seemingly equal amounts for a short while. Eventually, the orange version was phased out and black was the only shipping version.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Unicron/Unicron/unicron.htm ''More information on ''Energon'' Unicron at TFU.info'']

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[[Image:Energontoy-McUnicron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Unicron will make an unhappy meal of you.]]
*'''Unicron''' (Fast Food Premium, 2004)

: Available in one of two different European-market McDonald's Happy Meal promotions, this Unicron toy is based on ''Energon'' Unicron, being primarily black. It is very small, and the transformation consists of simply opening the planet mode to reveal the robot.

: When his Energon cube is clicked into position, the cube's power switch set to "on," and the toy's button depressed, his body lights up.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Unicron/McUnicron/unicron.htm More information on McDonald's Unicron at TFU.info]''

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===Cybertron===
[[Image:Cybertron Unicron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|ZERG RUSH KEKEKEKEKEKEKEKE]]
*'''Unicron''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Missile, 4 spines (2 long, 2 short), Planet X Cyber Key

: Unicron in the [[Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' line]] is a Deluxe-class toy that transforms into a futuristic tank. In robot mode, he sports a battle-damaged appearance, with his head featuring a skull-like design mimicking the Unicron head that comes with Cybertron Primus. In both tank and robot modes, he features a main cannon with spring-loaded missile launcher, plus plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his back end opens up a port on his front (which bears a striking similarity to his planet maw) that reveals a (non-firing) triple-barreled cannon. His side-spikes in tank mode can be removed to become hand-weapons in robot mode.

: He includes a [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]-style Cyber Planet Key, with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''dgt3'''" on the back. He is the first Unicron toy to be placed with the Decepticon faction for the purposes of marketing.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Unicron/Unicron/unicron.htm ''More information on ''Cybertron'' Unicron at TFU.info'']

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[[Image:Unicronhead.jpg|right|150px|thumb|That worked a lot better for Fort Max.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

: Certain shipments of ''Cybertron'''s Cybertron [[Primus]] toy had a pack-in Unicron head. The head is based on ''Armada'' Unicron's, with half of the face stripped away to reveal a robotic "skull". To provide the impression of locomotion, tentacles were added to the base of the head.

: The packaging for this variation of Primus was specifically changed with a callout for the Unicron head. This was originally supposed to be the first version of the Primus toy shipped, and only for a limited time, but both versions ended up shipping simultaneously, leading to some hunting to get the packed-in Uniskull.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Primus/Primus/primus.htm More information on Unicron's head (with Primus) at TFU.info]''

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===Universe (2008)===
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2008)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

:For ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', ''Armada'' Unicron was [[rebranding|rebranded]] with only very minimal color differences, even retaining the ''Armada'' release's product code. He was sold as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]]. As with all Unicron products produced by Hasbro since ''Cybertron'' Unicron, he is placed in the Decepticon faction. Once again, the on-box [[bio]] profile describes Unicron's nature as a [[multiversal singularity]].
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===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2011)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

:The toy is a redeco of TakaraTomy's 2010 Unicron release. It comes with the Mini-Con [[Kranix]]. The toy is exclusive to Amazon.com and also at Costco in Canada.
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==Merchandise==
===Hard Hero===
[[Image:HHUnicron statue.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Weighs almost as much as the real thing]]
* '''Unicron''' (BotCon 2002)

:This statue of Unicron is a huge-ass cold-cast porcelain statue based upon the cartoon design of Unicron. It was originally a [[BotCon 2002]] [[exclusive]] before being released to the general public.
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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Titanium RM Unicron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Screw transforming. Watch me convert this 7-10 split."]]
*'''Unicron''' (3" Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Decepticon stand

: Part of the very first wave of ''[[Titanium Series]]'' "Robot Masters" figurines, Unicron is a 3-inch-tall figurine made partially of [[die-cast]] metal, with movable arms. One hand holds what seems to be a moon (or he's going bowling).

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Unicron/TitUnicron/unicron.htm ''More information on ''Titanium'' Unicron at TFU.info'']
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===Art Asylum===
[[Image:AAUnicron statue.jpg|300px|thumb|Oh, I see how this works. You say, "Behind you!" and I turn around, and while I'm staring at nothing, you run away. Well, I'm not falling for it!]]
* '''Unicron Movie Statue''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

:This statue of Unicron stands 8 ½” tall and is limited to 1,986 pieces (as in 1986, the year the original animated ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers]]'' movie was released). It also features a smaller statue of Hot Rod standing upon the centerpiece holding the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] aloft. Oddly enough, Hot Rod is in his toy colours.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[Image:RH Prime vs Unicron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Devourer of very small stones.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Unicron''' (2007)

: Based on a cartoon-ified version of his ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' model, Unicron's entry in the [[Robot Heroes]] line comes packed with a [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-brandishing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. His articulation consists solely of his shoulder joints.

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersontheshelf.com/UnicronPage Unicron (toy) History]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/pages/transformers-reviews/gallery/766/micron+legend/Green+Unicron+%28Lucky+Draw%29.html Photo gallery and review of Green Lucky Draw Unicron]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-gallery/merchandise/25/merchandise/Unicron+Japanese+Store+Display.html Inflatable Unicron store display gallery]

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Topspin (DOTM)

2011-08-24T20:01:34Z

Primo: Undo revision 627779 by 68.197.156.136 (Talk)

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{{disambig3|Topspin}}

:''Topspin is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Topspin-dotm-nizzi-production.jpg|right|thumb|400px|YOU DON'T DESERVE TO KNOW MY NAME!]]

If it doesn't result in at least a few dings and scraped paint, '''Topspin''' isn't interested. To him, buckled and burnt armor are signs of a life well-led. He's proud of being one tough bot, and is more than happy to wear the scars to prove it.

He's one of the [[Wrecker]]s.<ref>http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2107707&id=1319780046</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' (film)===
[[Image:TopspinDaytona500trailer.jpg|thumb|left||250px|"Talkin'boutthattheredangol'"Wreck'nRule!"man..."]]

Topspin, Leadfoot and Roadbuster, collectively known as [[Wrecker|the Wreckers]], by [[Charlotte Mearing]], had arrived with the second wave of Autobots aboard the Autobot ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', and were rarely let off of the NASA base because of their attitude. They would spend most of their time working on repairing their ship along with some human engineers, including [[Robert Epps]].

When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] announced that the current occupation force of Autobots was to be exiled or the Earth would face the wrath of hundreds of Decepticons, the three prepared the ship for launch and accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the others aboard, sending the ship into the atmosphere - where it was then targeted and blown to smithereens by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], seemingly killing all the Autobots aboard. Undaunted by this, the Autobot's human allies nonetheless tried to launch an incursion into Decepticon-held [[Chicago]].

Fortunately for them, the Autobots were not actually aboard the ship, and had only feigned their deaths in order to keep the Decepticons from following up on their global threat. Topspin and the other Wreckers swung into action immediately, rescuing Epps, [[Sam Witwicky]] and a group of soldiers from a [[Orbital Assault Carrier|Decepticon fighters]] and executed the pilot before preparing to head into the battle zone.

While the Autobots were scouting a route to the building containing Sentinel's [[Space bridge]] pillars, [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]] seperated Optimus from his weapons trailer. Optimus ordered Topspin and the other Wreckers to create a distraction so that he could retrieve it, and in their armored racecar forms fired at Shockwave with their machineguns until being forced to retreat, leaving behind [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], who had hitched a ride with them. After Optimus had become snared in a contruction site's cables, the Wreckers set out to free him. After doing so they rejoined the battle, battling against a long-limbed Decepticon. After the battle Topspin stood with the other survivors, accepting that Cybertron was gone forever and that Earth was their new home. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

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==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_Cyberverse_Topspin_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Transforms from NASCAR racer to bemulleted, Razorblade-sporting NASCAR fan.]]
* '''Autobot Topspin''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''004'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV10'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Cyberverse]] toys, Topspin is a [[Legends Class|Legion-scale]] figure that transforms into a [[NASCAR]] [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Impala#NASCAR_Sprint_Cup|Sprint Cup Chevy Impala]] stock car, specifically [[Wikipedia:Jimmie_Johnson|Jimmie Johnson's]] Lowes and Kobalt sponsored #48 car. Like the other NASCAR-based ''DOTM'' toys, both versions of Topspin lack the multiple small "contingency" sponsor decals found on a full-sized NASCAR racer.

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:DOTM_Deluxe_Topspin.jpg|thumb|300px|Well no wonder he's won five championships in a row. Look at that thing.]]
* '''Autobot Topspin''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA10'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech blaster/combat claw, two small guns, two large guns

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxes, Topspin transforms into a heavily modified version of the same #48 Sprint Cup car as the Cyberverse Legion toy, with two sets of two differently-sized removable guns mounted onto [[5mm post|5mm post holes]] on the roof and sides of the vehicle. As part of the [[MechTech]] series, he has a blaster converts into a "combat claw", and this weapon, as well as his four removable guns, can be used by other ''Dark of the Moon'' MechTech toys or any other ''Transformers'' toy with 5mm post holes.

:Though he has prominent claws on his arms, Topspin does have fists sculpted onto his forearms.

:The Japanese release comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

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* '''Autobot Armor Topspin''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID Number:''
**''Acessories:''
: A [[redeco]] of the Deluxe Topspin, "Armor Topspin" now is painted silver and black and has Kobalt Tools as his primary sponsor, instead of Lowe's.
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====Robo Power====
=====Activators=====
{{anchor|DOTMActivators}}
[[Image:DOTM_Activators_Topspin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Autobot Topspin''' (2011)

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==Merchandise==
===Speed Stars===
====Mini-Vehicles====
*'''Autobot Topspin''' (2011)
**''Series:'' '''Stealth Force'''
**''Number:'' '''3 of 5'''

:Topspin's ''[[Speed Stars]]'' toy and packaging art is strange. It uses [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]'s vehicle mode for the most part, with the minor alteration of Topspin's hood armour and of course, the Jimmie Johnson Lowes sponsored #48 car deco.
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====Stealth Force====
[[Image:DOTM_StealthForce_Topspin.jpg|thumb|300px|Of course it's stealthy, he's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage dazzle-painting]!]]
*'''Autobot Topspin''' (Basic, 2011)

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==Notes==
* Topspin's robot mode features "sunglasses", a bushy "beard" and a "[[wikipedia:mullet (haircut)|mullet]]", making him resemble a stereotypical NASCAR fan.
* According to a profile during FOX's coverage of the 2011 Daytona 500, the real-world Topspin prop car has 510 horsepower and a 11:1 compression ratio, making it a good bit more powerful than even the real NASCAR #48 it is based on!
* As part of the promotions for ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the film prop versions of Topspin, [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. They appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.
* He's not the first [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] to be a Wrecker.
* Early working names for him included '''Tempest''' and '''Warpath'''.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
* Topspin is the only one of the three Wreckers (and for that matter, the only new Autobot in the third film) not to have any spoken lines.
* Despite showing kibble based on [[Wikipedia:Jimmie Johnson|Jimmie Johnson's]] Lowe's sponsored ''Chevrolet Impala SS'', his concept art shows him with the headlights of a ''Toyota Camry''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Topspin''' (トップスピン ''Toppusupin'')

==References==
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Shockwave (WFC)

2011-08-21T20:34:51Z

Primo:

{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|250px|thumb|right|"When your hit percentage exceeds mine, YOU may choose the soundtrack!"]]
'''Shockwave''' was a member of the scientist caste in the industrial city of [[Kaon]]. In a reversal of the usual order, he was swayed by the ambitions of the former mining caste member turned gladiator [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Serving as Megatron's "pet mad scientist" and [[second-in-command]], he saw to the fighter's armament during his rise to prominence, all the while fantasizing on the prospect of ''mass producing'' such warriors. Thankfully, Megatron's more practical nature reined in Shockwave as the movement which became the Decepticons finally moved out of the shadows.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Shockwave was a scientist who lived on the fringes of Cybertronian society, admitting to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]] he knew little of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was one of the scientists whose innovations allowed the mass production of stressed-crystal material used to build [[Crystal City]]. There he began his [[combiner]] experiments, creating [[Bruticus Maximus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], whose lack of intelligence in combined form made him a danger to friend and foe, and he was put in [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave moved to [[Kaon]], becoming a surgeon for the gladiators, where he met [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]us. He continued his combination experiments with the three [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, whom Megatronus bested in combat: it was in this match that the crowd chanted a shorter name for the gladiator, Megatron. Megatron recognized two things about Shockwave: that he was absent of any morality and ethics, and that while he was his most loyal ally, he would turn on him one day.

[[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|300px|''We three 'Cons of Kaon are...'']]

During the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, Shockwave perfected his experiments with the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s, creating a [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] which was unleashed on Crystal City. Shockwave set up a laboratory in the ruins but was ordered to take command of the newly conquered city state [[Tarn]]. Autobot sympathizers became fodder for experiments, while Shockwave's forces conquered [[Vos]]. He quelled dissent in both cities by requesting Vos' Air Commanders [[photon missile]] strike Tarn, for which he claimed the Autobots were responsible, and then had a photon missile strike (of supposedly unknown origin) ordered on Vos, killing the Air Commanders whose true loyalty lay with [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].

When the Decepticons captured [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, Shockwave oversaw two of Starscream's scientists ingest [[Dark Energon]]: the powerful result activated a security [[gyro-inhibitor charge]] which rendered Shockwave unconscious. Shockwave later subjected the two subjects to a deprivation study, and found it necessary to muzzle them as the duo agonized as a result of Dark Energon's absence in their bodies. Shockwave also used the [[Spark]]s of those killed in the capture to turn Trypticon into a Decepticon, able to spawn drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in its corridors.

Shockwave remained on Cybertron in command of the Decepticons, while Megatron left with his elite soldiers on the ''Nemesis'' to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Shockwave promised Megatron that [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Cybertron would remain as he left it]], the notion of which Megatron chastised. He ordered Shockwave to rebuild Cybertron and enslave the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''

{{Note|Shockwave is an pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character for use in multiplayer modes, and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Shockwave in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon scientists. His chassis is labelled as "Retaliator". Shockwave was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Steve Blum
{{Note|Shockwave is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Purification 6 in Arena Mode.}}

Shockwave was at the Energon Purification zone when the Decepticons had used it for their stores of Energon. Shockwave challenged Megatron and his troops to a fight, saying if they beat him, he'd join their ranks. Shockwave was indeed defeated, and somewhat reluctantly joined the Decepticon ranks.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Shockwave came from [[Tarn]], which explains why he took control of it during the war.
* Shockwave is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS]]. He is used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.
* In the XBOX 360/PS3 versions of War for Cybertron, Shockwave's left arm is his Plasma Cannon. But in the DS version, it's his RIGHT arm.
* A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtyYt7oRMhs Gamestop commercial] describes Shockwave as second-in-command of the Decepticons, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] is never officially referred to as such.
* For said commercial, Shockwave was voiced by [[Corey Burton]], voice actor of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Animated]] Shockwaves. He later lamented over [http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=853&sid=3992b18086e21d8f6face60940505757 a forum post] that the performance was so rushed and the "gag" nature so out of character, that it hardly even sounded like him:
** "Two different sessions; and while they were awfully nice to work with, I have to say that the gag line was written and directed completely off-character. Since it was all supposed to be pretty "camp" anyway, and it had to be wedged-into a space that wasn't even there in the initial cut, I just went along with it. Figured it's just a silly bit of hype, that wasn't worth taking seriously enough to fuss over."
* The aforementioned commercial also indicates, that evidently Shockwave is a fan of Stan Bush.
* According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Shockwave's emotions sometimes get the better of him, leading to irrational behavior. He also hopes that one day his work will let him reformat all Cybertronians to a new form of existence.
* Although Shockwave is a Jet in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, he's a ground vehicle in the DS Version

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User:Primo

2011-08-20T01:17:58Z

Primo: resizing pic

Talk:Shockwave (Movie)

2011-08-19T19:09:51Z

Primo: /* Hand Rotation */

Anyone care to get a picture of his altmodes? [[User:Felancer Prime|Felancer Prime]] 00:43, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

== Dark of the Moon ==

Not really a rumor: [http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-3-Push-Pops-Readers-Digest/dp/0794423094/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287431242&sr=1-7] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:11, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:Whoops. Anon said it was a rumor, so... I took it as such. Don't worry, I'll put it back in. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:21, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::Technically that isn't the type of thing that would be in the "Notes" section. Neither is the "Shockwave will be the main villain in The Dark of the Moon. That should be in the "Fiction" section. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:27, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Uh, no it isn't. Fiction covers fiction. Not news about fiction. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:28, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::::News about fiction? I didn't think the wiki did that. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:33, 18 October 2010 (EDT)

Shouldn't Dark of the Moon version of Shockwave have his own article? I don't he's the same Shockwave we know from Transformers: The Game. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

:Sorry for updating my previous message. I wrote accidently Starfield's user name. But it's fixed now--[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::The Optimus Prime from the G1 cartoon isn't the same as the Optimus Prime from Hearts of Steel, but they don't have separate articles. Generally speaking, no character gets more than one article per continuity family. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 05:43, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Yeah. We might have to refocus the article on the DOTM portrayal, but there's little point in separating out the game version. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 06:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::There is precedent for separating out a video game character with a later major motion picture character in [[Sideswipe (Movie)]] and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:13, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::Which leads me to ask why those are separated in the first place. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:03, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::Looks like the talk page was lost. There was a discussion on it. I was against separate articles. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:18, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::I thought I remembered a discussion there! I think it was a case of [[author intent]] trumping the lack of canon. Not sure that that is a good guide in situations like this, though. A video game is not always developed as a piece of fiction (which we are treating them as). --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::The situations are different. The fundamental concept of both versions of Shockwave is the same. The Sideswipes are... two guys with the same name, one without much of a personality. If you wanted to merge the two, I don't think anybody would really care at this point. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::Agreed Interrobang, I mean they're both purple one-eyed Decepticon scientists. Who's to say he didn't pay a visit to Earth before 2011, I mean we barely saw what the Autobots did before getting to the Hoover Dam... [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:52, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::We don't have to try to make the events of a video game fit in with the movies. The events of the video games already don't fit in with the movies. Shockwave didn't have to pay a visit to earth 2011 for him to make sense on this page, it just means in one microcontinuity he did something differently than in most. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:53, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::If the 3D Battle Card Swerve and the ROTF Sideswipe retool Swerve can be considered Swerve, I really see no reason why the Shockwave from the first movie's tie-in games and this Shockwave can't be considered the same. And I believe the same thing for the first PSP game's Sideswipe and ROTF Sideswipe. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:04, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

