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Ravage (ROTF)

2012-06-03T05:57:00Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Transformers: The Ride */ Uldated details, particularily links and Ravage's potential death.

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF_Ravage_promo.jpg|thumb|400px|Twisted tales of Felix the death-dealing moggy.]]

'''Ravage''' specializes in infiltration. A frequent partner of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he does the dirty work of the larger Decepticon. Ravage's body and armament are all dedicated to hitting the enemy before they even know what hit them. He can be orbitally inserted at fifteen times the speed of sound, spy inside highly secure locations using swarms of [[Microcon (ROTF)|microcons]], and generally ruin your day. He respects the danger [[human]]s present though, as they were the ones who managed to kill [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

Perhaps due to his origin as a reengineered [[Mechanimal|mechanimal]], some doubt Ravage's sentience, and there is debate on the degree to which he is a distinct entity, rather than an extension of Soundwave's will.<ref>[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]</ref> However, he's displayed guile, cunning, and split-second tactical thinking, making it hard for others to believe he does not have some innate intelligence. <ref>[[Transformers Comic issue 2.4|Titan Ravage Profile]]</ref> In reality, Ravage just considers the other Decepticons ''beneath'' him, and allows his eerie, silent ways and manner to alienate him from his comrades. Soundwave is the one exception: the two are kindred spirits, understanding each other's true nature and motives. <ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro Battle Bios]</ref>

==Fiction==

===IDW movie prequel comics===
Early in the war, Ravage joined Megatron's Decepticon malcontents in attacking [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and his archeological digs. However, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] anticipated this move by the Decepticons and arrived on scene, literally on top of Ravage, to protect his mentor. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3}}

After the moon landing of [[1969]], Soundwave sent Ravage to gather agents to ensure a stop to human exploration of the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

===''The Veiled Threat''===
Many, many years later, Ravage made his way to Earth following the destruction of the [[AllSpark]]. After the [[crab spy]] successfully infiltrated [[NEST]] headquarters at [[Diego Garcia]], it made its way back to the sea where Ravage was waiting to pick it up. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===Titan Magazines ROTF comic===

[[Image:Titan4_Ravagedescends.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ceiling cat is watching you masturbate.]]

Ravage was dispatched to NEST's [[United Kingdom|Scotland]] base to find, interrogate, and kill [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] before they could pass on information about the Decepticon plans. Easily breaking into one of the most secure bases on Earth, he went on to swiftly knock out [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] and attempt to rip into the twins. While they were able to evade him, Ravage shrugged off any attack and finally cornered Mudflap, broadcasting Soundwave's demands to him.

This, however, was a trap the twins had set up, and Ravage found himself trapped in a simulated combat exercise. To escape, he faked unconsciousness and then snuck out the back when nobody was looking. But he made sure to bug the base before he left... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}}

[[Image:Titan2-4 SkidsRavage.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Said the Cat, I know a fun game I will win. I think it is called Dismember the Twin!]]

When the twins temporarily pretended to defect, poor Ravage had to listen to them nattering throughout briefings. Not even his ominous growl would silence them! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]]
[[Image:Ravagerotfteaser.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Meowth! That's right!]]
From his vantage point high in orbit above Earth, Ravage's master [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] located the last remaining shard of the [[AllSpark]] in a [[NEST]] holding facility on [[Diego Garcia]], and dispatched Ravage to retrieve it. Launched from Soundwave's chest, Ravage plummeted through Earth's atmosphere in re-entry mode and impacted just off Diego Garcia's shore, bounding to land in the blink of an eye. Quickly and stealthily, the feline Decepticon knocked several of the base's security sensors offline to cover his approach, then proceeded to vomit a large quantity of [[Microcon (ROTF)|small, metallic spheres]] down a ventilation shaft. Once inside the base, the spheres transformed and combined into "[[Reedman]]", who successfully stole the shard and returned to the surface to reunite with Ravage. As the human soldiers attempted stop Reedman, Ravage provided cover fire, killing several humans in the process. The pair then made their escape.

[[Image:ROTF-Ravagefires.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He arms himself in case a Monday comes along.]]

Having secured the shard, Ravage traveled to the ''[[Bayos]]'', a human freighter carrying the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] which was passing the area of the sea in which [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was buried. After diving over the side of the barge and reaching the bottom where Megatron's body rested, Ravage ejected [[Scalpel (ROTF)|the Doctor]] from a compartment in his chest. While the Constructicons began to tear apart "[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]]", Ravage was going for a swim, apparently enjoying the water, but quickly ended his little frolic when the Doctor demanded the shard. After the Doctor resurrected Megatron using the AllSpark shard, Ravage and the Constructicons swam up to the surface following their revived leader.

[[Image:ROTF Ravage death.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Great, now he's a scaredy-cat.]]
Some time later, Ravage joined the other Decepticons in searching for [[Sam Witwicky]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] amid some [[Egypt]]ian ruins. The forces of NEST soon arrived, and [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]] broke out, complicating their search. Spotting Sam, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] instructed [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] to release [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]]. Ravage jumped out of the Constructicon when he ejected the fleshlings, and went stalking. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] managed to get the jump on Rampage, and Ravage in turn jumped on Bumblebee's head, clawing off part of his battle helmet. Unfortunately for Ravage, Bumblebee still had plenty of fight left in him, and he promptly dispatched the killer kitty by ''tearing out'' Ravage's own goo-covered spine. ''Ouch''. He even used the torn out spine to whip Rampage across the face. '' Double Ouch''{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
Months after Ravage's death at the hands of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], his reconstructed form was brought back on-line in an undisclosed location by a mysterious new master. Subsequently, Ravage appeared outside [[Guantanamo Bay]], searching for a "new target". Ravage snuck in, found the remains of the [[appliancebot]]s and appropriated them. Ravage lept into the ocean to escape the military, who had located him.

Ravage emerged on a beach near [[MacDill Air Force Base]]. Though he curled up on the ground to wait for further instructions from his unknown benefactor, he was once again discovered. Ravage destroyed several helicopters before being surrounded by soldiers and jeeps. To bolster his defensive, he unleashed [[Reedman]], and although the smaller robot was eventually taken down, it provided the distraction needed to allow Ravage to escape into a [[Kingdom Petrochemicals|petrochemical plant]].

Deciding the relatively subtle approach wasn't working, officials at the White House asked the [[President of the United States]] for permission to level the plant. As the explosion engulfed the plant, Ravage tried to conceal himself beneath its foundation. Ravage's attempt to survive was mostly successful; his damaged form was still online, waiting in a pit beneath the rubble for new instructions. The remnants of the smuggled appliancebots reached out to him with streams of energy... {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 5|Tales of the Fallen #5}}

[[Image:Nefarious3 Ravage.jpg|thumb|left|350px|The Cat Kingdom ''really'' wants Haru back.]]
Shortly after, Soundwave, disturbed by Ravage's reactivation, dispatched a quartet of minions ([[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], [[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]], [[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]]) to investigate. This soon erupted into a conflict with cleanup crews and Autobot reinforcements, which prompted Soundwave to intervene. Although the battle resulted in several casualities on both sides, Ravage was undisturbed. While the other Decepticons retreated, [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] stuck around to tend to Ravage. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} Buzzsaw managed to get Ravage operational, and the pair burst out of the ruins of the petrochemical plant, surprising an NSA team which was investigating the disaster zone. Soundwave ordered Ravage to find a quiet location. There Soundwave rendezvoused with him in order to give him a scan. Ravage subsequently accompanied Soundwave in going to the aid of a Decepticon team in [[Wendover]], under attack by Autobot forces. He attacked [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and was thrown aside. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

Following Soundwave's capture by the Autobots, Ravage took part in a rescue mission, however, when he was about to free Soundwave, [[Ingrid]] overrode his higher functions, and Ravage fled. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} Ravage returned to his new masters, the [[Initiative]], however Soundwave tracked him and mounted an unsuccessful attack on the [[Initiative base]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} Soundwave returned, having teamed up with Autobot forces, to assault the base. He was able to regain control of Ravage and had his minion unleash Reedman in an attempt to stop [[Carter Newell]] from destroying all Transformer life on Earth. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

[[Image:RisingStorm 3 Arcee, Ravage and Ratbat.jpg|thumb|right|200px|It is now the time of huggings. '''I demand it.''']]
After the defeat of the Initiative, Ravage returned to the Decepticon fold and spent some time at their base in [[Namibia]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} Soundwave later sent Ravage and his other minions to attack [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] when they discovered the cage holding [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s [[Driller|"pet"]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} The battle ended with the Autobots setting off a massive bomb, though Soundwave got away unharmed, so perhaps Ravage did as well. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
Along with his partner [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]], Ravage joined in on [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s plan to steal the results of [[NEST|N.E.S.T.]]'s [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] and apply it to Decepticons. He stealthily followed [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] into the [[N.E.S.T. Divisional Headquarters]] in [[South Africa]], where he released an airborne [[nano-virus]] that let Starscream access N.E.S.T's computers. He fled after a quick brawl with Bumblebee, not knowing he was being stalked by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}} While Starscream was making use of Project: Unite, Autobots [[Sea Spray]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] located his base in [[Greece]]. Ravage and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] attacked them but were defeated and captured. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Bludgeon's Revenge}}

==Games==
===Autobot Stronghold===
Ravage was used as the basis for an army of [[drone]] units, who were part of the constant attacks on the Autobot's [[LG]] Stronghold. These Ravage drones were weak, but fast, and attacked in great numbers. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===''Transformers: The Ride''===
Ravage managed to break into the [[NEST]] secret facility and steal the last shard of the [[Allspark]]. After avoiding gunfire from NEST guards protecting the shard, he jumped onto [[Evac (Ride) | Evac's]] hood and began clawing at it and his passengers before retreating to the main hangar. There, he came across the battle between Bumblebee and Sideways and was caught by Bumblebee, who pried the shard from his jaws, partially destroying his lower jaw. He most likely went offline from the damages sustained by Autobot warrior.
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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-Soundwavemissile.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Do not aim Ravage towards face.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-04'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile

: [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Soundwave]] comes with an intricately sculpted missile that appears to represent Ravage in transition form. He can't transform, though. Bummer.

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[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_Ravage_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Admit it: between the spiky spine and that dead, purple eye, you just want to cuddle the guy.]]
*'''Ravage''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-13'''

: Part of the third wave of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class toys, Ravage transforms from "panther mode" into a [[transition form|"reentry mode."]] (The "reentry mode" is exactly as involved as it looks.) He has two pivotable cannons, and by pulling back on the long lever/spike on his back, Ravage's head will extend forward, his ears will swing back, and his jaws will open; sliding the lever back and forth will reverse and reactivate the gimmick. The tip of his tail is on a [[ball joint]] and can be popped off, so his toy ''sort of'' meets the same fate as him.

: During part of 2010, [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/transformers-toy-giveaway.cfm Hasbro did a promotion] wherein US fans could receive three free Deluxes in exchange for receipts showing the purchase of $25 or more of select Transformers product. As noted in [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69645&st=0 this thread over at Allspark.com], and later confirmed by [http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT83971G3 this listing here], Ravage was one of a pool of eight figures (all from the same wave) from which the free Deluxes were drawn, with several people having noted receiving him.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Ravage at TFU.info]''
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*'''Gathering at Nemesis''' (Toys "R" Us-exclusive box set, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile
: A three pack (technically a four pack if you want to count Ravage), also featuring [[The Fallen#GatheringNemesis|The Fallen]], and a [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#GatheringNemesis|silver Voyager Class Megatron]] from the first movie toyline. [[Soundwave (ROTF)#GatheringNemesis|Soundwave]] was [[redeco]]ed predominantly in blue as an homage to the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave]]. The Fallen was unchanged from his original release.
{{picsneeded|A picture of the missile itself.}}

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[[Image:CharaHobbyROTFSoundwaveBlack.jpg|thumb|300px|There I am, peeking out like a backpack rocket...]]
*'''Soundwave Black Version''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile
:Exclusive to the 2009 "C3 X Hobby Chara Hobby" show that ran across [[August 29]]-[[August 30|30]] in Japan, Soundwave Black Version is a redeco of the deluxe ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)#BlackVersion|Soundwave]] toy in black and red with orange highlights. Following the convention, remaining quantities of the figure were made available to purchase via lottery through the [[E-Hobby|e-Hobby]] website. The Ravage missile is still there.

::*''[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc?port=33301&req=PRODUCT&code=tf_ev_07 Soundwave Black Version at e-Hobby]''

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-SoundwavemissileNESTAlliance.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm not an accessory! I'm a human being! Wait, that's not right either.]]
*'''Battlefield Bumblebee vs Infiltration Soundwave''' (NEST Global Alliance two-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile
: Part of the [[NEST Global Alliance]] campaign, a two-pack of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#VsSoundwave|Battlefield Bumblebee]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Infiltration|Infiltration Soundwave]] included yet another [[redeco]] of that damn Ravage missile, but if you buy this and two other specially-marked NEST Global Alliance toys, you can send in for a proper Ravage!

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-RavageRecon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And I'll form the yikes!]]
*'''Recon Ravage''' (Mail-in exclusive, 2010)
: When you buy the above Bumblebee/Soundwave pack and two specially-marked Transformers products, you can send in for an exclusive Recon Ravage figure! All you need is the order form and "starter sticker" from the NEST Alliance two-pack, stickers from two additional specially-marked NEST Global Alliance products, $4.95 for shipping and handling, and 6-8 weeks. He is a redeco and [[retool]] of his Deluxe-Class toy, being decoed in black, [[Vacuum metalizing|chrome]], and red, in what appears to be an [[homage]] to Voltron's Black Lion. The ball joint joining his torso to his hind legs from the original version has been replaced with a [[swivel joint]], and his tail was [[retool]]ed to remove the rotational articulation just above the middle hinge.

: Ravage was mailed in a white box with the NEST logo on it. Also, it came with a letter from Optimus Prime and a $5 off coupon for ROTF toy purchases over $20.

:In Canada and Australia, this toy was sold at retail as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive.

:In New Zealand, this figure was available as a Toyworld exclusive and packed as a bonus when one purchased a NEST Voyager-Class figure.

:This toy was also later offered as a gift to attendees at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong fair 2010 if they made a combined purchase of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] toys amounting to more than HK$400.

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===Transformers (2010)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:TF2010toy-RavageLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Transforms from jaguar to jaguar-with-pointy-nose and back!]]
*'''Ravage''' (2010)
:Legends Class Ravage transforms from a metallic jaguar to a "[[transition form|reentry mode]]". He possesses a high level of articulation for a Legends class figure, with ball-jointed shoulders and hips, hinge joints at the knees, wrists, toes, and the base of his tail, and guns that pivot up and down. The tip of the figure's tail is rotatable, meaning it can be turned round and changed from a "grappling hook" configuration to more of an "impaling spike" configuration.

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*'''The Ravage Infiltration''' (Multi-pack, 2010)

[[Image:Ravage-Infiltration-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Bluesteel Ravage?]]

:This three-pack comes with a more movie-accurate version of Ravage, as well as [[Flak (TF 2010)#Toys|Flak]], a [[Scattorshot (ROTF)|Scattorshot]] redeco, and [[Rollbar (RPM)|Rollbar]], a [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] redeco. He also comes with 3 NEST soldier figurines, redecoed from ''Screen Battles'' figures from the [[Movie (toyline)|first movie]]. The instructions included with this release show the on-package alternate mode as the "vehicle mode" and how to get to a third "re-entry" mode; essentially the normal vehicle mode with his legs folded back into his thighs.

:While this set was originally planned for North American [[Target]] stores, it is only known to have been sold through the Sainsbury's supermarket chain in the United Kingdom.

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:TF2010toy-RavageSeaAttack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Catfish.]]
*'''Sea Attack Ravage''' (2010)
: Sea Attack Ravage is a redeco of his Deluxe-Class toy, retaining the ball-jointed hind legs of the original release, but using the retooled tail from the Recon Ravage release. His color scheme is a combination of black and light blue plastic with painted silver body parts and cannons, some painted gold details here and there, painted red wings, and an eye cast in translucent red plastic. This color scheme is meant to recall his attack on Diego Garcia.

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*'''Rampage Among the Ruins''' (Three-pack, 2010)
[[Image:TF2010toy-RavageRampageAmongTheRuins.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This is not kawaii! This is not kawaii at all!]]
:A soon-to-be-mutilated Ravage, decoed in gunmetal and caramel, comes packaged with that murderous jerk [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#RampageAmongTheRuins|Bumblebee]] and a red [[Rampage (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 2|Rampage]]. This [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] set was included in the [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] promotion.

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==Merchandise==
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-BurgerKingRavage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jaguar? I thought you were some kind of outer space potato man. ]]
*'''Ravage Reveal''' [[Burger King]] free toy (2009)
:Ravage is revealed from his <s>hand grenade</s> <s>kitty toy</s> pod (presumably representing his reentry mode) with a flick of the wrist. Or by manually holding the two halves of the pod apart so that Ravage pops out. Oddly there are what appear to be four holes on either side of the pod, perhaps so Ravage has air holes to breathe through.

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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[Image:Robotheroesjoltravage.jpg|right|thumb|300px|At least he's not packaged with that monster, Bumblebee!]]
*'''Jolt and Ravage''' (2009)
:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Ravage is part of the second ''Revenge of the Fallen'' wave. He has articulation at the shoulders, hips, and neck, and comes packaged versus [[Jolt (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Jolt]].

:He's adorable.
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==Notes==
* Ravage and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] were part of an early draft for [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'']]. However, when Soundwave was changed to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and the initial jungle setting was replaced with a desert, Ravage was changed to [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].
* As with poor [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], sources differed on how sentient Ravage was. Luckily for Ravage, Hasbro's website outright states him to be a sentient being.
*Whether through misinformation or to hide his identity, the Ravage deluxe figure shows up in the Wal-Mart computers as "TRA DLX WOLF". Of course, they're [[Andy Reid|not the first to make this mistake]]. However when it scans at a register, it commonly comes up as "TRA MOV PANTHER".
*In the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' novelization, Ravage has a flying [[alternate mode]]. He flew out to the freighter where the four Constructicons were waiting and transformed on deck. While descending into the ocean, he was described as a sphere, so he might have two alternate modes. (His Burger King toy perhaps?)
* Despite having a red/orange eye in the movie, all of Ravage's toys and merchandise had a purple one until his Legends figure and the Sea Attack Ravage redeco.
* On his blog, Furman said that Ravage's spine-torn death was a late addition to the film... so late that [[IDW Publishing]] had already made Ravage a key part of their post-ROTF comics! Quick, to the Rewritemobile! [http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/next-up-%e2%80%94-transformers-nefarious/]
* Originally, Ravage was intended to also have an aquatic alternate mode, where he swam to Diego Garcia as a spike covered fish.<ref>[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video#Two-disc Special Edition|Deconstructing Visual Bayhem]] on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' special two-disc release.</ref> The reason for dropping this was not stated.
*Ravage was in an early draft of ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', but was dropped at Hasbro's request.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage167559]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'')

==References==
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[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]

Sideways (ROTF)

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PurpleCyclops: /* Transformers: The Ride */ RemovIng the stub now, he has about enough info to be said.

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{{disambig2|the live-action Decepticon|the Unicron-serving backstabber from every other continuity|Sideways (RID)}}
:''Sideways is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sidewaysrotf.jpg|thumb|300px|Guess what? I'm not [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]! Had you all fooled, didn't I?]]

Before the war, '''Sideways''' was a simple courier so he's not a physical powerhouse like the other Decepticons. As he's pretty smart, Sideways prefers to team up with larger Decepticons in the battle against the [[Autobot]]s. This way, his target-friendly companion takes all the heat! When he absolutely must face the enemy, he eagerly deploys the spinning saw blades on his arms. <ref>Sideways's original Deluxe Class bio</ref>

Many would call him a coward, but [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and her sisters know differently. A world-class spy doesn't do anyone any good if he's compromised. He surrounds himself with dangerous traps, yet always leaves an escape route, and has thus far never been captured. <ref>Sideways's online "Sideways Sneak Attack" bio</ref>

Since he's arrived on [[Earth]], Sideways has started hanging out with the mountainous [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. There are few larger Decepticons to lurk in the shadow of!

{{bigquote|Just 'cause I'd always ''rather'' flee than fight, don't mean I ''can't''!|Sideways to Arcee, [[Transformers Comic issue 2.5]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Convergence''===
Sideways was a crew member aboard the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' during its mission to scour the galaxy for a [[star harvester]]. He was apparently wounded when the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] warped into their ship and damaged it, as he was heard calling out for the [[Scalpel (ROTF)|ship medic]] in the aftermath. Alongside the rest of the crew, Sideways then boarded the ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'' and pursued the Ark to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

===Titan Magazines===

[[Image:Titan5_Sidewayssideswipes.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sideways HATES [[Sideways (RID)|purple motorbikes]]!]]

Sideways made an early landing in [[Australia]], with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] pursuing him through its northern territories. With his souped-up sports car alt mode, Sideways had them outclassed on the roads and was able to both outpace the Autobots and batter them about. Eventually, Optimus decided to change the terrain by blasting the Decepticon off the road. While willing to fight, the Decepticon gave up when human reinforcements arrived.

However, it became clear (to us, anyway) that he was ''meant'' to get captured as part of a plan to frame [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]: as soon as he was taken to [[Diego Garcia]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] arrived to free him. Knocking Arcee aside and using debris as a weapon against humans, Sideways made good his escape. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

[[Image:Titan_deceptitwins.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''There is nowhere to run THIS time...'']]

Unfortunately for Sideways, the other part of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave's]] plan was to get Skids and Mudflap into the Decepticons, and there was no escape from the twins talking ''all the time'' and dissing him as an "average, creativity-stifled grunt". When the twins were sent to bring in [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], he protested that they were halfwits, and was relieved to find out they were just bait and he'd get to kill 'em afterwards.

Trailing the twins with [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], he discovered to his disgust that the twins had talked to Ransack instead of fighting. That was "the sort of example that ''so'' needs nipping in the bud", so he and Grindor attacked! Unfortunately for Sideways, the twins were only pretending to defect so they could capture a Decepticon; Mudflap engaged Sideways in a game of chicken, forcing the 'con off the road and straight into a tree. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Image:ROTF Sideways Chromia.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sideways desperately tries to flee from a rabid fangirl.]]

Sideways was hiding out in [[Shanghai]] with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] when [[NEST]] came to investigate a possible Decepticon insurgence. At first, the two Decepticons remained concealed, but Demolishor soon transformed and attacked. While the soldiers and their Autobot allies were busy fighting off Demolishor, Sideways took advantage of the chaos and attempted to make his getaway. He was not entirely undetected, however, as [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]] sent out [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|the]] [[Skids (ROTF)|twins]] in pursuit.

[[Image:ROTF Sideways death.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Well, at least I had more screen time than [[Jolt_(ROTF)|Jolt]]..."]]
With Arcee and the Twins on his tail, Sideways turned a corner to an apartment complex in his way. Rather than turn and lose momentum, Sideways chucked caution to the wind and transformed, jumping through the apartment building and out the other side. The Twins were unable to keep up with the chase, and Sideways was soon able to fight off Arcee. Sideways didn't get far, and eventually met his end when [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] engaged in pursuit, transformed, and bisected Sideways as he attempted to flee. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''See [[Audi R8 Decepticon]]''
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy bios===
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Sideways and [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] burst from their cover when they found [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] and [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] hunting them. While Rampage confronted Breakaway, Sideways battled Longarm through the streets. The final result of this battle is unknown.
{{storylink|#StrikeMission|Autobot Strike Mission toy bio}}

Long reliant on his high speed to make his getaways, Sideways found himself in shock when the body-modifying [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]] was easily able to keep up with him. {{storylink|#SuperTunerThrowdown|Super Tuner Throwdown toy bio}}

Besides his speed, Sideways enjoys using deception to get himself out of trouble. This doesn't work very well on [[Rollbar (RPM)|Rollbar]], who plans to make the lying Sideways an acquaintance of his fists. Why Sideways decided to change his paintjob for this meeting is anyone's guess. {{storylink|#RollbarVsSideways|Rollbar VS Sideways}}

===Transformers (2010) toy bios===
After his defeat (read: bisection) by [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]], Sideways "was rebuilt and sent deep undercover to infiltrate the Autobots".<ref>Seriously. What the hell?</ref> During Sideways' sojourn into the Autobot camp, however, [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] became suspicious of him, and reverted to their old ice cream truck form to keep track of him. Having discovered Sideways' treachery, they plan to prove their worth by defeating him on their own! {{storylink|#SpyBattle|High-Speed Spy Battle}}

[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and her sisters [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]] had hunted Sideways in the past, but he always got away. After begging [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the three of them got another shot at bringing him down. Ultimately, they tracked him down in a munitions factory in the middle of a war zone. Could they slip through his dangerous traps, or would he escape again? {{storylink|#SneakAttack|Sideways Sneak Attack}}

==Games==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[John DiMaggio]]

====''Revenge of the Fallen''- The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
[[Image:ROTFTheGame_Sideways.jpg|300px|thumb|The Human race can bite my shiny metal ass!]]

Sideways operated as a high-speed reconnaissance operative with the ability to snipe at Autobot opponents from afar with his [[plasma sniper rifle]], engage them up-close with his rapid-firing slag repeater, and slow enemies to a crawl with his [[graviton mine]] when he needed to get away. He uses a pair of saws in melee combat.

Sideways was deployed to Shanghai after the Autobots and their NEST allies were detected interfering with an important operation in the area. Upon arrival, various [[Protectobot Scout|Protectobot drones]] were sent to stop him, but failed. Later, Sideways was sent to the Shanghai waterfront to retrieve [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], who had been damaged and captured by the Autobots. The nimble Decepticon sports car used a combination of speed and guile to fight his way through the numerically superior Autobot forces, freed Grindor and escorted his bigger buddy back to the extraction point. He was sent back to the waterfront again find a cloaked Autobot probe that threatened the Decepticon operations in China. Following the probe's wake, Sideways raced through the waterfront past startled human dockworkers and the [[Protectobot Warrior|Protectobot units]] assigned to the area, destroying the probe as it revealed itself. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
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=====Autobot campaign=====
The Autobots were deployed to China when NEST forces detected the presence of Decepticons in Shanghai. Sideways secreted himself within the urban jungle and sent waves of [[Stunticon Scout 2|Stunticon drones]] against [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. After the last batch of Stunticons had been defeated, Sideways revealed himself, taking pot shots at the powerful Autobot with his [[slag repeater]], after which he would <s>cheese it</s> flee through the narrow alleyways where Ironhide had difficulty following. While the Autobot struggled to pass the cramped causeways, Sideways set himself up on the roof of the tallest residential block and fired his plasma sniper rifle. Ironhide shrugged off the blasts, clambered up the building, and with a mighty punch, sent Sideways plummeting to the ground, reducing him to scrap. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

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====''Revenge of the Fallen Game'' (Wii/PS2)====
In Shanghai, Sideways and Demolishor ransacked a NEST truck, holding an ancient Cybertronian artifact. Sideways took the artifact and escaped. He was chased by Bumblebee through the city and eventually up on the skyline. Bumblebee cornered Sideways on a building, but the Decepticon lept off the building, thus continuing the chase. Trying to retreat, Sideways still had numerous Autobots to deal with on the Shanghai highway. Bumblebee eventually tackled Sideways, but the Decepticon jumped in the air, where he was rescued by Starscream, and mocked the small Autobot as he made his escape.

Later, Sideways and Starscream were ordered by The Fallen to raid the US Navy in order to retrieve Megatron's corpse. After Starscream crippled the Navy, Sideways was deployed to go aboard the base. After tearing through the defenses, he activated the crane to pull Megatron out of the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. Megatron was then delivered to the Fallen's lair where he was rebuilt and resurrected. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)}}

===''Transformers: The Ride''===
Sideways, along with [[Ravage (ROTF) | Ravage ]], simultaneously infiltrated [[NEST | NEST HQ]] in an attempt to retrieve the [[Allspark | Allspark shard]] from the humans. While Ravage retreived the shard, Sideways came to intercept him in the main hangar, with the Autobot warrior, [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee ]], in hot pursuit. Bumblebee sideswiped Sideways as they swerved into the hangar, causing him to lose control and lose a tire. Sideways, temporarily incompacitated by the blow, failed to stop Bumblebee from dispatching Ravage and passing the shard to [[Evac (Ride) | Evac]], the newly recruited NEST soldier transport, who had pursued Ravage to the site. After gaining his wits, he quietly approached from behind and kicked Bumblebee, knocking him down. While the Autobot was briefly stunned, Sideways quickly tried to retrieve the shard from Evac's hand. Recovering faster than Sideways had counted on, Bumblebee got up, and swiftly knocked Sideways' left arm right out of the socket. He was finally killed when Bumblebee came upon him, snapped his neck, and threw his body across the room, granting Evac time to escape with the humans and shard. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_Legends_Sideways.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bite my tiny metal ass!]]
*'''Sideways''' (Legends, 2009)

: A smaller-scale Sideways with a simplified transformation reminiscent of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s, such as making the sides of the car into his arms. He features ball joint hips, backwards knee things, and ball joint arms for articulation. Like with the Deluxe toy, the car lacks the wide black stripe from the movie.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Override (TF 2010)|Override]] and [[retool]]ed to make [[Cyberverse]] Series 2 [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]].
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Deluxe Sideways.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Seriously, how could you mistake me for [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]?"]]
*'''Sideways''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-05'''

:Deluxe-Class Sideways features [[Automorph]] action during the conversion from car to robot mode. When the front bumper is pressed, his front pair of wheels automatically flip underneath the hood, and his robot abs flip down. There is also some [[Mech Alive]]: you can see internal gears moving in his fore-arms when moving his arms, as well as a turning disk on each of his elbows. On his right arm is a spinning "saw" blade. He is probably the least film-accurate toy to date (that doesn't fall in a lesser [[Legends Class|size-class]] or different [[Movie (toyline)#Fast Transformers Fun|toy-line]]), but that doesn't make him any less awesome.

:Unlike the other on-screen characters in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' who turn into consumer vehicles, Sideways' vehicle mode is merely an approximation of an [[wikipedia:Audi_R8|Audi R8]] and is not an accurate replica. This is because the toy vehicle, lacking Audi signage, is unlicensed. Deluxe class Sideways is missing the black front lid, roof and rear hood seen on Sideways toys of other price points, and the real car. However, all of the toys are missing the unique silver stripes on top of the black areas seen on the [http://www.europeancarsblog.com/apr-audi-r8/ APR-tuned Audi R8], which was the car used in the movie.

:Yet another victim of late mold changes rampant among the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Sideways appears to have had a hinged thumb on his left hand in Hasbro stock photos whereas this is a solid section molded on to the arm on the final toy. Although not indicated on any early photos nor instructions, Sideways' windshield underside has two notches that connect to Sideways' hood on small square pegs immediately behind the front wheels. This requires folding up the two small triangular pieces on top of the hood. Also it seems as if the spinning saw blade was originally powered by gears, the gearbox and shaft for the lever can still be seen on his right forearm but are molded just like his thumb onto the arm.

[[Image:ROTFtoy-Dark Sideways.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"I mean, he's ''black'', and I'm ''dark silver''. Those are two ''completely'' different colors."]]
:Along with [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]], Sideways was initially released in two color schemes, a light silver version and a less common very dark silver version. If you move the headlights, doors and legs of the lighter Sideways to the darker one, allowing for a dark hood and roof, and silver everywhere else, it helps to make for a slightly more movie-accurate Sideways. However, the stripes will still be missing.

:This mold was retooled into the Deluxe class version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Sideways/sideways.htm More information on Sideways at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:ROTF Wheelie Sideways 2-pack.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Well, at least it ain't the crazy guy with the stabby hands..."]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie vs. Decepticon Sideways''' (Deluxe Class two-pack, 2009)

:An unchanged version of the dark silver variant of Sideways (now called "''Decepticon'' Sideways" for symmetry with "''Autobot'' Wheelie") was released in a two-pack, alongside an unchanged version of [[Wheelie (ROTF)#Deluxe2Pack|Wheelie]]. This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United Kingdom and Germany, and as a Target exclusive in Australia.

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[[Image:ROTFAutobotStrikeMission.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Autobot Strike Mission''' (Deluxe class figure multipack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:Available as a [[Sam's Club]]-[[exclusive]], this "battle damaged" version of Sideways was packed with ''Movie'' [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] and [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]].

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-BlowpipeSideways.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Just face the facts. You're not leaving this toyline without at least one of me."]]
*'''Super Tuner Throwdown''' (Deluxe class figure two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile
:Another release of Sideways was available with [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]] as a [[Walmart]] exclusive. It is identical to the single-packed darker version of Sideways.
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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Sideways ROTF FAB toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''"Do your arms hang low...?"'']]
*'''Magna Missile Sideways''' (Fast Action Battlers, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' Magna Missile Sideways is a simplified toy that transforms into a somewhat cutesified car mode. Its right arm features a firing missile sculpted to resemble Sideways's buzzsaw weapon. The toy's robot mode has the entire sides of the car becoming his arms, making this toy even more similar to Barricade than Sideways's movie CG and Deluxe class toy robot design. Like most of the Sideways toys and merchandise (bar the Deluxe & Legends class figures), he features screen-accurate black paint on his vehicle front lid, roof and rear hood.

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===Transformers (2010)===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:TargetHighSpeedSpyBattle.jpg|thumb|300px|Now you can recreate your favorite 10 second scene from the film.]]
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*'''High-Speed Spy Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2010)

:This [[Target]]-exclusive multi-pack contains a redeco of Sideways that features a reversal of the red plastic parts with some of the black ones and uses clear red on the front headlights instead of the original's plain transluscent ones packaged with a ridiculously mud-caked version of the deluxe [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]/[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] ice cream truck.
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*'''Sideways Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack)

[[Image:TF2010toy sideways sneak attack.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hopefully when you open this it won't split into two pieces.]]

:This [[Target]]-exclusive multi-pack is based on Sideways's scene in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and contains a redeco of his Deluxe-class toy in movie-accurate colors. He's even adorned with a "cut" [[paint operation]] straight across his vehicle mode, replicating the lethal wound given to him by Sideswipe. The set contains Legends-class toys of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]].

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==Merchandise==
===RPMs - Robot Powered Machines===
[[Image:ROTFtoy-SidewaysRPM.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sideways? More like UNDERside! OH!]]
*'''Sideways''' (R.P.M. Mini-Vehicle, 2009)
**''Series'': '''Speed Series'''
**''Number'': '''01 of 04'''

: Number one in a series of four [[Robot Powered Machines]] [[Mini-Vehicle]] single packs, Sideways is an non-transformable Hot Wheels-like car, unless you count his robot mode being sculpted and painted onto his underside. The toy features through-axle construction that allows it to zip along at fast speeds on flat surfaces.

: This mold was retooled to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Wreckloose (ROTF)|Wreckloose]], and later straight-up redecoed to make the ''[[Speed Stars]]'' version of Wreckloose.

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[[Image:ROTF_RPM_Rollbar vs Sideways.jpg|thumb|300px|Hey, do I preach to you while you're lying stoned in the gutter? No, so beat it!]]
*'''Rollbar vs Sideways''' (R.P.M. [[Mini-Vehicle]], 2009)
**''Series'': '''Battle Series'''
**''Number'': '''08'''

:The second release of Sideways comes packaged with [[Rollbar (RPM)|Rollbar]]. Sideways' new colours resemble the Deluxe class version of [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]].

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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroessideswipesideways.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My shiny metal saw will bite ''you!'']]
*'''Sideswipe and Sideways''' (2009)
: Sideways is part of the first wave of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' ''[[Robot Heroes]]'' figures and is packaged versus [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]. He has rotational articulation at both shoulders and extremely limited neck articulation. Curiously, he holds a chainsaw-like blade in his hand, rather than it being integrated into wheel-kibble on his wrist. However, this is pretty close to how his weapon actually works in the official video game; when Sideways fights in melee, his wheel-blades spread out to form razor-edged ovals, presumably for added reach.

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[[Image:Robotheroestwinswidewaysprimedemolishorsideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Twins aren't the only vehicle that splits in two in this scene.]]
*'''Shanghai Shootout''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
:Shanghai Shootout replicates the opening action scene from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', featuring figurines of [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]/[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (ice cream truck), Sideways (vehicle mode), [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (vehicle mode). Demolishor is a slightly-oversized figure and the centerpiece of the box set.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Sidewaysanimated.jpg|right|thumb|100px|[[Talk:Sideways (RID)|Spreads chaos like nothing else.]]]]

* ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2]]'' revealed that the other [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]—the devious dimension-hopping minion of Unicron—had made contact with the ''Animated'' universe, and that, while inhabiting that universe, he adopted a body form with minor similarities to ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways and shows an interest in visiting [[Shanghai]]. If that character were to make that transit in keeping with his past established behavior then it would mean that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways is, after all, ''Robots in Disguise''/Unicron Trilogy/''Robot Masters''/''Animated'' Sideways. However, the book only asserts his intention to visit Shanghai, not that he actually traveled there, nor does it specify which dimension's Shanghai he even meant—there is no unambiguous proof that such a jaunt was made and that the two Sidewayses must be the same character. Author [[Jim Sorenson]] characterized the book as being meant to match the ''Animated'' series' penchant for "in-jokes and Easter Eggs"<ref name="sorenson">Allpark message board post by Jim Sorenson, no longer available.</ref>, suggesting that [[Authorial intent|he might not have meant it to be taken seriously]]. It is left to individual fans to [[personal canon|judge matters for themselves]].

