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Slingshot (G1)

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Rael: /* Generation 1 */ Reverted a previous, unnecessary edit—can't use an indefinite article with a mass noun.

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{{disambigm|Slingshot (disambiguation)|Quickslinger (disambiguation)}}
:''Slingshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Slingshot TFU.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I don't care who you are. As far as I'm concerned, you're worthless.]]
'''Slingshot''' is a loud-mouthed, bragging jerk. Many believe that his annoying, self-aggrandizing, and abrasive personality is a cover
for his insecurities over being the smallest and weakest [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]. Just as many couldn't care less and just wish he would shut up, and/or go away.

He can combine with his fellow Aerialbots to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]].

He is sometimes known as '''Quickslinger'''.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Rob Paulsen]] (English), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (Japanese), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2", "War Dawn", ''2010'')|[[Carlos Nieto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Imo Heite]] (German, ''Forever is a Long Time Coming'')}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt2 Slingshot Motormaster.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Optimus never realized dressing up as a Decepticon could be so cathartic.]]
Slingshot was created from an old carrier drone along with the rest of the Aerialbots by the [[Autobot]]s as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s answer to the newly created [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. However, Slingshot quickly made it clear that he didn't care for [[Earth]], the [[human]]s, or the other Autobots, and he certainly had no respect for his new commander, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], whose fear of heights caused him to abandon Slingshot when [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] attacked him. [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] threatened to install some humility programming into Slingshot via his fists on more than one occasion. However, Silverbolt was able to convince Slingshot and the other Aerialbots of the noble natures of the Autobots and humans. Slingshot even saved Silverbolt after the latter destroyed the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Slingshot war dawn 1.jpg|thumb|"Mr [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], can I have your autograph?"]]
Slingshot was once a major fanboy of the [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|jets]], and believed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] would be a real ''swell'' guy to have as a friend. He changed his mind while in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s past, after seeing Megatron casually destroy the young [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]]. After that, he declared that Megatron will never be able to run from the Aerialbots, and they won't stop hounding him until he is finished. Man, he is such a [[Brawn (G1)|bandwagon jumper]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

Soon afterward, the Aerialbots helped spray [[Corrostop]] on the [[Statue of Liberty]]. When [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] was kidnapped by the Stunticons and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Slingshot led the pursuit, only for [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] to be zapped by Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]]. Later, when the Decepticons tried to destroy Lady Liberty to prevent the Autobots from mass-producing Corrostop, Superion soundly defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:AerialAssault Slightshot newchest.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Probably not silicon.]]
While in the Middle East to help the local governments discover why military jets have been disappearing from hangars, the Aerialbots were lured into a trap by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and Slingshot was buried alive in a cave by [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. With his [[weapons console]] destroyed, Slingshot volunteered to act as a regular jet plane at an air force hangar in the hope of uncovering the plane-nappers. He and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] got more than they bargained for when they were dismantled by the Decepticon-backed criminals and smuggled across the border. Fortunately, they befriended a young boy named [[Jumal|Hassan]] who identified [[Ali (Sunbow)|Ali]], the ringleader of the plane thieves who was helping the Decepticons rebuild the stolen planes into [[drone jet]]s and had deposed the young ruler of the country, Prince Jumal. Hassan managed to recover all the parts removed from the two Aerialbots except for Slingshot's chest panel, but luckily Hassan borrowed the grill of Prince Jumal's Rolls Royce.
[[File:Skydive slingshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
During the subsequent battle between the Aerialbots and the Decepticons, their drone fighter jets and the [[Giant Purple Griffin]], Hassan snuck on board the Griffin to try and steal a weapons console for Slingshot, but was trapped when the Decepticon fortress took off. Weaponless, Slingshot bravely attacked [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and came to Hassan's rescue. With his weapons restored, came to his friends' aid by causing [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to trip with his tow cable. Superion defeated the Griffin and the Aerialbots blew Megatron, Bruticus and oil prices away by destroying the oil fields beneath them. Afterwards, Hassan revealed himself as Prince Jumal and assured his friend Slingshot that he would always consider the young Aerialbot a Rolls Royce. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

After the death of Megatron and the retaking of Cybertron, Slingshot and the Aerialbots became part of the Autobot Fleet. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Spike were kidnapped to [[Quintessa]], the rescue party alerted the Aerialbots to swoop by for covering fire and pick-up. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} When the Quintessons destroyed their own planet to get at the Autobots, the resulting blast wave destroyed the Aerialbots' ship, sending Slingshot and the rest hurtling through space. Although they clearly survived, Skydive, Fireflight and Slingshot were not seen after the explosion. They eventually impacted on [[Goo 8739B]], and were rescued by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} In the Decepticon attack on Cybertron that followed, Slingshot was seen fighting alongside Perceptor. He used his sharpshooting skills to send [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] into a tailspin. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Before long, history repeated itself (literally) as Slingshot and the Aerialbots had another time travel adventure involving Alpha Trion, only this time it involved the ancient Autobot himself traveling into the present from the past, back from when he was merely A-3. The Quintessons were experimenting with [[Time Window]] technology when Perceptor and a group of Autobots came across their work. Summoned for reinforcements, Rodimus Prime arrived with Superion and the other Autobots to drive the Quintessons off the asteroid. As the time window was left open, a robot named A-3 materialized on the asteroid. It wasn't until after the Quintessons convinced the Autobots that the window needed to be closed for the sake of the universe, and A-3 returned to his own time, that Slingshot and the Aerialbots realized they had once again been in the presence of "the father of the Autobots". {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

Once, Air Raid led the Decepticon duo of [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] and Cyclonus into an asteroid field where Slingshot and his fellow Aerialbots were waiting to spring an ambush. The Aerialbots messed the Decepticons up pretty badly, especially after they transformed into Superion. Eventually, Slingshot and the others chased the Decepticons through a strange warp in space. This proceeded to have no consequences for [[Sandstorm (G1)|anyone]] [[Paradron|whatsoever]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

Slingshot and the Aerialbots were spending a relaxing day watching home movies on [[Teletraan II]] when things suddenly get serious, as the Autobots' computer off-handedly informed them [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was never destroyed in his last battle with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. When they tracked Trypticon to his new staging grounds, Slingshot and the Aerialbots launched from [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], but the Decepticon presence in [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] was more than they had anticipated. The Aerialbots made a hasty retreat when confronted with overwhelming firepower, but soon returned with reinforcements and drove the Decepticons from Carbombya. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

During a battle in space, Slingshot and the Aerialbots may or may not have been present. Superion, at least, was surely there on the planet [[Eurythma]]... sometimes. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

After [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] took some hostile fire over the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Rodimus Prime dispatched Slingshot and the Aerialbots to investigate. They were caught in a crossfire between the brain-addled Junkions and the Quintessons, who were responsible for messing with the Junkions' air waves, and their minds. Even after becoming Superion, the Aerialbots took heavy fire and had to be brought back to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Later, Slingshot and the Aerialbots were working with Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe to fend off the latest wave of Decepticon attacks. When Trypticon arrived, they played the bi-planes to his King Kong. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|That's two down! Sorry, Blades.]]
Alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], Slingshot was one of the first Transformers whose energy was consumed by [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

During the Decepticon invasion of Japan, the Aerialbots fought against [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when he tried to derail a bullet train full of passengers. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Sometime thereafter, Slingshot and the Aerialbots were recruited by Rodimus Prime to rescue the body of Optimus Prime from [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]. Unfortunately, this only meant they were among the first Autobots exposed to the [[Hate Plague]]. Despite the madness induced by the red dust, the Aerialbots were apparently still willing to form Superion. Superion ran amok, causing serious property damage, infecting [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and taking several other Autobots out of action. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

When the Decepticons invaded Cybertron searching for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], the Aerialbots tried to stop them. Unfortunately, they didn't reckon with [[Sixshot]]. Slingshot was caught off-guard when the [[Six Changer]] jumped modes from winged wolf to armored carrier, and was shot down. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] then took his [[power pack]] to use as fuel for the giant rocket engine they were constructing for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Life Form Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:Slingshot-manga.jpg|left|thumb|Cheer up, baldy.]]
As part of Superion, Slingshot helped drive [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] away from a baseball field. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}} Slingshot was later ordered to stay at base while the other Aerialbots went on a mission to save some kidnapped Autobots, as Optimus Prime believed he might damage the flora and/or fauna of the area. His place on Superion was instead taken by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], and Slingshot had to spend the rest of his day moping about it. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
Slingshot and the Aerialbots were dispatched from the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to aid Optimus Prime in battle with the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their aerial firepower frankly overwhelmed the marauding Decepticons, and sent them home with their transistors between their struts. On his second attempt, Megatron sent the Stunticons, who were considerably more successful in engaging the Autobots. Damaged in jet modes, Slingshot the Aerialbots chose instead to merge and form Superion. As Superion, they possessed scramble combining abilities, but so did the Stunticons when they formed Menasor. The Aerialbots were in the midst of reconfiguring their limb formation when Fireflight, being...well, a daydreaming idiot, mixed up whether he was supposed to be the right leg or the left. His indecision gave Menasor time to shoot him down, and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assumed the place of Superion's right leg instead, corrupting his programming. Slingshot and the others were trapped as Superion, literally fighting themselves, until Fireflight retook his place as Superion's limb. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
The Decepticons, up to their usual tricks, threatened to plunder Earth's resources. The Aerialbots pleaded with Optimus Prime to allow them to deal with their bitter rivals, the Stunticons, currently attacking a powerplant. Though Optimus was hesitant at first, the Aerialbots being new and inexperienced, he allowed them this chance to prove themselves. The two teams met, and quickly combined into their gestalt forms to do battle. Though Superion was initially crippled by the [[Omega Whip]], a new weapon controlled by the Decepticons, he held his own until the Autobots dispatched enough reinforcements to turn the tide of battle. As a coup-de-grace against Menasor, Superion dislodged Wildrider, acting as the combiner's right leg, and had Slingshot force himself into the Decepticon as his new limb. Menasor, unable to control Slingshot, was left unable to move out of the way as Superion defeated him with a dive-bomb kick. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
When the Aerialbots attempted to rescue Doctor [[Dalton]] from the Decepticons at Trypticon, they were repulsed by the awesome launching power of the Stunticons and Combaticons. Slingshot and his comrades were repaired in the field by [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] of the Protectobots, and then Silverbolt used his own launching power to deploy the Aerialbots in a high-speed flurry around Bruticus and Menasor, confusing the giant Decepticons long enough for the Autobots to escape with Dalton. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
Slingshot and the Aerialbots were stationed at Autobot City on Earth in [[2011]]. When Galvatron attacked Cybertron via the old [[space bridge]] network, the Aerialbots were summoned to Cybertron as reinforcements. They soon arrived with the [[Trainbot]]s and quickly joined the battle. Slingshot and his team formed Superion and battled [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and Devastator. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the combined Aerialbots fought alongside [[Raiden]] and Defensor against the Decepticon combiners, and were nearly crushed when Bruticus collapsed a building on their position. They were bailed out by the arrival of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. When Hot Rod began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, Slingshot and the Aerialbots returned to the humans' planet to assist him. They confronted the Stunticons in the desert, pitting Superion against Menasor yet again. The battle was so fierce it eventually carried them to the Arctic where Hot Rod was searching. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Slingshot and his flying comrades joined the [[Triple Changer]]s in distracting the Decepticons long enough for [[Twincast]] to sneak inside Trypticon and gather data on the Madmachine. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Sometime later, Slingshot and the Aerialbots were on a research vessel that passed near a [[Metamorphose|strange meteorite]]. The meteorite had been altered by Galvatron to produce gravity-warping waves whenever it detected metal, and so it send the Aerialbots and their ship twisting through space. Although the Decepticons tried to intervene, the Autobots eventually recovered Slingshot and his injured colleagues. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Following a lengthy repair cycle, Slingshot and the Aerialbots were ready for action when Galvatron and the Decepticons laid siege to Cybertron one last time. Transporting to Cybertron from Earth, they raced into battle (on foot, for some reason). Slingshot and the team got the drop on the Stunticons when they merged into Superion, smashing and scattering the 'Cons before they could form Menasor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} As the fighting continued, the Aerialbots battled Abominus as Superion and later separated to trade blaster fire with the Stunticons. The warring only came to an end once [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s bombs blew up [[Vector Sigma]] and annihilated the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] attacked San Francisco, Ultra Magnus dispatched Slingshot and the Aerialbots to combat it. Although they made frequent bombing runs on the organism, the Aerialbots were unable to stop it. Only the arrival of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his powerful giant [[Transtector]] brought an end to the creature's rampage. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Slingshot and the Aerialbots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Superion upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

When one of Scorponok's Death Towers emerged in Washington D.C., Slingshot and the Aerialbots were dispatched to investigate it. As part of Superion, Slingshot participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====Wars manga=====
As part of Superion, Slingshot was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] while it was under reconstruction after an attack from [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
The Aerialbots hosted an [[energon]] barbecue party on Metroplex and invited their old friend, the now-King Hassan, who Slingshot toasted with. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot|Energon BBQ Today!}} They later set out to put a stop to the Stunticons' latest bout of mischief. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Aerialbots second generation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Yankee Doodle Floppy Disk, this is Foxtrot Zulu Milkshake, checking in at 700 feet, request permission to land."]]
''Thanks to his previous connection to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began experiencing dreams and visions of new Transformers, beginning with an etching of Superion he made without even being consciously aware of it.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''By sharing his visions with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], Buster was able to clarify the images and understand the future of the evolution of the Cybertronian race—amalgam model robots like the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]' [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], capable of a more-streamlined merging into a more powerful form.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} ''Together, Optimus and Buster witnessed a prophetic vision in which Slingshot and the other Aerialbots assisted the Protectobots in defending the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Combaticons and the Stunticons by combining into their gestalt forms. {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} It was this vision which allowed Optimus Prime and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] to conceive of and construct the Aerialbots.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:MarvelUS21 RamjetSlingshotBONK.JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Is that why they call him Ramjet?]]
Working on a plan to reverse engineer the gestalt technology the Decepticons used to create Devastator, Optimus Prime and the Autobots staged a daring raid on the Decepticon base of operations, giving [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] enough time to digitally record the Constructicons' electrical transformation pattern for study. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} Working off that blueprint, Wheeljack successfully created Slingshot and the Aerialbots. During the new warriors' testing phase, however, the Autobots were alerted to a Decepticon operation at Hoover Dam. Only the Aerialbots were fast enough to reach the location in time, and so Prime was forced to send them into battle before their programming was completed.