Wikipedia says his toy is a Voyager and is a Cybertronian tank.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:03, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:Wikipedia does not keep to the same stringent requirements that we do for sources. No official sources have said what his toy will be, so we WILL NOT LIST IT. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:12, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:This very wiki is ''unofficial''!—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:20, 25 January 2011 (EST)
::Have we ever claimed that this wiki was ''official'' in the first place? And how many times have we said about citing official sources when it comes to upcoming materials? Wikipedia doesn't count, and even they have to cite official sources at a later point. Why do you think their articles occasionally have "citation needed" marks next to certain phrases? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 16:12, 25 January 2011 (EST)
:I really don't get how you can't put unofficial stuff on an unofficial website, but OK, I'll follow the rules. Sorry for any problems.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 20:09, 27 January 2011 (EST)
::While the website is unofficial, it is our policy to only cover official material. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:29, 27 January 2011 (EST)
:::Then makes me wonder about [[Unofficial conventions]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:11, 1 February 2011 (EST)
::::Ad [[BotCon 2004]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:12, 1 February 2011 (EST)
:::::Those are significantly different. Those aren't unofficial, stolen Transformers information, they're unofficial fan gatherings, one of which later became an OFFICIAL fan gathering. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:35, 1 February 2011 (EST)
Are we still saying the "mysterious robot" that cameoed in ROTF is the same Shockwave that will be in DOTM? It doesn't look like the same guy. Maybe we have to wait and see if it is plausible for him to have been on Earth in 2009. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:23, 16 February 2011 (EST)
:if it's not plausible, what's gonna happen to that section? [[User:Item42|Item42]] 12:58, 8 March 2011 (EST)
::Same thing that happens to all of the other stuff that doesn't make sense in the movies. It stays there. We make a note or something. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:59, 8 March 2011 (EST)

== Shockwave (DOTM) ==
Should this actually be "Shockwave (Movie)"? He didn't appear canonically in the movie franchise, only in the non-canonical game. Same with a lot of others. But this is open to perspective. i.e. The first game's drones are canon because nothing disputes this. Shockwave isn't because DOTM and all related material dispute this. On another different topic, shouldn't everyone in the movies be "Laserbeak (Movie) Soundwave (Movie) etc. just like in the unicron trilogy. Why not put "Optimus Prime (Armada), Optimus Prime (Energon) or Optimus Prime (Cybertron). Most of the movie characters are canon to the movies. Arcee showed up in first-movie related material but Soundwave did not. However, he is part of the movies. As the movies are a trilogy they should all have the suffix "Movie". It may not make sense, but some people will see my point. --[[Special:Contributions/82.39.157.220|82.39.157.220]] 15:10, 18 August 2011 (EDT)
:Yes, it should actually be Shockwave (Movie). Games are not non-canonical, ''everything'' is canon to some degree. He showed up in the video game first, he's under (Movie), that simple. Just like it's [[Thundercracker (Armada)]] even though he didn't get a fictional appearance until the Cybertron cartoon. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:34, 18 August 2011 (EDT)

== Hand Rotation ==

The back of the box looks more like it was badly photoshoped to look rotated than actually ''being'' rotated.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:08, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Shockwave (Movie)

2011-08-19T19:09:09Z

Primo: /* Hand Rotation */

Anyone care to get a picture of his altmodes? [[User:Felancer Prime|Felancer Prime]] 00:43, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

== Dark of the Moon ==

Not really a rumor: [http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-3-Push-Pops-Readers-Digest/dp/0794423094/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287431242&sr=1-7] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:11, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:Whoops. Anon said it was a rumor, so... I took it as such. Don't worry, I'll put it back in. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:21, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::Technically that isn't the type of thing that would be in the "Notes" section. Neither is the "Shockwave will be the main villain in The Dark of the Moon. That should be in the "Fiction" section. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:27, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Uh, no it isn't. Fiction covers fiction. Not news about fiction. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:28, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::::News about fiction? I didn't think the wiki did that. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:33, 18 October 2010 (EDT)

Shouldn't Dark of the Moon version of Shockwave have his own article? I don't he's the same Shockwave we know from Transformers: The Game. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

:Sorry for updating my previous message. I wrote accidently Starfield's user name. But it's fixed now--[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::The Optimus Prime from the G1 cartoon isn't the same as the Optimus Prime from Hearts of Steel, but they don't have separate articles. Generally speaking, no character gets more than one article per continuity family. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 05:43, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Yeah. We might have to refocus the article on the DOTM portrayal, but there's little point in separating out the game version. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 06:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::There is precedent for separating out a video game character with a later major motion picture character in [[Sideswipe (Movie)]] and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:13, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::Which leads me to ask why those are separated in the first place. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:03, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::Looks like the talk page was lost. There was a discussion on it. I was against separate articles. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:18, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::I thought I remembered a discussion there! I think it was a case of [[author intent]] trumping the lack of canon. Not sure that that is a good guide in situations like this, though. A video game is not always developed as a piece of fiction (which we are treating them as). --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::The situations are different. The fundamental concept of both versions of Shockwave is the same. The Sideswipes are... two guys with the same name, one without much of a personality. If you wanted to merge the two, I don't think anybody would really care at this point. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::Agreed Interrobang, I mean they're both purple one-eyed Decepticon scientists. Who's to say he didn't pay a visit to Earth before 2011, I mean we barely saw what the Autobots did before getting to the Hoover Dam... [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:52, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::We don't have to try to make the events of a video game fit in with the movies. The events of the video games already don't fit in with the movies. Shockwave didn't have to pay a visit to earth 2011 for him to make sense on this page, it just means in one microcontinuity he did something differently than in most. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:53, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::If the 3D Battle Card Swerve and the ROTF Sideswipe retool Swerve can be considered Swerve, I really see no reason why the Shockwave from the first movie's tie-in games and this Shockwave can't be considered the same. And I believe the same thing for the first PSP game's Sideswipe and ROTF Sideswipe. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:04, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

Wikipedia says his toy is a Voyager and is a Cybertronian tank.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:03, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:Wikipedia does not keep to the same stringent requirements that we do for sources. No official sources have said what his toy will be, so we WILL NOT LIST IT. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:12, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:This very wiki is ''unofficial''!—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:20, 25 January 2011 (EST)
::Have we ever claimed that this wiki was ''official'' in the first place? And how many times have we said about citing official sources when it comes to upcoming materials? Wikipedia doesn't count, and even they have to cite official sources at a later point. Why do you think their articles occasionally have "citation needed" marks next to certain phrases? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 16:12, 25 January 2011 (EST)
:I really don't get how you can't put unofficial stuff on an unofficial website, but OK, I'll follow the rules. Sorry for any problems.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 20:09, 27 January 2011 (EST)
::While the website is unofficial, it is our policy to only cover official material. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:29, 27 January 2011 (EST)
:::Then makes me wonder about [[Unofficial conventions]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:11, 1 February 2011 (EST)
::::Ad [[BotCon 2004]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:12, 1 February 2011 (EST)
:::::Those are significantly different. Those aren't unofficial, stolen Transformers information, they're unofficial fan gatherings, one of which later became an OFFICIAL fan gathering. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:35, 1 February 2011 (EST)
Are we still saying the "mysterious robot" that cameoed in ROTF is the same Shockwave that will be in DOTM? It doesn't look like the same guy. Maybe we have to wait and see if it is plausible for him to have been on Earth in 2009. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:23, 16 February 2011 (EST)
:if it's not plausible, what's gonna happen to that section? [[User:Item42|Item42]] 12:58, 8 March 2011 (EST)
::Same thing that happens to all of the other stuff that doesn't make sense in the movies. It stays there. We make a note or something. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:59, 8 March 2011 (EST)

== Shockwave (DOTM) ==
Should this actually be "Shockwave (Movie)"? He didn't appear canonically in the movie franchise, only in the non-canonical game. Same with a lot of others. But this is open to perspective. i.e. The first game's drones are canon because nothing disputes this. Shockwave isn't because DOTM and all related material dispute this. On another different topic, shouldn't everyone in the movies be "Laserbeak (Movie) Soundwave (Movie) etc. just like in the unicron trilogy. Why not put "Optimus Prime (Armada), Optimus Prime (Energon) or Optimus Prime (Cybertron). Most of the movie characters are canon to the movies. Arcee showed up in first-movie related material but Soundwave did not. However, he is part of the movies. As the movies are a trilogy they should all have the suffix "Movie". It may not make sense, but some people will see my point. --[[Special:Contributions/82.39.157.220|82.39.157.220]] 15:10, 18 August 2011 (EDT)
:Yes, it should actually be Shockwave (Movie). Games are not non-canonical, ''everything'' is canon to some degree. He showed up in the video game first, he's under (Movie), that simple. Just like it's [[Thundercracker (Armada)]] even though he didn't get a fictional appearance until the Cybertron cartoon. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:34, 18 August 2011 (EDT)

== Hand Rotation ==

The back of the box looks more like it was badly photoshoped to look rotated than acyuslly ''being'' rotated.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:08, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

== Hand Rotation ==

The back of the box looks more like it was badly photoshoped to look rotated than actually ''being'' rotated.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:08, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Shockwave (Movie)

2011-08-19T19:08:19Z

Primo: /* Hand Rotation */ new section

Anyone care to get a picture of his altmodes? [[User:Felancer Prime|Felancer Prime]] 00:43, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

== Dark of the Moon ==

Not really a rumor: [http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-3-Push-Pops-Readers-Digest/dp/0794423094/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287431242&sr=1-7] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:11, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:Whoops. Anon said it was a rumor, so... I took it as such. Don't worry, I'll put it back in. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:21, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::Technically that isn't the type of thing that would be in the "Notes" section. Neither is the "Shockwave will be the main villain in The Dark of the Moon. That should be in the "Fiction" section. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:27, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Uh, no it isn't. Fiction covers fiction. Not news about fiction. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:28, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::::News about fiction? I didn't think the wiki did that. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:33, 18 October 2010 (EDT)

Shouldn't Dark of the Moon version of Shockwave have his own article? I don't he's the same Shockwave we know from Transformers: The Game. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

:Sorry for updating my previous message. I wrote accidently Starfield's user name. But it's fixed now--[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::The Optimus Prime from the G1 cartoon isn't the same as the Optimus Prime from Hearts of Steel, but they don't have separate articles. Generally speaking, no character gets more than one article per continuity family. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 05:43, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Yeah. We might have to refocus the article on the DOTM portrayal, but there's little point in separating out the game version. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 06:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::There is precedent for separating out a video game character with a later major motion picture character in [[Sideswipe (Movie)]] and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:13, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::Which leads me to ask why those are separated in the first place. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:03, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::Looks like the talk page was lost. There was a discussion on it. I was against separate articles. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:18, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::I thought I remembered a discussion there! I think it was a case of [[author intent]] trumping the lack of canon. Not sure that that is a good guide in situations like this, though. A video game is not always developed as a piece of fiction (which we are treating them as). --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::The situations are different. The fundamental concept of both versions of Shockwave is the same. The Sideswipes are... two guys with the same name, one without much of a personality. If you wanted to merge the two, I don't think anybody would really care at this point. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::Agreed Interrobang, I mean they're both purple one-eyed Decepticon scientists. Who's to say he didn't pay a visit to Earth before 2011, I mean we barely saw what the Autobots did before getting to the Hoover Dam... [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:52, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::We don't have to try to make the events of a video game fit in with the movies. The events of the video games already don't fit in with the movies. Shockwave didn't have to pay a visit to earth 2011 for him to make sense on this page, it just means in one microcontinuity he did something differently than in most. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:53, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::If the 3D Battle Card Swerve and the ROTF Sideswipe retool Swerve can be considered Swerve, I really see no reason why the Shockwave from the first movie's tie-in games and this Shockwave can't be considered the same. And I believe the same thing for the first PSP game's Sideswipe and ROTF Sideswipe. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:04, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

Wikipedia says his toy is a Voyager and is a Cybertronian tank.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:03, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:Wikipedia does not keep to the same stringent requirements that we do for sources. No official sources have said what his toy will be, so we WILL NOT LIST IT. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:12, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:This very wiki is ''unofficial''!—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:20, 25 January 2011 (EST)
::Have we ever claimed that this wiki was ''official'' in the first place? And how many times have we said about citing official sources when it comes to upcoming materials? Wikipedia doesn't count, and even they have to cite official sources at a later point. Why do you think their articles occasionally have "citation needed" marks next to certain phrases? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 16:12, 25 January 2011 (EST)
:I really don't get how you can't put unofficial stuff on an unofficial website, but OK, I'll follow the rules. Sorry for any problems.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 20:09, 27 January 2011 (EST)
::While the website is unofficial, it is our policy to only cover official material. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:29, 27 January 2011 (EST)
:::Then makes me wonder about [[Unofficial conventions]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:11, 1 February 2011 (EST)
::::Ad [[BotCon 2004]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:12, 1 February 2011 (EST)
:::::Those are significantly different. Those aren't unofficial, stolen Transformers information, they're unofficial fan gatherings, one of which later became an OFFICIAL fan gathering. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:35, 1 February 2011 (EST)
Are we still saying the "mysterious robot" that cameoed in ROTF is the same Shockwave that will be in DOTM? It doesn't look like the same guy. Maybe we have to wait and see if it is plausible for him to have been on Earth in 2009. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:23, 16 February 2011 (EST)
:if it's not plausible, what's gonna happen to that section? [[User:Item42|Item42]] 12:58, 8 March 2011 (EST)
::Same thing that happens to all of the other stuff that doesn't make sense in the movies. It stays there. We make a note or something. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:59, 8 March 2011 (EST)

== Shockwave (DOTM) ==
Should this actually be "Shockwave (Movie)"? He didn't appear canonically in the movie franchise, only in the non-canonical game. Same with a lot of others. But this is open to perspective. i.e. The first game's drones are canon because nothing disputes this. Shockwave isn't because DOTM and all related material dispute this. On another different topic, shouldn't everyone in the movies be "Laserbeak (Movie) Soundwave (Movie) etc. just like in the unicron trilogy. Why not put "Optimus Prime (Armada), Optimus Prime (Energon) or Optimus Prime (Cybertron). Most of the movie characters are canon to the movies. Arcee showed up in first-movie related material but Soundwave did not. However, he is part of the movies. As the movies are a trilogy they should all have the suffix "Movie". It may not make sense, but some people will see my point. --[[Special:Contributions/82.39.157.220|82.39.157.220]] 15:10, 18 August 2011 (EDT)
:Yes, it should actually be Shockwave (Movie). Games are not non-canonical, ''everything'' is canon to some degree. He showed up in the video game first, he's under (Movie), that simple. Just like it's [[Thundercracker (Armada)]] even though he didn't get a fictional appearance until the Cybertron cartoon. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:34, 18 August 2011 (EDT)

== Hand Rotation ==

The back of the box looks more like it was badly photoshoped to look rotated than acyuslly ''being'' rotated.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:06, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

== Hand Rotation ==

The back of the box looks more like it was badly photoshoped to look rotated than acyuslly ''being'' rotated.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:08, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

== Hand Rotation ==

The back of the box looks more like it was badly photoshoped to look rotated than actually ''being'' rotated.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:08, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Shockwave (Movie)

2011-08-19T19:08:08Z

Primo: /* Hand Rotation */ new section

Anyone care to get a picture of his altmodes? [[User:Felancer Prime|Felancer Prime]] 00:43, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

== Dark of the Moon ==

Not really a rumor: [http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-3-Push-Pops-Readers-Digest/dp/0794423094/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287431242&sr=1-7] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:11, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:Whoops. Anon said it was a rumor, so... I took it as such. Don't worry, I'll put it back in. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:21, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::Technically that isn't the type of thing that would be in the "Notes" section. Neither is the "Shockwave will be the main villain in The Dark of the Moon. That should be in the "Fiction" section. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:27, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Uh, no it isn't. Fiction covers fiction. Not news about fiction. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:28, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::::News about fiction? I didn't think the wiki did that. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:33, 18 October 2010 (EDT)

Shouldn't Dark of the Moon version of Shockwave have his own article? I don't he's the same Shockwave we know from Transformers: The Game. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

:Sorry for updating my previous message. I wrote accidently Starfield's user name. But it's fixed now--[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::The Optimus Prime from the G1 cartoon isn't the same as the Optimus Prime from Hearts of Steel, but they don't have separate articles. Generally speaking, no character gets more than one article per continuity family. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 05:43, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Yeah. We might have to refocus the article on the DOTM portrayal, but there's little point in separating out the game version. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 06:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::There is precedent for separating out a video game character with a later major motion picture character in [[Sideswipe (Movie)]] and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:13, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::Which leads me to ask why those are separated in the first place. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:03, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::Looks like the talk page was lost. There was a discussion on it. I was against separate articles. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:18, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::I thought I remembered a discussion there! I think it was a case of [[author intent]] trumping the lack of canon. Not sure that that is a good guide in situations like this, though. A video game is not always developed as a piece of fiction (which we are treating them as). --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::The situations are different. The fundamental concept of both versions of Shockwave is the same. The Sideswipes are... two guys with the same name, one without much of a personality. If you wanted to merge the two, I don't think anybody would really care at this point. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::Agreed Interrobang, I mean they're both purple one-eyed Decepticon scientists. Who's to say he didn't pay a visit to Earth before 2011, I mean we barely saw what the Autobots did before getting to the Hoover Dam... [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:52, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::We don't have to try to make the events of a video game fit in with the movies. The events of the video games already don't fit in with the movies. Shockwave didn't have to pay a visit to earth 2011 for him to make sense on this page, it just means in one microcontinuity he did something differently than in most. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:53, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::If the 3D Battle Card Swerve and the ROTF Sideswipe retool Swerve can be considered Swerve, I really see no reason why the Shockwave from the first movie's tie-in games and this Shockwave can't be considered the same. And I believe the same thing for the first PSP game's Sideswipe and ROTF Sideswipe. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:04, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

