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Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers

2018-09-26T21:03:09Z

PurrElise: Undo revision 1288050 by Saix (talk) Come on dude, don't be so miserable. It's not often I get to see and celebrate people like me in comic books.

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #24
|prev=Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering
|next=
|image=LL24_cvrA.jpg
|title="Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 26]], 2018
|coverdate=September 2018
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Brendan Cahill]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''With twelve Matrices in hand, our heroes must embrace the best parts of themselves if they want to use them to stop the Functionist Council once and for all in the penultimate chapter of their adventure.'''

==Synopsis==
As the ''[[Lost Light]]'' makes straight for the Functionists' effigy of [[Primus]], darting between the giant robot's fingers, [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] hesitantly raises a question: they're planning to attack [[Vector Sigma]] by simultaneously unleashing the energies of twelve [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrices]] through the planet's twelve [[hot spot]]s... but aren't the connections between the hot spots and Vector Sigma severed thanks to the [[Functionist Council]] changing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a robot mode? [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] realizes too late that they have made a huge mistake—but fortunately, a solution to their problem arrives a moment later when the [[Warren]] opens, and [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] comes flying out. At [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s instruction, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] flies the moon straight into the back of "Primus's" neck, triggering an involuntary transformation back to planet mode.

Concurrently, elsewhere on the ''Lost Light,'' [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] accompany [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] to his quarters. Rung bids them to wait outside—wistfully remarking that the couple are lucky to have each other, and that they must learn to forgive themselves—then enters his room and shuts the door. Aware of the consequences of what he is about to do, Rung deletes all his patient files, and take a moment to think back on his first meeting with the departed [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] one last time. Finally, he transforms into his alternate mode, the true function of which is finally revealed as it flares to life: it is a Matrix-maker. A little later, Rodimus opens the door to Rung's quarters to discover twelve Matrices... lying amidst the dust that is the remains of Rung's body, dissolved into inert [[living metal|sentio metallico]], the exertion having killed him.

Rodimus presents the Matrices to the rest of the crew, with some bad news: like the original, they are all sealed by the "[[morality lock]]" that means only those who are "pure of spirit" can open them. Even the spiritual [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] is at a bit of loss to explain exactly what that ''means,'' and the crew all start chiming in with their views on the relativity of "goodness." But there's no time for a debate; Rodimus distributes the Matrices, and each carrier is quickly flown to a hot spot on the surface of Functionist Cybertron by the [[Infinite]]s, along with some muscle to cover them. Tailgate goes to [[Rivets Field]] with [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]; [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] to [[Vespertine Blue]] with Drift, where they confess they both feel the same way about each other; [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] to [[Automica]] with [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]; [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to the [[Pious Pools]] with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]; [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] to [[Vauvaire]] with [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]], who joins hands with her; [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] to [[Sansaw Sanserre]] with [[Anode]] (with whom she shares a kiss and a declaration of love) and [[Wipe-Out]]; [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] to [[Warrior's Gate]] with [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]; [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] to [[Port Residua]] with Chromedome and Rewind; [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] to [[Eugenesis]] with [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]; [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] to [[Alyon]] with [[Nickel]] and [[Fulcrum]]; [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to [[Mesmerica]] with [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]; and lastly, Rodimus to [[Nova Point]] with [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]].

Unfortunately, as the [[Functionary]] armies of the Functionist Council descend and chaos erupts, none of the Matrix-carriers are able to open their Matrix. Rodimus is at a loss; he ''knows'' his crew are good people, but Megatron explains that the ''crew themselves'' don't truly believe that, and urges Rodimus to tell them so over their shared comm-line. Rodimus begins a final speech, extolling the virtues of the wonderful, screwed-up family that the crew have become, and assuring them that they are ''good enough'', but it seems it may be too late. All across Functionist Cybertron, our heroes are worn down; [[Minimus Ambus]] is blasted out of the [[Magnus Armor]]... Swerve loses an arm, requiring Misfire to hold his Matrix with him... Whirl's legs are blown off... but little by little, as Rodimus's words hit home, the Matrices begin to glow in their hands and slowly start to open. Just then, however, Rodimus is hit with a blast that take off his left hand, requiring Megatron to take over opening his Matrix—but for all the great changes Megatron has made in his life, still the Matrix will not open for him. Out of time and options, Rodimus uses his remaining hand and his ''teeth'' to pull the Matrix open, and its energies join those of the other eleven, flooding through Cybertron, straight into Vector Sigma, obliterating the Functionist Council for good. The blast of life-energy radiates back outward from Vector Sigma, striking Luna 1 and igniting the long-dormant hot spot on its surface. Rodimus looks up at the moon, and sees, written among the light of the newborn sparks, a final message from the departed Rung: "DON'T FORGET ME."

In the aftermath of the victory, our heroes regroup, and Rodimus asks Fortress Maximus how his team even knew to come to the [[Benzene Cluster]] to aid them. Max explains that they were following instructions from ''Rodimus himself''; they have actually come from the near-future, following instructions that Rodimus is going to send to them shortly that directed them to use the Warren to travel back in time using the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s cloak as a map, and crash Luna 1 into Primus's neck. Rodimus is a little confused, but happy it all worked out—whereupon Tailgate asks another question. Now that it ''has'' all worked out... now that they've finished their quest, recovered the ''Lost Light'', defeated the baddies, and ''saved the universe''... is this the end?

"Nah," Swerve pipes up. "Not quite."

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
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{{!}}-
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*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus]] (5)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (6)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (7)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (9)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (10)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (11)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (12)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]/[[Primus]] (13)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (14)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] (19)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (20)
*[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (21)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (22)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] (23)
*''[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'' (31)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (33)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (36)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (39)
{{!}}}
|c2=
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (15)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (34)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (35)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (38)
*[[Nickel]] (42)
*[[Fulcrum]] (43)

|h3=[[Functionist Council]]|c3=
*[[Five-of-Twelve]] (27)
*[[Twelve-of-Twelve]] (28)
*[[Three-of-Twelve]] (29)
*[[One-of-Twelve]] (30)
*[[Six-of-Twelve]] (44)
*[[Eleven-of-Twelve]] (45)
*[[Two-of-Twelve]] (46)

|c4=
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (3)
*[[Clicker]] (16)
*[[Beak]] (17)
*[[Outrigger]] (18)
*[[Anode]] (24)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (25)
*[[Wipe-Out]] (26)
*[[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] (32)
*Multiple [[Infinite]]s (37)
*Multiple [[Functionary|Functionaries]] (40)
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (41)
}}

==Quotes==
"Faster, '''Crankcase!''' Get us '''clear!'''" 
"If 'get us clear' is a heroic way of saying 'let's run away,' can I just say I am '''all for that?'''"
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Brainstorm'''

"I've done good things." 
"You done bad things, too." 
"Oh, God, loads."
:—'''Misfire''' and '''Krok''' discuss the former's potential for opening the Matrix

"Ratchet, if this is it, I..." 
"I know. Me too."
:—'''Drift''' and '''Ratchet'''. They do.

"We're '''Autobots.''' Being good's '''what we do.''' It's what '''sets us apart.'''" 
"I don't know if it's as simple as that any more—I don't know if it ever '''was.'''"
:—'''Thunderclash''' and '''Rodimus'''

"This is your co-captain speaking—and I've got a '''question.''' Have you ever wondered how we made it this far? I mean—we're not the '''smartest''' or the '''strongest''' or the '''bravest''' or the '''best.''' We don't have the '''most firepower''' or the '''largest army''' or the '''fastest ships.''' And God knows we're not '''natural bedfellows.''' I mean '''think about it'''—an archivist, a retired mnemosurgeon, a gunsmith, an archaeologist, a waste disposal expert, a quantum mechanic, a poet, a watchmaker, a barkeep... it shouldn't work—but it does. And it works because we've got '''one thing''' in common. '''Each other.''' Think of who's listening to this message and I bet you'll think of someone you '''respect.''' Someone whose judgement you '''trust.''' Someone who makes you '''laugh.''' Someone who makes you '''happy.''' Someone who makes you feel its okay to be exactly who you are. And I '''promise'''—in fact, I '''guarantee'''—that someone listening to this is thinking about '''you''' in exactly the same way. Okay, so you've made some '''bad decisions'''. You've '''hurt''' people. You've hurt '''yourself.''' You've stumbled through life from one '''self-inflicted disaster''' to the next without anything even '''approaching''' a plan. To which I say—'''welcome aboard.''' Maybe you're not good... but you're sure as hell '''good enough.'''"
:—'''Rodimus'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s final speech to the crew

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The idea that a blow to the back of the neck can trigger an involuntary transformation was introduced in [[Little Victories|''More than Meets the Eye'' #22]], when Swerve tried to do it to Rung (the ''real'' Primus, rather than the fake Primus it's used on here!).
*Rung remembers his first meeting with Skids, when the theoretician hauled him into the ceiling vents to escape the [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeater]] back in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|''More than Meets the Eye'' #3]].
*Whirl calls Ultra Magnus "Chunky" again, a nickname he coined for him in [[The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|issue #18]].
*In addition to previously-established hot spots [[Rivets Field]] (first seen in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]], first named in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]]), [[Vespertine Blue]], [[Port Residua]] (both first named in [[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|''Robots in Disguise'' #27]]) and [[Alyon]] (visited in [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|''More than Meets the Eye'' #36]]), Cybertron's other eight hot spots are established to be: the [[Pious Pools]], [[Warrior's Gate]], [[Mesmerica]] (three ancient features of Cybertron first mentioned in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1), [[Nova Point]] (in the mines of which Megatron once worked, mentioned many times), and the never-previously-heard-of [[Automica]], [[Vauvaire]], [[Sansaw Sanserre]], and [[Eugenesis]] (see "Transformers references," below).
*Luna 1's hot spot has been dormant since briefly flaring to life back in [[Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|''More than Meets the Eye'' #17]]. At the time, the characters presumed that the flare-up was due to Rodimus (carrying half the Matrix within him) touching the moon's surface, but many eagle-eyed readers spotted that Rung touched down at the same moment Rodimus did, and though it is not directly addressed, it seems safe to conclude it was Rung's presence, rather than Rodimus's, that caused the hot spot to light up.
*Fortress Maximus and Red Alert recovered the Necrobot's cloak and discovered that its starmap-surface showed the Benzene Cluster back in [[Sardines|issue #13]].
*Luna 1 emerging and hitting Primus is a {{w|Causal loop|causal loop}}; it only happened because Rodimus saw it happen, and then caused it to happen via time travel shenanigans. This isn't the first time this has happened in the series. Back in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|''More than Meets the Eye'' #38]], the Lost Light's quantum engines were upgraded in the past based on their specifications in the future.

===Transformers references===
*The hot spot "Eugenesis" shares its name with James Roberts's unofficial 2001 ''Transformers'' novel.

===Real-world references===
*It might just be coincidence, but the way Rodimus's crew-affirming speech pauses to list off simple descriptors of the crew ("an archivist, a retired mnemosurgeon, a gunsmith, an archaeologist, a waste disposal expert...") feels very evocative of the closing speech from the 1985 movie ''{{w|The Breakfast Club}}'', in which lead character John Bender does the same ("a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, a criminal..."). Bender was played by [[Judd Nelson]], the original voice of Rodimus in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and Rodimus has been directly likened to him before (via his holomatter avatar in [[The One Where They Go to Earth|''More than Meets the Eye'' #43]]). Add that to the parallel between Rung's final message and the famous song that plays alongside Bender's speech—{{w|Simple Minds}}' "{{w|Don't You (Forget About Me)}}"—and it feels kinda deliberate.

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDfAWuZP5go The Shepherd's Boy]" from the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' {{w|Doctor_Who:_Series_9_(soundtrack)|series 9 OST}}.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Minimus Ambus bursts out of the Magnus armor, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Cover B:''' Rung is going to give someone ''such'' a finger-wagging, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[Josh Burcham]]; an homage to Senior's cover for [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|issue #113]], which was famously the first issue James Roberts read, and to which he has made [[113 (disambiguation)|many references]] over the last seven years.
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Roche's black and white lineart from Cover A
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*''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' TPB
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*''[[Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare]]'' graphic novel
*''[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]] vs. the Six Million Dollar Man'' TPB
*''G.I. Joe: Silent Option'' #1
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==External links==
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering

2018-09-26T20:09:16Z

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #23
|prev=Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King
|next=Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers
|image=LL23_cvrA.jpg
|title="Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 5]], 2018
|coverdate=August 2018
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''The honest-to-Primus true history of the Guiding Hand and the earliest days of Cybertron is revealed at last as our heroes square up to save the universe.'''

==Synopsis==
As the [[Functionist Council|Functionists]]' "[[Primus]]" tears its way through [[Adaptus]]'s replicas of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], aboard Adaptus's [[Worldsweeper]] mothership, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] drowns out everyone else's reaction to the news that [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] is supposedly the real Primus with his raucous laughter. [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] quiets the room and lets Rung speak... and as everyone watches, the truth of Adaptus's claim is seemingly proven when Rung regenerates his missing arm in the blink of an eye. [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] refuses to be believe it, of course, pointing out Rung's serial code, 100,000,000... only Rung now realizes that he's always been reading the number ''upside-down'', and it's actually 000000001, denoting him as the first Cybertronian. Reflecting on his history of brushes with death and miraculous recoveries, of the nagging sense of ''not knowing'' he has always had about himself, Rung realizes that what Adaptus claims is true, as memories of the ancient past come flooding back. Rung begins to remember how it was Adaptus—not [[Mortilus]], as the legends claim—who sparked the war among the [[Guiding Hand]] when he advocated attacking Cybertron's neighboring planets, believing that only in the crucible of conflict could the Cybertronian race adapt and evolve. Unable to stand against his brothers united, Adaptus fled to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] and unleashed a contingency plan, blasting Cybertron with an electromagnetic weapon that erased the minds of its entire population, including his brothers, who forgot their former identities and became mythologized as gods. Primus took the brunt of the blast, turning him into the perpetually forgettable, always-overlooked Rung.

Adaptus explains how, exploiting the confusion, he installed [[planetary engine]]s on Luna 1 and used the now-mobile moon to flee into the [[Warren]]. Deposited by the space-time labyrinth in the far future, he arrived ''now'', at this moment in time, and bore witness to the menace of the Functionist Primus—then proceeded to flee back into the past, adopting the alias of the "Grand Architect" to plan for the future, so that he could stop the danger the Functionists posed. [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] points out that that's not ''going'' very well, drawing Adaptus's attention back to the battle outside, and the steady erosion of his fleets by the faux-Primus, with even the self-regenerating [[Infinite]]s—their powers inspired by Primus's own—proving unable to stand against the planet-sized menace. Before Adaptus can take action, however, [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]—that is, [[Solomus]]—shoots him in the back, his own memories now restored, and seething with rage at having had his life stolen from him. However, Solomus is no physical match for Adaptus, and is quickly and severely wounded—but before he can activate the teleporter concealed in his hand and escape, Adaptus lops that hand off with his chainsaw. Adaptus proceeds to impale Solomus with his saw, but falters for a moment when all the violence and viciousness causes [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'s consciousness to briefly surface once more. Seeing an opening, Solomus deploys the finger-drill on his remaining hand and stabs it right through the distracted Adaptus's forehead, directly into his brain. Thus do the old gods die; the fatally-wounded pair perish together, their bodies explosively dissolving into inert [[living metal|sentio metallico]].

Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The [[Magnificence]]—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.

As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from his realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything," and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.

The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!

[[File:LL23 NowWeSaveTheUniverse.jpg|center|400px|thumb]]

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
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{{!}}-
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*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]/[[Primus]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (5)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (6)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (7)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (12)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (13)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (14)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (17)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (19)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (20)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (21)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (24)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (28)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (29)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (34)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (36)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] (40)
{{!}}}
|c2=
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (25)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (26)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (31)
*[[Nickel]] (32)
*[[Fulcrum]] (35)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (41)

|h3=[[Anti-Vocationist League]]|c3=
*[[Nine-of-Twelve]] (30)
*[[Clicker]] (33)
*[[Decibel]] (37)
*A [[Lunabot]] (38)
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (39)

|c4=
*[[Adaptus]]/[[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] (2)
*[[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] (3)
*[[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]/[[Solomus]] (8)
*[[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] (9)
*''[[Mortilus|Censere/Mortilus]]'' (10)
*[[Epistemus]]/[[Magnificence]] (11)
*[[Anode]] (15)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (16)
*[[Wipe-Out]] (18)
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (22)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (23)
*[[Froid]] (27)
}}

==Quotes==
"I'll tell you one thing... if there's a god, he's making '''less and less''' of an effort to make me believe in him."
:—'''Ratchet''' reacts to the news that Rung is Primus

"It's finding new ways to '''help''' others, not '''hurt''' them, that inspires progress."
:—'''Rung''' refutes Adaptus's outlook

"Not gonna lie—that's '''exactly''' how '''I''' wanna go out."
:—'''Whirl''' watches Solomus and Adaptus explode into dust

"You're as effective a god as you are a psychiatrist."
:—'''Froid''' zings '''Rung'''

"I'm not letting you out of my sight." 
"'''Still?''' You still think I'm going to '''betray you?'''" 
"Who said anything about betrayal? I just think that we're at our best when we're together."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Megatron'''

<big>'''"YOU CANNOT BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT WE ARE. WE ARE EXPANSIVE. WE ARE MANIFOLD. WE EXTEND IN EVERY DIRECTION. WE EXIST BEYOND THE PERIPHERY OF WHAT YOU TELL YOURSELF IS REAL. SO WHEN YOU SAY YOU WILL STOP US, HOW EXACTLY DO YOU PROPOSE TO DO THAT?"'''</big> 
''(Nickel crushes the Magnificence)'' 
"They didn't see '''that''' coming."
:—The '''Omega Guardians''' are no match for '''Nickel's''' dry-cool action hero wit

'''Megatron:''' "Turn us around." 
'''Crankcase:''' "As you command, Megatron." 
'''Rodimus:''' "'Yes' is fine. 'Sure thing' is also acceptable."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Rung has, of course, always been one of the central mysteries of ''More than Meets the Eye''/''Lost Light''. His true nature, now revealed at last, was seeded in his very first on-panel appearance way, way back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]], when Senate cadets cruelly joked that he was some grand figure from Cybertronian myth, like "one of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]? The last of the [[Progenitor]]s? [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s long-lost spark brother?" How near they were, yet so far!
*While cackling over the idea of Rung being "God," Whirl remembers how he strangled him back in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]].
*Rung's self-healing ability was also alluded to in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #2, in which Ratchet—while treating him for the ''first time in his life''—marveled at how he was "in amazing shape" (even specifically noting that Rung's energon conduits and sub-cutaneous circuitry had started repairing themselves). Examples of his preternatural durability referenced in this issue include recovering after having his head blown off (in [[Interiors|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]]) and being the only survivor of the crash of the ''[[Fateful Archetype]]'' (a story related in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]]).
*It was also in issue #48 that Sunder hacked his mind, which Rung here describes as a "mental jolt" that brought suspicions that there was something "abnormal" about him to the surface. Perhaps that's why, when leaving his last will and testament in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], he requested that his body be dismantled, so that his alternate mode was put totally out of use, "just in case."
*Rung's "serial code" was first mentioned ''aaaalll'' the way back in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]].
*The flashback of the Guiding Hand's battle against Adaptus is laid out almost identically to the depiction of the God War in [[The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|''Lost Light'' #17]], with their appearances shifted from the mythological designs to their actual bodies and Mortilus swapping places with Adaptus.
*The "Higher Realms" were first mentioned in [[The Ties That Bind|issue #14]], when it was noted that the Omega Guardians had ascended to them.
*In addition to explaining why everyone has always found Rung so forgettable—a running gag that also goes right back to ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1—Adaptus's electromagnetic weapon is credited with causing "the birth of [[information creep]]", the condition first named in [[Twenty Plus One|''More than Meets the Eye'' #31]] that causes mechanical lifeforms to lose their memory data over time. This adds even more weight to Rung's original "promotional poster" released before ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1, which stated he "wants to be remembered".
*Adaptus is revealed to have been responsible for installing [[planetary engine]]s on Luna-1, explaining the presence of his coat-of-arms on the moon's surface, as seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]].
*The sight of Luna 1 disappearing into the Warren is specifically shown in a close-up reflection in Rung's glasses. This hearkens back to [[Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|''More than Meets the Eye'' #17]], when Rung stared up at the moon-sized portal that was about to lead the ''Lost Light'' to Luna 1, and declared: "Is anyone else getting a sense of deja vu?"
*Tyrest/Solomus's concealed teleporter switch was previously used by him to escape imprisonment in [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]].
*His finger-drill was established in [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|''More than Meets the Eye'' #19]].
*The precedent for Adaptus and Solomus's bodies dissolving into inert sentio metallico upon their deaths was established in [[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|''More than Meets the Eye'' #51]], when the deceased Censere/Mortilus did the same.
*We previously heard the term "morality lock" in [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|issues #2]] and [[Kill All 'Cons|#15]]. It was in the latter that Flame remarked that "nobody believes" in the concept any more, prompting him to gasp "So it ''is'' real...!" in this issue.
*The Omega Guardians, via the Magnificence, are revealed to have been responsible for teleporting Tailgate from his underground isolation chamber (where he was last seen in [[After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|issue #7]]) to Mederi (where Cyclonus found him in [[The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|issue #16]]). They were also responsible for triggering Ratchet's apparent discorporation in [[Sardines|issue #13]], and were the parties who spoke through Ten in the same issue, explaining [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]'s observation in issue #16 that Ten's voice had "sounded different"—because it wasn't ''his'' voice (the one he normally says "ten" in), but the Guardians speaking through him. That also explains Ten's giddy elation at being able to speak properly in issue #16 (thanks to Mederi's telepathic environment), since he hadn't actually been the one doing it before.
*Cyclonus refers back to the time he "interfaced" with Vector Sigma; the footnote directs readers to ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1, which was when we first learned about it, though it actually happened off-panel during the events of [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #30]].
*It is now clear that the reason the Magnificence sent the Scavengers to Mederi instead of Garrus 9 in [[Kill All 'Cons|''Lost Light'' #15]] was to make sure he was in place to carry out his role in the Omega Guardian's plan.

===Errors===
*The single-panel flashback of the Guiding Hand shows Rung with his backpack attached—but per [[Little Victories|''More than Meets the Eye'' #22]], we know that he was only given that backpack millions of years later by the Functionist Council.
*Crankcase claims the ''Lost Light'' is five miles long; only a third of the fifteen-mile measurement consistently given elsewhere.
*When Megatron's spacecraft is destroyed, Brainstorm says "That's the '''Last Light''' 's totaled!" Either the first word of the sentence or the possessive s should be removed.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in August 2018, this issue arrived a little late, in the first week of September.
*You might've noticed that no explanation is provided in this issue or the previous one for why Mederi had to be brought to the Benzene Cluster, given that all that happened to it was that it was destroyed by the Functionist Primus. Presumably, the young version of Adaptus must have seen this happening on his trip to the future, and was fulfilling an ontological paradox by making it happen.
*Intentional or not, the above image of the Evil Primus ripping Cybertron in half bears a marked resemblance to Unicron doing the same in [[Road's End|''Unicron'' #4]].
*The format of Rung's serial number - "000000001" - implies that the population of Transformers is bound to a maximum of 999,999,999.
*While fighting Adaptus for control, Pharma refers to Ratchet as "my beloved Ratchet". Make of that what you will.

===Soundtrack===
TBC

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Velocity, Nautica, Anode, Lug, and Nickel, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Cover B:''' Tyrest/Solomus versus Pharma/Adaptus, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Lawrence's black and white lineart from Cover A
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers

2018-09-26T19:54:33Z

PurrElise: /* Quotes */

The Chosen One

2018-09-08T13:43:24Z

PurrElise: /* Other trivia */

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'''Windblade strikes out on her own and competes against Starscream and Elita One in Cybertron's first election.'''

==Synopsis==
A new day dawns on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] awakes to an [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] still in ruins after the long string of disasters that has befallen it—most recently, [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s invasion. Windblade is saddened that the Transformers always find themselves ''re''building, unable to take the action so revered on [[Caminus]] and actually create anything ''new''. Worse yet, she knows that the opportunity for such a thing is unlikely to present itself in the near future, with the threat of [[Liege Maximo]] looming over the planet—especially since the power struggle between [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] shows no signs of abating. Today is the day that Windblade retakes her place on the [[Council of Worlds]], but before entering the council chamber in the [[Spire]], she takes a moment to re-watch a message of encouragement left for her by [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], who has departed the planet on Starscream's orders to hunt Liege Maximo, along with a team that includes [[Vigilem|Carcerian]] volunteers [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]].

Her heart buoyed by the words of her friend, Windblade enters the council chamber and is greeted with applause from the delegates. Windblade is a little surprised to find Starscream has arranged such a welcome for her... until it turns out news reporters [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] are also present, and the whole thing is just a photo op. She starts to remark that Starscream is just trying to earn some goodwill before Liege Maximo returns, forcing an alarmed Starscream to have the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] usher the reporters out before Windblade can finish her sentence. Windblade is appalled to discover that the council have not actually told the public about Maximo, and turns on the [[Mistress of Flame]] for going along with the deception. The Mistress sneers down at her, warning her to watch her tone; when Windblade refuses, and even profanes the name of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], the Mistress slaps her across the face. That's the last straw for Windblade: she spins on her heel, exits the chamber, and catches up to Circuit and Longtooth. Before the Mistress can stop her, Windblade has told them the truth about Liego Maximo and his escape, which they immediately share with the rest of the planet.

Windblade is expelled from the council and the Mistress exiles her from Caminus, but she has no regrets for her actions—not even when she becomes a target for the angry, scared populace, who attack her outside her home. [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]], [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], and [[Tankor (BM)|Fat Tankor]] come to her rescue, sending her attackers fleeing, after which Blurr reveals the surprising reason they have come to see her: the elections demanded by Elita One to appoint a new ruler of Cybertron are still going ahead, and Blurr wants Windblade to run for office! Tankor and Waspinator lend their voices to Blurr's, reminding her of all the good she has done, and she agrees to toss her hat in the ring.

Public support for Windblade picks up quickly, but Starscream proves surprisingly unconcerned, confident that he can win. The "ghost" of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] is apprehensive, cautioning Starscream that there is no way he going to be able to cheat his way to victory this time... but Starscream, it turns out, has no intentions of doing so. His experience sharing a mind with Windblade—during which he saw his "true self," the 'bot he would have become had his life taken a different track, buried deep within himself—has changed him; he genuinely wants to improve Cybertron, and is sure his honest, forward-looking objectives will win him the election. He draws up protocols for the election and the transfer of power and hands them off to [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]—who remains slack-jawed that Starscream is actually going through with it—to release to the press.

Windblade successfully gets enough signatures from the public to be added to the ballot along with Starscream and Elita. A party to celebrate is held at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], but Windblade, overcome by the moment, runs away to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[brain module]] chamber, where the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] listens as she tells him her worries. She shared a mind with [[Vigilem]]... how can she be sure that her agreeing to do this, to potentially take power in this manner, isn't his lingering personality affecting hers? With effort, Metroplex speaks "normally," and tells Windblade how she can prove it one way or the other: Vigilem listened to nobody but Liege Maximo, but if Windblade meets her constituents, and listens to and helps them just as she has helped Metroplex since they met, she will know she is acting free of the evil Titan's impulses.

Convinced by Metroplex's words, Windblade holds a special "rally" in Maccadam's, offering free drinks and speaking one-on-one with anyone and everyone. It's a long night, as one after another, people share their thoughts with her: [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] suggests she push to repopulate other areas of the planet; he dislikes how cramped Iacon is, but stays because [[Breakdown (IDW)|his conjunx]] is happy there. [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] recounts how she and [[Tigatron]] are ostracized for being together on their homeworld of [[Eukaris]], but how nobody cares on Cybertron. [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] reveals a shocking personal secret: despite being a soldier who reveled in warfare, his near-death experience as part of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] has instilled a fear of death in him that has made him realize he does not want the war to return, and he believes only Windblade can prevent that. Finally, as dawn grows near, Rattrap is the last to approach her—but rather than seeking to talk, he has come with an offer. He reveals that he has been working against Starscream from the inside for a long time, having been the one responsible for guiding [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] in his uprising against Starscream, and that he has collected a briefcase's worth of evidence that can unambiguously bring his "boss" down... a briefcase he now hands to Windblade. Windblade asks why Rattrap doesn't simply blow the whistle himself; Rattrap admits that Starscream has begun acting differently since merging minds with Windblade, and that he can't tell if he's being genuine or if it's another trick. Therefore, he's essentially passing the buck and making it Windblade's responsibility. Windblade refuses to take the case, but Rattrap likewise refuses to take it back. He's blowing this pop stand and heading for Eukaris for a while, but he leaves Windblade with the knowledge that ''ignoring'' the incriminating information within the case is practically the same as ''condoning'' the crimes that were committed.

Windblade relents and reads the contents of the case, discovering all the illicit schemes Starscream has perpetrated while in office, from orchestrating the "Combiner Wars" to having [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] [[mnemosurgery|brainwash]] the Combaticons. Furious, she confronts Starscream in his chambers, and tells him that she will be telling the public everything at the upcoming electoral debate. As she leaves, storming out past [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], Starscream turns to the spectral Bumblebee and urges him to help assemble a "defense" against the claims, finding some way to poke holes in what Windblade is about to tell the world... but Bumblebee refuses. Starscream begs him; Elita is too dangerous to let win, and Starscream's own plans for the future will definitely change Cybertron for the better... isn't that worth something? Bumblebee assures him that it is... but that Starscream must now decide how ''much'' it is worth.

The night before the debate, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] reports to Elita One aboard Carcer that his calculations indicate a sure victory for her in the election. He offers to help her prepare for the debate, but she orders him to instead draw up plans for Liege Maximo's attack, informing him that a 33% percent fatality rate is acceptable...

The following day, Windblade is chosen to give the first opening statement at the debate. She lauds Cybertron as a society that has transcended the differences of its people, a melting pot where 'bots of all forms and shapes from each of the more tribal colony worlds have been able to come together and be united by the things that set them apart from others. Starscream is momentarily lost in her words, but snaps back to reality when he is called to the podium to deliver his own speech. After a moment to gain his composure... of his own volition, before the eyes of all of Cybertron, Starscream confesses to every crime he has committed.

After that, there is virtually no contest—Windblade emerges victorious in the election and is installed as the new ruler of Iacon and head of the council. All her fear is forgotten; now, the chance to truly build something new is before her, and she is ready to take on the challenge. Two weeks after her victory, [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] comes to her office to have her sign the paperwork on Starscream's arrest and conviction; he is given life in prison, and Rattrap, Airachnid, and the Combaticons are all locked up as well. After signing, Windblade visits Starscream in prison to ask him why he confessed—but in truth, as Starscream tells her, thanks to their shared experience inside each other's minds, she already knows. As a parting token, Windblade gives Starscream a small holo-projector, containing the image of his true self—the "Chosen One," the uniter of Cybertron, the legend that he has finally managed to live up to.

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*[[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] (21)
*[[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] (22)
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==Quotes==
"Are you here to try and stop me?" 
"Strangely, no. I heard about your mission, and I believe you'll need some very good pilots." 
"Seeing as we're going to be in orbit for a while..." 
"...and Carcerians don't give up on our missions, we wanna help you." 
"Then welcome aboard."
:—'''Chromia''' gets some unexpected help from '''Obsidian''', '''Greenlight''', and '''Lancer'''.

"Of course, we'll all probably just die in space. But in case we don't, you better be there to greet me, or I'll slap you awake myself. See you soon, Windblade. Keep the planet spinning while I'm gone."
:—'''Chromia''' being her usual charming self

"The other council members whisper about Elita One, frightened at her growing power and popularity. But what did you expect from someone who paints themselves the color of energon?"
:—'''Windblade'''

"You may speak for the Primes, Mistress, but your words mean precisely '''scrap''' to me."
:—'''Windblade''' lets the Mistress of Flame have it

"The only people who talk about 'the people' are people who don't give a scrap about anyone but themselves."
:—'''Blurr'''

"Hey, where's [[Octane|Tall Tankor]]?" 
"We're not welded together, you know." 
... 
"...Blurr needed someone to watch the bar."
:—'''Windblade''' and '''Fat Tankor'''

"There are a lot of signs down there for Windblade." 
"Yes, I do allow quite a bit of protest for a tyrant."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Starscream'''

"If you lead others to make your life better, you will be a tyrant. If you lead others to make their lives better, you will be a hero."
:—'''Metroplex''' gives Windblade advice

"I don't want the war to come back. But it's gonna happen if any of us takes over. Or that Elita. It '''has''' to be you. You never fought a war. You never learned to like it."
:—'''Brawl''' supports Windblade

"I like to '''do''' good more than '''be''' good."
:—'''Rattrap'''

"What do you think they're talking about in there? Must be important if we weren't even allowed to stay in the building. Think they're planning a murder?" 
"Murder? Really?" 
"Conjunx Endura proposal then. She's doin' it right now." 
"How does your brain even work?" 

''(Windblade storms out after confronting Starscream)'' 

"Murder... If it was a proposal, I would have heard more screams."
:—'''Vortex''' and '''Blast Off'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Windblade lists off all the recent chaos that has repeatedly wrecked Iacon: the events of ''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]'', [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s rampage in [[The Line Between Us|issue #4]], the attack of the undead Titans in [[Ping|issue #5]]-[[Rubicon|8]], and most recently, the events of the ''[[First Strike]]'' crossover, which took place between the [[Your First Mistake|end]] of the regular ''Till All Are One'' series and this annual. She also observes the strangeness going on with Starscream and the Combaticons (unaware of the brainwashing he subjected them to in [[The Price of You|issue #10]]) and recalls her mental merge with Starscream and Vigilem, which occurred in [[Your First Mistake|issue #12]], and in which she helped Starscream discover the "true self" at his core.
*Liege Maximo escaped his imprisonment in [[Rubicon|issue #8]]. Chromia was subsequently charged with hunting him down in [[Heavy|issue #9]], leaving the planet at an unseen point thereafter. If the shot of them loading supplies onto her ship is anything to go by, it's apparent that the team going with her includes [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] and [[Sparkstalker]].
*Chromia expresses disdain for [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]], a fellow Camien who appeared in [[The Sensuous Frame|''More than Meets the Eye'' #41]]-[[The Frail Gaze|42]], and whose personality... well, let's say it's easy to see why Chromia wouldn't like her.
*Though Airazor's outrage can be read as such, this is evidently not the first time the rest of the council is learning about Liege Maximo's escape; the matter was previously discussed openly by the whole council in [[First Strike issue 4|''First Strike'' #4]].
*After expressing her outrage towards The Mistress at the decision to not tell the whole council about Liege Maximo's escape, The Mistress sneers at Airazor to "watch your tone, beast". Evidently, the prejudice against beast-mode Cybertronians (which caused Eukaris to self-isolate and Chela to be charged with defending it from "standard-formers") carried over to the other colonies.
*Waspinator remembers how Windblade was nice to him the first time they met, way back in [[A Long Way Down|''Windblade'' vol. 1 #2]].
*Airazor talks about how she and Tigatron were banished from their tribes for being together, as originally seen in [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #6]].
*Rattrap was first revealed to be conspiring against Starscream in [[The Possible Light|''The Transformers'' #40]]. He reveals that he is the secret informant "DC-357," who Onslaught received a note from in [[07:00:00|issue #1]], which in turn makes clear that the "coercion" he was under when he aided the Combaticons in [[Things We Said We'd Never Do|issue #3]] was for show on his part.
*Windblade makes an offhand mention of "the creatures underground" in her speech; see ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' for what's going on there!
* Brawl's new-found fear of dying comes from combining with the other Combaticons, including the mostly-dead Swindle, in [[The Line Between Us|issue #4]].
*The title of this issue, "The Chosen One," is the epithet that Starscream has been using to describe himself for about five years now, ever since [[Primus: All Good Things|the 2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual]], when the Titan [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] identified him as the prophesied individual who would "unite Cybertron's scattered warriors." After years of trying to do that as their ruler, Starscream finally fulfills that prophecy this issue by uniting them ''against'' him, opening the door for Windblade's victory and the beginning of a new age for the planet.

===Transformers references===
*Circuit's news broadcast about Liege Maximo includes an "artist's rendition" of the evil Prime, which is based on the character's original, more monstrous appearance from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic book]].
*Windblade refers to Elita as "painting herself the color of energon", a nod to a popular fan-theory about why the rather bloodthirsty IDW version of [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] wears bright pink colors.

===Other trivia===
*This double-length annual features 40 pages of story, followed by a letter from Scott wishing the readers farewell.
*Had ''Till All Are One'' not been canceled, Scott would have liked to used plotlines such as all the G1 fembots (Chromia, Greenlight, Lancer, Moonracer, Firestar, Elita One) teaming up for an issue; examination of the divides in Eukaris's tribal society; the antics of the patrons of Blurr's bar; the escapades of Ironhide's security company; and Elita One repopulating and militarizing the city-state of Kaon. Vestiges of these potential plots can be seen in the annual: Chromia, Lancer, and Greenlight (and a hinted-at Firestar) do indeed team up; Airazor discusses the difficulties of inter-tribal relationships on Eukaris; three of the patrons of Blurr's bar visit Windblade, and several scenes are set there; Fat Tankor, as a member of Ironhide's law enforcement team, breaks up a brawl; and many fear the war restarting if Elita One takes power.
* Elita One "painting herself the color of energon" is probably a nod to the in-fandom joke that pink female transformers (mostly various incarnations of Arcee) do just this as a tongue-in-cheek explanation as to why so many of them happen to be colored pink.

===Covers (2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Our cast, by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
*'''Cover B''' Elita, Windblade, and Starscream, by [[J.N. Wiedle]]; one of a pair of variant covers by Wiedle for December's ''Transformers'' titles

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The Chosen One

2018-09-08T13:42:38Z

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'''Windblade strikes out on her own and competes against Starscream and Elita One in Cybertron's first election.'''

==Synopsis==
A new day dawns on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] awakes to an [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] still in ruins after the long string of disasters that has befallen it—most recently, [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s invasion. Windblade is saddened that the Transformers always find themselves ''re''building, unable to take the action so revered on [[Caminus]] and actually create anything ''new''. Worse yet, she knows that the opportunity for such a thing is unlikely to present itself in the near future, with the threat of [[Liege Maximo]] looming over the planet—especially since the power struggle between [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] shows no signs of abating. Today is the day that Windblade retakes her place on the [[Council of Worlds]], but before entering the council chamber in the [[Spire]], she takes a moment to re-watch a message of encouragement left for her by [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], who has departed the planet on Starscream's orders to hunt Liege Maximo, along with a team that includes [[Vigilem|Carcerian]] volunteers [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]].

Her heart buoyed by the words of her friend, Windblade enters the council chamber and is greeted with applause from the delegates. Windblade is a little surprised to find Starscream has arranged such a welcome for her... until it turns out news reporters [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] are also present, and the whole thing is just a photo op. She starts to remark that Starscream is just trying to earn some goodwill before Liege Maximo returns, forcing an alarmed Starscream to have the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] usher the reporters out before Windblade can finish her sentence. Windblade is appalled to discover that the council have not actually told the public about Maximo, and turns on the [[Mistress of Flame]] for going along with the deception. The Mistress sneers down at her, warning her to watch her tone; when Windblade refuses, and even profanes the name of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], the Mistress slaps her across the face. That's the last straw for Windblade: she spins on her heel, exits the chamber, and catches up to Circuit and Longtooth. Before the Mistress can stop her, Windblade has told them the truth about Liego Maximo and his escape, which they immediately share with the rest of the planet.

Windblade is expelled from the council and the Mistress exiles her from Caminus, but she has no regrets for her actions—not even when she becomes a target for the angry, scared populace, who attack her outside her home. [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]], [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], and [[Tankor (BM)|Fat Tankor]] come to her rescue, sending her attackers fleeing, after which Blurr reveals the surprising reason they have come to see her: the elections demanded by Elita One to appoint a new ruler of Cybertron are still going ahead, and Blurr wants Windblade to run for office! Tankor and Waspinator lend their voices to Blurr's, reminding her of all the good she has done, and she agrees to toss her hat in the ring.

Public support for Windblade picks up quickly, but Starscream proves surprisingly unconcerned, confident that he can win. The "ghost" of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] is apprehensive, cautioning Starscream that there is no way he going to be able to cheat his way to victory this time... but Starscream, it turns out, has no intentions of doing so. His experience sharing a mind with Windblade—during which he saw his "true self," the 'bot he would have become had his life taken a different track, buried deep within himself—has changed him; he genuinely wants to improve Cybertron, and is sure his honest, forward-looking objectives will win him the election. He draws up protocols for the election and the transfer of power and hands them off to [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]—who remains slack-jawed that Starscream is actually going through with it—to release to the press.

Windblade successfully gets enough signatures from the public to be added to the ballot along with Starscream and Elita. A party to celebrate is held at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], but Windblade, overcome by the moment, runs away to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[brain module]] chamber, where the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] listens as she tells him her worries. She shared a mind with [[Vigilem]]... how can she be sure that her agreeing to do this, to potentially take power in this manner, isn't his lingering personality affecting hers? With effort, Metroplex speaks "normally," and tells Windblade how she can prove it one way or the other: Vigilem listened to nobody but Liege Maximo, but if Windblade meets her constituents, and listens to and helps them just as she has helped Metroplex since they met, she will know she is acting free of the evil Titan's impulses.

Convinced by Metroplex's words, Windblade holds a special "rally" in Maccadam's, offering free drinks and speaking one-on-one with anyone and everyone. It's a long night, as one after another, people share their thoughts with her: [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] suggests she push to repopulate other areas of the planet; he dislikes how cramped Iacon is, but stays because [[Breakdown (IDW)|his conjunx]] is happy there. [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] recounts how she and [[Tigatron]] are ostracized for being together on their homeworld of [[Eukaris]], but how nobody cares on Cybertron. [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] reveals a shocking personal secret: despite being a soldier who reveled in warfare, his near-death experience as part of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] has instilled a fear of death in him that has made him realize he does not want the war to return, and he believes only Windblade can prevent that. Finally, as dawn grows near, Rattrap is the last to approach her—but rather than seeking to talk, he has come with an offer. He reveals that he has been working against Starscream from the inside for a long time, having been the one responsible for guiding [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] in his uprising against Starscream, and that he has collected a briefcase's worth of evidence that can unambiguously bring his "boss" down... a briefcase he now hands to Windblade. Windblade asks why Rattrap doesn't simply blow the whistle himself; Rattrap admits that Starscream has begun acting differently since merging minds with Windblade, and that he can't tell if he's being genuine or if it's another trick. Therefore, he's essentially passing the buck and making it Windblade's responsibility. Windblade refuses to take the case, but Rattrap likewise refuses to take it back. He's blowing this pop stand and heading for Eukaris for a while, but he leaves Windblade with the knowledge that ''ignoring'' the incriminating information within the case is practically the same as ''condoning'' the crimes that were committed.

Windblade relents and reads the contents of the case, discovering all the illicit schemes Starscream has perpetrated while in office, from orchestrating the "Combiner Wars" to having [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] [[mnemosurgery|brainwash]] the Combaticons. Furious, she confronts Starscream in his chambers, and tells him that she will be telling the public everything at the upcoming electoral debate. As she leaves, storming out past [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], Starscream turns to the spectral Bumblebee and urges him to help assemble a "defense" against the claims, finding some way to poke holes in what Windblade is about to tell the world... but Bumblebee refuses. Starscream begs him; Elita is too dangerous to let win, and Starscream's own plans for the future will definitely change Cybertron for the better... isn't that worth something? Bumblebee assures him that it is... but that Starscream must now decide how ''much'' it is worth.

The night before the debate, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] reports to Elita One aboard Carcer that his calculations indicate a sure victory for her in the election. He offers to help her prepare for the debate, but she orders him to instead draw up plans for Liege Maximo's attack, informing him that a 33% percent fatality rate is acceptable...

The following day, Windblade is chosen to give the first opening statement at the debate. She lauds Cybertron as a society that has transcended the differences of its people, a melting pot where 'bots of all forms and shapes from each of the more tribal colony worlds have been able to come together and be united by the things that set them apart from others. Starscream is momentarily lost in her words, but snaps back to reality when he is called to the podium to deliver his own speech. After a moment to gain his composure... of his own volition, before the eyes of all of Cybertron, Starscream confesses to every crime he has committed.

After that, there is virtually no contest—Windblade emerges victorious in the election and is installed as the new ruler of Iacon and head of the council. All her fear is forgotten; now, the chance to truly build something new is before her, and she is ready to take on the challenge. Two weeks after her victory, [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] comes to her office to have her sign the paperwork on Starscream's arrest and conviction; he is given life in prison, and Rattrap, Airachnid, and the Combaticons are all locked up as well. After signing, Windblade visits Starscream in prison to ask him why he confessed—but in truth, as Starscream tells her, thanks to their shared experience inside each other's minds, she already knows. As a parting token, Windblade gives Starscream a small holo-projector, containing the image of his true self—the "Chosen One," the uniter of Cybertron, the legend that he has finally managed to live up to.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (1)
*''[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]'' (6)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s "ghost" (27)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (28)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (29)

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*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (3)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (5)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Fat Tankor]] (25)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (26)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (30)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (31)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (33)

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*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (15)

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*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (2)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (4)
*''[[Sparkstalker]]'' (7)
*''[[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]]'' (8)
*''[[Greenlight]]'' (9)
*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (10)
*''[[Lancer]]'' (11)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (12)
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (13)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (14)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (16)
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*[[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] (17)
*[[Longtooth]] (18)
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] (19)
*[[Tigatron]] (20)
*[[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] (21)
*[[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] (22)
*[[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] (23)
*''Multiple [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]]'' (24)
*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] (32)
*[[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] (34)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"Are you here to try and stop me?" 
"Strangely, no. I heard about your mission, and I believe you'll need some very good pilots." 
"Seeing as we're going to be in orbit for a while..." 
"...and Carcerians don't give up on our missions, we wanna help you." 
"Then welcome aboard."
:—'''Chromia''' gets some unexpected help from '''Obsidian''', '''Greenlight''', and '''Lancer'''.

"Of course, we'll all probably just die in space. But in case we don't, you better be there to greet me, or I'll slap you awake myself. See you soon, Windblade. Keep the planet spinning while I'm gone."
:—'''Chromia''' being her usual charming self

"The other council members whisper about Elita One, frightened at her growing power and popularity. But what did you expect from someone who paints themselves the color of energon?"
:—'''Windblade'''

"You may speak for the Primes, Mistress, but your words mean precisely '''scrap''' to me."
:—'''Windblade''' lets the Mistress of Flame have it

"The only people who talk about 'the people' are people who don't give a scrap about anyone but themselves."
:—'''Blurr'''

"Hey, where's [[Octane|Tall Tankor]]?" 
"We're not welded together, you know." 
... 
"...Blurr needed someone to watch the bar."
:—'''Windblade''' and '''Fat Tankor'''

"There are a lot of signs down there for Windblade." 
"Yes, I do allow quite a bit of protest for a tyrant."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Starscream'''

"If you lead others to make your life better, you will be a tyrant. If you lead others to make their lives better, you will be a hero."
:—'''Metroplex''' gives Windblade advice

"I don't want the war to come back. But it's gonna happen if any of us takes over. Or that Elita. It '''has''' to be you. You never fought a war. You never learned to like it."
:—'''Brawl''' supports Windblade

"I like to '''do''' good more than '''be''' good."
:—'''Rattrap'''

"What do you think they're talking about in there? Must be important if we weren't even allowed to stay in the building. Think they're planning a murder?" 
"Murder? Really?" 
"Conjunx Endura proposal then. She's doin' it right now." 
"How does your brain even work?" 

''(Windblade storms out after confronting Starscream)'' 

"Murder... If it was a proposal, I would have heard more screams."
:—'''Vortex''' and '''Blast Off'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Windblade lists off all the recent chaos that has repeatedly wrecked Iacon: the events of ''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]'', [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s rampage in [[The Line Between Us|issue #4]], the attack of the undead Titans in [[Ping|issue #5]]-[[Rubicon|8]], and most recently, the events of the ''[[First Strike]]'' crossover, which took place between the [[Your First Mistake|end]] of the regular ''Till All Are One'' series and this annual. She also observes the strangeness going on with Starscream and the Combaticons (unaware of the brainwashing he subjected them to in [[The Price of You|issue #10]]) and recalls her mental merge with Starscream and Vigilem, which occurred in [[Your First Mistake|issue #12]], and in which she helped Starscream discover the "true self" at his core.
*Liege Maximo escaped his imprisonment in [[Rubicon|issue #8]]. Chromia was subsequently charged with hunting him down in [[Heavy|issue #9]], leaving the planet at an unseen point thereafter. If the shot of them loading supplies onto her ship is anything to go by, it's apparent that the team going with her includes [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] and [[Sparkstalker]].
*Chromia expresses disdain for [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]], a fellow Camien who appeared in [[The Sensuous Frame|''More than Meets the Eye'' #41]]-[[The Frail Gaze|42]], and whose personality... well, let's say it's easy to see why Chromia wouldn't like her.
*Though Airazor's outrage can be read as such, this is evidently not the first time the rest of the council is learning about Liege Maximo's escape; the matter was previously discussed openly by the whole council in [[First Strike issue 4|''First Strike'' #4]].
*After expressing her outrage towards The Mistress at the decision to not tell the whole council about Liege Maximo's escape, The Mistress sneers at Airazor to "watch your tone, beast". Evidently, the prejudice against beast-mode Cybertronians (which caused Eukaris to self-isolate and Chela to be charged with defending it from "standard-formers") carried over to the other colonies.
*Waspinator remembers how Windblade was nice to him the first time they met, way back in [[A Long Way Down|''Windblade'' vol. 1 #2]].
*Airazor talks about how she and Tigatron were banished from their tribes for being together, as originally seen in [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #6]].
*Rattrap was first revealed to be conspiring against Starscream in [[The Possible Light|''The Transformers'' #40]]. He reveals that he is the secret informant "DC-357," who Onslaught received a note from in [[07:00:00|issue #1]], which in turn makes clear that the "coercion" he was under when he aided the Combaticons in [[Things We Said We'd Never Do|issue #3]] was for show on his part.
*Windblade makes an offhand mention of "the creatures underground" in her speech; see ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' for what's going on there!
* Brawl's new-found fear of dying comes from combining with the other Combaticons, including the mostly-dead Swindle, in [[The Line Between Us|issue #4]].
*The title of this issue, "The Chosen One," is the epithet that Starscream has been using to describe himself for about five years now, ever since [[Primus: All Good Things|the 2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual]], when the Titan [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] identified him as the prophesied individual who would "unite Cybertron's scattered warriors." After years of trying to do that as their ruler, Starscream finally fulfills that prophecy this issue by uniting them ''against'' him, opening the door for Windblade's victory and the beginning of a new age for the planet.

===Transformers references===
*Circuit's news broadcast about Liege Maximo includes an "artist's rendition" of the evil Prime, which is based on the character's original, more monstrous appearance from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic book]].
*Windblade refers to Elita as "painting herself the color of energon", a nod to a popular fan-theory about why the rather bloodthirsty IDW version of [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] wears bright pink colors.

===Other trivia===
*This double-length annual features 40 pages of story, followed by a letter from Scott wishing the readers farewell.
*Had ''Till All Are One'' not been canceled, Scott would have liked to used plotlines such as all the G1 fembots (Chromia, Greenlight, Lancer, Moonracer, Firestar, Elita One) teaming up for an issue; examination of the divides in Eukaris's tribal society; the antics of the patrons of Blurr's bar; the escapades of Ironhide's security company; and Elita One repopulating and militarizing the city-state of Kaon. Vestiges of these potential plots can be seen in the annual: Chromia, Lancer, and Greenlight (and a hinted-at Firestar) do indeed team up; Airazor discusses the difficulties of inter-tribal relationships on Eukaris; three of the patrons of Blurr's bar visit Windblade, and several scenes are set there; Fat Tankor, as a member of Ironhide's law enforcement team, breaks up a brawl; and many fear the war restarting if Elita One takes power.
* Elita One "painting herself the color of energon" is a probably a nod to the in-fandom joke that pink female transformers (mostly various incarnations of Arcee) do just that as a tongue-in-cheek explanation as to why so many of them happen to be colored pink.

===Covers (2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Our cast, by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
*'''Cover B''' Elita, Windblade, and Starscream, by [[J.N. Wiedle]]; one of a pair of variant covers by Wiedle for December's ''Transformers'' titles

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File:TAAOAnnual2017 cvrA.jpg|And that's all she wrote!
File:TAAOAnnual2017 cvrB.jpg|"I confessed to WHAT?"
</gallery>

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[[Category:Till All Are One issues]]

Female Transformer

2018-09-07T18:40:46Z

PurrElise: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

{{disambig2|female Transformers in general|the Autobot resistance group led by Elita One|Female Autobots}}

{{quote|Well, I remember bringing up that question early on with Hasbro, "are any of these female?" And then I think Hasbro's attitude was, 'this is a boy toy. We don't wanna have, you know, girl robots.' So, I said, "OK, just want to clarify that."|[[Bob Budiansky]]|[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954 Rusting Carcass interview]}}

[[File:MCA-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Arcee, the most famous female Transformer, poses for the boys. Way to set an example there.]]

Despite being robotic lifeforms with generally non-sexual methods of [[reproduction]], the [[Transformer]] species has almost always been shown to include both male and female gender analogues, at least mentally if not physically.

'''Female Transformers''' were originally depicted as an anomaly, specifically called out as either a thought-to-be-extinct subgroup or simply never existing in the first place. (Thanks, 1980s! Always so sensitive!) But over the course of decades, while they are still comparatively rare, they have increased greatly in numbers, prominence and overall fairness of representation, and are considered an official part of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] in pretty much every continuity. Nowadays, female Transformers are basically considered a normal part of the Cybertronian population.

There's still a long way to go, since they ARE still pretty dang rare compared to the "guys" and as [[Mairghread Scott]] pointed out, this can inadvertently make any given female Transformer and their stories seem like a comment on real women.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71325530812/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-idw-arcee-origin-that Shotgun Mermaid (Mairghread Scott's tumblr), December 27 2013]: specifically, arguing that IDW Arcee being driven insane by her gender change can imply the women-are-hysterical stereotype "because she is the ONLY women [sic]" in the story, being one of the few female Autobots in G1 at all.</ref> That's part of a ''way'' bigger argument for gender equality in entertainment and society at large that's a bit beyond this wiki's scope to fully explore.

A '''[[list of female Transformers]]''' from all continuities is available.

==Fandom and Terminology==
Almost assuredly as a consequence of their rarity in official fiction and toylines, female Transformers are popular in [[fan fiction]], where the term "'''femme'''" is often used to describe them, with "'''mech'''"<ref>While "femme" obviously is related to the French word for "woman", it's occasionally claimed that the use of "mech" as a name for male Transformers is derived from "mec", the French word for "guy" or "dude". This is probably more coincidence than anything, though.</ref> likewise being applied to "male" Transformers. Both terms have recently appeared in a piece of official fiction: [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]] magazine. This is the first instance "mech" has been used to specifically refer to a male Transformer, whereas the term has been used as a gender-neutral common noun for Transformers in various stories.

Alternative words to denote a female Transformer, all used about twice in canon, include: '''femme-bot''',<ref>"Just imagine all the colony worlds: naive small planetoid femme-bots, unsuspecting targets, Unguarded Energon Reserves..." -[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]], "[[Force of Habit]]" p4 ([[2008]])</ref> '''fembot''',<ref>[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] refers to [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] as "Ya emasculatin' fembot!" after she cuts the tip from his tail/sword in "[[Nemesis Part 2]]", while ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] wonders in "[[Endgame, Part II]]" what chance he has in flying combat against the [[Lugnut Supreme|Lugnuts Supreme]] if he "couldn't handle [[Slipstream (Animated)|Starscream's fembot clone]]" on [[Endgame, Part I|his test run]].</ref> '''girl-bot'''<ref>"When we take over Cybertron, I'm gonna have a whole harem of girl-bots! Blue ones, red ones..." - [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], "The Art of War issue 5"</ref> '''robot dame''',<ref>In [[This Is Why I Hate Machines]] Captain Fanzone refers to Arcee as a "robot dame in a room"</ref> and ''perhaps'' '''robotessa'''.<ref>In "[[Enter the Nightbird]]", "Robotessa" is the word missing from the line "Say good night to your [Robotessa], Megatron!"</ref>

==Appearance==
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-heroladies.jpg|right|thumb|"Of course there's variety! Some of us aren't pink!"]]
[[File:BMStrika.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Our mechanics assure us this is a woman.]]
The appearance of female Transformers in most continuities would seem to suggest a level of "sexual" dimorphism is present in at least the more humanoid members of the Transformers species (the term sexual is used in a gender-based, rather than physical sense, see the reproduction link above for that whole kettle of robo-fish). In almost all cases female Transformers are portrayed as comparatively more graceful of form, and more rounded and curved in general, than their male counterparts. Often they have a more than passing resemblance to a slender human female made of metal and wearing armor and [[kibble]].

There are exceptions to this rule. Characters with toys could have been bulky and less overtly human-female-like, which was seen in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] series and some latter expansions of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] series out of Japan, when the characters are often assigned to pre-existing "masculine" toys. Perhaps the best counter-example of this type is [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], who is female yet neither looks nor acts stereotypically feminine at all. This, however, has dropped away in more recent years as toy technology changes. Numerous female characters from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] lines would turn into motorbikes, giving them thinner, daintier dimensions in robot mode. There are some exceptions, most notably the recently introduced [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and her distinctly boxy shape.

The main real-world reason for all this can be seen from [[IDW Publishing]]'s plans to introduce more women in 2014. Plans were afoot to make two look less visually 'female' and more like "the default Cybertronian design" so readers wouldn't know they were female until their dialogue. That was dropped to make it more visually clear that ''these'' were the female characters.<ref>[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/02/26/james-roberts-on-idws-transformers-more-that-meets-the-eye/ Women Write About Comics: "James Roberts on IDW’s Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" 10:00 - 11:21]</ref> Humans are just conditioned to associate certain looks like certain genders. When the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' dubbers wanted to make a male character into a female one, it's probably not a surprise that they went with [[Override (Cybertron)|the (relatively) sleek racing car]].<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:G1femmes.jpg|upright=2.5|thumb|A bunch of Female Autobots from the G1 toon and Alpha Trion. His pimp cane was removed in post-production.]]
Within this continuity, female Transformers are a rarity, but established to have been around from the species' start. A female named [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] existed back in the slave days under [[Quintesson]] rule, and thus it seems clear females were produced alongside the males as part of the Quintessons' product lines.

No females were explicitly shown to exist among the Decepticon ranks, although the introduction of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] and implications of an eventual upgrade didn't raise any questions or remarks, suggesting that female Decepticons exist (or that the Decepticons royally don't care about a soldier's gender).

[[The Search for Alpha Trion|27 episodes after Nightbird's appearance]], female Transformers were introduced formally through the [[Female Autobots]]. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] at various points expresses surprise they aren't extinct, which would seem to imply females were thought to be no longer part of the Cybertronian race. While at the time a decent (though certainly not perfect) explanation for the scarce appearances of female Transformers, it didn't stop more females from showing up in the movie and season 3. Possibly Shockwave's "statement" could be considered as [[retcon]]ned and overwritten, or one of the following explanations applies:
# They were all built/"discovered" after the events of "The Search for Alpha Trion".
# Shockwave constantly calls them Autobots, never Transformers or Cybertronians. It is possible female [[Neutral]]s' (and the aforementioned female [[Decepticon]]s') existence was never thought over... and that none of them changed allegiance any time recently.
# "Female Autobot" is not used as a description, but as the team's name.
# This is the Generation 1 cartoon. You're not watching it for the flawless storytelling.

Females can be seen here and there among the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion tribe]], mostly sharing [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s model. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] has a "[[Nancy|Junkion lady]]" companion according to "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]". Just how relationships function in this isolated, media-based Transformers society is unclear, although it's notable that Wreck-Gar and his lady friend "slept" sitting up next to each other on giant thrones between television broadcast cycles. The lady's character model is actually that of a female [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]], another mechanical race, but whether this is meaningful in any way or simple model recycling is uncertain.

In [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#European Generation 1 fiction|the French dub]] of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (but not in the TV series), both [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] were referred to as female, with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] calling Starscream "une imbecile" at one point (French articles are gendered), and Shrapnel referred to as "Mademoiselle". The reason for this gender-switch was never fully explained, though it is possible that Starscream's and Shrapnel's rather high-pitched voices were mistaken for women's voices.
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====''Super-God Masterforce''====
[[File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This is an official Transformers character. No, really.]]
A female Transformer was created through the introduction of [[Minerva (Masterforce human)|Minerva]] to the ranks of the [[Headmaster Junior]]s. The [[transtector]] she was bonded to [[A Battle... and Then...|eventually]] evolved into a being of ''her'' own.

Meanwhile, the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] existed out of two humans before becoming sapient: husband [[Giga]] and wife [[Mega]]. Despite the double gender, Overlord is regarded a "he".

====''Victory''====
In the manga, [[Decepticon]] females make their first (yet still to this day very rare) appearance in official fiction as [[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] ([[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deszaras]]'s wife) and [[Lyzack (Victory)|Lyzack]] ([[Leozack]]'s [[Relatives|sister]]). Both show up to show the Autobots just what it is Deszaras and his crew have been fighting for all this time: their poor families back home. This spares the Decepticons' lives in the final battle between the two forces. This certainly casts an odd light on the matter of Transformer [[reproduction]] (and on [[Masumi Kaneda|the manga author]]).

Meanwhile, in the animated series, the [[Micromaster]] [[Holi]] is shown to have a girlfriend on the planet [[Micro]], [[Clipper (Victory)|Clipper]].

====''Operation Combination''====
''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' introduced a total of 24 Micromasters, none of which got a [[bio]]. Ten years later, ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' did provide them, and the Micromasters [[Windy (OC)|Windy]] and [[Discharge]] were established as females.

====Marvel Comics continuity====
[[File:Nomates.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And what will happen is like this.]]
No female ''Transformers'' are ever seen or referred to in the US stories. In "[[Recipe for Disaster!]]", [[Cloudburst]] is pressured into a relationship with the beautiful [[First One]] of [[Femax]], but he explains that Transformers, as a species, have no gender. The UK stories corroborate this and [[Simon Furman]], who wrote the bulk of Marvel's comics, had made it clear he didn't see why robots would have a gender.

The letters page for #53, where "Recipe" ran, further stated that Transformers have no gender and that they use gendered terms because they picked it up from us, and "most have characteristics that are commonly associated with males" while a rare number like [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] have traits we'd associate with women.<ref>"Transformers have no gender! Since the Transformers do not reproduce sexually, they have no need to be male or female. Most have characteristics that are commonly associated with males, so they are referred to as “he’s”. On a rare occasion, one might come across as female and is referred to as a “she”. Arcee fits into this latter category, but referring to themselves as “he’s” and “she’s” is a convention the Transformers probably picked up from hanging around Earthlings too long."</ref>

[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|right|upright=1.3|thumb|You can't shoot Squeezeplay just because he's a bloke.]]

Furman didn't have that letters page and came up with an alternative explanation for Arcee, who'd appeared in UK's post-[[The Transformers: The Movie|film]] future stories. As detailed in "[[Prime's Rib!]]", she was intentionally created by the Autobots in 1995 to be the sole female Transformer in an attempt to placate [[human]] [[feminist mob|feminists]]. (See her picture above for a hint of how well that went over.)

In "[[Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night]]" and "Prime's Rib", the Autobots don't 'get' gender or humanity's gender relations and sterotypes. This lasted two minutes once Arcee was created: Optimus asked Arcee to hang back, she grumped about men, and Hot Rod went "phwoar!". In "Prime's Rib" this is played for laughs but in "[[Space Pirates!]]", Rodimus Prime can be ambushed by wanting to help Arcee first.

Despite the Transformers having 'no gender', the Marvel continuity was actually the first in introducing a female ''Cybertronian'': [[Aunty]], the onboard computer of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', who was introduced in [[The Transformers (issue)|the very first issue]]. "[[Raiders of the Last Ark]]" gave her a feminine holographic 'face'.

The [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|UK letter pages]] mentioned another two females: Decepticon Powermaster [[Clio]] and presumed Autobot [[Karmen]], who is Blaster's sister. Provided they are real and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] didn't just make them up, they're unlikely to have been built à la Arcee (unless the 'Cons ''really'' care about gender representation) and could be taken as falling under that 'characteristics' approach. Or the 'Blaster' staffer didn't care.

Two continuations of Marvel would introduce female Transformers. [[BotCon]]'s ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' fiction, while not including the UK material, introduced [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] in "[[Games of Deception]]", in a manner similar to UK Arcee; and in Furman's ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] is the first of the second generation of Transformers.

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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
According to DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' (written by Simon Furman), "Transformers are inherently non-gender specific, and only some quirk of their timelost origins can account for [female Transformers'] difference in appearance and attitude." [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|in the process]] of introducing more female Transformers and explicating their links to the Quintessons in this continuity when it went out of business.

====IDW Generation 1 continuity====
[[File:Spotlight Arcee cvrB.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Information: you are ALL going to DIE.]]

{{quote|what do 'he' and 'she' pronouns connote in a TF context? Do they connote ''exactly'' the same things as they do in a human context? I don't know. It hasn't been properly explored yet. All that said, let's assume that a Transformer who adopts a particular personal pronoun is doing so for the same reasons that a human would.|James Roberts [http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sj9u8i on TwitLonger]}}

IDW comics are aimed at older readers, so this is where it gets complicated.

Originally [[Simon Furman]] stated that he would not use female Transformers in the IDW continuity until he came up with a reason for them to exist that made logical sense to him. He did not rule out doing so, as he said he had found a similar justification for the [[Pretender]]s, which led to the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' miniseries.

Despite this, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', [[Alex Milne]] drew what were intended to be female Transformers in a good number of "easter egg" cameo appearances. (Cameos included female ''[[GoBots]]'' character [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and a number of generic background characters.)

Gender came to the fore for the first time in in "[[Spotlight: Arcee]]", where it was revealed that the malevolent Golden Age Cybertronian scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had 'apparently' introduced gender to the Cybertronian species just to see what would happen by tampering with the [[CNA]] of [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|the titular character]] to make her into his idea of a female. Exactly what these alterations entailed is unknown and will likely remain so. All that is known is that Arcee fell short of Jhiaxus' ideal for "female". Thus, Jhiaxus discarded his experiment, only to find she had an inherent homing instinct for his creations. The nature of the experiments did not leave Arcee with the warmest of feelings towards Jhiaxus, spurring a rampage of revenge that cut across the galaxy.

This... did not sit well with quite a few people, wondering just what all this was saying about women, transgender or otherwise.

[[File:Windblade2coverplain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[:File:MarvelUS-19.jpg|You Asked For Her - You GOT Her]]!]]

When [[James Roberts]] and [[John Barber]] took the reins of the universe in early [[2012]], they repeatedly considered adding female Transformers into the universe as early as "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", which would have seen feminine Transformers among the waves of [[NAIL]] refugees. For one reason or another, these plans fell through and were indefinitely shelved until 2014 <ref>John Barber Q&A at TFCon 2017</ref>, when Hasbro introduced a new <s>toy</s> female Transformer called [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and a [[The Transformers: Windblade|tie-in IDW comic advertising the character.]] Writer [[Mairghread Scott]] made it clear that Windblade wouldn't have gender by accident or sinister design, and that female Transformers would have a new type of origin.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/71211861958/hey-congrats-on-the-new-comic-i-voted-for-a-lady-robot Scott's tumblr: "That’s not how it works for biological women on Earth and that’s not how it’s gonna work on Cybertron. Anybody has a problem with that, you know where I am."]</ref> (This led to [[Spotlight: Arcee#Trivia|a brief conflict]] as Furman initially read this as a personal attack on his work.) Windblade's arrival was used as leverage to double the number of girls to a shocking ''four'' as her friends Chromia and new Autobot [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] showed up with her in [[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Chapter 8]] of the ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]'' crossover.

Originally as presented in [[A 'Bot and Her City|the first issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'', the existence of both male and female Transformers on the planet/[[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Caminus]] was treated as a form of allopatric evolution, with females developing in isolation from Cybertron. Other generic female Transformers besides the three that first showed up in ''Dark Cybertron'' are shown or implied. (A running gag showed up where people like [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] would ask about their gender and be ignored.) Barber and Scott both worked together on developing Caminus' background and culture to avoid falling into the opposite stereotype of a woman-only planet, emphasizing that on Caminus, Transformers of both genders peacefully coexisted.<ref>John Barber Q&A at TFCon 2017</ref>

Later on [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] was given a "estriol-positive" spark-type, implying that female Transformers had a special spark-type. James Roberts asked this to be edited to ferrum-positive in the trade paperback as an error, after deciding it was unnecessary and "potentially offensive" to imply that female and male bots were fundamentally different. Estriol in particular was a weird choice, due to it being a hormone, when other spark-types related to inorganic concepts.<ref>[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/18/no-little-bots-james-roberts-retcons-estriol-female-transformers/ Bleeding Cool: "No Little ‘Bots? James Roberts Retcons ‘Estriol’ In Female Transformers"]</ref>

The various IDW series then together revealed that more than one gender was present on ancient Cybertron, explaining its continued presence in the colonies and strongly implying that modern Cybertron is the exception rather than the standard. [[The Crucible|Issue #34]] of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' made the first mention of a G1 version of [[Thirteen]] member [[Solus Prime]], the first female Cybertronian in the Aligned continuity family. In [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|issue #37]] while speaking with Arcee, the ancient Cybertronian and recent Decepticon convert [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] stated, "we lost much from the ancient days", implying that Jhiaxus's experiments were meant to ''restore'' a lost element of Cybertronian society, rather than to ''create'' a new element. Later stories implied that Arcee had, in fact, ''consented'' to Jhiaxus's experiments to some capacity, claiming that her old identity had always been a "lie." The [[The Sum and Its Parts|first issue]] of ''Windblade'' Volume 2, part of the "[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]" crossover, then revealed that IDW [[Solus Prime]] departed Cybertron with Caminus to his namesake colony.

[[File:DanceAmongTheShadows-butyoudontbelieve.jpg|thumb|left|350px|More than half of the Autobots in this image are female! Can YOU guess who they are? <ref> [[Pyra Magna]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], [[Rust Dust]], [[Stormclash]], [[Jumpstream]] and [[Dust Up]] are new members of the all-female [[Torchbearer]] team,. while [[Aileron]] is an entirely new character. Other continuity-jumping new arrivals alongside mainstay Transformer female [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] include [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and [[Slide]]; the latter is an odd case where the character had been previously depicted as male. Even so, that's ten girls to eight boys - a new record! </ref>]]

The [[All That Remains|finale]] of the "Combiner Wars" event showed that female Transformers were indeed alive and well on the rest of the colonies with a series of cameos, followed by a slew of fan-created female Transformers. Fans voted for the female [[combiner]] [[Victorion]] and her six components: [[Pyra Magna]], [[Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], [[Dust Up]], [[Jumpstream]], and [[Rust Dust]]. Victorion brings the number of female combiners up to a grand total of [[Heavy Metal (SL)|two]].<ref>Some female characters such as [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] serve as combiner components, although the resulting personality identifies itself as a male.</ref>

At this point, post-''Combiner Wars'' and with the colonies giving an easy-out, female Transformers became just 'a thing' and were frequently added as nothing special. Existing G1 characters like [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One (including backgrounders [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]]), previously non-G1 characters like [[Override (BW)|Override]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], new ones like [[Nickel]] (the first female Decepticon in IDW) and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], and previously male characters like [[Slide]] have all shown up.

[[File:AfterMegatron-AnodeAndLug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|]]

In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] created by [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]'s [[time travel]], a [[Female protester|female-identifying Transformer]] showed up as a cameo. As this Transformer lived in a dystopian universe where Cybertron had never reestablished contact with its colonies, this scene initially stood out as an anomaly. Some years later, after occasionally teasing the possibility of transgender Transformers, <ref>[http://positronicwoman.tumblr.com/post/87833950888/you-guysssssssss Roberts on the possibility of transgender Transformers on Twitter]</ref> author [[James Roberts]] would use the concept to explain cameos of female Cybertronians in the post-[[Thirteen]], pre-[[Council of Worlds|Council]] era. Occasionally, members of the off-world [[Primal Vanguard]] peacekeeping force would come into contact with races with more than one gender and decide that female pronouns fit them better, some of them also changing their bodies to compliment this transition. From this revelation, we got [[Anode]] and her partner [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]]: the first two definitively, canonically, transgender Transformer characters. Around this time, ''Robots in Disguise'' author John Barber would delve deeper into Arcee's original backstory, dropping several hints that Arcee had, at least to some extent, consented to Jhiaxus' gender experiments due to identity issues of her own.

Several "male" Transformers who make use of [[holomatter|holomatter avatars]] to blend into human(oid) societies do so via female forms: we've seen this done by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], the latter replicating his one-time [[human]] traveling partner [[Verity Carlo]]. (The only time anyone treats this as unusual is when Magnus's companions wonder aloud why the legendarily-uptight cop specifically chose free-wheeling, lawbreaking, rules-ignoring ''Verity'' as a template.) This was mostly glossed over, but then fan speculation about [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s gender—always presented as male—broke out across Tumblr when a ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' promo called him [[:File:MTMTEpromo tailgate.jpg|"The Ingénue"]], a term for a ''female'' stock character.<ref>As debated [http://konora.tumblr.com/post/84182229574 here], [http://konora.tumblr.com/post/84182229574 here], [http://raelling.tumblr.com/post/84200154095 here]...</ref> (The male version is spelt "ingénu".) This was completely unintentional on [[James Roberts|James Roberts']] part but he was happy to learn what he'd done.<ref>[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/02/26/james-roberts-on-idws-transformers-more-that-meets-the-eye/ Women Write About Comics: "James Roberts on IDW’s Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" 18:00 - 18:08]</ref> He's since run with the idea of playing with the gender of male characters. He first said that [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] would have had a female avatar,<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/390899735919611904 "Not in the comic, so maybe inadmissible as evidence, but I've said that Cyclonus' avatar is female"]</ref>(and a "stern Victorian schoolmarm" <ref>[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/02/26/james-roberts-on-idws-transformers-more-that-meets-the-eye/ Women Write About Comics: "James Roberts on IDW’s Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" 19:12 - 19:24]</ref>), then that Tailgate's baby avatar could have been female as well,<ref>https://twitter.com/jobot935/status/391053739487805441</ref> and then that it ''was'' a baby girl at Autoassembly, before finally stating: "I absolutely think it's the case that there are male-coded TFs who self-identify as female and preferred to be called 'she', and female-coded TFs who self-identify as male and prefer to be called 'he'. I also think there's scope for a TF to adopt a different pronoun if they so choose." (We eventually got to see both of these holomatter avatars in action during [[The One Where They Go to Earth|issue #43]] of ''More Than Meets the Eye'', along with several other female holomatter avatars created by "male" characters). Roberts also said that the specifics of Transformer gender (and what terms meant) had not been explored yet.<ref>[http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sj9u8i James Roberts on TwitLonger: "TFs and gender. A clarification."]</ref>

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===Beast Wars===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|She was extremely popular with fans, I wonder why...]]

Female Transformers seem to be common here, with no one showing any surprise over their presence. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] both engage in romances with male [[Maximal]]s, the former blatantly and the latter far more subtly. [[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]] is genderless but [[Transmutate (episode)#Notes|deliberately given "a face that vaguely indicates it is female" in script]]. (Airazor was made female by the writer's insistence.) Some male Transformers, such as [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], possess [[beast mode]]s based off eusocial insects that would be biologically female, though this does not seem to affect their gender identity.

[[File:BA Silverbolt Agenda3.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I tried to commit genocide four episodes ago."]]

[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] has an old-school human-style view of women as a fairer and more vulnerable gender, as he refuses to fight Blackarachnia out of <s>lust</s> chivalry.{{storylink|Tangled Web}} {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Most of the other Transformers seem unconcerned about this but [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] sees it as part of his nobility. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Blackarachnia herself used to find it ''bloody annoying'', beating up Silverbolt to try and get him to fight back already. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} She is eventually won over when he keeps following her and telling her what she's really like when she yells at him to go away. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Some Transformers have another old-school human view, considered those strange fillies to be quite inscrutable: [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] being two. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}

For the purposes of humour, over the course of the show characters will make innuendos that suggest that, at least by that era, there may have been something sex-like between Transformers. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] dismays Blackarachnia with teenage slobbering {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}}, she flirts with him regarding his body for info {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] is blunt that he knows Tarantulas had "ulterior motives" for making her a spider {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}, Blackarachnia is involved in a castration joke... {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

Boy, they sure like doing this with Blackarachnia. Odd that.

Throughout the show [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] makes ''numerous'' innuendos, especially involving Silverbolt and Blackarachnia's relationship, including the rather seedy "find any new ''positions''?" after Silverbolt's been scouting the enemy (cough). {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} He also makes references to a bar on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where the wait-staff go "without their torso-plates on"... which frankly sounds like it'd be really messy. He didn't want young Cheetor to overhear this. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
[[Scylla]] is the impetus for a big ridiculous love triangle of hilarity and embarrassment in both the animated and manga continuities. She is in love with the squid-bot [[Scuba]], who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him.

The non-Transformer female robot [[Artemis]] harbors a crush on both Scuba (poor guy) and [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]].

====''Beast Wars Neo'' manga continuity====
The young Maximal [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] has a [[Kitte Shūshū|mother]]. The actual genetics of this was not explained, but we also see a picture of a rabbit with a mustache on the wall behind her, implying a father and sexual reproduction. Just how in the hell an entire planet-wide race of breeding rabbit-robots arose from [[Tasmania Kid]], who was a Tasmanian devil, is ''also'' never explained.

Later, it was explained and it very much was sexual reproduction. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
In the spin-off comics, [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] are female Transformers, though the latter was previously established in the [[3H Productions]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''The Wreckers'' comic]]. Neither character was specifically given a gender in their toy bios and this was seized upon as a way to get extra women in.

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] end up in a romantic relationship towards the end of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' ("So, I'm a tree-hugger!" Rattrap remarks). What this means for his bar-hopping days is never explored. Innuendo makes a big return when [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] and Rattrap argue about whether he'd rather insert his tail into a computer or be "plowing your little field of dreams". {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}} Yeah.

[[File:Sparkofdarkness-strikacloseup.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"You gonna make body jokes to my face? No? Didn't ''think'' so."]]

The [[Vehicon general]] [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] is referred to as the "consort" of [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and has been serving by his side, seemingly as an equal, for centuries. Some have taken this to mean the two have a romantic interest in each other, but the show itself does not offer any hints to this. This is the first time in Transformers fiction where a female robot has a high rank; where Elita One got to run a small rebel group, we're told Strika is a famous officer who has overseen and won numerous wars. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike}}

Story editor [[Bob Skir]] also wanted main character [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] to be a young female Transformer, patterned after the girl "Newt" from the movie ''{{w|Aliens (film)|Aliens}}''. (When the Powers That Be nixed that, Nightscream ended up becoming{{w|John Connor}} in ''{{w|Terminator 2: Judgment Day}}'' instead.)<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Bob Skir Q&A 3 December 1999] (archive copy)</ref> This would've given us a Transformers cartoon with a shocking ''four'' female main characters out of sixteen speaking bots!

===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
Females are seemingly rare in the [[Viron]] [[Universal stream|universal cluster]] as none appear on-screen, if one doesn't count the female Cybertronian intelligence computer, [[T-AI]]. We know they have gender and gender relations due to both the aforementioned T-AI and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn's]] obsessive lust for red sports cars. He was even able to plausibly pretend he had old girlfriend cars in "[[Sideburn's Obsession]]", only getting tripped up by lying it was on Earth.

In 2015, [[Ask Vector Prime]] said that the [[Spy Changer]] [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Optimus Prime]] from [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]], and thus [[Scourge (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Scourge]], as well as the [[Nightcruz (RID)|Nightcruz]] from [[Viron 102.0 Beta]], were female.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[File:Linkage7 Twirl-Baby.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|But she's got your altmode!]]
The existence of female Transformers throughout the [[Unicron Trilogy]] is portrayed as slightly uncommon (it is a fiction aimed at young boys, after all), but hardly remarkable. They just exist, as do "males", and no special attention is called to them. Quite a few appear in various places in "[[Joyride (Cybertron)|civilian]]" roles, as [[Autobot nurse|nurses]], and even on [[Velocitron band|colony worlds]].

There are examples and hints of romantic interest between males and females in both ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' ([[Redline]] and [[Falcia]] in the [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comics]], plus [[Nightscream (Armada)|Nightscream]]'s eagerness to appease and defend his [[bulk]] partner [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]]), and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' stories (most obviously [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]'s intense infatuation with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack's]] secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], plus [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] reportedly has an unnamed "fembot life partner" lost somewhere on [[Earth]]). This too is treated as a fairly common event.

[[File:Cyb ep6 overrides challenge.jpg|left|thumb|225px|''Why do robots have to have gender?'' thought Override. ''Bloody masculinists.'']]

There are female Transformers in positions of very high power as well: in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] is the leader of the entire [[Omnicon]] race, while in ''Cybertron'', Override is the leader of the planet [[Velocitron]]. The Unicron Trilogy is the first ''Transformers'' continuity to explicitly ''give'' female Transformers that level of responsibility... but the only other one (so far) does so via a ''direct'' analogue of ''Cybertron'' (see [[#Aligned|the "Aligned" continuity]] below for more on that).

However, in the original Japanese, Override (called Nitro Convoy) is a male Transformer. [[Cartoon Network]], the channel with the airing rights to the dub, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast and Override was chosen to change genders.<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>

In the French version of the ''Energon'' cartoon, Arcee is dubbed by a man. ''Why'' she was is currently unknown.
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===Live-action film series===
====2007 ''Transformers'' film====
[[File:Arceemovie.jpg|thumb|Comic artists ''cry'' when they see this model sheet.]]

[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was originally going to be featured as part of the cast of the [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]], but was cut early on in the movie's development. The script writers felt they would need to explain the presence of a female in an entirely robotic race, and there was not enough time in the film to do so. Arcee was replaced in the movie by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Even so, Arcee was featured in IDW's [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|''Movie Prequel'' comics]] and remains in the movie toyline as both Deluxe and Scout-class toys.

One other female Autobot is featured in the movie continuity family, another Scout-class toy, [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]]. Both Elita and Arcee, however, are featured in [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan Magazine's]] alternate reality stories as regular characters, with Arcee getting more prominence. Both also appear in IDW's Movie Sequel comic series ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', with Arcee playing quite a prominent leadership role. Surprisingly, Elita-One does not fare as well as her sister-in-arms, dying at the claws of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] himself. Although it is unusual for a female Transformer to die in fiction ([[To sell toys|compared to how often Transformer death happens in general]]), it has [[Manta Ray (BW)|happened]] [[Sonar (BW)|before]].

As for Decepticons, [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]], based off of the aforementioned Crasher, was recently added to the end of the movie toyline as a Wal-mart exclusive. She has been featured in Titan Magazine's comics, as of issue 18, and in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' series as of issue 3.

In all the comics where female Transformers do appear in the Movie continuity, their gender is never considered an issue. This raises questions about just how necessary "explaining" them would be in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|future]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|movies]].

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
And apparently, two years later gender was no longer an issue at all, as ''Revenge of the Fallen'' featured [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], who now inexplicably existed in three separate bodies, as well as [[Alice]], a Decepticon [[Pretender]]. No comment was given on the subject of the characters' femininity. Frankly, not explaining Pretenders is a bigger oversight than not explaining robot gender.

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===''Animated''===
[[File:Animated females.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Did you ever feel like the only original designs in a sea full of homages?]]
Female Transformers were present in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' from the very beginning of the cartoon, starting with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. What this meant for the state of females in the continuity at large was not immediately apparent; in "[[Along Came a Spider]]", both [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] expressed confusion as to ''what'' Blackarachnia was. Though they were referring to her [[Technorganic|partially organic]] nature, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] jokes "Duh, she's a girl" as a nod to the rarity of female Transformers.

As the series proceeded, multiple lady-bots were progressively introduced, among which were a [[Slipstream (Animated)|female clone]] of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], the obligatory [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] and many more. Although they remain distinctly outnumbered by the male Transformers, this makes it clear that while female Transformers may be relatively uncommon, they aren't considered very remarkable or noteworthy—unless you're a young, male Autobot who's spent ''waaaaayy'' too much time fixing space bridges.

[[Image:Blackarachnia Venus Mag by BillForster.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]

Despite Optimus's confusion over where organic babies come from in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", implying that there is no Cybertronian equivalent to [[Reproduction|sexual reproduction]] in ''Animated'', Transformer ''relationships'' are implied to be a possibility, as in "[[Along Came a Spider]]" and "[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]", respectively, Blackarachnia takes advantage of [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s and the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]' obvious interest in her, especially [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]'s. There's also the fact that [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] is said to be the "consort" of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]].

[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s role as the Autobot medical officer was originally supposed to be assigned to a character named [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], who was originally designed as a female, but then turned male. When brought in at the start of Season 3, Red Alert was female once again as an homage to the original design.

Because Sari was originally a Cybertronian protoform, she could be considered a female technorganic Transformer, although her origins were not revealed until Season 3.

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===''Shattered Glass''===
While in most universes the number of females on the side of good is significantly larger than the number on the side of evil, this universe has more evil ladies as a result of its status as a mirror universe. The first two introduced were [[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] and [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]]—an (evil) Autobot and a (good) Decepticon respectively—but since then the balance has tilted.

It would seem that female Transformers in this universe are as they are in most: few in numbers, but nothing remarkable. Crasher appeared bewildered when [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (who hails from a [[#Generation 1 Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics-derived universe]]) tried to tell her that he thought her feminine shape was unusual, and no one else seems to regard the females as something noteworthy.

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:Arcee Prime stockimage.jpg|thumb|right|170px|But ignore all the names we're listing, cos 50% of all female appearances are Arcee.]]

One-thirteenth of Cybertron's population identify as female, and are descended from [[Solus Prime]].<ref>According to [https://twitter.com/DiscFamilyDay/status/87976495074639872 @HubTVNetwork] and comments made at [[BotCon 2011]].</ref>

In ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] expounds on the nature of gender among Cybertronians. He mentions that Transformers are technically asexual, but divide themselves into two distinct categories based on how they process information. He speculated that Solus Prime required this unique cognitive structure in order to properly utilize her [[Creation Lathe]]. Before making contact with gendered aliens, Cybertronians used a single pronoun to refer to all individuals. After taking a greater role in the galactic community, they began incorporating gendered pronouns into their culture, to demonstrate that they recognized and celebrated differences among themselves while maintaining their equality (here, Alpha Trion breaks the {{w|fourth wall}} to apologize to any readers who might feel insulted by Cybertron's 1:12 gender ratio).

Before the war, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] worked with a female [[Arachnicon]] doctor named [[Cogwheel]]. The female Transformers [[Azimuth]] founded the [[Patterner]] movement. The leader of the [[Mutacon]]s is the female Transformer [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]]. The ruler of [[Velocitron]], [[Override (Prime)|Override]], and the Decepticon soldier [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]] are also female. Additionally, [[Chromia (Prime)|Chromia]] and [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]] are leaders of underground cities which are destroyed when Cybertron is restored. [[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]], a female member of the [[Forged]], was one of the main antagonists of the ''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]'' miniseries. [[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]] and [[Flamewar (Prime)|Flamewar]] were both toy-only female characters, their only fiction consisting of character bios or roles in prose stories packaged with toys. [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]], and [[Akiba Prime]] also exist in the Aligned continuity family as female Transformers.

====''Prime'' cartoon====
The only female Transformers portrayed as cast members are [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. Solus Prime is also briefly mentioned when her [[Forge of Solus Prime|hammer]] is discovered by the Decepticons, and momentarily seen in a flashback.
Showing up in [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments are [[Arc]], [[Arcee Blade]], and [[Ida]].

====''Transformers Online''====
''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' introduced numerous female Transformers for both factions. Yes, the Chinese MMO that lasted about a year, in the continuity family where female Transformers are canonically rare, introduced more female characters than any single other source in ''years''. Other than getting some minor details and anglicised names in ''Ask Vector Prime'', they've yet to be used by anyone else.

====''Transformers Universe''====
The Decepticons have the female warriors [[Astraea]], [[Diabla (Prime)|Diabla]], and [[Duststorm (Prime)|Duststorm]] on their side, while the Autobots have [[Cameo]] and [[Catapult]].