As the Aerialbots arrived and engaged the Decepticons in aerial combat, Slingshot was blindsided by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who literally rammed him out of the skies. He recovered, but only to take another shot from [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s electro-blasts, and had to be rescued from a nosedive by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]].

The Aerialbots eventually turned the tide on the Decepticons and drove them off, giving them time to focus on the energy siphon which was the core of the problem. At Silverbolt's command, they merged into Superion and began dismantling the drill device. A problem arose, however, when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]] controlled pawn [[Ricky Vasquez]] pointed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (in his gun mode) at the giant Autobot. Because the majority of the Aerialbots were not programmed specifically to protect human life, Superion only saw a potential threat that needed to be eliminated. As the human fought against the Decepticons' control, Silverbolt too fought inside Superion's gestalt mind to protect the human. In the end, Silverbolt was forced to disengage Superion to keep him from destroying the human. Luckily, Ricky was more successful and managed to break the cerebro-shell's hold long enough to point Megatron at the drill and destroy it, ending the threat. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Aerialbots minds wiped marvel 22.jpg|thumb|Actually, a mind wipe would probably do him good.]]
After the near disaster at Hoover Dam, Optimus Prime had the Aerialbots shut down and their programming completely erased. Returned to a blank slate, he then inputted fully-programmed personalities for them with the Matrix before their next mission. It, uh... didn't help. In battle with [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as Superion, the Aerialbots were attacked by [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]], deactivated, and captured by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} It was only when the [[Battlecharger]]s went on a rampage across America and Circuit Breaker required extra materiel to take them down that she struck a deal with her Autobot captives; in exchange for allowing themselves to be temporarily combined into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|battlesuit]] that she could use to defeat the Decepticons, they were allowed to go free afterwards. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
[[File:Aerialbots all fall down.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
Optimus Prime sent Slingshot and the Aerialbots to back up Bumblebee as he investigated possible Decepticon activity at the unveiling of [[Power Station Alpha]]. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding the power station and combined into Superion in an attempt to retrieve Bumblebee's body. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Upon learning that Optimus Prime had died in battle while the Aerialbots were on their mission Superion immediately disengaged and returned to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} United with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world, Slingshot and the Aerialbots entered the battle and once more formed Superion, this time to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

''The Aerialbots would once again encounter Menasor at a [[Blackrock Enterprises|Blackrock]] plant. When they combined into Superion this time, Slingshot and the others discovered that Silverbolt suffered from vertigo, and horrified at his fear of heights being found out, he drove their combined form into a vicious, brutal fury.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''Following this, Slingshot and the other Aerialbots would come under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command to investigate enemy activity in a small East Coast town. Little did the group suspect that Jetfire had been tasked with undermining them throughout the mission in order to test their psychological limits. Eager to prove his usefulness, Slingshot rushed into a surprise attack upon arrival, forcing the rest of his team to follow suit lest he find himself out of his depth.''

''The Autobots were met with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] [[Power siphon|siphoning]] electricity into [[energon cube]]s. The Decepticons' cache was detonated by a stray shot, and both Thundercracker and Skywarp managed to escape. Silverbolt then called upon the rest of his team to merge into Superion and catch Starscream before he too made himself scarce. Unfortunately, the Aerialbots' collective neuroses and loathing of each others' weaknesses made it impossible for Superion to focus on more than one thing at a time. Starscream escaped, though Jetfire gave the Aerialbots a positive review, having been unconscious during the combiner's poor showing.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

Following Optimus Prime's self-sacrifice, Slingshot and the other Autobots aboard the Ark watched as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] tried and failed to save him. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Slingshot disembarked with the rest of the Earth-bound Autobots from the Ark onto Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they witnessed a battle for leadership between [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. This was a moment of opportunity for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons, who attacked Slingshot and the others on the moon's surface. Though the Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, Blaster and Grimlock managed to temporarily put aside their differences in order to lead their troops together. Though many Autobots were severely damaged, the Decepticons were successfully pushed into a retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''At some point, the Aerialbots shot down [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] over one of Earth's oceans. Unfortunately the Decepticon was carrying a vital power source, requiring the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s to go down to the sea bed to retrieve it.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

Sometime later, most of the Autobots rushed to the [[Arctic]] in response to a distress call sent by Buster Witwicky. Unfortunately, this was a trap staged by Starscream, as the [[Club Con|Decepticon headquarters]] was located nearby. The Autobots were overwhelmed by the Decepticons, including Slingshot, who was blasted out of the sky by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]. Starscream used this trap as a diversion as he attempted to claim the nigh-infinite power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. The Autobots and Decepticons called for a truce and assembled three teams to wait for Starscream in three target cities. Slingshot and the other Aerialbots were his first victims, wiped out in a single blast of cosmic power in the skies over [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Along with the other deactivated Autobots aboard the Ark, Slingshot and the Aerialbots were eventually revived by the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] super-energy Grimlock and the Dinobots recovered from [[Hydrus Four]].
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Aerialbots the house that wheeljack built.jpg|thumb|"Alpha Velveeta Knuckle Underwear, you are cleared for take-off. When you hit that nuclear weapons plant... drop a bomb for me!"]]
Slingshot was present with the entire Earthforce team outside Autobot [[Earthbase]] when [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] unveiled his brand-new unbreachable defensive system. This was unfortunate, as Wheeljack had forgotten that, once activated, the system could only be turned off from the inside. [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] elected to run the gauntlet and reach the shutdown console inside, and the Aerialbots provided air support for him. Slingshot and his buddies gunned down the [[Acid Bat]]s at the entryway, giving Prowl his chance to get through. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

In a later battle, Slingshot and his team formed Superion... and were quickly taken over by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. {{storylink|Inside Story!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2008]], Slingshot was one of several Autobots deactivated by the [[Quintesson]]s when they invaded [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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After receiving reports from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] that the [[Quintesson]]s were up to no good on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodiums Prime]] sent Slingshot and the Aerialbots to investigate. Encountering a [[Quintesson Cruiser]] above the planet, they formed Superion, who fired his jets at the ship's force fields. The resultant explosion not only damaged the Quintesson craft but also knocked Superion unconscious. He was recovered by Sky Lynx, who returned him to Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 13|The Energon Trap}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
After the defeat of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his Decepticons on [[Klo]], the Autobots split into smaller combat units throughout the universe. Once Optimus Prime and Grimlock learned of the threat posed by the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian army]], though, the Autobot forces reconsolidated under their command. Slingshot and the other Aerialbots were first seen after the Autobots had retreated to an asteroid sanctuary for retraining. They were, um, outsmarted by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] during the war games, and led into a Dinobot ambush. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} He was later seen fighting the [[Ethos raiding party|Cybertronians]] with his fellow Aerialbots on [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}} In the final battle with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] on Earth, Slingshot was heavily damaged and then consumed by the entity alongside [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Shadow-leeches the war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Why does Furman hate me?]]
After Silverbolt was reformatted into a new [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]-free body, he was reunited with Slingshot and the rest of the Aerialbots, flying scouting missions for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Cybertronian Civil Defense]]. They were recalled to base before they were able to stumble upon [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons, which may have been fortunate as Soundwave had [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] waiting for them. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Soon after that Slingshot and the Aerialbots flew alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] as he located Ultra Magnus, missing since his first bout with [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], and updated him regarding the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' and its invading army of [[Blitz Engine]]s above Cybertron. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Slingshot and the Aerialbots then joined [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Blades, [[Doubleheader]], [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] and [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] in attacking the ''Warworld'' directly, providing a distraction so that the [[Wrecker]]s could sneak aboard. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

After surviving the battle against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his forces at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], Slingshot was killed by a [[shadow-leech]] upon his return to Cybertron. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===The Special Teams===
Slingshot was created on Cybertron, where Vector Sigma first ignited the spark of life within him.
Slingshot, and the rest of the Aerialbots were nearly convinced to join the Decepticons upon their initial alliance with the Autobots. This was due to a fault in the Aerialbots’ programming, present due to a sudden drop in the mega-computer when they were being created. The Aerialbots were sent over by Optimus to help the Protectobots defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Decepticons. Happening upon Bruticus and Menasor teaming-up to take on Defensor, the Aerialbots combined into Superion to even the odds. Bruticus fell early in the battle, prompting the Aerialbots to separate and give chase to Starscream while Defensor took over the fight with Menasor. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. Silverbolt suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots were unable to locate any sites on the ground, but a ghost of a radar contact at high altitude caught their attention. Forming Superion, they flew as high as possible and confirmed that ''something'' was out there in the upper atmosphere. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-Slingshot+Skydive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
Slingshot and Skydive assisted [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in apprehending the Battlechargers. The incident was captured on television.

When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. Slingshot, Skydive and Hot Rod were dispatched with the research team to investigate. On their way, the humans' research plane was shot down by a powerful laser, and the Aerialbots were unable to locate the craft in the terrible blizzard. They instead made their way to the on-site research team, only to happily discover that Hot Rod and their human friends had been saved by the [[city-dweller]]s themselves. While the [[Watcher]], leader of the city-dwellers, showed the humans and Autobots around their hidden home, monitor screens alerted the group that the Combaticons had arrived, and were investigating the crash site. The Aerialbots concluded that [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s orbital firepower was responsible for the crash, and flew out to engage the Decepticons in battle. Eventually, however, Autobot and Decepticon alike learned that the city-dweller were the real threat, and joined forces to vanquish the strange but malevolent beings. Slingshot rather reluctantly complied with the truce and allowed [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the Combaticons to leave without incident once the fighting was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertronian history, roughly around the time of the [[Dark Ages]], Slingshot and his Aerialbot comrades became a combiner subgroup, able to merge to form Superion. Because Superion and his fellow super-robots began causing too much sheer devastation during the war, however, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]s were signed by the various factions, prohibiting the use of super-robots. Combiner sub-group members could either join different factions separately (like [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]) or remain together as a neutral, unaligned group (like the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]). What Slingshot and the Aerialbots chose to do is unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[File:DWPrimeDirective6 Autobots wanttheirheads.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ah, crap. I didn't mean to free you, Slingshot."]]
In some unexplained way, the Aerialbots eventually made their way to modern 20th century Earth, becoming some of the few Transformers fighting on that planet who hadn't arrived via either the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' or the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Slingshot and his comrades fought alongside Optimus Prime and his crew until [[Operation Liberation]] eliminated the Decepticon threat in 1999. Tragically, they and the rest of the Autobots were believed destroyed following the explosion of the [[Ark II]], though in reality the ship was sabotaged by the rogue engineer-turned arms dealer Adam Rook, known as [[Lazarus]], and General [[Robert Hallo]], who planned on reprogramming the Transformers into the service of the United States military. The Aerialbots were some of the few Transformers who were not recovered by Lazarus for his reprogramming venture, now aimed at hiring out the Transformers to the highest bidder. Instead, they lay immobile in the Arctic waters until reactivated as Superion in 2002 by Optimus Prime, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Slingshot and the Aerialbots in their Superion form, battled the Decepticons in the Northwest Territories of [[Canada]] {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} and again in [[San Francisco]]. During the latter conflict, Superion was broken down into his individual components while battling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} The Autobots were then tied up with steel girders while Megatron tried to convince Optimus to join him, purporting that humans were too morally bankrupt to be worth his efforts. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} But thanks to the interference of some humans, Slingshot and his team were freed and eventually reunified in order to intercept a nuclear missile (launched by General Hallo) headed for the California coastline. Superion, and by extension the Aerialbots, were destroyed in stopping the missile. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

Their remains were collected secretly by [[Earth Defense Command]] and held in Area 51. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
The Aerialbots were awakened on the [[Fera Islands]] in [[1939]] and were reformatted as [[World War II]]-era fighter planes. After joining the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons, Slingshot and the others battled the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], forcing them back. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] fell off a cliff, the Aerialbots combined into Superion and rescued them. {{storylink|Wolves}}

As Superion, they came under fire from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], {{storylink|Trenches}} eventually succumbing to his firepower, and were destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:AHM1 Slingshot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Early in the war, the Aerialbots responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support against the Decepticons and fought against the Seekers in the battle that followed. {{storylink|Broadcast}}. Later, when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was awakened and went on a rampage in [[Harmonex]], Slingshot and his fellow Aerialbots helped stop the giant by collapsing the city's giant central structure on top of him. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

Slingshot and Wheeljack used to listen to [[Nebulan]] rock operas together. Wheeljack thought that he had terrible taste in music. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:StickTogether-Aerialbots.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
He briefly appeared among the Autobot troops fighting Megatron and the Decepticons on Cybertron in the distant past.{{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

Slingshot was among the Autobots poised to fight against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s army on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], he and the other Autobot fliers attacked [[Kimia Facility]] and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Slingshot and his fellow Aerialbots worked crowd control on the Decepticons after Ratbat was murdered. He later followed Silverbolt's lead along with the rest of the Aerialbots in deserting Bumblebee's fledgling government. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

However, after they entered the wilderness, they were found by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who elected to use them as test subjects, exposing them to the mysterious energies that had previously been responsible for creating the "Deceptigod" combiner.{{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Initially, they began to succumb to rage and madness, but then, Slingshot and the others began to unify in purpose, hunting down Silverbolt, who resisted the process for longer.{{storylink|Night and the City}}