Wikipedia says his toy is a Voyager and is a Cybertronian tank.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:03, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:Wikipedia does not keep to the same stringent requirements that we do for sources. No official sources have said what his toy will be, so we WILL NOT LIST IT. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:12, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:This very wiki is ''unofficial''!—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:20, 25 January 2011 (EST)
::Have we ever claimed that this wiki was ''official'' in the first place? And how many times have we said about citing official sources when it comes to upcoming materials? Wikipedia doesn't count, and even they have to cite official sources at a later point. Why do you think their articles occasionally have "citation needed" marks next to certain phrases? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 16:12, 25 January 2011 (EST)
:I really don't get how you can't put unofficial stuff on an unofficial website, but OK, I'll follow the rules. Sorry for any problems.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 20:09, 27 January 2011 (EST)
::While the website is unofficial, it is our policy to only cover official material. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:29, 27 January 2011 (EST)
:::Then makes me wonder about [[Unofficial conventions]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:11, 1 February 2011 (EST)
::::Ad [[BotCon 2004]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:12, 1 February 2011 (EST)
:::::Those are significantly different. Those aren't unofficial, stolen Transformers information, they're unofficial fan gatherings, one of which later became an OFFICIAL fan gathering. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:35, 1 February 2011 (EST)
Are we still saying the "mysterious robot" that cameoed in ROTF is the same Shockwave that will be in DOTM? It doesn't look like the same guy. Maybe we have to wait and see if it is plausible for him to have been on Earth in 2009. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:23, 16 February 2011 (EST)
:if it's not plausible, what's gonna happen to that section? [[User:Item42|Item42]] 12:58, 8 March 2011 (EST)
::Same thing that happens to all of the other stuff that doesn't make sense in the movies. It stays there. We make a note or something. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:59, 8 March 2011 (EST)

== Shockwave (DOTM) ==
Should this actually be "Shockwave (Movie)"? He didn't appear canonically in the movie franchise, only in the non-canonical game. Same with a lot of others. But this is open to perspective. i.e. The first game's drones are canon because nothing disputes this. Shockwave isn't because DOTM and all related material dispute this. On another different topic, shouldn't everyone in the movies be "Laserbeak (Movie) Soundwave (Movie) etc. just like in the unicron trilogy. Why not put "Optimus Prime (Armada), Optimus Prime (Energon) or Optimus Prime (Cybertron). Most of the movie characters are canon to the movies. Arcee showed up in first-movie related material but Soundwave did not. However, he is part of the movies. As the movies are a trilogy they should all have the suffix "Movie". It may not make sense, but some people will see my point. --[[Special:Contributions/82.39.157.220|82.39.157.220]] 15:10, 18 August 2011 (EDT)
:Yes, it should actually be Shockwave (Movie). Games are not non-canonical, ''everything'' is canon to some degree. He showed up in the video game first, he's under (Movie), that simple. Just like it's [[Thundercracker (Armada)]] even though he didn't get a fictional appearance until the Cybertron cartoon. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:34, 18 August 2011 (EDT)

== Hand Rotation ==

The back of the box looks more like it was badly photoshoped to look rotated than acyuslly ''being'' rotated.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:06, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

== Hand Rotation ==

The back of the box looks more like it was badly photoshoped to look rotated than acyuslly ''being'' rotated.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:08, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Shockwave (Movie)

2011-08-19T19:06:28Z

Primo: /* Hand Rotation */ new section

Anyone care to get a picture of his altmodes? [[User:Felancer Prime|Felancer Prime]] 00:43, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

== Dark of the Moon ==

Not really a rumor: [http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-3-Push-Pops-Readers-Digest/dp/0794423094/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287431242&sr=1-7] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:11, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:Whoops. Anon said it was a rumor, so... I took it as such. Don't worry, I'll put it back in. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:21, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::Technically that isn't the type of thing that would be in the "Notes" section. Neither is the "Shockwave will be the main villain in The Dark of the Moon. That should be in the "Fiction" section. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:27, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Uh, no it isn't. Fiction covers fiction. Not news about fiction. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:28, 18 October 2010 (EDT)
::::News about fiction? I didn't think the wiki did that. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:33, 18 October 2010 (EDT)

Shouldn't Dark of the Moon version of Shockwave have his own article? I don't he's the same Shockwave we know from Transformers: The Game. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

:Sorry for updating my previous message. I wrote accidently Starfield's user name. But it's fixed now--[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 12:08, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::The Optimus Prime from the G1 cartoon isn't the same as the Optimus Prime from Hearts of Steel, but they don't have separate articles. Generally speaking, no character gets more than one article per continuity family. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 05:43, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::Yeah. We might have to refocus the article on the DOTM portrayal, but there's little point in separating out the game version. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 06:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::There is precedent for separating out a video game character with a later major motion picture character in [[Sideswipe (Movie)]] and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:13, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::Which leads me to ask why those are separated in the first place. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:03, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::Looks like the talk page was lost. There was a discussion on it. I was against separate articles. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:18, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::I thought I remembered a discussion there! I think it was a case of [[author intent]] trumping the lack of canon. Not sure that that is a good guide in situations like this, though. A video game is not always developed as a piece of fiction (which we are treating them as). --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::The situations are different. The fundamental concept of both versions of Shockwave is the same. The Sideswipes are... two guys with the same name, one without much of a personality. If you wanted to merge the two, I don't think anybody would really care at this point. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:39, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::Agreed Interrobang, I mean they're both purple one-eyed Decepticon scientists. Who's to say he didn't pay a visit to Earth before 2011, I mean we barely saw what the Autobots did before getting to the Hoover Dam... [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:52, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::We don't have to try to make the events of a video game fit in with the movies. The events of the video games already don't fit in with the movies. Shockwave didn't have to pay a visit to earth 2011 for him to make sense on this page, it just means in one microcontinuity he did something differently than in most. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:53, 22 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::If the 3D Battle Card Swerve and the ROTF Sideswipe retool Swerve can be considered Swerve, I really see no reason why the Shockwave from the first movie's tie-in games and this Shockwave can't be considered the same. And I believe the same thing for the first PSP game's Sideswipe and ROTF Sideswipe. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:04, 22 October 2010 (EDT)

Wikipedia says his toy is a Voyager and is a Cybertronian tank.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:03, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:Wikipedia does not keep to the same stringent requirements that we do for sources. No official sources have said what his toy will be, so we WILL NOT LIST IT. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:12, 24 January 2011 (EST)
:This very wiki is ''unofficial''!—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:20, 25 January 2011 (EST)
::Have we ever claimed that this wiki was ''official'' in the first place? And how many times have we said about citing official sources when it comes to upcoming materials? Wikipedia doesn't count, and even they have to cite official sources at a later point. Why do you think their articles occasionally have "citation needed" marks next to certain phrases? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 16:12, 25 January 2011 (EST)
:I really don't get how you can't put unofficial stuff on an unofficial website, but OK, I'll follow the rules. Sorry for any problems.—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 20:09, 27 January 2011 (EST)
::While the website is unofficial, it is our policy to only cover official material. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:29, 27 January 2011 (EST)
:::Then makes me wonder about [[Unofficial conventions]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:11, 1 February 2011 (EST)
::::Ad [[BotCon 2004]].—[[User:TOM|TOM]] 16:12, 1 February 2011 (EST)
:::::Those are significantly different. Those aren't unofficial, stolen Transformers information, they're unofficial fan gatherings, one of which later became an OFFICIAL fan gathering. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:35, 1 February 2011 (EST)
Are we still saying the "mysterious robot" that cameoed in ROTF is the same Shockwave that will be in DOTM? It doesn't look like the same guy. Maybe we have to wait and see if it is plausible for him to have been on Earth in 2009. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:23, 16 February 2011 (EST)
:if it's not plausible, what's gonna happen to that section? [[User:Item42|Item42]] 12:58, 8 March 2011 (EST)
::Same thing that happens to all of the other stuff that doesn't make sense in the movies. It stays there. We make a note or something. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:59, 8 March 2011 (EST)

== Shockwave (DOTM) ==
Should this actually be "Shockwave (Movie)"? He didn't appear canonically in the movie franchise, only in the non-canonical game. Same with a lot of others. But this is open to perspective. i.e. The first game's drones are canon because nothing disputes this. Shockwave isn't because DOTM and all related material dispute this. On another different topic, shouldn't everyone in the movies be "Laserbeak (Movie) Soundwave (Movie) etc. just like in the unicron trilogy. Why not put "Optimus Prime (Armada), Optimus Prime (Energon) or Optimus Prime (Cybertron). Most of the movie characters are canon to the movies. Arcee showed up in first-movie related material but Soundwave did not. However, he is part of the movies. As the movies are a trilogy they should all have the suffix "Movie". It may not make sense, but some people will see my point. --[[Special:Contributions/82.39.157.220|82.39.157.220]] 15:10, 18 August 2011 (EDT)
:Yes, it should actually be Shockwave (Movie). Games are not non-canonical, ''everything'' is canon to some degree. He showed up in the video game first, he's under (Movie), that simple. Just like it's [[Thundercracker (Armada)]] even though he didn't get a fictional appearance until the Cybertron cartoon. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:34, 18 August 2011 (EDT)

== Hand Rotation ==

The back of the box looks more like it was badly photoshoped to look rotated than acyuslly ''being'' rotated.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:06, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Dai Atlas (G1)

2011-08-16T21:19:30Z

Primo: /* Alternity */ new section

Hey, who's at DA's coronation?

http://members.aol.com/regenesis0/coronation.jpg

I've got 'em all, except the second-on-the-right. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:47, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

:It looks like... Lander? In robot mode, I mean. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 23:03, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Original toy pics, anyone?

== Alternity ==

Alternity Dai Atlas is a redeco and retool of Alterity Prime: http://cdn.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/4/0/5/9/7/TFTBTAE002_1313524436.jpg --[[User:Primo|Primo]] 17:19, 16 August 2011 (EDT)

Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys

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'''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]''' starred in a film trilogy that made billions of dollars. Woohoo!

==Transformers (2007)==
As a tribute to his immense popularity, Optimus Prime is the only ''Movie'' Transformer with a toy in every regular category (Legend, Fast Action, Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader.) This is excluding his Cyber Stomper and transformable gun toys.

===Legends Class toys===
[[Image:Movie Legends Prime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Shortening the smokestacks is good; [[For safety reasons|it makes the toy safer]]. But removing ONE and keeping the other? Crazy.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2007)
**''Japanese name:'' '''EZ Collection Optimus Prime'''

: Legends class Optimus Prime is an ''extremely'' simplified toy of the extremely complex movie design. As such, he features numerous unavoidable inaccuracies, such as not transforming or even looking very much like the original design or the larger toy versions in robot mode. However, proportionally Legends class Optimus Prime is not far off from the real truck and the Leader class toy's vehicle mode, aside from missing a smokestack on the driver's side. He is articulated at the shoulders and upper legs via [[Ball joint|ball joints]].

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

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[[Image:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Say, have we met?" "No, I'm not from around here." "I can tell. You look ''way'' more realistic than I do."]]
*'''Generations Legends''' (Target exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A Target exclusive, this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime]], Movie Legends Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Legends of Cybertron Megatron]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Movie Legends Megatron]].

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[[Image:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Get ready for the safety recall, folks.]]
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A Toys'R'Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of Optimus Prime, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

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[[Image:Movie_Legends_Nightwatch_Prime_.jpg|300px|thumb|Be afraid, Decepticons, because I hide in the shadows!]]
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)

: The previously-released Legends Class Optimus Prime toy is redecoed to match the Leader class Nightwatch Optimus Prime deco. He comes with a predominantly black and silver redeco of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]].
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===Deluxe Class toys===
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[[Image:Movie ProtoformOptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Until I find my feet, I have to use these giant robot hands.]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment

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

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

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

:This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Optimus Prime's ancestor|member]] of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:FusionClusterOptimusStarscream.jpg|thumb|300px|Made out of sculpted wildberry Slurpee.]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime Fusion Cluster Edition''' (C3xHobby Convention exclusive Deluxe, Japan 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Gun with missile and flame attachment

:An extensive redeco of the Protoform Optimus Prime mold that was exclusively available at the Japanese C3xHobby Convention in August of 2007, and later offered by [[E-Hobby|e-Hobby]] in limited quantities. Most of the body is made out of transparent turquoise plastic in order to mimic its frozen state in the "coldness" of space, while orange paint is used on the front end of the "entry" mode, mimicking the heat effects of sudden atmospheric entry. The flame attachment is made out of clear ''blue'' plastic, with the tail end being covered in ''gold'' paint.

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*'''Deluxe three-pack''' (multi-pack, UK 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Gun with missile and flame attachment

:This three-pack, which was available at general retail in the United Kingdom, contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Protoform Optimus Prime together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] toys.

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*'''Gold Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Gun with missile and flame attachment

:This gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] Protoform Optimus Prime figure was featured as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] giveaway (along side similarly gold vac-metal versions of Voyager class Optimus Prime and [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#LuckyDrawProtoform|Protoform Starscream]]) in the December 2007 issue of ''TV Magazine''. Released in 2008, only 5 pieces were made.

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===Voyager Class toys===
[[Image:Movie Voyager OptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The last one of you out of here gets a...gets a lead salad!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:The mid-range Voyager class ''Movie'' Optimus Prime toy transforms into an amalgamation of the Kenworth W900 and the Peterbilt 379, making this toy fairly inaccurate to the actual vehicle Optimus Prime turned into. Because of the smaller size and lessened complexity, the Voyager class Optimus Prime features a significantly different transformation sequence compared to the Leader class toy, and indeed, the actual CGI design. However, as the actual truck cabin no longer forms his chest, the cabin now features a small interior with opening doors and a non-removable cowboy-hat-bedecked driver figurine that flips out of the seat when the driver's side door is opened.

: In robot mode, Voyager class Optimus Prime is proportionally more accurate to his CGI design than the leader class toy and has a more accurate headsculpt. However, due to the aforementioned lessened complexity, significant sacrifices had to be made, such as "cheats" to the transformation sequence to achieve this. He is thus less accurate overall than he initially appears. In addition to previously mentioned changes, he carries much of the truck's front hood, grill and fenders on his back like a backpack. Nevertheless, he maintains a superb level of articulation and posability.

: Optimus Prime is armed with two large rifles formed out of a combination of both smokestacks and fuel tanks. These rifles peg into his lower arms with grips for his open hands. The under-slung fuel tanks can fire spring-loaded projectiles. In vehicle mode, both smokestack rifles can be deployed as twin cannons, and this mechanism can also be used to store the rifles and deploy them as shoulder guns in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/VoyagerOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Voyager Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Movie Robovision OptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We'd hate to see what those smokestacks looked like BEFORE Hasbro shortened them.]]
*'''Robo-Vision Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

: A Target-[[Exclusive|exclusive]] redeco of the Voyager Class Optimus Prime toy, this limited edition version boasts a "Supermetal finish", resulting in silver metallic paint covering much of his paintable gray/silver plastic, a much higher contrast in his red and blue plastic colors and improved 'flame' paint decorations.

: Unusually for the smaller Voyager Class of toys, [[Robo-Vision]] Optimus Prime comes packed in robot mode in a special hexagonal column box with many windows, similar to the original packaging for ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime. The package also includes a [[Robo-Vision Decoder]]. Strangely, this Target exclusive preceded the release of the regular Voyager by a large margin, coming out on [[June 2]], 2007 with the initial wave of movie toys.

:This toy has been retroactively declared part of the ''Premium Series'' of more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] redecos of core characters from the movie.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Robo-VisionOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Robo-Vision Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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*'''Bumblebee and Optimus Prime''' (Argos exclusive two-pack, UK 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A two-pack, exclusiveliy available at Argos stores in the United Kingdom, which contains an unchanged Voyager Class Optimus Prime and an equally unchanged Deluxe Class Concept Camaro [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]].

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*'''Battle damage three-pack''' (Sam's Club exclusive three-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A three-pack, exclusive to Sam's Club stores, consisting of redecos of Voyager Class Optimus Prime and Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], both with a battle damage deco, and an unchanged Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]].

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*'''Gold Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

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[[Image:Movie Voyager Firststrike OptimusPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''First Strike Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

: Released as part of the ''Allspark Power'' refresh of the movie line, First Strike Optimus Prime is a extensive redeco of Voyager class Optimus Prime in a colour scheme based upon ''Generation 1'' and ''Classics'' Optimus Prime. The included toy bio describes this coloring as Prime paying tribute to the markings he wore as a young soldier when the war began. Due to the transformation scheme, this figure actually ends up being ''less'' like its G1 counterpart in robot mode, a sacrifice made for the slavish redeco of the vehicle mode. You can't have your cake and eat it too, folks.

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*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' ("international market" exclusive Voyager-sized toy, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A single-packed version of the battle damaged Voyager Optimus Prime toy from the Sam's Club exclusive three-pack. Although the assortment number and the general packaging style seemed to indicate that this might be a Best Buy exclusive, this has been confirmed to be an "international market" exclusive. It has been released in Asia, but will presumably not be available in the USA outside the Sam's Club three-pack.

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[[Image:Movie-Prime-2pack.jpg|right|150px|thumb|NOW WITH 8% BLUE!]]
*'''Freeway Brawl Optimus Prime (Two-Pack)''' ("Screen Battles" Voyager, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

: A second Target-[[Exclusive|exclusive]] redeco of the Voyager Class Optimus Prime toy, the grey molded pieces were recolored beige-grey and multiple parts that were previously molded in blue and red (the chest, shoulder pads, and leg interiors) had their mold colors swapped with extra [[Paint operation|paint applications]] to make up the difference. As such, the toy has very few visual differences from the regular release of the mold. This version was only available in a pack with an unchanged Deluxe Class [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]].

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===Leader Class toys===
[[Image:MovieLeader OptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Y'think Prime got a makeover? We have it on good authority that Movie [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] is a kicked-out low-rider with a jammin' sound system and neon-purple undercarriage lighting.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

: The largest 2007 ''Transformers'' movie Optimus Prime toy, Leader Class Optimus Prime featured, at the time, the most accurate representation of the CGI designs' complex transformation sequence. He transforms into a heavily-customized [http://www.peterbilt.com/index_gal_mod_desc.asp?model=model379 Peterbilt 379] conventional extended-hood, and unusually for a mainline figure, he has rubber tires on all his wheels. His Ion Blaster weapon is stored in the rear of the truck's bunk, exposed like an engine block. Though Optimus has no trailer, he has a hole where the fifth wheel (known among fans as a 'hitch') is sculpted in the rear of the truck, should owners find a suitable trailer to use. Due to [[For safety reasons|safety reasons]], the tips of his long smokestacks are made of rubber. A switch on top of the cab roof activates horn sounds and window lights.

