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Ion blaster

2026-02-24T18:26:12Z

QuintusPotatimus:

[[File:Optimusg1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|I'm a pacifist, but only to a point.]]
The '''ion blaster''' is a kind of [[laser rifle]] and the primary weapon of several [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Primes]]. Only used by the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s when all attempts at peace have failed, the ion blaster ensures that freedom is the right of all sentient beings, and strikes fear in the [[spark]]s of the [[Decepticon]]s who are foolish enough to challenge him.

Except [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Only [[Primus]] knows how many times Optimus has shot Megatron and failed to kill him. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] knows that frustration all too well.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] was bio-engineered to convert to a twin-barrelled ion blaster with a laser-targeting sight. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Scoop's ''Universe'' profile}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:RevengeofBruticus Primefiringguns.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Prime doesn't limit himself to just the one weapon, of course.]]
[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] used the ion blaster against [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was defeated and brought before [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Optimus Prime's ion blaster was stolen from him a few times. The first was when the Decepticons tried to take over [[New York City]], when he was disassembled by [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]. The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] then placed the arm and ion blaster atop the command post of the newly dubbed [[New Cybertron]]. As part of the building's weapons systems, Megatron used the blaster to begin firing on the Autobots. However, when Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] were removed from the command post, Optimus Prime was able to regain control of the weapon and hit [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] with it, sending him to the hard pavement below. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}

Later, the human-built ninjabot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] stole the ion blaster when she tried to steal the [[World Energy Chip]], but Optimus Prime recovered it rather quickly. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

When both Autobots and Decepticons briefly allied to free Cybertron from the rogue [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Optimus used his blaster to target [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s weakpoint, felling the [[combiner]]. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Optimus attempted to use it to slay Megatron once and for all only for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to interfere. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Upon being revived by [[Quintesson]]s, Optimus used the weapon to chase away [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} When properly returned to life, Optimus kept his weapon and used it in the final battles of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:PrimeDirective5-IonBlaster.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Because the middle of your back is the easiest place to reach.]]
Scoop's Targetmaster partner Tracer transformed into a twin laser-guided ion blaster. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Scoop's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}

During a fight with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Optimus Prime drove up on the massive robot while removing his ion blaster from a compartment on his back. Then he shot Devastator's face off. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}}
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====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:OpTransformsSu.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Replacement ion rifle hinges: hard to find.]]
Ion blasters were among the weapons the [[Decepticon]]s smuggled onto [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via [[Hefter]]. [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] grabbed one and shot down a Decepticon enforcer, saving the life of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] later claimed the weapon as evidence in the case. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] fashioned Optimus Prime's ion blaster during his first campaign in the [[Manganese Mountains]], though unfortunately Prime mistook Ironfist for his chief rival, [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

While in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Optimus Prime keeps his (folded up) ion blaster in his cab. When he [[transformation|transforms]], the Ion blaster is ejected, allowing him to grab it in midair. So ''that's'' where it goes. Now if we could only figure out where the [[trailer]] goes... During the course of the battle, a shot from Prime's ion blaster managed to ''blow up'' [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s much-more powerful [[fusion cannon]] by entering through the cannon's barrel. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

He kept the weapon after changing his name back to Orion Pax {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}} before getting a version incorporated into his left arm. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} Despite this, he reverted to the hand held version soon after. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

While speaking to the [[President of the United States]], Optimus regarded the weapon before he handed it off to [[Aileron]] who spent the rest of the day awkwardly carrying around a gun half her size. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

Optimus' ion blaster was last seen in his possession as he and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] fought through a horde of [[Unicron's antibodies]] as they followed the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] before Optimus sacrificed himself to fell the monster. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
[[Snapper]] swore by "Prime's Ion Blaster". {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

====''Transformers/Ghostbusters''====
After getting a [[proton pack]], Optimus Prime originally channeled the proton stream through his ion blaster before, when confronted by the vengeful [[ghost]] of Megatron, he plugged the pack directly into his systems and manifested the power through his [[energon-axe]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
The Ion blaster (or cannon) was Optimus Prime's primary weapon. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' webpage]</ref> During the War for Cybertron, Optimus used the "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster", which was designed by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and could combine with the "[[Energon Strikeshield|W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield]]" to form the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster" using the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Pulse|Autobot weapons database on Hasbro Pulse}}<ref>[https://old.hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-optimus-prime-combat-weapons-guide "''Siege'' Optimus Prime C.O.M.B.A.T. Weapons Guide" on Hasbro Pulse]</ref> The dark ion blaster was one of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s powers and weapons. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

====Energon Universe====
When the Autobots and Decepticons were reactivated on Earth, Optimus made the decision to destroy [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]], firing his ion blaster directly into the supercomputer's main console. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

After Optimus had Megatron's right arm affixed to him, Optimus opened fire on [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] both with his ion blaster and Megatron's fusion cannon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}}

When the Decepticons opened a [[space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], who had jumped through the portal, grabbed Prime's ion blaster and used it to shoot the space bridge's terminal, shutting down the portal. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}}
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:ROTF Optimus ion blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Any last words?" "The Fallen shall rise again!" "That sounds like an oxymoron." "Your mother is an oxymor-" *Bang*]]
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s primary range weapon is an ion blaster, though he prefers to use his [[Dual Energon Swords]] in combat, leaving the blaster stored inside his back. Once fired, it releases a wave of radiation condensed into an energy ball that will destroy anything in its path.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bios at Hasbro.com]</ref> During the battle of [[Mission City]], Optimus managed to get off a single shot of his ion blaster at [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] before he was sent flying by the latter's [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

Two years later, Optimus was fighting [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Shanghai]] and critically injured the Decepticon by putting several point blank shots into his head. He later executed the dying [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] with a shot through the optic. Several days later, Optimus shot at Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] with his ion blaster and [[barrage cannon]] while rescuing [[Sam Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

Three years later, during his battle against [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in [[Chicago]], Optimus Prime tried to defend himself from the Decepticons fighter ships using his ion blaster, but was mostly unsuccessful and apparently lost his blaster in the explosions. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:Prime optimusionblaster.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|aM jUsT fIrInG mA lAzErZ]]
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] had two ion blasters retracted in each arm which fired powerful energy blasts. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} After being upgraded to a stronger body by the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Optimus Prime got a new, more powerful ion blaster which resembled a handheld machine gun. Having the same model as his leader, [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] also had two installed, although he never got the cool machine gun. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

While preparing for the battle against [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] reviewed the arsenal aboard the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] which included ion blasters. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

The design of this blaster was also used for Prime's slightly larger and bulkier [[Path Blaster]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron}}
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===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
During the final battle against the Decepticons on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] used his ion blaster to disable [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]'s fusion cannon. The [[Decepticon leader]] attempted to retaliate by taking a swipe at the ion blaster but the weapon survived. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===
[[File:WFCionblasterstats.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|Elmer Fudd called he wants his Bunny-wabbit hunting gun back!]]
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s signature weapon is a little more powerful than the [[Neutron assault rifle]], but with twice the rate of fire, it makes a suitable weapon for the [[Leader (WFC)|Leader]] class. 

'''Carried by:''' Leaders, Optimus
*The blaster has the following in-game stats:
**''Damage:'' 4
**''Range:'' 5
**''Accuracy:'' 4
**''Rate of Fire:'' 10

*Max Load: 300
*Per Mag: 50

==Toys==
===Generation 1 Optimus Prime===
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys}}
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys}}
{{toystub|Descriptions for everything from ''Power of the Primes'' onward}}
====''20th Anniversary''/''Masterpiece''====
[[File:TF-MP-1-Convoy-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2003]]/[[2004]])
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2004)
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[2006]], [[2009]])
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' ([[2010]])
:20th Anniversary/''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] was one of the first Optimus Prime toys to refer to his iconic laser rifle as an "ion blaster". The [[TakaraTomy]] Japanese releases of this figure have consistently coloured the rifle dark grey, and while early releases of [[Hasbro]]'s followed suit, they were very quickly changed to black as a [[Variant#Colors and deco|running change]].
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{{anchor|MP10}}
[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[2011]])
:[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] is an entirely new tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime. Convoy is now smaller, making him more in-scale with other recent ''Masterpiece'' toys, such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP28|MP-28 Hot Rodimus]], and comes with a trailer and various accessories, including a smaller, new-mold ion blaster. It can be hand-held or mount onto [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]], or store in blaster mode inside the [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|trailer]], regardless of which configuration the trailer is in. Just like its appearance in ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'', it can fold up and store in its owner's back, [[Autotransformation|automatically transforming]] back into a blaster when pressing on the latch at the back that's holding the spring-loaded mechanisms in place.
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{{anchor|MP44}}
[[File:TF-MP-44-Convoy-Ion-Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[August 24]], [[2019]])

:The all-new mold of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]] also comes with an Ion Blaster as usual, and like the first ''Masterpiece'' figure, it doesn't transform into storage mode. However, the barrel can attach one of the effect parts for the jetpack.
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====''Titanium Series''====
[[File:TF-Titanium-Series-Cybertron-Heroes-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's gun before some decepti-morons spray painted it black.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron Battlepack''' (Multipack, 2007)
:The silver ion blaster that comes with [[Titanium Series]] [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] Optimus Prime featured the first name of its designer, [[Don Figueroa]], sculpted into its sides.
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====''Classics'' (2006)====
[[File:TF-MP-Optimus-Prime-20th-Anniversary-DVD-Edition-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And it's blue [[for safety reasons]]!]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
:When 20th Anniversary/Masterpiece Optimus Prime was released in the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline to commemorate the 20th Anniversary DVD release of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', his ion blaster was coloured ''blue'' for some reason.
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[[File:PepsiOptimusPrime.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Pepsi Optimus Prime''' (Autobot, [[2007]])
:A retool of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, his laser rifle was redubbed the ion blaster to fit in line with Hasbro's modern naming scheme.
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====''Transformers'' (2010)====
[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime-IonCannon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|So this explains how different characters pull out ridiculous big guns from their behind.]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2012]])
:The [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Masterpiece Optimus Prime]] toy is Hasbro's release of the MP-10 Convoy mold, featuring various plastic color and [[Paint operation|paint detail]] changes. His Ion blaster was re-dubbed into an "Ion Cannon," but is otherwise unchanged.
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====''Generations''====
{{anchor|Legends}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsOptimusPrimeRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Roller''' (Legends Class, [[2013]])
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations:]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legends|Optimus Prime]] comes with his Ion Blaster which has both [[5 mm post|5mm]] and [[C joint|3mm post]]s, allowing it to peg onto his hands and roof, as well as onto [[Roller (G1)#Generations|Roller]]'s 5mm hole in vehicle mode and onto his 3mm hole in weapon mode. The butt of the Ion Blaster can also be inserted between the barrels of Roller's weapon mode to form a longer weapon.
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{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (Deluxe, 2013)
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
:''Generations: Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]] comes with his Ion Blaster, which can peg onto 5mm ports on his hands and vehicle rear sides.
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====''Power of the Primes''====
[[File:TF-Generations-PotP-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Evolution Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2017)
:''Power of the Primes'' Optimus Prime comes with an Ion Blaster that is capable of separating into two individual pieces for the smaller Orion Pax figure to hold.
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====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2018)
*'''Classic Animation Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
:The ''Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime comes with a single-piece Ion Blaster, which can combine with the included Strikeshield.
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====''Collaborative''====
{{anchor|CollabGB}}
[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|400px]]
*'''MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], [[2019]])
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====''Generations Selects''====
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Star-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Star Convoy''' ([[September 28]], 2019)
:As a retool of the ''Power of the Primes'' toy, ''Selects'' Star Convoy retains the 2-piece Ion Blaster. It can also accommodate the chromed Matrix.
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====''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''====
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime comes with an Ion Blaster, which can be stored on his back in two different ways depending on how you displayed the Boss bot.
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[[File:TF-Generations-Amazon-Prime-Day-Alt-Universe-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy''====
[[File:WarForCybertronCenturionDroneWeaponizerPack.jpeg|upright=1.5|thumb|]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
:A more slender and cartoon-accurate ion blaster is included among the plethora of accessories composing the Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack. Like the energon axe it comes with, the ion blaster is intended to go with ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime... except it's positively ''gargantuan'' compared to Prime himself! Nearly as large as the weapon included with the ''Masterpiece'' version, it's actually scaled much closer to the ''Power of the Primes'' Optimus toy. Almost like the designers were only told the blaster was for a Leader class Optimus toy, unaware that said "Leader class" toy was in fact only Voyager-sized with an extra trailer beefing up the price...
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
:The 3-pack for the ''War for Cybertron: Trilogy'' line comes with the same Ion blaster from the ''Earthrise''/''Kingdom'' Leader Class mold, with the weapon being fully coated in black paint.
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[[File:TF-Core-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blasters.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2020)
:The ''Kingdom'' Core Class Optimus Prime also comes with his ion blaster, which can also be pegged onto his truck mode's fifth wheel hitch or the side windows.

:The ''Legacy'' packaging refresh had those pegs unpainted.
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====''Legacy''====
[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb|]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (2-pack, [[2023]])
**''Accessories''': Ion blaster, stinger blaster, axe, trailer, [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]], repair drone
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 20]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

:This [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive box set includes a de facto reissue of the ''Kingdom'' ion blaster with its accompanying Optimus Prime.

:The set was revealed and put up for preorder on the [[June 20]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream].
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====''Studio Series''====
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, [[2024]])
*'''Optimus Prime (Battle Damage Limited Edition)''' (Commander Class, [[2025]])
:''[[Studio Series]]'' Commander Class Optimus Prime comes with a cartoon accurate rendition of his Ion Blaster, cast in black plastic and coated in gunmetal paint. It has a 3 mm peg for [[Fire Blast effect]]s. The blaster can store on a tab on his back in robot mode, in a rectangular slot in his truck bed, inside of his trailer, or be carried around by Roller. However, the tight fit of the truck bed storage and Roller can cause paint chipping. Due to the truck bed storage, the blaster's handle is a bit short, just barely fitting into Prime's hand.
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===Movie Optimus Prime===
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys}}
====''Transformers'' (2007)====
=====Leader Class toys=====
[[File:TF07-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Watch out! He's got an ion blaster!" *little plastic balls shoot out*]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, UK 2007)
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, USA [[2008]])
:The initial mold for the ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2007) Leader Class Optimus Prime featured a spring-loaded ion blaster mounted on the side of his arm. It was deployed via [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] by sliding a lever, which caused the gun to flip over and cover his hand. This gun was replaced by an [[Dual Energon Swords|energon sword]] on the "Premium" [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of this toy in 2008.
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=====''Robot Replicas''=====
[[File:Optimusprimemovierobotreplicas.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Robot Replica, 2007)
*'''Megatron vs. Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
:[[Robot Replicas]] Optimus Prime featured an ion blaster that could replace his right forearm.
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====''Revenge of the Fallen''====
[[File:ROTF Leader BusterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Buster Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2009)
*'''Jetpower Optimus Prime''' (Leader 2-pack, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:The [[TakaraTomy]] Japanese/Asia-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Buster Optimus Prime (itself a retool of the regular Leader Class ''Revenge'' Optimus Prime) featured an ion blaster that was assembled from his vehicle mode's fuel tanks and smokestacks. The transforming blaster was designed by [[Hironori Kobayashi]], the TakaraTomy designer best known for his work on the ''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]''/''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' and ''Masterpiece'' toylines.
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====''Dark of the Moon''====
=====Deluxe Class toys=====
*'''Lunarfire Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
:This redeco of Deluxe-Class Optimus Prime has a redecoed version of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[MechTech]] Voyager Class Optimus Prime's Ion Blaster/Battle Cannon.
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=====Voyager Class toys=====
[[File:TF-DOTM-Mechtech-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
:This new mold ''Dark of the Moon'' MechTech Voyager-Class Optimus Prime has a MechTech Ion Blaster that converts into a Battle Cannon.
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[[File:TF-DOTM-Mechtech-DA03-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime / MechTech Trailer''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
*'''Tritanium Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
:This Japanese exclusive retool of MechTech Voyager-Class Optimus Prime, aside from coming with a MechTech trailer, has a new mold of the Ion Blaster that converts into an [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]].

:As the blaster is painted clear plastic, exercise caution while mounting onto several figures or otherwise: the painted handle is prone to chipping if mounted onto the slightly narrow hands or the trailer's sideways MechTech ports.
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=====Supreme Class toys=====
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[[File:DOTM MechTech JetwingOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Supreme, 2011)
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version''' (MechTech Supreme, cancelled)
*'''JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver.''' (MechTech Supreme, 2011)
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime''' (Amazon.com-exclusive MechTech Supreme, 2012)

:A retooled version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class Buster Optimus Prime with a humongous [[jet pack|jet-pack]] and massive dual Gatling cannons. The transforming fuel tanks/ion blaster parts are retained.

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====''Studio Series''====
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-32-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[2018]])
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[2019]])
:This [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|retool]] of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|original]] ''[[Studio Series]]'' Optimus replaces his Energon swords with an ion blaster. The Voyager release includes black paint applications on the barrel; the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|Leader]] omits these. The blaster can store on his robot back and in multiple places in truck mode.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-38-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
:This Optimus Prime comes on a ''Generation 1''-inspired Ion Blaster based on concept art for his appearance in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''. It can store on his back or in the fifth wheel hitch in truck mode.
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==="Aligned" Optimus Prime===
{{main|Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys}}
====''Prime''====
While not named in the package, many of these Primes come with a weapon that is molded after the blaster.
=====''First Edition''=====
[[File:PrimeFEtoy-OptimusPrimeSDCC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2011)
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (Entertainment Pack, 2011)

:The Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime comes with a rifle that is modeled after his in-show Ion Blaster.
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[[File:TF-Prime-First-Edition-Optimus-Prime-Plasma-Cannon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2011)
*'''Shining Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2012-[[June 16|06-16]])
*'''Dark Guard Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2012-[[December 1|12-01]])

:See: [[Plasma cannon#Prime 2|Plasma Cannon#First Edition]]

:The Voyager-sized First Edition Optimus Prime also comes with a rifle that is based on his Ion Blaster, but instead it was called a "Plasma cannon"! yeahbutwha?

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=====''Cyberverse''=====
[[File:Primetoy-Cyberverse-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)\
*'''Autobot Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012-[[November 24|11-24]])

:This smaller commander-sized mold of ''Prime'' Optimus Prime comes with a pair of "battle cannon" weapons that resembles his Ion blasters, which feature multiple [[C joint|3mm posts and port]]s, allowing them to be held by his hands, or store/mount onto numerous ports on his person.
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=====Weaponizer Class Toys=====
[[File:Transformers-Prime-Weaponizers-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Weaponizer, 2012)

:This Leader-sized Optimus Prime comes with a pistol-sized Ion Blaster.
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====''Studio Series''====
[[File:TF-SS-WFC-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Gamer Edition Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[2023]])
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])
:"Gamer Edition Optimus Prime", based on his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' design, comes with a blaster modeled after the Ion blaster from said game. It can swap out with the removable right arms of Optimus and other figures from the ''Gamer Edition'' series, emulating the way characters' arms transformed into their weapons in-game. It has a 3 mm peg for [[Fire Blast effect]]s.
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==Notes==
*Optimus Prime's iconic weapon had several names prior to being called an ion blaster. His [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1v1|original toy]]'s instructions labelled it a [[laser blaster]], his [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'' [[profile]] (and indeed much of the Marvel [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic]]'s run) called it a [[laser rifle]], as did the cartoon, and his [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile upgraded it to a [[Laser cannon#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|laser cannon rifle]]. It was only with the release of the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toyline's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary|''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime]] that it would be [[Retcon|renamed]] as an ion blaster.
*One notable aspect of Optimus Prime's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Generation 1 and Generation 2 toys]] is that the figure can only hold it by the ammo casing, as the weapon handle is unable to fit in Prime's hand. Also, the gun's rifle butt is too large for Prime to hold it straight, so the gun must be turned at a slight angle. Strangely, this has never been altered in reissues.
*In Japan, Generation 1 Optimus' weapon is known as the Laser Rifle, but at the start of the 21th century after the [[Beast Era]], wherever it's for others characters [[Fire Convoy|bearing his likeness]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|alternate incarnations]] or [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|brand]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|new]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|toys]] of the Generation 1 character, his rifle started to be referred alternatively as Convoy Gun, which was the name for the rifle of his ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Battle Convoy" toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''[[Laser rifle|Laser Rifle]]''' (レーザーライフル ''Rēzā Raifuru''), '''Convoy Gun''' (コンボイガン ''Konboi Gan''), '''Ion Blaster''' (イオンブラスター ''Ion Burasutā'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Bumblebee weapons]]
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[[Category:Ion weapons|Blaster]]
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Lancelon (G1)

2025-04-24T14:25:20Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 character|the Aligned character|Lancelon (RID)}}
:''Lancelon is a [[Decepticon]] [[Battle Master|C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot]] from the [[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:EW-Lancelon.jpg|300px|thumb|]]

Hear ye! Hailing from a past era when chivalry was all the rage, '''Lancelon''' fights according to a sense of honor not commonly shared by Decepticons in the modern age. Thou doeth well to respect his ancient and noble lineage.<ref>''Earth Wars'' mobile game bio for Buzzstrike</ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Lancelon and [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkheap]] cleaned up the mess the D.J.D failed to contain—the new rampages of [[God Neptune]] and [[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]]. {{storylink|The Last Knight (Earth Wars)|The Last Knight}} Lancelon was dismayed to be informed by [[Scylla]], [[Growl (G1)|Growl]], and [[Ground Hog]] that everyone had to share barracks and partake in cleaning the waste-oil reservoir between missions. {{storylink|The Last Knight (Earth Wars)|Lancelon arrival}}

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] disappeared in time with the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Lancelon sided with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s group of Megatron loyalists. Along with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Baro (G1)|Baro]], and [[Power Punch]], and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], Lancelon travelled to [[1984]] in an attempt to find Megatron. {{storylink|Crossroads of Time}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Decepticon Justice Division]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]

Energy Beast

2025-04-23T15:52:44Z

QuintusPotatimus:

[[File:Energy Beasts site render.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5|"Long ago, the <s>four</s> <s>five</s> two nations lived together in harmony..."]]

An '''Energy Beast''' (エナジービースト ''Enajī Bīsuto'') is a [[Transformer]] native to [[Elementros]] that possesses one of five types of [[Element Energy]]. They can also undergo "[[wildocking]]" with [[Energy Master]]s, forming a limb for them charged with elemental powers. Energy Beast society is traditionally divided into two groups: the self-explanatory '''Dinosaur Tribe''' (恐竜族 ''Kyōryū-zoku'') and the more mammalian '''Animal Tribe''' (動物族 ''Dōbutsu-zoku''). The planet is split tidily into territories for each with mutually respected boundaries, though this could change if the power-hungry Dinosaur Tribe were presented with [[Megatron (WK)|the right opening]]...

Known Energy Beasts include:
*[[Captain Volca]], with Flame Energy
*[[Drillnohorn]]
*[[Hydrophant]], with Aqua Energy
*[[Igniteleo]], with Flame Energy
*[[Leafback]], with Grass Energy
*[[Lightlong]], with Lightning Energy
*[[Spirituan]], with Earth Energy

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
[[File:Energy Beast Tribes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|]]
{{stub|{{storylink|On to Elementros!}} {{storylink|The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-02 Hydrophant.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|''Come together, put your hand in mine.'']]
*'''[[Lightlong#Toys|Lightlong]]''' (Energy Beast, [[2025]])
*'''[[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]]''' (Energy Beast, 2025)
*'''[[Captain Volca#Toys|Captain Volca]]''' (Energy Beast, 2025)
*'''[[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]]''' (Energy Beast, 2025)

The ''[[Transformers: Wild King (toyline)|Wild King]]'' Energy Beasts are small figures who can transform from beasts to robots, and can form either an arm or a leg for the larger Energy Masters. They each come with a piece of Element Energy mounted on their robot mode chests, meant to be attached on the chest port of an Energy Master's Chest when combined to show what elemental power they have conferred on their larger partner.
{{comingsoontoy}}

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Transformers United EX

2024-11-05T15:11:57Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* Toys */ fixing combatmaster link

{{Nav-UnitedEX}}

'''''Transformers United EX''''' (トランスフォーマーユナイテッドEX Toransufōmā Yunaiteddo EX) is a spin-off to the original ''[[Transformers United]]'' introduced in 2012. Consisting entirely of redecos of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' figures, its fiction chronicles an adventure set in the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] occurring simultaneously with the events of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]''.
==Fiction==
While the first few scattered pieces of ''[[Transformers United]]'' fiction followed no set approach to continuity, after the toyline was rebranded as ''Transformers United EX'', an ongoing storyline was crafted to accompany it written by [[Andrew Hall]] with illustrations by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]. Told through individual chapters printed on the backs of the toys' packaging, the story is set firmly in [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], simultaneous with the events of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' (circa [[2035]]), and depicts the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s warring for control of the new [[Power Core Combination]] technology developed on [[Earth]]. In particular, it is notable for recasting all the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' molds (except [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]]'s and [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]]'s) as pre-existing Generation 1 characters with new bodies and names, exploring some especially obscure characters and fleshing out old mysteries, and for forging new continuity links between the end of the Generation 1 era in Japan and the start of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' storyline.

{{chapters |prev= |next=Transformers: Generations (Japan)#Fiction
|title=''Transformers United EX'' chapters: |content=
* [[The Mighty Bolt|#1]]
* [[In the Blazing Alps|#2]]
* [[Prelude to the Siege|#3]]
* [[Weapons of a New Generation|#4]]
* [[The Dragon Pays His Dues|#5]]
* [[Destruction and Regeneration|#6]]
* [[The Price of a Life|#7]]
* [[Ocean Encounter|#8]]
* [[Unearthed Future|#9]]
* [[Hope for the Next Generation|#10]]
}}

Note that this list presents the story chapters in chronological order, which does not align with the numerical order of their [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID numbers]].

==Toys==
Compared to ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'', ''United EX'' changes a number of aspects. The concept of Commanders shipping with only their partners at a smaller pricepoint is abandoned, in favor of shipping characters that lack drone teams in two-packs. Likely due to the resulting price increase, shared molds are very rare. While most partner figures in ''Power Core'' had bodies made of translucent plastic, ''EX'' toys tend to use painted opaque plastic, possibly for durability reasons. Lastly, and most visibly, drone teams in ''EX'' have their colors coordinated to match their leader, whereas ''Power Core'' drone teams (barring [[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]]'s Dinobots) tended to be a mix of shades.

For unknown reasons, [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] and [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]]'s molds never saw release in the line. Additionally, due to the lesser focus on Commanders without drone teams, only six of the [[Mini-Con]] molds made it in and were referred as [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, though most of the others saw release in some other fashion (usually being redecoed into Targetmasters or [[Arms Micron]]s, many of them as [[campaign item]]s).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[September 22|9-22]]-[[2012]])
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{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Onslaught (G1)#United EX_2|Combatmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 [[Tread Bolt#United EX 2|Jetmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1d1|EX-P1 [[Straxus (G1)#United EX 2|Rollermaster]] vs [[Blaze Master#United EX 2|Choppermaster]] (w/ [[Spanner (United)|Spanner]] & [[Firebug (United)|Firebug]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[October 20|10-20]]-2012)
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{{Bp-d1|EX-03 [[Detritus (G1)#United EX 2|Roadmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-04 [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Grimmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-05 [[Rapido#United EX 2|Racemaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1d1|EX-P2 [[Roadblock (G2)#United EX 2|Dozermaster]] vs [[Sky High (Micromaster)#United EX 2|Airmaster]] (w/ [[Groundbreak (United)|Groundbreak]] & [[Deduce (United)|Deduce]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[November 17|11-17]]-2012)
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{{Bp-d1|EX-06 [[Gravedigger#United EX 2|Buildmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-07 [[Assaultmaster#United EX 2|Assaultmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1d1|EX-P3 [[Grindcore (G1)#United EX 2|Tankmaster]] vs [[Manta Ray (G2)#United EX 2|Marinemaster]] (w/ [[Wheezel (United)|Wheezel]] & [[Rotorbolt (United)|Rotorbolt]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:UnitedEXtoy grimmaster.jpg|thumb|200px|Grimmaster Prime Mode]]
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.allspark.com/?s=united+ex ''United EX'' chapters in English on the AllSpark] (defunct)

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Blentron

2024-11-04T12:41:08Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* 2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity */ pit fighter led to Elphaorpha, construction bot led to Drancron

{{factions|blentron}}
:''The Blentrons are a race of Transformers from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Blentrons VHS cover.jpg|thumb|300px|Subcontractors of Cthulhu.]]

The '''Blentrons''' (ブレントロン ''Burentoron'') are freakish Transformers devoted to the evil [[Unicron]]. They are ridiculously powerful, able to take down the likes of [[Big Convoy]] or [[Magmatron]] with little effort, and shrug off or regenerate immediately from nearly any damage.

The Blentrons consist of:

*[[Elphaorpha]], the elephant/killer whale serving as brute force and the team's galactic transport due to his ability to ''literally punch a hole through space''.
*[[Latolata]], the lionfish/hornet whose brutality surpasses even that of his teammates. He often serves as de facto team leader, insofar as the Blentrons even have one.
*[[Drancron]], the lizard/dragonfly assassin capable of slicing opponents to shreds with little effort.

Another known group consists of:

*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]]
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]
*[[Noctorro]]
*[[Terragator]]
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Legends-Blentrons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
====''Legends'' comic====
A mysterious pack of enemies seeking [[Angolmois Energy]] attacked [[Blue Big Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy|Big Junior]]. The elder Convoy was fatally wounded in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
[[File:BWN 25 Blentrons.jpg|thumb|250px]]
After [[Big Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Magmatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] had gathered many [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsules]], the Blentrons made their move. While [[Elphaorpha]] created an hole into the ''[[Gung Ho]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cargo bay, [[Drancron]] and [[Latolata]] observed [[Big Convoy]] tricking some of the Predacons into a trap using empty Angolmois Capsules as bait. The two soon travelled via wormhole to join Elphaorpha just as the cargo bay was penetrated and the Capsules sucked into space (along with [[Break]]). The Maximals attempted to stop the Blentrons from consuming the Capsules, but their attacks couldn't even scratch the trio, and the Blentrons transformed into robot mode and struck back out of annoyance, putting the Maximal rookies out of commission.

When Big Convoy finally arrived at the ''Gung Ho'', he found his downed crew and the Blentrons inside the cargo bay. The three unleashed their attacks on the Maximal commander, easily taking him down, and took their leave through a wormhole. {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}}

[[File:BWN 26 Blentrons.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Planning to take the Predacons' Capsules as well, the Blentrons left a stock at [[Milton (planet)|Milton]] to lure in the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]''. While Drancron and Latolata kept an eye on the Predacon scouting teams, Elphaorpha sneaked aboard the ''Dinosaur'' and came face-to-face with Magmatron. The Angolmois Capsules also attracted the attention of the Maximals, so Drancron and Latolata decided to set them against the Predacons to buy Elphaorpha time. Gathering all of the Capsules they stole on Milton, the Blentrons were confronted by the Maximals, but the trio nevertheless made quick escape with their spoils through a wormhole. {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}}

Having stolen both stockpiles of Angolmois Capsules, the Blentrons ventured to different planets to find still wayward Capsules. Their pattern of travel was eventually realized by the Maximals, and, intercepting the Blentrons just as they emerged from a wormhole, the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' attempted to capture them with an electric net before unloading the ship's full firepower, but it proved futile. Undaunted, the trio simply warped away to [[Porcupine]], where they had detected a Capsule. Magmatron, knowing the Blentrons' true goal of reviving [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], attempted to get the edge on them with the planet's defenses and the Predacons' personal weapons, neither of which could muster any damage. The Maximals soon arrived. Fearing for his master's life, [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] ejected the Angolmois Capsule from the planet, prompting the Blentrons to chase after it. Once they acquired it, they unleashed their power on Porcupine, destroying it, but not before both forces left the planet. {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}}

[[File:BWN Blentrons warp hole.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Finding three Angolmois Capsules on [[Jion]], Magmatron set up a trap using the Capsules as bait. Once the Blentrons arrived, Magmatron's troops activated an electric field that immobilized the trio while the Predacons unleashed their firepower on them. Once again, it had little effect as Latolata used his Lato Thrasher to destroy the field's emitters and the Blentrons wailed on the hapless Predacons. Pushed to his final trump card, Magmatron ordered the ''Dinosaur'' to emerge from its hiding spot in the planet's surface and had the ship unleash its full armory on the Blentrons. With the powerful Transformers finally too weakened to fight back, Magmatron attempted to detonate the Angolmois Capsules, fully willing to end his and his soldier's lives to ensure that Unicron would not be revived. He was stopped in the nick of time by Big Convoy, whose Maximals had been trapped by the Predacons previously and who was unwilling to let their lives end as well. Taking the opportunity, the Blentrons warped away to recover and reach their next destination. {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}}

[[File:BWN Blentrons bow to Unicron.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Figuring out to navigate the Blentrons' warp holes, the Maximals arrived at the villains' hideout, an asteroid within a cloud of dark gas and which they attempted to defend, but fell back after a bit of a tussle. {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} Inside the asteroid, they watched as Unicron's resurrection proceeded along inside a container sucking energy from the Angolmois Capsules they collected. They detected the presence of Predacon intruders, and so the Blentrons went to the surface to attack them. Unicron's awakening and subsequent battle with Magmatron eventually attracted their attention, and they watched as their master, in the form of [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], banished the current Emperor of Destruction to another dimension. {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} The Blentrons wanted to strike back against the Maximals when Big Convoy attacked Unicron, but their master simply entreated them to ignore their enemies and focus on gathering more Angolmois Capsules to further strengthen himself. They ended up at [[Advance Base 889T9]], where Unicron absorbed their stock of Angolmois Energy. When Big Convoy and Longrack arrived to investigate, the Blentrons attacked the two and were held back by Big Convoy while Longrack fled to activate the base's self-destruct protocol. With [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] immobilizing Unicron and the Blentrons with his Time Freeze, the Maximals fled the base while Unicron and his minions were engulfed in the explosion. However, as Unicron was an energy being, he simply absorbed the explosion, which spared the Blentrons as well, and the four soon warped away. {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}}

[[File:BWN Blentrons absorbed.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Unicron and the Blentrons took frequent stops on their way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where they destroyed Maximal advance bases. They eventually met with the [[Magmatron Unit]], now led by [[Archadis]], who attempted to offer their allegiance to the god. Despite the Blentrons simply wanting to scrap them, Unicron was more receptive, ordering the Predacons to bring him the head of Big Convoy. (They failed.) The Maximals, thinking that Unicron wanted to reunite with his body, warped to the [[Triple Z Point]], where it was located. There, they were ambushed by the Blentrons, who were trying to give their master time before the Maximals realized his true goal of merging with [[Vector Sigma]] and Cybertron. With Heinrad's Time Freeze, the Maximal was able to get the three to attack each other and squsequent sustained fire from the Maximals forced the Blentrons into retreat. They returned to Unicron, who was waiting in Cybertron's orbit and watched as the Maximal [[Grand Fleet]] assembled for the final battle. {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} The minions offered to take care of the armada for the master, but Unicron simply growled at them to back off and converted the fleet's firepower into his own energy and used it to annihilate the fleet before making touchdown on Cybertron. Running low on energy, Unicron was struck by Big Convoy's Mammoth Dynamite attack, which threatened to dissipate him. The Blentrons rushed to their master's side, and Unicron simply thanked his servants' devotion by absorbing them to sustain his own existence. {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}}

====''Cloud''====
The Blentrons were some of the many threats to spacetime that [[Cloud World]]'s [[Wreckers]] battled. {{storylink|TFC-A04}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
[[File:BWN manga Blentrons.jpg|thumb|]]
The Blentrons were produced in mass numbers by [[Unicron]] in the form of the "Black Ball" to hunt down the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois capsules]] after the explosion of [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. One of their target was the planet [[Jörmungandr]], where they killed most of the cobra-Transformer denizens, but were unable to find the Angolmois capsules.

After the failure of the Blentrons to find the Angolmois capsules, the Black Ball manipulated both [[Big Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Magmatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s to find the capsules. When [[Magmatron]] lost his troops, the Black Ball appeared and offered replacements: the Blentrons! The Blentron army was birthed out of the Black Ball itself and they woke with a roar. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}

With the Blentron army behind him, Magmatron lured the Maximals to an orbiting amphitheater, where the Blentrons were used to ransom the lives of Big Convoy's subordinates for the Angolmois capsules they had collected. With their goal in sight, a [[Latolata]] attacked Magmatron from behind, throwing him in with the Maximals and revealing their true master, Unicron. After Unicron shed the identity of the Black Ball, he revealed that he still needed the Angolmois Energy within Big Convoy and Magmatron. To facilitate its return, the Blentrons were sicced on the two, but they were fought off as Magmatron and Big Convoy flew in to attack Unicron directly. {{storylink|Double Cross}}

After Unicron acquired the Angolmois Energy he needed from Magmatron and obtained [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as a new body, he was lured to the [[Georgian]] system by the Maximals. There, Unicron was trapped by crowded and exploding planets. The Maximals picked the opportunity to attack, but Unicron spat out another Blentron army to confront the Maximals. They were held at bay by the Maximals, allowing Big Convoy to make the final strike on Unicron. {{storylink|Return to Zero}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:IDW BW Ascending Blendtrons.jpg|thumb|left]]
After his defeat while attempting to devour [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Unicron]] slowly gathered his consciousness. Unable to physically intervene without a body, he anointed agents within the Cybertronian population to do his bidding. In the era after the Great War, he chose [[Drancron|a pit-fighter]], [[Elphaorpha|a construction bot]], and a [[Latolata|cultist]] to be reborn as the '''Blendtrons'''.<ref>The ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' went with "Blen'''d'''tron" despite there being no "d" sound in the Japanese spelling. This spelling likely came from [[Ben Yee]]'s [http://web.archive.org/web/20060322062043/http://www.bwtf.com/bwneo/toys/techspecs/elephorca.shtml own] [http://web.archive.org/web/20060322061803/http://www.bwtf.com/bwneo/toys/techspecs/drancron.shtml website].</ref> {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

Prior to the return of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to conquer the planet, Unicron directed the Blendtrons to the rising star of the warlord [[Shokaract]], who had been exposed to Angolmois during a Predacon survey mission and remade himself into a titanic warrior. The Blendtrons gathered capsules of the potent energy and used it to facilitate the warlord's "ascension", which was in fact the rebirth of the Chaos-Bringer himself. This led to the devastation of Cybertron. Magmatron's astral self, able to traverse time and space but not affect it, witnessed this horrible event many times and hoped to somehow stop it. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} Magmatron allowed a message from the [[Earth]]-bound Maximals to get through to present-day Cybertron and [[Lio Convoy]] led a team to Earth. When Unicron got wind that his plans might be in jeopardy, he had Shokaract send the Blendtrons to Earth. Rartorata injected [[Razorbeast]] with Angolmois, turning him mad. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} A combined Maximal-Predacon force eventually destroyed the Blendtrons. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
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{{Bp-uc|[[Elphaorpha#Toys|Elphaorpha]] (Deluxe, 1999)}}
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{{Bp-uc|[[Unicron/toys#BWN|Unicron]] <s>(???, 1999)</s>}}
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{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}
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==Notes==
*Each original Blentron's name consists of six morae (Japanese syllables) as a rhyming pair. The rhyme scheme theme carries into the faction name itself.
*The [[insignia]] introduced with the Blentrons has since become the sigil for Unicron-aligned characters. It was first officially used as such with the [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge toy]], and has since been used to represent [[Unicron]] in ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'', and appeared on the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Sparkbot]]s when their true allegiance was revealed. The Blentron figures themselves have no insignia rubsigns, unlike their Fuzor counterparts, but the Unicron symbol is shown on their boxes and accompanying paperwork.
*In the ''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon, the Blentrons are consistently shown as being filled with some kind of sparking, organic... goo, as opposed to machinery or distinguishable organs.

==See also==
* [[Unicron's Spawn]]
* [[Minion of Unicron]]
* [[Herald of Unicron]]
* [[Acolyte of Unicron]]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo]]
[[Category:Blentrons| ]]
[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Legends subgroups]]

Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity

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[[File:TFU Slag.jpg|thumb|Blue in the face with anger.]]
Read about the adventures of '''Slag''' in the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]!

==Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics==
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[[File:RepeatPerformance-didncha.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|For this panel and this panel only, Marvel Slag is in red-headed, silver-thighed cartoon colors.]]
Early during the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the warriors who would later become the Dinobots began to suspect that one day they might become fed up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s leadership and strike out on their own. In preparation, they snuck into a [[Decepticon]] spaceport, stole a number of ships, and hid them in the [[Rad Zone]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}

Slag and was among the Autobots selected to accompany [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] on a mission to clear a path for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through an asteroid belt. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} After their ship crashed on [[Earth]], the Dinobots were reactivated to deal with [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The team tracked Shockwave to the [[Savage Land]]. During the battle, Shockwave was buried under a collapsed mountain, but the Dinobots ended up in a tar pit. There they stayed for four million years. Information on this battle was stored on the Ark's memory banks and were discovered four million years later by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] {{storylink|The Last Stand}}, and Ratchet, at the moment the last Autobot on Earth that remained functional, tempted [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] with details of Shockwave's alleged defeat as currency for a deal with him. {{storylink|Warrior School!}} Slag was the first Dinobot Ratchet uncovered from the tar pit; Ratchet probed his memory bank to find out what had happened to the team. Awakened by the probe, a confused and enraged Slag nearly attacked Ratchet, but stopped once he realized he was an Autobot. Told that Shockwave lived again, Slag readily agreed on behalf of the Dinobots to hunt him down once more. However, the Dinobots had to deal with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] first; they did not fare well. After Ratchet managed to defeat the Decepticon leader, the Dinobots accompanied him back to the Ark. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

''On the way, Ratchet tried to explain to the Dinobots that scaring the piss out of [[human]]s wasn't a good idea, but the lesson didn't really take. At the Ark, they were confronted by a little going-away present from Shockwave — the defense drone known as [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], reprogrammed to attack the Autobots.'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} ''Slag and the others did little damage to the battle droid before Ratchet chased it off by blasting a weak spot on Guardian with a laser emitter. The Dinobots continued to hunt Guardian through the Ark while Ratchet made with the repairs to the other Autobots. The situation became more difficult, however, once they uncovered the presence of a thermonuclear bomb inside of Guardian.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}} ''Wheeljack managed to prevent the Dinobots from reducing the Ark to a smoldering crater by remote-controlling Optimus Prime's body, interrupting their execution of Guardian. This unfortunately allowed the droid to strike back, and it fled after knocking all of its opponents aside. The Dinobots reconvened in the medical bay, where Grimlock made sure Ratchet attended to Swoop in short order. Just as repairs on their comrade neared completion, Guardian burst into the room, and the Dinobots engaged the droid once again. However, Guardian was not planning to beat the Autobots through brute force this time around; instead, the droid had activated the bomb within its body, and was counting down to detonation. Slag and the others were spared from utter destruction by Swoop, who flew Guardian up into the sky before the bomb went off. With the apparent loss of one of their comrades, Slag and the other Dinobots chose to leave the Ark and seek their own path on Earth.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

[[File:DinobotHunt3-Slag.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|This is what happens if you call him [[Slog (G1)|Slog]].]]
''Over the following weeks, each Dinobot began suffering from a breakdown of their [[cybo-dendron]]s, an anomaly in their neuro-circuitry caused by their extended time spent immersed in the tar pits. The Autobots learned that all of the Dinobots were due to revert to a near mindless, animal states after tangling with Swoop.'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} ''Slag had retreated to the Old River Valley in the Idaho badlands and it was there that the Autobots sought him out. A search team consisting of [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] arrived in one of the [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttles]] and found Slag in a one-sided struggle with two human cowboys. After getting the humans to safety, the Autobots tried to wrangle themselves a turbo-steer. They tried some amusing tactics like taking the ''Triceratops'' by the horns or using Ironhide like a red flag to distract the fighting mad Dinobot, but ultimately they couldn't have won without the help of the Decepticons. Ironhide found [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] spying on them and, after stunning the tin-plated turkey, he grabbed the Decepticon and thrust him inside Slag's mouth just before the Dinobot let loose with his flame breath. The resulting backwash took Slag off-line and allowed the Autobots to take him into protective custody.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

''Although Ratchet managed to repair the cybo-dendron damage, the Dinobots remained trapped in comatose states, experiencing the occasional dreams as their minds attempt to wake up. Slag's dreams revolved around the epic battle he had with Shockwave four million years ago, and the haunting feeling of going off-line beneath the tar pits.'' {{storylink|Victory!}} ''Slag and the other Dinobots eventually recovered fully from their ordeal, although they were still none too happy to see Ratchet upon awakening.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

The Dinobots were largely uncomfortable under Optimus Prime's command. When Prime organized a battle unit to assault the Decepticon base, not to demolish their enemy but to record some vital data, the Dinobots balked at the idea. The idea of going into battle without intending to win was an anathema to them. [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], Slag and the other Dinobots chose to abandon the Autobot cause instead of putting up with Optimus Prime's "cowardly" ways any longer. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''After their big speech, the Dinobots apparently hung around the Ark for a little while anyways, but soon became bored with their inactivity (as they were now soldiers without a general). Finally, on a whim, they decided to help [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] go after the "beautiful golden human" he had met while his cybo-dendrons were malfunctioning. [[Joy Meadows]], the aforementioned "human", was a reporter who drew some serious heat after she started questioning the [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] cover story being pumped over the air waves. Both the Decepticons and the US government had a stake in making sure the public believed all the Transformers were under the control of a so-called "terrorist", and so they wanted her silenced. After the Dinobots agreed to do an interview with Meadows to set the story straight, Swoop flew off to pick up her [[Rick (Marvel)|camera]] [[Tony (G1)|crew]], but found his transformation controls malfunctioning when he returned. Demonstrating his rarely acknowledged tech-smarts, Slag located and identified a homing beacon on Swoop. Despite Grimlock crushing it, they were still found by the Decepticons. The 'Cons ultimately won the skirmish — [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] wiped Meadows' tapes and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] personally laid the beatdown on Slag and the others. Despite some grumbling afterwards, Slag and the Dinobots mostly decided to give up on the idea of "telling their story" to the humans.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}} ''Optimus and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] approached the Dinobots afterwards, demanding an explanation for what had transpired. Slag and the others refused to talk, and instead walked off in a huff.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''When the future Decepticon named [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] returned to the 1980s, his first act was to destroy [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]], a mechanoid who had befriended the Dinobots. Seeking revenge, they came after Galvatron in a pitched battle alongside several Autobots. Despite all the force leveled against him, however, the battle against Galvatron ended with a stalemate, at best. The time-traveler only retreated when the Decepticons joined the fray, as Galvatron was unwilling to destroy his own future-troops.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

[[File:MarvelUS27 DinobotsVsTrypticon.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Top this, ''Jurassic Park''!]]
After some time on their own, the Dinobots wound up living in the Cascade Forest range in [[Oregon]], some distance away from [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Once they heard of Optimus Prime's death, Grimlock planned on storming the Ark and demanding that the Autobots name him the new leader. On the way, however, they found that the Decepticon had unleashed the living battle station known as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on the Autobots. When Grimlock joined the battle to protect an endangered human, Slag and the other Dinobots joined in the fight as well. They did so much damage that Trypticon was forced to return to Cybertron to replenish his fuel supplies. After this impressive showing, Grimlock was voluntarily named the new Autobot leader, and the Dinobots rejoined the Ark's crew. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

''When Swoop got into a fight with his old sparring partner, [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], the Dinobots and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] were drawn into a pitched war with each other. Slag and Snarl engaged in head-butting games with [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] and [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]. After playing with them a bit, the Dinobots easily brought down their Predacon opponents.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

[[File:Twintwistspacehikers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Slag is ''very mad'' that he's been drawn shorter than Beachcomber.]]
Grimlock and the Dinobots started to let their new power go to their heads pretty soon. Grimlock started wearing a tin crown of all things, while Slag and the others began acting more like mob enforcers than Heroic Autobots. After the Autobot named [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] went AWOL with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], Grimlock swore out a vendetta against him and had his troops keep a look out for them. While monitoring human radio signals, Slag heard word of a possible sighting, and reported his find to Grimlock. The Dinobot leader sent out the Protectobots to look into Slag's report. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} This attempt at apprehending the rogue Autobots didn't pan out, and Grimlock even went so far as to cast some of Blaster's human acquaintances into space (albeit with space suits). When another Autobot named [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] intervened on the humans' behalf, the Dinobots chased him into an asteroid belt. In order to prevent any further harm from coming to the humans, Blaster surrendered himself to Grimlock. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

[[File:Dinobots fight commentary.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
With the rebel troublemaker taken captive, Grimlock returned to his capricious rule, with Slag and the other Dinobots attending to his every need. Grimlock's time of lazily lounging about was interrupted when the Ark's crew came in contact with another team of Autobots, this one operating under [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]. Unwilling to share leadership duties, Grimlock challenged the new arrival to a duel, and had Slag and Snarl throw Goldbug, being harbored by Maximus, into the brig. Blaster wound up taking up the fight in Maximus's stead, with nearly all of the other Autobots acting as audience to their match. The Dinobots cheered for Grimlock, though the fight came to an abrupt end when the Decepticons launched a surprise attack. Grimlock and Blaster momentarily put aside their differences to chase away the attackers, and in the battle's aftermath, Goldbug had left with several others to reconstruct Optimus Prime on [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Upon Prime's return he confronted Grimlock, Slag and the other Dinobots, who were none too happy about having to cede control of the Autobots back to him. However, Prime proved to be his usual persuasive self and managed to sweet-talk them into following his orders again. These events were witnessed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

[[File:TimeWars3-ArceeDinobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
''The super-Decepticon known as Galvatron had become more and more of a threat to the Transformers, not only due to his raw power but also because of the time-warping effect his prolonged presence in the past was having. Optimus Prime and Grimlock were in the midst of rallying their troops for a major offensive against Galvatron, before the time storm consumed them all, when several Autobots teleported back in time from [[2009]]. The resulting mass-displacement effect, however, made it appear as if Prime and several other Autobots were disintegrated on the spot. Enraged, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] led Slag and several other Autobots into battle against the murderous "impostors". Slag and the remaining Dinobots showed off their awesome warrior strength by ganging up on [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], or "the broad" as Slag called her. The future [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] stepped in to teach Slag a lesson in manners, using him as a bludgeon to knock out Sludge.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[File:Tokyounderbase.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Following a distress signal sent out by Buster Witwicky, Slag and the rest of the Autobots were lured out to the Arctic, only to find a Decepticon ambush awaiting them amid the frozen wastes. After a brief scuffle, the two warring factions joined forces; they learned that this confrontation had been orchestrated by Starscream as a means to distract all others from his bid for the [[Underbase]]. Though they were able to interrupt Starscream's absorption of the Underbase's cosmic energies, the amount Starscream had already taken into himself still granted him unimaginable might. Slag was among a group sent over to [[Tokyo]] to try and halt the Seeker as he rampaged across the globe. As temperamental as he was, Slag at least had the sense to point out during this fiasco that the people of Tokyo were not [[TakaraTomy|well aware]] of Transformers as a whole, and possibly mistook the Dinobots for movie props. His insight didn't do him much good against Starscream though, and like his teammates, Slag got, well, slagged. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

''Despite him being out of action, a [[solid light simulation]] of Slag was used in a training mission for the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. Said simulation contained both high-ranking Autobot officers and Autobot "non-entities" though, so it's unknown how worthy of an opponent Slag was considered by the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

[[File:Dinobots wheeljack edge of extinction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
Many months later, Grimlock grew frustrated over the fact that, despite himself being back online due to Ratchet's handiwork, his Dinobots remained offline within the Ark's medical bay. Upon learning of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]'s restorative capabilities, he took Slag and brought him, alongside the other Dinobots, to [[Hydrus Four]] in a quest for the miracle-substance. Reaching the island of [[Farooth]] with their bodies in tow, Grimlock first tested Nucleon on himself, and feeling super-charged by the liquid, proceeded to douse Slag and the others with it too. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} Then, with the help of Slag and the others, Grimlock filled the containment units in his shuttlecraft, hoping to bring back enough Nucleon to revive the Ark's entire crew. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Surprisingly enough, the returning Dinobots found the Ark empty, as [[Primus]] had teleported all Transformers from Earth to Cybertron to engage in final battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. En route to Cybertron, Slag and Sludge pumped enough Nucleon into the life sustaining pods to bring back a full battle unit of Autobots. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Their comrades revived, the Dinobots approached Cybertron with the battle against Unicron already underway. Grimlock rammed the Ark into the Chaos-Bringer's face, sending the Ark plummeting towards the planet's surface, and forcing all aboard to leap out before it crashed. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

[[File:EndOfTheRoad-finalfive.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
After Prime died in the war, Grimlock was named Autobot commander once more. His first mission was to seek out the Ark and all of the still-inoperative Autobots within it, taking his Dinobots with him for the task. En route, Grimlock suddenly seized up, rendering him completely immobile. Inconveniently enough, this perplexing problem was followed by [[Hi-Q]]'s arrival, and the Nebulan was on the run from [[demon]]s from below Cybertron's surface! Slag tried to light one of the aflame with his fiery breath, only to find that the creature ''enjoyed'' the heat! He was nearly taken down by another of the creatures, but thankfully Sludge came to Slag's rescue, and knocked the demon off his back before it got to do any damage. Still, the Dinobots were hopefully outmatched by the vile creatures... that is, until Grimlock's paralysis came to an end; in truth, his seizing up was the final stage of his metamorphosis into an [[Action Master]]! In this powerful new form, Grimlock easily sent the demons packing. {{storylink|Still Life!}} Although Prowl was attempting to maintain a truce with the Decepticons, Grimlock and the Dinobots recognized how improbable that was. Therefore, while the peace talks were going on, Grimlock sent Slag and the other Dinobots to the [[Rad Zone]] to recover the [[Graviton (Classics)|hidden starships]] they had stashed there millions of years prior. It was a good thing he did, because the Decepticons betrayed the Autobots, leaving them stranded on the dying planet without transport off it otherwise. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Using a homing beacon he had planted on one of the Decepticon ships, Grimlock tracked them down to the planet [[Klo]]. The Autobots had been expected, however, and the Decepticon welcoming party annihilated the Autobot army. Within a short period of time, only five Autobots were left alive: Grimlock, Slag, Prowl, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and Blaster. They continued to fight on, regardless of the hopelessness of the situation, and their stubborn refusal to just lay down and die was rewarded. Optimus Prime arrived on Klo to turn the tide, thanks to his new [[Action Master]] body and the help of the [[Last Autobot]], a powerful Transformer who revived the entire Autobot army with his powers. The Decepticons were driven from Klo, and the Autobots celebrated a true victory. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

===Marvel UK future timelines===
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
''When Optimus received word that [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] was being besieged by Megatron and his Decepticons in the year [[2005]], he enlisted the aid of the Dinobots to repel the enemy forces. Slag and his teammates battled Devastator as he tried to breach the outpost's defenses, though even their might failed to fell the combiner. The Autobots nonetheless managed to repel the Decepticons, though at a steep cost; Optimus was fatally wounded in combat.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

[[File:Slag judgment day.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
''The Autobots were only given a brief respite before more bad news reached them: a "monster planet," [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], was approaching Cybertron, and devouring the planet's moons! The Autobots quickly prepared to head to Cybertron aboard two shuttles, only to be attacked by Decepticon forces led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the upgraded form of Megatron. Slag's group managed to lose their pursuers, and the Dinobots watched as [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] trained with an Auto-combatant once they believed themselves out of harm's way. But the Decepticons found them once more, shot up their ship, and forced them in proximity of planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]]. A planetary defense system then brought the shuttle into a crash-landing. Slag, Sludge, and Swoop were separated from the rest of the crew. By the time they found them again, Kup, Hot Rod, and Grimlock were being escorted by a gang of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and so the Dinobots opted to stay out of sight and follow them. En route, they met the young Autobot [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who joined their rescue effort. When Grimlock and the others began fighting back against their captors, Slag's group joined in the scuffle, successfully beating back the hordes of Sharkticons. After their show of force, the Autobots convinced the Sharkticons to turn on their cruel [[Quintesson]] masters. They then went off to find a means to get off-world,'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}} '' and eventually succeeded in ending Unicron's threat.''

[[File:Dinobots legacy of unicron 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Slag'd kill them anyways!]]
In [[2008]], Slag and the Dinobots were one of several special units unleashed on the Decepticon attack force when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] led the 'Cons on a siege of the Autobots' main base on Cybertron. Slag barrelled through the Decepticon forces like a living juggernaut. Autobot High Command soon learned this assault was only a distraction, however, engineered by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] himself who was reconstructing himself on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]]. When [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] returned from Junk with this news, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] gathered [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], Grimlock, and the rest of the Dinobots with him to make an assault on Junk. Much to Rodimus's dismay, Slag and the Dinobots didn't hold back at all when attacking the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] Unicron had mind-controlled into doing his bidding, and tore through them as if they were any other enemy. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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===Earthforce===
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Slag was constructed without the necessary [[emotional damper]]s that would allow him to regulate his moods and rage. This fact made him unpleasant company at the best of times, but also caused a regular glitch in his circuits, turning him into a raging homicidal berserker for a brief period every four million years. Shortly before leaving aboard the Ark with Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobot crew, Slag experienced one of these "glitches" and wiped out his entire tactical unit. His fellow Dinobots managed to cover up the incident, and Prime and [[Autobot High Command]] never learned about it. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}}

[[File:Breakaway-Dinobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
Sometime shortly after the [[Matrix Quest]], Slag and his fellow Dinobots were revived by Grimlock and returned to action in the Autobot army. They were engaged in a battle against a group led by Shockwave (with Slag tossing Ravage overhead with his horns) when Optimus arrived on the scene. Their more brutal methods didn't sit well with Optimus Prime, and while he berated them, the Decepticons took the opportunity to sneak off. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} This led to a shouting match between Grimlock and Optimus, where the former threatened to take his Dinobots and leave the Autobot army. The situation deteriorated further, with Slag and the others hanging back as Optimus and Grimlock eventually knocked some sense into one another. Ultimately, Optimus chose to leave Grimlock in charge of a special Earthforce, guarding the planet while he led the Ark's crew out in space to deal with the threat of Unicron. {{storylink|Break-Away!}} Although Grimlock had promised Optimus Prime that he would show restraint on Earth, Slag was present at the first meeting of the Earthforce where their leader ''literally'' threw the [[Autobot Code|rule book]] out of the window. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}}

[[File:Snow Fun final panel.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Little did Grimlock know that this would only cause Slag to become even more violent than before...]]
While the Autobot Earthbase was under construction, Slag and his fellow Dinobots decided to engage in an Earth custom known as [[April Fools' Day]] and have a little fun at their leader's expense. Slag used his vast technical knowledge to rig up a fake video message from Decepticon commander Shockwave, and the Dinobots used it to lure Grimlock out into a blizzard, convinced that he was going to a one-on-one duel with the Decepticon. Instead, he found a snowman with a cardboard sign, proclaiming him an "April Fool". Amusing as it was, Grimlock was last seen heading towards the Dinobots with a massive snowball over his head, so he might not have taken it too well. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}}

When the [[Survivors]] joined up with Earthforce in order to get help for their ally [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], Slag was part of the strike team that went to attack the [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]]' island, and he fought the Pretender [[Stranglehold]]. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} He was present at Earthbase for the unveiling of Wheeljack's new defense system {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}} and, shortly thereafter, fought back against a major Decepticon offensive led by Soundwave. He roasted the Constructicon [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] with his flame breath, and the 'Cons eventually retreated. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

[[File:MarvelUK-280-4MYItch-ObservationusPrime.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|See? This is why you don't mess with Slag.]]
With the sort of bad timing that only happens in comic books and soap operas, Optimus Prime came to Earthbase for a tour and inspection right when Slag's next 4,000,000 year berserker rage came due. This led to a hilarious romp through Earthbase, as the Dinobots desperately attempted to keep Slag under control while Grimlock tried to keep Prime unaware of what was going on. Comedy gold! Through no lack of effort, they were successful in keeping him out of view, and Slag burned himself out while Optimus left Earthbase none the wiser. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}}

Later, when Snarl was suffering from [[Corrodia Gravis]], the Autobots were forced into the unpleasant circumstance of seeking out the only known compatible Transformer for a transfer: [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. What's worse, their petition for aid came right in the middle of Megatron and Shockwave's assassination attempt on the treacherous [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]. {{storylink|External Forces!}} [[File:DestinyoftheDinobots-hadgone.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]] Forced to fight for Starscream's life, Slag held his own against Megatron in combat. He rear-ended the Decepticon with his horns and then set him on fire with his flame breath. Megatron tore out of there as if his reactor linkage was on fire. Which, incidentally... {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

In [[1992]] Snarl once again fell victim to Corrodia Gravis so Slag and the Dinobots returned him to the [[Savage Land]] to retrieve the [[Crystalline containment vessel|control crystal]] from their old shuttle in an attempt to save his life. Finding that a human named [[Embrey|Professor Embrey]] had used the crystal to save some of the area's [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] from a disease that was killing them, they were unwilling to trade Snarl's life for the dinosaurs'. Instead, the Dinobots transferred his mind into a ''Stegosaurus'' until they could find another way to save him. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}
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===Another Time & Place===
Several months after the golden age of Cybertron was reintroduced, more and more Transformers were succumbing to the effects of Nucleon. Slag was the only Dinobot still able to transform at this time. When Grimlock received information that the Hydrus Four facilities had reopened and discovered a means of reversing Nucleonic changes, the Dinobots jumped at the idea. Despite Prime's half-hearted warnings, Slag and his teammates followed Grimlock back to Hydrus Four in the hopes of becoming Transformers once again. They were followed by the "exiled" Decepticons, however, and a battle with a huge native creature delayed the Dinobots long enough for Bludgeon's crew to get ahead of them and take over the Nucleon facility. The Dinobots were laid low by a [[Holocaust Trigger]], overloading their sensory circuits so that they were helpless before the Decepticons. Cruelly tortured, the Dinobots were still left alive so that they could witness the rebirth of Megatron, thanks to the Nucleon infusions Bludgeon was feeding him. Luckily, the Autobots had long since learned to become worried whenever the Dinobots were out of sight for too long, and had followed them to Hydrus Four. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Tote]] and several [[Micromaster]]s managed to free the injured Dinobots, and an Autobot strike force brought down their Decepticon captors. The Nucleon reversion process was a success, and Slag and his comrades were restored as fully operational Transformers. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
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===Royal Mail stamp bio===
[[File:RoyalMailSlug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Before the war, Slug wanted to become a pyrotechnician, but his armored personnel carrier alt-mode required him to serve in the Autobot military, and he was unable to change careers. He was sent to prison for burning down his barracks in protest, where he first met Grimlock and later became a Dinobot.
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==Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic==
[[File:WarWithoutEnd! SlagBarbecuesGuy.jpg|right|upright=1.3|thumb|Sermonizing as he melts people- Slag's growing as a person.]]
Slag and the Dinobots were fighting alongside Grimlock and a small group of Autobot firestormers when they uncovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] and their terraforming measures. After calling in Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots to discuss the matter, they were captured by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], leader of this new enemy force. The seeming insignificance of their previous conflicts weighed heavily on Optimus, but once Grimlock convinced him of the need to fight on, the Autobots burst free from their cell. Slag and the others became part of a major offensive against not only Jhiaxus and his ilk, but everything they represented. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Their initial escape from the Empire was deterred by passage through the [[K'tord Nebula]], where both sides were swept up in the effects of aggressive psychic parasites. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

[[File:Eating contest.jpg|left|upright=0.9|thumb|What's a little cannibalism between buddies?]]
Despite Prime serving as overall commander, however, Slag and his buddies were still Dinobots first and foremost. So when Grimlock wanted to take first strike action against Prime's orders, there was no question who they'd follow. Using a stolen enemy shuttle, they attempted to sneak upon the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] ship, the ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]'', with a [[Chaosmaster Bomb]] to obliterate it... But Slag and the others were captured almost immediately, as Jhiaxus had increased his security. They only escaped thanks to the timely intervention of Optimus Prime and his more loyal group of soldiers. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Grimlock mellowed a bit after that exchange, and so Slag and the Dinobots were relegated to training exercises with the other newly arriving Autobots from other regions of space until a new plan of attack against the Cybertronian Empire could be made. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

When Grimlock learned that Optimus had left to confront Megatron alone on Earth, hoping to negotiate a treaty and join forces against Jhiaxus's army, the Dinobot immediately recognized the foolishness in this decision. He gathered up Slag among others to come to their commander's rescue, their arrival interrupting Megatron before he could deliver a killing blow. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Slag continued to fight alongside the Autobots with his Dinobot comrades on [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Later, after the Autobots forged an alliance with the first-generation Decepticons against the Cybertronians, the Dinobots got into the spirit of things—they teamed up with [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in a metal-munching contest to see who could chow down on the most Cybertronians.

[[File:ARageInHeaven! SlagSlingshotConsumed.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Swarm took Slag's nose-horn first.]]
Man, too bad [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] weren't there to make it a real contest. {{storylink|Total War!}}

In the final battle with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], Slag arranged the alliance's defenses against the voracious creature. He later gave his life in a futile attempt to protect [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] from the Swarm, proving once and for that all Dinobots truly do care about their other Autobots... as long as they're also obnoxious loners. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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==Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comics==
[[File:Prime dinobots war zone.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
When both [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] came to Earth and began causing destruction in their wake, Grimlock called upon Slag and [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]], so that all three Dinobots could help [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] fight back against the Decepticons. The Dinobots made their way to the ruins of [[London]], where Slag overpowered [[Sparkstalker]]'s firebreath with his own, mocking his opponents' weaker attack all the while. Once the evil robots had all been driven off or defeated, Optimus had the Autobots retreat off-planet to avoid a confrontation with the humans. {{storylink|War Zone}}
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==''Classics''==
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[[File:Slag cheap shots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Slag had a tendency to go absolutely crazy-murderous-berserker once every 4 million years. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Slag's profile in Club magazine #22}}

When [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] joined that huge jerk [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], that was just asking too much. Slag and [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] ditched the team, and went off on their own to track down Decepticons. The pair wound up busting into a sting headed by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], thinking it was a Decepticon mercenary recruiting operation. The only thing that saved the detective from the two then intoxicated Dinobots was the timely arrival of some real Decepticons. Afterwards, thinking it would be fun working for someone with a nose for trouble, Slag joined Nightbeat's entourage, becoming the muscle to his wandering detective organization. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Slag's profile in Club magazine #22}} Slag was officially in charge of setting up appointments for the group. {{storylink|At Fight's End}} Another member of this new team, [[Quig]], pointed out to Slag that his name was offensive to many Transformers. Slag found this amusing. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Slag's profile in Club magazine #22}}

The team's detective ventures didn't have the greatest of starts though, as their ship wound up crash-landing in the only repair bay on the planet [[Azure]], stranding them. When [[Vorg|three]] [[Narfl|big]] [[Vorg and Narfl's buddy|organics]] picked a barroom fight with their new leader, Slag got to earn his keep by tossing one of them through a wall. (Sludge then pointed out that Slag could have pitched the lug through a nearby window, but Slag stood by his decision of making the guy go through brick and mortar instead of glass.) It turned out these thugs were only there to deliver a message from Nightbeat's newest employer: the sentient starship ''[[Amory]]''. Nightbeat's crew was tasked with tracking down [[Phyrion]], the ''Amory''{{'}}s binary-bonded pilot. Slag and Sludge participated in the search by browbeating citizens of [[Purgatory (asteroids)|Purgatory]] for answers. A lead led them to an abandoned warehouse, where a new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] was waiting for them, their quarry in-hand as a hostage. Slag was harpooned by [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], but managed to beat him back and moved on to [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], leader of the enemy group. Cutting Ruckus's arm off, he freed Phyrion, and kept the limb as a trophy. The Decepticons fled, and Nightbeat's gang fulfilled their contract... only to realize they were still without a means to get off-planet once the ''Amory'' left without them. Scrap. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

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Some time later, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Classics|Prowl]], [[Silverbolt (G1)#Classics|Silverbolt]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Classics|Ironhide]] tracked down Slag and Sludge on Azure, and approached them to "persuade" Grimlock to rejoin the Autobot forces on Cybertron. The meeting between Grimlock and the trio wound up being cut short, and they left together in response to a distress call from Earth. Before his departure, Grimlock left behind a secret message for Slag and Sludge, instructing them to gather up all the Autobots on Azure and bring them to Earth. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|Grimlock's profile in Club magazine #50}}

Slag and his team managed to survive the destruction of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|their universe]] and ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Epilogue}}
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==''Regeneration One''==
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Slag natural selection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
By the year [[2007]], Slag had lost control, slipping into a murderous berserker rage due to the infusion of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] into his system. He was kept contained in the [[Nursery (Cybertron)|Nursery]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} Grimlock began to tirelessly search for a cure for Nucleon as he blamed himself for Slag's state. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

When Grimlock next saw Slag, it was back in the Nursery, where the other Dinobots had gathered to confront their leader for bringing [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] and his [[Gene Key]] to Cybertron. As his actions had been for the purpose of saving the Dinobots, Grimlock resisted the urge to defend himself. When Scorponok's troops interrupted the fight, though, Grimlock defended the Dinobots, which restored a measure of their respect for him. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} With the still-feral Slag left behind at the Nursery, Grimlock and the other Dinobots joined another group of Autobots in retaking the [[Civil Defense Hub]], securing Scorponok's Nucleon research in the process. The Dinobots then confronted Scorponok at the [[Sonic Canyons]], where Grimlock sacrificed himself, plummeting into the depths of the canyons locked in battle with the Decepticon. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

[[File:Hot rod dinobots destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]
The Autobots put Scorponok's research to use in short order, as Slag was in normal operation, alongside his remaining fellow Dinobots as they confronted [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] following his disastrous address at [[Eugenesis Plaza]]. They expressed their desire to join Hot Rod on his mission to the [[Demon]]-infested underground, because they believed Grimlock was still alive and they would be able to find him. Slag emphasized that they would ''know'' if he were dead. The Dinobots' "blind, intuitive faith" stirred Hot Rod into action, and he accepted the Dinobots' aid. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Their search led them deep into Cybertron's under-structure, following a "map" imprinted on Hot Rod's mind by the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} In the [[Primus]] chamber, the group was confronted by [[Demon|Primordial Cybertronians]], who only retreated after the arrival of Grimlock, aglow and inhabited by the power of Primus. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Slag and the other Dinobots entered a form of mind-lock while Primus and Hot Rod conversed. After Primus dispatched Hot Rod on a quest through [[Zero Space]], the Dinobots awoke to find a very confused Grimlock. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} As they made their way back towards the surface, the Dinobots realized the primitives were passively following them as well. Emerging from the ground in the middle of a Decepticon invasion, the Dinobots took up arms against the 'Cons and their [[Blitz Engine]]s, and led the primitives into battle as much needed reinforcements for the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

[[File:Nightjar dinobots war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
After the invasion, however, the Autobots were unsettled by the presence of the Dinobots' new "friends". Even the newly risen Rodimus Prime, who first began the quest to reconnect with these ancestors, didn't want to know them. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Slag and the other Dinobots were unsettled by the [[Camp Zero|ghetto]] constructed on the surface by the Autobots to house the primitives, and were suspicious of how passive the primitives had quickly become. When [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] highly advanced [[Primum Fugae]] arrived on Cybertron, they quickly judged the primitives to be an evolutionary insult and began exterminating them. Slag and the others stepped up to defend the creatures, but the Primum Fugae proved incredibly powerful. They only retreated after a larger Autobot force arrived. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

Damaged in the struggle, Slag and the Dinobots remained behind on Cybertron when Rodimus Prime led a counter-attack against Jhiaxus's [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] worlds. The primitives' behavior continued to be unsettling as they spontaneously began growing "hibernation capsules" around themselves in the ghetto, apparently instinctively hiding out from some upcoming menace. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Sure enough, the [[Dark Matrix|Anti-Matrix entity]] took advantage of the Autobots' absence and unleashing a corrupting wave over Cybertron, draining life and stability from nearly all the inhabitants. Slag and the Dinobots only survived due to their proximity to Grimlock. It seemed it was the Anti-Matrix and not really Primus who inhabited Grimlock earlier, and that brief contact created an immunity for him. However, the Dinobots still had to deal with the [[Shadow-leech|shadow-demons]] all other Transformers on Cybertron had devolved into thanks to the entity. They survived long enough to regroup with Rodimus Prime's fleet when they returned from the Hub. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

==''Transformers '84''==
[[File:Dynobots traumatize secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|left]]
Slag was a member of the Dynobots, the Autobots' demolition specialists during the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron. After learning that [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] may have been responsible for firing one of [[Project Dreadnought]]'s [[planetary engine|planetary turbines]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] assigned the Dynobots to accompany [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] on his investigation. Travelling into Decepticon-held territory, the team located the enormous crater left by the turbine's explosion but were almost immediately attacked by [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. The Decepticon scientist proved to be little match for the combined might of the Dynobots but as they celebrated their victory, all five were rendered inactive by a single blast from Shockwave. Their bodies were later recovered by the Autobots {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}} and taken aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s med-bay where [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] stored their [[spark]]s in magnetic field stasis and their memory engrams in the [[mind bank]].

[[File:Dinobots secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Following the Ark's crash, its computer [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] detected Shockwave's presence on [[Earth]] and rebuilt the Dynobots with [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] to deal with the threat. Taking a [[Ark shuttlecraft#"Slave 1"-type|shuttle]] to where Shockwave had constructed a [[power siphon]] to extract [[energon]] from the Earth, the newly christened Dinobots attacked "One-Eye", though Slag soon found that his flamethrower breath was no match for Shockwave's nuclear fission-powered blasts. Seeking an edge, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] ordered [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] to collapse the ground beneath Slag and Shockwave as they fought, which catapulted Slag headfirst into a nearby tar pit. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

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File:Cyberversetoy-UltimateIaconus.jpg

2024-06-14T13:28:54Z

QuintusPotatimus:

[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Ultimate Class [[Iaconus]]. Photos by [[User:ItsWalky]].

[[Category: Cyberverse (2018) toy images]]

Bullseye (Target)

2024-03-14T15:14:41Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* Notes */

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{{disambig2|the robo-pooch Target mascot|the Guardian from ''GoBots''|Bullseye (GoBots)}}
:''Bullseye is a [[Autobot]] from [[Target]].''

[[File:TargetBullseye.jpg|thumb|upright=2|right|He can fight Decepticons with the best of them, but he was no match for the Canadian retail market.]]

'''Bullseye''' is a white dog.

