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Darkness Rising, Part 4

2026-04-15T00:43:15Z

Randall xCain: /* Errors */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 4
|prev=Darkness Rising, Part 3
|next=Darkness Rising, Part 5
|image=DarknessRising4-beholddarkenergon!.jpg
|caption=Decepticons, transform and rise up!...Well, if you still ''can''.
|title="Darkness Rising, Part 4"
|season=1
|season ep=4
|airdate=[[December 2]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVmPaETgE_M
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'''While Optimus and Ratchet battle Megatron's Terrorcon horde, the others attempt to rescue Agent Fowler.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s army of [[Dark Energon]]-powered [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] march, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] are horrified at the desecration. The Dark Energon flowing through Megatron gives him control over this new army, and he directs them to destroy the two Autobots. When the Terrorcons keep getting up as fast as Optimus can blast them down, Ratchet discovers that dismemberment is a more effective way of dealing with them.

[[File:darkrising4 botgroup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Pretty sure war zones don't count for Bring Your <s>Daughter</s> Partner to Work Day, Bulky.]]

At the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Decepticon ship]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] rescues [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], who are under fire from the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon sentries]]. They explain they were worried about [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], who pops up from Bulkhead's back seat. Bulkhead drops everyone off behind some cover before driving under the Decepticon ship, scaling a nearby cliff, and jumping on board. After dealing with a bunch of Decepticons, Bulkhead realizes that Miko's not with the other kids, and she pops out of his chest, having stowed away. Miko finds herself in the middle of the fight between Bulkhead and the cons, which the Autobot swiftly terminates with the help of a piece of deck plating. While the pair move into the ship, problems are occurring outside; Jack and Raf are captured by the Decepticons and taken on board the ship, where [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] abruptly appear and rescue them. The two parties run into each other in a corridor, and Jack and Raf let Arcee know where [[William Fowler|Fowler]] is, having heard their guard talking.

[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s interrogation of Fowler is finally beginning to bear fruit, when the distant sound of gunfire can be heard, and Fowler stops being helpful. Starscream gives him a jolt with the [[Energon prod]], stunning him into unconsciousness, and sends the two guards to find out what's going on.

Back at the Terrorcon battle, Ratchet notes that exposure to the Dark Energon is sapping their strength. The fight on, but first Optimus, then Ratchet disappear under piles of Terrorcons. Megatron laughs...but with a cry, Optimus breaks free and helps Ratchet up.

[[File:Optimus Prime Ratchet Zombies Darkness Rising 4.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Megatron has desecrated our ancestors, and ''I'' wanted to do that!"]]

The Autobots clear out the ''Nemesis'' bridge of Vehicons and instruct the kids to hide there. Miko and Jack immediately begin arguing over their situation, which upsets Raf. Jack and Miko try to reassure him, before Jack notices a huge computer display. Raf thinks it has important information on it.

Fowler's interrogation is complicated by the man's now-dazed state. It's further complicated when Bulkhead and Bumblebee appear in the doorway. They aim their guns at Starscream, who aims his at Fowler, only to feel a tap on the head. He looks up to find Arcee is balanced in a shaft right above him, aiming her gun downwards.

The kids know they've found important information, but are at a loss as to how to get it back to Optimus. As Raf's contemplating using a flash drive, a Decepticon walks in. The kids dive for cover, but Raf goes back for his backpack and is spotted by the Decepticon.

The Mexican standoff in the brig is broken when Fowler distracts Starscream, and the Autobots start firing. Starscream decides discretion is called for, and he flies off down the nearest corridor.

The Decepticon starts firing on Raf. Jack heroically runs out and tackles Raf behind one of the Decepticon corpses, before instructing Miko to take a picture. She snaps a picture of the Decepticon, before Jack redirects her at the computer screen. The kids leg it from the room, followed by the Decepticon, who is promptly taken out by Bulkhead. Reunited, the kids and Autobots make their escape.

Optimus and Ratchet finish off the Terrorcon horde, and Optimus starts climbing up to Megatron. Megatron compliments Optimus on his performance, but boasts that the battle was simply a prelude to the main event and flies off. Ratchet wonders ominously what Megatron has in store for them.

[[File:darkrising4 phonesnap.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Kay th-enx bay-eye?"]]

Back at base, Ratchet's damaged arm is tended to, and Optimus tells off Bulkhead for letting the kids accompany him into battle. Miko defends Bulkhead and tries to claim they were doing "recon" by showing the snapped schematics, but Jack's upset about the fact they were all almost killed and decides he wants out of the whole affair. After some sad farewells (except from Ratchet), they send him home by [[GroundBridge]].