: Featuring a complex transformation, essentially the front and back ends of the truck fold and converge to become Optimus Prime's legs, as much of the truck rear is connected to the robot thighs via a series of folding panels. The rear wheel cowlings feature a hinge joint in the middle of them so they do not impede his knee articulation. The halves of the rear cabin of the cab, directly connected to the smokestacks, rotate and connect to his torso and unfold into his arms. As with most mainline Movie toys, Optimus Prime features [[Automorph]] gimmicks, and due to his price point, he has three of them. Firstly, during initial transformation, rotating his front fenders to become his heels flips the top parts of the grill to become his toes. Secondly, sliding out the double-barrel cannon in his right forearm flips out his spring-loaded Ion Blaster, which lands into place for his right hand. (The Ion Blaster can actually be popped off his forearm fairly easily, as it is held in place by a simple clip.) Optimus's final Automorph, located in his torso, is activated by flipping the silver lever on his stomach, activating a series of spring-loaded actions where the truck windows are pushed apart and the lever between them is raised, enabling the head to spring up from the chest cavity. At this point, yellow LEDs light up the chest windows and Optimus Prime's eyes, accompanied by a "powering up" sound effect.

: Optimus Prime has a wide range of articulation for a relatively bulky figure. He has ratcheting joints in his shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, with swivel joints and ball joints supporting them in his biceps, lower knee joints and ankles. Again, unusually for a mainline figure, especially at the Leader price point, his hands have individually articulated fingers and thumbs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Leader Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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*'''Optimus Prime bonus pack''' (Costco exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:A Costco exclusive special pack of Leader Class Optimus Prime with Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] as bonus figures. All three toys are unchanged from their respective original releases.
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[[Image:Movie G4Contest Chrome OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Completists, eat your heart out!]]
*'''Chrome Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

: Two custom-made pieces (presented in robot and vehicle mode) by the [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' team as the grand prize for G4TV and [http://www.jumpcut.com Jumpcut]'s contest for fans to remix selected Transformers clips. Won by [http://www.TFW2005.com/ TFW2005.com] member James Zahn, this one-of-a-kind (well, two-of-a-kind) piece is an almost fully [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] Leader-class Optimus Prime in red, silver and blue (based heavily upon Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]), presented with a custom display base with an embossed silver Autobot insignia and a perspex display case.

:It is certainly one of the rarest Transformers toys ever, and unless you are James, you will never own one.

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[[Image:Movie Leader Nightwatch OptimusPrime 2007.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Either this is [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]].]]
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, UK 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

: The first Nightwatch Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of the previously released Leader-class Optimus Prime, replacing most of his red and blue with different shades of blue and black. In fact, he resembles the original [[Diaclone]] Powered Convoy color scheme of ''Generation 1'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s truck cab. The previously blue and red flames have been replaced with silver flames, while various other decos have been replaced by copper.

: This version was released in the UK several months before the ''AllSpark Power'' version. Available exclusively through Argos stores, it came in an American-style box with the original Movie packaging design. This version was also released by TakaraTomy in Japan.
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*'''Gold Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:A gold vacuum-metallized Leader class Optimus Prime was available as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] prize figure in [[Japan]], as well as being a promotional competition figure for various [[Hasbro]] branches elsewhere in the world. Only 88 pieces were made.

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[[Image:Movie Leader Nightwatch OptimusPrime 2008.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ultra Prime or Nemesis Magnus?]]
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, USA 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

: The second Nightwatch Optimus Prime was released as part of the "[[AllSpark Power]]" second half of the Movie line. He is similar to the UK version of Nightwatch Prime, replacing most of his red and blue with different shades of blue and black, retaining his resemblance to Diaclone Powered Convoy in most respects. However, the subdued black and copper on the first Nightwatch Prime have been replaced with gold and a ''very'' bright blue, to signify the All Spark energy affecting the Transformers. The translucent parts were also cast in purple translucent plastic instead of black translucent plastic.

: Another difference is that this version comes in an ''AllSpark Power''-style box instead of the original style.
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[[Image:Premium movie OP.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Cyclonus (G1)|Bunny-ears]] Prime.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ("Premium Series" Leader Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Detachable, Retractable "energy sword"

: The Premium Series Optimus Prime is both a retool and a redeco of the Leader Class Optimus Prime toy. The major selling point is a more movie-accurate head sculpt with longer ears and detailing based on the final CG head design, and a flip-out energy sword to replace the ion blaster that was included with previous versions of the toy. This energy sword is detachable and attaches where the Ion Blaster did, compatible with non-premium Optimus Prime Leader-class-based releases. Because his ears are much longer, the truck roof panel that hides his head now has two holes cut into so the head can fit inside the cabin.

:The paint deco is...unfocused, to say the least. In vehicle mode, the grill, headlights, and bumpers (and thus his feet) are painted silver, yet the red in the small Autobot insignia has been removed. There is silver paint on the fuel tanks (toy battery cover), but not on the other tool boxes and equipment in the same location. There is also silver paint on all 6 wheel rims, the air cleaners and the windscreen visor. In robot mode, the silver paint is mainly located on his thighs and crotch, though in order to save on costs, the dark blue and gold paint on his thighs and knee joints have been sacrificed.

: Unlike the initial ''Premium Series'' toys, this one was available as part of the regular mass retail Leader class assortment.
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[[Image:Movie Leader OptimusPrimeBattleMode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He loves his lips so much, he won't let anyone sculpt them on his toys.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Battle Mode''' (Leader Class, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Detachable, Retractable "energy sword"

:The TakaraTomy version of Premium Series Optimus Prime has a considerably different deco from Hasbro's release. Similar to the unique chrome Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime Battle Mode features vacuum-metallized parts for nearly all of the silver truck parts, for a greater resemblance to the polished chrome on the real prop trucks. Unfortunately, as his feet are the front fenders and grill, this will likely lead to chipping. In robot mode, he retains several decos that were removed from Hasbro's Premium Optimus Prime for cost reasons, such as the blue and gold decos on his thighs. Finally, the flip-out energy sword is coloured gold to reflect its "powered up" appearance.
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===Fast Action Battlers===
[[Image:Movie FAB OptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Okay mommy, me got my backback and big gun thingy. Me go to robot school now?" ]]
* '''Power Hook Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''QC-01'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 Missile

:[[Fast Action Battler]] Power Hook Optimus Prime is a (roughly) Deluxe-class made for children of younger ages than the rest of the mainline and were designed to have quick conversion and action feature. He has a little string attached to his missle that was tied to his "backpack" for easy storage and so the little ones wouldn't lose the missle.

:He is rather inaccurate to Optimus Prime's design.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/FABOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Power Hook Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Movie LeaderfortheAges 2pack.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The more things change, the more they, uh, get bigger guns.]]
* '''Leader for the Ages''' (Wal*Mart exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 1 gun, 1 Missile

: This Wal*Mart-[[Exclusive|exclusive]] two-pack contains the ''Fast Action Battler'' Power Hook Optimus Prime toy, designated "2007 Optimus Prime", and the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] toy from ''The Ultimate Battle'' DVD two-pack. Both toys are identical to their normal individual releases.

: For some reason the ''Classics'' Optimus toy is designated "1984 Optimus Prime" on the packaging, even though it was released in 2006... but, well, he ''looks'' like Prime from '84, so hey, what the hell.

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[[Image:Mov2007-toy FAB FireBlastPrime.JPG|right|300px|thumb|[[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus]], is that you?]]
*'''Fire Blast Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 1 Missile

: Fire Blast Optimus Prime is a [[Redeco|redeco]] of the previously released Power Hook Optimus Prime fast action battler. The color scheme is loosely based upon ''Generation 1'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], explained rather oddly in the card bio as being the camouflage Optimus took while hunting Decepticons on Mars post-movie. ...Because there are so many longnose cabs driving around Mars. Yeah.
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===Cyber Slammers===
[[Image:Movie_CyberSlammers_Prime_toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)

: [[Cyber Slammer]]s Optimus Prime is an amazingly cute truck that transforms into an amazingly cute Autobot. "Slam" his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along for a while, then snaps back up into robot mode. Sure to please the toddler you brought with you to the PG-13 movie! Like most Cyber Slammers, Prime manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cyber Slammer Optimus Prime at TFU.info]]''
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===Cyber Stompin' Robots===
[[Image:Movie Cyberstompin Prime toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Rescue Heroes!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Stompin' Robot, 2007)

:[[Cyber Stompin' Robots|Cyber Stompin']] Optimus Prime is a non-convertible action figure made for younger children. He has light-up eyes, sounds, a launching fist feature and a "targeting scope" in his back. The scope worked similarly to a ''View Master'', and when you look through the scope, you see an image of Megatron.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CyStompOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cyber Stompin' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Robot Replicas===
[[Image:Optimusprimemovierobotreplicas.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sword attachment arm sadly not included.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Robot Replica, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster arm

: As part of the [[Robot Replicas]] line, this version of Optimus is a non-transforming action figure that utilizes [[Revoltech]]-style jointing. The sculpt hews much closer to the movie CGI model than is possible with the full transforming toys, plus the universal jointing of the line allows for his forearm to be replaced with his hand-cannon... or bits from other Robot Replicas.

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

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*'''Megatron vs. Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: This [[Walmart]]-exclusive two-pack includes "battle-damaged" redecos of Robot Replicas Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].
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===Trans-Scanning===
[[Image:TransScanningOptimusPrime.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The Optimus Prime of your nightmares.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TS-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand

: [[Trans-scan|Trans-scanning]] Optimus Prime is a Japanese-exclusive figure with many interchangeable parts. At its most basic, the figure is a spindly skeleton referred to as a "Core Body". To this skeleton, two sets of armor pieces can be attached to create one of two forms for Optimus Prime: his [[Protoform|protoform]] mode or his Earth mode.

: The protoform mode consists of eight pieces of metallic blue plastic that plug into the arms, chest, pelvis and legs of the figure. With these pieces attached, the figure can be manipulated in a manner that might charitably be called "transformation" into his meteor-like "entry mode," accomplished by doing little more than tucking the head out of sight and folding the chest back. This blue-and-grey lump can be mounted on a three-piece stand that comes with the figure, allowing you to display it in mid-plummet. Optimus Prime's Earth mode, meanwhile, is made up of many armor pieces (including a particularly large backpack) that form a rather [[Kibble|kibbly]] robot mode, which can then transform into a truck approximating a Peterbilt 379. We would go into what an abominable, unintuitive, parts-massaging ''mess'' this transformation is, but we wouldn't want to fill up the rest of the page.

: Optimus Prime also includes a pair of interchangeable, open-palmed hands that can be swapped out for the clenched fists that are in place in-package. The Core Body mold was re-used for the simultaneously released Trans-Scanning [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Trans-Scanning|Bumblebee]] figure.
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===Other toys===
[[Image:BakeryCraftsMovieCakeOptimusPrime.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Balancing is not his strong suit.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cake topper, 2007)

: Yes, a cake topper. From Bakery Crafts (yes, that's their name), this toy was only available by purchasing a ''Transformers''-brand cake (or set of 24 cupcakes) with delicious blue-and-red flame-pattern frosting. The toy transforms from semi cab to robot. He falls over a lot.
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[[Image:SpychangerMovieOptimusPrime.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The shoulders house a kickin' stereo system.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Spychanger, 2007)

:This toy is a redeco of ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Spychanger [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], painted to resemble ''Movie'' Optimus Prime. Of note is the [[Tampograph|tampographed]] detailing on his chest resembling ''Movie'' Prime's distinctive chest design. He was only available exclusively in Japan with a pre-order for the ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' DVD and HD-DVD.
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===Micro IR ''Transformers'' Cars===
[[Image:Movie OptimusPrime MicroIR.jpg|right|150px|thumb|That gun doesn't look very safe...]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)

: Made under license by [[RadioShack]]. The three-function infrared remote, in Optimus Prime's signature colors, gives you control of the truck with forward and reverse turn movement. More than just a truck styled after the Movie character, it also transforms to robot mode. The top of the gun-shaped IR remote serves as a display stand, though the gun itself can't stand freely. The tip of the gun can also unscrews to reveal a hidden ball-point pen.

:Curiously, his robot mode torso is based on his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation One counterpart]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Micro IR Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==Titanium Series==
[[Image:Movie TitaniumRM Prime.jpg|right|130px|thumb|"Groovy!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Movie-style Autobot sigil display stand.

: Partially constructed of die-cast metal, this small three inch figurine of Optimus Prime has a CGI-accurate sculpt compared to the larger toys, owing to the fact it does not need to transform at all. He is sculpted with his Ion Blaster in his right fist, and is articulated at the neck, shoulders and waist. He comes with a small movie-style Autobot sigil display stand.
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*'''Ultimate Optimus Prime 3-Pack''' (3" Robot Masters multi-pack, 2007)

: This Target-exclusive set contains the normal 3" [[Titanium Series]] Optimus Prime figurine (see above), a Protoform Optimus Prime figurine, and Optimus Prime in his Earth-mode truck form, making this the first time a character has appeared in their alternate mode as part of the Robot Masters sub-series.
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==Revenge of the Fallen==
===Legends Class toys===
[[Image:ROTF Legends OptimusPrime.jpg|right|301px|thumb|AT LAST! Two smokestacks!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-01'''
[[Image:ROTF Legends Prime Jetfire combo.jpg|thumb|left|Don't I look awesome with my corpse backpack?]]

:''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Legends class Optimus Prime is an all-new, much more accurate mold compared to the 2007 Legends class Prime, having a much greater accuracy in both robot and vehicle mode. In particular, his vehicle mode isn't inexplicably missing one smokestack like the 2007 toy.

: The top of the truck's bunk (ending up on his back in robot mode) has a slot to combine with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]. For some reason, this isn't mentioned in the instructions, though they're hardly needed.

: During the [[May 30]] launch event for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline in [[Japan]], Legends Optimus were given out to attendees. The only difference is a sticker on the packaging commemorating the event.
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[[Image:ROTF_Legends_OptimusPrime_Battledamage.jpg|thumb|300px|A little blue paint goes a long way.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Damage Version''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-09'''

: A "Battle Damaged" variant featured in the second wave of EZ Collection (the Japanese name for Legends class toys), with more elaborate, weathered paint applications.
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[[Image:ROTF-toy_Legends_PowerArmorPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Power Armor Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2009)

:This [[redeco]] of Legends class Optimus Prime features a slightly darkened colour scheme and red legs.

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[[Image:EZCollectionDefenderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Here to mend and defend! ... hahaha, no, really, hand your face over. '''Now.''']]
*'''Defender Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, March 2010)

:A redeco of Legends Optimus Prime replacing his red plastic with more blue and silver, but sprucing things up a bit with red flame [[paint operation]]s. Defender Optimus Prime (ディフェンダーオプティマスプライム) was only available in Japan as part of their ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' promotion in March 2010. It was given away for free to customers who purchased ''Animated'' merchandise at Edion, Bic Camera and Yodobashi Camera stores.
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*'''Optimus Prime Special Color''' (EZ Collection, April 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-21'''

:Optimus Prime Special Color (オプティマスプライム特別カラー, ''Optimus Prime Tokubetsu Color'') was only available blindpacked as part of TakaraTomy's EZ Collection Vol. 3. It is a clear version of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' mold.

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===Voyager Class toys===
[[Image:ROTF_Voyager_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Look! I got a tan!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:Voyager Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the toy from the [[Movie (toyline)|first movie's toyline]]. Like several redecos or retools of 2007 movie toys, there has been some effort to make this release noticeably different from the previous releases, though the toy ends up looking less accurate to the actual movie appearance than those previous releases. Optimus Prime has a sort of faded Autobot sigil on the side of the truck's bunk, and Chinese characters on the roof (ending up on his knee in robot mode.) The word "上海将军" means "Shanghai General" while "大将" means "Grand general".

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[[Image:ROTF_Voyager_DefenderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Kaboom, yo. Ka-friggin-boom.]]
*'''Defender Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:This redeco of Voyager class Optimus Prime swaps out the red and some of the silver plastic with black and blue, changes the blue flames to red and silver.
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[[Image:ROTF_Voyager_JetPowerOptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|301px|Use your friends wisely.]]
*'''Jet Power Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MR-01'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles, sword, Jetfire armour parts

:''[[Unite for the Universe]]'' Optimus Prime would have been a redeco of the 2007 Optimus Prime voyager class mold in a similar style to the Leader class Buster Optimus Prime (see below), with a much more accurate and detailed paint scheme, including white stenciled flames. He would have come with a set of [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] armour parts (including to form the powered-up Optimus Prime seen at end of [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']], and due to not having to form Jetfire's robot mode or his jet mode, the armour parts are far more accurate to the movie's design of them than the leader class Jetfire toy could manage. While not combined to Optimus Prime, the armour can be arranged to form a sort of weapon emplacement mode or a jet engine on the back of Optimus's vehicle mode.

:Both Jet Power Optimus Prime and the accompanying redeco of Voyager class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Megatron]] would have come with an issue of the [[Unite for the Universe issue 1|''Unite for the Universe'' comic book]], but due to the cancellation of both figures, the comics were eventually included with the [[Masterpiece|Movie Masterpiece]] releases of Leader class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Bumblebee]]. Of amusement is the fact the comics are essentially showcasing toys that have been canceled.

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====Mini-figure====
[[Image:ROTF mini figure Optimus Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He won't be [[Decapitation|taking]] [[The Fallen|anybody's]] faces at THAT size.]]
*'''Stratosphere''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-17'''

:Voyager class [[Stratosphere]] comes with a transformable Optimus Prime mini-figure that deploys from his cargo bay, based upon scenes from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie. It is actually smaller than [[Smallest Transforming Transformers]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]. Go figure!