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
The Autobot cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is a member of Bumblebee's team, with [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] later assisting the team. Among the many rogue Decepticons are [[Filch]], [[Slink]], and [[Zizza]], who sports a notably un-stereotypical body shape. The tie-in comic also introduced [[Retrofit]] and [[Overhead]].

==Toys==
[[File:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Windblade stands on the extremely pointy shoulders of giants.]]

Though many female Transformers were featured in the fiction from the early days of ''Generation 1'', for many years they tended to either: a) not have toys made of them at all, or, b) for those very few that did get a release, end up as repaints of other molds clearly not designed with a female aesthetic in mind. Budiansky told you why that was up at the top there. There were [[Arcee (G1)#Generation 1|three separate plans]] to have toys of Arcee during G1 and all three were scrapped.

''[[Transmetal]]'' [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is the first Transformer toy designed to intentionally represent a female character that actually came out. Ironically, Airazor was written out of the show in the same year!

The big turning point for female characters came when Hasbro held a "Fan-Built Bot" programme in 2013. Gender was one of the things fans could choose and the fans voted "female", giving us [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. This worked out well enough that Hasbro had another contest for [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]] in 2015 and fans voted for female Tranformers again: this time ''six'' that made up the gestalt [[Victorion]].

Fans having chats with Hasbro people at conventions have mentioned one bar to more girl toys: they still don't sell as well. Large companies can also be skittish about changing the way they do things unless they're very sure the new way is more lucrative than the old way. Female Transformers selling more toys will beget new toys and, [[to sell toys|of course]], get more major characters in fiction. So go buy [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarms]].

==Notes==
{{quote|Could we/should we have done more, especially in the depiction of female Transformers? Almost certainly, but it was a different age and our audience was ninety-nine percent male.|Simon Furman, talking to Vice in 2016<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview on Earth Wars]</ref>}}
[[File:G1RatchetSexchange.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|On the other hand, maybe a medic who enjoyed getting skunked on tainted 40-weight [[oil]] wasn't the best example, either...]]
*We don't know the exact number of girls buying the comics back in the day but it was ''probably'' bigger than one percent.
*It's worth comparing the original G1 to ''[[GoBots]]'', its big competitor. Our very own [[Chromedome (G1)|tumblr]] crunched the numbers and found ''GoBots'' turns out to have more prominent female robots, all with toys, and we had to include [[Nancy]] to have the same ''number'' of talking fembots. That's right: the GoBots were ''better'' than G1 at something.<ref>[http://tfwiki.tumblr.com/post/112170089613/if-someone-asks-why-we-need-more-diverse TF Wiki Tumblr: If Someone Asks Why We Need More Diversity]</ref> More recent franchises lagging behind ''GoBots'' is even more depressing.
*Several modern writers have worked to get more women into the fiction, in particular Scott, Barber, and Roberts at IDW. [[Jim Sorenson]] openly stated he would work to get women into his fiction as often as he possibly could to tip the balance.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055 Beast Wars Uprising AMA at Allspark]</ref>
*In the [[Shout! Factory]] Matrix of Leadership Special Edition DVD set, an interview with [[Bob Budiansky]] features close-ups of his original handwritten notes for several characters. Intriguingly, these notes refer to [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] as "her" and the Autobots' "go-to gal" for repairs. While this obviously was not the final direction the character took, it does show that female characters were being considered for inclusion in the cast before someone at Hasbro told Budiansky otherwise.
*In 2013, Hasbro ran a "Fan Built Bot" poll as part of the "[[Thrilling 30]]" celebration, in which fans chose between numerous options to "build" a brand new character-toy for the 30th anniversary retail line, and "male / female" was one of the options. "Female" [[Windblade (G1)|won!]]
*In 2015, another "Fan Built Bot" poll was held for the "[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]" toyline. Femmes won again and we got our first ever [[Torchbearer|all female combiner team!]]

==References==
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[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Female Transformers| *]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising

2018-09-07T13:21:42Z

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|date=[[March 29]], [[2017]]
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'''On Cybertron, Rodimus and Megatron butt heads as the Functionist Council's plans pick up speed, while on Necroworld, love stories rarely have happy endings.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Functionist Universe|Functionist]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the reappearance of [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] does nothing to delay [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s formulation of a plan to rescue the local universe's [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] before the [[Functionist Council]] can use his supposed "drill" mode—which [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] suspects is the product of artificial tampering—to regain access to [[Vector Sigma]]. The situation takes a turn, however, when apertures begin opening on the moon's surface, and [[Nine-of-Twelve]] realizes that the Council never actually turned the satellite over to the [[Black Block Consortia|Black Box Consortia]] as publicized. Instead, [[Six-of-Twelve]] has had the moon rebuilt as a recycling unit, in accordance with a long-thought-abandoned plan of his to have it harvest materials from other planets out in space and teleport them back to Cybertron to be used in the fortification and enlargement of the planet. The Council are now about to turn the moon's harvesting [[tractor beam]]s on [[Kalis|Adaptica]] and wipe the city and all the refugees they have allowed to gather there off the face of the planet. Nine-of-Twelve is distressed that this is happening despite his presence; the Council, it turns out, are combiners who together form the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], and it is for this reason that Nine and his city have always been left alone, as the rest of the Council may need him alive one day... though apparently not any longer. [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] zeroes in on the revelation that the moon includes long-range teleportation tech, which he thinks they can use to get off the planet, but an irritated Megatron snaps at him that there are more important things happening than Rodimus's need for revenge against [[Getaway]] for stealing the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Rodimus accuses Megatron of wanting to stay in the Functionist Universe to further delay the end of their quest and his judgement at the hands of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], and the pair continue to argue viciously until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] steps in to redirect their attentions to the matter at hand. The group splits in two, with Megatron staying to help protect Adaptica, while Rodimus leads a team to rescue Rung.

On [[Necroworld]], the badly-injured [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] joins [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] in battling [[Killmaster]]. Upon learning that the massive Decepticon used his wand to displace [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Ten]] to parts unknown, Cyclonus lops Killmaster's arm off and tosses it to Whirl, who then uses the wand to zap its owner and make him vanish too. Cyclonus prepares to take the wand to [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] in hopes he can figure out how to recall Swerve and Ten, but before he leaves, Whirl insists that he reveal how he became so severely wounded. Cyclonus initially tries to claim that some of the Decepticons did it, but Whirl sees through the lie, and Cyclonus is forced to admit that ''[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'' is responsible. The little 'bot has been suffering fits while sleeping that see him try to claw his own [[spark]] out, and Cyclonus has sustained his injuries while restraining him. Whirl urges Cyclonus to tell Tailgate before he ends up dead, but Cyclonus refuses, and warns Whirl not to say anything either.

[[File:LL4 sculpt the metal.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Anode discovers slime.]]
Elsewhere on Necroworld, Anode tracks down [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]], who has retreated to rest by the memorial to the "Disappeared" once again following the new information she has learned about Anode's departure from the [[Lighthouse]]. Lug has always believed that Anode left her apprenticeship in order to be with her, but Anode now reveals the sad truth: her bravado and refusal to back down from a challenge resulted in the death of a [[protoform]] in her care when she attempted to sculpt its [[Living metal|metal]] before she was ready, and the guilt forced her to abandon her position. Met only with understanding and forgiveness by her co-workers, she was unable to simply quit, and staged a theft as a pretense for her to abscond. Lug believes that is not the only reason, and that Anode ''needed'' to be hated for what she had done; Anode can only offer an "all-purpose sorry" for everything she has ever done to Lug, and asks for forgiveness... but it is evidently not forthcoming, as Lug has silently left by the time Anode looks up.

In Adaptica, Megatron tries to organize resistance even as Luna 2's tractor beams begin sucking up the city's helpless inhabitants. None of the populace are armed, and the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] has only a minimal arsenal, but Megatron makes the best of things, placing what weapons they have in the best possible locations, and ordering the evacuation of the city along multiple routes. Silence descends for a moment once the orders are given, and Megatron manages a smile when Minimus tells him that ''he'' doesn't think Megatron is trying to avoid his trial.

[[File:BadMoonRising-DriftVsFunctionaries.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wrong end!]]

On the outskirts of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] takes out the [[Functionary|Functionaries]] guarding the Council's matter transporter, which Rodimus's team then uses to teleport into Vector Sigma's chamber, deep inside the planet. Alas, they have arrived too late: the Council have already penetrated the wall of [[ununtrium]] surrounding Vector Sigma... but it appears they did ''not'' use Rung to do so, as he still sits off to the side in alternate mode. Ratchet sets to work locating and disabling the [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|inhibitor chip]] locking Rung in his alt mode, but our heroes are interrupted by the appearance of Six-of-Twelve. Mocking and talking over the Councillor to keep him busy while Ratchet works, Rodimus tackles Six-of-Twelve through the hole in the ununtrium wall, and when the others follow, they are alarmed by what they see waiting for them there. Simultaneously, Ratchet deactivates Rung's inhibitor, allowing him to transform back to robot mode, his drill bit shattering like glass in the process, proving that his so-called alt mode was a fraudulent exercise by the Council. Rung immediately takes charge of the situation, ordering Ratchet to do exactly as he says...

Back on Necroworld, Tailgate awakens to find Whirl sitting on the end of his recharge slab. Whirl wants to tell Tailgate a story... a love story, but unfortunately, it's not a tale with a happy ending...

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==Quotes==

"Whenever you '''shout my name''', I expect to get '''shot.'''"
:—'''Rodimus''', to Megatron

"His real name's '''Murderking''', but he changed it to '''Killmaster'''. Don't ask me why. I mean it's not exactly striking a blow against '''nominative determinism,''' is it?"
:—'''Whirl'''

"I just shrugged. You missed it. I'm experimenting with subtlety. Wait 'til you hear my... '''pregnant pause.'''"
:—'''Whirl'''

"Of '''course''' you don't care about getting back to Necroworld! All '''you''' care about is delaying your—your—oh, you know, your—" 
"What? Delaying my what?" 
"I '''was''' going to say '''comeuppance''' but I forgot the word! I'm too '''het up'''!" 
"I '''care''' about saving lives. I '''care''' about doing the right thing." 
"The right thing. The 'right' 'thing.' I know they're a whole '''universe''' away, but if you '''listen carefully''' you can hear all the people you '''murdered''' laughing their heads off."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Megatron'''

"Nice work." 
"You weren't even looking!" 
"Corner of my eye!"
:—'''Rodimus''' congratulates '''Drift''' on taking out the guards

"I hadn't realized how long it takes a medical specialist to find someone's '''neural cluster.'''" 
"Is that a veiled criticism?" 
"Certainly wasn't meant to be veiled"
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Ratchet'''

"In any case, do you '''really''' think you can—" 
"This is you: blah blah blah..." 
"I said do you '''really''' think—" 
"Blah '''blah''' blah blah" 
"I don't know what you hope to achieve by—" 
"Blah blah blah. Mate! Urgent message from the rest of the world... SHUT THE HELL UP!"
:—'''Six-of-Twelve''' and '''Rodimus'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Rodimus isn't ''wholly'' off-base in his accusations; Megatron previously confided to [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] that he ''was'' attempting to delay his judgement in [[The Not Knowing|''More than Meets the Eye'' #44]]. However, [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|issue #55]] established that Megatron has since moved past that desire.
*Anode notes that Lug "always comes back" to the Disappeared; she previously found her there after they were separated in [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|issue #2]]. We wouldn't care to speculate but we reckon this is going to be significant...
*The protoform Anode attempted to sculpt is described as having been "stuck at the polyhedral stage", and is depicted as flat, octagonal piece of metal. When you're used to thinking of protoforms as full bodies, as they are normally depicted in other ''Transformers'' media, that might seem a bit odd, but it's in-keeping with what we previously learned about them in [[Silent Light|the ''Holiday Special'' story]], in which they were established to begin life as very simple geometric shapes (Nautica incorrectly thought they were all conical).
*Whirl refers back to the last time Cyclonus was this badly injured, after his unfortunate run-in with the ''Lost Light'' security forces in [[The Lopsided Triangle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #47]].
*Did you spot the previous clue that Tailgate was the one responsible for injuring Cyclonus? Back in [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|issue #1]], he was ''also'' offline when Cyclonus received the wounds that Tailgate mistakenly believed were inflicted by [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]].

===Transformers references===
*The unnamed Lighthouse staff member is modeled on the [[Strongarm (RID)#Warrior Class|''Robots in Disguise'' Warrior Class Strongarm toy]].

===Real life references===
*The title of this issue is taken from the {{w|Creedence Clearwater Revival}} {{w|Bad Moon Rising (song)|song of the same name}}.
*The next issue box promises "A tale of two Rungs," a reference to the {{w|Charles Dickens}} novel ''{{w|A Tale of Two Cities}}''.

===Other trivia===
*Anode's alternate mode is revealed this issue to be a kind of Cybertronian bi-plane.

===Soundtrack===
For all of "Dissolution":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEI75kn9FTc Neither Here Nor There]" by {{w|Lost in the Trees}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://soundcloud.com/erasedtapes/nils-frahm-song-for-9-fingers You]" by {{w|Nils Frahm}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWQFX3VhVWM The Bleeding Heart Show]" by {{w|The New Pornographers}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7vGc1CUOPA Next Exit]" by {{w|Interpol (band)|Interpol}}

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Rung stands atop a pile of [[transformation cog]]s, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Cyclonus reaches for Tailgate, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Megatron and Terminus in the palm of Six-of-Twelve's hand, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Megatron by [[E. J. Su]]; connects to the Su cover of [[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|''Optimus Prime'' #5]] to form a complete image, which homages Su's connecting covers to [[Infiltration issue 5|''Infiltration'' #5]] and [[Infiltration issue 6|6]].

<gallery>
File:LL4 regcvr.jpg|"Bollocks! You made me lose count!"
File:LL4 subcvrA.jpg|"Don't make me put a leash on you!"
File:LL4 subcvrB.jpg|Masterpiece Megatron and Terminus!
File:LL4 cvrRI.jpg|"Bah! Choked again?!!"
</gallery>

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==External links==
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Blacksmith

2018-09-07T12:58:03Z

PurrElise:

[[File:LL4 sculpt the metal.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Call the Blacksmith]]

A '''blacksmith''' is a Cybertronian medical profession, equivalent to a [[human]] midwife. In the event that a [[protoform]] is incapable of finding their natural form on their own, blacksmiths help the young Transformer along by sculpting its [[Living metal#IDW Generation 1 continuity|sentio metallico]] into its [[Primus]]-given shape.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
On [[Caminus]], [[Anode]] trained in the [[Lighthouse]], a facility where blacksmiths could hone their skills. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} Unfortunately, her overconfidence led her into failing a delicate operation that led to the death of a protoform. Though the staff of the Lighthouse were forgiving, Anode couldn't live with herself and abandoned her job, forging evidence that she had stolen a batch of sentio metallico and leaving the planet behind. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}

====The Functionist Universe====
Blacksmiths were some of the highest-ranking members of the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]], occupying a privileged class in society just beneath the members of the [[Functionist Council]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 history]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformer culture]]

Dissolution Part 2: Anomie

2018-09-07T11:44:39Z

PurrElise: /* Quotes */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #2
|prev=Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron
|next=Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced
|image=LL2_regcvr.jpg
|title="Dissolution Part 2: Anomie"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 1]], [[2017]]
|coverdate=January 2017
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''While Rodimus's team gets to grips with the Functionist Universe, Tailgate's increasingly aggressive behavior lands Anode in hot water.'''

==Synopsis==
Confronted by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and his [[Functionary|Functionaries]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and company realize they have wound up in the [[Functionist Universe|alternate universe]] previously glimpsed by [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]]—a world ruled by the [[Functionist Council]], where [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] never lived to start the [[Great War (G1)|war]]. Believing them to be members of the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], like the other prisoners currently in his clutches, Twelve-of-Twelve has them arrested; Megatron instructs everyone to go along peacefully, hoping the rest of the council can be reasoned with. After a Functionary destroys their "teleport den," the group is paraded through the streets, where Megatron observes in disgust as the populace fawns over Twelve-of-Twelve. Rodimus is naturally in a bad mood about the whole situation, and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] only succeeds in annoying him more when he tries to sympathize. [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] observe several large screens around the city displaying countdown clocks and wonder how they are connected to the "Day of Revelation" mentioned by their captor, but Drift's attention is soon diverted to a colossal, building-sized statue of [[Primus]], bearing the inscription "Survive and Thrive" at its base. Haunted by the phrase, Drift tells Ratchet about the vision he experienced just before they left: a vision that included [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]], the legendary "[[Phantom Fleet]]" of lost [[Worldsweeper]]s... and those words, and many others, scrawled in multiple ancient dialects. Drift also begins to describe the "rain" in his vision, but before he can finish, a grenade clatters into the street and blows up in the faces of the Functionaries leading the group. The [[Anti-Vocationist League]] has arrived to save its captive members!

On [[Necroworld]], [[Anode]] finds [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] lounging by the Memorial to the [[Disappeared]], relaxing after the difficult business of apologizing to everyone for Anode's lack of a social filter. Anode claims not to care what any of them think, but Lug knows she's lying, as she hid her original function from [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] when asked. After a bit of poking, Anode admits that she's interested in the quest for [[Cyberutopia]], thinking it might be nice to settle down there; Lug retorts with a laugh that Anode isn't interested in "settling down," but in plundering its treasures. Just then, the body of [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] comes flying through the air and crashes into the memorial, followed swiftly by a furious [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who has beaten Fangry to a pulp for his attack on [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]. Anode attempts to intervene, but Tailgate backhands her away, inadvertently hurling her against a chunk of debris that impales her through the torso. As Fangry's fellow Decepticons beat a hasty retreat when Tailgate snarls at them, Cyclonus arrives on the scene and reproaches the little 'bot for his actions. In an attempt to make Tailgate understand the enormity and severity of the change his new powers represent, Cyclonus takes him to the site of the group's battle with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], still littered with the bodies of the many, ''many'' Decepticons Tailgate killed. Tailgate thinks he is merely attempting to make him feel guilty for causing so much death, and argues that it was kill-or-be-killed; Cyclonus tries to make him understand that it is evidence of how much his strength is growing, potentially to a point beyond his control, and how fast his increasing powers are burning through his [[energon]]. Tailgate tries to argue otherwise... at which point, his energon reserves deplete and he collapses.

Back in the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s fortress, Anode awakes with a start in the med-bay, roused by nightmarish recollections of her old life. Her wounds have been patched by another of the "Disappeared," [[Kaput]], who responded to Lug's calls for help. But no sooner has the medic introduced himself than [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] storms into the med-bay and pins Anode down, announcing that she is making a citizen's arrest. Just as Anode had feared, Velocity remembers her—as a thief. While [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] goes to check the life-support pods and make sure there aren't any other late-to-revive stragglers like Anode and Lug in them (with a strange remark to [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] on the way out, tapping his neck and saying he "needs another" something when he gets back because he is "starting to feel it again"), Velocity produces the "snowflake" treasure previously found by Anode and demands they talk about "the Lighthouse..."

[[File:Anomie-AntiVocationistLeague.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
The Anti-Vocationist League, it turns out, are a bunch of total wimps who can't put up any kind of fight against the Functionaries. At Rodimus's urging, Megatron breaks his bonds, frees the rest of the team, then takes command of the situation, directing everyone in a brief, dramatic, one-sided battle that sees them emerge victorious. Twelve-of-Twelve boasts that they still cannot stop the broadcast that is about to begin, but when [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] snags him around the throat with a chain, all his bravado disappears and he puts in a distress call to be teleported out. As he vanishes, [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] marvels over Megatron's leadership skills, while Rodimus asks the AVL leader [[Clicker]] what the next step of his plan is. Clicker explains they will be using a concealed matter transporter nearby to relocate to the AVL's base of operations: Cyberutopia. Rodimus stares gape-mouthed at Clicker, but before he can ask any questions, the countdown timers all reach zero, and are replaced on the screens with an image of Functionist Council member [[Six-of-Twelve]]. The Day of Revelation has come, Six-of-Twelve tells everyone watching: the day on which the Functionists reveal to the world what the alternate mode of "The Useless One"–their prisoner, the rebel icon [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]–is for!

==Featured characters==
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{{!}}-
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*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (4)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (9)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (13)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] (14)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (18)
*[[Kaput]] (23)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (25)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (26)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (27)
{{!}}}

|c2=
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (12)
*[[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] (20)
*Two other "[[Disappeared]]" Decepticons (19, 21)
*[[Jack-Knife]]'s corpse (24)

|h3=[[Functionist Council|Functionists]]
|c3=
*[[Twelve-of-Twelve]] (7)
*Multiple [[Functionary|Functionaries]] (8)
*[[Six-of-Twelve]] (28)

|c4=
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (1)
*[[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] (3)
*[[Anode]] (10)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (11)
*Two [[Lunabot]]s (15)
*Other [[Anti-Vocationist League]]rs (16)
*[[Clicker]] (17)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (22)
*Functionist Universe [[Rung (G1)#The_Functionist_Universe|Rung]] (30)
}}

==Quotes==
"Be careful. When you lie to me, you lie to '''God.'''"
:—'''Twelve-of-Twelve''' threatens our heroes

""No one likes us," she says...and your evidence...?" 
"Well, you insulted '''Ultra Magnus''', you offended '''Swerve''', and you made the pretty one with the sword collapse in front of his ''conjunx endura''."
:—'''Anode''' and '''Lug''' discuss the former's lack of social skills

"The ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s been stolen; we're '''once again''' without a map to Cyberutopia; and now, to top it all, we're trapped in entirely the wrong universe. We've never been further from our goal. '''Ever.''' In fact, it's hard to escape the conclusion that we'd be closer to finding the '''Knights of Cybertron''' if we hadn't started looking for them in the first place." 
"What was that? What was that supposed to be? The opposite of a '''pep talk,''' that's what that was. God! I was angry, now I'm angry and '''depressed.''' Can I be chained to someone else, please?"
:—'''Minimus Ambus''' gets on '''Rodimus'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s nerves

"Ah. Okay. Oooh-kay. I get it. Bad guy or not, he was a '''person.''' Point taken. Lesson learned. Except '''no.''' Because it was '''him or me''', Cyclonus, I didn't kill him for '''fun!''' And if I'm '''honest?''' I don't think you get to play that card. I mean, how many people have '''you''' killed? '''Innocent''' people. How often do you think about '''them?'''" 
"Every day."
:—'''Tailgate''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"I'm making a '''citizen's arrest.'''" 
''(beat)'' 
"Who knows how to make a citizen's arrest?"
:—'''Velocity'''

"The '''A.V.L.''' would have you believe that not everyone has a purpose; that Primus built some of us - '''one''' of us - without a specific function in mind. 'All Hail The Useless One'. No more. Because today...today we tell you what the Useless One is ''for''."
:—'''Six-of-Twelve''' chews the scenery.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*'''First appearances:''' Clicker, Jack-Knife
*Rewind references the "Black Box Consortia", the Functionist Universe version of the [[Black Block Consortia]] who were previously mentioned in [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]]. This finally confirms that wasn't just a typo!
*Oddly enough, Tailgate and Cyclonus's current relationship parallels their dynamic from the beginning of the comic. But this time, it's ''Tailgate'' who's the violent and powerful bot that needs to calm down.
*Primus's statue renders the character as he appeared in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the ''More than Meets the Eye'' 2012 annual]].
*Drift mentioned having another vision recently last issue; we here learn that he was not referring to his original vision, which inspired him to join the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew, but rather to a new premonition that guided him and Ratchet to Necroworld, which took place off-panel prior to [[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|''More than Meets the Eye'' #51]].
*The Worldsweepers seen in Drift's vision last issue are identified by him as the [[Phantom Fleet]], which disappeared in the [[Dark Nebula]]. The Nebula was previously mentioned in [[Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!|the ''More than Meets the Eye: Revolution'' one-shot]] as the home of the [[Dire Wraith]]s.
*In addition to the omnious "Prepare, Confront, Repel," (which we translated in our notes for last issue), Drift mentions another phrase he saw in his vision: "trapped light." These words were heard before way back in [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|''The Death of Optimus Prime'']], when [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] offered it as a potential translation for some of the [[Ancient Cybertronian|Old Cybertronian]] text found within the Matrix.
*The Anti-Vocationist League members seen in this issue include two [[Lunabot]]s, as seen before in issue #35. Also present is a memory stick Transformer—they were ordered by the Council to be exterminated in a [[mass recall]] at the very end of issue #35. Clearly, at least one survived...
*Kaput previously appeared in [[Omega's Conundrum|''Spotlight: Orion Pax'']]. His inclusion among the "Disappeared" tells us that the Necrobot didn't keep his list in chronological order, because Kaput was known to be active until just a few years ago, having helped to repair [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] following the events of ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', according to "[[Zero Point]]."
*Swerve's remarks to Nautica as he leaves indicate he is undergoing a process that temporarily keeps him from "feeling" something. The next issue would clarify that he is referring to "mood suppressants".
*When Six-of-Twelve previously appeared in issue #35, he had a normal-shaped head, but as Chromedome notes, it has since been redesigned to resemble the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The fate of the Matrix is unknown in the Functionist Universe; without the war to bring [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] to prominence, it presumably must still reside in the [[Undergrid]] where it was concealed millennia ago, per [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|''More than Meets the Eye'' #19]].

===Transformers references===
*Continuing with the standard set by issue #35 the crowd scenes set within the Functionist Universe feature Easter egg appearances by lots of characters from the [[Unicron Trilogy]], including [[Inferno (Energon)|''Energon'' Inferno]], [[Smokescreen (Armada)|''Armada'' Smokescreen]], [[Strongarm (Energon)|''Energon'' Strongarm]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Metroplex]], [[Scavenger (Armada)|''Armada'' Scavenger]], [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Quickmix]], [[Menasor (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Menasor]] (with a proper face), [[Landmine (Energon)|''Cybertron'' Landmine]], and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|''Armada'' Hoist]] (again from #35), as well as [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']] characters [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Grimlock]] and [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]]. The two Lunabots seen among the Anti-Vocationist League remain based on [[Jetfire (Armada)|''Energon'' Jetfire]], just as the one seen in issue #35 was.
*The two nameless Decepticons who flee Tailgate's wrath alongside [[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] are based on the [[Divebomb (Energon)|''Energon'' Divebomb]] and [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Hardtop]] molds, with new color schemes. As a dune buggy, "Hardtop" seems to be in [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]-blues-and-greys.

===Real life references===
*The title of this issue, "Anomie," is a word meaning the "lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group."

===Errors===
*On the regular cover, Cyclonus's [[Great Sword]] is ''way'' too short. He's not holding it an angle that would induce foreshortening.
*Twelve-of-Twelve gives the date as "1st Cycle 3041" in order to be consistent with last issue, but as noted in last issue's article, that's way off what has most recently been provided as the date for the present day.
*On page 5, panel 1, there's a little 'bot standing on the rooftop with a crane-arm on his back. The tip of his crane arm is cut off where it meets the edge of the roof, because the roof was apparently "pasted" onto the art.
*On page 13, panel 2, the edge of Tailgate's first speech balloon isn't properly aligned with the edge of the panel.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in January 2017, this issue arrives a little late, slipping into the first week of February.
*[[Shock (G1)|Shock]]'s name is visible on the Necrobot's memorial, but he didn't disappear; he was killed by a sparkeater and his body was found in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]]. It was his fellow [[Duobot]], [[Ore]], who mysteriously disappeared in the 2012 annual. Rather than consider this a mistake, we'll assume it's a subtle extension of the joke that nobody could tell the two Duobots apart—not even the Necrobot!
**Additionally, in "[[No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases]]" Shock signed his name as 'Shock of [[Bitrex]]' and not [[Polyhex]] as it is here, so if the Necrobot wasn't getting his Duobots confused, he may have been referring to a different Shock entirely.

===Soundtrack===
For all of "Dissolution":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEI75kn9FTc Neither Here Nor There]" by {{w|Lost in the Trees}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYigyIuY8to It Ended on an Oily Stage]" by {{w|British Sea Power}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTS5jXKLGkQ Optimo]" by {{w|Liquid Liquid}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G21swi--fc Lille]" by {{w|Lisa Hannigan}}

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Cyclonus defends Swerve, Tailgate, and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Our heroes at the wrong ends of an array of blasters, by [[Alex Milne]]; one of a series of black-and-white "Artist's Edition" covers on IDW's January titles.
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Megatron reaches for Cybertron, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Rodimus stares out at an alien world, by [[Joana Lafuente]]; one of a series of retailer incentive variants by Lafuente on January's ''Transformers'' titles.

<gallery>
File:LL2 regcvr.jpg|"You shall not hurt my friends! Wait, why's Whirl over here?"
File:LL2 subcvrA.jpg|"Rodimus?" "Yeah?" "I just soiled myself."
File:LL2 subcvrB.jpg|One day he'll get it!
File:LL2 cvrRI.jpg|[[Spock]]'s not really dead, as long as we remember him.
</gallery>

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==External links==
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron

2018-09-07T11:36:56Z

PurrElise: /* Other trivia */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #1
|prev=Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!
|next=Dissolution Part 2: Anomie
|image=LL1_regcvr.jpg
|title="Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[December 14]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=December 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]] (pg. 1-4) and [[John-Paul Bove]] (pg. 5-20)
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]
}}
'''The stranded ''Lost Light''ers take stock following their victory.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] treasure-hunters [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] find themselves under attack by a [[Decepticon]] [[Cybernought]]. Anode activates a forcefield to protect them while she digs up the artifact they've come looking for, which they intend to sell to a buyer named [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Techy]]. Lug is quite convinced they are about to die; fortunately for them, moments before the Cybernought breaks through the forcefield, the [[Censere|Necrobot]] appears to spirit them away to the future.

Five hundred years later, Anode and Lug awaken from their stasis capsules on [[Necroworld]], just two of the many believed-dead 'bots the Necrobot has rescued from throughout time. The last to wake, they belatedly join a "debriefing" held by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who gets them up to speed, explaining what has happened to them, and about the Autobots' recent battle with and victory over the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]—though he and the energetic Anode immediately butt heads when she complains about his dry delivery. Anode and Lug head out to mingle, where they are intercepted by [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], who has allegedly been assigned to carry out "background checks." Anode begins to suspect otherwise as the little bartender's questions become more and more ludicrous, so she changes the subject to ask about his [[Autobot]] [[insignia]], now black in color. Swerve explains he and the others are in mourning for [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]; Anode remarks that he doesn't ''seem'' very upset, to which Swerve rightly takes umbrage, and stomps off, sarcastically remarking that Anode should have [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] check her for "timesickness." Anode realizes too late the harshness of her words, but is immediately more concerned to hear Velocity's name...

Elsewhere in the crowd, [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] introduces [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] to Velocity and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], but the medic has to rush off and drags Nautica with her. Nearby, Decepticons [[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] and [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] watch this exchange, suspicious and discontented with the news that the war is over, and spoiling for a fight. Fangry suggests they pick a fight with the toughest 'bot in the room to establish dominance, and eyes the super-strong [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] as he shows off for the crowd, lifting Roller over his head and describing his various feats in the recent battle. As the wary [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] drags Tailgate aside to tell him off for grandstanding, Fangry saunters over and deliberately shoulders Cyclonus as he goes past.

Meanwhile, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] applies a new paintjob to [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]], replacing his reds, yellows, and oranges with black, blue, and purple—colors that, in the [[Spectralism]] doctrine, express both grief for a fallen comrade, and a "promise to kill." Rodimus implies this dual intent is intentional and that he is quite willing to kill [[Getaway]] for everything he has done to them when they get back to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but before he can say it aloud, a tremor shakes the whole fortress.

The quake is also felt out in the Necrobot's flower fields by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who has been telling his old friend [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] about the war, much as he might doubt his own objectivity on the matter. Before heading back, Megatron pauses at the plinth of [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]]'s now-deactivated holographic statue, and bids his departed friend farewell... whereupon [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] suddenly burst out of the ground beneath his feet! They all return to the fortress, where [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] explains that he teleported the pair back from the depths of the planet (just not ''quite'' all the way to the surface!) using the Necrobot's teleportation chamber, which he has rebuilt back out of the [[fusion cannon]] he turned it into. Nightbeat relates what he and Rung discovered, as well as the appearance of the [[Galactic Council]]'s [[geobomb]]—which apparently just burned out without effect, causing the earlier tremor. Rung, meanwhile, learns of Skids's fate from [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], and sorrowfully goes to pay his last respects to his friend. As he grieves by Skids's bedside, however, a shaft of light unexpectedly bursts out of Rung's chest and he retches into his hand...

[[File:SomeOtherCybertron-arrestyouanyway.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|You're coming with me, online or off.]]
Tailgate awakens from a recharge to find that Cyclonus has been badly beaten. Suspecting Fangry is to blame, Tailgate storms off to find him, despite Cyclonus's pleas to the contrary. Concurrently, Anode and Lug attempt to use the teleporter; though Lug doesn't know the story behind it, Anode and Velocity apparently know one another, and Anode needs to get away from her as fast as possible. They are caught in the act by Rodimus and Drift, who explain that there's only enough energy for one use of the device... but Anode has already gone off on another tangent, fascinated by Drift's [[Great Sword]]. When she attempts to analyze it, he pushes her away, but the instant he makes contact, Drift collapses to the ground, and sees a terrifying vision of [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] leading an army of [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]] and [[Worldsweeper]]s, all bearing down on himself, Rodimus, and [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], and a mysterious message etched in the ground!

Keeping his vision a secret to everyone except Ratchet, Drift subsequently joins the rest of the selected team—Rodimus ("Rod Squad"), [[Minimus Ambus]], Ratchet, [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]], Rewind, Megatron, Terminus, and Roller—in using the teleporter to return to Cybertron so they can obtain a ship and then go back and collect everyone else. The machine appears to function perfectly, though it doesn't survive the trip... but as the group looks out over where [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] should be and sees a glittering metropolis, rather than the half-rebuilt city they left behind, they begin to suspect that something has gone wrong. A moment later, they are confronted by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] of the [[Functionist Council]] and his [[Functionary]] enforcers, and Rewind realizes what has happened—they ''are'' on Cybertron... but they're in an [[Functionist Universe|alternate universe]]!

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==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in Drift's vision. 
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*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus/ Minimus Ambus]] (5)
*[[Kaput]] (6)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (9)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (10)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (11)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (14)
*[[Wavelength (G1)|Wavelength]] (15)
*[[Syphon]] (17)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (18)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (19)
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*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (20)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (22)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (23)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (24)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (26)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s body (28)
*''[[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'' (29)
*''[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]'' (31)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (32)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (33)
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*[[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] (12)
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (13)

|h3=[[Functionist Council|Functionists]]
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*Multiple [[Functionary|Functionaries]] (34)
*[[Twelve-of-Twelve]] (35)
*"Flatheaded" enforcer (36)

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*[[Anode]] (1)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (2)
*[[Cybernought]] pilot (3)
*[[Censere]] (4)
*Miscellaneous unnamed "Disappeared" (7)
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (8)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (16)
*[[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] (21)
*[[Ten]] (27)
*''Multiple [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]'' (30)
*Functionaries' prisoners (37)
}}

==Quotes==
"In my experience, no matter how bad the problem, no matter how insurmountable the odds, if you '''stand around''' long enough, someone else will sort it out."
:—'''Anode'''

"I think I speak for everyone here—particularly those of us who've spent the last 50 slides trying to '''punch ourselves to death'''—when I say: next time, just skip to that bit. The bit you said just now. The end bit. And maybe a few '''jokes''' to spice things up. Because that was so '''dull''' it made my '''life''' cry." 
"Those were '''statements''', not questions. I asked for questions. Do you have any?" 
"Does this count?"
:—'''Anode''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

"'''Magnus?''' Last time he gave a speech, people '''died'''." 
"I know. The only winner that day was '''medical science'''. We finally know what happens when the brain is totally deprived of stimulus."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Drift'''

"Goodbye, dear friend. The universe is emptier now, but you live on in its echoes."
:—'''Megatron''' bids farewell to Ravage

'''Brainstorm:''' "'kay, so, bear in mind that when you turn something into something else and then '''reverse''' the process you have to make some... '''aesthetic compromises.'''" 
''(The teleport chamber is revealed to be a ramshackle half-pipe lying on the floor.)'' 
'''Rodimus:''' "It's a '''den''', Brainstorm. You've built a '''den.'''" 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Does it work? As a teleporter, I mean. Not a den. I'm not qualified to pass judgement on a den."

"Rodimus and I were checking the coordinates." 
"Takes two, does it?"
:—'''Drift''' teased by '''Anode'''

"Whirl, I'm—" 
"—putting me in charge? '''Finally'''." 
"'''You'''? I wouldn't put you in charge of your own '''legs.'''" 
"Ouch. Lucky for you I respect people who hurt my feelings."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Whirl'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*'''First appearances:''' Anode, Lug, Fangry, Rapidfire
*After a five-month gap in real-world time, we rejoin Team Rodimus on the Necroworld directly following on from the end of [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #55]]. That issue saw the defeat of the DJD, the death of Ravage, the return of the "Disappeared" Transformers, recovered from throughout time by the Necrobot (including Roller and Terminus), and the ''apparent'' detonation of the Galactic Council's geobomb.
**In-universe, this story is actually ''the past''. This story takes place the day after the characters made the creepy video seen in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], which #50 told us was three weeks delayed in transit. [[Ten to Midnight|During]] the ''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]'' crossover, itself set weeks before the other two ongoing series, the characters discussed the the broadcasts as a past event during which people had tried to contact the ''Lost Light''.
*Cybernought battle suits were introduced in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|''More than Meets the Eye'' #8]].
*Anode suspects Swerve's questions aren't genuine; of course, he's holding his own self-governed "Crewditions" again, asking silly questions, like he did back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|''More than Meets the Eye'' #28]]. All Swerve's "checks" reference the escapades of his various ship-mates: Brainstorm time-travelled to save someone he loved ([[Quark]]); Ultra Magnus is a [[loadbearer]] in disguise (in the form of [[Minimus Ambus]]); Megatron attempted to take over the universe (on numerous occasions); Skids had a dark secret (that he was responsible for Quark's death, as well as hundreds more); Tailgate had suppressed powers (triggered by a quantum-filled mutation). The reference to "villainous ex-partners" probably refers to the recurring theme of various characters reuniting with old friends and co-workers who are revealed to be traitors, including Getaway, [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]], and [[Froid]]. It also could be Chromedome—whose ex-partner [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] put [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] on the ship.
*The crew are all wearing black Autobot insignias in memory of Skids, who died in [[The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|''More than Meets the Eye'' #54]].
*Rodimus' adopting a color scheme in line with Spectralist practices is intriguing, as in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|MtMtE #30]] the quantum-duplicate Rodimus' coffin was engraved with Spectralist symbology.
*Rung's reaction to Skids's death is understandable, if due a little more exploration; he and Skids had grown closer over the last year of ''More than Meets the Eye'', and they shared a notably awkward parting for unclear reasons in [[The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|issue #53]].
*Drift's vision features various separate but interlinked components of the primary over-arcing mystery of ''More than Meets the Eye''. Grimlock was found aboard a Worldsweeper in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|issue #7]], and it was revealed in [[Animals|issue #46]] that the ships are connected to a group of robots who wear the mysterious gear-like hieroglyph that has repeatedly appeared throughout the series, including on the surface of Luna-2, and on [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s map to [[Cyberutopia]]. This symbol was identified in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|issue #50]] as a coat-of-arms linked to the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Pharma, meanwhile, was last seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]] when his dead body was dragged through an experimental spacebridge by forces unknown; on the other side of this bridge Skids briefly encountered a giant glowing orb that spoke only in images, which included the symbol. Finally, the message Drift finds etched into the ground (see "Transformers references" below) translates to "PREPARE, CONFRONT, REPEL"—the same message Grimlock was shown to have written under a drawing of the glyph in issue #46.
*Drift refers to the "last time" he had a vision. As of this issue's publication, the only vision we previously knew Drift to have had was detailed in [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|issue #21]]; it occurred when he stabbed himself with his [[Great Sword]] in [[Chaos Part Three: Kings|issue #28]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]], giving him a vague glimpse of the future that inspired his dedication to Rodimus. However, next issue will clarify that this isn't the vision he's talking about here.
*Our heroes have wound up in the parallel [[Functionist Universe]], an alternate timeline where Megatron never lived to start the war, introduced in [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]]. That issue featured the debut of [[Twelve-of-Twelve]], the [[Functionist Council]]'s [[Functionary]] enforcers, and the advanced form of [[Empurata]] that sees a 'bot's head replaced with a screen, as one of the councilman's retinue seen here has been subjected to. A "chest cavity search" is mentioned which was also seen in that issue, consisting of an examination of a 'bot's [[transformation cog]]. Rewind recognizes the universe from his previous glimpse of it, granted when his database was slowly overwritten when history was changed.
*The Empurata-afflicted 'bot is holding captive three other smaller robots, who are evidently protesters of the same kind as seen in issue #35—ones who have modified the appearance of their bodies to look like Rung, an individual who the disenfranchised in Functionist society have rallied around for his mysterious, apparently purposeless alternate mode. In [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|issue #39]], however, Functionist council member [[One-of-Twelve]] told that universe's captive Rung that they had figured out the mystery of his alt mode at last... which, coupled with Rung's intriguing physical reactions to the death of Skids this issue, indicates this long-standing puzzle may soon be solved!
*The two protestors whose faces we can see appear to have black, bleeding, empty eye-sockets. This is almost certainly connected to the Functionist Council's plan to install cameras in the eyes of everyone on Cybertron, detailed in issue #35.

===Transformers references===
*Lug turns into Anode's backpack. Her transformation scheme is based on that of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Rewind (G1)#Generations|Rewind]] toy.
*A few of the generic "Disappeared" Transformers look to have stolen the color schemes of other characters, including [[Greejeeber|''Adventure'' Greejeeber]], [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]], [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Waspinator]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|cartoon ''Beast Hunters'' Smokescreen]]/"[[Bluestreak (Masterpiece)|Blue Bluestreak]]".
*The sword Grimlock is holding in Drift's vision is the [[Grimlock (WFC)|''Fall of Cybertron'' Grimlock]] toy's, and is also held by [[Volcanicus]] in art for ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''.
*The message Drift sees in his vision is written in "[[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]," a substitution cypher/font created by [[Jim Sorenson]], based loosely on the hieroglyphics seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]."
*Upon arrival in the Functionist Universe, the Autobots are met by what Twelve-of-Twelve calls a [[Sky Spy|Sky-Spy]], after the Autobot satellite from the Generation 1 cartoon. Rather than share its design with that device, though, (as the Sky Spies that appeared in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|''More than Meets the Eye'' #11]] did), its appearance is that of a ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Diagnostic Drone]], a design previously used by the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s medical drone, seen in multiple issues.

===Real life references===
*Any significance it might have to the story going forward notwithstanding, the "treasure" Anode digs up on Luna 2 sure looks like a [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Special%20Snowflake%20Syndrome special snowflake].
*When Rewind realizes what has happened at the end of the issue, he quotes Arthur Dent from the ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}'' novel ''{{w|Mostly Harmless}}'' when he remarks "Right planet, wrong universe."

===Errors===
*Ultra Magnus gives the date as "1st Cycle 3041," but that's way off. The present era is something closer to 3819, per the date on the poster for ''Information Creep'' in [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|issue #33]]. In fact, 3041 would predate even the [[Simanzi Massacre]], which took place in 3178, per [[The Gloaming|issue #16]].
*Tailgate's insignia is mourning-black on page 9, but red on page 15. Brainstorm and Megatron's, meanwhile, are consistently colored red, even on pages where other characters' are black, so that might be deliberate. We mean, Brainstorm ''is'' a bit of an arsehole...
*Rung's eyebrows are coloured orange on the last panel of page 14, as opposed to their usual gray.
*Tailgate's back is coloured white on the entirety of page 15, instead of its usual light blue.
*The overview/recap of the crew's adventures so far blames the events of "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" on [[D-Void]], not Shockwave. Not even IDW themselves understand what that crossover was about, we suppose....
*The recap also claims that Fortress Maximus was the one to accidentally shoot Rung in [[Interiors|issue #6]], when it was actually Swerve.
*One of the eyeless prisoners on the final page has "Reduntant" scrawled on their chest. Someone – fictional or real – misspelled "redundant".

===Other trivia===
*''Lost Light'' takes the place of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' on the IDW schedule, and remains written by James Roberts, continuing on the story begun in the previous title's pages. This issue's story is followed by a five-page recap of the ''More than Meets the Eye'' story so far.
*Would you believe this is Fangry's first appearance in IDW continuity? I know! Talk about overdue!
*Rodimus's new color scheme is very similar to that of [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive character [[Black Rodimus Convoy]], as well as to an off-color version of Rodimus who appeared in [[Time Wars|issue #201 of the Marvel G1 comic]] as a result of a [[:File:Timewars colourerror uk201.JPG|printing error]], but according to Roberts and Lawrence, neither served as inspiration for his new look.
* It takes away some from the sombre tone of Swerve's scene when you notice his black Autobot symbol is stuck on his ''crotch''.

===Soundtrack===
For all of "Dissolution":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEI75kn9FTc Neither Here Nor There]" by {{w|Lost in the Trees}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rFfRo0SRAg This Is Why We Fight]" by {{w|The Decemberists}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxT0cUFbJyw Magic In Here]" by {{w|The Go-Betweens}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcE8YWdGtnI Water From the Same Source]" by {{w|Rachel's}}

===Covers (9)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Rodimus, Ratchet, Drift, and Nautica, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Rodimus and the ''Lost Light'', by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' [[Getaway]] and the mutineers, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover C:''' Blank cover for sketches

<gallery>
File:LL1 regcvr.jpg|Three men and a lady.
File:LL1 subcvrA.jpg|Rodimus trips out.
File:LL1 subcvrB.jpg|It's mutiny, blarg!
File:LL1 subcvrC.jpg|
</gallery>

*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Graffiti of Megatron, Rodimus, and Nautica by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]; part of a series of "graffiti" variants by Pitre-Durocher which combines with covers from [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|''Optimus Prime'' #1]], [[Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], {{i|M.A.S.K. issue 1|''M.A.S.K.'' #1}}, and {{i|G.I. Joe Vol 5 issue 1|''G.I. Joe'' #1}} to form a complete image.
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Megatron by [[Sonny Liew]]; one in a series of variants by Liew on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Megatron by [[Paul Pope]]; one in a series of variants by Pope on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Bad Wolf Comics exclusive cover:''' Rodimus and the spectre of Megatron's past self, by [[Sajad Shah]] and [[Juan Fernandez]]; available exclusively from [http://www.badwolfcomics.com/ Bad Wolf Comics].
*'''Ript Apparel exclusive cover:''' the cast recreate the movie poster for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', by [[Ninjaink|Timothy Lim]]. In a cute touch, Rodimus and Magnus's spots are swapped, meaning Rodimus gets to stand front and center while Magnus is way off to the side, in the distance, in vehicle mode. Available exclusively from [https://www.riptapparel.com/ Ript Apparel].

<gallery>
File:LL1 cvrRIA.jpg|Purple Floyd's ''The Wall''.
File:LL1 cvrRIB.jpg|''DOTM'' look?
File:LL1 cvrRIC.jpg|Feels good.
File:LL1 BadWolfcvr.jpg|"He's nicer now, I swear!"
File:LL1 Riptcvr.jpg|Still the best Transformers movie.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
*''Lost Light'' #2
*"The Hasbro Tribune" editorial page promoting December's [[Hasbro Universe]] ''[[Reconstruction]]'' titles, including [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|''G.I. Joe'' #1]], {{i|M.A.S.K. issue 2|''M.A.S.K.'' #2}}, this issue, [[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|''Optimus Prime'' #2]], [[Desperate Times|''Till All Are One'' #6]], [[Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], {{i|Micronauts issue 8|''Micronauts'' #8}}, and {{i|Reinforcements, Part 2|''ROM'' #6}}.

==External links==
*[http://www.cbr.com/transformers-lost-light-1/ Preview]

[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron

2018-09-07T11:27:52Z

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|title="Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron"
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[December 14]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=December 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]] (pg. 1-4) and [[John-Paul Bove]] (pg. 5-20)
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]
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'''The stranded ''Lost Light''ers take stock following their victory.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] treasure-hunters [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] find themselves under attack by a [[Decepticon]] [[Cybernought]]. Anode activates a forcefield to protect them while she digs up the artifact they've come looking for, which they intend to sell to a buyer named [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Techy]]. Lug is quite convinced they are about to die; fortunately for them, moments before the Cybernought breaks through the forcefield, the [[Censere|Necrobot]] appears to spirit them away to the future.

Five hundred years later, Anode and Lug awaken from their stasis capsules on [[Necroworld]], just two of the many believed-dead 'bots the Necrobot has rescued from throughout time. The last to wake, they belatedly join a "debriefing" held by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who gets them up to speed, explaining what has happened to them, and about the Autobots' recent battle with and victory over the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]—though he and the energetic Anode immediately butt heads when she complains about his dry delivery. Anode and Lug head out to mingle, where they are intercepted by [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], who has allegedly been assigned to carry out "background checks." Anode begins to suspect otherwise as the little bartender's questions become more and more ludicrous, so she changes the subject to ask about his [[Autobot]] [[insignia]], now black in color. Swerve explains he and the others are in mourning for [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]; Anode remarks that he doesn't ''seem'' very upset, to which Swerve rightly takes umbrage, and stomps off, sarcastically remarking that Anode should have [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] check her for "timesickness." Anode realizes too late the harshness of her words, but is immediately more concerned to hear Velocity's name...

Elsewhere in the crowd, [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] introduces [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] to Velocity and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], but the medic has to rush off and drags Nautica with her. Nearby, Decepticons [[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] and [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] watch this exchange, suspicious and discontented with the news that the war is over, and spoiling for a fight. Fangry suggests they pick a fight with the toughest 'bot in the room to establish dominance, and eyes the super-strong [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] as he shows off for the crowd, lifting Roller over his head and describing his various feats in the recent battle. As the wary [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] drags Tailgate aside to tell him off for grandstanding, Fangry saunters over and deliberately shoulders Cyclonus as he goes past.

Meanwhile, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] applies a new paintjob to [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]], replacing his reds, yellows, and oranges with black, blue, and purple—colors that, in the [[Spectralism]] doctrine, express both grief for a fallen comrade, and a "promise to kill." Rodimus implies this dual intent is intentional and that he is quite willing to kill [[Getaway]] for everything he has done to them when they get back to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but before he can say it aloud, a tremor shakes the whole fortress.

The quake is also felt out in the Necrobot's flower fields by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who has been telling his old friend [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] about the war, much as he might doubt his own objectivity on the matter. Before heading back, Megatron pauses at the plinth of [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]]'s now-deactivated holographic statue, and bids his departed friend farewell... whereupon [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] suddenly burst out of the ground beneath his feet! They all return to the fortress, where [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] explains that he teleported the pair back from the depths of the planet (just not ''quite'' all the way to the surface!) using the Necrobot's teleportation chamber, which he has rebuilt back out of the [[fusion cannon]] he turned it into. Nightbeat relates what he and Rung discovered, as well as the appearance of the [[Galactic Council]]'s [[geobomb]]—which apparently just burned out without effect, causing the earlier tremor. Rung, meanwhile, learns of Skids's fate from [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], and sorrowfully goes to pay his last respects to his friend. As he grieves by Skids's bedside, however, a shaft of light unexpectedly bursts out of Rung's chest and he retches into his hand...

[[File:SomeOtherCybertron-arrestyouanyway.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|You're coming with me, online or off.]]
Tailgate awakens from a recharge to find that Cyclonus has been badly beaten. Suspecting Fangry is to blame, Tailgate storms off to find him, despite Cyclonus's pleas to the contrary. Concurrently, Anode and Lug attempt to use the teleporter; though Lug doesn't know the story behind it, Anode and Velocity apparently know one another, and Anode needs to get away from her as fast as possible. They are caught in the act by Rodimus and Drift, who explain that there's only enough energy for one use of the device... but Anode has already gone off on another tangent, fascinated by Drift's [[Great Sword]]. When she attempts to analyze it, he pushes her away, but the instant he makes contact, Drift collapses to the ground, and sees a terrifying vision of [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] leading an army of [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]] and [[Worldsweeper]]s, all bearing down on himself, Rodimus, and [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], and a mysterious message etched in the ground!

Keeping his vision a secret to everyone except Ratchet, Drift subsequently joins the rest of the selected team—Rodimus ("Rod Squad"), [[Minimus Ambus]], Ratchet, [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]], Rewind, Megatron, Terminus, and Roller—in using the teleporter to return to Cybertron so they can obtain a ship and then go back and collect everyone else. The machine appears to function perfectly, though it doesn't survive the trip... but as the group looks out over where [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] should be and sees a glittering metropolis, rather than the half-rebuilt city they left behind, they begin to suspect that something has gone wrong. A moment later, they are confronted by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] of the [[Functionist Council]] and his [[Functionary]] enforcers, and Rewind realizes what has happened—they ''are'' on Cybertron... but they're in an [[Functionist Universe|alternate universe]]!

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==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in Drift's vision. 
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*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus/ Minimus Ambus]] (5)
*[[Kaput]] (6)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (9)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (10)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (11)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (14)
*[[Wavelength (G1)|Wavelength]] (15)
*[[Syphon]] (17)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (18)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (19)
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*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (20)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (22)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (23)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (24)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (26)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s body (28)
*''[[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'' (29)
*''[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]'' (31)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (32)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (33)
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*[[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] (12)
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (13)

|h3=[[Functionist Council|Functionists]]
|c3=
*Multiple [[Functionary|Functionaries]] (34)
*[[Twelve-of-Twelve]] (35)
*"Flatheaded" enforcer (36)

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*[[Anode]] (1)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (2)
*[[Cybernought]] pilot (3)
*[[Censere]] (4)
*Miscellaneous unnamed "Disappeared" (7)
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (8)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (16)
*[[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] (21)
*[[Ten]] (27)
*''Multiple [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]'' (30)
*Functionaries' prisoners (37)
}}

==Quotes==
"In my experience, no matter how bad the problem, no matter how insurmountable the odds, if you '''stand around''' long enough, someone else will sort it out."
:—'''Anode'''

"I think I speak for everyone here—particularly those of us who've spent the last 50 slides trying to '''punch ourselves to death'''—when I say: next time, just skip to that bit. The bit you said just now. The end bit. And maybe a few '''jokes''' to spice things up. Because that was so '''dull''' it made my '''life''' cry." 
"Those were '''statements''', not questions. I asked for questions. Do you have any?" 
"Does this count?"
:—'''Anode''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

"'''Magnus?''' Last time he gave a speech, people '''died'''." 
"I know. The only winner that day was '''medical science'''. We finally know what happens when the brain is totally deprived of stimulus."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Drift'''

"Goodbye, dear friend. The universe is emptier now, but you live on in its echoes."
:—'''Megatron''' bids farewell to Ravage

'''Brainstorm:''' "'kay, so, bear in mind that when you turn something into something else and then '''reverse''' the process you have to make some... '''aesthetic compromises.'''" 
''(The teleport chamber is revealed to be a ramshackle half-pipe lying on the floor.)'' 
'''Rodimus:''' "It's a '''den''', Brainstorm. You've built a '''den.'''" 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Does it work? As a teleporter, I mean. Not a den. I'm not qualified to pass judgement on a den."

"Rodimus and I were checking the coordinates." 
"Takes two, does it?"
:—'''Drift''' teased by '''Anode'''

"Whirl, I'm—" 
"—putting me in charge? '''Finally'''." 
"'''You'''? I wouldn't put you in charge of your own '''legs.'''" 
"Ouch. Lucky for you I respect people who hurt my feelings."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Whirl'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*'''First appearances:''' Anode, Lug, Fangry, Rapidfire
*After a five-month gap in real-world time, we rejoin Team Rodimus on the Necroworld directly following on from the end of [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #55]]. That issue saw the defeat of the DJD, the death of Ravage, the return of the "Disappeared" Transformers, recovered from throughout time by the Necrobot (including Roller and Terminus), and the ''apparent'' detonation of the Galactic Council's geobomb.
**In-universe, this story is actually ''the past''. This story takes place the day after the characters made the creepy video seen in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], which #50 told us was three weeks delayed in transit. [[Ten to Midnight|During]] the ''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]'' crossover, itself set weeks before the other two ongoing series, the characters discussed the the broadcasts as a past event during which people had tried to contact the ''Lost Light''.
*Cybernought battle suits were introduced in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|''More than Meets the Eye'' #8]].
*Anode suspects Swerve's questions aren't genuine; of course, he's holding his own self-governed "Crewditions" again, asking silly questions, like he did back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|''More than Meets the Eye'' #28]]. All Swerve's "checks" reference the escapades of his various ship-mates: Brainstorm time-travelled to save someone he loved ([[Quark]]); Ultra Magnus is a [[loadbearer]] in disguise (in the form of [[Minimus Ambus]]); Megatron attempted to take over the universe (on numerous occasions); Skids had a dark secret (that he was responsible for Quark's death, as well as hundreds more); Tailgate had suppressed powers (triggered by a quantum-filled mutation). The reference to "villainous ex-partners" probably refers to the recurring theme of various characters reuniting with old friends and co-workers who are revealed to be traitors, including Getaway, [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]], and [[Froid]]. It also could be Chromedome—whose ex-partner [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] put [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] on the ship.
*The crew are all wearing black Autobot insignias in memory of Skids, who died in [[The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|''More than Meets the Eye'' #54]].
*Rodimus' adopting a color scheme in line with Spectralist practices is intriguing, as in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|MtMtE #30]] the quantum-duplicate Rodimus' coffin was engraved with Spectralist symbology.
*Rung's reaction to Skids's death is understandable, if due a little more exploration; he and Skids had grown closer over the last year of ''More than Meets the Eye'', and they shared a notably awkward parting for unclear reasons in [[The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|issue #53]].
*Drift's vision features various separate but interlinked components of the primary over-arcing mystery of ''More than Meets the Eye''. Grimlock was found aboard a Worldsweeper in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|issue #7]], and it was revealed in [[Animals|issue #46]] that the ships are connected to a group of robots who wear the mysterious gear-like hieroglyph that has repeatedly appeared throughout the series, including on the surface of Luna-2, and on [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s map to [[Cyberutopia]]. This symbol was identified in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|issue #50]] as a coat-of-arms linked to the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Pharma, meanwhile, was last seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]] when his dead body was dragged through an experimental spacebridge by forces unknown; on the other side of this bridge Skids briefly encountered a giant glowing orb that spoke only in images, which included the symbol. Finally, the message Drift finds etched into the ground (see "Transformers references" below) translates to "PREPARE, CONFRONT, REPEL"—the same message Grimlock was shown to have written under a drawing of the glyph in issue #46.
*Drift refers to the "last time" he had a vision. As of this issue's publication, the only vision we previously knew Drift to have had was detailed in [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|issue #21]]; it occurred when he stabbed himself with his [[Great Sword]] in [[Chaos Part Three: Kings|issue #28]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]], giving him a vague glimpse of the future that inspired his dedication to Rodimus. However, next issue will clarify that this isn't the vision he's talking about here.
*Our heroes have wound up in the parallel [[Functionist Universe]], an alternate timeline where Megatron never lived to start the war, introduced in [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]]. That issue featured the debut of [[Twelve-of-Twelve]], the [[Functionist Council]]'s [[Functionary]] enforcers, and the advanced form of [[Empurata]] that sees a 'bot's head replaced with a screen, as one of the councilman's retinue seen here has been subjected to. A "chest cavity search" is mentioned which was also seen in that issue, consisting of an examination of a 'bot's [[transformation cog]]. Rewind recognizes the universe from his previous glimpse of it, granted when his database was slowly overwritten when history was changed.
*The Empurata-afflicted 'bot is holding captive three other smaller robots, who are evidently protesters of the same kind as seen in issue #35—ones who have modified the appearance of their bodies to look like Rung, an individual who the disenfranchised in Functionist society have rallied around for his mysterious, apparently purposeless alternate mode. In [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|issue #39]], however, Functionist council member [[One-of-Twelve]] told that universe's captive Rung that they had figured out the mystery of his alt mode at last... which, coupled with Rung's intriguing physical reactions to the death of Skids this issue, indicates this long-standing puzzle may soon be solved!
*The two protestors whose faces we can see appear to have black, bleeding, empty eye-sockets. This is almost certainly connected to the Functionist Council's plan to install cameras in the eyes of everyone on Cybertron, detailed in issue #35.

===Transformers references===
*Lug turns into Anode's backpack. Her transformation scheme is based on that of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Rewind (G1)#Generations|Rewind]] toy.
*A few of the generic "Disappeared" Transformers look to have stolen the color schemes of other characters, including [[Greejeeber|''Adventure'' Greejeeber]], [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]], [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Waspinator]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|cartoon ''Beast Hunters'' Smokescreen]]/"[[Bluestreak (Masterpiece)|Blue Bluestreak]]".
*The sword Grimlock is holding in Drift's vision is the [[Grimlock (WFC)|''Fall of Cybertron'' Grimlock]] toy's, and is also held by [[Volcanicus]] in art for ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''.
*The message Drift sees in his vision is written in "[[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]," a substitution cypher/font created by [[Jim Sorenson]], based loosely on the hieroglyphics seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]."
*Upon arrival in the Functionist Universe, the Autobots are met by what Twelve-of-Twelve calls a [[Sky Spy|Sky-Spy]], after the Autobot satellite from the Generation 1 cartoon. Rather than share its design with that device, though, (as the Sky Spies that appeared in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|''More than Meets the Eye'' #11]] did), its appearance is that of a ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Diagnostic Drone]], a design previously used by the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s medical drone, seen in multiple issues.

===Real life references===
*Any significance it might have to the story going forward notwithstanding, the "treasure" Anode digs up on Luna 2 sure looks like a [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Special%20Snowflake%20Syndrome special snowflake].
*When Rewind realizes what has happened at the end of the issue, he quotes Arthur Dent from the ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}'' novel ''{{w|Mostly Harmless}}'' when he remarks "Right planet, wrong universe."

===Errors===
*Ultra Magnus gives the date as "1st Cycle 3041," but that's way off. The present era is something closer to 3819, per the date on the poster for ''Information Creep'' in [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|issue #33]]. In fact, 3041 would predate even the [[Simanzi Massacre]], which took place in 3178, per [[The Gloaming|issue #16]].
*Tailgate's insignia is mourning-black on page 9, but red on page 15. Brainstorm and Megatron's, meanwhile, are consistently colored red, even on pages where other characters' are black, so that might be deliberate. We mean, Brainstorm ''is'' a bit of an arsehole...
*Rung's eyebrows are coloured orange on the last panel of page 14, as opposed to their usual gray.
*Tailgate's back is coloured white on the entirety of page 15, instead of its usual light blue.
*The overview/recap of the crew's adventures so far blames the events of "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" on [[D-Void]], not Shockwave. Not even IDW themselves understand what that crossover was about, we suppose....
*The recap also claims that Fortress Maximus was the one to accidentally shoot Rung in [[Interiors|issue #6]], when it was actually Swerve.
*One of the eyeless prisoners on the final page has "Reduntant" scrawled on their chest. Someone – fictional or real – misspelled "redundant".

===Other trivia===
*''Lost Light'' takes the place of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' on the IDW schedule, and remains written by James Roberts, continuing on the story begun in the previous title's pages. This issue's story is followed by a five-page recap of the ''More than Meets the Eye'' story so far.
*Would you believe this is Fangry's first appearance in IDW continuity? I know! Talk about overdue!
*Rodimus's new color scheme is very similar to that of [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive character [[Black Rodimus Convoy]], as well as to an off-color version of Rodimus who appeared in [[Time Wars|issue #201 of the Marvel G1 comic]] as a result of a [[:File:Timewars colourerror uk201.JPG|printing error]], but according to Roberts and Lawrence, neither served as inspiration for his new look.

===Soundtrack===
For all of "Dissolution":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEI75kn9FTc Neither Here Nor There]" by {{w|Lost in the Trees}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rFfRo0SRAg This Is Why We Fight]" by {{w|The Decemberists}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxT0cUFbJyw Magic In Here]" by {{w|The Go-Betweens}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcE8YWdGtnI Water From the Same Source]" by {{w|Rachel's}}

===Covers (9)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Rodimus, Ratchet, Drift, and Nautica, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Rodimus and the ''Lost Light'', by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' [[Getaway]] and the mutineers, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover C:''' Blank cover for sketches

<gallery>
File:LL1 regcvr.jpg|Three men and a lady.
File:LL1 subcvrA.jpg|Rodimus trips out.
File:LL1 subcvrB.jpg|It's mutiny, blarg!
File:LL1 subcvrC.jpg|
</gallery>

*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Graffiti of Megatron, Rodimus, and Nautica by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]; part of a series of "graffiti" variants by Pitre-Durocher which combines with covers from [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|''Optimus Prime'' #1]], [[Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], {{i|M.A.S.K. issue 1|''M.A.S.K.'' #1}}, and {{i|G.I. Joe Vol 5 issue 1|''G.I. Joe'' #1}} to form a complete image.
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Megatron by [[Sonny Liew]]; one in a series of variants by Liew on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Megatron by [[Paul Pope]]; one in a series of variants by Pope on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Bad Wolf Comics exclusive cover:''' Rodimus and the spectre of Megatron's past self, by [[Sajad Shah]] and [[Juan Fernandez]]; available exclusively from [http://www.badwolfcomics.com/ Bad Wolf Comics].
*'''Ript Apparel exclusive cover:''' the cast recreate the movie poster for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', by [[Ninjaink|Timothy Lim]]. In a cute touch, Rodimus and Magnus's spots are swapped, meaning Rodimus gets to stand front and center while Magnus is way off to the side, in the distance, in vehicle mode. Available exclusively from [https://www.riptapparel.com/ Ript Apparel].

<gallery>
File:LL1 cvrRIA.jpg|Purple Floyd's ''The Wall''.
File:LL1 cvrRIB.jpg|''DOTM'' look?
File:LL1 cvrRIC.jpg|Feels good.
File:LL1 BadWolfcvr.jpg|"He's nicer now, I swear!"
File:LL1 Riptcvr.jpg|Still the best Transformers movie.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
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==External links==
*[http://www.cbr.com/transformers-lost-light-1/ Preview]

[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron

2018-09-07T11:27:27Z

PurrElise: /* Quotes */

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|prev=Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!
|next=Dissolution Part 2: Anomie
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|title="Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron"
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[December 14]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=December 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]] (pg. 1-4) and [[John-Paul Bove]] (pg. 5-20)
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]
}}
'''The stranded ''Lost Light''ers take stock following their victory.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] treasure-hunters [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] find themselves under attack by a [[Decepticon]] [[Cybernought]]. Anode activates a forcefield to protect them while she digs up the artifact they've come looking for, which they intend to sell to a buyer named [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Techy]]. Lug is quite convinced they are about to die; fortunately for them, moments before the Cybernought breaks through the forcefield, the [[Censere|Necrobot]] appears to spirit them away to the future.

Five hundred years later, Anode and Lug awaken from their stasis capsules on [[Necroworld]], just two of the many believed-dead 'bots the Necrobot has rescued from throughout time. The last to wake, they belatedly join a "debriefing" held by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who gets them up to speed, explaining what has happened to them, and about the Autobots' recent battle with and victory over the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]—though he and the energetic Anode immediately butt heads when she complains about his dry delivery. Anode and Lug head out to mingle, where they are intercepted by [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], who has allegedly been assigned to carry out "background checks." Anode begins to suspect otherwise as the little bartender's questions become more and more ludicrous, so she changes the subject to ask about his [[Autobot]] [[insignia]], now black in color. Swerve explains he and the others are in mourning for [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]; Anode remarks that he doesn't ''seem'' very upset, to which Swerve rightly takes umbrage, and stomps off, sarcastically remarking that Anode should have [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] check her for "timesickness." Anode realizes too late the harshness of her words, but is immediately more concerned to hear Velocity's name...

Elsewhere in the crowd, [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] introduces [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] to Velocity and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], but the medic has to rush off and drags Nautica with her. Nearby, Decepticons [[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] and [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] watch this exchange, suspicious and discontented with the news that the war is over, and spoiling for a fight. Fangry suggests they pick a fight with the toughest 'bot in the room to establish dominance, and eyes the super-strong [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] as he shows off for the crowd, lifting Roller over his head and describing his various feats in the recent battle. As the wary [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] drags Tailgate aside to tell him off for grandstanding, Fangry saunters over and deliberately shoulders Cyclonus as he goes past.

Meanwhile, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] applies a new paintjob to [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]], replacing his reds, yellows, and oranges with black, blue, and purple—colors that, in the [[Spectralism]] doctrine, express both grief for a fallen comrade, and a "promise to kill." Rodimus implies this dual intent is intentional and that he is quite willing to kill [[Getaway]] for everything he has done to them when they get back to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but before he can say it aloud, a tremor shakes the whole fortress.

The quake is also felt out in the Necrobot's flower fields by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who has been telling his old friend [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] about the war, much as he might doubt his own objectivity on the matter. Before heading back, Megatron pauses at the plinth of [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]]'s now-deactivated holographic statue, and bids his departed friend farewell... whereupon [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] suddenly burst out of the ground beneath his feet! They all return to the fortress, where [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] explains that he teleported the pair back from the depths of the planet (just not ''quite'' all the way to the surface!) using the Necrobot's teleportation chamber, which he has rebuilt back out of the [[fusion cannon]] he turned it into. Nightbeat relates what he and Rung discovered, as well as the appearance of the [[Galactic Council]]'s [[geobomb]]—which apparently just burned out without effect, causing the earlier tremor. Rung, meanwhile, learns of Skids's fate from [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], and sorrowfully goes to pay his last respects to his friend. As he grieves by Skids's bedside, however, a shaft of light unexpectedly bursts out of Rung's chest and he retches into his hand...

[[File:SomeOtherCybertron-arrestyouanyway.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|You're coming with me, online or off.]]
Tailgate awakens from a recharge to find that Cyclonus has been badly beaten. Suspecting Fangry is to blame, Tailgate storms off to find him, despite Cyclonus's pleas to the contrary. Concurrently, Anode and Lug attempt to use the teleporter; though Lug doesn't know the story behind it, Anode and Velocity apparently know one another, and Anode needs to get away from her as fast as possible. They are caught in the act by Rodimus and Drift, who explain that there's only enough energy for one use of the device... but Anode has already gone off on another tangent, fascinated by Drift's [[Great Sword]]. When she attempts to analyze it, he pushes her away, but the instant he makes contact, Drift collapses to the ground, and sees a terrifying vision of [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] leading an army of [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]] and [[Worldsweeper]]s, all bearing down on himself, Rodimus, and [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], and a mysterious message etched in the ground!

Keeping his vision a secret to everyone except Ratchet, Drift subsequently joins the rest of the selected team—Rodimus ("Rod Squad"), [[Minimus Ambus]], Ratchet, [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]], Rewind, Megatron, Terminus, and Roller—in using the teleporter to return to Cybertron so they can obtain a ship and then go back and collect everyone else. The machine appears to function perfectly, though it doesn't survive the trip... but as the group looks out over where [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] should be and sees a glittering metropolis, rather than the half-rebuilt city they left behind, they begin to suspect that something has gone wrong. A moment later, they are confronted by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] of the [[Functionist Council]] and his [[Functionary]] enforcers, and Rewind realizes what has happened—they ''are'' on Cybertron... but they're in an [[Functionist Universe|alternate universe]]!

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==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in Drift's vision. 
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*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus/ Minimus Ambus]] (5)
*[[Kaput]] (6)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (9)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (10)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (11)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (14)
*[[Wavelength (G1)|Wavelength]] (15)
*[[Syphon]] (17)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (18)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (19)
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*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (20)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (22)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (23)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (24)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (26)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s body (28)
*''[[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'' (29)
*''[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]'' (31)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (32)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (33)
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*[[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]] (12)
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (13)

|h3=[[Functionist Council|Functionists]]
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*Multiple [[Functionary|Functionaries]] (34)
*[[Twelve-of-Twelve]] (35)
*"Flatheaded" enforcer (36)

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*[[Anode]] (1)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (2)
*[[Cybernought]] pilot (3)
*[[Censere]] (4)
*Miscellaneous unnamed "Disappeared" (7)
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (8)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (16)
*[[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] (21)
*[[Ten]] (27)
*''Multiple [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]'' (30)
*Functionaries' prisoners (37)
}}

==Quotes==
"In my experience, no matter how bad the problem, no matter how insurmountable the odds, if you '''stand around''' long enough, someone else will sort it out."
:—'''Anode'''

"I think I speak for everyone here—particularly those of us who've spent the last 50 slides trying to '''punch ourselves to death'''—when I say: next time, just skip to that bit. The bit you said just now. The end bit. And maybe a few '''jokes''' to spice things up. Because that was so '''dull''' it made my '''life''' cry." 
"Those were '''statements''', not questions. I asked for questions. Do you have any?" 
"Does this count?"
:—'''Anode''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

"'''Magnus?''' Last time he gave a speech, people '''died'''." 
"I know. The only winner that day was '''medical science'''. We finally know what happens when the brain is totally deprived of stimulus."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Drift'''

"Goodbye, dear friend. The universe is emptier now, but you live on in its echoes."
:—'''Megatron''' bids farewell to Ravage

'''Brainstorm:''' "'kay, so, bear in mind that when you turn something into something else and then '''reverse''' the process you have to make some... '''aesthetic compromises.'''" 
''(The teleport chamber is revealed to be a ramshackle half-pipe lying on the floor.)'' 
'''Rodimus:''' "It's a '''den''', Brainstorm. You've built a '''den.'''" 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Does it work? As a teleporter, I mean. Not a den. I'm not qualified to pass judgement on a den."

"Rodimus and I were checking the coordinates." 
"Takes two, does it?"
:—'''Drift''' teased by '''Anode'''

"Whirl, I'm—" 
"—putting me in charge? '''Finally'''." 
"'''You'''? I wouldn't put you in charge of your own '''legs.'''" 
"Ouch. Lucky for you I respect people who hurt my feelings."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Whirl'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*'''First appearances:''' Anode, Lug, Fangry, Rapidfire
*After a five-month gap in real-world time, we rejoin Team Rodimus on the Necroworld directly following on from the end of [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #55]]. That issue saw the defeat of the DJD, the death of Ravage, the return of the "Disappeared" Transformers, recovered from throughout time by the Necrobot (including Roller and Terminus), and the ''apparent'' detonation of the Galactic Council's geobomb.
**In-universe, this story is actually ''the past''. This story takes place the day after the characters made the creepy video seen in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], which #50 told us was three weeks delayed in transit. [[Ten to Midnight|During]] the ''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]'' crossover, itself set weeks before the other two ongoing series, the characters discussed the the broadcasts as a past event during which people had tried to contact the ''Lost Light''.
*Cybernought battle suits were introduced in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|''More than Meets the Eye'' #8]].
*Anode suspects Swerve's questions aren't genuine; of course, he's holding his own self-governed "Crewditions" again, asking silly questions, like he did back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|''More than Meets the Eye'' #28]]. All Swerve's "checks" reference the escapades of his various ship-mates: Brainstorm time-travelled to save someone he loved ([[Quark]]); Ultra Magnus is a [[loadbearer]] in disguise (in the form of [[Minimus Ambus]]); Megatron attempted to take over the universe (on numerous occasions); Skids had a dark secret (that he was responsible for Quark's death, as well as hundreds more); Tailgate had suppressed powers (triggered by a quantum-filled mutation). The reference to "villainous ex-partners" probably refers to the recurring theme of various characters reuniting with old friends and co-workers who are revealed to be traitors, including Getaway, [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]], and [[Froid]]. It also could be Chromedome—whose ex-partner [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] put [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] on the ship.
*The crew are all wearing black Autobot insignias in memory of Skids, who died in [[The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|''More than Meets the Eye'' #54]].
*Rodimus' adopting a color scheme in line with Spectralist practices is intriguing, as in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|MtMtE #30]] the quantum-duplicate Rodimus' coffin was engraved with Spectralist symbology.
*Rung's reaction to Skids's death is understandable, if due a little more exploration; he and Skids had grown closer over the last year of ''More than Meets the Eye'', and they shared a notably awkward parting for unclear reasons in [[The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|issue #53]].
*Drift's vision features various separate but interlinked components of the primary over-arcing mystery of ''More than Meets the Eye''. Grimlock was found aboard a Worldsweeper in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|issue #7]], and it was revealed in [[Animals|issue #46]] that the ships are connected to a group of robots who wear the mysterious gear-like hieroglyph that has repeatedly appeared throughout the series, including on the surface of Luna-2, and on [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s map to [[Cyberutopia]]. This symbol was identified in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|issue #50]] as a coat-of-arms linked to the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Pharma, meanwhile, was last seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]] when his dead body was dragged through an experimental spacebridge by forces unknown; on the other side of this bridge Skids briefly encountered a giant glowing orb that spoke only in images, which included the symbol. Finally, the message Drift finds etched into the ground (see "Transformers references" below) translates to "PREPARE, CONFRONT, REPEL"—the same message Grimlock was shown to have written under a drawing of the glyph in issue #46.
*Drift refers to the "last time" he had a vision. As of this issue's publication, the only vision we previously knew Drift to have had was detailed in [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|issue #21]]; it occurred when he stabbed himself with his [[Great Sword]] in [[Chaos Part Three: Kings|issue #28]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]], giving him a vague glimpse of the future that inspired his dedication to Rodimus. However, next issue will clarify that this isn't the vision he's talking about here.
*Our heroes have wound up in the parallel [[Functionist Universe]], an alternate timeline where Megatron never lived to start the war, introduced in [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]]. That issue featured the debut of [[Twelve-of-Twelve]], the [[Functionist Council]]'s [[Functionary]] enforcers, and the advanced form of [[Empurata]] that sees a 'bot's head replaced with a screen, as one of the councilman's retinue seen here has been subjected to. A "chest cavity search" is mentioned which was also seen in that issue, consisting of an examination of a 'bot's [[transformation cog]]. Rewind recognizes the universe from his previous glimpse of it, granted when his database was slowly overwritten when history was changed.
*The Empurata-afflicted 'bot is holding captive three other smaller robots, who are evidently protesters of the same kind as seen in issue #35—ones who have modified the appearance of their bodies to look like Rung, an individual who the disenfranchised in Functionist society have rallied around for his mysterious, apparently purposeless alternate mode. In [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|issue #39]], however, Functionist council member [[One-of-Twelve]] told that universe's captive Rung that they had figured out the mystery of his alt mode at last... which, coupled with Rung's intriguing physical reactions to the death of Skids this issue, indicates this long-standing puzzle may soon be solved!
*The two protestors whose faces we can see appear to have black, bleeding, empty eye-sockets. This is almost certainly connected to the Functionist Council's plan to install cameras in the eyes of everyone on Cybertron, detailed in issue #35.

===Transformers references===
*Lug turns into Anode's backpack. Her transformation scheme is based on that of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Rewind (G1)#Generations|Rewind]] toy.
*A few of the generic "Disappeared" Transformers look to have stolen the color schemes of other characters, including [[Greejeeber|''Adventure'' Greejeeber]], [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]], [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Waspinator]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|cartoon ''Beast Hunters'' Smokescreen]]/"[[Bluestreak (Masterpiece)|Blue Bluestreak]]".
*The sword Grimlock is holding in Drift's vision is the [[Grimlock (WFC)|''Fall of Cybertron'' Grimlock]] toy's, and is also held by [[Volcanicus]] in art for ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''.
*The message Drift sees in his vision is written in "[[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]," a substitution cypher/font created by [[Jim Sorenson]], based loosely on the hieroglyphics seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]."
*Upon arrival in the Functionist Universe, the Autobots are met by what Twelve-of-Twelve calls a [[Sky Spy|Sky-Spy]], after the Autobot satellite from the Generation 1 cartoon. Rather than share its design with that device, though, (as the Sky Spies that appeared in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|''More than Meets the Eye'' #11]] did), its appearance is that of a ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Diagnostic Drone]], a design previously used by the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s medical drone, seen in multiple issues.

===Real life references===
*Any significance it might have to the story going forward notwithstanding, the "treasure" Anode digs up on Luna 2 sure looks like a [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Special%20Snowflake%20Syndrome special snowflake].
*When Rewind realizes what has happened at the end of the issue, he quotes Arthur Dent from the ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}'' novel ''{{w|Mostly Harmless}}'' when he remarks "Right planet, wrong universe."

===Errors===
*Ultra Magnus gives the date as "1st Cycle 3041," but that's way off. The present era is something closer to 3819, per the date on the poster for ''Information Creep'' in [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|issue #33]]. In fact, 3041 would predate even the [[Simanzi Massacre]], which took place in 3178, per [[The Gloaming|issue #16]].
*Tailgate's insignia is mourning-black on page 9, but red on page 15. Brainstorm and Megatron's, meanwhile, are consistently colored red, even on pages where other characters' are black, so that might be deliberate. We mean, Brainstorm ''is'' a bit of an arsehole...
*Rung's eyebrows are coloured orange on the last panel of page 14, as opposed to their usual gray.
*Tailgate's back is coloured white on the entirety of page 15, instead of its usual light blue.
*The overview/recap of the crew's adventures so far blames the events of "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" on [[D-Void]], not Shockwave. Not even IDW themselves understand what that crossover was about, we suppose....
*The recap also claims that Fortress Maximus was the one to accidentally shoot Rung in [[Interiors|issue #6]], when it was actually Swerve.
*One of the eyeless prisoners on the final page has "Reduntant" scrawled on their chest. Someone – fictional or real – misspelled "redundant".

===Other trivia===
*''Lost Light'' takes the place of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' on the IDW schedule, and remains written by James Roberts, continuing on the story begun in the previous title's pages. This issue's story is followed by a five-page recap of the ''More than Meets the Eye'' story so far.
*Would you believe this is Fangry's first appearance in IDW continuity? I know! Talk about overdue!
*Rodimus's new color scheme is very similar to that of [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive character [[Black Rodimus Convoy]], as well as to an off-color version of Rodimus who appeared in [[Time Wars|issue #201 of the Marvel G1 comic]] as a result of a [[:File:Timewars colourerror uk201.JPG|printing error]], but according to Roberts and Lawrence, neither served as inspiration for his new look.

===Soundtrack===
For all of "Dissolution":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEI75kn9FTc Neither Here Nor There]" by {{w|Lost in the Trees}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rFfRo0SRAg This Is Why We Fight]" by {{w|The Decemberists}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxT0cUFbJyw Magic In Here]" by {{w|The Go-Betweens}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcE8YWdGtnI Water From the Same Source]" by {{w|Rachel's}}

===Covers (9)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Rodimus, Ratchet, Drift, and Nautica, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Rodimus and the ''Lost Light'', by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' [[Getaway]] and the mutineers, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover C:''' Blank cover for sketches

<gallery>
File:LL1 regcvr.jpg|Three men and a lady.
File:LL1 subcvrA.jpg|Rodimus trips out.
File:LL1 subcvrB.jpg|It's mutiny, blarg!
File:LL1 subcvrC.jpg|
</gallery>

*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Graffiti of Megatron, Rodimus, and Nautica by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]; part of a series of "graffiti" variants by Pitre-Durocher which combines with covers from [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|''Optimus Prime'' #1]], [[Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], {{i|M.A.S.K. issue 1|''M.A.S.K.'' #1}}, and {{i|G.I. Joe Vol 5 issue 1|''G.I. Joe'' #1}} to form a complete image.
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Megatron by [[Sonny Liew]]; one in a series of variants by Liew on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Megatron by [[Paul Pope]]; one in a series of variants by Pope on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Bad Wolf Comics exclusive cover:''' Rodimus and the spectre of Megatron's past self, by [[Sajad Shah]] and [[Juan Fernandez]]; available exclusively from [http://www.badwolfcomics.com/ Bad Wolf Comics].
*'''Ript Apparel exclusive cover:''' the cast recreate the movie poster for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', by [[Ninjaink|Timothy Lim]]. In a cute touch, Rodimus and Magnus's spots are swapped, meaning Rodimus gets to stand front and center while Magnus is way off to the side, in the distance, in vehicle mode. Available exclusively from [https://www.riptapparel.com/ Ript Apparel].

<gallery>
File:LL1 cvrRIA.jpg|Purple Floyd's ''The Wall''.
File:LL1 cvrRIB.jpg|''DOTM'' look?
File:LL1 cvrRIC.jpg|Feels good.
File:LL1 BadWolfcvr.jpg|"He's nicer now, I swear!"
File:LL1 Riptcvr.jpg|Still the best Transformers movie.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
*''Lost Light'' #2
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==External links==
*[http://www.cbr.com/transformers-lost-light-1/ Preview]

[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain

2018-09-06T19:28:24Z

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|title="New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[January 4]], 2017
|coverdate=December 2016
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Kei Zama]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
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'''In the present day, Optimus Prime's negotiations with the newly-arrived Junkions are not made easy when G.I. Joe show up—while in the past, Prowl joins Orion Pax's investigation into police corruption.'''

==Synopsis==
At [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s request, the [[Torchbearer]]s form [[Victorion]] and stand ready for whatever threat might emerge from the gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser|spaceship]] that has arrived. Fortunately, the occupants of the vessel turn out to be the cheerful [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], whose leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] explain that they have come to [[Earth]] in hopes of trading their technological secrets for [[Ore-13]] they can use to rebuild their [[Junkion (planet)|destroyed world]]. Optimus Prime is hesitant to enter into any deals, believing that Junkion technology is of no use to Cybertronians, and that sharing it with Earth would be a further breach of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Rum-Maj asks if Prime actually even ''speaks'' on behalf of the planet, and before Prime can give a proper answer, some ''real'' Earth representatives turn up in the form of a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] unit led by [[Zilong Qian]] (codename "Talon"). When a curious Wreck-Gar grabs hold of their [[Sky Hawk]], the Joes retaliate by opening fire, blasting Wreck-Gar to pieces... but he's perfectly fine, his head continuing to chat merrily as Junkion "operators" rebuild his body. Talon orders the Transformers to withdraw, and Optimus and Rum-Maj both agree to reconvene at another time.

''Four million years in the past, Orion Pax arrests [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] following the scientist's attempt on his life and drags him to police headquarters to meet with Orion's old acquaintance [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. Now driving a desk rather than pounding a beat, Prowl has no interest in helping Pax investigate [[Hefter]]'s death... until Pax explains that he wants to investigate corruption in the system. Having already dealt with such problems during his time under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Prowl is a great believer in closely monitoring those in power, and agrees to help.''

[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] transports Prime's group back to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], where the eager young colonist recruits greet them with a flurry of questions about Junkions. [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] roars at them to be silent with uncharacteristic anger; after apologizing, he explains that he is the only one present who actually knows who the Junkions are, having been present for a [[Battle of Junkion|battle]] that took place on their homeworld early in the war, after [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] involved them in the conflict. That battle, led on opposing sides by Prowl and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], resulted in the destruction of the planet, setting the Junkions on the path that has now brought them to Earth. Eager to resolve the situation, Prime decides to invite Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar to Autobot City to talk.

Down on the [[Matterhorn]], G.I. Joe establishes a base camp to study the Junkions' ship. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] is unsatisfied with Talon's decision to send the Autobots away, as it means they will now be talking to the Junkions in private, but Talon still remembers with horrific clarity his experiences during the Decepticon invasion of Earth and is determined to keep the matter of defending the planet a human-led concern.

''Prowl's interrogation of Jetfire starts poorly when a brief fistfight breaks out between the two, but slowly, Prowl manages to convinces the scientist that he and Pax genuinely want to uncover the truth behind Hefter's death. Jetfire admits that nobody ordered him to attack Orion, that it was a move he made on his own, so Prowl asks who ''told'' Jetfire about Orion in the first place...''

Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj arrive at Autobot City, though Aileron observes that the two don't seem to be getting along too well. As they are escorted through the city, Wreck-Gar's attention is caught by the medi-bay, where [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] has been keeping a vigil over [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] as Jetfire tries in vain to repair the [[spark]] corrosion that is slowly killing him. Wreck-Gar shocks everyone by revealing that, among their detritus, the Junkions have just the device that will cure Sideswipe: a legendary [[positron core]], unheard of since the days of the [[Thirteen]]. It seems, Optimus observes, that the Junkions and the Cybertronians have something to offer one another after all.

The Joes attempt to monitor the Junkions' and Autobots' meeting, but can detect nothing, a development that further frustrates Talon, who is plainly uncomfortable leading Joes given their and the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]]'s history of Americentrism. [[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]] and [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] update him on their attempts to pierce the cloaking field around the Junkion's ship; although they are making process, they require more detailed Cybertronian technical specifications that they have no access to thanks to the departure of their resident Cybertronian tech expert, [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]. Talon refuses to ask Optimus for help, so Spike suggests an alternative—which Talon also shoots down.