*When [[Wikipedia:Audi|Audi]] was looking to win screen time for one of its cars in the summer films during 2009, Ruben Igielko-Herrlich, a marketing consultant from Propaganda Global Entertainment Marketing, helped the company to find an opportunity in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Ruben talked the movie's staff into finding a role for the [[Wikipedia:Audi R8|Audi R8]]. Ultimately, an Audi R8 appears in the film as Sideways. Thus, Sideways became the only car Transformer in the movie whose alternate mode is not manufactured by [[General Motors]].<ref name="audi">[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_28/b4139068367113.htm Hollywood's Blockbuster Role for Product Placement - BusinessWeek]</ref>

* According to the pre-visualization animation from the movie DVD's bonus material, Sideways was originally supposed to have a Lamborghini [[alternate mode]] as compared to the Audi R8 seen in the film.

* Sideways's toys and merchandise are not licensed by Audi, and are thus merely approximations of the R8. However, Sideways' appearance in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video games]] is fully licensed, so he is accurate to the car used in the film and has Audi's logos and signage.

* According to designer [[Hisashi Yuki]], the wheels on the hands were a rushed late addition due to a design change in the movie character model. <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/takaratomy-staff-interview-translation-hisashi-yuki-rotf-rid-prime-bt-skids-and-bwn-unicron-168426/ Hisashi Yuki interview from Takaratomy]</ref> This is why the hand tires are not integrated more properly into the toy.

*Sideways' license plate in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' reads "269 FPJT". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.

* Sideways almost was Barricade! [[Chris Mowry]] had planned for Barricade to appear and be turned into Sideways in ''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'', but Hasbro rejected the idea.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage170099]</ref>

* His 2011 Hasbro bio gave him a new quote (one based on what he'd said in the Titan issue quoted up top!) along with a revamped bio that factored in his sniping ability from the console version of the Revenge of the Fallen video game.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/unique/sideways Vector Sigma: Sideways]</ref>

* Sideways has the honor of being the only on-screen movie character to have his toys redecoed/retooled into ''four'' different characters thus far: His Deluxe Class toy was retooled into [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]], his [[Robot Powered Machines|R.P.M.]] toy was slightly retooled into [[Wreckloose (ROTF)|Wreckloose]] (and later straight-up redecoed into a slightly different version of Wreckloose), and his [[Legends Class]] toy was not only redecoed into [[Override (TF 2010)|Override]], but later also slightly retooled into [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], an on-screen character from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sideways''' (サイドウェイズ ''Saidoweizu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mellékút''' ("Detour")

==Reference==
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Sam's Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Spies]]
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[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]
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Sideways (ROTF)

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PurpleCyclops: /* Transformers: The Ride */ Updated with more accurate description, particularily Sideways' end.

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:''Sideways is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sidewaysrotf.jpg|thumb|300px|Guess what? I'm not [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]! Had you all fooled, didn't I?]]

Before the war, '''Sideways''' was a simple courier so he's not a physical powerhouse like the other Decepticons. As he's pretty smart, Sideways prefers to team up with larger Decepticons in the battle against the [[Autobot]]s. This way, his target-friendly companion takes all the heat! When he absolutely must face the enemy, he eagerly deploys the spinning saw blades on his arms. <ref>Sideways's original Deluxe Class bio</ref>

Many would call him a coward, but [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and her sisters know differently. A world-class spy doesn't do anyone any good if he's compromised. He surrounds himself with dangerous traps, yet always leaves an escape route, and has thus far never been captured. <ref>Sideways's online "Sideways Sneak Attack" bio</ref>

Since he's arrived on [[Earth]], Sideways has started hanging out with the mountainous [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. There are few larger Decepticons to lurk in the shadow of!

{{bigquote|Just 'cause I'd always ''rather'' flee than fight, don't mean I ''can't''!|Sideways to Arcee, [[Transformers Comic issue 2.5]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Convergence''===
Sideways was a crew member aboard the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' during its mission to scour the galaxy for a [[star harvester]]. He was apparently wounded when the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] warped into their ship and damaged it, as he was heard calling out for the [[Scalpel (ROTF)|ship medic]] in the aftermath. Alongside the rest of the crew, Sideways then boarded the ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'' and pursued the Ark to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

===Titan Magazines===

[[Image:Titan5_Sidewayssideswipes.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sideways HATES [[Sideways (RID)|purple motorbikes]]!]]

Sideways made an early landing in [[Australia]], with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] pursuing him through its northern territories. With his souped-up sports car alt mode, Sideways had them outclassed on the roads and was able to both outpace the Autobots and batter them about. Eventually, Optimus decided to change the terrain by blasting the Decepticon off the road. While willing to fight, the Decepticon gave up when human reinforcements arrived.

However, it became clear (to us, anyway) that he was ''meant'' to get captured as part of a plan to frame [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]: as soon as he was taken to [[Diego Garcia]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] arrived to free him. Knocking Arcee aside and using debris as a weapon against humans, Sideways made good his escape. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

[[Image:Titan_deceptitwins.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''There is nowhere to run THIS time...'']]

Unfortunately for Sideways, the other part of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave's]] plan was to get Skids and Mudflap into the Decepticons, and there was no escape from the twins talking ''all the time'' and dissing him as an "average, creativity-stifled grunt". When the twins were sent to bring in [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], he protested that they were halfwits, and was relieved to find out they were just bait and he'd get to kill 'em afterwards.

Trailing the twins with [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], he discovered to his disgust that the twins had talked to Ransack instead of fighting. That was "the sort of example that ''so'' needs nipping in the bud", so he and Grindor attacked! Unfortunately for Sideways, the twins were only pretending to defect so they could capture a Decepticon; Mudflap engaged Sideways in a game of chicken, forcing the 'con off the road and straight into a tree. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Image:ROTF Sideways Chromia.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sideways desperately tries to flee from a rabid fangirl.]]

Sideways was hiding out in [[Shanghai]] with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] when [[NEST]] came to investigate a possible Decepticon insurgence. At first, the two Decepticons remained concealed, but Demolishor soon transformed and attacked. While the soldiers and their Autobot allies were busy fighting off Demolishor, Sideways took advantage of the chaos and attempted to make his getaway. He was not entirely undetected, however, as [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]] sent out [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|the]] [[Skids (ROTF)|twins]] in pursuit.

[[Image:ROTF Sideways death.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Well, at least I had more screen time than [[Jolt_(ROTF)|Jolt]]..."]]
With Arcee and the Twins on his tail, Sideways turned a corner to an apartment complex in his way. Rather than turn and lose momentum, Sideways chucked caution to the wind and transformed, jumping through the apartment building and out the other side. The Twins were unable to keep up with the chase, and Sideways was soon able to fight off Arcee. Sideways didn't get far, and eventually met his end when [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] engaged in pursuit, transformed, and bisected Sideways as he attempted to flee. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''See [[Audi R8 Decepticon]]''
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy bios===
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Sideways and [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] burst from their cover when they found [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] and [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] hunting them. While Rampage confronted Breakaway, Sideways battled Longarm through the streets. The final result of this battle is unknown.
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Long reliant on his high speed to make his getaways, Sideways found himself in shock when the body-modifying [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]] was easily able to keep up with him. {{storylink|#SuperTunerThrowdown|Super Tuner Throwdown toy bio}}

Besides his speed, Sideways enjoys using deception to get himself out of trouble. This doesn't work very well on [[Rollbar (RPM)|Rollbar]], who plans to make the lying Sideways an acquaintance of his fists. Why Sideways decided to change his paintjob for this meeting is anyone's guess. {{storylink|#RollbarVsSideways|Rollbar VS Sideways}}

===Transformers (2010) toy bios===
After his defeat (read: bisection) by [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]], Sideways "was rebuilt and sent deep undercover to infiltrate the Autobots".<ref>Seriously. What the hell?</ref> During Sideways' sojourn into the Autobot camp, however, [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] became suspicious of him, and reverted to their old ice cream truck form to keep track of him. Having discovered Sideways' treachery, they plan to prove their worth by defeating him on their own! {{storylink|#SpyBattle|High-Speed Spy Battle}}

[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and her sisters [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]] had hunted Sideways in the past, but he always got away. After begging [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the three of them got another shot at bringing him down. Ultimately, they tracked him down in a munitions factory in the middle of a war zone. Could they slip through his dangerous traps, or would he escape again? {{storylink|#SneakAttack|Sideways Sneak Attack}}

==Games==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[John DiMaggio]]

====''Revenge of the Fallen''- The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
[[Image:ROTFTheGame_Sideways.jpg|300px|thumb|The Human race can bite my shiny metal ass!]]

Sideways operated as a high-speed reconnaissance operative with the ability to snipe at Autobot opponents from afar with his [[plasma sniper rifle]], engage them up-close with his rapid-firing slag repeater, and slow enemies to a crawl with his [[graviton mine]] when he needed to get away. He uses a pair of saws in melee combat.

Sideways was deployed to Shanghai after the Autobots and their NEST allies were detected interfering with an important operation in the area. Upon arrival, various [[Protectobot Scout|Protectobot drones]] were sent to stop him, but failed. Later, Sideways was sent to the Shanghai waterfront to retrieve [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], who had been damaged and captured by the Autobots. The nimble Decepticon sports car used a combination of speed and guile to fight his way through the numerically superior Autobot forces, freed Grindor and escorted his bigger buddy back to the extraction point. He was sent back to the waterfront again find a cloaked Autobot probe that threatened the Decepticon operations in China. Following the probe's wake, Sideways raced through the waterfront past startled human dockworkers and the [[Protectobot Warrior|Protectobot units]] assigned to the area, destroying the probe as it revealed itself. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
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=====Autobot campaign=====
The Autobots were deployed to China when NEST forces detected the presence of Decepticons in Shanghai. Sideways secreted himself within the urban jungle and sent waves of [[Stunticon Scout 2|Stunticon drones]] against [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. After the last batch of Stunticons had been defeated, Sideways revealed himself, taking pot shots at the powerful Autobot with his [[slag repeater]], after which he would <s>cheese it</s> flee through the narrow alleyways where Ironhide had difficulty following. While the Autobot struggled to pass the cramped causeways, Sideways set himself up on the roof of the tallest residential block and fired his plasma sniper rifle. Ironhide shrugged off the blasts, clambered up the building, and with a mighty punch, sent Sideways plummeting to the ground, reducing him to scrap. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

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{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen Game'' (Wii/PS2)====
In Shanghai, Sideways and Demolishor ransacked a NEST truck, holding an ancient Cybertronian artifact. Sideways took the artifact and escaped. He was chased by Bumblebee through the city and eventually up on the skyline. Bumblebee cornered Sideways on a building, but the Decepticon lept off the building, thus continuing the chase. Trying to retreat, Sideways still had numerous Autobots to deal with on the Shanghai highway. Bumblebee eventually tackled Sideways, but the Decepticon jumped in the air, where he was rescued by Starscream, and mocked the small Autobot as he made his escape.

Later, Sideways and Starscream were ordered by The Fallen to raid the US Navy in order to retrieve Megatron's corpse. After Starscream crippled the Navy, Sideways was deployed to go aboard the base. After tearing through the defenses, he activated the crane to pull Megatron out of the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. Megatron was then delivered to the Fallen's lair where he was rebuilt and resurrected. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)}}

===''Transformers: The Ride''===
Sideways, along with [[Ravage (ROTF) | Ravage ]], simultaneously infiltrated [[NEST | NEST HQ]] in an attempt to retrieve the [[Allspark | Allspark shard]] from the humans. While Ravage retreived the shard, Sideways came to intercept him in the main hangar, with the Autobot warrior, [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee ]], in hot pursuit. Bumblebee sideswiped Sideways as they swerved into the hangar, causing him to lose control and lose a tire. Sideways, temporarily incompacitated by the blow, failed to stop Bumblebee from dispatching Ravage and passing the shard to [[Evac (Ride) | Evac]], the newly recruited NEST soldier transport, who had pursued Ravage to the site. After gaining his wits, he quietly approached from behind and kicked Bumblebee, knocking him down. While the Autobot was briefly stunned, Sideways quickly tried to retrieve the shard from Evac's hand. Recovering faster than Sideways had counted on, Bumblebee got up, and swiftly knocked Sideways' left arm right out of the socket. He was finally killed when Bumblebee came upon him, snapped his neck, and threw his body across the room, granting Evac time to escape with the humans and shard. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride}}

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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_Legends_Sideways.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bite my tiny metal ass!]]
*'''Sideways''' (Legends, 2009)

: A smaller-scale Sideways with a simplified transformation reminiscent of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s, such as making the sides of the car into his arms. He features ball joint hips, backwards knee things, and ball joint arms for articulation. Like with the Deluxe toy, the car lacks the wide black stripe from the movie.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Override (TF 2010)|Override]] and [[retool]]ed to make [[Cyberverse]] Series 2 [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]].
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Deluxe Sideways.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Seriously, how could you mistake me for [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]?"]]
*'''Sideways''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-05'''

:Deluxe-Class Sideways features [[Automorph]] action during the conversion from car to robot mode. When the front bumper is pressed, his front pair of wheels automatically flip underneath the hood, and his robot abs flip down. There is also some [[Mech Alive]]: you can see internal gears moving in his fore-arms when moving his arms, as well as a turning disk on each of his elbows. On his right arm is a spinning "saw" blade. He is probably the least film-accurate toy to date (that doesn't fall in a lesser [[Legends Class|size-class]] or different [[Movie (toyline)#Fast Transformers Fun|toy-line]]), but that doesn't make him any less awesome.

:Unlike the other on-screen characters in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' who turn into consumer vehicles, Sideways' vehicle mode is merely an approximation of an [[wikipedia:Audi_R8|Audi R8]] and is not an accurate replica. This is because the toy vehicle, lacking Audi signage, is unlicensed. Deluxe class Sideways is missing the black front lid, roof and rear hood seen on Sideways toys of other price points, and the real car. However, all of the toys are missing the unique silver stripes on top of the black areas seen on the [http://www.europeancarsblog.com/apr-audi-r8/ APR-tuned Audi R8], which was the car used in the movie.

:Yet another victim of late mold changes rampant among the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Sideways appears to have had a hinged thumb on his left hand in Hasbro stock photos whereas this is a solid section molded on to the arm on the final toy. Although not indicated on any early photos nor instructions, Sideways' windshield underside has two notches that connect to Sideways' hood on small square pegs immediately behind the front wheels. This requires folding up the two small triangular pieces on top of the hood. Also it seems as if the spinning saw blade was originally powered by gears, the gearbox and shaft for the lever can still be seen on his right forearm but are molded just like his thumb onto the arm.

[[Image:ROTFtoy-Dark Sideways.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"I mean, he's ''black'', and I'm ''dark silver''. Those are two ''completely'' different colors."]]
:Along with [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]], Sideways was initially released in two color schemes, a light silver version and a less common very dark silver version. If you move the headlights, doors and legs of the lighter Sideways to the darker one, allowing for a dark hood and roof, and silver everywhere else, it helps to make for a slightly more movie-accurate Sideways. However, the stripes will still be missing.

:This mold was retooled into the Deluxe class version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Sideways/sideways.htm More information on Sideways at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:ROTF Wheelie Sideways 2-pack.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Well, at least it ain't the crazy guy with the stabby hands..."]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie vs. Decepticon Sideways''' (Deluxe Class two-pack, 2009)

:An unchanged version of the dark silver variant of Sideways (now called "''Decepticon'' Sideways" for symmetry with "''Autobot'' Wheelie") was released in a two-pack, alongside an unchanged version of [[Wheelie (ROTF)#Deluxe2Pack|Wheelie]]. This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United Kingdom and Germany, and as a Target exclusive in Australia.

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[[Image:ROTFAutobotStrikeMission.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Autobot Strike Mission''' (Deluxe class figure multipack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:Available as a [[Sam's Club]]-[[exclusive]], this "battle damaged" version of Sideways was packed with ''Movie'' [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] and [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]].

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-BlowpipeSideways.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Just face the facts. You're not leaving this toyline without at least one of me."]]
*'''Super Tuner Throwdown''' (Deluxe class figure two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile
:Another release of Sideways was available with [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]] as a [[Walmart]] exclusive. It is identical to the single-packed darker version of Sideways.
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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Sideways ROTF FAB toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''"Do your arms hang low...?"'']]
*'''Magna Missile Sideways''' (Fast Action Battlers, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' Magna Missile Sideways is a simplified toy that transforms into a somewhat cutesified car mode. Its right arm features a firing missile sculpted to resemble Sideways's buzzsaw weapon. The toy's robot mode has the entire sides of the car becoming his arms, making this toy even more similar to Barricade than Sideways's movie CG and Deluxe class toy robot design. Like most of the Sideways toys and merchandise (bar the Deluxe & Legends class figures), he features screen-accurate black paint on his vehicle front lid, roof and rear hood.

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===Transformers (2010)===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:TargetHighSpeedSpyBattle.jpg|thumb|300px|Now you can recreate your favorite 10 second scene from the film.]]
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*'''High-Speed Spy Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2010)

:This [[Target]]-exclusive multi-pack contains a redeco of Sideways that features a reversal of the red plastic parts with some of the black ones and uses clear red on the front headlights instead of the original's plain transluscent ones packaged with a ridiculously mud-caked version of the deluxe [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]/[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] ice cream truck.
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*'''Sideways Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack)

[[Image:TF2010toy sideways sneak attack.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hopefully when you open this it won't split into two pieces.]]

:This [[Target]]-exclusive multi-pack is based on Sideways's scene in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and contains a redeco of his Deluxe-class toy in movie-accurate colors. He's even adorned with a "cut" [[paint operation]] straight across his vehicle mode, replicating the lethal wound given to him by Sideswipe. The set contains Legends-class toys of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]].

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==Merchandise==
===RPMs - Robot Powered Machines===
[[Image:ROTFtoy-SidewaysRPM.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sideways? More like UNDERside! OH!]]
*'''Sideways''' (R.P.M. Mini-Vehicle, 2009)
**''Series'': '''Speed Series'''
**''Number'': '''01 of 04'''

: Number one in a series of four [[Robot Powered Machines]] [[Mini-Vehicle]] single packs, Sideways is an non-transformable Hot Wheels-like car, unless you count his robot mode being sculpted and painted onto his underside. The toy features through-axle construction that allows it to zip along at fast speeds on flat surfaces.

: This mold was retooled to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Wreckloose (ROTF)|Wreckloose]], and later straight-up redecoed to make the ''[[Speed Stars]]'' version of Wreckloose.

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[[Image:ROTF_RPM_Rollbar vs Sideways.jpg|thumb|300px|Hey, do I preach to you while you're lying stoned in the gutter? No, so beat it!]]
*'''Rollbar vs Sideways''' (R.P.M. [[Mini-Vehicle]], 2009)
**''Series'': '''Battle Series'''
**''Number'': '''08'''

:The second release of Sideways comes packaged with [[Rollbar (RPM)|Rollbar]]. Sideways' new colours resemble the Deluxe class version of [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]].

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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroessideswipesideways.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My shiny metal saw will bite ''you!'']]
*'''Sideswipe and Sideways''' (2009)
: Sideways is part of the first wave of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' ''[[Robot Heroes]]'' figures and is packaged versus [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]. He has rotational articulation at both shoulders and extremely limited neck articulation. Curiously, he holds a chainsaw-like blade in his hand, rather than it being integrated into wheel-kibble on his wrist. However, this is pretty close to how his weapon actually works in the official video game; when Sideways fights in melee, his wheel-blades spread out to form razor-edged ovals, presumably for added reach.

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[[Image:Robotheroestwinswidewaysprimedemolishorsideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Twins aren't the only vehicle that splits in two in this scene.]]
*'''Shanghai Shootout''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
:Shanghai Shootout replicates the opening action scene from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', featuring figurines of [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]/[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (ice cream truck), Sideways (vehicle mode), [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (vehicle mode). Demolishor is a slightly-oversized figure and the centerpiece of the box set.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Sidewaysanimated.jpg|right|thumb|100px|[[Talk:Sideways (RID)|Spreads chaos like nothing else.]]]]

* ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2]]'' revealed that the other [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]—the devious dimension-hopping minion of Unicron—had made contact with the ''Animated'' universe, and that, while inhabiting that universe, he adopted a body form with minor similarities to ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways and shows an interest in visiting [[Shanghai]]. If that character were to make that transit in keeping with his past established behavior then it would mean that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways is, after all, ''Robots in Disguise''/Unicron Trilogy/''Robot Masters''/''Animated'' Sideways. However, the book only asserts his intention to visit Shanghai, not that he actually traveled there, nor does it specify which dimension's Shanghai he even meant—there is no unambiguous proof that such a jaunt was made and that the two Sidewayses must be the same character. Author [[Jim Sorenson]] characterized the book as being meant to match the ''Animated'' series' penchant for "in-jokes and Easter Eggs"<ref name="sorenson">Allpark message board post by Jim Sorenson, no longer available.</ref>, suggesting that [[Authorial intent|he might not have meant it to be taken seriously]]. It is left to individual fans to [[personal canon|judge matters for themselves]].

*When [[Wikipedia:Audi|Audi]] was looking to win screen time for one of its cars in the summer films during 2009, Ruben Igielko-Herrlich, a marketing consultant from Propaganda Global Entertainment Marketing, helped the company to find an opportunity in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Ruben talked the movie's staff into finding a role for the [[Wikipedia:Audi R8|Audi R8]]. Ultimately, an Audi R8 appears in the film as Sideways. Thus, Sideways became the only car Transformer in the movie whose alternate mode is not manufactured by [[General Motors]].<ref name="audi">[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_28/b4139068367113.htm Hollywood's Blockbuster Role for Product Placement - BusinessWeek]</ref>

* According to the pre-visualization animation from the movie DVD's bonus material, Sideways was originally supposed to have a Lamborghini [[alternate mode]] as compared to the Audi R8 seen in the film.

* Sideways's toys and merchandise are not licensed by Audi, and are thus merely approximations of the R8. However, Sideways' appearance in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video games]] is fully licensed, so he is accurate to the car used in the film and has Audi's logos and signage.

* According to designer [[Hisashi Yuki]], the wheels on the hands were a rushed late addition due to a design change in the movie character model. <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/takaratomy-staff-interview-translation-hisashi-yuki-rotf-rid-prime-bt-skids-and-bwn-unicron-168426/ Hisashi Yuki interview from Takaratomy]</ref> This is why the hand tires are not integrated more properly into the toy.

*Sideways' license plate in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' reads "269 FPJT". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.

* Sideways almost was Barricade! [[Chris Mowry]] had planned for Barricade to appear and be turned into Sideways in ''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'', but Hasbro rejected the idea.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage170099]</ref>

* His 2011 Hasbro bio gave him a new quote (one based on what he'd said in the Titan issue quoted up top!) along with a revamped bio that factored in his sniping ability from the console version of the Revenge of the Fallen video game.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/unique/sideways Vector Sigma: Sideways]</ref>

* Sideways has the honor of being the only on-screen movie character to have his toys redecoed/retooled into ''four'' different characters thus far: His Deluxe Class toy was retooled into [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]], his [[Robot Powered Machines|R.P.M.]] toy was slightly retooled into [[Wreckloose (ROTF)|Wreckloose]] (and later straight-up redecoed into a slightly different version of Wreckloose), and his [[Legends Class]] toy was not only redecoed into [[Override (TF 2010)|Override]], but later also slightly retooled into [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], an on-screen character from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sideways''' (サイドウェイズ ''Saidoweizu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mellékút''' ("Detour")

==Reference==
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]
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User talk:Detour

2011-07-11T05:30:07Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Joke */

Will you please stop? You've been going in the same fucking circle for what, hours? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:43, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

==Movie Jolt vs Movie Jolt==
Sorry if the post about Jolt not being confused with the previously released Jolt wasn't a good one... Just thought it was sort of a unique case that should be addressed, what with there being two movie Jolts, and unlike the 2007 one which didn't appear in any movies and has since been changed to a different character, also not appearing in the movies, the new Jolt is in the movie. I know that's what disambiguation is for, but I just thought it was an interesting bit of trivia that a movie character's name was already used in the movieverse, though for a different character. (not including the whole movie Arcee thing) -Cliffjumper Prime

==Megatron joke==
The monsters in MMPR always started out human-sized. Then, at some point, Rita throws her staff down from the Moon shouting "Make my monster grow!". The staff lands in the ground and energy shoots out of it, making the monster enormous. The laser effects around Megatron's cannon in that picture look a lot like the staff. Here is a YouTube clip of it: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUelB-OSneY]. Honestly, it's not a big deal to me, but the old joke doesn't really make any sense in the first place. It seems to be a premature ejaculation joke to go along with his cannon firing, but it's not like there's anybody else in the picture for the innuendo to be complete. I think the observation our anonymous editor made about the resemblance to the staff is actually pretty clever. A rare instance of somebody changing a joke for the better, IMO. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 16:20, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
:Huzzah! I have a talk page now! Anyway, thanks for clearing it up... I didn't get the ressemblance of Bandora's staff to the laser blast effects of Megatron's cannons... At least I understood the previous joke, wasn't all that funny but it made sense without the explanation. -[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:54, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

== Revert Revert ==

Slaggit! This is like, the fourth time this has happened to me. I SPECIFICALLY checked with a preview when I was about to make the reversion, and it did NOT tell me any edits had been made since I'd started mine. Apologies for the confusion and annoyance, but I am definitely not doing this on purpose...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 23:39, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
:No worries. I know it wasn't your fault. I'm pretty sure this happened to me at least once as well. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:11, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks. That actually makes me feel a lot better about it.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:23, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

==Treatment==
Hey, it's not uploaded anywhere anymore (but Don Murphy has no issues with us handing it around). I can send you the PDF, but I need your email. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 22:42, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

==Nunchakus==
His name is "Michelangelo". :) --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 14:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
:My bad. Haven't watched TMNT since the original toon. And I was never into Renaissance art or whatever era the artist namesake was from. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:28, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

== Airazor caption ==

Hi. I was wondering what was wrong with the old caption for the Airazor photo.
:Essentially, there's nothing wrong with the toy so criticizing it like that is pointless. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 08:29, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
::Okay. I didn't think the caption was meant as a criticism of the toy. I thought it was meant to point out that though she was designed as a female figure, she didn't really turn out looking any more female than any other Transformer (excluding Arcee and Thunderblast). But humor is subjective, and what I find somewhat funny might not seem funny at all to someone else.
:::Airazor was designed as a male figure. The toy/character only became female on the insistence of the show writers. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 09:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
::::We're talking about the caption for the Transmetal figure. I thought that one was designed from the start to be female.
:::::... oh! Did not realize. Sorry. Ignore me. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 09:51, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

== Blurr ==

He is known to be a member, which should be enough, but he is also known to appear again later in the season, both through the footage from Dubai and the teasers released on the blog. That's why I said that I believed that it ws exception enough if he wasn't a member, it wouldn't need to be moved, but both together seem to be compelling enough.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:56, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
:Look at your talk page, anything Dubai-related ''should not'' be discussed here in any capacity. We are not gloryhounds like Seibertron trying to be the first ones to announce every single giant spoiler of every single piece of media. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:49, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
::That's great, but that's not what I am trying to say. He was announced as a character a while ago, before Dubai, and on one of the creator blogs. He's known to be in the Elite Guard, and we even know who his American voice actor is. We've even had him make his first appearance. Dubai just confirmed an episode he reappears in. That's all I'm trying to say - that we know he's in the guard, and we have confirmation from various sources of a future appearance. Hell, that we've listed his voice actor should be confirmation enough.
::And I didn't make the edit to spread spoilers - I did it to add info to a wiki, when the info is confirmed. Yes, we should not be obsessed with news, but neither should we put blinders on and wait until info is months or years old. (Hyperbole, but you get my point)[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 22:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

== Rabbicrater Edits ==

Just FYI, the edits HooperX made were capitalizing on the fact that Rabbicrater looks like his name contains the word "rabbi", when in fact it's meant to be most of the word "rabbit". The caption gag of "L'chaim" thus becomes more obvious, though I like the current one better. As for the miscellaneous trivia, I think it's an attempt at a callback to one of the final scenes from the Mel Brooks film ''History of the World, Part 1''. So not TOTAL nonsense.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
:Oh, well I don't know much about Judaism so "L'chaim" is kind of flying over my head right now (and I believe even if explained, the Yaoi Kiss Players joke will still be funnier)... And the misc trivia, well History Of The World Part 1 is one of the Mel Brooks films I have not yet had the pleasure of watching... Even then, it's kind of out of place in the same paragraph as the info about the rabbit on the moon... if Hooper wants to bring it back I would suggest he add another asterisk paragraph to point it out... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:11, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
::Long story short, a robot with the word "Rabbi" in his name, even if it actually has to do with "rabbit" is ripe for Judaism gags. "L'Chaim!" is a traditional exclamation of celebration. Originally, I was just gonna put the lyrics to Hava Nagila up there, but hey. The Kiss Players thing I had to stop and stare at - the two dudes humping are kind of cut out of the frame. But hey, whatever. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
:::FWIW, "L'chaim" is a traditional Hebrew version of "Cheers!" and literally means "To life!" I'm up for ethnic humor as much as the <s>next</s> previous guy, but I still find the KP gag funnier in this case. The thought of "Hava Negila" lyrics as a caption does make me grin, though...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:05, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

== Real Gear hairdryer ==

Good you took that out for now, I was just too exited to post a unreleased toy for the Movie line, so I did not stop to check if it was real or not. I'm currently looking for more info on it and will put that back up once I found proof.
By the way, what do the read minus numbers next to your edit mean?[[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 12:42, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
-Edit, I fell for a joke! it was just a joke to take the piss of the US toy gun law.[[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 19:03, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
:Number of characters (letters and spaces) added or removed from the total article length by this edit. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:45, 4 June 2009 (EDT)
::....what? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:24, 4 June 2009 (EDT)

== Hi ==

I'm listening and I'm sorry [[User:Gyro-Robo|Gyro-Robo]] 22:43, 8 June 2008

== Mayhem Suppression Squad‎ ==

Hello ^^ I removed the [[:Category: Shattered Glass characters]] from the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad‎]] members because [[:Category:Mayhem Suppression Squad‎]] is already under [[:Category: Shattered Glass characters]]. Just like [[Killbison]] only under [[:Category:Breastforce]] which is contained by Combiners, Decepticons, and Victory characters. --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 00:49, 22 April 2009 (EDT)

== 1989 Character Models ==
Howdy! I saw the Bumblebee & Jazz pretender models. Do you happen to have higher resolution versions of these images that you'd be willing to share with me? Do you have any more images from this era? (The Ark III needs your help!) --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 21:04, 23 April 2009 (EDT)

== Drift ==

Fine, have it your way! This site could be something awesome for everybody, yet guys like you persist in making it a refuge for your snide insults and negativity. --[[User:Hutch|Hutch]] 03:47, 24 July 2009 (EDT)
:If it helps... even some of us here think Detour takes the AHM-bashing to ridiculous extremes. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 04:23, 24 July 2009 (EDT)
::Except a lot of what he yanked out was stuff not even written by me. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:25, 24 July 2009 (EDT)
:::Some of us are OK with desnarking the overly-snarked articles. Thankfully Rosicrucian just redid the removal. :P --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 04:29, 24 July 2009 (EDT)
::::No, he yanked different parts, and rewrote another. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:33, 24 July 2009 (EDT)
Man, just let it go. We're trying to make the trivia sections ''smaller'', y'know.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 22:00, 4 June 2009 (EDT)

No! Much, much bigger! I'm good with keeping the Poochie theme for SL: Drift's page, but we really, really gotta get a reference to Rurouni Kenshin on a Drift image somewhere down the line! I can't imagine McCarthy not having Kenshin in some corner of his mind when he was creating Drift. "Oh man, he'll be an ex-assassin, with a dark past he regrets, and he carries a special sword! AWESOME!" --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 16:20, 17 June 2009 (EDT)

==Vandalism?==
Thanks for fixing my page, I appreciate it. Apparently Mr. Anon didn't take too kindly from me having to up and leave his little "discussion". People gotta go do other things besides argue with somebody on the other side of the computer all day. So do you know how severe punishment is for vandalizing someone's User Page?---[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 22:15, 4 June 2009 (EDT)
:In this case, I'm inclined to believe it was a simple accident. The guy isn't really all that wiki savvy, and may have just clicked on your sig and thought it was your talkpage. He's... well, I don't hold any illusions he's going to be a productive user here, but he's on a dynamic IP and isn't outright harmful so I'm not sure what a block would accomplish.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 22:17, 4 June 2009 (EDT)
::True, I didn't take that into account. I tend to jump to the vandalism claim (or any claim honestly) a little too gung-ho sometimes, and this is one of those times.--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 22:27, 4 June 2009 (EDT)
:::S'okay. I mean, I'd be lying if I said my cursor didn't hover over the block button on him while I thought about it. Trouble is his two IPs so far don't even seem to share a common subnet, so even an IP range ban wouldn't be viable. If he becomes genuinely abusive lemme know and I'd be happy to play whack-a-mole with his IPs.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 22:31, 4 June 2009 (EDT)

Sorry, I'm new here. Won't happen again, trust me.--[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 20:59, 12 June 2009 (EDT)

*Z-z-zay, is it no vandalism to undo the another's additionz-z-z-z without any explanation? What's wrong with z-z-z-z-them?--[[User:He-l-en1959|Waz-z-z-zpinator59]] 01:11, 1 December 2009 (EST)
:They didn't make any sense. You should stick to adding to the synopsis/etc. because your English seems to slip right down to nonsensical when you do captions. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 01:47, 1 December 2009 (EST)

==Barricade ROTF DS game==
Why instand of deleting it why dont you fix all my misspelling i have the game and all barricade parts are true.--[[User:Eagc7|Eagc7]]
:So... the burden is on ''us'' to fix what you write?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 15:07, 30 June 2009 (EDT)
:Because neither I nor anyone else on the wiki is your personal spellchecker. If you want your edits to stick, put some effort into it and that includes using proper English. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:07, 30 June 2009 (EDT)

== Ze little one ==

"The identity of ze little one is a bit on the fraught side. In the flyover shot of the barge on which the four Constructicons sit, a red bulldozer (Rampage), a concrete mixer (Mixmaster), a dump truck (Long Haul) and a yellow front-end loader are visible. The yellow front-end loader is the alternate mode of the Constructicon Scrapper, and ze little one's robot mode appears to be the same as Scrapper's. As such, the temptation to just consider this a Scrapper unit is great... except that, after the flyover shot, the yellow loader disappears, and is replaced with a yellow Volvo excavator, clearly marked with a large Decepticon insignia. For the purposes of reducing headaches, we're assuming that the excavator is the "correct" vehicle mode, and that it just happens to transform into a robot mode that resembles Scrapper...even though it's not him. "

I wasn't aware of the decision that had reached on the "Ze little one" page, so I didn't realize that this was the reasoning being used. I can agree with this, and I'm sorry the discussion got so hostile. Have a great week.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:30, 16 July 2009 (EDT)

== SG Ark & SG Nemesis ==

I'd just have Derik's bot fix those links along with the rest. I only fixed the others because there was about 2-3 links each instead of the 60+ for those two pages. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:32, 6 August 2009 (EDT)

==Thanks for giving me my username==

Seriously best alias ever [[User:Potty Mouth Anon|Potty Mouth Anon]] 01:55, 21 August 2009 (EDT)

== TFA: S.P.'s amnesia ==

You completely sure about that? Seemed like a kind of joke to me - Wasp going through this whole list of humiliation and Sentinel denying it while keeping a straight face.
EDIT: sorry for double posting, my browser's acting a little strange [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 13:26, 25 August 2009 (EDT)
:Except Sentinel finishes the scene by saying "Wait a minute, that was you?" He genuinely doesn't remember, only recalling it then and there. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 13:27, 25 August 2009 (EDT)
::Oookay, my bad. Seems like his ego is powerful enough to erase memories of minor, non-significant beings like Wasp, Bee or Bulky... [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 13:45, 25 August 2009 (EDT)

==Deaths of Optimus Prime "fanon"==
That... wasn't fanon. It was more awkwardly phrased, but consistent with how it was portrayed in the episode. Aerialbots even say, to my recollection, that there are "others at the hanger." Elita-1 was rebuilt. Dion wasn't mentioned. What part of that is fanon, and why did that give you the right to allcaps that dude into submission for it? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:17, 6 October 2009 (EDT)
:Well it explicitly said in the anon guy's contribution way back there that "Ariel and Dion were also rebuilt" (followed by an awkward parenthesis saying Ariel at least). Plus, the episode itself is awkwardly phrased... Slingshot says "There are others back at the hangar, his girlfriend Ariel" as though he actually meant to say "there's another one back at the hangar, his girlfriend Ariel". After Orion is rebuilt as Prime, there's no concern for any "others" and they only speak of Ariel, whom Alpha Trion says he'll "send droids out for". No mention at all that he'd rebuild other casualties of the hangar massacre. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 00:32, 6 October 2009 (EDT)
::Another interpretation: Slingshot says "There are others back at the hangar, [for example] his girlfriend Ariel." Otherwise, he's not being correct when he says there are "otherS" there. Plural. I'm not saying that Alpha Trion rebuilt anybody other than Prime and Elita, or that we have any evidence thereof. I'm saying what the guy wrote, in that particular revision, was technically correct. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:50, 6 October 2009 (EDT)
:::The ''best'' kind of correct. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:06, 6 October 2009 (EDT)