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===Leader Class toys===
[[Image:ROTF Leader OptimusPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I will not stop telling you that I am Optimus Prime. Ever!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-01'''

:''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revange of the Fallen]]'' Leader-class Optimus Prime is an entirely different mold from the first movie's Leader-class Optimus Prime. While striving for vehicle realism and painstaking accuracy to his visual portrayal in the live-action films, this Optimus Prime is so complex, even the instructions won't help. Transforming him back into a truck is probably more complicated than shown in the movie and can only be considered ''torture''. Like the previous Prime, it is loaded with features, though it ditches the first movie's [[Automorph]]ing for the new [[Mech Alive]] gimmick. When a grey tab on his midriff is pressed, Prime's entire pectoral region "flexes", lights in his chest and eyes glow, and he declares "I am Optimus Prime" in [[Peter Cullen]]'s voice. For the European release of the figure, to get past the language barrier, the Cullen sound clip is abbreviated to just "Optimus Prime"; in some regions, including Quebec and the UK (but only after a month or two), both versions were made available. A transformation sound effect activates when his torso is transformed, and once Prime is in truck mode, an almost unnoticeable button (a small square located beside the screw for the battery compartment, undocumented in his instructions) is revealed, which activates engine-idling noises. Each arm features flip-out blades that trigger when a button on the forearm is pressed. Each of these blades has a [[Cyberglyphics|Cyberglyphic]] symbol on it. The blades severely restrict Prime's arm articulation when retracted, as they get in the way of the kibble, but as there is very little one can do with Prime's arms without causing the blades to deploy, this is hardly noticeable. One detail not reflected in most of Hasbro's photos is that the sun visors above Prime's windows are mounted on ball joints and can be positioned like they are in his CG design. The hood halves on his arms can slide up on their hinges and the blue panels at the back of Prime's lower legs can be pulled out slightly as well for further screen accuracy. Overall, the robot mode of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' leader class Optimus Prime toy is slightly taller and considerably more athletic-looking than the 2007 ''Transformers'' Leader-class Optimus Prime toy.

[[Image:ROTF_Leader_Jetfire_PowerUpPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Who's your daddy? He is.]]

:Optimus Prime can also combine with Leader-class [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] to form Jetpower Optimus Prime by slightly transforming his backpack and feet. Sadly, this takes away from his leg articulation, because otherwise he could never support the massive backpack he has in this mode. However, fans have created alternate configurations that increase leg articulation and movie-accuracy.

:Like several new-mold ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toys, Optimus Prime suffers from some cost-cutting measures that affected the final production version of the mold. According to Hasbro's stock photos/back-of-box photo of the hand-painted [[prototype]], the toolboxes on the sides of his legs were designed to fold away further for a sleeker, cleaner look. Additionally, the rear tires would have been able to split in half, with the inner half of the tire going inside the outer half to recreate the thin tires seen on Prime's CG design. Some articulation was lost on the toy between Hasbro stock photography and the final release. His fingers are no longer articulated; instead, the entire hand is now one molded piece. Finally, the lower arms appear to have been originally designed so that his hands could slide in or out of them during transformation. Sadly, he also lacks rubber tires, which the original movie Prime did have.

:The TakaraTomy release of Optimus Prime replaces the red plastic from his neck down to the middle of his pectorals with gray plastic. The smokestacks also are a different shade of gray, and are more opaque than the Hasbro release.

:The [[instructions]] for this toy are infamous for being amazingly vague and unclear in their visual depiction of the transformation steps.

:This version also can attach [[Energon star]]s.
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*'''Limited Edition Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2009)

:This release of Optimus Prime was available at the May 23, 2009 midnight launch of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline at the [[Shanghai]] Toys 'R' Us. Limited to 576 pieces, this piece was presented in a wooden box with a numbered certificate, Autobot sigil dog tag, and of course, the leader class Optimus Prime toy. The toy itself was unchanged.
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[[Image:ROFTOptimusWCamshaft.jpg|thumb|250px|Who are you, again?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' with '''Autobot Camshaft''' (Leader value pack, 2009)

: This [[Walmart]] exclusive value pack featured an unchanged Leader-class Optimus Prime sold with an unchanged [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] from the first movie toyline. They came packaged in a special wider box and were sold for the same price as a normal Leader toy.

:Leader-class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Megatron was available in a similar value pack at the same time, which likewise included Camshaft.
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[[Image:ROTF_Leader_OptimusPrime_BlackVersion.jpg|thumb|right|300px|It's like Optimus and The Fallen had some illegitimate love child.....]]
*'''Optimus Prime Black Version''' (Leader, Japan 2009)

:An [[exclusive]] to Amazon.co.jp bundled with the Japanese release of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD, this redeco of Optimus Prime is another in a long line of [[Black repaint|black repaints]], swapping most of his red and blue plastic for black, some of his bright grey plastic for a cool grey and blue, covered with gold and silver flames. His orange blades are now translucent blue. Despite being a black repaint, the figure's color scheme homages Leader class Jetfire rather than any previous black Optimus Prime figure.

:TakaraTomy improved upon the original Leader-class Optimus Prime instruction sheet by including supplementary photographed steps that were previously vague or neglected in the original release.
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[[Image:ROTF_Leader_BusterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Reinforcing the belief that Takara makes better toys than Hasbro.]]
*'''Buster Optimus Prime''' (Leader, Japan 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-24'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into [[Ion blaster]]

:This version of Leader-class Optimus Prime features a new lower face sculpt that lacks a [[faceplate]], as well as the replacement of his fuel tank/exhaust assemblies with new, transforming versions that can combine into his ion blaster/barrage cannon. To the simultaneous pleasure and displeasure of people who had already purchased the first release of Leader-class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime, Buster Optimus Prime features an extensive paint job that closely matches Prime's appearance on the big screen, including covering almost all of his grey plastic with silver paint or chrome, expanding and outlining all of the flame tampographs white for greater accuracy to [[ILM]]'s computer model, and generally painting in small details, nooks and crannies that were neglected on the first release due to cost-cutting reasons. The red and blue plastic colors also vary from the original release, to better match his film appearance.

:TakaraTomy improved upon the original Leader-class Optimus Prime instruction sheet by including supplementary photographed steps that were previously vague or neglected in the original release.
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* '''Jetfire''' / '''Buster Optimus Prime''' (Leader 2-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into [[Ion blaster]]

:This [[TakaraTomy]] Asian market [[exclusive]] Leader-class two-pack consists of a redecoed [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] and an altered Buster Optimus Prime. Buster Optimus Prime is almost identical to the single-pack Japanese release of the toy, but has a head with a faceplate, unlike the standalone Buster Prime. This head contains more paint details than the first release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader-class Optimus Prime. The flames are outlined with light blue instead of white for accuracy to the physical truck prop (though it ends up being inaccurate in robot mode). Jetfire has a subtle, more [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] colour scheme.

:In mid 2010, this set was released in Australia.
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[[Image:FamilyMartClearColorPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Making one of the most complex Transformers ever entirely out of clear plastic? What could POSSIBLY go wrong!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Limited Clear Color Edition''' (Leader, 2010)

: This translucent plastic version of Leader class Optimus Prime is Prize A in a "Family Mart" convenient store chain competition beginning in [[October]], [[2010]]. Punters can purchase entries into the competition for 500 yen each.
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===Fast Action Battlers===
[[Image:ROTF FAB OptimusPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Two blades means ''twice'' the [[Decapitation|fun]]!]]
*'''Double Blade Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

:Double Blade Optimus Prime is an all-new [[Fast Action Battler]]s version of Optimus Prime, with a much more accurate sculpt and a less-inaccurate transformation. He features two spring-loaded energy swords and a projectile launcher with a single [[missile]].

:For whatever reason, his elbows have been molded so as not to bend, despite actually having real pinned elbow joints. The plastic section in the way, however, can be easily sliced out to restore full functionality.It also has an undocumented ability to combine with Jetfire.
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*'''Power Armor Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

:Power Armor Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of Double Blade Optimus Prime, coloring much of the toy black.

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===Battle Chargers===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Charger, 2009)

:[[Robot Powered Machines|Battle Charger]] Optimus Prime is, much like the first movie line's [[Cyber Slammers]] Prime, a superdeformed truck from which a robot mode springs up as you play. The toy uses a [[pull-back motor]], and when pulled back and released, the toy's roof will flip open and Optimus Prime's cutesified robot mode will pop up.
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*'''Cyber Armor Optimus Prime''' (Battle Charger, 2009)

:A redeco of the first Battle Charger with parts of the truck colored silver, such as the hood and hubcaps.
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===Gravity Bots===
[[Image:ROTF GravityBots OptimusPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Oh no, Optimus let himself go [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|again]]!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Gravity Bot, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GB-01'''

:''[[Gravity Bot]]s'' Optimus Prime is an extremely simplified version of Optimus with a small tab on the bottom of his feet that when he placed on his feet will automatically transform him to robot mode. There is also one on his back side that when placed upon will transform him to his vehicle mode.
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*'''Battle Steel Optimus Prime''' (Gravity Bot, 2010)

:A redeco of Gravity Bots Optimus featuring a gray hood with red flames.
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===Mega Power Bots===
[[Image:ROTF-toy_MegaPowerBots_JetpowerOptimus.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
*'''Jetpower Optimus Prime''' (Mega Power Bot, 2009)

:[[Mega Power Bots]] Jetpower Optimus Prime represents the Autobot leader in his combined form with Jetfire. Designed for younger children, he is a large, bulky, non-transforming figure with limited articulation. Pressing the Autobot insignias on his chest and arm plays various sound effects and cause blue lights to flash in his head and gun.

:As a Mega Power Bot, Optimus features what his package claims to be a transformation: his wings can flip up to become his "flight mode".
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===Robot Replicas===
[[Image:ROTF RobotReplicas OptimusPrime.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Finally, he's got the sword! Now where's the other one?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Robot Replica, 2009)

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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
===Legends Class toys===
[[Image:TF2010_ROTF_Legends_Fireburst_Optimus_Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|Prime can't deal with you!]]
*'''Fireburst Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2010)

:Fireburst Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime, retaining all the functionality of the previous releases, including the undocumented ability to combine with Jetfire.

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[[Image:TF2010toy-VictoryofTheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Looks like we're surrounded, Jetfire." "Who's 'we', Autobot?"]]
*'''The Victory of The Fallen''' (Kmart Exclusive Legends 5-pack, 2010)

:Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime with predominately red forearms and red/silver thighs. He comes bundled with redecos of Jetfire, The Fallen, Megatron, and Starscream.

:To date, this is the only Hasbro release of this figure that acknowledges the combining feature between Jetfire and Optimus Prime.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:This Japanese exclusive release of Optimus Prime features much more black coloring than his previous releases, so as to be used with the a similarly-repainted Legends Jetfire figure to form the Optimus' powered up combination.

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===Voyager Class toys===
[[Image:TF2010_ROTF_Voy_BattleBladesOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|GIVE ME YOUR, UH... MONEY!]]
*'''Battle Blades Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, 2 Fuel Tank-Gun assemblies, Removable Energon Swords

:Battle Blades Optimus Prime is a brand new sculpt that attempts to replicate his Leader Class design. He is much more movie accurate than the previous Voyager incarnations. He features two [[Dual Energon Swords|energon swords]] made of soft plastic, similar to his Leader Class incarnation, albeit not spring-loaded. He also has a removable [[Matrix of Leadership]] in his chest which is made of unpainted gray plastic. In an awesome homage, the Movie matrix rests on a stand molded to look like it's G1 incarnation. His fuel tanks also separate from his body and become two guns. Oddly, these guns are mentioned nowhere on the box even though they would normally be a selling point. The [[instructions]] neglect to mention that the entire roof of the cab is on a concealed hinge which greatly eases the difficulty of Prime's transformation. For whatever reason, the instructions treat the toy as if the hinge does not exist, going so far as to show Prime's head magically clipping through his chest to transform.

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:The TakaraTomy "Autobot Alliance" release of this toy has some significant differences, including casting the red plastic in a darker shade, making his shin and wheel joints grey rather than Hasbro's bronze, painting the Matrix of Leadership silver, and swapping out the dual energon swords for battle hooks, similar to 2010's Leader class Optimus Prime. However, due to the Japanese release retaining the Hasbro packaging, the box still advertises the dual energon swords rather than the hooks. He retains the masked face used for the Hasbro release.

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===Leader Class toys===
[[Image:TF2010_ROTF_LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Reinforcing the belief that Hasbro makes better toys than Takara.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-01'''

: This retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader-class Optimus Prime features the head from Buster Optimus Prime and has had his blades replaced with semi-articulated Battle Hooks for face-destroying action! He has a darker paint job too. He sports black splotches on his body and head to signify battle damage. He also sports a new voice box in robot mode, replacing the infamous "I am Optimus Prime!" with "We must stop the Decepticons!" However, the international release retains the same abbreviated "Optimus Prime" sound clip as the original release. On the back of the sleeper cabin, there is an obscure button, that makes engine revving sounds. The box also mentions racing sounds, but there is none. To the annoyance of many fans, this version was the main version released just about ''anywhere'' outside the United States (all of Canada, all of Latin America, and Europe).

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===Activators===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Activator, 2010)

:A small and simple toy, ''[[Activators]]'' Optimus Prime features [[autotransformation]] from truck to robot, activated by a button on his roof. It has no weapons or any other [[gimmick]]s.

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*'''Rally Rumble Optimus Prime''' (Activator, 2010)

:A redeco of ''Activators'' Optimus Prime with a red cab and rally-themed markings like lightning bolts and the number 01.

: During the period between [[December 26]] 2010 and [[January 31]] 2011, Hasbro ran their "[[Supercharge Your Holidays]]" promotion: for every $20 spent on Hasbro-branded product, customers could receive a free, random product from a list provided by Hasbro. Among the items on the list was "Transformers Activator & Speed Stars Mini Vehicle". According to [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 this discussion thread on Allspark.com], Rally Rumble Optimus Prime (as the figure is listed in the thread) was one of the figures distributed.

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===Power Bots===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2010)

:''[[Power Bots]]'' Optimus Prime is similar to the Mega Power Bot from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but depicts Prime's regular form with his swords deployed. He does not transform, but plays various sounds if you press his Autobot insignia or move his arms.

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==Dark of the Moon==
===Cyberverse===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Jetpack, two rifles

:This version of [[Cyberverse]] Commander class Optimus Prime was released as a "Limited Edition Preview" in [[Calendar|March]] [[2011]], over two months before the full release of the ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' toyline on [[May 16]], 2011. Optimus comes with a jetpack that can combine with both his truck and robot modes. The jetpack and weapons attach via [[C joint]] clips and rods, and the jetpack can transform in and out of a winged configuration when Optimus is in truck mode.

:He comes packaged with a pair of [[Wikipedia:Anaglyph image|Anaglyph]] 3-D glasses for use on the transformers.com website, but they cannot be used to view 3D movies in cinemas.
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[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Steer clear of hanging cables.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV04'''
**''Accessories:'' Jetpack, two rifles

:This is the regular release of the Preview Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime detailed above, obviously lacking the 3D glasses.

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[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseActionSet_OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Perfect for fighting queen xenomorphs.]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Armored Weapons Platform''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''004'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV12'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:This release uses a minor retool of the Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime figure, but with a lighter paint job and without the flames. The trailer features movie-style insignias, while Optimus himself sports a G1 Emblem. Instead of his jetpack and guns, he comes with a clip on trailer that can transform into a “Battle Base” and an “Assault Vehicle”. Several Mech Tech ports are available on the trailer, and the removable missile launcher has handles for it to be held by smaller Cyberverse figures as well as a 5mm post for it to attach to larger figures. The Battle Base pictures and instructions oddly do not match.

:At some point a flight mode may have been intended, for the trailer panels connect for a pair of makeshift wings.

:Like the other Cyberverse Action sets, there is an included cardboard backdrop for display.

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*'''Battle Steel Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''008'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV20'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual Cannons, two Energy Swords

:This release is ''another'' retool of Cyberverse Optimus Prime, this time with a predominately navy scheme with black accents and an entirely new form of jetpack that transforms into a pair of cannons that can be either held or mounted on his smokestacks and a pair of handheld swords. He is compatible with all his previously released cyberverse accessories, but not all at once.
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*'''Battle in the Moonlight''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

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*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Jetpack, two rifles

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===Deluxe Class toys===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Energon Battle Axe

:Exclusive to [[Walmart]], this ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe class Optimus Prime is an all-new mold, close in scale to Voyager class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|Megatron]]. He has a high range of motion, with ball jointed shoulders and hips, and swivels at the neck, knees and feet, and double swivels in the elbows. As a result of the transformation process, he can also rotate at the waist, though this is hindered considerably by his "backpack" [[kibble]]. This can be remedied by pointing the truck nose downward, as it is in the packaging.

:Optimus Prime features a [[MechTech]] Blaster that can convert into an Energon Battle Axe reminiscent of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 character's]] iconic weapon, though the weapon cannot be locked in battle axe mode. There are also a pair of [[C joint]] rods on the underside of both forearms. His MechTech blaster can be plugged into the port on each of his arms or held in either hand in robot mode, or plugged into one of two holes on the roof of the truck mode rack.

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*'''Lunarfire Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Cannon

:This redeco of the Deluxe Class Optimus Prime is also exclusive to Walmart, and comes packed with a redecoed version of the ''Dark of the Moon'' MechTech Voyager class Optimus Prime's Ion Blaster/Cannon.
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===Voyager Class toys===
[[Image:DOTM_Voyager_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Yeah, I'm compensating... for YOUR MUM.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA17'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Battle Cannon

:''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager class Optimus Prime is an all-new mold. He features heatshield details in his sculpting and translucent solar panels on various parts of his body, huge gas tanks, and a large [[MechTech]] Ion Blaster that can convert into a "Battle Cannon". Like all of the MechTech Voyager class toys, this deployed form can lock into place.
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[[Image:DOTM_Voyager_OptimusPrime_trailer.jpg|thumb|300px|Omae no kao o kure!]]
*'''Optimus Prime / MechTech Trailer''' (MechTech Voyager, [[May 14]], 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA03'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

:This is a [[retool]] of the Optimus Prime featured above, removing the heatshield and solar panels, replacing any rocket booster parts (such as his heels), as well as replacing the gas tanks with normal ones. He also has a new MechTech [[Ion blaster]] with a flip-out [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]], and like all Voyager class MechTech weapons, it can lock into place by latching one of the lever to the body of the gun. His MechTech trailer opens up much like Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer (as well as being able to stand up to harken back to the Generation 1 [[Combat Deck]]'s upright mode), includes storage for many MechTech weapons inside and out, and is able to transport up to two Deluxe class Autobots.