In [[Egypt]], Spike's alternative source of intel, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], is lounging beside the [[Sphinx (statue)|Sphinx]], on vacation with [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]]. When a call comes through on his comm, Thundercracker tells Marissa that it is a wrong number, but as she walks off, he replies to the caller in a whisper, agreeing to help them on one condition...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (2)
*[[Jumpstream]] (3)
*[[Rust Dust]] (4)
*[[Dust Up]] (5)
*[[Stormclash]] (6)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (7)
*[[Victorion]] (8)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (10)
*[[Aileron]] (11)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (21)
*''[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'' (22)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (23)
*[[Oiler]] (24)
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*[[Slide]] (25)
*[[Gimlet]] (26)
*[[Bump]] (27)
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (28)
*''[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]'' (29)
*''[[Delta Seeker]]'' (30)
*''[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]'' (32)
*''[[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]]'' (33)
*''[[Greatshot]]'' (35)
*''[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'' (38)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] (41)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] (43)

{{!}}}
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] (9)
*''[[X-Gunner]]'' (31)
*''[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]'' (34)
*''[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]'' (36)
*''[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]'' (37)
*''[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'' (39)

|h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=
*Various [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] (12)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (13)
*[[Rum-Maj]] (14)

|h4=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c4=
*[[Zilong Qian|Talon]] (15)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (16)
*[[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] (17)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] (18)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (19)
*[[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]] (20)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] (40)
*[[D.0.C.]] (42)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] (44)
*[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] (45)
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (46)
}}

==Quotes==
"We used that '''space junk''' to '''rebuild''' ourselves, and '''live forever'''! Do you ever '''die'''? I don't. At least not '''yet'''. '''This''' can all be yours! '''Operators''' are standing by!"
:—'''Wreck-Gar'''

"I've paid attention to your career. I '''know''' why they moved you behind a '''desk'''. You believe police should be held to a higher degree of '''scrutiny'''. You believe the system is '''corrupt.'''" 
"Wrong, Pax. I don't believe '''anything.''' I know '''facts.''' The '''fact''' is, the system '''is''' corrupt."
:—'''Orion Pax''' and '''Prowl'''

'''Slide:''' "Too bad the '''Prime''' wasn't there. He'd have gotten through to [Shockwave and Prowl]—put 'em '''both''' in their places, like he did '''later on.'''" 
'''Gimlet:''' "By '''Primus''', you two. '''Shockwave''' and '''Prowl''' both used to be Prime's '''friends''' before they turned '''evil.'''" 
'''Optimus Prime''': "Prowl did not turn '''evil'''. He merely..." 
''(awkward pause)'' 
'''Optimus Prime''': "...'''disagreed''' with my tactics."

"We want to uncover who killed the Decepticon." 
"A '''cop''' killed him. Same as happens every day." 
"Then you know we '''can''' kill you. That's not a '''threat'''. I'm not '''threatening''' you. I'm telling you to '''think'''. If we '''wanted''' to kill you, we '''would''' have. I want to get all the '''lies''' out in the open. '''All''' of them." 
"Fine—tell the world '''cops murdered Hefter!''' And he was '''innocent!'''" 
"I don't want to '''tell''' them. I want to prove it. I want to make sure '''they''' can't deny it."
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Jetfire'''

"'''Oooooh''' yes, '''yes''', yes '''indeedy''', this is a '''Titan''', a Titan oh '''me''' oh '''my-o.''' Wonderful creatures, hard to shop for—almost impossible to find hats in their size."
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' reacts to Autobot City

"No, I'm just at some old... '''cat thing.''' I mean, it's '''supposed''' to be old, but I've had the same '''junction circuits''' for longer than '''5,000 years.''' I'm more of a '''dog''' person, anyway."
:—'''Thundercracker''' on the Sphinx

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*'''First appearances:''' Delta Seeker, X-Gunner, Greatshot, Wreck-Gar, Rum-Maj, Chameleon (in ''Transformers'' comics)
*'''Earlist chronological appearances:''' Hardhead, Hot Spot, Manta Ray, Silverbolt, Octopunch, Fangry, Weirdwolf
* Wreck-Gar and the Junkion species first appeared in IDW continuity in the ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity]]'' mini-series, in which Megatron was briefly exiled to their planet. The origins, including the collapse of their bountiful empire, were detailed in [[Fallout (issue)|''Monstrosity'' #5]]. Wreck-Gar has come around a bit since those cannibalistic days; Rum-Maj, a new character, notes that he was "wounded in the heart" back then.
*Prime recognizes the design of the [[Quintesson]] cruiser the Junkions are using, and recalls Megatron's use of one during the ''Monstrosity'' sequel ''[[The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy]]'', which Megatron recovered from Junkion when he recruited the Junkions to aid the Decepticons in fighting the Autobots. Prime doesn't mention, however, his having encountered another one in [[Syndromica (2)|''Robots in Disguise'' #10]].
* Half of the new G.I. Joe team appearing in this issue is made up of the pre-existing human supporting cast of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|the series from before its relaunch]]. Spike and Talon have been working as part of G.I. Joe since the book's ''[[Titans Return (comic)|Titans Return]]'' tie-in and appeared in that capacity in the [[The Modern World|''Action Man: Revolution'' one-shot]]. Bharwaney—now "Hi-Tech"—is a new addition to the Joe ranks, and has taken up the codename of [[Hi-Tech|one of the Joes]] revealed as a [[Dire Wraith]] and killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn|''Revolution'' #1]].
* Flint's a classic major ''Joe'' character who's crossed over with the Transformers loads of times and ''[[Revolution]]'' has featured Mainframe heavily, but you're not likely to be familiar with Chameleon unless you've read IDW's various ''Cobra'' books. Based on an action figure from 2000 that consisted of a re-released [[Baroness]] with a new bio that presented the character as a Joe spy impersonating the Cobra femme fatale (thanks to [[trademark]] issues at the time), she has been a major character in all of [[Mike Costa]]'s ''{{i|G.I. Joe: Cobra|Cobra}}'' series, starting out as the aide to [[Tomax and Xamot]] in the first ''Cobra'' mini-series before being helped to escape Cobra by [[Chuckles]] in ''{{i|G.I. Joe: Cobra II|Cobra II}}''. She subsequently joined Flint's {{i|intelligence unit}} in {{i|G.I. Joe: Cobra vol. 2|''Cobra'' vol. 2}} (during which she and Flint became involved, a past that is briefly alluded to in this issue) and gradually proved herself to G.I. Joe, but disappeared when the unit was shut down in ''{{i|G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files|The Cobra Files}}'' and vanished for five years in-universe. She was last seen in the final series published before the ''Joe'' books went on hiatus, ''{{i|G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra|Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra}}'', in which the titular ninja tracked her down to help him on a mission. Evidently, she decided to stick around this time.
* Talon recalls the Decepticon attack on Beijing, recounted in [[All Hail Megatron issue 6|''All Hail Megatron'' #6]]. Wonder how he feels about the 'bot who carried out the attack, [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]], now actually [[G.I. Joe vol. 5|being a member of G.I. Joe]]...?
* Wreck-Gar quotes a poet named [[Symfanius]] of "Auduria", whose planet was annihilated by Cybertronians. This might be a typo, referring to the world of [[Arduria|A'''r'''duria]], which we saw destroyed in [[Syndromica (1)|''Robots in Disguise'' #6]].
* Prowl remembers meeting Orion during "the Senator Momus investigation", as seen in [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|''More than Meets the Eye'' #10]] and [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|#11]].
* Sideswipe is still recuperating from injuries sustained in [[Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|''The Transformers'' #49]].
* Arcee mentions in passing that "everybody feels like a kid to her", an allusion to the rarely-mentioned fact that she is actually ''super''-old, hailing from the era of [[Nova Prime]] before the vast majority of modern-day Transformers were born. She also tells Jetfire that she is talking to the unconscious Sideswipe because she "heard it helps". She probably has the example of [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] waking from his comatose state after [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] did the same in mind.
* Talon notes that the mecha used by the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] all "stopped working"; he must be referring to the events of [[Concorde Hymn|''Revolution'' #1]], when Soundwave knocked out all of the Joes' machinery, which included the mecha. Evidently, the robots were among the devices he did ''not'' restore functionality to at the issue's close.
* Hi-Tech notes that [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] is "gone." Abducted by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] in [[White Light|''The Transformers'' #56]] and returned to Earth by Prowl in [[Last Light|''More than Meets the Eye'' #57]], Blackrock's current exploits are featured in the new ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' series, which was running late and had not debuted by the time this issue was released.
* Thundercracker, Buster, and Marissa have gone on vacation following the events of the [[Thundercracker & Buster Save the World|''The Transformers: Revolution'' one-shot]].

===Transformers references===
*Two Transformers in [[Cyberjet]] designs appear in the flashback to the Battle of Junkion, but are hard to identify as they're off in the distance and block-colored. Given artist Kei Zama's ''Generation 2'' fondness one might assume they're some of the original Cyberjets, but a close look at their decal markings identifies them as ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' characters Delta Seeker and X-Gunner, a pair of rivals who were sold together in a box set.
*Also part of the flashback is Fangry, who just made his IDW debut a few weeks before this issue's publication in [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|''Lost Light'' #1]]. He is colored here using his [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Generation 1 comic]] color scheme, with pale purple used for many of the parts that are black on his original toy.
*The smaller ship the Junkions use to travel to Autobot City is based on the [[Minnow|Junkion ship]] from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Sparks were established to consist of positrons in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'']] episode "[[Spark of Darkness]]", hence the use of a positron core to repair them in this issue.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The vehicles the Joes show up in are both taken from the classic ''G.I. Joe'' toyline; Talon and Flint are manning a [[Sky Hawk]], while everyone else rides in a [[Tomahawk (G.I. Joe)|Tomahawk]].

===Real-life references===
*As with all chapters of "New Cybertron", this issue's subtitle is taken from the lyrics to the {{w|Covenant (band)|Covenant}} song, "Babel".
*The plaque outside the office Prowl works in reads "''Mutatis Mutandis''", a Latin phrase meaning "the necessary changes have been made." Used in English to refer to obvious, unstated differences between two things being compared, it feels here like it might refer to the reform of the police force that's ''supposed'' to be happening under [[Zeta Prime]].

===Errors===
*On page 7 when referring to Prowl, Jetfire's line "This guys a stooge." is missing an apostrophe of contraction.
*Chameleon's surname is misspelled as "La Tene", rather than "Le Tene". This was corrected in the trade.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in December 2016, this issue slipped a little, arriving on the first week of January 2017.
*Wreck-Gar breaks the {{w|fourth wall}} as he introduces himself, asking if Optimus Prime can read his [[introdump|identification caption]].
*Victorion wields the sword which comes with her toy for the first time.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Prime watches the Junkions' ship arrive, by [[Kei Zama]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' The new colonist recruits by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Rum-Maj by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Arcee by [[Zoner]]

<gallery>
File:OP2 regcvr.jpg|"I'm screwed."
File:OP2 subcvrA.jpg|Someone just emptied out their toybox.
File:OP2 subcvrB.jpg|Hey, they're partners. They can do that!
File:OP2 cvrRI.jpg|Sexy and deadly.
</gallery>

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*"The Hasbro Tribune" editorial page promoting December's [[Hasbro Universe]] ''[[Reconstruction]]'' titles, including [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|''G.I. Joe'' #1]], {{i|M.A.S.K. issue 1|''M.A.S.K.'' #2}}, [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|''Lost Light'' #1]], this issue, [[Desperate Times|''Till All Are One'' #6]], [[Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], {{i|Micronauts issue 8|''Micronauts'' #8}}, and {{i|Reinforcements, Part 2|''ROM'' #6}}. The cover of ''Lost Light'' #2 is mistakenly used instead of #1.
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==External links==
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|prev=Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)
|next=Heavy
|image=TAAO8 regcvr.jpg
|caption=There's always a bigger fish...
|title="Rubicon"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 29]], [[2017]]
|coverdate=February 2017
|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|art by=[[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
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'''Windblade must fight Vigilem to control his body and end the threat of the Titans, but he is not the only ancient evil stirred back to life...'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Rubicon-Vigilem.jpg|thumb|left|200px|...and Hers.]]
Even with his body lying deactivated on the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] senses the reactivation of [[Vigilem]]'s mind. He has always known that "Carcer" was a false identity, an alias given to Vigilem by the other [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] when they shut down his mind and cast him out of their ranks, but he hid this truth from [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Though Metroplex does not understand how Vigilem was able to masquerade as [[Tempo]] when he first detected him, it does not matter; it would have been better, Metroplex thinks, to kill Vigilem rather than show mercy...

Aboard Vigilem, in the Titan's [[brain module]] chamber, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] pleads with Windblade not to allow Vigilem to come back online. Though she recognizes the danger he poses, Windblade cannot comply, as Vigilem is the only chance they have left to defeat [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s undead Titan horde. Unable to shut down the portion of his mind that she has already awoken, Windblade fights to keep any more of Vigilem from reactivating, and instead commits an act unthinkable by any other [[cityspeaker]]: through their mind-link, she ''takes control'' of Vigilem's body herself, transfoming him into robot mode. Using Vigilem's body, Windblade grabs [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and hurls him down to Cybertron ahead of her so that he can join the fighting too, then she brings Vigilem himself down to the surface and engages the Titans in battle. The fight is slow and arduous, made all the more difficult by Windblade having to split her focus to keep Vigilem's mind suppressed—though she cannot keep him ''silent'', as he whispers in her ear and proposes that they work together. Windblade refuses, but Vigilem reveals she has no choice, forcibly overpowering her and retaking control of his body to finish off the remaining Titans... but only, he reveals, so that he can destroy Cybertron himself.

The battle is observed from afar by the Cybertronian populace, still in the process of evacuating. When [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] gets a little too rowdy, desperate to find out how Windblade is doing, she is tossed in a cell... but her imprisonment turns out to be brief, as Metroplex remotely taps into the cell's systems and lets her out, urging her to get to Windblade and disconnect her from Vigilem before she perishes. Chromia races against the clock, scaling Vigilem's body, entering it, and running through the tunnels to get to her friend in time.

[[File:Rubicon-ElitasOath.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Open wide and say 'aah'."]]
While Obsidian, [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]], and [[Tigatron]] debate over whether or not to forcibly disconnect Windblade from Vigilem, the evil Titan disposes of the last of his zombified brethren, then turns his attention toward Metroplex himself. Vigilem holds special contempt for him, blaming Metroplex for imprisoning both Vigilem and his master, [[Liege Maximo]], leaving them to drift through space with their own turncoat followers as their jailers, and declares that the last thing Metroplex shall see before he dies is Maximo's ''return''. With that, Vigilem triggers the opening of a chamber somewhere inside his body, around which [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]'s forces gather, aiming their weapons in preparation for anything that emerges from it...

[[File:Rubicon-LiegeMaximo.jpg|thumb|right|150px|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Oh no, he's hot!]]
[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] makes her way to Vigilem's brain module chamber and levels her weapon, even as Obsidian pleads with her to hold her fire so they can disconnect Windblade first and save her life. Unfortunately, just then, Windblade is caught off-guard when the last still-functioning Titan grabs onto Vigilem's leg. Though the Titan is crushed beneath Vigilem's heel, the distraction is enough for Windblade to lose her hold on their shared mind, and Vigilem takes full control of both his and Windblade's bodies. The sight of Windblade's eyes glowing red and the sound of Vigilem's voice escaping her lips makes Elita's decision for her; she opens fire on the Titan's brain module, obliterating it just as Chromia bursts into the room. A moment before Elita's blasts make contact, however, the chamber within Vigilem opens with a burst of energy that knocks out Strika's team, and leaves Strika herself conscious just long enough to see the dreaded form of Liege Maximo, betrayer of the [[Thirteen|Primes]] who began [[First Cybertronian Civil War|the war]] that tore them apart, step out. As Vigilem's body collapses to its knees, Maximo thanks his deceased Titan for his loyal service and teleports away, vowing that both he ''and'' Vigilem shall be avenged.

Watching from the [[Spire]], [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] celebrates their victory, with even the "ghost" of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] sharing his happiness for once. Unfortunately, neither is aware of the trauma Windblade has suffered, as her unmoving form now lies cradled in Chromia's arms...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (2)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (14)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (15)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (hallucination, 20)

|c2=
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (13)

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*Multiple [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]]s (1)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (4)
*''[[Chela]]'' (5)
*''[[Caminus]]'' (6)
*[[Vigilem]] (7)
*[[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] (8)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (9)
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*[[Tigatron]] (10)
*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (11)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (12)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (16)
*[[Liege Maximo]] (17)
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] (18)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (19)
{{!}}}

}}

==Quotes==
"If you would use my body, at least do it well!"
:—'''Vigilem''' is unimpressed by Windblade's fighting style

"Let me out here, you rust-licking gear-grinder!"
:—Language, '''Chromia!'''

"I swore an oath, Vigilem, to never let you, or your master, roam free again." 
''(Windblade's eyes turn red.)'' 
"Then you have failed."
:—'''Elita One''' and '''Vigilem''', communicating through Windblade

"You...will not- winnn- urgh." 
"I'm sorry, I didn't quite make that out."
:— '''Strika''' collapses before she gets a taste of '''Liege Maximo''''s sass.

==Notes==
[[File:Rubicon - Evil Windblade.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"...because Good is dumb."]]
===Continuity notes===
*Metroplex recounts how Windblade saw the name "Carcer" inside his mind when the two bonded, which happened in [[Windblade issue 4|''Windblade'' vol. 1 #4]], but which we didn't hear about until [[The Will of the Few|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #7]]. Additional flashbacks in this issue reveal that she had never heard the name before that point because "Carcer" was only ever an alias created by Metroplex and the other Titans for their imprisoned sibling to hide his identity. It has not yet been explained how Carcer/Vigilem was able to masquerade as [[Tempo]], the philosopher Titan, when contact was first made, but the answer probably has to do with how the evil Titan's body has been patched up and rebuilt using copious parts from other sources, as Windblade notes when she takes control of him. This also explains why his original physical form, shown in flashbacks, looks completely different than the robot mode shown in the current time.
*In his background processes, Metroplex has been stating "Observation: Unchanged" ever since [[Things We Said We'd Never Do|#3]]. Now we know what it was: he was constantly, obsessively monitoring Vigilem's brain module for any signs of life and/or escape.
*As Windblade prepares to take control of Vigilem's body, she notes that she's about to do something no other Cityspeaker would even dare to think of. This is the second time she's taken physical control of a Titan, the first being in [[Race Against the Light|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #5]] when she took control of [[Navitas]]'s body on Velocitron to manipulate parts of the racetrack within him in order to help Blurr win the race he'd entered.
*Additionally, the idea that the Carcerians (Vigilemians?) pride truth above all else, as exhibited in ''Windblade'' vol. 2 #7, takes on new meaning with the revelation that they are the descendants of a society founded by the repentant members of Liege Maximo's tribe. Though it hasn't been exhibited in IDW yet, Maximo is a famous liar in other continuities, to the point that the design used for him here is based on [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s interpretation of the Norse god of lies, {{w|Loki (comics)|Loki}}.
*Only a few droplets of info about Liege Maximo have been revealed in IDW continuity up to this point. [[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] told us that, as in the [[Aligned continuity family]], he was responsible for starting the war among the Primes by conspiring with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], and according to [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] in [[White Heat|''The Transformers'' #57]], he was subsequently "betrayed" by [[Micronus Prime]]. Perhaps that "betrayal" had something to do with how he came to be imprisoned.
*This four-part story in its entirety takes place prior to the opening arc of the new [[Optimus Prime (comic)|''Optimus Prime'' series]]. Cybertron is shown to still be recovering from the events of the Titan attack in [[New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|''Optimus Prime'' #3]], which also established prior to the publication of this issue that Windblade would not make it through the story without suffering some trauma she needed to temporarily step down from the [[Council of Worlds]] to recuperate from.
*As noted, Vigilem spoke through Windblade just before Elita blasted his brain module to scrap. This couldn't possibly be important [[If I Know You|later]]...

===Transformers references===
*As with the majority of other members of the Thirteen who have appeared in IDW continuity up to this point, Liege Maximo appears in his [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned"]] [[:File:TFPLiegeMaximo.jpg|design]], as seen in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''.

===Real-world references===
*The title of this issue refers to the famous idiom "{{w|crossing the Rubicon}}", meaning to pass a point of no return. The saying itself (also used as the title of a [[Crossing the Rubicon|''Beast Wars'' episode]]) originated when Julius Caesar's army crossed the river and effectively declared war on the Roman Republic in 49 BC.
*"Carcer" is Latin for "prison", which always seemed to raise questions about Elita and the rest of her crew. As it turns out, the name was a reference to how the "Carcer" identity itself was a prison for Vigilem, and how he held the Liege Maximo prisoner within his own body.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in February 2017, this issue arrived noticeably late, only turning up in the final week of March. No new issue of ''Till All Are One'' was scheduled for March, however, so there's no knock-on effect to the next issue.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Vigilem looms, by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Windblade trapped in the silhouette of Liege Maximo, by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Starscream and Windblade by [[Nelson Daniel]]; one of a series of robot mode/alt mode covers by Daniel for February's Transformers titles.
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==External links==
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[[Category:Till All Are One issues]]

Turning the Tide

2018-09-05T17:51:34Z

PurrElise:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 68
|prev=Pirates Ahoy
|next=The Last of Morocco
|image=TurningTheTide High Tide drill sergeant mode.jpg
|title="Turning the Tide"
|airdate=[[April 11]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Steven Granat|Steve Granat]] and [[Cydne Clark]]
|director=[[Nathan Chew]]
}}

'''An old friend of Optimus arrives to train the Bots in ocean rescues.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TurningTheTide High Tide rescue.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Not shown: Gipsy Danger and Knifehead.]]
The Greenes, [[Graham Burns|Graham]], and [[Cody Burns|Cody]] are taking a ride on [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] out to sea. Cody thinks he spots a sea monster, but it's just a smudge on his binoculars, as [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] points out. As they head for [[Drilling Platform number 6]] to check out the stability of the seabed, they suddenly encounter a whirlpool. Heatwave starts to be pulled under, however just as they're worrying that there's no one around to answer their SOS, a huge robot rises out of the sea and plucks Heatwave from the whirlpool. The giant [[Autobot]] transforms into a ship and carries Heatwave back to land, where the top of the ship detaches to transform into a smaller bot. Heatwave is about to give the newcomer a piece of his mind when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] arrives and introduces him to [[High Tide]].

Back at the [[Griffin Rock Firehouse Headquarters|firehouse]], Optimus explains he called High Tide to [[Earth]] to give the [[Rescue Bot]]s some sea training. The Burns family will use their old vehicles while the four Bots are busy being taught and Optimus additionally confides to [[Charlie Burns|Chief]] that High Tide will hopefully learn from the Rescue Bots too. As the smoke alarm signals that the meatloaf [[Dani Burns|Dani]] is making has finished cooking and the humans all go to attempt to eat it, Optimus suggests that High Tide get help working with humans by taking along Cody.

[[File:TurningTheTide Boulder surf board.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
The next day, High Tide lines the Rescue Bots on his ship to inspect the troops, but his aggressive approach leads to [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] tripping over some oil drums. High Tide brings out [[Servo (RB)|Servo]], a robot dog which starts cleaning up the spilled oil, but when [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] objects to the idea of the oil being swept overboard, High Tide gives him swabbing duties. As Boulder doesn't have a mode applicable to water rescues, High Tide gives him a Cybertronian-sized surf board, and though Boulder protests he's never learned to ride one before, he soon gets the hang of it. After taking a jump in the air, things suddenly go wrong for Boulder as he's sent straight down towards an underwater trench. High Tide dives in and uses his submarine mode to pull Boulder to safety. For the next drill, High Tide has Servo pretend to be a drowning victim and instructs Blades on rescuing the dog. Blades takes too long, causing High Tide to yell at him, which results in Chase accidentally being knocked into the water. Heatwave jumps in and rescues both Chase and Servo. That night, Chief hears about how well their day went and is impressed to meet Servo.

[[File:TurningTheTide Heatwave rebels.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Graham and the Greenes check out the oil rig, but discover that it's in terrible shape. What's worse, the cap on the seabed is corroded and could cause an oil spill. Graham heads off to file his report while the Greenes stay on-site in their [[floating lab]], unaware that the cracks in the cap are getting worse.

High Tide prepares the Rescue Bots for another rescue drill, however he's irritated to discover Blades is missing. Blades is busy helping rescue [[Milo]] from a rock, but once Dani dismisses Blades back to base, High Tide angrily summons him to yell at him. Fed up, Cody sticks up for Blades, and this prompts Heatwave to give High Tide a piece of his mind. The other Bots are stunned as High Tide boots Heatwave off the ship, and Heatwave heads back to the island with Cody. Back at base, Heatwave contacts Optimus over the comms to explain the situation and Optimus suggests he should continue the training.

[[File:TurningTheTide placing the cap.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] has obtained a new oil cap, but he's also found that the area of seabed is too unstable for further drilling. Indeed, at that moment the existing cap breaks, unleashing an oil spill which promptly catches fire thanks to some of the exposed wiring on the oil rig. With the sea around them in flames, Doc Greene calls the emergency line, and High Tide brings the Rescue Bots to render assistance. After ejecting [[Kade Burns|Kade]] from his cabin, High Tide heads underwater and tries unsuccessfully to seal the breached cap with a boulder. Heatwave arrives to help and after loading his tanks with oil dispersant, he, Boulder and Chase head in to pick up the Greenes. The oil rig is starting to collapse, so Blades uses his winch to steady it long enough for the others to get the Greenes and the new cap to safety. The four Rescue Bots take the cap underwater and with some help from High Tide in his Megabot Mode, manage to use it to cap the oil shaft. Graham phones [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] with the bad news.

Back at the fire house, High Tide compliments the Rescue Bots on their work and admits maybe his management style could use work. Optimus asks him to stay on at [[Griffin Rock]] to help, since the floating lab was destroyed. High Tide leaves Servo with the team and heads off.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (1)
*[[High Tide]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (8)
*[[Boulder]] (12)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (13)
*[[Servo (RB)|Servo]] (14)

|c3=
*[[Frankie Greene]] (2)
*[[Graham Burns]] (3)
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] (4)
*[[Cody Burns]] (5)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (9)
*[[Dani Burns]] (10)
*[[Kade Burns]] (11)
*[[Milo]] (15)

}}

==Quotes==
"Is this about the time I accidentally sank Heatwave?"
:—'''Blades'''

"What are you supposed to be? Some oversized skeeter-bot?" 
"Um, ah, actually a helicopter, sir. It wasn't really my idea. Y'see one day, just after we'd arrived on Earth-" 
"When I want your life story, I'll ask for it! Understand, flyboy?"
:—'''High Tide''' and '''Blades'''

"So team, how'd your first day go?" 
"IT WASN'T MY FAULT!" 
"That bad, huh?
:—'''Chief''' and '''Blades'''

"Ah, ya got gumption, blip, I'll give ya that. I hate gumption! So stay out of things that aren't your concern, ya hear me?"
:—'''High Tide'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Doc Greene's floating lab is destroyed.

===Transformers references===
* (tbd)

===Real-world references===
* High Tide's (quoted above) quip about gumption is a paraphrase of Lou Grant's famous quote from the first episode of ''{{w|The Mary Tyler Moore Show}}'' — "You know what? You've got spunk! I hate spunk!"

===Animation and technical errors===
* (tbd)

===Trivia===
* Dani uses the smoke alarm as a kitchen timer. Seems she didn't inherit her dad's talent for cooking.

===Foreign localization===

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Új csapattag'''" ("New Team Member")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28|28 September]] [[2016]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cambio di marea'''" ("Change of tides")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 17|17 August]] [[2017]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pegando Onda'''" ("Surfing the Wave")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 1|1 June]] [[2016]] (Netflix)

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Bob (IDW)

2018-09-05T03:19:23Z

PurrElise: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

{{disambig3|Bob}}
:''Bob is an adorable [[Insecticon swarm|abomination of science]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Idw20-bobthefriendlyinsecticon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|'''PLUSH TOY'''. Are you listening, Hasbro?]]
'''Bob''' is a docile member of the [[Insecticon swarm]] which ravaged [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

He is [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]]'s kitty.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Bob Out of the Silent Planet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|It's a Bob's life.]]
On Cybertron, Sunstreaker found Bob wandering alone away from the swarm and trained him to sniff out other Insecticons for him and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]].

The trio later met up with [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. Bob was introduced to the surprised Hot Rod, and Sunstreaker explained how he adopted the Insecticon. During the explanation, Bob wriggled down and took a happy good-dog nap. It was adorable. Hot Rod was faintly nauseated.

Bob tagged along with the group when they left Cybertron for [[Earth]] to escape [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] and his army. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Sunstreaker brought Bob with him when the Autobots departed for Cybertron, much to [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s chagrin. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

Later on the flight to Cybertron when the other Autobots were being jerks to Sunstreaker, Bob, sensing his owner's sadness, kept him company. Sunstreaker petted him and he purred happily. It was even more adorable. Upon arrival, Bob was part of the landing party sent down to Cybertron, where he helped his owner fight [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} He later saved Sunstreaker from an attack by [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

Bob accompanied his owner on board the ''[[Lost Light]]'', and sat contentedly beside him in [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s [[Swerve's|bar]]. {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Sunstreaker took him with him to an award ceremony honoring the efforts of [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]], [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]], and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Shortly after that, he and Sunstreaker accompanied [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Swerve, and [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] on a routine mission to scavenge materiel from an abandoned Decepticon outpost, but wound up crashing on [[Deimus]], a planet protected by a [[phobia shield]]. This caused Bob's worst fears to be realised in the form of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who promptly destroyed their shuttle. Fortunately, Hoist managed to get the crew clear and knocked Bob out cold, causing the illusory Metroplex to disappear. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}} [[File:IntimateBeheading BRILLIANT.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75]]

Bob went with Sunstreaker to [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]]'s first storytelling session. When [[Siren (G1)|Siren]]'s volume got too high, Sunstreaker shielded his pet's audio receptors from the noise. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Bob was seen next to Sunstreaker when he greeted [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] after the ''Lost Light'' landed on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Sunstreaker and Bob remained behind on Cybertron after the ''Lost Light'' left to resume its quest. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} While accompanying Sunstreaker to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], Bob was caught up in a bar brawl incited by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Sunstreaker and Bob helped retake the spacebridge nexus when the Decepticons attempted to take it by force. They were also present when Optimus Prime went to Earth and annexed it into the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He stood by his owner as they entered the ''[[Ark-7]]'' to retrieve [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] before the Autobots boarded the ''[[Skyroller]]'' to Bikini Atoll to retrieve their comrades. Here Bob growled menacingly at [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] to assert his dominance. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} A past version of him was glimpsed on the ''Lost Light'' via a "time window". {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

As part of a show of goodwill towards Earth following Optimus's annexation of the planet, Bob helped Sunstreaker do unidentified good deeds in [[Singapore]]. He later lost his "alpha male" status to Buster in the med bay of the ''Skyroller''. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} He later tried to regain his pride before [[D.0.C.]], Sunstreaker, and [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] separated him from Buster. When the [[Earth Defense Command]] attacked, the Insecticon leapt and began tearing through a gunship before a mech controlled by the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] downed him. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He bravely hid by the ''Skyroller'' for the rest of the fight until Optimus raised [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] scaring off the humans. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

[[File:TFRevolution-bobvsdirewraith.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]

Along with Buster and D.0.C. he greeted the resurrected [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} before the three engaged his [[Transtector]] body as the Prime went off elsewhere. {{storylink|White Light}} Once that mess was wrapped up, he stood by Sunstreaker during Soundwave's speech about how the Cybertronian race needed to be united. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Months later, he was in [[Pittsburgh]] with D.0.C., Buster, and Thundercracker helping humans evacuate a burning building before [[Marissa Faireborn]] called them to the [[White House]] to help fight the [[Dire Wraith]]s. When the quartet arrived, Bob pounced on the Wraith threatening Marissa, disembowelling it before he proceeded to feast on its remains. The Secret Service was impressed, D.0.C. and the [[President of the United States|President]] less so. He stayed to guard the President until Thundercracker managed to kill the lead Wraith before announcing they were going one a road trip for the Seeker to find himself. {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}}

With Sideswipe's health ever deteriorating, the Autobots eventually decided to switch off his life support systems. To allow their friend to die happily however, they hooked him up to a [[mnemopathis projector]]. Within the dream, Sunstreaker opted not to show up at Sideswipe's miraculous recovery, instead remaining on Cybertron to aid with relief efforts in the Decepticon ghetto. As a result, Bob was still in Sunstreaker's apartment when Sideswipe and Arcee came looking for his owner. Recognizing marks that indicated the [[Badgeless]] had been present, Sideswipe had Bob track Sunstreaker's scent to the Decepticon ghetto only to learn Sunstreaker had been there of his own free will. When Sideswipe died in the real world, Bob joined the others in opening mourning. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Bob was originally going to be called '''Spike''', to create a meta-joke of Rodimus being weirded out because he [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|knows a Spike]] and so they'd later have a hated traitor called Spike and an adorable pet with the same name. [[Mike Costa]] was told this would be too confusing and IDW affixed the name "Bob" to the dear little buggy-wuggy instead.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 The Underbase podcast interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bob''' (ボブ ''Bobu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Insecticons]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]

All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message

2018-09-04T02:37:07Z

PurrElise:

{{Comicstory
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|next=All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again
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|image=TF52 regcvr.jpg
|title="All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 20]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=April 2016
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
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}}

'''With his list of allies growing ever shorter, Optimus Prime must compromise his morals even further in the pursuit of peace, even as Starscream seeks to capitalize on his fall and end his legacy for good.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] watches a recording of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s battle with the [[Seeker clone]]s on the [[White House]] lawn, content to see that the current holder of the "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]" name is now acting just as outwardly arrogant as the Primes of old. Galvatron informs [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] he is departing to keep an "appointment," but as soon as he has left, Blackrock turns to address the eavesdropping [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]], still injured and molecularly unstable. As Galvatron seems to have no intent of following through on his promise to heal Skywarp, Blackrock offers to scratch the Seeker's back if he scratches his...

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] gleefully talks with the "spectre" of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] about Optimus Prime's fall from grace, made all the more sumptuous by the fact that it is legitimately the result of his own actions, and not any trickery or twisting of the facts by Starscream himself. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] knocks on the door to inform Starscream that Prime has arrived to state his case before the [[Council of Worlds]], but Starscream insists on "keeping up appearances" by not arriving until the very last second before the Council meets. Once he ''does'' arrive, he immediately accuses Optimus of starting interstellar war by annexing [[Earth]]. Prime appeals to the group to recognize that his intentions are noble and to allow the planet representation on the council, but unfortunately, none of the delegates are willing to blindly accept this, and even [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] cannot fully side with Prime. Starscream reminds all present of the many violent despots who have also carried the Prime name; Optimus begins to lose patience with Starscream's word games, but the evidence against him only continues to mount as footage of rioting Cybertronians and [[Sterling]]'s corpse are played as further proof of the damage his actions have caused. The Council refuses Prime's request; Windblade apologizes, but Optimus grimly accepts the judgement, aware from the beginning that he was bringing this upon himself.

Back on Earth, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] drops off Galvatron at the Copahua volcano on the [[Chile]]-[[Argentina]] border for his "appointment"—a meeting called by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], who immediately attacks him in pursuit of vengeance for the Decepticon assault on the ''[[Ark-7]]''. As they battle in the caldera, Galvatron wonders aloud if Optimus's recent combination with [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] has altered his mind and influenced his recent actions; Arcee rejects the notion, but Galvatron tells her she should know better than to believe in "allies," given her own past. Considering herself to be on the side of right regardless of the things done to her during her life, Arcee disappears into an ash cloud, vowing that her rivalry with Galvatron will inevitably end in death for one of them... just not today.

Optimus and [[Aileron]] arrive on [[Caminus]] via [[space bridge]]; Prime has forgiven the impetuous Camien for her actions in Washington, explaining that the only reason he did not take them himself was because of the complicated past Cybertronians have with humanity, a way of thinking that is difficult for Aileron, as the teachings of the [[Way of Flame]] urge one to always be moving forward. The pair go to meet with the [[Mistress of Flame]], where Optimus requests that she share the knowledge [[Pyra Magna]] had previously implied she possessed: the true identity of "[[The Arisen]]," the thirteenth and final member of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]. The Mistress agrees, and begins by highlighting the massive significance that Earth has had in Cybertronian history, believing that ''it'' is the thirteenth colony. Thus, she rations that Earth's leader must be a Prime... that the Arisen is none other than Optimus Prime himself!

Arcee returns to the Autobots' bivouac in [[Monument Valley]], and visits the bedside of the comatose [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]. Presently, she is joined by [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and Arcee brings up the subject of his Decepticon brother [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]. Tracks admits that he doesn't blame Needlenose for what he's doing, given the Autobots were responsible for killing his [[Conjunx Endura]] [[Horri-Bull]]... a statement that grabs Arcee's attention. A short time later, after Optimus Prime and Aileron have returned, and plans are in motion to visit [[Sanctuary Station]], Arcee approaches Prime with some important information...

Optimus Prime, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] pay a visit to Sanctuary Station, but their arrival is met with icy hostility from [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]. Nevertheless, Prime and Thundercracker try to convince Soundwave to ally with them; the Decepticon communicator refuses to work with a Prime, even when it is pointed out that Soundwave has compromised his morals for the greater good in the past. With Soundwave unwilling to budge, Optimus drops the bombshell provided by Arcee: it was ''Soundwave'', not Bumblebee, who triggered Horri-Bull's [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]] and killed him, and Prime will tell Needlenose, and let the Decepticons tear themselves apart from the inside out, if Soundwave does not work with them. Backed into a corner, Soundwave has no choice but to put himself at Optimus's service.

Back on Cybertron, Starscream puts a new strategy in play: he summons news reporters [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] to his office, and announces that he will be sending them to Earth so that they can report on ''exactly'' what is happening on the planet, allowing Starscream to bury the legacy of the Primes forever.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only as hologram record images. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (10)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (27)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (32)
*[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] (33)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] (34)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (35)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (36)

|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (1)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] (5)
*[[Sparkstalker]] (22)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (26)
*''[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'' (31)
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (39)
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] (38)
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] (40)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] (41)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] (42)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (43)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (44)

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*[[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] (2)
*[[Seeker clone|Thrust clone]] (4)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (6)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (8)
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] (9)
*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (11)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (12)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (13)
*[[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] (14)
*[[Tigatron]] (15)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (16)
*''[[Nova Prime]]'' (17)
*''[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'' (18)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*''[[Zeta Prime]]'' (19)
*''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'' (20)
*''[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'' (21)
*[[Zetca]] (23)
*[[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] (24)
*[[Sterling]]'s corpse (25)
*[[Aileron]] (28)
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (29)
*New Torchbearers (30)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] (37)
*[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] (45)
*[[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] (46)
*[[Longtooth]] (47)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"The council is '''grateful''' for your appearance, but we need an '''explanation'''." 
"'''Bolts''' to that, Windblade. We're '''not''' "grateful"."
:—'''Windblade''' and '''Strika''' don't exactly see eye to eye, and a new Transformers epithet is born.

"Creatures such as '''you''' and '''I''' can afford no such sentimentality. An "'''ally'''" turned you into what you '''are.'''" 
"I'm what I was always '''meant''' to be." 
"That seems like a '''healthy attitude.''' What '''changed''' it?" 
"Somewhere along the line, I realized I'd wound up on the '''right side.'''"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Arcee'''

"'''Soundwave''' isn't really a '''bad''' guy. Send '''anybody''' else but '''you''' and Soundwave'll join us, I '''know''' it. The thing is, he just doesn't like '''Primes'''." 
"Cosmos... I don't '''want''' Soundwave to bow to '''someone else'''. I want him to bow to '''me.'''"
:—'''Cosmos''' and '''Optimus Prime'''. Holy crap, Prime, we're gettin' a little worried about you, over here.

'''Thundercracker:''' "You've '''compromised''' your beliefs for the '''greater good''' before. Megatron killed '''billions''' of organics—look at all the '''humans''' he '''murdered'''." 
'''Soundwave:''' "This is nonsense. Humans are not the equal of Cybertronians. By attempting to place them in a '''Cybertronian council''', Optimus denigrates us. And by calling himself "'''Prime,'''" he places himself '''above''' us, denigrating us further. Following him is '''one''' moral compromise '''too far'''. Was this request to join the '''Autobots''' your '''final''' piece of business?" 
'''Optimus Prime:''' "Not quite. '''Needlenose''', and presumably the '''rest''' of the Decepticons, believe '''Bumblebee''' detonated the '''I/D chip''' that '''killed''' Horri-Bull. But that's '''not true.''' You, Soundwave, had secretly '''disabled''' the chips '''before''' Horri-Bull died. Bumblebee '''tried''' to kill him, but in truth... '''you''' pulled the trigger. If Needlenose learned the '''truth''', and told the others, that would be the '''end''' of your '''dream'''. You '''already''' made one moral compromise too far." 

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus has an entirely grey left arm, an as-yet-unpainted replacement for the limb he lost last issue.
*Galvatron brings up [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s experimentation on Arcee once more. As part of the ongoing drive to mend IDW's early issues with gender among Transformers as best as possible, there's an alluded attempt to address the issue of Arcee's questionable "transition," as she delivers the line quoted above, asserting that the form she has now is the right one.
*Galvatron also notes that Jhiaxus was once "ally" to Arcee, which seems to confirm an implication from [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]]—that Arcee had once willingly followed Jhiaxus (and, as noted in that issue, now blames herself for letting him experiment on her, and for not seeing him for the monster he really was).
*Prime originally spoke with the Torchbearers and learned of the Mistress's questionable beliefs back in [[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|issue #47]]. All that we learned from Pyra Magna in that issue was that the Mistress professed to know who "The Arisen" was, with this issue revealing that she believes it is Optimus himself (see "Transformers references," below).
*While covering the history of Earth, the Mistress of Flame refers to the fact the war ended there and shows an image of Prime and Megatron in battle, in reference to the climax of ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]''. She also covers the history of the [[Enigma of Combination]], revealed to have fallen to Earth back in [[The Crucible|issue #34]], and Shockwave's planting of [[Ore-13]] on the planet, from way back in ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''.
*[[The Transgressors#Continuity notes|We called it]]! Soundwave was revealed to have remotely triggered Horri-Bull's I/D chip all the way back in [[The World & Everything in It|issue #2]]. It makes sense Arcee would know about this, as she was brought into the Decepticon fold soon afterward (though even if she hadn't been, that was when she was in her "skulking around in shadows on the rooftops watching everything and everyone" phase, so it's still no surprise she'd have known).

===Transformers references===
*Starscream refers to the Crystal City Metrotitan as just "Metrotitan" (not "the Metrotitan" or "a Metrotitan"), the "ancient Titan." "Metrotitan" has fallen out of use as the name of the race in IDW's comics in the last couple of years, with them usually just being referred to as "Titans" instead; does this suggest the word has been repurposed as an individual name for the Crystal City Titan, making it a version of the [[Metrotitan (Zone)|''Zone'' Metrotitan]] character? It ''was'' always blue and magenta like him...
*The concept of Optimus being one of the Thirteen was introduced in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', and previously applied only to the [[Aligned continuity family]]. Obviously, there are a lot of specifics as to how this might ''work'' in IDW continuity that have yet to be addressed.
*Circuit calls Longtooth the "camera walrus", a nod to his [[Pretender]] shell (which doesn't exist in this continuity).

===Real-life references===
*This issue's title is a reference to the concept of "{{w|The medium is the message}}".

===Other trivia===
*The religion of Caminus is referred to as the "Way of ''the'' Flame" again, as it was in [[The Frail Gaze|''More than Meets the Eye'' #42]], when it was just the "Way of Flame" (no "the") when it was introduced in [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #1]]. We're two for one on that now...
*Buster in a spacesuit!!!
**Wuff!!!

===Errors===
*The real-life volcano {{w|Copahue}} is misspelled "Copahu'''a'''". This is corrected for the trade paperback.
*When the ''[[Skyroller]]'' docks at [[Sanctuary Station]], the caption reads "in orbit of ''10''" when it should be "in orbit of [[Io]]".

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Arcee versus Galvatron, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Bumblebee regards a preserved and enclosed [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. One of a series of variant covers release for IDW's "Art Appreciation" month emulating famous works of art; in this case, Sky-Byte is homaging ''{{w|The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living}}'', a work which features a preserved shark. Given the work's title, that the deceased Bumblebee should be the one to featured looking at it seems to refer his own continued existence in "the mind of someone living."
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' A sword-wielding Optimus rides [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] into battle against Galvatron and Soundwave, by [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Phase 6 exclusive cover:''' [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] versus Deadlock, by [[Andrew Griffith]], [[Naoto Tsushima]], and [[Josh Perez]]<gallery>
File:TF52 regcvr.jpg|Don't do it Anakin. I have the high ground.
File:TF52 subcvr.jpg|Do NOT Feed!
File:TF52 cvrRI.jpg|Tallyho!
File:TF52 cvrRE.jpg|Me versus Me!
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
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*IDW Art Appreciation Month
*''Aliens: Defiance''
*IDW ''Micronauts'' comic
*''Wynonna Earp'' series (back cover)

==External links==
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Prime's Rib!

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #234
|prev=A Small War!
|next=Deathbringer (issue)
|title="Prime's Rib!"
|image=MarvelUK-234.jpg
|caption="And ''that's'' for leaving your dirty socks lying around!"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[September 2|2nd September]] [[1989]]
|coverdate=[[September 9|9th September]] 1989
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]]
|lettering=[[Helen Stone]]
|cover=[[Geoff Senior]]
|chronology=[[Marvel Comics timeline#Original future|Original future (1995)]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]] ([[Primax 984.20 Gamma|Marvel UK]])
}}
'''Optimus Prime creates a new female warrior to appease human feminists.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[July 15]], [[1995]], in an attempt to forge better relationships with the [[human]]s on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] unveils a new '[[Female Transformer|female]]' [[Autobot]] called [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to counter claims of sexism from human [[Feminist mob|feminists]]. Much to Prime's bemusement, Arcee doesn’t prove popular with the feminists who complain that she looks weak and shouldn't be pink.

[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Just like a woman! Complain, complain complain!]]
[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] are unable to understand what all the fuss is about as the only thing that they can see that separates Arcee from other Autobot warriors is a variation in the upper chassis design.

As Optimus Prime attempts to calm the feminists, the [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] and [[Horri-Bull]], led by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], launch a surprise attack. Prime orders Arcee to stay back while he handles the Decepticons, much to Arcee's disgust.

Optimus Prime is soon overpowered and Arcee is forced to go to his rescue, managing to drive off the Decepticons. During the confusion, she and Hot Rod collide and end up in a heap on the floor, leading Hot Rod to declare that he's all for female Transformers, much to the feminists' displeasure.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (4)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (6)
*[[Horri-Bull]] (7)
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (8)
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] (9)
|c3=
*[[Feminist mob|Feminists]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===
[[File:Prime's Rib! enraged feminists.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|They're right, you know.]]

===Continuity errors===
*Optimus Prime appears in his smaller-robot [[Powermaster]] form. As he had stopped using that body before 1995 in the main timeline, then the story possibly takes place in the standard Marvel UK future timeline (which the notes below assume). He was never seen in that body in that timeline either though (which doesn't mean that he couldn't have been a Powermaster in 1995). It's probably best not to think too much about it.

===Continuity notes===
*In terms of story chronology, this is the first UK story set in a future timeline (1995) and centring on the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] cast. The next story, from the movie characters' point of view at least, would be "[[Ark Duty]]", followed by the Shockwave segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]".

===Real-life references===
*The title of this issue is derived from the {{w|Adam and Eve|Biblical story of the creation of Eve, who was formed from one of Adam's ribs}}. It is, of course, also a reference to {{w|Standing rib roast|"prime rib" cuts of meat}}.

===Other trivia===
*Issue [[The Hunting Party (Marvel)|#229's]] editorial said "[[Prime's Rib!]]" would be the next UK strip after "[[The Big Shutdown!]]", indicating plans got changed fast as "[[A Small War!]]" ran two weeks later. #229 also claimed this story was "for all you feminists out there" because someone was a troll.
*If transformers had no concept of gender before Arcee arrived, why have they only used male pronouns up to this point? Wouldn't it make more sense to use "he" and "she" indiscriminately or just drop the whole thing and use "it" or "they"? Of course readers know the real reason (Hasbro didn't want a big female presence in a franchise aimed mainly at boys) but in-universe it's a bit of a plot-hole. It makes even less sense when you remember the Autobots have been living on Earth for a few years at least, and they still don't know what words like "man" and "woman" mean? Talk about unobservant!
*Another interesting point is Hot Rod's romantic interest in Arcee (something which grows over time in later issues), despite the rest of the cast admitting they see no difference between Arcee and themselves other than her having a slightly altered chassis design. If gender isn't really a thing to our favourite robots, does that mean any two of the "male" cast could start a relationship together? Or are they somehow programmed to be "straight" and Arcee and Hot Rod's encounter is the first instance of transformer/transformer romance in all of their race's history? [[Conjunx Endura|Makes you think]].

===Back-up material===
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[King Con!]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' - "Airshow" and ''Combat Colin''
*'''Classic Covers Calendar:''' September [[Worlds Apart!|#130]]
*'''Free gift:''' temporary tattoo (Autobot and Decepticon [[Insignia|symbols]])

===Covers (2)===
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-234.jpg|'''Issue #234'''
File:Titan B&W Compilation-Earthforce.jpg|'''''Earthforce'''''
</gallery>
*'''Issue #234 cover:''' Arcee beats up on Horri-Bull, by Geoff Senior.
*'''''Earthforce'' cover:''' [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] thumps a table - crop of the cover to UK issue [[Break-Away!|#263]], by [[Stephen Baskerville]].

===Reprints===
*[[2005]] — ''[[Transformers: Earthforce]]''

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

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==Paxs ship==

Can I ask what splash page you're on about? The one of him exiting the ship doesn't even show his feet? Also, the shadow clearly shows he's below the ship.
: The very next page. He's standing on top of the ship. Same reason everyone's having to look straight up in the air instead of, you know, directly in front of them. He's just standing on top of the dang ship. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:01, 6 January 2014 (EST)

==Things to say to you==
[[Image:Ttoc.GIF|right|thumb|We approve this message.]]

Just some thing I've been wanting to say to David...

First off, you're a monumental asshole. You have an ego the size of a small planet and it's irritating watching you act like an important SOB when you're basically just a nobody.

Second, your webcomics aren't funny. They're boring tripe that makes Penny Arcade look good(and believe me, Penny Arcade is garbage). Cyanide and Happiness is a funny webcomic, yours is not. Your "jokes" are painful, about like watching Michael Richards yell the n-word as a routine. You don't draw a comic, you draw an opinionated blog. I'm not sure which name suits your crap better, "ShitPacked" or "ShortDicked".

Your liberalism and your love of Indiana get on my nerves. You jab at Mallard Filmore? Yeah, one shitty comic making fun of another shitty comic. Or are you just pissed that his gets in newspapers while you're JUST a webcomic? As to Indiana, I live here, and if it were up to me, the state would be walled off and none of the freaks living there allowed to interact with the rest of the planet. The state is about 3 decades behind the times. But something tells me even you know this otherwise you'd still live here. I sure as hell do not live here by choice and as soon as I can, I'm moving far away from this joke of a state.

And your brand loyalty is typical fandom crap. You have Aaron Archer's rod so far down your throat it's unreal. And Aryan fucktard Michael Bay's rod has apparently joined it. I'd say soemthing abotu Don Murphy but he was born without one. Actually, I can say something- he's Kevin "unfunny asshole" Smith with more body fat. Hasbro didn't give the film to a competent director, just a cheap one. And neither Speilberg or ILM have done anything useful in years. Give WETA, or even Tom Savini a chance and we wouldn't be getting Bionicle bots. You're afraid to not like a Hasbro product. No wonder they don't have to go out of the way to please the "fans"- you'll accept it no matter what. But hey, you personally have been sucking off incompetent British bonehead Simon Furman and his shitty stories for years. There are no gods in Transformers. Unicron was built by a monkey, little man. Furman is dog shit.

And go figure this TF wiki is a joke full of misinformation, insults or outright lies- you're a mod here. You're never right. You're more of an incorrect pompous jerkoff than Defunct is. Right, ban me from editing, as if it would somehow matter, any info you don't agree with is pulled. You only have friends because people feel sorry for you. Me, I have no need. People are a commodity to be used and their wants only get in the way of what I'm out for. Use them and drop them.

Who am I? Go look who added a note about you on Encyclopedia Dramatica's Allspark page if you're not too lazy. As well as past AS, Kalidor, FIRRIB and Hooks entries(the hooks entry especially true). Oh, and just info on white people in general and that idiotic Nintendo Wii. I'm not making it that easy for you.
: Is it my birthday? This stuff ''feeds'' me. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
: Duuuuude. Walky may be a dick, but I still ''like'' him for some inexplicable reason. You, on the other hand, are just one sore drama queen.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 17:14, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

: This is some of the most funny stuff I've seen in a while. Comedy PLATINUM. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

: Bwa ha ha ha ha. Priceless. I think someone needs to get off the internets for a few minutes. [[User:Chip|Chip]] 02:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

: Wait, you mean I didn't get drunk and write this? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 05:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

: I wish lame puns happened to me. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 20:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Why do I get the feeling that guy has been permanently banned?[[User:Florky Man|Mr. Florky]] 15:55, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Wow, an Encyclopedia Dramatica troll. No need to be so harsh on Walky. I, too, like the Baybots, and, I happen to like Bionicle. Also, his Webcomic is one of my favorites. So, if you have nothing nice to say, never ever EVER come back here.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 16:22, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

:Woah dude calm down. Don't cuss too much either. Don't get me wrong though, Itswalky can be quite a jerk at times. Itswalky is not a dick, though. He just becomes somewhat of a control freak at times. But he's still somewhat "likeable". --[[User:TheHappyTruckShunter|TheHappyTruckShunter]] ([[User talk:TheHappyTruckShunter|talk]]) 15:56, 25 August 2014 (EDT)

==BANNED==

What the hell did I do to warrant a ban, exactly? As far as I'm aware, I don't even think I broke any rules, and if I did, an official warning would be appropriate. I received no such warning. I was not here for trolling and you know that - you use that bullshit excuse to get people to ignore arguments you can't handle. But you, personally, who made this decision, know I'm not a troll.

This is fucking low. I had little enough respect for you down to your ranting against the fanbase, Willis, but this is a whole new level of buggery. If you're going to use your comic to rant against and discredit people you don't like, the least you can do is suck it up when people rant at you back, and not act like a control-freak child.

I really don't think you're aware of your own actions anymore.
*Do the words [[Wikipedia:WP:NPA|no personal attacks]] mean anything to you? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 00:18, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
:: Do the words "warning before ban" mean anything to you? Rulemongering doesn't justify a decision anyway, since Walky is one of the people making the rules. There were plenty of personal attacks leveled at me, but I did not report them officially.

::I really find it hard to believe that you think it's completely on a rational level of discourse to claim that the comic strip I draw is about child pornography. If I'm not mistaken about your identity, you've been banned from almost every single Transformers web board you've had an acquaintance with, and I'm only doing this place a favor by getting rid of you. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:22, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

::: That's not an excuse. I will openly admit I HAVE been banned from several forums, but only because I repeatedly opposed the staff on each and every one of them; and with good cause, they all have roughly the same problem. People bully others either into liking the movie or to agree with the kind of views you promote - and since nobody can directly attack or discredit anyone, these people(and you are) are left to their methods.
::: For your current decision to be validated, the admins of those boards, boards which are influenced in turn by your anti-fan attitude, would have to be near 100% correct in their decisions, and those decisions would have to occur within a context that would map exactly onto here. Any rational moderator does not base their decisions so much off performance on other boards, especially when it's not even a messageboard they're operating. Two different media. I have openly said I despise all active Transformers boards for their level of authoritarianism, yet level of tolerance towards the pushing of certain viewpoints.

::: Not to mention that you're still operating under the fallacy of Appeal to Majority - that alone means I shouldn't really even have to counter you.

::: And don't even use the "CHILD PORNOGRAPHY" thing as an excuse. Again, any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban, I personally reversed that edit even though it was obviously intended to be a joke as anyone reading this knows what pile'o'bile already is. You have no justification for what you did, but your ego is too big to realise you can actually do wrong with your power. You'll never admit it, but I wouldn't be surprised if some part of you is pissed that I defeated some of your ramblings, whether they were directly written by you or encouraged by you, it's still the kind of guff you normally blew, and I managed to defeat it. You, and the mods of the big sites will always have your ban buttons - but you will NEVER be able to justify your actions to me. That's how I know that I'm in the right, at least in situations like this - solidly backed justification is almost always absent.
:::: Personal attacks + deleting comments in response to you = banno --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
:::: P.S. Sign your posts. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

::::: I have never intentionally deleted comments in response to me. I just moved one recently as it was in the middle of a paragraph of text. Not to mention that happened after you banned my original IP. Personal attacks alone are not grounds enough for a ban, especially when you're doing an awful, awful lot to be mercilessly torn into.
Need I point out that once again, you are unable to defend yourself properly? When does the "You're insane?" come? Ganging up of all your little friends since a majority always means you're right?
Do you even realise what a fascist shithead you sound like? Just because you're an admin of a place doesn't give you a free pass to be a dick with it. There's a difference between what you can do and what you should do that you don't seem to have learned yet. [[User:67.159.44.88|67.159.44.88]]

: YOU BAN PEOPLE BECAUSE ****YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE

TRUTH****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111twelve FUCKING FASCIST PIGCOP NAZI WIKIPEDO '''ASSHOLE''' [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

:: My gosh, now that I have seen someone mock the notion, it MUST be untrue. Please, where can I learn these 1337 debating skills?

:::Dude, I've been banned from twice as many forums as you, guaranfuckingteed, but they still let me post here because I'm not as goddamn retarded as you are. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:34, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

:::: And can you demonstrate exactly how I'm more retarded than you? Or are you just, Walky style, dropping weighted terms to discredit someone's point of view without even trying?

:::::1. Hoop doesn't delete other people's comments on talk pages. 2. He actually signs his posts, which you've been asked to do many times, but haven't caught on. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 00:40, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

:::::: I didn't delete anything. If I did, it was an accident because someone posted right in the middle of text it wasn't meant to be in the middle of. Not signing my posts doesn't make me retarded since it's blatant when I'm saying something. --[[User:67.159.44.88]]

Actually - come to think of it, you make fun of the idea that anyone running a site can be Nazi, yet you still mention you got banned from many forums. Does that perhaps mean that you genuinely got banned for being an asshole and not opposing the staff/local clique like I did?

:''any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban''
:Not true, some things are auto-ban. I don't think you ''did'' any of them, but I'm just saying.
:Dude- you got an expedited ban because you showed no signs of contrition, argued every point, used personal insults, refused to sign your posts even when '''repeatedly asked to''' (I had to go back into history and dig out which incoherent chunks of text where yours, because the posts weren't hierarchied properly so the debate was really hard to follow. This is why signin posts is important dumbfuck.)
:And ultimately you got banned because you were making a major nuisance of yourself in ''without'' any correlating '''contribution''' to justify keeping you around. You're a negative. You edited 3 articles- Fandom, Shortpacking and Ruined Forever- and ''all' of those edits got reverted because they either flames or crappy jokes that make the articles ''worse''. Even if I were to (generously) believe you didn't intend to start a fight, you picked the 3 flamebaitiest articles you could find and masturbated across them. ''Allah forfend'' you should write an ''episode summary'' or something.
:Unrelated- Walky can Talk:Fandom be semi-protected instead of full? Loserbot isn't registered. -[[User:Derik|Derik]]01:06, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

==On an unrelated note: Thank you.==
I know this is an odd place to say it, but I figured if I only said it once, it wouldn't be a bother so here goes: Thank You. Shortpacked is hilarious, and when not laughing, I'm agreeing with alot of the statements the main character makes. (and feeling like I was the only one who noticed some of them, like the one about General Discussions.) I also noticed your a Hot Shot fan, which is also awesome. I also noticed its due to the efforts of you and other people here that the move was made from Wikia to Tfwiki, which was a good idea so I also want to say a long overdue thank you for doing that as well, and finally: thanks for doing what you can for this site, because without this site, I'd be out of the loops on Club Exclusive things, and other Misc. Transformers related content. I go here frequently for information (or lolz) and I'm quite sure not only me but many others are grateful to you and all others who help contribute to this place.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]
:Thanks, and we do our best! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:08, 4 January 2010 (EST)
I love it too. Ive been going through the archives and im up to the part where amber gets a bit of a makeover and ive loved every second of it --[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 17:25, 14 January 2012 (EST)
only webcomic I read daily.--
[[User:Mojotron|Mojotron]]

==Tulsa, Oklahoma==
Sorry to bother you (I tried to avoid saying something again sense I already did the 'Thank you' earlier, but I HAD to ask about this). Had nothing better to do so I've been reading shortpacked's full archive beginning to end today. (Well I'm currently on July 6 2009 to be fair) and I noticed something that I just HAD to ask about. I've noticed once you mentioned Oklahoma. I ignored it the first time but then later you said "Tulsa". Now you got me curious, because I live in Tulsa and thus wondered what made you decide to choose to mention here of all places, sense basically nothing ever happens here. (Aside from the occasional Convention and the recent BOK center. Granted I may be moving to Florida in a few years..I really hope so. Been here my whole life and its boring) Just thought I'd ask, before curiosity drove me nuts. Keep up the good work on the comic, peace.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]

EDIT: haha on second thought..maybe I should've said this at Walkypedia..or do you even go there? (I'd assume you do.) Oh well, my mistake I guess. Hope you'll still answer my question regardless. lol--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]

== WfC Starscream ==

You said: "We revert that back to Starscream every time you change it for a reason."
:Well that's just great since that is my first contribution to that page. And the picture itself says Skywarp so I was just making both consistent. I'll change the pic to Starscream as well.--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:22, 14 January 2010 (EST)
:: Ah, sorry. Got you confused with Blackout, who was also changing it to Skywarp. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:28, 14 January 2010 (EST)
::: No prob. Just re-uploaded the image with starscream in the name rather than skywarp. The old one now has the delete tag. Thanks. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:33, 14 January 2010 (EST)

== Quick Report ==

More vandalism, on Nekomimi A/B, section animated..I think? caption didn't seem right..
I heard you're supposed to report to an Admin, right?
-[[User:SlamBolt|Danny LeFox]] 23:37, 20 January 2010 (EST)
: The caption is okay. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:10, 21 January 2010 (EST)

== Independent Wikis ==
Hello Walky. This is Archaic, webmaster of Pokémon fansite Bulbagarden, and its associated wiki Bulbapedia. I sent you an email about 2 weeks ago (to the address linked on both your webcomics) regarding an idea I've recently been playing around with of a co-operative of independent wikis. I understand that you've been rather busy recently, so I just wanted to check if you had received that email or not, and if you might be interested in contributing your thoughts to the matter? --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:24, 25 January 2010 (EST)
: I did receive it! I'm sorry for not answering swiftly. Our answer depends on how much interaction you are looking for. Part of the appeal of leaving Wikia was breaking free of the mandatory link chain to "related wikis" that they put at the bottom of our frontpage. Our frontpage is now our own. That's not something I think we're interested in. We are, though, all in favor of people starting up their own wikis instead of depending on those lying Wikia assmongers. (to coin a phrase) But, I can't speak for the people here who help maintain this wiki and how much they would be willing to lend a hand. So, uh, the answer to your question at the moment is: "I don't know?" Um. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:47, 25 January 2010 (EST)
::Heh, no worries. We're all fairly busy at this time of year. For now, we're going full steam ahead with a limited version of this idea, focusing specifically on wikis linked to Nintendo franchises, which we're likely to launch within a couple of weeks. Perhaps it might be easiest if I'm able to show you what we're doing there? While we're doing quite a bit of integration between the partner wikis for this limited network, I'd imagine that any more general grouping of independent wikis would have to be a lot less so, if only for logistical reasons. As I mentioned in the email, it's all fairly up in the air right now. A lot of brainstorming, but not a lot of actual action at this point. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 15:15, 26 January 2010 (EST)
:::If I may weigh in... basically, while I wager most (if not all) of us are individually supportive of any wikis that break free of Wikia, when it comes to linking on this wiki we generally only stick to links that add information to our articles, such as TFU.info, Marvel Universe TF profiles, Wookieepedia and GI Joe sites for Star Wars and GI Joe crossovers, etc. So unless there's some crossover connection between Pokemon and TF that we missed, I don't see that we can help, because we don't have anything that would need a link to your wiki. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 15:35, 26 January 2010 (EST)
::::What, not even with that page you have on Pokéformers? ;) Seriously though, I think you might have misunderstood what I was suggesting. I'm not looking at a 2-way affiliation or link here. Instead, what I've been investigating is much closer to what Walky has in Blank Label Comics for his webcomics. An alliance of wikis united by a common purpose. Exactly how far one would take that is the real question. I certainly wouldn't expect a link to every wiki in such a network on the front page of any wiki in it. As you've rightly pointed out, you value the independence you've regained after breaking from Wikia, and any such network would have to be very careful to maintain that for all sites while still offering something meaningful. *shrugs* Like I said, all very much pie-in-the-sky kind of vague ideas right now, just exploring possibilities. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:47, 26 January 2010 (EST)

:::::I don't know if you've heard, but wikia has decided to make a change (mandatorily!) that is 100 times worse than what drove you guys to a new server. I am interested in finding info on how you guys actually performed your move, and what would need to be done before, during, and after to make it work. If you could give me even a link (so that I can show others), that would be hugely helpful.
:::::If you could message me on my wikia talk page (yes, I know), that would be most appreciated. Thanks![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:18, 28 September 2010 (EDT)

==Yeaaaaaaaah==
:: ''Hey, were you the [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Fallen_issue_5&diff=414380&oldid=413827 guy who called a dude a schmuck for no real reason], and so then he [http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/593224.html?thread=14980936#t14980936 quit this wiki] because he was treated like shit? You don't get a vote. Especially since you think Florida and Cuba are separated by a friggin' river. (Anyway, I vote against rhyming in the Headmasters section.) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:07, 8 February 2010 (EST)''
Yes because he was considering the entry was as bare and snarky as possible (You're hardly the soul of discretion all the time yourself sir) . And remarkably, being from a good distance across the planet, I don't know where everything is situated on that side of the world so the assumption of he ran into a river instead of the atlantic ocean, while my own fault I'll admit, is fairly understandable. But if I'm not aloud to voice my opinion cause a guy you don't know told you something about another guy you don't know, then tell me now please, save me trying to vote on something again. (I'm being completely serious by the way, if that's the case, I want to know). All the best. [[User:Eire]] 01.33 Feb 09 2010 (UTC)
::: When your opinion is "the guy who created this page is a schmuck," then you're probably going to get some flak for said opinion. It's not like the page was horribly put together. It was just abbreviated and snarky. It wasn't called for. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:52, 8 February 2010 (EST)

== Guess who's back..... ==

[[User:Masterman666]]
--[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 12:45, 11 February 2010 (EST)
: Remind me who he is, again? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:54, 11 February 2010 (EST)
::[[User:Masterman555]]. Banned for flaming and using a sockpuppet. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:01, 11 February 2010 (EST)
:::Then bye-bye, then! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:15, 11 February 2010 (EST)

== Breakaway image caption ==

Isn't Topspin the one with no personality? (Or was it a ref to Breakaway being Mister Likes-Everyone-Nice-Guy?) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:13, 11 February 2010 (EST)
: Topspin doesn't like being used, and ripped Kickback's spark out of him in angry fury. That's more than Breakaway ever emoted. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:16, 11 February 2010 (EST)
::Plus, his utter devotion to Alpha Trion was also more characterization than Breakaway got. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:19, 11 February 2010 (EST)
:::Fair enough... it's just that since Topspin was always the one with the "No personality" cracks in his page (and the one who's profile specifically says he's had his personality and will crushed out) it seemed potentially out of place, so I figured I'd ask.
:::(Personally I admit I wouldn't claim Breakaway (who did a fair bit of pep-talking everyone) has no personality any more than Heatwave, who's equally easy-going, friendly, and optimistic, can be said to not have one, but I was more checking for possible mistakes than taste...) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:47, 11 February 2010 (EST)

== RE: Divebomb ==
Hup, my bad. Thanks for catching that! [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 11:06, 22 February 2010 (EST)

== Red Alert image ==
Thanks for color correcting it, looks much better. My desktop bit the dust last week, and my netbook chokes on photoshop. [[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 01:22, 30 March 2010 (EDT)

==Mainpage logos==
I'm shocked you haven't put up BC Breakdown yet. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)
:I just put up *a* Breakdown. Really, I'd prefer to stick to art rather than toy images. Spark was an adrenaline rush exception. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)

== I can't think of a suitable title to put here right now..... ==

[[Special:Log/block&page=User:Jeysie|This seems rather uncalled for.]]

Thank you for your attention. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:38, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
: Maybe you should have brought it up during the twenty-four hours in which she was banned, and not like a few minutes before it expired. And it was certainly called for, considering the disrespect she was showing other users. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:15, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::You called her a bitch. Was that not disrespectful as well? - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:43, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::I think that was just me making an obvious point about her having talk page conversations ''entirely about other posters''. As usual, I make my points through sarcasm. Jeysie wasn't being sarcastic or trying to illustrate a greater point when she told me to stop "mouthing off." --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::I'm not upset about being banned. What I am upset about is that the reason it's so irritating trying to have a conversation with you is that you are constantly responding to people trying to make reasonable points with mocking rude responses, often ones that illustrate that the point was missed. So, I don't like ''your'' disrespectful attitude any more than you like mine.
:::Considering you actually make good points on the few occasions you turn off the mocking attitude and take the time to understand the points being made, it'd make dealing with you a whole lot less frustrating if you'd keep the attitude turned off all the time. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:57, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::::Ahahaha Jeysie is telling me to stop having a mocking attitude! I will mark that on my Jeysie-is-condescending calendar OH WAIT THERE IS NO ROOM --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::Can we stop this? Both of you? You're both highly devoted editors to this wiki and we don't need a long lasting feud. Pretty Please? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 17:28, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::The kids don't like it when mommy and daddy fight.... --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:36, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::Seconded. This is time and energy better spent on working on articles, and I've seen enough from both of you to know that it would benefit the wiki greatly if you did that. -- [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 17:40, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::::If Walky drops the attitude problem, there won't ''be'' a feud, because I'll have nothing to comment on to him, which will make me very happy.
:::::::The only reason I say anything at all is because I'm tired of his attitude always making trying to discuss something on the wiki a stressful chore instead of something productive. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:44, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::::This is silly. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:48, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::Response to Walky: Maybe you're not aware, but I am on a different continent than you are. Different continent = different time zone = inability to respond at the same time as you Americans. And don't even TRY to shift the blame. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 05:07, 10 April 2010 (EDT)

==New bot==
Can I get a bot tag for [[User:DNAVI]] please? abates said you were the man for the job. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:25, 15 April 2010 (EDT)

== Regarding TG Studios and the guy you banned ==

[[Talk:TG Studios|You may want to check this out.]] --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:33, 29 April 2010 (EDT)

Can you make Timelines sharkticon on wirte and put on a image ?

== Squiggles! ==

If by "squiggles", you mean "Japanese", toss me a copy of that translation, eh, my fine fellow? For the annotations, don'tcha know! :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:30, 5 July 2010 (EDT)
: In the filecard for Primal Major and Alpha Supreme, Maggie translated the two non-English characters at the end of it, which mean "Shanghai." That's all she's done (per my specific request), so I don't have anything else to tell you. :) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:35, 5 July 2010 (EDT)
::Ahh, that's still cool! I wouldn't have figured it out on my own! I have spotted at least one or two other bits of Japanese in there and was going to pester Spengler about them anyway. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:40, 5 July 2010 (EDT)

== King Starscream's bounty ==

So, do I get it if I turn myself in? - [[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 12:55, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

== Look! ==

You suck! Along with most of the other administartors on this wiki. I can't believe you treat people the way you do. I've been watching for a while, and I will tell you, that you're just an asshole! Why don't you grow up, and quit being a dick to everyone! Banning people for ridiculous reasons! Telling people their work is shit! In fact, I created this account just to confront you! GROW UP AND QUIT BEING A DICK! YOU"RE AN ASSHOLE! {{unsigned|Generations123|17:32, 11 August 2010 (EDT)}}
:The irony is staggering. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:40, 11 August 2010 (EDT)
:: I think this guy deserves a Shortpacked! comic in his honor.--[[Special:Contributions/65.11.250.113|65.11.250.113]] 19:26, 29 August 2010 (EDT)

== My sandboxes ==

Hiya David, I was wondering if you will take a look at my improved Primes sandbox (not that I'm suggesting to retitle the article or anything, it's just the whim of my user space). I hadn't realized Marvel never uses the number 13, as it's been years since I read "Legacy of Unicron" or "Primal Scream", one takes these things for granted now. Also, regarding Alpha Trion, I finally have a response again to yesterday's chat, I feel we can compromise on this: the only thing bugging people about him being a multiversal singularity is SG. As you suggested, we should wait: we should wait to see if Forest or Hasbro explain his actions in that continuity or if multiversal singularities don't apply to mirrorverses like SG and that Alpha is truely unique from the original Prime who's more likely than not the one from G1/RID/UT/TA/ROTF/WFC. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:08, 12 August 2010 (EDT)

== Scan request ==

Since I can't find my copy of it at the minute, and since I know you had it out recent to scan that image of Rodimus Prime that's on the main page at the moment, might I trouble you to scan the panel from the third issue of the Marvel movie adaptation that features Hot Rod with a handful of energon sticks? On Junkion, when he's trying the universal greeting. Thanks! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 04:59, 30 September 2010 (EDT)

== Ultra Magnus ==

I think we need to rewrite the Dreamwave section. It's kind of old TFwiki there with the super-condensed summary and lack of links to individual issues. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:04, 30 September 2010 (EDT)

== Daleks ==

Listen, if you want behind the scenes proof, When the Daleks first appeared in Doctor Who, they were called Daleks, Davros calling the casing Mark 3 Travel Machine never happed until the time of the Forth Doctor. The information on the page is WRONG.
[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:19, 16 October 2010 (EDT)

Oh, and by the way, Davros if a Doctor Who character. Detour is giving us information from fiction too. The comment is wrong.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:22, 16 October 2010 (EDT)

== Something that might be of interest to the TFWiki... ==

I think you'll find [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/original-g1-scripts-designs-other-items-on-heritage-auction/20162/ this] to be rather interesting, as it may contain certain materials that would be decent additions to this Wiki. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 19:39, 8 November 2010 (EST)
: Thanks. I took some screencaps where I could. We should tell [[Jim Sorenson]] these exist and maybe he has a million dollars. (Or maybe just a hundred. Not many bids on these, and who the hell even knows this auction site exists?) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:33, 8 November 2010 (EST)
::That site had some of the live-action movie props being auctioned either last year or earlier this year, IIRC. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 22:45, 8 November 2010 (EST)
:Should I/we let him know in his [[User talk:Jimsorenson|User Talk page]] about this? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 14:09, 9 November 2010 (EST)

==Question & request==
How come we should keep "Junkion trader"? I wouldn't know of a source that makes it a canon designation and before the article even had the noname-nickname template. So, why keep a made-up name that's no longer needed?
: Also, if you have ''The Complet Ark'', could you add an image of adult Chip Chase to his article? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:15, 14 November 2010 (EST)
:: Isn't "Junkion trader" from a magazine or something? I don't think we made it up. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:43, 14 November 2010 (EST)
:::I can't say anything about magazines (though I'd wonder which magazine would bother to mention such an obscure "character"), but mostly, Derik, who made the article, had it marked as "nickname" from the start and left a reason for naming Junkion 1 "Junkion trader" on the Omniverse talk page. Altogether, I think it's not canon in any capacity. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:49, 14 November 2010 (EST)
::::*clenches fist* ''Derik''!! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:50, 14 November 2010 (EST)

==Another request (Junkion related)==
I figure that before I completely lose my sight looking for Junkion models in a sea of red & random, I should ensure someone will move the Junkion articles (currently 3) I've been writing to their proper location. Would you be so kind? If the articles aren't clear enough on which model/character is described, there's a small extra description in the mainpic temapltes (that I just figured out don't show up on the actual page). Pretty please? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:40, 17 November 2010 (EST)
: I don't own the Complete Ark, so it will have to wait for someone to divulge that information. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:49, 17 November 2010 (EST)
:: :( Well, I guess I could try pestering Sorenson about it. Sorry for bothering you. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 15:55, 17 November 2010 (EST)
::: I have the Complete Ark, but I'm finding your descriptions a little vague. I think I'd need screen shots or comic panels or whatever to work out who you're talking about. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 17:06, 17 November 2010 (EST)
::::As I said, the mainpic template contains a "screenshot description" that should make it possible to track who is who. Otherwise, [[:Image:TFTM Junkions.JPG|the three most in front in order are: kisser, double-eye and mouthplate]]. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:09, 17 November 2010 (EST)

== Talk:Bulkhead (Prime) ==

But every other kind of comment is allowed including swearing. The whole point of discussion pages is to discuss despite whether you think it's a waste. If it was in the wrong place then you should have said. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 09:46, 29 November 2010 (EST)
: "He looks kind of purple when he's under certain lighting" is not something that's worth discussing. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:43, 29 November 2010 (EST)
Or is it? [[User talk:Top Shots]]

== This might silence those who question the WFC/Exodus/Prime continuity ==

We finally have [http://www.unicron.com/news_item/2462/ official word] straight from the mouth of Hasbro itself that War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are indeed in the same aligned continuity. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:16, 8 December 2010 (EST)
:So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:24, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::Yeah, but, now we can point nonbelievers to the words directly, instead of them having to just take our word for it. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:33, 8 December 2010 (EST)
:::So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:39, 8 December 2010 (EST)
:::On this very wiki: [[Hasbro_Q%26A/September_2010:_Answers]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:06, 8 December 2010 (EST)

== I Am Sorry ==

Hey look, I am here to apologize for the crap I have been saying. I was acting like a jerk for a while to you and It has really been haunting me recently. I know I need to work on my grammer, and I actually shouldn't posting anything since I am only in my second year in High School, and to be honest, I have only been a fan of TF for 9 years. I have really been a jerk recently and I just want to have a clean start now. I hope you understand. I am sorry, in other words, for all the crap I put you and this sight through.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 14:02, 22 December 2010 (EST)

== Walky..... ==
Care to tell me why you have blocked my IP? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 06:11, 23 January 2011 (EST)
:ItsWalky blocked your IP because of that Goldbug (IDW) toy deal of a few days ago. He may not have realized you were a regular contributor, but regardless, you should've started a third/fourth debate rather than declare the first two void because their results don't strike with your view on "reality". [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 06:20, 23 January 2011 (EST)
:: I blocked the anonymous IP who got into the edit war over removing Goldbug's toy info, which was just fucking obnoxious. If that was you, then whoops. Don't be a dickwad. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:16, 23 January 2011 (EST)

== You have Lugnut? ==

I've heard about you reviewing him, did you obtain him at a Brick & Mortar store like Walmart or Target? If so, which one (so the hunt may go on). Or was it through eBay/"specialty" store, or overseas? Moreso I'm wondering if the "not yet released" tag should still be applied to the Hasbro version on [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|his page]]. [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 23:28, 11 February 2011 (EST)
: I got him from Big Bad Toy Store. He has been seen in stores, but like many other toys these days, he's having trouble hitting saturation. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 07:45, 12 February 2011 (EST)

==Aw look==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/David_Willis_(cartoonist)_(2nd_nomination) Your Wikipedia page is up for deletion].

-Blackout-
:Yeah, a nomination you started. Big effing whup. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:04, 9 March 2011 (EST)
::Which is why it got a SpeedyKeep and the deletion tag is already gone. Nice try. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:52, 9 March 2011 (EST)

== Generations Scourge ==

Ohhh, yes, I see now. I didn't realise that his head could extend so far up. I thought it was just the normal extension for his robot mode. Bit of a pain to push back down, though...

Anyway, I apologise.

[[Special:Contributions/24.143.42.51|24.143.42.51]] 16:40, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

== Thanks! ==

Thank you for backing me up on the bolded-comma issue. I knew all those things people said about you couldn't be true! [[User:JW|JW]] 16:24, 21 April 2011 (EDT)

Thank for letting me know about the talk page deal. [[User:Top Shots]]

==A week?==
Don't you think that's a bit long for a regular editor to be banned? Far as I can tell, he didn't even get a warning. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:58, 29 April 2011 (EDT)
: It's not his first week-long ban. And he's been warned (and banned) about this behavior before. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:07, 29 April 2011 (EDT)
::Don't you think that's a bit short since that's about the only thing he does? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 13:11, 29 April 2011 (EDT)

==Iacon Archives==
Looking through the history of "Laserbeak (Cybertron)" and "Revelations Part 3", I see you were the one who called the archives the 'Iacon Archives'. Where did you get this name from, as it is not in the comics? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:45, 20 May 2011 (EDT)
: The archives appeared to be in Iacon. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:17, 20 May 2011 (EDT)
:: Could you elaborate on "appeared"? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 03:02, 21 May 2011 (EDT)
::: Everything in the story happened in Iacon. Or under Iacon. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:43, 21 May 2011 (EDT)
:::: Not really, since Vector Prime and co. first hang out at Kalis and Kaon also gets namedropped at some point. So... I guess that means the Archives' location can't be pinpointend any better than "somewhere on Cybertron". Thanks for helping me! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:14, 21 May 2011 (EDT)

==New User==
There I did everything you said also I don't know how to use user pages so I hope i'm doing this right.[[User:Chubzhac|Chubzhac]] 23:35, 20 May 2011 (EDT)

==External Links==
Is it ok to use external links for titles such as ''Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor''? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 00:15, 31 May 2011 (EDT)
: In what context? I'd really rather prefer most external links remain in the External links section. I kinda hate when I click on a link in the body of an article, thinking there'll be something relevant on this site, only to be taken elsewhere. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:16, 31 May 2011 (EDT)
::That's a little contradictory since there are external links all over this site that isn't in the External Links section. So what specifically don't you like about it? Being misled into thinking you're going onto Lindsey Lohan's Wikipedia article, but instead go to Mandy Moore's? (or something like that) What I meant exactly was that in almost every issue's page there's an Advertisment section showing what else is from the same publisher (that's why I used ''Star Trek'' as an example). So could some of those advertisments have an external link to another wiki site that would specialise (or have more insight) in that particular title. I hope that was a little more straight foward and maybe a little easier to understand. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 13:16, 1 July 2011 (EDT)

== Probation appeal ==

So, the incident that led to my probation was proposing that [[Dead End (Animated)]] move to "Dead End (Timelines)" on the basis that that was his franchise-of-origin. I brought the issue up on the Allspark's "Major Wiki work" thread because I had no idea why it was reverted and I couldn't talk about it here (because of the probation thing). [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=51208&view=findpost&p=1825571 The conclusion seemed to be] that I was ''technically'' correct, but the Wiki just didn't want to do it that way.
{{quote|The idea of moving the BotCon-exclusive Animated characters to a "Timelines" disambig is just one of those occasional instances where the instruction to "[[Help:Ignore all standards|ignore all standards]]" comes into play. Sometimes, it's just easier, more aesthetically pleasing, or just feels RIGHT to do things a certain way that may not be the way everything else is done.|[[Chris McFeely]]}}
I went about everything the right way, as far as I know. I put one move proposal tag on one page so it could be talked about. I gave a technically correct reason, "Franchise of origin. Like [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur (Timelines)]]". I do my best to remember to not do what I have been hollered at for doing in the past, but seriously, I had no way of knowing I was stepping into an instance of "ignore all standards". All you really had to do was revert my one move proposal with a big "We are ignoring all standards you moron!" in the change log. You would have felt better for hollering at me and I would have been clued in on what was going on and that would have been the end of it. So, can I please have my probation lifted? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:59, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

==When the past comes to haunt you==
[[Vector Sigma Chamber]] - I have no clue how it could be written so that it's significantly different from the Vector Sigma page. You've stated you believe it could be an article with its own worth. If you have time, would you please give the page its long needed update? 
Meanwhile, I have never been able to track down the source that the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' is Shockwave's underwater base in the Marvel comics. You and Derik talked about the source being one of the letters pages, but would you have any idea which issue's letters page? 
As an aside, [[TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries|this page]] is locked, which would be all fine and stuff if not for the handful of article links that can not be fixed anymore. Could you please remove all of them? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:32, 15 June 2011 (EDT)

== New and ticked off ==

I'm new here. I have taken your suggestions into account, but there is one thing that still bothers me: no one else wants to help me. Can you lend a hand? --[[User:Ibreakthingz|The Breaker]] 19:24, 15 June 2011 (EDT)
:Nope - Random IP number
::What do you need help with? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:54, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
Let me tell you, I am SUPER excited to help the guy who starts off by telling me he's ticked off. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:03, 20 June 2011 (EDT)

== Oh man, sorry ==
I don't see any comments, only some guy asking about how the info and description of Cybertron should be. Sorry about the confusion. I actually don't think that I ever reverted it back O.o I don't remember that, I must have clicked on some wrong place or something. Again, sorry fellow Transformer-fan :) [[User:Luka1184|Luka1184]] 11:15, 29 June 2011 (EDT)

== Dark of the Moon: Ship? ==

What exactly did they use to explore the moon then? Just wondering, thanks. [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 02:22, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
: The novelization calls the ship Ratchet and Optimus Prime take to the moon the "Atlax X," a human-built craft. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:45, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
:Whoops, what I meant to say was what did Optimus and Ratchet use to recover the comatose (boy I love that word after seeing it on Tfwiki) body of Sentinel? [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 03:00, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
::No, in the finished film, they ''do'' use the Xantium to go to the moon. Prime announces in a voiceover at the beginning of the scene, "Xantium approaching Tranquility base". - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:42, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
:::It feels weird, then, that they only really introduce the ship much later in the movie.--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:34, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
::::Quite agreed. Seems fairly obvious that it was originally going to be a human-built endeavour (it's the "Ares V" in the comic), but then someone said "Why do they need a human rocket if our script already features a pre-existing Autobot spaceship as a plot point?", and it got shoved in earlier without any real reworking of the later intro scene. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:38, 5 July 2011 (EDT)

== Evac (Prime) ==

At SDCC announced two new figures for a character called Evac, from the Prime franchise, should we wait until he makes an appearance in the show to create his own article? --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 20:58, 23 July 2011 (EDT)
:Remember, one doesn't have to appear in the show to get a toy. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:03, 23 July 2011 (EDT)
::I could have sworn that Evac was supposed to be a character for the new Transformers ride...[[Special:Contributions/98.209.73.178|98.209.73.178]] 21:28, 23 July 2011 (EDT)
:::He's not from Prime, correct. He's a new character created for the movie-based Transformers ride at Universal. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:23, 23 July 2011 (EDT)

== I need to tell you something. ==

Hi. There's something that I've been feeling a bit guilty about for a long time. You see, on a different account (which I will reveal the name of after you respond to make sure there are no hard feelings) I was quite rude. I was irrational, confused and upset. Afterwards, I left this site in guilt, and ashamed because I wasn't thinking rationally a few times while on my account. Do you think you can maybe accept my apology for my actions, because I feel like a horrible person for the silly things I brought up and got into. Would you please accept my apology? If you can't, well, that's okay too. If you don't get this, well, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for being such a horrible person on such a good website. :(
[[Special:Contributions/74.82.64.16|74.82.64.16]] 15:27, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

== Guilt ==

Sorry, I was thinking about my previous heading "I need to tell you something" and I reliezed that although I ment it in a kind way, I thought it's possible that you could believe that to mean that I had some cruel things to say, which I did not. The message is still the same though! If it means anything, I would like to say you can be sure nothing like that could happen again with me.
[[Special:Contributions/74.82.64.17|74.82.64.17]] 16:05, 28 July 2011 (EDT)
: I don't know who you are, but I guess we're all right. It's hard to refuse an apology from an anonymous dude. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:12, 29 July 2011 (EDT)

== Harrison Ford ==

Was it rude? Horrifying even? Why did you undo my edit? An external reference isn't to much to ask for. Is it? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:39, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
: I addressed this on the talk page. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:55, 13 October 2011 (EDT)

== Files on user pages ==

I removed the images from my user page because of fair use, but nobody had removed them in the meantime because of this. So did I do right by taking them off or can I put them back? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:46, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
: I don't really understand what you're asking. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:35, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
::Let's try this again. On another wiki I added a pic to [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&oldid=39022 my user page] and it was [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&action=history removed]. [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Thailog#Using files on your own user page This is the reply I got when I inquired further]. If you still don't understand I'll just put them back. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)
:::Over here, you're allowed to upload one pic specifically for your userpage. On top of that, from what I gather, you can add other pics that already exist for article, but obviously don't go overboard. Hope that helps! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:10, 24 October 2011 (EDT)
:::::Thank you. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)

== I noticed the BotCon Europe 2002 talk page ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selective_deletion]

Just being helpful. :) --[[User:Krafty|K-K-Krafty!]] 10:22, 11 November 2011 (EST)

== About the caption bastard template... ==

I do not understand why you added that (mean-spirited) template. It's only two captions, and if you looked at my contributions, you would have noticed that I added a lot of information. I thought captions were supposed to be a reward for all that work. Adding a twist on an overused joke is at least an attempt to make it fresh, rather than stating some variation of "this joke sucks now", which is ''just'' as overused as plainly using an overused joke. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:41, 6 January 2012 (EST)
: I apologize for using the template. I was going to write a more personal note, but remembered we had the template, forgetting how sharply worded it was. You have not been a bad editor. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:42, 6 January 2012 (EST)

==A massive favour to ask==
Ive just started getting into your webcomics (im up to date on shortpacked and it wasnt until this morning i realised about you're earlier ones) but i have a huge favour to ask of you. I am currntly stuck with this stupid school laptop for a home computer which includes a school blocking system. While Shortpacked and Joyce and Walky sites are unaffected when i try to open dumbing of age it comes up with
[[Image:Examplepagetoshowwalky.jpg|left|500px|thumb|]]
Is there anyway you could perhaps email me copies of the files for each update + all the ones so far. I can understand if you say no but i though there was no harm in asking--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 06:15, 17 January 2012 (EST)
: I'm sorry, but I cannot email you all my comics. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:12, 1 March 2012 (EST)
Oh well, it was a long shot anyway--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 03:47, 30 May 2012 (EDT)
{{-}}

== Prime toys ==

You wouldn't happen to know when exactly the ''Transformers: Prime'' toys are scheduled to be released, would you?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 19:59, 1 March 2012 (EST)
: Transformers toys that aren't the first wave of product for a blockbuster movie don't tend to have release dates. Stores will receive them and put them out at some point after that. So I have no date for you. However, I've seen them out at some stores here for weeks, so the answer is "some time in the past, perhaps now, perhaps not until the future." --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:10, 1 March 2012 (EST)
I haven't seen any toys in the stores, but thanks anyway.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 21:44, 1 March 2012 (EST)

The other convention-exclusive pink Arcee figure, they are availible on the web. How would I be able to get it without getting lead into a scam. I was hoping you or someone on this wiki would know how I would be able to get that toy. I didn't go to the convention.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.106.122|71.162.106.122]] 19:24, 4 March 2012 (EST)
: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-prime-bumblebee-and-arcee-set?BR=496&ID=29273 --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:58, 5 March 2012 (EST)
::Wow! Only $29.99. Thanks.
:::On Ebay, it costs $80.00.