== the Peter Cullen photo. ==

I know the person who is in that picture. I thought it would be fun depicting him being the nice guy that he is. If you want me to identify where I got the image from, I can link you right to the source. [[User:Unicron|Unicron]] 02:59, 12 October 2009 (EDT)

== editing ==

sorry about the starscream page, but did you really have to edit out '''''everything''''' I did? [[User:Masterman555|Masterman555]] 22:54, 21 October 2009 (EDT)
:Well, yeah. You screwed up the formatting and the order of figures in the toy section, messed with captions and changed all the thumbnails to ungodly huge sizes. It's pretty standard procedure to undo that. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:14, 21 October 2009 (EDT)

== Robot Heroes Thrust eyes==
Thank you for correcting that, I just took an even closer look to the toy and realized I had made a mistake.[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 22:39, 12 November 2009 (EST)

== IDW ==

Oh come on, dude. We can take the piss out of IDW sometimes, but that last edit was a bit much.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 23:43, 12 November 2009 (EST)
:Not even my words there. But like a lot have said... Continuum is pretty much the straw that broke the camel's back. And really, their own page needs a dose of piss-taking-out too, no matter how slight. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:46, 12 November 2009 (EST)
What Rosi said. No. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:52, 12 November 2009 (EST)

==British English spellings==
Please read [[Help:Style_guide#National_varieties_of_English]], it mentions guidelines to spelling that may help you. As Club material is published by a company based in Texas, I went with the American English. Keep British English spelling in the UK articles. [[Special:Contributions/68.61.240.172|68.61.240.172]] 10:06, 21 November 2009 (EST)

==Captions==
Detour, He-l-en has been contributing to the Armada episode articles in a generally positive manner. Please stop reverting her caption changes. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 05:27, 29 November 2009 (EST)
:Positive, yes, but thus far little more than minor summary changes in Armada... followed by large doses of captioning. I'll lay off since you asked me. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:01, 29 November 2009 (EST) (I can still change his captions to different ones if I come up with better ones, though, right?)
::I am trying to handle the situation in a delicate manner; He-l-en is both a new user and someone whose first language is not English, so we cannot immediately expect her to know every facet of our policy right away. Reverting a person's edits without telling them why is not a good way to grow new users. I'm just trying to be courteous. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:15, 29 November 2009 (EST)
:::Well, it's not like we don't always revert people who aren't doing anything but changing captions. He-l-en is at least also contributing a little bit of info, but we still generally tell people to leave the captions alone when they're new and just worry about adding actual info to the articles. (And it's not like we don't have plenty of Help guides available to read, either...) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 06:20, 29 November 2009 (EST)
::::''We'' know we change people's captions back, yes, but I am inclined to be more lenient to someone who has only been around for two days... hrm. Actually, I am inspired. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:57, 29 November 2009 (EST)
:::::His English seems to have landslided down to "nonsensical" once he started editing captions... Can I revert those, at least? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:59, 29 November 2009 (EST)

== Sideways Part-swapping pics ==

Detour-
I do have pics of the part-swapped Sideways, however I am not sure how to upload them to the Wiki and add them to the page. If you'd like, I can e-mail them to you if you PM Ultrawave over at TFW2005 (that is my account). Unless there is another way to upload them that I am not aware of? [[Special:Contributions/131.191.68.29|131.191.68.29]] 04:20, 7 December 2009 (EST)

Made a Photobucket and uploaded my pic to satisfy your curiousity-- [http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af279/Blitzgear/DSCN0897.jpg] =)[[Special:Contributions/131.191.68.29|131.191.68.29]] 18:44, 7 December 2009 (EST)

== Sari Edit ==
why did you edit my addition to the page? what i typed was factual. --[[User:0utrun|0utrun]] 23:16, 30 December 2009 (EST)

== Blackarachnia "hit it with a shovel" joke ==

Why do you deem it so important to take the joke out? It works, it fills an empty caption space, so why? Seriously, Why? --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 02:09, 6 January 2010 (EST)

== Lockdown's position as a bounty hunter. ==

This isn't something like revealing the gimmicks to a toy or an electronic voice, or even a street date. It's no secret that the ROTF figure is based off a "bounty hunter", you've seen the card say he's a "bounty hunter" regardless if it isn't officially released, is the addition of a category "Bounty Hunter" seriously enough to get you this unnecessarily riled up? It's not like I'm saying something like he's an Autobot sympathizer or something. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 02:20, 6 January 2010 (EST)

==Captions==
No one appointed '''you''' the master of captioning. You're acting like a goddamn jackboot, so take a time-out. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:59, 6 January 2010 (EST)

==My Grammar==
Well i going to tell you why i have bad grammar, i have good grammar BUT i type so freaking Fast in result i make typos, Aslo there some words that i cant spell, aslo i try to slow down but then i start to write fast again -Eagc7
: Then either slow down enough so you can write competently, or don't write at all so we don't spend so much time cleaning up your amazingly-sized mess. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:38, 29 January 2010 (EST)

== Why did you remove my edit? ==

The article discusses fanfiction, so I named two common pairings as an example. It seemed relevant. [[User:CH|CH]] 16:25, 8 February 2010 (EST)
:Because the fandom is so large, fragmented and clique-esque that there's really no way to measure what's relevant/common unless it's completely widespread, as in to the point that even average fans that don't read fanfic are familiar with the concepts used. Megatron/Starscream pairings probably predate Beast Wars itself, Starscream/Alexis was a freakin' epidemic for a time. Those are somewhat "worthy" of mention (in a squicky infamous way). Prime/Mikaela and Bumblebee/Sam, however? Although I'm not shocked they exist, I don't believe the average fans would know for certain that they do. And it isn't really quite as notable (again, Starscream/Alexis being an epidemic), no more than hypothetical pairings like Cheetor/Una or Sky-Byte/Koji.. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:37, 8 February 2010 (EST)
::''Friend of Autobots''
::''Sometimes he talks to me too''
::''My spark fills with joy'' --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:18, 8 February 2010 (EST)

== Right..... ==

[http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Beast_Machines_(cartoon)&curid=15&diff=430695&oldid=430694 What was that weird edit summary all about?] --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 07:56, 27 February 2010 (EST)
:Look at your keyboard, and look at each letter to the left of the letter I typed. :p --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 08:12, 27 February 2010 (EST)
::It seems we use very different keyboards. All I'm getting is gibberish. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 09:32, 27 February 2010 (EST)
:::It says "something's wrong with my eyes," okay? Big hairy deal. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 09:38, 27 February 2010 (EST)

== Double dash template ==
Works just 100% fine on Opera and in Firefox and in IE7, so I don't know what the hell you're talking about. The whole purpose it was created was to clear things without creating gaps above the headers. So stop changing it every time I fix the formatting, as you're driving me insane and I'm going to start reverting you every time you do it. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 20:48, 27 February 2010 (EST)
:Well it doesn't work on me in neither IE nor Firefox. So clearly the coding for it must be flawed somehow. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:22, 27 February 2010 (EST)
::IIRC, you're one of the folks using IE6, aren't you? That would explain that part, if so. As for Firefox, it works fine on Firefox for me, so I just don't know what you're talking about there. (I also checked IE7 and it works fine there as well...)
::But in any case, bring it up with Derik to fix any problems rather than constantly removing it, considering the whole reason the template exists to begin with is to solve an issue folks used to be griping about. About the only issue I've ever had is that there has to be no line return space between the dash template and the following header, but that's easily tweaked while editing. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 21:38, 27 February 2010 (EST)
:::Yeah, I'm one of the five people on Earth still using IE6. I like the button layout better, sue me. But I do have Firefox 3.5.6 and <nowiki>{{--}}</nowiki> does the same amount of jack squattage. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:04, 27 February 2010 (EST)
::::You do realize button layouts are easily changed in most browsers, yes? (And I'd think lots of broken sites with missing features would be a bigger annoyance... having to surf using IE6 at one of my jobs last year was downright painful, it's missing so many useful standards.)
::::But, like I said, never had issues with FF at all. And even if there are, again, have Derik tweak the CSS, rather than unfixing the formatting fixes. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 22:13, 27 February 2010 (EST)

== *sigh* "first edit ever" ==

fact is I've been editing over the years and adding useful tid bits here and there, but the wiki just can't seem to hold a proper account. so I start a new and get treated like a punk. gratitude for ya.

And yeah, the tone really isn't to my liking. Derek J Wyatt puts down Beachcomber and everyone treats it as canon that the character is not well liked. well I like him! And think the article should be more even handed.

So tell me, how am I supposed to get started here? I can't edit "the funny" as I've been told the last time I tried a permanent account, I can't help to rewrite an article, what do you want from me? When to I earn the right to call out the Beach Comber page for being offensive? --[[User:Stly92|Stly92]] 01:15, March 18, 2010 (EST)

== Jim-Bob's Diner is indeed a reference to James Roberts ==

[[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Jim-Bob's Diner]] is, in fact, a reference to ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' co-writer [[James Roberts]]. Nick Roche said it himself [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=161572#161572]. (At first, '''I''' thought--and was '''very sure'''--it was a reference to '''Jim''' Salicrup and '''Bob''' Budiansky.) --[[User:Jeff39042|Jeff39042]] 19:40, 11 April 2010 (EDT)
:Well then that belongs in the Notes... not a confusing random link in the middle of the synopsis. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:06, 11 April 2010 (EDT)

== Last Dutch Issue ==

The IP Anon [[Special:Contributions/195.240.16.74|195.240.16.74]] removed the "last Dutch issue" sentence from "[[The Void! (US)|The Void!]]" because he was shifting it to "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]" Now, this may require verification (which is why I'm not undoing your reversal yet), but at least it's not a random act of Anon vandalism.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 11:24, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
:Yeah, I reverted it before he did the rest. I don't know who to ask for verification, though. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 11:50, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
::Looks like the anon was actually [[User:Sunjumper|Sunjumper]] not logged in. Good enough to allow now, or do we still need a citation? Sunjumper mentions on his anon-IP talk page (linked in just above, there) where he saw mention of the last-issue status.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 13:13, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
:::If he's Dutch, sure. You're in the better position to make that call anyway. :p --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:41, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Based on his recent contribution to the BW article, I'd say he his. Well and good, then.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 17:18, 10 May 2010 (EDT)

== Anon-made G1 Cast List ==

I'll grant I didn't do more than a rough glance over it, so I can't vouch for its accuracy, but it WAS in keeping with our formatting for other TV series' front pages. Granted, the cast's much larger and so may be too overwhelming a list for the page, but in principle, it wasn't a ''wrong'' idea. Might be worth adding a notice as to why the G1 TV series page would differ in that respect from other series'.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 15:29, 13 May 2010 (EDT)

== Toy Swapping ==

Look, I am sorry to keep adding tat. I just thought it was important to have in the article, because it was under the same idea. And just so you know, this whole website is full of crappy, big, poorly written sections and just want to help improve some facts not added. So you can take that comment and stick it were it belongs. I just tried to add something.

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== Toy Swapping 2 ==

I am sorry for the previous comment made by myself about the edit. I was in a really bad mood and would not tolerate anything. I will stop trying to edit or fix any articles to fix things that people deleted that I made. I do sincerly apologize. People have been quite rude to me on this website and I was starting to get stressed. Not to mention I have major anger manigment issues. I am quite sorry for my comments.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 12:37, 4 June 2010 (EDT)

== Hey. ==

Yo, be quiet bitch. {{unsigned|TheRex4441}}
:Keep it polite, please. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:39, 24 June 2010 (EDT)

== Prime VAs ==

The editor was right about Optimus & Megatron's VAs, he just didn't have the right source. (It was revealed in a recent BotCon panel.) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 14:12, 26 June 2010 (EDT)

==edit war==
If this edit war does not stop in five minutes and people don't stop getting aggressive at each other, all three of you are getting a time-out. The note is pretty pointless, at best it would be only on Prime Soundwave's page. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:28, 4 July 2010 (EDT)

==Translation help==
Hey, Detour. Since you speak French, could you help me by correcting any bad translations I have for the French ''Animated'' episode titles [[User:Interrobang/Crap|here]]? Thanks! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:24, 5 July 2010 (EDT)
:Done. Egads, epic fail on the dub team on translating Five Servos Of Doom. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:06, 5 July 2010 (EDT)
::Thanks! That was one of the titles that threw me off. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:21, 5 July 2010 (EDT)

== Cloaca joke? ==

Was there something wrong with [[Airazor (BW)|it]]? [[Special:Contributions/72.229.51.77|72.229.51.77]] 15:22, 6 July 2010 (EDT)

== Anon reverts==
When a dude changes something, and you change it back, and he changes it back with comment asking why it's changed... it might be better, if you're going to simply revert it again, to at least leave a comment of your own, explaining why? If he's explaining his actions, you owe that same courtesy back, even if he's in the wrong. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:25, 28 July 2010 (EDT)
:You're absolutely right, and I can't for the life of me remember WHY I didn't do just that. It's been hectic in my neck of the woods these past few days, I apologize. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:02, 28 July 2010 (EDT)
::Come to think of it, I think the reason might've been that I meant to leave the explanation on his talk page, but ended up being sidetracked by other things. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:03, 28 July 2010 (EDT)

== Nice caption ==

<nowiki>:</nowiki>D --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:40, 15 August 2010 (EDT)
:Hah, I was just waiting for someone to add a pic of him so I could throw add that caption. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 03:41, 15 August 2010 (EDT)

== Decepticon Drone ==

I am sorry. I thought it looked simmilar, due to the Red T visor, silver and black head, but not the body.

== [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] and [[Frank Miller]] ==

My joke(s) may be weak, but
#I wasn't violating any [[Transformers Wiki:Caption|caption policies]].
#I uploaded the [[Frank Miller]] image. I deserve a caption or something.
#[[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal#Links that overexplain jokes|Explaining the joke is not funny]].
#(Regarding the link I put at the Konishi caption):
:* A straight quote from Gurren Lagann isn't really very funny by itself.
:* Frank Miller isn't someone you'd think to find on TFWiki. I'd like to show people that he does belong here and how nteresting a coincidence it is, that ''both'' sources of the line contributed to TF. I imagine people reading the link would be like: "Oh yeah, there's also that. Wait, this wiki has an article on F. Miller? What has he got to do with TF? Gonna check that."
But really, I'm more upset about your changing of the caption at Frank Miller for reason number 2. [[User:Item42|Item42]] 10:38, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

== Why are you reverting everything? ==

Why the fuck are you reverting every single edit you see? Is that the only thing you can do? Is is your sole mission to not contribute, but revert everyone else who tries to? Sure, you could just change the singe byte of offending material, BUT NO, YOU HAVE TO REVERT THE WHOLE GODDAMN EDIT. You've been doing this for as long as I've been observing. Also, you've been up my ass about everything the whole time I've been here. Haven't you been blocked before for this kind of thing? --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 10:01, 5 October 2010 (EDT)
:Detour spends a lot of time on the wiki so he often sees poor/vandalistic edits before other editor do. Usually his reversions have been supported by the majority of editors, when he goes over the line Walky puts him in his place. My question is, why are you so sensitive? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:37, 5 October 2010 (EDT)
::If you've been up my ass too, you would see that this is the first time I've exploded over seomthing like this. I have been putting up with shit like this since I started editing here. --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 10:47, 5 October 2010 (EDT)
:::I don't know, just looking over your previous edits you seemed rather upset about things on the [[Twitcher F451]], [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], [[Starscream (BWII)]] and [[Shelfwarmer]] pages. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:52, 5 October 2010 (EDT)
* WHY ARE YOU REVERTING EVERUTHING???????????????--[[User:He-l-en1959|Waz-z-z-zpinator59]] 10:15, 7 November 2010 (EST)

== Dalek ==

For your information, there is incorrect information on that page, that must be changed. The Daleks were never first called "Mark 3 travel machines" that is wrong. The were first called Daleks. The machine the ride in was first a Mark 1 Travel Machines, then a Mark 2 Travel Machine, and finally a Mark 3 Travel Machine. It was Davros who called the machine they ride in Mark 3 Travel Machine, but the creatures are called Daleks, and they were first called Kaleds before being mutated into Daleks. I don't know were the hell you got that from but they are also not cyborgs. They are creatures inside tanks basically. I was correcting that. Get your facts right before delete something I did. Trust me, I know more about the Daleks then you. Thus, my user name is LORD DALEK. That is why I am constantly changing that page. [[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 15:40, 16 October 2010 (EDT)
:Except all that is irrelevant to what was said about Daleks within ''Transformers fiction'', which is what this Wiki is about. And I know plenty about Daleks. Don't assume you're some sort of lone Doctor Who fan on this wiki.--[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:42, 16 October 2010 (EDT)

Fine, I will stop editing the part that is in the comic, BUT THE INFORMATION IN THE NOTES IS WRONG!!! And I also did not say anything about being "a lone Doctor Who fan" I just was saying you undid my edit that was correcting incorrect statements. [[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 15:52, 16 October 2010 (EDT)
: That thing Detour linked to when he reverted you sure seems to think you're wrong. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:56, 16 October 2010 (EDT)
::I found two sources that go against what LordDalek is claiming. One is a general science fiction Wiki and the other is the TARDIS Index File, the Doctor Who Wiki (which we link Doctor Who-related articles to). --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:58, 16 October 2010 (EDT)
::ARGG! I have proof that what you said was wrong. Look, you right, they weren't called Daleks, nor they were Mark 3 Travel Machines. They were called merely mutants. Read this:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davros|His solution is to remove all emotions pertaining to weakness, a category in which he groups such emotions as compassion, mercy and kindness, and place the mutants in tank-like "Mark III travel machines" partly based on the design of his wheelchair. He later names these creatures Daleks, an anagram of Kaleds.][[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:07, 16 October 2010 (EDT)
::: Yyyyeah. You seem to be quoting the fictional history at us, while we're talking about the actual behind-the-scenes history of the characters. The comment you removed will stay. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:11, 16 October 2010 (EDT)
::::Actually, from a behind-the-scenes standpoint the name Dalek came first. But Who fiction-wise, it was established in a later serial (Genesis of the Daleks, the Daleks's origin story) that the original name of a Dalek was a Mark III Travel Machine. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_of_the_Daleks "At that moment, Davros enters the laboratory, and demonstrates his new "Mark III travel machine", which he later dubs as a "Dalek"."]. If you want the note to focus less on fiction and more on production, I can always tweak it. But it's still a factual note one way or another. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 17:25, 16 October 2010 (EDT)
Better yet, read this: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek_variants|For the most part a Dalek is simply a Dalek.Notable exceptions usually refer to rank, such as "Emperor" and "Supreme Dalek", although in Genesis of the Daleks Davros refers to the newly created Dalek casing as a "Mark 3 Travel Machine".] For the last bloody time, Mark 3 Travel Machines refers to the CASING not the actual creature.
[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:14, 16 October 2010 (EDT)
::::Listen ItsWalky, when the Daleks first appeared in 1963 THEY WERE CALLED DALEKS. Davros is part of the fictional history, and the real creator of the Daleks was Terry Nation, and he called them Daleks. There. I now have fictional and behind the scenes evidence. The comment must be removed.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:29, 16 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::Why would you ''ever'' want to err on the side of ''removing'' information rather than clarifying it? When is less information better?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:15, 16 October 2010 (EDT)

== This place is worse than Nazi Germany ==

SIEG HEIL, DON'T FUCK WITH THE LITTLE TRANSFORMER WIKIPEDIA. WE ONLY LIKE SOME POINTLESS ADDITIONS, NOT A LOT.

Fucking hypocrites. You included, Spanish twit.--[[User:Tommy-Vercetti|Tommy-Vercetti]] 18:13, 8 November 2010 (EST)
:Please mind your language. And this kind of tantrum-throwing won't exactly have people joining your side in the argument. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:18, 8 November 2010 (EST)

== Fanmodes ==

I got the impression, per the "Fan-configurations of toys" discussion in the community portal, that we ''don't'' avoid fan modes, that brief mention of such is okay. [[User:JW|JW]] 11:58, 19 November 2010 (EST)

== Koiter brothers ==

Thanks for catching that spelling error I missed on their names! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:36, 21 November 2010 (EST)

== Grimstone ==

Grimstone's drones' Mini-Con compatibilities are '''not''' mentionned on their own page.

== Ahem ==

Why did you revert my talk page edit regarding the doctor who connection on Talk:Death's Head?
NVM I see, I screwed it up.

== Emperor of Terror Scorponok ==

What's wrong with his edits? He seems to be adding several paragraphs of information, which you delete entirely. I see one or two typos here or there, but wouldn't it be easier to fix those than just remove his large amounts of work whole-hog? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:03, 16 December 2010 (EST)
:Believe me, I've been mulling over that myself, but ultimately, it's more than just typos. A lot of his sentences just don't read right and would ultimately require full rewrites. Figured someone else starting again from scratch would be better than a Cleanup tag... But if I'm wrong in this, sorry. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:23, 16 December 2010 (EST)
:: The English doesn't really read that badly. It's simple, but better than the nothing we have now. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:29, 16 December 2010 (EST)

==New mexico vs. New Mexico==
Thanks, I totally realised the mistake soon after I made the page.
[[User:MadmanFoidart|MadmanFoidart]] 14:46, 10 January 2011 (EST)

== Reverting edits ==

May I ask why you insist on reverting my edits? Especially the one just now about TransTech Megatron's concept design matching almost-perfectly to ROTF Megatron's design, which I see far more-notable than the "Oh look, it's an H-Tank, it atuomatically links to Armada Megatron" trivia listed before it, which you have left alone.

For this particular case, it is not merely my opinion that the two resemble each other more, as a quick glance at the image displayed in the trivia section, let alone what that trivia links to off-wiki, shows a closer resemblance to ROTF than Armada, by far.
[[Special:Contributions/24.143.42.51|24.143.42.51]] 02:41, 27 January 2011 (EST)
:You're right, looks like I jumped the gun at that one. My apologies. Still, it could stand a rewriting to be a little less... dogpiley. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 03:35, 27 January 2011 (EST)

== Mindset ==

You said: ''It says the toy is a retool of Hailstorm, and Hailstorm was designed as the homage.''
If the Hailstorm/Mindset mold was designed as an homage to the original Mindset, then I don't see how the new Mindset could ''not'' be an homage to the original. Particularly since, given the way Hasbro is planning retools these days, the Hailstorm mold was ''always'' intended to be retooled into a Mindset. What is the distinction you're making? [[User:JW|JW]] 20:13, 7 February 2011 (EST)
:No ressemblance to the original character, for starters. If he was "clearly" intended as an homage, the head would surely have carried over the original character's visor at the very least, yes? And the colors, too. G2 Mindset was white, green and grey, this Autobot Mindset is blue and black. And lastly, the faction allegiance. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:22, 7 February 2011 (EST)
This is how I suspect it went down:
#Hailstorm toy was designed.
#[[Kyde]] was all, hey, dudes, that's totally Mindset.
#Hasbro decided to name its redeco "Mindset."
Somewhere in between 2 and 3, Toy Fair probably happened, when Aaron was all about how this toy was totally Mindset.
--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:20, 7 February 2011 (EST)
:Hmm, okay. Point granted. [[User:JW|JW]] 07:22, 8 February 2011 (EST)

== Motormaster ==

I think the one that said Motormaster's size change is right, because Motormaster is the same size as Optimus, while Optimus has the same size as Motormaster in car mode, both of them with their trailers, i think there's size change in there.

--[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 19:24, 14 March 2011 (EDT)
:Yeah, and there's a [[Powertrain|freighter truck]] that transforms into a robot that goes up to Prime's shin. Scale doesn't mean much in Transformers, you have Porsche Jazz towering over Porsche Cliffjumper and Jeep Hound towering over Jeep Brawn and F-15s turning into robots the same size as Lamborghinis. It's a dumb thing to note. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:39, 14 March 2011 (EDT)

== Windcharger ==

"This was removed before because it's false. Don't add it back" How is it false?--[[User:TOM|TOM]] 23:09, 24 March 2011 (EDT)

==Bumblebee==
BOTH of you knock it the fuck off or you're both getting put in a corner for a while. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:45, 24 March 2011 (EDT)

== DOTM Bumblebee ==

Just to clear things up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpqamRtmGRE&feature=feedu the maker of the video says:
because this figure is smaller than any other version of bumblebee, they technically are all brand new parts. They couldn't reuse any other Bumblebee parts cause they no longer would fit.--[[User:TOM|TOM]] 15:33, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

==If you don't like Robert Stack==

You should say so when you're taking funny things he said from the Ultra Magnus page. It's not as if the image even had a caption before, could you not have left it? I ask because since you didn't give a reason, it ''looks'' like you revert all IP edits you see on principle, without checking what was actually changed. Busy schedule? [[Special:Contributions/92.13.226.232|92.13.226.232]] 19:48, 5 April 2011 (EDT)
:Detour doesn't always check properly what an anon added, but he does check. On captions, the rules are very clear though: If you have not contributed to the wiki in a meaningful way, you are NOT allowed to add or change captions UNLESS you have asked permission first on the article's talk page. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:00, 6 April 2011 (EDT)

== Inferno (BW) ==

May I just ask why did you undo the caption edit?
: Because you replaced an existing caption with a YouTube link. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:09, 7 April 2011 (EDT)
:: Are YouTubes links forbidden? I do believe I saw them in captions on this Wiki before. --[[User:SymbolsWriter|SymbolsWriter]]
::: Well, first there's the problem of ''replacing an existing caption.'' It's frowned upon. Second, a little '''[1]''' under an image isn't a caption. It's just a link. It's not pretty or witty, it's just an unmarked link. Captions should be captions. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:28, 7 April 2011 (EDT)
:::: Well, yes, I suspected (now I know for sure) that much (the "frown upon" part), and that's (partially, anyway) the reason I've never edited a caption before. But no, wait, I was pretty sure that when I checked the article after the edit there was blue text "nope.avi" in the caption that was a link to a video, not just "[1]". Or am I missing something? --[[User:SymbolsWriter|SymbolsWriter]] 14:59, 7 April 2011 (EDT)
::::Also, to further clarify things, I'll give this link: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nopeavi You can even find the screenshot the caption of which I changed in the related pictures there. I hope that article will be clear enough explanation of my motive to change the aforementioned caption. --[[User:SymbolsWriter|SymbolsWriter]] 02:29, 13 April 2011 (EDT)

== Regarding the edits Eagc7 made ==

Apparently you haven't read the [[Megatron (Movie)]] article in awhile, because Eagc7 was just trying to help out. [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Megatron_%28Movie%29&diff=484337&oldid=481886 Xaaron made this edit] almost a year ago, most likely because nobody bothered to fill out that section since 2007. Nobody objected. Eagc7 evidently noticed this and was trying to make the other articles consistent. I think you should have questioned his motives before insta-reverting them. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:37, 12 April 2011 (EDT)

== Mech-Tech page ==

The only reason it was "Just a list copied from the DOTM page" is because he HADN'T FINISHED THE PAGE YET --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 16:08, 12 April 2011 (EDT)
:It shouldn't be a list, it should be a description of the gimmick, like our [[Automorph Technology]] and [[Mech Alive]] pages, that's why it's tagged, it's even explained in the tag. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:14, 12 April 2011 (EDT)

== Fusion Cannon ==

You have undone my edit of Movie Megatron's fusion cannon twice now and I am wondering why? In the 2007 movie at 1:57:13 you can clearly see Megatron shoot Jazz with his fusion cannon from his RIGHT arm. I just watched it, so I know I am correct. If you have a good reason for undoing my edits, let me know, but until then I am just going to keep changing it back. --[[User:BATTOUSAI XD|BATTOUSAI XD]] 02:43, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
:You didn't watch well enough. That's '''Jazz''' shooting Megatron, not the other way around. By contrast, Megatron's fusion cannon is clearly in his left arm, as you see Prime shoot him off balance before he fires, but he turns around, cannon clearly on his left arm, re-aims and shoots. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:05, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
Sorry but you didn't watch well enough. '''Jazz''' does fire first, then '''Megatron''' fires and Jazz goes flying. I haven't watched the battle with Optimus recently, so it may be that Megatron also has a fusion cannon in his left arm as well and can combine both to make them more powerful. --[[User:BATTOUSAI XD|BATTOUSAI XD]] 10:00, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
Maybe it's a different weapons system, but do you have any evidence to back that up? I'm assuming you have finally accepted that Megatron does shoot Jazz with his right arm and you watched the entire scene. The blast was blue like the blast from the combined fusion cannon and his fusion cannon from ROTF ,and it was very powerful, as it sent Jazz flying much in the same way as it did to Optimus in ROTF. Also, he lost his left arm at the end of the first movie, and if it were solely stored in his left arm, it would not have been present in ROTF. It's probably pretty safe to assume that "the Little One," who provided Megatron with parts did not possess a fusion cannon and the "Doctor" did not build a completely new one. IF you can come up with a better arguement than that or provide some official source material, I'll leave it alone, but if you keep using an ambiguous arguement I'll just keep editing the article.
:Do you have any evidence that it '''is''' his fusion cannon? A single blast from said cannon sent Optimus Prime, OPTIMUS PRIME, flying over a full city block into a building, while Jazz barely flew a few feet. But hey, for added evidence, [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/vlcsnap-2011-04-26-01h56m39s185.png this] does not look like either [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/vlcsnap-2011-04-26-01h57m49s50.png this] or [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/TF/vlcsnap-2011-04-26-01h58m11s5.png this]. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:01, 26 April 2011 (EDT)
No I don't have any evidence that it is a fusion cannon, but I think there is a better argument for it being a fusion cannon than not, as I stated above. And yes Jazz did only fly a few feet, but maybe that's because the fusion cannon was not at full power because it was not combined with Megatron's left arm. As for the pictures, they don't look anything like the crab claw fusion cannon, yet that is still a fusion cannon. I'm not trying to jerk you around; this is just how I see it and a lot of this is just opinion because Hasbro or whoever hasn't officially detailed anything. Maybe we could ask someone else who edits this Wiki for their opinion on it and just go with that?
:That doesn't work, because as my screenshots show, the fusion cannon is ''entirely part of Megatron's left arm''. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:23, 26 April 2011 (EDT)
How does that explain how his fusion cannon moved from his left arm to his right arm? I don't see the problem with what I wrote, because it leaves the statement you wrote about the fusion cannon being stored in the left arm and it touches on the blast that was fired at Jazz with his right arm. It says nowhere that it '''is''' definitely a fusion cannon. All I wanted to write was that there is a possiblility that his right arm is a fusion cannon, or at least part of a whole. The scene with Jazz is up for interpretation, but I think it should be added so others who read this article can decide for themselves. As far as getting someone else's opinion, you will have to get someone to help with that. I don't know how to ask any of the main editors and I assume you probably do. Just have them comment in this section with an opinion on it.--[[User:BATTOUSAI XD|BATTOUSAI XD]] 1:39, 26 April 2011 (EDT)

==why didnt you jsut fixed it?==
instead of removing all i wrote on the movie Starscream page, why didnt you just Fixed my typos and mistakes? {{unsigned|Eagc7}}
:Because I couldn't even understand what it was you were trying to say. Your poor English goes far beyond simple spelling errors. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:46, 26 April 2011 (EDT)
::Okay, in that case, lets keep a Character Stub template (which i already did) {{unsigned|Eagc7}}

== Dude, STOP. NOW. ==

Abra cannot learn Hypnosis. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 23:19, 28 April 2011 (EDT)
: Seriously, you are now the wiki's worst vandal. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:31, 28 April 2011 (EDT)

== The Autobot Hero ==

I had thought of reverting his edit to Fire on the Mountain the same as you did, but decided against it as the internal link was a redlink. Are we planning on having an [[Andes Mountains]] page? If not, he actually did the right thing. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:13, 6 May 2011 (EDT)
:Well, [[Peru]] wasn't a redlink. Standard seems to be that locations where stuff happens in fiction deserve wiki articles. The Andes mountains do come up in both Fire in the Mountain and the Japanese PS2 Transformers game, so the location deserves a proper TFWiki article, IMO. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:17, 6 May 2011 (EDT)
::And the Kid Stuff audiobooks have the Andes partially destroyed in "Storms of Destruction". [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:48, 6 May 2011 (EDT)
:::Thanks for that! Added the link to it too. I'd love to make a page for it (being the huge Mysterious Cities of Gold nerd that I am) but since I don't have access to any of the material they show up in, there isn't much I can do. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:56, 6 May 2011 (EDT)

==Editing==
I read the "Help:Editing" page.-[[User:Dirgeor|Dirgeor]] 20:02, 19 June 2011 (EDT)

== Crowbar ==
I'm quite not sure why you removed my photo of Crowbar. Can you please tell me?
:Because it's a horrible shot that barely shows Crowbar at all, if that's even him. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:05, 25 June 2011 (EDT)
It is him, you can clearly see Crankcase in another shot. I can understand that the shot wasn't great, but it's better than an inaccurate representation of him in Cyberverse form.

== Crisscross "Error" ==

Rather than risk a revert war, I'll simply discuss the matter here first.

If the package was delivered to the garage while Arcee was away for some unknown length of time, why should she question its origin? I still say someone from MECH could have broken into the garage, delivered the package, and locked up on their way out, thus accounting for the package's presence. (Yes, it's something of an error not to explain it in-story, but I think that's at least a feasible explanation.)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 02:05, 29 June 2011 (EDT)
: That's how I read the sequence of events. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:01, 29 June 2011 (EDT)
: You make some good points. But after even two watchings the whole thing still felt weird. When you stop and think about it, only Jack or June could've taken care of the package... If Arcee assumes June has... she'd know Arcee wasn't in the garage. So... why's she so casual about the package? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:06, 29 June 2011 (EDT)
:: My postman leaves packages in my garage all the time if I'm not there to take delivery, honestly. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:01, 29 June 2011 (EDT)

== Editing ==
Can we please discuss our debates before filing pages for deletion? I have a strong argument. Please just listen to me.
-[[User:PurpleCyclops|Caleb]]
:No. You don't. Preliminary names are just that, '''preliminary'''. We're not calling Mirage "Rush", and the same applies to Crowbar and Hatchet. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:18, 3 July 2011 (EDT)
Rush isn't the final name for Mirage. Hatchet is a typhoon fighter jet. Crowbar is a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. The trio in the film are suburbans. This is not the case of renaming them. This is the case of '''different character'''.
:No, this is the case of '''different altmodes'''. Do we consider Sideways anyone but Sideways? Because his toy sure as hell wasn't a screen-accurate Audi, and didn't even use the proper color scheme. You're being utterly ridiculous. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:38, 3 July 2011 (EDT)

I was saying that the characters were most likely different since they hadn't the right altmode or altmode size, since Hatchet would be much too big to be a suburban, if he was a jet, and Crowbar would be too small if he was a police car. Sorry bout everything though, I agree, my argument '''is''' ridiculous.

== Joke ==
By reference, I meant a reference to something. A joke. Jokes aren't meant to be useful. And this wiki is full of them. One on almost every image. Which isn't very useful, when they could have a informative caption. But that's one of my favorite things about this wiki. It's humor. Once again, I find you reverting anything I post. Can't I just add a simple joke that can appeal to some people, without attracting the attention of you?
:It's humor, yes, but it's still a wiki. Signal to noise ratio is the key here, and smashing a bad joke about train delays in the first sentence of Astrotrain's bio isn't the way to go about it. Signal to noise, the wiki must be funny but also informative. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:21, 10 July 2011 (EDT)

You do have a point. I agree it is still a wiki, and it's not that informative. However you kind of missed the joke. A popular quote in a T.V. show about trains from my childhood was when the person would scold the train, he would say "you've caused confusion and delay". Nothing to do with train delays.

User talk:Detour

2011-07-10T08:53:57Z

PurpleCyclops:

Astrotrain (G1)

2011-07-10T08:05:59Z

PurpleCyclops: Reference.

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
{{disambig3|Astrotrain}}
:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Astrotraing1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Choo Choo Rocket]]
'''Astrotrain''' loves to sow confusion <strike>and delay</strike>. To this end, his [[Triple Changer]] abilities serve him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can. He wants more from life, but it's either fly the other Decepticons around, or get scrapped by them.

He also craves having power over a massive [[Astroforce|army of train drones]]. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.