[[File:Tfprimestarscreamsteppedon.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Just like [[The Transformers (cartoon)|old times!]]]]
Back on the Decepticon ship in orbit, Megatron abuses Starscream for disobeying his orders, which has resulted in damage to the ship, which threatens to delay Megatron's plans. Starscream manages to quell his master's anger by announcing he has a way to get their plans back on course.

Miko pays Jack a visit and tries to talk him into returning to the Autobots, but he's content to go back to his normal life.

Ratchet, meanwhile, is checking out the data Miko photographed, and he realizes that it's the specs for a [[space bridge]] part. Bulkhead thinks it's great that Megatron's thinking of leaving, but Optimus points out that he's probably intending to bring an army to [[Earth]] with it, and there's only one place he can find enough Transformer corpses to build a new army: [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

===Japanese additional segments===
====From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division====
{{epstub}}

====Arms Micron Theater====
[[File:DarknessRising4 AMT-Annoyed.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
At some point, [[R.A.]] and [[B.B. (Prime)|B.B.]] got infected with [[Dark Energon]]... which mostly just made them lazy, sitting on the couch all day. [[Arc]] jokes about their sloth, which annoys them both. All this time, a similarly-Dark-Energon-infected [[Zori (Prime)|Zori]] crawls along the wall behind them...

{{note|There is in fact a [[R.A.#Shadow|toy of Dark Energon infected R.A.]], clear-black with a "fake" Dark Energon Crystal. However, so far there are no toy versions of Dark Energon B.B. or Zori.}}
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (10)
* [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (11)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (4)
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon drone]]s (5)
* [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (13)
* [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (14)

|c3=
* [[Jack Darby]] (6)
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (7)
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (9)
* [[William Fowler]] (12)

|c4=
* [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] (1)

}}

==Quotes==
"Megatron has desecrated the resting place of our fallen ancestors... and his own!" 
"Not even the dead are free from his war-mongering."
:—'''Ratchet''' states the obvious in a slightly novel way while '''Optimus''' rues the depth of Megatron's evil.

[[File:DarknessRising4-BulkheadandMiko.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1UTN8WoZQQ That's disturbing...]]]
"I heaved on your floor mats. Sorry!"
:—'''Miko'''

"Wake up, you pathetic lump of flesh!" 
"Grandma? Is it cookie time?"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Fowler'''

"I wouldn't." 
"Oh, but I ''might''..."
:—'''Arcee''' threatens '''Starscream''', who doesn't feel very threatened.

"I like pie. Can we stop for pie?" 
"You found Fowler! ROCK ON!"
:—'''Fowler''' and '''Miko'''

"No point in long good-byes. Here's the door."
:—'''Ratchet''' showing he doesn't give a damn

"NO ONE RIDS ME OF OPTIMUS PRIME BUT ME! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?! '''DO YOU?!'''"
:—'''Megatron''' lays down the law.

"I've been raised to be responsible. To my schoolwork, to my mom, my job."
:—The {{w|The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|Spectacular}} '''Jack''' Darby

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Did Optimus forget that Arcee was supposed to be in charge? He tells Bulkhead off, but Bulkhead wasn't supposed to be in charge in the first place. Of course, Optimus could simply have been referring to the fact Bulkhead got the kids in danger (which, admittedly, was in part his fault).

===Transformers references===
* As in part 1, Cybertron appears with the same model as that used in ''War for Cybertron''.
* Optimus's response to Jack wanting to leave is very similar to the response Optimus Prime gave to [[Theodore Galloway]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

===Real-world references===
* Prime's statement that "Not even the dead are free from [Megatron's] warmongering" is a nod to the often quoted adage of "Only the dead have seen the end of war," from George Santayana.

===Errors===
* In the Decepticon warship, Raf's eyes are shown as blue in multiple shots.
* When Bulkhead climbs up and charges a Vehicon with a mace, his running animation has sped up while running at normal speed.
* The prior episode stated the Transformer corpses on Earth were the result of a battle that took place during the great war, yet, this episode has Ratchet refer to them as "ancestors."