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Target Optimus Prime and Autobot Bullseye''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>

:Bundled with [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#Target_Optimus_Prime|Target Optimus Prime]], Autobot Bullseye is a redeco of [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Ravage]] in colors homaging {{w|Bullseye (mascot)|his namesake}}. He transforms into a bubble mailer which Optimus can hold, or it can be inserted into [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Soundwave]] or [[Blaster (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom''/''Legacy'' Blaster]]'s chest compartments (along with all their derivatives), and also doubles as armor.

:Bullseye was revealed by IGN on [[March 13]], [[2024]] with pre-orders going up later.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.ign.com/articles/transformers-hasbro-reveals-target-exclusive-optimus-prime-autobot-bullseye-figures|title=Transformers: Hasbro Reveals Target-Exclusive Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye Figures|site=IGN|name=Jesse Schedeen|year=2024|month=03|day=13}}</ref>

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==Notes==
*Bullseye is based on Target's mascot, {{w|Bullseye_(mascot)|Bullseye}}. We wonder if he knows [[the King]].

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
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Lio Junior (BW)

2024-02-27T22:57:38Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* Beast Wars II cartoon */

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:''Lio Junior is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Model-LioJunior.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Foreshadowing [[Optimus Minor]].]]
'''Lio Junior''' (ライオジュニア ''Raio Junia'', aka '''Lio Minor''') is a child and acts his age ''expertly''. When he's reprimanded, he pouts. When he's denied a request, he pitches a fit. And when he messes up, he passes the blame. So naïve and immature, Lio Junior makes [[Tasmania Kid]] look like a 4-star general.

But it's not entirely his fault. Lio Junior was ''literally'' born yesterday; created in a fluke accident by the influence of pure [[Angolmois Energy]] upon [[Lio Convoy]]’s [[Energon Matrix]]. Though Lio Convoy won't entertain the subject, Lio Junior considers him his [[Relatives|father]] and desperately craves paternal approval. And though Junior may be a child, he's not helpless. He swings his "Lio Byūto"<ref>"Byūto" (ビュート) is onomatopoeia for a whip stretching and is often used in Japanese fiction for naming whip weapons.</ref> weapon with devastating effect, can launch balls of Angolmois Energy from twin projectors in his mane, and is even capable of short-range flight in [[robot mode]].

But all that unpolished potential resides in a very rash, inexperienced Maximal who was conscripted into the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] out of necessity, not merit. [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] act as his guardians and impromptu trainers and together the three of them can form the mighty [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Yumiko Kobayashi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:BWII 26 LJ.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He's trying to look fierce...really]]

When [[Lio Convoy|Convoy]] first crashed on the planet [[Gaia]], his energy levels were very low. In and out of consciousness, he was rescued by a white lion who brought him to a cave filled with [[Angolmois Energy]]. Convoy recovered and became Lio Convoy as he scanned his lion savior as a beast mode. Lio Convoy rejoined his crew in the battle against [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], unaware of the second effect of the Angolmois Energy: duplicating his Energon Matrix to create a new robotic lifeform. Emerging in beast mode as a lion cub, this new Transformer was initially raised by the white lion, but soon learned he was different from his "parent", who could not transform like him.

The Maximals eventually detected the Angolmois Energy signature of the cub, and had several brief encounters with him. [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] were the first to get the cub to stop and talk with them, by revealing their secondary modes. As the cub explained his origins, Tasmania Kid jokingly said this meant Lio Convoy was his father, and nicknamed the cub "Lio Junior". Lio Junior took Kid's words to heart, and angrily confronted Lio Convoy about leaving him. Lio Convoy initially refused to accept the connection between him and the cub, which only angered Lio Junior further. Their "bonding time" was interrupted by an attack from Galvatron, who also sensed the power of Angolmois Energy within Lio Junior.

Two journeying Maximals named [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] arrived on Gaia, having sensed Lio Junior's birth from afar. They took responsibility for his training, and instituted a forced fusion, merging the three of them into a combined form as [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]]. Under the guidance of his mentors, Lio Junior controlled the Magnaboss combination in battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

In the battle against Galvatron, Lio Convoy assisted Magnaboss in delivering a critical blow, driving the Predacon commander away. Lio Junior was thrilled at his "papa's" apparent acceptance, but Lio Convoy told him afterwards not to refer to him as his father. Even after comparing their two Energon Matrix, Convoy still did not seem accepting of Junior. Feeling rejected, Lio Junior ran off on his own. He nearly died when [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] emerged from the pits of Angolmois Energy, causing tremors that devastated the cliffside. As he clung to the side of the rock wall, Lio Junior was saved by Lio Convoy. Convoy called Lio Junior his son that one time, and explained his distance was necessary in times of battle. He had to act as commander of the Maximals first, and not as a loving father so long as they were at war. Lio Junior accepted Lio Convoy's explanation, and began calling him "commander" instead of "papa". The two fought side by side until Skywarp and Santon arrived to provide the Magnaboss combination. Magnaboss and Lio Convoy then destroyed the weakened cliff under Gigastorm's feet, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Gigastorm remained a powerful foe, however, so Lio Junior and his team joined the Maximals in a new operation to eliminate him. They lured Gigastorm into an unstable area and intended to bury him in a collapsed mountain pass. Gigastorm survived their best efforts, though. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Lio Junior's youthful exuberance got the best of him when his Energon Matrix detected evil Angolmois Energy nearby. He raced off to confront the source, drawing Tasmania Kid, Diver, and [[Bighorn]] after him. When he found the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s' cavernous facility, Lio Junior threw caution to the wind and raced straight into battle without plan or back-up. This proved to be an error when he and his comrades were locked inside the base by [[Autostinger]] and Galvatron, who then called down a space-based destruction beam from Nemesis to wipe out the facility. Miraculously, Lio Junior and the others survived with minimal damage. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

After hearing Lio Convoy lament about how powerful the Angolmois Energy made Gigastorm, Lio Junior impulsively decided to throw himself into a pit of Angolmois Energy and hope for a super upgrade too. Santon and Skywarp caught wind of his plans, and tried to stop the youngster. They warned him that his pure Angolmois Energy wouldn't mix well with the corrupted Angolmois Energy racing over the planet thanks to Nemesis's influence. The Maximals were soon forced to confront another set of upgraded Predacons as Starscream and BB became the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]]s, [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

Lio Junior, Santon and Skywarp were only mildly distracted by Dirge and Thrust when they tried to kidnap Lio Junior as bait for a trap for Lio Convoy. Instead, Lio Junior freed himself and merged into Magnaboss to discourage the Combatrons from trying anything further. The duo made an unexpected return as the Angolmois Energy-upgraded [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]], however, incapacitating Scuba before going after Lio Convoy. When they found Scuba, Lio Junior left his mentors to free their fellow Maximal while he went to Lio Convoy's aid with the Tako Tank bike. He distracted the Cyborg Beasts and Lio Convoy buried them in rubble, but a definitive victory was not achieved. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Liojunior.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm crushing your head!]]
When an ancient and mysterious ship crash-landed on Gaia, Lio Junior insisted on being allowed to investigate first. The other Maximals treated him unkindly, gently mocking his youth and inexperience. Before Lio Junior could get too angry, Tasmania Kid spoke up on his behalf and offered to lead the Magnaboss team to the crash site. With Kid as a chaperone, Lio Convoy agreed to the mission.

Lio Junior's impetuous behavior continued during the reconnaissance, though. He entered the ship and began manipulating its systems and controls, to the point where his recklessness even began to annoy Skywarp and Santon. Lio Junior uncovered the control unit for an immensely powerful teleport gate just before [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and the Cyborg Beasts arrived to steal it. The Maximals were uncoordinated in their counter-assault due to their bickering, as Lio Junior's mentors even refused to combine with him to form Magnaboss. During the battle, Lio Junior was targeted by Hellscream and survived only because Tasmania Kid threw himself in the path of the missiles.

After the other Maximals arrived as back-up and rescued the scouts, Lio Convoy chastised Lio Junior for his behavior. By invading the ship first and challenging the Predacons in combat, he was not serving greater universal peace, but his own desire for notoriety. He put his own glory over the lives of his comrades. Lio Junior shot back that he wouldn't need to improve his standing if the other Maximals treated him as an equal in the first place. Partly ashamed, partly indignant, Lio Junior ran off with the control unit still in his possession.

Galvatron found Lio Junior sulking in the forest. He wove a lie in which the Predacons had improperly activated the teleport gate while trying to use it without the control unit, and now the gate threatened the entire planet Gaia. Only the control unit could shut down the malfunctioning gate. Tasmania Kid had crawled off his sick bed to find Lio Junior in the woods, and begged him not to accept Galvatron's word. Lio Junior was still young and gullible, however—his guilt and need for Lio Convoy's approval led him to accompany Galvatron to stop the planet from exploding.

Galvatron naturally betrayed Lio Junior as soon as he got the control unit. Lio Junior was imprisoned on the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' while the Predacons used the teleport gate to summon the terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. When Lio Junior escaped the brig, he reunited with Santon and Skywarp and they made their way to the teleport gate. Injured despite assuming his Magnaboss form, Lio Junior used some of his own dwindling energy to power the gate and summon a legendary warrior of their own: [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. With the assistance of Tasmania Kid to compensate for his wound, Magnaboss proved strong enough to upend Majin Zarak in his aircraft carrier mode. Through the power of their Energon Matrices, "Burning Optimus Primal" and "Flash Lio Convoy" defeated Majin Zarak and the Predacons. In the aftermath, Optimus Primal returned to his own time and place, and the Maximals destroyed the teleport gate before it could be misused again. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis made the Angolmois Energy on Gaia increasingly unstable, the planet's ecosystem and wildlife were threatened. With the help of Drill Nuts, the Maximals created freeze cannons designed to neutralize the volatile Angolmois Energy before it reached critical mass. During their efforts, the Maximals were met by the [[Jointron]] brothers, who also sought to stop the Angolmois Energy by blocking eruptions with massive stones. Lio Junior was impressed to meet new Maximal warriors, and combiners as well, but Bighorn warned him about the Jointrons'...unconventional ways. Galvatron increased Nemesis's influence on the planet in response to the Maximals' tactics, ruining their efforts and driving [[Tripledacus]] into an uncharacteristic bout of self-doubt. Lio Junior's encouragement brought him out of his funk, though, and they conceived a plan to combine their efforts and use a massive iceberg to both block AND freeze the Angolmois Energy. Lio Junior and Skywarp shielded Tripledacus as he transported the iceberg into place, and the danger was temporarily routed. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

To deal with the oncoming threat of the artificial planet Nemesis, the Maximals planned to reposition one of the [[Niagara Base]]'s artillery cannons as a conduit for the Angolmois Energy, powering it up enough to obliterate Nemesis. Lio Junior pressed to have the most important role in the mission. While the ''Yukikaze's'' main crew moved an obvious forgery over the ground and Scuba transported a second forgery through an undersea tunnel, Lio Junior's team emerged as Magnaboss to move the REAL cannon to the top of the volcano of Angolmois Energy where it would be powered. Magnaboss had a very short time window to position the cannon and charge it properly, but the other Maximals did their best to occupy the Predacons. Unfortunately, Galvatron and Gigastorm remained in reserve to confront Magnaboss at the volcano. To deal with the new arrivals, Santon and Skywarp split out of Magnaboss, allowing Lio Junior to fill the cannon with his own Angolmois Energy and fire upon the artificial planet Nemesis. Tragically, the youngster could not sustain the beam indefinitely, and the Niagara Cannon gave out before striking Nemesis. Galvatron was sincerely impressed by Lio Junior's determination over the Niagara Cannon, and thought the Angolmois Energy-attuned youth might make an even better successor than the fickle and unreliable Gigastorm. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Lio Junior's sense for Angolmois Energy allowed him and the Magnaboss trio to hunt down and dismantle countless Autoroller fortress operations on Gaia. Duly impressed by the youth, Galvatron presented himself via hologram to Lio Junior at the next fortress site. He claimed a kinship with Lio Junior due to their shared Angolmois Energy connection, and pressed his point by causing an eruption of corrupted Angolmois Energy that temporarily engulfed Lio Junior. On an astral plane, Galvatron impressed his vision of Predacon peace in the universe on Lio Junior's spirit. When Lio Junior emerged from the pit, he had been corrupted by the Angolmois Energy and Galvatron's vision, turning on Lio Convoy and his friends. Santon and Skywarp tried to stop the youngster by merging with him, but that only resulted in a corrupted Magnaboss. As Magnaboss fought internally, Lio Junior reached out to Lio Convoy through their Energon Matrix connection, and asked Lio Convoy to kill him before Santon and Skywarp were forced to injure someone against their will. To save his son, Lio Convoy instead used his Energon Matrix to draw the corrupted Angolmois Energy out of Magnaboss, eventually expelling it all together. Galvatron appeared again by hologram, calling it a pity that Lio Junior no longer saw things his way. Lio Junior promised to never stop fighting the Predacons. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

When a Martian emissary robot arrived on Gaia, it claimed to be capable of stopping the corrupted Angolmois Energy. Lio Junior and his teammates formed Magnaboss to delay the Cyborg Beasts, letting Lio Convoy reach the mother computer with the robot to do what was necessary. During the battle, however, Lio Junior spotted a tiny robot crying out for his attention. [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] was an android created by the Gaians who lived on the Moon. Hidden by an invisibility cloak that only Lio Junior's unique nature could penetrate, Moon warned Lio Junior that the emissary robot intended to crash the moon into Gaia to prevent the corrupted Angolmois Energy from spreading. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Lio Junior relayed this information to Lio Convoy, and the Maximals assembled to stop the destruction of Gaia and the moon. [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] managed to enter the mother computer and reverse the emissary's signal. Afterwards, Lio Junior thanked his new friend Moon, who returned to the moon. Moon. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

With no other options, the Maximals cannibalized equipment from the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'' to retrofit Santon and Skywarp's starship into a craft that could carry the full team to battle Nemesis directly in space. The [[Insectron]]s constructed a secret missile catapult to send them into orbit. When the base was discovered, Lio Junior and his team helped defend it from Predacon attack, and then ventured out to aid the rest of the Maximals in reaching the ship before the launch window closed. The entire team successfully boarded the starship as it blasted off. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

After being grounded to an asteroid by the Seacons, Lio Junior formed Magnaboss with his mentors and battled the combined God Neptune. He lost his grip on the Magna Blade at a key moment and was at the mercy of God Neptune, but his fellow Maximals leapt into the fray and Magnaboss defeated the Seacons. Afterwards, the Maximals were at a loss for how to continue with their ship damaged and their trajectory to Nemesis ruined. Lio Junior was contacted by moon who proposed a risky maneuver to use the moon's gravity to slingshot back on course to confront the Nemesis. Lio Junior relayed his plan to the others and Lio Convoy trusted in his protégé to see it through. Approaching the moon at high speed, Lio Junior steeled his nerves until receiving the signal from [[Artemis]] and Moon, launching the Maximals back on track. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As the Maximals reached Nemesis, their shuttle was shot down by the artificial planet's defenses. The Maximals then destroyed it completely in an effort to trap the investigating Predacons. Lio Convoy reasoned they needed to reach the artificial planet's core, destroying the Angolmois Energy reservoir building up there. Lio Junior was eager to accept the mission, and balked when Lio Convoy rejected his assistance. Lio Convoy had his reasons, however—a great force was necessary to prevent the Predacons from interfering with their work and, once the core was damaged, only Magnaboss had the flight power needed to evacuate the remaining Maximals before Nemesis exploded. Lio Junior accepted Lio Convoy's reasoning, and promised to guard the rear. Lio Convoy told Magnaboss it had been an honor commanding him before proceeding.

Once Nemesis reached Gaia, however, it began actively powering up from the Angolmois Energy, drawing that deadly power down the same port Lio Convoy entered. Fearing for his father's life, Lio Junior separated from Magnaboss. He left Santon and Skywarp to defend the port while leaping down into the abyss to search for Lio Convoy. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

Even here, Lio Junior's unique connection to the Angolmois Energy allowed him to proceed with little resistance. During his search of the inner chambers flooded with Angolmois Energy, he feared Lio Convoy could not have survived the way he did. Lio Junior encountered Galvatron in the chambers first. The Emperor of Destruction addressed the cub kindly, but told him Lio Convoy was dead after being struck by the wave of Angolmois Energy. He could now be free of his devotion to Lio Convoy, and serve at Galvatron's side. Lio Junior refused the offer and refused to accept Lio Convoy's death.

Deeper inside the Nemesis chambers, Lio Junior found Lio Convoy. His commander was clinging to life, contained inside a stasis field shell generated by his Energon Matrix. He would survive, but only until the field gave out. Lio Convoy instructed Lio Junior to leave him to die and return to his team for the battle against Galvatron. Lio Junior refused to abandon his father, however, and tried to link his Energon Matrix with the field generated by Convoy's. From this merger, a new entity was formed. The legendary Green Lion warrior combined Lio Convoy and Lio Junior to confront the Predacons. Galvatron left Gigastorm to tend to the green lion, but it proved impervious to his attacks and defeated Gigastorm with a single blast of its Matrix Typhoon attack. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

As the Green Lion was invincible even to Galvatron's Drill Destroyer attack, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior separated to confront their adversary. Galvatron refused to back down, even after hearing Scuba had successfully sabotaged Nemesis and it would explode at any minute. As Galvatron desperately returned to the core, Lio Junior stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his father to pursue their foe. At the core, Galvatron began absorbing Angolmois Energy directly, becoming a ginormous dragon. Lio Convoy and Lio Junior recognized Galvatron would remain invincible right up until the explosion of the Nemesis. Lio Convoy conceived a plan to use their Matrix Typhoon to create thousands of stasis fields like the one he created earlier, encapsulating the Angolmois Energy in separate containers to minimize the explosion. Despite the risks to them, Lio Junior stepped forward willing to sacrifice his life in the name of peace, and Lio Convoy told his son how proud he was of him.

Becoming the Green Lion once more, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior forged the Angolmois Capsules and broke down both the Nemesis core and Galvatron himself. Reduced to his original state, Galvatron challenged the Green Lio Convoy to one last battle and lost when Lio Convoy struck a killing blow to his Galva-Matrix. When Nemesis finally erupted, Lio Convoy used all the strength of his Energon Matrix to preserve the lives of his Maximal brethren. Although Gaia was saved, the Maximals were left floating in the void, caught in a wormhole created by Nemesis's destruction. They took heart, however, in the appearance of a great light Lio Convoy said would lead them to their next adventure. Lio Junior and his father advanced towards destiny with their friends and fellow Maximals by their side. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}}}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Lio Junior returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There and as part of Magnaboss, he was witness to one of [[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]]'s tussles. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
{{charstubfiction}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Lio Junior was created in the fusion of a mysterious [[protoform]] and [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Energon Matrix|Matrix]] energy. The unique [[spark]] that resulted allowed Lio Junior to fuse with [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] to form [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]]. His spark also had the ability to remove the evil taint of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
'''Lio Minor''' started as a police officer in the [[Maximal Command Security Force]]. His brilliant tactical mind caused him to rise in the ranks, and he eventually pursued a career with the [[Maximal High Council]]. {{Storylink|Derailment}}

Lio Minor was part of the council when they judged [[Transmutate (BW)|Trans-Mutate]] guilty of her crimes and sentenced her to imprisonment at [[Garrus-16]]. {{storylink|Perception}}

When the [[Maximal Nation]] declared their independence from the Builders during the [[Grand Uprising]], Lio Minor was part of the High Council as they became the ruling body for the Maximals. News of the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] attacks stirred the council into debate, with [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] wanting to join [[Lio Convoy]]'s push on Iacon, while [[Santon]] wanted to do nothing and trust the neutrality agreement with the Builders would protect them. Lio Minor recognized the threat of the Vehicons, but instead cautioned the High Council to defend their own territory rather than march with Lio Convoy and expose their backs to the Vehicons. Word from the front carried by [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Preditron]], however, swayed the Maximal High Council over the seriousness of the Vehicon threat, and they soon chose to fight at Lio Convoy's side.

The war carried the [[National Maximal Army]] from the [[High Council Pavilions|High Pavilion]] of Iacon to the [[Grand Mal]] in [[Nova Cronum]], as the Vehicons turned on the Builders and began to infect all Cybertronians with their nano-plague. Lio Minor and the High Council fought on the front lines in their [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] form. During the struggle against the Grand Mal, however, Magnaboss was caught in a blast from its enormous eye lasers. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] shoved Magnaboss out from the main blast (at great personal cost), but the combiner did lose an entire arm from the attack. Lio Minor was disintegrated entirely, his mind dying out inside the Magnaboss gestalt in the process. {{Storylink|Derailment}}

===Legends World===
Together with [[Wedge (RID)|Build Boy]] and [[Optimus Minor|Minor]], Lio Junior was excited when they saw [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]] dressed up as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and wanted to play with him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}} The three kids were saddened when Gelshark was leaving the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]] and pleaded with him not to go, but he did. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Lio Junior was part of a crowd that cheered [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] on after his victory over [[Devil Z]], but mistook him for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}}

At home, Lio Junior lived in poverty with his dad, Lio Convoy, who would often drink and gamble. Junior loved him nonetheless, but was a bit sad that his dad was too poor to buy him ''Transformers'' toys. At one point, Convoy gambled his son's school lunch money away at the races and was disappointed in himself as a father, but Junior helped him pick himself back up. {{storylink|Lio Dad}} When [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] fell into their house from the sky, Lio Junior initially assumed he was the toy he'd been wanting until Prime explained that he was a real Transformer. [[Katsu Don]] then attacked the house in search of Leo Prime, draining some of Junior's [[Beast Power]], angering Lio Convoy who came to his rescue and helped Prime drive the alien off. Junior then started living in a new house made up of his dad's new giant Transformer body. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 41|Bonus Edition Vol. 41}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWII-toy LioJunior.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Look harder, Kimba. I mean, Simba.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Lio Junior''' (Basic, [[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-26'''
:*''Release date'': September ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the eighth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Takara ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Lio Junior transforms into an organic lion, using the same mold and base plastic colors as ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Toys|Prowl]], only with a great number of [[paint operation]]s, making him a rare example of a genuine [[repaint]].

: In his [[beast mode]], Lio Junior has two flip up horns/non-firing "Angolmois Ball" cannons that sit atop his mane in a similar fashion to [[Lio Convoy]]'s "Lio Missile" launchers. In [[robot mode]], his tail can be removed to become his hand-held "Lio Byūto" claw-whip-weapon. Much like in beast mode, his Angolmois Ball cannons can be flipped forward to form non-firing shoulder cannons, just like in the cartoon.

: Lio Junior forms the center chest and head of the combined robot [[Magnaboss (BWII)#Toys|Magnaboss]]; the Lio Byūto forms the handle and hilt of the super robot's sword.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/LioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior at TFU.info]''

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{{Twoimages|File:TF-BWII-Magnaboss-packaging.jpg|w1=150
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Magnaboss''' (Multi-pack, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''X-4'''
:*''Release date'': September ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior was also available in an Ultra-level three-pack with his combiner-mates [[Santon#Toys|Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BW)#Toys|Skywarp]]. All three toys are identical to their individual releases, though the set did ''not'' come with the individuals' [[bio]] cards, only a single card for the combined Magnaboss mode.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this gift set in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release called '''Lion Junior''' is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Magnaboss/magnaboss.htm More information on Magnaboss at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Lio-Junior-Puzzle-Pack-in white.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Beast Wars Special 300 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle — Convoy & Lio Convoy''' (Basic, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 19]], 1998{{fact}}
:*''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior was completely [[redeco]]ed in two different schemes, each one available packed in with a different 300-piece [[jigsaw puzzle]], based on the two new-to-Japan parts of the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' theater-release "movie".

: '''Lio Junior White Version''' cast him in a [[Lio Convoy]]-inspired white and yellow deco. Interestingly, only the plastic colors have changed, with Junior keeping the same paint colors as the normal retail release, including the brown on his torso meant to blend in with the mane pieces on his upper torso that are now not brown.

: He came with a puzzle based on the middle ''Beast Wars II'' portion of the Special, adorned with animated versions of Lio Convoy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Convoy]], Magnaboss and [[Majin Zarak]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/WhiteLioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior (white) at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Black}}
[[File:Lio-Junior-Puzzle-Pack-in black.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Beast Wars Special 300 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle — Enter the Transmetals''' (Basic, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 19]], 1998{{fact}}
:*''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: The second of the two puzzle pack-in toys, '''Lio Junior Black Version''' has black fur with a red mane. Just as with the white version, only the plastic colors have changed, retaining the normal release's paint colors and mismatched torso-brown.

: He came with an puzzle based on the final ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Metals|Beast Wars Metals]]''-based portion of ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (three-quarters of a year before the cartoon would actually air on TV in Japan). This one features the in-show CG versions of Convoy, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarans]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetus]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattle]] (all labeled as "Transmetal" rather than "Metals" as their later toys would be, presumably this was before the series' name was finalized), plus newcomers [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/BlackLioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior (black) at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "[[Enter Lio Junior]]" onwards, Lio Junior received a completely original [[character model]] by [[Takashi Yamamoto]] for "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by [[Hiroyuki Taiga]].

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Lion Junior''' (라이온쥬니어 ''Raion Jyunieo'')

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:Council members]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Law enforcement]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]

Autobot Mini-Cassette

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QuintusPotatimus: /* Shattered Glass */

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[[File:Spotlight Blaster cvrRI.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What's their hurry? The band is playing [[The Touch]], so it must be something important.]]
The '''Autobot Mini-Cassettes''' (also known as '''Recordabots''') are [[Autobot]]s who, on [[Earth]], transform into analog audio cassettes. They can fit into [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s chest compartment, though their apparent relationship to Blaster varies depending on continuity.

Their counterparts amongst the [[Decepticon]]s are the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s.

{{quote|The Autobots have no choice but to strike back at these Decepticon techniques of stealth, building a force of cassette Transformers of their own, with Blaster as their guardian.|[[Teletraan II]]|"[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]"}}

==Known Autobot Mini-Cassettes==
===Generation 1===
*[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]]
*[[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]] combine to form [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]]
*[[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]]
*[[Playback]] {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
*[[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]]
*[[Stripes]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Sundor]]
*The [[W Cassettebot]]s
**[[Dile]] and [[Zaur (G1)|Zaur]] combine to form [[Legout]]
**[[Graphy]] and [[Noise]] combine to form [[Decibel]]

*''Possibly'' [[Blackcat (G1)|Blackcat]] (A character based on [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]) {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|Transformers Comic-Magazin #18}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
*[[Eject (SG)|Eject]]
*[[Ramhorn (SG)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Rewind (SG)|Rewind]]
*[[Slamdance (SG)|Slamdance]]
*[[Steeljaw (SG)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Playback (SG)|Playback]]

===Live-action film series===
*[[Dairu]]
*[[Zauru]]

==Fiction==
{{groupstub}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:SteeljawRamhornCallPrimitives.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He who fights and fights again lives to run away another day.]]
During the attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Blaster attempted to radio Prime for reinforcements on [[Moonbase One]]. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] detected the transmission and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to send his Cassettes to prevent the broadcast. Once [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and the others breached the communications tower, Blaster ejected Ramhorn, Steeljaw, Rewind and Eject to match the Decepticon punks ''mano a mano''. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

After [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] detected chronal energy emanating from an asteroid near Cybertron, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] sent a squad of Autobots with him to investigate, including Blaster with Ramhorn and Rewind. They encountered a [[Quintesson]] expedition and a school of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s, which Ramhorn relished in ramming repeatedly. During the fight, however, the Autobots accidentally passed through the Quintessons' [[Time Window]], arriving 11 million years in the past. They met [[Beta (G1)|Beta]], and took up arms in the original Cybertronian revolution against the Quintessons. They held the line against the [[Dark Guardian]]s long enough for the Autobots of 2006 to return the revolution's leader [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] from the future. As A-3 turned the [[Coder Remote]] on the Guardians, the Autobots returned to the present through the time window. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

{{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}
{{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

During a Decepticon outbreak in Europe, Ramhorn and Steeljaw fought alongside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the other Autobots against [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s forces. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}} Ramhorn and Steeljaw were among the Primitives called to stop [[Primacron]]'s latest experiment. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====Scramble City====
{{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:GreatCassetteOperation cassette walkoff.jpg|thumb|150px]]
{{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}
{{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}
{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}}
{{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}
{{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}
{{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}
{{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}{{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}
{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{-}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:ClubCon Raindance GrandSlam.JPG|left|upright=0.9|thumb]]
Hundreds of years ago, a troop of Autobot astronomers on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] detected the legendary [[Underbase]] making its way towards Earth. In order to alert their Autobot colleagues on that world, they encoded the information onto Raindance and Grand Slam. On their way to Earth, their ship was damaged and the two Autobots crashed into the sea. They were found locked in their cassette modes by a band of 18th century pirates, who stashed them away in a treasure chest just before a storm destroyed their ship, sinking it in the ocean.

In the present era, [[Decepticon Imperial Headquarters]] stumbled across this long-lost information and commanded [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons on Earth to find the lost tapes. They moved their disguised desert island starship to the rough coordinates of the shipwreck and opened a [[Club Con]] vacation resort for fleshlings to disguise their true purposes there. The [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] successfully retrieved Raindance and Grand Slam from the treasure chest, despite a brief altercation with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Ratbat and his communications expert [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were able to learn from the cassettes that the Underbase was set to pass by Earth in less than a week's time. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}} Their fate after that is unknown.

''Playback was a prisoner of the Decepticons on Cybertron. Along with [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Horsepower (G1)|Horsepower]], he was released into the wild on Earth to be hunted down by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] as part of his initiation as a new Decepticon leader. He was the first of the trio Thunderwing tracked down and executed, leaving his corpse to rust on a shallow beach.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Arcee rewind steeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
By [[2008]], Eject was stationed at Autobase on Cybertron, working communications for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

Meanwhile, on Earth, the [[Quintesson]]s invaded [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], devastating most of the base's population. Rewind, Steeljaw, and Ramhorn were stationed there, but got trapped inside Blaster's chest when he was blasted off-line and hung on the ramparts. A quick-thinking [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] realized where they'd be and managed to free them. The Mini-Cassettes joined Hot Rod and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] in retaking Autobot City from the Quints. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
{{-}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Steeljaw was part of a squad of Autobots dispatched to Earth when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] learned [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was still alive and active. He was killed in battle by Megatron's hyper-velocity rail gun, a deadly weapon created by [[Cobra]]. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
During the [[Age of Internment]], Blaster and his Mini-Cassettes were allied with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the remaining free Autobots against Megatron. Their twin goals were to bring down the legions of the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], and somehow locate the long-missing Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Millions of years later, the Mini-Cassettes joined Blaster as part of ''another'' rebellion, this time against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the corrupt Unified Cybertronian government. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
{{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon Part 1}}
{{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon Part 2}}

===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
{{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|Steeljaw's ''Shattered Glass'' profile}}

Steeljaw was so vigorously dedicated to his napping that he couldn't spare the energy to swat away the annoying Decepticon, [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]]. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 1|Recordicons #1}} Steeljaw once asked Ravage why he thought they were friends. Ravage apparently misunderstood an old saying after hearing Steeljaw eviscerated [[Enemy (SG)|Enemy]]. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 4|Recordicons #4}}

===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:ShatteredGlass3-MiniCassettes.JPG|thumb|left|250px]]
{{groupstub}}{{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}}
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==Toys==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''The Transformers'' Eject/Rewind mold'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] (1986)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (2006)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (1986)}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Rewind (SG)|Rewind]] (2013)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] (2006)}}
|[[File:G1Eject toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|1986 cassette Eject]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''The Transformers'' Steeljaw mold'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (1986)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]] (2012)}}
|[[File:Encoretoy-Nightstalker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Encore'' Nightstalker]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''The Transformers'' Ramhorn mold'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (1986)}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Ramhorn (SG)|Ramhorn]] (2013)}}
|[[File:SGtoy-Ramhorn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Shattered Glass'' Ramhorn]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Dile]]/[[Zaur (G1)|Zaur]] (1987)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Graphy]]/[[Noise]] (1987)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]]/[[Raindance]] (1988)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dairu]]/[[Zauru]] (2018)}}
|[[File:VG1-toy Decibel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Decibel (Noise + Graphy)]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Redecoed from Decepticon molds'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Stripes]], [[redeco]]ed from the Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] mold (2012)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sundor]], [[redeco]]ed from the Decepticon [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] mold (2006)}}
|[[File:KP-toy Sundor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Kiss Players'' Sundor]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' Eject mold'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]] (2021)}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Rewind (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Rewind]] (2022)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rewind (G1)#Legacy|Rewind]] (2023)}}
|[[File:TF-Legacy-Rewind.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Legacy: Evolution'' Rewind]]
</ul>
|}

==Notes==
* For the original draft of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', it was intended that the Autobot Mini-Cassettes would be "[[Steeljaw (G1)|CUBBIE]], a lion, [[Stripes|STRIPES]], a tiger, [[Stinger (G1)|STINGER]], a scorpion and [[Bolts|BOLTS]], a small, tough robot."<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html TFTM script draft at Disciples of Boltax]</ref> This plan was maintained for a few revisions,<ref>[http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/transformers.html Early script for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' at dailyscript.com]</ref> until eventually Stinger and Stripes were scrapped, Cubbie was renamed to Steeljaw, Bolts was split into Eject and Rewind, and the rhinoceros Ramhorn was added to the mix.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cassettbot''' (カセットボット ''Kasettobotto'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes| Autobot]]
[[Category:The Headmasters subgroups]]

Joyride (G1)

2023-12-24T13:53:49Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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{{disambig3|Joyride}}
:''Joyride is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Joyride boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hello, you fool, I love you.]]
Combining [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]]'s lust for violence with [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s driving ability, '''Joyride''' is not well liked among Autobot high command. Unlike the absent-minded metallurgist, Joyride just doesn't care enough to pay attention to his actions. His driving has proven hazardous to himself, his fellow Autobots, and even [[Dreadwing Down!|innocent humans]] at times. The fact that he seems to be a member of the Autobots simply for the thrill of it hasn't earned him many supporters, either.

His [[Powermaster]] partner is [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]].

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{note|Although Joyride never appears in an episode of ''The Transformers'', he was verbally referenced in new live-action sequences created for the show's [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|fifth season]].}}

At some point, Joyride was responsible for repairing a [[space bridge]], a task in which he was assisted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Tommy Kennedy]], although the human was presumably incapable of manipulating the two-ton screwdrivers required for the job. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie#Day One|Season 5: TF:TM, Day One}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Powermasterspeoplepower.jpg|left|upright=1.15|thumb|"I'll get reckless in a sec, but first let's pause for the [[To sell toys|lineup]]."]]
Joyride was under [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s command on board the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'', and was part of a skeleton crew left aboard the ship when everyone else disembarked to watch Grimlock and Blaster battle for leadership on the surface of the Moon. Their presence helped prevent the ''Steelhaven'' from being destroyed in a Decepticon attack. On Fortress Maximus's orders, he and his crewmates left the battle and took the ship back to Nebulos, on a mission to revive the fallen [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}} While there, they were forced to deal with not only a set of supercharged Decepticon bandits, but the planet-wide poisoning of the fuel supply which put them at risk of terminal systems shutdown. Joyride reacted poorly to [[Hi-Q]]'s initial warnings that staying on Nebulos would surely mean the Autobots' doom, mistaking the scientist's words of caution for threats. Despite the great risks to themselves, the Autobots were determined with seeing their mission through, and eagerly leaped into battle when the aforementioned Decepticons, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]], launched an attack on the Council of Peers. The Autobots made a rather poor showing of themselves during this altercation, their energy supplies running dangerously low by its end. In order to save themselves and properly reanimate Optimus Prime, Joyride and his fellows underwent the [[Powermaster]] process to [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] with a group of Nebulan scientists. This enabled them to properly intake fuel and considerably boosted their fighting ability. Joyride was binary-bonded to [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]], a former "chronic unlicensed private vehicle procurer", i.e. a car-thief. The new Autobot Powermasters fared much better against the Decepticon Powermasters when they fought once more, easily dodging their laser blasts and retaliating with utmost precision. With all loose ends tied up on the alien world, Joyride embarked on the ''Steelhaven'' once more, and took to the stars with four new Nebulan teammates in tow. {{storylink|People Power!}}

On its way to Earth, the ''Steelhaven'' received a transmission advertising the "[[Cosmic Carnival]]," an intergalactic traveling show with attractions from many worlds. Both Joyride and Slapdash were very impressed by what they saw, but Optimus wasn't about to change course while Autobots in need were waiting for them on the Earth's moon. He changed his mind when he learned that fellow Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was part of the line-up, and investigated the carnival with Goldbug. Due to the show's steep admission fee, none of the others wound up partaking in Sky Lynx's rescue. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival}}

[[File:Border Flats.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.1|It's lovely weather for a Joyride together with you.]]
''The Autobots reached Earth on [[Christmas]] Day, but once there, Optimus's focus on his mission began to waver. He stepped out to contemplate things, and Slapdash began to worry about how long it was taking for his leader to center himself. A newsflash reporting that giant robots had attacked the nearby town of [[Border Flats]] gave the Powermasters something else to think of, and the three of them decided to investigate quietly. Joyride, Getaway, and Slapdash took their partners into town, where they fought these mysterious Transformer troublemakers, only to find out they were Autobots! The whole incident had been a misunderstanding, the confusion brought about when the [[Advance Surveillance Unit]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], attempted to join a Christmas celebration. As the Autobots settled down, Optimus Prime returned from his moment alone to impart on Joyride and the rest about their responsibility to the planet.'' {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''While pursuing the Decepticon known as [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], Joyride inadvertently caused a human convertible to crash over a cliff, critically injuring the driver. He would've been dead for sure if not for Nebulan medical instruments [[Hi-Q]] was able to cobble together, but before the necessary power cell could be attached to the technology, it was stolen by [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]. After the Aerialbots inadvertently caused [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] to crash into the sea while trying to recover the cell, Joyride joined his fellow Powermasters on an undersea mission to retrieve the cell from the Decepticons. Despite interference from the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], they were eventually successful, and the human presumably lived.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

''Joyride was a member of [[Rec Team Two]] on Earth, along with [[Cloudburst]]. They were attacked by [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] and by the time Optimus Prime arrived with a rescue party Joyride was the only Autobot left <s>standing</s> running away. He was later assisted by [[Getaway]], and the Deathbringer was defeated when the Autobots turned its own programming against it.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}

[[File:AlltheFamiliarFaces-Blackjack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Blackjack beat the colors right off of him.]]
With Optimus Prime and the vast majority of the Autobots on Earth to investigate a disturbance at [[MacDill Air Force Base]], Joyride was one of the few left behind to man the Ark while in orbit. But Prime's absence was orchestrated by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], and Joyride and the other Autobots on board were defeated by the [[Micromaster]] [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]], who intended to blow up the Ark with explosives. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}}

[[File:PrimeBomb JoyrideSlapdashDreadwind.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|Looking where you shoot is boooooooring.]]
''Out of nostalgia for a time when he had lived inside a computer game, Optimus kept a spare copy of his mind stored in a floppy disc at [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] Unfortunately, this made the installation a target for Decepticons, who could put the disc to malicious use. Joyride, Getaway, and Slapdash were tasked with guard duty at the game company, with Slapdash actually hoping for a Decepticon attack to break up the task's monotony. He got what he wished for as Darkwing and Dreadwind soon came gunning at them. The Autobots were forced to scramble for cover, allowing Darkwing access to the building while Dreadwind remained on the offensive.''

''Realizing that they were failing at their task, the three Autobots made a mad dash for the building, in the hopes that at least one of them would make it inside before Dreadwind took them out with his [[thermal melter]]s. Joyride wound up getting roasted by Dreadwind's jet boosters, but Getaway successfully outpaced the jet. By the time Joyride recovered, the Protectobots had joined the battle. As [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], they attempted to gun down the Decepticons' combined [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] form, only for Joyride to plead with them not to; Getaway had wound up stuck atop the jet in a last ditch effort to prevent the Decepticons from escaping. Destroying Dreadwing would mean destroying Getaway as well! Defensor argued that Getaway knew the risks of the mission upon signing up, and that he would want to sacrifice himself if it meant keeping the disc out of Decepticon hands. Joyride asked Defensor what Optimus would want. Defensor stayed his hand, only for Joyride to realize that he might have saved Getaway only so he could be tortured to death by the Decepticons.''

[[File:Eye of the Storm Autobot Powermasters relax.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Chilling on his La-Z-Bot.]]
''He was surprised to see both Getaway and [[Rev]] safe after their daring escape, but filled them in on some bad news upon their arrival. In the interim between Getaway's capture and escape, the Decepticons had launched a smart missile programmed to track Optimus wherever he went, and the Autobot leader had headed out to deal with the danger on his own! This too wound up resolving itself, as Getaway had managed to convince the [[ABC|Decepticon's computer]] to disarm the missile during his time aboard Scorponok's ship, and had launched a dud after the Autobot leader.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] infiltrated the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Joyride was one of the first Autobots to confront the Decepticon and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-enhanced might. He was blasted back with little effort, but lived to tell the tale. {{storylink|All Fall Down|...All Fall Down!}} After the Autobots lost the Creation Matrix during Thunderwing's destruction, Joyride and his fellow Powermasters were part of a team that retrieved the [[Classic Pretender]]s from [[VsQs]]. Thereafter, the Autobots pursued recreational exploits to get their minds off the imminent threat of [[Unicron]]. During this period, Joyride reclined while Getaway and Slapdash played a game of [[Cybertronian games#Fullstasis|Fullstasis]]. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} He was not as fortunate, however, in battle with [[Unicron]]—an assault on the Chaos-Bringer's caused some minor damage, but Unicron's retaliation sent Joyride and [[Waverider]] on their way to the scrapheap. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
After Backstreet botched a sting operation, endangering many humans in the process, he panicked and went on the run rather than face the consequences of his actions. Fearing that Backstreet might imperil himself or more innocents in his flight from justice, Optimus ordered the other Autobots to track him down and bring him in. Joyride and [[Getaway]] nearly caught sight of him while driving down a winding mountain road, but the fugitive wound up speeding off a cliff to evade capture. Unsure whether the suddenly-vanished vehicle had been their teammate in any case, the two Autobots drove on. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Joyride was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]]. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} Joyride attended a meeting in which Optimus Prime lectured the Autobots on the basics of their mission and existence, and applauded Slapdash's call for a one-world Autobot government. Joyride wondered loudly what the point of being the good guys was if they got defeated. Later, the Decepticons attacked an oil tanker, and he helped in the rescue effort. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}} Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year [[2008]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}}

The characteristics of Joyride and the other Powermaster Autobots were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]].{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 10|Transformers in Action: Wanderer Between the Worlds}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 13|The Energon Trap}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|Transformers in Action: The Countdown to a New Space Age!}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}} }}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Joyride deathG2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb||left|Whoops, I'm dead. Again.]]
Joyride was one of the Autobots present on [[Ethos]] in combat with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

He was later blown to scrap on Earth when the Empire tracked the Autobase down. {{storylink|Total War!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Joyride was captured and summarily executed by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] as a threat to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] in order to force him to stop the [[Wreckers]] from blowing up the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TWW AgeofWrath2 Joyride.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You may be able to get him to look where he shoots, but he'll be damned if he uses a scope.]]
Joyride worked with a squad under [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Getaway]] during the [[Age of Internment]], in hopes of capturing and studying one of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s cloned warriors, the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} Unfortunately, the drone was far more than they bargained for, defeating much of Nightbeat's unit. [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and Joyride rammed the drone into a spike to little effect, as it blew both Autobots away with a grenade. Fortunately, Getaway managed to attach the [[inhibitor claw]] onto the drone, shutting it down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Night and the City|Transformers: Robots in Disguise #9]]

[[File:TowardsPeace-eavesdroppers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Sometimes the thrill you need comes from listening in on therapy sessions.]]
Joyride was among the patrons of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when it reopened after the end of the war. {{storylink|Night and the City}} A different report placed him on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' during [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s rampage, having been grievously injured and laying on the floor of [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} He was part of the crew of the ''Lost Light'' after its return to Cybertron, and attempted to eavesdrop on Megatron's therapy session with Rung alongside several other crew members. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} He later visited Swerve's and bumped arms with [[Ten]] cheerfully. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

After the quantum crisis, Joyride was one of the first Autobots who made their way back to the restored ''Lost Light''. They reopened Swerve's without the owner in order to have a party celebrating their return. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Joyride swooned over [[Thunder Clash|Thunder Clash]] as he boarded the Lost Light. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

==Commercial appearances==
Joyride, [[Getaway]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] were shocked to discover that the Decepticons had developed [[Powermaster]] technology as well when they encountered [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] while out for a drive. The three Autobots used their Nebulan partners to transform to robot mode and fight back. They were soon joined by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his own partner, [[Hi-Q]] who provided additional firepower against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Powermasters|Powermasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a battle eons ago, Getaway, Slapdash, and Joyride were defeated and almost killed by [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. They were only saved from certain doom when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and drove both of the Decepticons off. Many years later on [[Earth]], the three Autobots encountered Dreadwind and Darkwing again, and this time they weren't so lucky. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsJoyride.jpg|thumb|right|He's happy cuz it's good to be remembered.]]

Joyride participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 14 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Joyride toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you had to go through your life with your legs locked together, you'd feel the need for speed too.]]
*'''Joyride''' (Autobot Powermaster, 1988)
:*''Accessories'': [[Photon blaster]], "Hotwire" Powermaster engine
:Joyride transforms into a teal and crimson [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. Joyride's white rifle plugs into a peg hole on the roof. As a Powermaster, one needs to plug his pack-in partner Hotwire (or any other Powermaster/[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] engine) into the panel bay at the front of the vehicle to unlock the transformation sequence to robot.

:This toy was redecoed in Japan as the [[transtector]] for [[Ranger]], and later released there as a mail-away as "Ranger Joy Ride".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Joyride/joyride.htm More information on Joyride at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Joyridehead.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let me tell you about these Joyride heads I got.]]
*Between the creation of Joyride's animation model and his introduction into the Marvel comics themselves, Joyride's face grew some goggles over his normal eyes. His helmet is already nothing like his toy's, but that's a situation shared by his Powermaster pals Getaway and Slapdash.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Voyageur''' (Canada)

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Dark Nova

2023-12-11T16:04:26Z

QuintusPotatimus: The second Dark Nova transforms in The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Dark Nova is a weird alien thingy from the [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:DarkNova3.jpg|right|450px|thumb|Bossa Nova!!]]
'''Dark Nova''' (ダークノヴァ ''Dāku Nova'') is a mysterious supernatural entity from outer space who sides with the [[Decepticon]]s against the [[Autobot]]s.

Known as the [[Emperor of Destruction|Ultimate Emperor]], Dark Nova revived [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], upgrading him into [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]] and then Ultra Megatron, and later merged with him to become the '''Star Giant''' (星の巨人 ''Hoshi no Kyojin''). He commands armies of [[Novaroid]] drones and [[Galaman]] troopers, which make up the bulk of his forces.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic (1)====
After their apparent deaths at the hand of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s device during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], the two [[Vok]] that inhabited [[Tigerhawk]] instead lingered and reemerged in the 21st century. First creating [[Violengiguar]] to procure the [[Zodiac]] to prevent [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reviving, the pink-eyed Vok would assume the form of Dark Nova and take control of the Decepticons when Violengiguar fell in battle against the [[Powered Master]]s. He sometimes took the visage of [[Unicron]] to strike fear into the [[Transformer]]s and also abducted the body of Optimus Prime with a [[Vok probe]], but his efforts were for naught as it was recovered by the [[Battlestars]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}

====''The Battlestars'' comic and story pages====
Almost immediately following the defeat of [[Violengiguar]], Dark Nova rose to take his place as [[Decepticon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Emperor]] and began unleashing his hordes of [[Galaman]] warriors upon the universe. [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] realized that the only one capable of defeating Dark Nova was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and ordered the [[Battlestars]] to use the [[Zodiac]] to revive the legendary commander. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 1}}

To thwart the Battlestars, Dark Nova stole the body of Optimus Prime and cloned it as the sinister [[False Convoy]]. With the help of [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]], the Battlestars defeated False Convoy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 3}} The Battlestars then invaded the Decepticon planet [[Lucifer]], rescued Prime's body and used the Zodiac to resurrect him as Star Convoy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 4}}

[[Image:StarGiantRobot1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|''Bossa Nova''?]]

To counter the threat of Star Convoy, Dark Nova did one better: He beamed a blast of weird energy down to the frozen corpse of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in the North Pole, resurrecting and upgrading him into [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 6}} From the [[Dark Nebula]], Dark Nova snickered with glee as Super Megatron led the Galaman forces in raiding the Earth of all its energy. Super Megatron was subsequently driven from the planet by Star Convoy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars special}}

Eventually, Star Convoy defeated Super Megatron, resulting in Dark Nova providing another upgrade, this time into Ultra Megatron. Dark Nova then revealed himself to aid Ultra Megatron in battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 8}} Ultra Megatron was ultimately defeated as well. Irritated, Dark Nova merged with Ultra Megatron, resulting in the Star Giant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 9}} He proved nearly indestructible from the outside, so Star Convoy, [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]] and [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] allowed themselves to be eaten. Inside the Star Giant's tummy, they began tearing him apart. After doing a fatal amount of damage, the trio escaped just as the Star Giant detonated. The only piece of the Star Giant which survived the explosion was a portion of his head, which happened to be housing the remains of Ultra Megatron, allowing the Emperor of Destruction to survive. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 10}}

====''Legends'' comic (2)====
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] paid a visit to the [[Legends World]], the [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] of that universe didn't recognize him. [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] was more than happy to give the outsider Megatron's life story, including that time he was merged with Dark Nova and turned into the Star Giant. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13|Bonus Edition Vol. 13}}

In [[2038]], [[Violengiguar]] took over a planet, transforming it into "Unicron Neo", {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} which served as a disguise for the second Dark Nova. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}} First, Unicron Neo attacked [[Galvatron II]]'s force on [[Chaar]], which forced Galvatron to travel back in time to escape Unicron Neo. In the aftermath, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] were provided with new bodies by the entity in exchange for their loyalty. Acquiring [[Beast Power]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], Unicron Neo, now seeking [[Energon Z]], went on to attack the [[Micro|Z Planet]] with his subordinates [[New beast warrior|new]] and old. The sapient toy Transformers of the [[Legends World]] came to the [[Autobot]]s' assistance and combined with the [[Mini-Con]]s to form the [[Unicron of Light]]. The two Unicrons battled, with Light seeming victorious. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

However, not was all as it seemed, as Dark Nova emerged from Unicron Neo and tore his opponent apart. After expounding on his origins as the second, yellow-eyed Vok, Dark Nova swore to destroy the Transformers so that the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] would never happen. Sending more minions to attack the Transformers, Dark Nova intensified his attack on the Z Planet. To fight against their powerful opponent, the generations of Autobot leaders present combined their energies to make a decisive attack on Dark Nova, only for the entity to use the previously consumed Megatron to transform into the Star Giant. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}} The massive combined being attacked the planet, leaving the Autobot unsure about what next steps to make, as they did not want to hurt the redeemed Megatron, but [[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]] had a go. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 1 Sonic Bomber Chapter|Sonic Bomber Chapter}} As it turned out, the [[Powered Master]]s had already collected fragments of the [[Zodiac]] and were able to use them in the fight against the Star Giant and Violengiguar. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 2 Roadfire Chapter|Roadfire Chapter}} Goaded on by Megatron, who was barely hanging on to his own identity, [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] was able to decisively destroy the Star Giant and put an end to Dark Nova's reign of terror. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 3 Dai Atlas Chapter|Dai Atlas Chapter}} {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Star Convoy]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)#Fire Rodimus|Fire Rodimus]] formed Supernova Convoy to defeat Star Giant and Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}}

Known liar and [[Herald of Unicron]] [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] claimed to know enough about Dark Nova to not mess with him. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways, 2015/07/07}} Surprisingly enough, he might have actually been telling the truth on this one.

==Notes==
[[Image:DarkNovaRobot1.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Er... Chevy Nova?]]

*In the second toy catalog [[story page]], Dark Nova's robot mode made its first appearance in ''Return of Convoy'' (and in an itty-bitty picture, at that). This mode was never used in the story pages published in ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Additionally, this story page shows Dark Nova being defeated in an altogether different way: Ripped in two by Star Convoy as the Autobot drives over him in truck mode.
*"Hoshi no Kyojin" (星の巨人), the Japanese characters from which the "Star Giant" name derive, appear to be an intentional reversal of "Kyojin no Hoshi" (巨人の星), which is the title of a classic Japanese baseball manga and anime (otherwise known as ''{{w|Star of the Giants}}''). This may actually be a reference to Japanese Megatron voice actor [[Seizō Katō]], who played main character Ittetsu Hoshi in that TV series.
*Dark Nova's appearance as "Unicron Neo" is directly based on the ''Beast Wars Neo'' [[Unicron/toys#BWN|greyscale Unicron prototype toy]].

===Connection with Unicron===
[[Image:DarkNovaCron1.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Excellent!]]

Prior to 2019, absolutely no origin or back story of any kind had ever been established for Dark Nova. Where he came from, why he sided with the Decepticons and whether he has ''any'' connection to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the Transformers at all was a complete mystery. Neither the story pages printed in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' nor the ''Battlestars'' manga elaborate upon the character in any substantial way.

Other material, however, implied some sort of connection between Dark Nova and [[Unicron]], but the extent of such a relationship was originally unclear. The first ''Battlestars'' story page published in the toy catalogs used a spectral image of Unicron to represent Dark Nova. However, when Dark Nova appeared in the second toy catalog story page, he boasted a completely original design. Neither story page mentioned Unicron by name in the actual text, further muddying any relationship between the characters.

Officially, however, the uncertain connection between Unicron and Dark Nova was acknowledged by the [[Source:Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)#After 2025|Japanese timeline]] included with the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' manga. In the ''Battlestars'' segment of the timeline, a note is included, stating: "The Great Emperor Dark Nova, who looks very similar to Unicron, appears". Beyond that vague sentence, no further explanation was offered.

In the actual ''Battlestars'' fiction, one can pick out either intentional or coincidental similarities between Dark Nova and Unicron. Dark Nova displays the ability to resurrect and upgrade Transformers with beams of pure energy, much as Unicron did in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. The fact that the Transformer receiving these upgrades and placed into Dark Nova's servitude is Galvatron may not be an accident. And in addition to that, Dark Nova meets his end in a fashion almost identical to Unicron's: The Autobots travel inside his body, fight off his defense mechanisms and destroy him from within, with only the head of Dark Nova's Star Giant form surviving the explosion.

All this would finally be resolved [[retcon|long after the fact]] in the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' manga by [[Hayato Sakamoto]], which established Dark Nova as a member of the [[Vok]], and his appropriation of Unicron's appearance as evoking his fearsome reputation among Transformers in a callback to "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]".

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Trailbreaker (G1)/toys

2023-06-24T16:52:35Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* War for Cybertron: Earthrise */

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[[File:G1 boxart Trailbreaker.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Building up a head of steam on the trail we break!'']]

'''Trailbreaker''' has enough toys to blaze a trail.

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1Trailbreaker toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If your vehicle mode looks like this, you might be a redneck!]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''25'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles, radar scanner, 2 fists (left & right)
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the first year of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'', Trailbreaker transforms into a Toyota 4WD Hi-Lux camper truck. In robot mode, both of his lower arms are projectile launchers, able to load and fire either his fists or his projectiles, which consist of two [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver missiles and two silver "twin blasters"... though the [[Hasbro]] version of the toy severely weakened the springs [[for safety reasons]]. There are two slots in the robot-mode "backpack" to store whichever unused wrist attachments you like.

: He was re-released in 1985 with the addition of a [[rubsign]] on his vehicle-mode roof. He was also released in Japan the same year as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' series, similarly sporting a rubsign, though this release has his wrist-launchers fully-functional.

: This mold was also [[retool]]ed to make [[Hoist (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hoist]].

: This mold was originally released in Takara's ''Diaclone'' line, which is why the truck roof has an opening hatch meant for a pilot figure the ''Transformers'' toy did not come with. While there was a ''Diaclone'' version of this mold in these plastic colors (there were also yellow and blue versions of the toy), the ''Transformers'' release altered the side-panel stickers, which had a yellow base colors, to match the black plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm More information on Trailbreaker at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-trailbreaker/233/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Trailbreaker at Transformerland.com]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
*'''Trailbreaker''' (2001)
**''ID number'': '''25'''
**''Accessories'': 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles, radar scanner, 2 fists (left & right)

:In August 2001, Trailbreaker was given a short-run ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] (limited to only 1,000 pieces) by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as a C3 convention [[exclusive item]], bundled together with Hoist.

: Near as can be told, there are no notable differences between this re-release and the original Takara 1985 release.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy IronhideWM.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|For those of you who are not familiar with this term, say it with me.
- Vee-hicle.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus & Ironhide''' (Basic, 2004)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
{{note|The ''Universe'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ironhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ironhide]] was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Trailbreaker by [[Ask Vector Prime]]/[[Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric]].}}

:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Ironhide transforms into a Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. This toy features through-axle construction like the kind found on ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox'' cars, which allow his truck mode to zip along smooth surfaces quickly. His truck deco is an obvious [[homage]] to the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] character Trailbreaker; this was likely one of many aborted attempts to get the character on shelves again stymied by [[trademark]] issues.

: This toy was only available in a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] pack with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#WMSC|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/TFUIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''{{G2MotormouthMold}}
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===''Encore''===
[[File:EncoreTrailbreaker Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ol' Blue Eye]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' ([[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles, radar scanner, 2 fists (left & right)

: Trailbreaker was also reissued in TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line. This release has a number of paint changes from the original: his visor has been painted bright blue, as have the non-tjoint window portions on his doors and the camper "visor", plus he as a [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol on his hood/chest rather than a sticker.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Cybertron/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm More information on ''Encore'' Trailbreaker at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Trailcutter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cutting a trail to a closeout shelf near you!]]
*'''Trailcutter''' ([[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]], [[2011]])
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Transformers: Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class toys, "Trailcutter" (renamed due to [[trademark]] reasons) converts into a camper truck again, but with a front section similar to that of a Cadillac Escalade. His head sculpt is essentially the Generation 1 toy's head, including the visor, with the more humanoid face of the [[character model|cartoon model]]. As with all ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, he has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: The ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends toys were largely released in discount and closeout chains in the U.S., predominantly at Five Below stores.

: This mold was also sold in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' line (see below), and was used to make ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Generations|Hoist]].

: The same "hybrid" head design had been previously used by [[Dan Khanna]] for [[3H Productions|3H]]'s [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'' comic]] and by Hasbro for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]] (originally intended as Trailbreaker) and his [[redeco]] [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Trailcutter/trailcutter.htm More information on ''Reveal the Shield'' Trailcutter at TFU.info]''
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===''Chronicle''===
[[File:EZCollectionChronicleTrailbreakerToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Less naked than this, really.]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' [[EZ Collection]] Trailbreaker is a minor redeco of the ''Transformers'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Trailcutter toy (above), sporting a brighter-blue windshield and a tampographed Autobot symbol... which is not present on the stock photos. Whoops.

: Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations trailcutter(trailbreaker).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Renaming|Name change]]? What do you mean it was in the comic? Let's see, then... Nope, nothing. You sure you aren't misremembering things?"]]
*'''Trailcutter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #001'''
**''Accessories:'' Roof/battle shield
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Trailcutter is a new design with a made-up armored pick-up truck alternate mode. Additionally, many of his [[robot mode]] details are based on [[Alex Milne]]'s Cybertronian design for the character in the ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series. His truck bed canopy is removable, and transforms into a "battle shield" with mounted blasters. It features a flip-out [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] as well as two 5 mm posts and ports, and can peg onto any of his numerous ports. The 5 mm ports on the legs, in particular, allow you to attach weapons from other figures to them so that Trailcutter can emulate Fortress Maximus.

: The American release comes packaged with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]'', featuring a cropped version of its [[Clayton Crain]] retailer incentive cover, which is called out as a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' on its front. Additionally, the contents of the issue are edited to remove references to Trailcutter's original name and overt mentions of alcohol-like usage of Energon drinks. The European and Canadian releases come packaged without the Spotlight.

:He was later retooled into ''Generations'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#T30Deluxe|Hoist]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Toys|Lift-Ticket]]. This toy also served as the basis of the non-toy characters [[Flatline (G1)|IDW Flatline]], [[Turbofire#Wings Universe|''Wings Universe'' Turbofire]], [[Trailbreaker (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Trailbreaker]], and [[Lockdown (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Lockdown]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenTrailcutter/trailcutter.htm More information on ''Generations'' Trailcutter at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''

: Two [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of "Trailcutter", one in robot mode and the other in vehicle mode, based on his ''Generations: [[Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class toy (see above), were packed in with the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013 [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]].

: This set also came with tiny figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], each in both modes, for a total of twelve figurines, each based on their larger ''Thrilling 30'' toys. Similarly to the [[Decoy]]s of old, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Trailcutter-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If the Hand of Midas had a minituarize setting.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#ACGHK2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], Trailcutter, and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
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*'''Trailbreaker & Hoist''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''ID number'': '''TG-27'''
**''Release date'': [[November 30]] 2013
**''Accessories:'' Roof/battle shield

: Released in the TakaraTomy [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] lineup, Trailbreaker is a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Trailcutter, cast in different shades of plastic: his black is more jet-black, his red is darker, and his windshield is now translucent blue. He also features new [[paint operation]]s, such as silver paint on his bumper, hubcaps, and forearms, painted back lights, and now has a red visor based on his original toy. He swaps the red and blue details on the Hasbro version's upper arms for a more comic-accurate silver and red.

: Trailbreaker was only available in a two-pack with [[Hoist (G1)/toys#TG27|Hoist]], released in the eleventh wave of ''Generations'' product.

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy TrailcutterKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trailbricker]]
*'''Dragon Assault''' (Beast Force Figure Pack, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2234'''
**''Pieces'': 42
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, wrist-blaster

: The ''[[Kre-O]]'' Beast Force "[[Dragon Assault]]" set includes a Trailcutter [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt into a 4-wheel-drive truck, or as close as you can get at that size. He comes with a wrist-blaster accessory you can pop into either cuff, but you need two fists for his vehicle mode.

: Speaking of, his vehicle-mode detailing is provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s.

: The set also comes with a brick-built [[Grimwing (Prime)#Kre-O|Grimwing]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OTrailcutter/trailcutter.htm More information on Trailcutter at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy Trailbreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|MY REAL NAME IS BACK!]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, double barreled pistol

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] Micro-Changers, Trailbreaker (apparently Hasbro was finally able to reclaim the name) is a Kreon minifigure that can be rebuilt into a pickup truck. While clearly based on the Generation 1 character, the details of his deco are much more based on the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] style of bot. He sports the Constructicon helmet.

: Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

: This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia, and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.

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[[File:TF-Kre-O-Kreon-Class-of-1984-Trailcutter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"TRAILCUTTER" AGAIN? OH COME ON!]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Class Clown
**''Accessories'': Clip-on turbine

: This version of Trailcutter (again named as such, presumably this set was in development before the original name was reclaimed) has much more detailed toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions, save for his (shiny) cartoon-based face. He even includes the rocket-backpack piece to simulate the original toy's ability to store his rockets on his backpack.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OTrailcutter/trailcutter.htm More information on Class of 1984 Trailcutter at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWDlxTrailbreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|<s>Isn't [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse Ironhide]] the popular one?</s> Aren't I the popular one?]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)
**'''5 OF 5: [[Sky Reign]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Axe, double-barreled gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Trailbreaker (now using his original name again) is a retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]] sporting a new head and forearms that draw from his Generation 1 animation model, including a gun-hand. Additionally, his combiner fist/ foot weapon has retooled finger and thumb parts making his hand look more like a claw. The combiner hand can be inserted into the 5 mm peg port at the end of his gun hand, similarly to [[Rook (CW)#Generations|Rook]]. As with other ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxes, Trailbreaker can combine to form [[Sky Reign#Generations|Sky Reign]] as either an arm or a leg. He can also combine with any ''Unite Warriors'' Voyager class figure or even into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also had a tendency to dislodge if he collides to Optimus Prime/Motormaster's and Hot Spot's protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

: Trailbreaker comes with a copy of ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #40 (Combiner Wars part 2), "[[The Possible Light]]". In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, he was available in different types of [[multilingual packaging]] including a character card featuring his comic book cover/[[package art]] instead. He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later also showed up at TJ Maxx in the USA at reduced prices with the collector card.

: The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]] and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]], and was differently retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[First Aid (G1)#Generations|First Aid]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWTrailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Trailbreaker at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-EX-Trailbreaker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not the first [[Scrapper (G1)|dead leg]] on a combiner...too soon?]]
*'''Lynxmaster''' (Gift set, [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
**''Release date'': [[October 29]] 2016
**''Accessories:'' Axe, double-barreled gun/fist/foot

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Trailbreaker is a redeco of his ''Combiner Wars'' toy, in a color layout based more on his original cartoon model, with silver plastic replacing the red, and an extensively-painted robot mode. In vehicle mode, the strive for cartoon-accuracy means he gained a painted bumper, but ended up losing his rear window paint as well as the stripes on his doors.

: He was only available in a [[TakaraTomy Mall]]-exclusive [[Sky Reign#Unite Warriors 2|Lynxmaster]] multi-pack, the fourth set to be released through this outlet.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Deluxe-Trailbreaker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|HELLO, FAT TRAILBREAKER!]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E34'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-EX 13'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 28]], 2020
**''Accessories'': Arm-mounted gun, canopy

: Released in the third and final wave of [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'']] Deluxes, Trailbreaker is a retool of ''Earthrise'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Hoist]], converting into a camper truck of made-up model. He sports a new head, pelvis and gun attachment (designed to fit over and around his fist to replicate the wrist-gun of his original animation model), and a new backpack that replaces Hoist's towing apparatus with a canopy, which contains a flip-out shoulder cannon and radar scanner for his robot mode. The canopy comes detached in-package, and has a [[5 mm post]] sculpted inside it, allowing Trailbreaker to wield it as a shield. It also has a hole on top to store his gun attachment in vehicle mode. It's possible to wedge the gun under his hood between his arms using one of the 5mm ports on his forearms, although this causes the weapon nozzle to poke out off-center in front from under the hood.

: A radar dish for his vehicle mode, based on the one used in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]," was sold separately as part of the ''Earthrise'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] set. In robot mode, it's possible to store the radar dish inside his chest cavity, although it will rattle around freely.

: Like all ''Earthrise toys'', the inside of the back of Trailbreaker's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. While Trailbreaker's map piece is unlabeled, it contains part of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and one of its moons.

: Due to supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Trailbreaker and his fellow Deluxe wave-mates were first found in Singapore before wave 2 was released in any market worldwide.

: In Japan, Trailbreaker was one of many many ''many'' toys in the line to be a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.

: This figure was redecoed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]/[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Breaker (G1)#Legacy|DK-3 Breaker]], while the original use of this mold was also used to make ''Generations Selects'' [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Generations Selects|Lift-Ticket]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-56-Trailbreaker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' ([[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-56'''
**''Release date'': [[December 29]] 2022
**''Accessories'': 3 robot faces, [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]], gun, multi-nozzle gun, fist, parabolic antenna, non-chromed grill
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Trailbreaker is an ''incredibly'' cartoon-accurate version of the character, who transforms into a fully-licensed Toyota 4WD Hi-Lux camper truck with an opening hood and doors (notably, this is the first ''Masterpiece'' figure to use the Toyota license).

: Among Trailbreaker's many accessories are two different truck grilles - one chromed, the other matte, so you can replicate a more cartoony or real-world-y look. He also comes with a "parabolic" radar dish to mount on his truck mode, and a wrist-mounted multi-nozzle forcefield generator, both from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]". Other robot accessories include a fist to replace the gun if you so choose, a blast effect, and three faces: a neutral one, a screaming one, and a confident one.

: This figure also includes optional [[sticker|decal]]s that obscure part of the cab door windows, in order to represent the toy-accurate design (which occasionally appeared in the cartoon) where the shoulder joints run through those windows.

: Trailbreaker is shown on the box photography to have extra outward joints at the shoulders, which ''are'' there... unfortunately, they're blocked off by an engineering oversight where the round bottom edge of the upper arm joint doesn't account for the square block in the shoulder around which it's supposed to swing. Unscrewing the back of the upper arm panel and slicing off the colliding corner of said block unlocks the joint. Trying to force it otherwise stands a good chance of snapping the upper arm off.

:This figure was retooled into ''Masterpiece'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hoist]].
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, 1986)
**''ID number:'' '''Collection No. 3'''
:In Japan, a red rubber mini-figure of Trailbreaker was available in part of a [[Decoy|multi-pack of similar mini-figurines]]. The number etched into his back is the sum total of his [[Tech Spec|tech spec]] ratings, as these figurines were used as game pieces for a variety of ''Transformers'' board games in which this number had some meaning to how the game was played or something.

*'''Trailbreaker''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''10'''

:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm More information on Decoy Trailbreaker at TFU.info]''

===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:MovieTrailbreaker3DCard.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Admit it. That head peeking up from the truck mode is hilarious.]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (2007)

:A 26-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Trailbreaker "transforms" into a black pickup truck with a camper shell. He uses the same parts layout as [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].

:The Battle-Card may or may not actually represent [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|the live-action movie version of Trailbreaker]], as the design is clearly in the live-action movie aesthetic (and a version of the Trailbreaker character exists in the "movie" universe anyway). The card's listed abilities — an Invisible Force Field and a Radio Jammer — line up with Trailbreaker's G1 abilities, however, so who knows.

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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Tlstrailbreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Insecure about his forcefield face, Trailbreaker gets a faceplate and claims he's going retro.]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (2014)
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Trailbreaker is a Wave 3 figure with standard articulation. He is largely based on his original toy and features a gun, but has no special gimmicks. For every 16 figures, there are 2 Trailbreakers.

:Like most of his wave, Trailbreaker's bio card plagiarizes his wiki article's opening paragraphs.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3PrivateTrailbreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Private Trailbreaker, Infantry-Fortification & Defense''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T24/T48'''
**''Stars: ''10

:Private Trailbreaker, Infantry-Fortification & Defense is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's art reuses line-art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, and is based on the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Trailcutter toy. The line-art for Alt Mode was drawn by [[Dan Khanna]]. The artwork is recolored seemingly to match the aesthetic of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline's packaging art.
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==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneTrailbreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
*Trailbreaker's mold was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "4WD Hi-Lux", available in three different colors: black, blue, or yellow. The blue version was sold by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in North America as the ''[[Diakron]]'' "DK-3" Car/Robot in [[1983]], seemingly just a few months before the toy would be rebranded as a Transformer. There is an easy way to tell the black ''Diaclone'' 4WD Hi-Lux apart from a ''Transformers'' Trailbreaker, though—the ''Diaclone'' toy's vehicle mode stickers have a yellow background.
*The ''Combiner Wars'' Trailbreaker tooling had a "pretooled" alternate head as [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Notes|Hoist]], but this was ultimately not used for any figures.
*Glaringly, Trailbreaker's appearance in [[:File:WFC-Earthrise-main-artwork.jpg|the packaging mural]] for ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' is drawn according to [[#Generations|his ''Thrilling 30'' toy]] rather than [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|his ''Earthrise'' toy]].

===Other attempts===
There are quite a few ''Transformers'' toys that were at one point in their development supposed to be a new form for (or tribute to) Trailbreaker, but before the ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class toy, all of these became other characters with other names, most likely due to [[Hasbro]]'s inability to secure the [[trademark]].

Trailbreaker's appearance in the [[3H Productions|3H]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'' comic]] stems from early plans to release a Trailbreaker redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[X-Brawn]] mold as a convention exclusive in [[2003]]. Reportedly, Hasbro themselves also had the same idea for the mass retail 2003 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class assortment, but due to the aforementioned reasons, the toy was ultimately given a different deco and released as "[[Ratchet (Universe)|Autobot Ratchet]]" instead.

Later, a [[redeco]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Spychanger]] [[Ironhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ironhide]] was released as a [[Walmart]]-exclusive under the ''Universe'' banner, a black pickup truck with the distinctive red and yellow stripes from Trailbreaker's original toy. Ultimately, this toy would be released as ''Universe'' Ironhide instead. Years later, the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would [[Repurposing|repurpose]] the toy as Trailbreaker, restoring the original intent.

The original Trailbreaker toy was also among a list of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]] intended for release as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' found in Australian [[Toys"R"Us]] computers, but with the cancellation of the ''Commemorative Series'', these plans never came to fruition.

The next attempt was in the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, the toy that would eventually become [[Swindle (G1)/toys#Alternators|Swindle]] and later [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]]. A [[retool]] of the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Alternators|Hound]] Jeep Wrangler toy, its head is a cross between the original Trailbreaker toy's helmet and the cartoon model's face, surprisingly similar to [[Dan Khanna]]'s rendition of the character in 3H's ''Universe'' comic. A black and white version of a proposed color guide for the unreleased Trailbreaker version of the sculpt was depicted in the Japanese ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'' book.

Finally, the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' Autobot [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Toys|Overhaul]] was originally going to be called "Trailbreaker", and the head sculpt was to have more elements from the Generation 1 character's design. These plans were again scrapped, but the character's upgraded form, '''Leobreaker''', retains the "breaker" portion of the name, since "Leohaul" sounds really silly. (The name "Overcast" was temporarily considered, but quickly dropped again.)

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Alpha Trion/Generation 1

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:''Alpha Trion is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:AlphaTrionG1-Legendsartclean.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm sure I'm just a wise old sage and nothing any more complicated or cosmic than that!]]

'''Alpha Trion''' (aka '''A-3''') is one of the oldest living Transformers, and with that age comes a nuanced understanding of his race and their place within the universe. In his youth, he was instrumental in establishing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an independent galactic power, and in his older years, he has found a comfortable role in serving as advisor to other Transformers.