{{bigquote|It's always the same thing. I fly them to points unknown, exhaust all my fuel, and they get to have all the fun.|Astrotrain on his eternal role as the Decepticons' ride|"[[The Gambler]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese), [[Jorge García]] (Latin American)
[[Image:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|left|200px|thumb|It doesn't matter if you're grey or white... if you're a boy or a girl...]]
Astrotrain arrived on [[Earth]] during the second year of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s campaign to conquer the planet and its energy resources. His activities prior to that point remain unclear, but he was first seen guarding human slaves in an energy mine following the Decepticon takeover of [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. When the Autobots returned from a brief exile in space, Astrotrain and his comrades were defeated and sent packing. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

He once transported Megatron to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] where he and the Decepticons' leader attempted to jam Earth's radio waves. The attempt was interrupted by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Astrotrain engaged in a bad pun, accused Omega Supreme of being too outdated to catch him, and then was the victim of a Cybertronian's impression of a sandworm (see image) before being thrown a few planetary diameters. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[Image:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Behold my mighty hand!]]
Typically one of the more easy-going among the Decepticons, even Astrotrain isn't above letting a little power go to his head. While tracking [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], he shot down the Autobot, who had been on a fuel scouting mission, and managed to trick the [[Titan (species)|people]] of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] into believing that he was one of their Sky Gods, so that they would mine energy crystals for him and the Decepticons. Astrotrain used [[Jero]], a corrupt High Priest who was as fanatical as he was ruthless, to further his ends. However, the Autobots [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] arrived aboard Omega Supreme looking for Cosmos. Omega Supreme was virtually out of fuel after the trip, but the Autobots soon managed to refuel him using the energy crystals. Knowing that he, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] alone couldn't beat Omega Supreme, Astrotrain destroyed the crystals in a fit of pique before flying off, leaving Jero to die like the worm he was. Harsh, Astrotrain, harsh. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

Astrotrain was used by Megatron to transport energy rich asteroid ore being mined by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in high orbit. Astrotrain maintained his shuttle mode so that [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] could load him with cargo. He apparently did not have very keen sensors in that form, as the Autobot Cosmos was able to very clumsily swipe some ore from his open cargo bay, then loudly fell over Astrotrain's side without the Decepticon even reacting. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Astrotrain later transported [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to the planet [[Monacus]] to check up on Decepticon sympathizer [[Lord Gyconi]]. When they learned that Gyconi had captured a number of Autobots and brainwashed them into mindless slaves, the Decepticons tried to stow them aboard Astrotrain to take them back to Megatron. However, their plan was stopped by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] and [[Slizardo]], and the latter two followed Astrotrain into space as he escaped with his comrades. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

When [[Deceptitran]] sent word for assistance in overcoming [[Tlalakan]] rebels, Astrotrain transported Megatron and his warriors to that distant world to protect their energon horde. The rebellion gained Transformer aid of their own, though, and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and friends drove off the Decepticons and led the Tlalakans to freedom. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

[[Image:TripleTakeover-ThrustAndAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|190px|"What have you got there, Astrotrain?" "Go away, Thrust. Nobody likes ''your'' style!"]]

However, the incident on Titan had given Astrotrain a taste of power, and he decided he liked it. With the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Astrotrain froze Megatron and Starscream in a sewer system in order to take over the Decepticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. Although he managed to amass a surprisingly large amount of [[energon cube]]s, the productive day ended with him flooding the entire city after bursting a water main. Worse, Megatron thawed out. The embarrassment of these incidents forced Astrotrain to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly... at [[fusion cannon]] point. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[Lord Chumley]] used Astrotrain's likeness as a lure to capture [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Bumblebee. Megatron later sent the real Astrotrain (as well as Blitzwing) to go negotiate with Chumley so they could team up to annihilate the Autobots. The Triple Changers arrived in time to see Optimus refuse to rescue a distressed young woman. Astrotrain was curious, but Blitzwing fell for the ruse and got stuck, so Astrotrain was left with no other option but going to the castle to free him. On his way there, Astrotrain found Chumley using a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|robotic scorpion]] to fight Optimus Prime, and proposed Megatron's deal. Chumley responded by flinging the Decepticon away, hanging him up to the walls, and defusing his weapons. Astrotrain was frustrated and explained himself, but Chumley rejected the notion and claimed he'd rather have the help of an aardvark. But as Prime inched closer, Chumley panicked and freed the Decepticons, who promptly made their getaway. He learned that day, to never trust Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[Image:HoistGoesHollywood-AstrotrainClaws.jpg|thumb|right|200px|No razors here, folks.]]

Megatron dispatched Astrotrain, Starscream, Ramjet, and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] in order to catch the [[Female Autobots]], making up for Shockwave's failure. Running into their leader, [[Elita One]], Astrotrain and Ramjet grabbed her and took her prisoner. When Optimus Prime arrived to rescue Elita, she kicked Astrotrain in the face, forcing him to lose his grip. He recovered and was able to celebrate Prime's apparent disintegration, later got zapped by the duo of [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Firestar]], and in shuttle mode he transported the retreating Decepticons away. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Megatron's next mission for Astrotrain was to go with Thrust and Ramjet to salvage Dirge and his cargo, who crashed in a swamp near a movie set. When they arrived, Astrotrain deployed a pair of claws to haul Dirge back, while a nearby [[director]] filmed them. Once they returned to headquarters, Astrotrain informed Megatron of the film crew that was watching them as they carted the device, and the enraged Megatron set out to destroy the film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and Rumble to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an [[Lightning Bug|advanced heat ray weapon]] from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'Lightning Bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. Oddly enough, Astrotrain was never infected. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:TFTM-AstrotrainCoronation.jpg|thumb|left|210px|I guess you could say it's his... ''crowning moment''! Gah ha ha ha!]]

Astrotrain witnessed Starscream throw a fit over Megatron's obsession with Shockwave, and was surprised as everyone else when the Seeker shot Megatron in the back. But when Megatron overpowered his subordinate, Astrotrain was disgusted and allowed Starscream to be humiliated. He was then present for a battle with Starscream's new team of [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], but didn't contribute anything in particular. At the end of the day, Megatron ordered Astrotrain to take the traitorous Starscream and the Combaticons to an asteroid floating through space, where they would be banished forever. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Astrotrain could be glimpsed on the simulation of Megatron's [[orbit disruptor cannon]], but did not get to actually see it in person. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

In the year 2005, he transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections [[Battle of Autobot City|handed to them]] at [[Autobot City]]. He couldn't make it back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed [[Megatron (G1)|some]] [[Insecticon (G1)|dead]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|weight]] overboard. After that, Astrotrain served as the ring for the subsequent fight among the Decepticons to replace the ejected Megatron, where the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] formed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] inside him (slag, Astrotrain is big!) and Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] used their piledrivers (slag, Astrotrain is sturdy!) Apparently, they all made it back fine, and Astrotrain was the one to crown Starscream during his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

When the Decepticons lost their hold on Cybertron, Astrotrain went with the rest of them to [[Chaar]], where he was seen trying to deliver Energon cubes to the starving army. When he tried to take a cube for himself while the Constructicons were fighting amongst themselves for the energy, they merged into Devastator and kicked him aside. Devastator was then distracted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and Astrotrain made another move for the cube, only to be shot by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Such is life. When Cyclonus insulted the Decepticons for their behavior, Astrotrain somewhat notably mentioned that he knew [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and Megatron "were the same guy". Cyclonus later stated that he needed energon as it was needed to revive Galvatron, and Astrotrain gave him the rest of his supplies. He got an inspirational speech in return. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

When the Quintessons offered the Decepticons energon, Astrotrain joined his cohorts in the feasting, and when the Quintessons made a proposition, he agreed to go with it and went to battle the Autobots with everyone else. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} He later participated in a battle in space under unknown circumstances. {{storylink|The Killing Jar}}

[[Image:GhostInTheMachine-AstrotrainPossessed.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Starscream! This is ''the worst case of indigestion I've ever had!'']]

Astrotrain then helped Galvatron and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] with the plan to destroy Cybertron with a [[death crystal cannon]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}} Later on, when [[Scourge (G1)|intruders]] found their way inside [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Astrotrain responded to the alarm but ended up being possessed by Starscream's [[Spark|ghost]] because of his useful cargo space. Starscream flew his body most of the way to [[Unicron]]'s head, then left it when he closed in on Cybertron, leaving Astrotrain to be shot down by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. Astrotrain was then captured and interrogated by the Autobots, but was as confused as they were about why he had been flying so close to Cybertron all by himself. He was later released as a way of thanking Scourge for revealing Unicron's plans to them. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

Later, Astrotrain stumbled upon [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in space and battled him until the two were suddenly interrupted by a laser barrage from the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] and retreated. Astrotrain returned to Chaar to report this to Galvatron, who punched him in the face, insulted him and stated that he didn't care. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

Astrotrain was later seen participating in a Decepticon attack on Japan, trying to ram a bullet train head-on, before being driven off by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Astrotrain photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City]], with the aid of [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]'s camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Astrotrain, Blitzwing and [[Octane]] were amongst the troops serving under [[Sixshot]] in [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on Earth. Together, they helped Sixshot distract [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his warriors from assisting the Autobots' forces on Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The three were later dispatched to protect Trypticon from an attack by the Autobot Triple Changers [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], unaware that it was just a distraction to allow [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] to infiltrate the base. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} He also served as Galvatron's personal transport to the planet [[Praum]], where the Decepticons had set a trap for the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} He also transported Galvatron and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] to Earth from Chaar, where they prepared their strike on Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Astrotrain then went into Earth's orbit to help steal the energy-gathering satellite known as [[Solar 1]], {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and much later he witnessed [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his gigantic [[Transtector]] at [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s demand, he [[Communicube|called]] a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[Image:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|left|175px|thumb|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]
Astrotrain and his fellow Triple Changers were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on Earth via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Astrotrain and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet|Scraplets]], and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was also infected, and his friends managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. Astrotrain showed quick thinking when he identified a nearby [[G.B. Blackrock]] as a useful asset and hypnotically gained control of him, thus ensuring the viability of [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|Ratbat's greatest plan]]. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Triple Changers then linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, which soon fell under the command of their former superior on Cybertron, Ratbat. Astrotrain joined the Decepticons in an assault on the Autobot crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] on Earth's moon. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Sometime later, he fought against his fellow Decepticons when Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s armies temporarily came to blows. Astrotrain was seen rolling over [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] and [[Weirdwolf]] in the melee. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Once the Decepticons united against a nearby Autobot regiment, Astrotrain again saw action when he ionically-disrupted the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]. Soon after, though, the Triple Changers were all destroyed battling [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, after Starscream got himself hopped-up on [[Underbase]] power. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

In an alternate future of 2006, Astrotrain discovered that the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] appeared to all be hypnotized. He flew to [[Chaar]] and timidly approached [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] with his report. Galvatron angrily hit him into a rock face and declared that he cared nothing about what the Junkions were up to. He told Astrotrain he should leave, so he did. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

{{note|In the UK version of the story, the events of "The Big Broadcast of 2006" are a fabrication invented by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].}}

In an alternate version of 2009, Unicron had destroyed Cybertron and the Decepticons (under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s command) controlled America. Astrotrain and Octane were seen defending the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] from one last, desperate Autobot assault. They shot down the [[Pretender]] [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], when he was disrupting the base's force field. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''When [[Autobot City]] was completed in 2004, Astrotrain was one of several Decepticons brought by Shockwave to attack the opening day festivities.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[Image:Astrotrain space pirates.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
''In 2008, the Decepticons were tipped by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] to an opportunity for wiping the Autobots off the face of Cybertron. Astrotrain acted as point-man for the invasion, not only leading the air force of flying [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Triple Changers and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], but also acting as transport for [[Soundwave (G1)|Commander Soundwave]] and the legion of ground troopers in his cargo hold. Things turned sour when the Quintessons ambushed the Decepticons on their way to [[Autobase]], though: Astrotrain was forced to dump the soldiers in his hold and quickly transform in order to greet their adversaries.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|175px|thumb|]]
''He happily worked for Shockwave's faction in the [[Decepticon Civil War]], along with his fellow Triple Changers. Astrotrain took the time to slug it out with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] after the [[Enclave]] between Shockwave and Megatron went sour.'' {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} ''Thanks to an inside informant, Astrotrain and the other Triple Changers joined Shockwave in surprising Megatron at an energon shipment rendez-vous point, overpowering him with blaster fire until the Decepticon leader fell off the side of a cliff.'' {{storylink|Secrets}} ''Those were happy times for Astrotrain. He was not so happy when he had to rescue [[Octane]] from a military testing range, and when he found out Octane had got here by messing around on the job again, Astrotrain happily buggered off and left him.'' {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

====''Generation 2''====
Astrotrain shows up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the armies of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], just before they pretty much got slaughtered. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
{{note|Classics is a [[splinter timeline]] from the Marvel US continuity that does not include events from either ''Generation 2'' or the Marvel UK issues.}}
[[Image:Astrotraincrossingovershuttle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Astrotrain is relieved he only has to carry five Constructicons now.]]
[[Image:Devastatormegatronastrotraincrossingover.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Clearly, Astrotrain's interior is bigger than it looks.]]
Astrotrain's carcass lay undiscovered at the bottom of the sea for ten years until Megatron managed to find him. His remains were excavated piece by piece by enslaved [[Human|humans]] and transported to Megatron's base of operations within the wrecked [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in northern [[Canada]]. Using incomplete schematics and Megatron's memories of Astrotrain's old body, Astrotrain was finally reconstructed. Astrotrain was immediately put in charge of finding the remnants of the rest of the Decepticons who fell at the hands of the [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream, plus the unpleasant task of carting them back to their headquarters. This morbid job took its toll on Astrotrain, who yearned for real battle. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Astrotrain's extended ''Classics'' profile}}

After the appearance of the mysterious crossdimensional Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], Astrotrain and the other rebuilt Decepticons under Megatron's command traveled to [[South America]] to investigate an equally mysterious power source that seemed to share traits with Landquake. En route, they were attacked by [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]]'s [[Armored Robot Hunters|RUNT]] squad. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}} Astrotrain managed to shake off these interlopers just before Optimus Prime and his Autobots arrived in search of this same power source, and a new battle between the factions began in the jungles surrounding the power source. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle escalated, Astrotrain joined with some of his peers in surrounding [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} but ultimately, Megatron was forced to call for a withdrawal. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

Megatron soon granted the mysterious [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] and his rogue group of Decepticons an audience. However, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons under Megatron's command were forcibly implanted with reverse-engineered [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]]. Bug Bite's plan was cut short when a jammer activated by [[Elita One]] disabled the shells, and a fight soon erupted between Megatron's Decepticons, Bug Bite's Decepticons, and the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' command. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

When Megatron ended the Decepticon Civil War with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], Astrotrain was stationed aboard Starscream's warship. He informed his captain when the fortress below began powering down their weapons, thanks to the [[Seacon (G1)|traitors]] in Bludgeon's ranks eliminating the [[Pretender]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Astrotrain warwithin.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Finally, I get to fight instead of carry people.]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] needed a major distraction to infiltrate the subsectors of [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]] and establish Cybertron as a living war world, he sent Shockwave to command a full frontal assault against the Autobot capital. Astrotrain was among the many Decepticons who aided Shockwave in this siege. {{storylink|The War Within}} Later on, after Megatron's disappearance led to a factioning of the Decepticon army, Astrotrain began serving with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}} The Predacons remained the only major hold out among the factions when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] negotiated a great peace between the Autobots and Decepticons due to low energon reserves planet-wide. Astrotrain and the Predacons attempted to prevent the peace treaty and the consolidation of their opponents, but their efforts were in vain until the surprise return of Megatron with his new [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], thousands of super-charged warriors grown from [[Quintesson]] cloning technology. The Decepticons managed to establish an Age of Internment until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] finally returned to free the Autobots and equalize the sides once more. {{storylink|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

After the disappearance of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] and its crew, Astrotrain and his fellow future Triple Changers, Octane and Blitzwing, began serving directly under Shockwave's command. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} When Shockwave learned how to perfect his Triple Changer process after the [[Great Shutdown]], due to [[Unicron|Unicronian]] technology he pilfered from [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Astrotrain was one of the first to benefit from the procedure.

In 2003, Astrotrain, along with [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Blitzwing, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and Octane arrived with Shockwave on [[Earth]] to place the Earth-bound Transformers under arrest for war crimes and take them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|New World Order}} When Shockwave was eventually defeated and his control of Cybertron lost, Astrotrain and Blitzwing remained his loyal servants until the return of Megatron caused Astrotrain to switch loyalties while Blitzwing was destroyed. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:ArtofWar3_OmegaSupreme_Sixshot_Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron, Astrotrain attacked an Autobot peace ceremony alongside [[Sixshot]], Blitzwing and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. The Autobots responded by activating [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who blasted Astrotrain out of the air. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} When he opted to fight on ground level instead and wounded a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] landed on top of him after falling from the sky, then proceeded to pummel the Triple Changer into the ground. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:Infiltration5 AstrotrainImwaiting.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not even alien invasions can stop Astrotrain from updating his blog.]]
Astrotrain was part of a Decepticon infiltration cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. Under the command of Starscream, he oversaw the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} but despite having sampled its power, he was unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Later on, he took Starscream's place as the Earthbound Decepticon Infiltration Unit's second-in-command under Megatron, and continued to oversee the Ore-13 research. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1}} During Megatron's scheme to escalate the tensions between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]], Astrotrain served as air cover for their ground forces, but was severely damaged by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}} and later retreated.

After being humiliated in battle with Optimus Prime, Megatron ordered [[Sixshot]] to come to Earth several phases before his presence is normally requested. Upon hearing this, the wire in Astrotrain's forehead nearly exploded, but Megatron told him to shut up. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}} Witnessing his leader straying further from protocol every nano-klik but knowing none of them would dare tell Megatron he was wrong, Astrotrain decided to do the unthinkable, something no sane Transformer would ever do except as a very last resort: deliberately reactivate Starscream so he could do it ''for'' them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}}

[[Image:Devastation6 shownomercy.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Don't cross the streams, Blitzwing!]]
When the alien [[Reaper|Reapers]] suddenly attacked their headquarters, Astrotrain left his post (forcing Blitzwing to cover for him) to plot how to exploit the situation with Starscream (though he was openly concerned if the plan failed they'd be dead). The plan worked: Starscream successfully removed Sixshot from the board and attacked the Reapers, at which point Astrotrain popped up in the command bunker to go "look at how brave Starscream is bravely attacking the Reapers by himself!". Megatron deduced what was going on behind his back, but instead of punishment, led the Decepticons into battle. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} After the destruction of the Reapers, Astrotrain expressed surprise at their victory and callously declared that the deaths of [[Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were acceptable losses. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

[[Image:AHM3 Astrotrain.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Somebody didn't mind the gap.]]
A year later, the Decepticons on Earth, including Astrotrain, defeated the Autobots on the planet in a mighty battle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} As the Decepticons subsequently began conquering the planet, Astrotrain carried on being by-the-book and tactically minded in the attack on [[New York City]], suggesting they send the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to handle ground forces to avoid ballistic attacks. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}}

He also took to the subway lines in locomotive form to eradicate the humans hiding in the subway stations. Inexplicably, his train mode was seen to resemble an outdated steam locomotive instead of the diesel freight engine it had been a year earlier. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}} He later watched Starscream try to take control of the Decepticons using [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], although the revolt was interrupted by the arrival of human jets from [[Europe]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} This was soon followed by the return of the exiled Autobots, at which point Astrotrain wrestled with [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and laughed at the Autobots when they were seemingly retreating (in reality, they were just [[Omega Supreme (G1)|making room]]). Astrotrain was then tackled into a building by Roadbuster, who commented that the Decepticon was a "lightweight". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} Megatron and his army were defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}, and Astrotrain served as their escape vehicle as they fled Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13}}

Three years later, Astrotrain was stationed on the desolate asteroid base where Starscream was in charge. He responded to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s infiltration of the base, but ended up running straight past the intruder without noticing. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} Once Megatron took back command and had the Decepticons return to Earth for revenge, Astrotrain followed. He was present when Megatron was approached by a lone Optimus Prime, and was ordered to stop the Autobot when he apparently tried to escape. As it turned out, Prime was only getting some distance away from the imminent impact of a satellite he had arranged to be dropped on the Decepticons from space. Astrotrain and his comrades were blown sky high from the ensuing explosion. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: The Demolished Man}}

{{note|The events of ''Spotlight: Mirage'' possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}
With the Autobots reduced to a small rag-tag rabble, Astrotrain accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]]. Astrotrain and Blitzwing both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in. Astrotrain avoided death when Mirage forced Prime to lower his weapon in exchange for [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s life. He could barely hold Prime back as Mirage executed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], losing his grip when the furious Autobot leader attacked the mercenary. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:Astrotrain HOS.jpg|left|100px|thumb|That's Mister The Astrotrain.]]
Referred to as ''the'' Astrotrain, he was a black-and-purple locomotive, with a retracted propeller on the front and batwings along the side.

The Decepticons built (or modified) the Astrotrain to be the locomotive engine pulling their battle train to [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} En route he rammed through an Army blockade undamaged, but ended up driving off a cliff thanks to [[John Henry]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and apparently falling to his destruction... despite having wings. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{note|Astrotrain never speaks or transforms out of train mode during the events of the story. The cover of issue 4 appears to depict him in robot mode, and he clearly has some airplane components, so he is apparently a triple-changing Transformer in this continuity as in most.}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comics===
[[Image:Henkei_astrotrain_pack_in.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]

Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons who accompanied Megatron in his attacks on Earth in the 21st century. He was first seen going on a rampage in the Japanese district of [[Shinjuku]], forcibly pushing a train along from behind while in his own train mode, threatening to derail it. [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Grimlock]] arrived to save the train, prompting Astrotrain to switch to shuttle mode and take off through the city, shattering windows and forcing [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Bumblebee]] to shield human bystanders from the rain of glass with their own bodies. He then transformed into robot mode and began battling the Autobots, who were unaware he was merely staging a diversion so the other Decepticons could raid a power plant. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} The powerful Triple-Changer had the Autobots on the ropes until their newest ally, [[Hot Rod (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Rodimus]], arrived to join the fight. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
Astrotrain was among the small group of Decepticons serving under [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] who departed Cybertron in pursuit of the [[Energon Cube]]. When the Cube crash-landed on Earth and shattered into fragments, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and machinery to remain hidden while searching for the shards.

Eleven years after the crash of the Cube, when [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] and [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] found themselves battling the Autobots in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Ramjet put in the call to Astrotrain. Astrotrain passed the message on to Megatron, who departed the Decepticons' warehouse base to join the fight. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}}

Some time later, Astrotrain joined Starscream and Ramjet in attacking a hydroelectric power plant, and easily fended off the leaderless Autobots who resisted them, as [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] was incapacitated at the time. Astrotrain took down [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Mirage]] single-handedly, then transformed to shuttle mode so the other Decepticons could load the [[energon cube]]s they had gathered. When the revived Optimus Prime came speeding onto the scene soon after, Astrotrain quickly took off in a bid for escape, but was struck by a powered-up blast from Prime's [[ion blaster]] and disappeared in a colossal explosion. However, he was barely able to make it back to the Decepticons' undersea base to deliver the stolen energon cubes, but was denied any usage by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} Astrotrain did not reappear again throughout the Transformers' battles on Earth.

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[Image:TF PS2 Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
{{bigquote|Astrotrain, the triplechanger! With space shuttle and train engine forms, this is the ultimate transporter. He carries the logistical burden of the Decepticon's evil plans!|The [[narrator]]|"[[The Transformers (PS2)]]"}}
:''Voice actor:''

In the Autobot side of the story, Megatron sent Astrotrain to collect the energy they had drained from the hydroelectric power station. When Astrotrain was almost at the generator, he had caught up to a squad of Autobots who had come to stop the Decepticons. Astrotrain got the Autobots attention by blowing his train whistle and approached them in his train form. When he reached the Autobots, he transformed to robot form and announced that all the energy at the power station belonged to the Decepticons. He told the Autobot squad his orders, warned them that he would destroy the Autobots if they got in his way, and threatened to show them the true power of a triple changer. Optimus Prime requested that Astrotrain leave, but the locomotive/space shuttle Transformer brushed this off with a "whatever," and engaged the Autobots. Despite his best efforts, Astrotrain was defeated. Optimus told the triple changer to fly back on his prized wings, back to Megatron. Realizing that he was defeated, Astrotrain decided to retreat, transforming to his space shuttle form and blasted off. He faced off the Autobots once again outside ELTA. Despite having already fought Snapdragon, Apeface, and countless Decepticon foot soldiers in between them all, the Autobots managed to overcome the triple changer once again.

During the Decepticon storyline, Astrotrain was a member of a team that Megatron sent to investigate a mysterious UFO that was spotted in the area of Zel Samine. Something caused the team to lose contact with the main Decepticon forces, and they found out that they could not leave the planet, as Zel's sun, Paradius, emitted electromagnetic rays that was harmful to them. Unable to contact Megatron and with no way to leave the planet safely, Astrotrian and the others scattered across Zel.

The Decepticon forces went to Zel in order to investigate, and Astrotrain found the Decepticons while they were at the hydroelectric power station. He called out to them in his train mode and blew his whistle. He rolled up to them and transformed to robot mode once he was close enough, expressing relief for finding them as his energon supplies had been getting low. When Megatron announced that he was sure Astrotrain would be useful, Astrotrain assured him that he was great in fighting, not just for transporting.{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Astrotrain toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And then I transform into a train and a rocket and a Transformer again...]]
* '''Astrotrain''' (1985, 1986, 2004, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''48''', '''TFC-11'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Ionic displacer rifle|Ionic Displacer Rifle]]"

: Astrotrain was one of the two Triple Changer toys released in 1985. He transforms into both a purple JNR Class C62 steam locomotive and a gray space shuttle. Like [[Perceptor (G1)|several]] [[Thrust (G1)|other]] [[Bluestreak (G1)|characters]] from ''Generation 1'', the pre-production toy shown in [[Hasbro]] [[Catalog|catalogs]] and stock photography does not match the final product.

: In Japan, the 1985 release of Astrotrain had a color scheme based upon the real-life versions of the vehicles he transformed into, with a white space shuttle and a black steam locomotive. In 1986, Takara released Astrotrain in his US toy colors.

: In 2004, Takara reissued Astrotrain in his original Japanese white color scheme, but with the "NASA" stickers changed to "ASTR", and with white paint on the shuttle side of the die-cast front. In 2005, Hasbro released this version of Astrotrain on the Hasbro Toy Shop.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Astrotrain at TFU.info]''
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* '''Astrotrain Proto Color Version''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''48'''
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

: Often referred to as "Anime Astrotrain" by collectors, this version was decorated in colors used on the original 1986 toy's packaging as well as the ''Generation 1'' animation model. He was an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Astrotrain Proto Color Version at TFU.info]''

===Classics===
[[Image:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|right|300px|thumb|...and a rocket and a train and a Transformer and man it's hard work!]]
*'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

: ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Astrotrain, like much of the ''Classics'' line, is an extensive update of the original Astrotrain designed based heavily upon their cartoon appearances and using modern toy engineering techniques. He still transforms into a NASA space shuttle, though there are two rather obvious locomotive front halves on the sides of the rear hull, and instead of a steam engine, his secondary vehicle mode is a bullet train locomotive. His robot mode is based heavily upon his ''Generation 1'' cartoon animation model design, and is armed with a large purple laser rifle similar to the original toy's rifle.(The side of the rifle has a [[Mini-Con]] shaped port on it, if one chooses to do it) However, purple highlights aside, his deco's color scheme is predominantly based on the original Takara toy.

: A design fluke that was acknowledged on Hasbro's official Transformers website allows Astrotrain to connect to ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Ultra Class [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] or his redecos, ''Cybertron'' Sky Shadow or ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]], via his landing gear. (Coincidentally, Jetfire's alternate mode is based on a Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya, which was used to transport the Buran orbiter, the Soviet [[knockoff|counterpart]] of the NASA Space Shuttle, on its back.)

: As with most ''Classics'' toys, he has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsAstrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on ''Classics'' Astrotrain at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei Astrotrain toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm going grey! Get me some Just For Men, stat!]]
*'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

: In 2008, Classics Astrotrain was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' line by [[TakaraTomy]]. The figure was extensively redecoed into dark grey and purple colour scheme based on the character’s appearance the ''Generation 1'' cartoon. Unlike the Hasbro ''Classics'' release, instead of a rubsign, he has two Decepticon sigils tampographed onto his wings. All ''Henkei'' toys feature a somewhat randomly [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] part somewhere upon them, and Astrotrain is no exception: the trim of his chestplate and engine array are vacuumized purple, with the engines themselves left as unpainted silver chrome.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
* '''Astrotrain''' (Decoy, 1986)
** ''Decoy number:'' '''38'''

: [[Decoy]] Astrotrain is a small, purple rubber figure made available with certain toys in the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Decoy Astrotrain at TFU.info]''

===Boss Original Figure===
* '''Astrotrain''' (Boss Original Figure, 2008)

: Released in a line of PVC figures available exclusively with containers of [[wikipedia:Boss_Coffee|Boss]] brand coffee, this version of Astrotrain is rendered in grey and violet.

==Notes==
[[Image:Astrotraincatalog.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] called. He wants his weapons back.]]
* The 1985 [[Catalog|catalogs]] show a prototype Astrotrain toy, whose gray and purple color scheme is the one used in the cartoon. The prototype also has a number of design changes from the retail version: arms that extended on a slide joint, different feet, and a different head sculpt that was the basis for his [[character model]]. He was shown with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s weapons. Being resin hard copies, these prototypes didn't transform.<ref>[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html Original Astrotrain prototype at TF-1.com]</ref>

* Astrotrain's animation model is rather odd. Despite having the shuttle tailfin rather clearly folded up and slid into place within the torso... it has another mystery tailfin jutting straight out of the back. Huh.

* Speaking of the tailfin, the original box art and instructions<ref>[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/teletran.asp?coat=decepticon&year=1985 Botch's Transformers Box Art Archive, 1985 Decepticons page]</ref> depict it as being folded open to make a chestplate shield. The fin gets tucked away early during the transformation to keep it out of the way. However, the original animation model (and thus his other fictional appearances) show it tucked away in robot mode.

[[Image:AstrotrainCharacterModel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|That ass be fly, yo.]]
* While Astrotrain's original toy had a visor, his ''Classics'' toy, and most of his depictions in fiction, give him two eyes instead.

* Astrotrain, along with Cosmos and Omega Supreme, was one of three space-faring characters added to the cartoon in 1985. In addition to the usual voice flanging given to the show's robotic characters, all three had an echoing reverberation applied to their voices, presumably to play up the "outer space" aspect.

*While Astrotrain does not appear in the [[Stormbringer (comics)|''Stormbringer'' comic series]] (due in part to him being on Earth at the time), the trade paperback includes a design sketch for a Triple Changer which appears to be intended as Astrotrain's pre-Earth Cybertronian form.

*In the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW ''Generation 1'' continuity]] during [[Simon Furman]] and [[E. J. Su]]'s run, Astrotrain's space shuttle is essentially a ''far'' more realistic rendering of a space vehicle, but his third mode has been upgraded to a diesel-electric six-axle locomotive resembling a [[Wikipedia:GE U28C|General Electric U28C model]], along with custom features like red and purple headlights and an all-purple paint-job. It also has a Big F**king Gun mounted on the engine cowling. That's badass.

*From ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' onward, Astrotrain's design has been reworked to resemble his ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' toy in robot mode, minus some of the train kibble. However, he transforms into a purple D62 steam locomotive once more, like his original toy. There is probably a [[Trukk not munky|good reason]] for that.

*Astrotrain believes that [[Fandom|those who worship Transformers]] are fools. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

[[Image:TheTransformerTheMovie-Astrotrainexcaping.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Not shown: Thomas and the stationmaster's house.]]
*Whether or not Astrotrain needed rails to use his train mode varied in the cartoon. In the movie, he used his locomotive form to take a run up for him to take off (in space shuttle mode), but without the aim of rails. However, before that, he has been commanding his train drones and travelling on rails, in "[[Triple Takeover]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Astrotrain''' (アストロトレイン ''Asutorotorein'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Űrvonat''' ("Space Train")
*''Italian:'' '''Triplex Uno''' ("Triplex One")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tài-kōng Huǒ-chē''' (Taiwan, 太空火車, "Astro Train"), '''Da Huoche''' (China, 大火车, "Big Train")
*''Russian:'' '''Astropoezd''' (Астропоезд, "Astrotrain")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Astrotyag''' (Астротяг, "Astrohauler")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Astrotrain Astrotrain's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Astrotrain_template.html Original Hasbro Astrotrain, original Takara Astrotrain and Takara reissue Astrotrain at TF-1.com]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html e-Hobby Astrotrain and original Astrotrain at TF-1.com]

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Crowbar

2011-07-06T05:00:57Z

PurpleCyclops: Updated the details, however trimmed down my long summary.

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Crowbar_concept.jpg|thumb|350px|"That must have been like, fifty pounds of meat."]]

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' novelization===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (novel)|when=July 29, 2011}}
When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was being retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hatchet]], Crowbar, and [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] surfaced quietly and secretly hitched a ride on the Autobots' shuttle back to Earth. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (novel)}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)|July 29, 2011}}

fter [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for thousands of years. With [[Sam Witwicky| the human]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Hatchet]] and Crowbar were sent to pursue the Autobots. Crowbar closed in on [[Seymour Simmons|Seymour Simmons']] car, transformed, reached in and tossed him into the air behind him. As Crowbar and [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] made their way through the convoy, Hatchet was quickly isolated and disposed of by the smaller autobots. However, despite their best collective efforts, they were unable to retrieve Sentinel. By this time, the Autobots had called for their heavy-hitter, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. As [[Mirage (Movie)| Dino]], [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]] and [[Sam Witwicky| the human]] quickly escaped, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] stayed to finish the two Dreads with Ironhide. Ironhide then drove right into them, stopping them in their tracks in a huge collision. Crankcase and Crowbar transformed, to be confronted by the two autobots. In an ensuing "Mexican Stand-Off", the remaining Dreads were told to drop their weapons. They appeared to do so, and the autobots followed suit. However, unbeknownst to the autobots, the two Dreads had produced two barbed spears each on their backs to attack the two autobots. Crowbar then suddenly threw one deep into Ironhide's lower shoulder, and Crankcase threw his at Sideswipe. Sideswipe, however easily manuevered over the spear and sliced it in two. As he landed, he then kicked Ironhide's weapon to him. The Autobot veteran quickly caught it, turned to Crowbar, and blasted half of his face to smithereens. The two autobots proceeded to finish off Crankcase. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}
==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]

Crowbar

2011-07-05T21:12:48Z

PurpleCyclops: I personally think that too much is better than too little, especially concerning the small amount of screentime he has.

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Crowbar_concept.jpg|thumb|350px]]

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' novelization===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (novel)|when=July 29, 2011}}
When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was being retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hatchet]], Crowbar, and [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] surfaced quietly and secretly hitched a ride on the Autobots' shuttle back to Earth. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (novel)}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for thousands of years. With [[Sam]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Hatchet]] and Crowbar were sent to pursue the Autobots. Crowbar closed in on [[Seymour Simmons|Seymour Simmons']] car, transformed, reached in and tossed him into the air behind him as he flipped over a sign, knocking it down and providing a ramp for the other two to drive off of. As Crowbar and [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] made their way through the convoy, Hatchet was quickly isolated and disposed of by the smaller autobots. However, despite their best collective efforts, they were unable to retrieve Sentinel. By this time, the Autobots had called for their heavy-hitter, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who raced at them in the opposite direction. As they neared an intersection, [[Mirage (Movie)| Dino]], [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]] and [[Sam]] [[Sam Witwicky]] quickly escaped, while Ironhide and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] stayed to finish the two Dreads. Ironhide then drove right ''into'' them, stopping them in their tracks. Damaged and leaking fluids, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] and Crowbar transformed, only to be confronted by the two autobots. In an ensuing "Mexican Stand-Off", the remaining Dreads were told to drop their weapons, and be able to "leave with their dignity". They appeared to do so, and the autobots followed suit. However, unbeknownst to the autobots, the two Dreads had produced two barbed spears each on their backs to attack the two autobots. Crowbar was the first to make his move and quickly threw one deep into Ironhide's lower shoulder. [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] was next to throw his, however this time, at Sideswipe. Sideswipe, however easily manuevered over the spear and sliced it in two. As he landed, he then kicked Ironhide's weapon to him. The Autobot veteran quickly caught it, turned to Crowbar, who was about to pounce upon him, and blasted half of his face to smithereens. The two autobots proceeded to finish off Crankcase. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}
==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]

Crowbar

2011-07-05T02:03:16Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Dark of the Moon film */ Summary Updated

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Crowbar_concept.jpg|thumb|350px]]

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for thousands of years. With [[Sam]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Hatchet]] and Crowbar were sent to pursue the Autobots. Crowbar closed in on [[Seymour Simmons|Seymour Simmons']] car, transformed, reached in and tossed him into the air behind him as he flipped over a sign, knocking it down and providing a ramp for the other two to drive off of. As Crowbar and [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] made their way through the convoy, Hatchet was quickly isolated and disposed of by the smaller autobots. However, despite their best collective efforts, they were unable to retrieve Sentinel. By this time, the Autobots had called for their heavy-hitter, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who raced at them in the opposite direction. As they neared an intersection, [[Mirage (Movie)| Dino]], [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]] and [[Sam]] [[Sam Witwicky]] quickly escaped, while Ironhide and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] stayed to finish the two Dreads. Ironhide then drove right ''into'' them, stopping them in their tracks. Damaged and leaking fluids, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] and Crowbar transformed, only to be confronted by the two autobots. In an ensuing "Mexican Stand-Off", the remaining Dreads were told to drop their weapons, and be able to "leave with their dignity". They appeared to do so, and the autobots followed suit. However, unbeknownst to the autobots, the two Dreads had produced two barbed spears each on their backs to attack the two autobots. Crowbar was the first to make his move and quickly threw one deep into Ironhide's lower shoulder. [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] was next to throw his, however this time, at Sideswipe. Sideswipe, however easily manuevered over the spear and sliced it in two. As he landed, he then kicked Ironhide's weapon to him. The Autobot veteran quickly caught it, turned to Crowbar, who was about to pounce upon him, and blasted half of his face to smithereens. The two autobots proceeded to finish off Crankcase. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]

Dread (DOTM)

2011-07-05T01:07:56Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Notes */ Notes

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|Decepticon subgroup from ''Dark of the Moon''|planet|Dread (planet)}}

:''The Dreads are a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Dreads''' are a unit of particularly fearsome Decepticons. Their specialty is infiltration and the assassination of high profile [[Autobot]] targets. They’re also such unpleasant monsters that even the other Decepticons tend to dislike them.