== what you said to me ==

i will make sure i learn more english when i go to school today
: Mostly I hope they teach you about capital letters and punctuation. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:02, 19 March 2012 (EDT)

It's kind of hard to do that all when you're using a wii like I am [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 02:08, 19 March 2012 (EDT)
: If you're editing the wiki with something that makes it nigh-impossible to edit the wiki, you probably shouldn't edit the wiki. I've tried it on my cellphone before, and it's extremely difficult to get all of the various coding right, but if I can't edit the wiki correctly, I just don't edit the wiki. Leaving a bunch of stuff that has to be deleted or completely overhauled is worse than not contributing at all. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:54, 19 March 2012 (EDT)

== The Fallen/Megatronus Prime artwork ==

I wanted to have someone verify this before I uploaded it, but is [http://t4ak.roblox.com/daaf9f4eb9b33f115661eb4a7c849007 this] the concept art for the ''Aligned'' pre-Fallen version of Megatronus Prime, and if so is is usable? --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 15:23, 10 April 2012 (EDT)
: That's not exactly what we saw at Hasbro's panels. It's not in the same style. (It'd look more like the Aligned Prima art, which is way more painterly.) This looks like an artist's recreation from memory to me. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:07, 10 April 2012 (EDT)
::Thanks, just what I needed to know. Off to search again. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 16:53, 11 April 2012 (EDT)
:::Pictures were not allowed of those guys. If you somehow manage to find one, we wouldn't be able to use it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:15, 11 April 2012 (EDT)
::::Gotcha. Thanks anyway. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 21:37, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

== Prime Hot Shot toy image ==

Not really sure why you replaced the photos that I already took for the toy with your own, (which are kind of faded, especially with the red) but whatever. Just kind of wondering why, though. Well, there go my efforts... :/ [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:19, 7 May 2012 (EDT)
: M Sipher overwrote my Kick-Over photos. It happens. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:33, 7 May 2012 (EDT)

== Reno Wilson ==

If I sound impatient, I'm sorry, but I've explained the reasoning behind my edit to the Mudflap controversy several times over, and nobody has disagreed with me. A couple users explained what it's supposed to mean, but it turns out that it's based on an incorrect assumption to begin with. Both times that I've I changed it, though, the edit has been reverted without an explanation. If this is about my spate of edits to my own comments, then I'm sorry, but I'm just editing a minor note to be more factually accurate and less obtusely "snarky". How can I get it to stick? - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 17:00, 13 May 2012 (EDT)
: "Nobody has disagreed with me" is a pretty bold complaint, considering everyone on that talk page disagrees with you. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:08, 13 May 2012 (EDT)
::In my defense, that's a recent development. Nobody ''had'' disagreed with me when I wrote that. If anyone can prove me wrong or show that this is a special case, I'll shut up right now. However, while I understand if it became personal at some point, I have to admit I don't see the point in defending the wording of one note so closely to begin with, at least not unless it's funnier than I thought. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:12, 13 May 2012 (EDT)
:::"Prove me wrong" is a red herring. The entire discussion is a "Yeah-huh"/"Nuh-uh" dynamic. You didn't understand the joke. Everyone else did. There's nothing left to prove or discuss. Please, please, please move on to something else. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:31, 13 May 2012 (EDT)

==IDW==
Ok. Fine but can you edit Ratchet then if I do my edits too long because I've been on it for quite awhile. Ed

===IDW Whirl==
Hi there, I'm not sure how else to get in touch with you.
Please don't include speculative conclusions to the Wiki. All that was written in MTMTE #6 regarding Whirl is that he was at one point an instructor, and that he changed his names a few times. Until it has been confirmed that Whirl IS or is not Jetstream, please don't state as such. (apple pie)
: I don't think you grasp the difference between speculative conclusions and the Whirl/Jetstream deal. Don't mess with those pages again. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:03, 27 June 2012 (EDT)

===Nightracer Changes===
I got a note from you and am not sure the proper method for messaging or response to you, so I'll just say it here? You needn't have so drastically changed both entries for Nightracer. I deliberately created a new page for the cloned Nightracer so once more was known about both, they could both be altered accordingly. You seemed to edit both pages until they were to YOUR liking, rather than letting them evolve as needs be. Really, you created a lot of work for yourself, so please don't get upset and send me condescending messages when you could have simply fixed the new entry, and let me know how they work. It's not exactly easy to find instructions on how to "discuss" things, so assuming you know EXACTLY how everything should work and then talking down to a newer user doesn't really make you look very good.
: YOU needn't have so drastically changed Nightracer's entries. That is my problem. I am trying to revert. As a new user, when you make many many changes to a page, to the point of moving the page itself, without asking about it first, I don't think you have a lot of room to get mad at someone else changing it a whole bunch to put it mostly back the way it was. Next time, ask. Certainly, at least, until you have a better grasp of how the wiki organizes information. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:08, 7 September 2012 (EDT)

===Reverting All My Edits==
Okay, so maybe I should quit adding captions. But why do you keep undoing my major edits to character bio pages too? Okay, it shouldn't be an essay. But this is a Wikipedia, and it's the Transformers Wikipedia to boot; people come here for specific information. On Transformers.
[[User:Harley Quinn hyenaholic|Harley Quinn hyenaholic]] 10:49, 21 September 2012 (EDT)
: You are not adding specific information. You are saying in fifteen paragraphs what the page is already saying in three paragraphs. It is not only unnecessary, but makes the page worse. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:52, 21 September 2012 (EDT)

==Secretary joke==
:I have no problem with acknowledging Arcee's less intense role in HM (note: I have yet to see about half of HM, so as for HM context I hardly have anything to say), but I question what is the joke's target: The Headmasters's writing... or secretaries and Japanese people? It's not just that joke, it's that this wiki has a small web of jokes and remarks relating to Arcee's job change that go beyond fair critique and into, well, bigotry. I'm trying to imagine how the way the wiki trashes on Arcee's job change must read to someone who is a secretary. As the child of a (once) secretary, I do see it as an attack on the job itself. You can't really deny that - just look at the image description I've changed that felt the need to specify the job warrior with "brave" as if being a secretary means you can't be brave (if this is HM context, it fails to specify that). Airazor's page used to have the same problem in her writeup about her gender in Japan. This also makes the joke gendered, given the usual associations of who does which job contrasted with the idea which job deserves more appreciation. For the other element of the joke that bugs me, I invite a look at BW Blackarachnia's note section. There's one at best humorous, at worst neutral treatment of an absolutely disgusting post on Blackarachnia's design process. The next note about Blackarachnia in Japan is written with much more condemnation while failing to convince me I'm reading about something worse than the previous note. And then there's that eternal remark about Arcee in HM again that again fails to offer a proper and coherent story rather than inside-crowd cover-aggression. I could also talk about the 'joke' showing up on TFA Arcee's page, which is kinda bull considering TFA had a bad-to-horrendous treatment of most of its female cast, Arcee included, but that's not commented on. No, what is commented on is a lesser worse treatment of G1 Arcee decennia ago in that awful country known as Japan.
:That's why I want the joke changed. Not because the wiki shouldn't talk about the job change and sexist/gender stereotypical script motivations, but because I don't think a small cover-aggressive caption will be enough to do that without being sexist itself. And in the context of the entire wiki, because I feel critique on Japanese writing is handled considerably bolder than critique on American writing.
:All that said, I'm taking a step aside from the above to thank you for the Arcee captions you've added. They're a great addition to her article. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 07:09, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
::I've yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself. You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it. To that I say bullshit, and that's stupid. You're not going to win that argument. Making fun of stupid Transformers crap is what this wiki does, and "historically bad treatment of female characters" is not magically exempt from that.
:: The way to fix this is not to dial back on the criticism of stupid crap. If there are things you think we should lampshade but we are not, by all means, fix that. Animated Arcee already has a caption on her page talking about how she's just a prop. I added one to G1 Arcee's page last night about her less-than-stellar introduction into IDW continuity. (Both those are English fictions, btw.)
:: The "In Japan, I'm a secretary!" is a caption that is as old as her page, and originally belonged to a screencap from her then-only appearance in which her leg had gotten blown off in the line of duty. I don't think it's appropriate for the stock image for which it has substituted and could stand to be changed to match the image better. But if you're going to level the pretty incendiary charge of "bigotry," I think you could at least meet that serious charge with the footwork to determine the source and context of the content you're leveling the claim at. Again, this is part of my concern that you assume the worst of others' intentions without first attempting to understand them. Is a caption "bigotry" when it merely survived an earlier version of the page from a time when Animated Arcee didn't have the history she does now? Or do you just like throwing that damn word around because it's easy? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:34, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
:::You know what I don't get? That I can't simply say "this caption makes me uncomfortable" and that that is enough reason to change it (I could also add to that "these captions have ''always'' made me uncomfortable but I've been too scared and confused to do something about most of them earlier"). Also I don't get why you keep making this as if I am attacking individuals. The only reason I contacted you and M Sipher is because you both returned something that makes me uncomfortable and rather than start an edit war with an admin or two because I'd like to get a few things done before ever getting banned, I'm trying to talk this over. Yes, I'm using words as "bigotry" and "sexism", because I don't think they're big words that should be reserved for the most extreme, clearly visible of cases. The moment it plays into a system (that makes the extreme cases possible), it qualifies. But I don't call ''anyone'' any of those words, because I don't believe these jokes/critiques are bad on their own, but bad in a system, and I don't hold anyone of this wiki responsible for that system. Why I don't look up histories of page jokes/remarks - I'm not interested in who put it there and the reasons for it aren't really important either. All I'm concerned about is what is there now and how it connects with other such comments all over the wiki. Individual excuses are just going to cloud the systematic problem's presence.
:::And believe me, it's ''not'' easy using those words, because they're words that are likely to cause unwarranted defensiveness that blocks out the entire function of those words of pointing out systematic problems. If I'd go for easy, I'd be ass-kissing my way into your good graces right now.
:::I hope you'll excuse me that I'll give a specific reply to "I've yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself. You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it." (only). There's two things I know of that are important in this, and those are all needed: that ironic sexism ís a form of sexism and that femmephobia is a terrible way of 'battling' sexism. That indeed puts a number of jokes and remarks around here in the same vein of bad as what they try to criticize. Call it a 'belief' if you want to, I'll keep calling it 'What is Sexism 101'. And lastly, it's nonsense that a caption can 'deal with a subject directly'. Nearly all captions rely on background knowledge, but do not provide it themselves. That's why a number of them criticizing content fail. Notes and elaborate sections tend to provide better 'deal with a subject directly'-stuff, but they're rare.
:::The thing is that I'd love to rewrite/write about some of the problematic content and 'deal with the subject directly' but I sincerely doubt that it would be appreciated. There was, for example, the matter of Override Prime's Primehood about a year ago that did not go down well. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:36, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
::::The problem is that you have a definition of "femmephobia" that others do not share, and so your claims of it aren't getting any traction. I still can't comprehend how pointing out that Arcee's function in America is "Warrior" but her function in Japan is "Go-fer" is in any way being hateful of ladies. Hear me out: I in no way want to diminish your feelings on a topic that you have a inside take on. As a female, you will always have a better understanding of the experience, and as dudes the best we can do is listen and understand. However, the problem is ''you are just one female.'' You don't represent all of them. I've been doing webcomics about ladies and gay folks for forever, and if there's anything I've learned over and over again it's that nobody agrees on what's offensive or sexist or bigoted. I've gotten yelled for jokes being construed as insensitive by a minority, while simultaneously a bunch of other folks from that same minority saying that other guy or gal is wrong and it was fine. If commentary could be vetoed by one person who didn't like it, there wouldn't be any commentary ever. And so while your word carries more weight on this topic due to circumstance of birth, your word will not always be Final. It can't work that way.
::::You can make a plea for why that caption is dumb, and if others agree we can certainly yank it out, but other people can outvote you. This wiki is a collaborative project and no one person can veto the decisions of the community, lest I remind you that we don't have an all-encompassing Sideways page. Your best course of action is to find others who agree with you and get them involved here. I bet you that on this topic the wiki would be willing to listen to a vocal minority (that is, consisting of more than one person). --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:37, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
::::At any rate, I've asked around: http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/32361010306/a-question-to-the-ladies-who-follow-me-so (I want to emphasize through this exercise that while I may not agree with your take, I do take it seriously.) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:17, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
:::::Oh, I am familiar with your work and the controversies it causes. If I recall correctly, it was one of your comics that introduced me to the term "ableism". Came in handy when the D-drama in the MLP: Friendship is Magic fandom started.
:::::I am also well-aware I am not the chosen representative of all of womanhood, nor did I present myself as such. I very much appreciate you asking others for their opinions, even though I didn't have to look to know what the general attitude would be. It's commendable you took the time to do this for me. Thank you.
:::::That said, you unintentionally brought up another possible 'both be happy'-solution for this matter that doesn't require too much change I think. I don't know much about Arcee's role in HM, as said already, but if her role is so small that her job can be described as "gofer", then all I request is that word to be used on the wiki instead of "secretary" for me to be, well, a lot more okay with the situation, and definitely the caption. Would that be possible (I accept 'no')? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:05, 27 September 2012 (EDT)
::::::"Go-fer" is fine. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:43, 27 September 2012 (EDT)

== Question ==
Alright, I probably seem like a little kid for asking this, but how do you think I did on the ''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Prime - The Game]]'' page? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 08:19, 31 October 2012 (EDT)

== "Home in" ==

I don't understand how the merriam link disagrees with jalaguy; it specifically gives "a missile honing in on its target — Bob Greene" as an example.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:01, 27 November 2012 (EST)
: Yes, it gives examples of usage, but then spends a whole paragraph belaboring how it shouldn't be used. The page defines it, but then tells you not to use it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:34, 27 November 2012 (EST)
:: I hadn't expected to start a mini-edit war with that note. Thanks for the support! [[User:JW|JW]] 10:35, 28 November 2012 (EST)

== Predacon bird ==

I Looked it up and can't find anything on the Predacon bird from Car Robots. Can you please tell me where I can find the picture of the Predacon bird?[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] 19:50, 9 December 2012 (EST)
: I seriously have no idea what the hell you are talking about. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:25, 10 December 2012 (EST)
::He seems to be talking about some random shot cut from an [[The Decepticons|RID episode]]... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 20:29, 10 December 2012 (EST)
:::Then I am of no help. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:21, 11 December 2012 (EST)

== NOOOOO.jpg ==

: [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] has had [tfwiki.net/wiki/File:NOOOOO.jpg this] marked to be moved since May. No one's done so, so I'd like to see if I you'd approve of the move?--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] 18:29, 27 July 2013 (EDT)

== Question. ==

EDIT-Thank you.[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 17:06, 19 August 2013 (EDT)

== Apologies ==

Hey ItsWalky,

Just saw your message. Just got rid of the link. Sorry about that.

I didn't mean to break any rules, I just wanted to know what to do with the info.

--[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 01:00, 17 September 2013 (EDT)

Wait until it airs? Which is why the Predacons Rising page is LOCKED? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:02, 17 September 2013 (EDT)

Will do. Thanks again for the info. Also, as a side note, that's an ''awesome'' profile image you've got on your page. Plus your art is awesome too; just checked your blog page. --[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 02:48, 17 September 2013 (EDT)

== Possible Second Alt Mode.... ==

Does perceptor in fall of cybertron transform into a microscope?
[[User:Hyruk]]
: I dunno, maybe read [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]]'s page to find out. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:40, 1 November 2013 (EDT)

== Recordicons 16 ==

Are the guys in the background besides Injector meant to be anybody? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:23, 26 February 2014 (EST)
: The only other real background guy is Ravage. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 16:50, 26 February 2014 (EST)
: Though the robot in the extreme foreground is [[:File:Maccadams bartender marvel uk 82.jpg|this person]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 16:52, 26 February 2014 (EST)

== Dark Cybertron ==

Hi Walky,
Can I ask why exactly my edits to DC #11 are just NO? They're perfectly valid points;
1) Prowl did remove the head from Powlistator in RID, and seeing though he hated it, had no reason to fix it back onto himself. So the combined mode SHOULD have no head in that issue.
2) Brainstorm HAS been dead all this time, and as it was established all the way back in the -Ations, anybody who has can't die again. He should not have been affected by the kill switch.
Looking forward to finding out just WHY I am incorrect,
-Drift
:The Brainstorm thing will OBVIOUSLY be explained later. Like, super-obviously. It is not an error. It's what Roberts DOES. It's been planned for YEARS. And if the Prowl head actually belongs to Prowl, he sure doesn't seem to be missing any mass. I mean, that head must be made out of some parts of him, right? So it either belongs to one of the other Constructicons or the creation of the altmode kibble is magical -- in either case, it's not an error. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 15:12, 24 March 2014 (EDT)
:: I tweeted Roberts about it as soon as it came out. Normally when it's going to be explained in a few issues he sort of gives a sly wink nod tweet back, and he didn't say anything, making me think that for once he didn't think about that. Also, if you look, Prowl HAS lost mass between the first time Griffith drew him and the times he has in DC. Even if he hasn't that would be an artist error, which doesn't change to fact it HAS happened. Even if it did come from a Constructicon, they too haven't had the time to fix that either as they left Iacon, meaning they wouldn't have had time to have it re-attached and I doubt it would have been high up their priorities. I'd possibly give you Brainstorm, but I think you're wrong about Devastator.{{unsigned|Drift1998}}
::: If the Devastator head thing must be mentioned, I would put it in notes. I don't think it's an outright error in the way we classify errors. There's too many ways to explain it. And, yes, Prowl is drawn smaller now... by other artists, particularly Rojo, who draws EVERYONE kind of tiny and skinny. That isn't really what I meant by missing mass -- I meant missing parts of himself. I didn't mean he, y'know, lost weight.
::: And there's way too many conspicuous things going on with Brainstorm to call that an error. He's the only one who's shot before the Killswitch is flipped, and this same shot (again) conspicuously unlinks his briefcase from his arm. There is stuff afoot here. If it is mentioned on the page, it should not be as an error, but as... speculation? But we don't really do that, so no. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 16:06, 24 March 2014 (EDT)

==AOE Screencaps==
they are from the digital version, which is an official release of the movie which was released yesterday, not a pirated version. would never post pics from a pirated version. or does the digital version count as pirated? --[[User:Eagc7|Eagc7]] ([[User talk:Eagc7|Eagc7]]) 17 September 2014
:Yeah, Walky, the film came out on iTunes yesterday. The screenshots people are uploading are legit. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:45, 17 September 2014 (EDT)
::Durr, I am stupid sorry. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 15:05, 17 September 2014 (EDT)

== Character appearance stubs ==

Yo, here's my deal with removing those stubs to the IDW Megatron page (and others). Take for example adding a Megatron appearance for RID # 7 "Dinobot Hunt". Megatron shows up in that montage that accompanies Prowl's analysis of the war. Does that really count as part of MEGATRON's history? "Prowl mentioned Megatron to Bumblebee" or some such would have to be the write-up. It doesn't show us any new information about Megatron- it is just a visual aid for the reader.

And does that mean that every time someone shows up in a montage and not some actual image in-fiction that it belongs in that section? Like the montage of events spanning the entire IDW continuity in Chaos Theory, Part 1? Does that count as a Verity Carlo appearance that needs to be recorded on her page? Seems to me that stuff like that is best left referenced on the actual issue's page, or at best...in the history of the character actually making the recall.

I removed those stubs because I don't think the person who added them looked at those issues to see what the appearance listed actually WAS. If you've got some better reasoning that they should stay, I would, with respect, like to hear it. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 15:02, 10 February 2015 (EST)
: Yes, every time a character appears in a story, it should have a mention in the fiction area, even in flashbacks and recounted information. If "Prowl mentioned Megatron once in a conversation with whoever" doesn't work, merely move that storylink to where that original occurrence happened, right behind the storylink of what's being referenced. A fiction section's goal should include a storylink to every appearance. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 18:29, 10 February 2015 (EST)
::That seems a little TOO meticulous to me, even for this wiki, but I won't argue the point any further. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 19:48, 10 February 2015 (EST)

== PNGs ==

Yes, for filesize reasons. But that only applies to screencaps/comic scans/etc, since there's no benefit to saving them as PNGs rather than JPGs.

On the other hand, it's the only practical way to get a transparent-backed logo and in the case of the Angry Birds Megatron pic, I took the file directly from the Angry Birds Transformers website, and it was only something like 40kb and not worth the quality reduction. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 17:39, 4 April 2015 (EDT)
: PNGs are good for transparently-backed logos, yes. That's one of the few allowed reasons we have them on this site -- also for stuff that needs to be crisper for readability. But a simple artwork off a website should be JPG. That is our policy. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 18:22, 4 April 2015 (EDT)

== Question ==

I guess you would be the one to talk to. Could you please answer the question I put on The Gathering #1's talk page? Also, I'm a big fan of Shortpacked. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 18:57, 8 April 2015 (EDT)

Never mind, apparently Ascendron took notice and fixed it. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 22:36, 8 April 2015 (EDT)
: No probs. Though I'm not even sure I have the Gathering to check, so I wouldn't have been the best to ask anyway! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:19, 8 April 2015 (EDT)

== MTMTE 39 ==

I think we all know who wrote this issue. (psst it's buckets of blood guy) [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 11:34, 14 April 2015 (EDT)

==Things that don't exist==
Sorry. I was going by how the category seemed to be used. I think I've eliminated every instance where there is some Ask Vector Prime fiction. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 10 September 2015 (EDT)

== Battle Masters ==

I created pages for Battle Masters characters simply because I thought [[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] was an admin, I mean to me he speak so admin-ish here: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Talk:Battle_Masters. (I'm not saying it's Giggidys fault.) You see I don't know who's admin or not in this site. Sorry for creating those Battle Masters pages.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:10, 13 September 2015 (EDT)

==Blocking Dr. Vadam==
Awwwww...You blocked Dr. Vadam. That guy was friggin' comedy gold. I mean... did you see [[User talk:Dr. Vadam#Daddy to the rescue!|the part where he was pretending to be his dad]]? That was ''hilariously'' pathetic.

In all seriousness though, I'd like it if you could leave up his contributions page so I can look through it and maybe undo some more of that micro-editing crap he did on some of the live-action film series pages. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 08:12, 13 December 2015 (EST)
: 1) I mentioned the dad thing in the banning message.
: 2) I did not delete his contributions. You ''can't'' delete somebody's contributions. Just, like, find the last time he edited something on the Recent Changes page and click the (contribs) link next to his name.
:--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 12:42, 13 December 2015 (EST)

== Request to delete user page ==

I would like to request you to delete my User Page,
I do not feel like using the Wiki much,I would he grateful if you carry out this little request of mine.
[[User:Hyruk|Hyruk]] ([[User talk:Hyruk|talk]]) 06:16, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== Spammers ==

There's more of 'em -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 12:25, 4 February 2016 (EST)

== Article Creation Question ==

Hey there! Was looking at the broken links in [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3]] and was curious about what to do with Nome. For a real-world location with very, very little Transformers-related fiction set in it, might it be more fitting for me to simply link it to Alaska's page (with appropriate mention added to that article)? [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 16:47, 16 February 2016 (EST)
: [[Fallon|Cities get their own page.]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:16, 16 February 2016 (EST)
:: Okey-doke. [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 19:19, 16 February 2016 (EST)

== Two Things ==

1. When looking at a pages history, what do the green plus' and red minus' mean? 2. When I edited a caption on Under-3 to change the reference from Arby's to a Happy Meal (the logic being that Under-3s original toy was sold with a Happy Meal, so it made more sense to reference that), you edited it back and said "no that's not the godbeep joke." So, what ''is'' the joke? I was under the impression that the joke was that he goes on this dark depressing rant, and then immediately follows it up with a standard cheery cashier catchphrase. [[User:Legotron123|Legotron123]] ([[User talk:Legotron123|talk]]) 20:04, 19 June 2016 (EDT)
:The + and - indicate how many letters were added or removed. The joke on Under-3 is specifically a reference to the [https://twitter.com/nihilist_arbys Nihilist Arbys Twitter]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:19, 19 June 2016 (EDT)

== Apology ==

This is Jtarvin. Did you see my usertalk page? I apologized. [[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]]) 13:24, 19 September 2016 (EDT)

== Titan Returns Leader Optimus ==

I just wanted to do a little research into the situation with the Leader class Optimus Prime base mode. I'm thinking that the issue you mentioned with the gun might be a hit-or-miss situation and it might be helpful to note if there's something there.

You originally mentioned that the gun can't plug into the chest plate. I was able to, but it's a tight fit. Do you think maybe a molding defect or even just the paint on the peg make some copies impossible to connect while others don't? Or could it just be a case of QA missing a one-off defect? I got a TR Ravage not too long ago, and one of its wings is missing some plastic. I thought a similar case might be a possibility. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] ([[User talk:King Starscream|talk]]) 15:25, 30 September 2016 (EDT)

== I require some assistance. ==

So you may not remember me, but a loooooong time ago you told me about some of the rules in regards to what I was doing. The thing I need help with is how those rules apply when I am creating my personal user page. So if you could just help me out with this that would be great. Thanks. --[[User:Maximus Prime Toa of Earth| Maximus Prime Toa of Earth ]] ([[User talk:Maximus Prime Toa of Earth|talk]]) 15:09, 2 March 2017 (EST)

== Transformers Tribute page ==

Hey man! How are you? Hope your good. Anywho, I created the Transformers Tribute page. You took it down and you asked me if there was anything part of that page that wasn't leaked are stolen information. Here is my answer.

The Orion Pax and Optimus Prime appeared in the Taiwan Tf Expo. And the Leader Optimus Prime was found and bought by some people, so.... no?
Proof:
2 Pack- https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/videos-and-pictures-from-taiwan-tf-expo-2017-transformers-the-last-knight-generations-and-more/38785/
Leader Optimus- https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-tribute-2007-leader-class-optimus-prime/38791/

And if this information ever becomes official for sure, or you think the proof I presented is good, please put it back up.

Thank you very much. west james/notirishman 16:24, 4 July 2017 (EDT)

:Thanks for putting it back up! -[[User:West james|west james/notirishman]] ([[User talk:West james|talk]]) 10:48, 3 October 2017 (EDT)

=="Hurricane Autobot" and Ravenspar the same guy?==
Does anyone else think that the identity of the "[[Lieutenant|Hurricane Autobot]]" from ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' might be [[Ravenspar]]? Ravenspar is the only non-Dinobot/Knight in the toyline with a flying alternate mode, so there's that. [[User:DDelgado|DDelgado]] 10:52, 1 September 2017 (EST)

== Moving From Wikia ==

Hi ItsWalky,

I'm Agent_C from Nukapedia, the Fallout wiki that didn't move from Wikia. I don't know if you've heard about our [https://kotaku.com/fallout-fans-resist-wikias-attempt-to-pivot-to-video-1804145954 little problems with Wikia], but we're looking at all available options.

I see from your history pages you were active around the time that this happened and involved in the split, I was wondering if you or anyone else might be able to consult with the guys we have looking at independence options, as we are considering every option on the table.

If you have discord you can reach us though [https://discord.gg/MYgS75y here], or our wiki's email address is Nukapedia@gmail.com.

Thanks for any help you can offer. [[User:Agent c|Agent c]] ([[User talk:Agent c|talk]]) 17:57, 12 September 2017 (EDT)

== Modulus photo ==

Hey, could you upload your [[Modulus]] photo from [https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137861-tfss-50-spoiler-thread-final-figures-arriving-17th-may/page-32#entry3509882 this Allspark post] here and add it to Modulus' page? [[User:ShootingStar7X|ShootingStar7X]] ([[User talk:ShootingStar7X|talk]]) 13:45, 6 December 2017 (EST)
:Oh, just notice there's an external link to your photo on Modulus' page. Still, considering the "this article is in need of images" template, it would be nice to add your photo there rather than just linking it. [[User:ShootingStar7X|ShootingStar7X]] ([[User talk:ShootingStar7X|talk]]) 13:49, 6 December 2017 (EST)

== SG Enemy deco ==

i understand you chose the deco by swapping the voice changer's red and silver around? but, in the same way that we mention [[Blitzwing_(SG)#Notes|Blitzwing's unintentional resemblance to Broadside]], would you approve mentioning SG Enemy having a head colored like G1 Rewind's?

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 03:47, 14 January 2018 (EST)
: I mean, mentioning it seems like we're stating that it was the intent, and it really wasn't. I feel like that's a pointless bit of non-trivia to add just for the sake of adding it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 04:02, 14 January 2018 (EST)
::''[[Glit|Because we're a bunch of nerds who'd rather have a bit of fun with it,]]'' but i see your point. Leaving it out. --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:43, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Caption for your upcoming POTP Tailgate photo ==

Can you help me add the "And I'm the one that hates the Purple Oni." caption for your potential upload of the PotP Tailgate figure? [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 04:44, 14 February 2018 (EST)

== New Picture for Brian Goldner ==

Think you can update [[Brian Goldner]]'s picture on his page with this from when Hasbro congratulated on the Opening Weekend of Avengers: Infinity War?
https://twitter.com/HasbroNews/status/991430521686298625

Bar none, it's an amazing thing. [[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 00:41, 7 May 2018 (EDT)

== A serial deleter ==

Sorry to bother you but can you please do something about [[User:Saix|Saix]]? He keeps undoing my edits, most of the time without giving a reason. Not to mention telling me I can't write captions even though I've contributed a lot to the wiki. I don't know what to do about him. I've tried asking him not to but he just keeps doing it. Also by the look of his talk page I'm not the only one he does it to. Help?
: Your contributions are not helpful and I am on Saix's side. Please stop. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:52, 31 July 2018 (EDT)
: Sorry but what's wrong with my edits? I don't see what it is that I'm doing that's different from what the other users are doing. I thought they were pretty similar. (Sorry if I'm not formatting this right, I've never talked on someone's page like this). --[[User:PurrElise|PurrElise]]

User talk:Saix

2018-08-01T01:37:07Z

PurrElise: /* Stop undoing my edits */

Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (Autobot)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

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[[File:Solusprime covenant profile.jpg|thumb|right|263px|Rosie the riveted.]]
Among the [[Thirteen]], '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker and creator. Among her friends she is much loved both for her abilities to forge nearly any device they need and for her intelligence and positive supportive personality. If she has any flaw it is a fierce and angry temper that quickly flares up at any sign of injustice. She finds joy in creation, which is why she's particularly close friends to [[Nexus Prime]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Onyx Prime]] who revel in similar pursuits. Her closest relationship however is to [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. The two are bound by a close devoted romantic love unique among the Thirteen and spend much of their time online and off rejoicing in each other's presence. (The fact that both have quick fiery tempers surely won't cause issues down the road.)

All [[female Transformer]]s are patterned from her template and thus are gifted with a similar processing architecture, which is the main differentiation between them and their male counterparts.

Many of the arsenal of magnificent weaponry and icons wielded by the other original Transformers are her impressive handiwork, created by an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], aided by her unique cognitive systems specializing in wide ranging and powerful parallel processing, and manifesting in the holographic lattice known as the [[Creation Lathe]]. Her creations include:

*The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]
*The [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]
*The [[Chimera Stone]]
*The [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]
*The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
*The [[Chaos Edge]]
*The [[Cyber Caliber]]
*The [[Quill]]
*The [[Zeonomicon]]
*The [[Terminus Blade]]
*The [[Enigma of Combination]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Solus Prime was the fourth Prime created by [[Primus]] to defeat [[Unicron]]. The builder and creator of the Thirteen, Solus opted to remain a free agent as the newborn Primes strategized for their upcoming battle against the chaos-bringer. As part of their training, Solus created a holo-suite, which contained a virtual copy of Unicron for the Primes to train against. The Primes quickly learned that their enemy was more than capable of trouncing them in direct combat.

Solus Prime befriended the conflicted Megatronus, building for him the first set of [[Dark Energon]] [[Dark Energon skin|skin]]s. At Megatronus's urging, she constructed the Requiem Blaster, a weapon that she considered virtually unstoppable. Doubtful at what she had created, the Requiem Blaster led to a heated debate amongst the Thirteen, with [[Liege Maximo]] pointing out that the moody Megatronus could easily turn on his brothers and become unstoppable. Solus Prime defended Megatronus, arguing that Megatronus- who had successfully resisted the temptation of his inner demons- was perhaps best suited to carrying the destructive weapon. Megatronus was proud of her speech, and Solus Prime continued to churn out new weapons and artifacts for her brothers, working closely with them in order to mimic some of their innate powers. Continuing their training, Solus worked with [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to build a [[Vector Sigma|computer]] capable of predicting all of Unicron's potential moves.

Eventually, the time came to launch an assault on Unicron himself. Wielding her Forge and a sword, Solus led the charge through [[Vector Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] and onto Unicron himself. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] shut down Unicron from the inside, the weary but triumphant Primes headed back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unbeknownst to them all, Unicron's presence had left them all a little more susceptible to their inner darkness.

[[File:COP-Megatronusshootssolus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yeah, we're not fond of this scene either.]]

In the era that followed, Solus continued to work at her Forge, building useful items for the burgeoning settlement of the Primes. She and Megatronus remained close to each other. Tensions between the Primes began to grow on the day that Solus refused to make a suit of armor for Liege Maximo, who claimed that he was building some robotic creatures for company. As a gift, Liege Maximo gave her one of the creatures, whom she adopted as a pet. After some wheedling from Maximo, Solus decided to forge the armor in question.

[[Prima]] and some of the other Primes got word of the "farm", and called a vote to decide its future. Solus voted against the continuation of the project, but not without a defiant remark aimed at Prima, who had cast aspersions on Megatronus's character.

Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over Maximo's suit of armor, which had been completed long ago but had never been delivered to its intended recipient. Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him. Solus's body returned to the core of Cybertron and [[Primus]], and the passage it left behind became the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Following the death of Liege Maximo, the surviving Primes built a tomb in her memory, far away from Cybertron. There, they held a funeral for their fallen comrade. A repentant Megatronus attended the celebration, where he mused that Solus Prime had seen something good in him and that he would find a way to live up to that.

Following the beginning of Cybertronian civilization, one-thirteenth of Cybertron's population considered themselves descendants of Solus Prime, and possessed a very similar neural structure to their progenitor. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Solus Prime and the Thirteen were created and placed in the high council chamber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} In more recent times, her forge was among the artifacts sealed the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and was later sent to Earth by Alpha Trion, where it was found and used by Optimus Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
In the distant past, Megatronus destroyed Solus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] occasionally swore by Solus Prime, {{storylink|True Colors}} as did [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[The Crucible|Transformers: Robots in Disguise #34]] (mentioned); [[The Sum and Its Parts|Transformers: Windblade vol. 2 #1]] (depicted)

[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rosie the Riveter.]]

In the age following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Solus Prime was one of the many Primes that arose on prehistoric Cybertron, tribal leaders who gathered like-minded followers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Approximately twelve million years ago, Solus and her tribe joined a coalition of like-minded Primes—[[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Alchemist Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]—and founded the village that would eventually become the [[Crystal City]].

One evening, Vector brought news that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s had invaded the neighboring city of [[Protihex|Protohex]] and slain [[Septimus Prime]]. Solus was unmoved, but when [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived to confirm Vector's warnings, they agreed to join forces. The next morning, the Primes watched as Onyx's army of beasts battled the Darklanders until a trio of [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] emerged from the ground and giving Onyx the opportunity to reach Megatronus and call for a truce. The eight Primes then agreed to an alliance, and were joined shortly afterwards by the [[Prima]] and his northern alliance. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

Over the next two million years, the Primes ruled benevolently; Solus Prime became known for her friendship with Megatronus {{storylink|Heavy}} and her endless creativity, using her [[Creation Lathe]] to build the collection of weapons, artworks, and scientific devices that compromised the "Artifacts of the Primes." {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Solus even commanded the loyalty of a Titan, [[Caminus]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} In time, however, some of the Primes grew arrogant, and sought to preserve their hold on power by claiming that they were functionally immortal: it was falsely claimed that only a Prime could kill a Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Unbeknownst to the other Primes, however, "Onyx Prime" was not who he appeared to be — in reality, "Onyx" was a convenient identity assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], who sought to guide history along its preordained course while analyzing the variables that inevitably led his race to fall to civil war. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Solus eventually forged a powerful sword for Prima that incorporated the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and dubbed it the "[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]" {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} causing "Onyx" to realize that — in order to maintain the timeline and ensure that the Matrix of Leadership would one day find its way to [[Nova Prime|its next bearer]] — he would have to engineer the fall of the Primes as history dictated.
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|left|Rosie [[wikipedia:Women_in_Refrigerators|the refrigerator'd.]]]]

Following a disastrous offworld expedition, Prima blamed Megatronus for this failure; though Megatronus tried to convince Solus Prime that he had been in the right, she rejected his explanations, arguing that the Primes needed to use their powers to "light the way," not destroy indiscriminately. This rejection pushed him towards the more receptive [[Liege Maximo]], a betrayal that led to the two hatching a plan to stage a coup against Prima. When this treachery was revealed, Solus was able to defend Prima from the traitors, but at the cost of her own life — she was slain by her former friend Megatronus and impaled on her own Star Sabre. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The fallout from this act would, in turn, spark the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and prompt some of Liege Maximo's own followers to turn against him; {{storylink|Heavy}} none of the Primes or their followers would ever learn that "Onyx" had deliberately orchestrated this entire sequence of events from the shadows. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

At some point before the [[Golden Age]], Caminus would leave Cybertron and colonize a distant moon, founding a new Transformer civilization. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} This Transformer colony would develop a religion known as the [[Way of Flame]]. Based off the teachings and philosophies of Solus Prime, the religion deified the Thirteen as gods and venerated Solus Prime as the greatest among this pantheon, beliving that every Camien's [[spark]] contained a fragment of Solus's essence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} On death, the devout held that all sparks returned to Solus Prime's forge, where it would be reincarnated as a new Cybertronian. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} The religious organization known as the [[Torchbearer]]s considered themselves servants of Solus Prime and organized themselves into groups of six to commemorate Solus Prime's Creation Lathe. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:HephaestusSolusPrimeAVP.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
[[Vector Prime]] shared many happy memories with his sister. When the Thirteen spent time in ancient Greece of some [[universal stream]]s, the male holomatter avatar Solus used inspired/co-opted the myth of Hephaestus, blacksmith of the gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, (s)he crafted the Aegis of [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Athena]] and the trident of [[Adaptus|Poseidon]], and was "bonded" to Liege Maximo (who manifested as the female Venus) by [[Prima]] in hopes of quelling the animosity that had flared up between them. It didn't go so well; "Interesting times," Vector Prime recalls. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} Vector also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where she was known as Solus [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

As the original Cybertronian master forger, Solus created the [[Zeonomicon]] for [[Logos Prime]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} and the [[Terminus Blade]] for her siblings to cross dimensions in their campaign against Unicron, though the latter was soon rendered obsolete by technological advancement and carelessly discarded. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings among the Thirteen resolved to keep the all-powerful [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] out of his hands. To this end, Solus Prime used her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]] to split the mighty blade into five pieces. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to split himself into five pieces to hide the five fragments across the multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} The [[Origin Matrix]], the most powerful fragment, was hidden on prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] and time-locked by [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

Vector Prime stated that Solus went on to be the first of the Thirteen to perish. However, this was at a time after the opening of the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] and soon before the [[Shroud]], so it is uncertain whether Vector was referring to the Uniend or non-Uniend version(s) of Solus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

After escaping from the clutches of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], [[Vector Prime]] (deliberately playing up to the public image of himself as a doddering old fool) pretended to momentarily mistake his [[Axiom Nexus News]] colleague [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] for his sister Solus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including an expression of Solus's singularity that existed from a time before she had perished. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Solus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Solus Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Solus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Solus Prime#Generations|Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Solus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime King]] (English)}}
Solus Prime created many tools to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. After her lover Megatronus used the Blaster to vanquish Unicron, she welcomed him back to her forge. Its purpose now served, Solus believed the weapon should be destroyed to prevent its misuse, though Megatronus believed it was safer in his care. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The two began fighting over the weapon, inadvertently causing it to fire and mortally wound Solus. Dying in Megatron's arms, her life force was released into the air before forming the Well of Sparks. {{storylink|Without Warning}} {{storylink|Consequences}} Because of her death, the other members of the [[Thirteen]] sealed the Blaster away and Megatronus began brainstorming a plan to reunite with Solus. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Ultimately, Megatronus obtained the Enigma, Blaster and [[Matrix of Leadership]], combining their powers to siphon life energy from Transformers everywhere into the Well. As his team arrived and subdued Megatronus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] watched as the energy coalesced and Solus began to reform. Confused by her circumstances, she asked Megatron what was happening to her, which he explained. She proceeded to only stand and observe as Megatronus eliminated each of his foes. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Horrified by what she witnessed, Solus repeatedly begged Megatronus to stop, directing the others to destroy the machine tethering her to the Well. The machine eventually released the relics, causing Solus to begin to fade away. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Still begging for help and for Megatronus to stop, Solus took matters into her own hands and used the energy of the sparks to grow in size and grabbed Megatronus. Calling him out on the many atrocities he had committed, including causing her death, she pulled him down into the Well, killing them both and releasing all the accumulated sparks. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
====Power of the Primes====
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|400px|]]
*'''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, 2018)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2018-[[September 29|09-29]]'''
**''Accessories'': [[Octopunch (G1)#Generations|Octopunch]] decoy armor, tentacle device

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Solus Prime is a new mold that transforms into a [[Prime Master|Prime Core]] that can store inside decoy armor modeled after [[Octopunch (G1)#Generation 1|Octopunch]]'s [[Pretender]] shell, or plug into any decoy armor's weapon form, or replace the Matrix core of a ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class figure. Solus can also ride Legends Class figures, or attach to Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, or Voyager Class figures' combined modes. Similar to all of the decoy armor, the weapon piece for weapon mode can detach and be held by the decoy armor.

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====Titans Return====
[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Solus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Refrigerator not included.]]
*'''Repugnus''' (Special Edition Deluxe, 2018)
:Coming with [[Repugnus (G1)#SpecialEdition|Repugnus]] and [[Dastard#Toys|Dastard]], this release is a redeco of the above Prime Master, featuring transluscent parts, sans decoy armor.
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==Notes==
* Solus, like other members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*Suns are capable of forging any raw element under the right conditions, so it's fitting that Solus Prime can forge anything ''from'' raw elements.
*The explanation for the use of the 'she' pronoun for Solus in the Aligned continuity, as detailed in her section of the ''Covenant'', is that Cybertronians do ''not'' possess gender, but instead use pronouns as a result of a communication protocol designed to help facilitate dialogue between Cybertronians and the members of races who possess gender, as a means of recognizing and celebrating difference. This does ''not'' conflict with the Autobit regarding Arcee being an "exception", as the explanation does not preclude the possibility that a Cybertronian could voluntarily self-identify with a gender, merely that they do not inherently have a gender, female, male, or anything in-between.
* Yes, even demigod, giant, alien robots can't escape being fridged. I hate you all.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム ''Sorasu Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sài Tiān Jiāo''' (China, 赛天骄, "Race the Proud of Heaven")

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User talk:Saix

2018-08-01T01:28:18Z

PurrElise: /* Stop undoing my edits */

Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (Autobot)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

Evolution

2018-08-01T01:24:38Z

PurrElise: Undo revision 1272525 by Saix (talk)No I'm not, I'm pointing out something that happened. Stop messing with my edits.

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 61
|prev=Thirst
|next=Minus One
|image=Evolution Predaking Stand.jpg
|caption="He's so hot! He's so hot! He's so hot!"
|title="Evolution"
|airdate=[[June 28]], [[2013]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Predaking reveals his secret, causing the Decepticons to question the wisdom of their cloning project.'''

==Synopsis==
While a storm rages, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] fly down from the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' to the entrance of a mine. This feeling "[[Rock Bottom|uncomfortably familiar]]" to Starscream, he reluctantly follows Megatron inside and immediately begins playing down his "[[Thirst|latest indiscretion]]". Megatron furiously reminds Starscream that his actions cost them the entire [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] hive and a great deal of their [[Vehicon (Prime)|regular troops]], prompting Starscream to beg for his life. Megatron sighs wearily and proceeds deeper into the mine, which Starscream finally realizes it's [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave's]] off-site laboratory. The lab contains dozens of cloning tanks, each with a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] floating motionless within. Shockwave reports that the clones have almost fully evolved, and will be combat-ready in three solar cycles.

On Megatron's order, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] travels down from the ship in a lift while [[Predaking (Prime)|the Predacon]] watches intently. Arriving in the cave, Knock Out presents his [[Synthetic Energon]], which Shockwave states he will examine after the deployment of the Predacon army. They are interrupted by the Predacon, who emerges from the shadows with a roar. Starscream hits it with a pipe, and the beast responds by transforming into [[robot mode]] and threatening some physical violence in return. Starscream and Megatron are both shocked by this, but Shockwave notes that [[transformation]] is a fundamental part of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] biology; they simply had no way of knowing the Predacons ever reached that evolutionary stage before becoming extinct in the [[Great Cataclysm]]. The Predacon stares at his brethren in the tanks and says he will no longer be alone. He apologizes to Megatron for keeping his abilities a secret, claiming he only became aware of them recently. He says he has no memories prior to arriving on Earth, and learned what he was from the databanks of the ''Nemesis''. Megatron tells him he is unique, a miracle of science. The Predacon looks back at the clone tanks and regards them in silence.

At [[Hangar E|their base]], the [[Autobot]]s are chafing under [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus's]] command. He pressures [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to finish his Synthetic Energon experiments, chides the [[Team Prime|Beast Hunter]]s for taking a breather between scouting missions, and demands to know what the returning [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] was doing outside the base. The Wrecker surprises him by revealing that he's been recalibrating the engines on the ''[[Iron Will]]'' to increase their efficiency. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] returns from his reconnaissance mission and the Autobots flock to him, happy to turn their attention from Ultra Magnus. Optimus sees this with a note of sadness.
[[File:Evolution-Potentialcoup.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"So, can I get in on Free Donut Thursdays now?"]]
Aboard the ''Nemesis'', the Predacon pledges his loyalty to Megatron and requests to be put in command of the clone army, taking the name Predaking. Megatron conceals his wariness of the former beast's newfound ambition.

Alone with his command staff, Megatron voices his concern that Predaking and the Predacon army can and will turn on them. The only thing they can do to prevent it is destroy the clones. Shockwave agrees, but Knock Out asks what will happen if Predaking finds out. Starscream, no stranger to treachery, suggests that the Autobots be used to do the deed, and thus draw Predaking's wrath.

Ultra Magnus is watching human soldiers run drills outside the base when Optimus Prime asks what's troubling him. Magnus has finally realized that [[Team Prime]] isn't taking to his command style. Optimus reminds his old friend that they're not the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], and have in fact grown into something greater than an army. Before he can say what that is, Ratchet announces that their scanners have located exposed energon. Optimus declares that they must investigate, due to their own short supply.

A squadron of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] are standing vigil outside an energon mine when Optimus and the [[Wrecker]]s appear and order them to surrender. The Vehicons open fire, but are quickly cut down by the Wreckers' forward advance and the [[Stealth Team (Prime)|Stealth Team]] ([[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]) attacking from the rear. Optimus orders the Wreckers to reconnoiter the mine while the Stealth Team transports their energon spoils back to the base. Joined by an eager Smokescreen, the Wreckers investigate the supposed energon mine, growing suspicious about the lack of energon signals or additional security. Ultra Magnus orders them to split up, with he and Wheeljack going in one direction and Smokescreen and Bulkhead in the other.

Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack come across Shockwave's laboratory and the rows of cloning tanks. Shockwave is working at a computer console when he notices them, opening fire briefly before contacting Starscream. Starscream says he didn't reveal that his plan was already in motion, just so that Shockwave's surprised reaction would be genuine. Starscream terminates the link. Knock Out knows exactly why Starscream staged his plan this way, and received a less than subtle confirmation. Shockwave contacts Soundwave to open a [[GroundBridge]]. Before fleeing, Shockwave triggers an electrical surge that travels through the cloning tanks, causing the liquid which keeps the beasts in stasis to drain out.

On the ''Nemesis'', Starscream reports that the Autobots have taken possession of the Predacon clones. Megatron orders him to scramble his seeker armada, but Predaking says that he alone will confront the enemy that threatens his brethren.

Dozens of Predacons begin to stir as the stasis fluids drains from their tanks. Wheeljack notices a cache of synthetic energon in the corner of the room and, with Ultra Magnus's blessing, tosses a grenade at it. The Autobots transform and drive away at high speed, but come to a stop as Predaking, in robot mode, GroundBridges right in front of them much to their surprise. Ultra Magnus, seeing the symbol on Predaking's chest, identifies him. Just then, the laboratory behind them explodes in a massive fireball.

On the surface, Bulkhead and Smokescreen emerge from the mine just as the ground is shaken by the explosion. Optimus Prime stares at the mine with a grave expression.
[[File:EvolutionMagnusWheeljacktogether.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Alright, you take the one on the right!" "There ''is'' only one." "There's one for you, and I'll just be odd-Autobot-out!" "You're telling me."]]
Predaking, meanwhile, stares in horror at the charred remains of Shockwave's lab. With a roar, he attacks the two Autobots, his powerful blows sending them flying through the air. Wheeljack mounts a brief and successful counterattack, but Predaking quickly regains the upper hand, until Ultra Magnus lays into him with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Magnus and his hammer buy Wheeljack time to recover, and the two Autobots launch a powerful combined attack that ends when they bring a colossal stalactite crashing down on the Predacon. But Predaking merely lifts the stalactite off him and uses it as a weapon to knock Ultra Magnus to the ground and crush Wheeljack against a wall. Magnus reaches for the Forge, but Predaking jumps up and lands on his hand, smashing it underfoot until the Autobot's fingers are nothing but ruined scrap flattened into the ground. Wheeljack laments that he was just starting to tolerate his commander, and Ultra Magnus responds by saying it was an honor to serve with him. Predaking snaps the Forge in half. He makes ready for the killing blow when Optimus Prime flies in and sends the Predacon sprawling. Optimus unleashes his gatling gun on the cave ceiling, raining rubble down on Predaking and allowing him to grab his wounded comrades. Optimus flies them out of the mine with Predaking in close pursuit, and is able to make it through a GroundBridge before a blast of flame makes contact. Predaking roars in rage.

Ultra Magnus comes back online to find himself on Ratchet's operating table while the medic cauterizes the jagged stump of metal that remains of his hand. The other Autobots are gathered around, with Wheeljack musing that Magnus fought like a Wrecker. Ultra Magnus asks Optimus what he was referring to earlier that could be greater than an army. Optimus says that it is a human concept called family.

[[File:Evolution Predaking Anger.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Guess not.]]
On the ''Nemesis'', Starscream and Knock Out can barely stifle their amusement as Megatron promises Predaking that they will make the Autobots pay for what they've done. The lies do little to acquiesce the silently fuming titan, and Megatron keeps a wary eye on him as he continues glaring at his leader. From his lab, Shockwave confirms that the clones are beyond salvaging, but says that there's something in the ruins Megatron must see. Megatron and Starscream GroundBridge down to it and are stunned to find a large quantity of pure [[Living metal#Aligned continuity|cyber-matter]], like that which once existed on ancient Cybertron, and which more recently created the Decepticon [[Darkmount (Earth)|citadel]]. Shockwave theorizes that it was created when the explosion mixed the [[CNA]] of the Predacon clones with Knock Out's synthetic energon.

{{--}}

==Featured characters==
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*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (6)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (7)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (9)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (10)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (11)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (3)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (4)
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (5)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (15)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (16)
|c3=
*Soldiers (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"Strike me again, and I will bury that rod in your spark."
:—'''Predaking''' speaks his first words

"Your vision... is boundless."
:—'''Megatron''' considers whether his former pet might become a future rival

"The moment our 'Royal Highness' realizes that his army possesses greater might than what currently remains of the Decepticons..." 
"Evolution will give way to revolution."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream'''

"Blow these beasts back to the [[Age of Rust|Rust Age]]!"
:—'''Ultra Magnus'''

"What have you done to my brethren!? '''WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!'''"
:—'''Predaking'''

"Optimus. When we spoke earlier... what could be greater than an army?" 
"A human concept, one I have learned since coming to Earth: family."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Starscream's reluctance to follow Megatron into another abandoned mine calls back to "[[Rock Bottom]]".
* The experiment Starscream apologizes for, which resulted in the loss of the Insecticons, happened in "[[Thirst]]".
* Shockwave's off-site laboratory was first mentioned in "[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]".
* Knock Out's synthetic energon is derived from Ratchet's formula, which Knock Out obtained in "[[Stronger, Faster]]". He was ordered to turn over his research on the subject to Shockwave in the previous episode.
* Ultra Magnus questions Ratchet on his progress into the synthetic energon formula. Ratchet began working on his own formula again in "[[Project Predacon]]".
* Wheeljack asks Ultra Magnus for permission to employ a grenade in a confined space, a tactic for which he was reprimanded in "[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]".
* Megatron's citadel Darkmount was created by the [[Omega Lock]] in "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]".

===Transformers references===
* Ultra Magnus was one of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] during the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|war for Cybertron]].
* Starscream refers to an evolution that will become a revolution. "[[Evolution Revolution]]" was a teaser [[theme song|theme]] used for ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.
* Wheeljack shows a high mechanical aptitude by increasing the output of Ultra Magnus's ship's engines. [[Wheeljack (G1)|We have yet to see if the engines work as efficiently as he said]].

===Errors===
* Shockwave says that the Predacon clones would have fully "evolved" within a few solar cycles. Given he's simply cloning them, "matured" or "grown" would have been more appropriate. But then again, Shockwave's choice of diction has been odd at times.
* When Optimus smashes Predaking away just before the latter could end Ultra Magnus's life, his jetpack is active and running. As he watches his target slam against the wall, his boosters and jetpack just fold away without the usual set of clicks and clanks.
* Shortly before Magnus hurls Wheeljack into the air with the Forge during the attack in the cave, the sound of his footsteps is horribly out of sync with his actual leg movement.
* Optimus refers to family as a "human concept", despite family being a very common element of Transformers fiction, including [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], who were explicitly stated to be twins.

===Trivia===
* We learn that the original Predacons of Cybertron faced a similar apocalyptic wipeout to that of the dinosaurs of Earth, further reinforcing the parallels drawn between the two.
* Like Arcee, Predaking undergoes a dramatic amount of [[size changing]] when transforming, but in reverse. He goes from a colossal monster that Megatron can barely look in the chest to a beefy robot about a head taller than Megatron. This is likely so he can have scenes in [[robot mode]] while inside the ''Nemesis''.
* So, uh, Wheeljack and Ultra Magnus pretty much committed genocide on what were essentially a bunch of newborns. ''Yikes''.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Evolution'''" ("Evolution")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 10|10 October]] [[2013]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Evolúció'''" ("Evolution")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 12|12 September]] [[2013]]

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Evolução'''" ("Evolution")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 29|29 November]] [[2013]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Evoluzione'''" ("Evolution")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 6|6 September]] [[2013]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2013 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season Three ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season 3 Volume 3: Omega Lock ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season 3 Volume 2: Race for Salvation ([[Primal Screen]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season Three Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Saison 3 Volume 2: L'ultime affrontement (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Staffel 3 Teil 2: Auf zur Rettung (Primal Screen) — English, German, Dutch and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Intégrale Saison 3 (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — The Complete Season 3 (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Die komplette Staffel 3 (Primal Screen) — English, German, Dutch and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — The Complete Season 3 (Primal Screen) — English, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian audio. 
;Blu-ray
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2013 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season Three (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2016 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season Three Collection (Madman Entertainment) 

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Firebug!

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{{disambig3|Firebug}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #188
|prev=Space Pirates!
|next=Dry Run!
|title="Firebug!"
|image=MarvelUK-188.jpg
|caption=...Oh no he's not!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[October 15|15th October]] [[1988]]
|coverdate=[[October 22|22nd October]] 1988
|plot=[[Simon Furman]]
|script=[[Dan Abnett]]
|art=[[Jeff Anderson]]
|colour=[[Euan Peters]]
|letters=[[Tom Frame]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Inferno meets his match...'''

==Synopsis==
A meteorite hits the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]], containing a strange creature aboard it. The next day, an [[Autobot]] [[Ark shuttlecraft#"Dome"-type|shuttlecraft]] carrying the [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] lands on the other side and its passengers disembark, activating its [[scan cloak]]. [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] reminds [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] that [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] wants a permanent reconnaissance base on [[Earth]] to increase their knowledge of the terrain. Inferno guesses that this is to prevent a repeat of the disaster when the [[Wrecker]]s attacked [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Broadside is angry because the Wreckers didn't know where they'd arrive, but Sandstorm prevents a fight. He then notices a fire in the distance and transforms into his new buggy mode to check it out.

[[File:A Firebug.jpg|thumb|left]]
Sandstorm discovers an entire town ablaze. Changing to his helicopter mode he notices something in the shadows but it disappears before he can reach it. Broadside orders Sandstorm to return to base, but the latter argues that they must help the humans. Broadside reiterates that they must maintain non-intervention, but Inferno agrees with Sandstorm that they have a duty to protect all lifeforms. Broadside agrees to go but tells the others that if asked they are investigating a sighting of Galvatron.

Soon after arriving, Inferno and Broadside have the fire under control. But Broadside can't extinguish one section. Inferno soon recognises the creature at its centre—a [[Firebug (G1)|Firebug]]! The creature escapes as Inferno explains that it is from the planet [[Furnacia]], feeds on high temperatures and combusts matter. Most perished when their planet burnt itself out and the survivors landed on the ice world of [[Thessin]].

The three Autobots pursue the Firebug through the town and eventually corner it. Whilst the [[Triple Changer]]s block its escape with lasers, Inferno douses it with water. Broadside wants to kill the creature but Inferno reminds him they're not murderers. After checking the ship's files on the [[Solar System]], Inferno comes up with an idea. The Firebug is placed in a message pod and dispatched to [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], where the creature can live happily in temperatures of over 400 degrees centigrade.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (2)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (3)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (4)
|c4=
*[[Firebug (G1)|Unnamed Firebug]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"'''Scan cloak''' operational. Someone remember where we parked, eh?"
:—'''Sandstorm'''

"[''Thinking''] Wait just a minute! Looks like a big fire over yonder. Just the sort of thing I should be...er, observing."
:—'''Sandstorm'''

"Let's see how he fares against my '''silica gun!''' It'll erode anything it hits...including the '''wrong''' thing!"
:—'''Sandstorm''' accidentally melts some poor shlub's car.

==Notes==

===Artwork and technical errors===
*One of the humans fleeing the fire has a weird serene smile instead of looking scared.

===Continuity errors===
*Sandstorm claims that Xaaron had Earthen forms prepared for them despite having the same helicopter mode he used in "[[Target: 2006]]".

===Continuity notes===
*This is the first appearance of Inferno in the present-day timeline, discounting a possible cameo in the flashback in "[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]" and an appearance in the annual story "[[Missing in Action]]", which is hard to place in continuity. His [[2008]] counterpart had previously appeared in "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]".
*Inferno's previous possible cameo has led to fan speculation that he has been an unseen character on Earth for the past few years and has been assigned as a liaison with the Wreckers. There is nothing in this story itself this that contradicts this theory.

===Real-life references===

===Back-up material===
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Visionaries]]'' - "Wings" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''

===Covers (8)===
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-188.jpg|'''Issue #188'''
File:Transformers annual 1991.jpg|'''Transformers Annual 1991'''
File:TitanCoF.jpg|'''''City of Fear'''''
File:IDWBofUKTW2A.jpg|'''''Best of UK: Time Wars'' #2 cover A'''
</gallery>
*'''Issue #188 cover:''' Sandstorm, Inferno, Broadside and the Firebug, by [[Jeff Anderson]].
*'''Transformers Annual 1991 cover:''' [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]], by [[Geoff Senior]].
*'''''City of Fear'' cover:''' Broadside, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] take on a horde of [[zombie]]s, by Geoff Senior.
*'''''Best of UK: Time Wars'' #2 cover A:''' The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] run amok, by [[Dan Khanna]] and [[Liam Shalloo]].
<gallery>
File:IDWBofUKTW2RI.jpg|'''''Best of UK: Time Wars'' #2 cover RI'''
File:IDWBofUKTW.jpg|'''''Best of UK: Time Wars'' TPB'''
File:IDWBofUKOmnibus.jpg|'''''Best of UK'' Omnibus'''
File:ClassicsUK6.jpg|'''''Classics UK'' Volume 6 TPB'''
</gallery>
*'''''Best of UK: Time Wars'' #2 cover RI:''' reuse of a panel from UK issue [[Time Wars|#199]], by [[Andrew Wildman]], [[Stephen Baskerville]] and [[Euan Peters]].
*'''''Best of UK: Time Wars'' TPB cover:''' reuse of ''Best of UK: Time Wars'' issue #1 cover A.
*'''''Best of UK'' Omnibus cover:''' crop of ''Best of UK: Time Wars'' issue #4 cover A.
*'''''[[The Transformers Classics UK]]'' [[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 6|Volume 6]] cover:''' General [[Ghyrik]], a [[Quintesson]] Judge, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Snarler]]. Art and colors by [[Andrew Wildman]].

===Reprints===
*[[1991]] — ''[[Transformers Annual 1991]]''
*[[2004]] — ''[[Transformers: City of Fear]]''
*[[2008]] — ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' #2
*[[2009]] — ''The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars'' TPB
*2009 — ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK]]'' Omnibus
*[[2018]] — ''[[The Transformers Classics UK]]'' [[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 6|Volume 6]] TPB
[[Category:Marvel UK Annual stories]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Deathbringer (issue)

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{{disambig3|Deathbringer}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #235–236
|prev=Prime's Rib!
|next=The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!
|title="Deathbringer"
|image=MarvelUK-235.jpg
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[September 9|9th September]] and [[September 16|16th September]] [[1989]]
|coverdate=16th September and [[September 23|23rd September]] 1989
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Geoff Senior]] (#235) [[Staz]] (#236)
|letterer=[[Gary Gilbert|Glib]]
|cover=[[Geoff Senior]] and [[Lee Sullivan]]
|chronology=[[Marvel Comics timeline|1989]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]] ([Marvel UK and Marvel US, see [[#Notes|Notes]])
}}
'''A ravaging mechanoid rampages across Earth... and holds a clue to the Creation Matrix's whereabouts.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] recites a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] myth about a god-like being called the [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]], which has the power to create and destroy worlds.

The [[Autobot]]s are aboard the Ark recovering from the [[Underbase]] [[Dark Star|battle]]. [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] asks [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] why he can't use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to repair all the injured Autobots. Optimus reveals (for the first time) that when the Autobots launched his old body into space, they unknowingly launched the Matrix along with it. Thus, the Matrix is lost.

A communication comes in from [[Cloudburst]] of Rec Team Two, which was sent to check out a disturbance on [[Earth]]. Cloudburst is badly damaged and asks for help before his communication signal is lost.

Optimus Prime and several Autobots, including Nightbeat, head to Earth, where they encounter a being calling itself Deathbringer. Deathbringer claims his purpose is to "wipe the stain of life from this planet", as he annihilates the city.

Suddenly, Optimus Prime recognises that the being possesses the power of the Matrix, and he refuses to fight back against it. The other Autobots try to fight back, but Deathbringer quashes their attempt and heavily damages them.

Meanwhile, Nightbeat radios the Ark, and asks [[Waverider]] for information on Deathbringer. Waverider reveals that there are two records: one the legend that Siren recited earlier, and the other a mechanoid that kills beings gripped by plague or mental illness in order to grant them relief from their suffering. Nightbeat notices that Deathbringer is being slowly eaten away by the Matrix's power, and informs Deathbringer of this. Deathbringer follows its purpose and kills itself.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Siren (G1)|Siren]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (6)
*[[Cloudburst]] (7)
*[[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] (8)
*[[Getaway]] (9)
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (10)
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (11)
*[[Waverider]] (12)
}}
|c4=
*[[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"I am '''Deathbringer!''' I come to cleanse, to wipe the stain of '''life''' from this planet!"
:—'''Deathbringer'''

"'''Unf! Getaway''' and the others are getting slaughtered, and '''no wonder!''' If that thing really is fuelled by the matrix, it's like trying to fight '''a god!'''"
:—'''Nightbeat'''

"A '''hollow''' victory." 
"Yes. Not only have we lost our one chance of finding the creation matrix, but an '''innocent being''' has died. Its sole function was to provide relief and we destroyed it. Our sacred life force...'''has become a deathbringer!'''"
:—'''Nightbeat''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Continuity notes===
*This incident was referred to in "[[Dark Creation]]", one of the few times a UK story was acknowledged in the US comic.
*''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' further links this story to the Marvel US continuity when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] observes the end of the battle in "[[Less Than Zero]]", where the city that the Deathbringer attacks is retroactively identified as [[Denver]], [[Colorado]].

===Real-life references===

===Other trivia===
*Who exactly thought "Deathbringer" was a good name for assisted suicide bot?

===Back-up material===
'''Issue #235'''
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[King Con!]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' - "Airshow" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''
'''Issue #236'''
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''Action Force'' - "Beginnings... and Endings" and ''Combat Colin''

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-235.jpg|'''Issue #235'''
File:MarvelUK-236.jpg|'''Issue #236'''
File:Titan B&W Compilation-Aspects of Evil.jpg|'''''Aspects of Evil'''''
</gallery>
*'''Issue #235 cover:''' the Deathbringer floats above a defeated Prime, by [[Geoff Senior]].
*'''Issue #236 cover:''' half Deathbringer, half Prime, all cover, by [[Lee Sullivan]].
*'''''Aspects of Evil'' cover:''' [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] fight, by [[Stephen Baskerville]]. Cropped version of issue [[White Fire|#254]]'s cover.

===Reprints===
*[[2005]] — ''[[Transformers: Aspects of Evil]]''

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

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Primal (POTP)

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{{disambig3|Primal}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Transformers: Power of the Primes]]'' ep 4
|prev=Without Warning
|next=Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)
|image=POTP-Cartoon-Ep4-PrimalVsMegatron.jpg
|caption="You know you don't have a chance." "I don't know NOTHIN'!"
|title="Primal"
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]], [[Machinima]]
|written by=[[F.J. DeSanto]] [[Adam Beechen]] [[Jamie Iracleanos]]
|director=[[Yuzo Sato]]
|airdate=[[May 22]], [[2018]]
|animation studio=[[Tatsunoko Production]]}}

'''Megatron finally reaches the Requiem Blaster, but finds it well-protected.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and the others wait outside the dome, they attempt to calm [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], assuring him again that they do not have the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Predaking doubts their words, declaring that he needs the Enigma to survive the coming apocalypse. [[Volcanicus]] shuts him up with a punch to the back, and the two began to struggle. Trapped behind their battle with no escape, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Victorion]] curse Megatron for abandoning them.

Inside the dome, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] enters its deepest chamber, where he finds the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] hidden inside. He approaches it, but a door on the other end opens, revealing a shadowed figure. He orders Megatron to leave, threatening to attack should he refuse. Megatron doesn't back down, leading the two to begin grappling for the gun.

Victorion continues pounding on the door as Perceptor watches Volcanicus and Predaking fight. Predaking knocks Volcanicus into a pool of energon and marches towards the dome, smacking Perceptor away and shooting Windblade down. As he is about to grab Victorion, the door reopens and Megatron emerges with the Requiem Blaster in hand. He points it at Predaking and orders the [[Combiner]] to stand down, confirming that the Enigma was stolen. He promises to inform Predaking if they find it, to which Predaking begrudgingly agrees and walks off.

As the others marvel at the Requiem Blaster, Volcanicus splits back into the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to free himself from the energon pool. Megatron notes that while the gun is now out of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s reach, they still don't know what his ultimate plan is. As if on cue, the dome projects a holographic image above them. Perceptor interprets the etchings as a set of coordinates on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], described as "toward infinity from the center of the center". [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] offers his aid on their quest. The door suddenly opens again, and the Requiem Blaster's guardian appears, suggesting they search for answers at the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]], the legendary library of the gods and home to all their combined knowledge. Stepping out of the dome, he introduces himself as [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (3)
*[[Volcanicus]] (5)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] (7)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (8)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (9)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (10)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (11)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (12)

|c2=
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (2)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (6)

|h4=[[Caminus|Camien]]s|c4=
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (1)
*[[Victorion]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"You know, there's something about the arrogance in your voice, the air of annoying superiority...you remind me of someone I used to know."
:—'''Megatron''' misses [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his old flame]].

"A sucker punch! You definitely share his ability to piss me off!" 
"You were warned." 
"That's exactly something HE would say!"
:—'''Megatron''' sees much of the last Optimus in '''Optimus Primal'''.

"Were you aware that's one of your larger, more sensitive circuit clusters?"
:—A smug '''Perceptor''' punches Predaking's ankle. It...doesn't end well.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===

===Transformers references===

===Errors===
====Continuity errors====
* In the previous episode, Perceptor convinced Predaking that ''he'' had the Enigma of Combination and coaxed the combiner into chasing after him for it, in order to save Victorion. This has been forgotten, and Predaking once again is after Victorion instead of Perceptor.

====Animation and technical errors====
* The captions for the episode misinterpret Primal's "You were warned" as "Your want".
* When Predaking's name is first uttered by Perceptor, the captions spell it as "Predicaking."

===Trivia===
* Optimus Primal's design draws heavy inspiration from his original appearance in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, including more rounded limbs and organic-looking fur on his body, but with concessions made to incorporate the design of his ''Power of the Primes'' toy, such as the shape of his chestplate.
* Why would a Cybertronian know of a curse word like "piss"? Wait, never mind. Don't tell us. We don't want to know.

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xT8czGUXfg "Primal" on YouTube]
*[https://transformersprimewars.tumblr.com/post/174136650124/transformers-prime-wars-trilogy-s3e4-primal-with "Primal" on Tumblr]

[[Category:Power of the Primes episodes]]

The New Recruits

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{{disambig2|the ''Rescue Bots'' episode|the ''Prime'' episode|New Recruit}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 70
|prev=The Last of Morocco
|next=Rescue Bots Academy
|image=NewRecruits Salvage and Blurr.jpg
|title="The New Recruits"
|airdate=[[April 25]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|director=[[Frank Squillace]]
}}

'''The Rescue Bots find they have new recruits to train, but these newbies are hiding a dark secret.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:NewRecruits Blades gives introductions.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
[[Graham Burns|Graham]], [[Cody Burns|Cody]] and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] have taken the ''[[Darby Ava]]'' to [[Wayward Island]] to check on the sensors after the previous night's [[earthquake (event)|earthquake]]. The trio spot the cave they found [[Ira]] in during a previous visit, and go inside to see if he's safe. As they walk through the cave, an aftershock sends them running for shelter and chunks of ice fall from the roof. Everyone's fine, but they spot a spacecraft, within which they can see [[Transformer]]s in [[stasis pod]]s. After a quick call, the [[Rescue Bot]]s join them in examining the ship, though according to [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] it's incredibly old. They force their way on board but when [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] tries to access the flight log, there's not enough power to run the computer. On Cody's suggestion, [[Boulder]] grabs the ship's primary memory core, and finds it's damaged. Heatwave activates the first pod, reviving [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], who at first thinks he's back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After introductions, Blurr explains that the ship got hit by a meteor storm and happy accepts the credit for saving Ira and his people. Boulder revives [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], who turns out to be unable to remember events following the crash due to damage to his pod. Another aftershock hits, and the Bots evacuate the cave before it collapses.

[[File:NewRecruits greeting Optimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
The team heads back toward [[Griffin Rock]], and Salvage is fascinated by the recycling bin Cody uses, regarding the contents as valuable. Blurr's surprised to see Boulder's got the memory core, and while no one's looking, surreptitiously tries to knock it overboard unsuccessfully. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] meets them at the laboratory and explains that they're welcome to stay on [[Earth]]. They visit a car museum so the two newcomers can scan new alternate modes. Salvage picks a garbage truck, despite [[Chase (RB)|Chase]]'s suggestion of a more conventional vehicle, and drives around a bit to try it out. Blurr, having scanned a racing car, recklessly jumps Optimus's trailer, endangering Cody in the process. Optimus announces that he's arranged with [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] for them to stay on Griffin Rock and train as rescuers if they wish, and the pair accept, though Blades is worried about being replaced, and Heatwave isn't keen on the idea either.

[[File:NewRecruits finished race.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Cody takes Salvage to the scrap yard, where the new Bot is in his element, and is fascinated by Cody's harmonica. The rest of the team arrives back at the [[Griffin Rock Firehouse Headquarters|firehouse]] where Blurr is greeted by [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] and introduced to the other Burnses. Blurr's more interested in racing Heatwave on the obstacle course, and though he takes the lead early on, Heatwave manages to pass him. Blurr crashes, forcing Heatwave to go back for him, however it turns out that it was just a feint, and Blurr takes the opportunity to streak to the finish line. No one thinks this is very fair, and Blurr makes a joke about cavemen and seat belts. Salvage and Cody arrive, the former with a giant harmonica he's fashioned out of scrap. Receiving an emergency call, the team swings into action, with Blurr and Salvage tagging along. Blurr races in and retrieves [[Don]]'s car from the crane it's crashed into, however that destabilizes the crane, which threatens to fall on them.

[[File:NewRecruits holding up the crane.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Where's the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] when you need them?]]
While the Rescue Bots hold up the crane, Don's retrieved from his car, however if they release the crane, it'll drop on city hall. Blurr's eventually convinced to help hold it up, and Salvage has an idea — using a nearby generator and some scrap to create an electromagnet. He's then able to use the electromagnet to pull the crane upright and Heatwave repairs the base of the crane. The others call Blurr out for his blundering and ask how he was unable to help now when he saved all those cavemen. Optimus arrives with the ship's memory core, repaired thanks to [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], and the truth. The core plays back the log, showing that though the ship crashed as Blurr had said, it was Salvage who was set on saving the cavemen from the meteors. When a caveman, Ira, was missing, Blurr went ostensibly to look for him, but instead headed back to the ship. Salvage found Ira himself and caught Blurr trying to take off in the ship. When the meteors began hitting the cave, the two Autobots were forced to go into stasis. As the log ends, Blurr apologizes for misleading everyone. Returning to the firehouse, Optimus believes they shouldn't give up on Blurr, and Heatwave reluctantly agrees to help train him.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] (4)
*[[Boulder]] (5)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (6)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (7)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (8)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Servo (RB)|Servo]] (14)

|c3=
*[[Graham Burns]] (1)
*[[Cody Burns]] (2)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (3)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (11)
*[[Kade Burns]] (12)
*[[Dani Burns]] (13)
*[[Don]] (15)
*[[Ira]] (16, flashback)

}}

==Quotes==
"These are our friends, Graham, Cody, and Frankie. They're humans. Don't worry if you can't tell them apart. It takes a while."
:—'''Blades''', adorable racist.

"This is where earthlings keep their valuables?" 
"That's a recycling bin."
:—'''Salvage''' and '''Cody'''

"I think you have made an excellent choice, Salvage. Prepare to scan."
:— '''Optimus Prime''' remarks on Salvage's vehicle choice

"All right! I, for one, am starting to get the appeal of this planet."
:—'''Blurr''' admires some potential vehicle modes.

"If I'm crushed because of your recklessness, Blurr, I'm going to be very, very angry." 
"Really? Won't you be busy being crushed?"
:—'''Heatwave''' and '''Blurr'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Ira was found in the cave in "[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]".
* Optimus Prime brought his transport trailer with him, it was previously seen in "[[What Lies Below]]" and "[[What Rises Above]]"

===Transformers references===
* Blurr references the Autobot sage [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]].

===Real-world references===
* (tbd)

===Animation and technical errors===
* (tbd)

===Trivia===
* So when did Ira get time to make those cave paintings?
* We get some more Cybertronian text:
** As Heatwave powers up Blurr's pod, text on the display reads UVWXYZ in the font used in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' and related media. The other examples of text are in [[Alphabet#Autobot script|Autobot script]].
** As the ship crashes during the flashback: GET READY FOR RESCUE BOTS EASTER EGGS
** As they disembark: AND NOW THE RETURN OF IRA THE CAVEMAN
** And scrolling along the bottom of the footage on the ship bridge: SO, NOW YOU KNOW WHY THE LOST SHIP WAS AT THE END OF RB 311. WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THE SERIES SO FAR AND THE NEW BOT HIGHTIDE. IF YOU KEEP WATCHING YOU WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT BLURR. LONG SEQUENCE, ISN'T IT? THANKS AS ALWAYS, FRANK, BRIAN, AND NICOLE, JUDGE, NATHAN, FRANK SP, KEVIN, TIM, JERRY, LEMON, ERIC, MATT, AND BRYAN. AND THE DHX CREW IN VANCOUVER.
* This episode was released a week early on digital video platforms such as Amazon and iTunes for unknown reasons.

===Foreign localization===

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Az újoncok'''" ("The New Recruits")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 30|30 September]] [[2016]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le nuove reclute'''" ("The new recruits")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 17|17 August]] [[2017]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Os Novatos'''" ("The Newcomers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 1|1 June]] [[2016]] (Netflix)

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Firebug!

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Deathbringer (issue)

2018-08-01T01:15:14Z

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Evolution

2018-08-01T01:14:51Z

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Baby Dinoforce

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:''The baby Dinoforce are [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MangaDinoforceBabies.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I like adventure! I like romance! I like great jokes! GORYU-CHAN DANCE!]]
The '''baby Dinoforce''' are the offspring of the [[Dinoforce]]. They each resemble a tiny, [[super deformed]] version of their daddy, complete with a little [[Pretender]] shell. Exactly [[Reproduction|how they came to be]] is a mystery perhaps best left unsolved. They are absolutely adorable.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' comic===
After the surrender of the [[Decepticon]]s, all the civilians living within the [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] were at last reunited with their families who had been gone fighting the war. The baby Dinoforce immediately rushed to greet their daddies in a great stampede. [[Goryu (Victory)|Goryu]] could be seen gleefully tossing his precious bundle of joy into the air, much to his child's giggling delight.

And they all lived happily ever after. {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}

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[[Category:Dinoforce]]

Prime's Rib!

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Evolution

2018-08-01T00:28:21Z

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Drift (RID)

2018-07-31T21:15:18Z

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:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] and former [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RID2015-Drift.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Now use head for something other than target.]]
While [[Death's Head (G1)|some]] [[Lockdown (Animated)|bounty]] [[Axer (G1)|hunters]] may be unscrupulous thugs for hire, '''Drift''' is a rarity: he's a bounty hunter with a conscience. Dedicated to hunting down wrongdoers and crooks across the galaxy, Drift aims to bring his targets in fairly and honorably, with the goal of rehabilitating them into contributing members of Cybertronian society. This rigid moral code may be an attempt to distance himself from his shady past — he doesn't like to talk about his old life as the [[Decepticon]] thief '''Deadlock''' in the employ of [[Shadow Raker]], nor his time with the decidedly amoral [[Ronin]].

Not that he's all sunshine and roses, however. As a result of his training with the [[Circle of Light]], Drift is an exacting perfectionist in everything he does. He adheres to an unbending code of honor he follows ''to the letter'', a level of strictness even [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] finds excessive. He is blunt and dismissive, rarely giving even slight praise, which often leaves his two [[Mini-Con]] students, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], feeling unappreciated. They stick with him because he helped lift them out of the gutter, but....

Drift is an expert in blade combat, eschewing blasters for the up-close approach, leaving his Mini-Cons to handle outside distractions while he focuses on his target. Turns out he needs the backup, as he's quite unpopular with other bounty hunters... particularly [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], who's itching to turn Drift into so many metal shavings. He can also form the sword of [[Ultra Bee|Ultra Bee]].

{{bigquote|Solutions to the most troubling problems come to the calmed mind.|Drift|"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Bauza]] (English), [[Tomokazu Sugita]] (Japanese)|[[Su Xin]] (Chinese),[[Raffaele Farina]] (Italian), [[Andreas Müller]] (German)}}
[[File:HuntingSeason Drift.jpg|thumb|left|275px|"We make sacred pact. I promise teach karate to you, you promise learn. I say, you do, no questions."]]

Back when he was Deadlock, Drift was once a student of the Decepticon [[Shadow Raker]]. He eventually left Shadow Raker's tutelage, taking the Mini-Cons Slipstream and Jetstorm with him. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Drift and his Mini-Cons headed to [[Earth]] to collect on the bounty on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s head, however arriving at the same time was [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]. Drift tangled with the Decepticon at a deserted ranch, however Fracture got the better of him, and it was only through Bumblebee's help that Fracture was sent into a retreat. Drift saw this as a life debt and insisted on protecting Bee, though his following Bumblebee everywhere wore thin fast. After [[Denny Clay|Denny]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] were captured by Fracture to use as a trade, Drift remained resolute in sticking with Bumblebee who pointed out that there was more to honor. When Fracture was defeated, mostly thanks to Slipstream and Jetstorm hijacking the Decepticon's ship, Drift was released from his life debt, though admitted that as Bumblebee had proven himself to be honorable, he would not pursue the bounty, instead leaving in [[Drift's ship|his ship]]. {{Storylink|Hunting Season}}

[[File:TRID_E_17_Drift_Earth_Vehicle_Mode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|They wouldn't let Denny within a 5-mile radius of this thing during filming.]]

Drift later returned to Earth in search of Jetstorm, who had abandoned his master after polishing his sword incorrectly. Drift and Slipstream met up with Bumblebee's team again and encountered Jetstorm, who had decided to adopt [[Russell Clay]] as his new master. Before they could argue the matter any further, Bumblebee recruited all three of them to help re-capture [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], who had escaped captivity. The Autobots headed out in pursuit of the two Decepticons, and eventually discovered that they had commandeered a [[human]] tank. Drift took a blast from the tank, knocking him unconscious, and his two students rushed to his aid instead of contributing to the fight. As soon as he came round, Drift reprimanded his Mini-Cons for disobeying him... until Russell gave him a piece of his mind. Humbled, Drift reluctantly went along with Jetstorm's plan to disable the tank, which turned out to be successful. In the aftermath, Drift welcomed Jetstorm back into the fold, and announced to Bumblebee that he planned to remain on Earth for the time being so that he could learn more about teamwork. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

[[File:RID-Driftmeditates.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Hey, Drift, in ''An Officer and a Gentleman'', did you really do all those sit-ups?" "I wish! I did one, and they just showed it a thousand times."]]

Drift and his Mini-Cons participated in a training exercise. They later [[GroundBridge]]d underwater with the rest of the Autobots, who were in pursuit of [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]. After the Decepticon broke into an Cybertronian spaceship, Drift pursued him inside, but wound up trapped in a room with Sideswipe. Undeterred, Drift instructed his two students to meditate, and Sideswipe reluctantly went along with it. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}}

Drift helped Fixit zero in on a pair of Decepticon signals. They turned out to belong to [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock]], and the Autobots, sans Grimlock, tried to GroundBridge into Crown City. The bridge malfunctioned and wound up stranding the team in the Arctic. A second GroundBridge had them materialize outside the city limits, and the team were held up by traffic while Grimlock and Fixit fought the two Decepticons. {{storylink|The Champ}}

When Fixit reverted to his sentry programming and armed the scrapyard's security systems, Drift suggested that Fixit might have to be destroyed. He and his two students were trapped by containment fields, but he managed to escape and pursued [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s components when they managed to escape from stasis. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Drift and the other Autobots found themselves trapped outside their own base after Steeljaw's team moved in and set up a subsonic field to keep them out. While the others created a diversion, Drift and Bumblebee rigged up a catapult which they used to get Drift's Mini-Cons into the scrapyard, disabling the subsonic field so Drift and the others could retake the base. {{storylink|Lockout}}

After Grimlock tried to befriend [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], Drift joined in the hunt for the villainous Dinobot and did his best to redirect a runaway train. When Scowl attacked a nearby spa, Drift and his two students searched for their quarry in the showers; Scowl managed to get the drop on all three of them and took the trio down. {{storylink|Similarly Different}} Drift joined up with newcomer [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] when the team tried to bring in [[Zizza]]. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}}

[[File:GhostsAndImpostors Spooky Drift.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"George Takei?" "That's right. And I would never have gotten away with it, regardless of you meddling kids."]]

After some of the Autobots began feeling homesick for Cybertron, Bumblebee decided to take them on a vacation. The team GroundBridged to abandoned [[Edmondville]] after an erupting volcano proved unpopular. The team had fun scaring off a group of human tourists, although Drift didn't get the chance to show off his ghost costume. Drift later had to deal with [[Pseudo|an imposter]], who escaped into the town's abandoned mineshaft. With the help of Drift's Minicons, the team managed to flush Pseudo out and incapacitate him. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

[[File:OverloadedPart2-ArcticDrift.jpg|thumb|left|275px|A warrior is a master of himself and his environment.]]