Though Alpha Trion rarely takes part in the battles of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], he is firmly on the side of the Autobots and serves as a mentor and guide, especially to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. He is an enigmatic old robot, and in many realities he is the guardian of [[Vector Sigma]] and the custodian of its [[Key to Vector Sigma|circuit key]]. His sage-like manner paints him in almost a mystic tone, and possible connections between Alpha Trion, [[Primus]], and the history of Cybertron itself have boosted him into legendary status.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Corey Burton]] (English, "War Dawn"), [[Tony Pope]] (English, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese, "War Dawn"), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Chen Chun]] (Chinese), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2" and "The Rebirth, Part 2"), [[Ramón Rocabayera]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "The Search for Alpha Trion"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The Rebirth, Parts 2 & 3"), [[Magalhães Graça]] (Portuguese), [[Jomeri Pozzoli]] (Portuguese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2")}}

[[File:YoungA3.jpg|left|thumb|Silverbolt never misses a chance to check out A-3's rugged mustache.]]
11 million years ago, a mechanoid named A-3 was part of the [[Autobot Rebellion|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s on a [[Cybertron (planet)|factory world]], creating a device called the [[Coder Remote]] that would stop their [[Dark Guardian]]s. Due to a timerift created by Quintessons from the future, he was briefly pulled from his position in the [[Empty Lands]] into the year 2006. Fortunately, his partner [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] managed to start the rebellion as scheduled, and A-3 was soon returned by future [[Autobot]]s to fulfill his role in Cybertronian history. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Alphatrionagesbackwards.jpg|thumb|He grew a beard, picked up the Matrix, shaved his beard, and then built Optimus, apparently.]]
Years later, he would be given the [[Matrix of Leadership]] by the dying [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], but Alpha Trion himself did not become Autobot leader. It would sit in his possession, unused, until the coming of the next Autobot leader. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} In the meantime, Alpha Trion developed plans to rebuild Autobots to better combat the escalating [[Decepticon]] menace.

The next Autobot leader would actually come to ''him'' when a [[Aerialbot (G1)|group of time-travelers]] lugged a dying youth named Orion Pax to his repair center. Reluctant at first, Alpha Trion sensed a strong spirit in Orion Pax, and decided to rebuild him entirely... into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. When Prime asked if Alpha Trion could rebuild his fallen girlfriend Ariel as well, Alpha Trion agreed, and mused that [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] would be a good name for a female warrior. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:AlphaTrion.jpg|left|thumb|Alpha Trion has secret liquor stashes in the strangest of places.]]

Over the intervening millennia, Alpha Trion's two greatest creations, whether by design or coincidence, forgot their relationship to the ancient Autobot. Five million years after his creation, Optimus Prime was lost when his spacecraft crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, but Alpha Trion kept in contact with Elita One, acting as a sagely advisor to her team of [[Female Autobots]] as they spent the following four million years stealing [[energon]] from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Eventually, in the Earth year 1985, Shockwave caught the Female Autobots in the act and tracked them back to their headquarters, prompting Elita One to consult with Alpha Trion on a course of action. Trion suggested they move their headquarters, telling Elita to scout for a new location alone, but in the event that she encountered the Decepticons, warned her not to use her life-draining time-freezing power. Alas, Elita was captured, and used by the Decepticons to lure Optimus Prime into a trap. To save her beloved's life, Elita used her fatal power, and the Autobot leader was forced to track Alpha Trion to [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his secret base]] in hopes that he could save her. Alpha Trion repaired her to the best of his ability, but revealed to Optimus Prime that only Prime could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that! {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|thumb|"Hey"]]

A short time later, while he was looking for a [[10.2 ultra-drill|misplaced tool]], Alpha Trion was attacked in his workshop by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons, who demanded that he hand over the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. Trion pled ignorance, but Megatron knew better, and the elderly Autobot was soon overpowered while the Decepticons made off with the key. Alpha Trion was rescued from the chunk of metal the Decepticons left him stuck in by Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and after his injuries were repaired by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], he journeyed with them into Cybertron's depths, leading the way to Vector Sigma's chamber. Their way, however, was barred by [[Centurion droid]]s that Megatron used the Key to command, and Alpha Trion helped reactivate some discarded worker robots to fight the droids off. The droids had done their job, however, and prevented the Autobots from reaching Megatron before he used Vector Sigma to bring his newest Decepticons, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life. To combat these new land-based Decepticons, Optimus Prime hit on the idea of creating some new aerial Autobots, and Alpha Trion set to work reconstructing some Cybertronian aircraft. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} When the work was done, Alpha Trion professed that he had another key to Vector Sigma "on him," and he would use it to reactivate the computer so that it could bring the jets to life. His "key," however, was his own life force: as a first generation product of Vector Sigma, his computation matrix could interface with the computer and bring it back online, at the cost of his own continued existence. Optimus Prime tried to stop him, but Alpha Trion refused to listen, reminding Prime that he was his creator and insisting that the jets were more important than he was. Prime relented, and Alpha Trion merged with Vector Sigma, which activated and brought the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to life. Before Prime and the Autobots departed for Earth, Alpha Trion spoke to them through Vector Sigma, warning them of a fact merging with the computer had revealed to him: on Earth, the Key to Vector Sigma had even greater power. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Many years later, when the [[Hate Plague]] was raging throughout the universe in the year 2006, Optimus Prime entered the Matrix to consult the ancient Autobots within on a possible cure. Alpha Trion was the first Prime spoke to, but he had no information to give, save a warning that Prime should take care on his journey into the Matrix, lest he be unable to return. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

The following year, after the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], Optimus Prime used the Matrix to reactivate Vector Sigma so that he could converse with Alpha Trion, hoping that the old sage knew something more about what was going on. Alpha Trion revealed to Prime that Vector Sigma had ''allowed'' [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to become aware of the key's existence, as the chamber was key to the dawning of a new [[Golden Age]] for Cybertron... as was the merging of an [[Cerebros (G1)|Autobot]]'s life with that of a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|human]]'s. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus one final time, urging him to preserve the key at all costs, as it would be vital in fulfilling Vector Sigma's prophecy. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in the Japanese timeline as described above, except that the events of 2006 take place instead in 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity inserts many additional stories into the timeline.}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
The consciousness of [[Primus]] observed Beta and A3 drive the Quintessons off of their planet. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:AlphaTrionGhost.jpg|thumb|Alpha Trion's Spooooooky Ghost]]
In the year 2011, one year after Optimus Prime released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a result. Optimus Prime voyaged into the planet's depths to try and bring the computer back under control, but the mission seemed doomed to failure, as he did not have the Matrix to help him. While the other Autobots searched Earth for the Matrix, which had been hidden away to recharge, the spectral form of Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus Prime to help lead him through the many dangers blocking the path to Vector Sigma's chamber. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When they finally reached their goal, however, it turned out the Decepticons had beaten them there. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was not far behind, with the recovered Matrix in his grasp, and when the young Autobot arrived, Alpha Trion instructed him to hold the talisman aloft. Trion's ethereal form flowed into the Matrix, completing its recharging process and transforming [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] back into Rodimus Prime, who joined Optimus in thrashing the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

=====Train Wars=====
The incorporeal Alpha Trion sensed a threat to [[Vector Sigma]] from inside the Matrix, and rematerialized on the physical plane to address the problem. He discovered [[The Fallen]] attempting to steal and assume the power of Vector Sigma for himself. Downplaying his own importance, Alpha Trion attempted to advise [[Shouki]] and the other Autobot defenders present. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

Upon recovering Vector Sigma from the Fallen, Alpha Trion once again sacrificed his physical form to merge with Vector Sigma, giving it the drive necessary to reformat Shouki into a "train bazooka" mode, powerful enough to defeat the Fallen. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
[[File:G2StoryPageReconfigurationMatrix1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
When Optimus Prime was fatally injured in battle with Megatron, the spirits of Alpha Trion and former leaders residing within the Matrix activated its [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] mechanism, reviving Prime as Battle Convoy. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 5}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Alpha Trion and the Matrix—possibly the Reconfiguration Matrix again—had a hand in Rodimus Prime's transformation into a [[Micromaster]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

To counter the rise of [[Galvatron II]], Battle Convoy contacted the spirit of Alpha Trion within the Matrix and requested his help in reviving [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Locating Magnus among the spirits of former leaders residing in the Matrix, Trion convinced him he was needed in the world of the living and entered his chest, using his unique connection with the Matrix to act as a substitute Matrix and bring both himself and Magnus back to life. Trion was restored in a tiny body that popped out of Magnus's chest. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}} Granted the ability to predict the future by his merging with Vector Sigma, Alpha Trion then foresaw that Megatron would return to his evil ways in the [[Legends World]] he had settled in. Seeking to stop this, the sage himself traveled to this other universe, using his diminutive body to disguise himself as a janitor at the [[Axalon Trading Company]] while waiting for Megatron to make his move. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

When the employees of Axalon Co. got curious about Metroplex—who'd ended up as their new office building after getting summoned into the Legends Universe—Alpha Trion taught them about the city-bot's past. He accidentally blew his cover by explaining he knew this much because he was from "the other world", though fortunately(?) the employees wrongly assumed he meant the world of the dead. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} Alpha Trion was present when Megatron made his move, teaming up with [[Megatron (Armada)|Armada Megatron]] to conquer the Legends World. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter|The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter}} In response, he cast his disguise aside and used an [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] to summon Ultra Magnus from their home universe. At first Magnus told Trion to get back in his chest, but the sage assured him he no longer needed Trion's Matrix power but had to rely on his own strength. After the Megatrons were defeated by Magnus, Alpha Trion confirmed to a curious [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] that he could indeed predict the future, and had had a vision of the imminent arrival of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] as well. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

Alpha Trion later confirmed to a curious Rattrap that his new body was a [[Mini-Con]]-type one, though he got defensive when asked to display the third weapon mode Mini-Cons are supposed to have. Transforming into his hovercar mode, he claimed it was ''clearly'' a shield and displayed its usefulness by shielding Ultra Magnus from a barrage of lasers. Unfortunately his size meant he only took a fraction of the blasts, and Magnus was gunned down. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Sequel#Alpha Trion Chapter|Alpha Trion Chapter}} Armada Megatron later bought an Ultra Magnus toy in order to examine it for the Autobot's weaknesses, defending his purchase of a non-Mini-Con toy to [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] by pointing out the Alpha Trion accessory. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Sequel#Armada Megatron Chapter|Armada Megatron Chapter}}

Thanks to Alpha Trion's premonitions, the Autobots were prepared for Slipstream's arrival in the Legends World and easily defeated her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} While doing janitor work at [[Tera-Kura Co.]], he overheard Megatron talk about his plan to steal energy from people, and summoned [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] into the Legends World as reinforcement. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] attempted to sacrifice himself to prevent [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] from destroying the Legends World, Alpha Trion opened a portal to Starscream's home universe and brought forth [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] to stop him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}}

Alpha Trion was later contacted by the [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of his home universe, who requested to be brought to the Legends World. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} Following Springer's arrival, Trion had his ultra-drill stolen by a jealous [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} He was later caught up in Megatron's attack on the city when the Decepticon briefly returned to being Galvatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} Aware that Alpha Trion contained the power of the Matrix, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] had [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] capture the sage as part of a bid to take over Tera-Kura, but he was freed when the Matrix energies overloaded and exploded Scourge's [[transtector]]. He went on to teach Scourge and his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] how to be proper janitors. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} When Tera-Kura purchased Metroplex from Axalon, Alpha Trion joined the Decepticon company so that he could stay with Metroplex. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Alpha Trion was pretty careless with his ultra-drill; after Tigatron, it was also stolen by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 33|Bonus Edition Vol. 33}} and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] to serve their own needs. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} He was present when [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] tried to force his way into Tera-Kura Co., {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} and later had his drill nabbed again by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} When Weirdwolf's Decepticon faction attacked Tera-Kura to nab Metroplex's [[transformation cog]], Alpha Trion did his best to fight off [[Apeface]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Weirdwolf used the cog to rebuild [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], so Trion responded by summoning [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], who had previously bested the monster. Following Trypticon's defeat, he also called for the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to rebuild [[Akihabara]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} Alpha Trion was later kidnapped by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], who forced him to summon the six [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners lost in the G1 World. He did as instructed only to find that the Targetmasters were emitting lethal amounts of [[plasma energy]], so he instead put the drill in reverse and scattered the six across the Legends World for everyone's safety. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

During a battle between Ultra Magnus and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Alpha Trion entered Magnus's chest to lend him his power. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}} He contacted the [[Wreckers]] for help when the city came under attack from a [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]-controlled Windblade. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} During the battle with [[Majin Zarak]], whom fate decreed could not be destroyed, Alpha Trion hooked his ultra-drill up to [[Twin Twist]]'s Drill Base in order to generate a giant portal that Zarak could be pushed through. Megatron then had him open portals all over the Legends World so the doomed world's citizens could be evacuated to the G1 World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}

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After the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'' was shot down on [[Beta-Nine]], the proemial Alpha Unit of the [[Elite Guard]] managed to retrieve its cargo. The [[Matrix of Leadership|mysterious item]] was then delivered by [[Magnum]] to its custodian, Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Over the next ten years, the Decepticon insurrection became more fierce. Councilor Magnum continued to champion his Elite Guard, a series of strike teams dedicated to hunting down the [[Decepticon Warlord]]s to cut the many heads off the serpent. Councilor Alpha Trion, however, favored his own Prime Initiative, a general of sorts who would oversee the entire Autobot army as a unified force against the Decepticons. {{Storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

Despite their political differences, Alpha Trion and Magnum worked together as the situation called for it. When a group of civilian scientists and historians needed demolitions assistance at a dig site in [[Median]], Alpha Trion requested the help of Magnum's Elite Guard for the job. Of course, he neglected to mention some of the finer points of the mission, but such is politics. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

After [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] and [[Magnum]] were injured in a Decepticon attack, they were taken to Alpha Trion. He was only able to save one of them, rebuilding the survivor into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. As the war drained Cybertron's energy to dangerously low levels, Optimus left the planet on a mission to find more energy. Alpha Trion prepared stasis pods within which most of the remaining Autobot population would hibernate. As they placed the other Autobots in the pods, he warned [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] that remaining online during periods of low energy as he intended to do would greatly accelerate the aging process. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

When Optimus Prime and the other Autobots aboard the Ark were considered lost, Alpha Trion set about uniting the divided Cybertronian through other means. Using the remains of a Decepticon deep-space shuttle, he built [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and brought him to life with the power of Vector Sigma, instructing the super-computer to imbue him with a need to unite Cybertron under one banner. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|''Wings Universe'' Jhiaxus profile}}

Centuries later, after the [[Great Transformation]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] dedicated himself to interfacing with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] in search of guidance from [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. After many failed attempts, Cheetor finally succeeded, instead meeting with Alpha Trion. Trion told Cheetor of his true destiny: to lead Cybertron into a new age of peace. Cheetor accepted his destiny and thus merged with Alpha Trion, becoming Alpha Trizer. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag|Alpha Trizer's profile}} In [[2984]] C.E. as Alpha Trizer engaged in combat against the [[Star Seeker]]s, the faces of Optimus Primal and Alpha Trion flashed through his mind. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] ended up sacrificing himself to defeat [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megascream]] and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. In the following [[Autobot]] celebration, Optimus Prime saw a vision of Alpha Trion and Rodimus Prime as equals within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and swore to never question its ways. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Letters page continuity====
[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] said that the events of "War Dawn" sounded like it happened, though he'd "never heard of this Alpha Trion character but then who am I?" {{storylink|Flashback!|268's Dread Tidings}}

===3H comics===
[[File:DepartureBetrayal-AlphaTrion.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Alpha Trion was various lions for all of two seconds, in one person's mind.]]
In the distant past, during the Cybertronians' rebellion against their Quintesson oppressors, A-3's mettle was tested in an encounter with a [[Dark Guardian]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

During [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s rule of Cybertron, Alpha Trion was seemingly resurrected and/or reformatted as a lion by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] to guide [[Primal Prime]] and his [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] in much the same way as he aided many previous Autobot leaders. {{storylink|Departure}} It is unclear whether this new form ever existed physically; its only appearance was as a vision in Primal Prime's head. {{storylink|Betrayal}} The ancient Autobot reached out and made contact with Primal Prime's spark, but his messages came through garbled and incomplete. Of the small amount of information he was able to transmit to Primal Prime was the fact that the Wreckers should believe in Primus's vision, and that their creator sometimes worked in mysterious ways... {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

[[File:Alphatrionuniverse.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He said he was reformatted into a [[beast mode]], but he was lyin'.]]
Alpha Trion did not make a physical appearance after this enigmatic reintroduction until [[Unicron]] posed a new threat to the balance of the multiverse. Alpha Trion, though technically still merged with [[Primus]]/[[Vector Sigma]]/Whatever, was again in his original body (but now with a cape!). He/they pulled Cybertron's greatest hero, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], back from the dead in order to rescue recently abducted Cybertronians from the center of the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Abduction}}

Though Primal was at first taken aback by the enormity of the task he had been assigned, Alpha Trion's pontification goaded him on in accepting the mission. When Primal succeeded at this monumental task, {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} he confronted the [[Maximal Elder]]s with one of his overblown speeches and was thrown in jail. Alpha Trion sent [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] to stage a small rescue of his own, and Primal was returned to the center of Cybertron. Here, Alpha Trion presented Primal with a window into the past, present, and future of the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], from which he could pluck any warrior, whether they be living or dead. Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depthcharge]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], the former of whom rejected Primal's calling. Alpha Trion quieted Primal's disappointment, letting Depthcharge go, expecting him to return of his own accord. To take his place, Alpha Trion pulled [[Omega Prime]] from [[Viron 903.0 Beta|a Viron universe]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Alphatriondw.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Most people kill their prizes before hanging them on their wall. Shockwave is not most people.]]
Eons ago, Alpha Trion kept watch over the Transformers when Primus entered his eternal sleep to hide Cybertron from Unicron. However, a nomadic alien race eventually conquered Cybertron, and Alpha Trion was forced into hiding. Thousands of Transformers were slaughtered, and Alpha Trion was unable to act. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} Alpha Trion performed actions that would make him known as the savior of his race. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Alpha Trion was attached to the supercomputer Vector Sigma, and was its caretaker from the [[Golden Age]] to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. He was considered the only Transformer capable of accessing all of the computer's functions. In his position, he disagreed with the [[Council of Ancients]]' esoteric mysticism, wishing to make the Transformers' place in the cosmos more known. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Despite this, he was a secret guiding force behind the Council and its selection of Primes. He was fond of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], both with whom he had a special bond. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was awakened. Soon after, he met [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], who somehow led the [[Decepticon]] to Alpha Trion. Alpha Trion was incapacitated and hung on a wall in Shockwave's laboratory for analysis, to assist Shockwave in his attempt to control Vector Sigma. The ancient Cybertronian constantly foiled his attempts to analyze him; nevertheless, Shockwave swore that the savior of their race would become its "greatest destroyer". {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As Shockwave's plans reached fruition, the last remaining "ancient program" for him to decode was Alpha Trion. However, Shockwave's machinations were foiled by his apparent and untimely demise. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Alpha Trion's last days were recorded to be deep within Cybertron, preparing the Transformers and Cybertron for their darkest hour. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Historyofcybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Trukk... and munky?]]
When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] downloaded some of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s memories, he saw Alpha Trion and his role in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]}}

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In the years that followed the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Alpha Trion emerged as one of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s, leading one of the [[Thirteen Tribes]] some twelve million years ago. He was well known as a chronicler and record-keeper of Cybertronian history; {{storylink|The Crucible}} though he did not have the same heroic reputation as the other Primes, he was a well-versed historian, librarian, and orator. {{storylink|White Light}} In his youth, he studied some of the mythical [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]] that would come to be wielded by the Primes, such as the ancient [[Enigma of Combination]], {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} and learned as much as he could about the primitive tribes that inhabited prehistoric Cybertron. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

Alpha Trion would join forces with four other Primes: [[Alchemist Prime|Alchemist]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Solus Prime|Solus]], and [[Nexus Prime]], and together they established a village they called the [[Crystal City]]. As a storyteller and keeper of legends, Trion encouraged the tribes to work together by regaling them with tales of [[Primus]] and the [[Guiding Hand]], believing that the kernels of truth passed down through his tales could inspire others to perform great deeds.

[[File:OriginMyths-AlchemistPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Go home Alchemist, you're drunk."]]

Their early efforts were threatened by the advancing armies of the [[Darklands]]; shortly after the Darklanders slaughtered [[Septimus Prime]] and sacked [[Protihex|Protohex]], another Prime, going by the name of "[[Onyx Prime|Onyx]]", arrived to propose an alliance, bringing with him his comrade [[Liege Maximo]] and an army of [[Beast mode|bestial]] warriors. "Onyx" professed scorn for Trion's belief in the Guiding Hand, but Trion spoke to him privately and made him see the inspirational power that his stories possessed. Onyx pressed him to convince the other Primes into allying with him; once united, their forces took to the field against the Darklanders. As the battle raged, events took an unexpected turn when three [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the depths of the planet. In the impromptu ceasefire, Onyx was able to reach the enemy leader [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and convince him to lay down arms and agree to a proper truce. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

The other Primes never learned the truth about Onyx Prime: the bestial Prime was an identity of convenience assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]; using Megatronus as a catspaw, he had deliberately engineered the war between the Darklanders and the Crystal City in order to bring the Primes together under a single banner, one of many historical paradoxes he would engineer using his foreknowledge of Cybertron's long history. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In the ensuing celebration, Trion soon became wary of his new ally: "Onyx" had begun telling "stories" of his own, thus seeding history with more paradoxes, including the "[[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|Dark Cybertron]]" prophecy that his younger self would one day study and attempt to bring about. Trion's concerns were echoed by the Darklander warrior [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], who believed that the Primes would eventually grow drunk on their own superiority and become tyrants. Trion solemnly told Arcee that it would be the job of their followers to keep the Primes in check. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

[[File:OmegasConundrum-Metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because he's the wise sage Cybertron deserves, but not the one it needs right now.]]

Determined to see as much of his planet as he could before it all changed, Trion befriended the Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and the pair set off to explore and chart Cybertron. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Over the next two million years, the initial coalition of Primes were joined by five more, and thus united the Primes became the alliance known as the [[Thirteen]], led by [[Prima]]. {{storylink|Heavy}} In the ensuing era of peace, Trion became known as "The Trion" and developed his famed reputation for storytelling. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Other Primes had grown arrogant, however and began spreading rumors that only a Prime could kill another Prime, to ensure their reign would last forever. {{storylink|The Crucible}} None of the twelve Primes ever suspected that "Onyx Prime" had continued to manipulate them, and, as he had once brought them together, planned to tear them apart once more. Indeed, "Onyx" soon realized that he could permanently keep Trion's suspicions at bay simply by spinning one convincing story after another. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

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"Onyx" set his plans in motion by encouraging Prima to commission an interstellar mission of goodwill, designed to share the "enlightened" civilization of Cybertron with their neighbors. Alpha Trion joined the voyage as its official record-keeper, and joined by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]], the Cybertronian expedition set off for the organic world of [[Antilla]], its resources making it ripe for colonization. When the detachment arrived however, the [[Antillan]]s fought back against the invaders. Over the course of this brief war, "Onyx"—despite Trion's misgivings—announced that this world now belonged to Alpha Trion, the first of Cybertron's thirteen "colonies". When recording these events however, Trion would write that the Antillan mission had been one of peace and that the natives had been the ones who fired first. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

On returning to Cybertron, "Onyx" continued to secretly sow discord, and manipulated events so that a furious Megatronus would slay [[Solus Prime]] in an attempted coup against Prima. Alpha Trion agreed that Liege Maximo, who had seemingly masterminded the coup that had led to her death, had forfeited his right to live on Cybertron and watched as his fellow Primes imprisoned Liege Maximo aboard [[Vigilem]].

Determined to bring Solus Prime's killer to justice, Alpha Trion joined "Onyx" and Prima aboard Prima's Titan, [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]. The three Primes tracked Megatronus to the barren world of [[Tsiehshi]], but Trion stayed behind while the other two Primes went to confront Megatronus in a final duel. Only "Onyx Prime" returned, informing the record-keeper that Prima had sacrificed himself to end Megatronus's life. The reality was more complicated, however: "Onyx" had simply let Megatronus kill Prima, then, his usefulness at an end, killed Megatronus. Trion was once more swayed by "Onyx Prime's" well-told tale, and so this account became the "official" version of events that would find its way into the chronicles of Cybertron... and thus, the inspiration for the lie that the time-traveling Shockwave used to cover up the truth. Returning to Cybertron, Trion and the five remaining Primes watched as Emissary interred Prima's remains within his body and left Cybertron, unaware that his systems had been sabotaged by "Onyx". {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

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With the Primes reduced in number and divided from within, they and their followers soon fell to war with one another in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|Heavy}} the outcome Shockwave had been aiming for all along. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Trion was not an active participant in the war, instead hoping to find a way to end the conflict as bloodlessly as possible. When the warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] slaughtered [[Nexus Prime]] and dispelled the rumors that the Primes were immortal, fear for their own safety prompted the last of the Primes to flee Cybertron, one by one, until only Alpha Trion remained. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

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Determined to bring the war to an end, Alpha Trion approached Galvatron during the [[Battle of Aegiax]] to request his help in bringing peace to Cybertron—promising the bloodthirsty barbarian whatever he wanted in exchange. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Trion led Galvatron to the [[Citadel of Light]], former home of [[Prima]] and his tribe, and watched Galvatron and Prima's last follower [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] defeat the remnants of Onyx Prime's forces. When the battle was won, Alpha Trion introduced himself to Nova, who was not quick to believe Trion's claim to Primehood until Trion pummeled him into submission. Together, the trio made for "Onyx Prime's" castle in [[Kalis]] to verify Trion's belief that the other Primes had disappeared. Their way into the castle was barred by the sole remaining warrior, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox of the Mournsong]], but he was quickly intimidated into letting them pass. Discovering that "Onyx" had indeed vanished, Nova announced his plan to take control of Cybertron and unify its tribes, and Alpha Trion, feeling this was the best course of action for Cybertron's people, gladly stood aside and let Nova assume the title of Prime.

After taking control of Cybertron, Nova directed his attention to decoding the secrets of the Thirteen, beginning with Nexus Prime's Enigma of Combination. Galvatron was the only one of them who ''didn't'' want to uncover the Enigma, and continually insisted that the Enigma was gone, just like its creator. Trion became curious by Galvatron's claims and pointed out that everyone ''except'' Galvatron talked of the Enigma as if it were merely a concept, but Galvatron spoke of it as a physical object. One look in Galvatron's eyes provided Alpha with all the explanation he needed to arrive at the answer. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Over the next few million years, Alpha Trion was content to let himself fade into the background of Cybertronian life, allowing himself to be "forgotten" after the disastrous fall of the Primes. {{storylink|The Crucible}} When Nova Prime and his crew—which included Galvatron—departed Cybertron six million years ago, Alpha Trion blessed their starship, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Following the disappearance of the ''Ark'', memorial lectures were held in honor of Nova, during which Alpha Trion gave a speech about [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Alpha Trion's various compendiums regarding the early histories of Cybertron were of interest to the younger Senator [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], and thus would go on to form the basis for many of "Onyx Prime's" manipulations to the timeline. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

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Nova Prime, thought dead, would eventually be supplanted by [[Nominus Prime]], and, later, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Unaware that Sentinel Prime was a false identity constructed by the ancient [[Titan Master]] [[Infinitus]], Alpha Trion was known to have stood up against "Sentinel Prime's" increasingly fascistic ideals. {{storylink|White Light}} At the request of a [[blacksmith]], Trion bore witness to the birth of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], agreeing that there was something special about the newborn. {{storylink|Post}} Four million years ago, as [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] uprising took shape, Alpha Trion attended the funerals of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Because of Alpha Trion's intimate knowledge of Cybertron's surface, he accompanied Orion Pax and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on a mission into the treacherous [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]] to swap Decepticon prisoners for the captured [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. This was merely a ruse to draw out Alpha Trion, who the Decepticons wanted in order to help locate Metroplex. Due to Orion Pax's valiant actions, Alpha Trion and the other Autobots escaped with their lives. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} The Autobots did get something out of Alpha Trion though; confirmation that the Titans were indeed real. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Once Orion Pax had become Optimus Prime, he broadcast a message to all Cybertronians, asking them to join him in the fight against the Decepticons and beginning the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Alpha Trion watched this broadcast with interest from the archives of [[Kutanzuule]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He soon came in contact with the young Prime to offer him advice and guidance in his early days as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Derelicts}} When Optimus blamed himself for being unable to stop the [[Exodus (event)|Exodus]], Alpha Trion assured him that sometimes a leader's role was to let their followers go and make their own decisions. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Alpha Trion was surprised when Optimus rediscovered the long lost [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and advised him to accept that the ancient guardian would not easily reintegrate into society. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

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500,000 years ago, Alpha Trion chose to leave Cybertron together with Metroplex, partly to keep the Titan and his technology out of Decepticon hands, but also to investigate [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] plan. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} After exploring space for millennia, Alpha Trion came to realize that Shockwave had not seeded his miraculous ores randomly—each had been sent to a planet that Shockwave believed one of the Thirteen had gone after they had fled Cybertron, and the thirteenth planet was the resting place of the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:Ironing Out the Details Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Metal beards are ridiculous! But ''cloth'' beards are super okay.]]
The pair briefly returned to Cybertron in [[1997]]; by this point, the planet had been rendered virtually uninhabitable by war, and so Trion began trying to restore it. Operating out of Metroplex, Trion spent the next decade processing the corrosive elements out of Cybertron's atmosphere, slowly making it habitable again. After 2008, the problem was compounded by a monstrous [[Insecticon swarm]] that had overrun the planet. Requiring the toughest of the tough to obliterate the swarm, Alpha Trion selected [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] to do the job. That Ironhide was across the galaxy on Earth mattered little: Ironhide would eventually die some day, Trion rationalized, and so he built a duplicate body on Cybertron into which he could implant Ironhide's spark and memories once he passed on and returned to the "[[Transformer afterlife|core]]". With Vector Sigma having been essentially erased in the event that devastated Cybertron, this took Alpha Trion years and pushed his skills to their limit, but once Ironhide died on Earth in 2010, the ancient Autobot's grand work was complete, and Ironhide returned to life on Cybertron in the new body constructed for him. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Ironhide awoke in confusion, his memories incomplete due to damage he had suffered millions of years beforehand that had disrupted his link to the core, and wandered Cybertron's wastes until Alpha Trion dispatched his [[Scamper|page]] to bring the befuddled warrior to Metroplex's city mode. Alpha Trion took umbrage at the fact Ironhide had never heard of his ancient greatness, and revealed his incredible powers over his own electromagnetic aura by using it to control Ironhide's actions when the ornery Autobot started to get a little rough. Ironhide further tested Trion's patience when he ignored his cautions and ventured out to track down the near-dead [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] (even if Sunstreaker ''had'' heard of him). Finally, Trion relented to Ironhide's constant questioning and explained the reason he had brought him back online: to exterminate the swarm. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}}

[[File:AnyOldIron IronhidePunchesTrion.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|"Oh sorry, I thought you were [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] for a second."]]
While Ironhide took out of most of the swarm in a brutal battle, Trion busied himself repairing Sunstreaker. After Ironhide returned, Trion announced that he and Metroplex were leaving Cybertron for parts unknown while Ironhide mopped up the remaining Insecticons. Infuriated by the old 'bots condescending attitude, Ironhide slugged him one, but Alpha Trion let it slide, putting Ironhide in his place by telling him he was just a small playing piece in a very large game. Before departing, however, Alpha Trion softened, congratulating Ironhide on saving the entire planet. After all, the only other Autobot would could make that claim... was he. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

In 2012, Alpha Trion finally deduced that the Enigma of Combination had landed on [[Earth]]. Hoping to recover it before Shockwave could harness its power for his own ends, {{storylink|The Crucible}} Trion left Metroplex to fend off the next stage of Shockwave's ultimate plan by himself. Trion set course for Earth to retrieve what he called the "holy grail", and was thus unable to turn back and help when his Titan companion was infected with an [[alchemical virus]]. After crossing paths with the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'', he convinced [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] associates, [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her compatriots [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], to use their [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] skills to aid the Titan in his place. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Alpha Trion also tasked the three with delivering a simple message for Optimus Prime: "Earth." {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Shockwave saw Alpha Trion in a vision of things that would come to pass during the Dark Cybertron prophecy. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

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Alpha Trion made it to Earth shortly before Shockwave enacted the final stage of his plan; unfortunately for him, however, his ship was shot down by the [[Earth Defense Command]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and both he and his vessel were interred at the EDC's primary headquarters in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] for study. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} After finally meeting Optimus in person, Windblade passed Trion's message along and Optimus and a group of Autobots travelled to Earth to find him. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

A month later, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] infiltrated the EDC base and stumbled on him while investigating the EDC's use of Cybertronian tech. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Knowing he was hooked up to an alarm and that the EDC's "[[mindbomb]]" couldn't have been created from just ''his'' brain, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] stopped Jazz from rescuing Alpha Trion immediately in order to investigate further. After deactivating the alarms they took Alpha Trion and fled on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], where a merry Trion's reunion with Optimus Prime was cut short by a coughing fit, prompting [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] to take him away and have a look at his injuries. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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Alpha Trion had Optimus Prime take him to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], away from prying ears, to share with him why Earth was so important. He told the story about how he brought Galvatron and Nova Prime together, shocking and angering Optimus with the fact that he was one of the Thirteen Primes and let Nova Prime's reign happen, before revealing the presence of the Enigma of Combination on Earth. {{storylink|The Crucible}} They subsequently returned to the ''[[Ark-7]]'', where Jetfire found their trip had worsened Alpha Trion's condition and admonished Prime. When Prime then returned to Cybertron for what he claimed were political reasons, Trion poked fun at him until he admitted he also had a personal reason, namely the anniversary of him becoming Prime. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}}

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When the ''Ark-7'' came under attack and the Autobots lost control of the ship, Alpha Trion recognized why—its computers had been infected with the source code of the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Joining [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] as they fought their way through the ship's defenses towards its [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Trion described the Enigma as one of the "metaphors made real" devised by the ancient Primes and that normal Transformers couldn't fight against it. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} They reached their goal only to be greeted by a group of Decepticons who'd arrived through the spacebridge to capture the ship, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} prompting Sideswipe to hide the still injured Alpha Trion away from harm in a storage compartment. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

After the Decepticons had crashed the ship onto Earth, Trion and the others were recovered by Optimus Prime's forces. Once they'd relocated, he was shocked to hear that Optimus had started a war with Earth in an attempt to annex it, and wondered what his plan was now. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} He was present when Optimus returned after an ill-fated confrontation between [[Aileron]] and the [[President of the United States]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} When the Autobots joined forces with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons against Galvatron, Alpha Trion's status as another Prime distressed Soundwave. He remained at their [[Monument Valley]] base caring for [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] during the actual attack, but an attack on ''them'' by the humans caused the dog to run off with [[D.0.C.]] {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} As the battle raged on, Alpha Trion encouraged Optimus Prime to search within himself for the reason he had chosen this particular valley as their base, which led to Optimus realizing [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] was hidden beneath the surface and awakening him. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

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Alpha Trion watched Metrotitan transform into [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], the Cybertronian embassy on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} After this he sought another Prime-to-Prime talk with Optimus, but Optimus postponed it in favor of having him coordinate the aftermath of the battle with Galvatron's soldiers. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

While resting at Autobot City, Alpha Trion was confronted by a diminutive Cybertronian who introduced himself as "[[Infinitus]]", decrying Trion as the weakest of the original [[Thirteen]]. Alpha Trion was confused by Infinitus, but as the interloper pontificated about his plan to wipe Cybertron clean of "vermin" and return it to its [[Golden Age]], Alpha Trion realized that his visitor was none other than the 'bot he had once known as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]! Sentinel Prime deployed a set of blades from his forearms and pounced on Trion, decapitating him. While Optimus and Soundwave were waylaid, Infinitus used his [[Titan Master]] powers to puppeteer Trion's body, escaping in its spaceship configuration. {{storylink|White Light}} After using it to fetch [[Sovereign]], herald of Onyx Prime and fellow Titan Master, Infinitus passed control of the body on to him. When Infinitus and Sovereign confronted Optimus Prime and Soundwave, Soundwave used Alpha Trion's sword to remove Sovereign, and Trion's head and body were recovered. They were returned to Cybertron and reunited by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], who explained that the old Autobot would survive. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Alpha Trion then got an apartment and spruced it up with all manner of literary texts. Prior to Earth officially joining the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], he was visited by Optimus, Pyra and Starscream and recounted the tale of the unification of the Thirteen and the "first face". Once he was finished, he defended himself to a skeptical Starscream, saying he simply told the story. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] ran into story difficulties in making [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|his film about Starscream]], he sought out Alpha Trion for his views regarding Starscream being labelled as the "Chosen One". Alpha Trion felt that Metrotitan had been spouting random nonsense in his damaged state with Starscream just having been in the right place to take advantage of it. Nonetheless, he gave Thundercracker advice that instead of using his film to spread lies about Starscream, he should instead use the power of stories to present truths that would inspire his audience. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

[[File:AnotherMine OnyxAlphaReunited.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"But enough about me, let's kill ''you!''"]]
After [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] became ruler of Cybertron, Trion met with the [[Mistress of Flame]] who recounted to him an encounter she had with Onyx Prime on Antilla. Alpha Trion had also invited [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to the discussion in the hopes that the highly religious Mistress and the recently atheist Constructicon could each teach the other something. Onyx Prime himself returned to Cybertron that very day with the captive Liege Maximo, much to everyone's apprehension. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Trion joined the subsequent meeting at the [[Spire]], but as tensions mounted between the trio of Primes, the religious colonists, and Soundwave—who refused to let the Primes reassert themselves as leaders—Trion was struck by a devastating epiphany: the 'bot he believed to be "Onyx Prime" was, in fact, Shockwave, who had manipulated him all these years. Before he could warn his allies of "Onyx Prime"'s true intentions, a powerful blast ripped through the Spire and mortally wounded him. Soundwave rushed to his side, but was unable to do anything more than pronounce him dead. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When Soundwave sacrificed his life to help defeat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], he saw a vision of the many deceased- Alpha Trion included, welcoming him into the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}} As Optimus Prime himself died, he remembered all the major moments of his life and pondered if Trion being present at his forging was proof that he'd been [[The Arisen]]. {{storylink|Post}}

====Vision of the future====
In a vision of the future seen by Ironhide and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] during the reformatting of Cybertron, Alpha Trion lived on a prosperous [[Gorlam Prime]] fifteen million years from now, telling young Transformers the history of their race and their struggles. His closest friend at this time was an aged Ironhide, who Alpha frequently comforted as Ironhide struggled to find his place in the new civilization. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Preditron]] remembered Alpha Trion as an inspirational figure, one who exemplified the best qualities of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] knew the books of Alpha Trion to hold that countless Cybertrons existed in the multiverse. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue}}

While interacting with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], [[Overshoot]] witnessed flashes of Cybertron's long history, including Alpha Trion wielding his [[Quill]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Everybody Hates Metroplex - Vision of Alpha Trion passing the Matrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
As he lay dying, Alpha Trion passed the Matrix of Leadership down to Optimus Prime, an event that would later be plucked from Prime's memories and scrutinized during his [[Quintesson]] trial. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} His spirit passed into the Matrix, where it would later haunt [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he'd stolen the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} The spirits of Alpha Trion and other past Matrix holders manifested again when Optimus Prime took back the Matrix. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

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===Ask Vector Prime===
When questioned if Alpha Trion was [[Solomus]], [[Vector Prime]] just said that his brethren went by many faces and names. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfTheTitanMasters-alphatrion.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Alpha Trion was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], who granted him the power of Primus himself. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Sovereign/Alpha Trion toy bio}} On the planet [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], Alpha Trion and [[Grimlock (G1)|Clobber]] discovered an ancient artifact linked to the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s and Titan Masters. They were attacked by a contingent of Decepticons intent on ambushing the two Autobots and stealing the artifact for themselves, but [[Apeface]] managed to blow their cover and give the Autobots time to fight back. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

Alpha Trion'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 Trion's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Landmine / Alpha Trion online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Alpha Trion's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
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A stained-glass mural of Alpha Trion existed next to other members in Cybertronian history. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Alpha Trion was active in the days before the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], and attempted to teach his mentee [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] about sympathy and compassion. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}} Trion bore witness to the war that followed, his spark weeping for those that were extinguished.

When the [[Tether]] had fallen, Alpha Trion had left Cybertron, hunting down ancient Cybertronian artefacts across the galaxy. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}} Trion's search led him to the [[Decimus Sector]]. Knowing that [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]'s crew had mapped the [[Black Sphere]] region, he bargained for usage of a [[Kworian]] starship, eventually finding himself in [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]'s company. Though Trion had left a series of signal markers, their proximity to the [[black hole]] gave an exaggerated account of how long he'd been gone, sending Ultra Magnus on a search for him. Via [[hologram]], Trion projected himself to his mentee on the planet [[Obsidar]] just as Soundblaster's vessel came under attack from a fleet of starships. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}}

Obsessed with his profits, Soundblaster refused to let Alpha Trion go free, forcing Ultra Magnus to board the ship and rescue his mentor. With Trion noting that the Kworians were unlikely to stand down, the two left the ship to be destroyed by the black hole and retreated to the ''[[Fist of Iacon]]''. Setting course for home, the crew discovered that Megatron had overthrown the [[Senate]] but Alpha Trion reassured everyone that with faith in their cause and courage, they would see through this crisis and emerge stronger. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ben Jurand]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese)|[[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Mathieu Buscatto]] (French), [[Samuel Zekarias]] (German), [[Jesús Carrasco]] (Castilian Spanish), [[José Luis Orozco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
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In Cybertron's past, Alpha Trion led the planet into a rebellion against its [[Quintesson|oppressors]], and mentored [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] {{storylink|Siege episode 1}} as his students to bring change and good to Cybertron. Alpha Trion also protected the [[Matrix of Leadership]], waiting for one worthy enough to be chosen. The arrogant [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] time and time again tried to claim the talisman until Alpha Trion used the [[Staff of Solus]] to banish the draconian to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} At some point, Alpha Trion studied the mystical [[AllSpark]], proving its existence, {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} and knew where it was located. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

As the Autobots and Decepticons diverged and Megatron started his own revolution, the former student murdered Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}} The Matrix of Leadership chose Optimus Prime as its next bearer and Magnus inherited the sum total of Alpha Trion's knowledge in the form of the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]]. Trion, greatly missed by many, was awarded a memorial in the mass-grave at [[Tarn-Hauser Gate]]. When Megatron murdered Ultra Magnus, the Alpha Trion Protocols chose the scavenger [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. He spoke to a simulacrum of Alpha Trion that persisted within the Protocols, {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} but it was destroyed when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] engineered a virus against it. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

While in the Dead Universe, both Optimus and Megatron looked back to when Alpha Trion had mentored them and Ultra Magnus, but the Decepticon leader only let it fuel his hatred. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} When the Autobots and [[Maximal]]s searched for the AllSpark on Earth, the artifact produced an illusion of Alpha Trion to Optimus Prime, part of its defense mechanism to lead would-be threats astray. Optimus followed the projection until it led him to a mortally wounded [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
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Alpha Trion was one of the oldest Transformers alive. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

Sentinel Prime sent Alpha Trion out to investigate an uprising of working-class robots. Alpha Trion uncovered that Senator Ratbat has shut down a mine, which catapulted into motion the Decepticon movement. He reported his findings to Sentinel Prime, and Ratbat was forced to flee for his life. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

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Alpha Trion, alongside Nightbeat and Orion Pax, was to escort the Decepticons Rack'n'Ruin in a prisoner exchange with the Decepticons. Though they encountered [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] en route, the group eventually met up with Bludgeon. But instead of the agreed upon exchange, Bludgeon and the Decepticons ambushed the Autobots, leading to Alpha Trion's capture. He was rescued and returned to Zeta Prime's protective custody thanks to Nightbeat and Orion Pax's efforts. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

When Orion Pax and Ariel were seriously injured by the Decepticons, the Aerialbots took the pair to Trion, who rebuilt them into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. He also aided the Aerialbots in returning to their own time through the [[Chronogon]] portal. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Mighty Eagle#As Alpha Trion}}
Alpha Trion appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Mighty Eagle. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Alpha Trion was one of the oldest living Cybertronians. While not technically an Autobot, he happily provided them with advice and lore from Cybertron’s prehistoric past. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''Expanded Universe''===
[[File:Alphalion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"im not ownable! im not ownable!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a lion]]
:A redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Deluxe Class [[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

:A redecoed [[Lio Convoy#Beast Wars|Lio Convoy]] was also considered by [[3H Productions|3H]] for Alpha Trion around the same time, and it was sort of this version that briefly appeared in the comic book ([[#3H comics|see above]]). Though the toy [[Prototype|mock-up]] used Snarl, 3H hoped they could finagle the use of the Lio Convoy mold. The wireframe appearance of "Alpha Lion" in [[Departure|''The Wreckers'' #1]] used Lio Convoy's body, but Snarl's head, hopefully allowing 3H to fudge either way, should they come to a decision. They didn't!

::*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/universe/alpha+trion/3368 Image gallery of the Alpha Trion Snarl redeco purchased from the Hartmans]

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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not evil! Honest!]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (BotCon 2007 souvenir two-pack)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key

: A bagged set of ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Alpha Trion, [[Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx]], and [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]] was released at [[BotCon 2007]] as a souvenir set add-on, limited to 1400 pieces. Alpha Trion was a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]], [[redeco]]ed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]].<ref>{{Twitter|Here’s some Transformers Legends Alpha Trion card art I pencilled for the game. ( colors by Volta studios ) They based this off the Botcon 2007 toy. ( where I designed a new head for the Vector Prime mold.)|https://twitter.com/DantheArtguy/status/1326732569140977669|Dan Khanna|2020|11|11}}</ref>

: Alpha Trion transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his [[Cyber Key]] (painted gold to resemble the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts ([[for safety reasons]]) of the [[Hasbro]] version of the mold.

: While this figure's design obviously derives from depictions of G1 Alpha Trion, the accompanying profile card very vaguely describes the [[Alpha Trion (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Alpha Trion]]. For many years there was dispute as to whose page this toy should go on according to the wiki's classification system, but in 2013, this toy appeared in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game event "[[Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age]]", and thus this toy resumed having a logical entry on this page.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''4'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 33'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, buildable sword/spear-thing
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth Collection of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Alpha Trion can be rebuilt from a humanoid to a starship seemingly based on the [[BotCon 2007]] Alpha Trion toy (above). His vehicle-mode bits are rebuilt into a massive spear/sword/thing weapon for robot mode. His jet mode is the only Micro-Changer to fully remove the Kreon's arms in alternate mode.

:He uses the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] helmet... which covers his eyes when pushed all the way down on the noggin.

: This Collection was passed by most larger brick-and-mortar stores, appearing at [[Walgreens]] drug stores first and largely being relegated to similar outlets. Later releases of this wave lost the individual bag codes, meaning you either felt parts through the bag or buy blind.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionClass85.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|There's always that one old guy who hangs out at school long after he graduated...]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': 800th Year Senior
**''Accessories'': Longsword

:This version of Kreon Alpha Trion has more intricate, cartoon-accurate detailing, and uses the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]] helmet. He also comes with the longsword accessory from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' series for... some reason.

: He also uses the updated 2015-style Kreon body, making almost all of his parts incompatible with previous years' Kreons.

:He was only available in the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon box set, a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Class of '85 Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG14-Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So I'm basically Optimus Prime's brother and father figure? How is that acceptable?]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[September 19]], [[2015]])
**''ID number'': '''LG-14'''

:The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] includes a small Alpha Trion figure, which is a redeco of the [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]] figure (as Minimus does not appear in any Japanese-original fiction). He transforms into a Cybertronian hovercar, which can tab onto three grooves on the lower level of Magnus's trailer. In robot mode, Alpha Trion can sit inside Ultra Magnus's robot mode torso, "wearing" the Magnus head like a helmet.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Destined to be repurposed as [[Cheetor (BW)#Wings Universe|Alpha Trizer]].]]
*'''Autobot Sovereign & Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, [[Sovereign#Generations|Sovereign]] Titan Master, Gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Alpha Trion transforms from a robot to lion (in homage to his cancelled BotCon 2001 toy) to spaceship. His head transforms into the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], although his neck socket is compatible with any other Titan Master figure. Both his alternate modes are references to Alpha Trion's previous BotCon toys. He comes with a gun that Sovereign can ride in spaceship mode. As with other ''Titans Return'' Voyager figures, pressing in his chest crystal makes his head adornments spring up to "bulk up" his head. In Canada and Australia, Alpha Trion along with his wavemate [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] were prominent shelfwarmers, while finding Alpha Trion anywhere in the US was a great deal more difficult.

:The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a body for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]] and ''extensively'' retooled into ''Titans Return'' [[Broadside (G1)#Titans Return|Broadside]] and [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return|Tidal Wave]]. The sword was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Magna Convoy]]'s [[Matrix Sword]] and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]'s Ancient Sword.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Alpha-Trion-with-Landmine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Legends'', ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes''. The trilogy is complete!]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-32'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 27]], 2018
**''Accessories:'' Landmine decoy armor, cannon
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Alpha Trion is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s shell. Alpha Trion/Landmine is a [[retool]] of [[Vector Prime#Power of the Primes|Vector Prime]]/[[Metalhawk (G1)#Power of the Primes|Metalhawk]], with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:Quality control on the Landmine armor varies: many units' arm holes are slightly too small, warping the connector joints in-package and making the arms pop off when posing. Copies with normal-sized holes can be identified by viewing the package sideways to see whether the joints are warped. There have also been some reports of copies with just one flawed arm.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Please, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|my son]], he is very sick..."]]
*'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|Key to Vector Sigma]], stand
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Alpha Trion is a retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]] that transforms into a hovercraft in 21 steps. This version of the mold uses new "wing" pieces in robot mode to resemble his cape from the G1 animation model. Alpha Trion comes in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Orion Pax]], as well as a Vector Sigma accessory and the Key to Vector Sigma.

:The "A Hero Is Born" 2-Pack went up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing at stores in Hong Kong shortly afterwards.

:[[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)/toys#HasLab|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?<ref>[https://twitter.com/TF_Moments/status/1570857553503948800/photo/1 Twitter post about Hasbro notifying Taiwan customers of the botched shipment.]</ref>

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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You better believe people were excited for this in 2002.]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The first "toy" of Alpha Trion ever made, this three-inch-tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine was available in "Act 8" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full-color figure and a metallic-silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

: Additionally, the pewter version of Alpha Trion came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]] collectible "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/AlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterAlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on pewter Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
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===''EX Gōkin''===
[[File:EX Gokin Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You'd be scolding young 'bots too if you had a pole in your aft...]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, A-3 head, two A-3 shoulders, display stand

:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''[[EX Gōkin]]'' line, this Alpha Trion is a 6-inch tall posable figure based on his cartoon [[character model]]. He comes with a plethora of extra hands and has an articulated cape that splits in two pieces for easier posing. Alpha Trion can (sort of) be turned into his younger self, A-3, by use of an alternate head based on his appearance in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and two smaller, spike-less shoulderpads.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_alphatrion.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Alpha Trin at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T48'''
**''Stars: ''11

: Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Alpha Trion''' (2020)

: Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Alpha Trion is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike most releases in this line, he lacks an accessory (but both of his hands are open to enable him to hold one), but he does have a thin vinyl cape which is not removable (at least, not without breaking it).

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Alpha Trion comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Matrix and Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Alpha Trin & Convoy Set''' ([[April]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''49 & 50'''

:Released as part of the seventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Alpha Trin" and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] touting the [[Matrix of Leadership]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#49|Translation of Alpha Trion's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|thumb|Once you go white, you'll never, er... be right?]]
* Alpha Trion is one of the very few Cybertronians to show signs of aging and [[Facial hair|hair growth]].
* According to a note in Japan's ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' magazine,{{fact|source needed}} A-3 was the first successful Cybertronian, [[A1]] and [[A2]] being failures. However, the presence of Cybertronians within the Matrix of Leadership older than Alpha Trion (as seen in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]") makes the actual [[canon]]icity of this questionable.
* Alpha Trion may be named after the {{w|Triple-Alpha Process}}, the method through which carbon is created, which in turn is the reason (human) life came to be. Given that Alpha Trion essentially "created" Optimus Prime, who in turn formed the Autobots, this is actually quite fitting.
[[File:ImAlphaTrionsHovercraftMode.jpg|thumb|"I'm Alpha Trion's hover-craft mode!"]]
* Alpha Trion had a hover-craft [[alternate mode]] designed for his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'', but ultimately didn't end up transforming in that mini-series. The vehicle mode was first revealed in the trade paperback's extras, and would eventually be used in-continuity as part of a flashback sequence in "[[Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb]]" and in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[Megatron Origins]]".
[[File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|Denied.]]
* A mock-up of an Alpha Trion toy in the form of a ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]] redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1]]'' as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. During the [[Fan polls#Generations Magazine Exclusive Character Popularity Vote|fan poll]] held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Alpha Trion claimed 28.9% of the votes but ultimately came second place under [[Goshooter#Generations|Goshooter]].<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref> The accompanying text notes that he would have come with a Vector Sigma accessory, presumably to be a golden redeco of [[Eggbot (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Eggbot]] as seen in the volume's manga story, "[[Train Wars]]".
** Coincidentally, the concept of [[#Legacy|Alpha Trion made from a Scourge toy]] was eventually brought to life in the form of his ''Legacy'' toy, which was a retool of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|'86 Scourge]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Alpha Trin''' (アルファートリン ''Arufā Torin''), '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン ''Arufa Toraion'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (אלפא טריון, "Alpha Trion")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Alfa Trion'''
*''Indonesian:'' '''Alfa Trion'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Alpha Tellion''' (Taiwan, 阿法特利昂 ''Āfǎ Tèlìáng''), '''Tài Shīfù''' (China, 钛师傅, "Master Titanium")

==References==
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Alpha Trion/Generation 1

2023-03-29T01:55:08Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* Titans Return */

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:''Alpha Trion is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:AlphaTrionG1-Legendsartclean.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm sure I'm just a wise old sage and nothing any more complicated or cosmic than that!]]

'''Alpha Trion''' (aka '''A-3''') is one of the oldest living Transformers, and with that age comes a nuanced understanding of his race and their place within the universe. In his youth, he was instrumental in establishing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an independent galactic power, and in his older years, he has found a comfortable role in serving as advisor to other Transformers.

Though Alpha Trion rarely takes part in the battles of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], he is firmly on the side of the Autobots and serves as a mentor and guide, especially to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. He is an enigmatic old robot, and in many realities he is the guardian of [[Vector Sigma]] and the custodian of its [[Key to Vector Sigma|circuit key]]. His sage-like manner paints him in almost a mystic tone, and possible connections between Alpha Trion, [[Primus]], and the history of Cybertron itself have boosted him into legendary status.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Corey Burton]] (English, "War Dawn"), [[Tony Pope]] (English, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese, "War Dawn"), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Chen Chun]] (Chinese), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2" and "The Rebirth, Part 2"), [[Ramón Rocabayera]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "The Search for Alpha Trion"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The Rebirth, Parts 2 & 3"), [[Magalhães Graça]] (Portuguese), [[Jomeri Pozzoli]] (Portuguese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2")}}

[[File:YoungA3.jpg|left|thumb|Silverbolt never misses a chance to check out A-3's rugged mustache.]]
11 million years ago, a mechanoid named A-3 was part of the [[Autobot Rebellion|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s on a [[Cybertron (planet)|factory world]], creating a device called the [[Coder Remote]] that would stop their [[Dark Guardian]]s. Due to a timerift created by Quintessons from the future, he was briefly pulled from his position in the [[Empty Lands]] into the year 2006. Fortunately, his partner [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] managed to start the rebellion as scheduled, and A-3 was soon returned by future [[Autobot]]s to fulfill his role in Cybertronian history. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Alphatrionagesbackwards.jpg|thumb|He grew a beard, picked up the Matrix, shaved his beard, and then built Optimus, apparently.]]
Years later, he would be given the [[Matrix of Leadership]] by the dying [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], but Alpha Trion himself did not become Autobot leader. It would sit in his possession, unused, until the coming of the next Autobot leader. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} In the meantime, Alpha Trion developed plans to rebuild Autobots to better combat the escalating [[Decepticon]] menace.

The next Autobot leader would actually come to ''him'' when a [[Aerialbot (G1)|group of time-travelers]] lugged a dying youth named Orion Pax to his repair center. Reluctant at first, Alpha Trion sensed a strong spirit in Orion Pax, and decided to rebuild him entirely... into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. When Prime asked if Alpha Trion could rebuild his fallen girlfriend Ariel as well, Alpha Trion agreed, and mused that [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] would be a good name for a female warrior. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:AlphaTrion.jpg|left|thumb|Alpha Trion has secret liquor stashes in the strangest of places.]]

Over the intervening millennia, Alpha Trion's two greatest creations, whether by design or coincidence, forgot their relationship to the ancient Autobot. Five million years after his creation, Optimus Prime was lost when his spacecraft crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, but Alpha Trion kept in contact with Elita One, acting as a sagely advisor to her team of [[Female Autobots]] as they spent the following four million years stealing [[energon]] from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Eventually, in the Earth year 1985, Shockwave caught the Female Autobots in the act and tracked them back to their headquarters, prompting Elita One to consult with Alpha Trion on a course of action. Trion suggested they move their headquarters, telling Elita to scout for a new location alone, but in the event that she encountered the Decepticons, warned her not to use her life-draining time-freezing power. Alas, Elita was captured, and used by the Decepticons to lure Optimus Prime into a trap. To save her beloved's life, Elita used her fatal power, and the Autobot leader was forced to track Alpha Trion to [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his secret base]] in hopes that he could save her. Alpha Trion repaired her to the best of his ability, but revealed to Optimus Prime that only Prime could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that! {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|thumb|"Hey"]]

A short time later, while he was looking for a [[10.2 ultra-drill|misplaced tool]], Alpha Trion was attacked in his workshop by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons, who demanded that he hand over the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. Trion pled ignorance, but Megatron knew better, and the elderly Autobot was soon overpowered while the Decepticons made off with the key. Alpha Trion was rescued from the chunk of metal the Decepticons left him stuck in by Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and after his injuries were repaired by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], he journeyed with them into Cybertron's depths, leading the way to Vector Sigma's chamber. Their way, however, was barred by [[Centurion droid]]s that Megatron used the Key to command, and Alpha Trion helped reactivate some discarded worker robots to fight the droids off. The droids had done their job, however, and prevented the Autobots from reaching Megatron before he used Vector Sigma to bring his newest Decepticons, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life. To combat these new land-based Decepticons, Optimus Prime hit on the idea of creating some new aerial Autobots, and Alpha Trion set to work reconstructing some Cybertronian aircraft. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} When the work was done, Alpha Trion professed that he had another key to Vector Sigma "on him," and he would use it to reactivate the computer so that it could bring the jets to life. His "key," however, was his own life force: as a first generation product of Vector Sigma, his computation matrix could interface with the computer and bring it back online, at the cost of his own continued existence. Optimus Prime tried to stop him, but Alpha Trion refused to listen, reminding Prime that he was his creator and insisting that the jets were more important than he was. Prime relented, and Alpha Trion merged with Vector Sigma, which activated and brought the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to life. Before Prime and the Autobots departed for Earth, Alpha Trion spoke to them through Vector Sigma, warning them of a fact merging with the computer had revealed to him: on Earth, the Key to Vector Sigma had even greater power. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Many years later, when the [[Hate Plague]] was raging throughout the universe in the year 2006, Optimus Prime entered the Matrix to consult the ancient Autobots within on a possible cure. Alpha Trion was the first Prime spoke to, but he had no information to give, save a warning that Prime should take care on his journey into the Matrix, lest he be unable to return. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

The following year, after the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], Optimus Prime used the Matrix to reactivate Vector Sigma so that he could converse with Alpha Trion, hoping that the old sage knew something more about what was going on. Alpha Trion revealed to Prime that Vector Sigma had ''allowed'' [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to become aware of the key's existence, as the chamber was key to the dawning of a new [[Golden Age]] for Cybertron... as was the merging of an [[Cerebros (G1)|Autobot]]'s life with that of a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|human]]'s. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus one final time, urging him to preserve the key at all costs, as it would be vital in fulfilling Vector Sigma's prophecy. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in the Japanese timeline as described above, except that the events of 2006 take place instead in 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity inserts many additional stories into the timeline.}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
The consciousness of [[Primus]] observed Beta and A3 drive the Quintessons off of their planet. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:AlphaTrionGhost.jpg|thumb|Alpha Trion's Spooooooky Ghost]]
In the year 2011, one year after Optimus Prime released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a result. Optimus Prime voyaged into the planet's depths to try and bring the computer back under control, but the mission seemed doomed to failure, as he did not have the Matrix to help him. While the other Autobots searched Earth for the Matrix, which had been hidden away to recharge, the spectral form of Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus Prime to help lead him through the many dangers blocking the path to Vector Sigma's chamber. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When they finally reached their goal, however, it turned out the Decepticons had beaten them there. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was not far behind, with the recovered Matrix in his grasp, and when the young Autobot arrived, Alpha Trion instructed him to hold the talisman aloft. Trion's ethereal form flowed into the Matrix, completing its recharging process and transforming [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] back into Rodimus Prime, who joined Optimus in thrashing the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

=====Train Wars=====
The incorporeal Alpha Trion sensed a threat to [[Vector Sigma]] from inside the Matrix, and rematerialized on the physical plane to address the problem. He discovered [[The Fallen]] attempting to steal and assume the power of Vector Sigma for himself. Downplaying his own importance, Alpha Trion attempted to advise [[Shouki]] and the other Autobot defenders present. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

Upon recovering Vector Sigma from the Fallen, Alpha Trion once again sacrificed his physical form to merge with Vector Sigma, giving it the drive necessary to reformat Shouki into a "train bazooka" mode, powerful enough to defeat the Fallen. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
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When Optimus Prime was fatally injured in battle with Megatron, the spirits of Alpha Trion and former leaders residing within the Matrix activated its [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] mechanism, reviving Prime as Battle Convoy. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 5}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Alpha Trion and the Matrix—possibly the Reconfiguration Matrix again—had a hand in Rodimus Prime's transformation into a [[Micromaster]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

To counter the rise of [[Galvatron II]], Battle Convoy contacted the spirit of Alpha Trion within the Matrix and requested his help in reviving [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Locating Magnus among the spirits of former leaders residing in the Matrix, Trion convinced him he was needed in the world of the living and entered his chest, using his unique connection with the Matrix to act as a substitute Matrix and bring both himself and Magnus back to life. Trion was restored in a tiny body that popped out of Magnus's chest. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}} Granted the ability to predict the future by his merging with Vector Sigma, Alpha Trion then foresaw that Megatron would return to his evil ways in the [[Legends World]] he had settled in. Seeking to stop this, the sage himself traveled to this other universe, using his diminutive body to disguise himself as a janitor at the [[Axalon Trading Company]] while waiting for Megatron to make his move. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

When the employees of Axalon Co. got curious about Metroplex—who'd ended up as their new office building after getting summoned into the Legends Universe—Alpha Trion taught them about the city-bot's past. He accidentally blew his cover by explaining he knew this much because he was from "the other world", though fortunately(?) the employees wrongly assumed he meant the world of the dead. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} Alpha Trion was present when Megatron made his move, teaming up with [[Megatron (Armada)|Armada Megatron]] to conquer the Legends World. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter|The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter}} In response, he cast his disguise aside and used an [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] to summon Ultra Magnus from their home universe. At first Magnus told Trion to get back in his chest, but the sage assured him he no longer needed Trion's Matrix power but had to rely on his own strength. After the Megatrons were defeated by Magnus, Alpha Trion confirmed to a curious [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] that he could indeed predict the future, and had had a vision of the imminent arrival of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] as well. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

Alpha Trion later confirmed to a curious Rattrap that his new body was a [[Mini-Con]]-type one, though he got defensive when asked to display the third weapon mode Mini-Cons are supposed to have. Transforming into his hovercar mode, he claimed it was ''clearly'' a shield and displayed its usefulness by shielding Ultra Magnus from a barrage of lasers. Unfortunately his size meant he only took a fraction of the blasts, and Magnus was gunned down. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Sequel#Alpha Trion Chapter|Alpha Trion Chapter}} Armada Megatron later bought an Ultra Magnus toy in order to examine it for the Autobot's weaknesses, defending his purchase of a non-Mini-Con toy to [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] by pointing out the Alpha Trion accessory. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Sequel#Armada Megatron Chapter|Armada Megatron Chapter}}

Thanks to Alpha Trion's premonitions, the Autobots were prepared for Slipstream's arrival in the Legends World and easily defeated her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} While doing janitor work at [[Tera-Kura Co.]], he overheard Megatron talk about his plan to steal energy from people, and summoned [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] into the Legends World as reinforcement. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] attempted to sacrifice himself to prevent [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] from destroying the Legends World, Alpha Trion opened a portal to Starscream's home universe and brought forth [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] to stop him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}}

Alpha Trion was later contacted by the [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of his home universe, who requested to be brought to the Legends World. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} Following Springer's arrival, Trion had his ultra-drill stolen by a jealous [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} He was later caught up in Megatron's attack on the city when the Decepticon briefly returned to being Galvatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} Aware that Alpha Trion contained the power of the Matrix, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] had [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] capture the sage as part of a bid to take over Tera-Kura, but he was freed when the Matrix energies overloaded and exploded Scourge's [[transtector]]. He went on to teach Scourge and his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] how to be proper janitors. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} When Tera-Kura purchased Metroplex from Axalon, Alpha Trion joined the Decepticon company so that he could stay with Metroplex. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Alpha Trion was pretty careless with his ultra-drill; after Tigatron, it was also stolen by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 33|Bonus Edition Vol. 33}} and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] to serve their own needs. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} He was present when [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] tried to force his way into Tera-Kura Co., {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} and later had his drill nabbed again by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} When Weirdwolf's Decepticon faction attacked Tera-Kura to nab Metroplex's [[transformation cog]], Alpha Trion did his best to fight off [[Apeface]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Weirdwolf used the cog to rebuild [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], so Trion responded by summoning [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], who had previously bested the monster. Following Trypticon's defeat, he also called for the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to rebuild [[Akihabara]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} Alpha Trion was later kidnapped by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], who forced him to summon the six [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners lost in the G1 World. He did as instructed only to find that the Targetmasters were emitting lethal amounts of [[plasma energy]], so he instead put the drill in reverse and scattered the six across the Legends World for everyone's safety. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

During a battle between Ultra Magnus and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Alpha Trion entered Magnus's chest to lend him his power. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}} He contacted the [[Wreckers]] for help when the city came under attack from a [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]-controlled Windblade. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} During the battle with [[Majin Zarak]], whom fate decreed could not be destroyed, Alpha Trion hooked his ultra-drill up to [[Twin Twist]]'s Drill Base in order to generate a giant portal that Zarak could be pushed through. Megatron then had him open portals all over the Legends World so the doomed world's citizens could be evacuated to the G1 World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}

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After the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'' was shot down on [[Beta-Nine]], the proemial Alpha Unit of the [[Elite Guard]] managed to retrieve its cargo. The [[Matrix of Leadership|mysterious item]] was then delivered by [[Magnum]] to its custodian, Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Over the next ten years, the Decepticon insurrection became more fierce. Councilor Magnum continued to champion his Elite Guard, a series of strike teams dedicated to hunting down the [[Decepticon Warlord]]s to cut the many heads off the serpent. Councilor Alpha Trion, however, favored his own Prime Initiative, a general of sorts who would oversee the entire Autobot army as a unified force against the Decepticons. {{Storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

Despite their political differences, Alpha Trion and Magnum worked together as the situation called for it. When a group of civilian scientists and historians needed demolitions assistance at a dig site in [[Median]], Alpha Trion requested the help of Magnum's Elite Guard for the job. Of course, he neglected to mention some of the finer points of the mission, but such is politics. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

After [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] and [[Magnum]] were injured in a Decepticon attack, they were taken to Alpha Trion. He was only able to save one of them, rebuilding the survivor into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. As the war drained Cybertron's energy to dangerously low levels, Optimus left the planet on a mission to find more energy. Alpha Trion prepared stasis pods within which most of the remaining Autobot population would hibernate. As they placed the other Autobots in the pods, he warned [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] that remaining online during periods of low energy as he intended to do would greatly accelerate the aging process. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

When Optimus Prime and the other Autobots aboard the Ark were considered lost, Alpha Trion set about uniting the divided Cybertronian through other means. Using the remains of a Decepticon deep-space shuttle, he built [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and brought him to life with the power of Vector Sigma, instructing the super-computer to imbue him with a need to unite Cybertron under one banner. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|''Wings Universe'' Jhiaxus profile}}

Centuries later, after the [[Great Transformation]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] dedicated himself to interfacing with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] in search of guidance from [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. After many failed attempts, Cheetor finally succeeded, instead meeting with Alpha Trion. Trion told Cheetor of his true destiny: to lead Cybertron into a new age of peace. Cheetor accepted his destiny and thus merged with Alpha Trion, becoming Alpha Trizer. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag|Alpha Trizer's profile}} In [[2984]] C.E. as Alpha Trizer engaged in combat against the [[Star Seeker]]s, the faces of Optimus Primal and Alpha Trion flashed through his mind. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] ended up sacrificing himself to defeat [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megascream]] and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. In the following [[Autobot]] celebration, Optimus Prime saw a vision of Alpha Trion and Rodimus Prime as equals within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and swore to never question its ways. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Letters page continuity====
[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] said that the events of "War Dawn" sounded like it happened, though he'd "never heard of this Alpha Trion character but then who am I?" {{storylink|Flashback!|268's Dread Tidings}}

===3H comics===
[[File:DepartureBetrayal-AlphaTrion.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Alpha Trion was various lions for all of two seconds, in one person's mind.]]
In the distant past, during the Cybertronians' rebellion against their Quintesson oppressors, A-3's mettle was tested in an encounter with a [[Dark Guardian]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

During [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s rule of Cybertron, Alpha Trion was seemingly resurrected and/or reformatted as a lion by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] to guide [[Primal Prime]] and his [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] in much the same way as he aided many previous Autobot leaders. {{storylink|Departure}} It is unclear whether this new form ever existed physically; its only appearance was as a vision in Primal Prime's head. {{storylink|Betrayal}} The ancient Autobot reached out and made contact with Primal Prime's spark, but his messages came through garbled and incomplete. Of the small amount of information he was able to transmit to Primal Prime was the fact that the Wreckers should believe in Primus's vision, and that their creator sometimes worked in mysterious ways... {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

[[File:Alphatrionuniverse.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He said he was reformatted into a [[beast mode]], but he was lyin'.]]
Alpha Trion did not make a physical appearance after this enigmatic reintroduction until [[Unicron]] posed a new threat to the balance of the multiverse. Alpha Trion, though technically still merged with [[Primus]]/[[Vector Sigma]]/Whatever, was again in his original body (but now with a cape!). He/they pulled Cybertron's greatest hero, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], back from the dead in order to rescue recently abducted Cybertronians from the center of the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Abduction}}

Though Primal was at first taken aback by the enormity of the task he had been assigned, Alpha Trion's pontification goaded him on in accepting the mission. When Primal succeeded at this monumental task, {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} he confronted the [[Maximal Elder]]s with one of his overblown speeches and was thrown in jail. Alpha Trion sent [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] to stage a small rescue of his own, and Primal was returned to the center of Cybertron. Here, Alpha Trion presented Primal with a window into the past, present, and future of the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], from which he could pluck any warrior, whether they be living or dead. Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depthcharge]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], the former of whom rejected Primal's calling. Alpha Trion quieted Primal's disappointment, letting Depthcharge go, expecting him to return of his own accord. To take his place, Alpha Trion pulled [[Omega Prime]] from [[Viron 903.0 Beta|a Viron universe]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Alphatriondw.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Most people kill their prizes before hanging them on their wall. Shockwave is not most people.]]
Eons ago, Alpha Trion kept watch over the Transformers when Primus entered his eternal sleep to hide Cybertron from Unicron. However, a nomadic alien race eventually conquered Cybertron, and Alpha Trion was forced into hiding. Thousands of Transformers were slaughtered, and Alpha Trion was unable to act. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} Alpha Trion performed actions that would make him known as the savior of his race. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Alpha Trion was attached to the supercomputer Vector Sigma, and was its caretaker from the [[Golden Age]] to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. He was considered the only Transformer capable of accessing all of the computer's functions. In his position, he disagreed with the [[Council of Ancients]]' esoteric mysticism, wishing to make the Transformers' place in the cosmos more known. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Despite this, he was a secret guiding force behind the Council and its selection of Primes. He was fond of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], both with whom he had a special bond. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was awakened. Soon after, he met [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], who somehow led the [[Decepticon]] to Alpha Trion. Alpha Trion was incapacitated and hung on a wall in Shockwave's laboratory for analysis, to assist Shockwave in his attempt to control Vector Sigma. The ancient Cybertronian constantly foiled his attempts to analyze him; nevertheless, Shockwave swore that the savior of their race would become its "greatest destroyer". {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As Shockwave's plans reached fruition, the last remaining "ancient program" for him to decode was Alpha Trion. However, Shockwave's machinations were foiled by his apparent and untimely demise. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Alpha Trion's last days were recorded to be deep within Cybertron, preparing the Transformers and Cybertron for their darkest hour. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Historyofcybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Trukk... and munky?]]
When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] downloaded some of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s memories, he saw Alpha Trion and his role in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]}}

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In the years that followed the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Alpha Trion emerged as one of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s, leading one of the [[Thirteen Tribes]] some twelve million years ago. He was well known as a chronicler and record-keeper of Cybertronian history; {{storylink|The Crucible}} though he did not have the same heroic reputation as the other Primes, he was a well-versed historian, librarian, and orator. {{storylink|White Light}} In his youth, he studied some of the mythical [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]] that would come to be wielded by the Primes, such as the ancient [[Enigma of Combination]], {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} and learned as much as he could about the primitive tribes that inhabited prehistoric Cybertron. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

Alpha Trion would join forces with four other Primes: [[Alchemist Prime|Alchemist]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Solus Prime|Solus]], and [[Nexus Prime]], and together they established a village they called the [[Crystal City]]. As a storyteller and keeper of legends, Trion encouraged the tribes to work together by regaling them with tales of [[Primus]] and the [[Guiding Hand]], believing that the kernels of truth passed down through his tales could inspire others to perform great deeds.

[[File:OriginMyths-AlchemistPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Go home Alchemist, you're drunk."]]