To cope, the Aerialbots' minds and bodies—like those who combined into the Deceptigod before them—spontaneously reconfigured of their own accord, fusing the five Autobots together into "The Superion".{{storylink|Second Exodus}} Dismissing the newborn combiner as insane, Megatron left Superion in the wilderness, using the data he had gained from the experiment to perfect the combination process and create a new version of Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

When [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came looking for the missing Aerialbots, the prehistoric Autobots soon succumbed to the energy's effects as well and Slingshot, as part of Superion, rescued him from his pursuers. {{storylink|Night and the City}} With a sufficiently large number of Transformers now in one place, the energies Megatron was broadcasting became too diluted to have any effect, restoring everyone to their right minds, {{storylink|Second Exodus}} and Ironhide then led them all back to Iacon to help save the city from Megatron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Slingshot, as part of Superion, grappled with the new Devastator and was able to bring him down after the death of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who was controlling him from afar, caused his mind to shut down. However, as Superion turned his attention elsewhere, the Decepticon combiner rose again under the control of ''himself'' and attacked the Aerialbot combiner from behind, tearing him in half. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

After Megatron's defeat, Starscream seized control of Iacon and exiled those who would not renounce their factions from the city. Slingshot, as part of Superion was allowed to remain in the city until he was repaired enough to make a decision for himself. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} However, Slingshot, who was badly damaged in the fight against Devastator, succumbed to his injuries and died. In order to repair Superion, Starscream recruited [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to aid in restoring the combiner as well as [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Alpha Bravo]] to serve as his, and any other lost components', replacements. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Slingshot was one of the many Autobots that found his way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Slingshot and the rest of the Aerialbots flew over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Stunticons. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*After being upgraded to their "Generation 2" bodies, the Aerialbots flew over some suburbs, greatly impressing a young boy. They then merged into Superion to duel against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Aerialbots and Combaticons|Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Slingshot and the other Aerialbots managed to drive [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] into a retreat after this twisted creation of [[Doctor Arkeville]] was unleashed on the world. {{storylink|Nemesis Rising}} He and [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]] foiled an attempt by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to resurrect [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}
===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Slingshot toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who cares about my flaws? I'm the best toy of the franchise.]]
*'''Slingshot''' (Aerialbot, 1986/1990/1991)
**''Team ID number:'' '''A4'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-53'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Neutron rifle]]"

:Slingshot transforms into a white Sea Harrier jumpjet. While the other three Aerialbot limbs follow a standard design with similar proportions and parts distribution, Slingshot is unusual in that he is much, much thinner than the other jets (partly due to his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]), with stick-like arms and his front landing gear is mounted on his chest, as the Harrier nose cone on the toy is far too short to accommodate fold-down landing gear.

:As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, Slingshot can be connected to any free arm or leg slot on Silverbolt to form Superion, and indeed can also combine with any other Scramble City combiner. However, his nominal placement is as the left arm of Superion.

:Slingshot, along with his teammates, were released in the 1990 European/Australian "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" reissue series of Generation 1 toys.

:In Japan, the Aerialbots were also later all made available again as mail-away items during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]''. The smaller toys cost 1000 yen (120 more than their original retail price!) and 2 [[Robot Point|robot points]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Slingshot/slingshot.htm More information on Slingshot at TFU.info.]''


*'''Superion''' (Gift set, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-55'''
**''Accessories'': "Neutron rifle"

:Slingshot was also available in a Superion boxed [[giftset]], along with the rest of his teammates. All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

===Generation 2===
[[File:G2 Slingshot toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Get a good look before he crumbles.]]
*'''Slingshot''' (Aerialbot, 1994)
**''Team ID number:'' '''A4'''
**''Accessories'': "Neutron rifle"

:For ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Slingshot was [[redeco]]ed in gold and silver with orange and blue tiger striped stickers on his wings which proudly proclaim his name.

:This toy is noted to suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], so be careful. If you must combine him, try to avoid using him as an arm; G2 Silverbolt has very stiff shoulder sockets.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Slingshot/slingshot.htm More information on Generation 2 Slingshot at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei-toy SlingMicron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's nowhere you want it to be (for example, in your collection).]]
*'''Cybertron Sling''' (Micron, 2009)

:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mini-Con]] [[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]], Sling(shot) now transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-14 Tomcat|F-14 Tomcat swing-wing fighter jet]].

:Sling was only available by signing up for a [http://www.transformers-card.com/pre2/index.html Transformers-themed Visa credit card] through Pocket Card Co., Ltd. Sling was sent to those who got the Autobot-themed card, with [[Vortex (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Vorter]] sent to those who get the Decepticon card. Everyone braced for these being super-expensive to obtain on the secondary market, but in the end, apparently these got dumped to dealers in large numbers and now are among the cheapest of the Japanese promo Microns available.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], [[Noise Effect]], [[Boltflash]], and [[Barrel Roll]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Sling/sling.htm More information on Sling at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy QuickslingerKreon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
* '''Quickslinger''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2012)
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 44'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, built-up "[[Deconstructo Blaster]]"

: Part of the first normal wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, "Quickslinger" is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]]-bagged mini-figure, though a stamped ID number can be found on the back of the bag, top-right corner. He comes with extra parts so he can be converted into a tiny, tiny plane, and his pistol is built-up with extra parts in order to make it look bigger. He also comes with a 2x4 block with the Kre-O logo on the side, which he can use as a stand so he can look taller.

: He uses [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]]'s helmet and the [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] wing-pack.

: Quickslinger's pre-production photography shows him with a black crest on his helmet, ''aka'' "exactly like Ratchet's helmet". This version also sports a slightly different chest decoration, and a burgundy tailfin and nosecone rather than the final version's red.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OQuickslinger/quickslinger.htm More information on Quickslinger at TFU.info]''

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* '''Quickslinger''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate , built-up "Deconstructo Blaster"

:In 2016, Collection 1 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Quickslinger's torso and face [[tampograph]]s have also been reworked to be slightly more detailed, and the formerly-bare legs now have extra detail tampographing on them. All of his light gray paint has been replaced with shiny silver.

: He also uses the revised Ratchet helmet, which has had the crest trimmed so as not to cover his eyes.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

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===Bot Shots===
[[File:BotShots 5pack Quickslinger.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

*'''Autobot Air Force''' (Five-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T012'''
***''Fist strength'': '''437'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''808'''
***''Sword strength'': '''365'''
:Quickslinger is a redeco of the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Starscream]] mold. As such, he turns into a super-deformed jet with a spring-loaded transformation back into robot mode. He was available in a five-pack with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Fireflight (G1)|Autobot Firestrike]], and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSQuickslinger/quickslinger.htm More information on Quickslinger at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Combiner Wars====
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Quickslinger.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I hope that [[The End of the Beginning of the World|comic book]] features me as the main character!]]
*'''Quickslinger''' (Deluxe, May 2015)
**'''4 OF 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, gun/fist/foot
:Hasbro's ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' release of the ''Unite Warriors'' "Sling" figure (announced earlier but released later), renamed "Quickslinger" for [[trademark]] reasons. Unlike his ''Unite Warriors'' counterpart, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Quickslinger features blue eyes instead of show-accurate orange. A redeco of [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] with a new head sculpt, his cardback bio contains a cute reference to his old name, citing how for his enemies, "there's a good ''shot'' they'll end up in a ''sling''."

:Quickslinger comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #3" (actually [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #11]]). Along with [[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|"Brake-Neck]]" (a similarly renamed Wildrider), he was released as part of a promotion named "May Mayhem" that, as far as its official United States release was concerned, was (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], [[BigBadToyStore]] and Entertainment Earth), the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]] and [[Kmart]]), and comic book stores that order through Diamond Distributors. It was still available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.

{{CWFireflyMold}}
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWQuickslinger/quickslinger.htm More information on Combiner Wars Quickslinger at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Quickslinger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You're gonna expect me to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|crumble into space dust]] again? In your dreams. But hey, the [[Silverbolt_(G1)#GenerationsG2|big guy]] got some problems instead.]]
*'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, individual Aerialbots guns/fists/feet

:A ''Generation 2''-themed redeco of ''Combiner Wars'' Quickslinger is molded in durable and flat gold plastic rather than the fragile swirly one seen in his original ''Generation 2'' toy, and he's packed along with the other Aerialbots (including [[Powerglide (G1)#GenerationsG2|Powerglide]]), and sold as a [[giftset]].

:Similar to the "May Mayhem" single release of Quickslinger, the Superion "Collection Pack" was also a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.

{{CWFireflyMold}}
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWQuickslinger/quickslinger.htm More information on Combiner Wars G2 Quickslinger at TFU.info]''
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====Titans Return====
*'''Blunderbuss & Broadside''' (2017)
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Broadside comes with tiny Aerialbot jets (specifically in the alternate modes of their ''Combiner Wars'' figures, with a representation of Quickslinger rather than Alpha Bravo) molded on a sprue; once cut off this sprue, the jets can be attached to his carrier and robot mode ports.

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===Unite Warriors===
{{anchor|UniteWarriors}}
[[File:Takaratomy-uw-01-superion-sling.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Alpha Bravo]]? NEVER heard of that scrap.]]
*'''Superion''' (Giftset, 2015-[[June 27|06-27]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''UW-01'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, gun/fist/foot

:Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Sling (also identified on the bilingual packaging by his English name, Slingshot) is a retool and redeco of [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] from the same set, sporting a new head sculpt. He transforms into a white Harrier jump-jet as well as either an arm or a leg for Superion. To help this latter portion along, he comes with a weapon that transforms into either a foot or a hand. He can form the limb of any other combiner in the ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' lines or into [[Godbomber#Legends|Godbomber's]] legs as well. His cartoon-based deco includes black lines painted on the top of his jet mode, mimicking the appearance of the joints for his cockpit and tail from the original G1 toy that were included on his animation model. Sling was only available in a Superion multi-pack with the other Aerialbots.
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==Notes==
*The Canadian [[giftset]] of Superion accidentally misspelled Slingshot as "Slingslot".
*In an [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009: Answers|October 2009 question-and-answer session]], it was mentioned that Slingshot's name is "no longer available" and that various "replacement" Aerialbot characters such as [[Airazor (Universe)|''Universe'' Airazor]] are designed "in memorium" {{sic}}. Either this is simply a particularly odd word choice, or Slingshot was at the time considered "dead" by Hasbro. Of course, the release of a new Slingshot toy instead of a replacement vouches for his wellbeing.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sling''' (スリング ''Suringu'')
*''French:'' '''La Fronde''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Vertic'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dàngōng''' (弹弓, "Slingshot")
*''Russian:'' '''Rogatka''' (Рогатка)

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Nemesis Part 1

2017-08-31T03:16:06Z

Rael: Corrected misplaced apostrophe

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=51
|image=BWNemesisPt1 rises.jpg
|caption="The most powerful warship ever built! ...and I just had it washed."
|title="''Nemesis'' Part 1"
|production company= [[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate= [[May 6]], 1999
|written by= [[Bob Forward]]
|directed by= [[Ezekiel Norton]]
|animation studio= [[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity= [[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''Down but not out, Megatron discovers Tarantulas's secret tunnel network that leads to the Decepticon warship, the ''Nemesis''.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Nemesis Part 1 Optimus book.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"And the Bay said 'Let there be light', and there was a sunset."]]
The [[Maximal]]s, secure for the first time since they moved into [[Mount St. Hilary]], begin searching for the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], who have been vulnerable since [[Tigerhawk]] destroyed the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]]. [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] quotes a verse from the [[Covenant of Primus]], believing Tigerhawk's arrival to be divine prophecy.

[[File:Nemesis Part 1 Dinobot hatch.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot discovers why no one can get down Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole.]]
Meanwhile, the Predacons are growing disaffected with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. (Even [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] is mouthing off.) [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], ever loyal to his "queen", declares that a new "colony" will resecure them. Megatron orders him to take Waspinator and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], while he, [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], and [[Dinobot II|Dinobot]] search the remains of [[Tarantulas's lair]]. Dinobot finds a hatch which leads to an underwater tunnel and a computer. Accessing the computer, Megatron becomes quite excited by what he discovers, and takes the rail car with Dinobot, while Rampage follows in tank mode.

[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] spot Inferno, Waspinator, and Quickstrike leaving. Optimus orders them to fall back, but Depth Charge heads in. Optimus leaves with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and Tigerhawk to support them. As Primal arrives, Depth Charge finds the hatch—and a bomb. The explosion fails to kill any of the Maximals, but Silverbolt is damaged, and Blackarachnia and Cheetor escort his parts back to base.

At the protohumans' cave dwellings, Inferno declares that the caves will be their new "colony". He orders Quickstrike and Waspinator to engage, but Waspinator angrily refuses. Something has finally snapped in Waspy's central processor, and he declares that he is out of the Beast Wars. After a tirade against Megatron, the Predacons, life in general, and always being blown up, Waspinator tells them that they can kiss his stinger. Inferno and Quickstrike blast him, and proceed to attack the protohumans (who have become much tougher, having learned from the example of [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and the Maximals).

[[File:Nemesis Part 1 Megatron nemesis.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Where is all the furniture?]]
In the tunnels, Primal, Tigerhawk, and Depth Charge continue searching. After locating a data terminal, Primal accesses it and discovers what Tarantulas found and Megatron desires—the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]] and the vessel which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] used to shoot down the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Realizing the threat the Decepticon warship holds, Depth Charge heads out to locate it. Optimus sends out an emergency warning to the Maximals, and he and Tigerhawk head out to the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s location through the air.

Meanwhile, Megatron and Dinobot are able to board the ship, where they discover that Tarantulas had been a busy spider: not only did he repair the vessel, he added a [[transwarp]] cell and installed a Predacon control console. Best of all, in Megatron's optics, Tarantulas left behind a copy of the Covenant of Primus to boot: the tome from which he [[Megatron (myth)|took his name]]! Megatron and Dinobot begin powering up the vessel for an attack.