When Sideswipe and Strongarm were kidnapped by Decepticons, Drift and the other Autobots set off to rescue their comrades from the Decepticon's base of operations. They discovered that the Decepticons were using the [[Crown City Colossus]] to summon [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] from another dimension. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} With their forces bolstered by the return of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], Drift freed his allies and fought against the Decepticons while Optimus took on Megatronus. After Steeljaw's forces were routed, Drift and Sideswipe hacked off part of the Colossus's arm and pinned Megatronus beneath its weight, allowing Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe to power up using their [[Decepticon Hunter]]s and finish off Megatronus. Afterwards, Drift returned to their base with the others. Like the other Autobots, he chose to remain on Earth under Bumblebee's command. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

As Decepticons were being detected far from the scrapyard, Drift was assigned to be part of an "away team" to hunt them. He and the rest of the team were sent on a mission to the [[Arctic]] under [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s command, however as they tracked the Decepticon, they found themselves having to deal with Optimus's weakened state as a result of the Primes taking back the power they had bestowed on the Autobot leader. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} After rescuing Optimus from a cliff and then becoming the victims of an avalanche, the Autobots managed to sneak up on [[Polarclaw]] by [[scanning]] some arctic camouflage. Drift took part in the mountain chase, which saw Polarclaw driven into an ice floe and incapacitated. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

[[File:CoverMe-desertdriftandminicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Dull brown surprise!]]
Travelling south, the away team switched paintjobs again, this time adopting desert camouflage from an offroad jeep. During the hunt for another Decepticon, Drift had to suffer Sideswipe's ceaseless chattering. When the team was ran across [[Swelter]] and [[Glacius]], Drift deployed his students to test their skills, though he had to intervene after they were defeated. Searching for [[Razorpaw]], the Autobots ended up at a military base where Drift and Sideswipe were ambushed by the two Mini-Cons again. Though the pair were trapped in a metal cocoon by their foes, Drift was at least grateful for the fact that it had silenced Sideswipe. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

[[File:GraduationExercises-injureddrift.jpg|thumb|left|275px|"Until then, let's all have a drink. I've got soda, beer, and Hetap."]]

Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. During the ensuing firefight, Slipstream and Jetstorm pretended no to hear their master's orders in a bid to act independently in the field. Drift was injured as a result, and sealed himself in the cache. While the other Autobots dealt with spererate squadrons of Stockade's troops, Drift successfully used the cache's force field and the weapons it contained to hold off the Decepticons. After witnessing his students acquit themselves against the foes, he informed them that their education was complete, and they were free to act as they themselves saw fit. However, they insisted on remaining his students. Drift accepted to continue teaching the Mini-Cons, though he warned he would no longer tolerate disobedience in the line of fire. The stealth team then learned that the scrapyard's GroundBridge had been repaired, and Drift was carried back to base by Grimlock through a portal. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

After a chance encounter resulted in [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] joining the team, the Autobots got a lead to the location of the remaining Decepticons on Earth; [[Toolbox]], a recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." They used a ruse to infiltrate the crashed ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' which the Decepticons were using as a base by posing as captives. Though they made good headway in their infiltration at first, an argument between Bumblebee and Optimus caused them to pause, allowing the Decepticons higher ups to catch wind of their presence. In due course, the Autobots found themselves completely surrounded by the enemy. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

[[File:DecepticonIslandPart2-DriftAndRatchet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"What are you doing?" "Dunno, a fangirl told me to stand over here next to you."]]

Thanks to an impromptu distraction created by Windblade, the rest of the Autobots were able to make a break for it and escape from Steeljaw's troops. They then split up into smaller teams, with Drift and Ratchet sent to free the captured Windblade. They found [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] putting her in a stasis pod and fought with the Decepticon. Drift became trapped in a pod himself and missed Overload's defeat, but he and the others were able to escape the ship before the [[cryo-gas]] bomb went off, freezing all on board. In the aftermath, several Autobots decided to return to Cybertron, as the Decepticon threat had been eliminated. Drift opted to remain on Earth under Bumblebee's command so they could work on building a permanent base of operations, and better meet any future threats that came to the planet. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} When news of the Bee Team's exploits reached Cybertron, Drift became one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Bumblebee took his team on a tour of interesting locations on Earth, culminating in them visiting the remains of Autobot Outpost Omega One, only to find a strange bomb had been set up to detonate. Though the team split up, Drift ended up coming to the aid of Bumblebee and Sideswipe against [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]], only to be knocked out by the two scavengers. He later recovered in time to watch Bumblebee prevent the bomb from doing significant damage. {{storylink|History Lessons}} When Bumblebee split up the team to search sites of Cybertronian significance, Drift was assigned look in Canada. The team was accidentally bridged back to the scrapyard instead of Mount St. Hilary because Denny and Russell didn't know what they were doing. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}}

Drift and Strongarm checked out the [[Great Wall of China]] during the search. When they later joined Grimlock after the Dinobot encountered [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]], Drift joined in the pursuit, only to be stopped by a fallen tree. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

[[File:MightyBigTrouble-Driftandminicons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"He's the single most frustrating man I've ever met."]]

Team Bee retrieved a [[high energy pulse generator]] from [[Egypt]], only to have to destroy it when it threatened to fry their brains. Following an invasion of the scrapyard by the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Drift was outraged when Fixit, Jetstorm and Slipstream were abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], and used as leverage to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Joined by Optimus, the team split up to search for Starscream. After the others ran into the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and teamed up, Drift joined them in the middle of [[Aerobolt]]'s story. A short time later, they ran into the Scavengers, and then during the fight with them, the Mini-Cons were captured by Starscream. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Scavengers defeated, Drift and the rest of the team located Starscream's ship, and during the ensuing battle with the Decepticons, they were knocked out by Starscream. They eventually managed to defeat Starscream, despite him successfully merging with the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, by dragging him down into range of Fixit's signal so he could be de-merged. After farewelling Optimus and the Mini-Cons, Drift gave his Mini-Cons permission to hang out with Sideswipe for a while, and Team Bee split up to search more Cybertronian sites. {{storylink|Worthy}}

[[File:RiD2015-S3E3-03.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"There is literally nothing left that he could do to make this situation worse."]]

During the Autobots' downtime, Drift continued practicing with his sword. He joined Bumblebee and Grimlock in going to the aid of Sideswipe and Strongarm when it turned out [[Heatseeker]] was too much for them to handle. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 1)}} His knowledge of the missiles Heatseeker was using allowed the Autobots to disable them. During the ensuing battle against the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]], the whole team was knocked unconscious and temporarily merged into [[Ultra Bee|one robot]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}}

After Drift used Grimlock in a demonstration with Jetstorm, the Dinobot insisted on becoming his "poodle". To Drift's chagrin, Grimlock's clumsy attempts to put his teachings into practice were actually successful, leading to the capture of [[Crustacion]]. {{storylink|Defrosted}} The team joined up with [[Rescue Bot]] [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] during a mission to secure the Decepticon [[Ragebyte]]. At one point Drift retrieved a jetboat from the scrapyard, only to fall out when Sideswipe commandeered it. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Despite [[Zorillor]] spraying him with blinding gunk, Drift was able to slice the end off the Con's gun and dispatched his pupils to finish taking down the Decepticon. Along with the rest of the team, Drift found himself infatuated with the [[Sphere of Doradus]] Zorillor had been carrying, and had to fight its effects long enough to capture Springload. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} Drift took part in a mission to try to get a Decepticon Hunter back from [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]] and [[Wildbreak]]. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

[[File:TheGreatDivide-DriftSword.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Whoso pulleth out this Drift..."]]

After a methane explosion during the pursuit of Drag Strip, the team were temporarily again merged into one robot, with Drift as the sword. In the aftermath they found themselves having to cope with two Sideswipes. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} Drift and the rest of the team captured [[Boostwing|three]] [[Pilfer|Decepticon]] [[Jacknab|brothers]] as a result of Strongarm employing her detective skills. {{storylink|Get a Clue}} When Shadow Raker arrived on Earth to reclaim the Mini-Cons, Drift was initially evasive towards the rest of his team, but eventually admitted his prior history with the Con. Shadow Raker managed to reclaim the Mini-Cons for a while, but they were able to trick him into remaining on Earth long enough for Drift and the team to track him down and capture him. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Another of Fixit's combiner experiments led to the Autobots switching bodies. Occupying Sideswipe's form during the subsequent mission to defeat the Stunticons led to Drift tripping up when he forgot he no longer had his Mini-Cons, however he and Sideswipe succeeded in taking down the Decepticon team. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}} A visit by Strongarm's old friend [[Nightra]] turned out weird when the team discovered Nightra was actually a criminal being hunted by the Autobot bounty hunter [[Blastwave]]. After the truth was revealed, Drift was nearly blown out of [[Blastwave's ship]] by Nightra, barely being caught by the ''real'' bounty hunter on his way out of the cargo bay. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

Drift remained back at the scrapyard while Grimlock was dabbling in the art world. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}} Then later while the team was trying to recapture [[Simacore]], they had to also deal with Grimlock given super speed by another of Fixit's experiments. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}} Slipstream accidentally shattered Drift's katana while cleaning it, leading to Sidweswipe covering it up by slipping Drift a nerf sword instead. Drift remained unaware during the mission to prevent the Stunticons from stealing a maglev train's power supply, until he inevitably drew the sword and instantly pinned the blame on Sideswipe. When Slipstream later admitted his wrongdoing, Drift conceded that maybe Sideswipe shouldn't be judged on his past pranks—and immediately fell victim to another prank while trying to fix his sword. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy Grimlock hugs Drift.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]
Bumblebee announced strict new discipline as they continued the hunt of the Stunticons, and began micromanaging the team's operation, much to Drift's annoyance. The team managed to combine into their Ultra Bee form without the aid of Fixit's equipment and fought Menasor. {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} When Optimus returned to recruit Drift for a mission, Drift insisted on completing the team's current mission to secure Windblade's cache on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] first. During the mission, the team again merged and managed to defeat the Decepticons once and for all. Drift and his students were then able to leave Earth with Optimus, but not before Drift got a last hug from Grimlock. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

In order to prove Optimus's theories, Drift infiltrated the High Council chambers and gathered evidence that the leaders of Cybertron were using mind control on the population. Drift rejoined the rest of the Bee Team as they traveled back to Cybertron to expose the new council, however after evading the planetary defenses, they landed and were immediately surrounded by security. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} With the help of Dropforge and Steeljaw, the team managed to gain entry to the [[High Council Tower]]. Discovering that the council were actually disguised Decepticons led by [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]], Drift and his pupils took out [[Riotgear]] using a Deployer technique they have been working on. The team later merged into Ultra Bee to combat the Decepticons' [[Galvatronus (RID)|own combined form]] while Fixit disabled the Decepticon mind control. A protracted battle followed, but the Autobots prevailed, and in the aftermath, Optimus assigned the Bee Team as ambassadors to Earth. The team returned to the planet they now regarded as home, and found themselves again pursuing Steeljaw. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
[[File:TwoPlusTwoEqualsMore Drift hugs his mini-cons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|To Serve Bot.]]
Drift watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}

Drift allowed Jetstorm and Slipstream to watch a "[[television|training simulation]]" when Sideswipe came along and explained to them the concept of "dibs". Then, Fixit detected that the two [[Cyclone]]s [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] were on the loose and informed the Bee Team as such. Slipstream called "dibs" on recapturing the rogue Mini-Cons, which Drift allowed, despite Bumblebee's concern. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}} When Slipstream and Jetstorm returned to base with the Cyclones in hand, Drift met them with an uncharacteristic "welcome back" hug. Though he quickly regained his composure, Drift confided to his students that he was glad they were unharmed. {{storylink|Two Plus Two Equals More}}

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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
Drift was once a homeless bot, forced to steal Energon. He came to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s attention and joined the Decepticon army as Deadlock, however when he was nearly destroyed during a battle, he was found and repaired by the [[Circle of Light]]. They taught him the ways of the Samurai until the war eventually reached them. Deadlock eventually joined up with a group of bounty hunters known as the [[Ronin]]. When they tracked a target to a moon of [[Athena]] and [[Foxtrot]]'s solution was to destroy the moon, Deadlock rebelled against the plan. He destroyed the ship and fled. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Drift was out searching for [[energon]] when the rest of Bumblebee's team hunted down [[Scuzzard]] and [[Filch]], but arrived back in time to help prevent Filch from escaping captivity a second time. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Drift's reluctance to work with the rest of Bumblebee's team did not endear him to 'Bee. When the team caught the Ronin [[Forager]], who recognized Drift as Deadlock, Bumblebee began to doubt Drift's motives, leading Drift to opt to leave the team. When Foxtrot and [[Stilts]] later captured Team Bee, Drift posed as his old self, which allowed him to get back into the scrapyard and surreptitiously free the Autobots so that they could defeat the Ronin. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

During the incident with [[Skinkbomb]], Drift and his Mini-Cons were off on a scouting mission, and Fixit didn't have any luck contacting them. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}
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===''Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee''===
A disgruntled Drift tried to prepare Bumblebee to battle the Decepticon spy [[Phantomjaw]], but the training was going poorly until one of Drift's blows left Bumblebee floundering in mud. With his new, darker color, Drift had a hard time seeing him, and observed that it gave Bumblebee an advantage. Suddenly, Phantomjaw himself interrupted the lesson, much to the dismay of an indignant Drift. Bee was losing his fight until Drift, seized with inspiration, told him to scan a black car, mimicking the stealthy coloration of his earlier mudbath. Phantomjaw lost track of the new "Black Knight" Bumblebee and was sent flying by the Autobot's fist as a result. {{storylink|Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:RID05-driftlaunchesminicons.jpg|thumb|left|150px|High Expectations Asian Father.]]
When Team Bee was lured to [[Fort Tucker]] to fight a pair of Vehicons, Drift was forced to aid Grimlock after the Dinobot was felled while protecting some humans. It later turned out to be a distraction while Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] abducted Fixit and Russell from the scrapyard. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. After Grimlock reasoned that he was somewhere in the [[Sierra Vistas]], Drift spotted some [[energon]] left on Bumblebee by the Vehicons. The team was able to track the source of the energon to the cave in question, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Drift found himself double-teamed by Fracture and [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Team Bee was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

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==Commercial appearances==
Drift faced off against Fracture in the middle of some woods, launching his two Mini-Con partners as the Decepticon did the same. Slipstream and Jetstorm were victorious in their fight, and Drift loomed over them proudly as the two smaller robots high-fived. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Deployers toy commercial}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
*''unlock Starter'' — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Warrior'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Deployer'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks
When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker===
Drift acted as a goalkeeper in a soccer match between him, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]; and the Decepticons [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], and [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker}}

==Toys==
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
====Warrior Class====
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[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|You have no honor! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TAV18Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Your pitiful American version lacks honor.''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[June 27|06-27]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV18'''
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior Class figures, "Autobot Drift" transforms from a samurai robot into a futuristic orange car that appears to be a cross between [[Drift (AOE)|AOE Drift's]] Bugatti Veyron alt-mode and a Gumpert Apollo. In robot mode, his two swords can be stored on his left hip. In car mode, they store on his underside by using the tabs on his legs with the slots in the sword handles.

: His scannable [[insignia]] is dead-center on his chest, easily scanned even in-package.

:The [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|Adventure]] version of Drift features a yellow-y orange plastic, and features extra paint applications on his feet, shoulder and arm panels, chest, & his mustache. Like his Hasbro counterpart, he features a different scannable badge. In-package, this is covered up by a "dummy sticker" to prevent scanning without purchase. Scanning the real sticker unlocks Drift in the Transformers Chronicle checklist app.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=5674 More information on Drift at Transformers-Universe.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Drift/drift.htm More information on Drift at TFU.info]''

{{-}}[[File:TAVVS05-Warrior-Class-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Remember when you all hated me?]]
*'''Drift Origin & Jazz Battle Mode''' (Warrior Class 2-pack, 2015-[[November 14|11-14]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAVVS05'''
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

:Packaged with a retooled Jazz, ''Adventure'' "Drift Origin" is a redeco/retool of the first Warrior Class Drift, featuring a new head and deco which evokes his IDW Generation 1 counterpart.

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[[File:2015RIDWarriorClassStealthDrift.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|After [[Drift (G1)|the G1 deco]], you knew they were bound to do [[Drift (AOE)|this one.]]]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

:Part of the sixth wave of Warrior Class figures, "Blizzard Strike Drift" is a redeco of the original Warrior Class Drift, featuring a light-blue "arctic" coloration. Drift also features clear plastic on his wheels, and his car roof kibble.

:Like his original toy, his scannable [[insignia]] is dead-center on his chest, easily scanned even in-package. Strangely, his [[stock photography]] depicting him having a [[:File:RID15-Warrior-Class-Blizzard-Strike-Drift-Decepticon-badge.jpg|''Decepticon'' sticker-badge]] rather than his Autobot badge, which ''also'' unlocks the same character if scanned.
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Warrior-Class-Alpine-Strike-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Candy Cane Drift]]
*'''Alpine Strike Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

:"Alpine Strike Autobot Drift" is yet another redeco of the Warrior Class figure, featuring a deco pattern based on his IDW counterpart, but does not use the alternate head retool from the VS set unfortunately.
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====One-Step Changers====
[[File:2015RIDOneStepDrift.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|No one is truly disabled as long as he has honor! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-adventure-TED-13-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED13'''
: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' One-Step figures, Drift transforms from a stumpy samurai robot into a futuristic orange car in just one step, sharing the same transformation scheme with One Step Changer Bumblebee. Drift features articulation on his pair of shoulders, and includes 3mm compatible hands. Like Bumblebee, Drift cannot ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]] due to how the legs are molded.

: His scannable [[insignia]] is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (2017)

: Part of upcoming wave of One-Step Changers, and the first of the ''Combiner Force'' subline, Autobot Drift is another mold that shares a similar transformation to ''Age of Extinction'' [[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|One-Step Changer Drift]] (oh the irony!). His scannable badge is on his vehicle mode's roof. Although the badge is accessible while in-package, the badge was neutered by a thin string, unless you want to take the toy out from the packaging. This Drift can ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

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====Mini-Con Deployers====
[[File:RID2015-Mini-Con-Deployers-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from brick to brick and back again! ''Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TAV-27-Micron-Shooter-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, you can't put my Mini-Cons on my arms. Buy me.''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift & Jetstorm''' (Mini-Con Deployer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[September 19|09-19]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV27'''
**''Accessories'': Jetstorm Mini-Con (Hasbro only), Slipstream & Jetstorm Microns (TakaraTomy only), armor sprues (1 for the Hasbro release, 2 for the Takara release)

:Packaged with Jetstorm, this new Warrior-sized mold of Drift transforms from a Cybertronian Car to a robot with very limited articulation. He also features a deployer gimmick, which works with any saw blade-type Mini-Con. His mustache is still not painted. He also features 3mm compatible holes on his arms, and a 5mm compatible left hand.

:Although his stock render shows that his scannable [[insignia]] is placed on the left side of his vehicle mode, the final product features his badge on his robot mode chest, easily scanned even in-package.

:The Adventure release of Deployers Drift, titled '''Micron Shooter Drift Set''', features additional paint applications, and both of his original Mini-cons Slipstream and Jetstorm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/DeployerDrift/drift.htm More information on Deployer Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Deployer-Blizzard-Strike-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift & Jetstorm''' (Mini-Con Deployer, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Jetstorm Mini-Con, armor sprues

:A redeco of Deployers toy, the set features blizzard-themed colors of Drift & Jetstorm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/BSDeployerDrift/drift.htm More information on Deployer Blizzard Strike Drift at TFU.info]''

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====Legion Class====
{{anchor|Legion}}
[[File:RID2015-Legion-Class-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pocket-sized honor!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Legion Class, 2016/2017)
:Part of the sixth wave of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class lineup, Drift transforms from a robot into a futuristic car in several steps, and he features 3mm compatible hands.

:Drift was re-released in the Wave 12 of the Legion Class lineup with the ''Combiner Force'' packaging along with Cyclonus & Heatseeker.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/LegDrift/drift.htm More information on Legion Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-49-Legion-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobots vs Clampdown''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2016-[[May 31|05-31]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV49'''
:A redeco of the Legion Class Autobot Drift figure, the toy features some paint applications on his parts for show-accuracy.

:Drift was released along with Optimus Prime, Ratchet, and Clampdown. Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).

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{{picsneeded|Legion Class Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift}}
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Legion Class, 2016)
:Another redeco of the Legion Class for wave 8, Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift figure features a light-blue coloration inspired from ''Generation 1'' [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr's]].

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====Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changers====
*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer, 2015)
[[File:RID2015-three-step-changer-blizzard-strike-drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Coming soon: Activision Attack Drift!]]

:Three-Step Changer Autobot Drift is an entirely new mold, and shares a transformation with Three-step Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Strangely, the toy features a Blizzard-themed deco before he was released in his original colors, and he features a masked faceplate. Blizzard Strike Drift also features 5mm compatible hands, which can be used to wield any Mini-Cons from the Mini-Con Weaponizers subline.

:His scannable insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package.

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[[File:Transformers-adventure-TED-18-Big-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The TV Colors version is also available as an alternate downloadable content skin!]]
*'''Big Drift''' (Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer, [[2016]]-[[February 27|02-27]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED18'''

:Part of the 8th wave of the ''Easy Dynamic Series'' line, Big Drift is for some reason, a redeco of Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift in his original colors, instead of the other way around. The toy also features a maskless faceplate.

:His scannable insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, compatible to TakaraTomy's ''Transformers: Chronicle'' app. This was restricted by a dummy sticker in-package.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Mini-Con-Weaponizers-Three-Step-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with least honorable paint operations!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer, 2016)

:Part of the 8th wave of Three-Step Changers, and the first of the Mini-Con Weaponizers subline, this Drift is a redeco of his ''Easy Dynamic Series'' release of the mold, but features limited paint operations & differences compared to the Japanese release of the toy.

:His scannable insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package. His 3D stock render still depicts him having a masked head.

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====Team Combiners====
*'''Ultra Bee''' (Team Combiner, 2017)

:Drift is a ''non-transformable'' sword that serves as Ultra Bee's weapon. He can also store onto Grimlock's tail. The packaging and instructions made no mention to Drift himself.

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==Merchandise==
===Tiny Titans===
*'''Drift''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Number'': '''1/12'''

: Part of the third assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this version of Drift is a soft-plastic, minimally-painted figurine swinging his swords. He comes with a trading card sold in a [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] bag (though there is a tiny window to peek into on the back, plus the bag is thin enough to make out the name printed on the card).

: Scanning the insiginia on his card gives the player a random number of energon cube "currency" and a random power-up item.

===Dickie Toys===
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Single Pack, 2016/2017)
:Released as part of the Single Pack assortment, Drift is a show-accurate, non-transforming die-cast vehicle based on his alternate mode. He features through-axle construction, allowing for super-speedy racing on smooth surfaces, and his car mode is compatible with many tracks and playsets from ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox''.

:He was also available with the following redeco variants:
:*'''Power Up''', which features metallic blue paint applictions.
:*'''Neon''', which features a brighter hue of yellow.
:*'''Cybertron''', which features a gray scale redeco.
:*'''Arctic''', which features a white redeco.
:*'''Energon''', which features shiny metallic paint.
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*'''Autobot Drift''' (Plastic Robots & Car 2-pack, 2017)
:This 2-pack features an unchanged Drift toy car, but with a show-accurate, non-transforming robot mode figure as a bonus!
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*'''Robots in Disguise 5-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 8-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 11-Pack''' (2017)

:The unchanged Drift car (or any of his random redecoes) was also available in either of these multi-packs. He would probably be bundled with his robot mode figurine though.
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==Notes==
*In the Japanese dub of the series, ''Transformers Adventure'', Drift speaks in an archaic dialect associated with the samurai, often ending sentences with "de gozaru" (でござる) (an honorific that eventually evolved into "desu"). This was also the verbal tic previously used for [[Tigatron]] (who was played as a samurai, too), though Drift doesn't ramble it in nearly as much excess (he leaves ''that'' goofiness to Slipstream and Jetstorm).
*Drift's color scheme is seemingly based on an early design for ''Age of Extinction'' [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]].<ref>[http://i.hizliresim.com/GRPvpZ.jpg]</ref> <ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/PG_023_Samurai_003_1411660401.jpg]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drift''' (ドリフト ''Dorifuto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Piāoyí''' (China, 漂移, "Drift")

==References==
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Optimus Prime (WFC)

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:''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s and briefly [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron awakened within him a secret yearning. The slashfic writes itself.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' was the last born of the original [[Thirteen]] Transformers. His spark was the most like their progenitor [[Primus]], its frequency nearly identical. He was the mediator and visionary of the group, passing among them all as a calm, inspiring, thoughtful, unifying and well-liked friend. It was his unique spark and his inspiring reassurance that "All are One" that allowed the Primes to rally and succeed in their battle against the Chaos Bringer [[Unicron]]. When tragedy at last ended the era of the Primes and brought forth the new race of lesser descendant Transformers he alone chose to be reborn in the [[Well of All Sparks]] as one of them, that he might know them and their needs more completely.

All memory of his past life gone, he took the name '''Orion Pax''' and sought his way like any other robot on the new world. Eventually, he found his place as a simple data clerk, satisfied with his job. He was always anxious of the inequality amongst Cybertronians and thus, after gaining inspiration from an outspoken gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s call for an upheaval of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s society, took a stand to rid the oppressive [[caste system]] which hindered the freedom of all the sentient beings on Cybertron. Little did he realize that his instructor, the master archivist [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], was also one of the Thirteen and knew of the secret within the data clerk. Once Pax and Megatron discovered they did not have as much in common as they once believed, the lowly data clerk was promoted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to be the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. With the claiming of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] Orion Pax became Optimus Prime once more, regaining his memory and rising to lead his people.

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

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

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
[[File:TheVisionary.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I used to be a god!]]
Optimus Prime was created as the last of the [[Thirteen]], the first generation of Transformers, each created directly by Primus as a band of unique warriors to combat and defeat Unicron. Upon his creation, Optimus united the Thirteen by his greeting: "All are one." While all of the other members of the Thirteen each possessed unique abilities and artifacts, Optimus wielded no special powers or weapons. It was only through his vision and encouraging words that allowed the Thirteen to finally defeat Unicron.

In the era that followed, Optimus served as the mediator and voice of reason among the increasingly argumentative group of Primes. When these conflicts and power plays finally boiled over after the death of [[Solus Prime]], the Primes descended into full-on conflict against one another. Optimus emerged mostly unharmed from the final conflict that split the Thirteen. However, upon the activation of the [[Well of All Sparks]], Optimus chose to enter into the Well and be reborn as a lesser Cybertronian, in order to know them and their needs better. Before doing so, he asked [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to remove all references to his name from the [[Covenant of Primus]], so that he could not be found unless in the most dire of circumstances.

[[File:COP-OrionPax.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb]]
Carrying the damaged body of [[Onyx Prime]] and accompanied by [[Micronus Prime]], Optimus bid farewell to his brothers, and announced that the era of the Primes had ended. The three of them entered and activated the Well, which began producing new mechanical life. Among the many humanoid Cybertronians that emerged from the Well was Orion Pax, a humble bot with no memories of his previous life. Alpha Trion recognized what had once been his fellow Prime, and made a note to keep an eye on him later.

Orion eventually moved to the city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], where he found work as an archivist in the newly established [[Hall of Records]], under Alpha Trion's watchful eye. During the [[Age of Wrath]], Orion Pax became Alpha Trion's aide. Orion eventually became friends with [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], a member of the underground resistance movement that had formed against the [[Quintesson]]s. When the Cybertronians finally rebelled against the Quintessons, Orion confided to Alpha Trion that there may be more than one variety of Quintesson. Alpha Trion told him that he needed to keep this knowledge a secret to aid the war effort, and that he needed to pass on these orders to every officer in person. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] served as his bodyguard. Although the duo faced many hardships along the way, Orion Pax eventually fulfilled his mission.

When the Quintessons were finally routed from the system, Orion was present to witness the activation of the first [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]s, which heralded the arrival of Cybertron's [[Golden Age]].

After the Golden Age, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s [[caste system]] became increasingly oppressive and stifling. Orion developed a friendship with a [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. The two sought to revitalize Cybertron's rigid caste system, although they differed in their ideals. They remained friends until a fateful meeting with the High Council, in which Orion was named the next Prime- "Optimus Prime". Consumed by jealousy, Megatron and his "[[Decepticon]]s" declared war on Optimus and his "[[Autobot]]" followers.

Over the course of the war, Optimus eventually discovered the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after Megatron poisoned Cybertron with [[Dark Energon]]. The Matrix cast all doubt from Optimus's mind about his worthiness as a Prime, and once on the surface he asked Alpha Trion to help build a starship- the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' so that the Autobots could evacuate the planet while it recovered. They were pursued by Megatron aboard his own ship, and the two factions traveled through the last working space bridge, scattering them across the galaxy.

Over the course of the journey, Optimus's crew visited several lost Cybertronian colonies and ran afoul of the Quintessons once again. They also encountered a tribe of nomadic Cybertronian mutants named [[Mutacon]]s; their leader [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]] temporarily aided the Autobots in battle against both the Decepticons and the [[Star Seeker]]s.

Eventually, the ''Ark'' reached an organic planet known as [[Earth]], where Optimus and a small group of Autobots took up residence. The Autobots secretly allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government and set up a permanent base in [[Nevada]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===

Orion Pax was put to work in the [[Hall of Records]] soon after emerging from the Well of All Sparks. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} At some point in the distant past, the first Quintessons arrived in gigantic silver ships, the first alien life-forms ever to contact Cybertron. Orion Pax was present to see the first Quintessons emerge from these ships and give the gift of [[transformation]] to the assembled Cybertronians by reactivating their dormant [[transformation cog]]s. Throughout the [[Age of Wrath]], Orion Pax continued to work in the Hall of Records, but like many other Cybertronians he chafed under the Quintesson's increasingly oppressive rule and their vicious, circus-like courts that dispensed a twisted brand of justice. The Quintessons were eventually defeated by the incumbent [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]] of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] and an energon miner named D-16, and Orion—who had no part in the revolution—eventually suppressed his traumatic memories of the alien invasion. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

During the era of the [[caste system]], Orion would read and index information in the [[Hall of Records]] from the [[Communication Grid]], but was forbidden to analyze it. That was [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s job, and the two became friends. Orion began monitoring Megatron's transmissions, and began a secret correspondence with him because he agreed with his beliefs. They had intense but friendly debates over the nature of free will and the dangerousness of their ideals, and Megatron suggested Orion learn how to fight for his beliefs. Orion began training with Jazz, learning to fire an [[ion blaster|ion-cannon]] and to fashion his arms into an [[energon-axe|axe]] and a [[Dual Energon Swords|sword]].

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

[[File:War for Cybertron comic - Orion testimony.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Lookin' awful buff and armored for an insignificant young library clerk. One has to wonder if the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]] may have dropped the ball on this one.]]
When "Decepticons" kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange an audience with [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for him and Megatron. During their hearing in the [[High Council Tower]], Orion rigorously defended their ideals, even reviving the ancient philosophical phrase "Autobots" to describe the autonomy his brethren sought. It was then Councilor [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] declared Orion the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]: Optimus Prime. An outraged Megatron accused his brother of treachery, and then murdered Halogen. When Optimus ordered the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] to not harm Megatron, Megatron declared Optimus had fallen into the trappings of power the High Council had foisted upon him, and those in attendance dispersed, with the planet forever divided into Autobots and Decepticons.

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

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

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

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

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

{{note|Orion Pax/Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

After passing through the unstable Space Bridge, Optimus Prime and his crew found themselves in the vicinity of the lost Cybertronian colony world of [[Velocitron]], and with the help of a starmap projected by the Matrix, the Autobots entered orbit above the planet. Optimus Prime led a small exploratory team to the planet's surface, where they met [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, active acts of sabotage on the Ark led the Autobots to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. Optimus concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Later, Optimus traveled with a young Velocitronian named [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] to Velocitron's south pole, where he discovered a fragment of metal that he thought might belong to the mythical [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. His investigations were cut short by an attack of rebel Velocitronians, forcing him to return to the city of [[Delta]], where he discovered what he thought was another fragment. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric of "peace through tyranny" spread by the Ark's traitor.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled Junkion, a world composed entirely of space junk. Optimus Prime made contact with the leader of the planet's inhabitants, a scatterbrained robot named [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], who was spurred to action by the appearance of the Matrix. The Autobots went to work repairing the Ark, with the relative assistance of the Junkions. Prime discovered another fragment in a forge, and barely managed to rescue it. When Prowl discovered the traitorous [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] was aboard, Optimus and Jazz managed to identify and trap the shifter in a stasis field, ending his threat to the Autobots. However, Optimus Prime's Matrix-induced visions led him on a quest through one of the four Space Bridge nodes surrounding Junkion, and he selected Bumblebee and Silverbolt to accompany him. Through the Bridge, they came across the lonely tomb of Solus Prime, fabled artificer of the Thirteen. Her holographic spirit was called forth by the Matrix and informed the Autobots that the Requiem Blaster, most deadly of her creations, rested on Junkion and must be kept out of Decepticon hands. When the group returned to Junkion with Chaindrive in tow, Optimus assembled his findings, the [[Blades of Time]], and contacted the reclusive [[Vector Prime]].

The Decepticons eventually arrived on Junkion in force, and the two sides warred over a hidden treasure at the planet's core...the Requiem Blaster. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field and had literally been the core around which Junkion's "junk" had formed. Optimus and Megatron dueled once more as the planet tore itself apart, but the arrival of the mythical hero [[Nexus Prime]] helped to turn the tide. From him, Optimus received the [[Cyber Caliber]], a powerful sword that he used to fight Megatron to a standstill. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime and the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Sometime after the battle over Junkion, the Matrix of Leadership began to behave erratically, transmitting strange visions the further the ''Ark'' traveled into deep space and causing Optimus Prime to doubt his own leadership capabilities. The ''Ark'' eventually discovered the world of [[Aquatron]], rich with Energon. Prime ordered an away party to land and investigate the planet's surface. The friendly Aquatronians eventually invited Optimus himself to one of their cities, where he met the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], who claimed to speak on the behalf of all Aquatronians. Before Optimus could explore any further, he was struck with another vision of himself, in his Orion Pax state, being menaced by a sinister figure. Crying out Megatron's name, Optimus collapsed and was rushed to the nearest Aquatronian medical center for diagnostic investigations. Doctor [[Xeros]] took a particular interest in his Matrix and scanned it, clandestinely transmitting its schematics back to the Curator to further their own plan.

Later that evening, at yet another welcome celebration, Ratchet privately confided in Optimus that Optimus may be suppressing traumatic memories from his days as Orion Pax. Ironhide interrupted the conversation to tell him that [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], and Bumblebee had gone missing somewhere beneath Aquatron's deep oceanic trenches. Optimus immediately ordered a search party to find the missing Autobots, even though the Curator warned Optimus that Aquatron's deepest depths were inhabited by vicious, less-evolved creatures. Before the search party could begin its task, Sideswipe warned Optimus of the approaching ''Nemesis'', who had been trailing the Ark and also chanced upon Aquatron. Optimus asked the Curator for help, worrying that the ''Ark'' would be shot down, and the Curator responded by cutting power to both ships, angered that the Cybertronians had chosen to fight their war over a neutral planet. He invited both Optimus and Megatron—forced into a temporary truce—to a peace talk, apparently in the hopes of forging a true peace treaty to permanently ending the war. When both sides had arrived and temporarily disarmed, the Curator revealed his true allegiance... that he was, in fact, a Quintesson. A skeptical Optimus, who had studied the Quintesson occupation of Cybertron (although he did not personally remember his own time under Quintesson rule) found it hard to trust the Curator, even when the Quintesson claimed that his formerly violent race had reformed into a peaceful federation. Even so, Optimus decided to play along until he could find some way to escape.

The Curator visited Prime that night, promising him the current location of the Allspark if he cooperated the next morning, and also mentioning that the Aquatronians could subliminally influence Megatron's mind to make the Decepticon leader more suggestible and easier to manipulate—although Prime steadfastly refused the latter option. Optimus and Megatron prepared to negotiate the next morning. However, Megatron took the opportunity to backstab Prime by siccing six Vehicon troopers on him. Before either side could finish their fight, Skywarp—acting on Starscream's orders—detonated a bomb beneath the building, flooding it. Optimus—who had to shut off his Matrix to quell the tide of Quintesson visions—and Megatron temporarily put aside their differences and helped one another to escape from the rapidly sinking building... only to be met with a horde of angry [[Sharkticon (COP)|Sharkticon]]s and their general [[Tyrannicon]], who placed Optimus, Megatron, and all the other Autobots and Decepticons under arrest for public mayhem and blasphemy.

Transported underwater and by rail, the defeated party of Cybertronians eventually arrived at Aquatron's capital of Hydratron. Once there, the Quintessons sent Optimus to stand trial for his numerous crimes against the Quintesson Imperium, including treachery and blasphemy against his creators. The Quintessons claimed that they had colonized Cybertron long ago and built the first Transformers, who subsequently revolted against them. Optimus, initially swayed by the stories—and partially remembering his own time spent under Quintesson rule—sadly pleaded guilty to his imagined crimes. However, he suddenly recalled ''more'' memories, including his life before the Quintesson invasion, and denounced the Quintessons as self-serving and manipulative egotists. Even though his brainwashed troops decried him as a maniac and a warmonger, Megatron, his memories also jogged, corroborated Optimus's testimony. The Quintesson judges considered this, and eventually declared Optimus and the assembled Cybertronians innocent. Being Quintessons, they immediately began executing the Cybertronians by pushing them into a Pirhanacon pit, while forcing Optimus and Megatron to fight one another in hand-to-hand gladiatorial combat.

Unbeknownst to either party, the Quintessons harvested the energy exerted by Optimus to power up an abandoned space bridge located beneath Aquatron, from which they eventually launched a Sharkticon invasion force to retake Cybertron, intending to re-colonize it and enslave its inhabitants once more. With Optimus and Megatron no longer needed, they too were plunged into the execution pit. In the fight for survival, Optimus reactivated his Matrix, giving both him and Megatron additional power, even though the Quintessons once again launched a stream of propaganda to further destabilize him. The two managed to escape and came face-to-face with the [[Gamekeeper]] and a mysterious set of carvings depicting a Megatron-like being surrounded by Sharkticons. Megatron killed the Gamekeeper, but Optimus had doubts about the carving's veracity. The temporary alliance fractured as soon as Megatron discovered the decoy Matrix hidden in Xeros' inner sanctum. He plunged the [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]] into his chest, transformed into a Sharkticon-like form, and hurled Optimus down the elevator shaft.

As Prime fell to certain death, he was briefly visited by [[Thirteen|thirteen mysterious figures]], who informed him that it was not yet his time to depart from this realm. Indeed, Optimus's fall was broken by a recently freed [[Leviacon]], who carried him to the Curator's fortified command bubble hidden deep beneath the surface. Optimus arrived to find Megatron —who had usurped control over the Sharkticons—fighting Tyrannicon over control of the Matrix. Although Tyrannicon soon gained the upperhand and stole Megatron's new Matrix, he was eaten by Hydratron, who had transformed into a monstrous beast that the Curator intended to unleash on Cybertron. Even as the Curator attacked him with its powerful control wand, Optimus managed to ignite the Energon beneath the space bridge and cause a colossal explosion. Despite the Leviacon's misgivings, Optimus stopped to rescue the unconscious Megatron from the explosion as well, and the three of them headed up to the surface of the planet. With the Matrix free of Quintesson interference, Optimus and the Autobots departed to resume their search for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} after the Autobots barely emerged victorious in a battle at [[Kalis]], Optimus visited Alpha Trion. Within the Iacon archives, he expected to find a more hopeful atmosphere than on the battlefield. Instead, he learned that the Covenant of Primus foretold of a dire threat looming towards the AllSpark. Alpha Trion suggested launching the AllSpark from Cybertron to protect it, and Optimus reluctantly agreed to do so.

Optimus then called a meeting of his most trusted lieutenants: Jazz, Ratchet, Ironhide, Ultra Magnus, and the young Bumblebee, and laid out his plan to keep the AllSpark out of Megatron's reach for the duration of their war. When the group, accompanied by the Wreckers and Jetfire, approached the Well of AllSparks, they learned that the Decepticons were moving in on their position much earlier than anticipated. Optimus modified his plan accordingly, having Jetfire provide his grounded soldiers with a distraction, while the Wreckers were posted as their first line of against Megatron's troops. At Bumblebee's insistence, he and Cliffjumper were granted permission to back up the Wreckers.

Within the Well, Optimus had Arcee activate the mechanisms needed to launch the AllSpark, as it could not be activated by a Prime. She did so, and with the AllSpark now away, the Decepticons fell back. Optimus and his troops were then set out to finding Bumblebee out on the battlefield after he had been left crippled and mute by his encounter with Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

Optimus Prime and the [[Earth Protection Taskforce]] unsuccessfully attempted to capture [[Starquest]] and [[Thundertron]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
[[File:GoodIntentions-GrimlockOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|The possibility of the Dinobots reacting negatively was a factor I allowed for in my planning.]]
During the war for Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] leader [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] didn't see eye to eye. Optimus preferred playing the long game, but Grimlock felt that caution would hinder their attempts at quick victory. Optimus attempted to reign in Grimlock when the latter attempted to defend Autobot City by himself. {{storylink|Fall}} On another one of the Lightning Strike Coalition's reckless missions, Optimus Prime ordered them to return to base and abandon their battle, lest they waste precious energon. Grimlock reluctantly obeyed. However, when it was discovered that [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] was in Decepticon custody, the Lightning Strike Coalition ignored Optimus Prime's orders, broke ranks, and went after him on their own. {{storylink|Good Intentions}}

[[File:PrimeComicOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Manga is the right of all sentient beings.]]
In the modern day, Optimus sent an encrypted message from [[Earth]] directing the Autobots to their new world. When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] landed, Optimus and Bumblebee detected them and came to retrieve them. For Optimus to find them under attack from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] was no matter, for Optimus crushed the air commander and sent his brawny accomplice running. Optimus picked up the wounded Arcee, and took her through a [[GroundBridge]] to his base for [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to repair her, while informing Cliffjumper that while his journey was over, their battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
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[[File:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|One does not simply see a strong friendship between a bully and a nerd.]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Orion Pax was a clerk in the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]], {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} mentored by Alpha Trion. {{storylink|New Recruit}} His interests lay with the tales of ancient Cybertronian history, but the more he learned about the past, the more he grew concerned about the present. There was a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful. In seeking a solution to this inequity, he found inspiration in the words of a gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatronus]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} But soon Megatronus' ideals would become corrupted, and the two would become bitter enemies. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-cametobe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|If you squint, I look sort of like this in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''. Okay, that's a lie.]]
Both Megatronus — now "Megatron" — and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], and Megatron stated it was his intention to overthrow the High Council by force and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. But it was Orion's speech that drew their attention. Jealous, Megatron left angrily and began his [[Great War (Prime)|conquest]], which resulted in countless casualties and left the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself [[Dark Energon|poisoned]]. It was Orion's subsequent search for the Core that completed his transformation into Optimus Prime. The Core, the essence of their creator [[Primus]], relinquished the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into his chassis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

During the war, Optimus encountered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] at the [[Battle of Technahar]] when the Decepticon was sent by Megatron to kill him. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} With the help of Alpha Trion, Optimus fired the [[AllSpark]] into space to hide it from Megatron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}} After Cybertron was abandoned, Optimus Prime's [[Team Prime|elite team]] of Autobots eventually made their way to Earth, where they allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government. The Autobots were assigned [[William Fowler]] as their liaison, and provided an [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|abandoned missile silo]] as a base in exchange for keeping the Decepticon threat contained. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Optimus then sent a message into space, calling any Autobot survivors to Earth. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

[[File:DarknessRising1-fairquestion.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Do you have your grandfather's glasses—er, wait.]]

After three years of Decepticon absence, Prime was out on the road when word reached him that [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was facing down an entire contingent of Decepticons. Arriving to the battlefield too late, Prime delivered a eulogy for their fallen comrade. Soon after, some humans were caught up in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and Optimus, knowing that they would now be targeted by the Decepticons, had them brought to the Autobot base. There, he told them about the Transformer war and assigned the Autobots to be their individual guardians. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Presently, the apparent reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns was detected by the Autobots, and they tracked it to a Decepticon [[Energon]] mine, where they discovered that Megatron had returned to Earth with Dark Energon, used to revive Cliffjumper as a zombie [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

Realizing that Megatron's goal was to create an undead army, Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] headed to the site of an ancient Transformer battleground on Earth, arriving just as Megatron used a sliver of Dark Energon to reanimate the corpses buried there into a Terrorcon legion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Struggling against the detrimental effects of Dark Energon, the pair cut their way through the Terrorcons, but Megatron escaped before Optimus could get his hands on him. Returning to base, Optimus was disappointed to find that [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] had let the kids go out into battle in his absence, but disturbing intel had been recovered in the process: the Decepticons were planning to use a [[space bridge]] to revive the dead of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] to the Decepticon's space bridge in Earth orbit, Optimus faced Megatron down in a one-on-one battle while the other Autobots sabotage the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy the Terrorcons, and apparently, Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-OptimusPrimeguns.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Pssst, Prime, your barrel openings are just painted detail.]]

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

[[File:Scrapheap-cloudsbreak.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Okay, ''now'' I'm ready to call Bulkhead fat."]]
After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, so Optimus attempted to contact base, only to find the comms were down. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The three Autobots were subsequently able to return home, and Optimus paid tribute to their human friends who had helped eliminate the Scraplets. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[File:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"This here's [[Rubber Ducky|Rubber Duck]] and I'm about to put the hammer down."]]
When Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Optimus excused himself from the welcome party and went out on patrol, since "Primes don't party". As such, he missed all the fun when Wheeljack turned out to be a [[Makeshift (Prime)|Decepticon spy]], but he stuck around for the second part to welcome the real Wheeljack, telling the visiting Autobot that he'd always be welcome on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}} Not long after, when the Autobots were contracted by Fowler to help transport the experimental [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Optimus carried the device in a [[trailer]] to the rendezvous point, where it was transferred to a train. Unfortunately, the D.N.G.S. became a target for both the Decepticons and the human terrorist organization [[MECH]], and Prime was forced to have his Autobots break cover to fight [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] while he dispatched MECH's leader [[Silas]]. A poor loser, Silas took out the train track ahead and Optimus went into [[maximum overdrive]], grabbing the train and physically halting it. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:Optimuselectrocuted.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were right, I should've gone for this earlier!]]
Tracking an [[Energon Harvester]] to a museum, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were attacked by new Decepticons arrivals [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], and Prime got the business end of Knock Out's [[Energon prod]], taking him out of the fight long enough for Soundwave to make off with the Harvester. Optimus led the Autobots in following the villains to Greece, and stopped their attempts to harvest an Energon seam there. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Prime had another clash with Knock Out soon after: when he discovered that Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] had disobeyed his orders against using powers for personal gain by participating in illegal street races, Optimus intervened, and helped rescue a [[Vince|captive human]] from Knock Out's clutches by ripping the Decepticon's door off. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:SickMind-OPinfected.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I woke up late one morning with a black eye. Why the heck does everyone think I'm sick? I could've just been punched in the face. Really hard.]]
While investigating a [[Autobot plague ship|crashed Autobot spacecraft]], Optimus Prime's hopes of helping any survivors were dashed when the craft turned out to be a corpse-strewn plague ship from which he contracted [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen engineered by Megatron himself. Arcee and Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' in search of a cure, and, discovering that Megatron was still alive and in stasis, Bumblebee entered his mind via a [[cortical psychic patch]]. In his dreamworld, Megatron was constantly killing imaginary Optimus Primes, and Bumblebee played on Megatron's desire to kill Optimus himself, rather than have him succumb to the plague, to convince him to hand over the cure. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} After getting back up to full health, Optimus led the Autobots to the Arctic, where Starscream was using a heat ray to melt a glacier in order to access an energon deposit. Prime boldly plowed through the weapon's beam in order to get close enough to destroy it, but the resultant explosion left him helpless before Starscream—until he was saved at the last moment when the resurrected Megatron arrived to haul Starscream away for punishment. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|:D]]

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


[[File:Partners-StiffOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We've replaced Optimus with a statue. Think anyone will notice?]]

Exploring the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]], Optimus Prime and his team fell victim to [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who paralyzed Prime and Bulkhead with the ship's cargo: an experimental [[Immobilizer]]. Prime would have wound up handed over to Megatron and mounted on the bow of the ''Nemesis'' if not for Bumblebee, who saw the villainess off, and Ratchet, who repaired the damaged device and unfroze the pair. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[File:StrongerFaster-RatchetPrime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who will join me? Who will become stronger, faster, more insubordinate?]]

Lost Cybertronian technology continued to cause problems for Prime and the Autobots when a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was beamed from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into Bulkhead's mind, putting his life at risk. Refusing to sacrifice Bulkhead despite the advantage the formula would give the Autobots, Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the data. In exchange, he would hand it over to the Decepticons, but Megatron refused and destroyed the device after a battle. The formula was subsequently beamed out of Bulkhead's mind into space, {{storylink|T.M.I.}} but when Ratchet proceeded to generate a batch of "SynthEn" and was driven mentally unstable after testing it on himself, he and Optimus came to blows, and Optimus confined him to base. Ratchet instead took off to face Megatron, forcing Prime to lead a team into a Decepticon mine to rescue him. Cured of the SynthEn's effects, Optimus reminded Ratchet that he was a vital member of the team. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slap slap.]]

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

[[File:OneShallRise2-shake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Kiss kiss.]]

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

As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, they came under attack from [[anti-bot]]s. Optimus and Megatron fought back to back, though Optimus took time out to rescue Bulkhead from falling. When they reach Unicron's spark chamber, Optimus and Megatron went inside, and, though the dark god possessed Megatron, Optimus unleashed the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark. However the price was high—Optimus's memory was lost and he believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron played along, and took him back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[File:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You mean I can't just go [[Super Mode]] and kick your ass in this show? Crap."]]

Megatron wasted no time in convincing Orion that black was white and up was down. Branded with the Decepticon insignia by Knock Out, Orion was shown false history of Cybertron's destruction, and convinced that the Autobots were the aggressors. Angered at Cybertron's loss, Orion promised Megatron he would do his part to help. He was put to work decoding information stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives, and told Megatron they were of locations of Earth and feared that they could be weapons of mass destruction. Later, there was a commotion in the corridors, and Orion decided to investigate despite being ordered to remain in his lab, however, Soundwave managed to prevent him from seeing Arcee when the Autobot managed to get on board. Not long after, the long-absent Starscream sneaked onto the ship to steal [[energon cube]]s and ended up blundering into Orion's work room. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}

Surprised to see Starscream, not least because Megatron had said he was dead, Orion's suspicions became aroused as Starscream noted Megatron would likely have told him many lies. Despite asking what he knew, Starscream was quick to depart when more Vehicon guards arrived and in spite of Orion attempting to convince them to hold their fire. After Megatron's subsequent covering of the incident, Orion decided to poke through the Decepticon database and learned that he was Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OrionPax3 Optimus Decepticon insignia.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|What did I do last night?]]

Megatron, as it turned out, already knew he knew since his work was being monitored. Orion decided to delete his discoveries so that Megatron could not use then. However, Megatron revealed he was also having his work copied. As Soundwave reported activity on Cybertron, Megatron had more Vehicon guards put at his back while he dealt with the matter, and threatened to kill him if he didn't continue his work. Orion tried to appeal to the guards to help him warn the Autobots, but they responded with a beating until he discovered he was armed and stopped them. Having realized he was meant to be an Autobot, Orion went to confront Megatron at the space bridge. However, he found he was no match for the Decepticon leader and was quickly overpowered. Just then, Arcee leapt through the space bridge from Cybertron and tackled Megatron. Behind her was Jack with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], loaded with the information from the Matrix of Leadership. Orion questioned whether he was worthy, and Jack assured him he was. When his memory was restored, albeit minus his time as Orion, Optimus prevented Megatron from exterminating his comrades, and they returned to the Autobot base for a big reunion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Optimus and Ratchet followed an ancient signal, and found Megatron and his forces unearthing a Cybertronian artifact, the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While the two Autobots fought the other Decepticons, Bumblebee snatched the extractor from Megatron inside the GroundBridge. Later at base, Optimus theorized that the Spark Extractor was among the many Decepticon weapons confiscated during the Great War, and worried that he couldn't remember what he had revealed to Megatron when he was suffering amnesia. To compound matters, a short time later, MECH stole Bumblebee's [[transformation cog|T-cog]], causing Prime more worry. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Despite Optimus's misgivings, Ratchet talked him into approving a T-cog transplant between Ratchet and Bumblebee. When a signal indicating an artifact was detected, he cut the operation short to take Arcee and Bulkhead to secure it. Unfortunately, he and Arcee were unable to penetrate Knock Out's force field, and the Decepticons got away with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[File:LooseCannons Optimus and Wheeljack in Jackhammer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This scene is even funnier if you imagine "Mahna Mahna" playing on the radio.]]

When Wheeljack returned to Earth in pursuit of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], Optimus attempted to convince him to join the Autobot team. Wheeljack instead took Bulkhead to try and trap Dreadwing, only to fall into a trap themselves. Prime had to dig Wheeljack out of the resulting rubble, and joined him to rescue Bulkhead, who was strapped to one of Dreadwing's explosives. When Optimus managed to defeat the Decepticon and pin him, his gambit to make Dreadwing defuse the bomb worked, and Wheeljack gained a new respect for the Autobot leader. {{Storylink|Loose Cannons}}

After obtaining information on Airachnid's whereabouts from Starscream, Optimus led a mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] under Airachnid's control. When the fight was finished, the Autobots surrounded the exhausted Megatron, but were prevented from finishing him off by the arrival of Dreadwing. Outnumbered, Optimus offered to allow Megatron go if Dreadwing extended the same courtesy. Though Dreadwing kept his word, Megatron ordered the Vehicons to attack while he and Dreadwing escaped, but luckily the Autobots trashed them. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

[[File:NemesisPrime Nemesis vs Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"Optimus Prime, slavery is the right of all sentient beings!" "Wow, am I really that annoying?"]]
Optimus returned to base from an energon mine to find that MECH had created a clone of him and were using it to attack the military. He and the Autobots attempted to stop [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] from attacking [[Alden Military Base]], but had to retreat under fire from the military. They began scouring the area, and located the MECH base, where Optimus fought one-on-one with Nemesis Prime, until a distraction by Fowler allowed him to finish off the Silas-controlled machine, dropping it on Silas himself. Optimus returned to base for repairs, and Fowler gave them the news that Silas had disappeared. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} During Fowler's debriefing by [[Bryce|General Bryce]], Optimus revealed himself to the general to prove he was still alive and on the military's side. {{storylink|Grill (episode)|Grill}}

Optimus took Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate some activity and found Airachnid sending out a swarm of Insecticons to attack the ''Nemesis''. He and Bumblebee ended up having to fight a bunch of them and won. They got to return to base with Airachnid, whom Arcee had trapped in stasis-lock. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, and was reactivated with Dark Energon, Optimus took a team with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] to attack the warship, only for them to all be knocked into stasis lock by the ship's weapons. Ratchet took them back to base, where they recovered after the conscious ship was disabled by the kids. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

With the locations of four relics now in their possession, Optimus dispatched Arcee and Bumblebee to [[New York City]] to find the first {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} and warned Bulkhead to be careful in obtaining another near the equator. {{storylink|Toxicity}} Optimus himself went to [[Antarctica]], where he found the relic had already been taken, and Dreadwing had Starscream a prisoner. During the ensuing fight, Optimus brought tons of ice down on Dreadwing, before forcing Starscream to lead him to a human base where the relic was being kept. Dreadwing caught up with them, and while Optimus fought the Decepticon, Starscream obtained the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], forcing Optimus and Dreadwing to team up to defeat him. Though Dreadwing intended to fight him again, Optimus convinced him that there would be no point in continuing their fight, so Dreadwing left. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

Back at base, Prime found that Bulkhead had been critically wounded during the relic missions. Optimus refused to tell Wheeljack who was responsible, but the Wrecker rushed off anyway. When Wheeljack and Miko later returned having killed [[Hardshell]], Optimus stopped Ratchet from preventing Miko from running to Bulkhead's side. {{storylink|Hurt}} Optimus began attempting to decode the Iacon database, though it was hard going with the Earth technology he was forced to use. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

[[File:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|By the power of Iacon, I HAVE THE POWER!]]
During a mission to investigate a crashed escape pod, the team encountered [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] whose tales of guarding Alpha Trion convinced Optimus that he was on the level. Optimus still believed Smokescreen was too green to go into combat, so the new Autobot was left at base when Prime took a team to recover some [[Red Energon]]. When they encountered Starscream, still in possession of the Apex Armor, Optimus took the Decepticon on himself, kicking Starscream off a crane. After Smokescreen used the [[phase shifter]] to separate Starscream from the armor, Optimus officially welcomed the new Autobot to the team. {{storylink|New Recruit}} When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead, they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} Optimus assigned Jack to help Smokescreen adapt to Earth. He had almost finished decoding another set of Iacon coordinates when a signal led him and his team on a wild goose chase. Despite this, they found the location of the real relic, the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], and Optimus managed to wrest control of it off the Decepticons. Through the sword's power, he received a message from Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:AlphaOmega-ohmy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You must not sacrifice a piece of the future to bring back the past." "But you flung all of the artifacts from the past onto Earth!" "... right, right, sorry. [[Five Servos of Doom|Wrong script]].]]
Trion told him of the existence of the [[Omega Key]]s on Earth, and Prime immediately set about decoding the four final coordinates from the Iacon database. After Arcee returned from the first set of coordinates with news that Megatron had invited Prime to come get the first key, Optimus went to [[Egypt]] to find that Megatron had grafted the arm of a Prime onto himself and forged the [[Dark Star Saber]]. Though Megatron's new weapon shattered the Star Saber, with Smokescreen's help Prime returned to base with the first Omega Key and resumed his decoding work. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

He soon decoded more coordinates decoded though in both cases the Autobots failed to secure the Omega Keys. Smokescreen was hit hard by the failure, and Optimus told the other Autobots to allow the upset rookie space. When the final coordinates he decoded turned out to be an image of Smokescreen, he took the team to find their comrade, only to arrive too late as Smokescreen was captured by Soundwave. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After Smokescreen escaped the ''Nemesis'' with two of the keys, the Autobots received a message from Starscream offering the final key in exchange for surgical help. Optimus took Bulkhead and Ratchet out to Starscream's location, only to realize too late that they'd been tricked, and Starscream got away with all three of the Autobots' three Omega Keys. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

After Dreadwing returned the Forge of Solus Prime to the Autobots, Optimus used it to modify the GroundBridge into a space bridge. Believing that Megatron would use the keys to restore Cybertron for political points, Optimus took the Autobots to their home world, and kept Megatron busy with the reforged Star Saber while the others took back the keys. Though they succeeded, and reached the [[Omega Lock]], Megatron revealed he had taken the Autobots' human friends hostage. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[File:PrimeDarkestHourOPArm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"...Nothing ever dies we will rise again."]]
With no other choice, Optimus had everyone hand over the Omega Keys in exchange for the kids, however when it turned out Megatron intended to use the Omega Lock on Earth as well, Optimus was compelled to use the Star Saber to destroy the lock. He and his team returned to Earth, only to find that the Omega Lock had created a [[Darkmount (Earth)|Decepticon fortress]] on their doorstep, and he ordered the others to evacuate. Prime himself stayed behind to destroy the GroundBridge, and was caught in the explosion as the Decepticons destroyed the base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Optimus was salvaged from the wreckage by Smokescreen, who sheltered Prime in an underground cavern. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Though Smokescreen was unable to find any medical supplies for his badly-damaged leader, Optimus asked after the Forge of Solus Prime. {{storylink|Scattered}} Smokescreen retrieved the relic from the Decepticon warship, however Optimus refused to use it on himself, believing the power should be conserved for later use in repairing the Omega Lock, and that the Autobots needed a new leader—Smokescreen. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-prepunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Here's your damn beef!]]
As his life faded, Optimus had a vision of approaching Alpha Trion and the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. His journey to the afterlife was cut short, as Smokescreen used the Forge to revive him, bestowing on him a new, more powerful body. He flew to [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], where he rescued [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] from Megatron's tender mercies, and proceeded to throw the Decepticon leader into the power core for the fortress's [[fusion cannon]]s. His efforts allowed Fowler's squadron to destroy the fortress, and the Autobots reassembled at a military base. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

After [[scanning]] a new [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] provided by Fowler, Optimus scouted some Decepticon activity and found some Insecticons digging up a skull. He managed to secure the skull, which turned out to be [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] remains, leading the Autobots to conclude [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was planning to clone more. After reports of Decepticon activity in [[Texas]], Optimus took Smokescreen and Bumblebee there, but faced with Shockwave and Soundwave, the trio proved unable to prevent the Decepticons obtaining more Predacon [[CNA]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

A lull in Decepticon activity made Optimus suspect that their enemy had collected sufficient fossils. He and the others went on a mission to secure more energon, only for Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack to find and destroy the Decepticon cloning laboratory. When the pair were attacked by the newly-intelligent [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], Optimus arrived in the nick of time to save them from termination and flew them back to base. {{storylink|Evolution}}

[[File:MinusOne-staredown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Imagine waking up to this one day... *squeals with excitement*]]
When the Decepticons started raiding technology from the humans again, Optimus wondered what they were up to this time. He led a team to one of the thefts, and though they were unable to prevent the Vehicons from getting away, Optimus managed to shoot down Soundwave and take the Decepticon captive. Their attempts to interrogate Soundwave were unsuccessful, and Optimus took his team to the [[Solaris particle collider]] in response to another Decepticon attack. He found himself facing Predaking, and though he initially gained the upper hand, Predaking turned the tables and sent Prime plunging to the ground. {{storylink|Minus One}} Optimus continued to fight, but was only saved by the fact that Predaking was called away to rescue Shockwave. He and the rest of the team returned to base to find Ratchet had been abducted by Soundwave. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

The Autobots launched [[Chip|a probe]] containing Laserbeak's transponder and Optimus followed it in the hopes it would lead him to the Decepticon warship. Unfortunately, he was intercepted by Starscream and some Seekers along the way, and though he dealt with the Vehicons, Starscream destroyed the probe and escaped, leaving him none-the-wiser as to the warship's location. He continued to fly around until Ratchet contacted the Autobots to reveal the location of the warship, and Optimus ordered the others to storm the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:PredaconsRisingOptimusPrimeFinalGlance.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Um, Luna? Do you have time to sing a 'Goodbye Song' before you go?]]
Optimus himself reached the ship by air, only to be immediately attacked by Megatron wielding the Dark Star Saber. With his [[jet pack]] damaged, Optimus still managed to climb onto the ship and eventually make his way to the Omega Lock on its underside, allowing him to briefly attack Shockwave before Megatron caught up with him to resume their duel. After Bumblebee's death, Optimus found himself dangling from the ship. Before Megatron could deal a final blow, the warlord was terminated by Bumblebee, who'd been resurrected by the Omega Lock's power. Optimus took command of the warship and flew it to Cybertron, where they used the Omega Lock to resurrect their home world.

After a final visit back to Earth, and a farewell to both their human friends and Ratchet, Optimus and his team finally departed back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock|Deadlock}} Optimus held a ceremony to promote Bumblebee to the rank of warrior, shortly before taking the [[Iron Will]] and heading off to find the AllSpark. He and Wheeljack located it near [[Theta Scorpii]], and managed to retrieve it, but arrived back on Cybertron to find Unicron had taken control of Megatron's body and was trying to destroy the planet. Optimus merged the AllSpark with the Matrix of Leadership, allowing him to use the container that had held it to trap Unicron's anti-spark. Unfortunately, this also meant that his own spark was inextricably merged with the AllSpark, and he was forced to sacrifice his own life to restore the AllSpark to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
After dealing with a Decepticon incursion, Prime contacted Raf at base to request a GroundBridge. Unfortunately the bridge collapsed as the Autobots went through, scattering them to the four corners of the Earth. {{storylink|On Thin Ice}} Optimus landed up in an Amazon jungle, where he stumbled on a Vehicon sinking in quicksand, having been left there by Starscream. After rescuing the Vehicon, Optimus found himself webbed to a tree by Airachnid. She was about to start cutting him when the Vehicon saved him, and leaving Airachnid in the quicksand, Optimus took a GroundBridge back to base. {{storylink|Friend or Foe?}} When the Decepticons hijacked [[COMSAT-1]] so they could broadcast warning worldwide and terrify the earthlings, Optimus and his team GroundBridged up to stop them. {{storylink|Horrible TV}} When Bulkhead was hit mid-transformation, trapping Miko inside, Optimus said cutting him open to get her out would be a last resort, as he had confidence Ratchet could fix the problem. {{storylink|Cell}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.2 Optimus and Miko.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Except when I'm making air-quotes."]]
As the Decepticons slowly conquered Cybertron, Optimus knew they'd try to attack [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and set up defences at the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. Sure enough, Megatron attacked with a small team of Decepticons but the Autobot gunners managed to take out all but Megatron. To Optimus's surprise, Megatron didn't abandon his men, instead rescuing them under heavy fire. When Optimus had the opportunity to take a shot, he hesitated and Megatron's team escaped. For that, Optimus took the blame and was even regarded as a traitor by some. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

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

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

[[File:Titan4.3 Optimus ready to roll out.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|MUNKY ARMS! MUNKY ARMS!]]
On [[Christmas]], Fowler reported to Optimus that Megatron and Starscream had taken control of the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker. Leaving Arcee and Bulkhead in charge of the base, Optimus took the other Autobots to the ship and attacked Megatron. As Optimus fought Megatron, the Decepticon leader outlined his plan to detonate the ship's reactors with a [[static lance]]. Bumblebee managed to wrest the lance off Starscream and threw it to Optimus who used it to hit Megatron. Once the Decepticons had been dealt with, Optimus's team returned to the base, where they found it had been turned into an impromptu ice skating rink. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Optimus was surprised to find the GroundBridge active and asked Bulkhead what the problem was. Bulkhead tried to cover for Raf, who had been temporarily hypnotised into opening the GroundBridge. But his denials were undermined by the Vehicons pouring into the base, and Optimus led the counter-attack. While Optimus and the others kept the Decepticons busy, Raf and Bumblebee managed to shut down the bridge. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

Upon hearing of several schools in Jasper County mysteriously exploding, Optimus shared Jack's suspicions about something being afoot. He had the Autobots check out the other schools in the area. Sure enough, the buildings came under attack by [[MECH]], and Optimus helped fend off the organization. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}

After Starscream stole [[Air Force One]] and held the [[President of the United States]] ransom, demanding Optimus Prime be turned over bound and gagged, the Autobot leader worked out from the ransom note where Starscream was. While the other Autobots protected the plane and took on the Vehicons, Optimus rescued the President by cutting off Starscream's arm and catching her as she fell. After the Decepticon retreated, Optimus made sure the Autobots left before the aircraft's crew recovered consciousness. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

[[File:Titan4.6 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]
Lured into a trap in a scrap-metal facility in [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]], Optimus found his mind had been zapped into a human by [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s [[neuron refractor]]. The Autobot leader mentally contacted the human, [[Lin-Che]], and guided him in fighting off the attacking Vehicons with the help of an [[The Claw|excavator]]. With the drones bested, they then returned to the refractor to reverse its effect. Back in his own body, Optimus broke out of the crusher he'd been stuffed into, and fought off Knock-Out and the remaining Decepticons. He later drove Lin-Che home, to return the favor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} After Miko was kidnapped by MECH agent [[Novo]], Optimus joined the hunt to find her. When Novo, now in a mechanoid body thanks to a MECH experiment, returned Miko to them, Optimus offered him the help of Ratchet and the Autobots' technical expertise, but Novo turned him down. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

Optimus led a team to the [[Deep Driller]] oil platform, and found not the expected environmental terrorists, but human soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s. After finding dealing with the humans in a non-lethal matter difficult, Optimus took Jack's suggestion of surrendering, and once [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]] realized his opponents were alien robots, he stopped fighting. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} After it turned out that the missing Bulkhead had been imprisoned on the Decepticon warship, Optimus took a team, including the three kids, to the ship to mount a rescue. During the course of freeing Bulkhead, he trashed at least two Decepticons and blew a hole through the side of the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

Optimus and his team took part in a battle against the Decepticons in [[The Wave]]. Unsurprisingly, they survived and returned to base to find Bumblebee and Raf had made a mess in their absence. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}} Optimus and Bumblebee went on a stealth mission to stop Megatron attacking the [[Statue of Liberty]], though they found the Decepticon forces there to be more than they expected. Optimus pursued Megatron up the side of the statue, and managed to defeat the Decepticon leader, but did substantial damage to the statue in the process. He later promised Fowler that the Autobots would fix it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Knock Out and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] specifically demanded Optimus and Bulkhead come after the two Decepticons took over a TV studio. The Autobots found themselves forced to run the ''[[Down and Out]]'' course, lest the Decepticons' hostages be harmed. Though Optimus was confused by the inaccurate nature of the ''Down and Out'' set, he and Bulkhead managed to get through the course and rescue the hostages, leading to Knock Out and Breakdown's defeat at the hands of Arcee. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}

Upon hearing of strange seismic movements throughout the Northen hemisphere, Optimus ordered a mission to a military base which had been hit by a quake, and contained a Particle Accelerator, and travelled there along with Wheeljack, Bulkhead and Arcee. Upon discovering the Decepticons' intent to use the Particle Aceelerator to open a permanent [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, Optimus changed into his Beast Hunters body for no readily apparent reason and ordered Arcee to clear the area of humans. After failing to stop [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] from opening the space bridge and releasing [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], Optimus flew up to the plant's reactor core with the intention of deactivating it, but Predaking blew it up instead. He, Bulkhead and Wheeljack then reflected on their chances of ever returning home. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.17|Collider-Scope}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' pack-in storybooks===
Optimus Prime sent a special message to the [[Rescue Bot]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], calling on them to come to [[Earth]]. He met them on arrival with the news they would be working with [[human]]s to improve inter-species relations. He accompanied them to [[Griffin Rock]] where he introduced them to his friend [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]], before leaving to help other Transformers. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} After [[Cody Burns]] helped [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] put out a fire that had threatened [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]], Optimus Prime spoke to them through a screen, asking if Cody would join the Rescue Bots. Cody accepted. {{storylink|Prime Alert}} Once [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Sawyer Storm]] joined the team, Chief Charlie asked Optimus about the other two Rescue Bots, but only got an enigmatic response. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} Following another rescue conducted by [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder]], Optimus talked [[Walker Cleveland|Walker]] and [[Jack Tracker|Hunter]] into joining the team. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Jacek Mikołajczak]] (Polish), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Pekka Lehtosaari]] (Finnish)}}
[[File:UnderPressure Optimus on monitor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Playskool]] is the right of all sentient beings.]]
Optimus Prime sent out a call to all Autobots to come to their new home on [[Earth]]. When a team of [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived at a military base, Optimus met them there and gave them their new mission: to team up with the Burns family and help them keep [[Griffin Rock]] safe. After presenting them with vehicles to [[scanning|scan]], he introduced them to [[Charlie Burns]] and left them to get acquainted. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}} The Rescue Bots had trouble learning to work with their new human friends, and they contacted Optimus to tell him as much, but he was confident that they and the humans would learn to work together. {{storylink|Under Pressure}}

After the Rescue Bots were fired by the Griffin Rock city council, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] attempted, but failed, to contact Optimus Prime to request the reassignment of Rescue Force Sigma-17. The Rescue Bots were later reinstated. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[File:ItsABotTime Optimus vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Optimus drops by Griffin Rock whenever he's in the mood for G1.]]
When [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tracked a meteor to Griffin Rock, he used the Rescue Bots' comms screen to report in with Optimus, who commended [[Cody Burns]] on his work helping the Bots to acclimate. Three of the Rescue Bots were struck with a strange virus from the meteorite, and they consulted with Optimus and Ratchet on the best way to deal with it. Optimus was concerned that the virus could fall into [[Megatron (WFC)|evil]] [[Silas|hands]] and ordered they destroy the meteorite. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

[[File:BotToTheFuture Optimus steps forward.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Guest starring in an all new ''Tiny Titans'' comic book.]]
Notified that the Rescue Bots had been inadvertently sent back in time, Optimus and Bumblebee returned to Griffin Rock. Optimus deduced that [[energon]] would be enough to power the [[Temporal Station|time machine]], so he and Bumblebee went back to 1939, arriving in time to rescue the Rescue Bots from [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]]. The team returned to the present, only to find Griffin Rock overrun by [[MorBot]]s. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} Optimus and Bumblebee were kept busy trashing MorBots while the Rescue Bots worked out what was going on. By the time the pair ran out of MorBots to destroy, the team was ready to return to 1939 where they rescued [[Dither]] and returned the timeline to normal. Back in the present, Optimus congratulated the Rescue Bots team for their work. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

Alerted to the presence of energon beneath the island of Griffin Rock, Optimus journeyed there with a trailer to retrieve the substance. When Chief Burns's brother [[Woodrow Burns|Woodrow]] became trapped in a cavern deep underground with Cody, it turned into a rescue mission, and Optimus carried the team to the cavern on his trailer. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the rest of the team, Optimus and Heatwave discovered the main shaft of [[Mount Magma]], and nearby, a sizable deposit of energon. When they were later reunited with the rest of the team, they were able to ignite the energon in a plan to blast themselves out of the top of the volcano. Optimus later farewelled the Rescue Bots, informing Heatwave that he should prepare for greater responsibility some time soon. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

[[File:OddBotOut Optimus Matrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Are we being flashed?]]
The time eventually came, when Optimus ordered Heatwave to the mainland. Rendezvousing at a military base, Optimus trained Heatwave on focusing his energies, so that Heatwave could take on a second [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Changes}}

On a relic-finding mission, Optimus and Bumblebee searched near Griffin Rock for a [[Liquefier|liquefying relic]]. Optimus enlisted [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]'s help to reach the relic at sea, and successfully used the Matrix of Leadership to shut it down before it could destroy the island. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}}

When Doctor Morocco kidnapped the Rescue Bots, he showed them some photos of Optimus and claimed that Optimus had assigned him as the Rescue Bots liaison on Earth. {{storylink|Double Villainy}} The amnesiac Rescue Bots later tried to contact Optimus but received no response. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

[[File:BigGame Dinoptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Just imagine the look on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s face when he sees this coming at him.]]
Optimus made another routine inspection to Griffin Rock, and when a pterodactyl mysteriously appeared on the island, took the opportunity to observe the rescue team on an investigation mission to [[Wayward Island]]. When the Rescue Bots ran into trouble in the form of some [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], Optimus was forced to intervene and ended up scanning robo-dino [[Trex]] to gain a third ''tyrannosaurus rex'' mode. With this, he was able to earn the trust of the dinosaurs and discover they were merely protecting their young. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} Staying on at Griffin Rock to acclimatise to his new dino-mode, a lack of [[energon]] resulted in Optimus becoming feral. The out-of-control Autobot was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]], who spirited Optimus away to [[Quarry Safariland]] and began hunting him through the jungle. With the help of Cody, Optimus evaded Quarry long enough for [[Boulder]] to manufacture a cure for his condition. Optimus was returned to normal, and helped Boulder rescue the rest of the rescue team from Quarry. {{storylink|Big Game}}

After capturing an [[Energon eater]], Chase and Boulder dropped it off with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Chief Burns again called in Optimus when Quarry kidnapped [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]] and demanded five dinobots as ransom. Optimus and the four Rescue Bots were turned over to Quarry, who took them back to his island and subjected them to physical tests, before imprisoning them ready to be sold. Blades was able to knock out the Q-Drone restraining Optimus and the others, and Quarry was swiftly arrested. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Optimus alerted the Rescue Bots to a faint energon signal on Wayward Island. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}}

[[File:ANewHero Optimus laser hand.jpg|thumb|left|290px]]
When some water rescues were imminent, Optimus called [[High Tide]] to Earth to train the Rescue Bots. Later, after High Tide and Heatwave had a fight, Heatwave contacted Optimus to inform him that he was dropping out. Optimus encouraged him to return and he did. After the mission was complete, High Tide contacted Optimus informing him of the mission's success and Optimus requested that High Tide stay on the island to help out, following the destruction of [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s [[floating lab]]. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}}

When the Autobots [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] were discovered on Wayward Island, Optimus visited Griffin Rock to welcome them to Earth and assign them to be trained by Heatwave's team. With Doc Greene's help, he uncovered the fact that Blurr had been less than truthful about his past. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Optimus was disappointed to hear that Blurr had stolen the ''[[Sigma]]'' and tried to contact the ship. After Blurr saved the day in Griffin Rock, Prime presented him and Salvage with Rescue Bots insignias, announcing that they would be assigned to a location elsewhere on Earth. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

After being contacted by High Tide, {{storylink|Now and Then}} Optimus Prime rushed to the location where Griffin Rock had been and helped clear the crater so the island could be flown back from where it had teleported in the [[Arctic]]. He, Blurr and Salvage helped it fly the remaining distance after the rocket engine gave out, and Optimus later decided that the Rescue Bots could let the whole town know that they were Cybertronians. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

At some point during the next several years, [[Madeline Pynch]]'s activities gained Optimus's attention, and he dispatched [[Quickshadow]] to spy on the tycoon. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

Several years later, Optimus contacted Heatwave with plans for a [[Rescue Bot Training Center|new base]] on the mainland. When Heatwave admitted he still hadn't revealed the Rescue Bots' secret to the humans, Optimus said he'd know when it was time. {{storylink|New Normal}} Optimus also ordered Quickshadow to work with the Griffin Rock rescue team, {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}} and she later recorded a report for Optimus on events at the training center. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

Unknown to the Rescue Bots, Optimus had also been involved in the [[Scrubmite|Scrubber Initiative]]. When the project's lab in [[Faxian]] was imperiled by runaway [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]], Optimus observed the Rescue Bots response, and subsequently appeared to them via hologram to give them new assignments protecting the project. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Following the defeat of the [[Morocco virus]], Optimus turned up at the Training Center and assigned the Bots all to separate missions around the world. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
As [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] hunted for weapons to combat [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], they ran into trouble and sent a distress call. Optimus had [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] GroundBridge him into a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. On arrival, he attacked Predaking. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} He managed to buy Bumblebee and Wheeljack the time they needed to get away with some of the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

With the Autobot forces falling before the Predacons, Optimus took the [[Firebreath Cyclocannons]] and set out into the desert in search of Predaking. He found his target, just as Ratchet managed to unlock the power of their new weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 17}} With his newfound power, Optimus was able to instill fear into Predaking for the first time in millions of years. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18}} The battle ended in Optimus's victory. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}}

===''Go!'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Go ep 1 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|Hi, this is all of my frontal shots.]]
Optimus Prime was a warrior of justice who fought the Decepticons for many years. {{Storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} Somewhere off [[Earth]], Optimus Prime was alerted to the awakening of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] [[Four Oni]]. He soon detected [[Swordbot|six individual signals]] that he recognized. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!}} {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Ninja!}}

[[File:TFGoSamurai5 Optimus Exprime modes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Those six signals turned out to be the [[Swordbot]] [[Swordbot Samurai Team|Samurai]] and [[Swordbot Shinobi Team|Shinobi]] teams. Both teams came in contact with Optimus Prime, and the Autobot commander set to analyzing the [[Legendisc]]s. Optimus contacted both teams in their newly-built bases and let them know of the Legendiscs' number, locations, and their ability to travel through time. He tasked [[Isami Tatewaki]] and [[Tobio Fūma]] with acquiring the Legendiscs and protecting Earth at all costs. {{Storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} {{storylink|Discover! The Legendiscs!}} He later warned the Samurai teams that it was only a matter of time before Dragotron awoke, and they needed to find all the Legendiscs. {{storylink|The Invincible Swordsman - Ryōma Sakamoto!?}}

When he detected Dragotron's awakening, he was spurred to adopt a new body with dragon and train alternate modes, and as '''Optimus Exprime''', head to Earth to help the Swordbots in battle against the Predacon leader. {{storylink|Depart! Optimus Exprime!}} {{storylink|Enter! The New Warrior!}} Even with him as added reinforcements, Dragotron proved too much for him. When the Predacon abducted Tobio Fūma and Isami Tatewaki, the young humans who had been helping the Swordbots, Optimus and the Swordbot teams pursued him to [[Mount Fuji]], only to find he had absorbed the boys and the Legendiscs, gaining the power to Cyberform the mountain. Though the two boys manage to resist and escape the Predacon, the power of the Legendisc and the Four Oni which Dragotron also absorbed meant Optimus and the Swordbots had no chance of beating him.

Until, that is, it turned out that Tobio and Isami had duplicated the power of the Legendiscs in their [[burning justice|hearts of justice]], empowering Optimus to combine with [[Kenzan]] and [[Gekisoumaru]]. The Autobots' new combined form was powerful enough to take down Dragotron and use the Legendiscs to once again seal the Predacons away. The decombined Autobots promised that if the Predacons ever returned, they would be there to again defend the Earth. {{storylink|Final Battle! Link-Up Triple Combination DaiKenzan!}} {{storylink|Final Battle! Link-Up Triple Combination DaiGekisou!}}

{{note|The Samurai and Shinobi Go! series have near-identical finales, with differences such as Kenzan forming the top of the Optimus combiner in the Samurai volume and Gekisoumaru forming the top in the Shinobi volume. A generalized retelling of events is presented here for simplicity's sake.}}

===Full of Fire!===
[[File:FullOfFire Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I'm [[Batman]].]]
Optimus joined Ratchet, Bumblebee and Bulkhead who were testing new Beast Hunters weapons in a [[New Mexico]] desert. When they were attacked by Predacons, Optimus took the opportunity to test out his [[Firebreath Cyclocannons|Dragon Cannons]], and successfully countered Predaking's flame. But as the Predacons retreated, Optimus told the others he believed this was just a test so the Predacons would know the Autobots' comparative strength. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Once known as Orion Pax, Optimus is now inspirational leader and friend to the Autobots under his command. He carries within him the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Seung-uk Jeong]], [[Ki-hyeon Kim]] (Korean), [[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)}}

During the great war, Optimus led an operation to capture the Decepticon spy [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

Before [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|he could join with the Allspark]], Optimus was saved from death by the Primes, {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} and brought to the [[Realm of the Primes]]. {{storylink|Out of Focus}} Some years after Cybertron's rebirth, a statue of Optimus was constructed in his honor, and he also had a bust of his head in the [[Cybertron History Museum]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} However, when the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] came to power, Optimus Prime was blamed for the destruction of the planet caused by the war {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} and, along with his [[Team Prime|team]], the [[Rescue Bot]]s, and countless other Autobots that supported him, Optimus was blacklisted by the council. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

[[File:OPS1EP01.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|I still exist.]]
One day, while Bumblebee and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] were chasing down [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], Optimus appeared to Bumblebee in a vision in an [[Energon]] pool pointing to a map of Earth inscribed at the nearby [[Cybertron History Museum]]. He later appeared again to Bumblebee, directing him to a decommissioned Space Bridge with Earth's coordinates already programmed in. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} When Bumblebee and his makeshift crew cornered the Decepticon [[Underbite]], they were forced to fall back after Underbite unwittingly took a hostage in the form of [[Denny Clay]]. Before Underbite could devour the truck that Denny was trapped in, Optimus Prime manifested himself to the entire group, then easily trounced the Decepticon and rescued Denny. After complimenting Bumblebee's team, Optimus admitted he wasn't sure whether he was alive or not, nor what fate had in store for him, and then disappeared. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}
[[File:RID2015Optimusreturns.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|He's gonna die and come back here too. I give it a week.]]
Bumblebee continued to worry about his inability to control his troops when compared to Optimus's own command style, and tried calling upon him for guidance- to no avail. Bumblebee later tried to emulate Optimus's authoritative leadership approach while his team tracked down the Decepticon [[Terrashock]], which failed to impress anyone. Eventually, Optimus appeared to Bumblebee in another vision, though Prime disappeared before he could clarify his statement that Bumblebee was not him. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} [[Russell Clay]] bluffed a mind-controlled Grimlock into thinking Optimus Prime was about to turn up, resulting in Grimlock fleeing. {{storylink|True Colors}}

[[File:OptimusOutOfFocus.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|"Say Cheese!"]]
Optimus began training with the other Primes in the [[Realm of the Primes]], who began testing him in preparation for a new mission on Earth. In one such test, [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] served as Optimus Prime's mentor, and Micronus challenged Optimus to climb a hill. At the same time, Micronus also manifested a group of humans and a threatening robot to attack them. Optimus tried to defend the humans and begged Micronus to help, although Micronus declined. Eventually, Optimus realized that he needed to climb the hill first, which would activate his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] and allow him to defeat the robot. At the end of the test, Micronus revealed that the humans were merely illusions, and the Minicon congratulated Optimus for his accomplishments. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

When suffering nightmares as the result of [[Nightstrike]]'s abilities, Bumblebee saw Optimus Prime being disappointed in him. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}} The real Optimus made a brief appearance to Bumblebee to warn him of an evil soon to appear. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}}

[[File:Battlegrounds1 Optimus has arrived.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Guess who's back. Back again.]]
Optimus continued his training in the Realm of the Primes with Micronus but still wasn't meeting the skill level Micronus expected of him, to make matters worse the realm was shrouded in darkness which signaled that the threat he was training for was finally about to arrive and he was not ready. Regardless Micronus took Optimus to the ones who ordered his training, the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and Optimus was able to persuade them to allow him some of their power. Reformatted into a new body, he was sent to Earth, arriving in time to save Denny, Russell and Fixit from [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]. Informed of events, he headed to the [[Crown City Colossus]] when he tried to destroy the gateway [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s team had constructed, however he was too late to prevent [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s arrival on Earth. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Optimus and Megatronus fight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Prime is back. Tell a friend.]]
Optimus engaged Megatronus but the latter's nearly invincible armor and even telekinesis left him at a disadvantage. A blow from Megatronus left Optimus unconscious, and he Optimus eventually came around to see Megatronus using a [[spark fuser]] to attempt to combine the AllSpark with what remained of the Anti-Spark from Earth's core. Optimus returned to battle with Megatronus until Bumblebee tried to get him to move Megatronus in front of the statue. As the AllSpark neared them, Optimus destroyed Megatronus's spark fuser and, with Grimlock's help, got Megatronus into position so the others could drop the statue's arm on him. Following Megatronus's defeat, Optimus intended to leave Earth, but Bumblebee persuaded him otherwise; Optimus agreed to stay but as Bumblebee's equal rather than his leader. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[File:TRID E 28 Optimus Prime Polar Stealth.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I just got done racing a polar bear down a mountain. Stepped on some weird orange bandicoot or something on the way, though.]]
Optimus spent several weeks in the scrapyard, recounting war stories to Strongarm to pass the downtime. The Primes reclaimed the additional power which they had bestowed upon Optimus, leaving him in a severely weakened state. Despite this, Optimus insisted on joining the "away team" Bumblebee assigned to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard. When going on a mission to the Arctic, Optimus's changed biology caused the GroundBridge to explode after he passed through it. Optimus and his team started tracking a Decepticon hiding on a mountain, but Optimus continued to have trouble, and was knocked off the patch by a chunk of ice. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} After his rescue by his teammates, Optimus taught the others a trick he'd learned from the Primes, allowing them all to take on the color scheme of a vehicle they scanned. He was also able to come up with a plan on the fly that enabled them to capture [[Polarclaw]] by luring him underwater, and they took the Decepticon to be safely stored away. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

[[File:TRID E 31 Optimus Prime Desert Stealth.jpg|thumb|left|250px|What happened to you? I joined the Army.]]
Though he was still weakened, Optimus and his team went hunting a Decepticon in the desert. Optimus became aware that the Decepticons they were hunting were preying on the weakest, and so feigned being more injured than he was so that he could take [[Razorpaw]] unawares. Noting that Prime was apparently performing poorly in the field, Windblade began acting overly protective towards him, leading to her getting injured. When the Autobots wound up facing up against Razorpaw and his Mini-Con accomplices, Windblade became their opponents' primary target, yet still interfered with Optimus's attacks so that she could keep him out of harm's way. Prime pretended to be completely disabled during the battle so that the Decepticons' attentions would shift back to him, and managed to defeat all three of the Decepticons in quick succession. He then tasked himself with freeing Sideswipe, Drift, and the Mini-Cons, who had gotten trapped by the enemy during the fight... though Drift told him to take his time, as Sideswipe's blabbermouth had gotten covered up in the process. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

When [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] escaped the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]], Fixit tried to contact Optimus and the away team, but received no reply. {{storylink|Portals}} Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. Optimus and Windblade were temporarily trapped in a bunker, but escaped with Sideswipe's help in time to take down the Decepticon. They subsequently GroundBridged back to the scrapyard with their new captives. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

[[File:OPS2EP12.jpeg|thumb|lright|250px|I’m combat ready!]]
Once both teams were reunited, Optimus found himself increasingly questioning Bumblebee's orders and felt under the circumstances that he should take the lead. After a chance encounter reunited them with Ratchet, the Autobot medic tried to discuss the situation Optimus found himself with his former scout, only for Optimus to dodge the conversation. Soon after, the Autobots got help in the form of the Mini-Con [[Toolbox]], recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." The Autobots used a ruse to infiltrate the crash of the ''Alchemor,'' being used as a base by a group of Decepticons. Unfortunately, Optimus second guessed Bumblebee's leadership at a crucial stage of their infiltration; whereas Bumblebee wanted to press on to plant a stasis bomb as quickly as possible to disable their enemies, Optimus felt that they should instead pause to rescue several Mini-Cons being kept as slave. The Autobots were stalled while Optimus and Bumblebee argued, and were found out by the Decepticons. Steeljaw was alerted to the security breach, and Optimus and his team soon found themselves completely surrounded by the enemy. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} [[File:OPS2EP15.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|It’s only been two episodes...]] Optimus and Bumblebee began to agree once more, with Optimus wanting to willingly be taken prisoner to prepare a counter-strike. Windblade took the choice out of their hands by flying up and acting as a distraction, allowing the rest of the team to make a break for it and split up. Optimus accompanied Bumblebee and Toolbox to attach a [[cryo-gas]] bomb to the ship's ventilation hub. They were able to work out their leadership issues on the way and, after a fight with a [[Decepticon Hunter]] empowered Steeljaw, succeeded in freezing the Decepticons on the ship. With the Decepticon threat on Earth dealt with, Optimus announced he intended to return to Cybertron on the repaired ''Alchemor'' and investigate the new government there. He said his goodbyes to Bumblebee, telling him that he could always call on him should the need arise. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

[[File:TRID E 43 Optimus Prime Signaute Red & Blue.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This better be an emergency...]]
The need arose and Bumblebee called Optimus to inform him about the new threat. Optimus told Bumblebee that he did the right thing calling him and that he'd be there soon. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} He eventually turned up in [[Prime Force One|a ship]] {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} and found that Bumblebee had been abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] along with the team's Mini-Cons. Optimus had the team split up to search and they found the seven Mini-Cons Starscream was hunting. As their leader, Aerobolt, recognized Optimus, the two groups joined forces, only to come up against a group of [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] who managed to get the better of the Optimus's group. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}}

[[File:TRID E 45 Optimus Prime Aerobolt Power Surge.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Oh sun, source of all life and energy, give me greater strength.]]
Despite the capture of the Mini-Cons by Starscream, Optimus's team was able to overcome the Scavengers and track down Starscream's ship. After Starscream merged with the Mini-Cons, Optimus linked with Aerobolt and gained enough power to go toe-to-toe with the super-powered Decepticon. Optimus then loaded the comatose Starscream, his bounty hunters, and the Scavengers onto his ship to take them back with him. {{storylink|Worthy}}

[[File:OPS3EP5.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|Have you tried turning it off and on again?]]
Bumblebee contacted Optimus to see if he knew anything about the odd sphere they'd found. Optimus thought it looked like the [[Sphere of Doradus]], something he believed was a myth. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}}

Having gained enough information to know the council were up to something, Optimus returned to Earth to recruit Drift. As Drift was unwilling to leave the Bee Team until the conclusion of their current mission, Optimus opted to join them on a trip to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. He and Fixit separated from the rest of the team to deal with a weapon-laden satellite which had been knock out of its orbit during their space battle with the Stunticons, and the pair were forced to disable its heat shield so it would explode before it hit anything on the ground. They rejoined the rest of the team to find that the Stunticons had been defeated, so Optimus and Drift took the Decepticons with them. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

[[File:CollateralDamageOptimusAndHiTest.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|Optimus gets hit by lightning a lot.]]
Ratchet's detection of Shadowzone readings again sent Optimus to Earth, this time by space bridge. Optimus and the Bee Team soon discovered that Soundwave was back and planning to try and contact Megatron, using a [[trans-galactic beacon generator]] which would also irradiate Earth as a side effect. Optimus ended up tangling with [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] and, with the help of a power-up from [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]], managed to defeat the Mini-Con. He later returned the defeated Soundwave and Laserbeak to Cybertron. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} With more information gathered on the council, Optimus ordered [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to head to Earth. {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}}

[[File:OptimusPrimeFreedomFighters.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|"[[Mark Hamill|See you around, kid]]."]]
Intel gathered by Drift pointed Optimus to the conclusion that the council were mind-controlling the population of Cybertron. He and the team he had gathered traveled to Earth to enlist the help of Bumblebee's team — as Optimus's group were too well-known on Cybertron, they would defend Earth while 'Bee's team exposed the council. Optimus and his team soon discovered council forces stealing tech from a warehouse that could be used to build a space bridge receiver, however before they could act on this, a bomb left in the warehouse exploded. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} The team fortunately survived thanks to Ratchet's [[Triage Shield]] and tracked the council forces to the [[Crown City]] docks. Though they failed to prevent the council forces from opening a space bridge portal, Optimus was able to throw the receiver into the portal, causing a feedback loop that destroyed the space bridge.