Their early efforts were threatened by the advancing armies of the [[Darklands]]; shortly after the Darklanders slaughtered [[Septimus Prime]] and sacked [[Protihex|Protohex]], another Prime, going by the name of "[[Onyx Prime|Onyx]]", arrived to propose an alliance, bringing with him his comrade [[Liege Maximo]] and an army of [[Beast mode|bestial]] warriors. "Onyx" professed scorn for Trion's belief in the Guiding Hand, but Trion spoke to him privately and made him see the inspirational power that his stories possessed. Onyx pressed him to convince the other Primes into allying with him; once united, their forces took to the field against the Darklanders. As the battle raged, events took an unexpected turn when three [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the depths of the planet. In the impromptu ceasefire, Onyx was able to reach the enemy leader [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and convince him to lay down arms and agree to a proper truce. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

The other Primes never learned the truth about Onyx Prime: the bestial Prime was an identity of convenience assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]; using Megatronus as a catspaw, he had deliberately engineered the war between the Darklanders and the Crystal City in order to bring the Primes together under a single banner, one of many historical paradoxes he would engineer using his foreknowledge of Cybertron's long history. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In the ensuing celebration, Trion soon became wary of his new ally: "Onyx" had begun telling "stories" of his own, thus seeding history with more paradoxes, including the "[[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|Dark Cybertron]]" prophecy that his younger self would one day study and attempt to bring about. Trion's concerns were echoed by the Darklander warrior [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], who believed that the Primes would eventually grow drunk on their own superiority and become tyrants. Trion solemnly told Arcee that it would be the job of their followers to keep the Primes in check. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

[[File:OmegasConundrum-Metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because he's the wise sage Cybertron deserves, but not the one it needs right now.]]

Determined to see as much of his planet as he could before it all changed, Trion befriended the Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and the pair set off to explore and chart Cybertron. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Over the next two million years, the initial coalition of Primes were joined by five more, and thus united the Primes became the alliance known as the [[Thirteen]], led by [[Prima]]. {{storylink|Heavy}} In the ensuing era of peace, Trion became known as "The Trion" and developed his famed reputation for storytelling. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Other Primes had grown arrogant, however and began spreading rumors that only a Prime could kill another Prime, to ensure their reign would last forever. {{storylink|The Crucible}} None of the twelve Primes ever suspected that "Onyx Prime" had continued to manipulate them, and, as he had once brought them together, planned to tear them apart once more. Indeed, "Onyx" soon realized that he could permanently keep Trion's suspicions at bay simply by spinning one convincing story after another. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

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"Onyx" set his plans in motion by encouraging Prima to commission an interstellar mission of goodwill, designed to share the "enlightened" civilization of Cybertron with their neighbors. Alpha Trion joined the voyage as its official record-keeper, and joined by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]], the Cybertronian expedition set off for the organic world of [[Antilla]], its resources making it ripe for colonization. When the detachment arrived however, the [[Antillan]]s fought back against the invaders. Over the course of this brief war, "Onyx"—despite Trion's misgivings—announced that this world now belonged to Alpha Trion, the first of Cybertron's thirteen "colonies". When recording these events however, Trion would write that the Antillan mission had been one of peace and that the natives had been the ones who fired first. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

On returning to Cybertron, "Onyx" continued to secretly sow discord, and manipulated events so that a furious Megatronus would slay [[Solus Prime]] in an attempted coup against Prima. Alpha Trion agreed that Liege Maximo, who had seemingly masterminded the coup that had led to her death, had forfeited his right to live on Cybertron and watched as his fellow Primes imprisoned Liege Maximo aboard [[Vigilem]].

Determined to bring Solus Prime's killer to justice, Alpha Trion joined "Onyx" and Prima aboard Prima's Titan, [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]. The three Primes tracked Megatronus to the barren world of [[Tsiehshi]], but Trion stayed behind while the other two Primes went to confront Megatronus in a final duel. Only "Onyx Prime" returned, informing the record-keeper that Prima had sacrificed himself to end Megatronus's life. The reality was more complicated, however: "Onyx" had simply let Megatronus kill Prima, then, his usefulness at an end, killed Megatronus. Trion was once more swayed by "Onyx Prime's" well-told tale, and so this account became the "official" version of events that would find its way into the chronicles of Cybertron... and thus, the inspiration for the lie that the time-traveling Shockwave used to cover up the truth. Returning to Cybertron, Trion and the five remaining Primes watched as Emissary interred Prima's remains within his body and left Cybertron, unaware that his systems had been sabotaged by "Onyx". {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

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With the Primes reduced in number and divided from within, they and their followers soon fell to war with one another in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|Heavy}} the outcome Shockwave had been aiming for all along. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Trion was not an active participant in the war, instead hoping to find a way to end the conflict as bloodlessly as possible. When the warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] slaughtered [[Nexus Prime]] and dispelled the rumors that the Primes were immortal, fear for their own safety prompted the last of the Primes to flee Cybertron, one by one, until only Alpha Trion remained. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

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Determined to bring the war to an end, Alpha Trion approached Galvatron during the [[Battle of Aegiax]] to request his help in bringing peace to Cybertron—promising the bloodthirsty barbarian whatever he wanted in exchange. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Trion led Galvatron to the [[Citadel of Light]], former home of [[Prima]] and his tribe, and watched Galvatron and Prima's last follower [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] defeat the remnants of Onyx Prime's forces. When the battle was won, Alpha Trion introduced himself to Nova, who was not quick to believe Trion's claim to Primehood until Trion pummeled him into submission. Together, the trio made for "Onyx Prime's" castle in [[Kalis]] to verify Trion's belief that the other Primes had disappeared. Their way into the castle was barred by the sole remaining warrior, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox of the Mournsong]], but he was quickly intimidated into letting them pass. Discovering that "Onyx" had indeed vanished, Nova announced his plan to take control of Cybertron and unify its tribes, and Alpha Trion, feeling this was the best course of action for Cybertron's people, gladly stood aside and let Nova assume the title of Prime.

After taking control of Cybertron, Nova directed his attention to decoding the secrets of the Thirteen, beginning with Nexus Prime's Enigma of Combination. Galvatron was the only one of them who ''didn't'' want to uncover the Enigma, and continually insisted that the Enigma was gone, just like its creator. Trion became curious by Galvatron's claims and pointed out that everyone ''except'' Galvatron talked of the Enigma as if it were merely a concept, but Galvatron spoke of it as a physical object. One look in Galvatron's eyes provided Alpha with all the explanation he needed to arrive at the answer. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Over the next few million years, Alpha Trion was content to let himself fade into the background of Cybertronian life, allowing himself to be "forgotten" after the disastrous fall of the Primes. {{storylink|The Crucible}} When Nova Prime and his crew—which included Galvatron—departed Cybertron six million years ago, Alpha Trion blessed their starship, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Following the disappearance of the ''Ark'', memorial lectures were held in honor of Nova, during which Alpha Trion gave a speech about [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Alpha Trion's various compendiums regarding the early histories of Cybertron were of interest to the younger Senator [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], and thus would go on to form the basis for many of "Onyx Prime's" manipulations to the timeline. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

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Nova Prime, thought dead, would eventually be supplanted by [[Nominus Prime]], and, later, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Unaware that Sentinel Prime was a false identity constructed by the ancient [[Titan Master]] [[Infinitus]], Alpha Trion was known to have stood up against "Sentinel Prime's" increasingly fascistic ideals. {{storylink|White Light}} At the request of a [[blacksmith]], Trion bore witness to the birth of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], agreeing that there was something special about the newborn. {{storylink|Post}} Four million years ago, as [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] uprising took shape, Alpha Trion attended the funerals of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Because of Alpha Trion's intimate knowledge of Cybertron's surface, he accompanied Orion Pax and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on a mission into the treacherous [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]] to swap Decepticon prisoners for the captured [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. This was merely a ruse to draw out Alpha Trion, who the Decepticons wanted in order to help locate Metroplex. Due to Orion Pax's valiant actions, Alpha Trion and the other Autobots escaped with their lives. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} The Autobots did get something out of Alpha Trion though; confirmation that the Titans were indeed real. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Once Orion Pax had become Optimus Prime, he broadcast a message to all Cybertronians, asking them to join him in the fight against the Decepticons and beginning the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Alpha Trion watched this broadcast with interest from the archives of [[Kutanzuule]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He soon came in contact with the young Prime to offer him advice and guidance in his early days as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Derelicts}} When Optimus blamed himself for being unable to stop the [[Exodus (event)|Exodus]], Alpha Trion assured him that sometimes a leader's role was to let their followers go and make their own decisions. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Alpha Trion was surprised when Optimus rediscovered the long lost [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and advised him to accept that the ancient guardian would not easily reintegrate into society. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

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500,000 years ago, Alpha Trion chose to leave Cybertron together with Metroplex, partly to keep the Titan and his technology out of Decepticon hands, but also to investigate [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] plan. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} After exploring space for millennia, Alpha Trion came to realize that Shockwave had not seeded his miraculous ores randomly—each had been sent to a planet that Shockwave believed one of the Thirteen had gone after they had fled Cybertron, and the thirteenth planet was the resting place of the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:Ironing Out the Details Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Metal beards are ridiculous! But ''cloth'' beards are super okay.]]
The pair briefly returned to Cybertron in [[1997]]; by this point, the planet had been rendered virtually uninhabitable by war, and so Trion began trying to restore it. Operating out of Metroplex, Trion spent the next decade processing the corrosive elements out of Cybertron's atmosphere, slowly making it habitable again. After 2008, the problem was compounded by a monstrous [[Insecticon swarm]] that had overrun the planet. Requiring the toughest of the tough to obliterate the swarm, Alpha Trion selected [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] to do the job. That Ironhide was across the galaxy on Earth mattered little: Ironhide would eventually die some day, Trion rationalized, and so he built a duplicate body on Cybertron into which he could implant Ironhide's spark and memories once he passed on and returned to the "[[Transformer afterlife|core]]". With Vector Sigma having been essentially erased in the event that devastated Cybertron, this took Alpha Trion years and pushed his skills to their limit, but once Ironhide died on Earth in 2010, the ancient Autobot's grand work was complete, and Ironhide returned to life on Cybertron in the new body constructed for him. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Ironhide awoke in confusion, his memories incomplete due to damage he had suffered millions of years beforehand that had disrupted his link to the core, and wandered Cybertron's wastes until Alpha Trion dispatched his [[Scamper|page]] to bring the befuddled warrior to Metroplex's city mode. Alpha Trion took umbrage at the fact Ironhide had never heard of his ancient greatness, and revealed his incredible powers over his own electromagnetic aura by using it to control Ironhide's actions when the ornery Autobot started to get a little rough. Ironhide further tested Trion's patience when he ignored his cautions and ventured out to track down the near-dead [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] (even if Sunstreaker ''had'' heard of him). Finally, Trion relented to Ironhide's constant questioning and explained the reason he had brought him back online: to exterminate the swarm. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}}

[[File:AnyOldIron IronhidePunchesTrion.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|"Oh sorry, I thought you were [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] for a second."]]
While Ironhide took out of most of the swarm in a brutal battle, Trion busied himself repairing Sunstreaker. After Ironhide returned, Trion announced that he and Metroplex were leaving Cybertron for parts unknown while Ironhide mopped up the remaining Insecticons. Infuriated by the old 'bots condescending attitude, Ironhide slugged him one, but Alpha Trion let it slide, putting Ironhide in his place by telling him he was just a small playing piece in a very large game. Before departing, however, Alpha Trion softened, congratulating Ironhide on saving the entire planet. After all, the only other Autobot would could make that claim... was he. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

In 2012, Alpha Trion finally deduced that the Enigma of Combination had landed on [[Earth]]. Hoping to recover it before Shockwave could harness its power for his own ends, {{storylink|The Crucible}} Trion left Metroplex to fend off the next stage of Shockwave's ultimate plan by himself. Trion set course for Earth to retrieve what he called the "holy grail", and was thus unable to turn back and help when his Titan companion was infected with an [[alchemical virus]]. After crossing paths with the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'', he convinced [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] associates, [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her compatriots [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], to use their [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] skills to aid the Titan in his place. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Alpha Trion also tasked the three with delivering a simple message for Optimus Prime: "Earth." {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Shockwave saw Alpha Trion in a vision of things that would come to pass during the Dark Cybertron prophecy. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

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Alpha Trion made it to Earth shortly before Shockwave enacted the final stage of his plan; unfortunately for him, however, his ship was shot down by the [[Earth Defense Command]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and both he and his vessel were interred at the EDC's primary headquarters in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] for study. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} After finally meeting Optimus in person, Windblade passed Trion's message along and Optimus and a group of Autobots travelled to Earth to find him. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

A month later, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] infiltrated the EDC base and stumbled on him while investigating the EDC's use of Cybertronian tech. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Knowing he was hooked up to an alarm and that the EDC's "[[mindbomb]]" couldn't have been created from just ''his'' brain, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] stopped Jazz from rescuing Alpha Trion immediately in order to investigate further. After deactivating the alarms they took Alpha Trion and fled on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], where a merry Trion's reunion with Optimus Prime was cut short by a coughing fit, prompting [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] to take him away and have a look at his injuries. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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Alpha Trion had Optimus Prime take him to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], away from prying ears, to share with him why Earth was so important. He told the story about how he brought Galvatron and Nova Prime together, shocking and angering Optimus with the fact that he was one of the Thirteen Primes and let Nova Prime's reign happen, before revealing the presence of the Enigma of Combination on Earth. {{storylink|The Crucible}} They subsequently returned to the ''[[Ark-7]]'', where Jetfire found their trip had worsened Alpha Trion's condition and admonished Prime. When Prime then returned to Cybertron for what he claimed were political reasons, Trion poked fun at him until he admitted he also had a personal reason, namely the anniversary of him becoming Prime. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}}

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When the ''Ark-7'' came under attack and the Autobots lost control of the ship, Alpha Trion recognized why—its computers had been infected with the source code of the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Joining [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] as they fought their way through the ship's defenses towards its [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Trion described the Enigma as one of the "metaphors made real" devised by the ancient Primes and that normal Transformers couldn't fight against it. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} They reached their goal only to be greeted by a group of Decepticons who'd arrived through the spacebridge to capture the ship, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} prompting Sideswipe to hide the still injured Alpha Trion away from harm in a storage compartment. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

After the Decepticons had crashed the ship onto Earth, Trion and the others were recovered by Optimus Prime's forces. Once they'd relocated, he was shocked to hear that Optimus had started a war with Earth in an attempt to annex it, and wondered what his plan was now. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} He was present when Optimus returned after an ill-fated confrontation between [[Aileron]] and the [[President of the United States]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} When the Autobots joined forces with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons against Galvatron, Alpha Trion's status as another Prime distressed Soundwave. He remained at their [[Monument Valley]] base caring for [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] during the actual attack, but an attack on ''them'' by the humans caused the dog to run off with [[D.0.C.]] {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} As the battle raged on, Alpha Trion encouraged Optimus Prime to search within himself for the reason he had chosen this particular valley as their base, which led to Optimus realizing [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] was hidden beneath the surface and awakening him. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

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Alpha Trion watched Metrotitan transform into [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], the Cybertronian embassy on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} After this he sought another Prime-to-Prime talk with Optimus, but Optimus postponed it in favor of having him coordinate the aftermath of the battle with Galvatron's soldiers. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

While resting at Autobot City, Alpha Trion was confronted by a diminutive Cybertronian who introduced himself as "[[Infinitus]]", decrying Trion as the weakest of the original [[Thirteen]]. Alpha Trion was confused by Infinitus, but as the interloper pontificated about his plan to wipe Cybertron clean of "vermin" and return it to its [[Golden Age]], Alpha Trion realized that his visitor was none other than the 'bot he had once known as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]! Sentinel Prime deployed a set of blades from his forearms and pounced on Trion, decapitating him. While Optimus and Soundwave were waylaid, Infinitus used his [[Titan Master]] powers to puppeteer Trion's body, escaping in its spaceship configuration. {{storylink|White Light}} After using it to fetch [[Sovereign]], herald of Onyx Prime and fellow Titan Master, Infinitus passed control of the body on to him. When Infinitus and Sovereign confronted Optimus Prime and Soundwave, Soundwave used Alpha Trion's sword to remove Sovereign, and Trion's head and body were recovered. They were returned to Cybertron and reunited by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], who explained that the old Autobot would survive. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Alpha Trion then got an apartment and spruced it up with all manner of literary texts. Prior to Earth officially joining the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], he was visited by Optimus, Pyra and Starscream and recounted the tale of the unification of the Thirteen and the "first face". Once he was finished, he defended himself to a skeptical Starscream, saying he simply told the story. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] ran into story difficulties in making [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|his film about Starscream]], he sought out Alpha Trion for his views regarding Starscream being labelled as the "Chosen One". Alpha Trion felt that Metrotitan had been spouting random nonsense in his damaged state with Starscream just having been in the right place to take advantage of it. Nonetheless, he gave Thundercracker advice that instead of using his film to spread lies about Starscream, he should instead use the power of stories to present truths that would inspire his audience. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

[[File:AnotherMine OnyxAlphaReunited.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"But enough about me, let's kill ''you!''"]]
After [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] became ruler of Cybertron, Trion met with the [[Mistress of Flame]] who recounted to him an encounter she had with Onyx Prime on Antilla. Alpha Trion had also invited [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to the discussion in the hopes that the highly religious Mistress and the recently atheist Constructicon could each teach the other something. Onyx Prime himself returned to Cybertron that very day with the captive Liege Maximo, much to everyone's apprehension. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Trion joined the subsequent meeting at the [[Spire]], but as tensions mounted between the trio of Primes, the religious colonists, and Soundwave—who refused to let the Primes reassert themselves as leaders—Trion was struck by a devastating epiphany: the 'bot he believed to be "Onyx Prime" was, in fact, Shockwave, who had manipulated him all these years. Before he could warn his allies of "Onyx Prime"'s true intentions, a powerful blast ripped through the Spire and mortally wounded him. Soundwave rushed to his side, but was unable to do anything more than pronounce him dead. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When Soundwave sacrificed his life to help defeat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], he saw a vision of the many deceased- Alpha Trion included, welcoming him into the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}} As Optimus Prime himself died, he remembered all the major moments of his life and pondered if Trion being present at his forging was proof that he'd been [[The Arisen]]. {{storylink|Post}}

====Vision of the future====
In a vision of the future seen by Ironhide and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] during the reformatting of Cybertron, Alpha Trion lived on a prosperous [[Gorlam Prime]] fifteen million years from now, telling young Transformers the history of their race and their struggles. His closest friend at this time was an aged Ironhide, who Alpha frequently comforted as Ironhide struggled to find his place in the new civilization. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Preditron]] remembered Alpha Trion as an inspirational figure, one who exemplified the best qualities of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] knew the books of Alpha Trion to hold that countless Cybertrons existed in the multiverse. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue}}

While interacting with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], [[Overshoot]] witnessed flashes of Cybertron's long history, including Alpha Trion wielding his [[Quill]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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As he lay dying, Alpha Trion passed the Matrix of Leadership down to Optimus Prime, an event that would later be plucked from Prime's memories and scrutinized during his [[Quintesson]] trial. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} His spirit passed into the Matrix, where it would later haunt [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he'd stolen the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} The spirits of Alpha Trion and other past Matrix holders manifested again when Optimus Prime took back the Matrix. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

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===Ask Vector Prime===
When questioned if Alpha Trion was [[Solomus]], [[Vector Prime]] just said that his brethren went by many faces and names. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
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Alpha Trion was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], who granted him the power of Primus himself. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Sovereign/Alpha Trion toy bio}} On the planet [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], Alpha Trion and [[Grimlock (G1)|Clobber]] discovered an ancient artifact linked to the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s and Titan Masters. They were attacked by a contingent of Decepticons intent on ambushing the two Autobots and stealing the artifact for themselves, but [[Apeface]] managed to blow their cover and give the Autobots time to fight back. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

Alpha Trion'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 Trion's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Landmine / Alpha Trion online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Alpha Trion's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
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A stained-glass mural of Alpha Trion existed next to other members in Cybertronian history. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Alpha Trion was active in the days before the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], and attempted to teach his mentee [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] about sympathy and compassion. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}} Trion bore witness to the war that followed, his spark weeping for those that were extinguished.

When the [[Tether]] had fallen, Alpha Trion had left Cybertron, hunting down ancient Cybertronian artefacts across the galaxy. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}} Trion's search led him to the [[Decimus Sector]]. Knowing that [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]'s crew had mapped the [[Black Sphere]] region, he bargained for usage of a [[Kworian]] starship, eventually finding himself in [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]'s company. Though Trion had left a series of signal markers, their proximity to the [[black hole]] gave an exaggerated account of how long he'd been gone, sending Ultra Magnus on a search for him. Via [[hologram]], Trion projected himself to his mentee on the planet [[Obsidar]] just as Soundblaster's vessel came under attack from a fleet of starships. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}}

Obsessed with his profits, Soundblaster refused to let Alpha Trion go free, forcing Ultra Magnus to board the ship and rescue his mentor. With Trion noting that the Kworians were unlikely to stand down, the two left the ship to be destroyed by the black hole and retreated to the ''[[Fist of Iacon]]''. Setting course for home, the crew discovered that Megatron had overthrown the [[Senate]] but Alpha Trion reassured everyone that with faith in their cause and courage, they would see through this crisis and emerge stronger. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ben Jurand]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese)|[[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Mathieu Buscatto]] (French), [[Samuel Zekarias]] (German), [[Jesús Carrasco]] (Castilian Spanish), [[José Luis Orozco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
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In Cybertron's past, Alpha Trion led the planet into a rebellion against its [[Quintesson|oppressors]], and mentored [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] {{storylink|Siege episode 1}} as his students to bring change and good to Cybertron. Alpha Trion also protected the [[Matrix of Leadership]], waiting for one worthy enough to be chosen. The arrogant [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] time and time again tried to claim the talisman until Alpha Trion used the [[Staff of Solus]] to banish the draconian to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} At some point, Alpha Trion studied the mystical [[AllSpark]], proving its existence, {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} and knew where it was located. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

As the Autobots and Decepticons diverged and Megatron started his own revolution, the former student murdered Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}} The Matrix of Leadership chose Optimus Prime as its next bearer and Magnus inherited the sum total of Alpha Trion's knowledge in the form of the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]]. Trion, greatly missed by many, was awarded a memorial in the mass-grave at [[Tarn-Hauser Gate]]. When Megatron murdered Ultra Magnus, the Alpha Trion Protocols chose the scavenger [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. He spoke to a simulacrum of Alpha Trion that persisted within the Protocols, {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} but it was destroyed when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] engineered a virus against it. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

While in the Dead Universe, both Optimus and Megatron looked back to when Alpha Trion had mentored them and Ultra Magnus, but the Decepticon leader only let it fuel his hatred. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} When the Autobots and [[Maximal]]s searched for the AllSpark on Earth, the artifact produced an illusion of Alpha Trion to Optimus Prime, part of its defense mechanism to lead would-be threats astray. Optimus followed the projection until it led him to a mortally wounded [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
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Alpha Trion was one of the oldest Transformers alive. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

Sentinel Prime sent Alpha Trion out to investigate an uprising of working-class robots. Alpha Trion uncovered that Senator Ratbat has shut down a mine, which catapulted into motion the Decepticon movement. He reported his findings to Sentinel Prime, and Ratbat was forced to flee for his life. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

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Alpha Trion, alongside Nightbeat and Orion Pax, was to escort the Decepticons Rack'n'Ruin in a prisoner exchange with the Decepticons. Though they encountered [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] en route, the group eventually met up with Bludgeon. But instead of the agreed upon exchange, Bludgeon and the Decepticons ambushed the Autobots, leading to Alpha Trion's capture. He was rescued and returned to Zeta Prime's protective custody thanks to Nightbeat and Orion Pax's efforts. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

When Orion Pax and Ariel were seriously injured by the Decepticons, the Aerialbots took the pair to Trion, who rebuilt them into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. He also aided the Aerialbots in returning to their own time through the [[Chronogon]] portal. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Alpha Trion appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Mighty Eagle. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Alpha Trion was one of the oldest living Cybertronians. While not technically an Autobot, he happily provided them with advice and lore from Cybertron’s prehistoric past. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''Expanded Universe''===
[[File:Alphalion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"im not ownable! im not ownable!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a lion]]
:A redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Deluxe Class [[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

:A redecoed [[Lio Convoy#Beast Wars|Lio Convoy]] was also considered by [[3H Productions|3H]] for Alpha Trion around the same time, and it was sort of this version that briefly appeared in the comic book ([[#3H comics|see above]]). Though the toy [[Prototype|mock-up]] used Snarl, 3H hoped they could finagle the use of the Lio Convoy mold. The wireframe appearance of "Alpha Lion" in [[Departure|''The Wreckers'' #1]] used Lio Convoy's body, but Snarl's head, hopefully allowing 3H to fudge either way, should they come to a decision. They didn't!

::*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/universe/alpha+trion/3368 Image gallery of the Alpha Trion Snarl redeco purchased from the Hartmans]

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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not evil! Honest!]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (BotCon 2007 souvenir two-pack)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key

: A bagged set of ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Alpha Trion, [[Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx]], and [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]] was released at [[BotCon 2007]] as a souvenir set add-on, limited to 1400 pieces. Alpha Trion was a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]], [[redeco]]ed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]].<ref>{{Twitter|Here’s some Transformers Legends Alpha Trion card art I pencilled for the game. ( colors by Volta studios ) They based this off the Botcon 2007 toy. ( where I designed a new head for the Vector Prime mold.)|https://twitter.com/DantheArtguy/status/1326732569140977669|Dan Khanna|2020|11|11}}</ref>

: Alpha Trion transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his [[Cyber Key]] (painted gold to resemble the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts ([[for safety reasons]]) of the [[Hasbro]] version of the mold.

: While this figure's design obviously derives from depictions of G1 Alpha Trion, the accompanying profile card very vaguely describes the [[Alpha Trion (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Alpha Trion]]. For many years there was dispute as to whose page this toy should go on according to the wiki's classification system, but in 2013, this toy appeared in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game event "[[Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age]]", and thus this toy resumed having a logical entry on this page.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
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*'''Alpha Trion''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''4'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 33'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, buildable sword/spear-thing
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth Collection of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Alpha Trion can be rebuilt from a humanoid to a starship seemingly based on the [[BotCon 2007]] Alpha Trion toy (above). His vehicle-mode bits are rebuilt into a massive spear/sword/thing weapon for robot mode. His jet mode is the only Micro-Changer to fully remove the Kreon's arms in alternate mode.

:He uses the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] helmet... which covers his eyes when pushed all the way down on the noggin.

: This Collection was passed by most larger brick-and-mortar stores, appearing at [[Walgreens]] drug stores first and largely being relegated to similar outlets. Later releases of this wave lost the individual bag codes, meaning you either felt parts through the bag or buy blind.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionClass85.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|There's always that one old guy who hangs out at school long after he graduated...]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': 800th Year Senior
**''Accessories'': Longsword

:This version of Kreon Alpha Trion has more intricate, cartoon-accurate detailing, and uses the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]] helmet. He also comes with the longsword accessory from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' series for... some reason.

: He also uses the updated 2015-style Kreon body, making almost all of his parts incompatible with previous years' Kreons.

:He was only available in the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon box set, a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Class of '85 Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG14-Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So I'm basically Optimus Prime's brother and father figure? How is that acceptable?]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[September 19]], [[2015]])
**''ID number'': '''LG-14'''

:The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] includes a small Alpha Trion figure, which is a redeco of the [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]] figure (as Minimus does not appear in any Japanese-original fiction). He transforms into a Cybertronian hovercar, which can tab onto three grooves on the lower level of Magnus's trailer. In robot mode, Alpha Trion can sit inside Ultra Magnus's robot mode torso, "wearing" the Magnus head like a helmet.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Destined to be repurposed as [[Cheetor (BW)#Wings Universe|Alpha Trizer]].]]
*'''Autobot Sovereign & Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, [[Sovereign#Generations|Sovereign]] Titan Master, Gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Alpha Trion transforms from a robot to lion (in homage to his cancelled BotCon 2001 toy) to spaceship. His head transforms into the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], although his neck socket is compatible with any other Titan Master figure. Both his alternate modes are references to Alpha Trion's previous BotCon toys. He comes with a gun that Sovereign can ride in spaceship mode. As with other ''Titans Return'' Voyager figures, pressing in his chest crystal makes his head adornments spring up to "bulk up" his head. In Canada and Australia, Alpha Trion along with his wavemate [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] were prominent shelfwarmers, while finding Alpha Trion anywhere in the US was a great deal more difficult.

:The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a body for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]] and ''extensively'' retooled into ''Titans Return'' [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]] and [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return|Tidal Wave]]. The sword was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Magna Convoy]]'s [[Matrix Sword]] and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]'s Ancient Sword.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Alpha-Trion-with-Landmine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Legends'', ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes''. The trilogy is complete!]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-32'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 27]], 2018
**''Accessories:'' Landmine decoy armor, cannon
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Alpha Trion is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s shell. Alpha Trion/Landmine is a [[retool]] of [[Vector Prime#Power of the Primes|Vector Prime]]/[[Metalhawk (G1)#Power of the Primes|Metalhawk]], with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:Quality control on the Landmine armor varies: many units' arm holes are slightly too small, warping the connector joints in-package and making the arms pop off when posing. Copies with normal-sized holes can be identified by viewing the package sideways to see whether the joints are warped. There have also been some reports of copies with just one flawed arm.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Please, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|my son]], he is very sick..."]]
*'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|Key to Vector Sigma]], stand
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Alpha Trion is a retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]] that transforms into a hovercraft in 21 steps. This version of the mold uses new "wing" pieces in robot mode to resemble his cape from the G1 animation model. Alpha Trion comes in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Orion Pax]], as well as a Vector Sigma accessory and the Key to Vector Sigma.

:The "A Hero Is Born" 2-Pack went up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing at stores in Hong Kong shortly afterwards.

:[[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)/toys#HasLab|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?<ref>[https://twitter.com/TF_Moments/status/1570857553503948800/photo/1 Twitter post about Hasbro notifying Taiwan customers of the botched shipment.]</ref>

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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You better believe people were excited for this in 2002.]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The first "toy" of Alpha Trion ever made, this three-inch-tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine was available in "Act 8" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full-color figure and a metallic-silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

: Additionally, the pewter version of Alpha Trion came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]] collectible "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/AlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterAlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on pewter Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
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===''EX Gōkin''===
[[File:EX Gokin Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You'd be scolding young 'bots too if you had a pole in your aft...]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, A-3 head, two A-3 shoulders, display stand

:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''[[EX Gōkin]]'' line, this Alpha Trion is a 6-inch tall posable figure based on his cartoon [[character model]]. He comes with a plethora of extra hands and has an articulated cape that splits in two pieces for easier posing. Alpha Trion can (sort of) be turned into his younger self, A-3, by use of an alternate head based on his appearance in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and two smaller, spike-less shoulderpads.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_alphatrion.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Alpha Trin at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T48'''
**''Stars: ''11

: Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Alpha Trion''' (2020)

: Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Alpha Trion is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike most releases in this line, he lacks an accessory (but both of his hands are open to enable him to hold one), but he does have a thin vinyl cape which is not removable (at least, not without breaking it).

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Alpha Trion comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Matrix and Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Alpha Trin & Convoy Set''' ([[April]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''49 & 50'''

:Released as part of the seventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Alpha Trin" and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] touting the [[Matrix of Leadership]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#49|Translation of Alpha Trion's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|thumb|Once you go white, you'll never, er... be right?]]
* Alpha Trion is one of the very few Cybertronians to show signs of aging and [[Facial hair|hair growth]].
* According to a note in Japan's ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' magazine,{{fact|source needed}} A-3 was the first successful Cybertronian, [[A1]] and [[A2]] being failures. However, the presence of Cybertronians within the Matrix of Leadership older than Alpha Trion (as seen in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]") makes the actual [[canon]]icity of this questionable.
* Alpha Trion may be named after the {{w|Triple-Alpha Process}}, the method through which carbon is created, which in turn is the reason (human) life came to be. Given that Alpha Trion essentially "created" Optimus Prime, who in turn formed the Autobots, this is actually quite fitting.
[[File:ImAlphaTrionsHovercraftMode.jpg|thumb|"I'm Alpha Trion's hover-craft mode!"]]
* Alpha Trion had a hover-craft [[alternate mode]] designed for his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'', but ultimately didn't end up transforming in that mini-series. The vehicle mode was first revealed in the trade paperback's extras, and would eventually be used in-continuity as part of a flashback sequence in "[[Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb]]" and in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[Megatron Origins]]".
[[File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|Denied.]]
* A mock-up of an Alpha Trion toy in the form of a ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]] redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1]]'' as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. During the [[Fan polls#Generations Magazine Exclusive Character Popularity Vote|fan poll]] held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Alpha Trion claimed 28.9% of the votes but ultimately came second place under [[Goshooter#Generations|Goshooter]].<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref> The accompanying text notes that he would have come with a Vector Sigma accessory, presumably to be a golden redeco of [[Eggbot (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Eggbot]] as seen in the volume's manga story, "[[Train Wars]]".
** Coincidentally, the concept of [[#Legacy|Alpha Trion made from a Scourge toy]] was eventually brought to life in the form of his ''Legacy'' toy, which was a retool of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|'86 Scourge]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Alpha Trin''' (アルファートリン ''Arufā Torin''), '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン ''Arufa Toraion'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (אלפא טריון, "Alpha Trion")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Alfa Trion'''
*''Indonesian:'' '''Alfa Trion'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Alpha Tellion''' (Taiwan, 阿法特利昂 ''Āfǎ Tèlìáng''), '''Tài Shīfù''' (China, 钛师傅, "Master Titanium")

==References==
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Energon

2023-03-14T23:28:36Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* Aligned */

{{disambig3|Energon}}
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[[File:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Taste the not-so-rainbow-but-shiny-pink]]
'''Energon''' (sometimes spelled with a capital letter, sometimes not<ref>Original Sunbow documentation from the production of the Generation 1 cartoon series (as seen on the [[Metrodome]] DVD collections, among other places) alternates between spelling the fuel's name with an upper- and a lower-case "e", with the lower-case option appearing more frequently—a standard reflected in other contemporary media such as the [[Action Cards]], and even publications as recent as the [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|''Timelines'' stories]] written by [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. Only in recent years, beginning in force around the time of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' franchise, has the upper-case "Energon" become more pervasive, with perhaps the earliest example being its intermittent use in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[instructions]] sheets (in reference to the line's [[rubsign]]s, which would alternately be called "Energon Chips", "Energon chips" and "energon chips"). Most recently, the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' and the ''Timelines'' stories by [[Jesse Wittenrich]] have used the capital-E spelling. This article opts to use the original lower-case as the default, using the upper-case for continuities where it has been explicitly spelled that way.</ref>) is the preferred fuel of the [[Transformer]] race. It takes many forms, including ore, crystal, gas, and raw energy, but it is most commonly used by Transformers in its liquid state, which is stored in many different mediums, most famously the [[energon cube]]. It is ubiquitous in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] culture; in addition to being the Transformers' primary "foodstuff", it also serves as the default power source for their machines and weapons, and is even used as a currency, a catch-all fuel of life, technology, war and commerce on Cybertron and beyond. This widespread use also comes in defiance of its extreme volatility: energon is prone to detonating explosively if mishandled, and is even used as ammunition in order to exploit this attribute.

True energon is an emanation of [[Primus]], the creator-god of the Transformers, and is, in its most [[Rarified Energon|rarefied state]], the basic building block of Transformers' [[living metal|bodies]] and [[spark]]s. A highly coveted substance, it is sometimes capable of inducing remarkable transformations in Cybertronians, [[spontaneous recoloration|reshaping and otherwise altering]] their bodies while imbuing great strength and other powers, either temporary or permanent depending on the duration or strength of exposure. True energon is, however, extremely rare: in most [[universal stream]]s, the Transformers' long [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|war]] has left Cybertron drained of all but the smallest fraction of the substance, and although it ''has'' been known to exist on a small sampling of other planets throughout the [[multiverse]] (usually [[Earth]]), its paucity leaves the Transformers usually subsisting on artificially-generated substitutes created from other local energy sources.

{{bigquote|They're all after this stuff called Energon, which is kinda like food and gas and blood and electricity all mixed into one.|[[Raf Esquivel]]|[[Raf's Notes]]}}

==Conceptual history==
Energon has undergone extensive redefinition and reimagination over the past 30+ years of Transformers fiction.

[[File:Energon cube design evolution.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Layered, iridescent cubes alternated their screentime with non-layered ones before being supplanted entirely by purple ones.]]
[[File:Raw energon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The raw form of natural energon has taken several different forms in different continuities, including crystals and ore.]]

[[Energon cube]]s were introduced in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]] of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] as a kind of fuel storage medium used by the [[Decepticon]]s, which converted any energy source placed within them into a concentrated liquid form. As of "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]," the show then began using the term "energon" to refer to the liquid energy itself. The cubes were initially depicted as being stacked high and filled with the energy in question, then compressed, taking on a layered appearance and an iridescent rainbow coloration, but even within the original mini-series, they also appeared as solid cubes without the layered effect. Immediately following the mini-series, in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]", the stacking-and-compressing idea was omitted, and the cubes were instead colored a solid glowing purple-pink. This was the only time the cubes were depicted this way in season one; otherwise, they remained rainbow-hued and alternated between layered and non-layered for the remainder of the season and the early portion of season two, until the purple-pink cubes reappeared in "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and became the standard depiction of energon for the remainder of the cartoon, and the default coloration for energon in much future media.

Energon was, at first, treated as an invention of the Decepticons, which only they used; [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] had never heard of it in the pilot episode, while "[[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots]]" presented the Autobots as using [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize, and "[[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]" included a scene of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] puzzling over where [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] would have acquired energon cubes from. Towards the end of the second season, however, this idea was abandoned; energon was shown to be in use by the Autobots (with flashbacks even showing it in use on Cybertron millions of years ago), and also by alien species elsewhere in the galaxy, and the idea that it was, or had ''ever'' been, a Decepticon invention was retconned away and forgotten.

The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 comic]] treated energon much like the cartoon did, depicting it as cubes produced by the processing of other energy sources, used by both Autobots and Decepticons. The first piece of fiction to re-examine energon was, surprisingly, the 1987 comic ''[[Transformers in 3-D]]'' by [[Blackthorne Publishing]]. The first issue of the series, "[[The Test (issue)|The Test]]", was the first story to explicitly present energon as something other than an artificially-generated fuel, establishing that it also existed as a unique natural element. Through pleasant coincidence, the idea of natural energon returned and gained widespread acknowledgement in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon in 1996, where it was depicted as a highly unstable, naturally-occurring [[energon crystal|crystalline mineral]] that emitted dangerous radiation.

Japanese ''Beast Wars'' spin-off shows ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'', ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' depicted energon as possessing more strange and fantastical powers, able to power up Transformers into new forms. These abilities were also seen in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]'', which was the first series to depict energon as the creation of [[Primus]], and presented it as not just as a fuel, but as the mystical source of life itself, its energy able to bring life to stars and planets. This idea would in turn be reflected in the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], in which the planet Cybertron and the Transformer race had both been created through the power of the [[AllSpark]]. Though the energy of the AllSpark was not explicitly called energon in the film itself, the film's [[Transformers The Game|video game adaptation]] identified it as such; after all, the relic had been called "The Energon Cube" during the development of the film! The same year, the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors Club]] magazine story "[[Crossing Over]]" introduced [[Rarified Energon]], revealing that it is actually the base substance from which Transformers were ''created'' at the molecular level.

All these scattered ideas were united and reiterated in the [[Aligned continuity family]], most notably in ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'', cementing the current modern understanding of energon as summarized in the lede of this article. Now, for specifics on energon in all of this various fiction, read on.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Energon cube]], [[energon-axe]], [[energon mace]], [[energon chain]]s, [[Energon Transfer Machine]], [[energon convertor]], [[energon pump]], [[energon bar]], [[energon goodie]], [[energon infuser]]''
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
[[File:Mtmte1 prepare the energon cubes.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Soundwave tests out a 'tapedeck enhancement' pill. Ahem.]]
The history of energon in this universe is confusing at best. It appears to have been in use on Cybertron in the distant past: the inhabitants of the colony world of [[Paradron]] were aware of it in the year 2006, despite fleeing Cybertron during [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|civil wars]] millions of years beforehand, {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and nine million years ago, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]] dockworker companions were seen loading and transporting what very much appeared to be energon cubes as part of their daily routine. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} These accounts, then, seem to stand in complete contradiction to the Autobots subsequent apparent ignorance and disuse of the fuel during their early years on Earth and the Decepticons' monopolization of it—but this would not be only time that Transformers were shown to have poor memories of their personal histories.<ref>Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] completely forgot that Alpha Trion was their creator, for instance.</ref>

Over 1984 and 1985, energon cubes were solely seen being used by the Decepticons. The cubes were a self-sustaining forcefield framework with no internal mechanisms, which was capable of converting virtually any form of energy that entered it into liquid energon. The empty cubes initially had to be generated by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} but other Decepticons eventually gained the ability to manifest them. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The Autobots' lack of knowledge about energon was displayed almost immediately after Transformers awoke on [[Earth]] in 1984; upon learning of Megatron's plan to convert Earthly resources into the fuel, Hound could only report back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that the villains were intending to create "some kind of cube". {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Indeed, even [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] showed a lack of familiarity with the cubes, driven as he was to test them so he could make sure they worked. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

[[File:TransporttoOblivion fillingcubes.jpg|225px|thumb|Filling up the tanks... err... I mean cubes...]]
The Decepticons created energon from a massive amount of varied resources during their time on earth, ranging from conventional electricity, oil and geothermal to more esoteric, extra-dimensional sources like [[antimatter]]. The exact nature of the conversion process was never detailed, but usually simply involved taking an empty energon cube and attaching it to, or placing it next to, the energy source to be drained. The cube itself then carried out the conversion, processing the energy into liquid energon that filled the cube. Sometimes, the process required an [[Energon Transfer Machine]]. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Energon was occasionally influenced by the source materials used to create it, sometimes taking on its properties: Cubes created with anti-matter, for instance, reacted violently due to prolonged exposure to normal matter {{storylink|Roll for It}} while the especially pure oil of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] yielded a particularly potent "super-energon" that "smelled" different (according to [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]) and created an instantly perceptible increase in vigor and strength in those who consumed it. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} In addition to powering them personally, the Decepticons occasionally used energon for even more nefarious means; Megatron's arsenal included an [[energon mace]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} and the Decepticons once forged [[energon chain]]s to bind the Autobots with. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:Gamblersmokescreenbets.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"Wait a minute." "What?" "Well, we're supposed to haggle."]]

Energon was first seen being used as a currency in the form of chips—by non-Cybertronians, no less—in the den of iniquity known as [[Sheol]], on the asteroid of [[Monacus]], where the Decepticons were running a protection racket, forcing local crime boss [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]] to pay them a cut of his profits. This dank place was also home to the first documented instance of Autobots running on energon, when Gyconi powered up a group of Autobots he had captured with an unstable brew that quickly depleted and left them defenseless during pit fights. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

Other than this forced instance, the Autobots refrained from using energon during their first year on Earth: [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was heard to balk at the notion of Mirage having energon cubes, {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} while the Autobots used [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize themselves, rather than drinking energon. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} Evidently, however, they began experimenting and using energon some time in 1985; when describing his physiology to the [[Tlalakan (species)|Tlalakan]] [[Alana]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] noted that he had an [[energon pump]] inside him, {{storylink|Sea Change}} and when they captured the Stunticons, the Autobots used [[energon bar]]s to imprison them. {{storylink|Masquerade}} By the year 2005, they had fully embraced energon as their own fuel, and began creating and storing it at Autobot City on Earth, using it to power their attempt to retake Cybertron after the planet fell entirely into Decepticon hands. The Autobots followed the Decepticons' lead in their use of energon cubes, but also created the bite-sized "[[energon goodie]]". {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} By 2006, use of energon had become widespread enough in the galaxy that it was on the menu at a neutral alien space station visited by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Octane]], although their energon was served in the unique form of small orange wedges. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

[[File:Microbots overenergizing.jpg|thumb|275px|"''Red solo cup....I fill you up.....Let's have a partyyyyyyyyyy....''"]]

Liquid energon is measured in [[astroliter]]s. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Transformers consume energon in the same manner as [[human]]s eat or drink: by simply putting it in their open mouths. The liquid can be drunk from a whole cube, leaving the empty framework behind, {{storylink|Microbots}} but the framework itself is obviously safe to "eat" as well, as Transformers have also been seen biting into cubes, breaking pieces off to chew on, and in the case of particularly large individuals, eating them whole. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}. Notably, breaking a chunk off a cube does not damage the structural integrity of either the cube or the removed piece; evidently, the forcefield resolves itself around the broken area to prevent spillage of the precious contents. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Once consumed, energon is passed through an [[energon convertor]] within the Transformer's systems. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Excessive consumption of energon results in "over-energizing", a state of inebriation accompanied by all the singing, burbling and reminiscing that you might expect. {{storylink|Microbots}} In emergency cases, a shot of energon can be injected directly into a Transformer's system with an [[energon infuser]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

{{note|Later media has classified the energy axe Optimus Prime wields in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]" as an "[[energon-axe]]", but this is something of a misnomer as far as cartoon continuity goes, as the only time he was seen to use the axe in this continuity was when the Autobots were not supposedly ''using'' energon.}}
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====
:''For further information, see: [[energon wine]], [[Energon Z]], [[joint energon]]''
[[File:Sixshot energon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|When Sixshot is on the road, he carries his liquid energon in a Transformers lunchbox.]]
By the year 2011, Earth had also embraced the potential that energon held to solve its own energy crisis. Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], worked closely with the Autobots and teams of human scientists to develop new sources of energon, which was closely stockpiled, guarded, and rationed between Cybertron, Earth and the Autobots' secondary headquarters on the planet [[Athenia]]. [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had little tolerance for [[energon wine]], over-energizing after a single glass, {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} while Spike viewed the energon as so important that when the energy-starved planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent a request for aid, he had to crunch the numbers to see if it was viable to share any! {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

The Decepticons also continued energon production, spreading their reach to more and more planets, raiding the worlds of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} [[Twin Star]], {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} [[Daros]], {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} [[Paradise]] {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and the [[Pirate Planet]] {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} as part of a master plan by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to accumulate a huge quantity of the fuel, which he would then use to help him integrate the very Earth into his body. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:EnergonZ.jpg|thumb|I love... lava lamp.]]
Galvatron's rival for leadership, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], did not place nearly as much significance on energon, instead experimenting with the deadly [[plasma energy]] to achieve his goals. He still drank it, though, and being an evil mastermind, he did enjoy swishing it around in a snifter, because he was classy like that. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] also enjoyed taking his energon in a glass, and was less prone to crushing them in fits of melodramatic rage than Scorponok was. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} Some time before 2021, the Autobots developed a form of energon known as [[joint energon]], which could be used to turn Transformers into [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

Energon fell out of focus after Scorponok's Decepticons were forced off Earth; the forces of [[Devil Z]] who terrorized the planet a few years later were not interested in gathering energy, {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce}} while [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s campaign against Earth in 2025 targeted a wide array of different energy types, not bothering with the energon conversion process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory}} The Autobots did continue to experiment with the fuel on the planet [[Micro]], however, and developed an even more potent version known as "[[Energon Z]]", which became a target for [[Violengiguar]] and his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone}}

=====''Wings Universe''=====
Aiming for a big score, [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] the 5th's [[Star Seeker]]s [[time travel]]led to [[2984]] and seized [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s severed head to try and drain the now peaceful Cybertron of its energon. Though they weren't exactly the sharpest tools in the shed, their plan might have succeeded had the recent [[Great Transformation]] meant that the now [[technorganic]] planet no longer ran on pure energon. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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====Marvel Comics continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Transformer fuel]], [[Energon Stick]]''
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[[File:FinalBattle-energonsticks.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Stick, cube, whatever!]]
Although energon was not mentioned by name until the Transformers had been on Earth for a while, it ''was'' quickly established that Earthly fuels were incompatible with Cybertronian systems and needed to undergo ''some'' kind of conversion process before they were consumable. {{storylink|Power Play!}} This [[Transformer fuel]] was the subject of several struggles between the Autobots and Decepticons, and was also shown to be intrinsic to several important cultural ceremonies like the [[Rite of Oneness]] and the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. {{storylink|Warrior School!}} {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

Energon made its first named appearance with the debut of a [[power siphon]] invented by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], which was capable of converting multiple energy sources into energon cubes. After testing it out on oil from a captured [[Blackrock Enterprises]] offshore [[oil-drilling platform]], the villains then took it to a [[Brick Springstern]] concert and used it to make cubes from the raucous sonic energy of the singer's performance. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The Autobots also went on to make smart use of energon: [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] invented a [[Geothermal Generator]] to transform the [[Earth]]'s underground heat into energon cubes, successfully producing so many that the Autobots were able to power the entire [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and get the ship airborne again. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} They were also seen using a [[:File:Marvel52 concentratedenergoncubes.jpg|concentrated form of energon]], green in color and much smaller and less-explosive than normal cubes, which was employed as currency when dealing with alien races. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] complained to himself about an energon shortage on Earth and planned to use [[Dynamo|Hector Dialonzo]] as some kind of super-[[Powermaster]]. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

In an alternate future timeline, when the Autobots were stranded on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] tried making peace with the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] using the [[universal greeting]] and the offering of [[Energon Stick|energon sticks]]. Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] was most enthralled by the "tasty sticks". {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

{{note|Energon sticks were called for by the script of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', but were replaced in the finished film by energon goodies. The sticks appear in the comic book adaptation of the film (albeit ''called'' "energon cubes", even though they are not drawn as such), as well as other works based on the script like the [[Sticker Adventures]] book, ''[[Battle on the Junk Planet]]''.}}

In a different alternate future, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] conquered the western hemisphere of Earth and planned on allowing the [[European Crisis Coalition]] to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] [[North America|North]] and [[South America]] to smithereens. He would have hid behind the shield generated at the East Coast [[Decepticon Powerbase]] while various powerbases converted the resulting radiation into energon. It didn't work out that way. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers in 3D''====
[[File:Energon molecule.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Energon is alien poop? We guess Primus works in mysterious ways...]]
This universe is home to the first documented appearance of the true element of energon. The conversion process for transforming the element into a consumable form involves combining it with various other molecules, resulting in what is termed "pure energon". While not discussed explicitly, this would imply the existence of an "impure" energon that can be manufactured without use of the element.

True energon was evidently rare enough that its discovery was cause for immediate action, as evidenced when both the Autobots and Decepticons mobilized with haste to investigate a potential source of it on a barren asteroid far from Cybertron. Puzzlingly, their quest led to some [[Observer|small, organic alien creatures]], and each faction took one back to their base for study. It was [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], studying the creatures' biological processes, who realized that their ''excrement'' was true energon! Before anything could be done with this information, however, a battle broke out between the two factions, and the two aliens wandered off, revealed to actually be supremely intelligent lifeforms who had been employed to spy on the Transformers by the [[Quintesson]]s! {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}{{-}}

====European toy bio continuity====
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{{see|Energon figure}}

The many deadly functions of the dimension-traversing [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s body were controlled by "[[Energon figure]]s", small humanoid forms that could transform into engines and connect to his body. To stop this monolithic horror, the Autobots stole and duplicated the technology, providing the trio known as the [[Motorvator]]s with Energon Figures that gave them new powers: [[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]]'s Energon Figure had an analytical compu-unit that gave him enhanced problem solving abilities, [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]]'s provided the dual functions of wide-sweep radar and sonic scanner, while [[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]]'s was equipped with micro lens photo-record equipment.<ref>Overlord, Gripper, Flame, and Lightspeed's [[bio]]s and packaging blurbs.</ref>

====Beast Era====
=====''Beast Wars'' cartoon=====
:''For further information, see: [[Energon crystal]], [[energon radiation]], [[energon discharge virus]], [[energon storm]], [[energon armor]], [[furmanite|anti-energon]]''
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Following the information on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] to prehistoric Earth, the teams of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] under the command of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] discovered the planet to be teeming with natural crystalline energon. In fact, the element was in such abundance that it had blanketed the planet with an all-encompassing field of [[energon radiation]], which threatened to overload the Transformers' unprotected bodies and send them into [[stasis lock]]. As the organic creatures of the planet were unaffected by the radiation, the Maximals and Predacons adopted [[beast mode]]s with organic skins in order to shield themselves from its harmful effects, able only to transform into [[robot mode]] outside of their shielded headquarters for comparatively short periods of time before the energon build-up in their systems became dangerous. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Manipulation of the crystals was a particularly challenging task, given their explosive instability; among the Predacons, only [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had the skill to carve them up safely. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} If a significant mass of crystals exploded, the radiation could interact with the local atmosphere and induce an [[energon storm]] that would see energon lance from the sky as lightning. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} While it was experimented with, used to power various machines and even weaponized on occasion, neither the Maximals nor the Predacons were ever seen actually ''consuming'' any energon during their [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on Earth, but it certainly did run through their bodies, as demonstrated rather violently when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was infected with an [[energon discharge virus]] that left him sneezing and...''otherwise'' shooting energon out of his body. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
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By all accounts, the existence of natural energon on a planet other than Cybertron was not uncommon in this universe, but it was eventually revealed that the energon was not there naturally: Earth had been ''seeded'' with the crystals by the mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]].<ref>''Beast Wars'' writer [[Larry DiTillio]] envisioned the Vok as placing the energon on Earth for future generations of humanity to find and use as a clean energy source.</ref> Viewing the intrusion of the Transformers onto the planet as a disruption to enigmatic experiments they were conducting on Earth, the Vok attempted to "sterilize" their work-surface by activating their orbital [[Planet Buster]] weapon, and blasting the planet with its energy beam. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} This beam caused most of the planet's energon crystals to explode before it was destroyed by Optimus Primal, but a not-insubstantial portion of them remained, some of which were transformed into a more stable form referred to as "energon cubes". {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} These rarely-seen "natural" cubes are different to the artificial energon cubes seen in other universes; they remain composed of crystal, but are much safer to handle and to generally be around, unless they are cracked, at which point the radiation locked within them will be violently released. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====
{{see|Energon Matrix}}
[[File:PrimalLeadershipMatrix1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
At some point over the three centuries that followed the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a new energon-powered device was created: the [[Energon Matrix]]. Sculpted in the likeness of the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership]], these objects of power were given to [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]-ranked [[Maximal]]s, and were capable of supplying huge boosts of energon to their wielders in moments of desperate need, which could be further magnified if more than one Energon Matrix was used together. These power boosts could massively enhance the wielder's physical attributes, usually accompanied by [[spontaneous recoloration]], such as when Optimus Primal and Lio Convoy used theirs to become the super-strong "Burning Convoy" and super-fast "Flash Lio Convoy", {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} or be released as mighty energy blasts, as when [[Big Convoy]] combined his with his [[Big Cannon]] to create a weapon powerful enough to obliterate [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} The Matrices may also have some connection to [[Vector Sigma]], the mega-computer at the heart of Cybertron, since it was able to communicate through Big Convoy's Matrix, making him say what it wanted. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

When Optimus Primal and Lio Convoy were caught up in the dimensional fissure known as the [[Blastizone]], they found themselves teleported from their respective time periods to Earth circa 2004. Here, they teamed up with Optimus Prime, and their Energon Matrices apparently unlocked the power of an Energon Matrix within Prime himself, as he was soon using his in tandem with theirs to create shatteringly powerful attacks like the "Double Convoy Tornado" {{storylink|Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!}} and the "Lio Typhoon Arrow". {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (episode)|Lio Convoy Storms In}}

=====''Beast Wars: Uprising''=====
Eleven million years of civil war had drained virtually all of Cybertron's Energon supply. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} So high was the premium on Energon that the vast majority of the surviving Autobots and Decepticons were unable to transform or even move under their power. To save fuel, they reorganized themselves into the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] some wiring themselves directly into their planet to save fuel. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} The Autobot [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] eventually created the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] to serve as the next generation of Cybertronians who were fuel efficient enough to move about freely in spite of the pitiful Energon supply on the planet. {{storylink|Head Games}} Both Maximals and Predacons were victims however to the Builders' spiteful Energon supply chains limiting their freedom. {{storylink|Alone Together}} {{storylink|Head Games}}

The [[Mechanimal]]s were capable of metabolizing their own Energon. Four cycles into the [[Grand Uprising]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered this fact and created the "Beast Upgrade" to allow his people to replicate this ability and thus free them from the Energon supply lines, allowing them a great advantage in the war. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} Following the war, Cybertron began healing with its Energon supplies refreshing themselves. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

[[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] on the other hand boasted a rich Energon supply. As a result, technology and [[Overcharge (G1)|products]] developed on Quintessa consumed high levels of the substance. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
{{see|Energon Pools}}
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{{note|The Dreamwave G1 continuity specifically incorporates the depiction of energon as seen in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.}}
Natural Energon exists in crystalline form both on Cybertron and select other planets throughout the galaxy, with Earth being home to a particularly high concentration of it. Transformers can power themselves off the crystals by using ambient absorption circuits in their body to soak up their energy, but this is always a dicey prospect, given the explosive nature of the mineral. For safety's sake, the crystals are usually processed into a liquid state before they consumed by Transformers, at which point the Energon can be taken orally in [[robot mode]] or loaded directly into the Transformer's fuel tank in [[alternate mode]]. This processed, liquid Energon can also be synthesised from other energy resources—an unfortunate necessity, given the rarity of the natural crystals on Cybertron after the Transformers' war took its toll on the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}

Approximately 3.5 million years ago, Cybertron's supply of Energon was completely depleted, and the entire planet and all the Transformers on it were deactivated for a long, pre-programmed period known as the [[Great Shutdown]]. During this time, Cybertron slowly regenerated, and by the time the Transformers came back online around 3000 years ago, Energon was back in supply. With Cybertron restored to peace, the fuel was no longer a scarcity; by 2003, the [[High Council Pavilions]]' [[Energon Pools]] were recharged {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} and the Transformers had even started canning the fuel in [[Kremzeek]]-branded cans, which were enjoyed by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] in a moment of riverside relaxation {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} and served at Autobot strategy meetings along with small Energon cubes. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

{{note|A large pool of purple-pink goop was uncovered beneath the surface of the Earth by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] in "Original Sin", but it was never explained if this was actually energon or not, since Dreamwave went bankrupt and ceased publication before this plot thread could be revisited.}}

=====''The Transformers Trilogy''=====
{{note|Although they are notionally part of the Dreamwave continuity, the depiction of energon in ''[[The Transformers Trilogy]]'' of novels stands in complete contradiction to Dreamwave's writings.}}
Pure energon is a silvery-yellow liquid that exists naturally on certain planets, and is the power source of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. During a battle with the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] in [[Las Vegas]], a subterranean reservoir of the fuel was discovered beneath the city that was of such size that Optimus Prime claimed he had never seen so much of it in one place before. With an American [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear missile]] streaking towards Vegas in order to eliminate both the Keepers and the Transformers, Prime immersed himself in the energon pool, supercharging the Matrix and suffusing his entire body with the energon's power. With this added power, Prime used the Matrix to contain and redirect the nuclear blast, apparently destroying the Keepers while protecting the rest of the city. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Regenesis]], [[Ore-13]], [[Innermost energon]], [[Energon synthesizer]]
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In this universe, natural energon is known only to exist on Cybertron, {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} and in the pre-war days, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was among the workers that mined it. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} Unfortunately for the Transformers, their war stripped Cybertron of its resources, energon included, precipitating a cataclysm that ultimately rendered the planet sterile and uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} A similar fate befell many of the lost colony worlds that had splintered off from Cybertron in ancient times; in particular, the planet [[Caminus (planet)#2005 IDW continuity|Caminus]] was so deprived of energon that its people developed lower frequency [[spark]]s and bled blue energon as opposed to pink/purple energon of their ancestors and fellow colonists. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} [[Velocitron#2005 IDW continuity|Velocitron]] on the other hand, had such an abundance of solar power that their energon was only used to fuel its citizens as opposed to its widespread usage on other Transformer inhabited planets. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

With their homeworld lost to them, the Autobots and Decepticons subsequently scattered across the galaxy, seeking new sources of fuel, subsisting on "artificial energon derivatives" and "foul local brews" {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} that [[Cliffjumper (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Cliffjumper]] described as "nowhere near as good as the real thing". {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}} Several seemingly dead and empty planetoids contained underground reservoirs of liquid "pseudo-energon", which according to a [[Guardminder]] was about 20-25% as fuel efficient as proper energon. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} Scientists on [[Elonia]] discovered a way to synthesize energon in order to fuel [[Stardrive]], leading to their [[energon synthesizer]] becoming a target for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

Millennia beforehand, the Decepticon logician [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had correctly predicted that Cybertron's resources would eventually dry up, and so formulated the [[Regenesis]] program as a countermeasure to the inevitable energon drought. Distilling energon, he created a series of thirteen ores with which he seeded specially-selected planets—including Earth—where energon would then flourish and grow, so that he could harvest it in the centuries to come. [[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg|thumb|Hepped up on goofballs.]] As Shockwave visited each of the planets, he observed that some ores had failed to take root, and others had mutated and gained bizarre properties over time, life, death and more. On Earth, however, the thirteenth ore had flourished to the point that the planet had begun to undergo geological collapse, generating an atmosphere that was hazardous to Transformer life. Intending to regulate the process with global dampers, Shockwave was stopped by the Dynobots and buried in a volcanic eruption and leaving the ore to mature into an exceptionally powerful energon variant. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

Investigating Shockwave's research, the scheming [[Bludgeon (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Bludgeon]] learned of the Regenesis program, and travelled to Earth in the 1980s to harvest a sample of the super-powerful energon. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} Using this "Ultra-Energon", as he termed it, Bludgeon reactivated the monstrous [[Thunderwing (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Thunderwing]] to facilitate his agenda of conquest. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer}} Meanwhile, a team of Decepticons led by Starscream independently discovered the existence of Ore-13, and initiated [[infiltration protocol]] to conquer the planet and harvest it. Seeing in Ore-13 the potential power to help him overthrow Megatron, Starscream powered himself up with the energon and staged his own coup. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} It was the instability of the Ultra-Energon that was the downfall of both Starscream and Thunderwing: although the additional power it provided them was undeniable, it burnt out very quickly, at which point they were left extremely weakened and easily bested.

Natural energon is mined as ore, and undergoes processing into a liquid "resin" form, which can then be metabolized by Cybertronians. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} There are multiple ways for a Cybertronian to intake energon. Most commonly, it is drunk (often from cube-shaped glasses), {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} which is how other [[Nightmare Fuel|intoxicating]] [[engex|beverages]] are consumed. {{storylink|Shadowplay_(Conclusion):_An_Intimate_Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}. On pre-war Cybertron, bots also restored their energon levels by using wall-mounted ports they inserted their fingers into. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] fueled up on [[Ore-13]], he did it via a [[delivery capsule]], a large full body capsule that provided a potent "hit" of concentrated energon. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} Cybertronians also possess ports on their arms {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}, and chests that can be accessed to take in or donate energon. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} Energon flows within Transformers' bodies in purple-pink liquid form, which is prone to splattering ''eeeeverywhere'' if the Transformer receives serious injury. {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers}} Energon already circulating within a Cybertronian's body is "active", and for certain transfusions is more desirable than stored energon. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}

Following the failed Decepticon invasion of Earth, humans learned to produce yellow-colored energon, but it was a difficult and costly process and the substance could only be stored for a few months before growing unstable, making it nonviable as an alternate energy source. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} [[Skywatch]] ran experiments on energon and used it to power their [[crash suit]]s, which were based on Cybertronian technology. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} [[North Korea]] was able to produce 7,000 cubic feet of energon per month, which according to Skywatch was enough to power [[Combaticon (G1)|five Transformers]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}}

After the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had somehow restarted [[Vector Sigma]], {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} Cybertron was reset to a primordial state causing it to once again become rich with energon. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} After Cybertron had reconnected with Caminus, they brought much needed energon to the colony. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Human hero-turned-supervillain [[Joe Colton]] sought to poison Cybertron's energon reserves using the mysterious [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]], thereby killing the planet and all the Transformers, but the alien wizard [[Merklynn]] beat him to the punch, instead using it to convert the energon into a form he could manipulate with his magic. Merklynn used the energon to transform a portion of the planet's underground into the city of [[New Prysmos]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}} Unbeknownst to Merklynn, his plans had factored into Shockwave's long-term goals. By activating the Talisman, the [[Prysmosian]] had poisoned Cybertron's energon and turned the planet into a poisoned trap for [[Unicron/Generation 1#2005 IDW continuity|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

The Transformers soon discovered that the mystically-transformed energon was unpalatable to them, forcing them to instead rely on a substitute brewed on Earth by humans, which nobody was happy about. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Instead they found themselves relying on [[Ore-13]] supplied by Optimus. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

When Unicron finally arrived at Cybertron however, he physically tore the planet in two, never consuming the lethal energon. {{storylink|Road's End}}

=====The Functionist Universe=====
In a timeline where Megatron was never born, the [[Functionist Council]] grew ever more powerful. As the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]] grew more ubiquitous in society, the higher castes would continue to be given higher grade energon leading to some people, branded as the [[Pretender]]s, to bolt fake [[kibble]] onto themselves for better fuel. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

When Cybertron was left stranded in the main universe, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] made the decision to remove the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s uniquely powerful quantum engines to double the universally displaced planet's energon reserves to both make up for the Council's liberal use of the resource and provide enough fuel to nurture the [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] [[spark]]s. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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====''Henkei! Henkei! Comic Bun Bun'' manga====
{{see|Energon Cube}}
[[File:Henkei chpt 03 energon-cube chase.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
This universe's Cybertron gained its supply of energon from the colossal "Energon Cube", a solid mass of energon bigger than a starship. When it was lost to the reaches of space, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] each led two small teams in pursuit of it, but they were unable to intercept the Cube before it crash-landed on Earth and shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered all across the planet. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} Additionally, the release of energy caused by the cube's shattering endowed a special ability in some newborn babies within range of the impact wave: they became [[Booster]]s, legendary beings able to generate and control energon. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

The Autobots and Decepticons hid themselves amongst human society to search for the cube shards and the Boosters. Both sides were able to accumulate substantial portions of energon, but only the Autobots were able to locate any Boosters: first was [[Akira Kihara]], who sadly died using his powers to save Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} and second was [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. When they first met Wataru, the Autobots were unaware that he was a Booster, but Optimus Prime soon realized the truth after showing Wataru the chunk of the Energon Cube that they had recovered. [[File:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|thumb|225px]] When Wataru touched the shard, a wave of energon swept over the Autobots, healing their wounds and offering them a mystic, cross-dimensional vision of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|another time and place]]. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

As a Booster, Wataru was able to aid his Autobot allies by temporarily increasing their strength, healing their injuries, generating protective forcefields and powering up their weapons, as he did when he transformed Optimus Prime's [[energon-axe]] into a sword that the Autobot leader used to grievously wound Megatron. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}} [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] sought to heal his leader by placing him in a bath of molten energon cubes, but Optimus Prime tracked him down while he was still recovering. Megatron flew into a rage at the sight of Prime, and the energon began reacting to his furious emotions, levitating and whirling around. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit deeply into it, triggering an explosive release of power. Consumed by the explosion, Megatron emerged, transformed by the power of energon into [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}

====''Star Trek vs. Transformers''====
When the Autobots and Decepticons awoke on Earth during the 1980s, they immediately engaged in a covert war over the organic world's supply of energon. When the planet descended into [[World War III]], the Autobots left aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to search for the resource on other worlds, eventually finding a bounty on [[Cygnus Seven]]. Before they could begin mining operations, they were shot down by the Decepticons aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], subsequently crashing and winding up in stasis lock. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} When the Transformers awoke in the 23rd century, Starscream decided to substitute energon with [[dilithium]] and use the mineral to fuel his conquest of [[Kronos]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Winged Moon]], [[energon storage field]], [[energon transmission station]], [[Probat (species)|Probat]]
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Crucial to the day-to-day functioning of Cybertronian infrastructure, energon had been mined from the living fabric of Cybertron since ancient times, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} although the substance existed in raw crystalline form elsewhere in the galaxy. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} During Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], Transformers colonized other worlds for the purposes of harvesting and refining energon, {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} processing usable quantities into [[Energon cube|cube]] form. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}} {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s possessed the mutant power to metabolize any matter into energon, {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} and one unusual organic species, the [[Probat (species)|Probat]], could burn their own guano and turn it into a highly refined energon crystal. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}}

By the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], the creation of the [[Winged Moon]]—a massive space station that extracted energon from the very fabric of spacetime—rendered the Cybertronian mining industry obsolete, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} although colonial refineries on planets like [[Mayalx]] and [[Probat (planet)|Probat]] remained operational. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}} At some point after the war, [[Autobot]] leader [[Nominus Prime]] passed the historic [[Nominus Edict]]. This legislature forbade the harvesting of energon in space sectors controlled by other sentient lifeforms, and mandated that Cybertron maintain a level of energon sufficient to supply all foreseeable needs for at least ten [[Units of time|kilocycles]]. As a result of these stringent demands, the frequency of new [[Reproduction|forgings]] rapidly decreased. This also placed a restriction on both the energon ratios of the average citizen and the number of forgings that were allowed. {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Some individuals like the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were deliberately kept underfuelled—leaving them perpetually tired and incapable of combination—supposedly for the safety of those around them. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart5-EnergonStorageField.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

A network of [[energon transmission station]]s handled the remote transmission of energon beamed down from the Winged Moon, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} sending it to individual polities where energon engineers safely handled and stored the substance in vast [[energon storage field]]s, in accordance with the terms of the Nominus Edict. By the time of [[Gauge]]'s forging, [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s energon yards had stockpiled enough energon to fuel the entirety of Cybertron's population for three to four kilocycles, with twice as much stored in the moon, [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], and all the sub-stations. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Among other things, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] faction campaigned for the dissolution of the Nominus Edict, and found support in a large number of citizens dissatisfied with the Autobot-controlled Senate and its strict energon rationing practices. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} To fuel the terrorist activities of [[The Rise]], a group were somehow able to install a discreet [[energon siphon]] onto the Winged Moon, which transmitted a portion of the moon's energon into the salvaged refueling chambers stored in their base beneath Iacon's [[Memorial Crater]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} In between, they bolstered this by stealing from local energon transmission stations, including the station [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] operated beyond the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} As [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] cracked down on The Rise and their allies, these stations were universally reinforced and fitted with powerful theft-deterrent measures. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

The subsequent destruction of the [[Tether]] that connected the Winged Moon to Cybertron caused a severe energon crisis, made worse by the destruction of at least two energon storage yards in Iacon. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}} As a result, Cybertronians began hoarding whatever energon they had, while members of The Rise were forced to find alternate ways to salvage fuel to continue their operations. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

====''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''====
A mysterious group observed a recent crossover between two unrelated universes, and one wondered if it was due to the intersection of [[photon power]] and energon. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

====''Transformers vs. the Terminator''====
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-energoncubes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Y'load sixteen tons, whaddya get...]]
The Decepticons attacked [[Cyberdyne Systems]] for its nuclear reactor, converted its output into energon, and used it to fill energon cubes. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}
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====''My Little Pony/Transformers''====
[[File:IronFilingCasserole.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Energon was an ingredient in Cybertronian cuisine, such as [[Gauge]]'s favorite [[iron filings|iron filing]] casserole. After arriving in [[Equestria]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attempted to find a way to turn ponies into energon, though [[Pinkie Pie]] and [[Gauge]] defeated him before he could find a way to put this theory into practice. {{storylink|They Eat Ponies, Don't They?}}

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attempted to steal [[magic]]al artifacts from the [[Crystal Empire]] to create a more powerful fuel source for him and his troops, but the Decepticons were defeated and sent back to Cybertron without getting their hands on any Equestrian magic. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

====''Transformers/Back to the Future''====
In a timeline where the Decepticons ruled supreme, the people of [[Earth]] were enslaved and put to work creating energon cubes. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

====''Last Bot Standing''====
:''For further information, see: [[energon key]]
[[File:LastBotStanding4-Energon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

As the Great War spread further out across the galaxy, all known sources of energon were exhausted. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} When they first arrived on the planet [[Donnokt]] however, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]] and [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] found that the planet had energon-sympathetic materials and would yield a rich, if highly volatile, bounty in millions of years. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}} After deciding to live off only their own energon supplies, the three Autobots discovered that an organic race was evolving on Donnokt. Fearing that the energon would one day attract more surviving Cybertronians to Donnokt, the three fashioned three [[energon key|energon keys]] with which to heal themselves in the event of other Cybertronians arriving on the primitive world. After choosing a family of natives to watch over the keys, {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} they recorded a video explaining the planet's energon. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

Elsewhere in the universe, a group of misfit Cybertronian survivors under the command of [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]] re-engineered themselves to run on [[biofuel]], a fuel they synthesized by harvesting organic matter. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} Converting to run on biofuel left them unable to metabolize energon and thinking the substance extinct, Steeljaw's group no longer bothered to even scan for it. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} Though biofuel sustained the Cybertronians, its inferiority to energon left them constantly hungry and tired. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

Over the centuries, the energon keys on Donnokt became the family heirlooms of the Wallkis family, eldest [[Shib Wallkis]] taking to wearing one around her neck. The planet's natives eventually discovered the now ripe energon in the mountains beyond [[Fembrance]], harvesting the "fizzbang" into fuel for their steam cars. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 1|Last Bot Standing #1}}

When Steeljaw's force arrived on Donnokt, they abducted Rodimus and intended to turn Shib into biofuel. Nostalgic at seeing an old friend, [[Wheelie (G1)|the Veteran]] granted Rodimus and Shib the chance to say goodbye, the girl taking the chance to use her energon key on Rodimus, regenerating him. After dispatching the Cybertronians left to guard him, Rodimus raced back to Fembrance to destroy the other two keys, only to discover Steeljaw had captured the whole of the town. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

Furiously, Steeljaw revealed that to an unapologetic Rodimus that he'd discovered the energon that the Autobot was hiding. The promise of true energon caused Steeljaw's followers to charge him for the two energon keys, shattering one in the process. When Sharpclaw and Steeljaw began a scuffle for the last key, they too dropped it, allowing Rodimus to kick the key to Shib who ran off with it. Leaving [[Unstoppimus]] to deal with Rodimus, the siblings followed Shib to the mouth of the energon mine.

After Steeljaw had beaten the last key out of Sharpclaw and used it to heal himself, Steeljaw savagely beat Rodimus to near-death before the Autobot and Shib revealed that the energon was useless to them. Rodimus had already destroyed the biofuel refinery leaving them with no long term power source to fuel their conversion back to energon. Furious, Steeljaw impaled Rodimus and threw him down the mineshaft, intending to detonate the crystals and destroy them all only for the energon to heal Rodimus' wounds and supercharge him, allowing him to easily defeat Steeljaw. In the aftermath, Rodimus taught the natives of Fembrance on how to better use energon to fuel their society before he exiled himself to orbit with the surviving visitors, content to burn out his fuel. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}
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===2001 ''Robots in Disguise''===
:''For further information, see: [[Energon chain]]s.''