:As with all Japanese ''Dark of the Moon'' releases, this set comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.
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[[Image:DOTMtoy-OptimusPrimeVoyagerwithComettor.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''They don't want to hurt me 
''Or my dad or my mom. 
''All they want to do is 
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*'''Optimus Prime''' / '''Includes Deluxe Class Comettor''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, 2 fuel tank gun assemblies, removable Battle Hooks

: This [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] release of Optimus Prime is the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 3|"Battle Blades" Optimus Prime toy]], released in the United States for the first time with the Japanese release's hooks (instead of swords), plus a [[mouthplate]]-less, mouthed face. As part of the set's lunar theme, reflections of stars are painted across his vehicle mode sides and on his windshield, with a sharp reflection of [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in one of his windows. This time, his [[Matrix of Leadership]] is cast in orange plastic. This exclusive has a peculiar and common error in that the arm hooks' hubs stick out farther than they should, causing a gap that runs down the middle of the cab's nose in vehicle mode.

: Optimus comes with a "bonus value" Deluxe Class toy, [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]]. The pair together cost a dollar less than a regular Voyager Class toy.

:In [[Australia]], this release was available at [[Kmart]] for a considerably lower price than a regular Voyager Class toy.
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[[Image:DOTM_MechTechVoyager_FireburstOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|"Give me your...'''SOUL!!'''"]]
*'''Fireburst Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA24'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Rifle/Cybertanium Battle Axe

:Fireburst Optimus Prime is a redeco of the standard ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager class Optimus Prime, sporting a "burning" color scheme that includes replacing all transluscent blue parts with transluscent orange. His MechTech rifle converts into a large battle axe.
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*'''Dark Side Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[August 9]], 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, 2 Fuel Tank-Gun assemblies, Removable Energon Swords

:Exclusive to the Japanese convenience store chain Lawson, this black redeco of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|"Battle Blades" Optimus Prime toy]] was made available for pre-order with the pre-purchase of a movie ticket for the Japanese release of ''Dark of the Moon''. The ticket pre-purchase/toy pre-order period ran from [[May 1]] through [[July 28]] of [[2011]], with the toy expected to become available [[August 9]], shortly after the release of the movie in Japan. The package is priced at 6760 yen (1300 yen for the price of the movie ticket and 5460 yen for the toy).

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[[Image:DOTM_Voyager_LuckyDraw_TritaniumOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Tritanium Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

:This gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] version of Voyager class ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime is a prize in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] campaign. To go into the entry for this toy, one needs to have entered all three ''Dark of the Moon'' campaigns (beginning on [[May 14]] 2011). This toy is limited to 100 pieces.
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===Supreme Class toys===
[[Image:DOTM_MechTech_JetwingOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Supreme, Australia: [[June 11]], Japan: [[June 18]]-[[June 19|19]] 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA15'''
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B

:Jetwing Optimus Prime is a retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader class Buster Optimus Prime, with an accompanying large jet pack and massive dual Gatling Cannons. The base Optimus Prime figure has several modifications including: a new stomach area and elbow flares to reflect the changes to Optimus Prime's CG model in ''Dark of the Moon'', modified lower arms to incorporate MechTech ports and clips for the cannons, and a retooled area under his back so the jet pack can fit on more securely. The dual energon blades mounted on his arms have been removed. The toy retains Buster Optimus Prime's electronics, but batteries are not included.

:The Jetwing jet pack attaches onto Optimus Prime via a part that hooks onto one of the hinges behind his neck, and a spring-loaded clamp that latches onto a recessed area under Optimus' back. The fuel tanks that form Optimus' Ion Blaster must be removed for this mode, and they can be stored inside the engines for the jet pack. The Jetwing can be used on previous Leader Optimus Primes from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' onwards, but due to the lack modifications seen in Jetwing Optimus Prime, the combination isn't as stable. The jet pack features four MechTech ports on the main wing articulation points, and two [[C joint]] mounting points on each wing. The Gatling Cannons both feature two MechTech ports and 2 C joint mounts on either side of each cannon.

:As with all Japanese ''Dark of the Moon'' releases, this set comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

:Jetwing Optimus Prime was available for early purchase in Japan at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2011 (held at Tokyo Bic Sight) on [[June 18]] to [[June 19|19]], shortly before its wide release in July.

:However, the toy was available in [[Australia]] a week before the Tokyo Toy Show, packaged in translated english packaging and instructions by Tomy Asia.

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*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version''' (MechTech Supreme, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B

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===Ultimate===
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[[Image:DOTM_UltimateOptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Truck forearms of '''DOOM'''!]]
*'''Ultimate Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Ultimate, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon

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*'''Ultimate Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Ultimate, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon

:Available exclusively at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and their booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, this version of Ultimate Optimus Prime is presented in vehicle mode, packaged into a large, foil-embossed bubble packaging (similar to late ''[[Alternators]]'' packaging) styled after Optimus Prime's trailer, with an additional foil-embossed sleeve styled after the hood of Optimus Prime's truck. Exclusive to this release is a set of stickers one can apply to the trailer. The toy itself is otherwise identical to the regular retail release.
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===Robo Power===
====Activators====
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[[Image:DOTM_Activators_OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
As with other Dark of the Moon Activators toys this Optimus Prime is a very simple one-step transformation toy. You simply slam him down on the big blue button on the back end of his truck mode and he transforms thanks to spring-loaded mechanisms. To transform him back, just slam him down again on the same blue button.

Shockingly he actually has arm articulation! Single swivels at his shoulders that allow you to articulate his arms there 360 degrees! Go little Prime! Unfortunately, because his big blue button sits right under his feet his robot mode is a little unstable when it comes to standing.

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====Bash Bots====
[[Image:DOTM_BashBots_OptimusPrimeVsStarscream.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Optimus Prime Vs Starscream''' (2011)

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====Go-Bots====
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
:Go-Bots Optimus Prime is built around the same pull-back and auto-transform mechanisms as all the ''Dark of the Moon'' Go-Bots toys. Prime's pull-back motor can be used in either robot or vehicle mode.

:In robot mode the motor gimmick really comes to the fore—his head, shoulders and legs move in time with his forwards movement. His legs pump up and down, his shoulders pump up and down, and his head rocks side-to-side. This gives the toy the illusion that it's running, rather than just rolling.

:The other gimmick for Prime is his auto-transform gimmick. From truck mode push him down on his back bumper and his bonnet automatically folds back and his arms automatically pop out. He needs to be transformed back manually.

:In robot mode Go-Bots Optimus Prime has a limited swivel joint for head articulation, and while he has other movable joints all of them are spring-loaded and unable to hold a pose.
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====Revving Robots====
[[Image:DOTM_RevvingRobots_OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)

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====Robo Fighters====
[[Image:DOTM_Robofighters_OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)

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*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (2011)

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==Chronicle==
[[Image:Chronicle ehobby primes.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''G1 Optimus Prime & Movie Optimus Prime''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH01'''
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Blaster/Hand Cannon, trailer

:This e-Hobby exclusive redeco of the deluxe ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime figure comes in a two-pack with a reissue of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1v1|original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy]]. Instead of the blaster/axe MechTech weapon the original release of the figure came with, Prime is armed with a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]'s Blaster/Hand Cannon weapon. The set comes with a deluxe-scaled version of Prime's ''Dark of the Moon'' trailer, not available with any other figure, which is compatible with both figures, and sports [[5mm post]]-holes that will hold MechTech weapons, as well as Generation 1 Prime's laser rifle accessory.

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==External links==
* [http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series_id=64&f_subgroup=&f_name=optimus&f_type=exact Galleries of various different Optimus Prime toys from the Movie]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Robo-VisionOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]

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2011-08-16T17:17:29Z

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According to TFW, he's Sentinel's predecessor.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 13:17, 16 August 2011 (EDT)

Megatron (WFC)

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:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord of the [[Dark Energon]] wraiths.]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own, he called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But power corrupts and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space.

{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am Megatron!|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
[[Image:WFCcomicD16.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]
Megatron nicknamed himself D-16 after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen original Transformers|Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron might have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped Sentinel Prime from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].

[[Image:WFCcomicHalogendies.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus' [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let Shockwave take control of [[Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged, to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Exiles''===
{{comingsoon|unreleased|when=September 27, 2011}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Sean Long]] (BotCon 2011), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spain-Spanish)

[[Image:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Things were very red in those days.]]

At the beginning of the war on Cybertron, Optimus and Megatron were as close as brothers and fought side-by-side... but Megatron's ideals were corrupted by the war, and turned to evil. During the Great War, Megatron also developed the [[Cybonic plague]], which killed millions. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} He and Optimus fought many a battle, such as the [[Battle of Technar]] where Megatron ordered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] to assassinate Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After his failure, Megatron came to believe only he should finally terminate Prime. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} He later disappeared into deep space. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]
Upon returning three years later, Megatron revealed he had discovered an element called Dark Energon, rumoured to be "the blood of [[Unicron]]": rather than form a Decepticon army, Megatron had become obsessed with using this new element that was said to raise the dead. He asked Starscream if he was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to test it, but settled on [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|the corpse of the Autobot Cliffjumper]] Starscream provided, and was pleased with the results, as the undead [[zombie]] ran amok on the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, killing two in succession. Megatron viewed this as a successful field test, so when the Cliffjumper zombie charged at him, he merely unsheathed his blade and cut it in two. While the Autobots were attacking an energon mine to retrieve Cliffjumper, Megatron was attempting to fathom a way to control the power of the Dark Energon. Upon learning of Optimus's presence in the mines, believing it was not yet time for a confrontation, Megatron ordered the mines blown and the [[Nemesis (Prime)|''Nemesis'']] to depart. He wasn't convinced, however, that Optimus had been killed, and once more began brooding on the Dark Energon.

Being a logical and sane chap, he decided the best way to control it would be to shove some of it ''into his spark''. His armor began to sizzle purple smoke, and his eyes glowed bright purple...{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} [[Image:darknessrising3_Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]] The "experiment" proved a success, and Megatron felt as though he was connected to Unicron's thoughts. It provided him with the knowledge he needed in order to put his plan into action. Leaving the ''Nemesis'', Megatron headed for the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, full of the remains of fallen warriors. He arrived at the same time as Optimus and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], and after a brief session of goading them, used the Dark Energon fragment he was carrying to raise an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]]
The Terrorcons were under Megatron's full control, by virtue of the Dark Energon he had infused himself with. He watched as the Terrorcons attacked the two Autobots and allowed himself a laugh as they disappeared under zombie piles. Optimus soon broke free, and continued to fight, eventually finishing off the last of the Terrorcons. As Optimus scaled the rock face to where Megatron was standing, the Decepticon leader gloated that this was merely the prelude to the main event, and flew off before Optimus reached him. Back at the Decepticon ship, he discovered that Starscream had been disobeying orders in his absence, resulting in damage to the ship that threatened to derail his plans. After smacking his subordinate around a bit, Starscream managed to quell Megatron's anger by claiming to have a way to get their plans back on course. Neither knew that the Autobots had found Megatron's space bridge plans and realized that he planned to raise a Terrorcon army on Cybertron and bring it to Earth. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[Image:DarknessRising5-Megatronsword.jpg|left|thumb|250px|He has to be careful when he wipes.]]
When the Autobots [[GroundBridge]]d to Megatron's space bridge, Megatron launched the Dark Energon to Cybertron, turning all of the dead Transformers there into Terrorcons. He then engaged Optimus Prime in battle and told Optimus he should flee like the other Autobots were. After he discovered that the Autobots were planning on blowing up the space bridge, he went after them, grievously wounding [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], but not before the Autobot had turned the space bridge's power against itself. When the Autobots fled (for real this time) he awaited the arrival of his army, only for the space bridge to blow and seemingly destroy both the army of Terrorcons and Megatron. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[Image:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]
Through the power of Dark Energon, Megatron survived the explosion, but only barely. Starscream found him floating in space. He barely had the strength to grab Starscream, who ripped the sliver of Dark Energon from him in the hope he'd expire. When Soundwave's [[Deployer (Prime)|drone]] arrived to observe, Starscream was forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

While Starscream was content to allow Megatron to recover (or expire) on his own, the crew of the ''Nemesis'' was dissatisfied with his progress and took a vote to bring in outside help. As such, Starscream was forced to call [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to facilitate repairs. However, the discovery of an [[Energon Harvester]] lead the Decepticons to put Megatron's recovery on hold. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Breakdown's repairs seemed to consist of removing Megatron's feeding tubes and giving his body a good buffing. Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service, as he felt that with the quality of Knock Out's medical care, Megatron was unlikely to survive. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:SickMind-I'm out.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Hey hey, it's Krusty the Clown! Mwahahaha!" "Aaaaargh!"]]

In order to find a cure for the [[cybonic plague]] afflicting Optimus, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] managed to board the ''Nemesis'' while it's cloaking was down. While they failed to find the cure in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis. Ratchet realized that a [[cortical psychic patch]] with Megatron might be the only way to save Optimus. Bumblebee volunteered to link to Megatron, inserting the Autobot into the dream world of [[Kaon]] that Megatron's consciousness was occupying. Megatron was spending his time shooting imaginary Optimus Primes, but when he realized that he couldn't kill Bumblebee, he reasoned that the world he must be in a dream. He was able to get more information from Bumblebee, including the space bridge explosion and Optimus's problem. When Bumblebee pointed out that Megatron would much rather finish Optimus himself, Megatron offered to hand over the cure if the Autobot helped him escape his mental prison. Instead Bumblebee began to withdraw from the dream world as Ratchet had been watching and obtained the cure in the short time Megatron had displayed it. As the dream world dissolved Megatron managed to stow away and his mind ended up in Bumblebee's head. His body, meanwhile, briefly flatlined as a result of Arcee shooting his life support system, but the other Decepticons reconnected it, and his body lived on minus his mind. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

Megatron recalled Starscream pulling the sliver of Dark Energon from his body after the space bridge explosion and realized that it was that Dark Energon that had allowed him to survive. Taking full control of Bumblebee's body, he used the GroundBridge to travel to the ancient battlefield where he had raised an army of the undead, and located the piece of Dark Energon he had used. He returned to the Autobot base, where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before using the GroundBridge again to reach the Decepticon ship. Despite more interference by Ratchet and Raf, Megatron managed to use the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Ordering some Vehicons to deal with the two Autobots, he immediately headed out to find Starscream. He snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of the battle and took him back to the Decepticon ship for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream. Instead, he proceeded to beat Starscream to near death. Having administered a good beating, Megatron had Starscream placed in the infirmary, and occasionally came in to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown failed to report back after discovering an energon source, Soundwave discovered that the Decepticon had been captured by [[MECH|humans]]. While Starscream advocated rescuing Breakdown, Megatron concluded that if he had allowed himself to be captured by those weaker than him, then he should either free or himself, or he ''deserved'' his fate. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Megatron recognized a magnetic signature detected by Soundwave as a [[polarity gauntlet]], but when Breakdown volunteered to go get it, he pointed out Breakdown's earlier capture by humans. Breakdown was insistent on going. Megatron was disappointed when his minion returned without the gauntlet, but was amused to see that Breakdown had instead brought back [[Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[Image:RockBottom-Megstrapped.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Boo!]]
Taking Starscream to a mine the Decepticons had long since abandoned, Megatron revealed that he was aware Starscream was still trying to mine energon without Megatron's knowledge, and that Megatron had been aware of Starscream's previous transgressions the whole time thanks to Soundwave. Megatron had only tolerated it because he had found it amusing, but Starscream's actions had grown stale, and he had grown bored with the game. Just as he was about to execute the grovelling Starscream, [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] walked in, and Megatron immediately fired on the Autobot, allowing Starscream to flee. Megatron tried to fire on Starscream, but his fusion cannon arm was directed up by Arcee's shots, causing stray cannon blasts to bring the mine down on top of all of them. Surviving the cave in, Megatron began digging himself out, when Jack happened upon him with a mining drill. Knowing the human would not help him, Megatron urged Jack to finish him off, but Jack refused, saying that wasn't what Optimus would do, and left. However, the opening Jack had created allowed Megatron to begin his escape. Some time later, Megatron came upon Starscream trying to keep a large rock from crushing him. Starscream insisted that he had come to rescue Megatron, and begged the Decepticon leader to spare him. Megatron merely stared back at Starscream as he pleaded for his life...before smirking slightly.{{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Though Megatron allowed Starscream to live and continue as his second-in-command, he was furious to learn from Airachnid that Starscream had kept the location of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' from him. He ordered Starscream to lead Airachnid to the crash site and retrieve an [[Immobilizer|experimental weapon]] that was inside. Much to Megatron's fury, Airachnid returned not only without the weapon, but with the news that Starscream had been captured by the Autobots as well. {{storylink|Partners}}

After a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] was detected, Megatron dispatched Knockout, Breakdown, and three Vehicons to retrieve it. When they returned to the ''Nemesis'', the cylinder was empty of data. Megatron assumed Breakdown dropped it, only to learn that it had affected Bulkhead. Megatron surmised that the data had transferred to Bulkhead's mind. Upon detecting the signal again, Megatron took a squad of Vehicons to secure Bulkhead. What he found was Optimus, Arcee, and Bumblebee, who wanted the cylinder in exchange for returning the information within it. After learning that Knockout had located Bulkhead, he ordered him and Breakdown to bring in his head, then told Optimus that if he wanted the cylinder, he would have to take it. After the three Autobots defeated the Vehicons, Megatron decided that no one would get the cylinder, crushing it before taking flight. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}
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===Commercial appearances===
Megatron, Dan, and [[My Little Pony|Pinkie Pie]] sang a collaborative group song while the scene quickly shifted between a variety of strange alternate universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub summer promo 2011}}
{{quote|Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the hot <strike> nuts </strike> nights?|Megatron}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spain-Spanish)
[[Image:WFC_Megatron.jpg|thumb|350px|He wants the whole world in his hand.]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (Prime)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (WFC)| Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it... At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

[[Image:WFC-MegatronmeetsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|300px|At last we meet, my punching bag.]]