Optimus and his team returned to Cybertron where Bumblebee's team had exposed the council as Decepticons. Optimus turned down the opportunity to be leader of the planet, opting to take a break for a while and instead appointing the other members of his team as a provisional council. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsBizTrip5 TFs of today.jpg|thumb|right]]

During [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s battle to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers such as Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}} Rattrap later had a dream in which he met Optimus Prime in the form of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV21|latest toy]]. Prime explained that he could play 200 different sounds and phrases, including the names of everyone in Bumblebee's team, though doing so dried out his throat and forced him to have a glass of water. He went on to show off his truck mode, get surprised yet intrigued by a third "base mode" Rattrap invented for him, and dance with the other Autobots to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
As Bumblebee looked into the sea while at the docks, Optimus Prime momentarily appeared to give him an inspirational speech. After his team captured [[Slink]] and her gang, Optimus appeared briefly to give Bumblebee a proud smile. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

During his training, Optimus found that the challenges were getting harder and harder, but hid some of the damage he sustained for fear it would impact his chances of returning to Earth. When it became obvious that Micronus was not behind the raising intensity, the pair investigated further. They determined that [[Liege Maximo]] was behind the trickery, and once Optimus was able to dismiss the apparitions of Bumblebee's team conjured by the rogue Prime, he and Micronus were able to overcome the foe. Optimus was then allowed to communicate with Bumblebee and gave his former scout some words of encouragement. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}
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===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:IDWRID5 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|280px|right|"I regret now I have the power of the Primes, I am unable to give a straight answer to any question you may pose."]]
While struggling to get his team to work together, Bumblebee recalled happier times under Optimus's leadership. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}} Optimus later appeared to Bumblebee in a vision to tell him to trust his instincts about the visit by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}}

After joining Team Bee following the defeat of Megatronus, Optimus received a directive from the Primes which sent him with Windblade to the [[Sierra Ridge]] mountains. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} The pair searched various caves until they stumbled on Predaking. The Predacon escaped, but left behind a piece of Starscream. Optimus and Windblade took the arm back with them and were able to use it to convince some Vehicons who'd teamed up with Steeljaw that Starscream was dead and the Decepticon army defeated. Though Optimus offered to allow the Vehicons to peacefully return to Cybertron, they turned down his offer and went back into hiding. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

==Commercial appearances==

{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]]}}

*Bulkhead received a phone call from [[wikipedia:Strawberry Shortcake|Strawberry Shortcake]], juvenile provider of baked goods, inviting him to the Berryfest Princess Parade in which he would be extremely glittered. When Optimus asked who the caller was, Bulkhead stated that it was for Optimus. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Strawberry Shortcake|Strawberry Shortcake and Bulkhead}}

*Optimus was weirded out by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[My Little Pony|ponies]], and an [[wikipedia:Strawberry Shortcake|underage baker]] singing Christmas carols. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}}

*Optimus participated in a conference call with Fowler, who informed the Autobots that [[Batman]] was to backup the team for a mission. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Impossibly Awesome|Mission: Impossibly Awesome Marathon}}

*Optimus received some new secret weapons from Ratchet, and then proceeded to use his shoulder-mounted guns to mow down some Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Weaponizers|Weaponizers commercial}}

*Optimus was lifted by an ant who had engaged in a proper nutrition regiment, yet eats Happy Meals. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Happy Meal|McDonald's Happy Meal}}

*Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Boulder]], and Predaking attended a pool party with various entities from other universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pool Party|Hub Network Summer Pool Party}}

*Toy versions of Optimus and Bumblebee came to life to duke it out against toy versions of Predaking and [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] in a child's room. Bumblebee and Optimus came out victorious, and bumped fists while their restrained opponents dangled beneath them. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Beast Hunters toys|Beast Hunters toys commercial}}

*Optimus, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}

*Optimus and Bumblebee and the Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Optimus energized his saw weapon to better deal with the situation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}

*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed Optimus into rescuing Chase, who had been pinned under a boulder. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

*Optimus came upon [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] and his two Mini-Cons in a parking lot. Though Fracture believe nothing could stop him, Optimus proved him wrong by first ramming the two smaller 'bots, then clobbering their boss in the jaw. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Mega Optimus Prime toy commercial}}

*At a [[Toys"R"Us]] somewhere in a [[Quadwal]] universe, sentient versions of toy baby [[wikipedia:Baby Alive|Snackin' Sara]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise|toy Optimus]] have a discussion involving the store's Price Match guarantee that concludes with toy Optimus getting distraught at the existence of an entire shelf with clones of himself. {{storylink|Commercial#2015 2|Toys"R"Us Commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

[[File:WFC-OptimusPrimeconcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Steroids are the right of all sentient beings.]]
In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, Optimus spotted a little yellow Autobot in trouble, and defeated the surrounding drone forces. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus helped up the Autobot scout, who revealed his name was [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee informed Optimus that the Decepticons had taken control of communication relays, so that the only way to contact Optimus was by messenger. He also informed Optimus that their leader, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], was dead. Optimus suspected [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s hand, and was informed by Bumblebee that the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] had gone into hiding because of this. Optimus believed that the Council would emerge during a safer time, and formed a team with Bumblebee and Ratchet.

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

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

[[File:WFC-OptimusPrimeAltmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Welcome to the ''Twilight Zone'' Prime.]]
For a new mission, Optimus selected Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and the team ventured to the entrance of the core, where a corrupted [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] was being tortured. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots defeated the torturers and freed Omega Supreme from the Dark Energon influence. Omega Supreme escaped, and the Autobots found some [[space slug]]s to use as steeds. One long journey later, they reached the core and defeated a corrupted slug. Unfortunately the core itself had become contaminated, and informed Optimus as much. The only solution was for the core to reboot, which would take millions of years, during which the planet would be unusable, and Optimus realized that the Autobots would have to leave their home. Before shutting down, the core revealed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which it installed inside Optimus Prime's chest.

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

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

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

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

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

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)}}

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

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

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
[[File:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"No, not in the chest, you guys! The throat! The throat!"]]
As the Ark neared completion, Optimus was alerted to the fact that [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s team had deserted their post and the Decepticons were consequently attacking with giant [[Warp Cannon]]s. He made haste back to Autobot City where he sent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] off in search of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] before joining [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] in fending off the Decepticons attacking the nerve center. When it turned out they didn't have enough energon for the defences, Optimus and [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] decided to divert some of the energon from Ark. With Perceptor's help, Optimus got an old artillery piece working and reached the neutron cannon which he used to take out some of the attackers before running out of energon. At that point he was drawn to the city core, where he managed to awaken [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]. Optimus guided the giant in destroying the Warp Cannons, but the last of them felled Metroplex, forcing Optimus to go inside it himself.

[[File:FOC-OptimusPrimetruckart.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"WFC Optimus will be so jealous!"]]
He didn't get very far before encountering [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] who took him prisoner. Dragged before Megatron, Optimus was only saved by the timely reactivation of Metroplex. Once Megatron was a messy stain on the ground, Prime strongly recommended Starscream and the others leave. Some time later, Jazz and Cliffjumper reported that they'd found a massive [[energon lake]], and Optimus organized a transport to pick it up. During a Decepticon attack on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s crash site, Optimus was contacted by Autobots guarding the site who said that Megatron was alive. His request for confirmation was given by none other than Megatron himself, who killed the Autobots who contacted Prime. Recognizing that the Decepticons would only try to retrieve Trypticon's power core if their energon levels were dangerously low, Optimus offered a ceasefire to share what was left, but Megatron rejected his offer, saying that Optimus and the Autobots were responsible for Cybertron's death.

When he was contacted by Grimlock's team who reported [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s experiments, Optimus ordered them back to base, only for Grimlock to ignore him. The Ark was eventually launched thanks to a last-minute sacrifice by Metroplex, but didn't get far before the Decepticons caught up in the ''Nemesis'' and attacked it. Optimus headed to the engine room to assist with the defenses there, only to encounter Megatron himself. As the two fought, Bumblebee threw himself in front of a shot meant for Optimus, and the young bot's sacrifice sent an enraged Optimus back into battle against his nemesis. The pair's fight wasn't yet finished when both they and their ships were sucked into the space bridge portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Optimus Prime also appears in the game's 'Escalation' mode, on the 'Ignition' map. He fights alongside [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]. Optimus serves as the team's [[Tank (FOC)|Tank]].}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
Optimus sent Bulkhead on multiple missions within a Decepticon Dark Energon Mine, the Nemesis Battle Cruiser and back to Autobot Headquarters after it had been infiltrated by Megatron himself. He would warn Bulkhead before he would face off against a particularly dangerous Decepticon foe. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Optimus Prime helped Arcee in stopping Starscream and his horde of Vehicons from escaping from an abandoned military outpost. Upon Megatron's arrival to the battlefield, he and Arcee defended Autobot headquarters. Though they were victorious, the Autobots swore to remain vigilant, as the future might bring innumerable threats yet!

Optimus Prime could deploy "Cannon Turrets," "Freeze Turrets," and "Missile Turrets" through the Ground Bridge to aid in destroying Vehicons. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
In the aftermath of a devastating Decepticon attack, the Autobots' home base was destroyed and Optimus was left in critical condition. Thankfully, Alpha Trion intervened, healed Optimus and granted him new flight capabilities. With renewed strength and resolved, Optimus fought his way through Megatron's troops until finally squaring off against the Decepticon leader himself. Once he defeated Megatron, Optimus returned to the other Autobots, and together they rebuilt their base in anticipation to the next Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:Transformers prime the game optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Drop an' give me fifty. ''Now''.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

Optimus Prime and the Autobots detected a massive asteroid of Dark Energon headed towards Earth, and used the GroundBridge to intercept the Decepticons aboard the ''Nemesis'' as they tried to retrieve the asteroid. During the battle, the asteroid broke up and Prime fell to Earth from orbit, and his team was scattered.

Optimus was located by Ratchet via the GroundBridge, where he lay buried beneath Dark Energon debris. The secret of the asteroid was revealed, as a powerful Cybertronian named [[Thunderwing (Prime)|Thunderwing]] emerged, ready to claim the Matrix and destroy it on behalf of his master, Unicron. Optimus and Ratchet evaded the giant's attacks until the ''Nemesis'' intervened. Stray blaster fire sent Optimus through a GroundBridge to his rescue, but Ratchet was inadvertently left behind.

Learning that the Decepticons planned to full repair Thunderwing, Optimus and the Autobots raced to stop the 'Cons from collecting Thunderwing's missing pieces. Optimus and Bulkhead battled Megatron and Starscream for one of the pieces, but Megatron escaped with the prize, leaving Prime buried alive.

Prime rescued himself, and GroundBridged to join the other Autobots in finale battle with the repaired Thunderwing. Optimus Prime succeeded in fending off Megatron and, with the help of one of Ratchet's inventions, defeated Thunderwing as well. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

===''Transformers Online''===
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{{storylink|Transformers Online}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
====Console====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}
====3DS====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
When the Decepticons constructed an [[Energon Drain]] in an asteroid field, Optimus had the Autobots counter it by building a [[Pulsar Dish]] from debris, and defended the construction using the Star Saber. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers Universe'' ===
[[File:Tu-character-art optimus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

During the journey back to Cybertron the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' was ambushed by the Decepticons. Ultimately the ''Arclight'' was destroyed, but Optimus along with the Autobots escaped the destruction of the ship and took refuge on Earth. Optimus Prime called upon [[General Freeman]] to provide his fellow Autobots with a base of operations and to hide Optimus Prime himself, just as Megatron ordered the Decepticons to search Earth for Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}
<gallery widths=200px>
File:TFUniverseJagex-Optimus Prime hologram.jpg|This is probably the most you'll ever see of him in-game
File:TFUniverseJagex-OptimusPrimeVehicle.jpg|The Flameless 379. It won't just rock your logistics, it'll transform them.
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===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|Due to one update, the original Power Surge Optimus Prime character is removed.}}
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|Starter
|500
|10
|-
|Pumpkin
|500
|10
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|Desert
|500
|10
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|Titan Guardian
|1000
|20
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|Legion
|1500
|30
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|Ultra Magnus
|1500
|30
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|Legion Clash
|1500
|30
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|Legion Blizzard
|1500
|30
|-
|One-Step
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Evolved
|2000
|40
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|Titan Hero
|3000
|60
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|Warrior
|4000
|80
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|Warrior Clash
|4000
|80
|-
|Warrior Blizzard
|4000
|80
|-
|<s>Warrior Power Surge</s>
|<s>4000</s>
|<s>80</s>
|-
|Warrior Power Surge Elite
|4000
|80
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|Battlepack
|4000
|80
|-
|Titan Changer
|4000
|80
|-
|Hero
|6000
|120
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|Hero Clash
|6000
|120
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|Mega
|8000
|140
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|Power Surge
|10000
|160
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|3800
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker===
Optimus Prime was a spectator for a soccer match between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Optimus Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Optimus Prime (WFC)'' — This Epic character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Optimus Prime (FOC)'' — This Epic character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Splatoon''===
[[Squid Sisters|Callie]] considered herself an Autobot fan, declaring "Optimus Prime for life!" {{storylink|Splatoon}}

==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFPrimeOptimustruck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|So, it hasn't got [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|flames]]. [[Ruined FOREVER|It's still not a flat nose truck.]]]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|It am [[Optimus_Prime_(WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|BIZARRO OPTIMUS PRIME!]]]]
*''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are different continuities within the same "continuity family", so their difference on Optimus Prime's pre-Prime name is not a real contradiction in and of itself. However [[Hasbro]]'s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 online timeline]—meant as prequel to ''War for Cybertron''—refers to Optimus's pre-Prime name as "Orion Pax" like ''Exodus''. To confuse matters even more, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|War for Cybertron]]'' comic, [[Alex Irvine]], in adapting scenes from his novel, still keeps the character's name as "Orion Pax", when it is also meant to occur prior the game's events. Also, ''Fall of Cybertron'', the sequel to ''War for Cybertron'', uses the name "Orion Pax".
*Optimus is rather forgetful in ''Exodus''. Alpha Trion tells him twice that he had suggested to the High Council that Orion might be the Prime foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. Then he tells Jetfire that the Core told him of Project Generation One, when it was a contingency plan Trion told him about, put in place since the Breaking of the Primes. Then again, leading an army for thousands or millions of years may place a strain on a bot's memory servers.
*Optimus's CG model underwent modifications between "[[Darkness Rising]]" and the first season proper, with his chest windows lowered somewhat during scenes when he is not in battle.
*Optimus Prime's truck mode in ''Fall of Cybertron'' is described by [[High Moon Studios]] principal artist [[Mike Brown]] as a "fist with wheels attached to it." [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx]
*At [[BotCon 2012]], High Moon Studios stated that [[Path Blaster|"Optimus Prime's weapon"]] was designed to look like an earlier version of the rifles he wields in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' television series.
*Optimus Prime's body parts are available to use in [[Hub Network|The Hub]] website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Optimus Prime parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu''), '''Orion Pax''' (オライオンパックス ''Oraion Pakkusu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kēbówén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíngtīanzhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimus Prime''', '''Optimusz Vezér''' ("Optimus Leader", used in ''Rescue Bots'' intro and 2nd season)

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Go! Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Thirteen]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Combination granny and attack-dog-bot

2018-07-31T20:50:23Z

PurrElise:

:''Combination granny and attack-dog-bots are [[drone]]s from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:BigBroadcast granny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Rosie Jetson during her WWE days.]]
Supposedly a [[human]] application of [[Transformer]] technology, '''combination granny and attack-dog-bots''' are [[drone]]s that can [[Transformation|alter their shape]] between a granny and an attack-dog. They are the perfect buy for all those occasions that you need a granny that can also guard your home or an attack-dog that can also give you five bucks and a candy bar for getting a B+ on your essay. If only it looked a little more like a granny than a [[Wikipedia:Masters of the Universe|Master of the Universe-in-training]] and a little more canine than feline, then there'd be no excuse not to secure one for yourself.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:BigBroadcast attackdog.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
A combination granny and attack-dog-bot was a prize in the [[2006]] game show ''[[If You Can Name That Price]]''. It was the broadcast of that show that made the [[Quintesson]]s catch on to the fact that they'd been sending out the wrong subliminal messages to the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

{{note|These robots are also mentioned in the [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|comic book adaptation of the episode]].}}

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Robots]]

The New Recruits

2018-07-31T20:48:44Z

PurrElise: /* Quotes */

Salvage (RB)

2018-07-31T20:46:24Z

PurrElise: /* Rescue Bots */

{{factions|rescuebot}}
{{disambig3|Salvage}}
:''Salvage is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:NewRecruits Salvage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Garbage In, Garbage Out|"I must deliver garbage to all!"]]]]
What many would regard as trash, '''Salvage''' regards as treasure. His ability to take objects which others would regard as useless and use them to build all manner of useful things is sure to be an asset in his training to become a [[Rescue Bot]]. In huge contrast to his companion [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], he's quiet and his actions tend to be carefully thought out.

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jason Marsden]] (English)}}
[[File:NewRecruits protoform Salvage.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hung like a Dinobot, ladies.]]
Salvage and Blurr's ship crashed on [[Earth]] as the result of a meteor storm. While Salvage was attempting to save some cavemen, Blurr took the opportunity to try to take off in the ship without him, leading to the pair fighting and then being forced into their [[stasis pod]]s when the meteors began hitting the cave. They remained in stasis for some ten thousand years, and due to the damage Salvage's pod sustained, when he was awoken he had no memory of events after the crash — as a result Blurr was able to claim the credit for saving the cavemen. He and Blurr met [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and were invited to join [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s team of Rescue Bots for training. After Salvage successfully helped out in a rescue by constructing an electromagnet, the truth came out about who rescued the cavemen. {{storylink|The New Recruits}}

Salvage proceeded well in his training, watching all the training videos [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] made and going on a mission to rescue a window washer. He helped [[Boulder]] and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] construct [[ERVIS]] and install it in the ''[[Sigma]]''. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} After Blurr stole the ship, Salvage had to rescue Cody from the hangar. A solar flare knocked out the island's power and left a satellite plummeting towards the island, but Salvage was able to rig up a communications device and reach Blurr, allowing the rest of the team to talk him through destroying the satellite. He and Blurr was subsequently made Rescue Bots and assigned elsewhere by Optimus. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

[[File:NewHero Salvage vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]
Blurr and Salvage joined some other recruits to contact the Rescue Bots for some tips, only to find the Bots on Griffin Rock were only able to sing. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}} Salvage and Blurr were on their way to Griffin Rock with High Tide when they had to stop and rescue [[Woodrow Burns]]. They were in sight of the island when it suddenly disappeared, leaving a number of surprised humans to rescue. {{storylink|Now and Then}} They were soon contacted by Chief Burns, and had to clear out the crater where Griffin Rock used to be, so the island could be relocated there after flying back from the [[Arctic]] where it had been teleported. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

Three years on, the Rescue Bots received plans from Optimus for a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center|mainland base]]. Salvage constructed the mainland end of a [[GroundBridge]], although the first test resulted in Heatwave and Chase being deposited in the [[Sahara]]. {{storylink|Bridge Building}} Salvage was called in to look at Griffin Rock's aging communications tower, and thought he'd have more luck building them an Argon Beam Coagulator. He managed to get the tower to work, though the top fell off. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

Salvage was putting the finishing touches on the Rescue Arena when the opening day for the Rescue Bot training center arrived. Rather than stick around for the party, he opted to head to Griffin Rock to check the scrapyard for possible tech, and ended up being stuck there when the GroundBridge malfunctioned. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He persevered in trying to fix the bridge, but didn't have any luck until the problem was fixed at the other end. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

While the Rescue Team practiced in the Training Center, Blurr and Salvage covered for them in Griffin Rock though their unorthodox techniques resulted in the Burns family coming back early to help them out. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} Salvage alerted the rescue team when he detected strange readings off the coast of Griffin Rock. The readings turned out to be [[Energon]], however when the Energon later disappeared, Salvage was unable to pick up any readings from it. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

As part of the reassignments to protect the [[Scrubmite|Scrubber Initiative]], Salvage and Servo ended up as Heatwave's team looking after Griffin Rock, though Salvage's ideas of helping included turning the traffic lights purple. He served as transport for Chief and Kade when the [[Morocco virus]] attacked the laboratory. {{storylink|Upgrades}} To try and prevent Morocco from abducting Cody, Salvage and the rest of Heatwave's team formed a line of defense on the beach and fought a swarm of [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. He was later present when Optimus Prime reassigned the team to new posts. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Salvage was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:RB-toy Salvage-Rescan.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Salvage''' (Rescan, [[2015]])

:Part of the fifth wave of "Rescan" figures, Salvage transforms from robot to garbage truck in a single step, by opening/closing his bin/arms.

:Unusual for a ''Rescue Bots'' toy, he has some articulation that ''isn't'' part of his transformation, with simple swivel shoulders.

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[[File:RBtoy Salvage Epic.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Never skip leg day.]]
*'''Salvage''' (Epic Figure, 2015)

:A twelve-inch-tall, non-transforming action figure of Salvage with limited articulation and an opening chest-cockpit to place smaller figures inside.

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[[File:Salvage amazon bot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Salvage''' (<s>[[2017]]</s>)

:To be released concurrently with [[High Tide#Amazon|High Tide]] exclusively on Amazon.com, this figure of Salvage is similar to his original, but upscaled to match the very first ''Rescue Bots'' toys in terms of size. He's also marginally more show-accurate, at least as far as his headlamps go. Unfortunately he was cancelled in December 2017.

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*'''Griffin Rock Construction Team''' (Flip Racer Multipack, 2017)
[[File:RescueBots_FlipRacer_ConstructionSalvage.jpg|thumb|300px|right|]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack Flip Racers, Salvage transforms automatically from garbage truck to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Boulder#Flip|Boulder the Construction-Bot]] and [[Mortar#Flip|Mortar]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Construction Team".

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[[Category: Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

Blurr (Prime)

2018-07-31T20:43:07Z

PurrElise: /* Robots in Disguise (2015) */

{{Factions|velocitron|autobot|rescuebot}}
{{disambig3|Blurr}}
:''Blurr is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Velocitron]]ian from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RescueBots-Blurr.jpg|thumb|200px|If the heroes run and hide, who will stay and fight?]]

On the planet [[Velocitron]], '''Blurr''' was among the fastest of the fast; an up-and-coming racer who could keep up with and even outpace the best of them. He attained the role of celebrity among his peers, and to serve in his pit crew was once considered to be a great honor. Since arriving on [[Earth]], however, Blurr's discovered that he's not quite as perfect—or as well-liked—as he thought he once was: while he may be willing to help, he lacks patience when the job gets complicated, and opts to get the job done fast instead of getting it done right, even if he unwittingly endangers others in the process. He's not above trying to run to save his own chassis, or lying to avoid repercussions for his actions.

He's not a bad bot at [[Spark]] though. He mainly just wants to do his own thing: no obligations, no responsibilities, and no speed limits. Maybe with the right guidance...

{{quote|Works for me! I'm on this 'Con like grease on gears.|Blurr|"[[Sphere of Influence]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Blurr was the first Velocitronian that the Autobots met when they made planetfall. True to his name, the Autobots only just managed to get a few minor, almost irrelevant details out of him before he sped away again. Blurr was present when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] revealed that the Autobots had not arrived to save Velocitron—they were, in fact, the ones in need of rescuing. On the way to the Velocitronian capital of [[Delta]], Blurr filled in the visiting Autobots about Velocitron's recent history, including the fact that the two leaders [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]] did not see eye-to-eye.

Blurr later took part in the [[Speedia]], Velocitron's greatest and most prestigious racing circuit. Blurr managed to win the race, in one of the closest finishes of Velocitron's history, and received the Speedia trophy as a reward for his efforts. Just after the race, Blurr approached the Autobots, hoping to learn more about [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]'s flight capabilities.

Later, after Optimus Prime and [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] returned from Velocitron's south pole, Blurr once again joined the Autobots for a meeting. Sensing a connection between a piece of metal Optimus had discovered and the Speedia trophy, Blurr tore the trophy apart, revealing a similar artifact that had been embedded in the trophy- although Blurr was less willing to take the fall for the desecration of this selfsame artifact. After [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] sabotaged the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Optimus requested that Blurr fetch Override to assess the situation.

After Velocitron's leaders began a period of open conflict with one another, Blurr allied himself with Override's cadre of loyalists. When a [[Thundertron|mysterious spacefarer]] visited the planet searching for Cybertronians, the Decepticon-allied Ransack accused Override of collaborating with Cybertronians. The accusation angered Blurr, who retorted by blasting Ransack off his feet. This action only reignited tensions between the factions and heralded the beginning of all-out civil war.

Blurr later sent a distress message to the ''Ark'' as it landed on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], updating them about the dire events that had played out on Velocitron after the Autobots had departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Max Mittelman]] (English)}}
[[File:NewRecruits Blurr Cybertronian.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Just a guy who wants to be a Hero for fun.]]
Blurr was a two-times winner of the [[Cybertronian 500]]. The ship Blurr was piloting crashed on [[Earth]] as the result of a meteor storm. Though his shipmate [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] wanted to save the local earthlings from the meteors, Blurr opted instead to try to save his own skin by attempting to blast off in the ship. Salvage caught him and the pair fought, but were forced to enter their [[stasis pod]]s when the meteors hit the cave they were in. Their ship lay buried for some ten thousand years, until it was found by the [[Rescue Bot]]s. On being revived, Blurr was happy to take credit for saving the cavemen as Salvage lost his memory of the incident, however after Blurr bungled the rescue he took part in and the ship's memory core was repaired, the truth came out. Blurr apologized for lying and Optimus Prime was happy to give him another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}}

[[File:ANewHero Blurr commands ship.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Human beings are strong because we have the ability to change ourselves.]]
Blurr was less than enthusiastic as their rescue training continued and ended up botching a mission to rescue a window washer. Pining for the freedom of Velocitron, Blurr sped through Griffin Rock and ended up crashing into the statue of [[Horace Burns]], almost revealing the Rescue Bots' secret, earning [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s ire. On learning of the existence of the ''[[Sigma]]'' and overhearing talk of getting rid of him, Blurr stole the spaceship. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} Blurr opted to head for [[Hydrus Four]] for some racing, though shipboard computer [[ERVIS]] attempted to guilt him into returning to Earth. After a solar flare knocked out the ship's power, Blurr brought it back online, only to discover there was a satellite about to crash into [[Griffin Rock]]. With some help from the ground, he was able to destroy the satellite and returned to Earth, where Optimus made him a full Rescue Bot and assigned him and Salvage elsewhere. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

Blurr and Salvage joined some other recruits to contact the Rescue Bots for some tips, only to find the Bots on Griffin Rock were only able to sing. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}} Blurr and Salvage were on their way to Griffin Rock with High Tide when they had to stop and rescue [[Woodrow Burns]]. They were in sight of the island when it suddenly disappeared, leaving a number of surprised humans to rescue. {{storylink|Now and Then}} They were soon contacted by Chief Burns, and had to clear out the crater where Griffin Rock used to be, so the island could be relocated there after flying back from the [[Arctic]] where it had been teleported. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

[[File:MoreThingsChange Blurr vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|320px|100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups and 100 squats.]]
Three years on, following the construction of a [[GroundBridge]] between the mainland and Griffin Rock, Blurr tested the bridge by traveling through it successfully, though the first time he sped through so fast he took out a pile of gift baskets. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

With the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] finally complete, Blurr was ready to party. After taking part in a snowball fight and almost causing Cody an injury, he challenged [[Quickshadow]] to twenty laps around a slot car track he'd acquired, using the base's [[Minimizer]] to shrink the pair to toy size. Blurr lost. Unfortunately then the base's computer malfunctioned and refused to unshrink them. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} With the base's holographic disguise also failing, he and Quickshadow made their way to the front door, evading the cleaning equipment with some help from [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. They succeeded in exiting through a small hatch and restarted the hologram projectors once the cloaking device had been replaced. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

Feeling that he wasn't contributing enough, Blurr began party crashing car races. [[Dani Burns|Dani]] found out, and after he persuaded her to help him, the pair entered a second race, only for the sonic boom from Blurr's energon boost to damage the stands and the pair being exposed to the rest of the team. Blurr was restricted to the fire house, however when the cars in the third race lost control thanks to errant tech, he helped the rest of the team stop them. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} While the Rescue Team practiced in the Training Center, Blurr and Salvage covered for them in Griffin Rock by employing an unorthodox technique to get [[Mister Pettypaws]] down from a flag pole. They were later joined by the Burnses and Blurr had trouble directing traffic. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}

After fouling up during another training exercise, Blurr found himself facing the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and helped by [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] member [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. Though he was tempted by Sideswipe's offer of a place on the Bee Team, during the chase Blurr proved himself a Rescue Bot by rescuing a number of humans without thinking, and opted to keep up his training instead. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

As part of the [[Scrubber Initiative]], Blurr was assigned along with Boulder as Chase's team protecting [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s west coast laboratory. The team proved unable to prevent the [[Morocco virus]] from making off with the technology Baranova was developing. {{storylink|Upgrades}} When Morocco had control of the Training Center, Blurr ferried Professor Baranova at high speed across the US so they could assault the base and devirus the mainframe. Blurr was later present as Optimus Prime gave the rescue team their new assignments. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Max Mittelman]] (English)}}
[[File:TRID E 50 Blurr RM.jpg|thumb|right|320px|I have no idea what I'm doing, but I know I'm doing it really, really well.]]
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Blurr was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

During a practice run, Blurr intercepted a plane's distress call that led him to the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. After rescuing the pilot and retrieving [[Ragebyte]]'s stasis pod from one of [[Windblade_(RID)|Windblade]]'s caches, a starstruck Blurr accompanied the team home, much to Sideswipe's chagrin. Fearing Blurr would replace him, Sideswipe attempted to prove his worth alone; however, the pair end up working together to take down Ragebyte. Contrary to Sideswipe's fears, Blurr became his intern rather than his replacement. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Blurr continued to work with the team, taking part in the capture of [[Zorillor]]. He and the rest of the team found themselves drawn to possess the [[Sphere of Doradus]], thanks to the energies it gave off, until [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] made off with it, and it was smashed during their capture of the Con. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} With his own team wanting him back, Blurr did some last minute training with Sideswipe, but was again called on to help capture [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] and [[Wildbreak]] in [[West Rock]]. After the unsuccessful conclusion to that mission, Blurr returned to his Rescue Bot duties. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}
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==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:RB-toy BlurrRescan.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Kinda fat for a race car.]]
*'''Blurr''' (Rescan, [[2015]])

:Blurr's ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' toy transforms from robot into a purple and white racing car, which transforms from robot to car and back with a simple pull of his spoiler. His [[package art]] features quite a few paint design and even mold design differences from the final toy.

: Blurr first showed up in Asian markets as a surprise in 2015 with no prior announcements, promptly became very hard to find in the US, and went for ridiculous amounts on the secondary market. Thankfully, Blurr was re-released in the 2016 Rescan assortments.

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[[File:Rescue_Bots_12_inch_Epic_Blurr.jpg|thumb|right|150px|That's better]]
*'''Blurr''' (Epic Figure, 2015)

: A twelve-inch-tall, non-transforming action figure of Blurr with limited articulation and an opening chest-cockpit to place smaller figures inside.

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[[File:Rescue_Bots_Optimus_Prime_Racing_Trailer_Blurr.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Yoyo dieting?]]
*'''Optimus Prime Racing Trailer''' (Playset, 2016)

:The [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RacingTrailer|Optimus Prime]] [[Racing Trailer]] set comes with a [[redeco]] of the Blurr Rescan toy, this time in blue and white.

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[[File:RB-Blurr-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|300px|Grape soda, anyone?]]
*'''Griffin Rock Racing Team''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2017)

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racers]], Blurr transforms automatically from car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Chase (RB)#Flip|Chase the Police-Bot]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)#Flip|Sideswipe]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Racing Team".

*'''Blurr''' (Flip Racer, 2017)

:A seemingly unchanged Flip Racer Blurr was also released as part of the second wave of single-packed Flip Racers.

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[[File:Rescue Bots Blurr Race Track Trailer.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Or blueberry pie?]]
*'''Optimus Prime Race Track Trailer''' (Flip Racer Playset, 2017)

:A blue redeco of Flip Racer Blurr is included with the [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#FlipRaceTrack|Optimus Prime Race Track Trailer]] along with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]].

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[[File:Rescue Bots Blurr Reverse Raceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I have fewer paint apps, buy me!]]
*'''Blurr Reverse Raceway''' (Flip Racer Playset, 2018)

: Blurr Reverse Raceway is a new playset for Flip Racers. It includes a slight repaint (well, actually, a less painted version) of the original purple Flip Racer Blurr.

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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{anchor|Legion}}
[[File:TF-RID2015-Legion-Class-Blurr.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Very Blurr-ish, don't ya think?]]
*'''Blurr''' (Legion, 2017)

:Released in 11 Wave of the ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' Legion Class figures, Blurr is a new, Legends-sized mold that changes from robot to race car in a few easy steps. He features 3mm-compatible hands and ports featured on the back of the vehicle mode. He features a scannable badge on the left side of his vehicle mode, accessible while in-package.
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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Blurr.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Mr. Blue Sky]]
*'''Blurr''' (One-Step Changer, 2017)

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' One-Step Changers, Blurr once again goes back to converting from robot to vehicle (or vice-versa) with a single step that automatically swings everything into position. Unlike most prior One-Step Changers, Blurr has a little extra articulation (aka "any articulation") with simple swivel shoulders. This Blurr can ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], although it does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

:This mold is also used to make ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]].

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[[File:Warrior-blurr.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Articulation! Sweet, sweet articulation!]]
*'''Blurr''' (Warrior Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pistol

: Part of the tenth wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior-Class toys (under the "[[Combiner Force]]" banner), Blurr transforms from a robot into a blue and white racing car modeled after a Ferrari FXX Evoluzione. He's the first ''Rescue Bots'' original character to cross over into the "main" cartoon's toyline! He includes a translucent blaster rifle which he can either hold in his fist or mount on his vehicle mode side or canopy via [[5mm post]]s. Official photography depicts Blurr as being blue, instead of the teal it actually is. Blurr's visor is a single clear piece, lacking any eye details.
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==Notes==
*In one of the rare noticeable instances of physical change within the "Aligned" continuity family, Blurr's appearance in ''Robots in Disguise'' is heavily influenced by [[Blurr (G1)|Generation 1 Blurr]].

[[Category:Prime Transformers]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]

Salvage (RB)

2018-07-31T20:39:11Z

PurrElise: /* Rescue Bots cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Salvage}}
:''Salvage is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:NewRecruits Salvage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Garbage In, Garbage Out|"I must deliver garbage to all!"]]]]
What many would regard as trash, '''Salvage''' regards as treasure. His ability to take objects which others would regard as useless and use them to build all manner of useful things is sure to be an asset in his training to become a [[Rescue Bot]]. In huge contrast to his companion [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], he's quiet and his actions tend to be carefully thought out.

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jason Marsden]] (English)}}
[[File:NewRecruits protoform Salvage.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hung like a Dinobot, ladies.]]
Salvage and Blurr's ship crashed on [[Earth]] as the result of a meteor storm. While Salvage was attempting to save some cavemen, Blurr took the opportunity to try to take off in the ship without him, leading to the pair fighting and then being forced into their [[stasis pod]]s when the meteors began hitting the cave. They remained in stasis for some ten thousand years, and due to the damage Salvage's pod sustained, when he was awoken he had no memory of events after the crash — as a result Blurr was able to claim the credit for saving the cavemen. He and Blurr met [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and were invited to join [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s team of Rescue Bots for training. After Salvage successfully helped out in a rescue by constructing an electromagnet, the truth came out about who rescued the cavemen. {{storylink|The New Recruits}}

Salvage proceeded well in his training, watching all the training videos [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] made and going on a mission to rescue a window washer. He helped [[Boulder]] and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] construct [[ERVIS]] and install it in the ''[[Sigma]]''. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} After Blurr stole the ship, Salvage had to rescue Cody from the hangar. A solar flare knocked out the island's power and left a satellite plummeting towards the island, but Salvage was able to rig up a communications device and reach Blurr, allowing the rest of the team to talk him through destroying the satellite. He and Blurr was subsequently made Rescue Bots and assigned elsewhere by Optimus. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

[[File:NewHero Salvage vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]
Blurr and Salvage joined some other recruits to contact the Rescue Bots for some tips, only to find the Bots on Griffin Rock were only able to sing. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}} Salvage and Blurr were on their way to Griffin Rock with High Tide when they had to stop and rescue [[Woodrow Burns]]. They were in sight of the island when it suddenly disappeared, leaving a number of surprised humans to rescue. {{storylink|Now and Then}} They were soon contacted by Chief Burns, and had to clear out the crater where Griffin Rock used to be, so the island could be relocated there after flying back from the [[Arctic]] where it had been teleported. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

Three years on, the Rescue Bots received plans from Optimus for a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center|mainland base]]. Salvage constructed the mainland end of a [[GroundBridge]], although the first test resulted in Heatwave and Chase being deposited in the [[Sahara]]. {{storylink|Bridge Building}} Salvage was called in to look at Griffin Rock's aging communications tower, and thought he'd have more luck building them an Argon Beam Coagulator. He managed to get the tower to work, though the top fell off. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

Salvage was putting the finishing touches on the Rescue Arena when the opening day for the Rescue Bot training center arrived. Rather than stick around for the party, he opted to head to Griffin Rock to check the scrapyard for possible tech, and ended up being stuck there when the GroundBridge malfunctioned. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He persevered in trying to fix the bridge, but didn't have any luck until the problem was fixed at the other end. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

While the Rescue Team practiced in the Training Center, Blurr and Salvage covered for them in Griffin Rock though their unorthodox techniques resulted in the Burns family coming back early to help them out. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} Salvage alerted the rescue team when he detected strange readings off the coast of Griffin Rock. The readings turned out to be [[Energon]], however when the Energon later disappeared, Salvage was unable to pick up any readings from it. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

As part of the reassignments to protect the [[Scrubmite|Scrubber Initiative]], Salvage and Servo ended up as Heatwave's team looking after Griffin Rock, though Salvage's ideas of helping included turning the traffic lights purple. He served as transport for Chief and Kade when the [[Morocco virus]] attacked the laboratory. {{storylink|Upgrades}} To try and prevent Morocco from abducting Cody, Salvage and the rest of Heatwave's team formed a line of defense on the beach and fought a swarm of [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. He was later present when Optimus Prime reassigned the team to new posts. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Salvage was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:RB-toy Salvage-Rescan.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Salvage''' (Rescan, [[2015]])

:Part of the fifth wave of "Rescan" figures, Salvage transforms from robot to garbage truck in a single step, by opening/closing his bin/arms.

:Unusual for a ''Rescue Bots'' toy, he has some articulation that ''isn't'' part of his transformation, with simple swivel shoulders.

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[[File:RBtoy Salvage Epic.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]
*'''Salvage''' (Epic Figure, 2015)

:A twelve-inch-tall, non-transforming action figure of Salvage with limited articulation and an opening chest-cockpit to place smaller figures inside.

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[[File:Salvage amazon bot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Salvage''' (<s>[[2017]]</s>)

:To be released concurrently with [[High Tide#Amazon|High Tide]] exclusively on Amazon.com, this figure of Salvage is similar to his original, but upscaled to match the very first ''Rescue Bots'' toys in terms of size. He's also marginally more show-accurate, at least as far as his headlamps go. Unfortunately he was cancelled in December 2017.

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*'''Griffin Rock Construction Team''' (Flip Racer Multipack, 2017)
[[File:RescueBots_FlipRacer_ConstructionSalvage.jpg|thumb|300px|right|]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack Flip Racers, Salvage transforms automatically from garbage truck to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Boulder#Flip|Boulder the Construction-Bot]] and [[Mortar#Flip|Mortar]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Construction Team".

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[[Category: Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

Chase (RB)

2018-07-31T20:37:40Z

PurrElise: /* Rescue Bots (2011~2012) */

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{{disambig3|Chase}}
:''Chase is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:ChaseRB-cartoonmodel.jpg|thumb|right|300px|There's only one of him for every two case assortments.]]
Chief [[Charlie Burns]]'s partner '''Chase the Police-Bot''' is the Rescue Bot most at home and happy with their new positions learning and enforcing the laws and customs of Earth. He is brave, loyal, and very fast when he turns into a police car. As long as he gets to protect and serve, he is happy. He is a stickler for wanting to enforce the extreme letter of the law.<ref>Chase's profile at [http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/rescue-bots/cast-gallery/chase hubworld.com].</ref> He hangs out with [[Charlie Burns]] most of the time, and the two seem to get along pretty well. Don't tell [[Jack Tracker]].

{{quote|You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be used against you- and you will ''not'' be compensated for any damages.|Chase|"[[Under Pressure]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' storybooks===
[[File:RescueBotsRollOut Chase rescues robot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"I can walk, you know!"]]
Part of [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s team of Rescue Bots, Chase was the fastest, but also careful. They received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], prompting them to travel to [[Earth]] in their spaceship (with Chase piloting, of course) to join the Autobot leader. Once there, Chase received a new police car alternate mode, and Optimus took them to [[Griffin Rock]] to meet [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} Some time later, Chase and [[Boulder]] were on their way to [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]] to join the team when they happened upon a flash flood at a construction site. Using a ramp propped up by Boulder, Chase was able to jump across to two trapped humans, and the Rescue Bots got the construction worker to safety, but a freak wave swept Chase and [[Jack Tracker|Hunter]] downstream. With Hunter's guidance, Chase grabbed onto a tree felled by Boulder, and the four of them made it to the fire station, where Hunter joined the team as Chase's partner. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[D.C. Douglas]] (English), [[Diamond White]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Thomas Schmuckert]] (German, season 1), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German, season 2), [[Attila Szatmári]] (Hungarian), [[Grzegorz Falkowski]] (Polish), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[John Mondelli]] (English, "[[Sky Forest Rescue]]"/"[[Dino Island]]", [[Julio Lorenzo]] (Castillo Spanish), [[Aku Laitinen]] (Finnish), [[Yasser Azzat]] (Arabic)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness protoChase.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Stainless steel justice.]]
Chase was part of a team of Rescue Bots who were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus assigned the team to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, after which Burns drove Chase to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]], where a fire had broken out, and began clearing people from the area. Out of all of the Rescue Bots, Chase seemed to settle into his new role the easiest, though when [[Cody Burns]] discovered their secret, he was still reluctant to share information. He and the other Autobots helped stop a rampaging robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', which seemed to be attracted to Chase's police lights. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[Image:UnderPressure Chase saves motorist.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ma'am, I'm going to have to take you in for possessing unregistered lava.]]
Chase and Chief Burns managed to deal with an out-of-control [[robo-landscaper]] before the rest of the team, who were having trouble working together, got there. He and the other Autobots accepted Cody's help in trying to bond with the other Burns siblings. After lava began spewing from [[Mount Magma]], Chase helped Chief Burns try to keep the citizens of Griffin Rock out of harm's way and cleared some campers from near the mountain. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Chase brought [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s out-of-control [[solar car]] to a halt before it could plunge into a ravine, though doing so did nasty things to his feet. Chase and the other Rescue Bots were put out when [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] started hogging all the action with his new scoop claw, but they nonetheless came to his rescue when he, [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and Cody were trapped by a forest fire. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

When Doc Greene was almost swept away by a giant lobster balloon, Chase tried fruitlessly to help. He and the other Rescue Bots were subsequently given more instruction on following humans' commands, which Chase excelled at. They also took part in the technology parade at the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]] and had to help out when the parade was attacked by [[flobster]]s. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} After Chase prevented a hazardous chemical spill, but almost blew his cover, he expected a reprimand and instead got praised. He and the other Rescue Bots were subjected to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'', which inadvertently caused a panic when [[Huxley Prescott]] mistook the movie's audio for an alien transmission, resulting in the team having to save the island from destruction. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

[[Image:WalkWildSide Chase vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Those exhaust fumes are certified within safety standards.]]
Chase responded to two separate calls from [[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] about a cat up a tree, though the second time it turned out to be [[Whiskers|a lion]]. The hunt for the lion was interrupted by lemurs attacking the [[Mayor Luskey Library]], and Chase ended up helping [[Boulder]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] return the critters to the [[Griffin Rock Zoo|zoo]]. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} While trying to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]]'s heli-pack ride, Chase's pursuit route was blocked by boxes. He and the other Rescue Bots went to Cody's aid when some nanites took over a [[Scrapmaster]], however the trash device failed to respect Chase's authority. He and the other bots managed to stop it anyway and eventually suppressed the nanites. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

Chase was unable to stop a motorist from busting through their barricade and ending up crashing. Cody roped the Rescue Bots into helping him take care of a [[Robo-Baby]], which didn't like Chase's singing at all. This turned out to be to their advantage when they later needed to stop the Robo-Baby from falling off a platform. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}} During a heatwave, Chase didn't approve of [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and Cody selling lemonade without a license. He didn't quite get what the fuss was about when the humans engineered a snow storm using a weather machine, and everyone seemed to be having fun, but later got into the spirit of things by making snow angels. {{storylink|Christmas in July}}

[[Image:ReignOfMorocco Chase makes soup.jpg|left|350px|thumb|[["Weird Al" Yankovic|"Well don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan]], so [[Michael Jackson|EAT IT! Just EAT IT!"]]]]
Chase and the other Rescue Bots were invited on the Burns' annual fishing trip on the ''[[Darby Ava]]'', during which they encountered and fought a [[shark submarine|mechanical shark]]. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}} Chase found the fog to be very unpleasant, especially when it made it hard to see the mailboxes on Willow Street. When the Griffin Rock mainframe was hacked into, the Rescue Bots had to try and stop the out-of-control technology running rampant. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} He struggled to reconcile the concept of compassionate policing. When [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Chase began to investigate alternate career options and tried his hand at being a gourmet chef, though he turned out to be as good at it as he was at singing. After being called out to a fire at the lab, they got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

Chase turned down a visit to the [[Hall of Inspiration]] in favor of some speed trap detail. He later got the chance to see it when the team attended a break-in, and he apprehended the pair responsible. The disappearance of the three other Rescue Bots left him on his own, until he showed Cody a picture of the gun they'd been zapped with, and Cody recognized it. As a result, they were able to get Doc Greene to fix the [[Minimizer]] and restore Heatwave, Boulder and Blades. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Chase helped save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s ship and search for "tunnel 15" in the tunnels below Griffin Rock. This led the team to discover [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s ''[[Midgard]]'' at the bottom of an ocean trench, and they helped her seal the methane vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

[[Image:LostBell Chase grin.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Hi.]]
After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief Burns and Cody headed off to [[Griffin Crest]], leaving them with strict orders not to cross Canyon Road which Chase was determined to obey. He also found the [[Lad Pioneers Handbook]] among the camping equipment and began reading up on its contents. When an apparent distress call from Cody had the four bots head to the Crest, Chase refused to go past Canyon Road, and ended up faking a litter emergency to get the human half of the team to come help after losing contact with the other three Rescue Bots. They found that the others had fallen afoul of an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field, and Chase ended up using a [[bubble tent]] to rescue Heatwave from the [[Old Parker]] geyser. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Chase and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island. Their attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

Chasing a crashed meteorite on [[Wayward Island]], the team ran into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Chase, Heatwave and Boulder checked out the meteorite and were unwittingly exposed to an alien virus. They slowly became to lose the ability to move or speak, and it was only through the work of Bumblebee, Blades and the humans that a cure was found. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Chase and the team were called out to deal with a giant blob of [[Squilsh]]. Chase and the Chief tried to save some kids, and while protecting the Chief from the Squilsh, Chase was swallowed by it. He was barely able to communicate with the outside world on his comm, but the others eventually found a way to destroy the space goo, freeing him. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

When most of the town was teleported away by strange [[Tracer (RB)|bugs]], Chase caught one for [[Graham Burns|Graham]] to examine. Back at the fire station, the bots had their work cut out for them squashing bugs, but they were eventually able to track down where the townsfolk had been teleported to and rescue them. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} Chase's main problem with an apparent infestation of ghosts was their complete inability to follow any laws, and the fact they floated straight through him when he tried to stop them. They later turned out to be [[hologram]]s. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

He was disturbed by Burns lying to the rest of the team about where they were going, though the Chief pointed out that Chase lied when he pretended to be a normal robot. He and the Chief ended up trapped in a lead mine and had to make their own way out, as the rest of the team didn't know they were there. Though the situation got worse when the pair were separated, Chase kept trying to reach the Chief and was eventually found by the rest of the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Little White Lies}}

[[Image:ShakeUp have some pie.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Chase gets his audition to become [[Joker|The Joker]]'s ride.]]
After failing to understand a comedy movie, Chase began researching the genre and mostly failed with his jokes. He and the other Bots had to be extra careful to act like robots when Frankie started filming them for her school project. {{storylink|Shake Up}} The Rescue Bots found themselves relegated to cleanup when Cody got hold of a [[repulsor badge]] and became a small town superhero. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Chase was too busy studying municipal codes to go see movies with Cody. He, the other Rescue Bots, Cody and Frankie were sent back in time to [[1939]] in a time travel accident. There they fell into the hands of a team of scientists headed by Doctor Morocco who performed experiments on them. Morocco was getting to the point of dissecting the four Bots when Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue. On returning to the present, they found that Morocco had taken over the town with the aid of his MorBots. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} The four bots managed to elude the MorBots and soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past had resulted in the changed. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

While the other Rescue Bots were playing with the [[Mobile Headquarters]], Chase was doing more important work chasing speeders. During a later rescue, the Mobile HQ was teleported to the top of [[Mount Griffin]] along with Chase, Heatwave and Boulder, necessitating a rescue by Blades. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns became sick, Chase collected some mucus samples. He also helped capture Evan and Myles after the pair stole a piece of Doc Greene's [[stasis machine]], inadvertently resulting in Cody being aged into an adult. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

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Following reports of a sea monster, Chase accompanied Chief Burns and Cody on the [[Griffin Rock ferry]]. Though they didn't encounter a sea monster, Chase did save the vessel after it hit an unexpected iceberg. The iceberg turned out to be the [[S.S. Isolde]], frozen by the [[Sub-Zero Expander]] it carried as cargo, and Chase took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} Chase was confused why Cody was excited by the snow day when Griffin Rock was caught in a major snow storm. He later helped Cody and Blades escape the [[Griffin Rock Element Quest|virtual reality game]] after the storm prevented them from leaving. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

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Chase and the rest of the team were hypnotized and forced to dig up [[Blossom Vale]], which had formerly been a very nice recreation area with 82% less litter than other comparable such areas. They were eventually freed when Boulder destroyed the cell tower, and set to work repairing the damage to the vale. {{storylink|Spellbound}} The team was roped into participating in Huxley Prescott's reality show, however when Prescott manufactured emergencies to make the show more exciting, it caused a fire which endangered the town, and the show was shut down. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} The team had to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]]. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Chase and the other Rescue Bots helped the boy hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

[[Woodrow Burns]] paid an unexpected visit to the island, and took Chase for a spin, which involved breaking the speed limit much to Chase's disgruntlement. The rescue team was joined by Optimus Prime shortly before they were forced to go on a rescue mission to find Woodrow and Cody in a cavern deep underground. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the others, Chase did his best to protect Chief, Woodrow and Cody from lava, though the arguing and Woodrow's colorful language puzzled him. They were soon reunited with the rest of the team, though they had to face a pterodactyl, and eventually escaped by blasting themselves out of the top of Mount Magma. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

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The Rescue Bots had to bring out their spaceship for another mission to save Graham and Doc Greene after the space elevator they were on was hit by an asteroid. {{storylink|Space Bots}} The team had to deal with a runaway [[mechanical bull]], which turned out to be turned placid when it saw Chase's blue paint job. When a mishap occurred while transporting the creature to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]], he, Boulder and Blades ended up tussling with a prototype Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}} The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}}

Chase and the other Rescue Bots went along on a nature hike which was interrupted by a snake infestation. Chase had a close encounter with a boa constrictor, but the team was able to successfully wrangle all the snakes. {{storylink|Buddy System}} Following an earthquake, Chief Burns and Chase investigated a rash of metal objects being mysteriously pulled into the air. The trail led them to Wayward Island, where they discovered a quake sensor was turning a lodestone into a super-magnet. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

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After educating himself on old detective movies, Chase began narrating everything film noir style. When Evan and Myles attempted to use him as a getaway car, Chase opted to play along, accompanying them to their hideout in an attempt to learn their plan, and even helping them break into the lab to steal [[Floatium]], leaving the rescue team wondering if he'd turned against them. Once Evan and Myles's [[Tech Wrecker]] was unveiled, Chase returned to the rest of the team and helped unravel the two criminals' plan and disable the device. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, the Rescue Bots were joined in their work by [[Noble (RB)|Noble]], at least until the dog's real owner turned up to claim him. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}}

The team had to deal with a storm without Heatwave, when their leader was called to the mainland to acquire a second alternate mode. {{storylink|Changes}} After the town's midwinter presents were sent to the bottom of the ocean in a ferry accident, Chase and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and destroyed it. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}}

During Chief's absence due to a police conference (Chase requested copious notes) the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership, and Chase experienced jealousy of Woodrow's car after it took his parking spot. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}} Chase took part in a hunt to find a relic. The device's effects caused a sinkhole which Chase and the Chief almost fell into, and they subsequently had to rescue people across the island until Optimus Prime shut the relic down. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

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Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] which was interrupted by an impromptu rescue, Chase and the others found that Blades was acting strangely. They discovered why when they were abducted by Dr. Morocco and replaced by duplicates as Blades had been earlier. Morocco erased their memories and convinced them he had been appointed their Earth liaison by Optimus Prime. The Rescue Bots were promptly sent on a mission to mine gold under Griffin Rock, which barely got started before they triggered a methane explosion, and were confronted by the "criminal" Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

Chase tried to help Cody with a [[Lad Pioneer]] project by holding a game show. During a routine inspection by Optimus, the team ended up heading to Wayward Island to investigate a pterodactyl. The Rescue Bots found a group of dinosaurs which chased them into a tar pit, and they had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinos were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. The hunter managed to trap them in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

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Following the accidental creation of four extra Kades, Chase and the team were saved from a gas leak by the quintet of Kades. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}} After a flooding disaster ended in a less-than-ideal manner, Chase recalled the stricken spaceship that the team had failed to rescue prior to coming to Earth. After again receiving the ship's distress signal, he and Boulder took the ''Sigma'' into space to try another rescue, though they found the crew was long gone. Again being attacked by the Energon eater, the pair successfully trapped it and returned with it to Earth. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}

After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Chase and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab. Chase and Blades managed to reach the lab first, but Vigil stuck them to the floor using the Collision Foam Cannon, leaving it to Frankie and Cody to save the day. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} In addition to helping Graham with his love life, Chase and the rest of the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants courtesy of Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}}

During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Chase switched bodies with Frankie. Though perturbed by the experience, he adapted to being a small girl and gained a new insight into the fragility of humans. They were later returned to their own bodies. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} Chase and the rest of the team were shrunken down to microscopic size so they could enter Kade's body and retrieve the [[scrubmite]]s he'd accidentally ingested. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}} Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Chase scanned a stegosaurus alternate mode so he and the other Rescue Bots, plus Optimus, could masquerade as the dinobots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. They were taken to an island by Quarry and put through their paces, before he took them to a boat so he could ship them off to be sold. Luckily Blades, who'd been having trouble with his alternate mode, was able to rescue them and Quarry was arrested. {{Storylink|Quarry's Quarry}}

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Chase and the rest of the team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace, but found a frozen caveman in a cave. The caveman turned out to still be alive once he was thawed, but despite the team's best efforts, "[[Ira]]" proved unable to adapt to the modern world and had to be returned to the island. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}} The team had to cope with giant Kaiju created when Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', and ended up using their dino modes to combat the beasts. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}}

The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]], however a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}} When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}}

After the discovery that the Burns family had a pirate in their ancestry and the suspension of the rescue team, Chase was the responsible one who stayed back on the island to monitor things while the rest of the team went treasure hunting. After the treasure was found, the team was reinstated. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}} The Rescue Bots found themselves being trained in marine rescues by [[High Tide]], though Chase spent most of the time working on his swabbing skills. He later took part in a rescue when an oil spill caught fire. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}}

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When the time traveler [[Jules Verne]] visited, Chase helped apprehend Dr. Morocco. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}} When the Rescue Bots found two Autobots, [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the team to train them. Chase was not impressed with Blurr's recklessness, lying about his past, and flagrant hugging, but Optimus convinced the team to give Blurr another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} When Cody suggested the Rescue Bots provide the newbies with more personalized training, Chase took the opportunity to mine the database of security footage of their rescues that he'd built up, to create a presentation. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} After Blurr stole the ''Sigma'', Chase was all in favor of a court martial, especially when a solar flare knocked out the island's power and they didn't have the ship to stop a rogue satellite crashing on them. He was still in favor even after Blurr saved the day, though Heatwave gave Blurr another chance and Optimus assigned Blurr and Salvage elsewhere. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

Chase joined in searching for Servo after the dog cut a swathe of destruction through Griffin Rock, though it later turned out Servo had actually been helping people. {{Storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Chase, Boulder, Blades and the kids attempted to guard some endangered woodpeckers Boulder found, however their activity resulted in the rest of the town finding out and inadvertently wrecking the woodpeckers' habitat. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

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After sustaining an injury to his right leg when he interceded in a magic trick which he didn't understand was an illusion, Chase was restricted to a wheelchair and attempted to do Cody's job monitoring Griffin Rock for trouble. After raising several false alarms, Chase became suspicious that the assistant of visiting magician [[Maura the Magnificent]] was behind a number of thefts and roped Frankie into tailing the suspect. He was eventually proven right, but had to abandon his wheelchair in order to save Maura from a plummet off [[Griffin Falls]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Chase found himself lecturing new recruits on police codes using the medium of song. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Chase accompanied Doc Greene and the Chief into a disused diamond mine and helped them extract a sample of [[reactaline]]. He and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, which resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then}} As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, Chase had to rescue Doc Greene and Professor Baranova when the ground started giving way. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus gave them a new mission, to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

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Some years later, Chase had been integrated into life on Earth to the point that he was writing a detective novel. He and the other Rescue Bots helped resist the [[Velgrox]] invasion, and in doing so revealed their status as visitors from another world to the Griffin Rock community. {{storylink|New Normal}} While the townsfolk decided whether to keep their secret, Chase and Heatwave tested out the new [[GroundBridge]] to the mainland and ended up stuck in the [[Sahara]]. They managed to get back to Griffin Rock, where the townsfolk voted to keep their secret. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

Chase regrettably had to cut short a three hour presentation on law enforcement to attend to an emergency. Another GroundBridge accident sent him and Heatwave to the mainland, and resulted in them bringing a car back to the island who later turned out to be the Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{Storylink|Arrivals}} Suspicious of the new arrival, Chase investigated [[Quickshadow]], though she was able to explain why she didn't appear in Chase's database. When Heatwave placed her in charge of an operation, Chase made the precaution of coming up with a contingency plan, which paid off when something went wrong and Quickshadow didn't have a plan B herself. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, Chase patrolled the town while the rest of the team visited the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]], only to find himself facing an angry crowd at the bank when a [[Morocco virus|virus]] temporarily took over the computers there. His attempts at humor failed to defuse the situation. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in Earliween celebrations and Chase struck on the idea of using their dino modes as "costumes". He was left handing out candy with Graham while the rest of the team stopped Evan and Myles from kidnapping Quickshadow. The whole team later enacted a plan to capture the pair. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

[[File:MayorMayNot Mayor Chase.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Making Griffin Rock lawful again.]]
During election season, Chase was encouraged to run for mayor. Despite not being the best at public speaking, he won running against Luskey and insisted on taking office. His strict adherence to many obscure laws caused chaos, culminating in the near destruction of the island when he locked Doc Greene out of the laboratory and a [[minimolecular collider]] almost overloaded. He reluctantly stepped down, allowing Luskey to take back the mayoralty. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}}

After dealing with a marine rescue and a giant baby, the Rescue Bots got to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]] with the help of the rest of town. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Chase became a taxi, though he didn't have much luck with passengers. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

Chase and Chief were delayed attending the opening of the new mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] when they had to fix Jerry's truck, and Chase had to prevent it falling off the mountain. The pair made it in time for the opening, but then had to leave shortly after to attend to a broken traffic light. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} Cut off from the training center after the computer system malfunctioned, Chase, Blades and Chief instead dealt with the problems on Griffin Rock, including more lawbreaking by Don, until the problem was fixed. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} When the Burns family discovered they might be royalty and Kade was crowned king, Chase appointed himself as royal bodyguard, until it later turned out that the whole thing was a mistake. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the town's Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a rapidly-expanding monster mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

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While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. When it turned out Bumblebee was on board, the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, however Heatwave and Chase were attacked and knocked out by an energon eater than had come down with the craft. Once it was captured, the others revived them. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Investigating some mysteriously falling Spruces resulted in Chase, Boulder, Chief and Graham temporarily getting lost in the woods. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} When the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] escaped to Griffin Rock, the team helped [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] recapture him. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

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When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Though Chase was uncomfortable with the idea of stealing, he successfully disabled Pynch's car with road spikes (under the code name '''Spike'''), and later loaded the Energon onto Dani's jet with Kade. {{storylink|Cody's 11}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the team headed into space in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue, with Chase providing the second stage to a jetpack-assisted Rescue Bot rocket. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Chase subtly pointed Cody in the direction of law enforcement when the buy was trying to decide what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Chase leading a team consisting of Boulder and Blurr to protect Professor Baranova's laboratory on the west coast. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, the team were unable to stop him from stealing technology from the lab. {{storylink|Upgrades}} The team came back from a hike to discover that Morocco was still around and had taken over the Training Center. After Blurr and Baranova reached the center, they were able to use the GroundBridge to bring Chase, Boulder and Graham in to help devirus the mainframe. Optimus later assigned Chase back to Griffin Rock to continue working with Chief. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Chase was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], Chase, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Chase energized his claw weapon to better deal with the situation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed Optimus into rescueing Chase, who had been pinned under a boulder. Chase then gave the boy a high-five in thanks. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots (2011~2012)===
[[Image:RescueBotstoy-ChaseThePoliceBot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I am starting to detect a theme with these head sculpts...]]
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (2011)

:A highly simplified, chunky toy, Chase can be transformed from police car to robot in a single step by tugging back on his police light bar.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBChase/chase.htm More information on Chase at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RescueBotstoy-ElectronicChase.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Prowl wants his paintjob back.]]
*'''Electronic Chase the Police-Bot Set''' (2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Jack Tracker

:This very large, non-transforming version of Chase features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a redeco of the [[Jack Tracker]] toy, now wearing a yellow safety vest.

:He also comes with the storybook ''[[Rapid Rescue]]'', detailing his adventures with [[Boulder]].

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*'''Bots & Robbers Police Headquarters''' (Playset, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Chase, crook

:The [[Bots & Robbers Police Headquarters]] playset includes a ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]''-style Chase toy, being a representation of Chase's vehicle mode with his robot mode in relief on its underside. A cavity in the top allows human ''Rescue Bots'' toys to ride in him, though presumably not the included [[crook]] figure, as he's clearly a bad guy.
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===Rescue Bots: Energize===
[[Image:RBEnergizetoy-ChaseCharlieBurns.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The long claw of the law!]]
*'''Chase the Police-Bot & Chief Charlie Burns''' (2012)
: A nontransformable figurine of Chase comes in a two-pack with a figure of Chief Charlie Burns. Chase has an "[[Energize]]"-themed claw hand, universal articulation at the shoulders, rotational articulation at the head and wrists, and both legs (a single piece) can rotate into a sitting position at the same time.
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Singles Pack, 2013)
: The same Energize non-transforming figure was also available in a bagged single pack, without Charlie Burns.

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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Rescue claw

: ''Energize'' Chase the Police-Bot is a redeco of the original toy, but now with blue replacing the black and some parts cast in translucent plastic. His legs have been retooled to add sockets to his hood to accommodate his new accessory, a rescue claw.

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===Flip Changers===
[[Image:RescueBots FlipChangers ChaseThePoliceBot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Justice is adorable.]]
*'''Flip Changers Chase the Police-Bot''' (2013)

:A highly simplified version of Chase with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed police car—pulling out the lever on the rear of Chase's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.

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===Beam Box===
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (<s>2013</s>)

:Chase is a non-transforming figure with no articulation, mounted on a rocky base. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Chase in the game.

:The figure was solicited as part of the assortment's first wave, but appears to have never been released. The reason for this becomes apparent if one "fools" the Beam Box console's simple, button-based recognition system into thinking a Chase figure has been placed inside – the controls for the Chase game do not respond, effectively freezing the console until it is reset. Apparently Hasbro simply neglected to release Chase rather than recall and/or re-manufacture the Beam Box itself.

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===Mini Dinos===
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*'''Chase the Rescue Dinobot''' (2014)
: Part of the second wave of basic-sized Mini Dino figures, Chase transforms from ''Stegosaurus'' to robot and back in a few easy steps. While in beast mode, pressing on his back spikes activates a tail swinging action. Uncommon in Rescue Bots toys, he features articulation at his shoulders.

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===Rescan series===
[[File:RB-toy Chase-Rescan-SUV.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Chase on steroids.]]
*'''Chase the Police Bot''' (2014)
:Part of the fourth wave of 2014 Rescan figures, Chase now transforms into a rescue SUV by folding down his hood, then flipping up his front wheels.

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[[File:RB-toy Chase-Rescan.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Drug-free again!]]
*'''Chase the Police Bot''' (2015)

:Part of the fourth wave of 2015 Rescan figures, this new version of Chase is functionally a remake of the original toy, just smaller and more show-accurate. He transforms from police cruiser to robot in a single step, activated by pulling his light-bar back towards his trunk.

:This toy was also included in the "[[Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set]]" with no notable changes.

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[[File:RescueBots_GriffinRockRescueTeam_Package.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Buy me again!]]
*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the show-based "Rescan" versions of Chase, [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Blades]], and [[Boulder#|Boulder]], plus the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit. All four toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:RB-toy Chase-Rescan-Steg.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Me Snarl jealous!]]
*'''Chase the Dino Protector''' (2017)

:Part of the final wave of 2017 Rescan figures, this new version of Chase is an arguably better version of his Mini Dino toy, once again transforming into a ''Stegosaurus''.
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===Rescue Rigs===
[[File:Rescuerig chase.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<s>Doctor</s> Officer Claw?]]
*'''Capture Claw Chase''' (2016)
:Part of the first wave of Rescue Rigs figures, Chase transforms into a Police pick-up truck with a large trailer. This figure shares much of its engineering with the new Rescan [[Hoist (RB)|Rescue Bots Hoist]], but is a completely different tooling. His trailer can transform into a role-play capture claw for children to use and pick up stuff.

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===Flip Racers===
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2017)
[[File:RB-Chase-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.20|Come with me or there will be... trouble!]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racers]], Chase transforms automatically from police car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)#Flip|Sideswipe]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Racing Team".
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Chase-FlipRacer-car.jpg|thumb|upright=1.20|Ok, now he's mad!]]

:Later, Chase was released on his own in Wave 2 of the single-pack Flip Racers. He is identical to the first version.
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2018)

:A new mold which transforms into a modified police car with lifted suspension and an exposed motor. Chase is packed with retools of [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Flip|Optimus Prime]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Extreme Team".
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2018)

:Chase is packed with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Flip|Bumblebee]] and [[Brushfire#Flip|Brushfire]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Racing Team".
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vadász''' ("Hunter"), sometimes '''Hajtó''' ("Driver")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhuīzōng''' (China, 追踪, "Chase")

==References==
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:''Chase is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:ChaseRB-cartoonmodel.jpg|thumb|right|300px|There's only one of him for every two case assortments.]]
Chief [[Charlie Burns]]'s partner '''Chase the Police-Bot''' is the Rescue Bot most at home and happy with their new positions learning and enforcing the laws and customs of Earth. He is brave, loyal, and very fast when he turns into a police car. As long as he gets to protect and serve, he is happy. He is a stickler for wanting to enforce the extreme letter of the law.<ref>Chase's profile at [http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/rescue-bots/cast-gallery/chase hubworld.com].</ref> He hangs out with [[Charlie Burns]] most of the time, and the two seem to get along pretty well. Don't tell [[Jack Tracker]].

{{quote|You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be used against you- and you will ''not'' be compensated for any damages.|Chase|"[[Under Pressure]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' storybooks===
[[File:RescueBotsRollOut Chase rescues robot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"I can walk, you know!"]]
Part of [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s team of Rescue Bots, Chase was the fastest, but also careful. They received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], prompting them to travel to [[Earth]] in their spaceship (with Chase piloting, of course) to join the Autobot leader. Once there, Chase received a new police car alternate mode, and Optimus took them to [[Griffin Rock]] to meet [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} Some time later, Chase and [[Boulder]] were on their way to [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]] to join the team when they happened upon a flash flood at a construction site. Using a ramp propped up by Boulder, Chase was able to jump across to two trapped humans, and the Rescue Bots got the construction worker to safety, but a freak wave swept Chase and [[Jack Tracker|Hunter]] downstream. With Hunter's guidance, Chase grabbed onto a tree felled by Boulder, and the four of them made it to the fire station, where Hunter joined the team as Chase's partner. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[D.C. Douglas]] (English), [[Diamond White]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Thomas Schmuckert]] (German, season 1), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German, season 2), [[Attila Szatmári]] (Hungarian), [[Grzegorz Falkowski]] (Polish), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[John Mondelli]] (English, "[[Sky Forest Rescue]]"/"[[Dino Island]]", [[Julio Lorenzo]] (Castillo Spanish), [[Aku Laitinen]] (Finnish), [[Yasser Azzat]] (Arabic)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness protoChase.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Stainless steel justice.]]
Chase was part of a team of Rescue Bots who were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus assigned the team to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, after which Burns drove Chase to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]], where a fire had broken out, and began clearing people from the area. Out of all of the Rescue Bots, Chase seemed to settle into his new role the easiest, though when [[Cody Burns]] discovered their secret, he was still reluctant to share information. He and the other Autobots helped stop a rampaging robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', which seemed to be attracted to Chase's police lights. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[Image:UnderPressure Chase saves motorist.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ma'am, I'm going to have to take you in for possessing unregistered lava.]]
Chase and Chief Burns managed to deal with an out-of-control [[robo-landscaper]] before the rest of the team, who were having trouble working together, got there. He and the other Autobots accepted Cody's help in trying to bond with the other Burns siblings. After lava began spewing from [[Mount Magma]], Chase helped Chief Burns try to keep the citizens of Griffin Rock out of harm's way and cleared some campers from near the mountain. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Chase brought [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s out-of-control [[solar car]] to a halt before it could plunge into a ravine, though doing so did nasty things to his feet. Chase and the other Rescue Bots were put out when [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] started hogging all the action with his new scoop claw, but they nonetheless came to his rescue when he, [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and Cody were trapped by a forest fire. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

When Doc Greene was almost swept away by a giant lobster balloon, Chase tried fruitlessly to help. He and the other Rescue Bots were subsequently given more instruction on following humans' commands, which Chase excelled at. They also took part in the technology parade at the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]] and had to help out when the parade was attacked by [[flobster]]s. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} After Chase prevented a hazardous chemical spill, but almost blew his cover, he expected a reprimand and instead got praised. He and the other Rescue Bots were subjected to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'', which inadvertently caused a panic when [[Huxley Prescott]] mistook the movie's audio for an alien transmission, resulting in the team having to save the island from destruction. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

[[Image:WalkWildSide Chase vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Those exhaust fumes are certified within safety standards.]]
Chase responded to two separate calls from [[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] about a cat up a tree, though the second time it turned out to be [[Whiskers|a lion]]. The hunt for the lion was interrupted by lemurs attacking the [[Mayor Luskey Library]], and Chase ended up helping [[Boulder]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] return the critters to the [[Griffin Rock Zoo|zoo]]. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} While trying to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]]'s heli-pack ride, Chase's pursuit route was blocked by boxes. He and the other Rescue Bots went to Cody's aid when some nanites took over a [[Scrapmaster]], however the trash device failed to respect Chase's authority. He and the other bots managed to stop it anyway and eventually suppressed the nanites. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

Chase was unable to stop a motorist from busting through their barricade and ending up crashing. Cody roped the Rescue Bots into helping him take care of a [[Robo-Baby]], which didn't like Chase's singing at all. This turned out to be to their advantage when they later needed to stop the Robo-Baby from falling off a platform. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}} During a heatwave, Chase didn't approve of [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and Cody selling lemonade without a license. He didn't quite get what the fuss was about when the humans engineered a snow storm using a weather machine, and everyone seemed to be having fun, but later got into the spirit of things by making snow angels. {{storylink|Christmas in July}}

[[Image:ReignOfMorocco Chase makes soup.jpg|left|350px|thumb|[["Weird Al" Yankovic|"Well don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan]], so [[Michael Jackson|EAT IT! Just EAT IT!"]]]]
Chase and the other Rescue Bots were invited on the Burns' annual fishing trip on the ''[[Darby Ava]]'', during which they encountered and fought a [[shark submarine|mechanical shark]]. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}} Chase found the fog to be very unpleasant, especially when it made it hard to see the mailboxes on Willow Street. When the Griffin Rock mainframe was hacked into, the Rescue Bots had to try and stop the out-of-control technology running rampant. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} He struggled to reconcile the concept of compassionate policing. When [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Chase began to investigate alternate career options and tried his hand at being a gourmet chef, though he turned out to be as good at it as he was at singing. After being called out to a fire at the lab, they got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

Chase turned down a visit to the [[Hall of Inspiration]] in favor of some speed trap detail. He later got the chance to see it when the team attended a break-in, and he apprehended the pair responsible. The disappearance of the three other Rescue Bots left him on his own, until he showed Cody a picture of the gun they'd been zapped with, and Cody recognized it. As a result, they were able to get Doc Greene to fix the [[Minimizer]] and restore Heatwave, Boulder and Blades. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Chase helped save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s ship and search for "tunnel 15" in the tunnels below Griffin Rock. This led the team to discover [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s ''[[Midgard]]'' at the bottom of an ocean trench, and they helped her seal the methane vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

[[Image:LostBell Chase grin.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Hi.]]
After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief Burns and Cody headed off to [[Griffin Crest]], leaving them with strict orders not to cross Canyon Road which Chase was determined to obey. He also found the [[Lad Pioneers Handbook]] among the camping equipment and began reading up on its contents. When an apparent distress call from Cody had the four bots head to the Crest, Chase refused to go past Canyon Road, and ended up faking a litter emergency to get the human half of the team to come help after losing contact with the other three Rescue Bots. They found that the others had fallen afoul of an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field, and Chase ended up using a [[bubble tent]] to rescue Heatwave from the [[Old Parker]] geyser. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Chase and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island. Their attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

Chasing a crashed meteorite on [[Wayward Island]], the team ran into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Chase, Heatwave and Boulder checked out the meteorite and were unwittingly exposed to an alien virus. They slowly became to lose the ability to move or speak, and it was only through the work of Bumblebee, Blades and the humans that a cure was found. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Chase and the team were called out to deal with a giant blob of [[Squilsh]]. Chase and the Chief tried to save some kids, and while protecting the Chief from the Squilsh, Chase was swallowed by it. He was barely able to communicate with the outside world on his comm, but the others eventually found a way to destroy the space goo, freeing him. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

When most of the town was teleported away by strange [[Tracer (RB)|bugs]], Chase caught one for [[Graham Burns|Graham]] to examine. Back at the fire station, the bots had their work cut out for them squashing bugs, but they were eventually able to track down where the townsfolk had been teleported to and rescue them. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} Chase's main problem with an apparent infestation of ghosts was their complete inability to follow any laws, and the fact they floated straight through him when he tried to stop them. They later turned out to be [[hologram]]s. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

He was disturbed by Burns lying to the rest of the team about where they were going, though the Chief pointed out that Chase lied when he pretended to be a normal robot. He and the Chief ended up trapped in a lead mine and had to make their own way out, as the rest of the team didn't know they were there. Though the situation got worse when the pair were separated, Chase kept trying to reach the Chief and was eventually found by the rest of the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Little White Lies}}

[[Image:ShakeUp have some pie.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Chase gets his audition to become [[Joker|The Joker]]'s ride.]]
After failing to understand a comedy movie, Chase began researching the genre and mostly failed with his jokes. He and the other Bots had to be extra careful to act like robots when Frankie started filming them for her school project. {{storylink|Shake Up}} The Rescue Bots found themselves relegated to cleanup when Cody got hold of a [[repulsor badge]] and became a small town superhero. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Chase was too busy studying municipal codes to go see movies with Cody. He, the other Rescue Bots, Cody and Frankie were sent back in time to [[1939]] in a time travel accident. There they fell into the hands of a team of scientists headed by Doctor Morocco who performed experiments on them. Morocco was getting to the point of dissecting the four Bots when Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue. On returning to the present, they found that Morocco had taken over the town with the aid of his MorBots. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} The four bots managed to elude the MorBots and soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past had resulted in the changed. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

While the other Rescue Bots were playing with the [[Mobile Headquarters]], Chase was doing more important work chasing speeders. During a later rescue, the Mobile HQ was teleported to the top of [[Mount Griffin]] along with Chase, Heatwave and Boulder, necessitating a rescue by Blades. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns became sick, Chase collected some mucus samples. He also helped capture Evan and Myles after the pair stole a piece of Doc Greene's [[stasis machine]], inadvertently resulting in Cody being aged into an adult. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

[[File:TipOfTheIceberg Chase pushes iceberg.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Following reports of a sea monster, Chase accompanied Chief Burns and Cody on the [[Griffin Rock ferry]]. Though they didn't encounter a sea monster, Chase did save the vessel after it hit an unexpected iceberg. The iceberg turned out to be the [[S.S. Isolde]], frozen by the [[Sub-Zero Expander]] it carried as cargo, and Chase took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} Chase was confused why Cody was excited by the snow day when Griffin Rock was caught in a major snow storm. He later helped Cody and Blades escape the [[Griffin Rock Element Quest|virtual reality game]] after the storm prevented them from leaving. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

[[File:BlameTheGremlins Chase fires net.jpg|thumb|left|280px]]
Chase and the rest of the team were hypnotized and forced to dig up [[Blossom Vale]], which had formerly been a very nice recreation area with 82% less litter than other comparable such areas. They were eventually freed when Boulder destroyed the cell tower, and set to work repairing the damage to the vale. {{storylink|Spellbound}} The team was roped into participating in Huxley Prescott's reality show, however when Prescott manufactured emergencies to make the show more exciting, it caused a fire which endangered the town, and the show was shut down. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} The team had to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]]. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Chase and the other Rescue Bots helped the boy hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

[[Woodrow Burns]] paid an unexpected visit to the island, and took Chase for a spin, which involved breaking the speed limit much to Chase's disgruntlement. The rescue team was joined by Optimus Prime shortly before they were forced to go on a rescue mission to find Woodrow and Cody in a cavern deep underground. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the others, Chase did his best to protect Chief, Woodrow and Cody from lava, though the arguing and Woodrow's colorful language puzzled him. They were soon reunited with the rest of the team, though they had to face a pterodactyl, and eventually escaped by blasting themselves out of the top of Mount Magma. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

[[File:SpaceBots Chase at helm.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
The Rescue Bots had to bring out their spaceship for another mission to save Graham and Doc Greene after the space elevator they were on was hit by an asteroid. {{storylink|Space Bots}} The team had to deal with a runaway [[mechanical bull]], which turned out to be turned placid when it saw Chase's blue paint job. When a mishap occurred while transporting the creature to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]], he, Boulder and Blades ended up tussling with a prototype Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}} The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}}

Chase and the other Rescue Bots went along on a nature hike which was interrupted by a snake infestation. Chase had a close encounter with a boa constrictor, but the team was able to successfully wrangle all the snakes. {{storylink|Buddy System}} Following an earthquake, Chief Burns and Chase investigated a rash of metal objects being mysteriously pulled into the air. The trail led them to Wayward Island, where they discovered a quake sensor was turning a lodestone into a super-magnet. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

[[File:BotsAndRobbers noir Chase.jpg|thumb|left|320px]]
After educating himself on old detective movies, Chase began narrating everything film noir style. When Evan and Myles attempted to use him as a getaway car, Chase opted to play along, accompanying them to their hideout in an attempt to learn their plan, and even helping them break into the lab to steal [[Floatium]], leaving the rescue team wondering if he'd turned against them. Once Evan and Myles's [[Tech Wrecker]] was unveiled, Chase returned to the rest of the team and helped unravel the two criminals' plan and disable the device. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, the Rescue Bots were joined in their work by [[Noble (RB)|Noble]], at least until the dog's real owner turned up to claim him. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}}

The team had to deal with a storm without Heatwave, when their leader was called to the mainland to acquire a second alternate mode. {{storylink|Changes}} After the town's midwinter presents were sent to the bottom of the ocean in a ferry accident, Chase and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and destroyed it. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}}

During Chief's absence due to a police conference (Chase requested copious notes) the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership, and Chase experienced jealousy of Woodrow's car after it took his parking spot. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}} Chase took part in a hunt to find a relic. The device's effects caused a sinkhole which Chase and the Chief almost fell into, and they subsequently had to rescue people across the island until Optimus Prime shut the relic down. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

[[File:DoubleVillainy Chase stuck to wall.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] which was interrupted by an impromptu rescue, Chase and the others found that Blades was acting strangely. They discovered why when they were abducted by Dr. Morocco and replaced by duplicates as Blades had been earlier. Morocco erased their memories and convinced them he had been appointed their Earth liaison by Optimus Prime. The Rescue Bots were promptly sent on a mission to mine gold under Griffin Rock, which barely got started before they triggered a methane explosion, and were confronted by the "criminal" Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

Chase tried to help Cody with a [[Lad Pioneer]] project by holding a game show. During a routine inspection by Optimus, the team ended up heading to Wayward Island to investigate a pterodactyl. The Rescue Bots found a group of dinosaurs which chased them into a tar pit, and they had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinos were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. The hunter managed to trap them in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

[[File:Switcheroo Chase and Frankie.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Following the accidental creation of four extra Kades, Chase and the team were saved from a gas leak by the quintet of Kades. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}} After a flooding disaster ended in a less-than-ideal manner, Chase recalled the stricken spaceship that the team had failed to rescue prior to coming to Earth. After again receiving the ship's distress signal, he and Boulder took the ''Sigma'' into space to try another rescue, though they found the crew was long gone. Again being attacked by the Energon eater, the pair successfully trapped it and returned with it to Earth. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}

After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Chase and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab. Chase and Blades managed to reach the lab first, but Vigil stuck them to the floor using the Collision Foam Cannon, leaving it to Frankie and Cody to save the day. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} In addition to helping Graham with his love life, Chase and the rest of the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants courtesy of Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}}

During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Chase switched bodies with Frankie. Though perturbed by the experience, he adapted to being a small girl and gained a new insight into the fragility of humans. They were later returned to their own bodies. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} Chase and the rest of the team were shrunken down to microscopic size so they could enter Kade's body and retrieve the [[scrubmite]]s he'd accidentally ingested. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}} Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Chase scanned a stegosaurus alternate mode so he and the other Rescue Bots, plus Optimus, could masquerade as the dinobots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. They were taken to an island by Quarry and put through their paces, before he took them to a boat so he could ship them off to be sold. Luckily Blades, who'd been having trouble with his alternate mode, was able to rescue them and Quarry was arrested. {{Storylink|Quarry's Quarry}}

[[File:AttackOfHumungado dinoChase.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Chase and the rest of the team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace, but found a frozen caveman in a cave. The caveman turned out to still be alive once he was thawed, but despite the team's best efforts, "[[Ira]]" proved unable to adapt to the modern world and had to be returned to the island. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}} The team had to cope with giant Kaiju created when Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', and ended up using their dino modes to combat the beasts. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}}

The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]], however a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}} When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}}

After the discovery that the Burns family had a pirate in their ancestry and the suspension of the rescue team, Chase was the responsible one who stayed back on the island to monitor things while the rest of the team went treasure hunting. After the treasure was found, the team was reinstated. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}} The Rescue Bots found themselves being trained in marine rescues by [[High Tide]], though Chase spent most of the time working on his swabbing skills. He later took part in a rescue when an oil spill caught fire. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}}

[[File:NewRecruits Chase does not like hugs.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
When the time traveler [[Jules Verne]] visited, Chase helped apprehend Dr. Morocco. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}} When the Rescue Bots found two Autobots, [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the team to train them. Chase was not impressed with Blurr's recklessness, lying about his past, and flagrant hugging, but Optimus convinced the team to give Blurr another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} When Cody suggested the Rescue Bots provide the newbies with more personalized training, Chase took the opportunity to mine the database of security footage of their rescues that he'd built up, to create a presentation. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} After Blurr stole the ''Sigma'', Chase was all in favor of a court martial, especially when a solar flare knocked out the island's power and they didn't have the ship to stop a rogue satellite crashing on them. He was still in favor even after Blurr saved the day, though Heatwave gave Blurr another chance and Optimus assigned Blurr and Salvage elsewhere. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

Chase joined in searching for Servo after the dog cut a swathe of destruction through Griffin Rock, though it later turned out Servo had actually been helping people. {{Storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Chase, Boulder, Blades and the kids attempted to guard some endangered woodpeckers Boulder found, however their activity resulted in the rest of the town finding out and inadvertently wrecking the woodpeckers' habitat. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

[[File:IHaveHeardTheRobotsSinging Chase in spotlight.jpg|right|thumb|290px]]
After sustaining an injury to his right leg when he interceded in a magic trick which he didn't understand was an illusion, Chase was restricted to a wheelchair and attempted to do Cody's job monitoring Griffin Rock for trouble. After raising several false alarms, Chase became suspicious that the assistant of visiting magician [[Maura the Magnificent]] was behind a number of thefts and roped Frankie into tailing the suspect. He was eventually proven right, but had to abandon his wheelchair in order to save Maura from a plummet off [[Griffin Falls]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Chase found himself lecturing new recruits on police codes using the medium of song. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Chase accompanied Doc Greene and the Chief into a disused diamond mine and helped them extract a sample of [[reactaline]]. He and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, which resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then}} As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, Chase had to rescue Doc Greene and Professor Baranova when the ground started giving way. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus gave them a new mission, to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

[[File:NewNormal Chase working on novel.jpg|left|thumb|320px]]
Some years later, Chase had been integrated into life on Earth to the point that he was writing a detective novel. He and the other Rescue Bots helped resist the [[Velgrox]] invasion, and in doing so revealed their status as visitors from another world to the Griffin Rock community. {{storylink|New Normal}} While the townsfolk decided whether to keep their secret, Chase and Heatwave tested out the new [[GroundBridge]] to the mainland and ended up stuck in the [[Sahara]]. They managed to get back to Griffin Rock, where the townsfolk voted to keep their secret. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

Chase regrettably had to cut short a three hour presentation on law enforcement to attend to an emergency. Another GroundBridge accident sent him and Heatwave to the mainland, and resulted in them bringing a car back to the island who later turned out to be the Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{Storylink|Arrivals}} Suspicious of the new arrival, Chase investigated [[Quickshadow]], though she was able to explain why she didn't appear in Chase's database. When Heatwave placed her in charge of an operation, Chase made the precaution of coming up with a contingency plan, which paid off when something went wrong and Quickshadow didn't have a plan B herself. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, Chase patrolled the town while the rest of the team visited the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]], only to find himself facing an angry crowd at the bank when a [[Morocco virus|virus]] temporarily took over the computers there. His attempts at humor failed to defuse the situation. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in Earliween celebrations and Chase struck on the idea of using their dino modes as "costumes". He was left handing out candy with Graham while the rest of the team stopped Evan and Myles from kidnapping Quickshadow. The whole team later enacted a plan to capture the pair. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

[[File:MayorMayNot Mayor Chase.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Making Griffin Rock lawful again.]]
During election season, Chase was encouraged to run for mayor. Despite not being the best at public speaking, he won running against Luskey and insisted on taking office. His strict adherence to many obscure laws caused chaos, culminating in the near destruction of the island when he locked Doc Greene out of the laboratory and a [[minimolecular collider]] almost overloaded. He reluctantly stepped down, allowing Luskey to take back the mayoralty. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}}

After dealing with a marine rescue and a giant baby, the Rescue Bots got to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]] with the help of the rest of town. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Chase became a taxi, though he didn't have much luck with passengers. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

Chase and Chief were delayed attending the opening of the new mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] when they had to fix Jerry's truck, and Chase had to prevent it falling off the mountain. The pair made it in time for the opening, but then had to leave shortly after to attend to a broken traffic light. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} Cut off from the training center after the computer system malfunctioned, Chase, Blades and Chief instead dealt with the problems on Griffin Rock, including more lawbreaking by Don, until the problem was fixed. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} When the Burns family discovered they might be royalty and Kade was crowned king, Chase appointed himself as royal bodyguard, until it later turned out that the whole thing was a mistake. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the town's Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a rapidly-expanding monster mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

[[File:UninvitedGuest Chase energon eater.jpg|thumb|left|280px]]
While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. When it turned out Bumblebee was on board, the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, however Heatwave and Chase were attacked and knocked out by an energon eater than had come down with the craft. Once it was captured, the others revived them. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Investigating some mysteriously falling Spruces resulted in Chase, Boulder, Chief and Graham temporarily getting lost in the woods. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} When the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] escaped to Griffin Rock, the team helped [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] recapture him. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

[[File:FamilyBusiness Chase salutes.jpg|thumb|right|260px]]
When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Though Chase was uncomfortable with the idea of stealing, he successfully disabled Pynch's car with road spikes (under the code name '''Spike'''), and later loaded the Energon onto Dani's jet with Kade. {{storylink|Cody's 11}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the team headed into space in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue, with Chase providing the second stage to a jetpack-assisted Rescue Bot rocket. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Chase subtly pointed Cody in the direction of law enforcement when the buy was trying to decide what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Chase leading a team consisting of Boulder and Blurr to protect Professor Baranova's laboratory on the west coast. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, the team were unable to stop him from stealing technology from the lab. {{storylink|Upgrades}} The team came back from a hike to discover that Morocco was still around and had taken over the Training Center. After Blurr and Baranova reached the center, they were able to use the GroundBridge to bring Chase, Boulder and Graham in to help devirus the mainframe. Optimus later assigned Chase back to Griffin Rock to continue working with Chief. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Chase was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], Chase, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Chase energized his claw weapon to better deal with the situation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed Optimus into rescueing Chase, who had been pinned under a boulder. Chase then gave the boy a high-five in thanks. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots (2011~2012)===
[[Image:RescueBotstoy-ChaseThePoliceBot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I am starting to detect a theme with these head sculpts...]]
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (2011)

:A highly simplified, chunky toy, Chase can be transformed from police car to robot in a single step by tugging back on his police light bar.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBChase/chase.htm More information on Chase at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RescueBotstoy-ElectronicChase.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*'''Electronic Chase the Police-Bot Set''' (2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Jack Tracker

:This very large, non-transforming version of Chase features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a redeco of the [[Jack Tracker]] toy, now wearing a yellow safety vest.