===Trivia===
* While not the first time [[Flame (Marvel)|someone]] has used zombies as soldiers, Megatron seems intent on making them the bulk of his forces.
* The Terrorcons Optimus and Ratchet fight do not seem to be as tough as Cliffjumper was (seeing as how he was still functioning despite being cut in half), but that could be chalked up to Cliff's corpse being "fresh", or even the amount of Dark Energon used (Cliff had a whole shard to himself, these zombies had a whole shard to share).
* This episode shows one of the few times a Transformer has switched to [[robot mode]] while carrying a human passenger. This has happened previously in "[[The Human Element]]" and "[[The Secret of the Ruins]]," even in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of The Moon]]'' films, but in all those cases the passenger was ejected during transformation. It will also happen later in [[Convoy (episode)|"Convoy"]], in which Agent Fowler somehow ends up in Prime's hand. In ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', it happens on a regular basis, though the Rescue Bots have cockpits so the passengers remain inside them.
* Adaptations of this episode include a prose version in ''[[Megatron Returns]]'' and a screen-capture-style comic version in ''[[Transformers Prime: Darkness Falls|Darkness Falls]]''. The Terrorcon battle sequences were adapted into the storybook ''[[Autobots versus Zombies]]''.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'Avènement des Ténèbres'''" ("The Advent of Darkness")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 9|9 November]] [[2011]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die dunkle Macht erhebt sicht, Teil 4'''" (The Dark Force Rises, Part 4")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 14|14 October]] [[2011]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Közeleg a sötétség, 4. rész'''" ("The Darkness Is Nearing, Part 4")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 12|12 January]] [[2012]]

'''Indonesian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kegelapan Bangkit, Bagian 4'''" ("Darkness Rising, Part 4")
:*''Original airdate:'' 6 September [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La rimonta delle tenebre, quarta parte'''" ("Darkness Rising, Fourth Part"), "'''L'Ascesa dell'Oscurità, Parte 4'''" ("The Arisal of Darkness, Part 4", 2017 airing)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 25|25 September]] [[2011]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sen'nyū Henkei! Senkan ''Nemesis'''''" (潜入変形!戦艦ネメシス, "Infiltration Transformation! Battleship ''Nemesis''")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 28|28 April]] [[2012]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ak ui Buhwal 4'''" (악의 부활 4, "Return of the Evil, Part 4")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 6|6 September]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 8|8 December]] [[2011]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A Ascenção do Mal - Parte 4'''" ("The Rise of Evil - Part 4")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 7|7 November]] [[2011]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''El regreso del mal, Parte 4'''" ("The Return of Evil, Part 4")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 7|7 November]] [[2011]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Darkness Rising ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Folge 1: Die dunkle Macht erhebt sich ([[EDEL:kids]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One Collection ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Volume 1: Darkness Rising (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Vol. 2 ([[Avex Trax]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One: Darkness Rising ([[Universal|Universal Pictures UK]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Saison 1 Vol. 1: Le retour des Decepticons ([[Universal|Universal Pictures France]]) — English, French, Italian, Dutch and Spanish audio. 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Staffel 1 - Das Bündnis (EDEL:kids) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Stagione 1 Vol. 1: La rimonta delle tenebre ([[Universal|Universal Pictures IT]]) — English, Italian, Dutch, French and Spanish audio. 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Saison 1: L'intégrale (Universal Pictures France) — English, French, Italian, Dutch and Spanish audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One (Universal Pictures UK)
;Blu-ray
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Staffel 1 - Das Bündnis (EDEL:kids) — English and German audio. 

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Legacy of Hope

2026-01-09T21:17:14Z

Randall xCain: /* Transformers references */ He displayed this ability in the Siege cartoon first, but ROTB definitely made it a "thing," so its still the one worth mentioning

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|prev=Hometown Heroes
|next=
|title="Legacy of Hope"
|season=4
|season ep=2
|airdate=[[December 5]], [[2025]] (Paramount+) TBA (Nickelodeon)
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]] [[Nickelodeon]]
|writers=[[Ian Busch]] Dale Malinowski [[Greg Weisman]]
|animation studio=[[88 Pictures]]
|directors=[[Abe Audish]] [[Vinton Heuck|Vinton T. Heuck]] [[Scooter Tidwell]]
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'''Everyone goes to Cybertron where a familiar evil from Optimus's past is gathering power.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]: [[Hot Rod (ES)|Hot Rod]] arrives via [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]] carrying the [[Emberstone]], and is followed by [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto]] moments later. Hot Rod simply transforms and drives away, and Mo has to stop Robby's futile attempt at pursuit, insisting they need to go back and get backup. Menacing shapes close in on the two kids, forcing them to seek a hiding place, but the shelter they find is soon ripped away.