[[File:Sideburnsobsession energon chains.jpg|left|thumb|Is this the equivalent of being tied up with spaghetti?]]
Energon played only a minimal role in this universe, as the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] came to Earth in search of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], rather than for more traditional energy theft. It did crop up from time to time, though: the Predacons' craft, the [[Megastar]], ran on energon cubes, and they carried out a few heists to gather up Earthly energy sources they could process to create them—though flashlight batteries were not an especially viable option for conversion. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} Either the conversion or the process by which the cubes powered the ship involved a smelter. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} At one point, the Predacons created chains from energon and staged a trap for the Autobots using them. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}

Energon is ingested through an "energon intake" {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} and comes in "leaded" and "unleaded" varieties—[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] swore off the latter when he found he didn't have the energy to keep up with the speedy [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]]. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}
{{note|In the original Japanese version of ''Robots in Disguise'', Optimus Prime wields an Energon Matrix (see [[#Beast Era|Beast Era]], above) rather than the Matrix of Leadership.}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
:''For further information, see: [[energon star]], [[energon weapon]], [[Energon Sword]], [[Energon Saber]], [[energon tower]], [[energon grid]], [[Energon Blaster]], [[Energon band]], [[Energon Orb]], [[energon gas]], [[Super Energon]], [[Energon Volant Accumulator]], [[energon tomato]]

====''Energon'' cartoon====
[[File:Energonep1 omnicons and energon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Energon exists naturally on multiple planets throughout the universe in the form of glowing golden ore. Following the end of the [[Unicron Battles]] in 2010, the allied forces of the Autobots and Decepticons united with humankind to mine Energon for the betterment of both their species. The Transformers' reawakened creator-god Primus—manifesting in this universe as a glowing white orb of Energon itself—bestowed upon the young human [[Kicker Jones]] the ability to sense the location of Energon, {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} and Kicker's father, [[Brian Jones]], used his son's new power to find Energon deposits on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], in the [[asteroid belt]] and on multiple locations on Earth. The Transformers and humans set up [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron Cities]] in all these various locations to mine the ore: [[Mars City]], [[Asteroid City]], [[Ocean City]], [[Plains City]] in [[United Kingdom|England]], [[Jungle City]] in [[Mexico]], [[Desert City]] in [[Egypt]], [[Blizzard City]] in the [[Arctic]], {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}} and later [[Lunar City]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}

[[File:Energonep2 energon stars.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]

In its unprocessed form, Energon ore is bursting with raw energy, and hence hazardous to normal Transformer life. The only Transformers capable of safely handling energon are the [[Omnicon]]s, whose bodies became immunized to the ore's hazardous effects after years of mining it in space, and the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} These master Energon sculptors can absorb the energy from Energon ore into their bodies, and then generate sold-state [[Energon star]]s that can be given to other Autobots to temporarily boost their strength. The Stars are also capable of generating [[Energon weapon]]s like spears and axes, though these drastically shorten the Star's lifespan. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}} In one particularly puzzling instance, the interaction of multiple Energon Stars with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Matrix of Leadership#Unicron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]] led to the creation of the [[Energon Blaster]]. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Energon can also be processed into a liquid form that can be used as a medicinal bath capable of incredible feats like limb regeneration. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} This refined, positively-charged "Autobot" Energon is typically red in color.

[[File:Energonep3 shock shock shock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

In 2020, trapped in the ruined, deactivated body of Unicron, the insane alien [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] realized Energon's immense potential to create, and using what little Energon remained in the planet-eater's husk, created the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] from the very substance of Unicron to raid the Autobots' Energon mines. It was Alpha Q's intention to use indefinable, mystic properties of the Energon they would gather to recreate all the worlds that Unicron had consumed over the millennia. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} To rally the disenfranchised Decepticons to his side, Alpha Q forged an [[Energon Sword]] from the Spark of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who had been trapped in Unicron's body for a decade. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}} Megatron, however, was able to siphon off some of the Energon the Terrorcons returned with and crafted a new body for himself, ousting Alpha Q (who escaped in Unicron's disembodied head) and taking control of the Terrorcons. Under Megatron's directions, the Terrorcons gathered Energon to rebuild Unicron himself, so that Megatron could use him as a weapon. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} The Terrorcons were created to be immune to the harmful effects of raw Energon; they consume it orally, and convert it into green, negatively-charged "Decepticon" Energon Stars internally. Like the Autobots' Omnicon-made stars, these could be used by the Decepticons as power-enhancers, but they apparently remained unsafe to touch directly: When [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] tried to grab one, he received a debilitating jolt of energy that scarred his body with jagged lightning patterns. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}} The Terrorcons were also not the only thing Alpha Q used Energon to create: using the small supply he had left after escaping from Megatron, he restored the deceased [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to life. Unfortunately, he ran out halfway through the process, leaving Starscream incomplete, a sort of Energon "ghost", whose body constantly shifted from physical to incorporeal. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}}

[[File:Energonep14 energon grid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Setting off into space to stop Megatron's plans, the Autobots left Earth protected by Doctor Jones' newest Energon innovation: the [[Energon grid]], a protective field of plasma-state Energon generated by [[energon tower]]s positioned at each of the Cybertron Cities. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} The mechanism was later duplicated on Cybertron, where the towers were fuelled by [[Energon gas|gaseous green Energon]]. {{storylink|Battle Stations}} Earth's defense had to be sacrificed for the greater good, however, when Kicker convinced his father to beam all of Earth's Energon to Alpha Q, who used it to charge Unicron's head. Alpha Q rammed the positively-charged head into Unicron's body, causing the release of the "sparks" of all the planets Unicron had destroyed. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} Trying to destroy Alpha Q, Megatron triggered the release of all the negatively-charged Energon in Unicron's body, causing a violent reaction between the two kinds of Energon that tore open a fissure in space. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:Energonep28 energon sun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Red sun at night, sailor's delight. Red sun in morning, sailor's warning.]]

In the [[Alpha Q's universe|newly created dimension]] this fissure led to, Unicron's head became a glowing [[Energon Orb|sun]], nurturing all the reborn planets with its life-giving Energon light. Consequently, however, all of the planets were rich in Energon themselves, making them ripe targets for Decepticon pillaging. {{storylink|Protection}} Alas, the villains were able to gather enough Energon to restore and reactivate Unicron's body, and even reclaimed his head, extinguishing the Energon sun it had become and killing Alpha Q in the process. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} To stop Megatron's schemes, Primus transmitted Energon from Cybertron to the Autobots, [[burning justice|recoloring and powering them up]], and transforming the combined Optimus Prime and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] into a planetary-scale giant. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Prime and Omega were able to destroy Unicron's body, but Alpha Q's planets were in danger of dying due to the destruction of Energon sun. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Salvation came in the form of Primus' greatest creation: a reservoir of liquid blue [[Super Energon]], sealed away beneath Cybertron's surface, from a time when Autobots and Decepticons were allies, intended to usher in a new era of peace. {{storylink|Ambition}} This Energon had incredibly potent transformational abilities: it transformed Megatron into Galvatron, recolored and powered up [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], {{storylink|Wishes}} and turned [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]] Terrorcons into giants. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} A second immersion transformed Galvatron into a giant as well, at which point he was possessed by Unicron's still-living [[Spark]], but Primus orchestrated his downfall by gathering up the entire reservoir of Super-Energon and transforming it into a new foundling sun. Struggling against Unicron's control, Megatron flung himself into the sun, and both he and the planet-eater were seemingly destroyed as it burst into life. This new Energon sun took up position in Alpha Q's universe, nurturing his planets once more. {{storylink|The Sun}}

====''Energon'' comic====
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In this universal stream, Energon's raw form is a green gas. It normally undergoes processing before use for optimal efficiency, but even in its crude gaseous form, it remains a very effective power source. [[Energon Volant Accumulator]] planes are used to collect Energon vapour before it is lost to the atmosphere. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

The existence of pockets of energon gas on Earth was discovered by the alternative energy research and development company [[Alterenergy]], who dubbed it "01 Source". Unknown the public, the discovery was the work of Alterenergy consultant Brian Jones, whose son Kicker had the unexplained ability to detect Energon. This made Alterenergy a target for the Terrorcons, a cell of Decepticons who had been recruited by the evil alien [[Alpha Quintesson]], who bade them gather Energon to reactivate his master Unicron. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Attacking Alterenergy's [[Australia|Western Australia]] facility, the Terrorcons stole Energon using siphons that condensed the gas into green liquid form, which they then used to power themselves up with. [[File:Energon29 energon weapons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]] Thankfully, the Autobots arrived, able to take on their Energon-empowered foes thanks to their new [[Spark of Combination|combining abilities]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} Following the Autobots' victory, {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} they entered into an alliance with the humans, and began setting up drilling sites around the Earth to replenish their own dwindling supplies of Energon. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}

Energon can be shaped and moulded by the small group of evolved [[Mini-Con]]s known as Omnicons, who can fire it as blasts, create energy-constructs from it and sculpt it into powerful weapons. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} Kicker also discovered that his energon-manipulating powers had evolved when he was attacked by Decepticons over an Energon pocket in [[Turkey]] and was able to channel and redirect the energy into the Omnicons. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

===Live-action film series===
:''For further information see: [[AllSpark]], [[Energon drone]], [[Dual Energon Swords]], [[Energon detector]]

{{quote|Without it, we'd all perish, oxidize and rust, ''like my wretched self!'' Do you have any idea what it's like to slowly fall apart and die?!|[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] explains the importance of Energon|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

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Cybertron's source of Energon in this universe was the legendary, life-giving [[AllSpark]] cube, which sustained the planet and the Transformer race through its constant generation of the fuel, presumably in the form of crystals or ore. It was the Energon produced by the AllSpark that gave life to the first Cybertronians, the [[Dynasty of Primes]], creating them from Cybertron's metal surface itself. The Primes were soon to learn that the AllSpark's supply of Energon was not infinite: it required periodic recharging to continue Energon generation, and the only source of energy viable enough was that of suns. Using [[Star Harvester]]s, the Primes converted the suns of lifeless star systems into Energon, which fuelled the AllSpark, in turn allowing it to generate exponentially greater amounts of the energy, thereby allowing Cybertron to thrive, and more and more Transformers to be given life. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

Millions of years later, at the height of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had the AllSpark blasted into space, to put its power beyond the reach of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Without the AllSpark's constant supply of Energon, however, Cybertron began to atrophy, eventually becoming a ruin of a planet, uninhabitable by the Transformers. They too took to the stars, searching for the lost cube: the Autobots to reinvigorate Cybertron, Megatron planning to use its Energon to bring to life the machinery of other worlds, forging an even greater army. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Without true Energon from the Allspark, the Transformers were forced instead to subsist on a manufactured brew processed out of other natural resources on the other worlds they visited. Although much more stable that the Energon of most universes, if this artificial Energon ''were'' hypothetically detonated, the resultant explosion would be large enough to obliterate most of a good-sized continent. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

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The AllSpark landed on Earth in what would become Colorado, directly on top of an entrance into a mysterious network of subterranean caves that criss-crossed the entire planet. The cube's Energon radiation was funnelled into the tunnels for thousands of years, stimulating the growth of Energon ore, and mutating the animals that lived there into huge monstrosities. The Energon was discovered in caves in the Sierra Nevada mountains by gentleman adventurers [[Walter Simmons]] and [[Theodore Joseph Wells]] in the late 19th Century, {{storylink|Original}} but while these two men would go on to found the organization [[Sector Seven]], dedicated to protecting the Earth against the Transformers, they would not realize that this discovery was connected to their larger mission until they found the AllSpark and excavated it in 1913, uncovering more of the substance in the caves beneath it. They also discovered the abandoned [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], who was looking for the cube himself, and who accidentally triggered a surge of Energon from it that overloaded his systems and brought a nearby crane, car, gun and radio to life. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}} Energon was the subject of some study on Earth in later years; scientist [[Dina Morgan]] experimented with the energy potential of converting the crystals into liquid, and a memo about her research was later discovered by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] during his advance recon on the planet in the early 21st century. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

In 2007, Bumblebee was joined on the planet by more representatives of both factions, leading to a battle for possession of the AllSpark in [[Mission City]], during which a wave of Energon was released that brought [[Dispensor|several]] [[Xbox 360 robot|Earth]] [[steering wheel robot|machines]] to life. Ultimately, the cube was destroyed when [[Sam Witwicky]] plunged it into Megatron's Spark, overloading and apparently destroying him. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Following the destruction of the cube and the defeat of the Decepticons, the Autobots allied with humankind, and, lacking the time to confirm the presence of true Energon on Earth, instead began stockpiling manufactured Energon at [[NEST]] base on [[Diego Garcia]]. When questioned about the substance by [[Robert Epps]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] explained that it was basically useless to humanity; they could not use it to power weapons the way the Transformers did (like Optimus Prime's [[Dual Energon Swords]]) because its chemical composition was far beyond their ability to master. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

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In 2009, the small fragments that remained of the AllSpark cube were revealed to still possess Energon-generating powers when one was stolen by the Decepticons and used to restore Megatron to life. At the bidding of his master, a renegade member of the Dynasty of Primes known as [[The Fallen]], Megatron uncovered a hidden Star Harvester The Fallen had built in Egypt nineteen thousand years beforehand, planning to use it to convert Earth's sun into Energon that could be used to sire a new race of Decepticon [[hatchling]]s. Another shard brought a group of [[Appliancebot|kitchen appliances]] in Sam Witwicky's home to life; Sam later used it to rouse Jetfire from his years-long slumber. Jetfire was living proof of the fact that without regular consumption of Energon of any kind, a Transformer's body and mind begin to slowly break down, rusting away in a kind of robotic senility. By combining with Jetfire, Optimus Prime gained the power to stop Megatron and The Fallen and destroy the Star Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
[[File:ROTF fallen leaks energon.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The [[Tony Todd|Candyman]] can, 'cause he mixes it with love, and makes the world taste good...]]
Not long after the Autobot victory in Egypt, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] stumbled across a cave full of natural Energon, and was nearly brainwashed by the Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] into harvesting it for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Later still, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] were seen transporting a cargo of Energon ''cubes'', but whether they were created from the natural Energon Ironhide found or just more manufactured Energon is unknown. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}} Within a few years, NEST developed [[Energon detector]]s that could alert them to the approach of Cybertronian lifeforms, and had them stationed around major cities, forcing the Decepticons to withdraw to unmonitored regions of the planet like [[Namibia]], [[Africa]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Energon flows inside Transformers' bodies in a liquid form through a structure akin to a human's circulatory system. It is prone to gushing out when a Transformer receives debilitating injuries—glowing blue Energon showered from the wounds sustained by several Transformers during the battle of [[Mission City]], {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} while a golden form of liquid Energon oozed from The Fallen's dying frame<ref>Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref> when Optimus Prime killed him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} In fact, quite a ''lot'' of differently-colored fluids were seen slooshing and squirting from the Transformers during the quest for the Matrix of Leadership and the battles over [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s space bridge, including a disturbingly blood-like red liquid, but whether or not any of these were Energon is unclear. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Later still, [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]]'s robot prototypes could be seen spilling a ''green'' liquid when injured. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} The same liquid bled from the wounded [[Talisman Knight]], and spilt out from [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] after he was shot in the shoulder by [[Edmund Burton]]. [[Izabella]] hurled jars full of the stuff to confuse [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] robots into firing on each other. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===Fun Publications comics===
{{see|Rarified Energon}}
[[File:CrossingOver5 rarified energon.jpg|left|thumb|165px|"The formula is water! Pure, ordinary water!"]]
On the second leg of their multiverse-hopping journey, amnesiac Transformers [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] discovered a pool of liquid energon beneath the jungles of South America, being watched over a similar Transformer named [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} They were informed by Breakway's assistant, the computer system known as the [[Caretaker]], that the pool was no ordinary energon: it was [[Rarified Energon]], the base substance that made up Transformers' bodies and sparks. Skyfall, Landquake, and Breakway were, in fact, components of [[Nexus Prime]], one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], who had been tasked with guarding Rarified Energon by Primus eons in the past. When Nexus Prime had been divided into five separate robots in order to protect the secret of [[Prima]]'s [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Rarified Energon was left without a guardian, and was consequently secreted away in the corners of the multiverse—for if it should be destroyed, then it would be impossible for more Transformer life to be created. The Caretaker opened a cross-dimensional portal to take the three Transformers to the universe where they would find the [[Topspin (Classics)|fourth of their number]], assuring them that the Rarified Energon would be teleported away to a new safe location once they had left. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}
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===Animated===
{{see|Energon farm}}
[[File:Ani07 sllsparkinfusedenergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Mine mine mine! All mine!"]]
Crystalline formations of natural energon are cultivated on Cybertron at [[energon farm]]s, a menial task that earns workers a reputation as hayseeds despite its extreme importance, {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} and stored in energon cubes. Despite the Autobots being in full control of Cybertron and no excess energon being expended in a war effort, the substance remains extremely precious, as evidenced by the risks cadet [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] took when he and fellow cadets [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] attempted to recover a huge stockpile of it from a starship that had crashed on the planet [[Archa Seven]] centuries beforehand. Sentinel called this "AllSpark-infused energon", but there was nothing to indicate that it was any different from normal energon, suggesting that the energies of the life-giving [[AllSpark]] are known to be shared by energon in this universe, as they are in [[#live-action film series|others]]. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

Contrary to the hardships faced by Transformers in other universes, when [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s teams were stranded on Earth with no energon, they proved quite able to survive on simple [[oil]]. Back on Cybertron, though, energon remained on the menu at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where varieties served included Z and Ultra blends from various different planets, as well as energon-on-a-stick for the little 'bots. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Energon is used to power the machines and weapons of Cybertron, like those of the [[Elite Guard]]'s [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}} and small energon cubes are used as blasting charges in construction. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

===Shattered Glass===
[[File:Cliffjumper&SGGoryu Dungeons&Dinobots.jpg|left|thumb|100px|[[Steven Spielberg]] takes the directorial reins.]]
{{see|Energon rod}}
The energon of this twisted mirror universe is superficially different to the more recognizable fuel of most worlds. Here, it is a sickly green-yellow in color, is stored primarily in [[energon rod|rod]]s, and is considered by the dimensionally-displaced [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to have a strange aftertaste when compared to the energon of his home dimension. It remains used as a form of currency among Transformers.

Among the natural sources of energon on this universe's Cybertron are bright blue crystalline deposits that form on the shores of the [[Rust Sea]], when the sea's innate trace energon content is solidified by evaporation. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}
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===Aligned===
:''For further information, see: [[Energon battle pistol]], [[Energon grenade]], [[Energon repair ray]], [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], [[Dark Energon]], [[Energon prod]], [[Energon Harvester]], [[Synthetic Energon]], [[Energon shard]], [[Tox-En]], [[Red Energon]], [[Chronogon]]
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[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] explained that energon is an emanation of Primus, and a different form of that which makes up a [[Transformer]] and everything else on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} Energon occurs naturally in the form of blue crystals, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} though these sometimes resemble normal rocks. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} It is stored within Energon cubes, {{storylink|Masters & Students}} the framework for which can be produced by the Decepticon [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}} and is fashioned into smaller ingots for oral ingestion by Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} To distinguish it from other varieties, the blue version was also referred to as "live energon." {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

In Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], the [[ancient]]s moved energon by reconstituting and concentrating it into its most rarefied form, that of pure energy, which is transmitted between arrays such as the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} [[File:Starscreamharvestingcrystals.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Starscream harvesting raw Energon.]] Similarly, they used [[energon Harvester]]s to draw energy right out of energon crystals. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} A formula for a synthetic version of energon, known as [[Synthetic Energon]], was developed; but was apparently never put into production, the formula instead being stored within a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], one that would eventually be launched off-world during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]]. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

When war broke out on Cybertron, energon was weaponized in the form of the [[energon battle pistol]] and the [[energon prod]] (the latter an instrument of torture that would later prove to have a particularly deleterious, if temporary, effect on the human neural system {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}), but also found use on the battlefield as an implement of healing in medical tools like the [[Energon grenade]], which releases a localized aura of energon that restores the vigor of Transformers within the grenade's range. Medics were also known to carry [[energon repair ray]]s, more focused tools that fire a beam of energon to heal the injured. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}} As the war depleted energon supplies on Cybertron, both sides tried hiding their stockpiles of this valuable commodity on many other planets, including [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} To protect Decepticon assets, a squadron of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] were deployed to guard the deposits. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} The Decepticons even began experimenting with Energon's poisonous counterpart, [[Dark Energon]], a product of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] in the same way that live energon is a product of Primus. Using it, the Decepticons corrupted the [[core]] of Cybertron, and although the Autobots restored it, the planet's energon supply had been crippled, necessitating that the Transformers depart Cybertron so that it would be able to recharge and regenerate enough energon to once again support life. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}

Though the [[Autobot fleet]] was quick to flee Cybertron for other worlds, the Decepticons took the initiative and sought out energy rich planets whose resources they could convert into energon that would heal Cybertron. Using an ancient [[space bridge]] he'd found in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] stole energy from several worlds and converted it into energon, this process creating a toxic energon-based byproduct. Shockwave eventually rediscovered the Earth, finding it to possess enough raw energon for their purposes and reported its location to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

By coincidence or design, the Transformers' war eventually carried them back to Earth in the 21st century. After an undetailed initial clash, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] retreated into space to gather up an army, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], left in charge of the Decepticons on Earth, set about mining the energon that had flourished on the planet, claiming there was enough there to repower Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}} The shifting geology of Earth occasionally stymied his attempts, as some deposits had become unmineable since originally being stored; the largest of these was labelled "ND-7 Class". {{storylink|Out of His Head}} After three years, however, Megatron returned, having recovered more Dark Energon from the depths of space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, but he was fortunately stopped by the Autobots from using it to reanimate Cybertron's dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

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[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots later discovered the data cylinder containing the synthetic Energon formula, but its contents were beamed directly into [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s brain. The formula threatened to wipe his mind, so he was only able to transcribe a portion of it before it was necessary to remove it shoot it off into space. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] then attempted to complete the formula, but the result of experiments was a green liquid form of energon which supercharged his physical attributes at the loss of his mental stability. In the throes of this rage, Ratchet attacked a Decepticon mine and was wounded by Megatron, allowing [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to obtain for the Decepticons a sample of the Synthetic Energon that drained from his wounds. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Having gone rogue, Starscream was forced to either steal energon from the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} or scavenge for it in abandoned mines. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}} After [[MECH]] stole [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s [[transformation cog|T-cog]] in an attempt to get their own creation working, Starscream pointed out that it required energon to properly function. He used a small amount of his own as a demonstration. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} With Starscream's help, they were able to track down a sizable deposit. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] later found an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] which searched for energon for her. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

A sample of [[Tox-En]] was stored in the Iacon Vaults, and eventually made its way to Earth, which was found by Bulkhead. After a fight with [[Hardshell]], Bulkhead began to drip liquefied energon, which Bulkhead figured was leaking from a loose gasket. Bulkhead used the leak to make a false trail of energon puddles to lead the Insecticons away while he carried the Tox-En to a nearby volcano for disposal. At one point, Hardshell took time out to taste an Energon puddle. {{storylink|Toxicity}}

A chunk of [[Red Energon]] was uncovered on Earth, and during the race to get hold of it, Starscream managed to secure a chunk. {{storylink|New Recruit}} The destruction of [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] left the Autobots with a critically short energon supply prompting Ratchet to look into the Synthetic Energon formula once again. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} Starscream and Knock Out attempted to mix Dark and Synthetic Energon together to create a new army of super soldiers but the resulting interaction between the two substances turned [[Silas|the test subject]] into a Terrorcon with an insatiable lust for live Energon. {{storylink|Thirst}}

After [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] revealed his sentience, the Decepticons manipulated the Autobots into destroying the gestating Predacon clones luring them to Shockwave's laboratory with energon. {{storylink|Evolution}}

A bizarre interaction with the energon of Earth was responsible for bringing many weapons, including the Transformers' personal armaments, to life as the [[Arms Micron]]s.

One hazard encountered by the [[Rescue Bot]]s was the [[energon eater]], a space-going creature which fed off the energon from ships they attacked, and occasionally their occupants. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}

Energon turned out to be the power source required to get the [[Temporal Station]] to work. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}}

[[Madeline Pynch]]'s drilling operation uncovered a sizeable chunk of energon on the ocean floor. Once she learned of its energy potential, she dubbed it "Pynchonium" and used it to create [[Pynch-Cell]]s with which she intended to corner the world's energy market. The [[Griffin Rock]] rescue team launched a covert mission and managed to steal the energon from her compound on the mainland. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

After the War ended, Earth's energon supplies had dropped even further. The Decepticon [[Ped (RID)|Ped]] attempted to steal the Autobot supply of [[Energon cube]]s to monopolize the precious resource and gain his long denied respect from the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} A subset of Cybertronians were unable to normally consume Energon normally and had to suck it out of other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}} {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}}

During the gold rush, miners uncovered energon and subsequently abandoned the mine. It was later found by [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], however the mine collapsed. Grimlock was able to take a small nugget of energon before they escaped the mine. {{storylink|The Great Energon Rush}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Cave Monsters - Cyberverse - The Journey.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Swerve (G1)|"Impossible! Our laserfire is just making him stronger!"]]]]

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] ran low on energon, the crew stopped off at a nearby moon to mine more of the substance only to find that [[Cave monster|a race of insects]] had evolved to draw nourishment from the crystals, the Autobots' energon blasts likewise proving harmless to the beasts. Unwilling to condemn an innocent alien race, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] decided against mining operations. {{storylink|The Journey}}

Some 66 million years later, to try and get the ''Ark'' spaceworthy, [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] created a super-concentrated energon derivative that he dubbed "[[Hyper Fuel]]". The Hyper Fuel proved a bit ''too'' hyper however, so he instead began working on [[Mega Fuel]]. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

As the ''Ark'' carried the [[AllSpark]] back to Cybertron, Wheeljack devised a system to draw energon directly from it. While the badges proved an initial success, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] tampered with the delivery system, overloading the Autobots' systems with energon and driving them mad until Optimus shut it down. {{storylink|Party Down}}

Without the AllSpark, Cybertron's energon had begun to curdle into a toxic black variant. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

When the AllSpark returned to Cybertron, live energon began flowing through the planet, restoring it. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}} With the caves of the [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|Monsterbots]] rich with the substance once more, [[Affluous]] seized on the opportunity to affect a paradigm shift in their society, dividing the Monsterbots into the "[[Energon Master]]s", led by him, and those he deemed unworthy. His rule went unchallenged until [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] arrived to find a psychic shard of [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]], toppling Affluous in the process. {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
Energon takes the form of pink-purple cubes or rectangles when stored for transport. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} Energon could be quickly infused into the system by the use of [[energon patch]]es, which are applied to the bot's body and immediately absorbed. Multiple types of energon were common knowledge on Earth, to the point that "Know Your Energon" posters could be found in classrooms. {{storylink|Friends and Family}} Outlaw Decepticons [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] and [[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] were led to into a trap by [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] in the hopes of stealing several cubes. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} The Earth-born [[Terran]]s did not survive on energon (though they could absorb it), instead subsisting off the [[water]] that had birthed them. {{storylink|Friends and Family}}

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==Toys and merchandise==
===''Beast Wars''===

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The [[rubsign]]s introduced into the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline in 1997 were called "Energon Chips". On the Japanese side of things, Energon Matrices were included with [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]]'s toys; while the former's was merely sculpted detail beneath a panel on his chest, the latter's was fully removable.
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===Generation 1===

[[File:G1 energon toys.jpg|thumb|275px|Foooood Fiiight!!!]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]'s energon-axe and energon mace were the first toys that represented physical energon. [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] has enjoyed a long love affair with these weapons, which up until their release in plastic form, had only been ''very'' rarely seen. After several ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' PVC figurines depicted Prime and Megatron with the weapons deployed, the armaments made the jump to true toys with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues, which featured new axe and mace accessories for the 2003 re-releases of the original Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Megatron]] toys. These weapons were also included with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' versions of the characters, and on Prime's ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' figures as well. Prime's axe in particular has gotten a lot of face-time, having been recolored with each new [[redeco]] of these various Prime toys—and that's been quite a few! See the [[energon-axe]] article for a full listing of this weapon's releases.

''The Transformers Collection'' also featured the first, and to-date only, toys made of energon cubes, three of which came packaged with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] giftset. The translucent pink cubes are made of soft rubbery plastic, and are quite small; fairly in-scale with the Insecticons themselves, but undeniably dinky next to any larger toys. The reason for their small size is so that they can fit into the Insecticons' opening cockpits, left over from their days as ''[[Diaclone]]'' toys. Three cubes were also included with the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Insecticon clone]] [[redeco]] of this set.
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===''Energon''===

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All the Omnicon and Terrorcon toys released in the ''Energon'' toyline came packaged with an Energon star (called an "Energon chip" in the toyline) which could attach to the Spark crystals that most of the toys in the series feature, and an Energon weapon, itself formed from several modular pieces that could be mixed and matched with other figures and other Energon weapon components through the miracle of [[5 mm post]]s. The Autobot stars and weapons were various shades of red, while the Decepticons' were green (purple was considered too close to red<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Purple is to close to red we needed more seperation between the two forms in the toys and for the cartoon and print partners.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/09/17/orsons-world-9-17-910|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=09|day=17}}</ref>), with each faction sporting a different design for their Energon stars. These weapons included [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]'s '''Energy Axe''' (formed from a boom arm and a spare tire) [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]'s '''Energy Spear''' (the merging of a cannon and two rocket boosters), [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s '''Energy Cutter''' (made up of a projecting dish and two shield panels), [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]]'s compound bow (built from fuel tanks and exhaust pipes), [[Battle Ravage]]'s twin cannons, [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]'s '''Energy Raiden''' (the united form of two blades) [[Cruellock]]'s '''Energy Blade''' (a large sword made even larger with the addition of a small gun as a handle) and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]'s '''Energy Drill''' (a dagger and gatling cannon combined). In addition to being recolored and sold in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' and live-action movie toylines along with the figures who wielded them, many of these weapons were released in new colors as exclusives in Japan, sometimes on their own, sometimes packaged with different toys. See the [[Energon weapon|Energon weapon article]] for a full list. One other set of modular Energon weapons was available as part of the line: the rifle and sword which came with Starscream, owing to the character's status as an "Energon ghost". This pair of weapons could combine to form a ''huge'' sword.

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The limb components of the three "Maximus" [[Combiner]]s released during ''Energon'' also each came with a translucent blue "Super Energon" star and an Energon weapon. Rather than follow the modular mix-and-match pattern of the earlier toys, however, these Energon weapons converted into either a hand or foot for their combined super [[robot mode]]. From [[Superion Maximus]], [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]] and [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]] came with twin double-ended cannons, while [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] and [[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] were armed with double-barrelled blasters; from [[Constructicon Maximus]], [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] and [[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] wielded odd clawed cudgels that were particularly strange next to [[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]] and [[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]]'s pincer-claws; and from [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] and [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] bore combined double-barrelled cannon radar arrays, while [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]] and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] brandished modular quintuple-barrelled arsenals. These figures were redecoed across the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toylines, and select limbs were chosen by the Transformers Collectors' Club to become components of their exclusive combiner figure, the energon-manipulating Nexus Prime.

[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]]'s Energon Sword was his perennial accessory throughout the ''Energon'' toyline, available in various sizes and colors with his toys, and also with a ''Super Link'' exclusive Kicker figure and as a rather large role-play weapon. See the [[Energon Sword|Energon Sword article]] for a full list of releases. By contrast, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s Energon Blaster was ''only'' released as a role-play weapon, its role in the toyline about as memorable as its brief, puzzling appearance in the cartoon.

Energon took another form for a small line of European-exclusive [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions|McDonald's Happy Meal ''Energon'' toys]]. The four figures in the series each came with a large, translucent "Energon cube", which could be inserted inside their body and featured various effects: Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]'s had electronic sounds, while Megatron and [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]]'s featured LED lights.

===Live-action movies===
[[File:ROTF energon swords.jpg|left|thumb|225px| Now... where's that face?]]

The first [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] was the "[[AllSpark Power]]" series, in which all the figures sported bright blue parts to represent the glowing blue Energon power of the AllSpark. The AllSpark itself was also rendered in plastic form: it came as a small accessory packaged with the Japanese releases of the "AllSpark Power" figures, or as more esoteric objects like a Rubik's Cube, a paperweight and a candy container. We guess that would make the candy itself the Energon! See the [[AllSpark|AllSpark article]] for a complete listing of merchandise.

[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s original live-action movie toy did not include the Energon Sword he was seen deploying in the feature film, but the blade was soon added when the figure was retooled for the "[[Premium Series]]" subline imprint. A second sword was added to Prime's arsenal in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie, and given that the swords played a major part in one of the film's set-piece battles, they were quickly established as a fixture on almost all of the line's Optimus Prime toys, from his large-scale Leader-class figure, all the way down to his ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figurine. See the [[Dual Energon Swords|Dual Energon Swords article]] for a full listing of toys wielding these face-taking blades.

===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
An [[exclusive]] toy set released for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, was a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]] meant to represent Shockwave, with an additional cannon piece meant to emulate Generation 1 Shockwave's gun barrel. It includes the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro|James McCullen Destro XXIV]] and a [[Battle Android Trooper]]<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ Shockwave H.I.S.S. page at yojoe.com]</ref> with a trolley for carrying a trio of [[Energon cube]]s. The three cubes, clearly inspired by the Generation 1 cartoon version, are clear pink plastic with inserts to make them appear to be partially filled with liquid.

===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
The [[Walmart]] exclusive non-transforming ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline features characters from different [[franchises]] that are each dependent on [[show-accuracy]] in each sculpts within their own respective series, this also plays even with their own accessories. Characters from the Generation 1-era are packaged with Glowy Pink Cubes, Raw Energon Crystals for ''Beast Wars'' characters and [[Dark Energon]] Cubes for ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' characters .

===''Legacy''===
Bringing together characters from across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] in celebration of the approaching 40th anniversary of [[Transformers brand|the brand]] (like ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' did for the 30th anniversary), ''Legacy'' toys are accompanied with clear weapons very reminiscent of those from ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Transformers: Energon]]'', which can be combined using [[5 mm post]]s. Like the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Cyberverse|Cyberverse]]'' toys from the ''Prime'' Franchise, Autobots are marketed with Energon Weapons while Decepticons are associated with Dark Energon.<ref>[[Hasbro PulseCon 2021]]</ref> Even [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|characters who]] [[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)#Core_Class|don't receive]] clear weapons or accessories are marketed in social media posts as including "Energon-infused" weapons/accessories.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Harness the power of Energon with Energon-infused accessories that come with both figures.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CY4XcbCL56p|name=@tranformersoffical|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=01|day=18}}</ref>

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Energon''' (エネルゴン ''enerugon'', エナジョン ''enajon'')
*''Chinese:'' '''Energon''' (comics, 异能晶 ''yìnéngjīng''), '''néngliàng kuài''' (Generation 1, 能量块, "energy block"), '''néngliàng jīngtǐ''' (''Generation 2'', 能量晶体, "energy crystal")
*''Russian:'' '''Energon''' (Энергон)

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Combiner

2023-02-23T12:50:38Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* Combiner list */

[[File:studioox combiners whatif.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.]]

Over the course of their endless wars, the Cybertronian race has developed a frightful array of [[:Category:Weapons by franchise|weapons]], but the most powerful and versatile invention of all might be the power to physically merge multiple Cybertronians into a single form—this power might be unlocked through conventional Cybertronian science, or through the energies of a mystical artifact like the [[Enigma of Combination]]. The term '''combiner''' (sometimes capitalized, sometimes not) can be used to refer to both those rare Transformers who possess this ability and the composite machine they create.

Although many different varieties of combiners exist—for instance, two or more Cybertronians might merge to form a vehicle, weapon, or some kind of useful machine, the most famous and immediately recognizable form of combination involves the fusion of five or six individual Cybertronians into a larger robot, sometimes referred to as a '''gestalt'''; more often than not, this combined form possesses its own emergent personality based at least in part on the interaction between the minds of its individual components. Introducing the technology into any of the myriad iterations of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] across the [[multiverse]] inevitably leads to the same result: short of a [[Titan (group)|Titan]], the only thing capable of stopping a combiner rampage is another combiner, and more than one conflict between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s has spiralled into an endless combiner arms race as both sides scramble to accrue as many of these strategic-grade weapons as possible.

Although the mental merge usually dilutes the strength of a combiner's individual thoughts, to the point where many suffer from limited intellects or outright insanity, a few combiner teams like the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s or [[Breastforce]] have taken steps to mitigate this design flaw. But, as more than one [[Decepticon]] leader has used to his advantage, even the most dysfunctional combiner is exponentially stronger than the mere sum of its parts, and more than a match for a dozen average-sized Cybertronians.

{{bigquote|Superion is five Autobots put together. Think about the last time you and your friends tried to agree on pizza toppings, then make it '''way''' more complicated.|[[Spike (MLP)|Spike]]|"[[The Mightiest Dinobot]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Diaclone Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Diaclone pre-G2 Constructicons.]]

The concept of combining robots is a [[tvtropes:Main/CombiningMecha|long-standing anime trope]], so it is perhaps appropriate that the story of combiners as we know them today began before the creation of the ''Transformers'' brand. In 1982, the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline introduced the "Construction Vehicle Robo" and "Train Robo" figures. Not only did these six-man teams change from robots into realistic construction vehicles and locomotives, they could also combine with their respective teammates to form a larger super robot. In [[1985]], with the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' franchise now in its second year, [[Hasbro]] imported the construction-themed toys to the [[United States of America|United States]] and characterized them as the evil "[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s", who could unite to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. After Diaclone's 1986 cancellation, the next wave of combining toys saw release as ''Transformers'' characters on both sides of the Pacific. A significant step up from their predecessors, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s possessed a standardized combination scheme that allowed kids to mix and match team members at well, leading to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] marketing them under the "Scramble City" subline on account of their ability to "scramble" limbs at will.

[[File:Raiden boxart.jpg|thumb|right|200px|There's a "derailment" joke waiting to happen.]]

Initially, tie-in fiction treated the ability to combine as a comparatively recent invention created after the Transformers arrived on Earth, but this soon changed: the cartoon episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" revealed that the Constructicons first combined early in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]; later, to accommodate the presence of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, Marvel's ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' miniseries showed these combiners existing on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] long before the exodus to [[Earth]]. By the end of the original ''Transformers'' toyline, the line had expanded beyond Scramble City: these included [[Mini-Cassette]] combiners like [[Squawkbox]], vehicle-mode combiners like the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s, and a number of oddballs like [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and the [[Duocon]]s. Given Japan's aforementioned affection for the concept, basically every Japanese-exclusive franchise would introduce new combiners, even after Hasbro eased off on the concept—perhaps most prominently, the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' franchise would resurrect the original Train Robo under the name "[[Raiden]]", and subsequent franchises would introduce a host of new combining characters like the [[Breastforce]], [[Multiforce]], and [[Dinoforce]].

While the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' franchises did not embrace the gimmick to the same degree as the franchises that preceded them (although the toyline-exclusive combiners [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] and [[Tripredacus]] would go on to appear in various tie-in comics), Japanese-original shows from around the same time, most prominently ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Car Robots]]'', introduced many new combiner characters like [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] and [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]]. In [[2004]], riding on the success of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise, its successor ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' spotlighted combination as one of its central gimmicks: in addition to resurrecting the Scramble City gimmick with the "Maximus" combiners (which were basically a last-minute addition to the toyline), the [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|toyline]]'s central gimmick allowed almost every Autobot to combine with any other Autobot by forming either the upper or lower body of a combiner. Unlike most previous depictions of the process, or even [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s concurrent depiction of the technology as a mentally and physically rigorous mechanical upgrade, this series introduced [[Primus]]'s divine [[Spark of Combination]] as an explicitly supernatural force capable of instantly combining individual Transformers together.

For many years, [[Fandom|fans]] referred to super robot combiners with emergent personalities as '''gestalts''', based on the {{w|Gestalt psychology|real-world term}} meaning, roughly, an object greater than the sum of its parts. The term remained firmly in realm of [[fanon]] for years, but between ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' design sketches, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s bio, and a mention in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', the term soon caught on with Hasbro designers. Initially, IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity|first ''Transformers'']] treated gestalt technology as an unpredictable and highly experimental technology—modern-day Autobots like the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s lacked combination powers, and author [[Simon Furman]] characterized [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] as an insane failed experiment from Cybertron's bygone [[Golden Age]]. ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' introduced a new incarnation of Devastator, although [[Shockpoint|later stories]] established that he was the imperfect product of arduous research.

[[File:NexusPrimeflankedbyotherPrimes.jpg|thumb|left|200px|He-who-shall-not-be-named.]]

Around this time, [[Fun Publications]] released a number of [[redeco]]ed ''Energon'' combiner components through the Collector's Club. Tie-in fiction published in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|official Collector's Club magazine]] detailed their adventures across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], and eventually culminated with the reveal that all five of these seemingly unrelated 'bots were all fragments of [[Nexus Prime]], one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]] who displayed mastery over [[energon]]. Hasbro would fold Nexus Prime into their definitive version of the Thirteen; when he reappeared in 2013's ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', his new profile played up his status as the first combiner instead. Notably, that book established that he controlled a mysterious [[Enigma of Combination]], but what exactly this ''was'' would not be revealed for another few years.

The [[2010]] ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' toyline featured a mixture of old and new characters, who combined with static [[Autotransformation|auto-transforming]] figures to form larger super robots. The Japanese counterpart of the toyline, ''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]'', declared the toys (which were redecoed from the Hasbro toys) to be new bodies for various established characters in the sprawling [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], while others made appearances in [[Live-action film series|movie]]-related media like ''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions]]''. [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|Issue #32]] of the Collectors' Club magazine expanded on their scant [[bio]] information by explaining that [[Power Core Combination]] was a "lost art"; modern attempts to reinvent the technology only created destructive monsters in what is presumably a reference to [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s role in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

Just five years later, the ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' multimedia branding again pushed combiners to the fore. To support this marketing push, [[IDW Publishing]] launched a [[Combiner Wars (comic)|tie-in comic series]] set in its [[2005 IDW continuity|primary ongoing universe]]... a universe that had already established combination as a forbidden, dangerous art. To get around all this, IDW revealed that Nexus Prime's "Enigma of Combination" was a supernatural artifact that could instantly merge Cybertronians together into a combiner. This reveal tied the old Spark of Combination to the idea that "true" combination had become a lost art by the modern day; furthering this revelation, ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[The Crucible|#34]] subtly retconned that Monstructor's creator [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had been trying to recreate the power of the Enigma using mundane technology.

In the years since ''Combiner Wars'', depictions of combination have shifted toward something more supernatural than scientific in nature: many modern works of media tie the process to the Enigma of Combination, arcane super-science, or exposure to exotic radiation. Many contemporary depictions of combiners, including the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], IDW's various comic continuities, or ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', focus just as much on the internal struggles of the team to coordinate their efforts. For more specific descriptions of how individual stories have treated combination in all its forms, read on.

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==Types of combiner==
{{bigquote|Decepticons are '''obsessed''' with combining. Put two of 'em in a room and within seconds one will be standing on the other's shoulders. '''Fact.'''|[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]|"[[The Waiting Game]]"}}

Although combiners are a diverse and varied clade, not ''all'' Cybertronians who combine with smaller robots or form a larger machine count as “true” combiners. Although many Transformers, such as [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] or ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], can combine with parts of their alternate mode to form a larger, [[Super Mode|powered-up form]], these only involve one character combining with an inanimate piece of machinery. [[Multi-component Transformer]]s like [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] or [[Magmatron]] possess a single consciousness distributed over several bodies; there is only ''one'' Transformer involved, regardless of how many bodies that character may simultaneously operate, although a few “true” combiners like the [[Power Core Combination|Power Core Combiners]] blur this line.

Sometimes a smaller Transformer will attach to and enhance a larger Transformer in some way. [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] partners like [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, or [[Mini-Con]]s who [[Powerlinx]] with larger partners, are not considered combiners; although the components involved often a share a deep, almost symbiotic relationship with each other, their "combined" form is almost exactly the same in appearance and functionality as their non-combined form.

Generally, combiners can be divided into three primary categories:

===Robot mode combiners===
[[File:Computron.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
The majority of Transformers who combine do so by merging into a humanoid "super robot" that exponentially magnifies the strength of its components. In many cases, this robot is its own being, with a unique name and a personality formed from the intersection of multiple minds. In other instances, however, a combiner might be governed by just ''one'' member of the team, their personality so strong that the act of combination becomes an extension of their own will supported by the other Cybertronians who comprise the combiner. Sometimes, the individual components involved in a combination might not actually possess humanoid robot modes of their own: for instance, the Autobot [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] is the combined form of [[Raindance]] and [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]], who transform from [[Mini-Cassette|mini-cassette]]s into a tank and jet respectively.

While a combiner can be formed from as few as two robots or hundreds, perhaps the most immediately recognizable combiners of all are the five-man teams who made prominent appearances in the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic]] and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]. While [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] utilized a unique six-bot configuration that relegated nominal team leader [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] to the ignoble role of right leg, the "Scramble City" combiners that followed—[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], etc.—were all based on a standardized five-member design featured in the Japanese [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|''Scramble City'' toyline]]: the team leader forms the head and main body of the combiner, while the four other team members form the limbs. These limbs are interchangeable from one Scramble City-style combiner to the next, allowing for a number of improvised combinations. The [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]]s are notable for incorporating ''six'' members into the team; while any four can combine with their leader [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], one member of the team transforms into a blaster for the combiner to wield. A few other modern interpretations of the characters, most notably their ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' incarnations, have also featured a smaller sixth member of the team in a support role—sometimes acting as a weapon, other times serving as a chestplate or shield.

These specific four-limbs-and-one-torso combiners and their components have also been called, varyingly, '''Scramble City combiners''', '''[[Special Teams]]''',<ref>When the ''Scramble City'' toys were marketed in Europe they were referred to as Special Teams, and the term appeared in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK comic book]] series and some marketing materials in the US,, but never appeared in US fiction until 2004's [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|''Ultimate Guide'']].</ref> '''fusilateral quintrocombiners'''.<ref>Coined by [[Simon Furman]] in [[Swarm (issue)|issue 9]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]] to refer to the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]],</ref> or '''amalgam models'''.<ref>"[[Devastation Derby!]]"</ref> Although they comprise a substantial cross-section of combiners, not all combiners adhere to this specific layout: the various [[Micromaster]] combiners, including [[Sixwing]], [[Sixtrain]], or [[Sixbuilder]], feature their own standardized layout, which incorporate up to six members and also feature interchangeable limbs. Other combiners like [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], [[Predaking (G1)|"Generation 1" Predaking]]", ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]], or ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] all incorporate a different number of components with unique transformation schemes.
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===Vehicle mode combiners===
[[File:Fireshot vanquish windblade 4.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Rather than combining into a larger robot, a number of Transformers can instead transform into a combined vehicle form. Unlike humanoid combiners, who generally merge into a single super robot with its own personality, almost all fiction has treated these kinds of combiners as a purely physical combination, with no kind of mental merge to speak of. This is not to say that Cybertronians who combine in this way are ''completely'' separate from one another: many works of fiction treat this kind of combination as a kind of sibling bond, sometimes shared between a literal set of [[twin]]s, and the Transformers involved might share some kind of deeper link.

While some 'bots—such as [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who combine into the larger [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]]—possess individual vehicle modes that can then merge into a larger form, others, most notably the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s, lack individual alternate forms entirely: they can only transform into the front or back half of a vehicle, and rely on their partner to form a complete alternate mode.

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===Others===
[[File:RequiemBlaster.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

A small number of Transformers combine into objects that are neither super robots nor vehicles. This kind of combination is most prevalent among [[Mini-Con]] teams, who possess the power to combine into larger weapons and tools for full-sized Cybertronians to wield, but a small number of other Transformers and near-Cybertronian lifeforms have adopted similar configurations: [[Sonic (IDW)|Sonic]] and [[Boom]] transform into a set of speakers, while the [[Recyclon]]s could unite to form the [[Prime Processing Unit]].

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
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Although a number of combiner teams existed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], including both the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} the ability was rare enough that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his legion of Earth-bound Autobots had never encountered combiners. Thus, when [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] designed and built the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s and imbued them with life using the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] energy stored in Prime's severed head, they were taken by surprise and nearly defeated by the newly formed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}
''The [[Special Teams]] were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the Creation Matrix to Optimus Prime. Shockwave was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

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Once the Autobots rescued and repaired Optimus Prime, the group turned their attention to countering Decepticon combiner technology: although their new warrior [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] could combine his rocket and tank modules into one mighty robot, his creator [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] judged this combination inadequate compared to Devastator's six-way fusion. To get their hands on this advanced technology, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] secretly recorded their transformation pattern, {{storylink|Command Performances!}} and the Autobots successfully reverse-engineered to create the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Unfortunately, they were forced to go on their first mission with only [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s personality programming completed, leaving the rest of the team and their combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] indifferent towards [[human]] casualties. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

After their first mission proved a failure, Optimus Prime had [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] wipe their memory and started reprogramming them with the Creation Matrix. However, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had gotten a lift to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] on Silverbolt's plane mode, had injected Optimus Prime with a [[cerebro-shell]] with which [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] used to steal energy from the Creation Matrix and bring his newly built combiner team, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], to life. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} As this combiner arms race heated up, the heroic [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and evil [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s became the next combiner teams to join the conflict on Earth. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

''Megatron summoned the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s to Earth'', {{storylink|Prey!}} and Shockwave would again call on their services. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} ''Shockwave would also bring the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]]s from Cybertron to Earth'', {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} and subsequent Decepticon leader [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] made use of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Many combiner teams—the Aerialbots, Technobots, Terrorcons, Seacons, and possibly the Combaticons and Protectobots—fell to an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] during his infamous rampage. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] combined to form [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]]. They appeared to keep their individual personalities in their combined mode instead of merging their minds. {{storylink|People Power!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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The Constructicons lost the ability to combine, but attempted to compensate by constructing a separate Devastator robot on a deserted island in the [[Bahamas]]. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Multiple [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]s could combine into larger vehicle modes. {{storylink|Total War!}} The [[Stormtrooper (Cybertronian)|Stormtrooper]]s under [[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]]'s command, for instance, could form a single "thunderjet". {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}

=====''Classics''=====
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In the years after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat, Megatron rebuilt the Constructicons as a five-robot combiner, a new configuration that incorporated [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in place of [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}}

After the destruction of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|their native universe]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] received [[beast mode]] upgrades to survive on the prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|a parallel universe]]. While in their beast forms, they gained the ability to combine into the mighty [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]; this new form came in handy when they went up against Megatron and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]]s, who had since adopted [[Scylla]] into their ranks and reforged their combined form into "God Neptune"—thanks to Scylla's influence, this new configuration proved to be more intelligent and tactically minded than the brutish hunter that had preceded him. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}}

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=====''Regeneration One''=====
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[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] prepared for the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s invasion of Cybertron by having [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]] alert the Neo-Decepticon cells to get ready, while he himself prepared to deploy Monstructor. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} When [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] deployed [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to take out Bludgeon's [[Blitz Engine]]s, Soundwave ordered Monstructor to take out Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} The two giants clashed and just as the invasion was halted by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s defeat of Bludgeon and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s annihilation of the ''[[Warworld]]'', Omega Supreme utterly destroyed Monstructor. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

=====''Timelines''=====
During the campaign against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] rebuilt a dying [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and upgraded him with combiner technology in the hopes that he'd take the ailing First Aid's place as one of [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'s limbs. Due to Ratchet's [[The Pri¢e of Life!|prior experiences with combination]], he remained wary of the upgrade and did not combine unless absolutely necessary. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Customization class G2 Ratchet bio}}

=====''Transformers '84''=====
Although combiner technology did not see widespread use on Cybertron due to its intense energy-inefficiency, Straxus nevertheless posted [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] to guard [[Project Dreadnought]]'s headquarters in [[Stanix]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
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The secret of combination hinged on a Cybertronian's [[personality component]]; only a fully-sentient Cybertronian could combine with their teammates into a more powerful form, and if even one ‘bot lacked a personality component then the team could not combine. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}} However, combiners could still function, albeit in a severely weakened state, even without a team member forming an arm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}} Some Cybertronians like [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] could combine into a single alternate mode. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}
On Cybertron, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were existing Transformers who were brainwashed by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to become Decepticons and modified so that they could combine into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and challenge [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. After the fall of the [[Crystal City]] that they had worked to build together, Omega Supreme pursued the Constructicons for millions of years. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} In 1984, the Constructicons were [[Constructicon (G1)#Origin inconsistency|(re?)created]] on [[Earth]] with the ability to combine to bolster the Decepticons' strength. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

As the Cybertronian war on Earth heated up, the Autobots and Decepticons wound up constructing the heroic [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and evil [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s to plug specific tactical weaknesses in their ranks—a lack of air power and an inability to outmaneuver the Autobots on the road. Designed to combine, both sides eventually received personalities from [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}} [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] installed the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s' [[personality component]]s into junked military vehicles and gave them the ability to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Later, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s became part of the Autobot forces on Earth and used their combined form to great effect on multiple occasions. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} On one notable occasion, a group of Autobots disguised themselves as the Stunticons, and were even able to combine their myriad abilities together to create a crude facsimile of Menasor himself. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

Years later, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s appeared as combiners under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} The combinable [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s were part of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s troops. An intellectually enhanced [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] created the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s with the ability to combine. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

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=====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=====
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A number of combiner warriors incorporated the mysterious technique known as "[[Scramble Power]]", which gave them the ability to swap and even interchange their component limbs at will to generate unique configurations for battle. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}} A smaller number of combiners were "[[Free-Combination|Free Combiners]]", who could rearrange their bodies at will. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}} A unique form of [[energon]] known as "[[Joint energon]]" could cause Transformers to spontaneously develop combiner joints. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

[[Precursor World]] hero [[White Gallant Convoy]] could combine with members of the [[White Order]] to form a powerful "Grand Prime" mode, but even this powered-up mode could not withstand the might of a Matrix-empowered [[God Neptune]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} During another battle with God Neptune, [[Purple Wicked Convoy]] combined with Megatron Omega to form an "Omega Hand Mode". {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale 1}}

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A mysterious dimensional shockwave turned a number of [[Cyberdroid]]s into combining [[Micromaster]]s. {{storylink|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}}

In the modern day, inspired by a [[Masquerade|previous incident]] in which several Autobots combined, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] initiated the "Masquerade Project" in the late 1980s, modifying their [[transformation cog]]s to adopt new combiner modes. Though the process was imperfect and unstable, they managed to combine into [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] and defeat [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] during the battle for the [[Transform Super Cog]]. The combiner was then split apart when hit by an energy shockwave emitted by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

The [[Trainbot]]s were a group of Autobot rail vehicles with the power to combine into [[Raiden]]; on multiple occasions, they used their combined form to tussle with other combiners like Bruticus and Predaking. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

On one notable occasion, the combiners [[Guard City]], [[Sixbuilder]], [[Sixwing]], [[Sixturbo]], and [[Sixtrain]] all teamed up to unleash the awesomely powerful "[[Autobot Scrum Combination]]", summoning energy from their twenty-nine components and releasing it in a single devastating blast to save the Earth from [[Battle Gaia]] and the [[Jet Corps]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Conclusion}}

With the help of [[Chip Chase|Professor Chase]], [[Power Core Combination]] was developed on [[Earth]] in the 21st century during a time when the Autobot/Decepticon conflict had largely moved away from the planet. Participants in the program—beginning with several Autobot [[Micromaster]]s from planet [[Micro|Zone]]—were upgraded into new forms and fitted with newly developed [[Energon Matrix]] power sources, becoming part of a new "[[Master Class]]" [[subgroup]]. {{storylink|The Mighty Bolt}} Before long, their successful tests of the Power Core Combination drones drew the attention of a team of Decepticons under the command of [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]], who performed a similar upgrade on themselves (dubbing themselves "[[Master Chaos]]") that would enable them to interface with the Power Core drones and steal them. {{storylink|Prelude to the Siege}}

In the year [[2021]], the Autobots successfully resurrected Optimus Prime as a combiner; although he'd live for only seven days as a result of his many previous deaths, he was able to combine with several of his Autobot friends to form an improved version of Optimus Maximus. Despite this boost in power, however, Optimus Maximus and his components were quickly defeated by [[Megatronia]], a combiner composed of female Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} Meanwhile, a time-travelling [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] from another reality invaded this world and possessed [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]]'s body as his new vessel. Though Galvatron planned to usurp Unicron's body in order to implement the "[[Grand Galvatron]]" scheme, the crippled god offered him an alternative; instead he would summon from across the [[multiverse]] others who shared similar thoughts of revenge, and together they would unite to become a new "Grand Galvatron". Galvatron accepted and Cyclonus was joined by [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], and a partially re-materialized [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] into Galvatron's new body. Though Unicron ordered Galvatron to seize [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for him, Galvatron planned to betray Unicron once again, and take control of his homeworld for himself. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}}

In their new combined form, the team attacked Cybertron until [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] split them apart. Cyclonus and the rest made their way to [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber before re-combining to do battle with [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} With the arrival of [[Megaempress]], the rest of the team fled, leaving Cyclonus and Galvatron at the empress's mercy as she threatened to enthrall them both. They were saved when a revived Optimus Prime took Megaempress and her soldiers on. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} When Unicron himself showed up and tried to take Cybertron as his new body, Galvatron was angered and had Cyclonus attack the dark god, but he ended up blasted out of the sky and knocked unconscious. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} Galvatron II's spirit then left Cyclonus's body, but he remained able to combine and, after recovering, convinced the rest of the team to form Grand Galvatron once more and help defeat Unicron. After their victory, he went into space, plotting to restore the Decepticon army by becoming the next Galvatron. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

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Although early Cybertronian combiners were lumbering brutes who struggled with intellectual or emotional issues, drawbacks that would be exemplified by the oafish [[Dinoking]], the [[Breastforce]] would be the first combiner team to bypass this debilitating weakness: their combined form, [[Liokaiser]], proved an intelligent and cunning warrior. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}} Not to be outdone, the Autobots retaliated with next-generation combiners of their own: the Autobot [[Brainmaster]]s could unite into [[Road Caesar]], a perfect three-way fusion with an unbreakable fighting spirit, {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} while the modular [[Multiforce]] could assume multiple sub-combinations or perform a six-way combination to form the mighty [[Landcross (SG)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

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When the [[Quintesson]]s escaped their dimensional prison, they arrived on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] in the year [[2050]], where they spotted and hoped to subdue the Dinobots to use as merchandise. Towards this goal, they summoned [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], who had the Dinobots on the ropes till Grimlock was encouraged by telepathic messages from the [[Primus|Oracle]] of the past universe to use [[Earth]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]] to manifest his heart's strength in reality. With this energy and the lending of an [[Energon Matrix]] from [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]], Grimlock and the other four original Dinobots combined into the mighty Volcanicus. Soon after, Volcanicus was contacted by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] about the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]], so Volcanicus's components split up to go and assist their human allies against the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

The Technobots arrived as Grimlock faced down [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who had already defeated the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]; unwilling to hurt the humans, the six combined into [[Volcaticon]]: a new cross-factional combiner that combined Grimlock's strength and take-charge attitude with the intellect of the five Technobots. Although Volcaticon announced his intention to find a solution that would benefit the humans and Selectors alike, the Quintessons attacked and knocked the new combiner back into his components. To resist a barrage of corrosive gas bombs, the two teams reformed into Computron and Volcanicus. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} With the Cybertron Alliance combiners on the back foot thanks to a deblitating [[Angolmois Energy]] attack and a subsequent [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] assault that took the female combiner [[Orthia]] out of action, a number of Technobots, Aerialbots, and Protectobots joinined up as another ad-hoc combination they dubbed "[[Comperian]]". Quintesson enforcer Abominus thus fought fire with fire by stealing [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s limbs to become [[Abomenaticus]]. The two combiners fought till [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] threatened to take all of Earth's Angolmois Energy, so Abominus reformed to use the full capability of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]' Angolmois-manipulating nature and shifted his focus onto Megatron Omega. {{Storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

Combiner technology would persist and evolve into the distant future; [[Maximal]] combiners like [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] and [[Tripledacus]] were powerful warriors, but eschewed the direct mind-melding technology of their ancestors in favour of a simpler system where each individual component worked in tandem to coordinate their attacks. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warriors like [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB (BW)|BB]] could temporarily combine into [[Formation Scream]] while in vehicle mode, and tripartite warriors like [[Magmatron]] possessed a unique [[beast mode]] that could split and recombine at will. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} The [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]]s used a quintuple combination system when they formed into [[God Neptune]], while the Jointrons incorporated a triple combination system that directly integrated their bodies into a greater whole. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

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=====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity=====
Powerglide rescued a [[Battle Dog|puppy]] that was juiced up on energy thanks to the Decepticons. Before it died, the puppy transferred his power to Powerglide. This temporarily energized Powerglide with Scramble Power, which he used to combine with other Autobot Minibots. The [[Minibot combiner]] was then easily able to defeat [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] using the "Minibot Warrior Spiral Attack". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

=====''Wings Universe''=====
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{{Wingsnote}}

Combining technology was the brainchild of the Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], who had tinkered with the technology for many years before the [[Stealth Team (G1)|Stealth Team]] discovered his fortress at [[Gygax]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 36|Bruticus's ''Wings Universe'' profile}} He perfected the technology about nine million years ago and tested his invention out on his new recruits the Combaticons, which gave them the ability to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} Later, Megatron defeated Deathsaurus to become sole leader of the Decepticons, and stole Deathsaurus's technology to augment the Constructicons so that they could form Devastator. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

In the year [[2984]], the combiners [[Big Rescue Force]] and [[Big Motorvator]] could be glimpsed milling about in the [[Galadria Space Bridge Outpost]] in the [[Delta Prysmos Sector]]. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

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=====''Deviations''=====
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In a timeline where Megatron died before ever becoming Galvatron, it would be [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] who became [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s herald. As the newly christened "Megascream", he bargained with Unicron to enhance his inner circle of warriors so that he could combine with them. As Unicron betrayed his minion and launched a direct attack on Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] attempted to use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to destroy Unicron, but Megascream combined with his troops into a towering new form and easily crushed Optimus under his fist. Ultimately, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] saved the day by first teleporting the wounded Optimus to safety, then opening the Matrix to sacrifice himself but destroy both Unicron and Megascream in the process. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

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=====''Timelines''=====
An [[energon]] infusion from the Aerialbots gave the recently arrived Protectobots the power to combine into Defensor. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 21/9/2015}}

Exposure to an [[Enigma of Combination|arcane Autobot artifact]] gave [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] the power of combination and the unique ability to act as a "universal donor" for any combiner by acting as a replacement limb. While in an arm configuration, he possessed a unique "healing touch" that could re-energize and rejuvenate injured Cybertronians, but overusing this power by trying to heal severe injuries could forcibly disengage the combination. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#BotCon2016|Customization class G1 cartoon Ratchet bio}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
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The combination process has its roots in the "mass intellect" experiments carried out by the Decepticons during the earliest phases of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]; building off the well-established science of mechanically combining bodies, the next step would be to mesh individual electro-neural impulses together into a unified mind. Following the failure of the planetary engine turbines, {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] recruited the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s to refine this technology into a viable weapon that would multiply a small group of warriors beyond the sum of their parts, but early experiments into this "cofunctional interlock" technology proved unsuccessful: the mind-merging experiments amplified stronger minds and drowned out weaker ones. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

After a period of trial and error, the Constructicons developed a unique "hyper vortex processor" that would preserve the minds of the individual within the combined whole. By testing the technology on themselves, the Constructicons became the prototype for all future combination experiments, but the rudimentary process left their combined form a dimwitted brute who needed all six Constructicons to agree on a single course of action to function. Despite these drawbacks, Devastator's destructive capabilities greatly pleased Megatron, and the Decepticon leader began planning for a full-scale combiner program. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} Combiner technology remained risky and unpredictable; only those rare Cybertronians with the correct predisposition and the ability to work as a team could safely undergo the upgrade, and unfit Decepticons who failed the trial period usually wound up insane or dead. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

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Eventually, the [[Autobot Science Harmonium]] obtained combiner schematics from the Decepticons, successfully reverse-engineered the mass intellect process, and dramatically overhauled the procedure to create safer and more efficient combiners. [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], the combined forms of the Autobot [[Special Teams]], utilized advanced compartmentalized neural processors that maintained the integrity of individual brainwaves while also drawing on each to create an integrated mind. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} The Decepticons retaliated by turning the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] into combiners; as this arms race escalated, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] resulted in all of the Special Teams agreeing to become non-aligned parties. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} After Optimus and Megatron vanished, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and his breakaway faction of [[Ultracon]]s flouted the Accords by deliberately recruiting Devastator into their ranks. {{storylink|Escalation}} As a result, the Protectobots intervened, although in the end they took him down by separating and fighting as individual robots. Despite all the advances that'd been made, the second-generation combiners still suffered from limited intellects, and Protectobots were trying to iron out these drawbacks while [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were missing. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

After somehow travelling to Earth in 2002, Devastator spread chaos in [[San Francisco]] and trounced the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s when they formed Superion to take him down. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Although Devastator proved tough enough to withstand a direct nuclear blast, the individual Constructicons suffered massive damage that permanently fused them together. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}} In 2003, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] release the Stunticons, who'd been deemed too dangerous to function in society, from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Detention Banks]]. Menasor ran amok for a while, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] took down the combiner by insulting his components one by one; as his individual consciousnesses began bickering over whose fault it was that they were losing, Ultra Magnus rammed the paralyzed combiner in the chest and forced him to separate. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

After locating the rogue Predacons on the planet [[Beest (planet)|Beest]], Megatron bested their leader Razorclaw, brought them back into the Decepticon fold, and rebuilt them with combiner technology. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} As Predaking, they battled Bruticus, who had recently suffered damage at the hands of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], and triumphed. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Other groups of Cybertronians utilized a less extreme version of combiner technology—robots like the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s, who combined to form a single vehicle mode, or armor-based powerups like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Powermaster]] trailer, did not rely on mental merging. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

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====''Transformers/G.I. Joe''====
The Aerialbots formed Superion during a battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons in the [[Fera Islands]]; {{storylink|Wolves}} as he waded toward the [[Terrordrome]], he was forced to hold his fire when Optimus noticed that Cobra was using their slaves as human shields. In response, Cobra opened fire on Superion with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s massive cannon mode; {{storylink|Trenches}} although Superion shielded his allies for as long as he could, he eventually perished. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Notably, the [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] of this reality was ''not'' a combiner, nor even a Cybertronian; he was born on Earth in [[1939]] as an unholy, unliving hybrid of Cybertronian and human technology, a walking engine of destruction created to be the ultimate weapon. {{storylink|Wolves}}

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====''The Beast Within''====
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When Megatron and the other Decepticons held the upper hand on the battlefield, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the four Dinobots displayed the ability to combine into a monstrous creature known only as the "[[Beast (G1)|Beast]]", an out-of-control berserker who easily slaughtered his way through the Decepticons and killed every Decepticon combiner Megatron sent to stop him. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} However, the Beast then turned on his nominal allies, and chased the Autobots around for a while before the survivors could bait him into falling off a cliff and killing himself. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

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====''Hearts of Steel''====
After reawakening in the 19th century, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s displayed the ability to combine into a self-propelled, heavily armed railcar known as the "[[Insectrain]]". {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

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====2005 IDW continuity====
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The art of combination came easily to other mechanical species like the "omnicombinational" [[Ammonite]]s, where any one member of their species could combine with any other; {{storylink|Little Victories}} although all [[Transformer]]s possessed the ''capacity'' for combination encoded in their [[CNA]], only a handful would consciously manifest this ability in their lifetime as a result of external stimuli. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} The history of Cybertronian combiner technology began with [[Nexus Prime]], a member of the [[Thirteen]] in the years before the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. His [[Enigma of Combination]], an extremely powerful artifact created by [[Solus Prime]], {{storylink|Transformers: Historia|Historia}} could instantly reconfigure two or more Cybertronians into a combiner, melding their minds so that they could coordinate their actions on a higher-dimensional plane known as [[antespace]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} Most combiners utilized [[Size changing|mass displacement]] to some degree—when their components combined, they also grew in size to the point where they towered over their fellow Cybertronians. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

When the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] swept Cybertron, Nexus colluded with his ally [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] to create an army of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s that fused beasts and 'bots together. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Not all Cybertronians viewed combination as a gift, however: [[Darklands|Darklander]] warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], already prejudiced against Cybertronians with [[beast mode]]s, viewed combination as a perversion that "rotted away the individual", {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|OnoffON}} his one-man war against Nexus Prime's armies singlehandedly drove the ancient Headmasters extinct. Eventually, Galvatron confronted and murdered Nexus Prime, stole the Enigma, and when he could not destroy it he jettisoned it into space in the hopes that it would burn up in a nearby star. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[Nova Prime]] led the planet out of the shadow of war and into a new [[Golden Age]], but his early idealism soon gave way to a twisted, fascistic imperialism: inspired by an ancient legends of the [[Guiding Hand]], and a time when "[['Til all are one|all were one]]", he sought to turn combination into a tool of conquest, and instructed his chief theoretical scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to create a combiner without the Enigma. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Without the reality-warping power of the Enigma, Jhiaxus's experiments yielded only a crude recreation of what once was; this stunted form of combination forcibly merged the bodies and minds of the [[Pretender Monster|six volunteers]] that Jhiaxus had conscripted to create a violently insane personality, and the newly christened "[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]" ran amok in [[Crystal City]] until [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] could seal him in a dimensional prison. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}

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Although true combination on the mental level remained out of reach, some Cybertronians discovered safer but less dramatic forms of combination, including shared "duocombiner" [[alternate mode]]s. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} A "branched [[spark]]" telepathically linked them to a [[twin]] sibling; while incredibly rare on Cybertron, the Transformer colonists on the planet [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] evolved into an entire civilization of duocombiners, although they did not consider themselves "true" combiners. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} The twelve 'bots who made up the [[Functionist Council]] could all combine into a single alternate mode, a religious ornament known as the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}

Serious research into combiner technology stagnated for millennia until the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], seeking to create a Decepticon superweapon, recruited Jhiaxus's former student [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] into the Decepticons, provided him with a laboratory and ample resources, and ordered him to continue where his master had left off. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} An early attempt involved physically rebuilding five Cybertronians so that they transformed into four limbs and a torso; humiliated by the loss of his alternate mode, right leg [[Ambulon]] defected to the Autobots and the "[[Combicon]]" project was abandoned. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} When Monstructor escaped from his dimensional prison, the Autobots apprehended him {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} and took his individual components into custody in the hopes that they could be rehabilitated. [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s studied them with the goal of rehabilitating them, but the difficulty of the technology meant that they didn't get the chance before the [[Decepticon Secret Service]] captured the "Monstructor Six". {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} Eventually, however, Shockwave left the Decepticons to pursue his [[Regenesis|pet project]], in his absence, it would be [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] who created the first successful combiner: by using the like-minded [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s as test subjects, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] avoided Monstructor's debilitating personality flaws but remained sluggish in both mind and body. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} After [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] died, the Constructicons could still use his corpse to form Devastator, but the "dead leg" left Devastator hobbled. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} In the years following the Surge, other Decepticons subgroups acquired combiner upgrades, but their attempts generally went poorly: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s rebuilt themselves using black market technology from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] but couldn't properly unify their minds, {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} while the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s didn't even get as far as combining due to their inability to agree on ''anything''. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

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In the final battle of the Great War, the eldritch [[D-Void]] harnessed a mysterious energy emitted from Cybertron's core and used it to suppress the individual wills of Galvatron, his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and every Decepticon on the planet save Megatron, then merged them all into a [[Deceptigod|monstrous avatar]] slaved to the D-Void's will. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} After the end of the war, Megatron learned to manipulate this same energy as part of a new plan to claim dominance over Iacon; when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s ventured into the Cybertronian wilderness, this energy caused the group to became increasingly aggressive toward each other until they spontaneously combined into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], which may have been a CNA-level defense mechanism against the hostile signal. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} {{storylink|Night and the City}} At the same time, Bombshell used his [[cerebro-shell]]s to brainwash [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and turn his quarters into a secret "black room". In preparation for Megatron's impending return, Bombshell rebuilt the remaining Constructicons so that they could combine with any suitable Cybertronian, upgraded Megatron so that he could combine with the Constructicons, and used Prowl as a guinea pig to form a new Devastator under Bombshell's control. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Bombshell's death enabled a new, Prowl-centric Devastator personality, who ran amok and grievously injured Superion. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} Before Megatron could trigger his own Devastator combination, the Autobots stopped him. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

United by their shared hatred of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]], the Constructicons saw Prowl as a kindred spirit and allied themselves with the Autobots to stay with their new leader, {{storylink|Second Exodus}} and formed Devastator once more to defeat Monstructor during the "Dark Cybertron" crisis. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} While on Earth, Prowl came to rely on this new Devastator as his heavy-duty enforcer during the search for [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} and later the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}} However, as Galvatron foretold, the stress of repeated combination took its toll: even when not combined, the Constructicons began losing their individual quirks and finishing each other's sentences, {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} while Prowl suffered energon "nosebleeds" and unconsciously referred to his teammates as "Scrapper". {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} Eventually, Prowl admitted that his experiences as Devastator meant that he no longer saw the Decepticons as enemies, but as a part of him. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

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This dramatic upswing of combiner activity sparked an unofficial arms race between the different factions vying for control of the planet. Although Cybertronian ruler [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and his faction of neutrals did not yet control a combiner, he revived a comatose [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] and convinced him to repair the damaged Superion. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Using the [[Enigma of Combination]] that Starscream's lackey [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] poached from Earth, Superion soon returned to full functionality with [[Alpha Bravo]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] serving as new components. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Superion's return coincided with the restoration of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[space bridge]] and a potential alliance with the lost colony of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. In the hopes that he could conquer Caminus and the other [[Cybertronian colonies]] to form a new galactic empire, Starscream orchestrated the "[[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]", which saw the Enigma repeatedly change hands as different factions tried to conquer or save Caminus: combatants included Superion, a rebuilt Menasor, {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], formed from the loosely affiliated "[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s", {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} and a new version of Devastator that incorporated Starscream's lackey [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] in place of Prowl. Determined to keep Starscream from conquering the galaxy by forcibly cutting Cybertron off from the universe, Prowl pressganged Optimus Prime and several other Autobots into becoming [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} but when he confronted their personalities in antespace the four members of the combination convinced him to work with them, fight for a united future, and defeat Devastator in a galaxy-spanning brawl. {{storylink|All That Remains}} After the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], Arcee tried to steal the Enigma of Combination, sparking in motion a chain of events that led to six visiting [[Torchbearer]]s accidentally merging into the powerful [[Victorion]]. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} When Cybertron opened diplomatic relations with the citizens of Devisiun, Starscream brought Superion along to impress them and offered them a place on the Council in exchange for combiner technology. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Combiners created by the Enigma possessed a high degree of mental stability occasionally manifested unusual powers, including the ability to split their bodies apart or even fire their limbs as rocket-powered projectiles. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Victorion displayed a number of unusual traits: not only did she possess a suite of gravity-related powers, allowing her to fly under her own power or crush objects from afar, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} she proved a sophisticated and erudite thinker capable of verbally sparring with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange}} However, this kind of combination ''also'' proved addictive: Defensor and Superion displayed an unwillingness to split into their components, and Prowl noted that combiners teams had trouble staying separate. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} After his arrest, Prowl taunted Optimus that a part of him would always exist in Prime's mind due to their brief mental merge as Optimus Maximus. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} Aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Defensor was able to substitute Ambulon as a replacement limb after [[Rook (CW)|Rook]]'s death, but was defeated by [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] shortly afterwards. Under unclear circumstances, the Decepticon combiner [[Liokaiser]] served under Decepticon leader [[Nickel]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