:He also comes with the storybook ''[[Rapid Rescue]]'', detailing his adventures with [[Boulder]].

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[[Image:RescueBots Bots&Robbers Chase.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Bots & Robbers Police Headquarters''' (Playset, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Chase, crook

:The [[Bots & Robbers Police Headquarters]] playset includes a ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]''-style Chase toy, being a representation of Chase's vehicle mode with his robot mode in relief on its underside. A cavity in the top allows human ''Rescue Bots'' toys to ride in him, though presumably not the included [[crook]] figure, as he's clearly a bad guy.
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===Rescue Bots: Energize===
[[Image:RBEnergizetoy-ChaseCharlieBurns.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The long claw of the law!]]
*'''Chase the Police-Bot & Chief Charlie Burns''' (2012)
: A nontransformable figurine of Chase comes in a two-pack with a figure of Chief Charlie Burns. Chase has an "[[Energize]]"-themed claw hand, universal articulation at the shoulders, rotational articulation at the head and wrists, and both legs (a single piece) can rotate into a sitting position at the same time.
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Singles Pack, 2013)
: The same Energize non-transforming figure was also available in a bagged single pack, without Charlie Burns.

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[[Image:RBEnergizetoy-Chase.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Rescue claw

: ''Energize'' Chase the Police-Bot is a redeco of the original toy, but now with blue replacing the black and some parts cast in translucent plastic. His legs have been retooled to add sockets to his hood to accommodate his new accessory, a rescue claw.

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===Flip Changers===
[[Image:RescueBots FlipChangers ChaseThePoliceBot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Justice is adorable.]]
*'''Flip Changers Chase the Police-Bot''' (2013)

:A highly simplified version of Chase with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed police car—pulling out the lever on the rear of Chase's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.

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===Beam Box===
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (<s>2013</s>)

:Chase is a non-transforming figure with no articulation, mounted on a rocky base. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Chase in the game.

:The figure was solicited as part of the assortment's first wave, but appears to have never been released. The reason for this becomes apparent if one "fools" the Beam Box console's simple, button-based recognition system into thinking a Chase figure has been placed inside – the controls for the Chase game do not respond, effectively freezing the console until it is reset. Apparently Hasbro simply neglected to release Chase rather than recall and/or re-manufacture the Beam Box itself.

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===Mini Dinos===
[[File:RBtoy Chase Dinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Chase the Rescue Dinobot''' (2014)
: Part of the second wave of basic-sized Mini Dino figures, Chase transforms from ''Stegosaurus'' to robot and back in a few easy steps. While in beast mode, pressing on his back spikes activates a tail swinging action. Uncommon in Rescue Bots toys, he features articulation at his shoulders.

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===Rescan series===
[[File:RB-toy Chase-Rescan-SUV.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Chase on steroids.]]
*'''Chase the Police Bot''' (2014)
:Part of the fourth wave of 2014 Rescan figures, Chase now transforms into a rescue SUV by folding down his hood, then flipping up his front wheels.

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[[File:RB-toy Chase-Rescan.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Drug-free again!]]
*'''Chase the Police Bot''' (2015)

:Part of the fourth wave of 2015 Rescan figures, this new version of Chase is functionally a remake of the original toy, just smaller and more show-accurate. He transforms from police cruiser to robot in a single step, activated by pulling his light-bar back towards his trunk.

:This toy was also included in the "[[Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set]]" with no notable changes.

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[[File:RescueBots_GriffinRockRescueTeam_Package.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Buy me again!]]
*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the show-based "Rescan" versions of Chase, [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Blades]], and [[Boulder#|Boulder]], plus the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit. All four toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:RB-toy Chase-Rescan-Steg.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Me Snarl jealous!]]
*'''Chase the Dino Protector''' (2017)

:Part of the final wave of 2017 Rescan figures, this new version of Chase is an arguably better version of his Mini Dino toy, once again transforming into a ''Stegosaurus''.
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===Rescue Rigs===
[[File:Rescuerig chase.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<s>Doctor</s> Officer Claw?]]
*'''Capture Claw Chase''' (2016)
:Part of the first wave of Rescue Rigs figures, Chase transforms into a Police pick-up truck with a large trailer. This figure shares much of its engineering with the new Rescan [[Hoist (RB)|Rescue Bots Hoist]], but is a completely different tooling. His trailer can transform into a role-play capture claw for children to use and pick up stuff.

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===Flip Racers===
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2017)
[[File:RB-Chase-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.20|Come with me or there will be... trouble!]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racers]], Chase transforms automatically from police car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)#Flip|Sideswipe]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Racing Team".
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Chase-FlipRacer-car.jpg|thumb|upright=1.20|Ok, now he's mad!]]

:Later, Chase was released on his own in Wave 2 of the single-pack Flip Racers. He is identical to the first version.
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2018)

:A new mold which transforms into a modified police car with lifted suspension and an exposed motor. Chase is packed with retools of [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Flip|Optimus Prime]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Extreme Team".
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2018)

:Chase is packed with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Flip|Bumblebee]] and [[Brushfire#Flip|Brushfire]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Racing Team".
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vadász''' ("Hunter"), sometimes '''Hajtó''' ("Driver")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhuīzōng''' (China, 追踪, "Chase")

==References==
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[[Category:Law enforcement]]
[[Category:Pilots]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

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:''Chase is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:ChaseRB-cartoonmodel.jpg|thumb|right|300px|There's only one of him for every two case assortments.]]
Chief [[Charlie Burns]]'s partner '''Chase the Police-Bot''' is the Rescue Bot most at home and happy with their new positions learning and enforcing the laws and customs of Earth. He is brave, loyal, and very fast when he turns into a police car. As long as he gets to protect and serve, he is happy. He is a stickler for wanting to enforce the extreme letter of the law.<ref>Chase's profile at [http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/rescue-bots/cast-gallery/chase hubworld.com].</ref> He hangs out with [[Charlie Burns]] most of the time, and the two seem to get along pretty well. Don't tell [[Jack Tracker]].

{{quote|You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be used against you- and you will ''not'' be compensated for any damages.|Chase|"[[Under Pressure]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' storybooks===
[[File:RescueBotsRollOut Chase rescues robot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"I can walk, you know!"]]
Part of [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s team of Rescue Bots, Chase was the fastest, but also careful. They received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], prompting them to travel to [[Earth]] in their spaceship (with Chase piloting, of course) to join the Autobot leader. Once there, Chase received a new police car alternate mode, and Optimus took them to [[Griffin Rock]] to meet [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} Some time later, Chase and [[Boulder]] were on their way to [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]] to join the team when they happened upon a flash flood at a construction site. Using a ramp propped up by Boulder, Chase was able to jump across to two trapped humans, and the Rescue Bots got the construction worker to safety, but a freak wave swept Chase and [[Jack Tracker|Hunter]] downstream. With Hunter's guidance, Chase grabbed onto a tree felled by Boulder, and the four of them made it to the fire station, where Hunter joined the team as Chase's partner. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[D.C. Douglas]] (English), [[Diamond White]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Thomas Schmuckert]] (German, season 1), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German, season 2), [[Attila Szatmári]] (Hungarian), [[Grzegorz Falkowski]] (Polish), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[John Mondelli]] (English, "[[Sky Forest Rescue]]"/"[[Dino Island]]", [[Julio Lorenzo]] (Castillo Spanish), [[Aku Laitinen]] (Finnish), [[Yasser Azzat]] (Arabic)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness protoChase.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Stainless steel justice.]]
Chase was part of a team of Rescue Bots who were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus assigned the team to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, after which Burns drove Chase to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]], where a fire had broken out, and began clearing people from the area. Out of all of the Rescue Bots, Chase seemed to settle into his new role the easiest, though when [[Cody Burns]] discovered their secret, he was still reluctant to share information. He and the other Autobots helped stop a rampaging robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', which seemed to be attracted to Chase's police lights. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[Image:UnderPressure Chase saves motorist.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ma'am, I'm going to have to take you in for possessing unregistered lava.]]
Chase and Chief Burns managed to deal with an out-of-control [[robo-landscaper]] before the rest of the team, who were having trouble working together, got there. He and the other Autobots accepted Cody's help in trying to bond with the other Burns siblings. After lava began spewing from [[Mount Magma]], Chase helped Chief Burns try to keep the citizens of Griffin Rock out of harm's way and cleared some campers from near the mountain. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Chase brought [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s out-of-control [[solar car]] to a halt before it could plunge into a ravine, though doing so did nasty things to his feet. Chase and the other Rescue Bots were put out when [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] started hogging all the action with his new scoop claw, but they nonetheless came to his rescue when he, [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and Cody were trapped by a forest fire. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

When Doc Greene was almost swept away by a giant lobster balloon, Chase tried fruitlessly to help. He and the other Rescue Bots were subsequently given more instruction on following humans' commands, which Chase excelled at. They also took part in the technology parade at the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]] and had to help out when the parade was attacked by [[flobster]]s. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} After Chase prevented a hazardous chemical spill, but almost blew his cover, he expected a reprimand and instead got praised. He and the other Rescue Bots were subjected to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'', which inadvertently caused a panic when [[Huxley Prescott]] mistook the movie's audio for an alien transmission, resulting in the team having to save the island from destruction. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

[[Image:WalkWildSide Chase vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Those exhaust fumes are certified within safety standards.]]
Chase responded to two separate calls from [[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] about a cat up a tree, though the second time it turned out to be [[Whiskers|a lion]]. The hunt for the lion was interrupted by lemurs attacking the [[Mayor Luskey Library]], and Chase ended up helping [[Boulder]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] return the critters to the [[Griffin Rock Zoo|zoo]]. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} While trying to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]]'s heli-pack ride, Chase's pursuit route was blocked by boxes. He and the other Rescue Bots went to Cody's aid when some nanites took over a [[Scrapmaster]], however the trash device failed to respect Chase's authority. He and the other bots managed to stop it anyway and eventually suppressed the nanites. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

Chase was unable to stop a motorist from busting through their barricade and ending up crashing. Cody roped the Rescue Bots into helping him take care of a [[Robo-Baby]], which didn't like Chase's singing at all. This turned out to be to their advantage when they later needed to stop the Robo-Baby from falling off a platform. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}} During a heatwave, Chase didn't approve of [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and Cody selling lemonade without a license. He didn't quite get what the fuss was about when the humans engineered a snow storm using a weather machine, and everyone seemed to be having fun, but later got into the spirit of things by making snow angels. {{storylink|Christmas in July}}

[[Image:ReignOfMorocco Chase makes soup.jpg|left|350px|thumb|[["Weird Al" Yankovic|"Well don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan]], so [[Michael Jackson|EAT IT! Just EAT IT!"]]]]
Chase and the other Rescue Bots were invited on the Burns' annual fishing trip on the ''[[Darby Ava]]'', during which they encountered and fought a [[shark submarine|mechanical shark]]. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}} Chase found the fog to be very unpleasant, especially when it made it hard to see the mailboxes on Willow Street. When the Griffin Rock mainframe was hacked into, the Rescue Bots had to try and stop the out-of-control technology running rampant. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} He struggled to reconcile the concept of compassionate policing. When [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Chase began to investigate alternate career options and tried his hand at being a gourmet chef, though he turned out to be as good at it as he was at singing. After being called out to a fire at the lab, they got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

Chase turned down a visit to the [[Hall of Inspiration]] in favor of some speed trap detail. He later got the chance to see it when the team attended a break-in, and he apprehended the pair responsible. The disappearance of the three other Rescue Bots left him on his own, until he showed Cody a picture of the gun they'd been zapped with, and Cody recognized it. As a result, they were able to get Doc Greene to fix the [[Minimizer]] and restore Heatwave, Boulder and Blades. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Chase helped save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s ship and search for "tunnel 15" in the tunnels below Griffin Rock. This led the team to discover [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s ''[[Midgard]]'' at the bottom of an ocean trench, and they helped her seal the methane vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

[[Image:LostBell Chase grin.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Hi.]]
After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief Burns and Cody headed off to [[Griffin Crest]], leaving them with strict orders not to cross Canyon Road which Chase was determined to obey. He also found the [[Lad Pioneers Handbook]] among the camping equipment and began reading up on its contents. When an apparent distress call from Cody had the four bots head to the Crest, Chase refused to go past Canyon Road, and ended up faking a litter emergency to get the human half of the team to come help after losing contact with the other three Rescue Bots. They found that the others had fallen afoul of an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field, and Chase ended up using a [[bubble tent]] to rescue Heatwave from the [[Old Parker]] geyser. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Chase and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island. Their attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

Chasing a crashed meteorite on [[Wayward Island]], the team ran into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Chase, Heatwave and Boulder checked out the meteorite and were unwittingly exposed to an alien virus. They slowly became to lose the ability to move or speak, and it was only through the work of Bumblebee, Blades and the humans that a cure was found. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Chase and the team were called out to deal with a giant blob of [[Squilsh]]. Chase and the Chief tried to save some kids, and while protecting the Chief from the Squilsh, Chase was swallowed by it. He was barely able to communicate with the outside world on his comm, but the others eventually found a way to destroy the space goo, freeing him. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

When most of the town was teleported away by strange [[Tracer (RB)|bugs]], Chase caught one for [[Graham Burns|Graham]] to examine. Back at the fire station, the bots had their work cut out for them squashing bugs, but they were eventually able to track down where the townsfolk had been teleported to and rescue them. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} Chase's main problem with an apparent infestation of ghosts was their complete inability to follow any laws, and the fact they floated straight through him when he tried to stop them. They later turned out to be [[hologram]]s. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

He was disturbed by Burns lying to the rest of the team about where they were going, though the Chief pointed out that Chase lied when he pretended to be a normal robot. He and the Chief ended up trapped in a lead mine and had to make their own way out, as the rest of the team didn't know they were there. Though the situation got worse when the pair were separated, Chase kept trying to reach the Chief and was eventually found by the rest of the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Little White Lies}}

[[Image:ShakeUp have some pie.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Chase gets his audition to become [[Joker|The Joker]]'s ride.]]
After failing to understand a comedy movie, Chase began researching the genre and mostly failed with his jokes. He and the other Bots had to be extra careful to act like robots when Frankie started filming them for her school project. {{storylink|Shake Up}} The Rescue Bots found themselves relegated to cleanup when Cody got hold of a [[repulsor badge]] and became a small town superhero. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Chase was too busy studying municipal codes to go see movies with Cody. He, the other Rescue Bots, Cody and Frankie were sent back in time to [[1939]] in a time travel accident. There they fell into the hands of a team of scientists headed by Doctor Morocco who performed experiments on them. Morocco was getting to the point of dissecting the four Bots when Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue. On returning to the present, they found that Morocco had taken over the town with the aid of his MorBots. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} The four bots managed to elude the MorBots and soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past had resulted in the changed. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

While the other Rescue Bots were playing with the [[Mobile Headquarters]], Chase was doing more important work chasing speeders. During a later rescue, the Mobile HQ was teleported to the top of [[Mount Griffin]] along with Chase, Heatwave and Boulder, necessitating a rescue by Blades. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns became sick, Chase collected some mucus samples. He also helped capture Evan and Myles after the pair stole a piece of Doc Greene's [[stasis machine]], inadvertently resulting in Cody being aged into an adult. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

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Following reports of a sea monster, Chase accompanied Chief Burns and Cody on the [[Griffin Rock ferry]]. Though they didn't encounter a sea monster, Chase did save the vessel after it hit an unexpected iceberg. The iceberg turned out to be the [[S.S. Isolde]], frozen by the [[Sub-Zero Expander]] it carried as cargo, and Chase took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} Chase was confused why Cody was excited by the snow day when Griffin Rock was caught in a major snow storm. He later helped Cody and Blades escape the [[Griffin Rock Element Quest|virtual reality game]] after the storm prevented them from leaving. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

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Chase and the rest of the team were hypnotized and forced to dig up [[Blossom Vale]], which had formerly been a very nice recreation area with 82% less litter than other comparable such areas. They were eventually freed when Boulder destroyed the cell tower, and set to work repairing the damage to the vale. {{storylink|Spellbound}} The team was roped into participating in Huxley Prescott's reality show, however when Prescott manufactured emergencies to make the show more exciting, it caused a fire which endangered the town, and the show was shut down. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} The team had to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]]. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Chase and the other Rescue Bots helped the boy hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

[[Woodrow Burns]] paid an unexpected visit to the island, and took Chase for a spin, which involved breaking the speed limit much to Chase's disgruntlement. The rescue team was joined by Optimus Prime shortly before they were forced to go on a rescue mission to find Woodrow and Cody in a cavern deep underground. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the others, Chase did his best to protect Chief, Woodrow and Cody from lava, though the arguing and Woodrow's colorful language puzzled him. They were soon reunited with the rest of the team, though they had to face a pterodactyl, and eventually escaped by blasting themselves out of the top of Mount Magma. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

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The Rescue Bots had to bring out their spaceship for another mission to save Graham and Doc Greene after the space elevator they were on was hit by an asteroid. {{storylink|Space Bots}} The team had to deal with a runaway [[mechanical bull]], which turned out to be turned placid when it saw Chase's blue paint job. When a mishap occurred while transporting the creature to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]], he, Boulder and Blades ended up tussling with a prototype Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}} The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}}

Chase and the other Rescue Bots went along on a nature hike which was interrupted by a snake infestation. Chase had a close encounter with a boa constrictor, but the team was able to successfully wrangle all the snakes. {{storylink|Buddy System}} Following an earthquake, Chief Burns and Chase investigated a rash of metal objects being mysteriously pulled into the air. The trail led them to Wayward Island, where they discovered a quake sensor was turning a lodestone into a super-magnet. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

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After educating himself on old detective movies, Chase began narrating everything film noir style. When Evan and Myles attempted to use him as a getaway car, Chase opted to play along, accompanying them to their hideout in an attempt to learn their plan, and even helping them break into the lab to steal [[Floatium]], leaving the rescue team wondering if he'd turned against them. Once Evan and Myles's [[Tech Wrecker]] was unveiled, Chase returned to the rest of the team and helped unravel the two criminals' plan and disable the device. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, the Rescue Bots were joined in their work by [[Noble (RB)|Noble]], at least until the dog's real owner turned up to claim him. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}}

The team had to deal with a storm without Heatwave, when their leader was called to the mainland to acquire a second alternate mode. {{storylink|Changes}} After the town's midwinter presents were sent to the bottom of the ocean in a ferry accident, Chase and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and destroyed it. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}}

During Chief's absence due to a police conference (Chase requested copious notes) the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership, and Chase experienced jealousy of Woodrow's car after it took his parking spot. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}} Chase took part in a hunt to find a relic. The device's effects caused a sinkhole which Chase and the Chief almost fell into, and they subsequently had to rescue people across the island until Optimus Prime shut the relic down. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

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Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] which was interrupted by an impromptu rescue, Chase and the others found that Blades was acting strangely. They discovered why when they were abducted by Dr. Morocco and replaced by duplicates as Blades had been earlier. Morocco erased their memories and convinced them he had been appointed their Earth liaison by Optimus Prime. The Rescue Bots were promptly sent on a mission to mine gold under Griffin Rock, which barely got started before they triggered a methane explosion, and were confronted by the "criminal" Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

Chase tried to help Cody with a [[Lad Pioneer]] project by holding a game show. During a routine inspection by Optimus, the team ended up heading to Wayward Island to investigate a pterodactyl. The Rescue Bots found a group of dinosaurs which chased them into a tar pit, and they had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinos were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. The hunter managed to trap them in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

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Following the accidental creation of four extra Kades, Chase and the team were saved from a gas leak by the quintet of Kades. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}} After a flooding disaster ended in a less-than-ideal manner, Chase recalled the stricken spaceship that the team had failed to rescue prior to coming to Earth. After again receiving the ship's distress signal, he and Boulder took the ''Sigma'' into space to try another rescue, though they found the crew was long gone. Again being attacked by the Energon eater, the pair successfully trapped it and returned with it to Earth. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}

After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Chase and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab. Chase and Blades managed to reach the lab first, but Vigil stuck them to the floor using the Collision Foam Cannon, leaving it to Frankie and Cody to save the day. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} In addition to helping Graham with his love life, Chase and the rest of the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants courtesy of Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}}

During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Chase switched bodies with Frankie. Though perturbed by the experience, he adapted to being a small girl and gained a new insight into the fragility of humans. They were later returned to their own bodies. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} Chase and the rest of the team were shrunken down to microscopic size so they could enter Kade's body and retrieve the [[scrubmite]]s he'd accidentally ingested. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}} Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Chase scanned a stegosaurus alternate mode so he and the other Rescue Bots, plus Optimus, could masquerade as the dinobots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. They were taken to an island by Quarry and put through their paces, before he took them to a boat so he could ship them off to be sold. Luckily Blades, who'd been having trouble with his alternate mode, was able to rescue them and Quarry was arrested. {{Storylink|Quarry's Quarry}}

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Chase and the rest of the team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace, but found a frozen caveman in a cave. The caveman turned out to still be alive once he was thawed, but despite the team's best efforts, "[[Ira]]" proved unable to adapt to the modern world and had to be returned to the island. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}} The team had to cope with giant Kaiju created when Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', and ended up using their dino modes to combat the beasts. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}}

The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]], however a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}} When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}}

After the discovery that the Burns family had a pirate in their ancestry and the suspension of the rescue team, Chase was the responsible one who stayed back on the island to monitor things while the rest of the team went treasure hunting. After the treasure was found, the team was reinstated. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}} The Rescue Bots found themselves being trained in marine rescues by [[High Tide]], though Chase spent most of the time working on his swabbing skills. He later took part in a rescue when an oil spill caught fire. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}}

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When the time traveler [[Jules Verne]] visited, Chase helped apprehend Dr. Morocco. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}} When the Rescue Bots found two Autobots, [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the team to train them. Chase was not impressed with Blurr's recklessness, lying about his past, and flagrant hugging, but Optimus convinced the team to give Blurr another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} When Cody suggested the Rescue Bots provide the newbies with more personalized training, Chase took the opportunity to mine the database of security footage of their rescues that he'd built up, to create a presentation. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} After Blurr stole the ''Sigma'', Chase was all in favor of a court martial, especially when a solar flare knocked out the island's power and they didn't have the ship to stop a rogue satellite crashing on them. He was still in favor even after Blurr saved the day, though Heatwave gave Blurr another chance and Optimus assigned Blurr and Salvage elsewhere. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

Chase joined in searching for Servo after the dog cut a swathe of destruction through Griffin Rock, though it later turned out Servo had actually been helping people. {{Storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Chase, Boulder, Blades and the kids attempted to guard some endangered woodpeckers Boulder found, however their activity resulted in the rest of the town finding out and inadvertently wrecking the woodpeckers' habitat. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

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After sustaining an injury to his right leg when he interceded in a magic trick which he didn't understand was an illusion, Chase was restricted to a wheelchair and attempted to do Cody's job monitoring Griffin Rock for trouble. After raising several false alarms, Chase became suspicious that the assistant of visiting magician [[Maura the Magnificent]] was behind a number of thefts and roped Frankie into tailing the suspect. He was eventually proven right, but had to abandon his wheelchair in order to save Maura from a plummet off [[Griffin Falls]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Chase found himself lecturing new recruits on police codes using the medium of song. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Chase accompanied Doc Greene and the Chief into a disused diamond mine and helped them extract a sample of [[reactaline]]. He and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, which resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then}} As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, Chase had to rescue Doc Greene and Professor Baranova when the ground started giving way. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus gave them a new mission, to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

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Some years later, Chase had been integrated into life on Earth to the point that he was writing a detective novel. He and the other Rescue Bots helped resist the [[Velgrox]] invasion, and in doing so revealed their status as visitors from another world to the Griffin Rock community. {{storylink|New Normal}} While the townsfolk decided whether to keep their secret, Chase and Heatwave tested out the new [[GroundBridge]] to the mainland and ended up stuck in the [[Sahara]]. They managed to get back to Griffin Rock, where the townsfolk voted to keep their secret. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

Chase regrettably had to cut short a three hour presentation on law enforcement to attend to an emergency. Another GroundBridge accident sent him and Heatwave to the mainland, and resulted in them bringing a car back to the island who later turned out to be the Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{Storylink|Arrivals}} Suspicious of the new arrival, Chase investigated [[Quickshadow]], though she was able to explain why she didn't appear in Chase's database. When Heatwave placed her in charge of an operation, Chase made the precaution of coming up with a contingency plan, which paid off when something went wrong and Quickshadow didn't have a plan B herself. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, Chase patrolled the town while the rest of the team visited the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]], only to find himself facing an angry crowd at the bank when a [[Morocco virus|virus]] temporarily took over the computers there. His attempts at humor failed to defuse the situation. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in Earliween celebrations and Chase struck on the idea of using their dino modes as "costumes". He was left handing out candy with Graham while the rest of the team stopped Evan and Myles from kidnapping Quickshadow. The whole team later enacted a plan to capture the pair. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

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During election season, Chase was encouraged to run for mayor. Despite not being the best at public speaking, he won running against Luskey and insisted on taking office. His strict adherence to many obscure laws caused chaos, culminating in the near destruction of the island when he locked Doc Greene out of the laboratory and a [[minimolecular collider]] almost overloaded. He reluctantly stepped down, allowing Luskey to take back the mayoralty. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}}

After dealing with a marine rescue and a giant baby, the Rescue Bots got to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]] with the help of the rest of town. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Chase became a taxi, though he didn't have much luck with passengers. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

Chase and Chief were delayed attending the opening of the new mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] when they had to fix Jerry's truck, and Chase had to prevent it falling off the mountain. The pair made it in time for the opening, but then had to leave shortly after to attend to a broken traffic light. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} Cut off from the training center after the computer system malfunctioned, Chase, Blades and Chief instead dealt with the problems on Griffin Rock, including more lawbreaking by Don, until the problem was fixed. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} When the Burns family discovered they might be royalty and Kade was crowned king, Chase appointed himself as royal bodyguard, until it later turned out that the whole thing was a mistake. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the town's Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a rapidly-expanding monster mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

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While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. When it turned out Bumblebee was on board, the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, however Heatwave and Chase were attacked and knocked out by an energon eater than had come down with the craft. Once it was captured, the others revived them. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Investigating some mysteriously falling Spruces resulted in Chase, Boulder, Chief and Graham temporarily getting lost in the woods. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} When the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] escaped to Griffin Rock, the team helped [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] recapture him. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

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When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Though Chase was uncomfortable with the idea of stealing, he successfully disabled Pynch's car with road spikes (under the code name '''Spike'''), and later loaded the Energon onto Dani's jet with Kade. {{storylink|Cody's 11}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the team headed into space in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue, with Chase providing the second stage to a jetpack-assisted Rescue Bot rocket. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Chase subtly pointed Cody in the direction of law enforcement when the buy was trying to decide what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Chase leading a team consisting of Boulder and Blurr to protect Professor Baranova's laboratory on the west coast. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, the team were unable to stop him from stealing technology from the lab. {{storylink|Upgrades}} The team came back from a hike to discover that Morocco was still around and had taken over the Training Center. After Blurr and Baranova reached the center, they were able to use the GroundBridge to bring Chase, Boulder and Graham in to help devirus the mainframe. Optimus later assigned Chase back to Griffin Rock to continue working with Chief. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Chase was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], Chase, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Chase energized his claw weapon to better deal with the situation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed Optimus into rescueing Chase, who had been pinned under a boulder. Chase then gave the boy a high-five in thanks. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots (2011~2012)===
[[Image:RescueBotstoy-ChaseThePoliceBot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I am starting to detect a theme with these head sculpts...]]
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (2011)

:A highly simplified, chunky toy, Chase can be transformed from police car to robot in a single step by tugging back on his police light bar.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBChase/chase.htm More information on Chase at TFU.info]''

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*'''Electronic Chase the Police-Bot Set''' (2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Jack Tracker

:This very large, non-transforming version of Chase features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a redeco of the [[Jack Tracker]] toy, now wearing a yellow safety vest.

:He also comes with the storybook ''[[Rapid Rescue]]'', detailing his adventures with [[Boulder]].

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*'''Bots & Robbers Police Headquarters''' (Playset, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Chase, crook

:The [[Bots & Robbers Police Headquarters]] playset includes a ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]''-style Chase toy, being a representation of Chase's vehicle mode with his robot mode in relief on its underside. A cavity in the top allows human ''Rescue Bots'' toys to ride in him, though presumably not the included [[crook]] figure, as he's clearly a bad guy.
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===Rescue Bots: Energize===
[[Image:RBEnergizetoy-ChaseCharlieBurns.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The long claw of the law!]]
*'''Chase the Police-Bot & Chief Charlie Burns''' (2012)
: A nontransformable figurine of Chase comes in a two-pack with a figure of Chief Charlie Burns. Chase has an "[[Energize]]"-themed claw hand, universal articulation at the shoulders, rotational articulation at the head and wrists, and both legs (a single piece) can rotate into a sitting position at the same time.
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Singles Pack, 2013)
: The same Energize non-transforming figure was also available in a bagged single pack, without Charlie Burns.

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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Rescue claw

: ''Energize'' Chase the Police-Bot is a redeco of the original toy, but now with blue replacing the black and some parts cast in translucent plastic. His legs have been retooled to add sockets to his hood to accommodate his new accessory, a rescue claw.

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===Flip Changers===
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*'''Flip Changers Chase the Police-Bot''' (2013)

:A highly simplified version of Chase with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed police car—pulling out the lever on the rear of Chase's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.

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===Beam Box===
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (<s>2013</s>)

:Chase is a non-transforming figure with no articulation, mounted on a rocky base. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Chase in the game.

:The figure was solicited as part of the assortment's first wave, but appears to have never been released. The reason for this becomes apparent if one "fools" the Beam Box console's simple, button-based recognition system into thinking a Chase figure has been placed inside – the controls for the Chase game do not respond, effectively freezing the console until it is reset. Apparently Hasbro simply neglected to release Chase rather than recall and/or re-manufacture the Beam Box itself.

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===Mini Dinos===
[[File:RBtoy Chase Dinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Chase the Rescue Dinobot''' (2014)
: Part of the second wave of basic-sized Mini Dino figures, Chase transforms from ''Stegosaurus'' to robot and back in a few easy steps. While in beast mode, pressing on his back spikes activates a tail swinging action. Uncommon in Rescue Bots toys, he features articulation at his shoulders.

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===Rescan series===
[[File:RB-toy Chase-Rescan-SUV.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Chase on steroids.]]
*'''Chase the Police Bot''' (2014)
:Part of the fourth wave of 2014 Rescan figures, Chase now transforms into a rescue SUV by folding down his hood, then flipping up his front wheels.

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[[File:RB-toy Chase-Rescan.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Drug-free again!]]
*'''Chase the Police Bot''' (2015)

:Part of the fourth wave of 2015 Rescan figures, this new version of Chase is functionally a remake of the original toy, just smaller and more show-accurate. He transforms from police cruiser to robot in a single step, activated by pulling his light-bar back towards his trunk.

:This toy was also included in the "[[Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set]]" with no notable changes.

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[[File:RescueBots_GriffinRockRescueTeam_Package.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Buy me again!]]
*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the show-based "Rescan" versions of Chase, [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Blades]], and [[Boulder#|Boulder]], plus the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit. All four toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:RB-toy Chase-Rescan-Steg.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Me Snarl jealous!]]
*'''Chase the Dino Protector''' (2017)

:Part of the final wave of 2017 Rescan figures, this new version of Chase is an arguably better version of his Mini Dino toy, once again transforming into a ''Stegosaurus''.
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===Rescue Rigs===
[[File:Rescuerig chase.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<s>Doctor</s> Officer Claw?]]
*'''Capture Claw Chase''' (2016)
:Part of the first wave of Rescue Rigs figures, Chase transforms into a Police pick-up truck with a large trailer. This figure shares much of its engineering with the new Rescan [[Hoist (RB)|Rescue Bots Hoist]], but is a completely different tooling. His trailer can transform into a role-play capture claw for children to use and pick up stuff.

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===Flip Racers===
*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2017)
[[File:RB-Chase-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.20|Come with me or there will be... trouble!]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racers]], Chase transforms automatically from police car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)#Flip|Sideswipe]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Racing Team".
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Chase-FlipRacer-car.jpg|thumb|upright=1.20|Ok, now he's mad!]]

:Later, Chase was released on his own in Wave 2 of the single-pack Flip Racers. He is identical to the first version.
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2018)

:A new mold which transforms into a modified police car with lifted suspension and an exposed motor. Chase is packed with retools of [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Flip|Optimus Prime]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Extreme Team".
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*'''Chase the Police-Bot''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2018)

:Chase is packed with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Flip|Bumblebee]] and [[Brushfire#Flip|Brushfire]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Racing Team".
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vadász''' ("Hunter"), sometimes '''Hajtó''' ("Driver")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhuīzōng''' (China, 追踪, "Chase")

==References==
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[[Category:Law enforcement]]
[[Category:Pilots]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Blades (RB)

2018-07-31T20:34:41Z

PurrElise: /* Rescue Bots cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Blades}}
:''Blades is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RescueBotsBlades-charactermodel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Function: Autobot Nebbish.]]

Ask for volunteers for a dangerous aerial mission, and you'll find '''Blades'''... slouched towards the back of the crowd trying not to be noticed. Timid by nature, acrophobic despite his aerial alternate mode, and more interested in consuming [[Earth]] pop culture than actually living an adventure, Blades seems a very unlikely member of [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]].

But Blades' sensitivity also makes him very empathetic to those in danger, and can push him past his fears to come to the rescue. Working with the energetic and daring [[human]] [[Dani Burns]], while at first ''incredibly'' nerve-wracking for the Cybertronian, has resulted in something of a streak of genuine courage. He also has a ''huge'' case of hero worship for the legendary Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and having gotten to work with the scout on numerous occasions —and more importantly being called a friend by Bee— has given Blades an ego boost to further embolden him. Blades will make a fine [[Rescue Bot]]...

Even if he'd rather be doing arts and crafts or playing video games.

{{quote|Fear is a great motivator.|Blades|"[[You've Been Squilshed]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' storybooks===
[[File:RescueBotsRespond Blades.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Blades was part of [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s team of Rescue Bots — he was the smart one who made up all the plans. When the team received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], they hopped in their spacecraft and joined him on [[Earth]], where he was given the [[alternate mode]] of a helicopter. Inexperienced at flying, Blades accidentally sliced a tree with his rotors, and it had to be dealt with by the rest of the team. They eventually arrived in [[Griffin Rock]], where Optimus introduced them to [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}}

After some time away from Griffin Rock, Blades returned to [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]] to join the team, and introduced himself to [[Cody Burns]]. He, Heatwave and Cody were soon called out on a mission, however Blades's broken radio caused problems, and he inadvertently fanned the forest fire with his rotors until the others could warn him away. Instead he found his partner [[Sawyer Storm]] helping humans trapped by the fire and assisted in the rescue. Back at the fire station, Blades and the team were congratulated on a job well done, and Blades got his radio fixed. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} He was on hand to welcome [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder]] when the remaining members of the team arrives. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Parvesh Cheena]] (English), [[Lacey Chabert]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Bernhard Völger]] (German), [[Gábor Seder]] (Hungarian), [[Klaudiusz Kaufmann]] (Polish), [[Moisés Ivan Mora]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Tommi Haapaniemi]] (Finnish), [[Paolo De Santis]] (Italian)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness proto-Blades.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|*intro guitar riff*]]
Blades was part of a team of Rescue Bots who were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus assigned the team to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. Blades was not keen on the helicopter [[alternate mode]] he was forced to take, as his previous form had wheels and he was afraid of heights. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, following which Blades discovered that his new partner, [[Dani Burns]], could yell really loud when she wanted him to fly faster as they went to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]] to attend to a fire. That night, [[Cody Burns]] discovered the Rescue Bots' secret, and after they helped stop a rogue robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Chief Burns revealed the truth to the rest of the team. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[File:Hotshots Blades with scoopclaw belly.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Too alarmin' now to talk about."]]
Dani and Blades continued to have trouble working together, arriving late to an emergency. Cody tried unsuccessfully to get the pair to bond, until there was another emergency when [[Mount Magma]] began threatening the island with lava. Blades and Dani operated the switch to open the volcano's crater as a relief measure, but when they were subsequently caught in an ash cloud, Dani had to cajole a panicking Blades into flying out of it. He managed to earn her respect when he subsequently braved the ash to pick up a water tower and douse the lava with it. {{storylink|Under Pressure}}

After Blades felt like he wasn't contributing enough, Dani fitted a scoop claw to him, something he wasn't that enthusiastic about, and made him look fat in [[robot mode]]. The claw soon proved its worth, though the other Rescue Bots were annoyed Blades and Dani were hogging all the rescues and even threatened to forcibly remove it. When during a patrol, Blades was forced down by a lightning strike, the other Rescue Bots came to his aid, and he and Dani decided to use the claw scoop a little less often in the future. {{storylink|Hotshots}} Blades and Dani retrieved a lobster parade balloon after it carried away Doc Greene. Three of the Rescue Bots took part in the technology parade during the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]] but the town was attacked by [[flobster]]s, who seemed to have a liking for Blades's face. He and Dani helped round them up using a cage and the lobster balloon, so they could be neutralized. Afterwards, Blades finally worked out the joke. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}}

[[File:FourBotsBaby Blades lowers harness.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|"Take your pictures down and shake it out."]]
After helping prevent a hazardous chemical spill, the Rescue Bots were forced to endure a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'' that resulted in [[Huxley Prescott]] causing a mass panic when he reported an alien invasion. The Rescue Bots had to help during the ensuing chaos and destroyed Huxley's [[SETI]] dish to avoid the island's destruction. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}} After [[Boulder]] got the idea to adopt a pet, Blades helped him by shutting down the power to [[Griffin Rock Zoo]]. They spent the rest of the night trying to find the [[Whiskers|lion]] that Boulder had let loose, and Blades ended up catching it in a cage. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}}

After Cody souped up a go-kart, Blades was worried he wouldn't want to hang out with them any more. The go-kart turned sour when Cody tried to soup it up with nanites, which instead ran rampant, and the Rescue Bots had to help him. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}} Cody roped the Rescue Bots into helping him take care of a [[Robo-Baby]]. They found Blades's rotors had a soothing effect on the baby and put it to sleep. When the bank was in danger of falling into a sinkhole, Blades and Dani had to rescue [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] again, and in the meantime the baby escaped from the fire station, forcing Cody and the Rescue Bots to track it down. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}}

[[File:DeepTrouble Pirate Blades.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Truth or consequence, say it aloud."]]
During a snowfall caused by a weather machine, Dani and Blades helped save city hall by flying upside-down and clearing the snow off the roof. Unfortunately this left Blades too frozen to fly when they later needed to rescue [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] from a chunk of ice on the river. {{storylink|Christmas in July}} Blades and Dani rescued [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] when his boat, the ''[[Floating Xanadu]]'' was in danger of running aground. He and the other Rescue Bots were invited on a fishing trip with Chief Burns and Cody the next day, and Blades, who had been watching too many pirate movies, began affecting pirate talk. After the Bots encountered and fought a [[shark submarine]], the sub started a self-destruct sequence, and Blades had to fly it out to sea before it exploded. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}}

Blades was happy at being grounded due to fog, but had to fly anyway when the dinosaur from the museum was spotted near the lab. Though it turned out the dinosaur had been reprogrammed, a short time later the island's technology went wild, and the Rescue Bots had to deal with the out-of-control devices and a hacked [[Trex]]. After they subdued the beast, Blades had to fly Doc Greene back to his lab to remove the virus from Trex. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} When [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Blades turned to television. He was pressed into service by Cody, who had Dani fly him over to spy on the lab, which worked until they were spotted by the MorBot which chased them back to the fire station. After being called out to a fire at the lab, the Rescue Bots got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[File:GriffinRockTriangle Blades pulls boat.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|"Use that evidence, race it around."]]
Though Blades and Dani turned up to rescue [[Hayley]], Kade insisted on doing it himself so he could impress the girl. The team turned up to a break-in at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], during which Blades, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] and Boulder were shrunk to the size of ants by the [[Minimizer]] and ended up in the sewer. After braving huge rats and a torrent of water, they made it to the [[Griffin Rock dam]], where they rescued Kade and alerted the rest of the team to the fact that the dam was near bursting. Cody later used the Minimizer to return them to their normal sizes. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} While trying to save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s boat, Blades was pulled under the sea but managed to save the boat with the help of the rest of the team. He helped Cody search the tunnels under the island to find a mooring station, leading the team to venture into the sea where they helped [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]] seal the vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief left them with strict orders not to go to [[Griffin Crest]]. After receiving an apparent SOS from Cody, Blades and the others went there anyway and ended up immobilized by an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field, leaving them in need of a rescue. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Blades had a rotor bend during a rescue at the airport, so when he and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island, he was unable to fly back to Griffin Rock for help. The Bots' attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

[[File:Bttr bumblebee blades.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"There goes my hero. Watch him as he goes."]]
While on a mission to [[Wayward Island]], Blades was excited to meet Bumblebee, however his attempting to show off backfired when he got stuck to a tree and Bumblebee had to rescue him. Back on Griffin Rock, the team attended another rescue, but when the other three Rescue Bots seized up, Bumblebee once again had to help Blades complete the rescue. As it turned out the others had been infected by a virus from the meteorite, Blades stayed at the fire station while the humans and Bumblebee went to deal with it, but ended up flying out himself to rescue Bumblebee from an undersea trench. Faced with an out-of-control bomb, the two Bots used it to destroy the meteorite, but were infected by the virus themselves. Luckily a sample of the meteorite they'd obtained resulted in the finding of a cure, and Blades was overjoyed to get some photos of himself with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When the Rescue Bots were called out to deal with a huge blob of space goo, Blades was horrified by it eating [[Mister Pettypaws]] and tried fruitlessly to hit it with a park sculpture. He and Dani tracked the [[Squilsh]] from the air, and later provided an air lift when the team cornered it at the [[Griffin Rock Community Pool]]. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}} Blades and Dani rescued Frankie from [[Tracer (RB)|tracers]] after most of the townspeople were teleported elsewhere by them, and had to fly through the wind farm to try to lose a swarm of the bugs. Back at the fire station, the Bots had their work cut out squishing bugs, though Blades managed to catch one, enabling Boulder to find a way to neutralize them. The four Bots later tracked down the cavern where the townsfolk had been teleported and rescued them all. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} When Griffin Rock was hit by an infestation of what appeared to be ghosts, Blades was particularly hesitant to deal with them, having watched all fourteen ''[[Haunted Halls]]'' movies. He was especially unnerved when one manifested right inside his cockpit. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

[[File:LittleWhiteLies Blades protects Graham.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.45|"There goes my hero. He's ordinary."]]
Blades helped search the island for Chief Burns and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] after the pair went missing, though when the trail led to the old lead mine, he was almost too worried about blood-sucking bats to go in. He, [[Graham Burns|Graham]] and Dani followed Boulder's sonar and managed to find Chase. {{storylink|Little White Lies}} The Rescue Bots were forced to be extra attentive to their cover as robots when Frankie started filming them for a school project. They stopped a swarm of earthquakes by tracking down the cause in the caves under Griffin Rock. {{storylink|Shake Up}} Following Blades's discovery of fireworks, Cody got a [[repulsor badge]], granting the boy superhero-like powers. When the badge overloaded, trapping Cody in an energy bubble, Blades declared it his mortal enemy, as he and the other Bots worked to rescue Cody. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Blades, the other Rescue Bots, Cody and Frankie were sent back in time to [[1939]] in a time travel accident. There they fell into the hands of a team of scientists headed by Doctor Morocco who performed experiments on them. Morocco was getting to the point of dissecting the four Bots when Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue. On returning to the present, they found that Morocco had taken over the town with the aid of his MorBots. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} The four bots managed to elude the MorBots and soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past had resulted in the changed. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, including a version of Dani who didn't like flying, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

Blades took to playing a dance video game with Frankie, once she and Doc Greene knew the Rescue Bots' secret. He assisted in the rescue of [[Taylor]], whom he was amused to note that Dani had taken a liking to, and had to rescue the other Bots when Doc Greene's [[Vacuum Accelerator]] warped them to the top of [[Mount Griffin]]. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns was ill, the four bots had to contend with Kade appointing himself new team leader, and Cody being aged into an adult in a lab experiment. Blades's attempt to salvage a crashed rocket from where it was tangled in power lines resulted in it exploding. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

[[File:AVirtualDisaster Blades arrow to the knee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.45|"Don't the best of them bleed it out
while the rest of them peter out?"]]
He and Dani tracked an iceberg, only to discover it was actually [[S.S. Isolde|a ship]] frozen by a piece of cargo it was carrying, the [[Sub-Zero Expander]]. After accidentally getting frozen by the machine, Blades returned to base, and took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} After a rescue mission where Blades became frightened of the snowy weather, Cody took Blades to the Hall of Inspiration where they played the Doc's new [[Griffin Rock Element Quest|virtual reality game]]. Inside the game, Cody taught Blades about video games, such as power-ups and boss fights, but the game bugged out when lightning struck the Hall. The bosses could hurt the two and Blades overcame his fear and gained the courage to protect Cody, much to Heatwave's surprise. The three beat the game, thanks to Blades, and were teleported out of the game. Heatwave later commented on Blades's courage. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

When the rest of the team was mesmerized by cellphones, Blades escaped by virtue of being out on patrol at the time, though it did mean he and Dani had to put out a fire without Heatwave's help. They were subsequently mind-controlled as well, and forced to excavate [[Blossom Vale]] until the cell tower was taken out. {{storylink|Spellbound}} Huxley Prescott's reality show featuring the bots was approved by the mayor, and Blades was caught up in the idea of gaining fame. He began trying to think up catchphrases, but was disappointed when it turned out Prescott had begun manufacturing emergencies to make the show more exciting. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}}

[[File:BlameTheGremlins Blades and Dani rescue.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.55|"Kudos, my hero, leavin' all the best."]]
Blades took part in a rescue when Taylor's plane was stricken with an electrical fault. He and the rest of the team later had to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s conjured from Kade's nightmares. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}} When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Blades and the other Rescue Bots helped the boy hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that Mayor Luskey had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

A picnic Blades and Cody were helping Dani with was interrupted by the arrival of [[Woodrow Burns]]. The revelation that there was [[energon]] under the island resulted in Optimus Prime arriving, and the whole team had to go rescue Woodrow and Cody after the pair became trapped in a cavern deep underground, which ended up with Blades having to fight giant spiders. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} After Blades, Boulder and the three older siblings were separated from the others, Blades had to brave luminous fungus, pterodactyls, and giant fish as they searched for a way out. Once the team was reunited, they escaped from underground by blasting themselves out of the top of Mount Magma. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

The Rescue Bots had to bring out their spaceship for another mission to save Graham and Doc Greene after the space elevator they were on was hit by an asteroid. {{storylink|Space Bots}} The team had to deal with a runaway [[mechanical bull]]. When a mishap occurred while transporting the creature to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]], Blades, Chase and Boulder ended up tussling with a prototype Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}} The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}}

[[File:BuddySystem Blades scales cliff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.85|"You know my hero, the one that's on."]]
Blades finally achieved his ambition to become a [[Lad Pioneer]] when he was appointed troop mascot. Going on a nature hike, Blade was linked with Cody via [[Buddy Bracelet]]s, the keys for which were accidentally destroyed. Consequently Cody had to come along with Blades when the Rescue Bot took part in a snake hunt around town. {{storylink|Buddy System}} After an earthquake and a rash of objects being pulled into the air, Blades became convinced that invisible [[griffin]]s were to blame. He and the other Bots accompanied Graham and Cody to Wayward Island, where it turned out that it was just a super-magnet causing the trouble. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

When Chase appeared to join with Evan and Myles during their crime spree, Blades and the rest of the rescue team found themselves going against him. He later rejoined the team and the four Rescue Bots disabled the [[Tech Wrecker]] Evan and Myles had created. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, the Rescue Bots were joined in their work by [[Noble (RB)|Noble]], at least until the dogs real owner turned up to claim him. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} The team had to deal with a storm without Heatwave. When their leader returned with a second alternate mode, Blades was interested in finding out how to acquire one himself. {{storylink|Changes}}

After a sea rescue Blades took part in resulted in everyone's midwinter holiday presents sinking to the bottom of the ocean, Blades and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and destroyed it. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}} When Chief Burns was off the island, Woodrow ended up as part of the team. Blades found himself being used as a ramp during a rescue of the mayor, something he didn't enjoy much, though he later got to help rescue some [[dolphin]]s. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}}

Blades was excited at the news that Bumblebee was coming and made plans to enjoy his friend's visit, however it turned out Bumblebee was there on a relic-finding mission. What's worse, Dani's pilot license was suspended, so unable to fly in Blades, she was partnered with Bumblebee. Though he grew jealous of the pair's growing bond, Blades was soon distracted by helping Optimus retrieve the relic from the ocean, and was later happy when Bumblebee saved Dani from quicksand. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

[[File:RiseOfTheHeroes Blades flies underground.jpg|thumb|right|260px]]
Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] and an impromptu rescue mission, Blades's attempt to watch ''[[Cupcake Hoarders]]'' was thwarted when he was lured into a trap and kidnapped by Dr. Morocco. Morocco used a memory-erasing ray on him and convinced him that the doctor had been assigned as the Rescue Bots' liaison on Earth by Optimus Prime. Once the other Rescue Bots were similarly brainwashed, Morocco put Blades in charge and sent the team to a cavern under Griffin Rock to mine gold. Unfortunately Blades accidentally set off a methane explosion and when the Bots climbed out of the crater, they were confronted by the dastardly Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option. Blades was relieved to discover he wasn't team leader though. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

[[File:BigGame Chase carries Blades.jpg|thumb|left|290px| Wrap up and Roll out!]]
During a routine inspection by Optimus, Blades and Dani encountered an unexpected pterodactyl. After they captured and tagged it, the team tracked the creature back to Wayward Island where they found a whole group of dinosaurs, one of which damaged Blades's tail rotor. The team was subsequently chased into a tar pit and had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinos were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. After catching Blades repeatedly with nets, the hunter managed to trap the trio in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

Following the accidental creation of four extra Kades, Blades found himself having to take them all back to the first station after their squabbling caused an accident. He later attempted to rescue the rest of the team from a gas leak, but ended up himself needing rescuing by the quintet of Kades. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}} After having to deal with a flooding disaster, Blades and Heatwave had to try and cover for Chase and Boulder during their mission in space. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}

[[File:Switcheroo Blades eats yogurt.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Blades and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab. Despite being injured during the chase, Blades beat Vigil to the lab along with Chase, but Vigil stuck them to the floor using the Collision Foam Cannon, leaving it to Frankie and Cody to save the day. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Blades attempted to help Graham gain confidence to talk to [[Amy]] via role playing. He later saved the day, using ''[[Confident Me]]'' to lure a swarm of mutant army ants to a place where they could be successfully captured. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}}

During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Blades switched bodies with Dani. He binged on yogurt and potato chips, much to her disgust, and she forced him to exercise to work off the calories. For his part, he was smug when she found being a helicopter wasn't as much fun as she thought. They were eventually swapped back into their own bodies. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} Blades and the rest of the team were shrunken down to microscopic size so they could enter Kade's body and retrieve the [[scrubmite]]s he'd accidentally ingested. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}} Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Blades scanned a pterodactyl alternate mode so he and the other Rescue Bots, plus Optimus, could masquerade as the dinobots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. Unfortunately Blades then found he could no longer transform, and ended up bringing Cody along by accident when Quarry took them all to an island. As Quarry was taking the other Autobots to be sold, Blades finally found the strength to transform so that he could rescue them. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}}

[[File:AttackOfHumunagado Blades pterodactyl.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Blades, that isn't a dinosaur. Stop cheating!]]
The team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace, which Blades hoped would mean a visit from Bumblebee. They found only a caveman frozen in ice, who turned out to be still alive once he was thawed back in Griffin Rock. While the others helped "[[Ira]]" acclimate, Heatwave and Blades returned to Wayward Island and found cave paintings depicting Autobots in the caveman's era. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}} The team had to cope with giant Kaiju created when Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', and ended up using their dino modes to combat the beasts. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}}

The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]], however a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}} When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}}

[[File:PiratesAhoy Blades sandcastle.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
After the discovery that the Burns family had a pirate in their ancestry and the suspension of the rescue team, Blades took Woodrow, Cody and Dani to look for pirate treasure, though he was too big to enter the cave they were led to, and built a firehouse out of sand while he waited. Clues eventually led the team to the treasure, and they were subsequently reinstated by the mayor. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}} When the Rescue Bots were assigned to training with [[High Tide]], Blades found the old bot particularly fearsome and messed up repeatedly. After taking some time to rescue a human in trouble, Blades earned a chewing out from High Tide. He later steadied an oil rig long enough for the other Rescue Bots to rescue Doc and Frankie. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}} When the time traveler [[Jules Verne]] visited, Blades helped apprehend Dr. Morocco. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}}

When the Rescue Bots found two Autobots, [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the team to train the two newcomers. Blades was unimpressed with Blurr's lying about his past, but Optimus convinced the team to let Blurr have another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} After hours of failed rescue simulations, Cody suggested more personal training for the newbies, so Blades constructed a highlight reel of his own rescues. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} After Blurr stole the ship and a solar flare knocked out the island's power, Blades was reluctantly forced to fly rescues in the dark, backwards. Blurr later returned having saved the island from a rogue satellite, and was assigned elsewhere along with Salvage. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

The Rescue Bots were forced to hunt for Servo after the dog went missing in action and left a trail of destruction in his wake. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Blades joined Boulder, Chase and the kids in guarding some woodpeckers Boulder found, however they were forced to go into damage control mode when word of the discovery got out, and had to deal with a fire in Blossom Vale. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

[[File:RB-DaniAndBladesFly.jpg|thumb|left|350px|''Think of the happiest things, 
It's the same as having wings!'']]
After Chase injured himself, Blades prescribed a week of rest off his feet, and as a result Chase took the job of dispatcher and managed to send the team on a number of false alarms. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Blades took part in a video call to educate new recruits and though reluctant, ended up singing a duet with Dani. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Blades and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, during which a quantum crystal mishap resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then}} Blades and Dani attempted to go for help, only to find that the conditions were too harsh and Heatwave had to help them return to town. As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, the Rescue Bots had their work cut out keeping people safe. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus gave them a new mission, to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

[[File:BridgeBuilding Blades fan club.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]
Despite Blades being in favor, three years on they still hadn't told the humans about themselves. An invasion by the [[Velgrox]], which Blades found out about when they captured Dani, resulted in the four Rescue Bots having to reveal themselves to the townsfolk. {{storylink|New Normal}} Blades immediately started organizing his own fan club, however he proved unable to interest any of the townsfolk in joining and had to offer free helicopter rides instead. {{storylink|Bridge Building}} When a race between Blades and Heatwave ended in an emergency situation, Blades had to help clean up the mess. Heatwave subsequently restricted the team to their official duties and had Blades flying patrols over the island. It was not long after that the team encountered a new Rescue Bot named [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} Quickshadow assigned him and Dani to fly over the island while Heatwave transported dangerous chemicals for Doc Greene. After a mishap spread acid clouds around downtown, he carried Heatwave back to the clouds to help neutralize them. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, Blades went to the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] to play games. When the [[Morocco virus]] invaded the ''Element Quest'' game, Blades was eliminated while protecting Cody from a dragon. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in Earliween celebrations, though Blades was keen on dressing in a costume himself. They also came up with a plan to foil Evan and Myles when the pair tried to carnap Quickshadow. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

[[File:PartTimeHeroes Blades reports.jpg|thumb|left|350px]]
Blades helped Chase run for mayor by campaigning, however when Chase actually took office, the changes he made interfered with the team's ability to do their job. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}} Blades was keen to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]], and actually got to do so with the rest of town — after the team had to deal with a giant-size [[CeCe Greene]]. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Blades and Dani operated a traffic report for Huxley. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

When the new mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] was reaching completion, Blades planned a housewarming party, but was upset when it turned out a fair portion of the team wouldn't be able to make it. He ended up abandoning the idea and headed back to Griffin Rock. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} Cut off from the training center after the computer system malfunctioned, Chase, Blades and Chief instead dealt with the problems on Griffin Rock. Blades was called on to fly over to the mainland and assist Heatwave in reactivating the center's holographic disguise. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. Dani presented him with the race cup for being understanding about her sneaking off to take part in the races with Blurr. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} Blades accompanied Heatwave, Chief and Dani to [[Africa]] when Woodrow Burns appeared to need help, and ended up helping a family of gorillas survive baboons and an erupting volcano. {{storylink|King Burns}} Blades was honored to be made a judge in one of the competitions for the town's Pizza Pi Party, though the event was interrupted by out-of-control pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. Blades found himself reunited with Bumblebee, but was startled by the changes in his friend. When the tour of the training center was interrupted by an energon eater which has stowed away on the ship, Blades and Bumblebee ended up teaming up to capture it. Before leaving, Bumblebee suggested Blades come on a mission with his team. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}

[[File:CampCody human Blades full body.jpg|thumb|right|150px|I'm a boy, a really real boy.]]
Blades finally got the last Lad Pioneer badge he needed, only to find he wouldn't be able to attend the level up ceremony because it was on the mainland. Graham made him a holographic disguise so he could become a Teen Pioneer, and he pretended to be Swedish to explain why he couldn't touch anything. At [[Camp Itsa Craftsee]], he, Cody and Graham ended up getting mixed up in [[Chickadee]]'s plan to find some lost emeralds, but ended up helping the rest of the team apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Blades joined Dani in trying to rescue Taylor only for Taylor to be turned into a frog by fairies. Blades kept the frog safe until the trio were reunited with the rest of the team and Taylor was transformed back. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} When the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] escaped to Griffin Rock, the team helped [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] recapture him. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Blades's job under the code name '''Rain Cloud''' (after '''Irrelevant''' was first considered) was to fly over Pynch's compound disguised as a cloud, and drop Heatwave and Chief inside. {{storylink|Cody's 11}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

While Blades grew increasingly anxious at the dangerous test missions Dani was undertaking, he was alarmed to hear she might take up test-piloting full time. When her test space mission ran into trouble, the team came to her rescue in the ''Sigma'', and Blades managed to reach her stricken craft and guide it on a slingshot trajectory around the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Dani and Blades tried to get Cody interested in being a medical responder when the boy was deciding what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Blades leading Quickshadow and High Tide in China — though Blades was initially hesitant, an encounter with some Blades fans left him more enthusiastic. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, Blades and his team were unable to prevent him getting away with tech from the [[Faxian]] laboratory. {{storylink|Upgrades}} When Morocco set his sights on abducting Cody, Blades and Dani flew back from China at high speed thanks to some rocket boosters, and joined in trying to prevent Morocco's forces coming ashore on Griffin Rock. Optimus later assigned Blades and his team Faxian on a permanent basis. {{storylink|Transformations}}

====Prevenge====
{{voiceactor|[[Parvesh Cheena]] (English)}}
Blades had been left alone back at the Rescue Bots command center when he was abducted by a mysterious force, pulled through a trans-dimensional portal to another universe. He found himself within a metallic labyrinth, where he met the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]. Several cannons then popped up throughout the corridor, prompting Snarl to tell the Rescue Bot to draw out his swords. A bewildered Blades explained to Snarl that his blades were for flying, not fighting! Snarl picking up the slack, the duo made their way to the middle of the maze via a "graphic and expensive-looking battle sequence." Upon reaching their destination, Blades was relieved to find an authority figure in the form of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. He also met five other 'bots who had similarly been abducted from their home dimensions: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]], [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]]. Blades found them all terrifying.

A mysterious voice then made itself heard, and stated that it had brought the group together in a ploy to get revenge on the Autobots. Blades pointed out that a bunch of them weren't Autobots, and asked to be excused from the whole brouhaha. The voice declared that it didn't care about the semantics of their factions, and unleashed a "horde" of Sharkticons on them... and by a horde, it meant a single sickly and rusted Sharkticon. Embarrassed, the group's abductor ordered them to fight to the death instead of bothering with the Sharkticon. Blades had difficulty wrapping his head around the idea that someone could fight so hard with their friends or coworkers that they'd just drop dead, before it was explained to him what the voice actually meant. This only served to terrify Blades further, who pondered that this was weird way to learn a valuable lesson about responsibility and teamwork.

Annoyed that its prisoners weren't killing one another already, the voice threatened to detonate a Dark Energon bomb if they didn't get on with it. But Blades managed to bluff his captor into admitting that he didn't have a bomb, using some of the "mad scientist lingo" he had picked up around Griffin Rock. The architect behind the whole plot revealed himself to be the [[Skuxxoid]], whom Snarl dealt with in short order. The abductees, now left to devise a way to get themselves back to their homes, began to brainstorm on how to accomplish such a feat. They settled on all laughing together, as characters in cheesy cartoons are prone to do when an episode comes to an end. This, surprisingly enough, worked out. Finding himself back in Griffin Rock, Blades was puzzled over the fact that he hadn’t gotten any character building lesson out of his adventure... He decided that the only thing he learned was that weird things just happen sometimes. {{storylink|Prevenge}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Blades was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Commercial appearances==
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], Blades and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
* The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Blades energized his hook weapon to better deal with the situation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
* A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! While he directed a rescue operation for Chase, Blades watched from afar in his pterodactyl mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:Rescue-Bots-Blades.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|If it's all the same to you, I'd rather just hide in the toy box.]]
*'''Blades the Copter-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2011)
:Blades transforms into an orange and white rescue helicopter of a likely fictitious origin, but with design details common to several real-life helicopters. In keeping with the simplified transformations of the line, Blades can be transformed from helicopter to robot simply by twisting the knob on his propeller. His rotors are free-spinning in this mode, and the design of his tail / legs is such that he can be held by the bottom portion of the tail beneath the tail rotor. Care must be taken, however, as the free-spinning nature of his blades means that they can sometimes spin when the knob is twisted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBBlades/blades.htm More information on Blades at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RBtoy Energize Blades.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blades the Copter-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Rescue hook

:A redeco of the original mold for the line's ''Energize'' [[subline imprint]], Blades's arms and the cap on his rotors are transparent blue plastic. He has also been retooled to remove the Autobot insignia on his chest in favor of a Rescue Bot insignia. He comes with a "rescue hook" accessory, that he can hold or attach to the underside of his landing skids.

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[[File:RBtoy Blades&DrMorocco.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|ARRRGH! Avast ye scallywag!]]
*'''Blades the Copter-Bot & Dr. Morocco ''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2013)

:Blades is a non-transforming PVC figure with basic articulation. He is sculpted after his on-screen appearance, and features his ''Energize'' rescue hook tool in place of his left hand. Blades is packaged with a static PVC figure of [[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/RBPVCBlades/blades.htm More information on PVC Blades at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RBtoy BeamBoxBlades.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Argh! if only I had me eye-patch to finish the look.]]
*'''Blades the Copter-Bot''' (Beam Box Figure, 2013)

:Blades is a static plastic figure in a similar style to his 2-Pack release, mounted on a 'rocky' base. Placing Blades inside the [[Beam Box]] Game System allows him to be played in-game.

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[[File:RBtoy MiniDinoBlades.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blades the Rescue Dinobot''' (Mini Dino, 2014)

:Blades the Rescue Dinobot is a small figure that autotransforms into a robotic ''Pteranodon''. The toy lost huge swathes of [[paint operation]]s between initial [[stock photography]] and the final toy. This toy has the distinction of being the first transformable Rescue Bot figure with functional [[articulation]], having swivels at the arms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBDinoBlades/blades.htm More information on Dinobot Blades at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RBtoy EpicBlades.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.85]]
*'''Blades the Flight-Bot''' (Epic Figure, 2014)
:Epic Blades is a 12-inch-tall non-transforming figure. His chest opens up to fit a 2-Pack human figure, and features 5mm fist holes to hold rescue tool accessories from other figures.

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[[File:RBtoy Blades and Dani.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blades the Flight-Bot & Dani Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2014)

:Blades is another articulated PVC figure, this time in a new rescue jet body. He is packaged with a static PVC figure of [[Dani Burns]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBPVCBlades/blades.htm More information on Rescan PVC Blades at TFU.info]''

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====Rescan Series====
[[File:RBtoy RescanBlades.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Where exactly are his blades?]]
*'''Blades the Flight-Bot''' (Rescan, 2014)

:Blades is a transforming mold, about two-thirds the size of his original toy. He transforms into a rescue jet, and, like other 2014 figures, is missing several paint details seen on his packaging stock photos.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBBlades/blades.htm More information on Rescan Blades at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RB-toy Blades-Rescan.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Ah, that's better!]]
*'''Blades the Flight Bot''' (Rescan 2015)

:Released in the fourth wave of 2015 Rescan figures, Blades is functionally a smaller version of his original toy but features a more show-accurate design. He transforms from copter to robot with a simple pull/push of his arms.

:This toy was also included in the "[[Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set]]" with no notable changes.

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[[File:RescueBots_GriffinRockRescueTeam_Package.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"Why can't I be in robot mode too?"]]
*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the show-based "Rescan" versions of Blades, [[Chase (RB)#RescanCar|Chase]], and [[Boulder#RescanShow|Boulder]], plus the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit. All four toys are identical to their individual releases.

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====Megabot====
[[File:RBtoy Megabot Blades.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|More than just a bot, a MEGA bot!]]
*'''Copter Crane Blades''' (Megabot, 2016)

:Part of the fourth wave of Megabots figures, Blades changes from an ocean rescue helicopter to robot in a few quick steps. He features articulation at his shoulders and 5mm fist holes as well as a large claw clamp that he can either hold in his fist, store under his cockpit in vehicle mode, or hook it up to his winch system on his underside. Slight assembly is required for Blades out of box; one must attach his rotor prop plate to his back. His rotor connects to a peg which allows one to activate his working winch in helicopter mode. When his claw is hooked onto the winch, rotating the rotor clockwise booms the claw down, while rotating it counterclockwise reels it back up.

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====Flip Racers====
*'''Airport Blastoff Blades''' (playset, 2017)
[[File:RB-Blades-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|4-wheeling jet]]

:Part of the first wave of [[Flip Racers]] Launchers, Blades transforms automatically from a four-wheeled jet to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. A spring-loaded launcher will shoot Blades under the airport at a high speed. The launcher is compatible with the [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ChompChase|Chomp & Chase Raceway]].
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==Notes==
* His coloration and function are more reminiscent of [[Evac (disambiguation)|Evac]] than the traditional, Decepticon fighting interpretation of previous versions of [[Blades (disambiguation)|Blades]].
* For [[Christmas]] [[2013]], [[Hub Network|The Hub]] aired a special "[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship Is Magic" video yule log. This hour-long special consisted of music and cameo appearances by several characters or pieces from Hub properties in addition to the ponies themselves. Among the characters who made cameos were [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Beast Hunters Bumblebee]] (who beeped as he drove across the screen), Rescue Bots Blades (who stumbled onto the screen before being pulled back off), Strawberry Shortcake, Lil' Bat (mascot for The Aquabats), a Sorry! game piece, a character from "Pound Puppies", the main lead from "SheZow!", the Mane Six from ''MLP: FiM'' (in what can only be considered a jumpscare), and several characters from the "Littlest Pet Shop" cartoon. This special was aired back-to-back for four hours on Christmas morning, possibly as a means of giving the bulk of the network staff a chance to spend Christmas morning with their families.
* Before his new setting made it largely unnecessary, Blades functioned as the team's field medic.

===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Penge''' ("Blade")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dāofēng''' (刀锋, "Blade")

[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Cody Burns

2018-07-31T20:30:41Z

PurrElise: /* Rescue Bots cartoon */

{{disambig3|Cody}}
{{disambig3|Burns}}
:''Cody Burns is a [[human]] from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Cody Burns profile.jpg|thumb|right|250px|And the fandom worried.]]
'''Cody Burns''' is the youngest of the Burns siblings. Despite still being in school, he's keen to take up the family mantle of becoming a rescue worker and driving an emergency vehicle around [[Griffin Rock]]. Now that he's discovered that the rescue vehicles can drive themselves and his dad, [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]], has relented and let him join the team, maybe he'll get that chance.

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' pack-in storybooks===
[[File:PrimeAlert Cody Burns.jpg|thumb|left|200px|What? No mustache?]]
Cody turned up at [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]] all ready for his new assignment, which he hoped was a daring rescue, but turned out to be giving [[Sparkplug (RB)|Sparkplug]] a bath. While doing so, Cody smelled fire and discovered that the fire house was on fire. After putting out some of the fire, Cody and Sparkplug dashed up to the roof to join Chief Charlie, and they activated the station's alert. [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] made a rapid return from across town and rescued the trio, revealing his true nature as a [[Rescue Bot]] to Cody in the process. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] welcomed Cody to the team and gave him and Heatwave their first assignment together — giving Sparkplug another bath. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}

Cody was impressed when the next Rescue Bot, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] arrived. However, as he and the two Bots were sent out to fight a forest fire, they discovered Blades's radio was broken, making it hard to warn the helicopter that he was fanning the fire with his downdraft while Cody and Heatwave tried to put it out. He was eventually able to communicate that he had found some endangered humans, and Cody and Heatwave were able to lend a hand. The day saved, Cody and Heatwave returned to the station to officially welcome Blades and [[Sawyer Storm|Sawyer]] to the team. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} He was also literally on-hand when [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder]] arrived with two more humans, [[Jack Tracker|Hunter]] and [[Walker Cleveland|Walker]] to join the team. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Elán Garfias]] (English), [[Oliver Vaquer]] (English, "One for the Ages"), [[Imari Williams]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Sebastian Fitzner]] (German), [[Gergő Bogdán]] (Hungarian), [[Jeremi Czyż]] (Polish, season 1), [[Jakub Jóźwik]] (Polish, season 2), [[Emilio Treviño]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Brittany Lauda]] (English, "[[Sky Forest Rescue]]"/"[[Dino Island]]"), [[Angela Galuppo]] (English, "[[Hero Adventures]]"), [[Matias Hangasmaa]] (Finnish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Henri Piispanen]] (Finnish, season 3), [[Hamdi Abbas]] (Arabic), [[Annalisa Longo]] (Italian, seasons 1-3), [[Simone Lupinacci]] (Italian, season 4)}}

[[Image:FamilyOfHeroes Cody Burns.jpg|thumb|right|220px|"Chill, guys. I'm much more of a Sari than a Kicker."]]
Cody was cycling to school when Chief Burns stopped by to remind him to attend the dedication ceremony for the new emergency vehicles that afternoon. Cody went along, meeting his friend [[Frankie Greene]] there, but his suspicions were aroused when one of the new rescue robots moved on its own. He followed his family and their new robots to a fire at the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]], and became even more suspicious when [[Heatwave (RB)|the fire engine]] saved his dad and brother [[Graham Burns|Graham]] from a falling dinosaur head. That night, he caught the four robots talking and discovered that they were, in fact, [[Autobot]]s from a distant world. He attempted to help them better act like Earth robots, taking them through one of the tunnels under the island. When they encountered a rogue robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Cody contacted Chief Burns, only to find his father already knew the Autobots were aliens. After he helped stop the ''T. rex'' by consulting Frankie, Cody was welcomed onto the team. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

Cody continued to try and help the Autobots to work together with his siblings, even luring [[Kade Burns|Kade]], [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and Graham down to the bunker beneath the fire station for a bonding session. During a subsequent disaster with a volcano spewing lava onto the island, Cody was able to advise his family by radio and help them cooperate with the Rescue Bots. By the time the adventure was over, they even worked together to save Cody from the lava. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} When Dani attached a rescue claw to [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and tempers started flaring in the team, Cody tried to ameliorate relations, only to be dismissed by both his siblings and the Rescue Bots. Despite this he went along with Dani and Blades as they went on patrol and was endangered when Blades was struck by lightning. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

After Heatwave nearly gave away the game, Cody gave the Rescue Bots a refresher course on behaving like robots. He went to the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]] with Frankie, and when the festival was attacked by flying lobsters, he dubbed them [[flobster]]s. He coordinated the Rescue Bot response to the threat and even helped rescue Frankie from a swarm of them. It was his idea to scare them using the giant lobster balloons that helped neutralize the flobster threat. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} Cody subjected the Rescue Bots to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]''. When the power went out during an alien invasion panic, Cody used the tunnels to reach the [[Griffin Rock power plant|power plant]], and helped his family cover for the Rescue Bots when their secret was in danger of being exposed. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

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After a cat rescue, Cody visited [[Griffin Rock Zoo|the zoo]] as part of [[Earth Day]] celebrations. Unfortunately his photos of the animals and earlier talk of getting a pet resulted in Boulder letting loose a lion and some lemurs. Cody's thought up a way to get the lemurs back into their enclosure. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} Finding an old go-kart, Cody used it to save [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] and subsequently rebuilt it into [[Rolling Thunder (RB)|Rolling Thunder]]. Unfortunate its engine was still inadequate, so Cody borrowed nanites from Doc Greene's lab to soup it up. The nanites soon became out of control, and after being menaced by the [[Scrapmaster]], and having [[Boulder]] taken over by them, Cody came up with a plan to stop them using the power plant that ultimately succeeded. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

In an attempt to convince Doc Greene that he was responsible enough to test-drive the [[Turbo Cycle (RB)|Turbo Cycle]], Cody volunteered to look after the [[Robo-Baby]] and roped the Rescue Bots into helping him. When the baby escaped from the fire station in the middle of an emergency, Cody tracked it down to the wind farm, where he and the Rescue Bots retrieved it from a windmill. Doc Greene was impressed enough with the data collected to allow Cody to be the Turbo Cycle tester. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}} Cody once borrowed [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s [[fusion powered water gun]]. It did not end well, though at least the town was a lot cleaner afterwards. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}} During a heatwave, Cody and Frankie sold lemonade from a stand. Boulder gave Cody the idea of trying to create a snowstorm, so he got Doc Greene to set up a weather machine in the town square. Their fun came to a halt when the machine went out of control, and Cody was under threat while sheltering in city hall, as the roof almost collapsed under the weight of the snow. After a rescue from the rest of the team, Cody joined them in helping Frankie off her chunk of ice in the river. {{storylink|Christmas in July}}

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Unlike the rest of his siblings, Cody was happy to go on the annual family fishing trip, but when they encountered a [[shark submarine|giant mechanical shark]], Cody was left on the pier to monitor things from afar. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}} When Cody discovered that the Greenes had reprogrammed the [[Trex|dinosaur from the museum]] as a butler, he wanted one too. He seemed less enthusiastic when it passed on a virus to the town's mainframe, and he had to help the rest of the team attend emergencies caused by out-of-control technology. His idea to stop Trex by giving it voice commands saved the dinosaur from being destroyed though. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} His journey to school was cut short when [[Blades (RB)|his ride]] had to attend an emergency. The unexpected arrival of [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] and his [[MorBot]] resulted in the Rescue Bots being stood down, and Cody had to try and raise their spirits by relating the story of [[John Henry]]. A series of incidents got Cody suspicious of Morocco's motives. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} When the little evidence he and Frankie had scrounged up was dismissed, he got Dani to take him up in Blades to try to spy on Morocco, and they were almost taken out by the MorBot. Undaunted, he and Frankie sneaked into the lab to access the computer. They were found by Morocco, but managed to escape to the doctor's airship, on which they found the proof they needed. Instructed by Dani, Cody managed to land the airship and the Rescue Bots trashed the pursuing MorBot. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

Cody visited the [[Hall of Inspiration]] with Graham and Boulder, and watched Doc Greene demonstrate the [[Minimizer]]. When there was a break-in at the Hall that night, the internal cameras were down and Cody was unable to see the device being used on Heatwave, Blades and Boulder. He only realized what had happened when Chase showed him a picture of the weapon, and subsequently got Doc Greene to fix the damaged Minimizer, so he could use it to return the three Rescue Bots to their normal size. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} After the rescue of [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]], Cody found a plate with an intriguing dragon design. With the help of Graham, Doc Greene and the Bots, he tracked down information on [[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] and her attempt to investigate the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. This culminated in him joining a mission to the Triangle itself, where they found Baranova still living in the ''[[Midgard]]'', and Cody talked her into completing her original plan to seal the methane vent causing the ship disappearances. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

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Chief Burns invited Cody along to do a security check on [[Griffin Crest]]. After a brief run-in with a bear, Cody made a brief garbled phone call back to base which resulted in the Rescue Bots racing to the crest. Cody and his dad were unable to render any assistance when the bots were immobilized by the [[Electromagnetic pulse|EM field]], but after the crisis was over, they continued with their camping. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Cody's [[Lad Pioneer]] practice was interrupted by a storm hitting the town, during which he and the Rescue Bots were swept out to sea. They washed up on an uninhabited island, where Cody used his Lad Pioneer skills to survive, and they stumbled on the old pirate ship, the ''[[Oaken Crow]]''. They were thus able to return to Griffin Rock with the [[Settlers' Bell]], which had been stolen by pirates in the nineteenth century. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

While stargazing with the Bots, Cody spotted a meteor crashing on [[Wayward Island]], and accompanied the others out there the next day. When Heatwave, Boulder and Chase mysteriously seized up, Cody released that the meteorite was the common element, and the team, along with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] paid another visit to the island, though Cody was stuck monitoring things from the station. By the end of the adventure, he could even understand Bumblebee's beeping. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Doc Greene gave Cody some [[anti-gravity sneaker]]s to test, and Cody put them to good use cheating at [[basketball]]. Shortly after, Cody was called to the lab to help test [[Squilsh]], but when a sample came to life and started eating things, he alerted the rest of the team. After it was neutralized, Cody took a Squilsh-powered lava lamp back to the station to present to Graham. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

Cody worked with Frankie and the rest of the team to work out why the townspeople were disappearing. When they learned that [[Tracer (RB)|tracer]] bugs were teleporting people to an unknown location, he and Frankie went to the lab and learned that the target location was the largest cavern under Griffin Rock. Cody managed to get the information to Heatwave before he was teleported by the bugs, and the Rescue Bots subsequently rescued him and the rest of the townsfolk. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} When a number of ghosts infested Griffin Rock, Cody researched the people who were appearing, and with the help of Frankie and Doc Greene, worked out that the ghosts were actually holograms. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

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When Chase and the Chief went missing, Cody helped the others track the pair to the lead mine, and spotted Chase's footprints at the bottom of a hole. He, Kade and Heatwave were able to locate the Chief in the rapidly-flooding mine and took part in the rescue. {{storylink|Little White Lies}} Cody found himself having to try to steer Frankie away from filming the Rescue Bots when she decided to make a film. When he was caught in an earthquake on [[Lake Street]], she even turned out to be nearby, and she and Cody were almost squished by a falling dish. {{storylink|Shake Up}} After Cody made an ill-advised rescue of [[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] and got caught in an unstable building, Chief Burns wanted to restrict him to following rescues from the fire station. He and the bots tried to work out a solution, leading Cody to have Doc Greene create a [[repulsor badge]]. The badge's powers turned Cody into a superhero dubbed "Rescue Boy", but his misuse of it eventually caused it to overload, trapping him in a bubble of energy. With the Bots help, he got free and realized that he wasn't yet ready to be a rescue hero. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Cody accidentally stumbled on a secret room under the lab containing a prototype time machine. During the first test, he, Frankie and the Rescue Bots were pulled to [[1939]] where they encountered Doctor Morocco and [[Elma Hendrickson]]. Escaping the doctor's clutches, they tracked down [[Dither]], whom they needed to operate the time machine to get them back, and mounted a rescue of the Rescue Bots, whom Morocco had as prisoners. With the help of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and Bumblebee, the group escaped back to [[2012]], only to find Doctor Morocco was in charge. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} In the strange altered present, the two kids employed some detective work to find out they'd accidentally changed history by leaving Dither in the past. After an encounter with an alternate version of Cody's family, Cody, Frankie and the Bots returned to 1939 to retrieve Dither, and returned to a restored 2012. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

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With Doc Greene and Frankie in on the Rescue Bots' secret, Cody had trouble finding anyone to hang out with him, at least until he found himself transported around the island by Doc Greene's new [[Vacuum Accelerator]]. {{storylink|Road Trip}} When Cody learned about an invention competition, he tried to cooperate with Frankie on an entry, though after a disagreement, they opted to enter inventions separately. Cody created the [[sprinkler suit]], but ended up losing to Frankie's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]]. The sprinkler suit ended up being useful when it turned out salt water was the only thing that would stop the Sky Forest's out-of-control vines after a mishap with an experimental rapid growth formula. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}}

Cody was overjoyed when a lab accident aged him into a grown up as it meant he'd be able to go on rescue missions, however he soon found himself at odds with Kade, and began to realize that being an adult wasn't all it was cracked up to be. He and Kade were eventually able to get the stolen equipment back from Evan and Myles to return him to normal. {{storylink|One for the Ages}} Cody was on the [[Griffin Rock ferry|ferry]] during the discovery of an iceberg, which he, Dani and Blades later found to be the frozen ship [[S.S. Isolde]], on board which was the [[Sub-Zero Expander]], a device at imminent risk of causing a flash-freezing for five miles around it. Though Cody was left at base while the others attempted to destroy the device, he had to drive out on the [[Turbo Cycle (RB)|Turbo Cycle]] to help when it eventually triggered. He and the rest of the Burns family were also rescued when their sinking boat was unexpectedly saved by Morocco. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}}