The team's known members include:
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crowbar]]
*[[Hatchet]]

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{comingsoon|unreleased|when=July 29, 2011}}
{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Notes==
* In early production, the [[Dreads]] were announced to be a pair of modified Chevrolet Suburbans (Crankcase), and were referred to by fandom as twins. [http://screenrant.com/transformers-3-characters-dreads-rob-95462/ Photos] were even taken on-set, but since then, there has been no word on the set of identical SUV's. The Dreads were then referred to instead as the trio of Crankcase, Crowbar, and Hatchet, with Crankcase being a Suburban, Crowbar a police car, and Hatchet a Typhoon Fighter Jet. However, in the film, they are all Chevrolet Suburbans again. Wait. What.

[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]

Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-07-05T01:02:36Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Dark of the Moon film */

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Hatchet_concept.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]

Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)|when=July 29, 2011}}
[[Image:HatchetTF3.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Four legs good, two legs bad!]]

After [[sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for thousands of years. With [[Sam]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], Hatchet and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. Once they reached the convoy, [[Crowbar |Crowbar]] threw [[Seymour Simmons | Simmons]] out of his limo and knocked over an overhead highway sign. Then Hatchet and [[Crankcase (DOTM) |Crankcase]] drive off the two signs, using them as ramps and transform. The trio pursues the convoy, knocking several cars out of their way. As the group makes their way past the autobots and towards [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF) | Sentinel]], Hatchet pounces over [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]], forcing him to decelerate into [[Stealth Force]] mode. Immediately after, [[Sideswipe (ROTF) |Sideswipe]] gets a clear shot on him and damages him, isolating him from the [[Crankcase (DOTM) |other]] [[Crowbar |two.]] [[Mirage (Movie) | Dino ]] transforms and grapples onto Hatchet's back, while [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] shoot and kill Hatchet. Hatchet's corpse is then tossed by Mirage onto the opposite side of the freeway, and into the way of an unfortunate car. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|If this is not [[redeco]]ed into [[Sky Lynx]],the fandom will kill [[Michael Bay]].]]
* '''Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:''

:Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon. He comes with two UAVs as accesories

{{charstubtoys}}

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-07-05T01:00:59Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Dark of the Moon film */

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Hatchet_concept.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]

Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)|when=July 29, 2011}}
[[Image:HatchetTF3.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Four legs good, two legs bad!]]

After [[sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for thousands of years. With the [[human]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], Hatchet and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. Once they reached the convoy, [[Crowbar (DOTM) |Crowbar]] threw [[Seymour Simmons | Simmons]] out of his limo and knocked over an overhead highway sign. Then Hatchet and [[Crankcase (DOTM) |Crankcase]] drive off the two signs, using them as ramps and transform. The trio pursues the convoy, knocking several cars out of their way. As the group makes their way past the autobots and towards [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF) | Sentinel]], Hatchet pounces over [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]], forcing him to decelerate into [[Stealth Force]] mode. Immediately after, [[Sideswipe (ROTF) |Sideswipe]] gets a clear shot on him and damages him, isolating him from the [[Crankcase (DOTM) |other]] [[Crowbar |two.]] [[Mirage (Movie) | Dino ]] transforms and grapples onto Hatchet's back, while [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] shoot and kill Hatchet. Hatchet's corpse is then tossed by Mirage onto the opposite side of the freeway, and into the way of an unfortunate car. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|If this is not [[redeco]]ed into [[Sky Lynx]],the fandom will kill [[Michael Bay]].]]
* '''Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:''

:Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon. He comes with two UAVs as accesories

{{charstubtoys}}

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-07-05T00:59:43Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Dark of the Moon film */ Moar details.

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Hatchet_concept.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]

Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)|when=July 29, 2011}}
[[Image:HatchetTF3.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Four legs good, two legs bad!]]

After [[sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for thousands of years. With the [[human]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], Hatchet and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. Once they reached the convoy, [[Crowbar (DOTM) |Crowbar]] threw [[Seymour Simmons | Simmons]] out of his limo and knocked over an overhead highway sign. Then Hatchet and [[Crankcase (DOTM) |Crankcase]] drive off the two signs, using them as ramps and transform. The trio pursues the convoy, knocking several cars out of their way. As the group makes their way past the autobots and towards [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF) | Sentinel]], Hatchet pounces over [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]], forcing him to decelerate into [[Stealth Force]] mode. Immediately after, [[Sideswipe (ROTF) |Sideswipe]] gets a clear shot on him and damages him, isolating him from the [[Crankcase (DOTM) |other]] [[Crowbar |two.]] [[Mirage (Movie) | Dino ]] transforms and grapples onto Hatchet's back, while [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] shoot and kill Hatchet. Hatchet's corpse is then tossed by Mirage onto the opposite side of the freeway, and into the way of an unfortunate car.
{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|If this is not [[redeco]]ed into [[Sky Lynx]],the fandom will kill [[Michael Bay]].]]
* '''Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:''

:Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon. He comes with two UAVs as accesories

{{charstubtoys}}

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-07-05T00:59:02Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Dark of the Moon film */

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Hatchet_concept.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]

Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)|when=July 29, 2011}}
[[Image:HatchetTF3.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Four legs good, two legs bad!]]

After [[sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for thousands of years. With the [[human]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], Hatchet and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. Once they reached the convoy, [[Crowbar (DOTM) |Crowbar]] threw [[Seymour Simmons | Simmons]] out of his limo and knocked over an overhead highway sign. Then Hatchet and [[Crankcase (DOTM) |Crankcase]] drive off the two signs, using them as ramps and transform. The trio pursues the convoy, knocking several cars out of their way. As the group makes their way past the autobots and towards [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF) | Sentinel]], Hatchet pounces over [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]], forcing him to decelerate into [[Stealth Force]] mode. Immediately after, [[Sideswipe (ROTF) |Sideswipe]] gets a clear shot on him and damages him, isolating him from the [[Crankcase (DOTM) |other]] [[Crowbar (DOTM) |two.]] [[Mirage (Movie) | Dino ]] transforms and grapples onto Hatchet's back, while [[Bumblebee (Movie) | Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] shoot and kill Hatchet. Hatchet's corpse is then tossed by Mirage onto the opposite side of the freeway, and into the way of an unfortunate car.
{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|If this is not [[redeco]]ed into [[Sky Lynx]],the fandom will kill [[Michael Bay]].]]
* '''Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:''

:Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon. He comes with two UAVs as accesories

{{charstubtoys}}

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

User talk:Detour

2011-07-03T10:58:04Z

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User talk:Detour

2011-07-03T10:35:18Z

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User talk:Detour

2011-07-03T10:02:23Z

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User talk:Detour

2011-07-03T10:01:33Z

PurpleCyclops:

Dread (DOTM)

2011-07-03T09:59:32Z

PurpleCyclops: Added extra 2 movie dreads.

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|Decepticon subgroup from ''Dark of the Moon''|planet|Dread (planet)}}

:''The Dreads are a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Dreads''' are a unit of particularly fearsome Decepticons. Their specialty is infiltration and the assassination of high profile [[Autobot]] targets. They’re also such unpleasant monsters that even the other Decepticons tend to dislike them.

The team's known members include:
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crowbar]]
*[[Hatchet]]
*[[Dirtbag (DOTM) | Dirtbag]]
*[[Hooligan (DOTM) | Hooligan]]

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{comingsoon|unreleased|when=July 29, 2011}}
{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Notes==
* In early production, the [[Dreads]] were announced to be a pair of modified Chevrolet Suburbans (Crankcase), and were referred to by fandom as twins. [http://screenrant.com/transformers-3-characters-dreads-rob-95462/ Photos] were even taken on-set, but since then, there has been no word on the set of identical SUV's. The Dreads were then referred to instead as the trio of Crankcase, Crowbar, and Hatchet. However, in the film, they are all Chevrolet Suburbans again. Whoops. D:

[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)

2011-07-03T09:35:44Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Main cast */

{{Nav-dotm}}

'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/1ef99019addbf7f207595f5da129bfb6-690.php]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen.'' The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|We will kill them all.|<s>Michael Bay</s> Optimus Prime|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Synopsis==

==Quotes==

==Main cast==

{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]<ref name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref> ([[Francesco Quinn]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]<ref name="credits"/> ([[George Coe]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster/Amp]]<ref>Similar to Que/Wheeljack, Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits. However, as he is not referred to by name, neither of these names are actually used during the film. Though, the toyline and all supporting media refers to him as Roadbuster.</ref> ([[Ron Bottitta]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot/Target]]<ref>Like Roadbuster, Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", yet neither of these names are spoken in the film. Likewise, he is properly called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref> ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap/>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Hooligan (DOTM) |Hooligan]]
*[[Dirtbag (DOTM) |Dirtbag]]
*[[Driller]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Brooks-Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]])/(himself)
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)

|h4=Other|c4=
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the Ascent Stage (the cabin Buzz and Neal rode home in) is still there.

==Transformers references==

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*When the worker at Accureta systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)| photocopier]] work, it plays a tune like the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the well-regarded Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]."

* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another popular Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan]]."

* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]."

* The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

==Real-world references==
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the screen features [[Wikipedia:Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy {{m-}} who voices Sentinel Prime. They comment that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn.

* Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' as Mr. Spock. However in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.

* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend.", another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.

*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].

*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
<center>
<gallery perrow="3">
Image:DOTM-OPbillboardposter.jpg
Image:DOTM-Bumblebeebanner.jpg
Image:DOTM-Shockwavebanner.jpg
Image:DOTM-OPportraitposter.jpg
</gallery>
</center>

==Reception==

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]

*June 20, 2009 — [[Michael Bay]] will be returning to directing duties.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=92260#post92260</ref>

*October 1, 2009 — "Day One" of preproduction work. A story has apparently already been worked out. The day begins with a meeting between Bay and [[Industrial Light & Magic]] which is followed by Bay and writer [[Ehren Kruger]] flying to Rhode Island to meet with [[Hasbro]] about new characters. Bay confirms a proposed release date of July 1, 2011.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/a2bd79bb4c222b807e27707aaf1497e6-570.html Michael Bay confirms the release date and "day one" of pre-production, posted on October 1, 2009]</ref>

*October 6, 2009 — [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] will not be returning to write the film. All writing duties have been given to Ehren Kruger.<ref>http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1403421#post1403421</ref>

*Michael Bay states on the video played at the end of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Blu-ray ''AllSpark Experiment'' game that the third film will go deeper into the Transformers' history (cue lots of [[Unicron]] imagery from ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'') and that it will have more screentime for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. But it does say in the message that he'll tell lies...

*January 5, 2010 — [[James Avery]] confirms he will be playing a new Autobot named Silverbolt. No word on if this is the same character as [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|ROTF Silverbolt]].<ref name="unscripted James Avery">[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted]</ref>

*February 7, 2010 — [[Tony Todd]] said that he would be back in some capacity<ref>[http://denofgeek.com/movies/410537/tony_todd_interview_candyman_transformers_3_platoon_chuck_and_his_brand_new_projects.html Tony Todd interview at DenofGeek.com]</ref> On April 17, 2010, he hinted at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2010 that he will be playing a human character.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tony-todd-to-play-a-human-in-transformers-3-169581/ Tony Todd To Play A Human In Transformers 3, TFW2005.com, April 27, 2010]</ref> However, on October 1,Todd stated that he is in fact not in ''Transformers'' 3.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/tony-todd-interview-hatchet-final-destination-robf-80905/2/ ScreenRant interviews Tony Todd, October 1, 2010.]</ref>

*March 2, 2010 — [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are going to get updated/revised designs that in Bumblebee's case reflects his maturation.<ref>[http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/transformers-3s-optimus-b.php "Transformers 3's Optimus, Bumblebee getting makeovers" @ Sci-Fi Wire]</ref>

*March 22, 2010 — Michael Bay announces that [[Frances McDormand]], [[John Malkovich]], and [[Ken Jeong]] have joined the cast, as well as that a Ferrari 458 Italia will become the "newest Autobot".<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/73978045c5496d5271c90be6884209a8-598.html Transformers 3 Update from Michael Bay]</ref>

*April 7, 2010 — Variety reports that [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] will be returning as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="Variety April 7 2010">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3'', April 7, 2010]</ref>

*May 4, 2010 — Paramount Pictures confirms that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in ''Transformers'' 3 to play Mikaela Banes' boss.<ref>[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3", Hollywood Insider, May 4, 2010]</ref>

*May 11, 2010 — Michael Bay claims: "[[The Twins]] are not back in T3."<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7279-The-Twins-are-not-back-in-T3&p=137603#post137603 Official Michael Bay Forums May 11, 2010]</ref> If you believe that, we've got a [[space bridge]] for sale.

*May 19, 2010 — [[Megan Fox]] is suddenly dropped from the cast. A new love interest for the Sam character is slated to be cast.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J04920100520 "Megan Fox dropped from Transformers 3", Reuters.com May 19 2010]</ref>

*June 2, 2010 — Bay officially announces Fox's replacement as Sam's love interest: [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]].<ref name="Rosie Huntington-Whitely">[http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/06/03/rosie-huntington-whiteley-confirmed-transformers-3 'Transformers 3' Officially Welcomes Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Inside Movies.moviefone.com, June 3, 2010]</ref>

*June 6, 2010 — Representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumour that he has passed away, confirm that the actor is indeed alive and will be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2010m6d6-Uncle-Phil-James-Avery-isnt-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all, The Examiner, June 6, 2010]</ref>

*June 10, 2010 — USA Today reveals that the villain for ''Transformers 3'' will be Shockwave. Michael Bay and Lorenzo diBonaventura take some of the blame for the criticisms aimed at ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and acknowledge the problems the film had. Bay reveals that they will be getting rid of what he referred to as the "dorky comedy" seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and reiterates that the Twins were "basically gone", though [[John Turturro]] will return as comic relief. Additionally, the film will explore the [[Ghosts of Yesterday|Transformers' role in the space race]] and will be filmed in 3D.<ref name="USA Today June 20">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, June 10, 2010]</ref>

*June 24, 2010 — Several sources, among them the ''Chicago Tribune'' newspaper, confirm shooting locations for the film, including [[Chicago]], IL, and Milwaukee, WI, as well as repeat locations such as [[Los Angeles]], CA, [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Detroit]], MI.

*July 20, 2010 — Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, visits the Chicago set and reveals some news: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's character is named Carly,<ref name="Nelson forum post July 2010">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums, July 20, 2010]</ref> former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] plays a soldier.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/6e7f5a008e98162953abdfdfca1d32e8-612.php Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren, July 20, 2010]</ref> He later posts an official video of the shoot, revealing the latest modifications to the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] Chevy Camaro prop vehicle, as well as three partially-transformed NASCAR vehicles.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/13511383 Michael Bay Dot Com In Chicago on Vimeo, July 20, 2010]</ref>

*July 23, 2010 — An extended version of Nelson Lauren's official video depicts several more Transformer prop vehicles, including the Ferrari 458 Italia, a blue Mercedes-Benz E550 and a convertible version of [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].<ref name="Extended official Chicago video">[http://vimeo.com/13572598 Michael Bay Dot Com in Chicago (Extended) on Vimeo, July 23, 2010]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — In reply to a thread at TFW2005.com speculating on the identity of the NASCAR Transformers, Nelson comments that the vehicles are referred to on set as the "[[Wrecker]]s".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/314458-nelson-nascar-trio-wreckers-15-post5053271.html Nelson Lauren refers to the NASCAR Transformers as "Wreckers", TFW2005.com, July 30, 2010.]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — [[Maile Flanagan]] announces at Otakon that she has been cast for the film, but due to her nondisclosure agreement can not discuss her role in the movie.<ref>Okaton 2010, Maile Flanagan Q&A</ref>

*July 31, 2010 — Nelson posts a picture of the Mercedes E550, seen on the set in Chicago, onto his flickr.com account, causing fans to misinterpret part of the photo title as a clue to the character's name ("Q").<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nelsonlauren/4844557644/ Nelson Lauren's flickr.com uploaded picture of Mercedes E550 on Chicago set.]</ref> He later clarifies that isn't the case.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7595-Ok-has-the-bot-list-got-crazy-or-what!/page3</ref>

*August 2, 2010 — A new Autobot taking the form of a red Rosenbauer Panther airline fire truck is spotted in Chicago and confirmed to appear by Nelson. He asserts it is not Inferno or Hot Spot.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-autobot-arrives-and-more-boom.html New Autobot Arrives and More Boom</ref>

*August 3, 2010 — Nelson confirms that Jolt is not returning.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/nelson---no-jolt-for-transformers-3-170344/ No Jolt for Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 6, 2010 — Nelson confirms at the Shoot For The Edit site, that Wheelie returns in the third film and Carly's car is a Mercedes-Benz.<ref name="Wheelie">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/wheelies-back-in-transformers-3-170366/ Wheelie's Back In Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 15, 2010 — [[Lester Speight]]'s character is named Hardcore Eddie.<ref name="Hardcore Eddie">[http://www.americandreamcomics.com/article.php?sid=14130 Rumor - Decepticon Is Offed in Transformers 3]</ref>

*October 6, 2010 — Listings for childrens books on Amazon.com reveal the title of the movie to be "Transformers: The Dark of the Moon," further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref>

*October 11, 2010 — In a second major on-set accident, this time during Washington D.C. filming, a police SUV responding to an emergency call intersects with a stunt, resulting in it being struck in the passenger-side door by one of Bumblebee's stunt vehicles. Luckily no one is seriously injured.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1319918/Transformers-3-hit-second-accident-Stunt-car-slams-real-Police-SUV-unscripted-crash.html Transformers 3 hit by second on-set accident]</ref>

*October 31, 2010 — [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com] is updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

*[[December 8]], 2010 — iTunes released [http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ the official teaser trailer].

*December 14, 2010 — Nelson Lauren mentioned Bay filmed "those NASA, astronauts walking on the moon, and ''Ark'' scenes" in the teaser trailer.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8227-Cool-writeup-on-things-we-missed-in-the-Trailer.&p=155908&viewfull=1#post155908 Re: Cool writeup on things we missed in the Trailer.]</ref>

*December 14, 2010 — When asked if he would reprise the role, [[Corey Burton]], the voice of the [[Shockwave (G1)|G1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'']] Shockwaves, said he had heard rumors that David Warner, who inspired the character's voice, was being considered for the role. He added he had no interest in playing Shockwave for ''Dark of the Moon'', stating he was too busy and had no interest "in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement".<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton on Shockwave]</ref>

*January 4, 2011 — An Idaho paper reported [[Bill Fagerbakke]] would be voicing a Chevy Impala with machine guns in the film.<ref>[http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story Magic Valley article]</ref>

*January 11, 2011 — PopEater.com mentions that [[Tom Kenny]] is recording voices for the film.<ref>[http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/12/tom-kenny-spongebob-sarah-palin/ Tom Kenny: SpongeBob 'Tougher Than Sarah Palin', PopEater.com, Jan 12, 2011]</ref>

*January 14, 2011 — In an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', Bay reiterated that ''Dark of the Moon'' would be superior to ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which was plagued by scheduling problems. It is stated there will be a digital version of [[John F. Kennedy]] and the archive-reel footage of [[Walter Cronkite]] from the teaser would also be in the film. He also talked about the complexity of filming in 3D on location.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/14/michael-bay-ready-to-make-you-forget-transformers-2-it-was-kind-of-a-mess/ Michael Bay ready to make you forget ‘Transformers 2′: ‘It was kind of a mess’]</ref> In an update of the article, it was confirmed [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would not be returning as [[Leo Spitz]], a departure from Bay's previous announcement in 2009 that he would have a larger role in the third film.<ref name="TFormers Rodriguez">[http://tformers.com/transformers-leo-spitz-to-have-expanded-role-in-transformers-3/11919/news.html Leo Spitz to Have Expanded Role in ''Transformers 3'' on TFormers]</ref>

*February 6, 2011 — A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2kvT0pKju8&feature=youtube_gdata_player new teaser] is shown during the Super Bowl.

*February 10, 2011 — Bay confirmed Sentinel Prime's existence in ''Dark of the Moon''. In an interview with MTV, the director is quoted as saying "Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great."<ref name="Bay confirms Sentinel Prime">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml February 10, 2011 interview with MTV about Sentinel Prime]</ref>

*February 11, 2011 — An ''Entertainment Weekly'' article showcasing some new toys confirms the roles of Sentinel Prime, Megatron and the ''Ark'' in the story.<ref>[http://ewinsidemovies.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/transformers-3-hasbro-toys/ 'Transformers 3' clues found in new Hasbro toys - exclusive]</ref>

*February 20, 2011 — As part of the promotions for ''Dark of the Moon'', Michael Bay, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel and the film prop versions of the three NASCAR Autobot Wreckers ([[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]) made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. The Wreckers appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap. During the television broadcast of the race, a new television spot for ''Dark of the Moon'' was aired.

*February 21, 2011 — Nelson reaffirmed that the Twins were being removed from the final cut of the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8570-Update&p=163786#post163786 Shoot for the Edit Update thread, February 21, 2011]</ref>

*February 28, 2011 — The April 2011 issue of ''Empire'' hits the stands, with an exclusive story on ''Dark of the Moon''. Depicted on the cover and inside the magazine are ILM's renders for Sentinel Prime and the redesigned Optimus Prime.

*March 31, 2011 — Entertainment Weekly's website announces that [[Leonard Nimoy]] will be voicing Sentinel Prime!<ref>[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's Involvement, March 31, 2011]</ref>

*April 10, 2011 — Micheal Bay commented on speculation that [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that had been seen on set by claiming: "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's ''[sic, recte companies]'' really frown on that - I can't say what the game company and comics do[;] that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car." <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598#post169598 "Is Soundwave the silver Mercedes on set of DOTM", Michael Bay, shootfortheedit.com, April 10, 2011]</ref>

*April 14, 2011 — Mike Shinoda of [[Linkin Park]] confirmed that their song, ''Iridescent'', would be the single for ''Dark of the Moon'', a shorter version of the song would be used in the film and that they would be shooting a music video for it.

*April 15, 2011 — Michael Bay confirmed a trailer with ''Fast Five'' on April 29, and a 3D trailer with ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' on May 20.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170187&viewfull=1#post170187 Re: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref> He also screened 20 minutes of footage to the press, as well as five minutes of 3D footage. Bay spoke about how hard it was to tap into the magic of the first film as audiences had grown desensitized to the wonder of the Transformers. He spoke of it being darker, mature and emotional, with the stakes higher due to it being set in American city. He and Kruger compared the film to ''[[Wikipedia:Black Hawk Down|Black Hawk Down]]'', with no cavalry to rescue the heroes. He also spoke about blocking off a mile and a half of Chicago's streets for a scene involving stuntmen in wing suits diving off Sears Tower. Additionally, he reiterated that we shouldn't expect to see the Twins in this movie,<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76485 Michael Bay Previews Transformers: Dark of the Moon! Ryan Turek, Coming Soon.net, April 15, 2011]</ref> and that [[Frank Welker]] will be returning for voice duties.<ref name="uncut roundtable interview">[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-michael-bay-talks-transformers-dark-moon/ Interview: Michael Bay talks 'Dark of the Moon']</ref>

*April 15, 2011 — Lyricis Interactive uploads a promotional render of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]].<ref>[http://www.lyricis.fr/cinema-serie-tv/sentinel-prime-se-devoile/ Transformers 3 : Sentinel Prime se dévoile, April 15, 2011]</ref> <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-sentinel-prime-promo-image-revealed-171918/ Image mirrored at TFW2005.com]</ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Carly's last name is revealed to be Miller via an image caption at AllMoviePhoto.com. <ref> http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2011_transformer_dark_of_the_moon_001.html </ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Nelson confirmed the trailer will be online on Apple on April 28, at 7pm (East Coast time).<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170380&viewfull=1#post170380 Re: Updated: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref>

*April 28, 2011 — The second trailer is released on Apple iTunes Movie trailers<ref>[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Transformers: Dark of the Moon, trailers.apple.com]</ref>, as well as MichaelBay.com's accounts on Youtube<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilA0gggRFyQ Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, michealbaydotcom account, youtube.com]</ref>, and Vimeo<ref>[http://vimeo.com/23012123 Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, Michael Bay Dot Com account, Vimeo.com]</ref>

*May 2, 2011 — [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ Transformers.com] is updated and the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma Database] is added, providing a plethora of new information (including some new characters). '''BEWARE OF PLOT SPOILERS'''

*May 12, 2011 — On the Marquee Blog it states that [[Hugo Weaving]] has been quite busy voicing Megatron in Dark of the Moon.<ref>http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/12/hugo-weaving-returns-to-middle-earth-in-hobbit/</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — Capone of Ain't It Cool News posts his thoughts on an early screening of the film, clarifying names of some of the characters (such as Frances McDormand's) and reiterating Bay's claim that the Twins are not in the film. <ref name="AICN">[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49648 Capone's AICN review.]</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — On his official message board, Michael Bay once again says the Twins are not in the film, offering a $25,000 to anyone who can see them performing in the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward Michael Bay's $25,000 reward thread]</ref> He goes on to add that the brief glimpse of them in the trailer is a trailer shot that is not used in the final cut. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward&p=175787&viewfull=1#post175787 Bay clarifying why the Twins are briefly glimpsed in the film]</ref>

*May 20, 2011 — Paramount moves the release date from July 1 up to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and Harry Potter's.

*June 3, 2011 — Nelson informs the public that the Mercedes E550 is Que (pronounced "Q")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9233-And-the-Mercedes-E550-is... Nelson reveals the name of blue Mercedes]</ref>, in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]; and the Ferrari 458 Italia is Dino (pronounced "Dee-no")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9232-Let-s-welcome-the-Ferrari-458-Italia-to-the-Transformers-family&p=179524&viewfull=1#post179524 Nelson reveals name of red Ferrari]</ref>, named for [[Wikipedia:Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari]], at the request of Ferrari.

*June 17, 2011 — Paramount announces that the film will be released in 3D and IMAX theaters at 9PM on June 28th.

*June 23, 2011 - The world premiere of the film is held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that includes "Iridescent".

*June 28, 2011 - The film is released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45.

==Notes==
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009<ref>http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/</ref>, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532</ref>
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIuqiepu4UY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.


===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Dark Side Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn'')
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (America, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*[http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html#grid Concept art] by [[Warren Manser]]

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)

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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/1ef99019addbf7f207595f5da129bfb6-690.php]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen.'' The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|We will kill them all.|<s>Michael Bay</s> Optimus Prime|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}

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==Synopsis==

==Quotes==

==Main cast==

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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]<ref name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref> ([[Francesco Quinn]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]<ref name="credits"/> ([[George Coe]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster/Amp]]<ref>Similar to Que/Wheeljack, Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits. However, as he is not referred to by name, neither of these names are actually used during the film. Though, the toyline and all supporting media refers to him as Roadbuster.</ref> ([[Ron Bottitta]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot/Target]]<ref>Like Roadbuster, Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", yet neither of these names are spoken in the film. Likewise, he is properly called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref> ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap/>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Hooligan (DOTM) |Hooligan]]
*[[Dirtbag (DOTM |Dirtbag]]
*[[Driller]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Brooks-Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]])/(himself)
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)

|h4=Other|c4=
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the Ascent Stage (the cabin Buzz and Neal rode home in) is still there.

==Transformers references==

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*When the worker at Accureta systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)| photocopier]] work, it plays a tune like the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the well-regarded Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]."

* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another popular Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan]]."

* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]."

* The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

==Real-world references==
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the screen features [[Wikipedia:Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy {{m-}} who voices Sentinel Prime. They comment that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn.

* Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' as Mr. Spock. However in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.

* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend.", another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.

*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].

*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
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</center>

==Reception==

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]

*June 20, 2009 — [[Michael Bay]] will be returning to directing duties.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=92260#post92260</ref>

*October 1, 2009 — "Day One" of preproduction work. A story has apparently already been worked out. The day begins with a meeting between Bay and [[Industrial Light & Magic]] which is followed by Bay and writer [[Ehren Kruger]] flying to Rhode Island to meet with [[Hasbro]] about new characters. Bay confirms a proposed release date of July 1, 2011.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/a2bd79bb4c222b807e27707aaf1497e6-570.html Michael Bay confirms the release date and "day one" of pre-production, posted on October 1, 2009]</ref>

*October 6, 2009 — [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] will not be returning to write the film. All writing duties have been given to Ehren Kruger.<ref>http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1403421#post1403421</ref>

*Michael Bay states on the video played at the end of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Blu-ray ''AllSpark Experiment'' game that the third film will go deeper into the Transformers' history (cue lots of [[Unicron]] imagery from ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'') and that it will have more screentime for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. But it does say in the message that he'll tell lies...

*January 5, 2010 — [[James Avery]] confirms he will be playing a new Autobot named Silverbolt. No word on if this is the same character as [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|ROTF Silverbolt]].<ref name="unscripted James Avery">[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted]</ref>

*February 7, 2010 — [[Tony Todd]] said that he would be back in some capacity<ref>[http://denofgeek.com/movies/410537/tony_todd_interview_candyman_transformers_3_platoon_chuck_and_his_brand_new_projects.html Tony Todd interview at DenofGeek.com]</ref> On April 17, 2010, he hinted at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2010 that he will be playing a human character.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tony-todd-to-play-a-human-in-transformers-3-169581/ Tony Todd To Play A Human In Transformers 3, TFW2005.com, April 27, 2010]</ref> However, on October 1,Todd stated that he is in fact not in ''Transformers'' 3.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/tony-todd-interview-hatchet-final-destination-robf-80905/2/ ScreenRant interviews Tony Todd, October 1, 2010.]</ref>

*March 2, 2010 — [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are going to get updated/revised designs that in Bumblebee's case reflects his maturation.<ref>[http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/transformers-3s-optimus-b.php "Transformers 3's Optimus, Bumblebee getting makeovers" @ Sci-Fi Wire]</ref>

*March 22, 2010 — Michael Bay announces that [[Frances McDormand]], [[John Malkovich]], and [[Ken Jeong]] have joined the cast, as well as that a Ferrari 458 Italia will become the "newest Autobot".<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/73978045c5496d5271c90be6884209a8-598.html Transformers 3 Update from Michael Bay]</ref>

*April 7, 2010 — Variety reports that [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] will be returning as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="Variety April 7 2010">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3'', April 7, 2010]</ref>

*May 4, 2010 — Paramount Pictures confirms that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in ''Transformers'' 3 to play Mikaela Banes' boss.<ref>[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3", Hollywood Insider, May 4, 2010]</ref>

*May 11, 2010 — Michael Bay claims: "[[The Twins]] are not back in T3."<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7279-The-Twins-are-not-back-in-T3&p=137603#post137603 Official Michael Bay Forums May 11, 2010]</ref> If you believe that, we've got a [[space bridge]] for sale.

*May 19, 2010 — [[Megan Fox]] is suddenly dropped from the cast. A new love interest for the Sam character is slated to be cast.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J04920100520 "Megan Fox dropped from Transformers 3", Reuters.com May 19 2010]</ref>

*June 2, 2010 — Bay officially announces Fox's replacement as Sam's love interest: [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]].<ref name="Rosie Huntington-Whitely">[http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/06/03/rosie-huntington-whiteley-confirmed-transformers-3 'Transformers 3' Officially Welcomes Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Inside Movies.moviefone.com, June 3, 2010]</ref>

*June 6, 2010 — Representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumour that he has passed away, confirm that the actor is indeed alive and will be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2010m6d6-Uncle-Phil-James-Avery-isnt-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all, The Examiner, June 6, 2010]</ref>

*June 10, 2010 — USA Today reveals that the villain for ''Transformers 3'' will be Shockwave. Michael Bay and Lorenzo diBonaventura take some of the blame for the criticisms aimed at ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and acknowledge the problems the film had. Bay reveals that they will be getting rid of what he referred to as the "dorky comedy" seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and reiterates that the Twins were "basically gone", though [[John Turturro]] will return as comic relief. Additionally, the film will explore the [[Ghosts of Yesterday|Transformers' role in the space race]] and will be filmed in 3D.<ref name="USA Today June 20">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, June 10, 2010]</ref>

*June 24, 2010 — Several sources, among them the ''Chicago Tribune'' newspaper, confirm shooting locations for the film, including [[Chicago]], IL, and Milwaukee, WI, as well as repeat locations such as [[Los Angeles]], CA, [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Detroit]], MI.

*July 20, 2010 — Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, visits the Chicago set and reveals some news: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's character is named Carly,<ref name="Nelson forum post July 2010">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums, July 20, 2010]</ref> former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] plays a soldier.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/6e7f5a008e98162953abdfdfca1d32e8-612.php Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren, July 20, 2010]</ref> He later posts an official video of the shoot, revealing the latest modifications to the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] Chevy Camaro prop vehicle, as well as three partially-transformed NASCAR vehicles.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/13511383 Michael Bay Dot Com In Chicago on Vimeo, July 20, 2010]</ref>

*July 23, 2010 — An extended version of Nelson Lauren's official video depicts several more Transformer prop vehicles, including the Ferrari 458 Italia, a blue Mercedes-Benz E550 and a convertible version of [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].<ref name="Extended official Chicago video">[http://vimeo.com/13572598 Michael Bay Dot Com in Chicago (Extended) on Vimeo, July 23, 2010]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — In reply to a thread at TFW2005.com speculating on the identity of the NASCAR Transformers, Nelson comments that the vehicles are referred to on set as the "[[Wrecker]]s".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/314458-nelson-nascar-trio-wreckers-15-post5053271.html Nelson Lauren refers to the NASCAR Transformers as "Wreckers", TFW2005.com, July 30, 2010.]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — [[Maile Flanagan]] announces at Otakon that she has been cast for the film, but due to her nondisclosure agreement can not discuss her role in the movie.<ref>Okaton 2010, Maile Flanagan Q&A</ref>

*July 31, 2010 — Nelson posts a picture of the Mercedes E550, seen on the set in Chicago, onto his flickr.com account, causing fans to misinterpret part of the photo title as a clue to the character's name ("Q").<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nelsonlauren/4844557644/ Nelson Lauren's flickr.com uploaded picture of Mercedes E550 on Chicago set.]</ref> He later clarifies that isn't the case.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7595-Ok-has-the-bot-list-got-crazy-or-what!/page3</ref>

*August 2, 2010 — A new Autobot taking the form of a red Rosenbauer Panther airline fire truck is spotted in Chicago and confirmed to appear by Nelson. He asserts it is not Inferno or Hot Spot.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-autobot-arrives-and-more-boom.html New Autobot Arrives and More Boom</ref>

*August 3, 2010 — Nelson confirms that Jolt is not returning.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/nelson---no-jolt-for-transformers-3-170344/ No Jolt for Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 6, 2010 — Nelson confirms at the Shoot For The Edit site, that Wheelie returns in the third film and Carly's car is a Mercedes-Benz.<ref name="Wheelie">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/wheelies-back-in-transformers-3-170366/ Wheelie's Back In Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 15, 2010 — [[Lester Speight]]'s character is named Hardcore Eddie.<ref name="Hardcore Eddie">[http://www.americandreamcomics.com/article.php?sid=14130 Rumor - Decepticon Is Offed in Transformers 3]</ref>

*October 6, 2010 — Listings for childrens books on Amazon.com reveal the title of the movie to be "Transformers: The Dark of the Moon," further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref>

*October 11, 2010 — In a second major on-set accident, this time during Washington D.C. filming, a police SUV responding to an emergency call intersects with a stunt, resulting in it being struck in the passenger-side door by one of Bumblebee's stunt vehicles. Luckily no one is seriously injured.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1319918/Transformers-3-hit-second-accident-Stunt-car-slams-real-Police-SUV-unscripted-crash.html Transformers 3 hit by second on-set accident]</ref>

*October 31, 2010 — [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com] is updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

*[[December 8]], 2010 — iTunes released [http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ the official teaser trailer].