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While Optimus Prime was away on Cybertron, the Earthbound Autobots discovered that [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] had upgrade some of his mass-produced [[Seeker clone]] troopers into tripartite combiners. Later still, Optimus brought Superion and Victorion back with him when he made the controversial decision to annex Earth. They discovered that, thanks to the machinations of [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], who had previously reverse-engineered the Enigma of Combination, its energies had "infected" all of Earth's computerized technology and turned the entire planet into an Enigma—during the final battle against Galvatron and his rogue Decepticon faction, Galvatron betrayed his principles in the name of victory and forcibly amalgamated Cybertronians together to create [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]] and [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} To nullify this "Earth-Enigma", Superion incorporated part of the Enigma's code into his own mind, then permanently separated himself into his components, effectively killing himself. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}
Around this time, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] sought to access the mind of their former teammate Swindle, who'd supposedly dug up compromising information on Starscream's role in the Combiner Wars. To do this, they stole the Enigma and used it on themselves to create [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but their inexperience with combination turned their combined form into a rampaging monster. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}} On Earth, [[human]] dictator [[Iron Klaw|Count "Iron Klaw" von Rani]] used a copy of the extraterrestrial [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to suppress the individual minds of the Predacons and turn them into "[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]". When [[Snake-Eyes]] smashed the console that kept them docile, their argumentative personalities resurfaced and tore the combiner apart. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} During "Onyx Prime's" invasion of Cybertron, Victorion wound up clashing with a misguided Devastator, and thanks to an extra surge of power-enhancing [[Ore-8]] she unleashed a devastating gravitational wave that crushed Devastator to atoms. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

During [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s invasion of Cybertron, Monstructor returned and fatally wounded Victorion by killing [[Stormclash]] and forcing the other [[Torchbearer]]s to break apart. {{storylink|Road's End}} When the battle moved to Earth, the Aerialbots recombined into Superion, reactivated the latent Earth-Enigma by doing so, and allowed [[Slide]], a Devisen duocombiner who'd lost her ability to transform after the death of [[Oiler|her brother]], to sub in as Victorion's new leg. Together, Victorion and Superion took on Monstructor and finally put an end to their monstrous progenitor. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
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In the twilight of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] oversaw the creation of [[Predacus]], a combiner formed from the members of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} The Autobots and [[Maximal]]s retaliated by creating [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], a combiner made up some of the most seasoned Autobot veterans. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} Although [[Under-3|an untested Maximal]] would wind up taking Perceptor's intended role in the combination, Magnaboss and Predacus both played vital roles in the final battle of the war before the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]; while Magnaboss took out the 'bot who would one day call himself "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]", Predacus eliminated "Megatron's" trump card, Predaking. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} By the time of the [[Great Upgrade]], peacetime society dismissed combiners as energy-inefficient and the technology was largely forgotten. Magnaboss disappeared from the public eye, but the Tripredacus Council refined the technology to create [[Tripredacus]]. Other notable combiners included [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss II]] and [[Tripledacus]], who participated in later Maximal-Predacon skirmishes over [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
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====''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''====
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To combat a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] invasion, the Constructicons formed Devastator. In spite of being able to deter the initial invasion force, he was rammed by the ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'', {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} which killed Long Haul and took Devastator out of commission. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

As Cybertron inched ever closer to Earth, the Decepticon/Cobra alliance attacked [[New York City]], the Combaticons combining into Bruticus. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

During the lead-up to the final battle, the [[Rescuebot]]s—a group of Autobots who'd developed a particularly strong affection for humanity—sealed their holy oath to protect mankind with a unique "Combination Lock". This combination lock allowed them all to spontaneously merge into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]; in the final battle, the united G.I. Joe-Autobot force fetched up against a number of combiners, including Predaking, Abominus, Menasor, and a rebuilt Devastator. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} Megatron briefly combined the energies of his black hole with the Matrix of Leadership to absorb all of the Autobots into his being to become the monstrous "Mega-Megatron" until [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]] crashed the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' into his new body and freed the captive Autobots. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

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====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
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[[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] considered gestalt technology to be a crude precursor to the [[binary bonding]] process that would come to define the later days of the Great War. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} A number of combiner teams survived into the era of the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s, [[Maximal]]s, and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, including the Protectobots, Aerialbots, and Constructicons, but to survive on a crumbling post-war Cybertron the teams downsized into fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} The Constructicons retained the ability to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but by the 24th century the team had evolved into a two-thirds Autobot unit led by [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]]. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

Inspired by the legendary titans of old, a number of other parties would go on to acquire combiner technology: [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], the first proto-race combiner, drew upon the strength and wisdom of the Maximals who made up the [[Maximal High Council]]: [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)|Silver Bolt]], [[Tigatron]], [[Santon]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Lio Junior|Lio Minor]]. Not to be outdone, the 'bots of the [[Tripredacus Council]] stole combination technology from their rivals and used it on themselves to become [[Tripredacus]]. {{storylink|Derailment}} More ominously, the street gang known as the "Antares Eight"—in reality, a group of dimensionally-displaced [[Monster GoBot]]s—could call upon their own personal gestalt, [[Monsterous]]. When these dimensional invaders attempted to bait the [[Human Confederacy]] into destroying Cybertron, Devastator faced off with the GoBot combiner and ultimately emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

During the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], Devastator and Magnaboss joined the final assault on the [[Grand Mal]].A beam from the ancient battle station hit both combiners, and though Magnaboss survived the battle with only [[Lio Junior|one component]] lost, three of Devastator's components perished. {{storylink|Derailment}} At the same time, the Tripredacus Council used their Tripredacus form to hunt down and slay [[Preditron]] before a vengeful [[Ser-Ket (BWU)|Ser-Ket]] killed two of his three components. {{storylink|Derailment}} With the dawn of the [[Cybertronian Parliament]], the surviving Constructicons recruited [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Hauler|Road Hauler]] and [[Steam Hammer]] as replacements. The new, construction-minded Devastator who emerged would be hailed as the champion of the remaining Builders. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

====''Timelines''====
As the Autobot war machine came to increasingly rely on Combiners, the Autobots began taking steps to minimize their drawbacks. Most glaringly, the loss of a single member would all but incapacitate the whole; to minimize this tactical weakness, the Protectobots began drafting auxiliary members who could replace any given component when nessecary, including [[Rook (CW)|Rook]], [[Skyfeather]], [[Heatrock]], and [[Medix (G1)|Medix]]. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}

====''Of Masters and Mayhem''====
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During the Great War, combiners played a significant role, and both sides invested significant time and effort into producing combat-ready combiners. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} During one such experiment, [[Loudpedal]] and [[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]] accidentally created [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]], a malformed mutant who spewed an endless torrent of noxious acid. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}} Soon, however, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his underlings began tampering with forces that the Cybertronian race was not meant to control: seeking to create the "ultimate combiner", he combined [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Point One Percenter]] spark with the artificial [[Matrix of Malice]], which formed the core of the terrifying [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Soon enough, Thunder Mayhem turned on his creators and rampaged across Cybertron: over the course of this one-sided war, it destroyed every other combiner, and the few survivors of this mass extinction assumed that Thunder Mayhem had annihilated Cybertron itself. {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

Wrecker leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] began travelling the stars to assemble a team capable of taking down Thunder Mayhem and slowly assembled a new crew of Wreckers from the few surviving Cybertronians he found throughout the galaxy. Toxitron, [[Alpha Bravo]], and [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] were already combination-compatible,and [[Fractyl]] and [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] received full rebuilds to accommodate combiner technology. Fractyl reverse-engineered the power of Thunder Mayhem's spark using a substance called "[[Greenergon]]" and implanted a supply of it into Toxitron to act as a booster when they combined. However, their combined form went berserk and tried to kill Impactor. Terrified by the prospect of unleashing a second monster on the universe, Alpha Bravo murdered his friend Offroad to stop Thunder Mayhem from ever forming again, and was himself shot by Toxitron seconds later. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} Upon discovering the ruins of Cybertron, the Wreckers recruited [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] into their team; when alien [[Teklaan]]s attacked, Impactor used a design lab to modify Bluestreak for the process, and Wreckage re-emerged: with Impactor now leading the team from within the combiner's psyche, this new iteration proved stronger both mentally and physically... although Bluestreak's penchant for talk left him far chattier than the original Wreckage {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

The Wreckers finally located Thunder Mayhem on the planet Earth, and formed Wreckage to stop the monster once and for all. In battle with the destroyer of worlds, Wreckage's power was harnessed by a human with a genetic quirk named [[Lisa|Elizabeth]]. Joined by the other Earth-bound Autobots, the heroes successfully broke the Matrix of Malice and reduced Thunder Mayhem back into his separate components. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

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====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons====
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The Enigma of Combination created many combiners during the later years of the Great War, including [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], {{storylink|The Fall}}, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} and [[Victorion]]. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion}} Whether or not the combiners adhered to the old factions remains debatable: although [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] pointed out that they were still made up of Autobots and Decepticons, {{storylink|The Council}} a number of combiners appear to self-identify as members of an independent faction, separate from either Autobots or Decepticons. {{storylink|The Fall}} After the end of the Great War, Optimus Prime and Megatron willingly went into self-imposed exile, and as a result the leaderless combiners fell into a period of vicious, destructive infighting known as the "[[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]". The [[Council of Worlds]] came into possession of the Enigma and considered using it to stem the conflict—either fighting fire with fire by creating a new combiner army, or by simply destroying ''all'' combiners. {{storylink|The Council}}

As the council debated using the Enigma to control the Combiners, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] aassisted [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as they attacked the Council pavilion. All of the extant combiners converged on the building, and although Devastator attempted to claim the Enigma for himself, the Council ordered Starscream to use the Enigma to take control of the combatants. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} Instead, he used it to merge himself with Devastator, Victorion, and the bodies of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]; his attempted "super-combination" collapsed and turned him into an unstable energy being. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} Upon Starscream's defeat, the four other combiners were returned to normal; Victorion took ownership of the Enigma by claiming that the artefact rightfully belonged to the combiners. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

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During [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s rampage across Cybertron, the Mistress of Flame recruited the combiners to find and reactivate [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} Computron discovered that the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s [[transformation cog]] was damaged but the weapons systems were intact, and so Victorion ordered him to take control of the weapons and fire everything they had at Trypticon. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When Megatron arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, the combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Victorion fused with the other combiners to successfully form "Ultimate Victorion", a massive warrior comprised of spectral energy. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} Although Ultimate Victorion fell in battle against Trypticon and wound up reduced to her components once more, all of the combiners joined in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Consumed}} {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Victorion joined Megatron and his crew on their subsequent quest to find the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] before [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who had already stolen the Enigma of Combination, could use it to achieve his evil goals. While exploring a marshy wilderness, the team encountered the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, who displayed the ability to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Predaking attacked the group shortly afterwards and demanded that Victorion turn over the Enigma, {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} but they were able to peacefully talk down the ex-Decepticon combiner. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Not long afterwards, [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] successfully killed almost all of the combiners: first Computron, Menasor, and Devastator, {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} then Victorion in the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} In the final battle against Megatronus, Predaking attempted to seize the Enigma and wound up fatally decapitated. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

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====''Bumblebee'' graphic novels====
The Constructicons briefly formed Devastator during a battle for a [[cybertonium]] meteorite until the precious mineral exploded, reducing them back to the individual Constructicons. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

====''Mazinger Z vs. Transformers''====
As combiners, the Constructicons were the only Decepticons capable of taking on [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot, but not even Devastator could withstand Mazinger's infamous rocket-propelled punch that instantly collapsed the gestalt back into his components.

====''Transformers/Ghostbusters''====
When [[Gozer]] invaded Cybertron, Megatron set loose every combiner the Decepticons had against the extradimensional monster, to no avail. One by one, Predaking, Devastator, and Bruticus fell. Seeing the defeat of their ultimate weapons convinced the other members of [[Decepticon High Command]] that Cybertron was doomed. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
[[File:SeaOfRust1-Abominus.jpg|thumb|right|350px|"I'm not afraid of the mutation anymore. Not when I have ''this'' kind of power!"]]

The origins of the Enigma of Combination are unclear, but folk wisdom held that the artifact belonged to [[Nexus Prime]], who had once wielded the artifact at the dawn of Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} Although the Enigma could theoretically combine any group of Cybertronians into a combiner, only those who shared a common sense of purpose could successfully master the art of combination. In the years before the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], a group of Cybertronians used the Enigma to try and combine, but without a clear goal their combined form became a mindless "[[Abominus (G1)|abomination]]" that rampaged across the planet in search of fuel; when it became clear that the combiner could not be reasoned with, [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and a legion of warriors finally felled the beast at [[Rivets Field]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} {{storylink|Escape Part Three}}

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The Enigma of Combination wound up buried in the strata beneath the region, where it remained for many megacycles until after the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], when the newly christened [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] uncovered the Enigma while on cleanup duty. Their supervisor [[Termagax]] encouraged them to embrace this artifact to push their potential to its fullest; although they successfully united into [[Devastator (G1)|a combiner]], {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} mastering that combined form by learning to successfully merge their minds came less easily. Only by embracing the combiner's emergent personality, and learning to harness its deep reserves of primal anger, could they use their powerful new form to rebuild Iacon. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], nervous about what would happen if the Constructicons lost control of their combined form, petitioned [[Nominus Prime]] to exile them to [[Mayalx]]. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Nominus agreed; to ensure that no more combiners would threaten his [[Nominus Edict|vision]] of Cybertron's future, Nominus entrusted Termagax with the Enigma in the hopes that she could keep the artifact safe until such time as it would be needed. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

In the years that followed the ratification of the Nominus Edict, combiner technology fell by the wayside, although individuals like [[Power Punch]] and [[Direct-Hit]] appear to possess a combined vehicle mode, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} while 'bots like [[Cromar]] could combine with others in their weaponized forms. {{storylink|End of Time}} The only known Cybertronian to successfully crack the secret of true combination would be the mad scientist [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]], who used her knowledge to create a massive [[Combination Core]] aboard the [[Hexagon]] asteroid colony that could forcibly merge any five 'bots together. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

With a second civil war looming on the horizon, [[The Rise|Rise]] leader [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] turned his attention to acquiring a monopoly on combiner technology. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} To this end, he recruited his former allies the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], to manipulate the Constructicons into embracing their rage; after renaming their combined form "Devastator", the combiner laid waste to the colony that they'd built and fled into deep space. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}} Several cycles later, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and his [[Technobot (G1)|Technical Solutions]] team fell into the Combination Core and emerged as [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. Before their combined form could gather his wits, colony administrator [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] jettisoned the entire floor from the station and launched Computron into space. However, once returned to their regular forms, Scattershot discovered that he'd somehow absorbed the power of the Combination Core. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

When [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] received a distress signal from Cybertron, she made for [[Crystal City]]. Though Lodestar was too weak to fight, her size alone scared off the majority of the Decepticon army and allowed her to release Computron who held off [[Strika's Heavies]] long enough for Optimus Prime to confront the Decepticon general. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} The battle drained the Technical Solutions team of energon, leaving the Autobots unable to turn Computron against the [[rust worm]]s or [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Following [[Exarchon]]'s return, Shockwave summoned Devastator back to Cybertron, {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} giving him instructions to meet with [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. After the combiner's size had scared off the Autobots and Decepticons in the [[Sonic Canyons]], Exarchon sought to usurp Devastator, {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} only for Constructicons to resist him, though the strain forced them to decombine. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

By the time Exarchon had been destroyed, Computron had been refuelled, escorting the Autobot convoy to Darkmount. Having been given the Constructicons by Shockwave, Megatron unleashed Devastator on Computron during the siege of Darkmount. Though the Constructicon combiner initially proved stronger, Scattershot used the powers of the Combination Core to add [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Javelin]], and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] to the mix. Reborn as a ten-bot combiner, Computron was able to defeat Devastator but was ultimately overwhelmed by the totality of the Decepticon force firing on him, forcing him to decombine back into their components, though the sacrifice had allowed the Autobots to escape Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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====''My Little Pony/Transformers''====
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While stranded on [[Earth]], [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] the [[dragon]] helped [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] defend the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' from a Constructicon assault. Devastator easily trounced Grimlock, Spike quickly worked out how to fire the ''Ark''{{'}}s primary thrusters, and the force of the blast reduced Devastator back to his components, who promptly fled. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

During [[King Sombra]]'s magical assault on Cybertron, the evil unicorn brainwashed [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and the other four Aerialbots with his mind-control [[magic]] and forced them to combine into Superion. Although the brainwashed combiner quickly defeated Grimlock and the other Dinobots, Spike and [[Smolder (MLP)|Smolder]] deduced that forcing Sombra to split his control five ways would weaken his magic, and taunted the individual Aerialbots by playing on their individual hangups and personality traits until Superion could no longer maintain the combination and fell apart, breaking the spell in the process. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}
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====''Last Bot Standing''====
[[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]]'s pack possessed the ability to combine into the diminutive [[Unstoppimus]]. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] stood in the way of the pack getting [[energon]], the pack combined to hold off the Autobot but fuel-starved as they were, Unstoppimus was more bark than bite, Rodimus quickly disabling their weapons before beheading them, the shock sending their components into stasis lock. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

===''Robots in Disguise''===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
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Many of the Autobots active on Earth were combiners: most notably, the three Autobots who comprised [[Team Bullet Train]] could merge into [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]]. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}} The hard-working 'bots who made up the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] could also combine to form [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]], but they rarely took an active combat role due to their duties maintaining the [[Global Space Bridge]]. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} Rail Racer proved a powerful trump card for the Autobots during the early phases of the war for Earth; seeking some powerful new warriors to level the playing field, [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] created the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]], a team of crack warriors who could merge into [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. {{storylink|Commandos}}

Many combiners in this reality displayed the ability to rearrange their components at will and gain specific powers in doing so: for instance, Landfill could combine in three possible configurations: one that balanced offense and defense, {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} a "Typhoon Mode" that optimized offensive power, {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}, and a "Cyclone Mode" close-quarters assault form. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Ruination possessed two primary configurations— a ground assault "Land Mission" mode, and a "Flight Mission" form that allow him to hover. {{storylink|Commandos}}

Even [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] displayed the power to combine: when his rebellious brother [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] travelled to Earth, he feigned compassion in an attempt to steal the Matrix, then forced his brother to combine with him. What he didn't expect, though, was that Optimus had as much control over their new "[[Omega Prime]]" form as Magnus did; his plan to steal the power of the Matrix backfired and he had to cooperate with Prime to defeat the Decepticons. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

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====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon|a dystopian alternate timeline]], [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smashed]] Rail Racer and Landfill so that they became the evil [[Dominus Trannis]] and [[Devastator (Universe Ultra)|Devastator]] respectively. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} Megazarak slaughtered three out of the four members of the [[Protection Team]] and left their leader Hot Spot unable to combine. When [[Ultra Trion]] passed the Matrix onto him, he received new armor which gave him the abilities of his fallen comrades. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/07}} This new, one-bot iteration of "[[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]]" tried to save Dominus Trannis, but was ultimately forced to put his old comrades out of their misery, {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/28}} while [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] plucked Devastator away from his home timeline to serve in the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] claimed that [[beast mode]] Transformers such as himself were too emotionally delicate to suffer the indignity of combining. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Shark Sonnets, 2015/10/21}}

===Unicron Trilogy continuity family===
Across multiple continuities, the power-enhancing [[Mini-Con]]s possessed the ability to power up larger Autobots and Decepticons with extra weapons and abilities while physically attached to their bodies. This special bond is known as a "[[Powerlinx]]", and is not considered a "true" combination, although by the time of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' this specific term would come to be used interchangeably with more familiar forms of combination.

====Cartoon continuity====
=====''Armada'' cartoon=====
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In addition to their ability to Powerlinx, a number of Mini-Cons possessed the power to combine with each other: although [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] combined into a super robot named [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], {{storylink|Comrade}} most other Mini-Cons became enhanced weapons or tools: the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] formed the supernatural [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] became the impenetrable [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield, {{storylink|Overmatch}} and the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] could unite to form the devastatingly powerul [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}}

During a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots struggled against [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s new tactician [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and his 'henchman' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. Right when it seemed hopeless, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] fell from the sky and combined with Optimus to form Jet Optimus. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Later still, Optimus began combining with the hulking [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]], who formed a large pair of cannons on top of Super Optimus's shoulders. Overload's additional firepower, combined with the already impressive firepower of the Requiem Blaster, enabled Optimus to destroy [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. {{storylink|Origin}}

The Decepticons were not without their own combiner; [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] was able to combine with Megatron to form additional armour and a back-mounted [[jet pack|rocket pack]]. In this form, Megatron was able to battle Jet Optimus to a standstill. {{storylink|Desperate}}

=====''Linkage'' comic=====
The non-flying members of the evil [[Speed Chaser Team]] could form the [[Magnawing]] aircraft to transport themselves around. {{storylink|Linkage Part 4}}

=====''Energon'' cartoon=====
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Long ago, during a time when the Decepticons and Autobots were at peace, four ancient combiner robots were tasked with guarding the [[Super Energon Temple]] deep beneath Cybertron: [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]], [[Superion Maximus]], and [[Dauntless Maximus|Superion's brother]]. The Autobots and Decepticons glared at one another in mutual acrimony until they became completely corroded and were unable to move. {{storylink|Ambition}}

Millennia later, following Unicron's defeat, the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s arrived on [[Earth]] to acquire energon, and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] granted [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] the [[Spark of Combination]], a divine power imbued upon the Autobot leader by [[Primus]], so that Hot Shot and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] could Powerlinx with one another and fight off the invaders. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} This new form of powerlinxing became a widespread ability among the Autobots, to the point where almost any Autobot could combine with any other to become more powerful. Spark of Combination didn't automatically make someone an expert at it, however—it took practice and both partners had to learn to synchronize their breathing. Several different varieties of combination emerged over the course of this new conflict: similarly sized Autobots could Powerlinx together, with the top half becoming the dominant consciousness with an added "Powerlinx" title (e.g. "Powerlinx [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]".) {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}} A few Autobots and some Decepticons combined with components of their alternate modes to form a larger "brute mode". {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] was able to Powerlinx with his [[Prime Force]] [[drone]]s, {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)}} [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)}} and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to form his Super Modes.While Optimus Prime would become the dominant consciousness in all of his Super Modes, Omega Supreme was the only one who could continue to communicate with him, presumably due to [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Omega|Omega]]—his head-unit—storing inside his right shoulder. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} After their discovery, the three remaining guardians of the Super Energon Temple joined the battle; in particular, Superion Maximus fought to avenge his deceased brother, and while briefly incapaciated by the loss of his combiner limbs during his final battle against Bruticus, stole Constructicon's limbs and used them to finally kill Bruticus Maximus. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

=====''Cybertron'' cartoon=====
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In addition to his preexisting ability to merge with Wing Saber into an airborne "Sonic Wing Mode", {{storylink|United}} Optimus would later display the ability to combine with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] to form the "Savage Claw Mode". {{storylink|Savage}} His evil clone [[Nemesis Breaker]] could likewise form a "Dark Claw" mode for Megatron. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
The [[Deep Space Mini-Con Team]] could combine into the [[Umbral Blaster]] {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} while the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]] could form the [[Chaos Saber]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/19}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]], [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] attempted to reverse-engineer the Maximus combination technology and apply it to [[Mini-Con]]s, which resulted in the creation of the [[Micromaster]] combiners [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]], and [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] . The [[Decepticon]]s, however, stole this technology and used it to create their own Micromaster combiner, [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]]. During the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis, these four Autobot and Decepticon combiners clashed in a conflict known as the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}

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===''Timelines''===
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At the dawn of time, Nexus Prime was a member of the [[Thirteen]] and the first combiner. However, when [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] turned on his siblings, [[Vector Prime]], Alpha Trion, and [[Solus Prime]] made the decision to permanently reduce Nexus Prime into five components and conceal the location of Prima's [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword. The Star Saber cut Nexus into five other robots: [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], who were subsequently scattered across the [[multiverse]] and lost to the ages. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} In time, however, the [[Caretaker]] supercomputer put the five components on the path to reunification, and upon recruiting the heroic Decepticon Heatwave in a [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|mirror universe]] Nexus Prime successfully returned and used his powers to transform [[Megatron (SG)|that reality's Megatron]] into Galvatron before departing to recover the Star Saber. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

The [[GoBot]]s of [[Gobotron]] possessed their own version of combination technology: basing his designs of the transformable "power suits" of the heroic [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, [[Renegade]] leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] commandeered Earth vehicles and modified them into the mighty [[Puzzler]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/16}} While in [[Axiom Nexus]], he stole six [[spark]]s {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/15}} and, after recruiting a group of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] criminals from the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] upgraded them with the combination technology he'd once used for Puzzler to create [[Monsterous]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2015/10/21}} Upon returning to his home reality, he used the stolen sparks to recreate the Puzzler project with genuine living machines.{{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric}}

In a splinter reality created by [[Sideways (disambiguation)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Puzzler and Monsterous would menace the Autobots during a particularly strange version of the [[Unicron War]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}} Another iteration of Puzzler would join the [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]] after [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]] permanently fused his components together to ensure an unbroken existence. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/15}}

When asked who he'd combine with if he became a combiner, [[Vector Prime]] admitted that while he might merge with other members of the [[Thirteen]], he did not feel comfortable becoming a combiner. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/25}}

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===''Animated''===
====''Animated'' cartoon====
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{{Idw-tfa}}

''[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and his [[twin]] brother [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] were chosen for an ambitious genetic experiment after an industrial accident nearly killed them. By grafting Decepticon coding acquired from [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] during his time in custody onto their Autobot shells, the Autobots hoped to duplicate the Decepticons' vaunted flight abilities. When a simulated training exercise against a virtual simulation of Starscream went awry, the pair displayed an unconscious "gestalt powerlink" that allowed them to combine into [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] and destroy the virtual Decepticon. {{storylink|First (and Second) in Flight}}''

After travelling to Earth, the pair formed Safeguard during the search for [[Wasp]] {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} and later used a combined jet mode to carry their leader [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

''Later, the ambitious [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] recruited his former lackeys [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] to work on something he called "[[Devastator (Animated)|Devastator]]." {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

====Sentinel Shouting====
In his younger days, Sentinel Minor appears to have been somewhat prejudiced against combiners. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Sentinel Shouting, 2015/10/07}}

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===''Shattered Glass''===
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As the Great War between the heroic Decepticons and evil Autobots escalated, the introduction of combiner technology afforded [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and his warriors a distinct tactical advantage. To fight back, the Decepticons initiated "Operation: Combination", a program designed to refit their own warriors with combination technology. Decepticons who underwent the refit underwent a rigorous battery of psychological tests to ensure their compatibility with one another, as well as an automatic disengagement mechanism designed to protect the individual minds of their components should the combination matrix fail. The erudite [[Abominus (SG)|Abominus]], combined form of the [[Terrorcon (SG)|Terrorcon]]s, eventually emerged as the apex of combination technology, although the care involved in buffering the minds of his components left him with an extremely fragile combination matrix. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|Abominus profile}}

Unlike the Decepticons, the Autobots showed no such care for the combination process and freely abused the technology to create unstable monsters. While [[Computron (SG)|Computron]], combined form of the scientifically inclined [[Technobot (SG)|Technobot]]s, was once an evil genius, his components eventually grew addicted to the process to the point where they no longer separated. Cruel and egotistical, Computron suffered severe mental damage during an ill-advised attempt to imbue [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] with intelligence, which permanently corrupted his parallel processing capabilities and left him a mentally and emotionally stunted brute. Although the Technobots remained addicted to combining, Computron quickly grew to despise his individual components and continually, if ineffectually, plotted to rid himself of the "parasites" who comprised his body. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|Computron profile}}

[[Superion (SG)|Superion]], a smaller combiner, displayed the ability to freely split and recombine his body at will, which he used to flummox a [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|parallel-universe Grimlock]] when the two met in battle. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}}

After downloading his consciousness into a backup body, [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] upgraded himself with combiner technology. While combined, he could plant viruses into a gestalt mainframe or even seize complete control of a combiner's motor functions, but his new body's tendencies to freeze and reboot could interfere with the combination processes. {{storylink|#Combiner Wars|Customization class SG Ratchet bio}}

===Live-action film series===
====Toy bios====
[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] hoped to undergo the "combination retrofit" process.<ref>Knock Out's toy bio.</ref> The [[Aerialbot (ROTF)|Aerialbots]] and the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticons]] could combine into [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]], respectively. Both combined forms had limited intelligence: [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] was seemingly incapable of any thoughts beyond "destroy Decepticons" and "protect innocents", while [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]], despite being both dumb and slow, could overwhelm almost any opponent his strength and nigh-impenetrable armor.<ref>Superion and Bruticus Maximus's toy bios.</ref>

====Movies====
[[File:Devastator-ROTFvsLeoSpitz.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

The [[Guardian Knight]]s could combine into the mighty three-headed dragon known as [[Dragonstorm]], whereas [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]'s [[Infernocon]]s could combine into the monstrous [[Infernocus]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}} Cybertronian [[twin]]s, like [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], could assume separate combined forms or merge into a more durable shared alternate mode. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1}} Some animalistic Cybertronians, like the insectoid [[Microcon (ROTF)|Microcons]] could combine into a [[Reedman|razor-thin robot form]] designed for infiltration purposes. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}

Experimental combiner technology was developed by the Decepticons for combat advantage and then used on the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s who were able to form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Comfort was rather decidedly not on the top of the list of priorities and, as a result, the process was brutally painful to the Transformers involved, which also made the combiners fuse in a very aggressive and painful manner. The mental and physical torture involved left Devastator only interested in causing destruction.<ref>Devastator's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio] at Hasbro.com</ref> Combiners were not limited to one combination scheme, and their final forms could vary.<ref>[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2009/10/hasbro-q-10212009.html Hasbro's answer to Unicron.com] as part of the [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009#Unicron.com|October 2009 Q&A]].</ref>

During the final battle in [[Egypt]], [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] sacrificed himself so that the recently revived Optimus Prime could use his parts. The combination gave Optimus a powered up, flight-capable form that he used to battle [[The Fallen]] and triumph. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''Unite for the Universe''====
[[File:Project Unite.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

In the wake of the battle in Egypt, [[NEST]] initiated [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] so that Optimus Prime could maintain this combined state. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} Seeking to copy the project for his own ends, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] hired [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to aid him, and together they stole information on Project: Unite. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}} Using the knowledge he'd gleaned, Starscream applied the upgrade to himself and grafted parts of [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] onto his body. With his newfound power, he made short work of Bludgeon before declaring his intention to conquer the world and defeat Megatron. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Bludgeon's Revenge}} Unfortunately for him, Starscream had failed to acquire the neural interface protocols required for Project: Unite, causing his mind to deteriorate, and he began to rashly and mindlessly attack things around him. Both the Autobots and Megatron realized they had to stop the crazed Decepticon before he did too much damage. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road to Destruction}}

Megatron attacked the powered-up Starscream himself, intending to take him apart and reverse-engineer the secrets to Project: Unite from his body. Optimus Prime couldn't allow this to happen, and had [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] bring in a new weapon to burn out the Unite technology in Starscream's body, defeating him and destroying his upgrades. Once Megatron had fled, Optimus lamented that the danger of their new weapons research falling into the Decepticons' hands was too great, seemingly signaling the end of Project: Unite. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}

{{--}}

===''Power Core Combiners''===
The art of [[Power Core Combination]] was lost during the early days of the war on Cybertron. The Decepticons made an attempt to resurrect the process, but their crude "Gestalt Process" was a horrific procedure that usually cost the participants their sanity; the [[Autobot]]s made more careful attempts, but even these still inflicted mental damage. As a result, "[[Proto-Combiner]]s" with the potential to become a combiner were doomed to either live with a permanent sense of incompleteness or risk their sanity by submitting to these ill-conceived experiments.

All of this changed, however, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]'s database was recovered by the Autobots, and (with some [[human]] assistance) the Power Core process was at last rediscovered. It facilitated perfect symbiosis between a [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]] and their Mini-Con, not only enhancing the attributes of both, but also creating a mysterious bond of shared perception. With training, a Commander might graduate to having a set of drones to control. A single Commander could upload his own personality engrams into the drones and effectively be in multiple places at once. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|The Return of Power Core Combination!}} The Decepticons were able to steal the technology for their own warriors,<ref>Toy packaging blurb [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/view/power-core-combiners/bombshock-with-combaticons/2191/1/16/ (scan at Seibertron.com)]</ref> doling out the upgrades as a reward for displays of ruthlessness<ref>[[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]]'s toy bio [http://tftechspecs.com/pics5/15531.jpg (scan at TFTechSpecs.com)]</ref> or for loyalty.<ref>[[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]]'s toy bio [http://tftechspecs.com/pics5/15524.jpg (scan at TFTechSpecs.com)]</ref> Because the technology was rediscovered only recently, Gestaltics researchers have yet to reach the limits of their understanding and exploitation of it. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|The Return of Power Core Combination!}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TheCovenantOfPrimus-mutacons.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

At the dawn of time, [[Nexus Prime]] was the first combiner, a 'bot capable of splitting and reforming at will. Following the death of [[Solus Prime]] and the disastrous [[War of the Primes]] that drove the original [[Thirteen]] apart, Nexus permanently divided himself into five 'bots and scattered himself across the stars.

Following the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] and the collapse of the Cybertronian empire, a fleet of refugees fleeing [[Neutronia]] discovered [[Amalgamous Prime]]'s lost [[transformation cog]]. Its supernatural power mutated them into the [[Mutacon]]s, [[shifter]]s with the power of infinite transformation and combination. Seeking a way to cure their condition before they finally lost their individuality and combined into a single amorphous being, they traversed the galaxy in a fleet of living starships comprised of their own bodies. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
The ancient art of combination was as old as Cybertron itself, although the fiercely independent [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] despised the notion of surrendering his hard-won individuality to some greater whole. During his time at [[Crystal City]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] created several prototype combiners, and merged the five [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s into the savage and uncontrollable [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], but their combined form proved so dangerous that all five would be placed in protective [[stasis lock|stasis]] and sealed away. Undeterred, Shockwave continued his experiments; while in the gladiatorial pits of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] just before the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], he experimented on a trio of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s and turned them into combiners who could merge into both robot and vehicle forms.

A number of combiners attended the fateful meeting of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] that saw Orion Pax promoted to the rank of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]; when war broke out in earnest, the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s joined the Decepticons, by which point Shockwave had perfected his combinatorial process and used it to turn at least seven of their number into the ferocious [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]], and the Decepticons later reactivated the Combaticons after discovering them beneath the ruins of Crystal City.

To fight back, the Autobots stole and successfully reverse-engineered Shockwave's combination process to create combiners of their own. The first, [[Defensor (WFC)|Defensor]], successfully blunted Devastator's rampage when the two clashed in the [[Tagan Heights]] but wound up destroying the secret lab where Autobot scientists had created him. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

The five [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] aboard the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' were combiners; their gestalt form of [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]] would prove instrumental in rescuing both Autobots and Decepticons from the Quintesson-controlled [[Aquatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====''Timelines''====
[[Fisitron (Timelines)|Fisitron]] was discovered in a routine physical examination to have a rare "combination spark", which theoretically gave him the ability to combine with other machines. {{storylink|Fisitron (Timelines)#Toys|TFSS Fisitron profile card}}

====''Portal''====
{{stub}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
[[File:TRID E 57 Heatmark.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

A number of combiner teams possessed a unique form of combination known as "Crash Combination": by crashing into one another at high speed, two 'bots could temporarily fuse into one. Four out of the five [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s possessed this ability; in addition to combining with [[Motormaster (WFC)|their leader]] to form [[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]], they could unite to form [[Dragbreak]] {{storylink|Bee Cool}} and [[Heatmark]]. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}} None of these combinations utilized a mental merge: while the two smaller combiners simply drew upon the personalities of whoever formed the combiner torso,

The Decepticon criminal [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] was formed from five identical robots, although it's unclear whether "Chop Shop" is an emergent personality made up from the interaction of his five components, or if he is one mind spread across multiple bodies: notably, he could function without all of his components intact, and could appropriate [[Mini-Con]]s like [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as replacements. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

[[File:TRID SF Ultra Bee vs Galvatronus.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

While fighting [[Heatseeker]] above a nuclear waste dump, an explosion triggered a barrage of radiation that forcibly merged all six members of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] into [[Ultra Bee]], but none of them realized at the time. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} The team experienced this phenomenon again during their battle with [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]] at a swamp. They didn't understand how to control it, and being combined had the strange effect of splitting [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] into two individuals. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} Eventually, Fixit deduced that this mutation had been triggered by radiation, but attempts to recreate the accident initially proved fruitless: one attempt left [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] stuck together, {{storylink|Get a Clue}} while later experiments led to the creation of temporary combined forms like [[Bumblearm]] {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}} and [[Sidelock]]. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}} On one occasion, a bungled attempt to force the combination using mechanical assistance left the team with their minds in the wrong bodies. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}}

Eventually, however, the team mastered their combination and used their new form to take on Menasor and win on two separate occasions. {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} {{storylink|Moon Breaker}} To combat [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] attempted to form Ultra Bee but found themselves unable to complete the combination without [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}}

[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] and his troops were able to combine into [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]]. They attempted to use their combined form to defeat the Bee Team only to be met with Ultra Bee. Nonetheless, the Decepticon combiner proved stronger than his Autobot counterpart until [[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]]'s hesitation allowed Ultra Bee to triumph. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
{{--}}

===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Bruticus.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

The combiner [[Bruticus (Cloud)|Bruticus]] was an invention of the mad logician [[Shockwave (Cloud)|Shockwave]], who incorporated the ability to combine into the (perhaps unwilling) [[Combaticon (Cloud)|Combaticons]], a team of renegades in the [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]]. The giant was utilized as part of Shockwave's many contingencies to bring about the return of [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] for the ultimate conquest of the [[Multiverse|Spacetime World]]. {{storylink|Eagerness}}
{{--}}

===''TransTech''===
While in [[Axiom Nexus]], offworlder combiners required a license to operate. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2015/10/21}}

[[Stakeout (PCC)|Stakeout]] and his Protectobot drones took part in ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'' and dazzled audiences with their Power Core Combination. {{storylink|Axiom Nexus News Editor|Axiom Nexus News Editor, 2015/05/14}} After winning the Sub-Metro Amateur League [[Lobbing]] championship, the Mighty Mechanics considered moving up to the Combiner Leagues, although they'd have to be upgraded with combination technology to compete. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/28}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:TheImmobilizers-Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

After liberating the [[Enigma of Combination]] from the tomb of [[Nexus Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobot]]s accidentally activated the artifact, which merged them together into [[Volcanicus (Cyberverse)|Volcanicus]]. The newly formed combiner spent a significant amount of time and effort learning to coordinate their actions in both their individual and combined forms, but after a lengthy training period the Dinobots took on [[Trypticon (Cyberverse)|Trypticon]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and emerged triumphant. {{storylink|The Immobilizers}}

{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
Bruticus was formed by the Combaticons when they were making a last ditch effort to salvage a mission to capture a large Autobot energon transport. After the team disabled the anti-air guns, the got their dropship close enough for all five of them to depart onto the ship and combine. Bruticus's raw strength allowed him to easily eliminate the transport's crew, but the damage he did to the ship caused it to crash land. Bruticus later formed during [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s mission to recapture [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], and later joined the fight during the Decepticon attack on the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] before [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] knocked him off. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{-}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-OptimusMaximus.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

After the incident with the [[Ferrotaxis]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] mused to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] about ending the war once and for all. They then both looked at a set of Combiner schematics on a computer screen, depicting Optimus Maximus. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

{{-}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
A number of combiners participated in battles against both Autobots and Decepticons, but could only be recruited if all of their component members were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{stub}}

==Combiner list==
{{note|Due to the many uses of redecoes as new characters and convenience for reading, each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/retools on the same line.}}
{{See also|Super Mode}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combiners with two members'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mega-Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Decibel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Legout]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slamdance (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squawkbox]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Cog (G1)]] / [[Cog (Masterforce)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (G1)]] / [[Darkwings]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Stormtrooper (Cybertronian)|Stormtrooper]]s {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}}}
*[[Multiforce]] members
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingwaver]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dashtacker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Machtackle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (G2)]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)]]'s combined form / [[Megatron (G1)]] and [[Starscream (G1)]]'s combined form / [[Formation Scream]] / [[Stealth Bomber]] / [[Dreadwing (RID)]] / [[Gigant Sniper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Powered]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Land Powered]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Attack Powered]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Powered]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drill Powered]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerlinx#Energon|Silver and Gold Powerlinx users]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Safeguard (Animated)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (only in ice cream truck mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primestrong]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beeside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|"[[Sidelock]]" {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}}}
{{Bp-a1|"[[Bumblearm]]" {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}}}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Skyhammer (RID)|Skyhammer]] / [[Shocknado]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragbreak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Heatmark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primelock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Saberclaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dragonstorm#Premier Edition|Dragonstorm]] (only in toy form)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battletrap (G1)#Generations|Battletrap]] (only in toy form)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblegrim]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumbleswoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Slugtron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelgrim]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:G1toy-Slamdance.jpg|thumb|200px|Slamdance]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combiners formed by main bodies with power-up partners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Godbomber|God]] [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ginrai (robot)|Victory]] [[Star Saber (G1)|Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Jet Optimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Burning]] [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s combined form}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Prime Megaweapon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Prime Fight Mode or Optimus Prime Flight Mode]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Supreme]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Prime Savage Claw Mode]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Prime Sonic Wing Mode]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] [[Nemesis Breaker|Dark Claw Mode]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Live-action film series|Power Up Optimus Prime]] (only in toy form)}}
*[[Megatron (RID)#Legends/Unite Warriors|Devil God]] [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legends/Unite Warriors|Fire Convoy]] {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Purple Wicked Convoy]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Omega Hand Mode]] {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1}}}}
</ul>
|[[File:Armada JetOptimusMegaweapon toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Jet Optimus/Optimus Prime Megaweapon]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combiners with three or more members (non-Scramble City-type)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (ROTF)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Raiden]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] / [[Dinoking]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Road Caesar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Liokaiser]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Big Rescue Force]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Big Powered]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Magnaboss (BW)]] / [[Magnaboss (BWII)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (RID)|MegaWing]] [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Dark]] [[Dreadwing (RID)|MegaWing]] [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (Prime)]]}}
*[[Prime Processing Unit]] {{storylink|Collect and Save}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tripredacus]] / [[Tripledacus]]}}
*[[Tri-Rex]]
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Rail Racer (RID)]] / [[Dominus Trannis]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landfill (RID)]] / [[Devastator (Universe Ultra)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Minibot combiner]] {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beast (G1)|Beast]] {{storylink|The Beast Within}}}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insectrain]] {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}}}
*[[Cobratron]]
{{Bp-sa|[[Computron (SG)]]}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Abominus (SG)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Raiden toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raiden]][[File:TF-Studio-Series-Devastator.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Devastator]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Reedman]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Deceptigod]]}}
{{Bp-d1p2|[[Abominus (Prime)]] / [[Goradora]] / [[Infernocus]] (only in toy form)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mighty Robot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mighty Vehicle]]}}
*[[Puzzler]]
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Monsterous]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Toxitron (Zone)|Toxitron]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Overmegasixwave]] {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimstone (Kre-O)|Grimstone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lazerbolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Obsidian (Kre-O)|Obsidian]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Volcanicon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gaiacross]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gaia Scramble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream Combiner#Deviations|Megascream's combined form]] {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations}}}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Galvatronus (CW)]] {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream Combiner#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons|Ultimate Starscream]] {{storylink|A War of Giants}}}}
*The [[Functionist Council]] {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Bee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (RID)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatronus (RID)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dragonstorm]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Infernocus]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Victorion|Ultimate Victorion]] {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Fossilizer Combiner]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Unstoppimus]] {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4}}}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Triple Combination combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gekisoumaru|DaiGekisou]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kenzan|DaiKenzan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gekisoumaru|GoGekisou]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ganoh|GoGanoh]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hishoumaru|GoHishou]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jinbu|GoJinbu]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kenzan|GoKenzan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sensuimaru|GoSensui]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:TFGoSensuimaru.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Sensuimaru]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scramble City-type combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus (G1)]] / [[Battle Gaia]] / [[Ruination (RID)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Defensor (G1)]] / [[Guard City]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Abominus (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Computron (G1)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)]]<ref name="seacon">With extra "limb" robot used as weapon.</ref> / [[King Poseidon]]<ref name="seacon" /> / [[God Neptune]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bruticus (WFC)]] / [[Ruination (FOC)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Victorion]] / [[Megatronia]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sky Reign]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunder Mayhem]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Predacus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Orthia]]}}
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[[File:Superion toy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Superion]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Official mix-n-match Scramble City-type combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Abomenaticus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Comperian]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Autobot Super Scramble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Decepticon Super Scramble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scramble 7]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Galvatronus (CW)]] (only in toy form)}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Betatron (CW)|Betatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge|Scourge Grand Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Modulus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream Combiner]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-Infin1te]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Inferno Combiner]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[White Gallant Convoy|White Convoy Grand Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Volcaticon]]}}
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[[File:Abomenaticus toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Abomenaticus]]
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster-type combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]] and [[Heave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]] and [[Spaceshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blast Master]] and [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Direct-Hit]] and [[Power Punch]]}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]] / [[Retro]] and [[Surge (G1)|Surge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fireshot]] and [[Vanquish]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Full-Barrel]] and [[Overflow]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Grit]] and [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]] / [[Gusher]] and [[Pipeline]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]] and [[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]]}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]] and [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] / [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Missile Master]] and [[Moonrock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Oiler]] and [[Slide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Power Run]] and [[Strikedown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadburner]] and [[Wheel Blaze]]}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixliner]] / [[Sixtrain]]<ref>Sixtrain was redecoed and retooled from Sixliner.</ref> / [[Rail Racer (Universe)]]<ref>Universe Rail Racer uses the same deco as Takara's 2003 redecoed "reissue" of Sixtrain.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sixbuilder]] / [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] / [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixturbo]] / [[Defensor (Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sixwing|Sixwing / Berserker Sixwing / Destron Sixwing]] / [[Superion (Universe)]]}}
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[[File:OC-toy Sixbuilder.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sixbuilder]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Armada 3|Perceptor (Armada)]] / [[Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon 3|Perceptor (Energon)]] / [[Heavy Metal (Energon)|Heavy Metal]] / [[Windcharger (Energon)|Windcharger]] / [[Perceptor (Armada)#Cybertron|Perceptor (Cybertron)]] / [[Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Mirror]] / [[Nightcreeper]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] / [[Umbral Blaster]] / [[Astro Blaster (Armada)]] / [[Transwarp Blaster]]}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] / [[Magnawing]] / [[Cosmotector (Armada)|Cosmotector]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] / [[Vorpal Saber]] / [[Energon Saber]] / [[Cryo Saber]] / [[Chaos Saber]] / [[Pyro Saber]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Centuritron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:EN-toy MB2 Frenzy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Heavy Metal]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Maximus-type [[Powerlinx]] combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)]] / [[Bruticus (G1)]] (Universe) / [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus]] / [[Devastator (G1)]] (Classics)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus]] / [[Dauntless Maximus]] / [[Superion (G1)]] (Universe) / [[Superion (ROTF)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nexus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:TF-Super-Link-EX-01-Buildron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Constructicon Maximus]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"Omnicombinational" [[Stentarian]] combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[16444/9]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Paddox]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Centuritron]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:Generationstoy-Centuritron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Centuritron]]
|}

==Notes==
*'''Gestalt''', a German word which literally means 'form' or 'shape', in this context refers to the psychological concept, namely 'something which is more or greater than the sum of its parts', e.g. a table being more than the timber it's made out of. The origin of "gestalt" as a fan-term is unknown; the earliest documented use is in 1998, when it was already in common parlance.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/af8234bb79475e5f?dmode=source&output=gplain&noredirect Earliest known alt.toys.transformers post using "gestalt"]</ref> Intriguingly, however, the {{w|Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time|''Robots in Time'' series of novels}} published in 1993-94 prominently feature a "gestalt robot" who could split into six smaller autonomous robots, each with a different personality. If this actually inspired some ''Transformers'' fan searching for a good word to use, there is no evidence of it, but the publishing timeframe is conspicuously close to the opaque early days of the online fandom.
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-type combiners were initially designed to be a sub-line of ''[[Diaclone]]'' called ''Jizai Gattai'' (自在合体, "Free Combination"). This goes along with their ability to interact with and attach to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], the designs of which were also originally intended for the ''Diaclone'' line. Due to the fact any robot can form either an arm or a leg, the franchise as a whole very rarely enforces a "standard" combination setup to a particular Scramble City combiner.
* Fiction has almost uniformly depicted combiners as being much larger than their individual components would suggest; combiners are almost uniformly depicted as, far bigger than the sum of their components would suggest. In perhaps the most egregious example, Dreamwave's comics present combiners as kaiju-sized monsters who loom over skyscrapers; after engaging and defeating Superion, he holds one of the latter's component members in his hand, his [[robot mode]] proportionally no larger than a doll. A few attempts, such as IDW's later ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic, have chalked this discrepancy down to judiciously applied [[Size changing|mass displacement]] technology.

===Unused concepts===
[[File:Generations Street Combiner.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He transforms into a traffic jam.]]
Combiners were a very popular idea during the "Generation 1" toyline and as such there are loads of scrapped combiner designs that never got past the drawing board. Among them were:
*A Scramble City-style dinosaur combiner. The body is a ''T. rex'', while the limbs are a pterodactyl (right arm), ''Ankylosaurus'' (left leg), ''Dimetrodon'' (left arm), and ''Styracosaurus'' (right leg)<ref>[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|''Transformers Generations'']], p22</ref>
*A decidedly goofy organic insect combiner composed of a stag beetle (right leg), another beetle (left leg), grasshopper (left arm), fly (right arm), and a cockroach body.<ref name="p99">[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|''Transformers Generations'']], p99</ref>
*A cybernetic beast combiner that did not form a robot, but rather a large cybernetic monster. It is formed from a cyber bat, mole, stag beetle, and a couple of fish things.<ref name="p99" />
*A fifteen (!) vehicle Micromaster combiner where the only attached parts not contained by the component robots were the large robot fists. This combiner consists of three uniformly colored teams (in a similar fashion to the vehicular Voltron of the same time period):
**Air team (blue) — two jets, two helicopters, a space shuttle.
**Construction team (green) — a hauler, a bulldozer, a steam shovel, a tank (don't ask), a missile carrier (don't ask).
**Street team (red) — two cars, a motorcycle, a formula racer, a jeep.<ref name="p108">[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|''Transformers Generations'']], p108</ref>
*A simpler dinosaur combiner composed of a pterodactyl, a not-really-a-''Stegosaurus'', and a ''T. rex'' with a very large head. The three combine into a dinosaur thing similar to [[Magmatron]]'s combined dino mode. It shares many visual characteristics with Tomy's relatively simple robot designs.<ref name="p108" />
[[File:ClassicVehicombiner.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Either the smallest steamboat ever, or the largest car in existence.]]
*A five vehicle combiner (evidently not Scramble City-style in nature) composed of a steam engine (right arm), steam boat (torso), car (right leg), truck (left leg), and plane (left arm).
*A base consisting mostly of ramps and a hollow tower in the center that combined with 14 non-transforming cars and vans. Two vehicles make up each limb, with three crammed in the chest, two for feet, and one that slides into the tower's gun platform to form the head. The ramps would then act as an exoskeleton to contain all of the components.<ref name="p79">[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 2|''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2]], p79</ref>
*A robot formed from a truck cab and four cars with no robot modes that each have flip out weapon arrays. This may qualify more as a conventional "super robot" than a standard combiner, but we may never know.<ref name="p80">[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 2|''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2]], p80</ref>
*A "Duocon" (or rather, "Triocon", in this case) style robot formed by three cars. One car splits in half to form the arms, another splits for the legs, and a third folds in half to reveal the robot head and connect it all together.<ref name="p80"/>
*A Concorde jet that split into two robots, where the front portion's robot can pop out three wheels and a spare cockpit to give it a land mode. Presumably the larger rear robot could do the same.<ref name="p81">[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 2|''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2]], p81</ref>
*Two military convoy "trains", one good, one evil, of six vehicles each hooked together that combine along the lines of Devastator but with loads more guns. The robot core is formed by a tractor trailer that leads either convoy, the good one being long nosed, the evil one being flat, each with trailers that open up into small cannon platforms usable by the five smaller robots. Said trailers also become their respective combined form's handgun. The other five members each have a specific large weapon such as a missile rack or chaingun that they can also use in robot mode.<ref name="p83">[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 2|''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2]], p83</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gattai''' (合体, "Combination"), '''Gattai Senshi''' (合体戦士, "Combined Warrior"), '''Gattai Heishi''' (合体兵士, "Combined Soldier")
*''French:'' '''Fusionneur''' (Canada, ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001 only)
*''Spanish:'' '''Combina''' (Latin America, ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001 only)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hétǐjīngāng''' (合體金剛, "Combination Vajra")

==References==
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Grimlock (G1)

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:''Me Grimlock am [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] from [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:TF84 cover 002 colors clean.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Me Grimlock know color reproduction technology evolve past need for blue-for-black substitution... but it look cool '''anyway!''']]
Some Autobots wonder why '''Grimlock''' (aka '''Clobber'''[[#clobber|[Note]]]) is even on their side. His disposition is much more suited to the [[Decepticon]]s. After all, he values power and strength over wisdom and compassion, and furthermore, he doesn't really get along with most Autobots. When faced with a problem, his usual responses are to slice it with his [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]], tear it to pieces with his bare hands, or outright eat it. He is more willing to accept casualties than most of the Autobot leadership, and doesn't seem particularly concerned about the [[Human|fleshies]] either. These things, coupled with his dislike of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], have led to a defection or two on Grimlock's part. He'd have no problem offing the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] if he thought he could get away with it, though.

What the Autobots don't realize is that the only thing he hates more than weakness is those who abuse their strength, meaning when push comes to shove, Grimlock will always fall in on the right side of the fence. And despite their disagreements, Grimlock holds a respect for Prime's strength and leadership. His ''real'' feud within the Autobot ranks is with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]; Grimlock's chaotic behavior drives Prowl up the wall, and Prowl's uptight personality gives Grimlock much grief.

Grimlock is the leader of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], a small but powerful strike squad. Grimlock himself is extremely strong and durable, and is one of the few Transformers who can not only stand toe-to-toe with Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], but actually give them a run for their money. Despite his strength and prowess, Grimlock continually struggles with his pronouns.

{{bigquote|Me, Grimlock — '''BADASS'''!|Grimlock on himself|[[The War Within issue 5|''The War Within'' #5]]}}

{{note|Grimlock's intelligence level in the cartoon was substantially lower than in most of his other portrayals. See the entries below for details.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
[[File:G1-grimlock-s112-newhead.jpg|thumb|"Me Grimlock change eyes from red to blue. [[Ratchet (G1)|Doctor]] say it helps Grimlock not bump into red robots.]]
Inspired by dinosaur fossils, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] built Grimlock, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], who promptly went on a rampage. Wheeljack convinced Optimus to lock up the Dinobots, rather than destroy them. Upgrading them to be smarter and more obedient, Wheeljack sent the Dinobots to rescue the Autobots. Frustrated by the Dinobots' success, Megatron learned Grimlock desired to be Autobot leader and tried to trick the Dinobots into serving him, but Optimus's selflessness convinced Grimlock otherwise. The Autobots called upon the Dinobots whenever they were overwhelmed, but Optimus deemed them too chaotic to work at the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]] and even had them sent to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|an island populated by living dinosaurs]]. Angered by being taken for granted, Grimlock left, until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] convinced him to help when the Autobots began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] deficiency.

In [[2005]], Grimlock battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], rescued [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], received his first [[kiss]] from [[Re-Cycle]] on [[Junkion (planet)|planet Junk]], and kicked the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. Still an active Autobot soldier, Grimlock even received a temporary boost to his intelligence, allowing him to create the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
[[File:Variablevoltageharness.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Me Grimlock king of war crimes!]]
Grimlock lay dormant on the Ark when the ship detected [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in the [[Savage Land]]. Fitting Grimlock and his four comrades with [[alternate mode]]s based on the local fauna, the Dinobots battled Shockwave until they became stuck in a tar pit. In the present, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered their location. Grimlock almost immediately began butting heads with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and soon he and his team left the Autobots.

Following Prime's death, Grimlock returned to nominate himself for the position of leadership, and proved his worth by leading the Autobots in battle against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Unfortunately, power corrupted Grimlock, who lived up to his alternate mode's name by constructing a [[variable voltage harness]] to torture defectors like [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and picking a fight with Autobots from [[Nebulos]] led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Prime was rebuilt as a [[Powermaster]], and appointed Grimlock and Fortress Maximus as his lieutenants.

Grimlock was deactivated in the wake of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Underbase]]-fueled rampage, but Ratchet revived him as a [[Pretender]] to battle [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Battling the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], Grimlock found himself in the heart of Cybertron where [[Primus]] lay, much to his [[atechnogenesis|disbelief]]. A blast by [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] intended for Grimlock hit Primus, awakening him and alerting [[Unicron]] to his presence. After returning to Earth and warning Prime, Grimlock joined the search to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. During this time he stocked up on [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], which gave him a more powerful body, but at the cost of his [[transformation]] abilities. After Prime sacrificed himself to defeat Unicron, Grimlock was Autobot leader once more, and participated in a disastrous battle with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s soldiers on the planet [[Klo]]. Astonishingly, Prime returned with the [[Last Autobot]], who resurrected the fallen Autobots and ended the war.

In various [[splinter timeline]]s, Grimlock led the [[Earthforce]], helped Optimus and Megatron battle [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], and rallied with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to hold out against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In one Grimlock captained the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'', patrolling the universe for signs of Decepticon activity for over a decade of peace before Megatron returned and in another, he lived with the effects of Nucleon for twenty-one years before travelling to [[Nebulos]] to seek a cure.

===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Grimlock was among a number of Autobots under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command who crewed the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. After it crashed into [[Earth]], the ark detected [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and repaired Grimlock and three others into the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. The Dinobots soon tracked down Soundwave, but he proved too much for them to handle until Grimlock used his brain and brought the nearby cliff down, knocking them all offline. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Transformers PD-Type===
[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] recruited Grimlock as backup for a duel with [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]. Grimlock became bored watching the two of them fight in the sky, but when Star Saber finally succeeded in knocking Deathsaurus to the ground, Grimlock gnawed on his head while Star Saber looked on, pleased at the outcome of his clever plan. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##8 "Me Strongest! Me Grimlock!"|Me Strongest! Me Grimlock!}}
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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Grimlock and the other Dinobots lived in an underground jungle environment, hidden beneath the Antarctic ice cap. Grimlock and hundred of other Dinobots were immersed in their tar cocoons, awaiting activation to join the Autobot ranks. When the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]], a Decepticon juggernaut, forced its way into the Dinobots’ headquarters, the vibrations it produced inadvertently freed the cocooned Dinobots, who charged at Megatron and Soundwave to fend them off. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}

Optimus had requested Grimlock and the rest of the Dinobots’ assistance when he and Prowl investigated Decepticon activity on the island of [[Buru]]. Upon their arrival, the Dinobots quickly began overpowering the Insecticons on the island. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Grimlock and the other Dinobots stood by while Swoop mercilessly butchered Devastator and killed the Constructicons one by one. The rest of the Dinobots then joined in ripping the Constructicons' carcasses into scrap metal for good measure. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

[[File:GrimlockpullsDevastatorstatue-ASW.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|Me Grimlock not draft animal, me Grimlock king!]]
Grimlock was present to hear Blaster convey a message from Megatron to Autobot headquarters. Megatron announced that he had taken Sunstreaker hostage, and demanded that the Autobots surrender. Sideswipe was infuriated by the capture of his "twin Autobot," and declared that he would go rescue Sunstreaker himself. Grimlock told Sideswipe that he would not be able to defeat Devastator on his own, and sent Sludge and Slag to help him in his rescue effort. Despite the Dinobot troops' power, the rescue mission failed, and the Autobots had to come up with a new plan. Optimus decided to rely on trickery, and ordered his Autobots to build a hollow effigy of Devastator for them to hide in. Grimlock then wheeled the statue to Decepticon headquarters. There, a note attached to the statie, explaining that it was a peace offering, was used to lure the evil robots into a false sense of security. The ambush and subsequent battle that ensued spelled victory for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
When Optimus learned from Cosmos that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, he had the Dinobots hide within his trailer and inside his other troops' vehicle modes, in order to sneak up on the enemy. Once they were in close enough proximity to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his minions, the Dinobots were released and the other Autobots transformed to battle the Decepticons. After the others had beaten up the Decepticons and shoved them down a pit, Grimlock picked up Mixmaster and tilted him over, making him spill the quick-drying cement within his drum onto the other evil robots, trapping them. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

Grimlock encountered Hot Rod on the outskirts of Autobot City. The young Autobot explained to Grimlock as the rest of the Dinobots assembled around them that he was being chased by a squad of Decepticons. Hot Rod then continued into Autobot City to inform Ultra Magnus of the situation while the Dinobots went to do battle with the Decepticons. Though they were taken by surprise by the Decepticon fliers at first, the Decepticons soon gained the advantage in combat. Grimlock even managed to snatch Starscream right out of the air. In the midst of the battle, Grimlock noticed Galvatron taking off towards the nearby [[Oil Valley]] to steal oil for himself. Grimlock took off after him, and the two fought it out in the oil drilling area. Grimlock used an oil tower as a bat to beat down on Galvatron. Galvatron retreated within Cyclonus (though not before Grimlock landed a hit on him with the tower) and the Autobots were cheered on by the oil rig workers as they returned to Autobot City. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

Grimlock took part in a battle over energon cubes at [[Mount St. Hilary]] which ended when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] scarfed all the energon. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Grimlock and the rest of the Dinobots accompanied Hot Rod, Kup and Arcee on a space-faring mission. Though Kup warned Grimlock not to overload the ship, Grimlock ignored him, reasoning that he didn't want to make a second trip. The ship wound up malfunctioning, and they crash-landed on the planet Quintesson. There, they encountered Wheelie, who warned them about the planet's evil inhabitants. They soon encountered a few Quintessons leading their Sharkticon soldiers to apprehend them. Grimlock used his powerful jaws to snap whichever Quintesson unlucky enough to wander too close to him into two. After the Quintessons had been defeated, the Autobots left the planet in the ship that had once been piloted by Wheelie's parents. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
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===Dinobot War===
{{notemultipath}}
Grimlock, along with the rest of the Dinobots, were present during Earth's distant past, when [[you]], Ravage and Laserbeak travelled through time. The Dinobots quickly learned about the Decepticons' plan to attack the Autobots still slumbering in stasis aboard the crashed Ark, and set out to oppose them. Whether or not they succeeded was up to you!
{{storylink|Dinobot War}}
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===Dinobots Strike Back===
{{notemultipath}}
Grimlock, along with the rest of the Dinobots, were on lookout duty in Hidden Valley. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] managed to sneak up on the group and Grimlock was one of the Dinobots who were subjected to the Insecticon's mind-control. After being ordered by his new master to attack Autobots and humans alike, Grimlock's fate was up to the only Dinobot retaining his free-will, Swoop.
If Swoop reports directly back to Autobot base about what transpired, the Autobots weigh multiple options on how to best stop the Dinobots' rampage.

If the Autobots choose to use Mirage's abilities against the Dinobots, Grimlock and the rest of the sub-group are tricked into believing Optimus is standing at the edge of Bandit Bluff's precipice, and charge for the Autobot leader. Their target turns out to be an illusion fabricated by Mirage, and the Dinobots are knocked unconscious by their fall, and subsequently freed of Bombshell's control.

If the Autobots choose to use Windcharger's abilities against the Dinobots, the outcome of the Dinobots' and the rest of the Autobots' confrontation has two possible outcomes. If Windcharger uses his magnetic powers too close to the Dinobots, the powerful magnetic field sends Grimlock and the other Dinobots into convulsions before killing them. If Windcharger decides to use his magnetic powers from a greater distance, the Cerebro-shells are harmlessly extracted from the Dinobots. Later, Grimlock is celebrating with the Autobots when he recalls Bombshell announcing that controlling the Dinobots was only a part of the Insecticon's plan.

Optimus in turn can send Bumblebee, Skids and Sludge to investigate nearby electromagnetic activity. If he does, and Skids returns to Autobot base after the Decepticons has captured Bumblebee, Prowl suggests to send Grimlock and his ilk as undercover agents into the Decepticons' local operation. Prowl explains that the Decepticons are likely unaware that the Dinobots are no longer under Bombshell's control. If Optimus goes with this plan, Grimlock bisects Frenzy after successfully doing his part, and the Autobots successfully defeat the Decepticons thanks to the Dinobot's strategic placement.

If the Autobots choose to simply attack the Dinobots immediately and brutally, Grimlock becomes temporarily blind thanks to Tracks's black-beam gun. Next, he is bombarded by Sunstreaker's and Sideswipe's high-energy electron pulses, until his Cerebro-Shell falls out of his body. Later, when Grimlock is once again master of his own thoughts, he accuses the Autobots of enjoying taking him and his team down. The Autobots simply laugh at him.

If Swoop chooses to stay and fight Bombshell instead of reporting back to base after the Dinobots have become Bombshell's slaves, and successfully defeats the Insecticon, Grimlock is freed along with the other Dinobots. Whatever other choices are made in this path, Grimlock stays unaware of what has transpired, his memory a blank during the mind-control. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

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===Frito-Lay posters===
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Grimlock was seen with Optimus Prime while he was fighting Megatron. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Grimlock, Snarl, and Slag were roaming about in a desert when Starscream came down from the skies to attack them! Grimlock transformed out of his "undetectable everyday form" into robot mode to wield both his pistol and sword against the Decepticon. {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}}

===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
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After the Ark crashed into the Earth, Grimlock, Snarl and two others remained active and were reformatted to resemble dinosaurs, the planet's dominant lifeforms. Unfortunately the reformatting was a little too thorough and they were left acting like real dinosaurs as well. Rendered inactive by a meteorite strike, they lay dormant beneath what became modern-day [[Brazil]] until Grimlock and Snarl were inadvertently awoken by developers from a logging company. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Fizzle|Blaze]] travelled there to investigate but were ambushed by the Decepticons and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] trapped the Dinobots in a [[plasma net]]. Unfortunately for him, the net caused a negative ion feedback which triggered their Transformer circuitry and restored their personalities along with their [[robot mode]]s. Grimlock and Snarl sent the Decepticons packing but remained in Brazil to look for their missing comrades rather than return to the Ark with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}
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===3H comics===
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Grimlock was among the legendary Transformers summoned from [[J'nwan]] by [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]] to help battle [[Shokaract]]. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}

An iteration of Grimlock was one of several Transformers from all eras and realities across the [[multiverse]] suggested by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] for Optimus Primal to recruit into his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. Optimus Primal decided to pluck [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] back from death instead. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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{{bigquote|Me not like Optimus Prime or Autobots that much... but me like you and yours even less!|Grimlock's voice recording on a bomb he left for the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]|"[[The War Within Preview]]"}}

Years ago, before the war, Grimlock was part of a cage-fighting arena. He and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] fought beside and against each other on numerous occasions. Starscream believed Grimlock was a natural born killer, but Grimlock really just carried a lot of rage and needed an outlet.

[[File:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Me Grimlock great at retreating.]]
When the war began, Grimlock sided with the Decepticons. Then, after a while, he switched sides and went to the Autobots. Nobody is quite sure why or what happened. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}} He eventually became leader of a squad including [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].

By the time [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was killed and a new leader had to be chosen, the Autobots were losing the war, and Grimlock was growing impatient with the [[Council of Ancients]]' strategy. Grimlock called a secret meeting at the [[Helix Gardens]] with Prowl, Jazz, and his running crew: If the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] wasn't up to doing what had to be done, then they'd do it for him—and take the Prime out in the process. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

Optimus Prime, having defeated a team of Decepticons by himself, still didn't settle Grimlock's nerves. Prime's decision to evacuate Cybertron did it; Grimlock had enough. After expressing his discontent over the situation to his fellow workers, Grimlock stormed off and went to brood by himself. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Starscream and his Seekers dropped by while Grimlock was alone. Starscream baited Grimlock, telling him he was a Decepticon inside and was just in denial. He gave him a choice: go to [[Protihex|Sector Zero-Six]] and help the Seekers take out the Autobot command post, or warn the post about their arrival. Grimlock, out of spite, instead evacuated the Autobots from the base and left the Decepticons a present: a bomb. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}}

[[File:Grimlocktwwmycall.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Me Grimlock squat a lot.]]
While he was on his way back to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to help with the defense, Prowl ordered him away, instead telling him to go find Optimus Prime. Grimlock decided that it was a good opportunity to give the new Prime a piece of his mind and complied. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He called upon Ironhide, Kup, and Wheeljack to accompany him on this mission, informing them he still hadn't made up his mind about Optimus Prime's worth as a leader along the way. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} While he and the team went deep into Cybertron's core to find Prime, they found out about Megatron's plan to win the war and turn Cybertron into a mobile battle station with which to conquer the universe. Grimlock split up his team: He would go find Optimus Prime, and the rest of the team would shut down the transformation system for Cybertron. Grimlock followed Optimus's trail, passing several defeated Deecepticons along the way, only for Prime to abruptly appear next to him. Prime ordered Grimlock to help him find Megatron. Grimlock shoved his [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]] into Prime's hands and gave clear instructions: If Megatron was the problem, Prime was to fix it himself. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Grimlock then doubled back to help his squad deal with the planetary engines, arriving just in time to take out Motormaster as he was preparing to ram Kup and Ironhide. Optimus soon caught up to him, and asserted his authority by taking command of both Grimlock's troops and the situation. Together, the Autobots managed to destroy the planetary engines and drive the Decepticons away. Once the crisis was over, Grimlock no longer questioned Optimus Prime. He knew that Prime had figured things out, and though he hadn't executed Megatron, he wasn't going to spend his time in the war running away. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

[[File:Grimlockultramagnusnoooo.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|ME GRIMLOCK DAMN YOU, SALAZAR!]]
During the Dark Ages, Optimus Prime and Megatron were seemingly destroyed in a [[space bridge]] explosion, which created a crack in space through which the ancient being known as [[The Fallen]] emerged. With the loss of Optimus Prime, Grimlock broke off from the Autobots, now led by Prowl, and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]]. During one of their missions, Grimlock's team stole two transports filled with energon from Starscream. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Grimlock was targeted, along with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], by The Fallen, who wished to use their apparently unique [[Spark]]s to help in his revival of [[Primus]], which would allow Unicron to locate him.