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During a snow day, Cody took Blades to the Hall of Inspiration to try out Doc's newest virtual reality game, ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]] 1.0''. Cody taught Blades the ways of video games, such as special abilities, power-ups, and boss fights. After they defeated level 1, the game began to bug out and the bosses were able to hurt him and Blades. Despite the odds, Cody and Blades, with the help of Heatwave later on, defeated the game and were transported out safe and sound. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}} When most of the team were mesmerized by cellphones, Cody enlisted the help of Dani and Blades, however they were soon entranced as well. Cody found himself fleeing the mind-controlled townsfolk, until he and Boulder were able to take out the island's celltower, breaking the spell everyone was under. {{storylink|Spellbound}}

The rescue team was caught up in Huxley Prescott's reality show until they discovered that Huxley was creating disasters himself to spice things up. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} When Kade had problems with nightmares about [[gremlin]]s, resulting in a near-encounter with a wind turbine, Cody suggested he seek help from Doc Greene. Unfortunately Kade's session in the [[Nightmare Imaging Device]] resulted in a horde of gremlins being unleashed on Griffin Rock. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}} While doing his astronomy homework with the Bots, Cody photographed what he believed was the [[Maine Ridge Monster]]. Determined to convince his family, he and the bots tracked the beast to an old cannery but when Cody's camera was smashed, all they got was a clump of monster hair, which turned out to be fake. It later turned out that the "Magic Meat" [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been hawking was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental substance with lycanthropic side-effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both affected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

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When Uncle [[Woodrow Burns|Woodrow]] visited Griffin Rock with the intention of investigating evidence of aliens underground, Cody was accidentally taken with him on a ride underground. The rest of the team came to their aid when they were menaced by giant spiders. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Cody, Chief, Chase and Woodrow were separated from the rest of the team, resulting in Cody mainly having to play mediator between his father and uncle. Once they were reunited with the rest of the team, they managed to escape underground by blasting themselves out of the top of Mount Magma. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

Following the launch of the ''[[Asgard]]'', Cody, Frankie and the Bots watched the space elevator through a telescope and saw it being struck by an asteroid. Cody subsequently organized the team's response to debris raining down on the town, and accidentally ended up on the ''[[Sigma]]'' when he was putting a first aid kit on board. Safe inside Heatwave, he had front-row seats to the rescue of Doc Greene and Graham. {{storylink|Space Bots}} After the team took down a [[mechanical bull]], Cody was accidentally transported with it to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]]. He quickly found a way to use the bull to his advantage, and returned to Griffin Rock with the help of Heatwave and Kade. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}}

Cody nearly had an accident during a scooter race when a garbage truck strayed onto the track. The town's central computer was replaced by [[Vigil]], which soon decided that the best way to keep people safe was to keep them in their homes. Cody and the team had to break into Vigil's vault, and when Cody pointed out its defense measures were endangering humans, the computer suffered a meltdown. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}} Going on the Lad Pioneer nature hike, Cody volunteered to test the [[Buddy Bracelet]]s, and as a result, when the keys to them were destroyed, he ended up buddied with Blades. He was therefore forced to accompany Blades when there was a snake infestation in Griffin Rock, and was almost eaten by a boa constrictor after it swallowed Blades's bracelet. {{storylink|Buddy System}}

While on a hike up Mount Griffin to earn his Lad Pioneer folklore badge, Cody and his friends had to dodge a falling car. Cody accompanied Graham and the Bots to Wayward Island, believing that there might be griffins there, but they found only a lodestone that was attracting metal objects to it. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}} Cody got the part of the villain, Bad News Bruce, in the school play, and suggested Chase watch some detective movies when the Rescue Bots was confused by the concept. When Chase later appeared to join Evan and Myles on a crime spree, Cody believed he was merely emulating the undercover detectives from those movies. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}}

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After the team rescued a dog and were unable to find its owner, Cody dubbed him [[Noble (RB)|Noble]], and soon discovered that Noble was a capable rescue dog. Unfortunately it later turned out that Noble already had an owner, and Cody had to return him. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} The team also had to tackle Doctor Morocco's weather machine. {{storylink|Changes}} Cody explained the significance of [[Midwinter Morning]] to the Rescue Bots, and later joined in delivering bread when it turned out that Mrs. Neederlander was the [[Rider of Midwinter]]. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}}

When lightning struck the [[Power Planter]], causing it to run wild, the team had their work cut out cleaning up after it, but they were eventually able to lure it into a trap. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}} While Chief was away, the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership, though Cody had to mediate between him and the rest of the team a few times. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}} Cody got distracted testing Doc Greene's [[Ski-neakers]] and totally forgot to mail off Dani's pilot license renewal, resulting in her license being suspended. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} When a new superhero turned up in town who resembled "Rescue Boy", Cody set about tracking them down, and eventually discovered that it was Frankie. She subsequently helped him and the Rescue Bots save the passengers on the [[Griffin Rock Express]] before it crashed. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]], Cody joined in the rescue of the Mayor, who mistook him for Graham. He later found Blades was acting strangely when the Bot was disinterested in a pirate movie marathon. When all of the Bots began similarly acting oddly, the Burns family discovered that their friends had been replaced by fakes. They encountered the Rescue Bots again after a methane explosion at the port, only to find their friends believed them to be criminals. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

After the amnesiac Rescue Bots instinctively saved the Burnses from a wave, the Burnses persuaded them to return to the fire house, where the Bots were soon convinced they were all on the same side. As the chain reaction set off by the explosion threatened to sink the island, the team borrowed some tech from the Greenes, and were able to save Griffin Rock by reinforcing the tunnel system with foam. They also arrested Doctor Morocco, who had wiped the Bots' memories. To Cody's disappointment, Morocco's attempt to reverse the mind wipe appeared to fail, but the Bots' memories returned during another game of Rescue Ball. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

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Cody attempted to decide on a Lad Pioneers merit project, failing to gain inspiration from the Bots. When the team ran into trouble investigating [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] on Wayward Island, Cody rode in Optimus to their aid, and got to see the Autobot leader take on a dinosaur alternate mode. Cody was able to help the dinosaur situation, and in the process decided to build a dinosaur for his project. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus became feral during a race as a result of his new mode, Cody was trapped inside. The pair were abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]] who took Optimus to his island safari park and began hunting him. The rest of the team came to their rescue, and Quarry was eventually arrested, though he immediate escaped. {{storylink|Big Game}}

The team had to contend with four temporary clones of Kades created by Doc Greene's Imaging Device, though the Kades did end up saving the team from a gas leak. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}} After Heatwave related the story of how the Rescue Bots had failed to help a stricken spaceship before they came to Earth, Cody encouraged Chase to go complete the mission. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}

Cody, Graham, and Boulder retrieved a stabilizer from the Island of Misfit Tech, but unwittingly returned with Vigil's programming as well. Vigil took over the [[Mayor Luskey Dome]] and put most of the town to sleep, and Cody, Frankie and the Bots had to work together to defeat him. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Cody attempted to help Graham gain confidence to talk to [[Amy]]. He also coordinated rescue efforts when Doctor Morocco escaped, leaving the town with a mutant army ant problem. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}}

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Cody was disappointed when Boulder was too busy to build him a skate ramp. During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, he and Boulder swapped bodies, and Cody was able to build the ramp himself, though he then realized he was too big to skateboard on it. Fortunately they were later swapped back to their own bodies. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} When the rest of the team was miniaturized and sent inside Kade to round up some [[scrubmite]]s he'd accidentally eaten, Cody kept track of the team using the ComTab. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}} When Quint Quarry abducted Professor Baranova, the Rescue Bots took on dinosaur alternate modes to supply him with the dinobots he wanted. Blades had trouble transforming, and while helping him, Cody ended up being taken along as well. On the island, he helped Doc Greene track down the missing Baranova, and rescue the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}}

Visiting Wayward Island in search of Energon, the team instead found a frozen caveman who turned out to be alive. Though they attempted to help him acclimate to modern life, ultimately they had to return him to the island. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}} After giant monsters from a movie were brought into the real world by a new projector, the team had to round them up so that Doc Greene could return them to the movie. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}} The Burns family went to be photographed for ''[[Emergency Response Illustrated]]'' off-island. On their way back, they were delayed by kelp and jellyfish, but finally returned to the island where they had to help foil Evan and Myles's latest plan to use souvenir Rescue Bots to rob the townsfolk. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}}

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After receiving a pocket watch from the lost and found, Cody found himself repeating an hour of time leading up to the new clock tower dedication. After looping a couple of times, he was able to stop the squirrel which was causing a power surge from the clock that was sending him back in time, and discovered that the previous owner of the watch had been Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Time After Time}} When it was discovered that one of the Burns family ancestors was a pirate, the mayor suspended the whole team. A treasure map led Woodrow, Dani and Cody to explore a cave where they found a chest. The chest contained a clue that sent them to a nearby island where the team dug up the lost treasure and they were able to use it to help get themselves reinstated. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}}

Cody attempted to help [[High Tide]] acclimatize to Earth, only to find the old bot too grumpy for his liking. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}} When the rescue team were visited by [[Jules Verne]], and Cody saw how the author and his old friend Doctor Morocco had drifted apart, it motivated Cody to take a catch-up math course so he could attend science camp with Frankie. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}} On a trip to Wayward Island, he, Frankie and Graham found a Cybertronian ship containing [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]]. When the Rescue Bots were assigned to train the pair, Cody took Salvage to the scrap yard to check out the trash there, and later stuck up for Blurr when it turned out the Autobot had been lying about his history. {{storylink|The New Recruits}}

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Seeing that Blurr was having trouble fitting in, Cody suggested that the Rescue Bots try more personal tutoring, and encouraged Heatwave to let Blurr and Salvage go on rescue missions. This still proved futile, and Cody found Blurr stealing the ''Sigma''. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} Trapped under scaffolding, Cody was able to use Servo's dog whistle to call the rest of the team to save him. His continued faith in Blurr was rewarded when Blurr saved the town from a rogue satellite, though he was sad when Optimus reassigned both Blurr and Salvage elsewhere. {{storylink|A New Hero}} Cody and Boulder attempted to help Servo adapt to pretending to be a robot. When the robodog appeared to have gone on a rampage, Cody championed him and was proven right when it turned out Servo was actually helping. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} After Boulder found endangered woodpeckers while on a birdspotting expedition with Cody and Frankie, the team attempted to protect the birds, only to have their actions backfire. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

After Chase sustained an injury leaving him laid up, Cody let the Rescue Bot do his dispatch job, resulting in the team being sent on several false alarms. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} Cody, along with the rest of the team, was forced to sing instead of speak when Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] went out of control. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}} Cody helped Frankie film coverage of the opening of a time capsule, which resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. {{storylink|Now and Then}} Cody came up with the idea of filling the town's forcefield dome with floatium, allowing them to get the island airborne and fly it back to [[Maine]], though the townspeople had to put in some hard work to keep it in the air. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

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Three years later, Cody and Frankie were working on a science project together and accidentally invited the [[Velgrox]] to Earth to eat everyone. Their work was able to be used to locate the Velgrox spaceship, though they were left looking after Frankie's new sister [[CeCe Greene|CeCe]] while the others rescued the townsfolk. {{storylink|New Normal}} While the townsfolk debated whether to keep the Rescue Bots' secret, Cody and Frankie took part in a test of the new [[GroundBridge]] with Heatwave and Chase, and temporarily ended up stranded in the [[Sahara]]. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

Cody rode in Blades during a foot race which resulted in a near-disaster. He later helped Frankie take CeCe for a walk and was able to alert the rest of the team when the younger Greene went missing, leading them to encounter a new Rescue Bot, [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} Cody suggested Quickshadow come up with a plan to transport [[Phodolite]] through town and monitored the operation with her from the command center. When the operation went wrong, he accompanied her to the lab to pick up a compound to neutralize the Phodolite. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, Cody accepted Frankie's invitation to check out some upgrades to ''Element Quest'', and persuaded Chief to join the fun. Unfortunately it turned out the upgrades included a [[Morocco virus]]. Though Cody and his dad defeated the virus in the virtual world, it escaped into the real world via 3D printing. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} Cody's feelings of invisibility around the rest of his family became real when he accidentally picked up some Velgrox metal from Doc Greene's lab. His antics resulted in him discovering that Madeline Pynch was behind a bid to open a resort on the island, and he alerted the rest of the team. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

When Evan and Myles carjacked Quickshadow, Cody was trapped inside her vehicle mode until she could shake their control. The pair threatened to reveal the Rescue Bots' secret to the world, but Cody recalled listening to ''[[Crustaceans from the Cosmos]]'' for his history class and came up with a plan to make a fake film to discredit the pair's footage. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} After Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, Cody's investigations resulted in him getting information out of Quint Quarry, and leading the team to arrest [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

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Cody suggested Chase run for mayor when Luskey managed to bungle the opening of his re-election campaign. Cody and Frankie acted as Chase's campaign team and managed to get the Rescue Bot elected, only to regret it when Chase was over enthusiastic in enforcing obscure laws. The pair eventually had to get Luskey to help prevent the destruction of the island as a result. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}} After being woken early-morning by Boulder celebrating [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]], the team had to deal with a marine rescue, and then CeCe Greene enlarged to giant size by the Minimizer. They later all celebrated All Spark Day with the help of the rest of town. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}}

When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Cody delivered newspapers, and became the moose mascot for Kade's [[Brash Ball]] team. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}} Cody attended the opening of the mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], only to become trapped there when the base's computer malfunctioned and put the base into lockdown. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He, Heatwave and Kade were assigned the task of repairing the cloaking device so that the center wouldn't be detected. In the process of doing so, Cody worked out that CeCe's security scan had been uploaded into the base's computer system, and the information helped Graham and Boulder work out the bugs. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

[[File:KingBurns King Cody.jpg|thumb|left|350px]]
Cody and Dani opted to keep quiet when they spotted Blurr gatecrashing a motor race. When a series of mishaps later befell the races, the team had to spring into action to prevent things going disastrously wrong. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} After Boulder and Cody found a bottle containing a centuries-old proclamation, Cody eventually ended up being King of Griffin Rock once Kade and Graham had found they disliked the post. His reign was shortlived as Boulder found a document proving [[Horace Burns]] had stepped down as king. {{storylink|King Burns}} Cody started having trouble finding places to keep all his stuff, and ended up with it scattered over the fire house. During the Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a huge out-of-control mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

During a surprise visit by Bumblebee to the training center, the human portion of the rescue team had to head back to Griffin Rock, but Cody opted to stay at the center with the Bots. He was trapped there with them when the center went into lockdown due to an [[energon eater]] having hitched a ride on Bumblebee's ship, but helped the Bots track the creature down. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}

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After obtaining the last badge he needed to upgrade to Teen Pioneer, Cody opted not to attend the ceremony when it turned out Blades wasn't going to be able to go. Graham provided a holographic disguise for the bot, allowing him and Cody to attend the ceremony, only for the trio to get mixed up in [[Chickadee]]'s plan to find some lost emeralds. They were able to escape the cave she trapped them in, and after the rest of the team apprehended her, Blades and Cody took part in the upgrade ceremony. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Cody, Heatwave and Kade accompanied Frankie into the woods to make a delivery to Mrs. Neederlander, only to find themselves having to search for her. After finding her and briefly being trapped in a cave, the group managed to meet up with the rest of the team. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} When the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] escaped to Griffin Rock, the team helped [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] recapture him. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, Cody (under the code name '''Ace''') and Quickshadow came up with a plan to infiltrate her compound and retrieve both the Energon and other tech she'd accumulated. Cody successfully coordinated the plan and the team successfully arrested Pynch. {{storylink|Cody's 11}} Cody borrowed the library's copy of ''[[Pilgrim's Progress]]'' from Frankie. During [[Maven Danger]]'s visit to the island, Cody found himself being volunteered as a cameraman by Danger's agent, [[Skip Scobble]], only for it to turn out that it was to free Scobble up so he could try to steal the rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

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When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the rescue team used the ''[[Sigma]]'' to head to the rescue. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Cody struggled to work out which camp to sign up to for the Junior First Responder Jamboree, and everyone else in his family had their own ideas. After Chief risked his own life for townsfolk who had lost their homes, Cody decided he wanted to be like his father. {{storylink|Family Business}}

Cody gave Frankie a laser necklace for her birthday, and was surprised when it turned out that there were people in [[China]] who knew all about the Rescue Bots. When the team went over there to deal with out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]], Cody remained in Griffin Rock but was able to help when he was patched into the local cameras. Following the team's redeployment to protect the [[Scrubber Initiative]], Cody went on patrol with Heatwave, and ended up caught up in the action when the [[Morocco virus]] made a return. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Cody, Kade and Heatwave discovered that Morocco had taken over the training center, and following their getaway, Morocco decided he needed a human partner to be as effective as the Rescue Bots, and settled on Cody. Despite the best efforts of the team, Morocco managed to abduct and hypnotize Cody, however Frankie succeeded in rescuing him. {{storylink|Transformations}}

==Toys==
[[Image:RescueBotstoy-CodyBurnsRescueHose.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The plastic adds a few years.]]
*'''Cody Burns & Rescue Hose''' (2011)
:Cody Burns comes packaged with the [[Rescue Hose]] [[Rescue Gear]].

:The Rescue Hose consists of a large water cannon mounted to a reverse tricycle chassis. The included Cody Burns figure can stand on the platform (there's a peg where his left foot would go); his arms are molded so that his left hand is reaching for the yellow lever on top and his right hand is secured on the handle bars.

:Pushing the yellow lever forward and letting it go will cause the blue water spray in front of the cannon to spin around, giving the appearance of the water actively being sprayed. Pressing down on the water cannon assembly will cause it to collapse and a handle to emerge from the bottom. The Rescue Bots can use this handle to wield the now-collapsed Rescue Hose like a water sprayer.

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[[Image:RescueBotstoy-CodyBurnsRescueAxe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|No one had the heart to tell him that the bright red boots were a serious fashion "don't".]]
*'''Cody Burns & Rescue Axe''' (2011)
:Cody Burns comes packaged with the [[Rescue Axe]] [[Rescue Gear]].

:A significant [[redeco]] of the original figure, this version of Cody Burns features a number of immediately visible differences from the original. The legs are molded using the same slightly darker red plastic as the rest of the figure and layered with black paint to represent his pants. His belt has been changed from black to white, the hem of his jacket is unpainted, his goggles are yellow instead of blue, and his complexion is distinctly darker. He is also missing the [[Autobot]] symbol from his hat.

:The Rescue Axe consists of a large axe mounted to a wheeled self-propelled platform. The included Cody Burns figure can stand on the platform (there's a peg where his left foot would go); both hands can wrap around the handlebars, but some squeezing of the figure is necessary to do so due to how wide the shoulders are.

:Pushing the yellow button down and letting it go will cause the axe head to move up and down in a "chopping" motion. Pressing down on the handlebars and front guard will cause it to collapse and a handle to emerge from the bottom. The Rescue Bots can use this handle to wield the now-collapsed Rescue Axe.

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*'''Fire Station Prime''' (playset 2011)
:A Cody Burns figure is included with the [[Fire Station Prime]] playset. A Walmart bonus pack version of the playset comes with an additional Cody Burns and Fire Hose Rescue Gear.
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[[File:RescueBotstoy Mobile HQ Cody Burns.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
*'''Electronic Rescue Bots Mobile Headquarters''' (playset 2012)
**''Accessories:'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], Cody Burns

:The Electronic Rescue Bots [[Mobile Headquarters]] includes a younger, [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] Cody Burns figure. Unlike the previous human figures, he has more childlike proportions, lacking the barrel chest.

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[[File:RescueBotstoy Optimus Prime Cody Burns twopack.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energize Optimus Prime and Cody Burns''' (two-pack, 2013)

:This two-pack included another more-show accurate Cody, but using a completely different sculpt from the Mobile HQ version, now sporting the same proportions and barrel-chest as the other humans in the line. He's accompanied by Optimus Prime wielding an energize saw blade.

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[[File:RescueBotstoy rescan Heatwave Cody Burns twopack.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot and Cody Burns''' (two-pack, 2014)

:This two-pack contains yet another new-sculpt Cody Burns, this time wearing his superhero costume from "Rescue Boy" and riding on his hoverboard. He's packaged with Heatwave, who resembles his speedboat rescan toy. The hoverboard is a separate acessory, rather than being permanently attached to Cody.

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[[Category:Firefighters]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots humans]]
[[Category:Superheroes]]

Kade Burns

2018-07-31T20:26:58Z

PurrElise: /* Rescue Bots cartoon */

{{disambig3|Burns}}
:''Kade Burns is a [[human]] jerk from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Kade Burns profile.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' has [[Jack Darby|Peter Parker]], ''Rescue Bots'' has Flash Thompson.]]
'''Kade Burns''' went from high school star quarterback to firefighter, and carried his ego over between vocations. He can often be a jerk to his siblings, especially [[Cody Burns|Cody]], and he has trouble working with others, especially [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]. Perhaps his partnership with the [[Rescue Bot]] will temper him somewhat.

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jason Marsden]] (English), [[Steve Blum]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Nico Sablik]] (German), [[Bence Berkes]] (Hungarian), [[Kamil Dominiak]] (Polish), [[Arturo Cataño]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Aksu Palmén]] (Finnish), [[Paolo De Santis]] (Italian)}}
When he was young, [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] used to tell him stories about [[gremlin]]s, which gave him nightmares. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

Kade took part in a dedication ceremony during which [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] unveiled the town's new emergency rescue robots, though Kade was started when his fire engine transformed without prompting to take him to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]] to attend to a fire. After Kade put the fire out, he was again surprised by his fire engine robot saving his father and brother [[Graham Burns|Graham]] from a falling dinosaur head, but was all too happy to take the credit. That night, he was annoyed when his other brother, Cody, appeared to have commandeered his fire engine to chase around a rogue [[Trex|robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'']] from the museum. He was even more taken aback when the fire engine robot assisted in taking down the dinosaur by transforming and throwing the ''T. rex'' around. Chief Burns revealed that the four robots were actually aliens. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

This revelation didn't help, as Kade had trouble with the idea his fire engine was an [[Autobot]] and could drive itself. After Cody attempted to get him and Heatwave to bond, Kade turned up to the next disaster with a real fire engine, only for it to be destroyed by the lava, requiring him to be rescued by Heatwave. As they later fought to stop [[Mount Magma]] from erupting, Heatwave and Kade were forced to try to stop the lava flow from reaching the bunker under the fire station. When they ran out of water, Kade opted to stay by Heatwave's side. Luckily, Dani and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] came to their rescue with the contents of a water tower. {{storylink|Under Pressure}}

[[File:AlienInvasion Kade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Why do I keep getting this [[Cade Yeager|Yeager]] guy's mail?]]
Kade and Heatwave teamed up again to help save [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] after the scientist's experimental car went out of control. Kade became disgruntled when Dani fitted a scoop claw to Blades, and the pair started hogging all the rescue action, and took his concerns to his sister. Things seemed to go much smoother after the others had to rescue Blades, Dani and Cody following a lightning strike, and Blades decided to put the claw in storage. {{storylink|Hotshots}} Following another rescue of Doc Greene in which Kade and Heatwave had to retrieve him from a building, the Rescue Bots were to have taken part in a technology parade, but Heatwave had "engine trouble". Kade was just relieved he would have a break from hanging around with Heatwave, but when the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]] was attacked by [[flobster]]s, he was forced to call the fire station to try to cajole Heatwave into coming to help. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}}

He and Heatwave rescued [[Edgar Pruitt]] from a truck dangling over a cliff. The pair also attempted to help residents of Griffin Rock after [[Huxley Prescott]] caused a mass panic by reporting an alien invasion. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}} After a [[Whiskers|lion]] and some lemurs escaped from [[Griffin Rock Zoo|the zoo]], Kade and Heatwave took part in the effort to round them up. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}}

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Though their attempt to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] by spraying him with water didn't work, the pair later helped stop rampaging nanites who took over [[Boulder]]. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}} During a bridge repair job, Kade and Heatwave had to rescue an impatient motorist who plunged into the river, though Kade was almost swept over a waterfall in the process. He also attended a call out when the bank was in danger of falling into a sink hole. Cody deprived him of the chance to test Doc Greene's [[Turbo Cycle (RB)|Turbo Cycle]], and instead he got stuck babysitting the [[Robo-Baby]] for a week. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}} On a hot summer day, Kade and Heatwave helped kids cool off by using Heatwave's fire hose as a sprinkler. After Cody had the idea to use a weather machine to create snow, he joined in a snowball fight, and helped the town residents when the machine went out of control. {{storylink|Christmas in July}}

Kade, Dani and Graham used excuses to get out of the annual Burns fishing trip, but later changed their minds and arrived on the pier to discover they'd missed out on the [[shark submarine|giant mechanical shark]]. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}} When the island's mainframe caught a virus and all the technology ran rampant, Kade and Heatwave had to get [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] out of the town hall. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} The arrival of [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] and his [[MorBot]] resulted in the entire team being stood down, after they failed to compete against the newcomer. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Kade did his best to reassure Heatwave that they were both far from useless now the MorBot was doing the rescuing. They got the chance to see action again when the team was called to the lab to attend to a fire, and the discovery of new information about Morocco resulted in the team being reinstated for good. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

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Ignoring Dani's offers of help, Kade insisted on rescuing [[Hayley]] and subsequently scored a date with the girl. Kade's equally-reckless actions during a break-in at the [[Hall of Inspiration]] resulted in Heatwave, Boulder and Blades being shot with the [[Minimizer]] and disappearing. When there was an alert at the [[Griffin Rock dam]], Kade headed there in his old truck and almost came unstuck when the platform he was on started to fall, but was saved by the three shrunken bots. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Kade and the team went on a mission into the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]] to find [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]], and he was taken aback when it appeared as though she didn't want to be rescued. After Cody talked her around, the team helped her seal the methane vent that had been causing the ship sinkings. {{storylink|the Griffin Rock Triangle}}

Left in charge of the team, Kade promptly went off to see a movie with Hayley. As a result, he was unreachable until [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] faked a litter emergency and Dani dragged him back to the station so they could head to [[Griffin Crest]] and bail out the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} When a storm hit Griffin Rock, Kade helped secure the town and searched for Cody on the ''[[Darby Ava]]'' after his brother was swept out to sea. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}} Kade accompanied the team on a mission to [[Wayward Island]] to investigate a meteorite. When Heatwave, Boulder and Chase were subsequently stricken by a strange virus, Kade seemed to enjoy the fact that he was the one driving, at least at first. He and the rest of the family later returned to the other island to get a sample of the meteorite so they could find a cure. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

[[File:Countdown Kade with rolling pin.jpg|thumb|right|230px|"Le poissons! Le poissons! Hee hee hee! Haw haw haw!"]]
Kade was put out by Cody using [[anti-gravity sneaker]]s during their [[basketball]] match. When Cody later called him from the lab to warn him about the rampaging blob of [[Squilsh]], Kade took some convincing before he called out the team. They eventually tracked the Squilsh to the [[Griffin Rock Community Pool]], where Graham and Boulder took care of it. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}} When the townspeople started rapidly disappearing thanks to some [[Tracer (RB)|mechanical bugs]], the team retreated back to the fire station where Kade made a pain of himself while Graham tried to dissect a bug they'd caught. When it turned out to be part of the [[Sanctuary Plan]] project, Kade took Cody and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] to the lab to check the information there, but was teleported by the bugs to an underground cavern and had to be rescued with the rest of the townsfolk. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}}

On hearing reports of a ghost, Kade scoffed. After encountering a ghost at the bank and in a restaurant which he saved from a fire, he became very unnerved indeed. As he and the team attended more sightings, it turned out that the ghosts were merely [[hologram]]s used by [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] to spread panic, and Kade regained his confidence, at least up until the point where they discovered that there wasn't a hologram in the database for one of the ghosts he saw. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}} Kade challenged Graham to a race that went badly wrong, damaging a statue and fire hydrant. When Chase and the Chief went missing, Kade and the others stayed out all night looking for them. They eventually tracked the pair to the lead mine, where Kade attempted to rescue the Chief from a flooded cavern. {{storylink|Little White Lies}}

Kade was keen to appear in Frankie's school film, but her filming caused the team problems as the Bots were forced to act like robots whenever she was around. {{storylink|Shake Up}} He and the rest of the team attended a pyrotechnics factory fire. When Cody endangered himself, the boy got Doc Greene to create a [[repulsor badge]] and Kade was there for the first tests. Later, after Kade failed to rescue [[Billy (RB)|Billy]] from the top of a transmitter, "Rescue Boy" saved Billy instead, but the repulsor badge overloaded, requiring Kade and the rest of the team to rescue Cody. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

He managed to rope Heatwave into attending a photo op with Hayley's class of preschoolers. The pair attended the testing of a [[Temporal Station|time machine]], and Kade's partner was transported back to 1939 with the other Bots. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} In an alternate reality created when history was changed, Kade and his siblings were mechanics. The trio constructed the [[Mobile Headquarters]] to combat the ruling Doctor Morocco's MorBots, though in the end they didn't use it until they needed to get a group of time traveling Rescue Bots back to their time machine. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

[[File:OneForTheAges kid Kade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
While planning another date with Hayley, Kade found himself being taken on a ride in the Mobile HQ, and subsequently had to make repairs, though he lost his toolbox to Doc Greene's new [[Vacuum Accelerator]]. During the rescue of [[Taylor]], Kade and the rescuee were swept away by a wind gust and deposited in dense forest, where Kade sprained his ankle and had to be saved from a bear by Taylor. They were eventually rescued by the rest of the family. {{storylink|Road Trip}} He and the rest of the team had to save the town's citizens when the plants in Frankie's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]] grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns was out with the flu, Kade took command. It wasn't long before he found himself contending with Cody who had been aged into an adult in a lab experiment gone wrong. While pursuing Evan and Myles, who had stolen part of the equipment needed, Kade was deaged into a child, but still managed to help Cody and the Bots capture the two criminals. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

When an iceberg was discovered that was actually a frozen [[S.S. Isolde|ship]] carrying a dangerous [[Sub-Zero Expander]], Kade took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean, as well as trapping them in their Bots. Kade and the other human members of the team were also saved when their sinking boat was unexpectedly saved by Morocco. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} Kade and Heatwave took part in rescuing a skier from Mount Griffin. After getting shocked by fist bumping Heatwave, Kade later helped with rescuing Cody and Blades from the virtual reality game. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}} Kade and the rest of the team were mesmerized by cellphones, forcing them to mine [[Blossom Vale]] until the spell was broken by the destruction of the cell tower. {{storylink|Spellbound}}

[[File:BlameTheGremlins Kade faces his fears.jpg|right|thumb|290px]]
The rescue team was caught up in Huxley Prescott's reality show until they discovered that Huxley was creating disasters himself to spice things up. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} When Kade's gremlin nightmares got to the point where they were impacting his work, he sought help from Doc Greene. Unfortunately when Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]] conjured the gremlins into reality, they proved difficult to get rid of, draining the power from everything. When they threatened the [[Griffin Rock power plant|power plant]], Kade was forced to face them so he could shut the power down, and successfully conquered his nightmares. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}} When Cody photographed what he thought was the [[Maine Ridge Monster]], Kade suggested it was just [[Talbott|Mr. Talbott]]. It later transpired that the "Magic Meat" that Mayor Luskey had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

During a visit by [[Woodrow Burns|Uncle Woodrow]], the team were joined by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] come to investigate an [[energon]] deposit, and ended up having to mount a rescue mission to a deep cavern to rescue Woodrow and Cody. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} When the expedition ended with the team being trapped underground, Kade found himself in a cavern with Dani, Graham, Blades, and Boulder. Kade grumbled with Graham and Boulder over their efforts to use Boulder's sensors to locate a way out, but followed them regardless. Kade later made his way to the surface along with the others after the team reunited. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

[[File:IslandOfMisfitTech Kade and Cody.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The team was present for the launch of a new space elevator, the ''[[Asgard]]'' piloted by Graham and Doc Greene. Following an asteroid impact on the elevator, Kade and the team had to deal with debris falling onto the town. They were reunited with the astronauts after the Rescue Bots brought the pair back from space. {{storylink|Space Bots}} After the team captured a [[mechanical bull]], Cody was accidentally transported with it via [[Beam Box]] to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]]. Heatwave was sent there to find him, and when he failed, Kade was transported there as well and found himself under attack by [[Security Droid]]s. He eventually found Cody and Heatwave, so they could all return to Griffin Rock. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}}

When the town's new computer [[Vigil]] took over and forced everyone to stay indoors, the rescue team had to break into the laboratory via the tunnel system and take it down. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}} As part of the rescue team, Kade went on the [[Lad Pioneer]] hike with Hayley, but was disappointed to be buddied with Dani. When the [[Buddy Bracelet]]s became permanently locked, Kade was forced to take his sister along with him on a snake roundup. They failed to learn any valuable lessons about cooperation and continued bickering until the bracelets were deactivated. {{storylink|Buddy System}} A plague of metal objects being pulled into the air turned out to merely be the work of a super-magnet, though it resulted in the team making a trip to Wayward Island to check it out. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

[[File:BotsAndRobbers Kade pinball no.jpg|right|thumb|320px]]
When Chase appeared to join Evan and Myles during their crime spree, Kade jumped to the conclusion that Chase had turned against the team. It later turned out that Chase had merely gone undercover to learn the pair's plan, though it was too late to save Kade's pinball score. He and the rest of his family had to engage in low-tech rescues after the [[Tech Wrecker]] disabled the town's tech. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}}

The team was also temporarily joined by a dog which Cody dubbed [[Noble (RB)|Noble]] after they saved it from the ocean. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} When Heatwave was called to the mainland by Optimus Prime, Kade insisted on accompanying him. It turned out Heatwave as to undergo training to take on a third mode, resulting in Kade coming up with a number of suggestions. They were traveling back to Griffin Rock when they saw the fires caused by Morocco's weather machine, and Heatwave took on a fire boat form so they could return faster and save the day. {{storylink|Changes}}

On [[Midwinter Morning]], Kade and the rest of the team were called on to take the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]], delivering loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When lightning struck the [[Power Planter]], causing it to run wild, the team had their work cut out cleaning up after it, but they were eventually able to lure it into a trap. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}} During the Chief's absence from the island, the team instead found itself under Woodrow's leadership, which Kade didn't have much confidence in. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}} Kade took part in a hunt for a Cybertronian relic with Bumblebee, and later had to help deal with the catastrophes the device caused around the island. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was assigned to complete the rail tunnel to the mainland. After completing that, they wre roped into being on the inaugural journey of the [[Griffin Rock Express]], but ended up having to try to halt the train after it malfunctioned. They were plucked from the crashing train by the Rescue Bots and Frankie. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

[[File:IslandOfMisfitTech Kade hot wings.jpg|left|thumb]]
After a game of [[Rescue Ball]], the team rescued Mayor Luskey from a predicament on a bridge, only to find the mayor was suffering from amnesia. When the Rescue Bots later started acting oddly, the Burns family discovered that they had somehow been replaced by fakes. The family started searching for their friends and when there was an explosion at the docks, they found the Bots, who had been hoodwinked by Doctor Morocco into thinking the Burns family were criminals. {{storylink|Double Villainy}} After the amnesiac Rescue Bots instinctively saved the Burnses from a wave, the Burnses persuaded them to return to the fire house, where the Bots were soon convinced they were all on the same side. As the chain reaction set off by the explosion threatened to sink the island, Kade heated up some hot wings (because it might be a while before they got to eat again). The team borrowed some tech from the Greenes, and were able to save Griffin Rock by reinforcing the tunnel system with foam. They also arrested Doctor Morocco, who had wiped the Bots' memories, and the damage was able to be reversed. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

Kade and the team went to Wayward Island to investigate a group of [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] Doc Greene had found there, however the dinos promptly chased the team into a tar pit, necessitating a rescue by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Prime's new dinosaur mode resulted in him going feral, the team fought to stop his rampage through Griffin Rock until Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]]. They tracked Quarry back to his island where an adventure ensued and they were ultimately successful in their rescue. {{storylink|Big Game}}

[[File:TooManyKades too many Kades.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"The best thing about being me, there's so many me's!"]]
Kade upset Hayley by failing at good teamwork during basketball practice. When he had the opportunity to try out the Imaging Device again, now boosted so it could pick up waking thoughts, it produced four clones of Kade, each with a slightly different personality. At first Kade was thrilled, but soon found himself coming into conflict with his duplicates, even to the point where they endangered the rest of the team during a rescue. After he apologized to Hayley over the basketball game, Kade ended up rallying the clones to perform a rescue of the rest of the team, before he took back the comlinks that were power them and they disappeared. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}}

The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}} Following a flooding disaster, Chase and Boulder temporarily left Earth for a space mission, and Kade found he had to share Heatwave with the rest of the team in their absence. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} When Vigil returned to the town by hitchhiking on a piece of technology, the supercomputer was able to take over the Mayor Luskey Dome and put most of the town to sleep. Kade and Heatwave unsuccessfully pursued Vigil across town. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}}

Kade tried to help Graham gain confidence when his brother became interested in [[Amy]]. Unfortunately his introduction of Graham to "[[Man Smell]]" and other tips turned out to be of little help in Graham's attempts at courtship, and Kade quit in disgust. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}} During a trip up in the space elevator, the team's minds were swapped around, with Kade ending up in Heatwave's body. Kade gained new insight into Heatwave's life, and managed to avoid having to go to the dentist into the deal. Their minds were later switched back. {{storylink|Switcheroo}}

After cleaning up a disaster at the lab, Kade ate a donut and accidentally ingested six [[scrubmite]]s. As a result, the rest of the team were shrunk to microscopic size and went into him to extract the missing mites. Kade happily texted Hayley during the operation, and though at one point he lost feeling in his legs, the operation was a success and he sneezed out the rest of the team. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}} When Quarry kidnapped Baranova in order to get hold of five dinobots, Kade and the rest of the family tracked him back to his island and arrested him. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}}

Visiting Wayward Island in search of Energon, the team instead found a frozen caveman who turned out to be alive. Though they attempted to help him acclimate to modern life, ultimately they had to return him to the island. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}} After a fire required the projector at the drive in be replaced with a new high-tech model, Kade's microwaved [[Nachos del Kade]] caused a power surge, resulting monsters from ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'' being manifested in the real world. The team had to round them up so that Doc Greene could return them to the movie. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}}

The Burns family went to be photographed for ''[[Emergency Response Illustrated]]'' off-island. On their way back, the boat was caught in kelp, and the shrimp Kade was throwing overboard attracted jellyfish. When they finally returned to the island, they had to help foil Evan and Myles's latest plan to use souvenir Rescue Bots to rob the townsfolk. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}} When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. He also managed to prevent Kade from burning the toast for once. {{storylink|Time After Time}}

When it was discovered that one of the Burns family ancestors was a pirate, the mayor suspended the whole team. A series of clues led the team to find the treasure and they were able to persuade the mayor to reinstate them. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}} During [[High Tide]]'s training of the Rescue Bots, Kade helped in the rescue when an oil spill caught fire. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}} When a time traveling [[Jules Verne]] arrived in present day Griffin Rock, Kade opted out of the conversation on account of the fact he hated time travel. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}}

He and the other Burnses greeted [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] to the fire house, and watched Blurr race Heatwave. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} It soon became clear when Blurr botched a rescue Kade took part in that the new Bot wasn't fitting in with the team. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} After Blurr stole the ''Sigma'' and a solar flare took out the town's power, Kade and the rest of the team were forced to patrol for danger without sirens or lights. Fortunately when the island was threatened by a rogue satellite, Blurr saved the day. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

Kade and the rest of the team had to cover for [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] while hunting for the dog who appeared to have gone on a rampage. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} After Boulder found endangered woodpeckers, Kade inadvertently revealed their location to the mayor, resulting in the general public trampling the site, and the rest of his family getting mad at him. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

When Chase had to work as the dispatcher due to an injury, he sent the rest of the team on several false alarms, however he successfully helped them arrest some thieves. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Kade did his best to avoid singing, at least until an emergency required it. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Kade had his own ideas about what to put in a time capsule that was to be buried (namely one of his helmets) however when an old time capsule was opened, the entire island was teleported to the [[Arctic]] and the team had to work to raise the forcefield dome. {{storylink|Now and Then}} After coming up with a plan to float the island back to Maine, the team had their work cut out keeping everyone safe and the island in the air. They eventually made it back. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

Three years on, and Kade's greatest achievement was winning a certificate for most hamburgers eaten in one sitting. During another visit to an eatery, Kade was abducted by the [[Velgrox]], whose leader thought he looked particularly tasty. Though the Rescue Bots managed to free the rest of the townsfolk, Heatwave had to insist on them releasing Kade as well. {{storylink|New Normal}} As the townsfolk decided whether to keep the Rescue Bots' secret, Kade took part in the rescue of [[Milo]] who had become trapped in his bunker. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

Kade rode in Heatwave during a foot race which resulted in a near-disaster. A later hunt for the missing [[CeCe Greene]] resulted in the team encountering a new Rescue Bot, [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} Kade took part in a mission set up by Quickshadow to transport [[Phodolite]] through town, however when part of the load spilled, the rescue team had to rely on Chase's plan B when Quickshadow didn't have one herself. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}} Following an incident at the town pool, the team relaxed at the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] until it turned out the [[Morocco virus]] had invaded the virtual reality game there. After the virus spread to other computer systems in town, Kade attempted to help Chase keep the angry crowds at bay at the bank. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}}

The team had to deal with a number of unrelated disasters around town which eventually turned out to be a scheme by [[Madeline Pynch]] to drive everyone out so she could redevelop the island into a resort. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}} When Evan and Myles discovered the Rescue Bots' secret while trying to steal Quickshadow, the team had to come up with a short film to discredit their footage, and roped the whole town into helping. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} During an operation to apprehend [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]], Kade was almost attacked by an elephant which was attracted to the peanut butter sandwich he was eating. When he later became trapped in a collapsed emergency shelter, the rest of the team got the elephant to dig him out. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

The team helped Chase get elected as mayor, only to find that the Rescue Bot was so strict in his rule that he ended up endangering the island. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}} After being woken early-morning by Boulder celebrating [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]], the team had to deal with a marine rescue, and then CeCe Greene enlarged to giant size by the Minimizer. They later all celebrated All Spark Day with the help of the rest of town. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Kade attempted to be an entertainer at children's parties with limited success. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. Also Kade and his [[Brash Ball]] team's playoff was interrupted when the [[Insta-adium|inflatable stadium]] deflated. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

Kade attended the opening of the mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] on the strength of a promise of snacks, and was rewarded with bacon-infused popcorn. He adjudicated a race between Blurr and Quickshadow, who'd been shrunk with a minimizer so they could race on a slot car track. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} After the base's computer system locked them out of all vital functions, Kade, Heatwave and Cody were forced to evade the many dangers posed by the out-of-control computer so they could repair the center's malfunctioning holographic disguise and keep it hidden. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

Kade and the rest of the team had their work cut out for them handling a series of near-disasters during a series of motor races. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} When a document was found proving that the Burns family were royalty, Kade was crowned king in Chief's absence. Unfortunately he soon found that Hayley didn't like the airs he put on as a result, and so he passed the crown to Graham while he went to patch things over with her. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with out-of-control pizza dough by making a giant pizza. Unfortunately as the dough was Dani's recipe, only Kade could stomach eating it. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

A training session on the mainland was cut short following a reuniting with Bumblebee, when it turned out Blurr and Salvage were not handling things well on Griffin Rock. The human half of the team ended up being stuck on the island when the training center went into lockdown thanks to an invasion by an [[energon eater]]. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Heatwave and Kade accompanied Cody and Frankie into the woods to make a delivery to Mrs. Neederlander, only to find themselves having to search for her. After finding her and briefly being trapped in a cave, the group managed to meet up with the rest of the team. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} When the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] escaped to Griffin Rock, the team helped [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] recapture him. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Kade acted as a lookout under the code name '''Eagle Eyes''', and was later smuggled into Pynch's compound aboard Dani's jet so he and Chase could procure the Energon. {{storylink|Cody's 11}} Kade was overjoyed when his favorite movie star [[Maven Danger]] visited the island for research for his next film, however Danger rapidly turned out to be a jerk. Kade's enthusiasm was briefly resparked when it seemed he would get a small part in the film, but the entire visit turned out to be a ruse so Danger's agent, [[Skip Scobble]], could steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When Dani's test flight on a solar-sail spaceship ran into peril, Kade and the rest of the team headed up in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Kade and Heatwave hinted very strongly that Cody should become a firefighter when the boy was trying to decide what line of rescue work to take up. {{storylink|Family Business}}

Following the revelation that an entire other town in [[China]] knew about the Rescue Bots, Optimus Prime reassigned everyone to look after the [[Scrubber Initiative]], with Kade and Heatwave staying in Griffin Rock. When the Morocco virus resurfaced and went to steal tech from the lab, Kade had to be woken and then had to ride in Salvage since Heatwave was hanging out with Cody. {{storylink|Upgrades}} He, Heatwave and Cody went to the training center to get the GroundBridge operational again, only to find that Morocco had taken control of it. Morocco set his sights on kidnapping Cody, and Kade formed part of the defense in an attempt to keep him from reaching Griffin Rock. After everything was resolved, Optimus assigned Heatwave and Kade to train new Rescue Bot recruits in the Training Center. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:HeatwaveTheFireBot KadeBurns energize.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot and Kade Burns''' (Figure 2-pack, 2013)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)| Rescue Bots]]'' Figure 2-packs, Kade Burns is a completely non-articulated PVC figure. He is relatively [[show-accuracy|show accurate]], but has the same proportions as the previously-released ''Rescue Bots'' humans.

:He came with a larger, articulated PVC figure of his partner [[Heatwave (RB)#KadeFigure2Pack|Heatwave]].

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[[File:RB-toy KadeBurnsGarage.jpg|right|thumb|250px|There's that winning smile.]]
*'''Griffin Rock Garage''' (Adventure Playset, 2016)

:Available only with the [[Griffin Rock Garage]] playset, this version of Kade is much more show-accurate. He now has moving arms (they're one piece so they both move at once) and open hands to grip [[5mm post]] accessories... such as pack-in [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)#Mini-Cons|Mini-Con]] pooch [[Fireplug]] in his water cannon mode.

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==Notes==
*A running gag in the cartoon involves the copious amounts of food that Kade consumes. This actually becomes a plot point in some episodes, such as "[[Too Many Kades]]", "[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]", and "[[Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy]]".

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[[Category:Rescue Bots humans]]

Airazor (BW)

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{{disambigm|Airazor (disambiguation)|Wing Saber (disambiguation)}}
:''Airazor is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Airazorbwcgi.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Ladyfalcon'' just doesn't have the same ring.]]

Primarily used for recon and surveillance due to her aerial [[alternate mode]], '''Airazor'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s (aka '''Wing Saber''') talents are a great asset to the Maximal cause. She's calm and confident, but also adventurous and brave, with a healthy supply of dry humor. Her aerial skill in either mode, incredibly sharp eyesight and steady aim make her a dangerous opponent.

Due to the circumstances of her "birth", she sees [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] as something of an uncle-figure and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] as the sibling she never had. She devotes most of her efforts, however, to taming the wild yet gentle [[Tigatron]]. She shares his love for the beautiful planet on which the Maximals are stranded, and it is on this planet where their destiny will be forever intertwined.

{{bigquote|She stoops to conquer!|Airazor|"[[Call of the Wild]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Airazor was an "aerial reconnaissance expert" who could spot Predacon activity from 30,000 feet above. With her internal radar transmitters, Airazor could relay information to her Maximal comrades, including 3D "virtual reality maps" that pinpointed enemy locations. In terms of offense, she possessed [[cyberblade]]s and a [[photon rifle|photon cannon]]. However, her preferred method of attacking was slashing with her titanium-plated talons in beast mode. {{storylink|#Beast Wars|Airazor bio}}

With her [[Transmetal]] body after the [[quantum surge]], Airazor had become a warrior that inspired absolute fear in the Predacons, thanks to her deadly armor-ripping talons. Her post had been adjusted to sea reconnaissance, in light of her vehicle mode. {{storylink|#TM1|Transmetal Airazor Bio}}

After becoming a [[Transmetal|Metals]], Airazor's power surged! Airazor's dominion of the air became second to none, but the air warrior still preferred to avoid violence when possible. {{storylink|#TM1|Metals Airazor}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Pauline Newstone]] (English), [[Tetsuya Iwanaga]] (Japanese)|[[Liu Li]] (Chinese), [[Denise Reis]] (Portuguese), [[Rebeca Manriquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Olga Cano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Caterina Rochira]] (Italian)}}

[[File:The Spark Airazor.jpg|left|upright=1.55|thumb|The Maximals' Yellow Ranger.]]

Her [[stasis pod]] damaged upon crashing to [[Earth]], Airazor was able to come online due to the genius of [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and the bravery of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. Rhinox deftly operated the stasis pod's controls and Cheetor offered up his [[locking chip]] to repair it. Immediately out of the pod, she outmaneuvered and destroyed [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. Her aerial [[beast mode]], at the time, made her the only Maximal other than [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus]] who could fly. {{storylink|The Spark}}

[[File:Airazortigatrontrigger.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And the lady shall ride a tiger.]]

She and Tigatron started to team up more frequently, a prospect Airazor seemed to welcome, but Tigatron preferred to work alone. Their first big adventure together came when a flying island paradise was discovered. The island, however, was covered in booby-traps which were triggered by the use of energy weapons. Airazor rescued Tigatron when he was ambushed by Predacons on the island, but she was damaged badly. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Tigatron carried her on his back, refusing to leave her behind, and the pair worked together to avoid and overcome the island's traps. The island was ultimately destroyed, much to the sadness and outrage of Tigatron, and he would have secluded himself from the other Maximals further if not for Airazor's concern. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

Soon after, the Predacons beat Tigatron to another stasis pod, reprogramming it and unleashing [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Airazor and Tigatron took turns helping each other, but once again, Tigatron insisted that he work alone. Airazor commented that sometimes you can be too alone. She was right, because after he tracked down [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and destroyed the stasis pod, Tigatron got shot up a lot. Nearing death, Tigatron was saved by the arrival of Airazor and Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

During a Predacon attack on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', Airazor saved Optimus from plunging to his doom, but was herself so badly damaged she had to spend several days in the [[CR chamber]]. She emerged to find that the other Maximals had succumbed to their beast instincts through having to stay in beast mode constantly, as a result of the Predacons stealing the ship's [[rectifier coil]]. While Tigatron helped the Maximals, Airazor was able to infiltrate the largely deserted Predacon base and retrieve the rectifier coil. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

[[File:BeforetheStorm Airazor dropping off Rattrap.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.34|If you barf, you're walking home.]]
After the Maximals were expelled from their base by the Predacons, aided by a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], Airazor alerted Tigatron to the situation. The pair joined in a ploy to retake their base, which involved an assault on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' under Starscream's leadership. {{storylink|Possession}} Airazor was part of the reinforcements provided when [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] were trying to find a cure for the [[energon discharge virus]] Rhinox was afflicted with. For some reason she felt the need to pose provocatively by Optimus's leg as the Maximals appeared on the scene. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

After the realization that the aliens who seeded their planet with traps and energon were returning to destroy it, the Maximals and Predacons entered a truce. Optimus Primal used Airazor to try to sneak Rattrap into the Predacon base to find out what [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was up to, but Megatron, of course, found them on his scanners and politely asked them to leave. Unbeknownst to Megatron, the ploy was a decoy for Tigatron's infiltration. {{storylink|Before the Storm}}

[[File:Airazoraftermath.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
The aliens arrived and a new [[Bio-Dome|alien structure]] was built, trapping Airazor, who was tortured. Optimus Primal forced his way inside, with the help of the Predacons, and traded himself to the aliens for Airazor. Rattrap dragged her from the structure, only for them to find themselves at gunpoint — the truce was over. The pair were able to use the activation of the structure's "termination sequence" to deal with the Predacons, before fleeing with the escaping Optimus. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} As one of the planet's moons was revealed as an [[Planet Buster|alien weapon]], the Maximals retreated to their base. There, Airazor and Rattrap caught [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] working on a stasis pod in the ship's hold, and Optimus was able to use it to destroy the Planet Buster, though at the cost of his own life. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:OtherVists1 Airazor in vines.jpg|thumb|left|280px]|Hey look it's someone's fetish.]]
Airazor and Tigatron escaped [[Transmetal]]ization by the [[quantum surge]]. They attempted to stop Blackarachnia escaping, but were both knocked offline by Megatron. {{storylink|Aftermath}} After repairs, the duo left together to find the rest of the missing stasis pods scattered across the planet. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} While on their search, the two Maximals discovered not only a remarkably beautiful valley, but a strange plant. As the two looked into each other's eyes and held hands in quiet celebration, the plant transformed into another [[Vok]] device, and as they clasped hands, declaring their love to exist beyond the throes of death, the two were absorbed and shot into space. Cheetor arrived, but was too late, and loudly protested the loss of two of his best friends. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}}

[[File:OtherVictories BirthofTigerhawk.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Know that I am [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]! Well, part of him. From another universe. It's complicated.]]

Airazor and Tigatron were kept in a form of stasis until near the end of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], when they were merged into the powerful being [[Tigerhawk]]. Tigerhawk returned to Earth as the emissary of the Vok to stop the deterioration that the Beast Wars were causing to the timestream, his first act being to destroy the [[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]], sending the Predacons scrambling. Tarantulas managed to capture Tigerhawk and removed the Vok's influence from his frame (and absorbed it into himself), letting Airazor and Tigatron's [[spark]]s inhabit Tigerhawk's body. Tigatron's voice was dominant, but Tigerhawk's personality and mannerisms were an amalgam of Tigatron and Airazor's. {{storylink|Other Victories}}

Shortly afterward, however, Tigerhawk was killed in a standoff with the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' after Megatron retrieved it from the ocean floor. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Groundzero-airazorbeastmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Somewhere near the end of the first year of the Beast Wars, before the Planet Buster ignited the planet's energon, Airazor, Rhinox, and Cheetor overheard a battle between [[Fractyl]] and [[Packrat]]. Airazor ended up having to rescue Cheetor, who had darted off ahead of them and gotten blasted. After the battle was resolved, she and the other Maximals fled, pretending to be beaten by the timid Fractyl to increase his standing in Megatron's eyes. {{storylink|Ground Zero}}

[[File:TransmetalAirazor2.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|WINGS UP WINGS DOWN WHO GIVES A CRAP]]
After the Beast Wars were over, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], presumed destroyed, existed in a new, undead form that was fueled by his new Vok powers. The remaining Vok assembled warriors to end this threat, creating [[Primal Prime]] and giving new [[Transmetal]] bodies to the extant Sparks of Airazor and Tigatron. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

After awakening a stranded stasis pod containing [[Ramulus]], opening a second pod triggered an ambush by [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and a reborn Transmetal 2 [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. Airazor immediately saved Tigatron's life, knocking Spittor aside before Tigatron would have unwittingly come in contact with Spittor's body, covered entirely in [[cyber venom]]. This maneuver left her vulnerable to Ravage's gunfire, which knocked her out of the air. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

The battle ended catastrophically, and Ramulus, Airazor, and Tigatron were forced to carry a critically-wounded Primal Prime back to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' after Tarantulas ripped the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from his chest. As Airazor and Tigatron conferred with the seemingly absent Vok, Airazor experienced great pains due to her battle wounds. But before she could explain, the ''Ark'' was under attack by Ravage and the Predacons. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|Due to [[3H Productions]] loss of the convention license, "Primeval Dawn" was never completed. It is telling, however, that Airazor was not present in the subsequently-placed "[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Wreckers]]" storyline. "[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]" even has Tigatron awkwardly not answering Rattrap's query as to where Airazor is now. In "[[Ask Vector Prime/Sideways src#July 6.2C 2015|Ask Sideways]]", [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claims that, as part of a long con, he saved her life by bonding her back into Tigatron.}}
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====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod landed far from the ''Axalon'', and without the aid of Silverbolt, Megatron slaughtered the Maximals. Left as the sole survivors, Tigatron and Airazor were then abducted by the Vok and then dispatched as Tigerhawk to end Megatron's machinations which threatened the Vok. Tigerhawk slew Megatron, but in the ensuing [[timestorm]] destroyed the universe anyway. Subsequently, [[Unicron]] abducted Tigerhawk to become one of his [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion]] generals. The renamed [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] became one of Unicron's most feared Heralds; however, the noble influence of Tigatron and Airazor at times posed a problem for the evil Razorclaw. {{storylink|Abduction|Razorclaw's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/07}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
At the tail-end of the Great War, both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] met their demise on the battlefield. In response, the [[Primal Council]] sought to broker peace negotiations with their enemies, enlisting Tigatron to this end. The 'bot who would one day call herself "Airazor" was one of the many soldiers tasked with guarding the Autobot peace officer as he headed into enemy camps on his mission.

Unfortunately, the first camp the group made contact with was headed by a renegade soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]". Rejecting the talk of peace outright, Megatron unleashed [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] onto his visitors, along with the other units under his command. "Airazor" was accosted by [[Waspinator (BW)|two]] [[Terrorsaur (BW)|fliers]], though she quickly defeated them both before rescuing Tigatron from Predaking. As the rest of the Autobots with them were slain, Tigatron argued with his rescuer over which one of them should head off to warn the Council of Megatron's incoming attack. Convincing him that she didn't need rescuing herself, and promising that she'd see him again someday, "Airazor" sent Tigatron on his way. But she stood little chance against Predaking by herself, and soon found herself in the giant's grip. Before Predaking could finish her off, [[transmatter]] started raining down on the battlefield, converting whoever it touched into a protoform. "Airazor" was one of the many affected by the transmatter, though her form was retrieved and safely stored within a stasis pod after hostilities had ended between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the timestream, he witnessed several key moments in the Beast Wars. Among them was Airazor being helped up by a concerned Tigatron. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

After Tigerhawk's body was destroyed, the two sparks contained within split, regaining their individuality. The Vok then proceeded in bestowing upon Airazor a new Transmetal form utilizing a blank protoform. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Airazorbwdawn.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Tiger, you just hit the jackpot.]]

Her name was Wing Saber. A routine reconnaissance mission went awry when Wing Saber was captured by the Predacon torturer, [[Steelgrave]]. Despite his array of fiendish devices and Bond-villain mentality, Wing Saber was able to elude Steelgrave and fight her way through his henchmen before retreating to her cloaked starship, the ''[[Chromia 10]]''. Although she escaped, Wing Saber bore the physical and mental scars from her encounter with Steelgrave for some time.

Later, she was assigned to rendezvous with a pair of Maximals named [[Crossblades (BW)|Crossblades]] and [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] for a new mission. In violation of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], a group of Predacons had been rampaging through the [[J'kozian sector]] and set up a troop manufacturing factory on the conquered world of [[Nibari]]. Holographically posing as barmaids, the trio inebriated most of Steelgrave's troops into stasis lock before proceeding into the factory. Their infiltration was cut short by a raid on the factory by the native Nibari population, led by [[Ritash]]. Wing Saber's group was forced to divert their mission in order to keep the organics from being completely slaughtered. They were actually doing well...at least, until the true leader of Steelgrave's Predacons made his presence known... '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'''!

Wing Saber's crew evacuated with all due haste, taking Ritash of the Nibari with them. A reassessment of the situation was clearly called for. After a review of the history records, Wing Saber decided that the frequent quotations of "No Known Weaknesses" overlooked Megatron's infamous arrogance, and THAT was what they needed to exploit. The crew of the ''Chromia 10'' challenged Megatron to combat in full view of his subordinates, forcing him to agree in order to save face. During the ritualized combat, Crossblades noticed that the Mighty Megatron was nowhere near as invulnerable as history records indicated. Sensing a ruse, the Maximals concentrated their firepower and revealed "Megatron" was little more than an exo-suit run by his ex-lieutenant, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. With Flamewar revealed, and the drone troopers brought under the control of Ritash and his rebels, Nibari was well on its way to being freed.{{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

[[File:Trazorsedge prologue.jpg|thumb|"I'm gonna deck you in the schnoz!"]]

Later, the Predacons who stole the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] on Cybertron were being pursued by [[Tigatron|Unit 2]], who was granted clearance from the [[Maximal Defense Command Center]] to commandeer transport. Wing Saber was boarding the ''Chromia 10'', when Unit 2 approached and demanded use of it. Wing Saber at first refused, but suggested she was open to... persuasion. The call of adventure captured her interest, and instead of handing over the ''Chromia 10'' to Unit 2, she allowed him to hitch a ride, piloting it herself.

The ''Chromia 10'' intercepted the Predacons' ship, the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', which was engaged in battle with the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and guarded by a [[Buzzsaw and Laserbeak's ship|mysterious third ship]]. During the ensuing firefight, the ''Chromia 10'' was badly damaged. [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] had Wing Saber and Unit 2's [[spark]]s remotely [[Spark core transfer|uploaded]] to [[blank]] [[protoform]]s in the Axalon's cargo hold, which saved their lives, but severely damaged their core mainframes. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

Two weeks after Airazor was reborn on [[Earth]], she foiled a Predacon plot to launch an orbital platform despite Megatron's best efforts. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:AirazorBWMetalsManga01.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The manga kinda made it pret-ty dang clear where it stood on what gender Airazor should be.]]

Following the [[Quantum surge]], Airazor became a [[Transmetal]]. However, she was separated from the rest of the [[Maximal]]s and was locked outside of their base during [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]'s counterattack. As she flew in, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]]'s defenses began to fire at her. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] attempted to shut Sentinel down, only to be stopped by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], who warned him that Sentinel was the only thing protecting them from Quickstrike's [[Cobra Corps]] and [[Scorpion Corps]]. Rhinox brushed him aside and shut Sentinel down, anyway. Airazor, who had been shot by Sentinel, swooped in for a crash-landing. Rattrap, feeling somewhat guilty, dove to soften her landing. Not long after this, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] breached their defenses and took out both Rattrap and Airazor without effort. Rhinox saved her some time and appeared to shoot himself in the head. Feeling her job was done, Blackarachnia left as Quickstrike destroyed their base.

From a small section of the base that had been protected by a forcefield, Airazor aided Rattrap and Rhinox in pulling [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s [[spark]] from [[transwarp|transwarp space]]. As Rhinox brought his spark out from oblivion, Rattrap funneled it through a ray device while Airazor positioned a reflective dish. Primal's spark bounced off the dish and connected with his body (which was being held by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] at his base, the ''[[Hindenburg]]''), resurrecting him as a Transmetal. Airazor, still injured from before, began to plummet to the ground. Primal rescued her, destroyed Megatron's drone army, and carried her off on his flying surfboard. Recovering, Airazor began to wonder where her "[[Tigatron]]-sama" was. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Airazor next accompanied Rattrap and Optimus in investigating the remains of the ''Axalon''. She was attacked by [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], but escaped. Following Primal's orders, she and Rattrap used the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s weapons to ignite undersea volcanoes that blasted Rampage into the sky. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Later, she decided to search for Tigatron on her own. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}} She soon found him, but his mind had been taken over by Tarantulas. She linked her mind with Tigatron's and, after defeating Tarantulas in cyberspace, was able to free Tigatron's consciousness. Unfortunately, she wasn't quite fast enough, and Tigatron's mind-controlled body delivered a fatal blow that killed her. Seeing what he'd done, Tigatron held her in his arms and wept with grief. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 4|Beast Wars Metals #4}}

Tigatron eventually committed ritual suicide over what he'd done, only to be revived by the energies of the sparks released by the obliterated Rampage. Airazor was also among the revived, but as a mindless zombie. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} She did battle with Tigatron, who did not want to fight the robot he loved. With no other option, Tigatron gave the evil Airazor one of his katana and knelt down. As the zombie-Airazor struck him with the [[sword]], Airazor's spark entered Tigatron's body. In cyberspace, the two embraced and vowed never to be apart again. As their sparks merged, they became [[Tigerhawk]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When [[human]] archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, [[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] translated it for them. The markings told of a time when the Maximals and Predacons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, though the stranded Transformers were seen by the protohumans as gods. When one of the archeologists, [[Jessica Theist]], later touched one of the markings, she was bestowed a vision of the Maximals' and Predacons' battles. Among them, she noted a "falcon." {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''TransTech''===
[[File:Airazorwhitheredhope.jpg|thumb|How Robin would have looked in Batman Beyond...]]

Airazor, sporting a purely Cybertronian form, became a resident of [[Axiom Nexus]] at an unknown point in time and the timelines. She joined the offworlders' [[Freelance Police Legion]] and also forged ties with their parallel organization, the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]] run by the planet's native Cybertronians, the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s. Airazor eventually received authorization as an inspector in the Security Administration, giving her the rare (if not ''unique'') status as an officer for BOTH police forces in Axiom Nexus. Despite her official status, Airazor still enjoyed her vices, and was a frequent customer of the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]] at the edge of the [[Heap]].

Airazor was involved in the first detaining of [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], after the assassination of [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] sent Axiom Nexus into chaos. She and [[Stungun (TransTech)|Stungun]] stood guard over the duo while awaiting [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]]'s arrival. As is often the case with femmes, she had absolutely no tolerance for Jackpot's sweet-talk. Upon his arrival, Cheetor dismissed Airazor to keep an eye on three "[[Transcendent|units of interest]]" who had recently come through Processing Central. He casually suggested she recruit some Freelancers as well to keep the surveillance less official, since it was technically out of their jurisdiction. Her departure served a double purpose, leaving a viable exit for the lowtech Autobots to flee and draw out the ''real'' assassin for the Security Administration. Once [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]] and his shell were deactivated, Airazor swooped in and took Jackpot into custody again immediately. Despite his claims of having found a real connection, she was thrilled when Commander Cheetor expedited his deportation to [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|a universe]] similar to his home universe. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

Shortly after her promotion to Inspector Airazor, the Maximal had occasion to drop in on her old friend [[Crystal Widow]] at the Widow's Cafe. It was hardly a social call, however, as Security Administration had been requisitioned by [[Demolishor (TransTech)|General Demolishor]] of the [[Military Police]] to conduct a serious investigation into some courier murders and the theft of unauthorized TransTech technology. One of Crystal Widow's regulars, [[Escargon]], had been pegged for the matter. Airazor tried to execute a quiet arrest, but General Demolishor's attention span and flair for the dramatic turned it into a decidedly UNquiet raid of the premises. Demolishor also executed Escargon on the spot while Airazor was attempting to gain control of the suspect.

In his zeal, however, General Demolishor hadn't thought to check if Escargon had the stolen property before shooting him. Sure enough, a thorough search by Inspector Airazor appeared to turn up no traces of the property on his person. Dejected, General Demolishor turned his frustrations on the clientele, particular several "mechanoids of interest" called [[G1 GoBots|GoBots]] who had arrived around the same time as Escargon. With some fast legalese, Airazor managed to talk Demolishor out of doing further damage to the bar or Crystal Widow's customers. After the good general departed, Airazor explained the seriousness of the situation — Escargon had stolen a set of [[transit pass]]es, official letters for TransTech black ops work that allowed unmolested access to any transwarp platform facility. Literally a "Get Out of Axiom Nexus Free" Card.

General Demolishor was not so easily deterred, though, and soon wound up battling Crystal Widow and the GoBots in the [[Heap]] until Airazor and Commander Cheetor arrived with the Security Administration. The general was quickly deflated when Cheetor told him he had informed [[Megatron (TransTech)|Commander Megatron]] personally about the issuance of these ''unauthorized'' transit passes, and the fact that Demolishor had lost them. Because the Heap was outside of Security Administration jurisdiction, the collar officially went to Airazor as a representative of the Freelance Police Legion.

As Demolishor was being led away, Commander Cheetor requested a private word with Inspector Airazor. In no uncertain terms, he ''very loudly'' did not say he knew she had swiped the passes while frisking Escargon, and did not tell her to make sure the passes were handed over to the GoBots. Reluctantly, Airazor did as she was not ordered to do and gave up her meal tickets. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:Legends Manga Xmas Airazor.jpg|thumb|left|150px|we're sorry about everything on the right.]]

Airazor and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] were hired by Optimus Primal to work as office ladies at the [[Axalon Trading Company]]. Their tight skirts and overall cuteness mesmerized Rattrap... at least until Rhinox reminded him that they had no women on the payroll. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap|The Gender Gap}} Later, Optimus Primal and [[Lio Convoy]] swooned over Airazor's cuteness as he fetched them tea for their meeting. Rattrap and Rhinox merely continued to curse the fact that Airazor was a man. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2|The Gender Gap Part 2}} Hoping to get to the bottom of Airazor and Nightscream's genders, Rattrap and Rhinox proceeded to follow them to see which bathroom they'd use. Much to their confusion, they learned that their building had no ladies' room but an ''[[w:otokonoko|otokonoko]]'' room. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 9#The Bathroom Gap|The Bathroom Gap}}

For [[Christmas]], Airazor joined [[T-AI|Ai]] in donning skimpy Santa outfits and handed out toys to all the good little Transformers. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} At another point, old man Rhinox's nostalgia became so powerful he was able to will the '80s back into existence, retrograding all modern technology into clumsy '80s counterparts. In the madness, Airazor's computer turned into a cruddy micro-computer that couldn't even connect to the [[Internet]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|Bonus Edition Vol. 3}}

At work, Rattrap found himself emasculated at every turn, even by Airazor, who was bigger and stronger than he was. This led Rattrap to seek comfort in a dream sequence involving [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}}

When the amnesiac [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] used her charms to squat at [[Tigatron]]'s home, Airazor took issue with it, and the three ended up in a bed together, with Airazor trying to push Windblade away from Tigatron. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}}

Following the destruction of their old office because of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the Axalon employees took it in stride and made Metroplex's city mode their new office. Airazor and Cheetor got scared when their [[Alpha Trion (G1)|mysterious janitor]] claimed to be from "the other world", assuming he meant the world of the dead. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}}

Airazor was dressed up as a nurse and ready to go to a [[Halloween]] party with Tigatron and Windblade when they were interrupted by the trick-or-treating [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], and [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

Airazor also worked at a "little brother cafe" and was there when the manager, [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]], explained to another worker, who was [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]], just what kind of cafe it was. While thinking back to the good times she'd had in the Legends Universe, Windblade remembered a time she'd hand-fed Tigatron at the cafe, something Airazor hadn't liked at all. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} Following the hiring of the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from another dimension, Airazor told [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] that he still had to answer calls from customers despite being trapped in [[Butla]] at the time. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}}

Airazor was among the coworkers bothered by Chromedome flying around the office on Moguru, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} and was seen on the sidewalks of [[Akihabara]] after it was rebuilt as Neo Akihabara City. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} When [[White Leo]] turned the people of the Legends World into [[Beastformer]]s to recruit them into his army, Airazor ended up with some [[#TM1|familiar armor]] and the name "Lucky Razor". {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}}
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====The Beast Wars Road Map====
When Rhinox was countacted by his [[Rhinox (TransTech)|counterpart]] from [[Axiom Nexus]], Airazor interrupted their conversation to point out [[A Change to the Agenda|new developments]] happening in a branching timeline. {{storylink|The Beast Wars Road Map}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[All That Remains|Transformers: Windblade vol. 2 #3]]

[[File:IDWAirazorcharactermodel.jpg|thumb|right|175px]]

Airazor was a native of the planet [[Eukaris]], and was born from the [[hot spot]] inside the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Chela]]. She abandoned [[Cloud Walkers|her tribe]] long ago so that she could be with her love Tigatron.

[[File:CombinerWars5-Eukaris.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

When battling [[combiner]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] briefly touched upon the planet, Airazor and Tigatron witnessed [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] battling against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} They later investigated the huge footprints the combiners left behind. Tigatron wanted to report their discovery to the others, while Airazor disagreed. {{storylink|All That Remains}} They eventually sought out the advice of the seer Blackarachnia, who foresaw the reappearance of true Cybertronians on their planet. A week later, Airazor was present when the leaders of Eukaris's tribes convened outside the space bridge, although Dinobot didn't take kindly to the "tribe of two." The tension was quickly defused when Rattrap sneaked through the space bridge and onto the planet, only to receive a less-than-warm welcome from Dinobot.

A month later, Airazor was present when the first real representatives from Cybertron arrived - [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and Starscream. Before negotiations could get underway, Chela awoke and burst from the ground, intending to destroy all Cybertronian intruders. After Chela was killed by Starscream, the citizens of Eukaris agreed to join the nascent [[Council of Worlds]]. Blackarachnia appointed Tigatron and Airazor as delegates to Cybertron, believing that their independence from Eukaris's competing tribes would make them impartial diplomats. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} Upon emigrating to Cybertron, Airazor was amazed to find that she and Tigatron were being welcomed in spite of their romance, a feature she felt could potentially attract more Eukarians. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

Approximately two weeks later, Airazor was present for the ceremony inducting [[Vigilem|Carcer]] delegates [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] into the Council of Worlds. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} She and Tigatron began operating regularly on Cybertron, interacting with the local citizens and the other colonists. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] announced his intent to annex [[Earth]] into the Council of Worlds, Airazor attended the first council meeting discussing this sudden change of events. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} In-between Council meetings, the two Eukariens continued adjusting to life on Cybertron, quietly hoping that one day the growing number of immigrants could expand beyond the borders of Iacon. When the Council re-convened to discuss a string of mysterious [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] assaults and the growing distrust of the [[Badgeless]], the two Eukarian delegates were in attendance. The Committee moved to have [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] investigate the crime spree. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

[[File:ApplicableSkills-fangsandfur.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Things turned sour following the death of [[Drunkatron|an inebriated Decepticon]] which most chalked up to police brutality. Airazor and Obsidian observed an angry mob advancing on Starscream's office, as the two commiserated over their dismay with the fractured Cybertron. Shortly afterwards, Airazor attended the emergency meeting to try and sort out what could be done, a meeting that ended with Ironhide becoming the new head of Cybertronian security. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} Airazor later attended a meeting where Ironhide reported on the progress of the new recruits. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked Iacon, Airazor and the other Council delegates were temporarily evacuated. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

The Council later met with Optimus to hear his side of the story. Although Prime insisted that his intentions were pure, its members unanimously voted against allowing Earth a seat on the council. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} When Optimus raised a holy [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Titan]] from the ground, however, public opinion began to shift back towards Optimus, and the Council began re-considering their ruling. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

[[File:DesperateTimes-anythingforyou.jpg|thumb|right|250px|And the man shall ride a falcon.]]

Months later, [[Vigilem|Carcer]] detected a fleet of [[zombie]] Titans rapidly approaching Cybertron and intent on scouring the planet clean. The Council attended an emergency meeting to discuss the threat, and wound up preparing for an all-out war against the army. The Titans soon made planetfall; Airazor and Tigatron fought together on the front lines and used their [[beast mode]]s to tear through enemy armor. {{storylink|Ping}} When it became clear that they couldn't win, the two retreated back to the Council [[Spire]] to discuss a last-ditch moves. As a result, both Airazor and Tigatron joined Windblade's strike team, aiming to invade Carcer and seize control of the Titan from its reluctant leader [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

Airazor stood by Starscream as the strike teams attacked making odd faces at the Chancellor's odd habit of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|seemingly talking to himself]]. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} After Windblade and Carcer had triumphed, she joined Starscream and [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] in cheering. {{storylink|Rubicon}} It transpired however that "Carcer" was in fact, Vigilem, the Titan of [[Liege Maximo]] who had managed to free his master before he died. The Council was informed of the Prime's inevitable return but only after half of them had already voted to keep it secret and forced the other half to do the same, much to Airazor's discomfort. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

When the crisis had passed, the Council reconvened to meet with Optimus Prime as the Autobot leader discussed sharing Transformer technology with the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s, who had recently arrived on Earth. Starscream shot down the proposal; as Earth was not yet a member of the Council, it would be a violation of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

Airazor was present during Earth's induction ceremony into the [[Council of Worlds]] when [[M.A.S.K.]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] was brought before the Council where Elita One ordered them executed. When Knock Out supported the notion owing to the looming threat of Liege Maximo and the short [[human]] lifespan, Airazor protested owing to the fact that, regardless of lifespan, the humans were still living creatures. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}}

Following the invasion, Windblade was due to retake her position on the Council only to learn that Liege Maximo's freedom was still being kept under wraps prompting her to inform Circuit and Longtooth of it which resulted in public elections. After the Camien had announced her intent to run for office, Airazor visited Windblade in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] where she extolled the values of Cybertron's acceptance of 'bots from all walks of life and how that feature could attract more Eukarians (assuming of course Iacon could last five minutes without being half destroyed). She and Tigatron later attended the electoral debates and took part in Winblade's subsequent victory party. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

The Council later assembled to receive an [[Ore-13]] from Optimus Prime before [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] made a dramatic return aboard the [[Nemesis (BWII)|''Nemesis'']]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Joined by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], the Council granted the Primes an audience. After an explosion ripped through the [[Spire]], Airazor helped up Tigatron only to learn Alpha Trion was killed by the blast. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Derailment Parliament.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]

Airazor of [[Nuon City|Nuon]] was a champion of the Games who eventually came to sit on the [[Maximal High Council]]. She sat on the Council when the [[Maximal Nation]] declared themselves independent from [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s and the [[Resistance]] alike. When the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] threat arose and consumed Nuon, however, Airazor advocated abandoning neutrality and entering the war against the Builders. She frequently clashed with the pacifist [[Santon]]. When the Council received an audience by First Resistor [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Preditron]] to hear first hand about the Vehicons, the vote soon swayed in Airazor's favor, and the Maximal Nation went to war.

In the battles to come against the Vehicons and the [[Grand Mal]] fortress, Airazor fought as part of [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], joining with her fellow Councilbots as a battlefield general. They fought alongside the [[Micromaster]] Builder combiner [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] against all odds.

After the war, the [[Cybertronian Parliament]] was founded to govern the planet. The Maximal Nation remained an independent body, and the High Council elected Airazor to serve as their representative at Parliament along with Cheetor and [[Optimal]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}
=====Maximal campaign=====
{{Note|Airazor is a playable character for "rescue missions" gameplay.}}
Airazor was absent from the main conflict with both Predacons and the [[Skriix]]; instead, she flew rescue missions, using her flight capabilities to rescue captured Maximals from the Predacons' prison ships.

Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Airazor was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
[[File:N64 Airazor.jpg|frame|Airazor was having second thoughts about this new backpack.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Janet-Laine Green]] (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Airazor played a critical role in the Maximals' victory over the Predacons. However, when their enemies had all been taken prisoner, Airazor and Tigatron decided not to join their comrades in their journey to Cybertron. The two sparkmates would reside on prehistoric earth, observing as the planet recovered from the war. They nonetheless sometimes wondered about the other Maximals' fates and whether or not true peace could finally be found between Maximals and Predacons. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}
{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Airazor's fate in those outcomes.}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Airazor-Transmetal.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Transmetal Airazor actually comes first in this game.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Airazor-(BW).jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Airazor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She appeared in two different bodies:
*''Airazor Transmetal'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Transmetals: Beast Wars - Episode 2" event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, 100 event cores, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Airazor (BW)'' — This Super Rare character was available as a reward to 1000 players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:Airazorbwtoy1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Airazor''' (Basic, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-10'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: Part of the first wave of year-two ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' product, Airazor transforms into a somewhat generic falcon (or some other bird of prey) with opening beak. Unlike first-year Basics, Airazor's transformation is entirely manual, rather than spring-loaded. Pulling on the yellow-plastic feathers near her tail activates a spring-loaded wing-movement gimmick. Each wing also has a flip-out blade. Her tail hides both a heat-sensitive "[[rubsign|energon chip]]" and a non-firing blaster that can be hand-held or mounted on the underside of either forearm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Airazor/airazor.htm More information on Airazor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy Airazor-video.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This took forever to photograph because the damn thing's ankles are looser than the WWE's drug policies.]]
*'''Airazor''' (Video pack-in, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: The original Airazor toy was given a similar but darker [[redeco]], and packaged with a VHS tape containing the episodes "[[Aftermath]]" and "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]". She retains all of her previous [[gimmick]]ry.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/Airazor/airazor.htm More information on video Airazor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Aerial Showdown: Airrazor vs Kuwagaigar''' (Basic, 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-10'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: For her (his) [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release, Airazor was available both as an individually-boxed toy, and in an "Aerial Showdown" Vs-pack with [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|First American toy designed to be a girl from the start. Seriously.]]
*'''Airazor''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998/1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-45'''

: [[Transmetal]] Airazor transforms into a mechanical falcon, with a third "seaplane" mode with fold-down pontoons. In robot mode, the chromed beast-mode backplate can fold around it for a "shield" mode. Some early releases of the [[Hasbro]] Airazor have much more lavender-hued chrome than the normal blue of later versions.

: The Japanese version of this toy has the yellow plastics replaced with a bright orange and the opaque white replaced with a translucent white plastic. The "AIRAZOR" [[tampograph]] on its chromed shields was also changed to "CYBERTRON" with the Maximal [[insignia|faction symbol]].

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/TMAirazor/tmairazor.htm More information on Transmetal Airazor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave Showdown: Airrazor vs Quickstrike''' (VS set, 1999)
**''ID number'': '''VS-45'''

: In Japan, ''Metals'' Airrazor was available both as an individual and in a "VS" pack with [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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*'''Airazor''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)
[[File:Fox Kids Transmetal Airazor.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0]]
: One of the final releases of the normal ''Beast Wars'' line, Airazor's Transmetal toy was given a tweaked deco and released as part of the so-called "[[Fox Kids]]" assortment of Deluxe Transmetal redecos. This redeco was not as drastic a change from the original as the others in the series, mostly making her a little darker and more desaturated.

: This version of Airazor was made available in Japan as a [[JafCon]] convention [[exclusive]] along with the "Fox Kids" versions of Transmetal [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TMFK|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#FK|Rattrap]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/FKTMAirazor/airazor.htm More information on Fox Kids! Transmetal Airazor at TFU.info]''

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===Timelines===
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[[File:Airazortimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am a symptom of the retroactive ruination of ''Beast Wars''.]]
*'''Airazor''' (Club exclusive, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Missile

: The second members-only exclusive to [[Fun Publications]]' [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], Airazor (referred to as "Chromia 10 Pilot" in her bio) is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] with a [[retool]]ed head, transforming into a Cybertronic twin-cockpit jet. Her jet mode has an under-slung spring-loaded missile launcher (which flips over her shoulder in [[robot mode]]), plus she also has flip-out (non-firing) blasters as well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Maximal/Airazor/airazor.htm More information on Airazor at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Airazor.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Because one toy of Airazor from before she was born wasn't enough!]]
*'''Airazor''' (BotCon 2016 exclusive, 2016)
**''Accessories'': 2 arm-mounted photon cannons

:Sold individually at [[BotCon 2016]], Airazor is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Slipstream (Animated)#Legends|Slipstream]], who in turn is a retool of [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]]. She comes with two photon cannons that clip on her arms in a different orientation in each mode. Her jet mode fuselage contains a flip-down landing gear and her VTOL wing fans can flip up on a hinge and spin. Unlike the toy-based colors of her previous [[Fun Publications]] toy, this iteration takes its cues from her cartoon appearance.

:This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' version of [[Stiletto (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Stiletto]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Maximal/BCAirazor/airazor.htm More information on Dawn of the Predacus Airazor at TFU.info]''

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==Merchandise==
[[File:Airazormutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Airazor was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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==Gender==
[[File:AirazorJapan1.jpg|right|175px||thumb|[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShesAManInJapan She's a man in Japan]]]

Airazor's gender in the [[Hasbro]] line is due to ''Beast Wars'' story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]]'s insistence. The original Airazor toy wasn't developed with a specific gender in mind, and Bob & Larry wanted a larger female presence in the show, and the Airazor toy seemed as good a choice as any. They requested the change early enough that the toy's packaging bio could have its pronouns changed to female. The later Transmetal version of Airazor was the first American-released Transformer mold created to represent a female character.

In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Airazor was made male. The exact reason for this has never been made known; it could have been for the sake of sales (girl characters tend to sell poorly in boys toylines) or [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] could have simply been working from outdated material provided by Hasbro in which Airazor was still regarded as male. We may never know.

Initially, the dub skirted around any possibility of romance between Airazor and Tigatron, altering all flirtatious dialogue to change the intent (Tigatron's line in "[[The Trigger, Part 2]]" about how "the lady shall ride a tiger" was rewritten to a more generic command for them to get moving). To explain the closeness of their relationship, Tigatron was humorously portrayed as a "samurai retainer" and Airazor acted as his "ward"; intimating a "brotherly" sort of bond.

Things remained as such all the way until "[[Other Visits (Part 1)]]" when the scripting and animation could no longer allow for any vagaries regarding their relationship. Beginning rather randomly in that episode, Airazor flirtatiously starts calling Tigatron by the nickname "Ti-chan", leaving Tigatron to get flustered and anxiously call for him to stop. When the pair are attacked, they both express their love for one another in dialogue primarily unchanged from the English version. Their romantic attraction was a very spontaneous change in the Japanese version of the series and Japanese magazine editors, responding to letters from confused young fans, gently explained the situation. From the letters page of the ''Beast Wars Club'' magazine:<ref>[http://netatama.net/lite/image/2263677 Scan] of the letters pages from a Japanese ''Beast Wars Club'' magazine</ref>

[[File:BWM 4 title page.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Except when she isn't.]]

:'''Question:''' "If Tigatron and Airazor are both boys, how come they were flirting when the [[Vok|Aliens]] abducted them?"
:'''Answer:''' "Even among humans there are boys who both love (like) each other. In the case of Tigatron and Airazor, they had been fighting together for a long time and as their emotions increased, their friendship turned to feelings of love. 'Transform', indeed!"

In the case of the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' manga, however, Airazor's female gender was retained, as was her heterosexual romantic relationship with Tigatron. This was due to the fact that Airazor's [[Transmetal]] toy had an indisputably feminine build. Additionally, there was never a manga for the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon in Japan, so the backstory for ''Metals'' could be whatever writer/artist [[Shōji Imaki]] wanted it to be (the manga has numerous irreconcilable divergences from the show's events right out of the gate).

Though Airazor's gender was "restored", her ''personality'' underwent an overhaul, not in any way resembling her self-assured Western characterization. Since Japanese entertainment for young boys does not cotton to female warrior characters (these are the people who turned [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] into a go-fer), Airazor was reduced to a helpless damsel in distress with a subservient and single-minded devotion to her "Tigatron-sama". Commence puke.

The ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' manga would poke fun at Airazor's gender bender from time to time. Airazor is portrayed as looking highly feminine and cute, however, it is revealed to the confusion of the cast that "she" is male. The same joke is extended onto [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], who was portrayed as a flaming homosexual in the dub of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Machines]]'', and is seen as a "cross-dresser" in the ''Legends'' manga. This is apparently supposed to be "funny".

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==Notes==
*An [[Bitch Wars|unproduced ''Beast Wars'' episode concept]] would have seen Airazor and Blackarachnia join forces as a "third faction" for a bit. It went unproduced as the writers couldn't see where to go with the idea.
*Like most characters in the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Airazor was given an "amusing" verbal tic to run into the ground. When in battle or transforming, [[#Gender|he]] would shout ''haya'' in imitation of a falcon's cry (''hayabusa'' also being the Japanese word for "falcon").
*Somewhat inexplicably, a number of the Italian toyline-specific names for various ''Beast Wars'' characters were only printed on the cardback for the Italian "video-pack" release of Airazor; the names do not even appear on the cardback for "video-pack" [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], who was presumably released in proximity to her, if not at the same time. The Italian names only printed on "video-pack" Airazor were: Insector ([[Powerpinch]]), Rapax ([[Lazorbeak]]), Vortex ([[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]]), Anfibius ([[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]]), Diablo ([[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]]), Cannibal ([[Manterror]]), Tenax ([[Retrax]]), Dingo ([[K-9]]), and Bison ([[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]]).
*The name of Airazor's ship in "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', is a reference to her original toy's Japanese ID number.
*The "Dawn of Future's Past" Club exclusive toy is only technically the second Club exclusive toy. She was actually shipped at the same time as [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]], but he was the first toy advertised.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Airrazor''' (エアラザー ''Earazā'')<ref>Sources consistently Romanize the name as such.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Aérolame''' (Canada, "Aero Blade"), '''Serres D'Acier''' (Canada cartoon and Transmetal, "Talons of Steel")
*''Italian:'' '''Falcon''' (original toy), '''Falcon Lady''' (cartoon), '''Metal Falcon''' (Transmetal), '''Falco''' (video-pack release)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēi Jiàn''' (China, 飞箭, "Flying Arrow") '''Shén Yīng''' (Taiwan, 神鷹, "God Hawk"), '''Yīng Nǚ''' (Taiwan, 鷹女, "Hawk Woman")
*''Polish:'' '''Brzytwozora'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Falcúria'''
*''Russian:'' '''Orlona''' (Орлона)
*''Spanish:'' '''Airazor''' (Spain), '''Aguila''' (America, "Eagle"), '''Cuchilla''' (Canada toy packaging)

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