*December 14, 2010 — Nelson Lauren mentioned Bay filmed "those NASA, astronauts walking on the moon, and ''Ark'' scenes" in the teaser trailer.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8227-Cool-writeup-on-things-we-missed-in-the-Trailer.&p=155908&viewfull=1#post155908 Re: Cool writeup on things we missed in the Trailer.]</ref>

*December 14, 2010 — When asked if he would reprise the role, [[Corey Burton]], the voice of the [[Shockwave (G1)|G1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'']] Shockwaves, said he had heard rumors that David Warner, who inspired the character's voice, was being considered for the role. He added he had no interest in playing Shockwave for ''Dark of the Moon'', stating he was too busy and had no interest "in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement".<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton on Shockwave]</ref>

*January 4, 2011 — An Idaho paper reported [[Bill Fagerbakke]] would be voicing a Chevy Impala with machine guns in the film.<ref>[http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story Magic Valley article]</ref>

*January 11, 2011 — PopEater.com mentions that [[Tom Kenny]] is recording voices for the film.<ref>[http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/12/tom-kenny-spongebob-sarah-palin/ Tom Kenny: SpongeBob 'Tougher Than Sarah Palin', PopEater.com, Jan 12, 2011]</ref>

*January 14, 2011 — In an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', Bay reiterated that ''Dark of the Moon'' would be superior to ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which was plagued by scheduling problems. It is stated there will be a digital version of [[John F. Kennedy]] and the archive-reel footage of [[Walter Cronkite]] from the teaser would also be in the film. He also talked about the complexity of filming in 3D on location.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/14/michael-bay-ready-to-make-you-forget-transformers-2-it-was-kind-of-a-mess/ Michael Bay ready to make you forget ‘Transformers 2′: ‘It was kind of a mess’]</ref> In an update of the article, it was confirmed [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would not be returning as [[Leo Spitz]], a departure from Bay's previous announcement in 2009 that he would have a larger role in the third film.<ref name="TFormers Rodriguez">[http://tformers.com/transformers-leo-spitz-to-have-expanded-role-in-transformers-3/11919/news.html Leo Spitz to Have Expanded Role in ''Transformers 3'' on TFormers]</ref>

*February 6, 2011 — A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2kvT0pKju8&feature=youtube_gdata_player new teaser] is shown during the Super Bowl.

*February 10, 2011 — Bay confirmed Sentinel Prime's existence in ''Dark of the Moon''. In an interview with MTV, the director is quoted as saying "Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great."<ref name="Bay confirms Sentinel Prime">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml February 10, 2011 interview with MTV about Sentinel Prime]</ref>

*February 11, 2011 — An ''Entertainment Weekly'' article showcasing some new toys confirms the roles of Sentinel Prime, Megatron and the ''Ark'' in the story.<ref>[http://ewinsidemovies.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/transformers-3-hasbro-toys/ 'Transformers 3' clues found in new Hasbro toys - exclusive]</ref>

*February 20, 2011 — As part of the promotions for ''Dark of the Moon'', Michael Bay, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel and the film prop versions of the three NASCAR Autobot Wreckers ([[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]) made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. The Wreckers appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap. During the television broadcast of the race, a new television spot for ''Dark of the Moon'' was aired.

*February 21, 2011 — Nelson reaffirmed that the Twins were being removed from the final cut of the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8570-Update&p=163786#post163786 Shoot for the Edit Update thread, February 21, 2011]</ref>

*February 28, 2011 — The April 2011 issue of ''Empire'' hits the stands, with an exclusive story on ''Dark of the Moon''. Depicted on the cover and inside the magazine are ILM's renders for Sentinel Prime and the redesigned Optimus Prime.

*March 31, 2011 — Entertainment Weekly's website announces that [[Leonard Nimoy]] will be voicing Sentinel Prime!<ref>[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's Involvement, March 31, 2011]</ref>

*April 10, 2011 — Micheal Bay commented on speculation that [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that had been seen on set by claiming: "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's ''[sic, recte companies]'' really frown on that - I can't say what the game company and comics do[;] that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car." <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598#post169598 "Is Soundwave the silver Mercedes on set of DOTM", Michael Bay, shootfortheedit.com, April 10, 2011]</ref>

*April 14, 2011 — Mike Shinoda of [[Linkin Park]] confirmed that their song, ''Iridescent'', would be the single for ''Dark of the Moon'', a shorter version of the song would be used in the film and that they would be shooting a music video for it.

*April 15, 2011 — Michael Bay confirmed a trailer with ''Fast Five'' on April 29, and a 3D trailer with ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' on May 20.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170187&viewfull=1#post170187 Re: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref> He also screened 20 minutes of footage to the press, as well as five minutes of 3D footage. Bay spoke about how hard it was to tap into the magic of the first film as audiences had grown desensitized to the wonder of the Transformers. He spoke of it being darker, mature and emotional, with the stakes higher due to it being set in American city. He and Kruger compared the film to ''[[Wikipedia:Black Hawk Down|Black Hawk Down]]'', with no cavalry to rescue the heroes. He also spoke about blocking off a mile and a half of Chicago's streets for a scene involving stuntmen in wing suits diving off Sears Tower. Additionally, he reiterated that we shouldn't expect to see the Twins in this movie,<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76485 Michael Bay Previews Transformers: Dark of the Moon! Ryan Turek, Coming Soon.net, April 15, 2011]</ref> and that [[Frank Welker]] will be returning for voice duties.<ref name="uncut roundtable interview">[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-michael-bay-talks-transformers-dark-moon/ Interview: Michael Bay talks 'Dark of the Moon']</ref>

*April 15, 2011 — Lyricis Interactive uploads a promotional render of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]].<ref>[http://www.lyricis.fr/cinema-serie-tv/sentinel-prime-se-devoile/ Transformers 3 : Sentinel Prime se dévoile, April 15, 2011]</ref> <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-sentinel-prime-promo-image-revealed-171918/ Image mirrored at TFW2005.com]</ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Carly's last name is revealed to be Miller via an image caption at AllMoviePhoto.com. <ref> http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2011_transformer_dark_of_the_moon_001.html </ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Nelson confirmed the trailer will be online on Apple on April 28, at 7pm (East Coast time).<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170380&viewfull=1#post170380 Re: Updated: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref>

*April 28, 2011 — The second trailer is released on Apple iTunes Movie trailers<ref>[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Transformers: Dark of the Moon, trailers.apple.com]</ref>, as well as MichaelBay.com's accounts on Youtube<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilA0gggRFyQ Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, michealbaydotcom account, youtube.com]</ref>, and Vimeo<ref>[http://vimeo.com/23012123 Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, Michael Bay Dot Com account, Vimeo.com]</ref>

*May 2, 2011 — [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ Transformers.com] is updated and the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma Database] is added, providing a plethora of new information (including some new characters). '''BEWARE OF PLOT SPOILERS'''

*May 12, 2011 — On the Marquee Blog it states that [[Hugo Weaving]] has been quite busy voicing Megatron in Dark of the Moon.<ref>http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/12/hugo-weaving-returns-to-middle-earth-in-hobbit/</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — Capone of Ain't It Cool News posts his thoughts on an early screening of the film, clarifying names of some of the characters (such as Frances McDormand's) and reiterating Bay's claim that the Twins are not in the film. <ref name="AICN">[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49648 Capone's AICN review.]</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — On his official message board, Michael Bay once again says the Twins are not in the film, offering a $25,000 to anyone who can see them performing in the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward Michael Bay's $25,000 reward thread]</ref> He goes on to add that the brief glimpse of them in the trailer is a trailer shot that is not used in the final cut. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward&p=175787&viewfull=1#post175787 Bay clarifying why the Twins are briefly glimpsed in the film]</ref>

*May 20, 2011 — Paramount moves the release date from July 1 up to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and Harry Potter's.

*June 3, 2011 — Nelson informs the public that the Mercedes E550 is Que (pronounced "Q")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9233-And-the-Mercedes-E550-is... Nelson reveals the name of blue Mercedes]</ref>, in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]; and the Ferrari 458 Italia is Dino (pronounced "Dee-no")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9232-Let-s-welcome-the-Ferrari-458-Italia-to-the-Transformers-family&p=179524&viewfull=1#post179524 Nelson reveals name of red Ferrari]</ref>, named for [[Wikipedia:Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari]], at the request of Ferrari.

*June 17, 2011 — Paramount announces that the film will be released in 3D and IMAX theaters at 9PM on June 28th.

*June 23, 2011 - The world premiere of the film is held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that includes "Iridescent".

*June 28, 2011 - The film is released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45.

==Notes==
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009<ref>http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/</ref>, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532</ref>
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIuqiepu4UY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.


===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Dark Side Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn'')
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (America, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*[http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html#grid Concept art] by [[Warren Manser]]

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[[Category: Dark of the Moon media]]
[[Category: Real world films]]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)

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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/1ef99019addbf7f207595f5da129bfb6-690.php]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen.'' The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|We will kill them all.|<s>Michael Bay</s> Optimus Prime|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}

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==Synopsis==

==Quotes==

==Main cast==

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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]<ref name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref> ([[Francesco Quinn]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]<ref name="credits"/> ([[George Coe]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster/Amp]]<ref>Similar to Que/Wheeljack, Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits. However, as he is not referred to by name, neither of these names are actually used during the film. Though, the toyline and all supporting media refers to him as Roadbuster.</ref> ([[Ron Bottitta]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot/Target]]<ref>Like Roadbuster, Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", yet neither of these names are spoken in the film. Likewise, he is properly called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref> ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap/>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag (DOTM |Dirtbag]]
*[[Hooligan (DOTM) |Hooligan]]
*[[Driller]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Brooks-Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]])/(himself)
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)

|h4=Other|c4=
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}}

==Errors==
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the Ascent Stage (the cabin Buzz and Neal rode home in) is still there.

==Transformers references==

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*When the worker at Accureta systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)| photocopier]] work, it plays a tune like the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the well-regarded Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]."

* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another popular Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan]]."

* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]."

* The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

==Real-world references==
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the screen features [[Wikipedia:Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy {{m-}} who voices Sentinel Prime. They comment that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn.

* Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' as Mr. Spock. However in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.

* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend.", another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.

*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].

*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]

*June 20, 2009 — [[Michael Bay]] will be returning to directing duties.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=92260#post92260</ref>

*October 1, 2009 — "Day One" of preproduction work. A story has apparently already been worked out. The day begins with a meeting between Bay and [[Industrial Light & Magic]] which is followed by Bay and writer [[Ehren Kruger]] flying to Rhode Island to meet with [[Hasbro]] about new characters. Bay confirms a proposed release date of July 1, 2011.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/a2bd79bb4c222b807e27707aaf1497e6-570.html Michael Bay confirms the release date and "day one" of pre-production, posted on October 1, 2009]</ref>

*October 6, 2009 — [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] will not be returning to write the film. All writing duties have been given to Ehren Kruger.<ref>http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1403421#post1403421</ref>

*Michael Bay states on the video played at the end of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Blu-ray ''AllSpark Experiment'' game that the third film will go deeper into the Transformers' history (cue lots of [[Unicron]] imagery from ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'') and that it will have more screentime for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. But it does say in the message that he'll tell lies...

*January 5, 2010 — [[James Avery]] confirms he will be playing a new Autobot named Silverbolt. No word on if this is the same character as [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|ROTF Silverbolt]].<ref name="unscripted James Avery">[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted]</ref>

*February 7, 2010 — [[Tony Todd]] said that he would be back in some capacity<ref>[http://denofgeek.com/movies/410537/tony_todd_interview_candyman_transformers_3_platoon_chuck_and_his_brand_new_projects.html Tony Todd interview at DenofGeek.com]</ref> On April 17, 2010, he hinted at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2010 that he will be playing a human character.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tony-todd-to-play-a-human-in-transformers-3-169581/ Tony Todd To Play A Human In Transformers 3, TFW2005.com, April 27, 2010]</ref> However, on October 1,Todd stated that he is in fact not in ''Transformers'' 3.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/tony-todd-interview-hatchet-final-destination-robf-80905/2/ ScreenRant interviews Tony Todd, October 1, 2010.]</ref>

*March 2, 2010 — [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are going to get updated/revised designs that in Bumblebee's case reflects his maturation.<ref>[http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/transformers-3s-optimus-b.php "Transformers 3's Optimus, Bumblebee getting makeovers" @ Sci-Fi Wire]</ref>

*March 22, 2010 — Michael Bay announces that [[Frances McDormand]], [[John Malkovich]], and [[Ken Jeong]] have joined the cast, as well as that a Ferrari 458 Italia will become the "newest Autobot".<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/73978045c5496d5271c90be6884209a8-598.html Transformers 3 Update from Michael Bay]</ref>

*April 7, 2010 — Variety reports that [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] will be returning as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="Variety April 7 2010">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3'', April 7, 2010]</ref>

*May 4, 2010 — Paramount Pictures confirms that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in ''Transformers'' 3 to play Mikaela Banes' boss.<ref>[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3", Hollywood Insider, May 4, 2010]</ref>

*May 11, 2010 — Michael Bay claims: "[[The Twins]] are not back in T3."<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7279-The-Twins-are-not-back-in-T3&p=137603#post137603 Official Michael Bay Forums May 11, 2010]</ref> If you believe that, we've got a [[space bridge]] for sale.

*May 19, 2010 — [[Megan Fox]] is suddenly dropped from the cast. A new love interest for the Sam character is slated to be cast.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J04920100520 "Megan Fox dropped from Transformers 3", Reuters.com May 19 2010]</ref>

*June 2, 2010 — Bay officially announces Fox's replacement as Sam's love interest: [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]].<ref name="Rosie Huntington-Whitely">[http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/06/03/rosie-huntington-whiteley-confirmed-transformers-3 'Transformers 3' Officially Welcomes Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Inside Movies.moviefone.com, June 3, 2010]</ref>

*June 6, 2010 — Representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumour that he has passed away, confirm that the actor is indeed alive and will be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2010m6d6-Uncle-Phil-James-Avery-isnt-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all, The Examiner, June 6, 2010]</ref>

*June 10, 2010 — USA Today reveals that the villain for ''Transformers 3'' will be Shockwave. Michael Bay and Lorenzo diBonaventura take some of the blame for the criticisms aimed at ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and acknowledge the problems the film had. Bay reveals that they will be getting rid of what he referred to as the "dorky comedy" seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and reiterates that the Twins were "basically gone", though [[John Turturro]] will return as comic relief. Additionally, the film will explore the [[Ghosts of Yesterday|Transformers' role in the space race]] and will be filmed in 3D.<ref name="USA Today June 20">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, June 10, 2010]</ref>

*June 24, 2010 — Several sources, among them the ''Chicago Tribune'' newspaper, confirm shooting locations for the film, including [[Chicago]], IL, and Milwaukee, WI, as well as repeat locations such as [[Los Angeles]], CA, [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Detroit]], MI.

*July 20, 2010 — Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, visits the Chicago set and reveals some news: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's character is named Carly,<ref name="Nelson forum post July 2010">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums, July 20, 2010]</ref> former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] plays a soldier.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/6e7f5a008e98162953abdfdfca1d32e8-612.php Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren, July 20, 2010]</ref> He later posts an official video of the shoot, revealing the latest modifications to the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] Chevy Camaro prop vehicle, as well as three partially-transformed NASCAR vehicles.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/13511383 Michael Bay Dot Com In Chicago on Vimeo, July 20, 2010]</ref>

*July 23, 2010 — An extended version of Nelson Lauren's official video depicts several more Transformer prop vehicles, including the Ferrari 458 Italia, a blue Mercedes-Benz E550 and a convertible version of [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].<ref name="Extended official Chicago video">[http://vimeo.com/13572598 Michael Bay Dot Com in Chicago (Extended) on Vimeo, July 23, 2010]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — In reply to a thread at TFW2005.com speculating on the identity of the NASCAR Transformers, Nelson comments that the vehicles are referred to on set as the "[[Wrecker]]s".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/314458-nelson-nascar-trio-wreckers-15-post5053271.html Nelson Lauren refers to the NASCAR Transformers as "Wreckers", TFW2005.com, July 30, 2010.]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — [[Maile Flanagan]] announces at Otakon that she has been cast for the film, but due to her nondisclosure agreement can not discuss her role in the movie.<ref>Okaton 2010, Maile Flanagan Q&A</ref>

*July 31, 2010 — Nelson posts a picture of the Mercedes E550, seen on the set in Chicago, onto his flickr.com account, causing fans to misinterpret part of the photo title as a clue to the character's name ("Q").<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nelsonlauren/4844557644/ Nelson Lauren's flickr.com uploaded picture of Mercedes E550 on Chicago set.]</ref> He later clarifies that isn't the case.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7595-Ok-has-the-bot-list-got-crazy-or-what!/page3</ref>

*August 2, 2010 — A new Autobot taking the form of a red Rosenbauer Panther airline fire truck is spotted in Chicago and confirmed to appear by Nelson. He asserts it is not Inferno or Hot Spot.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-autobot-arrives-and-more-boom.html New Autobot Arrives and More Boom</ref>

*August 3, 2010 — Nelson confirms that Jolt is not returning.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/nelson---no-jolt-for-transformers-3-170344/ No Jolt for Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 6, 2010 — Nelson confirms at the Shoot For The Edit site, that Wheelie returns in the third film and Carly's car is a Mercedes-Benz.<ref name="Wheelie">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/wheelies-back-in-transformers-3-170366/ Wheelie's Back In Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 15, 2010 — [[Lester Speight]]'s character is named Hardcore Eddie.<ref name="Hardcore Eddie">[http://www.americandreamcomics.com/article.php?sid=14130 Rumor - Decepticon Is Offed in Transformers 3]</ref>

*October 6, 2010 — Listings for childrens books on Amazon.com reveal the title of the movie to be "Transformers: The Dark of the Moon," further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref>

*October 11, 2010 — In a second major on-set accident, this time during Washington D.C. filming, a police SUV responding to an emergency call intersects with a stunt, resulting in it being struck in the passenger-side door by one of Bumblebee's stunt vehicles. Luckily no one is seriously injured.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1319918/Transformers-3-hit-second-accident-Stunt-car-slams-real-Police-SUV-unscripted-crash.html Transformers 3 hit by second on-set accident]</ref>

*October 31, 2010 — [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com] is updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

*[[December 8]], 2010 — iTunes released [http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ the official teaser trailer].

*December 14, 2010 — Nelson Lauren mentioned Bay filmed "those NASA, astronauts walking on the moon, and ''Ark'' scenes" in the teaser trailer.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8227-Cool-writeup-on-things-we-missed-in-the-Trailer.&p=155908&viewfull=1#post155908 Re: Cool writeup on things we missed in the Trailer.]</ref>

*December 14, 2010 — When asked if he would reprise the role, [[Corey Burton]], the voice of the [[Shockwave (G1)|G1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'']] Shockwaves, said he had heard rumors that David Warner, who inspired the character's voice, was being considered for the role. He added he had no interest in playing Shockwave for ''Dark of the Moon'', stating he was too busy and had no interest "in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement".<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton on Shockwave]</ref>

*January 4, 2011 — An Idaho paper reported [[Bill Fagerbakke]] would be voicing a Chevy Impala with machine guns in the film.<ref>[http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story Magic Valley article]</ref>

*January 11, 2011 — PopEater.com mentions that [[Tom Kenny]] is recording voices for the film.<ref>[http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/12/tom-kenny-spongebob-sarah-palin/ Tom Kenny: SpongeBob 'Tougher Than Sarah Palin', PopEater.com, Jan 12, 2011]</ref>

*January 14, 2011 — In an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', Bay reiterated that ''Dark of the Moon'' would be superior to ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which was plagued by scheduling problems. It is stated there will be a digital version of [[John F. Kennedy]] and the archive-reel footage of [[Walter Cronkite]] from the teaser would also be in the film. He also talked about the complexity of filming in 3D on location.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/14/michael-bay-ready-to-make-you-forget-transformers-2-it-was-kind-of-a-mess/ Michael Bay ready to make you forget ‘Transformers 2′: ‘It was kind of a mess’]</ref> In an update of the article, it was confirmed [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would not be returning as [[Leo Spitz]], a departure from Bay's previous announcement in 2009 that he would have a larger role in the third film.<ref name="TFormers Rodriguez">[http://tformers.com/transformers-leo-spitz-to-have-expanded-role-in-transformers-3/11919/news.html Leo Spitz to Have Expanded Role in ''Transformers 3'' on TFormers]</ref>

*February 6, 2011 — A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2kvT0pKju8&feature=youtube_gdata_player new teaser] is shown during the Super Bowl.

*February 10, 2011 — Bay confirmed Sentinel Prime's existence in ''Dark of the Moon''. In an interview with MTV, the director is quoted as saying "Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great."<ref name="Bay confirms Sentinel Prime">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml February 10, 2011 interview with MTV about Sentinel Prime]</ref>

*February 11, 2011 — An ''Entertainment Weekly'' article showcasing some new toys confirms the roles of Sentinel Prime, Megatron and the ''Ark'' in the story.<ref>[http://ewinsidemovies.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/transformers-3-hasbro-toys/ 'Transformers 3' clues found in new Hasbro toys - exclusive]</ref>

*February 20, 2011 — As part of the promotions for ''Dark of the Moon'', Michael Bay, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel and the film prop versions of the three NASCAR Autobot Wreckers ([[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]) made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. The Wreckers appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap. During the television broadcast of the race, a new television spot for ''Dark of the Moon'' was aired.

*February 21, 2011 — Nelson reaffirmed that the Twins were being removed from the final cut of the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8570-Update&p=163786#post163786 Shoot for the Edit Update thread, February 21, 2011]</ref>

*February 28, 2011 — The April 2011 issue of ''Empire'' hits the stands, with an exclusive story on ''Dark of the Moon''. Depicted on the cover and inside the magazine are ILM's renders for Sentinel Prime and the redesigned Optimus Prime.

*March 31, 2011 — Entertainment Weekly's website announces that [[Leonard Nimoy]] will be voicing Sentinel Prime!<ref>[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's Involvement, March 31, 2011]</ref>

*April 10, 2011 — Micheal Bay commented on speculation that [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that had been seen on set by claiming: "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's ''[sic, recte companies]'' really frown on that - I can't say what the game company and comics do[;] that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car." <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598#post169598 "Is Soundwave the silver Mercedes on set of DOTM", Michael Bay, shootfortheedit.com, April 10, 2011]</ref>

*April 14, 2011 — Mike Shinoda of [[Linkin Park]] confirmed that their song, ''Iridescent'', would be the single for ''Dark of the Moon'', a shorter version of the song would be used in the film and that they would be shooting a music video for it.

*April 15, 2011 — Michael Bay confirmed a trailer with ''Fast Five'' on April 29, and a 3D trailer with ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' on May 20.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170187&viewfull=1#post170187 Re: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref> He also screened 20 minutes of footage to the press, as well as five minutes of 3D footage. Bay spoke about how hard it was to tap into the magic of the first film as audiences had grown desensitized to the wonder of the Transformers. He spoke of it being darker, mature and emotional, with the stakes higher due to it being set in American city. He and Kruger compared the film to ''[[Wikipedia:Black Hawk Down|Black Hawk Down]]'', with no cavalry to rescue the heroes. He also spoke about blocking off a mile and a half of Chicago's streets for a scene involving stuntmen in wing suits diving off Sears Tower. Additionally, he reiterated that we shouldn't expect to see the Twins in this movie,<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76485 Michael Bay Previews Transformers: Dark of the Moon! Ryan Turek, Coming Soon.net, April 15, 2011]</ref> and that [[Frank Welker]] will be returning for voice duties.<ref name="uncut roundtable interview">[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-michael-bay-talks-transformers-dark-moon/ Interview: Michael Bay talks 'Dark of the Moon']</ref>

*April 15, 2011 — Lyricis Interactive uploads a promotional render of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]].<ref>[http://www.lyricis.fr/cinema-serie-tv/sentinel-prime-se-devoile/ Transformers 3 : Sentinel Prime se dévoile, April 15, 2011]</ref> <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-sentinel-prime-promo-image-revealed-171918/ Image mirrored at TFW2005.com]</ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Carly's last name is revealed to be Miller via an image caption at AllMoviePhoto.com. <ref> http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2011_transformer_dark_of_the_moon_001.html </ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Nelson confirmed the trailer will be online on Apple on April 28, at 7pm (East Coast time).<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170380&viewfull=1#post170380 Re: Updated: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref>

*April 28, 2011 — The second trailer is released on Apple iTunes Movie trailers<ref>[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Transformers: Dark of the Moon, trailers.apple.com]</ref>, as well as MichaelBay.com's accounts on Youtube<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilA0gggRFyQ Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, michealbaydotcom account, youtube.com]</ref>, and Vimeo<ref>[http://vimeo.com/23012123 Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, Michael Bay Dot Com account, Vimeo.com]</ref>

*May 2, 2011 — [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ Transformers.com] is updated and the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma Database] is added, providing a plethora of new information (including some new characters). '''BEWARE OF PLOT SPOILERS'''

*May 12, 2011 — On the Marquee Blog it states that [[Hugo Weaving]] has been quite busy voicing Megatron in Dark of the Moon.<ref>http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/12/hugo-weaving-returns-to-middle-earth-in-hobbit/</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — Capone of Ain't It Cool News posts his thoughts on an early screening of the film, clarifying names of some of the characters (such as Frances McDormand's) and reiterating Bay's claim that the Twins are not in the film. <ref name="AICN">[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49648 Capone's AICN review.]</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — On his official message board, Michael Bay once again says the Twins are not in the film, offering a $25,000 to anyone who can see them performing in the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward Michael Bay's $25,000 reward thread]</ref> He goes on to add that the brief glimpse of them in the trailer is a trailer shot that is not used in the final cut. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward&p=175787&viewfull=1#post175787 Bay clarifying why the Twins are briefly glimpsed in the film]</ref>

*May 20, 2011 — Paramount moves the release date from July 1 up to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and Harry Potter's.

*June 3, 2011 — Nelson informs the public that the Mercedes E550 is Que (pronounced "Q")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9233-And-the-Mercedes-E550-is... Nelson reveals the name of blue Mercedes]</ref>, in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]; and the Ferrari 458 Italia is Dino (pronounced "Dee-no")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9232-Let-s-welcome-the-Ferrari-458-Italia-to-the-Transformers-family&p=179524&viewfull=1#post179524 Nelson reveals name of red Ferrari]</ref>, named for [[Wikipedia:Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari]], at the request of Ferrari.

*June 17, 2011 — Paramount announces that the film will be released in 3D and IMAX theaters at 9PM on June 28th.

*June 23, 2011 - The world premiere of the film is held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that includes "Iridescent".

*June 28, 2011 - The film is released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45.

==Notes==
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009<ref>http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/</ref>, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532</ref>
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIuqiepu4UY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.


===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Dark Side Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn'')
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (America, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*[http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html#grid Concept art] by [[Warren Manser]]

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[[Category: Dark of the Moon media]]
[[Category: Real world films]]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)

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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/1ef99019addbf7f207595f5da129bfb6-690.php]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen.'' The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|We will kill them all.|<s>Michael Bay</s> Optimus Prime|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}

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==Synopsis==

==Quotes==

==Main cast==

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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]<ref name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref> ([[Francesco Quinn]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]<ref name="credits"/> ([[George Coe]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster/Amp]]<ref>Similar to Que/Wheeljack, Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits. However, as he is not referred to by name, neither of these names are actually used during the film. Though, the toyline and all supporting media refers to him as Roadbuster.</ref> ([[Ron Bottitta]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot/Target]]<ref>Like Roadbuster, Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", yet neither of these names are spoken in the film. Likewise, he is properly called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref> ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap/>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag (DOTM)]]
*[[Hooligan (DOTM)]]
*[[Driller]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Brooks-Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]])/(himself)
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)

|h4=Other|c4=
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}}

==Errors==
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the Ascent Stage (the cabin Buzz and Neal rode home in) is still there.

==Transformers references==

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*When the worker at Accureta systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)| photocopier]] work, it plays a tune like the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the well-regarded Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]."

* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another popular Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan]]."

* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]."

* The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

==Real-world references==
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the screen features [[Wikipedia:Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy {{m-}} who voices Sentinel Prime. They comment that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn.

* Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' as Mr. Spock. However in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.

* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend.", another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.

*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].

*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]

*June 20, 2009 — [[Michael Bay]] will be returning to directing duties.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=92260#post92260</ref>

*October 1, 2009 — "Day One" of preproduction work. A story has apparently already been worked out. The day begins with a meeting between Bay and [[Industrial Light & Magic]] which is followed by Bay and writer [[Ehren Kruger]] flying to Rhode Island to meet with [[Hasbro]] about new characters. Bay confirms a proposed release date of July 1, 2011.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/a2bd79bb4c222b807e27707aaf1497e6-570.html Michael Bay confirms the release date and "day one" of pre-production, posted on October 1, 2009]</ref>

*October 6, 2009 — [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] will not be returning to write the film. All writing duties have been given to Ehren Kruger.<ref>http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1403421#post1403421</ref>

*Michael Bay states on the video played at the end of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Blu-ray ''AllSpark Experiment'' game that the third film will go deeper into the Transformers' history (cue lots of [[Unicron]] imagery from ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'') and that it will have more screentime for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. But it does say in the message that he'll tell lies...

*January 5, 2010 — [[James Avery]] confirms he will be playing a new Autobot named Silverbolt. No word on if this is the same character as [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|ROTF Silverbolt]].<ref name="unscripted James Avery">[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted]</ref>

*February 7, 2010 — [[Tony Todd]] said that he would be back in some capacity<ref>[http://denofgeek.com/movies/410537/tony_todd_interview_candyman_transformers_3_platoon_chuck_and_his_brand_new_projects.html Tony Todd interview at DenofGeek.com]</ref> On April 17, 2010, he hinted at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2010 that he will be playing a human character.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tony-todd-to-play-a-human-in-transformers-3-169581/ Tony Todd To Play A Human In Transformers 3, TFW2005.com, April 27, 2010]</ref> However, on October 1,Todd stated that he is in fact not in ''Transformers'' 3.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/tony-todd-interview-hatchet-final-destination-robf-80905/2/ ScreenRant interviews Tony Todd, October 1, 2010.]</ref>

*March 2, 2010 — [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are going to get updated/revised designs that in Bumblebee's case reflects his maturation.<ref>[http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/transformers-3s-optimus-b.php "Transformers 3's Optimus, Bumblebee getting makeovers" @ Sci-Fi Wire]</ref>

*March 22, 2010 — Michael Bay announces that [[Frances McDormand]], [[John Malkovich]], and [[Ken Jeong]] have joined the cast, as well as that a Ferrari 458 Italia will become the "newest Autobot".<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/73978045c5496d5271c90be6884209a8-598.html Transformers 3 Update from Michael Bay]</ref>

*April 7, 2010 — Variety reports that [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] will be returning as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="Variety April 7 2010">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3'', April 7, 2010]</ref>

*May 4, 2010 — Paramount Pictures confirms that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in ''Transformers'' 3 to play Mikaela Banes' boss.<ref>[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3", Hollywood Insider, May 4, 2010]</ref>

*May 11, 2010 — Michael Bay claims: "[[The Twins]] are not back in T3."<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7279-The-Twins-are-not-back-in-T3&p=137603#post137603 Official Michael Bay Forums May 11, 2010]</ref> If you believe that, we've got a [[space bridge]] for sale.

*May 19, 2010 — [[Megan Fox]] is suddenly dropped from the cast. A new love interest for the Sam character is slated to be cast.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J04920100520 "Megan Fox dropped from Transformers 3", Reuters.com May 19 2010]</ref>

*June 2, 2010 — Bay officially announces Fox's replacement as Sam's love interest: [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]].<ref name="Rosie Huntington-Whitely">[http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/06/03/rosie-huntington-whiteley-confirmed-transformers-3 'Transformers 3' Officially Welcomes Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Inside Movies.moviefone.com, June 3, 2010]</ref>

*June 6, 2010 — Representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumour that he has passed away, confirm that the actor is indeed alive and will be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2010m6d6-Uncle-Phil-James-Avery-isnt-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all, The Examiner, June 6, 2010]</ref>

*June 10, 2010 — USA Today reveals that the villain for ''Transformers 3'' will be Shockwave. Michael Bay and Lorenzo diBonaventura take some of the blame for the criticisms aimed at ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and acknowledge the problems the film had. Bay reveals that they will be getting rid of what he referred to as the "dorky comedy" seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and reiterates that the Twins were "basically gone", though [[John Turturro]] will return as comic relief. Additionally, the film will explore the [[Ghosts of Yesterday|Transformers' role in the space race]] and will be filmed in 3D.<ref name="USA Today June 20">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, June 10, 2010]</ref>

*June 24, 2010 — Several sources, among them the ''Chicago Tribune'' newspaper, confirm shooting locations for the film, including [[Chicago]], IL, and Milwaukee, WI, as well as repeat locations such as [[Los Angeles]], CA, [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Detroit]], MI.

*July 20, 2010 — Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, visits the Chicago set and reveals some news: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's character is named Carly,<ref name="Nelson forum post July 2010">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums, July 20, 2010]</ref> former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] plays a soldier.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/6e7f5a008e98162953abdfdfca1d32e8-612.php Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren, July 20, 2010]</ref> He later posts an official video of the shoot, revealing the latest modifications to the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] Chevy Camaro prop vehicle, as well as three partially-transformed NASCAR vehicles.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/13511383 Michael Bay Dot Com In Chicago on Vimeo, July 20, 2010]</ref>

*July 23, 2010 — An extended version of Nelson Lauren's official video depicts several more Transformer prop vehicles, including the Ferrari 458 Italia, a blue Mercedes-Benz E550 and a convertible version of [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].<ref name="Extended official Chicago video">[http://vimeo.com/13572598 Michael Bay Dot Com in Chicago (Extended) on Vimeo, July 23, 2010]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — In reply to a thread at TFW2005.com speculating on the identity of the NASCAR Transformers, Nelson comments that the vehicles are referred to on set as the "[[Wrecker]]s".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/314458-nelson-nascar-trio-wreckers-15-post5053271.html Nelson Lauren refers to the NASCAR Transformers as "Wreckers", TFW2005.com, July 30, 2010.]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — [[Maile Flanagan]] announces at Otakon that she has been cast for the film, but due to her nondisclosure agreement can not discuss her role in the movie.<ref>Okaton 2010, Maile Flanagan Q&A</ref>

*July 31, 2010 — Nelson posts a picture of the Mercedes E550, seen on the set in Chicago, onto his flickr.com account, causing fans to misinterpret part of the photo title as a clue to the character's name ("Q").<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nelsonlauren/4844557644/ Nelson Lauren's flickr.com uploaded picture of Mercedes E550 on Chicago set.]</ref> He later clarifies that isn't the case.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7595-Ok-has-the-bot-list-got-crazy-or-what!/page3</ref>

*August 2, 2010 — A new Autobot taking the form of a red Rosenbauer Panther airline fire truck is spotted in Chicago and confirmed to appear by Nelson. He asserts it is not Inferno or Hot Spot.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-autobot-arrives-and-more-boom.html New Autobot Arrives and More Boom</ref>

*August 3, 2010 — Nelson confirms that Jolt is not returning.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/nelson---no-jolt-for-transformers-3-170344/ No Jolt for Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 6, 2010 — Nelson confirms at the Shoot For The Edit site, that Wheelie returns in the third film and Carly's car is a Mercedes-Benz.<ref name="Wheelie">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/wheelies-back-in-transformers-3-170366/ Wheelie's Back In Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 15, 2010 — [[Lester Speight]]'s character is named Hardcore Eddie.<ref name="Hardcore Eddie">[http://www.americandreamcomics.com/article.php?sid=14130 Rumor - Decepticon Is Offed in Transformers 3]</ref>

*October 6, 2010 — Listings for childrens books on Amazon.com reveal the title of the movie to be "Transformers: The Dark of the Moon," further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref>

*October 11, 2010 — In a second major on-set accident, this time during Washington D.C. filming, a police SUV responding to an emergency call intersects with a stunt, resulting in it being struck in the passenger-side door by one of Bumblebee's stunt vehicles. Luckily no one is seriously injured.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1319918/Transformers-3-hit-second-accident-Stunt-car-slams-real-Police-SUV-unscripted-crash.html Transformers 3 hit by second on-set accident]</ref>

*October 31, 2010 — [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com] is updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

*[[December 8]], 2010 — iTunes released [http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ the official teaser trailer].