To this end, The Fallen recruited [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], who arranged for Grimlock to receive a communication between Jetfire and Shockwave. {{storylink|Devastation}} Believing Jetfire was intending to defect, Grimlock headed for the meeting. However, when the [[Chaos Trinity]] arrived and captured Jetfire, Grimlock jumped out of the shadows and attacked. The Fallen had to watch his followers take a sound beating. After dispatching the mystics, Grimlock attempted to execute Jetfire. The Autobot scientist was saved only because The Fallen himself soon arrived. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Grimlock being Grimlock, he launched himself at The Fallen, but was completely overwhelmed by his opponents' supernatural abilities. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} He woke up later strapped to a table and had to listen to Jetfire trying to convince him that attempting to breaking free was a hopeless endeavor. Grimlock snapped his restraints with ease, and likewise liberated the three other Transformers captured by The Fallen for his diabolical scheme. Jetfire then managed to convince Grimlock to vacate the area with the other two captured 'bots, while he used his smarts to contain The Fallen. Jetfire was ultimately successful. Afterwards, Grimlock approached Jetfire to tell him he had misjudged his fellow Autobot, and that they were now quit. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Later, Grimlock served both as leader of the Dynobots and the right-hand bot to Ultra Magnus, who had taken control in Optimus' absence and had managed to secure a truce with Shockwave. Grimlock was less than happy about this, partly because he didn't trust the Decepticons, and partly because he had no idea what to do with himself in peacetime. He never got to find out, as the truce was betrayed by Starscream's forces, and Grimlock was apparently killed when he dove in front of a shot meant for Magnus. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Upon Megatron's return to Cybertron, the Decepticon leader quickly subdued Ultra Magnus, and proceeded to take control of the planet. Grimlock's body was left where it lay. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

{{note|Due to [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s closure, the end of its ''War Within'' series was never published. Years later, [[Simon Furman]] released the unpublished scripts to the final three issues. The following would have taken place in said issues:
Primus preserved Grimlock's lifeforce within an [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] drone, which horribly mutated into a facsimile of Grimlock's original body, and attacked Shockwave in his lab. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} Grimlock's preservation was due to his lineage, which stretched back to the [[Thirteen]]. With the Prime lineage at risk, there was need for a new savior. The shambling Grimlock found his way to Megatron, and distracted him long enough to allow Blaster to liberate the enslaved Autobot forces. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} After repelling a second Quintesson invasion, Perceptor rebuilt Grimlock into his old form. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}}}

[[File:Extermination-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Yes, definitely refer to "[[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Rules of Extinction|Rules of Extinction]]."]]
Millennia later, the Ark and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' left Cybertron in search of new resources to fuel the war, but never returned. Grimlock and the Dynobots followed a [[Insecticon (G1)|group of Decepticons]] to a primitive world that would later be known to them as Earth, all of them looking for the lost Ark. The Dynobots assumed alternate forms similar to Earth's indigenous giant reptiles, dinosaurs, and fought off an attempted ambush by the small crew of Decepticons they had been tracking. {{storylink|Extermination}}

[[File:DWPrimeDirective3 Grimlock.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Me fight with all me—"? Me Grimlock not Irish!]]
Millions of years later in [[1984]], the other Autobots and Decepticons on Earth awakened and the Great War began anew. The Autobots and humans eventually defeated the Decepticons and all the Transformers were to be sent back to Cybertron on the ''[[Ark II]]''. However, the ship was destroyed during launch due to sabotage by General [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], in the hopes of recovering the Transformers and reprogramming them to be war machines. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} As part of a demonstration to prospective buyers, Rook had Grimlock join an assault against the Smitco Oil Refinery alongside half a dozen Transformers. Soon afterwards, Megatron broke free of Lazarus's control, and brought ruin to his operation. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

At some point, Megatron captured the other four Dinobots, {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} which he used as leverage to get Grimlock to turn traitor and join the Decepticons after they were reactivated by Lazarus. Grimlock revealed his change of allegiance to Optimus Prime when he confronted Megatron after the unleashing of the Decepticons' newest doomsday weapon, a cyber-forming virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Though Grimlock participated in the Decepticons' subsequent attack on [[San Francisco]] with apparent zeal, his only real contribution to the city's destruction was crushing unoccupied cars. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] interrupted Grimlock's "rampage" by knocking him over with a steel girder. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Grimlock watched idly as Megatron and Optimus debated humanity's worth, until their rhetoric was interrupted by several firefighters ramming their fire engines into Megatron. The battle started anew, only for news that a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear missile]] was inbound to reach the combatants. After the Decepticons abandoned him, Optimus Prime offered to take Grimlock back, but he refused, stating circumstances had changed too much. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

{{charstubfiction|[[The Transformers Trilogy]] ({{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}})}}

[[File:NewWorldOrder Grimlock Blitzwing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock silence Blitzwing, then Prime next.]]
Grimlock's stance on allegiances didn't last very long, though, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] soon showed up with his [[Triple Changer]]s, and declared all Earthbound Transformers to be war criminals. Grimlock's true loyalty became obvious when he stopped Blitzwing from blowing off Optimus's head by grabbing his tank turret and bending it into a pretzel with one hand. After that, Shockwave sent Megatron off to Cybertron, prompting Grimlock to rejoin the Autobots in the Ark. {{storylink|New World Order}} When Optimus's group surrendered to Ultra Magnus, some of the Autobots remained on Earth, Grimlock among them. He traveled to the frozen north, and freed the other Dinobots from Megatron's holding tank. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

Stealing a Decepticon shuttle, the Dinobots then headed for Cybertron, intending to free Optimus Prime and his group. After a rough landing in the [[Wastelands]], they acquired [[Sixshot (G1)|some transportation]] from [[Octane]] and hurried to Iacon, sowing discord along the way. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Once they reached their destination, Grimlock did his part by leading a massive Dinobot assault on [[Shockwave's Tower]], before breaking off to take care of the Decepticon leader himself. Blitzwing again got in his way, and Grimlock was forced to battle both, a battle that was going his way until Ultra Magnus shot him in the face. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Though Grimlock accused Ultra Magnus of betrayal, Magnus defended his actions, stating he couldn't allow Grimlock to simply rampage undirected in the streets. He then instructed Perceptor to repaired the Dinobot commander. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Subsequently, Grimlock did his part for the rebellion by giving Hot Rod some back-up. For a third and final time, he fought Blitzwing, this time taking out the Decepticon with ease, grabbing him by the tank turret and throwing him into a [[Guardian robot|Guardian]]. Leaving the main conflict, Grimlock followed Shockwave, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus into the citadel, and ended up saving the two Autobots, stating that he'd hate to lose the chance to pay back the "stuffy traitor". Optimus Prime thanked Primus, but Grimlock said Prime should be thanking ''him''. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

While the main group of Earth Autobots returned, the Dinobots remained on Cybertron to give Ultra Magnus some needed muscle. They were assigned to help Kup fortify the new Autobot bases on Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|As noted above, any further exploits of Grimlock in the present were cut short due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy. A few details of [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|Generation One #11]] are known because [[Don Figueroa]] published the line-art of the comic up to page 9 on his DeviantArt account.}}

After an amusing conversation took place between Kup and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], the two of them, along with Arcee, Snarl, and Slag, joined Springer, Grimlock, and Swoop on their shuttle's bridge. Together, they all saw an approaching Quintesson ship. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
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Some time in the future, Grimlock was augmented with the Pretender technology, though he despised his human-like outer shell. He was also given an important position in the overall Autobot hierarchy, which meant him being forced to back up the long-standing claims of himself being the best choice for a leader. Though some Autobots were unconvinced that Grimlock could handle the responsibility, Grimlock himself was taking his position very seriously, and Optimus Prime apparently thought Grimlock had potential. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #7|Pretender Grimlock's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}
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====''Universe'' comic====
{{voiceactor|[[Gregg Berger]] (English)}}

A Grimlock hailed from [[Primax 302.06 Gamma]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}} He was one of several Transformers being monitored by [[Primus]] and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as the [[Universe War]] began. {{storylink|Abduction}} Hailing from an earlier era of the Cybertronian wars, Grimlock arrived in the [[Cauldron]] and soon found the unlikely allies of [[Megatron (Armada)#Beast Megatron|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. They were confronted by two of [[Unicron]]'s Dark Generals, [[Reptilion]] and [[Striker]]. {{storylink|OTFCC Live-Action Drama}}

Striker was overpowered and held prisoner beneath Grimlock's mighty boot. Using his spark telepathy, Primal was able to at least temporarily override Unicron's corruptive influence on Striker (although Grimlock remained somewhat unconvinced). Grimlock's concerns became academic as Reptilion returned with Unicron's other generals, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]. Luckily, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] managed to orchestrate a jailbreak among the Cauldron's other "guests", so Grimlock and Megatron soon had all the reinforcements they needed. The [[Matrix Templar]] known as [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] helped forge a connection with Primus, creating a way out for the escapees. Grimlock was apparently dispatched back to his own era along with the other displaced abductees. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Grimlock-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Me Grimlock no dinosaur here, but still look like fossil!]]
Grimlock was among the Autobots who were awakened by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] in [[1939]] after laying dormant on the [[Fera Islands]] for three million years. He was eager to start smashing Decepticons again, and probably would've smashed the humans as well if [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] hadn't been here to tell him they were friendly. While the other Autobots were a bit wishy-washy about helping G.I. Joe in their fight against [[Cobra]] and their Decepticon allies, Grimlock threw himself into battle almost immediately, using his [[World War II]]-era tank mode to destroy one or two incoming [[Rattler]]s. {{storylink|Transformed}}

With [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] as company, Grimlock fought his way across the Fera Islands until he ran into [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], whose earthquakes were too much for him and the other Autobot tanks to handle. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} Grimlock was knocked off a cliff by Rumble's attacks, and as he was struggling to keep himself from falling to his doom, he urged Roadblock to save himself. However, the human refused to let Grimlock give up, and stayed behind to motivate him, drill sergeant style. While the human's words did give Grimlock newfound strength, the cliff still crumbled, and he and Roadblock fell. Thankfully, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] saved them just in time, although Grimlock didn't enjoy feeling small in comparison to the combiner. {{storylink|Wolves}}

On the way to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Grimlock listened to [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] being pessimistic about their chances of survival, and casually asked the human if he was a coward. Upon reaching the Terrordrome, Grimlock fought and defeated [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], having always hated him for his cowardly guerilla tactics back on Cybertron. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots and Joes came under attack from [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Roadblock suggested that Grimlock show the giant some real firepower... only for the Dinobot to be swatted aside like a fly. Grimlock presumably died along with the other Transformers when the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed in order to stop Bruticus. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
{{bigquote|It just isn't a proper party without Grimlock around. That guy is nuts.|Hot Rod}}

[[File:DDGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66|All the grace of an earthquake.]]
Grimlock and his team were transported to Earth's prehistoric past by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]]. A joint [[Cobra]]/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team traveled through a time portal to bring them back. Unfortunately, Shockwave's Decepticons blocked their return. Just as Shockwave's victory appeared complete, [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] and [[Lady Jaye]] successfully opened up the final time portal, and the humans returned, with some heavy artillery in the form of the five Autobots, now reformatted in huge, powerful dinosaur bodies. Grimlock took the lead by knocking Shockwave through a wall, and beating the tar out of the 'Cons, alongside his new Dinobots, their new abilities more than a match for the Decepticon forces. When the Decepticons retreated, Grimlock transformed and requested an audience with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

[[File:Grimlock AoW1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|Me Grimlock best pitcher on Cybertron!]]
Grimlock was part of the small team sent to help with the Joes' decommissioning of their Cybertronian mechs. Grimlock was more than a little vocal about his distaste for the post, and lack of interest in the humans. He was willing to help the Joes fight Cobra when the latter attacked en masse... even if he complained about helping the weak fleshlings. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} When [[Cobra Commander]] was cornered in an underground facility, Grimlock did his part by terrifying him into talking. They were interrupted when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] appeared, and attempted to take control of both Grimlock, and [[G.I. Joe battle mech|Roadblock's robot]]. Grimlock resisted, but Roadblock's robot turned around and punched him in the face. Grimlock responded by ripping its arm off. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

As Serpent O.R. teleported to Cybertron, Grimlock's team pursued him, but ended up having to fight off [[cannibalizer]]s in a junkyard. Although Grimlock was shot in the face and knocked down, he soon got back up and continued the hunt for Serpent O.R., only to run into his new troops—the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. The Autobots and their human companions were captured and imprisoned in the Decepticons' base in the [[Gladiator Zone]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to [[Snake-Eyes]], but Grimlock insulted the humans anyway. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured Optimus Prime, Grimlock violently interrogated [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] for directions to where Prime was being kept. By the time the team arrived, they found that Serpent O.R. had stolen the [[Matrix of Leadership]], only to have his new "Serpentor Prime" body taken from him by Cobra Commander. Grimlock and Snake-Eyes attacked him, but were smashed into a wall by his tentacles and taken out of action. After [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] defeated Cobra Commander, Grimlock admitted that the humans were great warriors and great friends, and apologized for being hard on them. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===The Beast Within===
Four million years ago, Grimlock combined with his fellow Dinobots to form [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a savage abomination of a gestalt that knew no mercy. Fearing its destructive and uncontrollable power, Grimlock vowed to never again set it loose. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

In a devastating battle with the Decepticons, Grimlock attempted to hold his savagery in check, holding back his full strength even as his comrades were being annihilated. In a fit of desperation, he made the decision to combine with the other Dinobots to form The Beast. Though Optimus attempted to reach Grimlock within the raging juggernaut as it began to slaughter friend and foe alike, Grimlock's consciousness was lost in the maelstrom of rage that was the Beast's mind. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
After Grimlock and his fellow Dinobots arrived on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], Grimlock named one of his subordinates "[[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]]." He enjoyed bossing Paddles and the other Dinobots around, telling them when to transform, fight, or fly around. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
{{bigquote|Shadows lengthen. The twilight of the Cybertronian race gathers. The end is nigh.|[[Shokaract]]}}
{{bigquote|Reminds me of the good ol' days.|Grimlock}}

One account purports that near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was Grimlock. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

[[File:BWTheGathering4 Grimlock KingofBeasts.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Intelligent, sickle toed murder-lizard.]]
According to another account, Grimlock was less than thrilled about being forced to go through the [[Maximal]] downsizing. To add insult to injury, the resulting peace meant he had no outlet for his warlike tendencies. As such, he frequently volunteered for any dangerous, potentially risky, or outright suicidal missions, and when forced on to a science or exploration vessel, he preferred to spend the entire trip in stasis, rather than dealing with the prolonged inactivity. He had a personalized reformatting chip installed that deliberately seeks out only the strongest, deadliest beast modes (alive or extinct) on a planet. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

Grimlock was among the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s protoforms when the ship crashed on Earth. When [[Razorbeast]] and [[Optimus Minor]] were attempting to "rescue" [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] from [[Magmatron]], the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] detected a spark signature that was apparently off the scale, big and mad. Grimlock showed up and acted as the perfect distraction, making ''very'' short work of the Predacons. (Apparently, he was in a very bad mood after waking up and took it out on the Preds.) Magmatron offered Grimlock the chance to withdraw, and when the incredulous Grimlock refused, the Predacon general attacked. Magmatron narrowly arose as the victor by use of his triple beast modes. Grimlock was knocked out, but later helped to construct the Maximals' new base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Later, when [[Prowl II|Prowl]] remarked they had work to do on Earth, with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s Predacon militia still a threat, [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]] reminded him that they had Grimlock on their side. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} The bot in question was patrolling the jungle around the base at the time and bumped into the three-mech team of [[Manterror]], [[Retrax]], and [[Snapper]]. He only noticed Manterror and Retrax however, as Snapper was being crushed under his right foot at the time. While Retrax rolled for his life, Manterror had to face Grimlock on his own, and lost his wings for his trouble. This little group turned out to be a distraction, however, intended to lure the Maximals' big gun away while Ravage led an all-out strike on the base.

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|left|upright=2.2|thumb|Me Grimlock have to pull newbies out of fire.]]
The former Dinobot wasn't about to be left out in the cold, however, and he returned to base ready for "the main course," which consisted of crushing [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] under his foot and tearing apart [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and half a dozen other Predacons. Still, even with him and [[Torca (BW)|Torca]] working overtime, things might have gone poorly without [[Lio Convoy]]'s arrival. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

When Lio Convoy and Ravage led a joint force to stop [[Shokaract]], Grimlock accompanied them. The former Autobot and former Decepticon had a moment of antagonism when the fight started. But once the battle got underway, Grimlock fell in with the Convoys. As Shokaract declared the end of the Cybertronian race, Grimlock seemed to reminisce, even as he transformed to his beast mode and led a charge. He was one of the survivors, although presumably, he would be a victim of Megatron's [[Transformation virus]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Grimlockdinomode-HOS1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Grimlock was one of the many Autobots who fought against the Decepticons on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}}

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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Dinobots Autocracy Endgame.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Me Grimlock look scary here, but me get turned into [[Scavenger (group)|comic relief]] later.]]

{{main|Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Grimlock didn't wind up getting invited. He demanded respect (and some cake) for this indignity!

Later, Grimlock grew tired of his role of king and warrior, and resolved to become a waiter, so he could spit in people's drinks.

After being nominated two years in a row, Grimlock was sure he'd be a shoe-in for [[2011]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]. He discussed the topic with Jazz and Shockwave until [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] came along. The trio mistook Erector for Bumblebee, and so spared him any ridicule, but verbally tore into Waspinator. After insisting that the Predacon would never stand a chance against them, Grimlock and the others walked off in a huff. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei grimlock pack in.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Me Grimlock no understand what I said.]]
When [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Megatron]] and the Decepticons attacked Earth in the 21st century, Grimlock and the Autobots were there to stop them. During a battle in Tokyo, when [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Bumblebee]] doused [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]] with a fire engine's hose, Grimlock exploited the opening to lash the Decepticon with his tail and sending him crashing into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}}

Later, Grimlock saved a runaway train when it was forced off the tracks by [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Astrotrain]], {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} then joined the other Autobots in battling the rampaging Triple Changer. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

Some time later, when the newcomer [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] was brought into the Autobot ranks, he and Grimlock decided to fight immediately upon meeting each other. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
Grimlock was part of a small Autobot team led by Optimus Prime who left Cybertron to pursue the [[Energon Cube]] through space. When the giant energy source crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], it shattered into fragments that were scattered far and wide. Grimlock and the other Autobots set up a subterranean base below the Cube's impact crater, and began their search for the shards, taking the forms of local vehicles to hide their activities (Grimlock, in contrast to his comrades, took the conspicuous form of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', for reasons best known to himself). Despite their attempts at remaining unseen, glimpses of the Autobots only magnified the reputation the crash of the Cube (believed by humans to be a meteor) had given Hoshinochō: that of a hotbed of rumored alien and UFO activity, Japan's answer to [[United States of America|America]]'s [[Roswell]].

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} {{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
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Grimlock had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

{{note|Grimlock's appearance in this comic pre-dates the actual [[Kreon]] release, so its construction differs from the eventual toys. The comic verison uses a black [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] helmet piece, where the actual Kreons use a [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] helmet.}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Grimlock went to game at the arcade, only to be infuriated over not being able to beat a particular game. As soon as he gave up the task, [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] came along and beat the game with ease! This sent Grimlock into a rage, and he began to rampage across the arcade... until he spotted a Foosball table, and went to play with it instead. {{storylink|Arcade}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Following Optimus Prime's exile from Cybertron, Grimlock defeated the new leader [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] in a duel and banished him from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], crowning himself king. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} When captured members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] were brought before him, Grimlock was angry that they'd ruined [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] with their [[G.I.Rocket]]s and sentenced them to death by [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pit. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} The humans were able to survive and escape, however, and an impressed Grimlock agreed to a truce between the Autobots and G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Rodimus then returned to help save Metroplex from a combined Decepticon-[[Cobra]] assault, and when Grimlock protested, the reinvigorated former leader challenged him to a rematch. Whatever the outcome of the duel, Grimlock was next seen leaving Metroplex to fight Megatron in a last ditch attempt to defeat the Decepticon god-king one-on-one. This duel ended with his death at the hands of Megatron, who went on to don his dinosaur head as a decoration. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

Passing onto the next plane of existence, Grimlock marched towards the [[Transformer afterlife|afterlife]], but was weighed down by his heavy sword, a metaphysical representation of his many sins. As he walked, Grimlock was joined by Optimus Prime, the two braving the many trials of limbo to arrive at the gates of the afterlife. The two found their way blocked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|the angel of death]], who would only grant passage to those who carried the "[[Key to Vector Sigma|key]] to [[Vector Sigma|Vector Stigmata]]". Prime formed the key out of his own wounds but when informed that only one may pass, he gave the key to Grimlock. From his new seat in the afterlife, Grimlock joined the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] in haunting Megatron, taking control of his remains to mock the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

When Optimus Prime returned to the land of the living and reclaimed the Matrix of Leadership, he tried to use it to deter [[Primus]] from consuming Earth's [[sun]]. As he channeled its power, the spirits of the Primes appeared alongside him, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] eagerly pointing out that Grimlock was among them. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
[[File:ABTF1 Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
Grimlock and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] attempted to stop [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] from catching [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who was carrying the [[AllSpark]], but the Decepticon evaded them and closed a blast door on them. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} The AllSpark was lost in space in the scuffle, and Grimlock was present when it came crashing back through a window alongside a [[Minion Pig]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Micro-Aggressions HotRodGrimlock.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Me Grimlock beat Optimus up [[War of the Dinobots|before]], now it Hot Rod's turn!]]
Unwilling to share the sedentary lifestyles of his fellow "[[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s", Grimlock illegally transferred his spark into a [[Maximal]] protoform. Disgusted by what his former comrades-in-arms had become, Grimlock attempted to bomb the [[Builder Assembly]], believing any society created by the act would inherently be better. He was taken prisoner and kept within [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Fortress Maximus]] until he was freed by [[Lio Convoy]]'s forces during the [[Grand Uprising]]. {{storylink|Head Games}} {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

Grimlock quickly adapted to being part of the [[Resistance]], and led several successful assaults on the Builders and [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]]. His Resistance cell was a mixed team of Maximals and Predacons including [[Snapper]], [[Mach Kick]], [[Grizzly-1|Barbearian]], and the [[Manterror|Man Terror]]. Grimlock put out a bounty on the [[G-Virus]], and a group of... ''[[Renegade|Predacons]]'' successfully retrieved it from the [[Forever Vaults]] in exchange for resistance data on the [[Human Confederacy]].

Grimlock intended to release the G-Virus at [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus Arena]] when the Builders reopened the [[Games (competition)|Games]] for the first time since the Grand Uprising began. His cell was intercepted in the service tunnels by [[Hot Rod (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hot Rod]] and a team of fully-fueled Micromasters. During the struggle, Grimlock and Hot Rod beat each other senseless, and were on their last ergs when Snapper emerged from his battle in the tunnels to knock down Hot Rod. Grimlock was in no condition to release the virus, so he turned it over to Snapper. The sputtering Hot Rod called out for him to stop, though, telling Snapper for the first time what the G-Virus was: ''[[Galvatron (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Galvatron]]'', in viral form. A [[Dark Energon]]-fueled concoction that transformed its victims into new versions of the mad tyrant, the breaker of oaths.

Grimlock shot back that it was a necessary evil, reducing 20,000 Builders in the audience to jabbering and insane, but immobile, Galvatrons. Even when Hot Rod pointed out the hundreds of mobile Micromasters who would become Galvatron as well, Grimlock would not be deterred. Snapper was horrified at the implications, however, and destroyed the virus before Grimlock could stop him. They were arrested by Hot Rod's back-up as they arrived. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

Eventually, Grimlock would become another victim of [[Tarantulas (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Tarantulas]]' [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]], and would be unleashed on the [[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]] (minus Rampage) by the Predacon. He proceeded to fight the Ex-Bots, until the Builder got too close to [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] and the signal jammed. Freed of the Robo-Smasher's influence, Grimlock would proceed to beat Tarantulas into submission before agreeing to be arrested.

Latter, Snapper would try to talk to the Builder, but things went poorly, only justifying the G-Virus plan further in Grimlock's eyes. As Snapper walked away, however, Grimlock said he wanted to help. Later, in the heat of the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], [[Cheetor (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Cheetor]], Snapper and Grimlock formulated a plan to bomb a tower, causing it to fall on top of the horde of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] pressing in on them. When they arrived, it became clear that one of the three had to stay in the tower and would not be able to escape once it blew. Grimlock pulled rank and headed off to do it, saying that ''perhaps'' Snapper had a point about the G-Virus. He detonated the bombs, causing the tower to fall and allowing the Maximals to charge and pour fire onto the [[Grand Mal]]. Snapper attempted to recover Grimlock's body afterwards, but found nothing there; later, he began to wonder if Grimlock had managed to survive the blast after all. {{storylink|Derailment}}

In the millennia that passed, Grimlock's name and reputation lived on, though his status as an Autobot became a matter of contention, at least among dubious historians. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[File:G2GrimlockArtwork.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Me Grimlock Digivolve into Greymon!]]

In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Grimlock was a student of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] at the [[Elite Guard]] academy prior to the outbreak of the Great War. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}

In [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Grimlock, Swoop, and Sludge showed up at the last minute to save the day at the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:Of Masters and Mayhem flashback.jpeg|thumb|300px|left|Of course me Grimlock know this story! Me Grimlock in it!]]
In one universe, Grimlock fought alongside his fellow Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons until the Cybertronian civil war led to the creation of the monstrous combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Thunder Mayhem turned on his masters, ultimately leading to him rampaging across Cybertron. Grimlock presumably perished during the reckoning of his homeworld. {{storylink|History}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' continuity===
====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:TPotTM Clobber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Why me Grimlock feel so small here...?]]
Clobber accompanied Alpha Trion to the planet [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], where they discovered an ancient artifact linked to the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s and [[Titan Master]]s. They were attacked by a contingent of Decepticons intent on ambushing the two Autobots and stealing the artifact for themselves, but [[Apeface]] managed to blow their cover and give the Autobots time to fight back. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

The Dinobot leader Grimlock could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Dinobot Grimlock packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Grimlock, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons====
{{voiceactor|Gregg Berger (English)}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Windblade-Grimlock-Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Having fought alongside the likes of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the other Autobots in the Great War, Grimlock enjoyed the relative peacetime that followed its conclusion, but was disturbed by the amount of fearful infighting triggered across Cybertron by rumors of the impending apocalypse. Believing Megatron to be responsible, he and the other Dinobots cornered the former Decepticon and his traveling companions in [[Primal Swamp]]. Though Megatron claimed innocence, Grimlock refused to believe him and swatted him away with his tail before turning on the others, refusing to trust anyone who would work with Megatron. He and Swoop attempted to drown Perceptor in the swamp, but [[Victorion]] managed to shake the ground and knock them off balance. This only made Grimlock angrier, and he ordered the other Dinobots to merge with him and form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Eventually, after a battle with new arrival [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], Volcanicus was trapped in an Energon pool and forced to separate to escape. Intrigued by a set of coordinates being projected from the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]'s vault, Grimlock offered his aid to Megatron's group on their journey. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}
[[File:POTP-Ep5-Athenaeum-Sanctorum-Grimlock-in-Cataclysm-Tundra.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Grimlock followed them to [[Cataclysm Tundra]], still doubtful of Megatron, only for them to discover the hidden [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]] entrance. Before they could find information on [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s plans, they were interrupted by an assault from [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Grimlock attempted to take both of them on individually, but wasn't strong enough to beat either one, and was nearly killed by Overlord if not for [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade's intervention]]. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} After Megatron destroyed Overlord with the Requiem Blaster, Grimlock pulled him into a hug, (mostly) convinced that he truly was fighting on the side of good. However, he was unable to prevent Megatronus from escaping with the Blaster. After suggesting allowing Megatronus and Rodimus Cron to eliminate one another, he placed his faith in Megatron and agreed to follow him to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to finish things, though he repeatedly complained about the journey's length. {{storylink|Consequences}} Though his spark was nearly drained, Grimlock followed the others to the Well and helped [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] restrain Megatronus. Despite his best efforts, Megatronus broke free and immolated Grimlock, leaving him helpless on the ground. {{storylink|Collision Course}} As Megatronus turned his attention to new arrival Rodimus, the flames eventaully died down and Grimlock collapsed. After a brief moment of rest, he was back on his feet and resumed attacking Megatronus's device, despite repeated attacks from his foe's flame blasters. When Primal transformed into Optimal Optimus, Grimlock backed him up by keeping Megatronus away from the newly freed [[Enigma of Combination]] and Requiem Blaster. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} He helped hold down Rodimus long enough for Optimal to remove the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]], and was initially worried by the sudden burst of energy from the Well until reassured by Perceptor. He was visibly shaken after seeing Megatron have to sacrifice his life so soon after his heroic turn, but was glad to see Optimus Prime revived in the aftermath. Afterwards, he returned to the Primal Swamp and joined the other Dinobots in mourning the fallen Sludge. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===''Island Revolution!''===
As part of her experiments, [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] repaired Grimlock's transformation cog and forced him to serve [[Cobra]]. When the evil scientist sicced Grimlock on [[Air Raid (G.I. Joe)|Air Raid]] and [[Ripcord|Rip Cord]], the heroes convinced the Dinobot to turn on his benefactor. After the destruction of the Cobra outpost on [[Dinobot Island]], Grimlock wandered off into the sea. {{storylink|Island Revolution!}}

===When Worlds Collide===
When trying to retrieve the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership]], Grimlock and the Autobots joined forces with a variety of humans and other beings in their fight against Megatron and Cobra Commander's forces. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
[[File:GoForTheGold-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Grimlock participated a battle over a fallen [[Cybertonium]] meteorite. The heavy-hitting Autobot warrior battled the Constructicons singlehandedly until they combined into Devastator; when the overenergized meteor went critical, Grimlock and the other Autobots retreated before it exploded. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZVsTransformers-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Me Grimlock team up with Jay Leno!]]

While battling the Decepticons for control of a [[space bridge]] on Earth, Grimlock's armor reflected one of Starscream's shots, which triggered a malfunction that sent all of the Autobots and Decepticons to the Japan of an alternate universe. Separated from the other Autobots after arriving, Grimlock arrived before Optimus and the others, and encountered [[Boss (Mazinger Z)|Boss]], [[Mucha]], and [[Nuke]]; after a brief misunderstanding and a subsequent scuffle between the Dinobot leader and Boss's [[Boss Borot]] mecha, Grimlock befriended the humans, who invited him back to their base to recharge on [[Photon Power]].

When [[Doctor Hell]]'s army of [[Mechanical Beast]]s attacked, Grimlock and his new allies joined the fight and torched the opposition with his flame-breath, giving Optimus and his team time to realize that they'd been misled by the villain and launch a counterattack. During a second battle against a combination Mechanical Beast-Decepticon alliance, Grimlock charged into battle alongside Boss Borot and [[Sayaka Yumi]]'s [[Aphrodi A]] robot. Not long afterwards, the destruction of a Photon Power-charged Starscream opened a dimensional rift that sent all of the remaining Autobots and Decepticons back home. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart3-aintafraidofnoghosts.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

One of the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'', Grimlock intercepted a transmission from [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] while the ship was parked over Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. Ignoring the scientist's report that he had allied with the local [[Ghostbusters]], Grimlock boasted that he wasn't afraid of no [[ghost]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}}
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===Precursor World===
[[File:GodNeptuneComic1-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Me Grimlock feel blue, da ba dee da ba dai.]]

A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a blue Grimlock was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]] into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry his soul to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Inspiring-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Me Grimlock ask if you sure you not illegitimate son of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]?]]
Trailing behind his fellow Autobots, Grimlock burst through the wall of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] complex, only to find the area abandoned, wondering if his friends had abandoned him. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}}

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Grimlock ended up on Earth, left as the only Autobot to guard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' alongside the tiny dragon [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]]. Grimlock soon discovered that Spike clearly idolized him, considering him all sorts of cool and awesome due to his size, power, and rugged self-confidence. That was when the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s decided to attack the ''Ark'', believing it to be empty. Grimlock transformed into his dinosaur mode and singlehandedly beat up the Constructicons, boasting that he could take on ''all'' of them at once... and promptly regretted it, as his opponents decided to combine into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and beat ''him'' up in return.

Despite his strength, he fared very poorly against the [[combiner]], even getting stomped into the ground by the gestalt Decepticon. It was only Spike's quick thinking of using the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s external engines as ginormous plasma cannons to knock Devastator back apart that saved Grimlock's bacon. After the Constructicons had retreated, Grimlock commended Spike as a 'mighty warrior' for his quick thinking and his ability to learn new skills in the heat of the moment. Then he admitted ''he'' looked up to ''Spike'' for his potential to grow and improve... inadvertently causing the star-struck dragon to collapse by overloading him with hero-worship. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

Working together, Spike and Grimlock managed to reopen the spacebridge to [[Equestria]], arriving in time to join in the defense of the [[Crystal Empire]]. Their breakthrough allowed Optimus Prime and [[Twilight Sparkle]] to realize that [[changeling]] [[magic]] was not needed to return to Cybertron, allowing the two to combine their own power to end the invasion. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

When the Decepticons' pilfering of magical artifacts brought Cybertron in contact with Equestria again, Grimlock eagerly showed off Spike to his fellow Dinobots, even though they were much more interested in Spike's friend [[Smolder (MLP)|Smolder]]. Before the discussion could continue, a mind-controlled [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrived and began throwing the Dinobots around with Spike felling the combiner by appealing to the individuality of each [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], breaking [[King Sombra]]'s spell. The day won, Grimlock resumed his praising of Spike, declaring him an honorary Dinobot. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}
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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

One of the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'', the ship's crash and the Decepticons' ransacking of the ship upon reactivation had left Grimlock in deep stasis. Though Arcee and Bumblebee carried Grimlock to the medical bay for repairs, this only wound up placing him at ground zero of one of the duplicitous [[T-800]]'s pilfered bombs. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}}}

Grimlock got hungry and tried to eat [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], causing the Autobot leader to scold him. {{storylink|Great Adventure on the Planet of Games!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Iron Man of Repair}} {{storylink|The Commander's Birthday}} {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}} }}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-BATC-Maximal-Grimlock-boxart.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
The Maximals traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

During the collective battle, Grimlock and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] attempted to keep the Decepticon/Predacon threat at bay while being pursued by [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Battle Across Time Collection marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TM6TDF7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Battle Across Time Collection on Amazon]</ref>
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart6-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Me Grimlock know what it is, black and yellow, black and yellow, black and yellow.]]

Grimlock and the Dinobots were courageous warriors who disappeared at some point before the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. The Predacon [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] was named for their tenacity and heroism, although he himself seemed to be unaware of his name's historical significance. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}
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===''King Grimlock''===
[[File:KingGrimlock2-GrimlockArko.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

While battling a horde of [[Mecannibal]]s in [[Harmonex]], Grimlock was unintentionally caught in the path of a teleportation spell intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and spirited away to the magical land of [[Menonia]], part of a desperate gamble by the people of [[Valerift]] to free their land from the villainous sorcerer known as the [[Golden One]]. Despite their leader [[Arnak]]'s pleas, Grimlock refused to solve their problems for them and stalked off into the wilderness. {{storylink|Grimlock the Rebel}} While fighting his way through the Golden One's cycloptic minions, the Dinobot leader was swallowed up by an enormous [[ridge worm]] and had to be rescued by Arko. After grudgingly agreeing to teach Arko true strength so that she could depose the Golden One herself, the pair came across the village of [[Angloria]] and found it under siege from the [[Mara-Al-Utha|Red Wizard]]'s horde of [[wood-bot]]s. Using his dinosaur form, Grimlock easily trounced the wooden golems, but was so incensed by the Red Wizard's necromantic magic that he made it his mission to depose the lich and his followers, rather than the Golden One—a betrayal that caused Arko to leave him and strike out on her own. {{storylink|Grimlock the Defender}}

Weeks later, Grimlock successfully raised an army of Anglorians and marched to the [[Rotlands]] to attack the Red Wizard's castle. While his army busied themselves with battling a mob of wood-bots, Grimlock trampled his way through an army of undead warriors and confronted the Red Wizard in his own castle—only to discover that the Red Wizard was really a [[Quintesson]] in disguise. After learning that [[energon]] was the source of all life in this magical realm, Grimlock swiftly killed the alien and hoisted his corpse aloft as a trophy—when Arnak again came to bargain with the Cybertronian, Grimlock admitted that the presence of energon in Menonia made it a Cybertronian problem that required Cybertronian intervention. {{storylink|Grimlock the Avenger}}
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===''Last Bot Standing''===
When Rodimus explained the Cybertronian race to [[Shib Wallkis]], he remembered Grimlock as one of the key Autobots in the Great War before the conflict finally drained the universe of its resources. By contrast [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]]'s pack had lost their memories of Grimlock. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Grimlock include the following:
*Grimlock, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] battled against [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the middle of a thunderstorm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*Grimlock and the Dinobots were beating up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] when the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] intervened. The new arrivals then combined into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and attacked the Dinobots from the skies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}
*Grimlock and Slag were trotting along through a field when they came under attack by Predaking. Though Grimlock was worried that they were in big trouble, they were saved by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swooping in and blasting away the giant Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sky Lynx|Sky Lynx commercial}}
*Grimlock, along with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], became a [[Pretender]] and aided Optimus Prime take on Starscream in the streets of a darkened city. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Classic Pretenders|Classic Pretenders commercial}}
*When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was causing "really big destruction" at a construction site, he accidently unearthed Grimlock, who toppled the Combiner by biting at his leg. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Constructicons and Dinobots|Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial}}
[[File:Hero Mashers commercial Grimlock.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*"Hero Mashers" Grimlock, Optimus, and Bumblebee took on Megatron in the middle of a busy city. Grimlock let Optimus ride him into battle, and the Autobot leader swapped heads with his mount in order to bite off one of Megatron's arms. Grimlock and Bumblebee then took a break from fighting to arm wrestle, though their match was interrupted when Optimus crashed down between them. The Autobots then thoroughly scrambled their pieces together and took down Megatron with Grimlock's "dino-fist." Afterwards, the Autobots returned to their normal configurations (though it took them more than one try to do so!) {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}
*Grimlock came upon Starscream filming a toy review for the first-to-be-revealed [[BotCon 2012]] toy. When Starscream stepped away from the camera, Grimlock went ahead and revealed the toy himself, spoiling Starscream's video. {{storylink|BotCon 2012: Figure Reveal!}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Grimlock is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Grimlock, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream and Megatron, Grimlock was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===3D Battle-Card Game===
Grimlock battled [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces under [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s leadership, alongside several Autobot allies. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Sector Seven'' game===
Dubbed "Non-Biological Entity - 08", a video of Grimlock stomping through a construction site in dino mode reached the public through "hacked evidence" files. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===Transformers G1: Awakening===
[[File:Gluawakening grimlock.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb| Me Grimlock... Minecraft???]]
Grimlock was hanging out on [[Earth]] when he was set upon by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. Though he was easily holding his own, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and a group of Autobots newly returned from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] lent a hand. Afterwards, Optimus managed to talk Grimlock out of attacking his saviors, and Grimlock stomped off to beat up some more Decepticons. They were disappointingly easy for him to stomp.

After helping Optimus and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] defeat [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron, Grimlock complained about the lack of Decepticons for him to crush. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===Transformers Legends===
At a time when their group was the Lightning Strike Coalition, Grimlock went missing, and Swoop and Sludge searched fruitlessly for him on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}} Slug and Snarl tracked Grimlock to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. The squad were reunited as prisoners in Shockwave's laboratory, where the Decepticon scientist performed experiments on the Lightning Strike Coalition, transforming them into the monstrous Dinobots. This backfired on the Decepticon scientist, however, when the Dinobots used their newfound power to rise up against Shockwave and trash his lab. {{storylink|Rescue the King}}

Grimlock and the other Dinobots once proved their worth to the Autobots in battle, resulting in Optimus Prime cancelling plans to have the team shut down. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Grimlock and Swoop went missing, causing the other three Dinobots to act erratically, until the Autobots got the trio under control and locked them up. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}} The missing pair resurfaced, staging a raid and freeing their fellow Dinobots in the middle of the night. The five Dinobots marched on the Decepticon base, but were defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 2}}

At the sly suggestion of the Decepticons, Grimlock took control of the Autobot army and declared himself king. Though his reign saw the successful capture of Megatron and Shockwave, Grimlock decided leading wasn't for him and handed the reigns back to Optimus. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}}

When Optimus fell in battle during a massive Decepticon attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Grimlock took command of the Autobot forces and led them to victory over the enemy forces. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Grimlock also came to the aid of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]] when the pair were put on trial by the [[Quintesson]]s. He persuaded the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] to turn on their masters, saving the day. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Grimlock and Rodimus Prime traveled to [[Chaar]] to see if the Decepticons were responsible. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} Grimlock fought against the combined Decepticon and Quintesson forces when they attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Hal#As Grey Slam Grimlock}}
Grimlock appears as one of the first unlockable characters, though they added “Grey Slam” to his name. He is always a dinosaur, and is given some wheels to use when in vehicle mode. He is portrayed by Hal. He also appears as [[Hal#As Energon Grimlock|Energon]] and [[Hal#As Goldbite Grimlock|Goldbite]] versions. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Me Grimlock has invisible hand!]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Grimlock-(G2).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Me Grimlock better in blue!]]
Grimlock participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Grimlock'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the "Dinobots Destruction" stronghold event.
*''Grimlock (G2)'' — This Epic character was available as a reward in the "S.O.S. Dinobots!" stronghold event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Gregg Berger]]}}
Grimlock was there to assist Optimus Prime against the Decepticons. Few could stand against his sheer physical might, even if he lacked the agility of Sideswipe of Bumblebee. In addition to using blasters and swords, Grimlock was capable of grabbing Decepticons and smashing them straight into the ground or roasting them with a blast of flame from his dinosaur mode's mouth. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Grimlock-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Me Grimlock like good graphics!]]
Combat is in Grimlock's spark, and periods in between battles are simply periods of great frustration and seething resentment. Any display of weakness is worthy only of contempt in Grimlock's optics, but he's not as dumb as he likes people to think, and his courage on the battlefield is the stuff of legend.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Grimlock Bio}}
Grimlock has a tough rivalry with the Predacon leader [[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]].

In an unusual stroke of inspiration, Grimlock had the idea to use the Space Bridge to find new bots from the future, so the Autobots could win the war, so he prompted Perceptor to carry it out. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Primal Instinct}}{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|A Stitch in Time}}

*'''Class:'''Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 3 Star rating (2 star in Beta)
*'''Weapons:''' Grimlock prefers to stay in his beast form as it is his most powerful form. He breathes fire and smashes builidings in his beast mode.
*'''Ability: Sword Rush''' Rush into battle smashing walls along the way, dealing high damage to the final target!
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points. +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:grimlock Grimlock at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Grimlock-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| "ME GRIMLOCK BEST BRAWLER!!!"]]
Grimlock was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Brawler, he's a fire-breathing health tank with no need for active buffs, but does get Melee buffs whenever attacked and when Purifying D.O.T. debuffs. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

When Prowl was surveying the terrain in a Beta 4 dust storm, he spotted a Dinobot, who declared himself to be Grimlock, King Dinobot! Prowl further reported that he had a secret object to boost his strength. Soon Grimlock revealed he had a special Utility Mod that quickly charges up his Special Powers. After he was defeated, the mod was taken back to base for analysis. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Me Have Mod}}

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==Toys==
{{Main|Grimlock (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Grimlock (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Grimlock is the only Dinobot in the original lineup whose name has two syllables, and the only Dinobot whose name doesn't start with the letter S. He's the leader for a reason, ya know.
*Grimlock has had a number of preliminary names, one being '''Tyrannobot'''. The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]] [[production bible|series bible]] contains one description of him that was originally typed with the name "'''Trapjaw'''", then its title was crossed out by hand and rewritten "Grimlock". Another description was typed with "'''Jawbreaker'''", again crossed out and relabeled "Grimlock".<ref name="bible">[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/mp-700-transformers-part-1-1984-1985.html ''The Transformers'' cartoon bible] at the Sunbow Marvbel Archive.</ref> Another preliminary name is "'''Tyrex'''", from the [[Sunbow Productions]] cast list page for "[[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction]]"; this was evidently coined by writer [[Donald F. Glut]].<ref name="glut">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070217131842/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_glut.html ZMFTS interview with Donald F. Glut] (archive copy)</ref>
[[File:Universal studios grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Me Grimlock so disappointed me couldn't be at Knott's Berry Farm."]]
*An actor in a Grimlock costume was among the "live" Transformers one could meet at the [[1985]] [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]].
*Grimlock's speech impediment is caused by varying conditions, depending on continuity. The difference between Grimlock's speech in the UK and US Marvel comics' writing styles was explained in the UK booklet "[[Transformers: The Facts]]" to be a ruse, as Grimlock didn't want to sound intelligent because he regarded intellectuals as weak. In the cartoon it was a result of primitive thought processes, something found in all Dinobots. In Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', it is explained as the result of a virus, while the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] blames it on a battle with Scorponok. In ''[[Spotlight: Grimlock]]'', there was a brief mention of a damaged vocal processor; this was not only ignored by subsequent issues, but the rest of the spotlight. IDW's later [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|''More than Meets the Eye'' #8]] gave him the speech impediment by saying he'd been brain damaged. Devil's Due didn't bother explaining, they just got him in the "Me Grimlock's" during part three.
*Grimlock is generally regarded as [[Simon Furman]]'s signature character, seeing as how most of Grimlock's greatest feats during the Marvel comic were penned by Furman.
*Grimlock has his very own fanboy, [[Noise]], who someday wants to grow up and be just like him—a godless killing machine.
[[File:GRIMrobo.jpg|right|upright=2.0|thumb|Evolution of Grimlock's robot mode character model]]
[[File:GRIMdino.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Evolution of Grimlock's dino mode character model]]
*Grimlock's [[beast mode]] in ''The Gathering'' does not actually match any dromaeosaur on record, seeming to combine elements of the dromaeosaur body type with that of a carnosaur or tyrannosaurid. The ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' profile seems to have tried to rectify this by calling him a ''Megaraptor''. Which is fine...except ''Megaraptor'' was later determined to be a misidentified carnosaur. And ''then'' ''Megaraptor'' was determined to be a ''tyrannosauroid'', meaning that Grimlock's beast mode as a Maximal is ''ancestral'' to the animal his G1 alternate mode was based on. It all comes full-circle, it seems.
*In almost every instance in which Grimlock is drawn by [[Pat Lee]], [[:File:PatLeeGrimlockHead.jpg|Grimlock's eyes protrude past his faceplate]], rather than sitting behind it like normal. This becomes especially pronounced (and comical) towards the end of Dreamwave's [[Prime Directive|first mini-series]].
*Grimlock's pre-beast vehicular body in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' is based on ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Thrilling 30]]'' Voyager Class [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Springer]], using the color scheme of his [[Grimlock (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|''Beast Wars'' toy]]. Accordingly, [[Dinobot (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dynobot]] shares this body-type.
*{{anchor|clobber}}Why Grimlock's Titan Master toy in ''Titans Return'' is named Clobber is not currently known; most likely, Hasbro wanted to avoid confusion with toys of a [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|different "Grimlock" character]] from the concurrently released [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'' line]]. While this didn't stop [[Bumblebee (Movie)|other]] [[Bumblebee (WFC)|characters]] of the same name to have toys out at the same time, ''Titans Return'' ''did'' also feature a new toy of Generation 1 [[Chase (G1)|Chase]] that was renamed into "Roadburn" at the eleventh hour, supposedly also to avoid confusion with [[Chase (RB)|another character of the same name]] from ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''.
*[[Nick Roche]] had originally considered casting Grimlock in the role of the Veteran in [[2022]]’s ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing|Last Bot Standing]]'', but eventually decided that his force of personality would overwhelm the comic and instead gave the role to [[Wheelie (G1)#Last Bot Standing|Wheelie]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Grimlock''' (グリムロック ''Gurimurokku'')
*''Czech:'' '''Řimbaba''', '''Uhlí'''
*''French:'' '''La Menace''' (Canada, "The Threat"), '''Menace''' (Canada ''Beast Wars'', "Threat")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mogorva''' ("Grim", Marvel comics), '''Grimlock''' (both ''The Movie'' dubs)
*''Italian:'' '''Tiran''', '''Drago''' ("Set Commandos" four-pack)
*''Korean:'' '''Grimlock''' (그림록 ''Geurimnok'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gāngsuǒ''' (China, 钢锁, "Steel Lock"), '''Sǐsuǒ''' (Taiwan ''Generation 2'' cartoon, 死鎖, "Dead Lock")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Trancoso''', '''Grunhido''' (Brazil comics, "Grunt"), '''Implacável''' (Portugal, "Cutthroat")
*''Russian:'' '''Smel'chak''' (Смельчак, "Daredevil")
*''Spanish:'' '''Ferozaurio''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Tverdokhvat''' (ICTV, Твердохват, "Tightgripper")

==References==
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Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)

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{{disambig2|the non-living weapon wielded by the Thirteen|the combined Mini-Con weapon from ''Armada''|Requiem Blaster (Armada)}}

[[File:Machinima-POTP-Requiem-Blaster-on-pedestal.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Oh my god, who touched Sasha? ...all right, WHO TOUCHED MY GUN?!]]
The '''Requiem Blaster''' is a powerful weapon of the [[Thirteen]] that is able to draw power from a quasar's sound waves, a supernova's thermal energy, or a [[black hole]]'s gravity. The blaster is massive enough to have its own gravity and is far too large for a modern Transformer to wield or even pull the trigger.

The former archivist [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] has never encountered any record of a [[Transformer]] surviving a direct hit from the Requiem Blaster. It might just be the most powerful weapon ever.

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====Aligned novels====
The Requiem Blaster was reluctantly created by weaponsmith [[Solus Prime]], at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s urging during the battle against [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. Possessed of great power, the Blaster was capable of leveling mountains. The Thirteen decided by a vote of seven to six to allow the weapon to exist. At some unknown point, the Requiem Blaster was placed on a ship which was lost in deep space. Yet so great was the gravity of the mighty weapon that over many eons, it caused countless pieces of junk drifting in space to collect around it, eventually making it the gravitational center of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Much later, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] found this weapon and attempted to destroy [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] with it, but he survived. The removal of the Requiem Blaster from Junkion caused the artificial planetoid to fall apart. The Decepticons had to eject the weapon out of the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] due to it overheating, and out of the very real fear of it could explode. It would later become a target for the [[Star Seeker]]s to find in their quest to destroy Cybertronians. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

The weapon later came into possession of the Star Seekers at last, and was mounted on the ''Tidal Wave'', the ship of their captain [[Thundertron]]. Encountering Megatron and the ''Nemesis'' crew utilizing the weapon as a death threat, Thundertron remained unaware of the overheating qualities and vast amounts of energy needed to power the weapon, something the Decepticon leader knew about all too well. The Star Seeker captain boasted of how he destroyed the Autobots with the Requiem Blaster, which Megatron briefly considered a possibility before taunting Thundertron. The Star Seeker leader replied by using the Requiem Blaster on the ''Nemesis'', first blasting through an asteroid obstructing their line of sight. However, their second attempt resulted in a significantly weaker blast and the inevitable overheating of the weapon, and the ''Tidal Wave'' ultimately jettisoned the Requiem Blaster to ensure the crew's safety. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}} Its current whereabouts are unknown.

====''The Covenant of Primus''====
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Long ago, the Requiem Blaster was forged by Solus Prime to defeat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], with Megatronus using it to finally destroy him once and for all. Fearing what would happen if its power fell into the wrong hands, Solus believed the weapon was no longer needed and should be destroyed. Megatronus refused, believing he should maintain custody of the weapon. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The two fought over the blaster, but it was accidentally discharged in the scuffle, killing Solus. {{storylink|Without Warning}} To prevent another misuse, the remainder of the Thirteen took back the blaster and sealed it in a dome in [[Primal Swamp]], tasking a line of bots with righteous hearts to watch over it that culminated in [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

Many years later, the whereabouts of the Requiem Blaster had been lost to time. During [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s assault, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] received visions of the future from the [[Matrix of Leadership]], including one of the Blaster united with the Matrix and the [[Enigma of Combination]], though he knew not its meaning. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Some time later, having already obtained the Matrix and Enigma, Megatronus began searching for the Blaster, hoping to unite the three artifacts to create a weapon that could drain the [[spark]] from every Transformer, the energy of which would be enough to bring back Solus. {{storylink|Consequences}} Megatron also led a team to search for the Blaster, using the [[Book of the Second Prophecies]] to determine that it was likely somewhere in Primal Swamp. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Discovering a dome hidden in the swamp, he investigated and found the gun waiting inside, thought he also came face to face with Optimus Primal, who had been guarding the gun since before he could remember. The two fought briefly, but sensing his resolve, Primal surrendered the gun to Megatron, who eventually emerged with the Requiem Blaster in hand and used it to threaten an enraged [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}

The team later found the hidden location of the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]], where an information terminal explained what had happened to the Requiem Blaster in the intervening years. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} The arrival of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] led to a long fight, with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] briefly threatening Overlord with the Blaster before dropping it as Rodimus threw Megatron into him. Primal grabbed the gun and attempted to flee the Sanctorum, but ultimately hid in the shadows until the opportunity presented itself, at which point he tossed the Blaster to Megatron, who fired it at Overlord. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} The blast took out both Overlord and a sizable chunk of Cybertron, but their victory was short lived as Megatronus sensed the blast and appeared to take it away. A struggle ensued, culminating in Megatronus knocking everyone aside and grabbing the gun before blasting off into the sky with it. {{storylink|Consequences}}

Returning to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]], Megatronus installed the Blaster into his doomsday weapon and began siphoning the life force from every Transformer's spark. Perceptor attempted to remove the Blaster and the other relics, but his efforts proved unsuccessful as Solus Prime began to return. {{storylink|Collision Course}} A concentrated attack by Primal, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] led to the Blaster and Enigma finally being released from the machine. Megatronus attempted to grab them, but was tackled by the heroes. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} From there, the Blaster began rapidly changing hands. Megatronus grabbed it and attempted to shoot the heroes, but was interrupted by the sudden arrival of [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Megatron prepared to fire it at Solus, but was distracted when Megatronus threw Predaking's now-decapitated head. Finally, after Megatronus was destroyed, Optimal Optimus fired at Megatron, who sacrificed himself to ensure that the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] would be destroyed in the process. In the aftermath, the Blaster was left in the care of Perceptor, who tasked himself with both studying and protecting the weapon. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

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Megatron (ES)

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QuintusPotatimus: /* Toys */

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[[File:EarthSpark Megatron.jpg|thumb|350px]]

:''Megatron is an [[Autobot]] and former [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Megatron''' ''used'' to be the cruel and merciless leader of the Decepticons, who fought against [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot|Autobots]] across both [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]].

These days, however, he’s reformed. He now works ''with'' Optimus and his Autobots, as well as [[G.H.O.S.T.]], to protect the people of Earth, human and Cybertronian alike. However, that doesn’t mean he follows Optimus blindly. Megatron cares deeply for his former troops, and does NOT appreciate G.H.O.S.T.’s treatment of them. He’s trying to make the best of a bad situation, in the name of peace, but there’s still a bit of tension between the two leaders.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rory McCann]] (English)}}

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==Toys==
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[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Deluxe-Class-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2022)
**Accessories: Blaster, left arm for [[Mandroid]]

:Released as part of the first Deluxe Class wave, this Megatron is a show-accurate mold that is more poseable than most of his releases. He also comes with a Build-A-Figure piece, in this case; a left arm for Mandroid.
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==Notes==
*Megatron being an ex-villain, of course, harkens back to his [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW counterpart]].

[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]

Megatron (G1)/merchandise

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QuintusPotatimus: /* ReAction */

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Peace through merchandising!

==Wireless Microphone==
[[File:MegsMicrophone.jpg|thumb|Die kids construction — it's a lost art.]]
* '''Megatron''' (Nasta, 1984)
:One of the earliest pieces of Megatron merchandise is also one of the strangest. Taking the form of Megatron's Walther P-38 gun mode — itself quite controversial and anachronistic due to [[For safety reasons|recent safety regulations]] — the microphone allows children to broadcast their voices to a nearby AM radio by pointing the gun at their mouth (at the rear sight, not the ''barrel muzzle'' at least) and speaking into it.

:'''''Seriously'''''.
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==Collegeville Costumes==
[[File:Megatron collegeville costume.jpg|thumb|<insert questionable joke about package description here>]]
*'''Megatron''' (1984)
:Although [[Collegeville Costumes]] only released a small number of Transformers costumes, and made some odd choices for characters to depict in the process, Megatron was an obvious choice as one of their first releases. The costume consists of a thin plastic facemask based directly on the original Megatron toy's head, and in time-worn, super-crappy tradition, a red and white plastic smock decorated not with the details of Megatron's body, but with his package art and the Transformers logo.
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==Spindex Corporation==
[[File:Spindex megatron stationery.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (eraser set, 1985)
:This two-pack of erasers from [[Spindex Corporation]] depicted Megatron in his robot and gun modes.
*'''Megatron''' (Character eraser, 1985)
:One of three different "character erasers" produced by Spindex, this small Megatron figurine came on either a red or purple blister card.
*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' (Pencil Toppers and Pencil, 1985)
:Small rubber figurines of Megatron and Optimus Prime came packaged with a pencil they could perch on the end of.
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==Transformers Milk Caramel==
[[File:TFcaramel megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Megatron was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.
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==Transformers Gum==
[[File:TFGum megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' High-density infra-red laser cannon
:A snap-together transformable model kit of Megatron was available as part of the second wave of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. Essentially a downsized version of his original toy, the kit was made out of grey and black plastic, featuring stickers for detail, and came with a stick of gum. Like the original Japanese release of his toy, Megatron lacks his fusion cannon, armed merely with his infra-red laser cannon accessory.
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==Hero Set==
[[File:HeroSet megatron keshi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''16'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, high-density infra-red laser cannon
:A large ''keshigomu'' of Megatron was produced by TakaraTomy licensee [[Maruka Toys]]. Packaged on a blister card, the static, unposeable Megatron figure came with removable laser cannon and sword accessories, and featured a few small stickers for colour and detail. Maruka also produced an Optimus Prime figure in the same scale, and both Megatron and he were available in red, yellow or green.
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==Decoy==
*'''Defeat Dinosaurer Strategy Game''' (board game, 1986)
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)[[File:Decoy megatron.jpg|thumb]]

:Megatron was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Megatron was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. As the figure is a Japanese creation, it's particularly notable for the fact that it lacks Megatron's signature fusion cannon, just as his original Japanese toy release did, instead sculpting him with his hand-held laser cannon and Japanese-exclusive sword.

:Megatron was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, as well as being included as one of several possible random Decepticon figures included as playing tokens with the "Defeat Dinosaurer Strategy Game", and in a variety of different colours via "gachapon" capsule machines. Later, [[Seven]] made him available in a peach coloration, randomly included in a variety of multi-packs.

*'''Megatron''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''32'''

: The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (32, in Megatron's case). Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

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

==Parody Deformed==
[[File:PDtype megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (1990)

:A small non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Megatron was available as part of Kabaya's "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of candy toys. The third figure in the series, Megatron was part of the larger class of kits, and as such is made from three colors of plastic (white, grey and blue) with eye and Decepticon symbol stickers for detail. He came with a "[[PDTF Comic]]" comic about himself—"Don't Cry! Megatron!!"—and a stick of chewing gum.
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==''Generation 2''==
[[File:G2Megatron watch.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron Watch''' (Watch, 1995)

: A non-transforming digital wristwatch of Megatron's tank mode manufactured by [[Ostrum International]] was released during ''Generation 2'', in the same green and purple coloration as his first ''Generation 2'' toy.
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==Choro-Q==
[[File:ChoroQ megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2000)

:''[[Choro-Q]]'' Megatron is a ''Generation 2''-themed [[redeco]] of the Camouflage Tank toy from Takara's ''Choro-Q'' toyline of non-transforming super deformed vehicles. He was an [[exclusive]] at [[BotCon]] Japan 2000, and features a [[pull-back motor]] and a rear license plate that reads "BotCon Japan 2000".

:Along with ''Choro-Q'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Ligier]], Megatron was given out randomly to convention attendees. Each toy was limited to 1000 pieces.
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==Super Collection Figure==
[[File:SCF Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Megatron was available as part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

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[[File:SCF Megatron chase mace.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron with Chain Weight''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Also available in the first ''Super Collection Figure'' wave was a rare "[[Chase figure|chase]]" version of the Megatron (分銅付きメガトロン, ''fundō-tsuki megatoron''), decorated in metallic paint and replacing his right hand with his energon flail.

: It was ''presumably'' released at a ratio of one per every ten cases; while this has not been officially confirmed, later waves gave these odds for Secret Figures. It is also ''presumed'' to have replaced the regular Megatron in the lucky case (color or clear, well, that's less certain).

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase jetpack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron & Convoy''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The second ''Super Collection Figure'' wave featured an Optimus Prime chase figure wielding Megatron in gun mode and wearing [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s [[jet pack|rocket pack]] (the latter seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]").

: It was ''presumably'' released at a ratio of one per every ten cases. It is unknown what figure it replaced in the lucky case.

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[[File:SCF Megatron Reincarnation.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Reincarnation Megatron''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Megatron got another chase figure in the third ''Super Collection Figure'' Act. Based on the scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' where Megatron is reincarnated as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], "Reincarnation Megatron" (転生メガトロン ''tensei megatoron'') is cast in transparent plastic with a light purple hue and gold sparkles inside, and given grid patterns on his lower body. It was presumably packed at a ratio of one per ten cases.

:It needs to be noted that there are a significant number of [[knockoff|bootlegs]] of this figure. Thankfully, most have a very obvious tell: the real figure has a white Decepticon symbol, while the knockoffs have a purple symbol.

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[[File:SCF Megatron Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron (B)''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:For the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, Megatron's left arm was changed to feature [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] perching on it. His feet have also been painted bright white rather than the body-matching light gray of the original. Like all the figures in the fourth wave, Megatron was available in both standard full color and metallic silver "pewter" versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue. This holds true for pretty much every pewter figure in the entire line.

:In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Megatron came packaged with the right arm of the collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Act6.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (C) with Megatron Gun Mode''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Right fist, stand

:The sixth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave featured a [[retool]]ed version of Prime wielding Megatron's gun mode, now sold at mass-retail rather than being a chase figure. Unlike the chase one, Prime also came with an interchangeable empty fist, so he doesn't ''have'' to wield Megatron. His right arm has also been tooled to be straight-elbowed, and his left hand is now clenched. The figure was available in both full color and pewter versions in a 1:1 ratio per case.

:In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version came with the head for the wave's [[Grand Maximus#Super Collection Figure|Grand Maximus]] build-a-figure.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Earth Obliteration.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Special "The Earth Obliteration Plan": Exclusive Convoy Set''' (2002)
**''Accessories'': Stand

: Available exclusively at the Wonder Festival convention, this set includes two metallic-paint versions of Convoy figures from Act 2: the "Convoy w/ Megatron Gun" chase figure (minus the jetpack), and the truck-mode "figure".

: The set was limited to only 1000 units.

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[[File:SCF Megatron Confrontation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''TF Confrontation Set 01: Convoy vs Megatron''' (2002)
**''Accessories:'' Energon mace

: Exclusive to the Tokyo Game Show 2002, this special set includes a new version of the original first-Act Megatron figure, along with a new version of the first-Act Optimus. Both are cast in transparent plastic and completely painted over in a grimy, battle-damaged look. Both also come with the interchangeable energon-axe and mace weapons from their first-wave chase figures. Completing the theme of the set is the backdrop of the packaging interior, which depicts [[Sherman Dam]].

: As with the Wonder Festival set, this set was also limited to 1000 units.
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==Mega Super Collection Figure==
[[File:MegaSCF megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''03'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, Laserbeak, two clenched fists, two open hands

:A five-inch tall, non-transforming highly-articulated PVC figure of Megatron was the third entry in Takara's ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' series. He comes with a small PVC of Laserbeak that can perch on his arm, and his fists can be swapped out for alternate splayed-palm hands, or his energon mace, as seen in the Generation 1 cartoon.

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*'''Megatron Metallic Ver.''' (Exclusive, 2002)
**''ID number:'' '''03-X1'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], two clenched fists, two open hands

:A metallic redeco of ''Mega SCF'' Megatron was offered as an exclusive at the 2002 Japanese conventions, Hobby Expo and Wonderfest. He comes with all the same accessories as his standard release, except for this exclusive, Laserbeak has been redecoed into Buzzsaw.
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*'''Convoy Metallic Ver.''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
:A gun mode Megatron came as an accessory with the metallic redeco of the Optimus Prime ''Mega SFC'' figurine, taking the place of the [[energon-axe]] weapon included with the original Prime figure. Prime's hand is permanently sculpted around Megatron's handle, and can be swapped out for Prime's other hands.

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*'''Starscream''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''07'''
:Optimus Prime's Megatron gun accessory was redecoed for inclusion with ''Mega SCF'' Starscream; while Megatron himself remained the same, the fist was repainted from Prime's metallic dark blue to Starscream's lighter shade.
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==Heroes of Cybertron==
[[File:HOC Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron#Heroes of Cybertron|Heroes of Cybertron]]'', this figure is functionally the same as the first ''Super Collection Figure'' Megatron. Like all the standard ''Heroes'' figures, he is cast in transparent plastic, then painted over, save for the eyes and a small patch on the back of his head, giving him a [[light-piping]] gimmick. However, there are a few other tiny deco differences, most importantly (and noticeable) being the addition of a black circle on the muzzle of his back-mounted gun barrel, and the back of his midsection is painted light gray rather than red like the ''SCF''. He's also a cooler super-light-gray than the ''SCF'' figure.

: There is a [[variant|running change variant]] of this figure, which adds a bit of red paint to the raised bit on the back of Megatron's fusion cannon, a detail from the animation model missing from the ''SCF'' Megatrons.

: Megatron was re-released in 2006 as part of a short-lived ''Heroes of Cybertron'' revival, celebrating the 2006 DVD release of the original ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This version was cast in opaque off-white plastic and is virtually identical to the original ''SCF'' Megatron, with the unpainted back-barrel and red-painted mid-back. At best, in certain lights the 2006 ''Heroes'' version is an ever so slightly warmer light gray plastic than the ''SCF''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Megatron Mace.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All flail Megatron]]
* '''Megatron''' (2002)

: Released in the second wave, this version of Megatron is a mass-release variation of the chase figure from the first ''SCF'' Act, replacing his right hand with a clear-plastic energy flail. His left hand is the clenched fist of the later "Laserbeak" version of Megatron, instead of the open-hand the chase figure had. This version also keeps the paint additions from the previous version of the figure, always having the red-dotted cannon.

: Oddly, he comes with the same collector card as the first version, and the packaging does not call out the energy weapon in any way. The card-back cross-sell even shows only the original Megatron. (The same happened to this wave's energy-weapon-wielding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Heroes of Cybertron|Optimus Prime]].)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCMaceMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Megatron (with mace) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Megatron Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Give us a kiss.]]
* '''Megatron with Laserbeak''' (2003)

: The fifth-wave Megatron figure is a release of the Megatron/[[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Heroes of Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] figure from the fourth ''SCF'' Act. He keeps the paint alterations of the energy-mace Megatron, though his black paint is much glossier this time around. Laserbeak's grays are also much lighter than on the SCF, matching Megatron's main body coloring.

: The collector card does not list Laserbeak on the front, but does mention him at the end of a severely truncated version of the first card's [[bio]].

: This release came with the right arm for the wave's collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.
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==Hard Hero==
[[File:HardHero Megatron bust.JPG|thumb|Englishmen, you're all so f@#$ing pompous. None of you have got any balls...[[Edmund Burton|wait a minute.]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
:The second of [[Hard Hero]]'s series of ''Transformers'' products, Megatron is a six-inch tall bust sculpted from cold-cast porcelain.
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[[File:HHero MegatronStatue.jpg|thumb|People can pay retail for a [[Thrust (G1)#Generations|Thrust]] now!?!]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
:A 12.5-inch tall Megatron statue sculpted aiming his fusion cannon while screaming in rage.
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==MyClone==
[[File:Myclone megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Megatron''' (MyClone, 2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF002'''
**''Accessories:'' Grey display base

:Released in the first wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this super deformed Megatron comes with a hexagonal grey display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.

* '''Megatron''' (MyClone, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Clear display base, energon mace

: A [[chase figure|chase]] variant of ''MyClone'' Megatron was also available in the same wave. Cast entirely in colorless clear plastic, this version of Megatron also came with an energon mace, which could be exchanged for his fist. Thanks to the modular MyClone design, the mace can easily attach to the standard Megatron figure as well.
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==Q-Robo Collection==
[[File:Qrobo megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)

:A super-deformed PVC of Megatron was released as part of the ''[[Q-Robo Collection]]''. Like all the figures in the series, Megatron was sold blindpacked in a plastic capsule, featured articulation in the neck and shoulders, and was also available in a translucent colored plastic: as a Decepticon, Megatron came in translucent purple.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/figure/q_robo1.htm More information on the Q-Robo Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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==Generation 1 Figure-Collection==

[[File:Bottlecap megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

*'''Megatron''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Megatron "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was available in both a "retro" black and white color scheme and a rare full-color [[chase figure|chase]] version, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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==History Collection==
[[File:History collection megatron.jpg|thumb|100px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:A second "bottlecap" figurine of Megatron was produced by Takara as part of their blindpacked [[History Collection]] line of PVCs. Despite its diminutive size, this two-piece full-color figure features articulated shoulders.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act234/ More information on the History Collection at TFKenkon.com]''
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==Palisades Toys==
[[File:Palisades Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron after getting pushed down a flight of stairs by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]].]]
*'''Megatron''' (statue, 2004)
:A twelve-inch tall polystone statue of Megatron was produced by [[Palisades Toys]] as the logical second entry in their line of Transformers statues. Standing on a thick base formed from a silver Decepticon insignia, Megatron is decorated with dirt to simulate battle damage, and features articulation at and his neck and shoulders, allowing owners to position him with fusion cannon ready to fire. Megatron was limited to 1000 pieces worldwide.
::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/toys/Non-Transforming+Transformers/Misc/Transformers+Busts+and+Statues/Palisades+12+Megatron+Statue/ Megatron statue gallery at TFW2005.com]''

* '''Megatron''' (mini-statue, 2005)

:A downscaled version of the Megatron statue, essentially identical to the larger one but for the fact that it's only six inches tall, was produced as an [[exclusive]] for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005. With only 500 units produced, the statue sold out in two days, setting a new record for Palisades at the show.
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==Diamond Select==

* '''Decepticon Motion Globe''' (Snow globe, 2007)
[[File:Diamond select megatron products.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
:Megatron is featured in [[Diamond Select Toys]]' Decepticon-themed snow globe, sitting on a throne inside the globe whilst pointing with one hand and holding an [[energon cube]] in the other. The globe's base is based on [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. It was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]], and limited to 1000 pieces.

* '''Megatron Mini Head Replica''' (Bust, 2007)
:This small statue of Megatron's head designed by Art Asylum stands at roughly five inches tall, and was limited to 2500 pieces.

* '''Megatron Wall Statue''' (2007)
:Standing at nine inches tall and limited to 1000 pieces, this statue of Megatron is a free-standing diorama that attaches to the owner's wall, complimenting Art Asylum's Optimus Prime wall statue.
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[[File:Diamond select megatron busts.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wonder if they used his legs to make another [[Alligaticon]]?]]
* '''Megatron Bust''' (2008)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, this Megatron mini-bust was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,500 pieces. The sculpt features a Megatron, looking regal in metallic silver, perched above a raised Decepticon symbol while the front of the bust showcases the [[Heart of Cybertron]] as seen in the Generation 1 episode "[[Microbots]]".

* '''Megatron Reformatted Bust''' (Action Figure Xpress exclusive, 2008)

:The Megatron bust was retooled for its second release as "Megatron Reformatted", exclusively availably through Action Figure Xpress, depicting the Decepticon leader in the beginning stages of his reformation into Galvatron as featured in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. In addition to his new partially-translucent appearance and battle-damage paint detail, this version of the bust features a new head and a new base in the shape of [[Unicron]].

* '''G1 Animated Megatron Bust''' (San Diego Comic Con exclusive, 2009)
:Mark Wong's Megatron bust was retooled a third time to create "G1 Animated Megatron", available exclusively at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. In addition to his reinstated Heart of Cybertron base, Megatron features a new head and a more matte color scheme to better match the cartoon's palette.
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*'''Megatron Bust Bank''' (Diamond Select, 2010)

:This 6-inch hollow Megatron bust would have featured plenty of space for coins along with articulation in its shoulders and neck, but was sadly canceled.
 
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==Attacktix==
*'''Megatron''' (Booster, 2007)
[[File:Attacktix Megatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|How am I supposed to aim with this thing in the way?]]
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|ID=TF2-20
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Leader
|special=Recover - 16/26 (61%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=6
|attacktype=Shooter (Force Blast)
}}
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:Based on his G1 cartoon appearance, this Megatron toy is a killer. He was available only in the Series 2 Starter Set along with ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]] and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]].

:Megatron has an incredibly powerful translucent missile (don't fire it at children or small dogs if you value their lives) and a ''Recover'' special power that allows the figure to stand back up if there's another Decepticon in play. Two Megatrons are a dangerous combination, feeding each other's recover powers and making them very hard to kill off. Plus you can pretend one of them is [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]].

:As an added bonus, because of the way it is worded, you can use the ''Cybertron'' [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] vehicle mode figure's ''Transform'' power to bring Megatron into play from your back-ups.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/AttacktixMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Robot Heroes''==
[[File:Robot heroes megatrons.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cuteness through tyranny!]]
*'''Ultra Magnus & Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2007)

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Megatron is an adorably super-deformed figurine depicting the Decepticon leader aiming his fusion cannon with a great big smile on his mouth. Megatron has swivel articulation in his shoulders and was sold in a two-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Ultra Magnus]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Robot Heroes Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, Megatron was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.

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*'''Decepticon Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: "Megatron with Supermetal Finish" is a redeco of the standard ''Robot Heroes'' Megatron, colored a shiny silver instead of off-white.

: He was only available in a [[Walmart]] exclusive five-pack alongside [[Mirage (G1)/toys#RH5pack|Hologram Mirage]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cliffjumper]], "Supermetal Finish" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Optimus Prime]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHWMMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Supermetal Finish Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==Sota Toys==
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:A Megatron piece was to be the Decepticon-side King on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:Titanium cancelled figure checklist.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''War Within Megatron''' (unreleased)
:*''Accessories:'' Decepticon stand?
:The final ''[[Titanium Series]]'' catalogue listed a number of "Micro Figures" intended for release, though many of them never saw the light of day. Among those listed was "War Within Megatron", which was presumably supposed to be a new 3" Robot Masters mold based on the character's appearance in the ''[[War Within (comic)|War Within]]'' comics, probably including a stand in the shape of a Decepticon badge.
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==Revoltech==
[[File:Revoltech Megatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Action Masters? Eat your Spark out!]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
**''Yamaguchi Series number:'' '''025'''
**''Accessories:'' Alternate head, 3 alternate hands (left & right open palms, right gun-holding hand)

:A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulated Megatron action figure(ine), ''[[Revoltech]]'' Megatron uses the ''Revoltech'' "revolver joints" (appropriate, if you think about it...) for maximum poseability. Megatron includes a non-removable fusion cannon and a few alternate hands, as well as an alternate head with its mouth open in either a smirk, growl or sneer, [[Dull surprise|depending on how you read it]]. His sculpting is explicitly in the style of [[Pat Lee|Pat "serfdom" Lee]]'s interpretation of Megatron.

:This figure uses specialized gray revolver joints in order to better blend with the surrounding sculpted parts.

:He includes a hand obviously meant for holding a gun... but has no gun to use it with. Though if you buy ''Revoltech'' Starscream as well, you can always make him wield himself.
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[[File:Revoltech Megatron gun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Starscream''' (2008)
**''Yamaguchi Series number:'' '''046'''

:The [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Revoltech|''Revoltech'' Starscream]] toy included a Megatron accessory in his Walther P-38 altmode. While the silencer and scope are molded on, the stock is removable (necessary in order to plug it into a hand). The gun can be held by any ''Revoltech'' toy with a standardized gun-wielding hand, which includes all five Transformers characters in the line.
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==Boss Coffee==
[[File:Boss coffee megatron.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2008)

:A non-transforming PVC figure of Megatron was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of the can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Megatron features articulation at the shoulders and waist and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background of Decepticon Headquarters for added display value.

:Due to his size, Megatron hypothetically scales with ''Encore'' [[Metroplex (G1)#Encore|Metroplex]].