[[File:Nemesis Part 1 Depthcharge blade.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why so serious?]]
Reaching the sunken behemoth, Depth Charge informs Optimus of his discovery, and Optimus in turn authorizes Depth Charge to neutralize the ''Nemesis'' by any means necessary. Before Depth Charge can start, he is engaged by Rampage. The two enemies fight, and Depth Charge grabs an [[energon crystal]]. He drives it into Rampage's [[spark]], and the explosion destroys both Transformers and also causes Dinobot to cry out in pain. Optimus, though mourning Depth Charge's loss, is relieved to know the threat of the ''Nemesis'' has been dealt with.

That is, until the ''Nemesis'' rises from the ocean, fully operational. [[Nemesis Part 2|To be continued...]]
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Tigerhawk]] (1)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (2)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (3)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (4)
*[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (5)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (6)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (7)
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (8)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Dinobot II|Dinobot]] (9)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (11)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (12)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (13)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (14)

|h3=[[Protohuman]]s|c3=
*[[Una]] (15)
*Protohumans (16)
*[[Blix|Leader Neanderthal]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
[''Silverbolt has been injured in an explosion''] 
'''Silverbolt''': "Worry not, my love. It's just a...scratch." 
[''Silverbolt's arm falls off''] 
'''Optimus''': "Maybe. But I think you're due some time in the CR chamber." 
'''Silverbolt''': "Sir, I'm fine. I —" 
'''Blackarachnia''': "Shut up and obey your commander, bone-brain." 
[''Silverbolt's head falls off''] 
'''Silverbolt''': "Yes, dear."
:—Silverbolt is pretty whipped.

"There! That will be our new colony!" 
"Eww, I don't wanna move in there. It got all them hairy critters in it. Unless... unless you mean, we's gonna slag 'em! Oh, oh, ''please'' tell me that's what yer plannin'!" 
"The royalty demands a new colony, and we shall take it, by force" 
"YA-HOO! Now yer talkin', haha!"
:—'''Inferno''' and '''Quickstrike''' discuss a possible new home.

"I said '''no!''' [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Dragon-Bot]] command ''you,'' [[Second-in-command|Sub-Commander]] [[Inferno (BW)|Kiss-Butt]]! Dragon-Bot not command Waspinator! Not any more! Waspinator sick of being evil. Sick of being Predacon! ''And'', Waspinator especially sick of getting blown to '''scrap''' all the time! Sooo, Waspinator ''quit!'' As of ''now'', which means [[Inferno (BW)|Ant-Bot]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Two-Head]] can just pucker their mandibles and plant [[Kiss|big, wet, juicy one]] right here on Waspinator's big...fat...stripy...a..." 
[''BAM!!!'']
:—'''Waspinator''' finally stands up for himself...and gets blown to scrap by Inferno and Quickstrike.

"I've no time for you, X." 
"Like you had no time for Starbase Rugby? You had friends there as I recall. Tasty ones too!"
:—'''Depth Charge''' and '''Rampage'''.

"I was [[Depth Charge (BW)|your]] assignment, and you failed!"
:—'''Rampage'''

"Raw energon! Right through your twisted spark! Take it! Take it straight to the pit, you SICKENING PIECE OF SLAG!"
:—'''Depth Charge''''s final words before killing Rampage.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When Dinobot squeezes the piece of Rampage's spark he possesses to pacify his "half-brother", his shoulder pads are missing. Also, the spark seems to float freely when it is released, in contrast to previous episodes where it was held in place by Dinobot's spark chamber.
* At the very beginning when Optimus is reciting, Cheetor is visible in the background in his normal Transmetal body, walking with Blackarachnia.
*Megatron must have had a tight fit climbing down the hatch that Dinobot found.
*Una must be a very strong protohuman to smash a sizable lump into Waspinator's skull. Or Waspinator is just that fragile.
*After saying that he quits, Waspinator rips the Predacon icon off his head, but when he tells Inferno and Quickstrike to kiss his stinger, it's still on.
* Optimus tells Depth Charge "Warheads armed, full speed to maximum" when ordering him to intercept Megatron. Apparently he's so worried he can't form a coherent sentence.

===Continuity errors===
* The bomb Megatron left behind as a trap for the Maximals has some very curious properties. It has enough power to severely damage Silverbolt and creates a powerful energy wave that is felt by the approaching Cheetor and Tigerhawk, who are miles away (even disintegrating a butterfly in the process). However, despite all of the above, Optimus and Depth Charge suffer absolutely no ill effects from the bomb, despite being at extremely close range and having very little time (or even room, given the terrain) to run for cover. Depth Charge opened the hatch, but Silverbolt is the one who got damaged. Assuming that there was very little time to get away, Silverbolt could have jumped in front of Depth Charge to protect him (but why would he?), but it is still misleading going into the commercial break. Maybe Silverbolt is just the weakest of the three of them?
* How ''exactly'' did Megatron construct a bomb from scratch to begin with? With his base destroyed in the previous episode, it seems very unlikely that he would have the materials to create one on hand.
* Tarantulas has been almost absurdly busy behind Megatron's back. Not only has he located the ''Nemesis'', not only has he refitted its bridge with Predacon-scaled controls and technology, but he's also rigged up a hilariously elaborate underwater submarine-train to take him there. Where has he found the time to do all of this in between all his other projects?
* When Depth Charge first calls in the Predacons' location, Inferno can be seen flying off with Waspinator and Quickstrike. This would place their arrival a good thirty seconds or so before Megatron, Dinobot, and Rampage use the secret hatch, which is supported by Depth Charge spotting Rampage and refusing to wait. However, after Optimus arrives, Silverbolt lands with him and Depth Charge has completely lost sight of Rampage. How did neither notice them use the hatch if they could clearly make out individual Predacons from their distance?
* Not that one would expect Rampage to be obedient, but when Megatron orders both him and Dinobot into the submersible, Rampage flat-out ignores him and just decides to follow under his own power.
* No explanation is given as to why Rampage is suddenly vulnerable to energon, especially since he's had energon weapons poked into his spark many times. It may have something to do with the stability of the underwater energon.

===Continuity notes===
*The protohumans are well on their way to civilization since we last saw them, developing fire, spears, musical instruments, and sophisticated anti-Transformer strategies.
*Quickstrike mentions that the anthropoids have become much tougher after their last encounter; presumably, he's referring to "[[Code of Hero]]", where he took part in the attack on the protohuman valley.
*We get more hints about the sordid history between Rampage and Depth Charge; notably, Rampage boasts that he attacked [[Starbase Rugby]], solely because Depth Charge had friends aboard. Ouch.
*It's not quite clear why Rampage allowed himself to be stabbed in the spark. Did he simply want to end his tortured existence? Was he gleeful in the knowledge that Depth Charge had followed through on his threat, becoming the true monster? The world may never know...
*When [[Dinobot II|Dinobot]] cries out in pain after the death of Rampage, brief flashes of the [[Dinobot (BW)|original Dinobot]]'s animation model can be seen as he looks upward. This possibly alludes to the plot of the unproduced episode "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have uploaded the original Dinobot's datatrax into the clone. For more information on that plotline, please refer to [[Dinobot II|these]] [[Dark Glass|articles]].
* Gadgets and powers:
** Tigerhawk pulls off some cool kung-fu moves in the air, accompanied by some supernatural glowing stuff.
** Flying, flying, everywhere! Apparently Cheetor can now fly outright in his Transmetal 2 form's [[beast mode]], rather than merely being restricted to his previous rocket-boosted running. Furthermore, Depth Charge has developed the ability to fly in both his regular stingray and [[robot mode]]s, and Optimus (although shown hovering and such in robot mode beforehand) now demonstrates the capability to fly at high speeds in this form as well. This does rather raise the question of what point their respective flight modes actually serve anymore.

===Transformers references===
*Well, first off, there's the ''Nemesis'' itself, the ship that attacked the ''Ark'' in the original Transformers lore. Optimus Primal retells the story for the benefit of new viewers. His account doesn't precisely match the circumstances of the G1 cartoon or the Marvel comic <ref>In the original cartoon, the Decepticons used the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s tractor beam to lock onto the Ark, and it was the Autobot/Decepticon fight inside the Ark that caused it to crash. (As elaborated in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" and "[[Microbots]]".) In the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]], the Decepticons boarded the ship, and Optimus ''deliberately'' crashed the Ark onto Earth, in "[[The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers]]", with the ''Nemesis'' being left abandoned.</ref>, presumably to avoid ''Beast Wars'' from tying too closely into one continuity or the other.
** The flashbacks to the battle between the Ark and the ''Nemesis'' recounted by Optimus Primal and Megatron neglect to mention that the Decepticons boarded the Ark before the crash. This was probably done either to simplify the retelling, increase the significance of the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s involvement, or both.
** The ''Nemesis'' went unnamed in original Generation 1 media; this is the first work of fiction to actually name the ship.
*The [[Covenant of Primus]] is introduced in this episode as a sacred Cybertronian tome. Prior to this episode's release, the term "Covenant", in direct association with [[Primus]], had originally been applied to a [[Covenant (group)|group]] of twelve original Transformers created by Primus in the [[BotCon 1999]] prose story aptly titled "[[Covenant (story)|Covenant]]". Said story was written by [[Simon Furman]], who would write [[Nemesis Part 2|the very next episode]] of this two-parter. Though, no connection is made between between either the tome or the group in either this or the next episode, but one would later be given in [[2001]] in the 19th entry of the BotCon Online feature [[Apelinq's War Journals]].
*Megatron refers to Tarantulas as "[[Unicron]]'s spawn." Writer Bob Forward intended this as a generic insult in the vein of a human casting aspersions on someone's parentage (equivalent to "bastard" or "son of a bitch"), but it came ''right'' on the heels of the previous episode's revelation that Tarantulas was not descended from either Autobot or Decepticon, prompting a large portion of the audience to take the invective literally. Ancillary fiction like ''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' and "[[Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base]]" ran with it, and depicted Tarantulas as a literal creation of Unicron. ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]'' had "[[Vector Prime]]" lampshade this in 2015 with "I suppose some cycle "spawn of Unicron" will be the sort of invective hurled with nary a second thought."
*This is the first time we hear that Megatron's name is ''not'' a reference to [[Megatron (G1)|that other Megatron]], but a [[Megatron (myth)|figure from the Covenant]].

===Real-world references===
*When Depth Charge spots Predacon activity in [[Grid Scylla]], he's referencing a fan of the time.
*When contacting the Maximals, Optimus encodes transmission "M Sipher", a reference to [[Greg Sepelak]].
*Silverbolt's remark "It's just a scratch" followed by the dismemberment of his arm could be a reference to the immortal line of the Black Knight in ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''.
*Inferno utilizes the classic cartoon method of hiding, appearing from behind an impossibly skinny tree.
*When Megatron powers up the ''Nemesis'', external ship lights illuminate [[Cybertronix]] text in the Predacon variant, which spells out "Red Dwarf", a reference to the British sci-fi comedy show.

===Trivia===
* The death of Rampage is the only time in the series that a Maximal actually kills a Predacon (not for lack of trying).
* "Nemesis" was originally going to be a three-part episode, but was later compressed to two. {{fact}}
* Bob Forward and Simon Furman both worked together on the "Nemesis" outline, to the extent that it wasn't decided for a while who would be writing which part. Originally they'd had bigger, grander plans, but many of them got dropped when it was clear a fourth season wouldn't be coming. [http://www.bwint.net/interviewsimonfurman.htm]
* At the beginning of the episode, when Rattrap holds up the Covenant of Primus, the Maximal variant of [[Cybertronix]] text can be seen. It reads "7 613 were cast out with him a cork one fork and a bowl of beans between them". This presumably follows the portion of the Covenant read by Primal, Datatrack 7.613: "And a mighty warrior came down from the sky, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his feet as pillars of fire. And the great dragon was cast out onto the earth, and his followers were cast out with him."
* The copy of the Covenent of Primus on the Nemesis has the Autobot symbol on the cover.
* This is clearly the only time Waspinator refers to himself as "I." This is also (regrettably) the last time Waspinator is slagged as a participant of the Beast Wars.
*Since dragon Megatron has his beast mode head as a robot mode arm as his original ''T. rex'' body did, Megatron's... odd relationship with his hand has returned. In this two-parter, he can not only be seen petting the dragon-head, but at one point, he turns from a monitor he's watching, and his head-hand turns toward it, and actually moves back and forth as it observes the on-screen events.
*Depth Charge's death cry, heard over Optimus' communicator, is bloodcurdling.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''''Némésis'' 1'''" (Canada)

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Destini - Parte 1'''" ("Fates - Part 1")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dokkān'''" (ドッカーン, "Ka-Boom")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 15]] [[2000]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''''Nemesis'' Parte 1'''" ("''Nemesis'' Part 1")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''''Nemesis'' Primera Parte'''" ("''Nemesis'' First Part")

===Footnotes===
<references />

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — We Have Returned ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 4 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Third Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Seasons 2 & 3 ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 3 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Black Shadow (G1)

2017-08-31T02:58:57Z

Rael: Small grammar fix—"loathe" is a verb; "loath" was the desired adjective.

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{featured}}
{{Disambigm|Black Shadow (disambiguation)|Sky Shadow (disambiguation)}}
:''Black Shadow is a [[Decepticon]] [[Crossformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:G1 BlackShadow boxart.jpg|325px|thumb|Some people call me the Space Gangster/Some call me the Cowboy of Love...]]
Hailing from somewhere beyond the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, '''Black Shadow''' (ブラックシャドー ''Burakku Shadō'') is a vile gangster whose skills in robbery, extortion and murder are available to anyone who can meet his price. He is loyal only to the highest bidder; even the Decepticons are loath to work with him that often, as they can never be sure he won't betray them in mid-job if he gets a better offer. In jet mode, he can devastate buildings around him with powerful sonic shockwaves by breaking the sound barrier while flying at low altitudes, a technique he calls his "Sonic Boomer Attack".

His partner in crime is [[Blue Bacchus]], a gunman with a similar personality and moral fiber who looks up to him. The pair's partnership has made them infamous throughout space, and there is a massive bounty on their heads, but Black Shadow would actually kill Blue Bacchus without remorse if the situation demanded it.