*December 14, 2010 — Nelson Lauren mentioned Bay filmed "those NASA, astronauts walking on the moon, and ''Ark'' scenes" in the teaser trailer.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8227-Cool-writeup-on-things-we-missed-in-the-Trailer.&p=155908&viewfull=1#post155908 Re: Cool writeup on things we missed in the Trailer.]</ref>

*December 14, 2010 — When asked if he would reprise the role, [[Corey Burton]], the voice of the [[Shockwave (G1)|G1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'']] Shockwaves, said he had heard rumors that David Warner, who inspired the character's voice, was being considered for the role. He added he had no interest in playing Shockwave for ''Dark of the Moon'', stating he was too busy and had no interest "in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement".<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton on Shockwave]</ref>

*January 4, 2011 — An Idaho paper reported [[Bill Fagerbakke]] would be voicing a Chevy Impala with machine guns in the film.<ref>[http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story Magic Valley article]</ref>

*January 11, 2011 — PopEater.com mentions that [[Tom Kenny]] is recording voices for the film.<ref>[http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/12/tom-kenny-spongebob-sarah-palin/ Tom Kenny: SpongeBob 'Tougher Than Sarah Palin', PopEater.com, Jan 12, 2011]</ref>

*January 14, 2011 — In an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', Bay reiterated that ''Dark of the Moon'' would be superior to ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which was plagued by scheduling problems. It is stated there will be a digital version of [[John F. Kennedy]] and the archive-reel footage of [[Walter Cronkite]] from the teaser would also be in the film. He also talked about the complexity of filming in 3D on location.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/14/michael-bay-ready-to-make-you-forget-transformers-2-it-was-kind-of-a-mess/ Michael Bay ready to make you forget ‘Transformers 2′: ‘It was kind of a mess’]</ref> In an update of the article, it was confirmed [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would not be returning as [[Leo Spitz]], a departure from Bay's previous announcement in 2009 that he would have a larger role in the third film.<ref name="TFormers Rodriguez">[http://tformers.com/transformers-leo-spitz-to-have-expanded-role-in-transformers-3/11919/news.html Leo Spitz to Have Expanded Role in ''Transformers 3'' on TFormers]</ref>

*February 6, 2011 — A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2kvT0pKju8&feature=youtube_gdata_player new teaser] is shown during the Super Bowl.

*February 10, 2011 — Bay confirmed Sentinel Prime's existence in ''Dark of the Moon''. In an interview with MTV, the director is quoted as saying "Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great."<ref name="Bay confirms Sentinel Prime">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml February 10, 2011 interview with MTV about Sentinel Prime]</ref>

*February 11, 2011 — An ''Entertainment Weekly'' article showcasing some new toys confirms the roles of Sentinel Prime, Megatron and the ''Ark'' in the story.<ref>[http://ewinsidemovies.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/transformers-3-hasbro-toys/ 'Transformers 3' clues found in new Hasbro toys - exclusive]</ref>

*February 20, 2011 — As part of the promotions for ''Dark of the Moon'', Michael Bay, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel and the film prop versions of the three NASCAR Autobot Wreckers ([[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]) made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. The Wreckers appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap. During the television broadcast of the race, a new television spot for ''Dark of the Moon'' was aired.

*February 21, 2011 — Nelson reaffirmed that the Twins were being removed from the final cut of the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8570-Update&p=163786#post163786 Shoot for the Edit Update thread, February 21, 2011]</ref>

*February 28, 2011 — The April 2011 issue of ''Empire'' hits the stands, with an exclusive story on ''Dark of the Moon''. Depicted on the cover and inside the magazine are ILM's renders for Sentinel Prime and the redesigned Optimus Prime.

*March 31, 2011 — Entertainment Weekly's website announces that [[Leonard Nimoy]] will be voicing Sentinel Prime!<ref>[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's Involvement, March 31, 2011]</ref>

*April 10, 2011 — Micheal Bay commented on speculation that [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that had been seen on set by claiming: "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's ''[sic, recte companies]'' really frown on that - I can't say what the game company and comics do[;] that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car." <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598#post169598 "Is Soundwave the silver Mercedes on set of DOTM", Michael Bay, shootfortheedit.com, April 10, 2011]</ref>

*April 14, 2011 — Mike Shinoda of [[Linkin Park]] confirmed that their song, ''Iridescent'', would be the single for ''Dark of the Moon'', a shorter version of the song would be used in the film and that they would be shooting a music video for it.

*April 15, 2011 — Michael Bay confirmed a trailer with ''Fast Five'' on April 29, and a 3D trailer with ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' on May 20.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170187&viewfull=1#post170187 Re: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref> He also screened 20 minutes of footage to the press, as well as five minutes of 3D footage. Bay spoke about how hard it was to tap into the magic of the first film as audiences had grown desensitized to the wonder of the Transformers. He spoke of it being darker, mature and emotional, with the stakes higher due to it being set in American city. He and Kruger compared the film to ''[[Wikipedia:Black Hawk Down|Black Hawk Down]]'', with no cavalry to rescue the heroes. He also spoke about blocking off a mile and a half of Chicago's streets for a scene involving stuntmen in wing suits diving off Sears Tower. Additionally, he reiterated that we shouldn't expect to see the Twins in this movie,<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76485 Michael Bay Previews Transformers: Dark of the Moon! Ryan Turek, Coming Soon.net, April 15, 2011]</ref> and that [[Frank Welker]] will be returning for voice duties.<ref name="uncut roundtable interview">[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-michael-bay-talks-transformers-dark-moon/ Interview: Michael Bay talks 'Dark of the Moon']</ref>

*April 15, 2011 — Lyricis Interactive uploads a promotional render of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]].<ref>[http://www.lyricis.fr/cinema-serie-tv/sentinel-prime-se-devoile/ Transformers 3 : Sentinel Prime se dévoile, April 15, 2011]</ref> <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-sentinel-prime-promo-image-revealed-171918/ Image mirrored at TFW2005.com]</ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Carly's last name is revealed to be Miller via an image caption at AllMoviePhoto.com. <ref> http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2011_transformer_dark_of_the_moon_001.html </ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Nelson confirmed the trailer will be online on Apple on April 28, at 7pm (East Coast time).<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170380&viewfull=1#post170380 Re: Updated: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref>

*April 28, 2011 — The second trailer is released on Apple iTunes Movie trailers<ref>[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Transformers: Dark of the Moon, trailers.apple.com]</ref>, as well as MichaelBay.com's accounts on Youtube<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilA0gggRFyQ Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, michealbaydotcom account, youtube.com]</ref>, and Vimeo<ref>[http://vimeo.com/23012123 Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, Michael Bay Dot Com account, Vimeo.com]</ref>

*May 2, 2011 — [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ Transformers.com] is updated and the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma Database] is added, providing a plethora of new information (including some new characters). '''BEWARE OF PLOT SPOILERS'''

*May 12, 2011 — On the Marquee Blog it states that [[Hugo Weaving]] has been quite busy voicing Megatron in Dark of the Moon.<ref>http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/12/hugo-weaving-returns-to-middle-earth-in-hobbit/</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — Capone of Ain't It Cool News posts his thoughts on an early screening of the film, clarifying names of some of the characters (such as Frances McDormand's) and reiterating Bay's claim that the Twins are not in the film. <ref name="AICN">[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49648 Capone's AICN review.]</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — On his official message board, Michael Bay once again says the Twins are not in the film, offering a $25,000 to anyone who can see them performing in the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward Michael Bay's $25,000 reward thread]</ref> He goes on to add that the brief glimpse of them in the trailer is a trailer shot that is not used in the final cut. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward&p=175787&viewfull=1#post175787 Bay clarifying why the Twins are briefly glimpsed in the film]</ref>

*May 20, 2011 — Paramount moves the release date from July 1 up to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and Harry Potter's.

*June 3, 2011 — Nelson informs the public that the Mercedes E550 is Que (pronounced "Q")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9233-And-the-Mercedes-E550-is... Nelson reveals the name of blue Mercedes]</ref>, in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]; and the Ferrari 458 Italia is Dino (pronounced "Dee-no")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9232-Let-s-welcome-the-Ferrari-458-Italia-to-the-Transformers-family&p=179524&viewfull=1#post179524 Nelson reveals name of red Ferrari]</ref>, named for [[Wikipedia:Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari]], at the request of Ferrari.

*June 17, 2011 — Paramount announces that the film will be released in 3D and IMAX theaters at 9PM on June 28th.

*June 23, 2011 - The world premiere of the film is held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that includes "Iridescent".

*June 28, 2011 - The film is released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45.

==Notes==
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009<ref>http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/</ref>, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532</ref>
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIuqiepu4UY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.


===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Dark Side Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn'')
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (America, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*[http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html#grid Concept art] by [[Warren Manser]]

[[Category: Dark of the Moon| Dark of the Moon (film)]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon media]]
[[Category: Real world films]]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)

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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/1ef99019addbf7f207595f5da129bfb6-690.php]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen.'' The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|We will kill them all.|<s>Michael Bay</s> Optimus Prime|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}

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==Synopsis==

==Quotes==

==Main cast==

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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]<ref name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref> ([[Francesco Quinn]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]<ref name="credits"/> ([[George Coe]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster/Amp]]<ref>Similar to Que/Wheeljack, Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits. However, as he is not referred to by name, neither of these names are actually used during the film. Though, the toyline and all supporting media refers to him as Roadbuster.</ref> ([[Ron Bottitta]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot/Target]]<ref>Like Roadbuster, Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", yet neither of these names are spoken in the film. Likewise, he is properly called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref> ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap/>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag]]
*[[Hooligan]]
*[[Driller]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Brooks-Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]])/(himself)
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)

|h4=Other|c4=
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the Ascent Stage (the cabin Buzz and Neal rode home in) is still there.

==Transformers references==

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*When the worker at Accureta systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)| photocopier]] work, it plays a tune like the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the well-regarded Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]."

* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another popular Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan]]."

* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]."

* The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

==Real-world references==
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the screen features [[Wikipedia:Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy {{m-}} who voices Sentinel Prime. They comment that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn.

* Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' as Mr. Spock. However in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.

* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend.", another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.

*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].

*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]

*June 20, 2009 — [[Michael Bay]] will be returning to directing duties.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=92260#post92260</ref>

*October 1, 2009 — "Day One" of preproduction work. A story has apparently already been worked out. The day begins with a meeting between Bay and [[Industrial Light & Magic]] which is followed by Bay and writer [[Ehren Kruger]] flying to Rhode Island to meet with [[Hasbro]] about new characters. Bay confirms a proposed release date of July 1, 2011.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/a2bd79bb4c222b807e27707aaf1497e6-570.html Michael Bay confirms the release date and "day one" of pre-production, posted on October 1, 2009]</ref>

*October 6, 2009 — [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] will not be returning to write the film. All writing duties have been given to Ehren Kruger.<ref>http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1403421#post1403421</ref>

*Michael Bay states on the video played at the end of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Blu-ray ''AllSpark Experiment'' game that the third film will go deeper into the Transformers' history (cue lots of [[Unicron]] imagery from ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'') and that it will have more screentime for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. But it does say in the message that he'll tell lies...

*January 5, 2010 — [[James Avery]] confirms he will be playing a new Autobot named Silverbolt. No word on if this is the same character as [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|ROTF Silverbolt]].<ref name="unscripted James Avery">[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted]</ref>

*February 7, 2010 — [[Tony Todd]] said that he would be back in some capacity<ref>[http://denofgeek.com/movies/410537/tony_todd_interview_candyman_transformers_3_platoon_chuck_and_his_brand_new_projects.html Tony Todd interview at DenofGeek.com]</ref> On April 17, 2010, he hinted at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2010 that he will be playing a human character.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tony-todd-to-play-a-human-in-transformers-3-169581/ Tony Todd To Play A Human In Transformers 3, TFW2005.com, April 27, 2010]</ref> However, on October 1,Todd stated that he is in fact not in ''Transformers'' 3.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/tony-todd-interview-hatchet-final-destination-robf-80905/2/ ScreenRant interviews Tony Todd, October 1, 2010.]</ref>

*March 2, 2010 — [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are going to get updated/revised designs that in Bumblebee's case reflects his maturation.<ref>[http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/transformers-3s-optimus-b.php "Transformers 3's Optimus, Bumblebee getting makeovers" @ Sci-Fi Wire]</ref>

*March 22, 2010 — Michael Bay announces that [[Frances McDormand]], [[John Malkovich]], and [[Ken Jeong]] have joined the cast, as well as that a Ferrari 458 Italia will become the "newest Autobot".<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/73978045c5496d5271c90be6884209a8-598.html Transformers 3 Update from Michael Bay]</ref>

*April 7, 2010 — Variety reports that [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] will be returning as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="Variety April 7 2010">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3'', April 7, 2010]</ref>

*May 4, 2010 — Paramount Pictures confirms that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in ''Transformers'' 3 to play Mikaela Banes' boss.<ref>[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3", Hollywood Insider, May 4, 2010]</ref>

*May 11, 2010 — Michael Bay claims: "[[The Twins]] are not back in T3."<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7279-The-Twins-are-not-back-in-T3&p=137603#post137603 Official Michael Bay Forums May 11, 2010]</ref> If you believe that, we've got a [[space bridge]] for sale.

*May 19, 2010 — [[Megan Fox]] is suddenly dropped from the cast. A new love interest for the Sam character is slated to be cast.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J04920100520 "Megan Fox dropped from Transformers 3", Reuters.com May 19 2010]</ref>

*June 2, 2010 — Bay officially announces Fox's replacement as Sam's love interest: [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]].<ref name="Rosie Huntington-Whitely">[http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/06/03/rosie-huntington-whiteley-confirmed-transformers-3 'Transformers 3' Officially Welcomes Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Inside Movies.moviefone.com, June 3, 2010]</ref>

*June 6, 2010 — Representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumour that he has passed away, confirm that the actor is indeed alive and will be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2010m6d6-Uncle-Phil-James-Avery-isnt-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all, The Examiner, June 6, 2010]</ref>

*June 10, 2010 — USA Today reveals that the villain for ''Transformers 3'' will be Shockwave. Michael Bay and Lorenzo diBonaventura take some of the blame for the criticisms aimed at ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and acknowledge the problems the film had. Bay reveals that they will be getting rid of what he referred to as the "dorky comedy" seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and reiterates that the Twins were "basically gone", though [[John Turturro]] will return as comic relief. Additionally, the film will explore the [[Ghosts of Yesterday|Transformers' role in the space race]] and will be filmed in 3D.<ref name="USA Today June 20">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, June 10, 2010]</ref>

*June 24, 2010 — Several sources, among them the ''Chicago Tribune'' newspaper, confirm shooting locations for the film, including [[Chicago]], IL, and Milwaukee, WI, as well as repeat locations such as [[Los Angeles]], CA, [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Detroit]], MI.

*July 20, 2010 — Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, visits the Chicago set and reveals some news: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's character is named Carly,<ref name="Nelson forum post July 2010">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums, July 20, 2010]</ref> former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] plays a soldier.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/6e7f5a008e98162953abdfdfca1d32e8-612.php Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren, July 20, 2010]</ref> He later posts an official video of the shoot, revealing the latest modifications to the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] Chevy Camaro prop vehicle, as well as three partially-transformed NASCAR vehicles.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/13511383 Michael Bay Dot Com In Chicago on Vimeo, July 20, 2010]</ref>

*July 23, 2010 — An extended version of Nelson Lauren's official video depicts several more Transformer prop vehicles, including the Ferrari 458 Italia, a blue Mercedes-Benz E550 and a convertible version of [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].<ref name="Extended official Chicago video">[http://vimeo.com/13572598 Michael Bay Dot Com in Chicago (Extended) on Vimeo, July 23, 2010]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — In reply to a thread at TFW2005.com speculating on the identity of the NASCAR Transformers, Nelson comments that the vehicles are referred to on set as the "[[Wrecker]]s".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/314458-nelson-nascar-trio-wreckers-15-post5053271.html Nelson Lauren refers to the NASCAR Transformers as "Wreckers", TFW2005.com, July 30, 2010.]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — [[Maile Flanagan]] announces at Otakon that she has been cast for the film, but due to her nondisclosure agreement can not discuss her role in the movie.<ref>Okaton 2010, Maile Flanagan Q&A</ref>

*July 31, 2010 — Nelson posts a picture of the Mercedes E550, seen on the set in Chicago, onto his flickr.com account, causing fans to misinterpret part of the photo title as a clue to the character's name ("Q").<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nelsonlauren/4844557644/ Nelson Lauren's flickr.com uploaded picture of Mercedes E550 on Chicago set.]</ref> He later clarifies that isn't the case.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7595-Ok-has-the-bot-list-got-crazy-or-what!/page3</ref>

*August 2, 2010 — A new Autobot taking the form of a red Rosenbauer Panther airline fire truck is spotted in Chicago and confirmed to appear by Nelson. He asserts it is not Inferno or Hot Spot.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-autobot-arrives-and-more-boom.html New Autobot Arrives and More Boom</ref>

*August 3, 2010 — Nelson confirms that Jolt is not returning.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/nelson---no-jolt-for-transformers-3-170344/ No Jolt for Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 6, 2010 — Nelson confirms at the Shoot For The Edit site, that Wheelie returns in the third film and Carly's car is a Mercedes-Benz.<ref name="Wheelie">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/wheelies-back-in-transformers-3-170366/ Wheelie's Back In Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 15, 2010 — [[Lester Speight]]'s character is named Hardcore Eddie.<ref name="Hardcore Eddie">[http://www.americandreamcomics.com/article.php?sid=14130 Rumor - Decepticon Is Offed in Transformers 3]</ref>

*October 6, 2010 — Listings for childrens books on Amazon.com reveal the title of the movie to be "Transformers: The Dark of the Moon," further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref>

*October 11, 2010 — In a second major on-set accident, this time during Washington D.C. filming, a police SUV responding to an emergency call intersects with a stunt, resulting in it being struck in the passenger-side door by one of Bumblebee's stunt vehicles. Luckily no one is seriously injured.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1319918/Transformers-3-hit-second-accident-Stunt-car-slams-real-Police-SUV-unscripted-crash.html Transformers 3 hit by second on-set accident]</ref>

*October 31, 2010 — [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com] is updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

*[[December 8]], 2010 — iTunes released [http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ the official teaser trailer].

*December 14, 2010 — Nelson Lauren mentioned Bay filmed "those NASA, astronauts walking on the moon, and ''Ark'' scenes" in the teaser trailer.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8227-Cool-writeup-on-things-we-missed-in-the-Trailer.&p=155908&viewfull=1#post155908 Re: Cool writeup on things we missed in the Trailer.]</ref>

*December 14, 2010 — When asked if he would reprise the role, [[Corey Burton]], the voice of the [[Shockwave (G1)|G1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'']] Shockwaves, said he had heard rumors that David Warner, who inspired the character's voice, was being considered for the role. He added he had no interest in playing Shockwave for ''Dark of the Moon'', stating he was too busy and had no interest "in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement".<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton on Shockwave]</ref>

*January 4, 2011 — An Idaho paper reported [[Bill Fagerbakke]] would be voicing a Chevy Impala with machine guns in the film.<ref>[http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story Magic Valley article]</ref>

*January 11, 2011 — PopEater.com mentions that [[Tom Kenny]] is recording voices for the film.<ref>[http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/12/tom-kenny-spongebob-sarah-palin/ Tom Kenny: SpongeBob 'Tougher Than Sarah Palin', PopEater.com, Jan 12, 2011]</ref>

*January 14, 2011 — In an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', Bay reiterated that ''Dark of the Moon'' would be superior to ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which was plagued by scheduling problems. It is stated there will be a digital version of [[John F. Kennedy]] and the archive-reel footage of [[Walter Cronkite]] from the teaser would also be in the film. He also talked about the complexity of filming in 3D on location.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/14/michael-bay-ready-to-make-you-forget-transformers-2-it-was-kind-of-a-mess/ Michael Bay ready to make you forget ‘Transformers 2′: ‘It was kind of a mess’]</ref> In an update of the article, it was confirmed [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would not be returning as [[Leo Spitz]], a departure from Bay's previous announcement in 2009 that he would have a larger role in the third film.<ref name="TFormers Rodriguez">[http://tformers.com/transformers-leo-spitz-to-have-expanded-role-in-transformers-3/11919/news.html Leo Spitz to Have Expanded Role in ''Transformers 3'' on TFormers]</ref>

*February 6, 2011 — A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2kvT0pKju8&feature=youtube_gdata_player new teaser] is shown during the Super Bowl.

*February 10, 2011 — Bay confirmed Sentinel Prime's existence in ''Dark of the Moon''. In an interview with MTV, the director is quoted as saying "Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great."<ref name="Bay confirms Sentinel Prime">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml February 10, 2011 interview with MTV about Sentinel Prime]</ref>

*February 11, 2011 — An ''Entertainment Weekly'' article showcasing some new toys confirms the roles of Sentinel Prime, Megatron and the ''Ark'' in the story.<ref>[http://ewinsidemovies.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/transformers-3-hasbro-toys/ 'Transformers 3' clues found in new Hasbro toys - exclusive]</ref>

*February 20, 2011 — As part of the promotions for ''Dark of the Moon'', Michael Bay, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel and the film prop versions of the three NASCAR Autobot Wreckers ([[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]) made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. The Wreckers appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap. During the television broadcast of the race, a new television spot for ''Dark of the Moon'' was aired.

*February 21, 2011 — Nelson reaffirmed that the Twins were being removed from the final cut of the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8570-Update&p=163786#post163786 Shoot for the Edit Update thread, February 21, 2011]</ref>

*February 28, 2011 — The April 2011 issue of ''Empire'' hits the stands, with an exclusive story on ''Dark of the Moon''. Depicted on the cover and inside the magazine are ILM's renders for Sentinel Prime and the redesigned Optimus Prime.

*March 31, 2011 — Entertainment Weekly's website announces that [[Leonard Nimoy]] will be voicing Sentinel Prime!<ref>[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's Involvement, March 31, 2011]</ref>

*April 10, 2011 — Micheal Bay commented on speculation that [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that had been seen on set by claiming: "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's ''[sic, recte companies]'' really frown on that - I can't say what the game company and comics do[;] that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car." <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598#post169598 "Is Soundwave the silver Mercedes on set of DOTM", Michael Bay, shootfortheedit.com, April 10, 2011]</ref>

*April 14, 2011 — Mike Shinoda of [[Linkin Park]] confirmed that their song, ''Iridescent'', would be the single for ''Dark of the Moon'', a shorter version of the song would be used in the film and that they would be shooting a music video for it.

*April 15, 2011 — Michael Bay confirmed a trailer with ''Fast Five'' on April 29, and a 3D trailer with ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' on May 20.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170187&viewfull=1#post170187 Re: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref> He also screened 20 minutes of footage to the press, as well as five minutes of 3D footage. Bay spoke about how hard it was to tap into the magic of the first film as audiences had grown desensitized to the wonder of the Transformers. He spoke of it being darker, mature and emotional, with the stakes higher due to it being set in American city. He and Kruger compared the film to ''[[Wikipedia:Black Hawk Down|Black Hawk Down]]'', with no cavalry to rescue the heroes. He also spoke about blocking off a mile and a half of Chicago's streets for a scene involving stuntmen in wing suits diving off Sears Tower. Additionally, he reiterated that we shouldn't expect to see the Twins in this movie,<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76485 Michael Bay Previews Transformers: Dark of the Moon! Ryan Turek, Coming Soon.net, April 15, 2011]</ref> and that [[Frank Welker]] will be returning for voice duties.<ref name="uncut roundtable interview">[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-michael-bay-talks-transformers-dark-moon/ Interview: Michael Bay talks 'Dark of the Moon']</ref>

*April 15, 2011 — Lyricis Interactive uploads a promotional render of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]].<ref>[http://www.lyricis.fr/cinema-serie-tv/sentinel-prime-se-devoile/ Transformers 3 : Sentinel Prime se dévoile, April 15, 2011]</ref> <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-sentinel-prime-promo-image-revealed-171918/ Image mirrored at TFW2005.com]</ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Carly's last name is revealed to be Miller via an image caption at AllMoviePhoto.com. <ref> http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2011_transformer_dark_of_the_moon_001.html </ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Nelson confirmed the trailer will be online on Apple on April 28, at 7pm (East Coast time).<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170380&viewfull=1#post170380 Re: Updated: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref>

*April 28, 2011 — The second trailer is released on Apple iTunes Movie trailers<ref>[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Transformers: Dark of the Moon, trailers.apple.com]</ref>, as well as MichaelBay.com's accounts on Youtube<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilA0gggRFyQ Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, michealbaydotcom account, youtube.com]</ref>, and Vimeo<ref>[http://vimeo.com/23012123 Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, Michael Bay Dot Com account, Vimeo.com]</ref>

*May 2, 2011 — [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ Transformers.com] is updated and the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma Database] is added, providing a plethora of new information (including some new characters). '''BEWARE OF PLOT SPOILERS'''

*May 12, 2011 — On the Marquee Blog it states that [[Hugo Weaving]] has been quite busy voicing Megatron in Dark of the Moon.<ref>http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/12/hugo-weaving-returns-to-middle-earth-in-hobbit/</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — Capone of Ain't It Cool News posts his thoughts on an early screening of the film, clarifying names of some of the characters (such as Frances McDormand's) and reiterating Bay's claim that the Twins are not in the film. <ref name="AICN">[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49648 Capone's AICN review.]</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — On his official message board, Michael Bay once again says the Twins are not in the film, offering a $25,000 to anyone who can see them performing in the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward Michael Bay's $25,000 reward thread]</ref> He goes on to add that the brief glimpse of them in the trailer is a trailer shot that is not used in the final cut. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward&p=175787&viewfull=1#post175787 Bay clarifying why the Twins are briefly glimpsed in the film]</ref>

*May 20, 2011 — Paramount moves the release date from July 1 up to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and Harry Potter's.

*June 3, 2011 — Nelson informs the public that the Mercedes E550 is Que (pronounced "Q")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9233-And-the-Mercedes-E550-is... Nelson reveals the name of blue Mercedes]</ref>, in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]; and the Ferrari 458 Italia is Dino (pronounced "Dee-no")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9232-Let-s-welcome-the-Ferrari-458-Italia-to-the-Transformers-family&p=179524&viewfull=1#post179524 Nelson reveals name of red Ferrari]</ref>, named for [[Wikipedia:Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari]], at the request of Ferrari.

*June 17, 2011 — Paramount announces that the film will be released in 3D and IMAX theaters at 9PM on June 28th.

*June 23, 2011 - The world premiere of the film is held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that includes "Iridescent".

*June 28, 2011 - The film is released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45.

==Notes==
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009<ref>http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/</ref>, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532</ref>
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIuqiepu4UY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.


===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Dark Side Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn'')
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (America, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*[http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html#grid Concept art] by [[Warren Manser]]

[[Category: Dark of the Moon| Dark of the Moon (film)]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon media]]
[[Category: Real world films]]

Crowbar

2011-07-03T09:12:56Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Fiction */ Ditto, sorry for so many changes.

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]
'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]

Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-07-03T09:12:21Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Fiction */ Ditto

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|If this is not [[redeco]]ed into [[Sky Lynx]],the fandom will kill [[Michael Bay]].]]
Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
* '''Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:''

:Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon. He comes with two UAVs as accesories

{{charstubtoys}}

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-07-03T09:12:10Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Dark of the Moon film */

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|If this is not [[redeco]]ed into [[Sky Lynx]],the fandom will kill [[Michael Bay]].]]
Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Fiction==

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
* '''Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:''

:Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon. He comes with two UAVs as accesories

{{charstubtoys}}

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-07-03T09:11:04Z

PurpleCyclops:

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|If this is not [[redeco]]ed into [[Sky Lynx]],the fandom will kill [[Michael Bay]].]]
Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)|when=July 29, 2011}}
[[Image:HatchetTF3.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Four legs good, two legs bad!]]

{{charstubfiction}}

{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
* '''Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:''

:Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon. He comes with two UAVs as accesories

{{charstubtoys}}

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

Crowbar

2011-07-03T09:10:19Z

PurpleCyclops:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]
'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

{{charstubfiction}}

{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]

Crowbar

2011-07-03T09:09:52Z

PurpleCyclops: I'm sure this character and the dread in the movie are different characters altogether.

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

{{charstubfiction}}

{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]

Sentinel Prime (ROTF)

2011-07-03T09:07:39Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Dark of the Moon film */

{{disambig3|Sentinel Prime}}
{{factions|autobotfilm|{{factions/icons|custom=Cyberglyphics Prime Symbol.png|cLink=Dynasty of Primes|cPretty=Prime}}}}
:''Sentinel Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SentinelPrimeDOTMpromo.jpg|300px|thumb|What does Spock need with a starship?]]

'''Sentinel Prime''' hails from an older time, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was the galaxy's crown jewel, and the [[Transformer]] race was full of promise and potential. The only known remaining [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], he personified what a leader should be: wise, compassionate, and a more than worthy warrior. Revered by both Autobot and Decepticon, few would dare stand against his shield and [[Primax Blade]].

But when Sentinel was presumably lost forever on board the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his hand-picked successor, was left to fill his void. The loss of Sentinel signaled the end of Cybertron's golden age, and the planet spiraled deeper into war. Some who recall Sentinel's reign bitterly remember when Transformers were masters of their fate, rather than scattered to the stars and living as exiles.

==Fiction==
===IDW live-action film comics===
[[Image:Foundation1-SentinelPrimeaword.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"That word is ''fart''."]]
Sentinel Prime was a direct descendant of the first Cybertronian, [[Primus]], and was believed to be the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. He told tales to his much younger Cybertronian brethren of how the [[Dynasty of Primes]] had called upon a legendary artifact, the star-powered [[AllSpark]], to give life to their world. But the AllSpark had been lost to history, and their world had tumbled through the cosmos without a star to orbit for eons. Sentinel Prime had plans to rectify this, and he gathered followers who believed in his path to a new age of life on Cybertron. With the help of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], and their legions, they searched the planet for the legendary artifact and a way to power it. However, there were the [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], a tribe of separatist Transformers who disbelieved in Sentinel Prime's vision, and warred against him and his followers. This conflict ended when, with the help of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], a sun to orbit was brought to Cybertron, and the AllSpark discovered and energized.

[[Image:Foundation1 freedom.jpg|right|225px|thumb]]

Though Sentinel Prime had finally returned the forgotten concept of "freedom" back to Cybertron, he felt he no longer had a part in its path to the future. He was old and tired, and spoke in confidence to Optimus, believing that young Autobot was also part of the Prime lineage and requesting that he take on the mantle of leadership. Though Optimus was too humble to accept, not believing Sentinel's claims about his heritage, Megatron overheard their conversation and became jealous of his "brother." {{storylink|Foundation issue 1}} Sentinel formulated another plan for Cybertron's future: it would be governed by Optimus's [[Science Division]] and Megatron's [[Defense Force]]. By having Optimus investigate the remains of the Primes' civilization, it would encourage him to believe in his lineage. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2}}

Alas, after two generations of successful shared leadership, Megatron fell under the sway of [[The Fallen]], and reshaped his Defense Force as the [[Decepticon]]s, declaring war on Cybertron. Sentinel Prime was at the archaeological dig in Simfur when the first strike took place, and was quick to opt for a technique of self-preservation, rather than attempting to save the Science Division's work. Optimus soon arrived to fend the Decepticons off, and revealed that his studies had proven the truth of Sentinel's words: he was indeed a descendant of the Primes. He did not believe that this made him a born leader, but Sentinel impressed upon Optimus the necessity that he take up command of the [[Autobot]]s, that Cybertron might be saved from Megatron's destructive ambitions.

[[Image:Foundation3 sentinels torch.jpg|left|thumb]]

As time passed, and the war rolled on with no signs of stopping, Sentinel invented a mysterious "torch" that he promised would end the war. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} The torch had to be brought into contact with the AllSpark to be activated, so the Autobots launched an attack on the Simfur temple to carry out this action while Sentinel stood by with a spacecraft, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], to await delivery of the active torch. [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita One]] soon returned with the torch, at which point Sentinel instructed Wheeljack to take the [[Ark (Movie)|second Ark]] and collect the remaining Autobots from [[Tyger Pax]], while he himself headed to Simfur to collect Optimus's forces. Upon arrival at Simfur, however, Sentinel's Ark was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and was consumed by a huge explosion, leaving all present to believe it, Sentinel, and all aboard had been destroyed. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

In actuality, Sentinel's Ark had not been vaporized as believed: it had been teleported away by the [[space bridge]] technology it was outfitted with. With all hands knocked into stasis by the explosion, the ship automatically jinked through space and time on a series of random space bridge jumps, until at last, its sensors locked on to the energy of the AllSpark, which had since been ejected from Cybertron and had crash-landed on the planet [[Earth]]. On its penultimate jump, the Ark crossed paths with the Decepticon ship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', which had departed Cybertron just as the war was beginning, and was now also following the AllSpark's trail. The Ark materialized from its jump into the same physical space as the ''Nemesis'', crippling both ships beyond repair; the Ark made one final bridge jump, reappearing in the immediate vicinity of Earth in 1962, where it crashed violently onto Earth's [[moon (moon)|Moon]]. All the Autobots aboard perished save for Sentinel himself, who was in the crash vault and remained slumbering in stasis. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1|Convergence chapter 1}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
When [[Sam Witwicky]] launched into a rambling lecture on the nature of space and time while in a trance brought on by the knowledge of the AllSpark entering his mind, he recalled Sentinel Prime's "expedition" to find Cybertron a new sun, commenting that it took "fourteen galactic convergences" to get an echo. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===Titan Magazines ''Dark of the Moon'' prequels===

Sentinel is a direct descendant of [[Primus]], the first Cybertronian, and one of the last surviving Primes. With a firm but just hand, he ruled the Autobots before the war. During the war, he named Optimus his successor (wait so who was in charge before then??) before departing on a mission into deep space, only for his ship to be shot down by enemy fire...

But his Ark merely crashed somewhere near Earth in 1962, a fragment of it landing in Fiesole, [[Italy]]. When a human discovered it in 2011, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] tried to prevent the Autobots from getting that fragment and finding their way to the lost Ark. The Autobots finding Sentinel was ''not'' an option for Starscream and the concept unnerved him, while an ominous narrator told us the fragment had the power to make martyrs of the good and bad alike... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''Voice actor'': [[Leonard Nimoy]] (English), [[Arturo Casanova]] (Latin American Spanish)
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

Long ago, during the war on Cybertron, a heated battle erupted around the [[Ark (DOTM)|''Ark'']], a shuttle commandeered by Sentinel Prime and a small crew, which carried a special, secret cargo that Sentinel claimed would end the war. However, the shuttle was hit in battle, disappeared, and presumed lost forever. In [[1962]], the ''Ark'' hit [[Earth]]'s [[moon (moon)|moon]], crashing there, and its impact was detected by [[NASA]]. This event inspired the [[United States of America]]'s eventual first trip to the moon in [[1969]], which was secretly an attempt to inspect the crashed alien ship. Though NASA astronauts would make a handful of trips to the moon in the next few years, none would stumble upon the ''Ark''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> crash vault, which contained Sentinel Prime's comatose body and a small fraction of his secret cargo.

For reasons yet unknown, the Decepticons wanted the Autobots, and particularly Optimus Prime, to discover Sentinel's existence on the moon. The United States government had classified the moon missions' real purpose, even from the Autobots, and so information was leaked through a human associate of [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] to Col. [[William Lennox]]. Optimus Prime and a [[NEST]] team traveled to the ruins of [[Chernobyl]] where Optimus located and identified a piece of technology from the missing ''Ark''. After retrieving the ''Ark'' piece, he confronted the US government for hiding this information from him, and subsequently traveled to the moon with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to find and retrieve Sentinel Prime.

With Sentinel Prime's comatose body returned successfully to NEST's headquarters, along with five "pillars," Optimus Prime used his [[Matrix of Leadership]] to return Sentinel Prime to operational stasis. Disoriented, Sentinel attacked Optimus, pushing him to the ground and shoving his [[Primax blade|blade]] near his face, and after some worried protests from Optimus, Sentinel finally realized his surroundings and disengaged. Optimus tried to further console his predecessor with news that they had also recovered the five pillars that were in the crash vault with him, but Sentinel grew further frustrated, as there should have been hundreds of them. Sentinel explained that the pillars were the anchors of a new [[space bridge]] technology that he had intended to use to bring resources back to Cybertron to replenish it. National Security Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] did not like this idea at all, and announced her intent to take possession of these pillars, as they could be used to bring an army to Earth to destroy it. Sentinel did not like being condescended to by the human. The technology was his, and the humans had no right to it.

[[Image:DOTM-SentinelOptimusMatrix.jpg|left|thumb|300px| You're my teacher on this planet......nevermind, I actually do want it. Give it to me. Now. ]]

Optimus gave Sentinel a tour of Earth, culminating in a view of a sunset. Sentinel marveled at the beauty and the liveliness of the planet as it reminded him of Cybertron in its prime. Optimus took this moment to offer Sentinel back the Matrix of Leadership, believing Sentinel to deserve it more. But Sentinel refused it, as Sentinel was only more experienced long ago on Cybertron, while this new world of Earth was unfamiliar to him.

{{charstubfiction}}

{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

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==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_SentinelPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Prime 3:16!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series''
**''Number:''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV05'''
**''Accessories:'' Primax blade, shield

:Sentinel Prime is in the first wave of [[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toys. He transforms from a Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck to robot and back.
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*'''Dark Sentinel Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series''
**''Number:''
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' Primax blade, shield

{{comingsoontoy}}
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:DOTMtoy-SentinelPrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|There's no fire? There ''will'' be!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA20'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Boom Lift/[[Fusion Cannon]]

:Sentinel Prime is in the third wave of ''Dark of the Moon'' ''[[MechTech]]'' Voyagers. He converts from a Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck to robot and back. With the pull of a lever, his vehicle mode water cannon becomes a MechTech weapon.