The rest of the Malto family along with [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] also arrive, and [[Alex Malto|Alex]] identifies their landing point as [[Praxus]], though the city appears to be in ruins. They head for a nearby secret [[Autobot]] base which [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] knows will have a [[Spark]] scanner. While they walk, [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] spots footprints and thinks they should follow the tracks, leading to an argument with Twitch which he acquiesces on. They eventually reach the base, but initial scans show no spark signatures in the city. As scans continue, Thrash attempts to use an Autobot secure channel to contact Optimus, but inadvertently attracts a horde of [[Sparkless]] to the building, forcing the group to fight until the scan can finish. Finally Bumblebee manages to lure the horde outside before the scan finishes, giving the team two possible leads: a dead zone where the scan has been blocked, and the location of two [[Decepticon]]s. Twitch and Thrash break into an argument over which of the two options is the best to pursue. It becomes more heated when Twitch realizes Thrash has told the others about her issue and ends with the pair deciding to pursue their chosen leads.

[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], Alex, Bumblebee and [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] join Twitch in heading towards the scan void and she grouses about her brother. Meanwhile Megatron, [[Dot Malto|Dot]] and [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] accompany Thrash to the location of the two Decepticons where Thrash scouts ahead to find there are actually three Transformers there. Twitch finds only a huge hole in the ground and she realizes she's led them to absolutely nothing and Thrash was right. The others try to cheer her up, but they're interrupted by the arrival of Decepticons, specifically [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]'s group returned from Earth, and a fight ensues.

The other group find the three Decepticons have gone, but are soon under attack by a group of identical bots — [[Mirage (ES)|Mirage]] and his holographic clones, and their attempts to convince the Autobot that they're on the same side fall on deactivated audio sensors. When Thrash gets comms from Twitch asking for help, his team is busy fighting Mirage to go help. Dot suddenly spots human footprints on the ground and follows them to a nearby building where she finds Robby and Mo in [[exosuit]]s, getting the two kids to convince Mirage to stop fighting. Robby and Mo quickly fill the others in on what Hot Rod's done before wondering where everyone else is, causing Thrash to remember Twitch's earlier distress call. Meanwhile Twitch's team has reached an impasse with the Decepticons, but then a huge structure rises from the ground — Liege Maximo's fortress.

Optimus Prime is hauled in chains to a pod which opens revealing [[Liege Maximo]]. Optimus is shocked as he and the other Primes had long ago combined forces to trap Maximo in a void. Maximo reveals he's tracked down and destroyed the other Primes, wielding the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] as proof of [[Prima]]'s death. Maximo intends to use the power he's accumulated to take control of worlds and transform them into energon, and to this end he wants the [[Matrix of Leadership]] so he can command other life forms. He begins cutting into Optimus's chest, however the fortress has been invaded by Mirage, who is able to rescue Optimus, [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] and [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]], but Maximo prevents them from rescuing [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] and they're forced to leave without their comrade.

Thrash's group joins Twitch's team in the battle against the 'Cons, and they're soon also joined by Optimus Prime's group emerging from Maximo's fortress. Even with reinforcements, they're forced to flee when the 'Cons take Dot, Alex and Thrash hostage. The trio are taken before an unimpressed Maximo.

Mirage takes the others to [[Mirage's Garage]], an old converted Decepticon base. The Autobots observe they feel like they're low on energon, and Nightshade works out that it's as if Cybertron itself is leeching power from them — Mirage confirms that that's why everyone's joined "Team Liege". With few other options, they come up with a plan to get an energon refinery working again, and with the Cybertronians out of action bar Mirage, the task is assigned to the Terrans. Once they leave, Megatron realizes Maximo will need to take the Emberstone and [[Enigma of Combination]] to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. Optimus wants to go scout the area, but Megatron points out he needs to keep the Matrix safe, so instead Bumblebee heads out with Megatron and Elita-1. A short time later, Mo realizes Robby has gone — he's joined the trio, with Bumblebee reluctantly agreeing to let him tag along.

Twitch's team reaches the energon refinery where Nightshade effects repairs with the help of Wheeljack via comms. While this is happening, the rest of the team is jumped by [[Scorponok (ES)|Scorponok]] but keep him busy until Nightshade completes the fix. Scorponok tries to claim the energon in Liege Maximo's name, leading to him chasing the Terrans until Jawbreaker renders him unconscious. The group heads out into a sandstorm and begin making their way back to the garage.