He is also known as '''Sky Shadow''', and sometimes he is partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Ominus]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Yūji Mikimoto]] (Japanese), [[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}
[[File:Black shadow cartoon.jpg|left|thumb|225px|I'm a spaaaaace gangster. Bet you weren't ready for that!]]
Black Shadow and his partner, [[Blue Bacchus]], were hired by [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] of the [[Breastforce]] to help him loot Planet [[Micro]] of all its energon. While the Crossformers caused massive panic and destruction, Hellbat got a clear run at the energy reserves. The incredible size and power of the Crossformers, especially on a world full of [[Micromaster]]s, made their mission relatively easy, until Governor [[Riker]] called in [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] to help. [[File:PlanetMicro menacing Crossformers.jpg|thumb|225px|He's space gangstering you with his space gun, making you a space offer you can't space refuse!]] When the Autobot commander arrived to stop the villains during their attack on the [[plasma energy]] plant that provided Micro with a third of all its energy, Black Shadow informed Hellbat that he would need to triple their pay for them to risk their hides in battle with the legendary Star Saber. Hellbat grudgingly agreed, but before the two Crossformers could attack Star Saber, they themselves were attacked by Saber's ally, their former partner in crime, [[Greatshot]], who had reformed and joined the Autobots. At first, the pair seemed to have the six-changer on the ropes, until he used his "Disappearing Dust" technique to get the drop on them and destroy their guns. The pair proved to be no match for Greatshot with their bladed weapons, and he destroyed their outer shells, forcing them to retreat in their small [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s, vowing revenge. Hellbat joined them in retreat, without any energy to show for his trouble, but the Crossformers insisted that he would still be paying them. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}

The Breastforce weren't very happy that Hellbat hired them. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}}
{{-}}
====Wars manga====
Hired to work for [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s faction of Decepticons by [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], Black Shadow and [[Blue Bacchus]] joined [[Darkwings]] in attacking the [[Second Army]] led by [[Goshooter]] so they could acquire the [[transtector]] factory in [[G Nebula 89]]. Thanks to Goshooter and [[Shūta Gō]], the Decepticons were repelled. {{storylink|Train Wars: Goshooter & Shūta Gō Chapter}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:BlackShadowHubcap GoneTooFar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Right here, his inner robot has already appeared as often as [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s.]]
Black Shadow was a resident of [[Axiom Nexus]], performing manual labor for [[Cryotek (TransTech)|Cryotek]] at [[The Blue Deployer]] and... other work as came up from time to time. When [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] started stirring up the Offworlder population for a revolt against the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]], Black Shadow was hired to eliminate the rabble-rouser. At Gutcruncher's rally, Black Shadow assassinated the mech with a photon charge through the central cortex, killing him instantly. Also, thanks to his stealth field and deliberate positioning, he was able to frame two newly arrived Autobots named [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] for the murder.

Black Shadow monitored the patsies to make sure they didn't implicate him somehow, and he was overjoyed when they "showed" their guilt by escaping from the police. Taking advantage of the situation, Black Shadow planned to execute the duo to cover his tracks and collect on the bounty Gutcruncher's pals had taken out on the "assassins". He gloated openly about his schemes to the two Autobots, until they split up and scampered, hoping he couldn't follow them both. Well, he could—Black Shadow split from his [[Crossformer]] shell and took off after both Autobots. However, Hubcap ultimately outsmarted the Decepticon. The little Autobot used his speakers to draw as much attention as possible to their chase. Then, when Gutcruncher's flunky [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]] and a pack of [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus Revolutionaries]] responded, Hubcap played back a recording of Black Shadow's gloating admission of the crime for all to hear. One more fancy bit of wordplay tricked the Crossformer into admitting his photon charges killed Gutcruncher, and the verdict was in. The Malignus Revolutionary Army and their [[Gigantion]] buddy [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] ended Black Shadow's existence very quickly. At the same time, a mysterious capsule of [[Scraplet]] digestive acid went off in Black Shadow's shell, saving Jackpot's life and preventing any information from being recovered from the shell's CPU. Black Shadow's own head (and therefore his datatrax) also went missing in the melee after his death... almost as if someone was covering their tracks... {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

He was later mentioned by Cryotek when he was questioned by [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] about [[Comet]], saying that he "couldn't give him Black Shadow's old job in the loading docks."
{{storylink|Withered Hope}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers2-teleconference.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Space mafia? More like space ''cheerleader'', amirite?]]
Black Shadow was one of the first Decepticons that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] selected for a torturous upgrade process that would transform him into a planet-devastating superwarrior. With an infusion of [[ununtrium]] rendering him virtually indestructible, Black Shadow became part of a small group known as the "[[Warriors Elite]]" that also came to include [[Sixshot]] and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} He and the other Warriors Elite were at the [[Battle for Hell's Point]] and were confronted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} At the height of the war, Megatron chose to repurpose the Warriors Elite as "[[Phase Sixer]]s", who would enact the doomsday protocols called for by the sixth and final phase of his new [[infiltration protocol]]. Informed of this via teleconference with their leader, Black Shadow and Sixshot were excited to serve the Decepticons in this expanded capacity, but Overlord chafed. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:RulesofDisengagement-BlackShadowvsWreckers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|I sprouted wings at some point.]]
Black Shadow's exploits were notorious, and were among the prominent highlights of the Great War [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] recalled when he educated [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] on the war's history. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Said exploits included his single-handedly murdering three billion inhabitants of [[Rigel IV]], a battle with the [[Wrecker]]s during which he killed three of them and dismembered their leader [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]], and his massacre of 3,003 members of the Autobots' [[113th Battalion]], an encounter that saw him personally best [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

[[File:Tarn BlackShadow RulesofDisengagement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Not everyone responds well to ASMR...]]
However loyal Black Shadow was to the Decepticon cause, though, he was more loyal to wealth, and he accepted half a billion [[Shanix]] from the Autobots to turn on the Decepticons' fleet of [[Warworld|War Worlds]]. News of his betrayal reached the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], and eventually they caught him and he found himself at their mercy. He was melted by [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]], lost his legs to [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]], was electrocuted by [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]], and was ultimately talked to death by [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], his [[spark]] exploding spectacularly as he expired. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
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===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Sky Shadow was a thief partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Ominus]]. With Ominus's hacking ability, no system in the galaxy was safe from them. {{storylink|#TitansReturn|''Titans Return'' Ominus/Sky Shadow toy bio}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSkyShadow.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Sky Shadow participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 100 units of Cybermetal, 50 units of Transmetal, and 30 exclusive cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Black Shadow, on the run from the Decepticon Justice Division for taking bribes from the Autobots, fled to the planet Clemency. There, he met up with a group of Decepticon scavengers. The DJD soon found them, and though Black Shadow put up a valiant fight, he and the scavengers were soon killed by the DJD. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Victory''===
[[File:G1BlackShadow toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He may not be a mafioso, but he'll still cut off your horse's head.]]
*'''Black Shadow''' (Crossformer, [[1989]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-309'''
**''Accessories'': Crossformer shell, 2 large rifles, small rifle

:Black Shadow is a [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender]] [[Thunderwing (G1)#Generation 1|Thunderwing]], transforming into a Cybertronic jet. His outer Crossformer shell's chestplate/head piece is [[retool]]ed from Thunderwing's to make it more robotic. However, it still transforms into a larger Cybertronic jet like the original version. The inner vehicle can be attached underneath the nose of the larger vehicle to create a combined starship mode. All three of his guns can be mounted on his shell's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/BlackShadow/blackshadow.htm More information on Black Shadow at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/1dai/2008/10/post_cf3c.html Gallery of Black Shadow at Transformers Baka Ichidai]''
{{-}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy SkyShadow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Once a retool, always a retool...]]
*'''Sky Shadow''' (Deluxe, [[2011]])
**''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, recon drone

:Part of the final ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' wave in 2011 (alongside [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]]), "Sky Shadow" is a retool of [[Thunderwing (G1)#Generations|Thunderwing]], featuring a new head and chest piece based on the ''Victory'' cartoon's design. He transforms into a fighter jet loosely based on an [[United States Air Force#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] but with different wings, yet retaining the F-22's characteristic zigzag "stealth" patterns. The nose of the jet can detach and become a separate aerial drone, while the two missile launchers can detach from the wings and become hand-held weapons or clip together into one massive gun. The middle sections of the sculpted missiles on the sides of the guns are also compatible with [[C joint]] accessories.

:Sky Shadow was originally "leaked" via Thunderwing's instructions, as they initially depicted him with Sky Shadow's head and chest. A [[Variant|running change]] version of the instructions depicts Thunderwing's own head, but keeps Sky Shadow's chest unchanged.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Black Shadow (Adventure)|Black Shadow]] and differently retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)#Timelines|Metalhawk]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/SkyShadow/skyshadow.htm More information on ''Generations'' Sky Shadow at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|TitansReturn}}
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Leader-Sky-Shadow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|...except for when he's a pretool]]
*'''Ominus & Sky Shadow''' (Leader Class, [[2017]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun, [[Ominus]] Titan Master

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Sky Shadow is a new Leader-sized mold consisting of two vehicles, the tank and the jet, which are able to combine together to form a robot mode or a base mode. He comes with a piece that resembles the innermost robot of the original G1 toy, and it can be pegged on the front of the Jet mode just like said figure. It can also combine with the tank mode's turret to create a larger weapon for the robot to hold, or peg onto his arm to create a shield of sorts, or seat a [[Titan Master]] to act as a gun emplacement for Leader Class figure's base modes, though his own base mode doesn't incorporate it as such in the instructions for some reason. In base mode he can connect to other Leader Class figure's base modes and Titan Class [[Fort Max]] by way of fold-out connectors on what were his robot mode feet and on an additional connector on the back of the base mode.

:Naturally, as can be discerned from Sky Shadow's shape, he was retooled into [[Overlord (Masterforce)#Generations|Overlord]].

{{-}}

==Notes==
*In Japanese, Black Shadow's function reads "''Uchū Gyangu''" (宇宙ギャング), which translates to "Space Gangster". The [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|common misconception]] that he is a member of the "Space Mafia" is due to a mistranslation some years ago in which "gangster" was interpreted as "Mafia". Big difference.
*The Crossformers' ID numbers are a huge jump ''backwards'' in the numbering system. The other ''Victory'' Decepticons' numbers start at D-322. However, Shadow and Bacchus' D-309 and D-310 put them right in the middle of the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (toyline)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' Decepticons' numbers, between [[1988]]'s [[Browning]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], even though the Crossformers were released in [[1989]]. What the hell?
*While "Sky Shadow" is the name of the first ''Generations'' figure on its card and elsewhere, [[Walmart]]'s product database listed the figure as "BLCKSHAD" and printed as such on the receipt.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Thunderwing''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Russian:'' '''Gromovoy''' (Громовой, "Thunderous")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēi Yǐng''' (黑影, "Black Shadow"), '''Tiān Yǐng''' (天影, "Sky Shadow")

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[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Point One Percenters]]
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[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Victory Decepticons]]

Holomatter

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Rael: Modified the new Whirl description to make the level of detail a bit more consistent with the others

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function up to at least 400 miles away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Several crew members later used their holomatter avatars to search for [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] on the bartender's projection of Earth. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] — Young Hispanic or South Asian woman with headphones.
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] — Young man of Mediterranean descent in a red sweater, khaki pants, and a white overshirt.
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] — Stylized female Victorian school teacher of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]]; later a young, white male with a flame tattoo and [[Wikipedia:Marty McFly|Marty McFly]]'s outfit (with the addition of an [[Autobot|Autobot]] t-shirt and minus most of the sleeves).
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] — Middle-aged white man with a long coat and a skull belt buckle (and initially featuring a cane with a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] insignia).
*[[Nautica|Nautica]] — White woman with short, auburn hair and wearing a tool belt and goggles around her neck.
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] — [[Wikipedia:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]] as [[Wikipedia:Luther (TV series)|Luther]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a T-shirt for [[wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]; later [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandals and wraparound sunglasses.
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — An infant; later a female toddler with white hair.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — A young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two Mac-10 machine pistols; later a slightly older, more punk-influenced version of the former, with twin-pronged eyebrows, a few band-aids, and various "edgy" accessories.

<gallery>
File:Bluestreak Avatar.jpg|Bluestreak
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Thirteen]] visited Earth in the days of ancient [[Greece]], and their holomatter avatar inspired the legends of the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] presented himself as [[w:Hermes|Hermes]]. [[Prima (G1)|Prima]] presented himself as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. Other known, but not yet shown, avatars include: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as [[w:Ares|Ares]], [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Maximus]] as [[w:Hera|Hera]], [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx]] as [[w:Artemis|Artemis]], [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege]] as [[w:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]] as [[w:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as [[w:Athena|Athena]], and [[Alchemist Prime (G1)|Alchemist Prime]] as [[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

<gallery>
File:Hermes.jpg|Vector Prime
File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|Prima
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman, based on TV show 'Red Dwarf'.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

Holomatter

2015-07-30T05:36:16Z

Rael: Added length range mentioned in MTMTE #43

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function up to at least 400 miles away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Several crew members later used their holomatter avatars to search for [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] on the bartender's projection of Earth. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] — Young Hispanic or South Asian woman with headphones.
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] — Young man of Mediterranean descent in a red sweater, khaki pants, and a white overshirt.
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] — Stylized female Victorian school teacher of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]]; later a young, white male with a flame tattoo and [[Wikipedia:Marty McFly|Marty McFly]]'s outfit (with the addition of an [[Autobot|Autobot]] t-shirt and minus most of the sleeves).
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] — Middle-aged white man with a long coat and a skull belt buckle (and initially featuring a cane with a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] insignia).
*[[Nautica|Nautica]] — White woman with short, auburn hair and wearing a tool belt and goggles around her neck.
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] — [[Wikipedia:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]] as [[Wikipedia:Luther (TV series)|Luther]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a T-shirt for [[wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]; later [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandles and wraparound sunglasses
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — An infant; later a female toddler with white hair.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — A young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two Mac-10 machine pistols.