*'''Megatron''' (2008)

:A larger, metallic gold version of Megatron was also part of the promotion. Nearly twice as tall as the smaller figure, it was not merely an upsized version, but an entirely different sculpt. This Megatron was randomly included with two-packs of Rainbow Mountain Blend coffee cans, which featured a double-wide plastic capsule to hold him.
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==''Mighty Muggs''==
[[File:MightyMuggs Megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon

: This super-deformed, non-transformable Megatron figure uses the standard ''[[Mighty Muggs]]'' body template, with swivel joints in his neck and limbs. He comes with a similarly super-deformed version of his fusion cannon that fits into a hole on his right arm.
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[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Megatron''' (2018)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''

: Part of the first year of the ''Mighty Muggs'' relaunch, Megatron features the new line-wide face-changing [[gimmick]]. Pressing down on his bucket helmet will switch his face to one of three options: neutral, angry, and [[The Transformers: The Movie|"I still function!"]] The toy is based on Megatron's [[evergreen]] design, and includes a matching fusion cannon molded onto his right arm.
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==Transformers Wacky Wobblers==
[[File:WackyWobblers Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*'''Megatron''' (2009)

: This Megatron {{w|bobblehead}} is part of the popular ''[[Wacky Wobblers]]'' line produced by {{w|Funko}}. Aside from the standard-issue big wobbling head, he features a teeny-tiny fusion cannon and arms that swivel at the shoulders. Megatron is affixed to a base with his name on it.
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==Transformers x Mimobot==
[[File:Mimobot megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Peace through Storage!]]
*'''Megatron Mimobot''' (Mimoco, 2011)
:Produced by [[Mimoco]] as part of their multi-brand line of designer USB "Mimobot" flash drives, this Megatron memory stick comes in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB sizes, and comes pre-loaded with "digital editions of classic comics, videos, and scripts", as well as a suite of screensavers, avatars, and more standard to all Mimobots.
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==Titan Warriors==
[[File:TitanWarriors Megatron.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''Titan Warrior 5-Pack''' (2013)
:Available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this Megatron is a 6" PVC ''[[Titan Heroes|Titan Warriors]]'' figure (similar to Bandai's ''Ultra/Sentai/Rider Hero, Movie Monster Series'') with articulated arms. He was packed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titan Warriors|Grimlock]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Soundwave]].

*'''Megatron''' (Titan Warrior, 2014)
:The ''Titan Warriors'' Megatron toy was released individually, under the ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] Titan Heroes'' subline.
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==''The Loyal Subjects''==
*'''Megatron''' (2013)
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*'''Cybertron Megatron''' (2013)
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*'''Metallic Megatron''' (2013)
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*'''Midnight Cybertron Megatron''' (2013)
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==Mecha Nations==
[[File:Mn02-blackconvoy-megs.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN02'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Removable Armor, Megatron gun, alternate hands.

:A small gun mode version of Megatron, similar to [[Megatron (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|those included with]] ''Masterpiece'' Soundwave and the original ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime/Convoy mold, was added to [[Kids Logic]]'s [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Mecha Nations|Black Convoy]] redeco (and insignia-remold) of Mecha Nations [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Optimus Prime]]. It includes light up effects, gun barrel that can be replaced with a barrel extension, and removable stock. To hold the gun, Black Convoy includes an additional specifically molded right hand, however the stock must be removed to allow him to do so.

:The Megatron gun was also included with Mecha Nations Starscream (below). Mecha Nations [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Ultra Magnus]], like Optimus Prime before him, does not include the Megatron gun, keeping this a Decepticon-only accessory.

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[[File:Mn03-megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN03'''
**''Accessories:'' Energy flail, alternate face, alternate hands, alternate right forearm, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Megatron stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, Decepticon chest insignia, and fusion cannon. The set includes an alternate right forearm piece allowing the fusion cannon and the forearm to which it's attached to be removed.

:This figure was redecoed into Mecha Nations Megatron 2014 Toy Soul Exclusive Edition (below).

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[[File:Mn03g-goldmegatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron (2014 Toy Soul Exclusive Edition)''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN03G'''
**''Accessories:'' Energy flail, alternate face, alternate hands, alternate right forearm, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Megatron is a redeco of their previous Megatron figure (above), based on the color scheme of ''Masterpiece'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MasterpieceGoldMegs|Megatron Gold Ver]]. He stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, Decepticon chest insignia, and fusion cannon. The set includes an alternate right forearm piece allowing the fusion cannon and the forearm to which it's attached to be removed.

:This figure was exclusive to 2014's Toy Soul expo, an event run annually in Hong Kong.

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[[File:Mn05-starscream-megs.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN05'''
**''Accessories:'' Megatron gun, alternate hands, display stand.

:Mecha Nations [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Starscream]] includes the same gun mode Megatron (above) as introduced with Black Convoy. A specially molded hand allows Starscream to hold Megatron for posing.

:Starscream was subsequently redecoed with new faces into Mecha Nations [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Mecha Nations|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Mecha Nations|Thundercracker]], but neither of the later figures included the Megatron gun.

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==''Thrilling 30''==
*'''Megatron''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #2'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Megatron was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Megatron figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Ratchet]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]].

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==D-Style==
[[File:D-Style-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Multiple faces to convey the various forms of tyranny.]]

*'''Megatron''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''44'''
**''Accessories:'' Scowling face, smirking face, shouting face, energon mace, Megatron gun

:A super deformed Megatron model kit was produced by [[Kotobukiya]] as part of their franchise-spanning ''[[D-Style]]'' line. His accessories include three interchangeable face plates, an energon mace and a representation of his gun mode that can be wielded by ''D-Style'' figures.

:There are a fewer paint apps than [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Optimus Prime]]. The eyebrows, two of the mouths and the silencer on the gun all require painting in black. In a change from the promotional photos opposite, Megatron's feet come in metallic, with the box images showing the center section on the feet highlighted with black.

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==D-Collection==
[[File:D-Collection Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, sword

:[[Kabaya]]'s ''D-Collection'' Megatron is a small super deformed figure that requires some assembly for his arms and features articulation limited to his shoulders. He comes with an attachable fusion cannon and a purple energy sword. Sold blindpacked, Megatron is available as both a standard full color figure and a rare clear plastic version. He comes with chewing gum.

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[[File:D-Collection Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' 2 null-ray blasters, Megatron gun

:A gun mode Megatron is included with the ''D-Collection'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#D-Collection|Starscream]] figure as an accessory. The default Starscream comes with a fully painted Megatron, while the one included with the clear plastic version is completely black.

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==''Metal Earth''==
[[File:Metal Earth Megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''MMS303'''
:''[[Metal Earth]]'' Megatron is a DIY 3D Metal Model kit. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "expert".
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[[File:Metal Earth Legends Megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legends, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''MEM054'''
:''Metal Earth Legends'' Megatron is a DIY 3D steel model kit in the shape of a super deformed version of the [[evergreen]] Megatron design. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "moderate".
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==Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments==
[[File:Hasbro-transformers-megatron-ornament.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's toy accurate.]]
*'''Megatron''' (July 11, 2015)
:Produced by Hallmark for the 2015 Christmas season, this ornament is sculpted based on the original Megatron toy in robot mode.

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==Block Wars==
*'''Megatron''' (2016)
**''Number:'' '''3'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Block Wars]]'' candy toy line, this Megatron kit is based on his [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Cyber Series Battalion toy]]. Molded in blue and grey plastic with detailing from stickers, he transforms into a tank when finished. He can also be taken apart and combined with ''Block Wars'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Block Wars|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Starscream]] in various configurations, the ones involving Megatron shown on the packaging being:

:*Giving Megatron's cannon and Starscream's wings to Optimus Prime.
:*Placing Megatron's turret on Prime's truck mode.
:*Giving Bumblebee Megatron's arms and Starscream's wings and arming him with Optimus Prime's spear.
:*Attaching Megatron's cannon and Starscream's wings to Bumblebee's vehicle mode, making him a flying death car.
:*Arming Megatron with Starscream's weapons and transforming him into a base/turret mode.
:*Attaching Prime and Starscream's legs to Megatron's vehicle mode to create a walking tank.
:*Combining Megatron and Starscream's vehicle modes into a jet-tank.
:*Combining all four into an unnamed combiner, with Megatron forming the right leg and providing his cannon as a handgun.

==Bitfig==
[[File:Bitfig-Part-1.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Megatron''' (12-2016)
:Part of the first wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys.
:Megatron's design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon, and is articulated at the neck and shoulders.
:Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.
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==Prime 1 Studio==
===''Premium Masterline''===
[[File:TF-Premium-Masterline-PMTF-02-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|"As Prime said, this design would've shut [[GEEWUN|you]] [[True fan|people]] up if [[Paramount Pictures|th]][[Michael Bay|ey]] decided to use this design."]]
*'''Megatron''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-02''' / '''02EX''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, Energon sword (exclusive), Energon mace (exclusive)

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' Megatron is a ''massive'' non-transforming statue based on his Generation 1 appearance with a blend of live-action film aesthetic, with LED light on his eyes and fusion cannon. The statue was also designed by [[Josh Nizzi]] himself. If customers had purchased the statue at [https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/transformers-megatron-transformers-generation-1-prime-1-studio-9028261/ Sideshow's website], they would receive exclusive sword and mace accessories, which can be attached to Megatron's left hand.

:The standard version was limited to 1000 pieces, while the exclusive version was limited to 500 pieces.

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*'''Megatron Gold Version''' (2018)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-02GL'''
**''Accessories'': Base, sword

:Limited to 350 pieces, Megatron Gold Version is a redeco of the statue above, evoking his Electrum-coated appearance in the Generation 1 episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]". He also comes with a sword accessory.
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===''Age of Time''===
[[File:Prime1StudioSuperiorMegatron.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb]]
*'''Superior Megatron''' (<s>201?</s>)

:''Age of Time'' Superior Megatron was designed to be the "ultimate amalgamation" between G1 and movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatrons]], specifically taking cues from Megatron's appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

:For reasons unknown, this figure was silently canceled.
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===''Cutie1''===
[[File:Cutie1 Megatron Figure.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|]]
*'''Megatron''' (2022)
**''ID Number'': '''No:056'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A striking departure from previous Prime 1 Studio offerings, ''Cutie1'' Megatron is a lovable (if not somewhat scary looking) soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions.

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**''Accessories'': Stand, chain

:Part of a marketing push following the announcement of the figure above, an acrylic keychain of ''Cutie1'' Megatron was released, along with other products such as stickers, T-shirts, hand towels and totebags using the design. The keychain comes with a small stand so that you can display it when not carrying it around with your keys.

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Prime-1-Studio-WFC-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (<s>2022</s>)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-06''' / '''06UT''' (Ultimate Version)
**''Accessories'': Base (standard), base with Omega Supreme (Utimate Version)

:A statue based on Megatron's appearance in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. The exclusive version includes a defeated [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Prime 1 Studio|Omega Supreme]] as part of the statue's base.

:This item was canceled due to the combination of rising production costs and insufficient preorders.
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==My Busy Books==
[[File:TF-My-Busy-Books-Transformers-Megatron-figurine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|At least one of your nerd parents would complain that I'm not a <s>gun</s> upside down Submarine on this one.]]
*'''Transformers: My Busy Book''' (2017)
:Available with the [[Transformers: My Busy Book|10-page board book]] and a box filled with 12 figurines & a playmat depicting a destructed city & Cybertron, this Megatron is a pair of small, PVC non-transforming figurines consists of his robot and his tank alternate mode, which was based on his [[evergreen]] design. Like most of the land-based vehicle figurines, his treads do not roll.

:Since his tank turret is made out of softer plastic, it tends to droop down occasionally.
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==Kidrobot==
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
===Enamel Pin Series===
*'''Megatron''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Megatron inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. Megatron's design throughout Kidrobot's merchandise features his [[Energon mace]] coming out of the end of his [[fusion cannon]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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===Vinyl Mini Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Megatron mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:*''Accessories'': [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s head
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Megatron receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Megatron featured articulation in each shoulder, and even included the macabre accessory that is Grimlock's severed beast mode head, as claimed by Megatron in "[[Everybody Hates Metroplex]]".
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===Medium Figure Series===
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*'''Megatron''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Accessories'': Grimlock's head
:This "art figure" of Megatron, released in the Medium Figure Series, followed the same design, now blown up to seven inches; some painted-on details of its smaller incarnation were now rendered as part of the sculpt. In addition to articulated shoulders, Megatron now also featured a turning head. Grimlock's severed head was also included as an accessory, and his Energon mace, previously molded in a static position, was now made with a linked chain.

:Unlike the rest of Kidrobot's ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' line, the Medium Figure Series were sold in open-faced boxes.
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*'''Megatron''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Accessories'': Grimlock's head
:Released at the same time as the standard version, this variant of Megatron was limited to 200 pieces and exclusive to the Kidrobot online store. Megatron is now decoed in a lighter grey, replacing most of his charcoal paint with purple. It's not a particularly comic accurate colour scheme—it could match the banquet scene in "[[Earth: R.I.P.]]" if you really squint—but then neither was [[Cobra Commander#kidrobotblack|Cobra Commander's exclusive variant]], so it's probably fine.
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===Vinyl Keychain Series===
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*'''Megatron''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Megatron was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation. Like the enamel pin, there's no Grimlock head in sight.
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==Threezero==
===Generation One===
*'''Megatron - Classic Edition''' (Premium Scale, <s>2017</s>)

:A Premium Scale Collectible Figure of Megatron was revealed by [[3A]] alongside their [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Threezero|Optimus Prime]], but never saw release.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
*'''Megatron''' (DLX Scale, 2021)
**''Accessories:'' TBA
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==Bouncing Ball Heads==
[[File:BouncingBallHead Megatron.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2017)
:"Bouncing Ball Head" Megatron is a small, super deformed figurine with a removable head that doubles as a bouncy ball. A Decepticon logo is tampographed on the back of his head and his name is written under his feet.

:He is (apparently) available in both gacha-style machines and in an 8-pack with the whole collection, and comes inside a spherical capsule with a unique light gray color.

:Despite clearly representing Generation 1 characters, the collection is advertised as a 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' product.
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==Imaginarium Art==
[[File:ImaginariumMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"When we slip this credit card charge for a $1300 statue into the Autobots' account, the Autobots will be overdrawn forever!" "NOOOOOOO--!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Energy flail

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s Megatron statue stands 25 inches tall atop a base of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s dead body. The eyes and fusion cannon can light up. Only 500 were produced.
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*'''Megatron''' (2019)

:"Legacy of Cybertron" Megatron stands a mere 20 inches tall and is posed holding an energon cube above his head. The base of the statue can combine with others in the LoC series to produce a larger battle scene. 500 were produced.

*'''Starscream''' (2022)

:This 29-inch-tall statue is a [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive, and features Starscream (with light-up eyes) standing on Megatron's deactivated head. Only 130 were produced.
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==McDonald's==
[[File:2018-McD-Authentics-Bumblebee-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], this Megatron is a [[super deformed]] toy. He has a wind-up walking [[gimmick]].

:This toy was rereleased in the US as [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#McDonald's 2|Megatron]] for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion.
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==''Keshi Surprise''==
*'''Decepticons''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Megatron was available in red, orange, blue, and purple and included a foil trading sticker.
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==Transformers Trading Card Game==
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*'''Megatron, Decepticon Leader''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T26/T40'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Megatron, Decepticon Leader is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

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*'''Megatron, Living Weapon''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T27/T40'''
**''Stars: ''13
:Megatron, Living Weapon is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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*'''Megatron, Arrogant Ruler''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T29/T46'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Megatron, Arrogant Ruler is one of forty-six character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:Line-art for both Bot and Alt Mode was drawn by [[Dan Khanna]]. The Alt Mode artwork is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Leader Class Megatron toy.

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*'''Megatron, Cybertronian Tyrant''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2S: Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T04'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Megatron, Cybertronian Tyrant was released as part of the Transformers Trading Card Game's Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set. The card was packaged alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Least Likely, Most Dangerous, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Decepticon Lieutenant, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Defender of Truth, and a 40 card ready-to-play deck of Battle Cards.

:The cards Alt Mode artwork is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Leader-Class Megatron toy. Line-art for both Alt and Bot Mode was drawn by [[Dan Khanna]].
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*'''General Megatron, Infantry-Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T06/T48'''
**''Stars: ''13

:General Megatron, Infantry-Leader is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager-class Megatron toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.
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*'''Lord Megatron, Conqueror of Cybertron''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T08/T52'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Lord Megatron, Conqueror of Cybertron is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Siege'' Megatron toy. The Alt Mode artwork is was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]] with colors by [[Volta]]
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*'''Megatron, Living Weapon''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1: Energon Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T06'''
**''Stars: ''13

:Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of Wave 1's Megatron, Living Weapon. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art by [[Marcelo Matere]].
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*'''Megatron, Fallen Hero''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T27/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11

:Megatron, Fallen Hero is one of forty-six double sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titans Masters Attack. As a character with a body mode, Megatron begins the game with a Titan Master attached in head mode. Once Megatron is KO'd, said Titan Master is deployed.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]'' Megatron toy, with the body mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art and original alt mode artwork based on the toy's tank mode (line art by [[Ken Christiansen]]).

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.

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==''Super Cyborg''==
[[File:SuperCyborgMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|"Megatron has a clear chestplate? I, STARSCREAM, AM NOW THE LEADER!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': Torso plate

:Produced by [[Super7]], ''Super Cyborg'' Megatron is an 11-inch-tall non-transforming figure with 7 points of articulation. Its main distinguishing feature is that the entire front of the robot torso is removable, exposing sculpted mechanical details within his body.

*'''Megatron (clear)''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': Torso plate

:The transparent plastic version of this figure was exclusive to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019.

*'''Megatron (purple)''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': Torso plate

:Another SDCC 2019 exclusive redeco, this time in translucent purple to represent Megatron's reformatting in the animated movie.

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==ReAction==
*'''Megatron''' (2020)

: Released in the first wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Megatron is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Where most ''ReAction'' figures come with a separate accessory, Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] is permanently affixed to his right arm.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Megatron comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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*'''Cyberchrome Megatron''' (2020)

: This version of Megatron features a shiny metallic paint job. Whee.

: This figure was a [[Target]] exclusive in the US, released alongside the "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ReActionCyberchrome|Cyberchrome Optimus Prime]]" figure.

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*'''MC-12 GunRobo P-38''' (2020)

: As a special "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]" exclusive, ''ReAction'' Megatron got a [[black repaint]] meant to represent his [[Micro Change|pre-Transformer "GunRobo" body]]... albeit with a standard Decepticon symbol.

: This figure was only available through Super7's website.

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*'''Chrome Commander Megatron''' (2021)

: The second Target-exclusive Megatron figure has a deco based on the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original 1984 Megatron toy]], featuring shiny metallic paint on the "chrome" parts, red inner boots and the "swirly" chestplate markings.

: This figure was released alongside the first "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ReActionFallenTarget|Fallen Leader Optimus Prime]]" Target-exclusive figure. The gray one.

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*'''Megatron (Golden Lagoon)''' (2022)

: The third [[Target]]-exclusive Megatron figure, this one has a head-to-toe golden deco, depicting his appearance in "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]".

: This figure was released alongside the similarly-decoed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ReActionGolden|"Golden Lagoon" Optimus Prime]] figure.

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*'''Fallen Evolution Megatron''' (2022)

: The ''fourth'' Target-exclusive version of Megatron, this version is done in translucent purple plastic to represent the beginning of his reformatting scan in the ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

: This figure was released alongside the thematically-similar full-color/open-chest [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ReActionFallenTargetColor|"Fallen Leader" Optimus Prime]] figure.
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==Flame Toys==
===Furai Model===
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-06-MegatronIDW.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron (IDW Autobot ver.)''' (July 2019)
**''Number:'' '''06'''
:''Furai Model'' Megatron is a highly articulated snap-together model kit (no glue required!) based on the [[:File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|IDW Autobot design]] by Alex Milne, as seen in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. Molded in PS and ABS plastic with polycaps for the joints, Megatron features a number of stickers for detailing but doesn't require much in the way of paint for a complete look, being molded in all the appropriate colors straight out of the box. The finished kit is Voyager-sized in height.
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*'''Megatron (IDW Decepticon ver.)''' (May 2020)
**''Number:'' '''14'''
:A redeco/retool of Megatron (IDW Autobot ver.). Key differences being a Decepticon insignia sticker, a ''slightly'' more dour face sculpt, and... well, that's about it, really.
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===Kuro Kara Kuri===
[[File:FlameToys-KuroKaraKuri-05-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (January, 2021)
:A high-end non-transforming figure based on the [[:File:IDWongoing15 megatrons new body.jpg|IDW stealth bomber design]] by Don Figueroa.
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==Daiki Kougyou==
[[File:Daiki-Kougyou-Megatron-Water-Gun.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Raining Pain.]]
*'''Megatron Water Gun''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight

:Manufactured by Daiki Kougyou, this Megatron water gun (yes, really) is based on his show-accurate pistol alt-mode, complete with silencer and stock. The prototype is sculpted by ''Model Works Grenade''. The gun's size is slightly larger than the original G1 toy. Unlike the said toy, the gun's muzzle must be removed first to attach the silencer.

:Megatron is available as a limited order item, where Japanese customers must preorder him until it reaches the deadline on November 27, 2020. The item will be shipped for buyers on February 2, 2021.

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==''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''==
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Energon Mace, 4 additional hands

:Released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' line, Megatron is a non-transforming 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from Hasbro's ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He features 23 points of articulation and extensive paint operations for [[show-accuracy]].

:Megatron comes with a whopping ''five'' interchangeable left hands: a closed fist, a hand to hold weapons or accessories (not included), a pointing hand, an open hand for gesturing, and a hand permanently molded to an [[Energon cube]]. His right fist is also removable; both wrists are compatible with his [[Energon mace]] accessory.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Megatron was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.

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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Reformatting-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The perfect companion to your "[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Behold, Galvatron!]]"]]
*'''Reformatting Megatron''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Energon Mace, 4 additional hands

:The fourth wave of ''R.E.D.'' saw a redeco of Megatron, now cast mostly in translucent purple plastics and with a gridline deco to represent his [[reformatting]] into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. He retains all of his previous points of articulation and accessories.

:Like his previous ''R.E.D.'' toy, Megatron was a Walmart exclusive, with limited quantities available on Hasbro Pulse.

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*'''Shockwave''' (2022)

:The [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Shockwave]] figure included in the sixth wave of ''R.E.D.'' includes a handheld accessory of Megatron in pistol mode, complete with scope, silencer, and stock. Shockwave also comes with a pair of [[Fire Blast effect]]s that are compatible with this Megatron.
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==Jada Toys==
===''Metalfigs''===
[[File:JadaMetalfigsG1DioramaScene.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Diorama Scene''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Display backdrop
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], a static die-cast figurine of Megatron measuring approximately 2 3/4 inches tall is available as part of a "Diorama Scene" 4-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DioramaScene|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#DioramaScene|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Starscream]].

:The packaging backdrop can be used as an additional display piece for the set.

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*'''Megatron''' (4" Die Cast Figure, <s>2021</s>)
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon, Energon mace
:''Metalfigs'' Megatron is a 4 inches tall non-transforming super deformed die-cast figure with three points of articulation and light-up eyes. He comes with his signature fusion cannon and Energon mace weapons as accessories.

:Originally scheduled for a July 2021 release, it is currently unknown if this figure was silently cancelled or simply delayed.
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===''Nano Metalfigs''===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Megatron is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with other [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen figurines]].
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==Figural Bag Clip==
[[File:FiguralBagClip Megatron.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2020)
:Released by [[Monogram]], this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi evergreen Megatron.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.
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*'''Megatron''' (2021)
:A non-articulated, non-transforming 3" figure of Megatron with an attached clip, also released by Monogram.

:Unlike the previous year's release it was sold on a standard cardback.

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==''Pop!''==
[[File:Funko Pop Megatron G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Megatron''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''24'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Megatron is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy.

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[[File:Funko Pop Mystery Box Megatron Duke GI Joe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Funko Mystery Box: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''' (Giftset, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''45'''

:Available only as part of a GameStop exclusive giftset, this retooled Megatron comes with his Energon mace attached to his right arm instead of his fusion cannon and comes [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] inside a ''Transformers vs. [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-themed lunch box alongside a ''Pop!'' [[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Pop!|Duke]] figure, a ''G.I. Joe'' logo decal, an Autobot logo keychain, and a set of four pins of Megatron, Duke, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Optimus Prime ]] and [[Cobra Commander#Pop!|Cobra Commander]].

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[[File:Funko Pocket Pop Keychain Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Megatron''' (Pocket ''Pop!'' Keychain, 2021)

:A smaller version of the regular ''Pop!'' Megatron with a keychain attached to his head.

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*'''Megatron''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original:'' '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Megatron in the Funko style. Megatron also appears in gun mode in all of [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Digital Pop!|Starscream's NFTs]].
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File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_MEGATRON_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_MEGATRON_PURPLECHROME.gif
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[[File:Funko-Pop-Pin-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Megatron''' (''Pop!'' Pin, 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''15'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
:A metallic enamel pin based on Megatron's vinyl figure measuring 4-inches tall, approximately the same as a regular vinyl.

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==Modern Icons==
[[File:Modern_Icons_Megatron_helmet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|We'll let this image speak for itself.]]
*'''Megatron Modern Icons Replica Helmet''' (December 27, 2021)
:A collaboration between Hasbro and statue and replica brand Modern Icons, this is a wearable helmet for adult collectors, based on Megatron's head. It features light-up eyes and authentic sounds and phrases.

:Originally due for release on August 13, 2021, the Megatron helmet was delayed until December 27 (as was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Modern Icons|its Optimus Prime counterpart]]). The helmet is a GameStop exclusive in the United States.
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==''Zōteki''==
[[File:ZOTEKI-025-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''025'''

:A collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and statue/replica brand [[Jazware]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' was added as a part of the ''[[Zōteki]]'' line alongside other iconic brands such as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], to recreate some of the main "Generation 1" characters. The 25th figure of the ''Zōteki'' line; Megatron wields his iconic [[Fusion cannon]].

:Each statue of the line features a connection point for it to be connected to the others, in order to form a battle scene.
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==Eaglemoss==
[[File:EaglemossChess Megatron.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Megatron was slated to be the standard King piece on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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==Transformers Character Card==
[[File:Transformers Character Card G1 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[January 25]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''01 & 02'''

:Released as part of the first wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#02 |Translation of G1 Megatron's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card G2 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Battle Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[March 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''11 & 12'''

:Released as part of the second wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Optimus Prime and Megatron in their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' bodies along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Megatron is specifically depicted as the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Hero Megatron]] toy.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#12 |Translation of G2 Megatron's Transformers Character Card]]''
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==ULTIMATES!==
*'''Megatron''' (ULTIMATES!, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Regular head, control helmet head, Energon-drinking head, antimatter chest, laser sword, blaster, Kremzeek, 6 hands, hand with Energon cube, chemical flask, [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], 2 energy maces

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Megatron is an 8-inch-tall non-transforming figure. Among his many accessories are some that have by now been included frequently with Megatron figures, such as his energy mace (here provided with both straight and curved chain versions), the blaster and laser sword from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', as well as [[Kremzeek]]. More innovative accessories include the control helmet from "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", a half-empty energon cube and drunkenly-grinning face sculpt meant to represent the drinking scene in "[[Microbots]]", an opening chest with pictures of antimatter cubes behind it to represent the end of "[[Roll for It]]", the Pearl of Bahoudin from "[[Trans-Europe Express]]", and the chemical flask that Megatron is shown throwing at [[Gregory Swofford]] in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]".

: Preorders for Megatron (and the rest of Wave 2) opened on [[July 29]] 2021, and closed on [[August 27]], with the toys shipping in summer 2022.

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*'''Megatron''' (ULTIMATES!, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Sword, fusion cannon (toy), fusion cannon (comic), gun (toy), 2 guns (comic), alternate head (toy), alternate head (comic), alternate head (G1 design), 2 fists, 2 sword-holding hands, 2 gun-holding hands, 2 trigger hands, bullet bandolier

: The second ULTIMATES! Megatron depicts his G2 body.

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*'''Starscream''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': 2 arm cannons, 2 alternate heads, 2 fists, 2 gripping hands, open palm right hand, grasping left hand, claw, energon cube, Megatron gun, blaster rifle

:''ULTIMATES!'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#ULTIMATES!|Starscream]] includes multiple accessories, among them a Megatron gun. Preorders opened on [[June 8]] 2022, with toys purportedly shipping the following May.
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==Nendoroid==
[[File:Nendoroid G1 Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Gokuuuu!]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[2022]])
**''Nendoroid ID Number'': '''1793'''
**''Accessories'': Angry face plate

:The second ''G1''-styled [[Nendoroid]] release after his arch-nemesis Optimus, Megatron is a [[super deformed]] fusion of cute and evil. Mostly the latter.

:Megatron comes with an optional "angry face" accessory to replace his regular facial expression, can interchange body parts with compatible figures, and is well-articulated despite his small size.

:Unusually for a Nendoroid figure, this sculpt is produced by Toyhouse with Nendoron's supervision.
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==''Minimates''==
*'''Megatron''' (Series 2, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon

:Part of the second wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]], this Megatron is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.
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*'''VHS Minimates Box Set''' (2022)

:''Minimates'' Megatron was rereleased as part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022 exclusive 4-pack, featuring more cartoon-accurate matte painted deco. The packaging for this set resembles a VHS tape. Only 2500 of this set were produced.
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==Icon Heroes==
*'''Megatron X Soundwave Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Megatron's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Soundwave]] pin.
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==BISHOUJO==
*'''Megatron''' (????)
: A Statue of Megatron as an Anime girl by [[Kotobukiya]]. It has a big fusion cannon.
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==''Ultimetal''==
[[File:UltimetalMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Four million years later, it finally came out.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''UM-03'''
**''Accessories:''

: ''Ultimetal'' Megatron is a large non-transforming figure produced by [[Art Storm]], standing at an impressive 17" and made from extensive [[die-cast]] metal. The figure is highly articulated and features [[LED]]s on the eyes and fusion cannon, as well as voice clips by [[Frank Welker]]. Its most conspicuous features are the numerous magnetically attached armor panels that, when removed, reveal Megatron's internal anatomy, including functional pistons.

: This piece was first solicited in 2014 but suffered multiple delays, only at last being released in June 2022.
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==Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series==
[[File:Bishoujo-Series-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Megatron''' (2022)
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==Notes==
[[File:Metal Earth Megatron party.jpg|thumb]]
*The first Metal Earth Megatron model was used in two posts of the Metal Earth Facebook page to promote specific giveaways the company was then doing. Both videos had Megatron with a party hat and with the letters "GIVEAWAY" on his chest. Both the party hat and the letters had constantly changing patterns or flashing colors.<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/MetalEarthModels/videos/781435642668529/ MetalEarth on Facebook, August 15, 2020]</ref><ref>[https://m.facebook.com/MetalEarthModels/videos/332044557887789/ MetalEarth on Facebook, September 20, 2020]</ref>

==References==
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Transformers: Fate of Cybertron

2022-06-29T19:51:47Z

QuintusPotatimus: /* Continuity notes */

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'''The Decepticons unleash their most powerful weapons to prevent the Autobots from leaving Cybertron—and as Megatron's forces close in on Darkmount, Optimus Prime and his allies make their final stand.'''

==Synopsis==
On the outskirts of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] face off one final time. Although Optimus insists that he intends to abide by the terms of their agreement—Megatron can have [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Optimus and the [[Autobot]]s who follow him just want to leave peacefully—Megatron snarls that, if he allows Prime passage off Cybertron, then the Autobot leader will remain a threat to him and the [[Decepticon]]s. The war can only end with Optimus suppressed and humiliated, forced to realize that the Decepticon way is the ''only'' way... but Optimus won't yield so easily, and when Optimus refuses to surrender the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Megatron lashes out and tries to physically wrest the artifact from Prime's chest. When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] tries to intervene, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] warns the Autobots that he's armed the [[imploder]]—if anyone gets too close, he'll take his thumb off the detonator and immediately teleport to safety. On the Decepticon side of things, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] warns the impulsive [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] not to interfere: Optimus has been the target of Megatron's obsession for too long now, and only personally killing the Autobot leader will bring him peace.

However, neither the Autobots nor the Decepticons bargained on impending reinforcements: not only has [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] arrived, he's brought [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] with him! As the titanic [[combiner]] bears down on the Decepticons, [[Pyra Magna]] gives [[Jumpstream]] the go-ahead to disarm Skywarp—in an instant, Jumpstream uses her upgraded [[teleportation]] power to warp in, catch her rival in a bear hug, and send both of them hurtling back into [[unspace]]. Without his trump card, Megatron and his followers suddenly find themselves in a different situation; although the Decepticon leader seemingly allows Prime and his followers to retreat, the Decepticon leader has no intention of letting the Autobots leave the planet alive. Besides, the Decepticon leader isn't out of tricks yet: when he inquires about his ''other'' ace in the hole, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] informs him that the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s are already on their way from the [[Sonic Canyons]]. While [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] worries they're not built for war, [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] promises that things will be different this time around: ''this'' time, they'll get to be heroes, and receive the adulation and respect they'd always deserved.

At Darkmount, the Autobots and their allies prepare for full-scale evacuation: while [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] supervise repairs on [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Termagax]] use the city's dwindling resources to prepare their one remaining ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' while [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] help refugees and noncombatants aboard. Even the ever-taciturn [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] has decided to throw his lot in with the Autobot evacuation fleet; with [[Exarchon]] dead, the old warrior has finally surrendered his weapons. Although his phantom compatriots bicker amongst themselves as usual, Cyclonus, who's found some sense of closure, allows himself to finally put his past to rest—one by one, [[Highfire]], [[Grudge]], [[Gridlock]], and [[Provoke]] all disappear, leaving only [[Paragon]], whom Cyclonus encourages to stay for just a little longer. When Paragon wonders if Cyclonus would really leave his home, Cyclonus smiles that "home" was wherever Paragon and his friends were.

As Optimus and his followers finally reach Darkmount's walls, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] reports that they're almost ready to launch. However, the Autobots are down a warrior; Jumpstream still hasn't returned, and Pyra wonders what's become of her. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, Jumpstream's accomplished her mission flawlessly: not only has she vented all of Skywarp's [[energon]], she's also melded the treacherous flier with his imploder at the atomic level. ''If'' Skywarp ever escapes unspace again, the imploder will instantly activate and kill him... and with that, Jumpstream disappears, consigning Skywarp to another eternity trapped beyond space and time.

In Darkmount, Highbrow and Lightbright bring Optimus up to speed on their plan: using whatever scraps of energon and resources they've managed to scrounge together, they've patched up Lodestar as best they could and cobbled together a replacement engine to launch their ''Ark'', but their limited fuel supplies won't put any significant distance between them and Cybertron. Although Prime promises that they won't have to go far, he's got more important problems to deal with: no matter what Megatron might promise, he ''knows'' the Decepticons won't let them leave. Sure enough, Megatron and his army, now joined by the towering [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], crest the nearby hill...

With a renewed Decepticon assault underway, Optimus and the Autobots gear up to keep the Decepticons at bay for as long as possible: while Prime, Ironhide, and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] take point, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] says goodbye to [[Greenlight]] and [[Gauge]], and Wheeljack uses their final reserves of energon to supercharge [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]. Although the Autobots do their best to hold the line, the Decepticons slowly push them back, inch by inch, and eventually Ironhide orders Computron and [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] to take the field. This time, however, the Decepticons have a countermeasure armed and ready—Devastator easily meets their charge, takes out Leviathan with a headbutt and a well-thrown punch, then hits Computron so hard that he knocks the Autobot combiner back into his separate components.

While Prime encourages his troops to slowly give ground and buy as much time as they can to get their ships operational, Scattershot refuses to give up so easily. The energies of [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]]'s [[Combination Core]] still suffuse his body; as members of the [[Senate Guard|Prime Guard]] drag the wounded [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s to safety, that same energy suddenly envelops [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Javelin]], and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]]... and, suddenly, Computron lives again, now an astounding ''ten''-bot combiner! While Prime and the other Autobots take advantage of the confusion and retreat, this new Computron easily trounces Devastator, then turns his attention on the other Decepticons... but not even the giant combiner can withstand a massed artillery barrage for long, and eventually comes apart under the strain. A triumphant Megatron points his [[fusion cannon]] at the defeated Autobots, while Strika congratulates Megatron on his victory. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], on the other hands, touches down just in time to point out that they're too late... moments before the roar of rocket engines catch everyone's attention. As Megatron and the other Decepticons watch in shock, Lodestar rumbles into the air—followed by Sky Lynx and the Autobot ''Ark''. Megatron snarls that Scattershot has lost, but the Technobot leaders just smirks: it doesn't look like a loss to ''him''. As the Decepticons round up their new prisoners, Shockwave congratulates his leader on capturing Cybertron... but when [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] excitedly asks if they've won, the silence is as deafening as it is pointed.

With Cybertron behind them, the remaining Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' take a moment to relax. While [[Subsea]] befriends [[Geomotus]], Cyclonus considers a vacation on whatever's left on [[Neutronia]], [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] convinces his friends [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] to join the Prime Guard, and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] reunites with Jumpstream as she catches up with the Autobot starship. As the remaining Cybertronians file onto the ship's bridge, they're just in time to hear Optimus give a speech: Megatron might hold Cybertron for now, but there will come a day when they will return home and liberate their homeworld. For now, however, they'll need a place to stay...

Many cycles ago, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and the other members of Wheeljack's engineering team abandoned the damaged [[Winged Moon]] as it floated out beyond Cybertron's solar system—all of them, that is, except [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. With [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s help, have slowly brought the moon's systems back online; as he completes another relay, Blast Off grumbles at the prospect of having to share "their" moon with the newcomers... but, as Lodestar, Sky Lynx, and the ''Ark'' crest the horizon, he nevertheless joins Cosmos as they welcome the Autobots to their new home.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in hallucinatory form. 
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* [[Grotusque]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (3)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (4)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (5)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (12)
* [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (13)
* [[Jumpstream]] (14)
* [[Pyra Magna]] (15)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (32)
* [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (34)
* [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] (36)
* [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (37)
* [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] (44)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (45)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (46)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (47)
* [[Javelin]] (50)
* [[Greenlight]] (51)
* [[Gauge]] (52)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (53)
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (54)
* [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (55)
* [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (56)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (57)
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* [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] (58)
* [[Vibes]] (68)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (69)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (78)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (81)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (84)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (85)
* [[Subsea]] (86)
* [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (87)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (88)
* [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] (89)
* [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (90)
* [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] (91)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (92)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (93)
* [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (102)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (103)
* [[Geomotus]] (107)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (108)
* [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (109)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (110)
* [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (111)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (112)
* [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (113)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (114)

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* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (6)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (8)
* [[Apeface]] (9)
* [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (10)
* [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (11)
* [[Heavywait]] (16)
* [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (17)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (18)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (19)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (20)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (21)
* [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]] (22)
* [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] (23)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (24)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (25)
* [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (26)
* [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] (27)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (28)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (29)
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (48)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (49)
* [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] (59)
* [[Red Wing]] (60)
* [[Leozack]] (61)
* [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] (62)
* [[Whisper (G1)|Visper]] (63)
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* [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] (64)
* [[Ion Storm]] (65)
* [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] (66)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (67)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (70)
* [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (71)
* [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] (72)
* [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] (73)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (74)
* [[Battleslash]] (75)
* [[Roadtrap (POTP)|Roadtrap]] (76)
* [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] (77)
* [[Octus (G1)|Octus]] (79)
* [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (80)
* [[Nautilator]] (82)
* [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] (83)
* [[Airwave (facility)|Airwave]] (94)
* [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] (95)
* [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] (96)
* [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] (97)
* [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] (98)
* [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] (99)
* [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] (100)
* [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] (101)
* [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] (104)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (105)
* [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] (106)

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* [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] (30)
* [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] (31)
* [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] (33)
* [[Termagax]] (35)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (38)
* ''[[Highfire]]'' (39)
* ''[[Grudge]]'' (40)
* ''[[Paragon]]'' (41)
* ''[[Gridlock]]'' (42)
* ''[[Provoke]]'' (43)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (115)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (116)

}}

==Quotes==
"If they escape us now, we will never be able to rest easy in our triumph. Our every step, out there in the galaxy, will be contested. Obstructed. No one is leaving this planet. Not a single one of them will remain free."
:—'''Megatron'''

"We get to win the war. '''End''' it. Then we'll be the '''heroes'''. No one'll fear us. No one'll turn their back on us. Then we'll '''really''' be home."
:—'''Scrapper'''

"You really going to leave Cybertron, Cyc?" 
"It's just a place. Just memories. You--all of you--were what mattered. '''You''' were '''home'''. I'm just about ready to let the future happen now."
:—'''Paragon''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"Don't look at me like that, Skywarp. You enjoy the company of that imploder so much this way you get to spend... I don't know, maybe '''forever''' with it."
:—'''Jumpstream'''

"Whatever Megatron says, he will '''not''' let us leave without a fight. After all, he's right... if he lets me go, I will '''never''' stop opposing him."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"You are new. And slow. I am '''POWER'''!"
:—'''Devastator''' takes out Computron

"Decepticons '''SHALL NOT PASS.'''" 
"I beg to differ."
:—'''Computron''' versus '''Megatron'''

"We're going to make '''terrible''' prisoners, you know. Really terrible."
:—'''Flareup''' threatens Megatron

"Congratulations, lord Megatron. Cybertron is yours." 
"We '''did''' win, didn't we? Hey, everyone! We won, right?"
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''Flamewar'''

"You cannot forge love out of violence and death. Fear. Submission, perhaps. But not love. Nothing that will last. The '''best''' of what Cybertron is, and can be, remains '''vigorously''' alive. It is in '''us''', and all those of good intent who could not come with us. In our minds. In our sparks. We '''are''' Cybertron. Every one of us. We are of it, and it is of us. We are called to the great task of '''remembering''' that. '''Embodying''' that. Preserving the story and the hope. Because I '''promise''' you there will come a time when we return to Cybertron. When we save it and '''renew''' it."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s closing monologue

"Come on. They're almost here. Do you think they'll like what we've done with the place?"
:—'''Cosmos''' signs us off

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Optimus Prime references [[Exarchon]]'s recent defeat, which occurred in the [[War's End Part Four|final issue]] of the ''[[Transformers: War's End|War's End]]'' miniseries. In Darkmount, [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] notes that [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and the others have just returned from the [[Sonic Canyons]] where most of the series took place, and brought [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] with them--although Cyclonus expressed a desire to stay in the Sonic Canyons and relish Exarchon's final death, it seems he must've changed his mind pretty quickly.
* Optimus and Megatron's final conversation, in which Megatron announces his intent to force Prime to stay and witness the success of a Decepticon-ruled Cybertron, echoes their argument in ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Orion Pax: Free Fall|issue #6]]: while Orion went to tour Cybertron's various colony worlds, Megatron announced that he'd stay behind and work to change Cybertron to suit his vision.
* Back in [[Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|''Transformers'' #31]], an experimental [[teleport harness]] intended to enhance Jumpstream's natural [[teleportation]] power malfunctioned and accidentally launched her into [[unspace]]. In [[War's End Part Two|''War's End'' issue #2]], she noted that the experience somehow enhanced her teleportation powers, and as of the finale she can now access unspace without any kind of external augmentation by repeating the same kind of rapid-fire teleport-skipping that she used in ''Transformers'' #31.
* Highbrow notes that, due to their jury-rigged engines, their ''Ark'' won't get much farther than the [[Black Hub]] or the [[Hexagon]] asteroid colony, locations that prominently featured in [[Light/Star|the 2021 ''Transformers'' annual]].
* After he and some of his soldiers briefly deserted the Decepticons to serve Exarchon in the pages of ''War's End'', Shockwave's rejoined the winning team, but Megatron reminds him that he has a long way to go before he's back in his good books. [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]'s also returned for the finale, having evidently survived his underground encounter with the Autobots in the final issue of ''War's End''; it's not clear what happened to [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], but it's possible, like [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], that the Autobots took them into custody.
* While encouraging his teammates, Scrapper notes that, when they win the war for the Decepticons, they'll be hailed as heroes instead of feared, tying back to their [[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|debut arc]] in ''[[Transformers: Galaxies]]'' in which they grew to resent [[Nominus Prime]] and the Autobots for exiling them from Cybertron.
* After helping to turn the siege of Crystal City in favor of the Autobots in [[Radical Time|''Transformers'' #41]], Lodestar and Computron were evacuated to Darkmount for medical care. Notably, Lodestar's missing the Titan-killing weaponry she picked up during the 2021 annual, although it's possible that she deliberately shed the extra armor and weapons as part of her emergency refit.
* Also present is [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], who hasn't shown up on-panel since the [[Escape Part Five|conclusion]] of the ''[[Transformers: Escape]]'' miniseries. She's recovered from the injuries she sustained during the first battle of Darkmount, where she was mobbed and nearly killed by a swarm of [[Insecticon clone|Insecticlones]].
* A family of the four-armed aliens who've appeared sporadically throughout the ''Escape'' and later issues of the ''Transformers'' ongoing appear as some of the many refugees boarding the ''Ark''.
* A brief two-panel scene shows a [[skitter]] scavenging a dead Insecticlone in the badlands, only for Megatron to nearly run it over--seemingly paralleling a similar scene from [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' #10]].'
* Scattershot notes that, unlike the Constructicons, he and the other four members of his team do not draw his powers from the [[Enigma of Combination]]--rather, they obtained their powers from [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]]'s [[Combination Core]], and Scattershot noted in the 2021 annual that he'd somehow absorbed its power. As seen here, this means that he's become a living Enigma capable of spontaneously reformatting other Cybertronians into [[combiner]] components.
* After their defeat, Scattershot and his combiner teammates are imprisoned using the same manacles [[Security Operations]] used to restrain [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] in [[Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|''Transformers'' #24]].
* Subsea recognizes Geomotus as one of the 'bots who helped defeat Exarchon, as seen in ''War's End''.
* Before finally putting his memory to rest, Cyclonus insists on finally taking a vacation on [[Neutronia]] with Paragon, making good on an old promise he made during the first flashback in [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One|issue #37]]. As per their conversation in that issue, Paragon remembers that [[Turmoil]] destroyed Neutronia during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], but Cyclonus insists that some parts of the planet are still inhabitable.
* The [[Winged Moon]] last appeared in [[War World: Moon|''Transformers'' #27]], where [[Lancer]] and the rest of the moon's engineering team made the decision to detonate the planet's artificial-gravity system to keep the planetoid from falling into Decepticon hands. When the Autobots arrived to rescue the stranded workers, Cosmos opted to stay behind and asked Lancer to send a message back to Cybertron summoning [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who left Cybertron at some point before the events of [[War's End Part One|''War's End'' issue #1]], to join him. This issue reveals that they've spent the last few cycles slowly working to bring the moon back online, although they've still got a ways to go.
* Upon first seeing the damaged Winged Moon, Bumblebee remembers [[Rubble]]'s words in [[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|issue #2]] as they watched the Winged Moon engage its harvesting cycle: "it's the most amazing thing I've ever seen".

===Transformers references===
* Decepticon casualties at Darkmount include [[Octus (G1)|Octus]], a six-armed Decepticon from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK Marvel comic]] with an unusual [[Dalek]] alternate mode.
* A [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] with a white upper body and teal legs makes a few cameos this issue—it's likely that this is meant to be ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' [[Leozack]], using a body based on his [[Leozack#Toys|2009 BotCon toy]].
* Scattershot's new ability to forcibly turn other 'bots into combiners evokes the powerful "Earth-Enigma" that appeared in IDW's [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' vol. 2]], a duplicate of the original Enigma of Combination which [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] used to merge Autobots and Decepticons alike into loyal combiners.
* The series, and by extension IDW's entire rebooted ''Transformers'' universe, wraps up by establishing a status quo akin to the opening act of [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film]], with the Decepticons in control of Cybertron and the defeated Autobots exiled to one of the planet's moons, building up their forces in the hopes of one day retaking their homeworld. The prologue to the entire series in [[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' #1]] implied that the citizens of [[Earth]] would, as per usual, eventually come into contact with the Transformer race, but this didn't occur before IDW's time on the ''Transformers'' brand came to an end.

===Errors===
* After her run-in with [[Vigilem]] in the 2021 annual, Lodestar's been consistently drawn without her left arm. However, on page 16, the computer readout shows her missing her ''right'' arm instead.
* Continuing an ongoing error from the [[End of Time|final ''Transformers'' issue]], Bumper's drawn with two symmetrical arms, rather than the spindly replacement he received after the events of [[War World: Prime|''Transformers'' #25]].
* In the big battle scene, Jolt's been miscolored as [[Roughstuff]] when Pyra Magna bashes him with her pickaxe.
* In the assembly of Autobots listening to Optimus Prime's speech at the end, Huffer is miscolored as Pipes.

===Other trivia===
* Backmatter for this bonus-sized issue includes a brief farewell note from IDW's editorial team thanking readers for seventeen years of support. Although IDW's ''Transformers'' output will continue in a reduced form through the rest of 2022—the remaining two issues of ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing|Last Bot Standing]]'', the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass II|second instalment]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' reboot, and a number of one-shot compilations—this comic marks the end of the [[2019 IDW continuity]], and, by extension, the last issue of IDW's final ''Transformers'' ongoing.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus channels his inner Moses, by [[Nick Brokenshire]]
* '''Cover B:''' Slaves of Skywarp, by [[Angel Hernandez]] and [[David García Cruz]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' It's all led up to this, by [[Alex Milne]]

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Optimus Prime (SG)

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|''This article is about the evil Autobot leader. For his heroic counterpart, see [[Optimus Prime (G1)]]. For other meanings, see [[Optronix (disambiguation)]], [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)]], [[Nova Prime (disambiguation)]].''
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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the evil [[Autobot]]s from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Optimusshatteredsipher.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Maurice LaMarche|REAL HOLOGRAPHIC SIMULATED EVIL LINCOLN IS '''''BAAAAAACK!!!''''']]]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the tyrannical leader of the evil [[Autobot]]s, a cruel and ambitious despot whose plans fall nothing short of [[Autobot Imperium|universal conquest]]. Long ago, he cheated and backstabbed his way to the top of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian society, and used the power afforded by his new position to gather an army and initiate a war against the complacent.

The crucible of war has burned away most of the traits that Optimus once relied upon: where once he coldly plotted and schemed, now he surrounds himself with the corpses of his enemies and would-be usurpers and talks to them as though they still live. Ruthless and utterly unhinged, Prime will gleefully send dozens of Autobots to their deaths if it means gaining the tiniest of advantages, and his deadly outbursts inspire terror in allies and enemies alike. His casual disregard for the lives of his followers means that his powerbase is shaky at best—shaky to the point where multiple Autobots have conspired to remove their leader from the picture. But few of those would-be traitors underestimate just ''how'' stubborn their leader is: if there's something he wants, Optimus Prime will level mountains, extinguish suns, or wade through a sea of Autobot corpses to get his hands on it... and there's nothing he wants more than to keep his power.

The only thing standing in Prime's path to domination is [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], a noble [[Decepticon]] willing to lead a small band of rebels in a fight for freedom.

{{quote|Strike, my Autobots! Strike with all the power at your disposal! Let those who see our wisdom join us, and those who choose to stagnate be cut out like the rotting cancer they are!|Optimus Prime says it's on|"[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
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[[File:Optronixshattered.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The Dewey Decimal System is a cruel mistress.]]
Long ago, Optronix was a dangerously obsessed librarian who worked in the [[Great Cybertronian Archives]] during the [[Golden Age]]. Backstabbing his way up the ranks, he soon amassed a following of like-minded Cybertronians who believed in his code of advancement through conflict. Suddenly, his armies attacked, sweeping through cities and killing those who refused to join them. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}} {{storylink|#Toys|BotCon 2008 Optimus Prime profile card}} Among those who joined Prime in the [[Second Cybertronian war (SG)|second Cybertronian war]] was his brother [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Treadshot (SG)#Toys|BotCon 2012 Treadshot profile card}} When the scientist [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] turned down Optronix's offer, he ordered Starscream's [[Crystal City]] home to be destroyed in front of him. {{storylink|Starscream (SG)|BotCon 2008 Starscream profile card}} With their spoils, his "Autobots" began arming themselves with more complicated weaponry, but Optronix, now named Optimus Prime, saved the most advanced upgrades for himself. His hunger for power and knowledge ended one day without warning; he discovered something terrible that destroyed his mind, and in place of his cold calculations was now an unhinged mind bent on random, indiscriminate violence. He strung up his countless victims along the walls of [[Great Dome|his headquarters]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and began talking to them, asking them mockingly for advice.

But [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], a young champion from [[Polyhex]], gathered an army to oppose him. Megatron's forces also had a way to counter Optimus Prime's military superiority: the ability to configure their bodies into alternate forms. It did not take long for Optimus Prime to steal this "Decepticon" technology for himself. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

[[File:Invasion-MagnusFlashback.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Only an evil Optimus Prime would rip off someone's face!]]

At some point [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] staged a coup. It ended unsuccessfully, with Optimus ripping off Magnus's face and imprisoning him on [[Paradron]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

When the Decepticons destroyed all but one of the rogue mercenary group named the [[Wrecker]]s in the battle of [[Praxus-Delta]], Optimus Prime welcomed their leader, [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], into his ranks. {{storylink|Rodimus (SG)|BotCon 2008 Rodimus profile card}} Increasingly paranoid, Optimus Prime began suspecting his subordinates of treachery. He killed the leader of his elite [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] unit, [[Drench (SG)|Drench]], and when he learned of Seeker [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]]'s dissatisfaction with his leader's assassination, Prime staged an ambush to kill him. However, not only did Sideswipe narrowly escape and join the Decepticons, {{storylink|Sideswipe (SG)|BotCon 2008 Sideswipe profile card}} one of Optimus's few friends and savior at the [[Torus Heights]] battles, [[Cliffjumper (SG)|another Autobot]], happened to be at the [[Rad Zone|location of the ambush]] and did get killed. Optimus never learned of this though, and assumed Cliffjumper had died in the battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}} Optimus chose Rodimus in place of Sideswipe and [[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]] to take Drench's place as the Seeker unit's new leader, having him rebuilt into the fearsome Goldbug. {{storylink|Goldbug (SG)|BotCon 2008 Goldbug profile card}}

Optimus began looking elsewhere. He targeted the distant planet Earth for conquest, had several of his Autobots reconfigure their bodies to transform into the machinery native to the planet, and began construction of an ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]''. However, he requested so much weaponry to be built onto the starship that the integrity of the launching platform was in question. He dismissed these concerns.

[[File:Optimusshatteredhallway.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Optimus got a [[Skyquake (SG)|Skyquake]] in his collection?? Wow! Yeah, the plastic [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|does that]].]]

Close to the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s completion, [[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]] appeared to return from the dead. At first, he was readily welcomed back into their ranks, but they quickly learned that he was not their Cliffjumper at all, but a [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper doppelganger]]. Prime shot him and ordered his body dumped in the [[Rad Zone]]. This backfired, as Cliffjumper was recruited by the Decepticons, and during a subsequent full-scale Decepticon attack, his [[glass gas]] weaponry was used in an attack on the ''Ark'' launching platform. Prime's plans to conquer Earth were stopped for the moment. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

After a later Autobot ambush at the recently rediscovered [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump, the Cliffjumper doppelgänger angrily rushed Optimus Prime, followed by the combined forces of the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]]. Despite it all, Optimus Prime kept on his feet, though his rage was growing with every blow. No one, however, was expecting the sudden arrival of an army of [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s led by the exiled mad scientist, [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]]. Optimus Prime ordered the rampaging Dinobots to destroy the Decepticons, but instead the beasts attacked each other. During the chaos, both sides withdrew.

Optimus Prime was furious at the Autobots' failure. At [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]]'s clever suggestion, Prime ordered Wheeljack be put in charge of rebuilding the ''Ark'', a task that the mad scientist felt was beneath him. Also, he demanded that the Dinobots be hunted down and gathered for the Autobots' purposes.

Blurr and Rodimus returned triumphantly with eight Dinobots, though Rodimus had lost his hand in the process. Optimus Prime stood over Rodimus as he awoke from [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]]'s table: the traitorous Seeker now had a buzzsaw in place of where his hand used to be. A suitable punishment! Prime told Rodimus he should be grateful he let him live at all. Perhaps he should use the saw to remove that [[facial hair|ridiculous thing]] from his face? Though Blurr and Rodimus thought Grimlock had died during their search for the Dinobots, sure enough, Grimlock appeared, alive and strangely very intelligent, within their base. Optimus Prime was about to punish Grimlock as well, but Grimlock pointed out a fuel system error in the blueprints of the ''Ark''. The evil Autobot leader let the Dinobot leader go, but demanded someone be brought to him he could destroy. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

When Optimus Prime ordered the ''Ark'' fixed, he knew that the Decepticons would try to follow the Autobots into space. [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] mentioned that [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]] had taken care of the Decepticons. Optimus's eyes filled with rage as he learned that Ricochet had captured Megatron. Prime immediately left to reprimand Ricochet for stealing the honor of destroying Megatron. Upon his arrival at the [[Temple of Knowledge]], Optimus and Ricochet were attacked by a group of Decepticon [[Micromaster]]s, allowing Megatron to escape. After a few turnabouts, Megatron won the day. The ''Ark'' launched without Optimus Prime (due to Rodimus' treachery), so Prime ordered a retreat. Once back at the launch site, he learned from Blurr that Rodimus had thrown the Autobots loyal to Prime off the ship. Optimus Prime ordered Ricochet to the [[Agonizing Rehabilitation Chamber]]s for his impudent plan of capturing Megatron. He also promised that Blurr had failed him for the last time. {{storylink|Do Over}}

In one of [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]]'s explanatory flashbacks to [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], Optimus Prime asked [[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]] how progress was coming on [[Omega Doom]]. He was pleased to hear that it was going well, and gloated that once the behemoth was finished, the galaxy would be his for the taking.

[[File:TakingOutRemotePatrol6 Reunification5.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|I said, [[Frenzy (SG)|Rumble]] [[FIRRIB|is]] [[Eject (G1)|blue!]]]]
In the present day, Rodimus promised that his assassins would take down Optimus Prime at the same time [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s agents took down Megatron, thus paving the way for their own conquering. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

Or not.

After the assassination of Megatron, (of which Optimus learned about second-hand from ''[[Around Cybertron]]'') {{storylink|Around Cybertron issue 6|Around Cybertron #6}} [[Hound (SG)|Hound]] and [[Remote Patrol Six]] made their move, surrounding Optimus Prime and Ricochet as they discussed Megatron's death, intending to kill Optimus and install Rodimus in his place as Prime. Hound's rally cries failed to impress Optimus, and the Autobot leader proceeded to use Ricochet as a living shield against a blast from [[Warpath (SG)|Warpath's]] chest-mounted cannon, before crushing [[Kup (SG)|Kup]]'s head with his bare hands, destroying Warpath's chest cannon, taking out Hound by flinging Warpath into him, and cannon-blasting [[Camshaft (SG)|Camshaft]] in the head.

However, the battle was not over yet, as [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]], [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]], and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] had arrived to kill Optimus themselves. However, Prime introduced the trio to a completed [[Omega Doom]], who reduced Alpha Trion to a distant smear on the ground, before going off to destroy the Decepticons while Optimus dealt with Sky Lynx and Nightscream. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

Optimus Prime was destroyed and left to die during an important battle in [[Mirtonian constellation|Sector 17 of the Mirtonian Quadrant]]. After Prime was abandoned by his troops, he dragged himself into a nearby [[CR chamber]], and with the help of a local tech, he was upgraded into a new body with a sword made out of a mysterious "[[G-Metal]]". Optimus Prime returned to [[Polyhex]] and murdered many of those who had abandoned him. {{storylink|#Toys|BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime profile card}}

[[File:AnotherLight-novaprime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|So if this is the opposite universe, would he be voiced by William Shatner?]]

Some time after Prime returned, his brother Ultra Magnus and the [[Junkion (species)#Shattered Glass|Junkion]]s were sprung from the prison planet of Paradron by Wheeljack and [[Tracks (SG)|Tracks]]. Optimus Prime watched over a viewscreen as Magnus killed several of his most loyal warriors. After Magnus and his new army escaped via the [[stellar spanner]] into an alternate universe, Optimus Prime activated a distress beacon, knowing that Magnus's rival [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]] would do his dirty work for him. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

In [[2015]], Prime mounted an all-out assault on [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]]. Before long, Galvatron arrived from Cybertron, and the two leaders wound up in a one-on-one confrontation. Optimus quickly gained the upper hand, but scheming interference by Rodimus led to the Autobot leader taking a serious gunshot wound. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}} With the tide turned, the Autobots retreated to Sky Lynx, with [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] carrying the injured Optimus aboard. {{storylink|Restoration}}

En route to Cybertron, Sky Lynx announced that he had insufficient power to carry all his passengers there, and Optimus was among those who Rodimus dumped out. Floating through space, Prime found himself in the presence of [[Unicron/Shattered Glass|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Familiar Reflections}} However, the fragment of Unicron he encountered was his rare good side, so Unicron restored Prime's sanity and rebuilt him into Nova Prime as a messenger of justice. With [[Brawn (SG)|X-Brawn]], [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]], and the Autotroopers serving as his [[Knights of Unicron (SG)|Knights of Unicron]], Nova Prime returned to Cybertron to end the threat of the evil Autobots. He defeated Rodimus in combat and cast him down into the depths of Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

Unfortunately, while Nova Prime's forces were rounding up the other Autobots, Unicron's opposite number [[Primus/Shattered Glass|Primus]] chose to manifest himself. The deity-turned-planet reverted to his robot mode, and intended to eliminate the infestation of other-dimensional vermin from his plane, including the positive universe's planet Earth. Surprisingly, Earth transformed into a Light God named [[Gaea]], empowered by the [[Rarified Energon]] of that world as her lifeblood. As the dark Primus and Gaea battled, Nova Prime brought his troops within range and fired as one at Primus's eye, blinding him long enough for Gaea to defeat him.

[[File:AnotherLight-happyending.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

Gaea reverted into her planet mode, now existing as a mechanical world, and replaced Primus as the Cybertron of that reality. As a council of governors formed to oversee the united Cybertronians of two worlds, Nova Prime and his Knights served as guardians of the rulers. His insanity finally quelled, Nova Prime was at peace and found his new world... beautiful. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}
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===''Lil Formers'' ===
Optimus Prime ran afoul of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], who accused him of "biting his style." {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Recordicons''===
[[File:DigitaldoomonthehighwaytodestructionSG.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Autobots, Roll Over!!!]]

At some unspecified point in time, a team of Autobots somehow under the command of both [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] and Optimus Prime fought [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] and [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] in the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth, "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (SG)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]". According to Ravage, anyway. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 3|Recordicons #3}}

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===''SD SG''===
Optimus Prime meta-complained about the idea of him turning good. He said "they" would never do that to the likes of Megatron or Starscream, before being provided examples of both. {{storylink|SD SG issue 1|SD SG #1}}
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===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===

[[File:ShatteredGlass2-OrionPax.JPG|thumb|right|250px|I hope nothing bad happens to his left window after that.]]

In the years before the Great War, Orion Pax was a member of the Cybertronian [[Senate]]. Although Orion claimed that he merely sought to bring order to a disorganized and chaotic Cybertron, and even maintained a nominal friendship with the miner turned civil rights advocate [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], this affable facade concealed his authoritarian ambitions and his insatiable lust for power. Orion recruited other Cybertronians who shared his goals, moulded them into a legion of autocratic "Autobots", and initially used them as his secret police: together, they were responsible for removing senator [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]] from power and subjecting him to the brain-damaging [[empurata]] procedure. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

Controlling the Senate was not enough for Orion. To truly succeed in his power grab, however, Orion needed an advantage no one else on Cybertron could hope to match: when [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] visited the Senate to secure funding for their research on Cybertron's [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, Orion immediately took an interest in their proposal to excavate and reawaken [[Metroplex (SG)|Metroplex]], the Titan they'd partly unearthed near [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Although Jetfire took an interest in the proposal, Starscream, unsure whether they could trust their would-be benefactor turned down the offer. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}} Later that day, Orion pulled some strings to have Megatron released from prison after his latest rally turned violent and ended with his arrest. Orion's demands that Megatron stop his protests sparked a final argument between the pair, which escalated into physical violence and, eventually, Megatron shattering Orion's windshield and declaring that their friendship was over for good. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

[[File:ShatteredGlass2-autobotstriumphant.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

At some point afterwards, Jetfire, worried about the day when their funding finally ran dry, went behind Starscream's back to take Orion up on his offer. However, Starscream had secretly tailed Jetfire to the meeting with Orion's inner cadre; when Pax overheard the noise, he had [[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] capture Starscream and bring him before the group. Starscream fled before the Autobot leader could execute him, but as a result Jetfire now permanently stood with the Autobots. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}}

Subsequent events are unclear; some point after this series of events, Orion took on the name "Optimus Prime", overthrew the Senate, and plunged the planet into global war against Megatron's Decepticons. Eventually, he and his followers left Cybertron entirely and travelled to [[Earth]] with the intent of plundering its supplies of [[Rarified Energon]]. Megatron pursued them off-planet, while other Decepticons arrived later to help defend Earth, and the battles between the two factions grew increasingly destructive. Finally, with the Earth in ruins and on the cusp of an unwinnable battle against their foes, Megatron felt that there was no other way to keep the Decepticons alive other than sacrificing himself and buying time for Starscream to take the remaining Decepticons offworld and into hiding. After a brief battle, Optimus triumphed, beat Megatron to the brink of death, and went on to pillage the Earth before returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

[[File:ShatteredGlass4-Goldbugvsoptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Insert ''Ren & Stimpy'' joke here.]]

On the way back to Cybertron, Optimus granted [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] permission to use a spare [[protoform]] to revive the fallen Bumblebee. Bumblebee returned as the more powerful "[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]]", but was disappointed to learn that Prime had only sanctioned the procedure because they had material to spare, not out of any kind of affection for his lieutenant. With the Decepticons scattered and on the run, the Autobots set about rebuilding Iacon, which Optimus renamed "Pax" in honor of his original identity. However, when Goldbug warned Optimus that Prowl was planning a coup, Optimus arrogantly informed him that he could deal with whatever Goldbug was planning. When Goldbug pushed the issue, Optimus savagely beat the little Autobot as a reminder as to who was in charge. Unsurprisingly, Goldbug fell in with Prowl instead, who sent Goldbug to assassinate Prime on his new throne in Iacon, which he had renamed "Pax" in honour of his former identity. Goldbug fought hard, but was ultimately unable to deliver the killing blow against the much larger Autobot and retreated. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 4|Shattered Glass #4}}

By the present day, Cybertron had balkanized into three distinct, feuding fiefdoms, each ruled by one of the three Autobot warlords. Optimus Prime maintained control of Pax, but the treacherous terrain of the [[Chrome Ridge]] prevented him from expanding his territory to the [[Static Zone]] which divided his territory from Goldbug's capital of [[Gold City]]. The freelance [[bodyscrapper]] [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] occasionally worked for Optimus. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 1|Shattered Glass #1}} After Megatron retook Gold City and deposed Goldbug, [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] told his spy [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] that Optimus had plans for [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'s disembodied spark, which held the secret of how to rouse the Titans from their slumber. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 5|Shattered Glass #5}}

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==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Optimus-SG2008.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Pimpimus Prime: all he needs is a tiger-print hat.]]
*'''Shattered Glass''' (BotCon box set, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Aero-fairing "ion blaster", smokestack rifle

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' Optimus Prime is a purple, gray, and black [[redeco]] of heroic ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a semi cab of undetermined, probably made-up model. In robot mode, his aero fairing transforms into a large ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller blaster. Additionally, both can combine together to form a back-mounted shoulder weapon. The left side of the wind vane has the tampograph marking which writes "''Til all are gone!''". Undocumented in the instructions, Optimus can also use the wind vane as a shield, If one of his fists is folded down.

: Optimus Prime is only available as part of a set of six toys, along with [[Jazz (SG)#Toys|Autobot Jazz]], [[Grimlock (SG)#Toys|Grimlock]], [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]], [[Razorclaw (SG)#Toys|Razorclaw]], and [[Starscream (SG)#Toys|Starscream]].

: Anyone looking to buy this figure second-hand on the aftermarket be warned, there is a convincing-looking counterfeit [[knockoff]] that's been making the rounds.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/BCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Timelinestoy-BC2012OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|In the mirrorverse, Transformers get smaller and less impressive with each update.]]
*'''Invasion''' (BotCon souvenir set, 2012)
**''Accessories'': "G-Metal" sword

:Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of heroic [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]], and transforms into a racing truck in the same colors as the 2008 figure. A large Autobot [[insignia]] adorns the hood; along one side of the hood is inscribed "I shall stand...", with the other side reading "... the rest shall fall". He features a rub sign on his roof, and has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows, which is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. He also comes with a sword that he can wield with both hands, and is folded up and stored between his legs in truck mode, forming the fifth wheel.

: Optimus Prime was packaged with ''Timelines''/''Classics'' [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]], available for purchase by [[BotCon 2012]] attendees.

: This mold was also used to make ''Timelines'' [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]], and was also retooled into ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Timelinestoy-NovaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|See? Prime was bleached and shrunk in the wash ''again''.]]
*'''Nova Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
**''Accessories'': [[Fusion cannon|Quantum Fusion cannon]], [[G-Metal]] Battle Axe

: The first of two [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusives for 2015, ''Timelines'' Nova Prime is a [[redeco]] of that same year's member incentive figure, [[Lio Convoy#Timelines|Lio Convoy]]. Both were retooled from ''Thrilling 30'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Thrilling 30|Orion Pax]] and feature a new head. Nova still comes with the blaster and axe, which can store via a 5mm peg on either side of the vehicle mode. As an undocumented feature, the Quantum Fusion Cannon can also peg into partially-octagonal "hole" on the larger blade of the G-Metal Battle Axe.

: The foam insert in Nova Prime's box features an extra slot to store either the aforementioned incentive figure Lio Convoy, or the [[BotCon 2015]] customization class exclusive [[Galva Convoy#Timelines|Galva Convoy]], both of whom are featured in the exterior [[package art]].

: This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2015]] Galva Convoy. This toy also officially [[Repurposing|doubles]] as Generation 1 [[Nova Prime#Timelines|Nova Prime]].

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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, maybe not this time.]]
*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (November [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster#MP10|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Masterpiece 2|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mp10|energon-axe]], trailer/[[Combat Deck (SG)|Combat Deck]]

:After several [[knockoff]]s and [[IP theft|unofficial]] releases, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime" was finally released as an official Hasbro Asia exclusive under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line. As a redeco of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Convoy]], he transforms into a Freightliner FL86, though the back half is much larger and robot-leggier in proportion (so much that a ladder is on each side). Although not easily breakable, care must be taken for posing the index fingers; extending the finger even far would cause it to pop off.

:Optimus Prime also comes with a hand-held ion blaster which can collapse and store inside a compartment on his back in either mode, as well as an energon-axe that slips over Optimus Prime's right hand. He also lacks the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]] figures. Shattered Glass Optimus Prime also comes with his own Combat Deck and [[die-cast]] Matrix of Leadership, the latter of which remains the same colors as the original MP-10 Convoy.

:The packaging design very closely resembles then-concurrent ''Generations''-branded ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'', featuring numerous elements otherwise unique to ''Platinum Edition'' packaging, except the title "Platinum Edition" is replaced by "Shattered Glass". Given that Hasbro never used the ID number MP-09 within its ''Generations Masterpiece'' range of MP-01 to MP-10, and that Shattered Glass Optimus Prime was released between [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|MP-08]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|MP-10]], it is possible MP-09 was intended to be his.

:This figure was later repurposed as [[Purple Wicked Convoy#Masterpiece|Purple Wicked Convoy]] by ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ah, there we go.]]
*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime & Shattered Glass Ratchet''' (2-pack, [[2020]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS17'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]]

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Earthrise'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] without [[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|his trailer]]. He features a color scheme inspired by his ''Masterpiece'' toy, complete with a cracked window. Optimus Prime is Voyager Class-sized mold with the front of the head and legs, knee flaps, and various inner parts reused from ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]]. This also means that, like the ''Siege'' toy, the truck mode is unusually small for a Voyager figure.

:The figure features an opening chest compartment containing a removable ''evil'' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]].<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs17-shattered-glass-ratchet-and-optimus-prime "...the pack features an evil Matrix of Leadership accessory."]</ref> His transformation scheme reuses some engineering and concepts from the ''Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime figures and ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS38|38 Optimus Prime]], with a new torso transformation. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from ''Studio Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|32]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]]. Optimus Prime features a hinge joint in each of his knuckles but without the flip-out post hole mechanism, instead of having it facilitated by the shape of his palm and thumb. Interestingly, the placement of his front wheels in robot mode evokes the [[Studio OX]] version of his character model (though significantly larger compared to the artwork). Optimus also has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure.

:As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it allows the waist to turn without being hindered. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the ''Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime figure can attach onto the forearm (if the hands are tucked away) with the tabs on the axe's hinged handle, though it looks better on the left side.

:The product description for the set made mention of ''Shattered Glass'' comics by [[IDW Publishing]],<ref>[https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/134753 "...inspired by the Shattered Glass comics created in partnership with IDW..."]</ref> either being a mis-credit of [[Fun Publications]] comic or a far too-early mention of IDW's [[2021]] ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' comic.

:He is bundled with [[Ratchet (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Ratchet]], and was revealed on the [[September 8]] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4pc4OgZb6/ TransformersTuesday]. Much like most 2020 ''Selects'' product, the toy is only branded as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' and not ''Earthrise''.

:This figure was later repurposed as [[Purple Wicked Convoy#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Purple Wicked Convoy]] by "[[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2]]".
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== Merchandise ==
=== Flame Toys ===
==== Furai Model ====
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-07-ShatteredGlassOptimusPrimeAttackMode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Build-Your-Own Akane Shinjo.]]
*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)''' (July 2019)
**''Number:'' '''07'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, axe, 4 hands

:Part of [[Flame Toys]]' ''Furai Model'' line of {{w|Gundam model|Gunpla}}-style model kits, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)" is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit redecoed from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) model kit]] mold. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is an original design created by Flame Toys in collaboration with [[Akira Amemiya]] of [[Studio Trigger]].

:For straight-assembly builders, Optimus Prime Prime features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the shoulder insignias), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (GSI Creos' Gundam Marker is recommended). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.
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==== Kuro Kara Kuri ====
* SG Optimus Prime (2021)
** ''Number:'' '''#09'''
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==Notes==
*Optimus Prime's bio art was featured on the back of one of two T-shirts made available at BotCon 2008, and later on the [[Fun Publications]] Official [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] web-store.
*''Shattered Glass'' prose story writers [[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]] stated that evil Optimus sounds like Venger, the {{w|Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' cartoon}} villain voiced by [[Peter Cullen]].
*Unlike his heroic doppelgänger, this version of Optimus Prime was never depicted in fiction with a trailer, outside of a single lithograph that introduced us to the nefarious [[Combat Deck (SG)|Combat Deck]]. His 2016 ''Masterpiece'' figure, on the other hand, gives him one.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム, オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O1 Baak3 Man4''' (柯柏文)

==References==
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==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime
|disambig=Optimus Prime (disambiguation)
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*[[Optimus Prime (SG Animated)|Optimus Prime]], the evil counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]].
*[[Optimus Prime (SG Cybertron)|Optimus Prime]], the evil counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|''Cybertron Optimus Prime]].
*[[Optimus Prime (SG Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the evil counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|"Movie series" Optimus Prime]].}}

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