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime| Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (WFC)| Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)| Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (Prime)| Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in [[Dark Energon Bombers]]. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

[[Image:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Zeta Prime, you might be more egotistical than me. I mean really, a huge holographic version of you and smaller holograms doing what you can't do without your pointy stick thing?]]

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with black humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

[[Image:WFC-hearmynameandtremble.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I stand on your crotch!]]

Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

[[Image:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Simple enough... OH GOD BULLETS.]]
Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it?
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor'': [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)

Early in the war, when the Autobots learned of the existence of the orbiting superweapon [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], Megatron sent waves of Decepticon forces to keep them from discovering more about it. Megatron, happy to see the destruction Trypticon was creating, ordered Starscream and Skywarp at gunpoint to return to Trypticon and clean up after it, while he took his troops into battle to scour the area for Autobots to kill. Few Autobots other than the medic, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], were spared Megatron's initial assault.

When Megatron found out that Starscream had left his post at Trypticon, Megatron grew angry. But the Autobots had infiltrated the [[Datacore]], so Megatron focused his efforts there instead. Bumblebee was captured, and information useful for the taking of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was pulled from his mind. Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of the initial Iacon assault. The traitorous Starscream returned to Megatron's focus, and the Air Commander was ordered to infiltrate the Core of Cybertron to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. But Starscream took too long, discovering Megatron had already reached the Core by the time he arrived. In a foul mood, Megatron would test Starscream's loyalty by putting him on the Iacon assault's front lines.

The assault went as planned, and Iacon crumbled. As Barricade and Starscream reached an empty Council Chamber, Megatro alerted them to the evacuation of the surviving Autobots. Three Autobot ships positioned themselves to escape, and so Megatron ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to take them down.

Though Iacon fell, the Trypticon orbiting superweapon was destroyed by the Autobots... but not before Megatron ripped the datacore from its brain so as to salvage its information on Dark Energon. Megatron was pleased. Despite his loss, he still had the upper hand. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Fashionably asymmetrical.]]
*'''Cybertronian Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2010)
:*''Accessories'': clear purple missile, fusion cannon

: This toy is based on Megatron's appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank or in a horizontal, hovertank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm. He also has an insignia on his back, but unlike Optimus, his is not hidden by kibble. Like [[Soundwave (Prime)|''War for Cybertron'' Soundwave]], his head has a light-piping gimmick that has been neutered by his painted eyes.

: Some units of the figure have Megatron's left internal shoulder strut misassembled, preventing that side of the tank-mode from becoming properly flush to the body when transforming. This can be corrected by unscrewing and separating the outer shoulder structure, flipping the strut 180 degrees, and reassembling the shoulder covering.

: Also, the packaging image for his tank mode is flipped.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#United|Megatron Cybertron Mode]] and [[Darkside Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertronian Megatron at TFU.info]''

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===Prime===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|His jet mode needs a little scarf attached to the robot head.]]
*'''"Entertainment Pack"''' (5 figure gift set, 2011)
: A Deluxe-sized Megatron comes with a similarly-scaled [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and PVC figurines of [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]]. Megatron converts from his alien jet mode to his robot mode.
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===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
:*''Accessories'': clear blue missile, fusion cannon

:A translucent [[redeco]] of Cybertronian Megatron, collected together with Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee in a three-pack [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]].

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Too fast for screen caps.]]
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*Optimus Prime's recollections in ''Darkness Rising'' have him and Megatron fighting side-by-side at the start of the Great War. This is the first time a Megatron has been involved in a Great War that he ''didn't'' start, never mind one where he used to be a goodie.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both G1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)| buckethead]]) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the Movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in: the ''Prime'' staff used the same rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his altmode, probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
*At a video shown at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, Welker explained his ''Prime'' voice for Megatron would be mostly toned down from his G1 counterpart, to give the character more range.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/transformers-prime---peter-cullen--frank-welker-behind-the-scenes-170264/ Transformers Prime - Peter Cullen & Frank Welker Behind the Scenes] TFW2005</ref> When the show aired, Megatron indeed had a more quiet, sinister version of his voice than the iconic shouty one.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category: Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category: Generations]]
[[Category: Gladiators]]
[[Category: Hall of Fame]]
[[Category: Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Vehicon (Prime)

2011-08-14T20:31:54Z

Primo: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambig3|Vehicon}}
:''Vehicons are [[Decepticon]] [[drone]]s from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Eradicons_Group_Darkness_Rising_2.jpg|thumb|450px|There are many copies, and they have a plan: to look ''bitchin'.'']]
'''Vehicons''' may be [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s cannon fodder, but they do possess a sweet alternate mode.

They are also called '''Eradicons'''. It's a bit confusing.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' comic===
Vehicons were stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], building [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s [[space bridge]]. They captured [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and were visibly agitated when he refused to translate [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s encrypted message for them. They were prevented from executing him when [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] came and killed them all. The rest of Starscream's troops in [[Kaon]] were killed when she blew up the space bridge. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Transformers: Prime}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actors:'' [[Steve Blum]] (English, ''Darkness Rising, Part 4''), [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English, ''Masters & Students'', ''Convoy'', ''Sick Mind''), [[Frank Welker]] (English, ''Con Job''), [[Jaime Roca]] (Spain-Spanish)

[[Image:DecepticonTrooperCar.jpg|thumb|left|Possibly the most beautiful [[army-building|army-builder]]s ever.]]
[[Airachnid]] had a couple of Vehicons at her disposal on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They captured [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], and were later blasted by [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] during Arcee's rescue. {{storylink|Predatory}}

When Starscream arrived on Earth, he brought a ''scrapload'' of Vehicons with him. A large squad of them jumped Cliffjumper and took him prisoner, and two were later sent to take out Arcee. They proved quite powerful opponents when it came to physical combat, able to get both Arcee ''and'' Bumblebee on the ropes without much difficulty; only [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead's]] arrival caused them to withdraw. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} A large group of them were involved in mining energon, but proved unable to fight off an aggressive Autobot assault. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:Bulkhead_Eradicon_Darkness_Rising_3.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Drones are people too!]]

When first Bulkhead and later other Autobots made an assault on the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]], the drones did their best to hold them off but, while still doing damage, were taken down after a drawn-out battle. One managed to capture [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], while another came close to murdering the kids. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

When Megatron wanted to defend his space bridge, he sent in a squad of Vehicons with space-jet modes. In a pitched battle, the Autobots flattened them. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

In the aftermath of Megatron's demise, Starscream delivered a stirring speech to the Vehicon troopers, only for one of them to question how they'd defeat the Autobots without Megatron's leadership. Starscream's pronouncements met with a lackluster response from the Vehicons, leading him to seek [[Skyquake (Prime)|alternate help]]. The troops must have been pleased when Starscream recovered Megatron's body and placed him in sickbay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:PrimeVehiconJets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang's deadlier cousins.]]

Some flying Vehicons shot down [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s ship, before he hacked them to bits with his swords. A bunch more presumably overwhelmed him so that [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] could take his place. Makeshift finished off two of the Vehicons once Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee arrived, in order to maintain his disguise. Poor disposable Vehicons. Starscream prepared a battalion of Vehicons to go through the [[GroundBridge]] once Makeshift opened it, however Wheeljack killed his Vehicon guard and attacked them atop the Decepticon ship before escaping through the GroundBridge itself. When the GroundBridge opened a second time, the Vehicons rushed into it, only to be knocked over by Makeshift being thrown through it in the other direction. Yet more Vehicons were taken out a short time later when a bomb attached to Makeshift exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:WingedVehicons.jpg|thumb|250px|right|"The Danger Zone looks greener than I was expecting."]]
A squadron of flying Vehicons were sent to search out and destroy the Autobots during a mission. They succeeded in destroying Prime's [[trailer]] before landing and confronting the Autobots themselves. Then they mostly got pounded, but one managed to ram Prime in the face with a tree, sending him over the edge and temporarily knocking him offline. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Dissatisfied with the progress of Megatron's recovery, the crew voted to bring in outside help, and Starscream summoned [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to repair their leader. One single Vehicon was with Starscream, Knock Out, and Breakdown when they were going to drain an energon seam using the recently stolen [[Energon Harvester]]. When Knock Out tried to correct Starscream on who was responsible for obtaining the device, Starscream demonstrated the Harvester's abilities by using it on the Vehicon, draining it of its energon. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

The Vehicons were put to work repairing the ship's electromagnetic shielding after it failed, and despite working as fast as they could, it was taking a while. Partly because Starscream was drawing them from their duties to smack them around. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} While controlling Bumblebee, Megatron trashed a bunch of Vehicons in the Decepticon ship. Another batch of them came running when Megatron revived in his own body, and were promptly ordered to destroy Ratchet and Bumblebee. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

A lone Vehicon was manning the Decepticon [[GroundBridge]] when Starscream requested an emergency bridge back to the ship. Starscream yelled at it to keep quiet about his activities, and it silently watched him leave the room. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Four Vehicons accompanied Starscream in an attempt to rescue Breakdown, who had been captured by [[MECH]]. By the time they arrived, Breakdown had already been rescued by Bulkhead. They prepared to attack the Autobot, who flattened them by throwing Breakdown at them. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Several Vehicons were fighting Bumblebee and Arcee when the latter had to leave suddenly. Luckily Bumblebee was more than capable of taking care of the rest of them on his own. {{storylink|Crisscross}} Breakdown was escorted to the bridge by a couple of Vehicons when he returned to the ''Nemesis'' with Airachnid. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

A couple of Vehicons were on guard on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Megatron ordered Airachnid and Starscream to go find the wreck of the ''[[Harbinger]]''. {{storylink|Partners}}

Knock Out and Breakdown were assisted in their quest to grab a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] by a squad of Vehicons. Another squad accompanied Megatron when he attempted to capture Bulkhead who had the data from the cylinder in his head. The Autobots pretty much trashed those Vehicons, after which Megatron decided no one was having the cylinder and flew off. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}
{{--}}

==Games==

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
{{Storylink|Terrorcon Defense}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-VehiconDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Is that a Danny Elfman score playing?]]
*'''Vehicon''' (Deluxe, 2011)
:The Vehicon transforms into a sports car resembling a Cadillac Cien. He comes with a rifle as an accessory.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[Image:DecepticonTroopers.jpg|thumb|250px|"Is this gonna happen every week?" "Pretty much."]]
*The Vehicons were among the first ''Prime'' Transformers shown, in a preview shown at Comic-Com 2010: two Vehicons walk under a bridge and one shows its hand to the camera, before [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] arrives to heroically beat up the two guys who aren't doing anything.
*The Vehicons have yet to be referred to as such on the ''Prime'' cartoon, only being referred to as "Decepticon Troopers" in the credits; the "Vehicon" name comes from creative team comments and online games. A single image on the [[The Hub|Hub]] website refers to a trooper as "Eradicon" instead, and closed captions refer to the troopers as such.

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Drones]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]

Megatron (Kre-O)

2011-08-13T23:33:29Z

Primo: /* Fiction */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Megatron}}
:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] continuity.''

[[Image:KreO Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Me, myself, and-- Shockwave, what are you ''doing'' here?]]
'''Megatron''' has a reputation for being a bad guy. Mostly it is because he is a diabolically evil commander. If people knew the softer side of him, they might change their minds. But, then again, the softer side of him includes his love of crushing [[Autobot]]s... so maybe not.

Megatron has a swing on the front porch of his building where he likes to read the ''[[Kreon Kode]]''. He prefers seafood restaurants that give you a mallet to crush crabs. The thought of being lost in a box of random Kre-O bricks scares him.
{{--}}

==Fiction==
Megatron fought Optimus Prime and lost. But he quickly rebuilt himself and tagged [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] in. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}

Megatron was a judge at a dance competition he gave Bumblebee a bad score and gave Starscream's terrible performance a ridiculously high score of 1048279. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
* '''Megatron''' w/ Megatron, [[Shockwave (Kre-O)|Shockwave]], Specialist Kreon, and police officer Kreon. (2011, 310 pieces)

:Megatron transforms into what resembles a Mack truck, loosely based upon his [[Megatron (Movie)|Movie counterpart]]'s appearance in the [[Dark of the Moon (film)|third live-action film]]. In truck mode, up to two Kreons can ride in the cab.

:Like many other Kre-O sets, The stock photography features robot construction that differ from the final product. Megatron's upper arms have several of the extraneous parts, mainly his truck cab doors, added to the construction. Whether this is due to a change in the design or the photographers creative liberty with the figure is left to be seen.
{{charstubtoys}}

==External links==
* [http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kre-O-Transformers-Megatron/16386324 Megatron's Kre-O bio @ Walmart.com]

[[Category: Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category: Kreons]]

E. J. Su

2011-08-11T20:57:12Z

Primo: /* IDW */

[[Image:Sdcc 09 - guido guidi and ej su.jpg|300px|thumb|right|If he's with [[Guido Guidi]] here, would that make them peas in a pod?]]

'''E. J. Su''' is an American comic book artist from Taiwan. Before signing on with [[IDW Publishing]], he was an artist with [[wikipedia:Image Comics|Image Comics]] and had done some Transformers art for [[Hasbro]].

He does his own sound effects! [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=6022&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=285]

==Comic book art==
===IDW===
* ''[[Infiltration]]'' [[Infiltration issue 0|#0]], [[Infiltration issue 1|#1]], [[Infiltration issue 2|#2]], [[Infiltration issue 3|#3]], [[Infiltration issue 4|#4]], [[Infiltration issue 5|#5]], [[Infiltration issue 6|#6]]
* ''[[Escalation (IDW)|Escalation]]'' [[Escalation issue 1|#1]], [[Escalation issue 2|#2]], [[Escalation issue 3|#3]], [[Escalation issue 4|#4]], [[Escalation issue 5|#5]], [[Escalation issue 6|#6]]
* ''[[Devastation (IDW)|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 1|#1]], [[Devastation issue 2|#2]], [[Devastation issue 5|#5]], [[Devastation issue 6|#6]]
* ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|#1]], [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|#4]]
* ''[[All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron ]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 7|#7]] (flashback sequences)
* ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' [[Spotlight: Jazz|Jazz]], [[Spotlight: Prowl|Prowl]]
* ''[[Transformers: Prime (comic)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (chapter 1)
* ''[[Transformers: Jazz]]'' (cover)

==Transformers promotional art==
[[Image:Perceptor-Ar-art.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
===''Armada''===
{{note|All characters listed here include vehicle-mode illustrations where applicable.}}
{{collist|3|
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]
* Optimus Prime super mode
* Optimus Prime with [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]
* Megatron with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]
* [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]]
* [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]
* [[Sureshock (Armada)]]
* [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]
* [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]]
* [[Runway]]
* [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]
* [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber sword]]
}}

==DVD art==
* Cover for [[Madman Entertainment]]'s [[Victory (cartoon)|''Transformers: Victory'' Collection]] Australian DVD release

{{-}}
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:Decepticon medic devils due.jpg|[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and a [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]] from [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #4]].
Image:Infiltration 0b.jpg|Cover B for ''[[Infiltration]]'' [[Infiltration issue 0|#0]].
Image:Escalation2 Jazz transform.jpg|[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transforms, from [[Escalation (IDW)|''Transformers: Escalation'']] [[Escalation issue 2|#2]].
Image:Devastation1 Ark-19 liftoff.jpg|The ''[[Ark-19]]'' lifts off in ''[[Devastation (IDW)|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 3|#3]].
Image:Devastation6 Scorponok liveagain.jpg|[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] from ''[[Devastation (IDW)|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 6|#6]].
Image:Spotlight Hardhead ri.jpg|Cover of ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''.
Image:IDWTF7-SunstormAcidstorm.jpg|[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Acid Storm]] from ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[The Transformers issue 7|#7]].
Image:MadmanVictory.jpg|Australian [[Victory (cartoon)|''Transformers: Victory'' Collection]] DVD box.
</gallery>

''[[:Category:Images by E. J. Su|Extended E. J. Su gallery]]''</center>

==External links==
*[http://www.protodepot.com/ Prototype Garage]
*[http://ej-su.deviantart.com/ EJ's DeviantArt]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Su, E.J.}}
[[Category: Illustrators]]
[[Category: Pencillers]]
[[Category:IDW]]

{{stub}}

Andy Schmidt

2011-08-11T20:54:02Z

Primo: /* Editor */

[[Image:Andy Schmidt.jpg|right|thumb|200px|He's not smug, he just photographs that way!]]
'''Andy Schmidt''' is a comic book writer and former Senior Editor for [[IDW Publishing]].

Before working for IDW, he was an editor at [[Marvel Comics]], where he handled most titles under the "Marvel Heroes" brand as well as numerous other top titles, and oversaw the multi-title "Annihilation" crossover event.

He moved to IDW Publishing in 2008, starting out editing their ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''Star Trek'' titles before leaving Star Trek to work on the ''Transformers'' brand, first as co-editor, and then taking over as full editor when [[Denton J. Tipton]] moved on to other projects. To say that he was overwhelmed with how obsessive Transfans are with the continuity would be an understatement.

In 2011, he was hired by Hasbro directly in some capacity, and has since been replaced as editor on IDW's Hasbro-licensed properties by [[John Barber]].

He also owns and teaches at the Comics Experience school of comics in California.

{{quote|I'm just constantly surprised at how you guys keep track of all this stuff. It's really impressive. And yes, it's a part of my job, but it's not how my brain works naturally. I have to really work at it. This is part of the job that doesn't come easily to me. ... Back at Marvel we just didn't care ;)|Andy Schmidt<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=178902#178902 Tongue-in-cheek comment made on the IDW forums, on April 20, 2010]</ref>}}

{{quote|If I could go back to the 70s and 80s and stop Marvel and DC from ingraining in comics fans brains that continuity is paramount, I would.|Andy Schmidt<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=214908&sid=5894ac2171f0fd9d0196eb1e71d4bf18#214908 December 3, 2010]</ref>}}

==Comic bibliography==
===IDW Publishing===
====Writer====
* ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 14|#14 ("Rebirth")]]
* ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' [[Spotlight: Metroplex|#24 "Metroplex"]]
* ''[[The Transformers Continuum: The Definitive Chronology]]''

====Editor====
(many with [[Denton J. Tipton]])
* ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 9|#9]], [[All Hail Megatron issue 10|#10]], [[All Hail Megatron issue 11|#11]], [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|#12]], [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|#13]], [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|#15]], [[All Hail Megatron issue 16|#16]]
* ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'': all issues.
* ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'': all issues.
* ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' [[Spotlight: Jazz|#22 "Jazz"]], [[Spotlight: Prowl|#25 "Prowl"]].
* ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' (ongoing): all issues thus far.
* ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Prime (comic)|Transformers: Prime]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Sector 7]]''
* ''[[Foundation]]''
* ''[[Rising Storm]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Jazz]]''

==Reference==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.comicsexperience.com Comics Experience]
* [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/tfw2005-interviews-idw-publishing-editor-andy-schmidt-168776/ November 16, 2009 interview with TFW2005.com]
* [http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=12679 November 23, 2009 interview with Tformers.com, where he addresses criticism about Transformers: Continuum]
* [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/seibertron-interviews-idws-transformers-lead-editor-andy-schmidt/17393/ November 24, 2009 interview with Seibertron.com]

{{stub}}

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Chris Mowry

2011-08-11T20:53:04Z

Primo:

{{disambig3|Chris}}

[[Image:ChrisMowry BotCon2009.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Someday, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], someday...]]
'''Chris Mowry''' is a comic book writer and letterer, who in recent years has worked for [[IDW Publishing]].