<gallery>
File:Bluestreak Avatar.jpg|Bluestreak
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Thirteen]] visited Earth in the days of ancient [[Greece]], and their holomatter avatar inspired the legends of the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] presented himself as [[w:Hermes|Hermes]]. [[Prima (G1)|Prima]] presented himself as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. Other known, but not yet shown, avatars include: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as [[w:Ares|Ares]], [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Maximus]] as [[w:Hera|Hera]], [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx]] as [[w:Artemis|Artemis]], [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege]] as [[w:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]] as [[w:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as [[w:Athena|Athena]], and [[Alchemist Prime (G1)|Alchemist Prime]] as [[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

<gallery>
File:Hermes.jpg|Vector Prime
File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|Prima
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman, based on TV show 'Red Dwarf'.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

Holomatter

2015-07-30T05:32:44Z

Rael: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function a considerable distance away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Several crew members later used their holomatter avatars to search for [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] on the bartender's projection of Earth. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] — Young Hispanic or South Asian woman with headphones.
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] — Young man of Mediterranean descent in a red sweater, khaki pants, and a white overshirt.
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] — Stylized female Victorian school teacher of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]]; later a young, white male with a flame tattoo and [[Wikipedia:Marty McFly|Marty McFly]]'s outfit (with the addition of an [[Autobot|Autobot]] t-shirt and minus most of the sleeves).
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] — Middle-aged white man with a long coat and a skull belt buckle (and initially featuring a cane with a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] insignia).
*[[Nautica|Nautica]] — White woman with short, auburn hair and wearing a tool belt and goggles around her neck.
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] — [[Wikipedia:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]] as [[Wikipedia:Luther (TV series)|Luther]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a T-shirt for [[wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]; later [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandles and wraparound sunglasses
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — An infant; later a female toddler with white hair.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — A young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two Mac-10 machine pistols.

<gallery>
File:Bluestreak Avatar.jpg|Bluestreak
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Thirteen]] visited Earth in the days of ancient [[Greece]], and their holomatter avatar inspired the legends of the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] presented himself as [[w:Hermes|Hermes]]. [[Prima (G1)|Prima]] presented himself as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. Other known, but not yet shown, avatars include: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as [[w:Ares|Ares]], [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Maximus]] as [[w:Hera|Hera]], [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx]] as [[w:Artemis|Artemis]], [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege]] as [[w:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]] as [[w:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as [[w:Athena|Athena]], and [[Alchemist Prime (G1)|Alchemist Prime]] as [[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

<gallery>
File:Hermes.jpg|Vector Prime
File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|Prima
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman, based on TV show 'Red Dwarf'.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

Holomatter

2015-07-30T05:22:56Z

Rael: /* Known avatars */

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function a considerable distance away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] — Young Hispanic or South Asian woman with headphones.
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] — Young man of Mediterranean descent in a red sweater, khaki pants, and a white overshirt.
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] — Stylized female Victorian school teacher of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]]; later a young, white male with a flame tattoo and [[Wikipedia:Marty McFly|Marty McFly]]'s outfit (with the addition of an [[Autobot|Autobot]] t-shirt and minus most of the sleeves).
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] — Middle-aged white man with a long coat and a skull belt buckle (and initially featuring a cane with a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] insignia).
*[[Nautica|Nautica]] — White woman with short, auburn hair and wearing a tool belt and goggles around her neck.
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] — [[Wikipedia:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]] as [[Wikipedia:Luther (TV series)|Luther]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a T-shirt for [[wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]; later [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandles and wraparound sunglasses
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — An infant; later a female toddler with white hair.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — A young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two Mac-10 machine pistols.

<gallery>
File:Bluestreak Avatar.jpg|Bluestreak
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Thirteen]] visited Earth in the days of ancient [[Greece]], and their holomatter avatar inspired the legends of the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] presented himself as [[w:Hermes|Hermes]]. [[Prima (G1)|Prima]] presented himself as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. Other known, but not yet shown, avatars include: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as [[w:Ares|Ares]], [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Maximus]] as [[w:Hera|Hera]], [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx]] as [[w:Artemis|Artemis]], [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege]] as [[w:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]] as [[w:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as [[w:Athena|Athena]], and [[Alchemist Prime (G1)|Alchemist Prime]] as [[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

<gallery>
File:Hermes.jpg|Vector Prime
File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|Prima
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman, based on TV show 'Red Dwarf'.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

Holomatter

2015-07-30T05:12:51Z

Rael: /* Known avatars */ One additional description

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function a considerable distance away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] — Young Hispanic or South Asian woman with headphones.
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] — Young man of Mediterranean descent in a red sweater, khaki pants, and a white overshirt.
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] — Stylized female Victorian school teacher of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]]; later a young, white male with a flame tattoo and [[Wikipedia:Marty McFly|Marty McFly]]'s outfit (with the addition of an [[Autobot|Autobot]] t-shirt and minus most of the sleeves).
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] — Middle-aged white man with a long coat and a skull belt buckle (and initially featuring a cane with a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] insignia).
*[[Nautica|Nautica]] — White woman with short, red hair and wearing a tool belt and goggles around her neck.
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] — [[Wikipedia:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]] as [[Wikipedia:Luther (TV series)|Luther]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a T-shirt for [[wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]; later [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandles and wraparound sunglasses
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — An infant; later a female toddler with white hair.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — A young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two Mac-10 machine pistols.

<gallery>
File:Bluestreak Avatar.jpg|Bluestreak
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Thirteen]] visited Earth in the days of ancient [[Greece]], and their holomatter avatar inspired the legends of the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] presented himself as [[w:Hermes|Hermes]]. [[Prima (G1)|Prima]] presented himself as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. Other known, but not yet shown, avatars include: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as [[w:Ares|Ares]], [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Maximus]] as [[w:Hera|Hera]], [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx]] as [[w:Artemis|Artemis]], [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege]] as [[w:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]] as [[w:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as [[w:Athena|Athena]], and [[Alchemist Prime (G1)|Alchemist Prime]] as [[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

<gallery>
File:Hermes.jpg|Vector Prime
File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|Prima
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman, based on TV show 'Red Dwarf'.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

Holomatter

2015-07-30T05:03:39Z

Rael: /* Known avatars */

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function a considerable distance away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] — Young Hispanic or South Asian woman with headphones.
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] — Stylized, female Victorian school teacher of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]]; later a young, white male with a flame tattoo and [[Wikipedia:Marty McFly|Marty McFly]]'s outfit (with the addition of an [[Autobot|Autobot]] t-shirt and minus most of the sleeves).
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] — Middle-aged white man with a long coat and a skull belt buckle (and initially featuring a cane with a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] insignia).
*[[Nautica|Nautica]] — White woman with short, red hair and wearing a tool belt and goggles around her neck.
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] — [[Wikipedia:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]] as [[Wikipedia:Luther (TV series)|Luther]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a T-shirt for [[wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]; later [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandles and wraparound sunglasses
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — An infant; later a female toddler with white hair.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — A young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two Mac-10 machine pistols.

<gallery>
File:Bluestreak Avatar.jpg|Bluestreak
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Thirteen]] visited Earth in the days of ancient [[Greece]], and their holomatter avatar inspired the legends of the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] presented himself as [[w:Hermes|Hermes]]. [[Prima (G1)|Prima]] presented himself as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. Other known, but not yet shown, avatars include: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as [[w:Ares|Ares]], [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Maximus]] as [[w:Hera|Hera]], [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx]] as [[w:Artemis|Artemis]], [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege]] as [[w:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]] as [[w:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as [[w:Athena|Athena]], and [[Alchemist Prime (G1)|Alchemist Prime]] as [[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

<gallery>
File:Hermes.jpg|Vector Prime
File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|Prima
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman, based on TV show 'Red Dwarf'.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

Holomatter

2015-07-30T05:02:36Z

Rael: /* Known avatars */

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function a considerable distance away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] — Young Hispanic or South Asian woman with headphones.
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] — Stylized, female Victorian school teacher of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]]; later a young, white male with a flame tattoo and [[Wikipedia:Marty McFly|Marty McFly]]'s outfit (with the addition of an [[Autobot|Autobot]] t-shirt and minus most of the sleeves).
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] — Middle-aged, white man with a long coat and a skull belt buckle (and initially featuring a cane with a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] insignia).
*[[Nautica|Nautica]] — White woman with short, red hair and wearing a tool belt and goggles around her neck.
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] — [[Wikipedia:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]] as [[Wikipedia:Luther (TV series)|Luther]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a T-shirt for [[wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]; later [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandles and wraparound sunglasses
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — An infant; later a female toddler with white hair.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — A young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two Mac-10 machine pistols.

<gallery>
File:Bluestreak Avatar.jpg|Bluestreak
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Thirteen]] visited Earth in the days of ancient [[Greece]], and their holomatter avatar inspired the legends of the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] presented himself as [[w:Hermes|Hermes]]. [[Prima (G1)|Prima]] presented himself as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. Other known, but not yet shown, avatars include: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as [[w:Ares|Ares]], [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Maximus]] as [[w:Hera|Hera]], [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx]] as [[w:Artemis|Artemis]], [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege]] as [[w:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]] as [[w:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as [[w:Athena|Athena]], and [[Alchemist Prime (G1)|Alchemist Prime]] as [[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

<gallery>
File:Hermes.jpg|Vector Prime
File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|Prima
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman, based on TV show 'Red Dwarf'.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

Holomatter

2015-07-30T05:01:22Z

Rael: /* Fiction */

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function a considerable distance away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] — Young, Hispanic or South Asian woman with headphones.
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] — Stylized, female Victorian school teacher of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]]; later a young, white male with a flame tattoo and [[Wikipedia:Marty McFly|Marty McFly]]'s outfit (with the addition of an [[Autobot|Autobot]] t-shirt and minus most of the sleeves).
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] — Middle-aged, white man with a long coat and a skull belt buckle (and initially featuring a cane with a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] insignia).
*[[Nautica|Nautica]] — White woman with short, red hair and wearing a tool belt and goggles around her neck.
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] — [[Wikipedia:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]] as [[Wikipedia:Luther (TV series)|Luther]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a T-shirt for [[wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]; later [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandles and wraparound sunglasses
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — An infant; later a female toddler with white hair.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — A young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two Mac-10 machine pistols.

<gallery>
File:Bluestreak Avatar.jpg|Bluestreak
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Thirteen]] visited Earth in the days of ancient [[Greece]], and their holomatter avatar inspired the legends of the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] presented himself as [[w:Hermes|Hermes]]. [[Prima (G1)|Prima]] presented himself as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. Other known, but not yet shown, avatars include: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as [[w:Ares|Ares]], [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Maximus]] as [[w:Hera|Hera]], [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx]] as [[w:Artemis|Artemis]], [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege]] as [[w:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]] as [[w:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as [[w:Athena|Athena]], and [[Alchemist Prime (G1)|Alchemist Prime]] as [[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

<gallery>
File:Hermes.jpg|Vector Prime
File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|Prima
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman, based on TV show 'Red Dwarf'.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

File:Bluestreak Avatar.jpg

2015-07-30T05:00:44Z

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Holomatter

2015-07-30T04:37:49Z

Rael: Added some new avatar descriptions from MTMTE #43

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function a considerable distance away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] — Young, Hispanic or South Asian woman with headphones.
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] — Stylized, female Victorian school teacher of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]]; later a young, white male with a flame tattoo and [[Wikipedia:Marty McFly|Marty McFly]]'s outfit (with the addition of an [[Autobot|Autobot]] t-shirt and minus most of the sleeves).
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] — Middle-aged, white man with a long coat and a skull belt buckle (and initially featuring a cane with a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] insignia).
*[[Nautica|Nautica]] — White woman with short, red hair and wearing a tool belt and goggles around her neck.
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] — [[Wikipedia:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]] as [[Wikipedia:Luther (TV series)|Luther]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a T-shirt for [[wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]; later [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Doctor|Ninth Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, sandles and wraparound sunglasses
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — An infant; later a female toddler with white hair.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — A young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two Mac-10 machine pistols.

<gallery>
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Thirteen]] visited Earth in the days of ancient [[Greece]], and their holomatter avatar inspired the legends of the [[w:Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympians]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] presented himself as [[w:Hermes|Hermes]]. [[Prima (G1)|Prima]] presented himself as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. Other known, but not yet shown, avatars include: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] as [[w:Ares|Ares]], [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Maximus]] as [[w:Hera|Hera]], [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx]] as [[w:Artemis|Artemis]], [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege]] as [[w:Aphrodite|Aphrodite]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]] as [[w:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as [[w:Athena|Athena]], and [[Alchemist Prime (G1)|Alchemist Prime]] as [[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

<gallery>
File:Hermes.jpg|Vector Prime
File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|Prima
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman, based on TV show 'Red Dwarf'.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-27T21:08:43Z

Rael: Undo revision 982466 by Finister2 (talk)Jim was always going to be Sentinel--see the cast list on the script page. He just decided to sit in the audience and only come up for his lines.

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'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

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==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee and her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council Chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the [[Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant]] that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

[[File:Return of Blurr - Recycling Center.jpg|thumb|left|200px|See? This is why I don't recycle!]]All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As Kremzeek conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]." As the team continues to zoom toward Fortress Maximus, Blurr and Arcee banter over the best route to take.

The scene cuts to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], held in stasis lock inside [[Trypticon Prison]]. The narrator makes note that we can't hear them because of [[Corey Burton]]'s absence, but he describes as Shockwave somehow realizes that his failsafe Kremzeek program has been activated and is out to destroy Cybertron. When questioned by Megatron about the reasoning behind the program, Shockwave admits that the Decepticons weren't supposed to be on Cybertron when it activated.