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====Leader Class toys====
[[Image:DOTMtoy-SentinelPrimeMechtechLeader.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Live-action hyper goldfish!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (MechTech Leader, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA02'''
**''Accessories:'' Primax Blade, MechTech Shield/Bladed Blaster

:[[MechTech]] Leader Class Sentinel Prime converts from a Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck to robot and back! In vehicle mode, he features a rotating, extending fire fighting boom arm, a small flip-up nozzle on the front fender, and siren lights and sounds, activated by a small grey button on the roof of the cabin. Sentinel's double-bladed Primax Blade stores underneath the grey panels forming the roof of much of the vehicle, while the MechTech shield is stored under the truck. There are two [[5mm post]] hole MechTech ports in this mode; the one on the right hand side of the vehicle has a button inside, that when pushed in (by plugging in a MechTech weapon), activates a weapon sound effect. Removing the MechTech weapon activates a transformation sound effect. A Stealth Force-style attack vehicle mode can be formed by opening panels on the rearward sides of the vehicles to expose hidden weapons and two more MechTech ports, activating the MechTech Shield's Bladed Blaster mode (by pressing the large panel on it marked by the [[Cyberglyphics]]) and attaching that to the vehicle MechTech ports, and clipping the Primax Blade's handle into the two tabs on top of the Shield/Bladed Blaster's turret.

:In robot mode, when the button on Sentinel Prime's chest is pushed, his eyes light up, his chin moves and he says "I am Sentinel Prime!" Two more phrases, "Good to see you alive, Optimus." and "What has happened to the [[AllSpark]]?" are heard when a weapon is inserted into the MechTech port with the button inside of it, and the chest button pushed. Unfortunately, the [[Canada|Canadian]] release only says "Sentinel Prime" because of language laws. The siren lights and sounds can still be activated by pressing the grey button back and to the left of Sentinel Prime's head.

:In this mode, Sentinel has four more 5mm MechTech ports: one each on either shoulder and one each on either forearm. The Primax Blade and Shield can both be held via their respective handles in either of Sentinel's articulated hands; the shield can also be plugged into the MechTech port in Sentinel's 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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==Merchandise==
===Speed Stars===
====Mini Changers====
[[Image:SpeedStars_StealthForce_MiniChangers_Bumblebee&SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Stealth Force Bumblebee & Sentinel Prime''' (2011)

{{charstubtoys}}
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[[Image:SpeedStars_StealthForce_MiniChangers_Sideswipe&SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Stealth Force Sideswipe & Sentinel Prime''' (2011)

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{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Jim, you left me on Genesis. Why did you do that?]]

*In an early draft of ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'', time stops as [[Sam Witwicky]] falls down the building [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] smashed, and Sentinel appears to him via the [[AllSpark]]. Sentinel would've clarified the history of the war and the relationship between Optimus and Megatron (when the writers intended them to be siblings) and given him a clue to defeating Megatron with the Cube.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tf1-amblin.html Blog post] from [[Ken Christiansen]].</ref>

*Call sheets for ''Dark of the Moon'' referred to Sentinel Prime as [[Ultra Magnus (Movie)|Ultra Magnus]].<ref>[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets! at Til All Are Mine blog.]</ref>

*In an interview with MTV, Michael Bay is quoted as saying "Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml Interview at MTV]</ref>

*In the debut trailer for the film ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Sentinel Prime is seen in a gold and silver color scheme. This shot was redone for the movie proper, and he consistently appears red throughout the film.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネル・プライム ''Senchineru Puraimu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]

Sentinel Prime (ROTF)

2011-07-03T09:06:19Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Dark of the Moon film */

{{disambig3|Sentinel Prime}}
{{factions|autobotfilm|{{factions/icons|custom=Cyberglyphics Prime Symbol.png|cLink=Dynasty of Primes|cPretty=Prime}}}}
:''Sentinel Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SentinelPrimeDOTMpromo.jpg|300px|thumb|What does Spock need with a starship?]]

'''Sentinel Prime''' hails from an older time, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was the galaxy's crown jewel, and the [[Transformer]] race was full of promise and potential. The only known remaining [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], he personified what a leader should be: wise, compassionate, and a more than worthy warrior. Revered by both Autobot and Decepticon, few would dare stand against his shield and [[Primax Blade]].

But when Sentinel was presumably lost forever on board the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his hand-picked successor, was left to fill his void. The loss of Sentinel signaled the end of Cybertron's golden age, and the planet spiraled deeper into war. Some who recall Sentinel's reign bitterly remember when Transformers were masters of their fate, rather than scattered to the stars and living as exiles.

==Fiction==
===IDW live-action film comics===
[[Image:Foundation1-SentinelPrimeaword.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"That word is ''fart''."]]
Sentinel Prime was a direct descendant of the first Cybertronian, [[Primus]], and was believed to be the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. He told tales to his much younger Cybertronian brethren of how the [[Dynasty of Primes]] had called upon a legendary artifact, the star-powered [[AllSpark]], to give life to their world. But the AllSpark had been lost to history, and their world had tumbled through the cosmos without a star to orbit for eons. Sentinel Prime had plans to rectify this, and he gathered followers who believed in his path to a new age of life on Cybertron. With the help of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], and their legions, they searched the planet for the legendary artifact and a way to power it. However, there were the [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], a tribe of separatist Transformers who disbelieved in Sentinel Prime's vision, and warred against him and his followers. This conflict ended when, with the help of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], a sun to orbit was brought to Cybertron, and the AllSpark discovered and energized.

[[Image:Foundation1 freedom.jpg|right|225px|thumb]]

Though Sentinel Prime had finally returned the forgotten concept of "freedom" back to Cybertron, he felt he no longer had a part in its path to the future. He was old and tired, and spoke in confidence to Optimus, believing that young Autobot was also part of the Prime lineage and requesting that he take on the mantle of leadership. Though Optimus was too humble to accept, not believing Sentinel's claims about his heritage, Megatron overheard their conversation and became jealous of his "brother." {{storylink|Foundation issue 1}} Sentinel formulated another plan for Cybertron's future: it would be governed by Optimus's [[Science Division]] and Megatron's [[Defense Force]]. By having Optimus investigate the remains of the Primes' civilization, it would encourage him to believe in his lineage. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2}}

Alas, after two generations of successful shared leadership, Megatron fell under the sway of [[The Fallen]], and reshaped his Defense Force as the [[Decepticon]]s, declaring war on Cybertron. Sentinel Prime was at the archaeological dig in Simfur when the first strike took place, and was quick to opt for a technique of self-preservation, rather than attempting to save the Science Division's work. Optimus soon arrived to fend the Decepticons off, and revealed that his studies had proven the truth of Sentinel's words: he was indeed a descendant of the Primes. He did not believe that this made him a born leader, but Sentinel impressed upon Optimus the necessity that he take up command of the [[Autobot]]s, that Cybertron might be saved from Megatron's destructive ambitions.

[[Image:Foundation3 sentinels torch.jpg|left|thumb]]

As time passed, and the war rolled on with no signs of stopping, Sentinel invented a mysterious "torch" that he promised would end the war. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} The torch had to be brought into contact with the AllSpark to be activated, so the Autobots launched an attack on the Simfur temple to carry out this action while Sentinel stood by with a spacecraft, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], to await delivery of the active torch. [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita One]] soon returned with the torch, at which point Sentinel instructed Wheeljack to take the [[Ark (Movie)|second Ark]] and collect the remaining Autobots from [[Tyger Pax]], while he himself headed to Simfur to collect Optimus's forces. Upon arrival at Simfur, however, Sentinel's Ark was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and was consumed by a huge explosion, leaving all present to believe it, Sentinel, and all aboard had been destroyed. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

In actuality, Sentinel's Ark had not been vaporized as believed: it had been teleported away by the [[space bridge]] technology it was outfitted with. With all hands knocked into stasis by the explosion, the ship automatically jinked through space and time on a series of random space bridge jumps, until at last, its sensors locked on to the energy of the AllSpark, which had since been ejected from Cybertron and had crash-landed on the planet [[Earth]]. On its penultimate jump, the Ark crossed paths with the Decepticon ship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', which had departed Cybertron just as the war was beginning, and was now also following the AllSpark's trail. The Ark materialized from its jump into the same physical space as the ''Nemesis'', crippling both ships beyond repair; the Ark made one final bridge jump, reappearing in the immediate vicinity of Earth in 1962, where it crashed violently onto Earth's [[moon (moon)|Moon]]. All the Autobots aboard perished save for Sentinel himself, who was in the crash vault and remained slumbering in stasis. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1|Convergence chapter 1}}
{{-}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
When [[Sam Witwicky]] launched into a rambling lecture on the nature of space and time while in a trance brought on by the knowledge of the AllSpark entering his mind, he recalled Sentinel Prime's "expedition" to find Cybertron a new sun, commenting that it took "fourteen galactic convergences" to get an echo. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===Titan Magazines ''Dark of the Moon'' prequels===

Sentinel is a direct descendant of [[Primus]], the first Cybertronian, and one of the last surviving Primes. With a firm but just hand, he ruled the Autobots before the war. During the war, he named Optimus his successor (wait so who was in charge before then??) before departing on a mission into deep space, only for his ship to be shot down by enemy fire...

But his Ark merely crashed somewhere near Earth in 1962, a fragment of it landing in Fiesole, [[Italy]]. When a human discovered it in 2011, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] tried to prevent the Autobots from getting that fragment and finding their way to the lost Ark. The Autobots finding Sentinel was ''not'' an option for Starscream and the concept unnerved him, while an ominous narrator told us the fragment had the power to make martyrs of the good and bad alike... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''Voice actor'': [[Leonard Nimoy]] (English), [[Arturo Casanova]] (Latin American Spanish)
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Long ago, during the war on Cybertron, a heated battle erupted around the [[Ark (DOTM)|''Ark'']], a shuttle commandeered by Sentinel Prime and a small crew, which carried a special, secret cargo that Sentinel claimed would end the war. However, the shuttle was hit in battle, disappeared, and presumed lost forever. In [[1962]], the ''Ark'' hit [[Earth]]'s [[moon (moon)|moon]], crashing there, and its impact was detected by [[NASA]]. This event inspired the [[United States of America]]'s eventual first trip to the moon in [[1969]], which was secretly an attempt to inspect the crashed alien ship. Though NASA astronauts would make a handful of trips to the moon in the next few years, none would stumble upon the ''Ark''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> crash vault, which contained Sentinel Prime's comatose body and a small fraction of his secret cargo.

For reasons yet unknown, the Decepticons wanted the Autobots, and particularly Optimus Prime, to discover Sentinel's existence on the moon. The United States government had classified the moon missions' real purpose, even from the Autobots, and so information was leaked through a human associate of [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] to Col. [[William Lennox]]. Optimus Prime and a [[NEST]] team traveled to the ruins of [[Chernobyl]] where Optimus located and identified a piece of technology from the missing ''Ark''. After retrieving the ''Ark'' piece, he confronted the US government for hiding this information from him, and subsequently traveled to the moon with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to find and retrieve Sentinel Prime.

With Sentinel Prime's comatose body returned successfully to NEST's headquarters, along with five "pillars," Optimus Prime used his [[Matrix of Leadership]] to return Sentinel Prime to operational stasis. Disoriented, Sentinel attacked Optimus, pushing him to the ground and shoving his [[Primax blade|blade]] near his face, and after some worried protests from Optimus, Sentinel finally realized his surroundings and disengaged. Optimus tried to further console his predecessor with news that they had also recovered the five pillars that were in the crash vault with him, but Sentinel grew further frustrated, as there should have been hundreds of them. Sentinel explained that the pillars were the anchors of a new [[space bridge]] technology that he had intended to use to bring resources back to Cybertron to replenish it. National Security Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] did not like this idea at all, and announced her intent to take possession of these pillars, as they could be used to bring an army to Earth to destroy it. Sentinel did not like being condescended to by the human. The technology was his, and the humans had no right to it.

[[Image:DOTM-SentinelOptimusMatrix.jpg|left|thumb|300px| You're my teacher on this planet......nevermind, I actually do want it. ]]

Optimus gave Sentinel a tour of Earth, culminating in a view of a sunset. Sentinel marveled at the beauty and the liveliness of the planet as it reminded him of Cybertron in its prime. Optimus took this moment to offer Sentinel back the Matrix of Leadership, believing Sentinel to deserve it more. But Sentinel refused it, as Sentinel was only more experienced long ago on Cybertron, while this new world of Earth was unfamiliar to him.

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==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_SentinelPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Prime 3:16!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series''
**''Number:''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV05'''
**''Accessories:'' Primax blade, shield

:Sentinel Prime is in the first wave of [[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toys. He transforms from a Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck to robot and back.
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*'''Dark Sentinel Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series''
**''Number:''
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' Primax blade, shield

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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:DOTMtoy-SentinelPrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|There's no fire? There ''will'' be!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA20'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Boom Lift/[[Fusion Cannon]]

:Sentinel Prime is in the third wave of ''Dark of the Moon'' ''[[MechTech]]'' Voyagers. He converts from a Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck to robot and back. With the pull of a lever, his vehicle mode water cannon becomes a MechTech weapon.

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====Leader Class toys====
[[Image:DOTMtoy-SentinelPrimeMechtechLeader.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Live-action hyper goldfish!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (MechTech Leader, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA02'''
**''Accessories:'' Primax Blade, MechTech Shield/Bladed Blaster

:[[MechTech]] Leader Class Sentinel Prime converts from a Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck to robot and back! In vehicle mode, he features a rotating, extending fire fighting boom arm, a small flip-up nozzle on the front fender, and siren lights and sounds, activated by a small grey button on the roof of the cabin. Sentinel's double-bladed Primax Blade stores underneath the grey panels forming the roof of much of the vehicle, while the MechTech shield is stored under the truck. There are two [[5mm post]] hole MechTech ports in this mode; the one on the right hand side of the vehicle has a button inside, that when pushed in (by plugging in a MechTech weapon), activates a weapon sound effect. Removing the MechTech weapon activates a transformation sound effect. A Stealth Force-style attack vehicle mode can be formed by opening panels on the rearward sides of the vehicles to expose hidden weapons and two more MechTech ports, activating the MechTech Shield's Bladed Blaster mode (by pressing the large panel on it marked by the [[Cyberglyphics]]) and attaching that to the vehicle MechTech ports, and clipping the Primax Blade's handle into the two tabs on top of the Shield/Bladed Blaster's turret.

:In robot mode, when the button on Sentinel Prime's chest is pushed, his eyes light up, his chin moves and he says "I am Sentinel Prime!" Two more phrases, "Good to see you alive, Optimus." and "What has happened to the [[AllSpark]]?" are heard when a weapon is inserted into the MechTech port with the button inside of it, and the chest button pushed. Unfortunately, the [[Canada|Canadian]] release only says "Sentinel Prime" because of language laws. The siren lights and sounds can still be activated by pressing the grey button back and to the left of Sentinel Prime's head.

:In this mode, Sentinel has four more 5mm MechTech ports: one each on either shoulder and one each on either forearm. The Primax Blade and Shield can both be held via their respective handles in either of Sentinel's articulated hands; the shield can also be plugged into the MechTech port in Sentinel's 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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==Merchandise==
===Speed Stars===
====Mini Changers====
[[Image:SpeedStars_StealthForce_MiniChangers_Bumblebee&SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Stealth Force Bumblebee & Sentinel Prime''' (2011)

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[[Image:SpeedStars_StealthForce_MiniChangers_Sideswipe&SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Stealth Force Sideswipe & Sentinel Prime''' (2011)

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==Notes==
[[Image:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Jim, you left me on Genesis. Why did you do that?]]

*In an early draft of ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'', time stops as [[Sam Witwicky]] falls down the building [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] smashed, and Sentinel appears to him via the [[AllSpark]]. Sentinel would've clarified the history of the war and the relationship between Optimus and Megatron (when the writers intended them to be siblings) and given him a clue to defeating Megatron with the Cube.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tf1-amblin.html Blog post] from [[Ken Christiansen]].</ref>

*Call sheets for ''Dark of the Moon'' referred to Sentinel Prime as [[Ultra Magnus (Movie)|Ultra Magnus]].<ref>[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets! at Til All Are Mine blog.]</ref>

*In an interview with MTV, Michael Bay is quoted as saying "Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml Interview at MTV]</ref>

*In the debut trailer for the film ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Sentinel Prime is seen in a gold and silver color scheme. This shot was redone for the movie proper, and he consistently appears red throughout the film.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネル・プライム ''Senchineru Puraimu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)

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PurpleCyclops: /* Main cast */ I think Hatchet and Crowbar should be interswitched with two other articles, as they appear to be different characters altogether.

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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/1ef99019addbf7f207595f5da129bfb6-690.php]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen.'' The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|We will kill them all.|<s>Michael Bay</s> Optimus Prime|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}

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==Synopsis==

==Quotes==

==Main cast==

{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]<ref name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref> ([[Francesco Quinn]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]<ref name="credits"/> ([[George Coe]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster/Amp]]<ref>Similar to Que/Wheeljack, Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits. However, as he is not referred to by name, neither of these names are actually used during the film. Though, the toyline and all supporting media refers to him as Roadbuster.</ref> ([[Ron Bottitta]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot/Target]]<ref>Like Roadbuster, Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", yet neither of these names are spoken in the film. Likewise, he is properly called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref> ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]<<ref name=skidsandmudflap/>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Driller]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Brooks-Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]])/(himself)
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)

|h4=Other|c4=
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}}

==Errors==
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the Ascent Stage (the cabin Buzz and Neal rode home in) is still there.

==Transformers references==

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*When the worker at Accureta systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)| photocopier]] work, it plays a tune like the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the well-regarded Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]."

* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another popular Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan]]."

* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]."

* The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

==Real-world references==
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the screen features [[Wikipedia:Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy {{m-}} who voices Sentinel Prime. They comment that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn.

* Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' as Mr. Spock. However in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.

* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend.", another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.

*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].

*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]

*June 20, 2009 — [[Michael Bay]] will be returning to directing duties.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=92260#post92260</ref>

*October 1, 2009 — "Day One" of preproduction work. A story has apparently already been worked out. The day begins with a meeting between Bay and [[Industrial Light & Magic]] which is followed by Bay and writer [[Ehren Kruger]] flying to Rhode Island to meet with [[Hasbro]] about new characters. Bay confirms a proposed release date of July 1, 2011.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/a2bd79bb4c222b807e27707aaf1497e6-570.html Michael Bay confirms the release date and "day one" of pre-production, posted on October 1, 2009]</ref>

*October 6, 2009 — [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] will not be returning to write the film. All writing duties have been given to Ehren Kruger.<ref>http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1403421#post1403421</ref>

*Michael Bay states on the video played at the end of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Blu-ray ''AllSpark Experiment'' game that the third film will go deeper into the Transformers' history (cue lots of [[Unicron]] imagery from ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'') and that it will have more screentime for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. But it does say in the message that he'll tell lies...

*January 5, 2010 — [[James Avery]] confirms he will be playing a new Autobot named Silverbolt. No word on if this is the same character as [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|ROTF Silverbolt]].<ref name="unscripted James Avery">[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted]</ref>

*February 7, 2010 — [[Tony Todd]] said that he would be back in some capacity<ref>[http://denofgeek.com/movies/410537/tony_todd_interview_candyman_transformers_3_platoon_chuck_and_his_brand_new_projects.html Tony Todd interview at DenofGeek.com]</ref> On April 17, 2010, he hinted at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2010 that he will be playing a human character.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/tony-todd-to-play-a-human-in-transformers-3-169581/ Tony Todd To Play A Human In Transformers 3, TFW2005.com, April 27, 2010]</ref> However, on October 1,Todd stated that he is in fact not in ''Transformers'' 3.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/tony-todd-interview-hatchet-final-destination-robf-80905/2/ ScreenRant interviews Tony Todd, October 1, 2010.]</ref>

*March 2, 2010 — [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are going to get updated/revised designs that in Bumblebee's case reflects his maturation.<ref>[http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/transformers-3s-optimus-b.php "Transformers 3's Optimus, Bumblebee getting makeovers" @ Sci-Fi Wire]</ref>

*March 22, 2010 — Michael Bay announces that [[Frances McDormand]], [[John Malkovich]], and [[Ken Jeong]] have joined the cast, as well as that a Ferrari 458 Italia will become the "newest Autobot".<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/73978045c5496d5271c90be6884209a8-598.html Transformers 3 Update from Michael Bay]</ref>

*April 7, 2010 — Variety reports that [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] will be returning as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="Variety April 7 2010">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3'', April 7, 2010]</ref>

*May 4, 2010 — Paramount Pictures confirms that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in ''Transformers'' 3 to play Mikaela Banes' boss.<ref>[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3", Hollywood Insider, May 4, 2010]</ref>

*May 11, 2010 — Michael Bay claims: "[[The Twins]] are not back in T3."<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7279-The-Twins-are-not-back-in-T3&p=137603#post137603 Official Michael Bay Forums May 11, 2010]</ref> If you believe that, we've got a [[space bridge]] for sale.

*May 19, 2010 — [[Megan Fox]] is suddenly dropped from the cast. A new love interest for the Sam character is slated to be cast.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J04920100520 "Megan Fox dropped from Transformers 3", Reuters.com May 19 2010]</ref>

*June 2, 2010 — Bay officially announces Fox's replacement as Sam's love interest: [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]].<ref name="Rosie Huntington-Whitely">[http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/06/03/rosie-huntington-whiteley-confirmed-transformers-3 'Transformers 3' Officially Welcomes Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Inside Movies.moviefone.com, June 3, 2010]</ref>

*June 6, 2010 — Representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumour that he has passed away, confirm that the actor is indeed alive and will be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2010m6d6-Uncle-Phil-James-Avery-isnt-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all, The Examiner, June 6, 2010]</ref>

*June 10, 2010 — USA Today reveals that the villain for ''Transformers 3'' will be Shockwave. Michael Bay and Lorenzo diBonaventura take some of the blame for the criticisms aimed at ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and acknowledge the problems the film had. Bay reveals that they will be getting rid of what he referred to as the "dorky comedy" seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and reiterates that the Twins were "basically gone", though [[John Turturro]] will return as comic relief. Additionally, the film will explore the [[Ghosts of Yesterday|Transformers' role in the space race]] and will be filmed in 3D.<ref name="USA Today June 20">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, June 10, 2010]</ref>

*June 24, 2010 — Several sources, among them the ''Chicago Tribune'' newspaper, confirm shooting locations for the film, including [[Chicago]], IL, and Milwaukee, WI, as well as repeat locations such as [[Los Angeles]], CA, [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Detroit]], MI.

*July 20, 2010 — Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, visits the Chicago set and reveals some news: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's character is named Carly,<ref name="Nelson forum post July 2010">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums, July 20, 2010]</ref> former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] plays a soldier.<ref>[https://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/6e7f5a008e98162953abdfdfca1d32e8-612.php Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren, July 20, 2010]</ref> He later posts an official video of the shoot, revealing the latest modifications to the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] Chevy Camaro prop vehicle, as well as three partially-transformed NASCAR vehicles.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/13511383 Michael Bay Dot Com In Chicago on Vimeo, July 20, 2010]</ref>

*July 23, 2010 — An extended version of Nelson Lauren's official video depicts several more Transformer prop vehicles, including the Ferrari 458 Italia, a blue Mercedes-Benz E550 and a convertible version of [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].<ref name="Extended official Chicago video">[http://vimeo.com/13572598 Michael Bay Dot Com in Chicago (Extended) on Vimeo, July 23, 2010]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — In reply to a thread at TFW2005.com speculating on the identity of the NASCAR Transformers, Nelson comments that the vehicles are referred to on set as the "[[Wrecker]]s".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/314458-nelson-nascar-trio-wreckers-15-post5053271.html Nelson Lauren refers to the NASCAR Transformers as "Wreckers", TFW2005.com, July 30, 2010.]</ref>

*July 30, 2010 — [[Maile Flanagan]] announces at Otakon that she has been cast for the film, but due to her nondisclosure agreement can not discuss her role in the movie.<ref>Okaton 2010, Maile Flanagan Q&A</ref>

*July 31, 2010 — Nelson posts a picture of the Mercedes E550, seen on the set in Chicago, onto his flickr.com account, causing fans to misinterpret part of the photo title as a clue to the character's name ("Q").<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nelsonlauren/4844557644/ Nelson Lauren's flickr.com uploaded picture of Mercedes E550 on Chicago set.]</ref> He later clarifies that isn't the case.<ref>http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7595-Ok-has-the-bot-list-got-crazy-or-what!/page3</ref>

*August 2, 2010 — A new Autobot taking the form of a red Rosenbauer Panther airline fire truck is spotted in Chicago and confirmed to appear by Nelson. He asserts it is not Inferno or Hot Spot.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-autobot-arrives-and-more-boom.html New Autobot Arrives and More Boom</ref>

*August 3, 2010 — Nelson confirms that Jolt is not returning.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/nelson---no-jolt-for-transformers-3-170344/ No Jolt for Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 6, 2010 — Nelson confirms at the Shoot For The Edit site, that Wheelie returns in the third film and Carly's car is a Mercedes-Benz.<ref name="Wheelie">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/wheelies-back-in-transformers-3-170366/ Wheelie's Back In Transformers 3]</ref>

*August 15, 2010 — [[Lester Speight]]'s character is named Hardcore Eddie.<ref name="Hardcore Eddie">[http://www.americandreamcomics.com/article.php?sid=14130 Rumor - Decepticon Is Offed in Transformers 3]</ref>

*October 6, 2010 — Listings for childrens books on Amazon.com reveal the title of the movie to be "Transformers: The Dark of the Moon," further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref>

*October 11, 2010 — In a second major on-set accident, this time during Washington D.C. filming, a police SUV responding to an emergency call intersects with a stunt, resulting in it being struck in the passenger-side door by one of Bumblebee's stunt vehicles. Luckily no one is seriously injured.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1319918/Transformers-3-hit-second-accident-Stunt-car-slams-real-Police-SUV-unscripted-crash.html Transformers 3 hit by second on-set accident]</ref>

*October 31, 2010 — [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com] is updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

*[[December 8]], 2010 — iTunes released [http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ the official teaser trailer].

*December 14, 2010 — Nelson Lauren mentioned Bay filmed "those NASA, astronauts walking on the moon, and ''Ark'' scenes" in the teaser trailer.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8227-Cool-writeup-on-things-we-missed-in-the-Trailer.&p=155908&viewfull=1#post155908 Re: Cool writeup on things we missed in the Trailer.]</ref>

*December 14, 2010 — When asked if he would reprise the role, [[Corey Burton]], the voice of the [[Shockwave (G1)|G1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'']] Shockwaves, said he had heard rumors that David Warner, who inspired the character's voice, was being considered for the role. He added he had no interest in playing Shockwave for ''Dark of the Moon'', stating he was too busy and had no interest "in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement".<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton on Shockwave]</ref>

*January 4, 2011 — An Idaho paper reported [[Bill Fagerbakke]] would be voicing a Chevy Impala with machine guns in the film.<ref>[http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story Magic Valley article]</ref>

*January 11, 2011 — PopEater.com mentions that [[Tom Kenny]] is recording voices for the film.<ref>[http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/12/tom-kenny-spongebob-sarah-palin/ Tom Kenny: SpongeBob 'Tougher Than Sarah Palin', PopEater.com, Jan 12, 2011]</ref>

*January 14, 2011 — In an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', Bay reiterated that ''Dark of the Moon'' would be superior to ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which was plagued by scheduling problems. It is stated there will be a digital version of [[John F. Kennedy]] and the archive-reel footage of [[Walter Cronkite]] from the teaser would also be in the film. He also talked about the complexity of filming in 3D on location.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/14/michael-bay-ready-to-make-you-forget-transformers-2-it-was-kind-of-a-mess/ Michael Bay ready to make you forget ‘Transformers 2′: ‘It was kind of a mess’]</ref> In an update of the article, it was confirmed [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would not be returning as [[Leo Spitz]], a departure from Bay's previous announcement in 2009 that he would have a larger role in the third film.<ref name="TFormers Rodriguez">[http://tformers.com/transformers-leo-spitz-to-have-expanded-role-in-transformers-3/11919/news.html Leo Spitz to Have Expanded Role in ''Transformers 3'' on TFormers]</ref>

*February 6, 2011 — A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2kvT0pKju8&feature=youtube_gdata_player new teaser] is shown during the Super Bowl.

*February 10, 2011 — Bay confirmed Sentinel Prime's existence in ''Dark of the Moon''. In an interview with MTV, the director is quoted as saying "Sentinel Prime is great. He's great...I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great."<ref name="Bay confirms Sentinel Prime">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml February 10, 2011 interview with MTV about Sentinel Prime]</ref>

*February 11, 2011 — An ''Entertainment Weekly'' article showcasing some new toys confirms the roles of Sentinel Prime, Megatron and the ''Ark'' in the story.<ref>[http://ewinsidemovies.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/transformers-3-hasbro-toys/ 'Transformers 3' clues found in new Hasbro toys - exclusive]</ref>

*February 20, 2011 — As part of the promotions for ''Dark of the Moon'', Michael Bay, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel and the film prop versions of the three NASCAR Autobot Wreckers ([[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]) made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. The Wreckers appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap. During the television broadcast of the race, a new television spot for ''Dark of the Moon'' was aired.

*February 21, 2011 — Nelson reaffirmed that the Twins were being removed from the final cut of the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8570-Update&p=163786#post163786 Shoot for the Edit Update thread, February 21, 2011]</ref>

*February 28, 2011 — The April 2011 issue of ''Empire'' hits the stands, with an exclusive story on ''Dark of the Moon''. Depicted on the cover and inside the magazine are ILM's renders for Sentinel Prime and the redesigned Optimus Prime.

*March 31, 2011 — Entertainment Weekly's website announces that [[Leonard Nimoy]] will be voicing Sentinel Prime!<ref>[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's Involvement, March 31, 2011]</ref>

*April 10, 2011 — Micheal Bay commented on speculation that [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that had been seen on set by claiming: "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's ''[sic, recte companies]'' really frown on that - I can't say what the game company and comics do[;] that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car." <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598#post169598 "Is Soundwave the silver Mercedes on set of DOTM", Michael Bay, shootfortheedit.com, April 10, 2011]</ref>

*April 14, 2011 — Mike Shinoda of [[Linkin Park]] confirmed that their song, ''Iridescent'', would be the single for ''Dark of the Moon'', a shorter version of the song would be used in the film and that they would be shooting a music video for it.

*April 15, 2011 — Michael Bay confirmed a trailer with ''Fast Five'' on April 29, and a 3D trailer with ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' on May 20.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170187&viewfull=1#post170187 Re: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref> He also screened 20 minutes of footage to the press, as well as five minutes of 3D footage. Bay spoke about how hard it was to tap into the magic of the first film as audiences had grown desensitized to the wonder of the Transformers. He spoke of it being darker, mature and emotional, with the stakes higher due to it being set in American city. He and Kruger compared the film to ''[[Wikipedia:Black Hawk Down|Black Hawk Down]]'', with no cavalry to rescue the heroes. He also spoke about blocking off a mile and a half of Chicago's streets for a scene involving stuntmen in wing suits diving off Sears Tower. Additionally, he reiterated that we shouldn't expect to see the Twins in this movie,<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76485 Michael Bay Previews Transformers: Dark of the Moon! Ryan Turek, Coming Soon.net, April 15, 2011]</ref> and that [[Frank Welker]] will be returning for voice duties.<ref name="uncut roundtable interview">[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-michael-bay-talks-transformers-dark-moon/ Interview: Michael Bay talks 'Dark of the Moon']</ref>

*April 15, 2011 — Lyricis Interactive uploads a promotional render of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]].<ref>[http://www.lyricis.fr/cinema-serie-tv/sentinel-prime-se-devoile/ Transformers 3 : Sentinel Prime se dévoile, April 15, 2011]</ref> <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-sentinel-prime-promo-image-revealed-171918/ Image mirrored at TFW2005.com]</ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Carly's last name is revealed to be Miller via an image caption at AllMoviePhoto.com. <ref> http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2011_transformer_dark_of_the_moon_001.html </ref>

*April 16, 2011 — Nelson confirmed the trailer will be online on Apple on April 28, at 7pm (East Coast time).<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8844-Updated-Is-the-TF3-post-production-on-schedule&p=170380&viewfull=1#post170380 Re: Updated: Is the TF3 post production on schedule?]</ref>

*April 28, 2011 — The second trailer is released on Apple iTunes Movie trailers<ref>[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Transformers: Dark of the Moon, trailers.apple.com]</ref>, as well as MichaelBay.com's accounts on Youtube<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilA0gggRFyQ Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, michealbaydotcom account, youtube.com]</ref>, and Vimeo<ref>[http://vimeo.com/23012123 Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer, Michael Bay Dot Com account, Vimeo.com]</ref>

*May 2, 2011 — [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ Transformers.com] is updated and the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma Database] is added, providing a plethora of new information (including some new characters). '''BEWARE OF PLOT SPOILERS'''

*May 12, 2011 — On the Marquee Blog it states that [[Hugo Weaving]] has been quite busy voicing Megatron in Dark of the Moon.<ref>http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/12/hugo-weaving-returns-to-middle-earth-in-hobbit/</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — Capone of Ain't It Cool News posts his thoughts on an early screening of the film, clarifying names of some of the characters (such as Frances McDormand's) and reiterating Bay's claim that the Twins are not in the film. <ref name="AICN">[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49648 Capone's AICN review.]</ref>

*May 14, 2011 — On his official message board, Michael Bay once again says the Twins are not in the film, offering a $25,000 to anyone who can see them performing in the film. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward Michael Bay's $25,000 reward thread]</ref> He goes on to add that the brief glimpse of them in the trailer is a trailer shot that is not used in the final cut. <ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9072-25-000-Reward&p=175787&viewfull=1#post175787 Bay clarifying why the Twins are briefly glimpsed in the film]</ref>

*May 20, 2011 — Paramount moves the release date from July 1 up to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and Harry Potter's.

*June 3, 2011 — Nelson informs the public that the Mercedes E550 is Que (pronounced "Q")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9233-And-the-Mercedes-E550-is... Nelson reveals the name of blue Mercedes]</ref>, in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]; and the Ferrari 458 Italia is Dino (pronounced "Dee-no")<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?9232-Let-s-welcome-the-Ferrari-458-Italia-to-the-Transformers-family&p=179524&viewfull=1#post179524 Nelson reveals name of red Ferrari]</ref>, named for [[Wikipedia:Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari]], at the request of Ferrari.

*June 17, 2011 — Paramount announces that the film will be released in 3D and IMAX theaters at 9PM on June 28th.

*June 23, 2011 - The world premiere of the film is held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that includes "Iridescent".

*June 28, 2011 - The film is released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45.

==Notes==
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009<ref>http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/</ref>, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532</ref>
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIuqiepu4UY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.


===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Dark Side Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn'')
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (America, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*[http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html#grid Concept art] by [[Warren Manser]]

[[Category: Dark of the Moon| Dark of the Moon (film)]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon media]]
[[Category: Real world films]]

User talk:Detour

2011-06-25T10:31:53Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Crowbar */

User talk:Detour

2011-06-25T10:02:02Z

PurpleCyclops:

Crowbar

2011-06-25T08:09:54Z

PurpleCyclops:

{{factions|decepticon}}
[[Image:Crowbar.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Boom. Headshot.]]

:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Toys==
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]

===Dark of the Moon===
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. However, they are much smaller than his snake-like dreads on the back of his head. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Crowbar

2011-06-25T08:07:16Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Dark of the Moon */

{{factions|decepticon}}
[[Image:Crowbar.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Boom.Headshot.]]

:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Toys==
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]

===Dark of the Moon===
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. However, they are much smaller than his snake-like dreads on the back of his head. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Crowbar

2011-06-25T08:02:29Z

PurpleCyclops: Image added.

{{factions|decepticon}}
[[Image:Crowbar.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Boom.Headshot.]]

:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Toys==
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]

===Dark of the Moon===
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Crowbar

2011-06-25T07:57:04Z

PurpleCyclops: I do have a picture, but I don't know how to upload it.

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Toys==
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]

===Dark of the Moon===
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Crowbar

2011-06-25T07:44:28Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Toys */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Toys==
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]
===Dark of the Moon===
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Crowbar

2011-06-25T07:44:10Z

PurpleCyclops: /* Toys */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===

[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]
* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Crowbar

2011-06-25T07:43:56Z

PurpleCyclops:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Crowbar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Crowbar''' is well known as a master of breaking and entering. It doesn't matter if we're talking computer systems, human safes, or enemy compounds he's got the tools and skills needed to get you in. His weapons of choice are "nanotech sentries".

He also gives this wiki a ''lot'' of openings to make references to ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra''.

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===

[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Crowbar.jpg|thumb|300px|"I'm sorry, my wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' a space alien."]]

* '''Crowbar''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''009'''
**''Japanese ID number:''

: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crowbar is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a unmarked version of a Carbon Motors E7 Police car. His left hand is designed to interact with Cyberverse weapons and playsets. He has molded detail around his head that resembles dreadlocks. Due to the armor plating on his knees, his arms can be hard to transform.

==Notes==
*The Transformers.com website's Vector Sigma database entry for Crowbar strangely illustrates his nanotech sentries using an image of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s Assault Saw weapon.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]