{{quote|My latest <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[toy|Transformer toy]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> is my [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Megatron]] that my girlfriend bought me for a 'congrats' for ''Reign of Starscream.''|Chris Mowry, lucky guy}}

As a writer, he has worked on:

*''[[The Reign of Starscream]]''
*''[[Destiny|Transformers: Destiny]]
**''[[Alliance (comic)|Transformers: Alliance]]''
**''[[Defiance|Transformers: Defiance]]''
*''[[Tales of the Fallen]]'' [[Tales of the Fallen issue 1|#1 Bumblebee]], [[Tales of the Fallen issue 3|#3 Jetfire]], [[Tales of the Fallen issue 6|#6 Arcee]]

As a letterer, he has worked on:

* [[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]
* [[Escalation issue 1|''Escalation'' #1]]
* ''[[Devastation (IDW)|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 1|#1]] & [[Devastation issue 6|#6]]
* ''[[Maximum Dinobots]]'' [[Maximum Dinobots issue 1|#1]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|#2]], & [[Maximum Dinobots issue 4|#4]]
* Assorted ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlights]]''
* ''[[The Ascending]]'' [[The Ascending issue 3|#3]] & [[The Ascending issue 4|#4]]
* ''[[The Arrival]]'' #1-5
* The 2007 ''[[Movie Adaptation]]''
* ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (comic series)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''
* ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #1–16
* ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #1-4
* ''[[Transformers: Prime (comic)|Transformers: Prime]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]'' #1-4
* ''[[Transformers: Jazz]]''

He was also letterer on the comics that he has written.

==External links==
* [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=63466 Interview with Chris Mowry at IDWPublishing.com]
* [http://chrismowry.blogspot.com The Full Mowry, Chris Mowry's blog]

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[[Category:Letterers]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Josh Perez

2011-08-11T20:49:32Z

Primo: /* IDW Publishing */

{{disambig3|Josh}}

[[Image:Alex Milne and Josh Perez - SDCC08.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Josh Perez (left) and [[Alex Milne]] (right) just before zombie robots took them away.]]

'''Josh Perez''' (born [[May 20]], [[1983]]) is a comic-book colorist from [[Texas]], whose Transformers output includes work for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]], [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] and [[Fun Publications]]. Perez is usually the defacto colourist for fellow artist [[Alex Milne]]'s work.

==Published color work==
===Dreamwave Publishing===
* ''[[Energon (comic)|Transformers: Energon]]'' [[Aftershock (issue)|#24]]

===IDW Publishing===
*''[[Megatron Origin]]'' [[Megatron Origin issue 1|#1]], [[Megatron Origin issue 2|#2]], [[Megatron Origin issue 3|#3]], [[Megatron Origin issue 4|#4]]

*''[[Spotlight (comics)|Transformers Spotlight]]'' [[Spotlight: Kup|#7 Kup]] (cover B), [[Spotlight: Arcee|#12 Arcee]]

*''[[Movie Adaptation|Transformers Movie Adaptation]]'' [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number One|#1]], [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number Two|#2]], [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number Three|#3]], [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four|#4]]

*''[[The Reign of Starscream|Transformers Movie Sequel - The Reign of Starscream]]'' [[The Reign of Starscream issue 1|#1]], [[The Reign of Starscream issue 2|#2]], [[The Reign of Starscream issue 3|#3]], [[The Reign of Starscream issue 4|#4]], [[The Reign of Starscream issue 5|#5]]

* ''[[Alliance (comic)|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Prequel - Alliance]]'' [[Alliance issue 1|#1]], [[Alliance issue 2|#2]], [[Alliance issue 3|#3]], [[Alliance issue 4|#4]]

* ''[[Defiance|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Prequel - Defiance]]'' [[Defiance issue 1|#1]], [[Defiance issue 2|#2]], [[Defiance issue 3|#3]], [[Defiance issue 4|#4]]

*''[[Revenge of the Fallen (comic series)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|#1]], [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|#2]], [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|#3]], [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 4|#4]]

*''[[Tales of the Fallen]]'' [[Tales of the Fallen issue 1|#1 Bumblebee]], [[Tales of the Fallen issue 2|#2 Sideswipe]], [[Tales of the Fallen issue 6|#6 Arcee]]

*''[[The Transformers: Drift]]'' [[Drift issue 1|#1]], [[Drift issue 2|#2]], [[Drift issue 3|#3]], [[Drift issue 4|#4]]

*''[[Transformers: Jazz]]''

===Fun Publications===
*''[[Crossing Over]]'' [[Crossing Over, Part 2|Part 2]], [[Crossing Over: Part 3|Part 3]], [[Crossing Over: Part 4|Part 4]], [[Crossing Over: Part 5|Part 5]], [[Crossing Over: Part 6|Part 6]]

*''[[Transcendent]]'' [[Transcendent: Part 1|Part 1]], [[Transcendent: Part 2|Part 2]], [[Transcendent: Part 3|Part 3]], [[Transcendent: Part 4|Part 4]], [[Transcendent: Part 5|Part 5]], [[Transcendent: Part 6|Part 6]]

*''[[Reunification]]'' [[Reunification: Part 1|Part 1]], [[Reunification: Part 2|Part 2]], [[Reunification: Part 3|Part 3]], [[Reunification: Part 4|Part 4]], [[Reunification: Part 5|Part 5]], [[Reunification: Part 6|Part 6]]

*''[[Wings of Honor]]'' (shuttle attack)

*''[[The Coming Storm]]'' [[The Coming Storm: Part 1|Part 1]]

{{stub|list of work done}}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:IDW SentPrime Apexarmor.jpg|Oh slag. We're [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|screwed]], aren't we?
Image:Defiance 3 frenzy Cyberglyphics.jpg|You sure we're getting the [[Defiance issue 3|right readings]]?
Image:SGBreakdown Reunification1.jpg|This is what [[Reunification: Part 1|happens]] when you don't take the [[Alpha Trion (SG)|boss]]' [[Sky Lynx (SG)|pet]] to the vet with backup.
Image:Spotlight Kup b.jpg|Where's my shotgun?! We're huntin' [[Spotlight: Kup|zombies]]!
</gallery>

*''[[:Category:Images by Josh Perez|Extended Josh Perez gallery]]''</center>

==External links==
*[http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/ Josh Perez at DeviantArt]

{{stub}}

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[[Category:Dreamwave]]
[[Category:Fun Publications]]
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Alex Milne

2011-08-11T20:48:25Z

Primo: /* IDW */

{{disambig3|Alex}}
[[Image:Alexmilne.jpg|right|214px|thumb|Is... is that a lightning bolt behind him? Jesus, Dreamwave.]]
'''Alex Milne''' (born [[October 13]], 19??) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] artist. A few years ago, he was ghosting for [[Pat Lee|Superstar Patrick "Pat The Transman" Lee]], and unfortunately was not being paid very much (or at all) for his work.

He is currently freelancing for [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''Transformers'' comics and (presumably) being paid a living wage.

Pat Lee owed him more than $4,330.00 as of February 2005. That was ''before'' Alex ghosted for Pat.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=14886# http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=14886#]</ref>

{{bigquote|[F]rankly he was the best comic penciler on our roster at the time.|[[Pat Lee]] about Alex Milne during his stint at Dream Engine|[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/12/20/pat-lee-talks-to-bleeding-cool-via-a-dabel-brother/ Interview with Rich Johnston] at Bleeding Cool Comics, December 2010}}

==Comic book interior art==
===Dreamwave===
* [[Energon (comic)|''Energon'']] #26–29, #31 (the latter was unreleased)

===Devil's Due===
* ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]]'' #4, #5

===IDW===
[[Image:Megatronorigintpb.jpg|right|100px|thumb|I told you, NOBODY gets MEGATRON'S milk money!]]
* ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' (all 4 issues; issue #2 Pages 1–11, 20–22 only)
* [[Movie Adaptation|''Transformers'' (2007) Official ''Movie Adaptation'']] (all 4 issues)
* ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''
* ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]''
*''[[Alliance (comic)|Transformers: Alliance]]''
*''[[Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3]]''
*''[[Tales of the Fallen]]'' ''[[Tales of the Fallen issue 5|#5 Ravage]]'', ''[[Tales of the Fallen issue 6|#6 Arcee]]''
*''[[The Transformers: Drift]]''
*''[[The Transformers (IDW)| The Transformers]]'' (issues 16-18, 22-23)
*''[[Alex Milne Sketchbook: The Transformers]]''
*''[[Transformers: Jazz]]''

===Fun Publications===
* [[Games of Deception|Transformers ''Timelines'' Summer Special]]

==Transformers packaging art==
===Alternators===
* [[Jazz (G1)|Meister (original release)]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:Alliance1 Simmons Lennox Epps.jpg|This after the [[Alliance issue 1|second date]]? I'm suing the dating agency.
Image:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Many fans shed [[Alliance issue 1|tears of joy]]. And will do so if it [[Dark of the Moon (film)|actually happens]].
Image:Spotlight-blaster-cover-color.jpg|Oh, he's [[Spotlight: Blaster|jammin']], alright.
Image:MegatronOriginsCrasher.jpg|Don't we know [[Crasher (G1)|you]] from [[Megatron Origin issue 2|somewhere]]?
</gallery>

*''[[:Category:Images by Alex Milne|Extended Alex Milne gallery]]''</center>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External link==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/ Alex Milne at deviantART]

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[[Category:Pencillers]]
[[Category:Colorists]]
[[Category:Dreamwave]]
[[Category:IDW]]

Alex Milne

2011-08-11T20:48:08Z

Primo: /* IDW */

{{disambig3|Alex}}
[[Image:Alexmilne.jpg|right|214px|thumb|Is... is that a lightning bolt behind him? Jesus, Dreamwave.]]
'''Alex Milne''' (born [[October 13]], 19??) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] artist. A few years ago, he was ghosting for [[Pat Lee|Superstar Patrick "Pat The Transman" Lee]], and unfortunately was not being paid very much (or at all) for his work.

He is currently freelancing for [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''Transformers'' comics and (presumably) being paid a living wage.

Pat Lee owed him more than $4,330.00 as of February 2005. That was ''before'' Alex ghosted for Pat.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=14886# http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=14886#]</ref>

{{bigquote|[F]rankly he was the best comic penciler on our roster at the time.|[[Pat Lee]] about Alex Milne during his stint at Dream Engine|[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/12/20/pat-lee-talks-to-bleeding-cool-via-a-dabel-brother/ Interview with Rich Johnston] at Bleeding Cool Comics, December 2010}}

==Comic book interior art==
===Dreamwave===
* [[Energon (comic)|''Energon'']] #26–29, #31 (the latter was unreleased)

===Devil's Due===
* ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]]'' #4, #5

===IDW===
[[Image:Megatronorigintpb.jpg|right|100px|thumb|I told you, NOBODY gets MEGATRON'S milk money!]]
* ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' (all 4 issues; issue #2 Pages 1–11, 20–22 only)
* [[Movie Adaptation|''Transformers'' (2007) Official ''Movie Adaptation'']] (all 4 issues)
* ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''
* ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]''
*''[[Alliance (comic)|Transformers: Alliance]]''
*''[[Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3]]''
*''[[Tales of the Fallen]]'' ''[[Tales of the Fallen issue 5|#5 Ravage]]'', ''[[Tales of the Fallen issue 6|#6 Arcee]]''
*''[[The Transformers: Drift]]''
*''[[The Transformers (IDW)| The Transformers]]'' (issues 16-18, 22-23)
*''[[Alex Milne Sketchbook: The Transformers]]''
*''[[Transfformers: Jazz]]''

===Fun Publications===
* [[Games of Deception|Transformers ''Timelines'' Summer Special]]

==Transformers packaging art==
===Alternators===
* [[Jazz (G1)|Meister (original release)]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:Alliance1 Simmons Lennox Epps.jpg|This after the [[Alliance issue 1|second date]]? I'm suing the dating agency.
Image:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Many fans shed [[Alliance issue 1|tears of joy]]. And will do so if it [[Dark of the Moon (film)|actually happens]].
Image:Spotlight-blaster-cover-color.jpg|Oh, he's [[Spotlight: Blaster|jammin']], alright.
Image:MegatronOriginsCrasher.jpg|Don't we know [[Crasher (G1)|you]] from [[Megatron Origin issue 2|somewhere]]?
</gallery>

*''[[:Category:Images by Alex Milne|Extended Alex Milne gallery]]''</center>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External link==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/ Alex Milne at deviantART]

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[[Category:Colorists]]
[[Category:Dreamwave]]
[[Category:IDW]]

Transformers: Jazz

2011-08-11T20:02:00Z

Primo: /* Quotes */

{{comicstory
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|prev=
|next=Transformers: Space Case
|image=TargetJazzcomic.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] [[Target]]
|date=
|coverdate=
|packaged with=[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]
|writer=[[John Barber]]
|pencils=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]] [[Denton J. Tipton]]
|cover=[[E. J. Su]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
}}
'''Little Jazz. No, not Roy Eldridge.'''

==Synopsis==
Although nominally supposed to be out hunting [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] is driving through the desert after a stray energy trace, chasing a hunch. The source of the trace turns out to be [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], trying to force a gas station attendant to give him all his [[energon]]. When the befuddled human expresses confusion, Space Case flies into a rage and accuses the human of making fun of him. Jazz chooses that moment to intervene, opining that Space Case is making fun of himself by ''trying to rob a gas station''. The two fight briefly, with Space Case now convinced that Jazz is also making fun of him<ref>He is.</ref>, before Space Case gets the upper hand on the much smaller Autobot and pins him to the ground with his trident. Jazz is able to ignite the station's underground gasoline tanks, seemingly destroying his attacker, and speed off safely with the attendant.

His victory is short-lived, however, as Space Case comes howling out of the flames, intent on getting revenge on Jazz. Though Space Case is able to get his hands on him, Jazz deftly counters with a series of acrobatic moves and, when Space Case growls at him to shut up, tells the Decepticon not to "knock his hustle". Distracted by Jazz's non-stop shuckin' and jivin', Space Case fails to notice that Jazz's seemingly stray crescent cannon shots have in fact dangerously weakened the cliff face behind him. The resulting rockslide buries the Decepticon.

Jazz apologizes to the attendant for blowing up his gas station, but the human, showing an attitude lamentably uncommon to humans, thanks the "big guy" for saving his life, calling the station "a lousy job anyway". Jazz, tickled at the idea of being "big guy" to someone, tells the attendant to help someone smaller than him in the future, and they'll be even.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]
|c2=
* [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]]
|c3=
* [[Gas station attendant]]
}}

==Quotes==
"Awright- Gimme all yer Energon an' I'll letcha go..."
"Um... You want ''regular'' or ''unleaded?''"
:-'''Space Case''' robbing a gas station

"I might not be ''big'', but I'm as ''real'' as it ''gets'', son."
:-'''Jazz''' tells it like it is

"''Haw!'' Nice shootin' - you ''missed!'' ...oh." 
[''Space Case is crushed by rubble''] 
"Maybe I ain't so big, an' I might ''talk'' too much, an' I most ''def'' let my ''curiousity'' go ''wild'' - but I never, ''ever'' miss."
:-'''Space Case''' insults '''Jazz''''s aim; Jazz begs to disagree

==Notes==
*The comic comes free with [[Target]]'s [[exclusive]] ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Cyberglyphics]]-themed redeco of Jazz.
*Although the comic is written as a timeless standalone story, it probably takes place between [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] capture by [[Sector 7]] and the Autobots' meeting at [[Griffith Observatory]].
*Someone must have cut-and-pasted some legalese for the indicia, because licensing information for both Lockheed's Raptor and Sikorsky's Pave Low appear inside the front cover.

===Errors===
*Jazz is consistently depicted with red details on his biceps that are actually on the backs of his arms on his toy. Since these details are basically hidden out of sight, this may actually be a production error on the toy, with the comic "correct".

===Advertisements===
*''Dark of the Moon'' [[MechTech]] figures

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Transformers: Jazz

2011-08-11T19:59:40Z

Primo: /* Quotes */

Talk:Air Raid (Movie)

2011-08-09T04:43:28Z

Primo: /* Last line */

== War of the Waves ==

Since the War of the Waves 2-pack is explicitly labelled "Cybertron Series" within the Universe franchise, it isn't this character. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:34, 30 November 2009 (EST)

==Ha==
I have no great objection to it existing as it is, but this page is a hilarious dumping ground of unrelated guys called Air Raid, not that any of them have much to say about them. -[[User:LV|LV]] 13:08, 16 June 2011 (EDT)
:Well if there is nothing to say about them there is no way to distinguish that they are unrelated, therefore it is simpler to assume that all of these movieverse Air Raids are the same guy. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:12, 16 June 2011 (EDT)
::He agrees. He's just saying that it's funny. Don't gotta pitch it to him. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:19, 16 June 2011 (EDT)
:::Still, I think having four independently-created incarnations of Air Raid on a page warrants a note. If only to point out the hilarity and the fact that people aren't very creative with names. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 13:51, 16 June 2011 (EDT)

== Last line ==

Is the last line of this article ''supposed'' to be "boom boom SEXY TIME"?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 16:18, 7 August 2011 (EDT)