Inside the Fortress Maximus Control Center, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] fails to notice as Kremzeek flies into the room and jumps from Sari's jetpack to the central control system. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are alarmed to notice that the photon pulse cannons are activating and targeting [[Iacon]]. Sari, Arcee, and the Blurr Cube rush into the room, and Sentinel demands to know how they got past security. Blurr starts to answer, but Sari cuts him off by going straight for the control panel, attempting to gain control over the system and shut down the cannon.

As Arcee attempts to warn her, Kremzeek jumps from the control system into Sari. However, since Sari is techno-organic, Kremzeek struggles in its attempt to take control of her, and Sari is able to burp it up, quickly trapping it in her empty soda cup from earlier.

With the day saved, the narrator cuts to the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|CyberNinja Dojo]], where [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] restore Blurr to his original form using the power of the AllSpark. Arcee encourages her class to show some gratitude to Sari for saving them all, but of the three, only Nightbeat appears to take the instruction seriously, summing up the "[don't] judge a datatrax by its Techno-Organic cover" message. Blurr does gleeful laps around the dojo, ecstatic that he's been restored in time for Season 4. Upon learning that there is no Season 4, he decides to have his agent get him involved with ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'', or perhaps, asking [[Susan Blu|Sue Blu]]'s input, he'll get into voice directing.

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* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
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{{!}}}

|c2=
* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

|c3=
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
[[File:Botcon2015 TheReturnofBlurr Script Page01.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Signed Script]]
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** [[Jon Bailey]]: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer, [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (ad-lib), Sari's burp (ad-lib)
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel <s>Prime</s> Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by eight illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

==External links==
"The Return of Blurr" Live Recording:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dLtdQg3Auw Video on YouTube]

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-27T19:41:19Z

Rael: Undo revision 982372 by Finister2 (talk) Jim's lines were scripted.

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-26T23:41:03Z

Rael: /* Notes */

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-26T23:40:54Z

Rael: /* Notes */

{{episode
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'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:Script reading]]

==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee and her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council Chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the [[Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant]] that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

[[File:Return of Blurr - Recycling Center.jpg|thumb|left|200px|See? This is why I don't recycle!]]All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As Kremzeek conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]." As the team continues to zoom toward Fortress Maximus, Blurr and Arcee banter over the best route to take.

The scene cuts to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], held in stasis lock inside [[Trypticon Prison]]. The narrator makes note that we can't hear them because of [[Corey Burton]]'s absence, but he describes as Shockwave somehow realizes that his failsafe Kremzeek program has been activated and is out to destroy Cybertron. When questioned by Megatron about the reasoning behind the program, Shockwave admits that the Decepticons weren't supposed to be on Cybertron when it activated.

Inside the Fortress Maximus Control Center, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] fails to notice as Kremzeek flies into the room and jumps from Sari's jetpack to the central control system. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are alarmed to notice that the photon pulse cannons are activating and targeting [[Iacon]]. Sari, Arcee, and the Blurr Cube rush into the room, and Sentinel demands to know how they got past security. Blurr starts to answer, but Sari cuts him off by going straight for the control panel, attempting to gain control over the system and shut down the cannon.

As Arcee attempts to warn her, Kremzeek jumps from the control system into Sari. However, since Sari is techno-organic, Kremzeek struggles in its attempt to take control of her, and Sari is able to burp it up, quickly trapping it in her empty soda cup from earlier.

With the day saved, the narrator cuts to the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|CyberNinja Dojo]], where [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] restore Blurr to his original form using the power of the AllSpark. Arcee encourages her class to show some gratitude to Sari for saving them all, but of the three, only Nightbeat appears to take the instruction seriously, summing up the "[don't] judge a datatrax by its Techno-Organic cover" message. Blurr does gleeful laps around the dojo, ecstatic that he's been restored in time for Season 4. Upon learning that there is no Season 4, he decides to have his agent get him involved with ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'', or perhaps, asking [[Susan Blu|Sue Blu]]'s input, he'll get into voice directing.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (2)
* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
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{{!}}}

|c2=
* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

|c3=
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
[[File:Botcon2015 TheReturnofBlurr Script Page01.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Signed Script]]
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** [[Jon Bailey]]: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer, [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]](ad-lib), Sari's burp (ad-lib)
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel <s>Prime</s> Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by eight illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

==External links==
"The Return of Blurr" Live Recording:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dLtdQg3Auw Video on YouTube]

User:Rael

2015-06-26T23:39:27Z

Rael: Created page with "Will probably be sticking to grammatical edits most of the time."

Will probably be sticking to grammatical edits most of the time.

User talk:Finister2

2015-06-26T23:38:29Z

Rael: /* The Return of Blurr */

{{nofanficplz}}
Bluestreak's fate is pure speculation. Please don't add "well maybe he died because Huffer died too" to pages. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 08:15, 21 February 2012 (EST)
:Please stop the "deceased" categories. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 05:33, 10 April 2012 (EDT)

For future note: making a wide-sweeping change like adding a "deceased" category should ''really'' be discussed first. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:37, 10 April 2012 (EDT)

==TFP fiction sections==
Whilst your effort is commendable, series 3 of Prime is still very much the same cartoon and fiction sections don't need spliting. For example, we don't split off Beast Machines series 2 fiction under 'Beast Machines: Battle for the Spark'. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 17:41, 22 March 2013 (EDT)

== Battle of Autobot City page ==

FYI, I reverted your changes because the symbols and additional details were more confusing than helpful - "never appeared again" doesn't really tell us anything about the character's fate. Also you deleted Devastator. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 05:09, 6 October 2013 (EDT)

==Age of Extinction voice acting==
Do you have a source for the AOE voice actor credits you just added? [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:25, 24 July 2014 (EDT)

* Not really, I just think that the characters sounded like the voice actors and assumed they went uncredited, like Leadfoot.

==Storylinks==
In general, a character's fiction write-up should only contain storylinks to episodes/issues/etc. that they themselves actually appear in. As such, every Decepticon from the ''Alchemor'' should ''not'' have a storylink to the first episode. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 20:57, 15 June 2015 (EDT)

== The Return of Blurr ==

Should ad-libbed lines really count in a cast list (for when a person wasn't actually cast in a role)? It seems like crediting someone as Shockwave for a script where he clearly wasn't supposed to have a speaking role may just confuse people more. [[User:Rael|Rael]] 19:35, 26 June 2015 (EST)

User talk:Finister2

2015-06-26T23:37:30Z

Rael: /* The Return of Blurr */

User talk:Finister2

2015-06-26T23:36:39Z

Rael: /* The Return of Blurr */ new section

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-25T01:28:27Z

Rael: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''
|title="The Return of Blurr"
|prev=
|next=
|seriess2=
|prev2=
|next2=
|image=Botcon2015 TheReturnofBlurr Script Page01.jpg
|caption=
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=
|original presentation=12:00pm [[June 21]], [[2015]] (BotCon)
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}
'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:Script reading]]

==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee and her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council Chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As Kremzeek conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]." As the team continues to zoom toward Fortress Maximus, Blurr and Arcee banter over the best route to take.

The scene cuts to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], held in stasis lock inside [[Trypticon Prison]]. The narrator makes note that we can't hear them because of [[Corey Burton]]'s absence, but he describes as Shockwave somehow realizes that his failsafe Kremzeek program has been activated and is out to destroy Cybertron. When questioned by Megatron about the reasoning behind the program, Shockwave admits that the Decepticons weren't supposed to be on Cybertron when it activated.

Inside the Fortress Maximus Control Center, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] fails to notice as Kremzeek flies into the room and jumps from Sari's jetpack to the central control system. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are alarmed to notice that the photon pulse cannons are activating and targeting [[Iacon]]. Sari, Arcee, and the Blurr Cube rush into the room, and Sentinel demands to know how they got past security. Blurr starts to answer, but Sari cuts him off by going straight for the control panel, attempting to gain control over the system and shut down the cannon.

As Arcee attempts to warn her, Kremzeek jumps from the control system into Sari. However, since Sari is techno-organic, Kremzeek struggles in its attempt to take control of her, and Sari is able to burp it up, quickly trapping it in her empty soda cup from earlier.

With the day saved, the narrator cuts to the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|CyberNinja Dojo]], where [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] restore Blurr to his original form using the power of the AllSpark. Arcee encourages her class to show some gratitude to Sari for saving them all, but of the three, only Nightbeat appears to take the instruction seriously, summing up the "[don't] judge a datatrax by its Techno-Organic cover" message. Blurr does gleeful laps around the dojo, ecstatic that he's been restored in time for Season 4. Upon learning that there is no Season 4, he decides to have his agent get him involved with [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]], or perhaps, asking [[Susan Blu|Sue Blu]]'s input, he'll get into voice directing.

==Featured characters==
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (2)
* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
{{!}}}

|c2=
* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

|c3=
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** [[Jon Bailey]]: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel <s>Prime</s> Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by eight illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

==External links==
"The Return of Blurr" Live Recording:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dLtdQg3Auw Video on YouTube]

File:Botcon2015 TheReturnofBlurr Script Page01.jpg

2015-06-25T00:39:56Z

Rael: Rael uploaded a new version of "File:Botcon2015 TheReturnofBlurr Script Page01.jpg": Better cropping

Page 1 of the script for "The Return of Blurr."

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-25T00:38:07Z

Rael:

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''
|title="The Return of Blurr"
|prev=
|next=
|seriess2=
|prev2=
|next2=
|image=Botcon2015 TheReturnofBlurr Script Page01.jpg
|caption=
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=
|original presentation=12:00pm [[June 21]], [[2015]] (BotCon)
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}
'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:Script reading]]

==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee and her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council Chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As it conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]." As the team continues to zoom toward Fortress Maximus, Blurr and Arcee banter over the best route to take.

The scene cuts to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], held in stasis lock inside [[Trypticon Prison]]. The narrator makes note that we can't hear them because of [[Corey Burton]]'s absence, but he describes as Shockwave somehow realizes that his failsafe Kremzeek program has been activated and is out to destroy Cybertron. When questioned by Megatron about the reasoning behind the program, Shockwave admits that the Decepticons weren't supposed to be on Cybertron when it activated.

Inside the Fortress Maximus Control Center, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] fails to notice as the Kremzeek flies into the room and jumps from Sari's jetpack to the central control system. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are alarmed to notice that the photon pulse cannons are activating and targeting [[Iacon]]. Sari, Arcee, and the Blurr Cube rush into the room, and Sentinel demands to know how they got past security. Blurr starts to answer, but Sari cuts him off by going straight for the control panel, attempting to gain control over the system and shut down the cannon.

As Arcee attempts to warn her, Kremzeek jumps from the control system into Sari. However, since Sari is techno-organic, Kremzeek struggles in its attempt to take control of her, and Sari is able to burp it up, quickly trapping it in her empty soda cup from earlier.

With the day saved, the narrator cuts to the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|CyberNinja Dojo]], where [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] restore Blurr to his original form using the power of the AllSpark. Arcee encourages her class to show some gratitude to Sari for saving them all, but of the three, only Nightbeat appears to take the instruction seriously, summing up the "[don't] judge a datatrax by its Techno-Organic cover" message. Blurr does gleeful laps around the dojo, ecstatic that he's been restored in time for Season 4. Upon learning that there is no Season 4, he decides to have his agent get him involved with [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]], or perhaps, asking [[Susan Blu|Sue Blu]]'s input, he'll get into voice directing.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (2)
* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
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{{!}}}

|c2=
* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

|c3=
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** Jon Bailey: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by eight illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

==External links==
"The Return of Blurr" Live Recording:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dLtdQg3Auw Video on YouTube]

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2015-06-25T00:36:53Z

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Page 1 of the script for "The Return of Blurr."

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-25T00:24:12Z

Rael: /* Synopsis */

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'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:Script reading]]

==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee and her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council Chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As it conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]." As the team continues to zoom toward Fortress Maximus, Blurr and Arcee banter over the best route to take.

The scene cuts to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], held in stasis lock inside [[Trypticon Prison]]. The narrator makes note that we can't hear them because of [[Corey Burton]]'s absence, but he describes as Shockwave somehow realizes that his failsafe Kremzeek program has been activated and is out to destroy Cybertron. When questioned by Megatron about the reasoning behind the program, Shockwave admits that the Decepticons weren't supposed to be on Cybertron when it activated.

Inside the Fortress Maximus Control Center, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] fails to notice as the Kremzeek flies into the room and jumps from Sari's jetpack to the central control system. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are alarmed to notice that the photon pulse cannons are activating and targeting [[Iacon]]. Sari, Arcee, and the Blurr Cube rush into the room, and Sentinel demands to know how they got past security. Blurr starts to answer, but Sari cuts him off by going straight for the control panel, attempting to gain control over the system and shut down the cannon.

As Arcee attempts to warn her, Kremzeek jumps from the control system into Sari. However, since Sari is techno-organic, Kremzeek struggles in its attempt to take control of her, and Sari is able to burp it up, quickly trapping it in her empty soda cup from earlier.

With the day saved, the narrator cuts to the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|CyberNinja Dojo]], where [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] restore Blurr to his original form using the power of the AllSpark. Arcee encourages her class to show some gratitude to Sari for saving them all, but of the three, only Nightbeat appears to take the instruction seriously, summing up the "[don't] judge a datatrax by its Techno-Organic cover" message. Blurr does gleeful laps around the dojo, ecstatic that he's been restored in time for Season 4. Upon learning that there is no Season 4, he decides to have his agent get him involved with [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]], or perhaps, asking [[Susan Blu|Sue Blu]]'s input, he'll get into voice directing.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
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* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (2)
* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
{{!}}}

|c2=
* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

|c3=
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** Jon Bailey: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by eight illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

==External links==
"The Return of Blurr" Live Recording:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dLtdQg3Auw Video on YouTube]

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-25T00:00:11Z

Rael: /* Notes */

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''
|title="The Return of Blurr"
|prev=
|next=
|seriess2=
|prev2=
|next2=
|image=
|caption=
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=
|original presentation=12:00pm [[June 21]], [[2015]] (BotCon)
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}
'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:Script reading]]

==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee or her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As it conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]." As the team continues to zoom toward Fortress Maximus, Blurr and Arcee banter over the best route to take.

The scene cuts to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], held in stasis lock inside [[Trypticon Prison]]. The narrator makes note that we can't hear them because of [[Corey Burton]]'s absence, but he describes as Shockwave somehow realizes that his failsafe Kremzeek program has been activated and is out to destroy Cybertron. When questioned by Megatron about the reasoning behind the program, Shockwave admits that the Decepticons weren't supposed to be on Cybertron when it activated.

Inside the Fortress Maximus Control Center, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] fails to notice as the Kremzeek flies into the room and jumps from Sari's jetpack to the central control system. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are alarmed to notice that the photon pulse cannons are activating and targeting [[Iacon]]. Sari, Arcee, and the Blurr Cube rush into the room, and Sentinel demands to know how they got past security. Blurr starts to answer, but Sari cuts him off by going straight for the control panel, attempting to gain control over the system and shut down the cannon.

As Arcee attempts to warn her, Kremzeek jumps from the control system into Sari. However, since Sari is techno-organic, Kremzeek struggles in its attempt to take control of her, and Sari is able to burp it up, quickly trapping it in her empty soda cup from earlier.

With the day saved, the narrator cuts to the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|CyberNinja Dojo]], where [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] restore Blurr to his original form using the power of the AllSpark. Arcee encourages her class to show some gratitude to Sari for saving them all, but of the three, only Nightbeat appears to take the instruction seriously, summing up the "[don't] judge a datatrax by its Techno-Organic cover" message. Blurr does gleeful laps around the dojo, ecstatic that he's been restored in time for Season 4. Upon learning that there is no Season 4, he decides to have his agent get him involved with [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]], or perhaps, asking [[Susan Blu|Sue Blu]]'s input, he'll get into voice directing.

==Featured characters==
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (2)
* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
{{!}}}

|c2=
* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

|c3=
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** Jon Bailey: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by eight illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

==External links==
"The Return of Blurr" Live Recording:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dLtdQg3Auw Video on YouTube]

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T23:58:35Z

Rael: /* Notes */

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'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:Script reading]]

==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee or her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As it conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]." As the team continues to zoom toward Fortress Maximus, Blurr and Arcee banter over the best route to take.

The scene cuts to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], held in stasis lock inside [[Trypticon Prison]]. The narrator makes note that we can't hear them because of [[Corey Burton]]'s absence, but he describes as Shockwave somehow realizes that his failsafe Kremzeek program has been activated and is out to destroy Cybertron. When questioned by Megatron about the reasoning behind the program, Shockwave admits that the Decepticons weren't supposed to be on Cybertron when it activated.

Inside the Fortress Maximus Control Center, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] fails to notice as the Kremzeek flies into the room and jumps from Sari's jetpack to the central control system. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are alarmed to notice that the photon pulse cannons are activating and targeting [[Iacon]]. Sari, Arcee, and the Blurr Cube rush into the room, and Sentinel demands to know how they got past security. Blurr starts to answer, but Sari cuts him off by going straight for the control panel, attempting to gain control over the system and shut down the cannon.

As Arcee attempts to warn her, Kremzeek jumps from the control system into Sari. However, since Sari is techno-organic, Kremzeek struggles in its attempt to take control of her, and Sari is able to burp it up, quickly trapping it in her empty soda cup from earlier.

With the day saved, the narrator cuts to the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|CyberNinja Dojo]], where [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] restore Blurr to his original form using the power of the AllSpark. Arcee encourages her class to show some gratitude to Sari for saving them all, but of the three, only Nightbeat appears to take the instruction seriously, summing up the "[don't] judge a datatrax by its Techno-Organic cover" message. Blurr does gleeful laps around the dojo, ecstatic that he's been restored in time for Season 4. Upon learning that there is no Season 4, he decides to have his agent get him involved with [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]], or perhaps, asking [[Susan Blu|Sue Blu]]'s input, he'll get into voice directing.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (2)
* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
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{{!}}}

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* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

|c3=
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** Jon Bailey: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by six illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

==External links==
"The Return of Blurr" Live Recording:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dLtdQg3Auw Video on YouTube]

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T23:44:28Z

Rael:

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'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:Script reading]]

==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee or her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As it conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]." As the team continues to zoom toward Fortress Maximus, Blurr and Arcee banter over the best route to take.

The scene cuts to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], held in stasis lock inside [[Trypticon Prison]]. The narrator makes note that we can't hear them because of [[Corey Burton]]'s absence, but he describes as Shockwave somehow realizes that his failsafe Kremzeek program has been activated and is out to destroy Cybertron. When questioned by Megatron about the reasoning behind the program, Shockwave admits that the Decepticons weren't supposed to be on Cybertron when it activated.

Inside the Fortress Maximus Control Center, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] fails to notice as the Kremzeek flies into the room and jumps from Sari's jetpack to the central control system. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are alarmed to notice that the photon pulse cannons are activating and targeting [[Iacon]]. Sari, Arcee, and the Blurr Cube rush into the room, and Sentinel demands to know how they got past security. Blurr starts to answer, but Sari cuts him off by going straight for the control panel, attempting to gain control over the system and shut down the cannon.

As Arcee attempts to warn her, Kremzeek jumps from the control system into Sari. However, since Sari is techno-organic, Kremzeek struggles in its attempt to take control of her, and Sari is able to burp it up, quickly trapping it in her empty soda cup from earlier.

With the day saved, the narrator cuts to the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|CyberNinja Dojo]], where [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] restore Blurr to his original form using the power of the AllSpark. Arcee encourages her class to show some gratitude to Sari for saving them all, but of the three, only Nightbeat appears to take the instruction seriously, summing up the "[don't] judge a datatrax by its Techno-Organic cover" message. Blurr does gleeful laps around the dojo, ecstatic that he's been restored in time for Season 4. Upon learning that there is no Season 4, he decides to have his agent get him involved with [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]], or perhaps, asking [[Susan Blu|Sue Blu]]'s input, he'll get into voice directing.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (2)
* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
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* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

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* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** Jon Bailey: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by five illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

==External links==
"The Return of Blurr" Live Recording:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dLtdQg3Auw Video on YouTube]

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T23:38:18Z

Rael: /* Synopsis */ Last part

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'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:Script reading]]

==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee or her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As it conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]." As the team continues to zoom toward Fortress Maximus, Blurr and Arcee banter over the best route to take.

The scene cuts to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], held in stasis lock inside [[Trypticon Prison]]. The narrator makes note that we can't hear them because of [[Corey Burton]]'s absence, but he describes as Shockwave somehow realizes that his failsafe Kremzeek program has been activated and is out to destroy Cybertron. When questioned by Megatron about the reasoning behind the program, Shockwave admits that the Decepticons weren't supposed to be on Cybertron when it activated.

Inside the Fortress Maximus Control Center, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] fails to notice as the Kremzeek flies into the room and jumps from Sari's jetpack to the central control system. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are alarmed to notice that the photon pulse cannons are activating and targeting [[Iacon]]. Sari, Arcee, and the Blurr Cube rush into the room, and Sentinel demands to know how they got past security. Blurr starts to answer, but Sari cuts him off by going straight for the control panel, attempting to gain control over the system and shut down the cannon.

As Arcee attempts to warn her, Kremzeek jumps from the control system into Sari. However, since Sari is techno-organic, Kremzeek struggles in its attempt to take control of her, and Sari is able to burp it up, quickly trapping it in her empty soda cup from earlier.

With the day saved, the narrator cuts to the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|CyberNinja Dojo]], where [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] restore Blurr to his original form using the power of the AllSpark. Arcee encourages her class to show some gratitude to Sari for saving them all, but of the three, only Nightbeat appears to take the instruction seriously, summing up the "[don't] judge a datatrax by its Techno-Organic cover" message. Blurr does gleeful laps around the dojo, ecstatic that he's been restored in time for Season 4. Upon learning that there is no Season 4, he decides to have his agent get him involved with [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]], or perhaps, asking [[Susan Blu|Sue Blu]]'s input, he'll get into voice directing.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (2)
* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
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{{!}}}

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* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

|c3=
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** Jon Bailey: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by five illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T23:00:09Z

Rael: /* Synopsis */ Part 3

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'''While on a field trip to the Metroplex with her classmates, Sari stumbles upon a certain incapacitated Autobot Intelligence agent.'''

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==Synopsis==
[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]], having joined her Autobot friends on Cybertron to learn more about her heritage, is joining [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s class on a field trip to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]]. While Arcee welcomes her to the group, her classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], and [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] are a bit hung up on her techno-organic nature. As the class enters the Metroplex, Sari gets out a burger and cup of soda from Burger Bot, which [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|her father]] has sent her via the [[Space Bridge|SpaceBridge]]. Her classmates are openly disgusted by the Burger Bot fare and the idea of anyone ingesting it.

Embarassed, Sari decides to quietly dispose of her soda cup in a disposal hatch, but she loses her balance and tumbles down the chute along with it, unnoticed by Arcee or her classmates. Sari lands in a dark room, on top of a pile of trash and debris, and touches a compacted metal cube. The cube then begins to glow and starts speaking, revealing itself as [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]. While Blurr very quickly recaps how he ended up in this state, Sari realizes that some lingering [[AllSpark_(Animated)#Animated_continuity_family|AllSpark]] energy from when she upgraded herself must have reactivated Blurr.

Sari searches for an exit and comes across an access panel. Making use of her ability to communicate with machines, she attempts to use the panel to open a door. She succeeds, but in doing so also inadvertently awakens an energy-based being, which the narrator reveals to be [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]].

Meanwhile, Arcee takes a headcount once her group reaches the Council chamber, finally noticing that Sari is missing. An alert sounds, saying there's an intruder in the recycling center, and Arcee takes it as a clue to Sari's whereabouts.

The scene cuts back to Sari and Blurr, who have ended up on a conveyor belt in the Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant that leads to a variety of nasty machines designed to reduce recyclables to scrap. Blurr informs Sari that the plant has thankfully been non-operational since the Great War, but unfortunately Kremzeek zaps into the machinery and reactivates it. Blurr voices an adamant desire to avoid repeating his compacting incident--or facing a smelter. Sari attempts to communicate with the machinery and discovers Kremzeek's presence. Kremzeek in turn lashes Sari to the conveyor belt to prevent her escape and trap her and the Blurr Cube on a course to the furnace.

All hope seems lost, and the narrator pauses for dramatic effect...before revealing that Arcee's group has made it just in time. Using Hosehead's hoses, Arcee's laser blades, Siren's sonic power, and Nighbeat's adhesive-spewing pellets, the team frees Sari and the Blurr Cube and destroys the machinery. The narrator laments that the scene would have looked fantastic in animation, if only Season 4 had been produced.

Blurr, in typical rapid fashion, recaps the story so far for the rest of the group. When Arcee hears of the being made of pure energy, she recalls info from her intel days and identifies Kremzeek as a Decepticon Trojan program that will continue to jump from system to system until it is contained. Sari realizes that the plant's machinery is now void of Kremzeek's presence, but it turns out that's because it has jumped into Nightbeat. The Kremzeek-controlled Nightbeat attacks Sari and takes off in vehicle mode. As it conveniently states, it's headed for [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], the Cybertronian defense hub. Arcee is able to close the security doors and cut off Kremzeek's exit just in time, while letting the team know that an invasion of Fortress Maximus' systems could destroy the entire planet.

The Kremzeek-possessed Nightbeat attacks Arcee, and she deflects with her laser swords, which she reveals were a gift from Ratchet. Cornered, Kremzeek jumps from Nightbeat into Siren, using his sonic abilities to blast a hole in the wall of the building. When Hosehead traps Kremzeek's host body with foam from his hoses, Kremzeek jumps bodies once more (this time into Hosehead), and flees through the hole. Sari pursues Kremzeek on a jetpack she produces from her conveniently appearing scooter and catches up to it in a tunnel. However, just as she grabs its host, it leaps from Hosehead into her jetpack, blasting off toward Fortress maximus on its own.

Hosehead laments that they'll never catch Kremzeek in time, but he gives Sari an idea. She connects the Blurr Cube to her backpack and somehow manages to infuse herself with Blurr's abilities. Arcee latches onto Sari, and the three of them zoom off after Kremzeek. Blurr remarks that this phenomenon is probably stretching the limits of credibility. They zip past [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]], establishing the timing of this story as some point during "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]."

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* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (1)
* [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] (2)
* [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] (4)
* [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] (8)
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (9)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (13)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (14)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (16)
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* [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] (7)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

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* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (3)
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==Notes==
*'''The cast:'''
** [[Susan Blu]]: [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek]]
** [[John Moschitta]]: [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
** Frank Todaro: [[Narrator]]
** Jon Bailey: [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], Announcer
** Laura Hale: [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
** Brian (last name needed): [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]
** Laura Knapton: [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
** [[Jim Sorenson]]: [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]]
* Brian and the two Lauras were the winners of the So You Think You Can Voice Act? auditions held earlier in the day.
* This story takes place during the events of "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
* The live script reading was accompanied by five illustrations projected on the screen, with lineart by [[Naoto Tsushima]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T22:32:09Z

Rael: /* Synopsis */ Part 2

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T22:06:05Z

Rael: /* Synopsis */

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T22:00:34Z

Rael: First part of synopsis (more to follow)

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T21:33:14Z

Rael:

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T21:30:05Z

Rael: /* Notes */

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T21:29:44Z

Rael:

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T21:29:05Z

Rael: Added cast

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T21:18:32Z

Rael: Added a few notes

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T21:15:00Z

Rael:

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T21:12:04Z

Rael: Added character box (Kremzeek with Decepticons, since it's Decepticon-alligned in this story)

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T20:59:40Z

Rael:

The Return of Blurr

2015-06-24T20:59:23Z

Rael: Initial page and info box creation