Liege Maximo arrives at the Well of Sparks with Hot Rod and [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]]. Bumblebee's group observes from a distance as Maximo pulls out the Enigma and Emberstone. Scorponok arrives and reports on events at the refinery, believing Twitch's team will have perished in the sandstorm. The group has, in fact, arrived back at the garage minus Twitch, who is lost in the sandstorm. At the Well, Robby sees his opportunity and goes for the Emberstone, only to be struck down by Maximo. The Enigma and Emberstone combine over the Well, producing a column of light and creating huge metal tendrils from the surface of Cybertron which spread to other nearby planets. Liege Maximo claims victory and demands to know where Optimus and the Matrix of Leadership are. When the team refuses to tell him, Liege pulls [[Triptych Mask|a staff]] from his chest and uses it to probe Robby's mind and discover the location of Mirage's Garage.

Still lost in the sandstorm, Twitch is knocked out by a piece of flying debris and finds herself in the presence of [[Quintus Prime]]. She berates him for not being there for her and insists he go talk to someone more worthy, but he instead leaves her with some words of inspiration. In the garage, Optimus is fading fast when Twitch arrives with the energon. Her warning about the incoming Decepticons allows them to ambush the 'Cons. This only gives them a small advantage, and Optimus's attempts to reason with Hot Rod don't go well. Finally Liege himself turns up and, pointing the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] at Optimus, demands the Matrix. Optimus reluctantly opens his chest to reveal an empty cavity. Maximo quickly works out that the missing Twitch has the Matrix and orders Hot Rod to go find her, shrugging off his request for energon. Hot Rod reacts by turning on Maximo.

Twitch arrives at Maximo's fortress with the energon from the refinery and frees everyone. Thrash is taken aback when Twitch is supportive of him, and heads off with Elita and Prowl to help Optimus. Twitch and the rest of the group stay to search as Twitch has sensed via the Matrix that someone is in great pain.

At the garage, Maximo beats Optimus severely until [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] suggests maybe they go look for Twitch, however Maximo is sure she'll turn up to help her family.

Twitch's group stumbles on the source of the feelings of pain she's been experiencing — the [[AllSpark]]! They're joined by Breakdown, but soon realize that the AllSpark is draining the energon out of everything and one due to a [[Liegian Darts|Liegian Dart]] stuck in the side of it. As a human, Robby is immune to the AllSpark's power and pulls the dart from it.

Liege Maximo terminates Optimus with the Star Saber, a state of affairs that lasts all of a second before Optimus is brought back online by the power of the AllSpark. The Decepticons, realizing Maximo has been lying to them about the AllSpark's destruction, turn on the Prime and blast him through the roof before leaving. Liege is still defiant before the Autobot/Malto forces, using the Star Saber to call in another horde of Sparkless. The team is able to take out the Sparkless, leaving just Maximo again, but he produces the [[Blades of Time]], intending to use them to turn Breakdown back to his side. Bumblebee throws himself in front of Breakdown and the blades regress him to an earlier form. Maximo then unleashes the Blades on Megatron while fighting Optimus, before terminating the former Decepticon leader with the Requiem Blaster. Maximo demands the Matrix and Twitch throws it to him before the Terrans all attack the evil Prime. Quickly realizing that the horns are his weak point, they manage to slice said horns off, resulting in Liege Maximo disappearing into a singularity.

The mechanical tendrils connecting the nearby worlds retract, freeing them. Optimus picks up the discarded Matrix and returns it to his chest, while Robby turns down Hot Rod's offer of the Emberstone back. They take Megatron's body to the AllSpark, which mends the hole in his chest however he is still dead. Jawbreaker announces he's staying on Cybertron for a while, and the family shares a hug, right as Megatron returns to life. Unfortunately the Blades of Time have regressed him to his hostile wartime self, and he immediately leaves through the Spacebridge. Twitch believes they can turn Megatron back to the side of good, and the team rolls out to go find him.

[['Til all are one]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (ES)|Hot Rod]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] (11)
*[[Mirage (ES)|Mirage]] (14)
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (25)
*[[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] (28)
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] (29)
*[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Octopunch (ES)|Octopunch]] (16)
*[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (19)
*[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] (20)
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] (21)
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] (22)
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] (23)
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (24)
*[[Breakdown (ES)|Breakdown]] (26)
*[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] (27)
*[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] (31)
*[[Bombshell (ES)|Bombshell]] (33)
*[[Scorponok (ES)|Scorponok]] (34)

|c3=
*[[Robby Malto]] (2)
*[[Mo Malto]] (3)
*[[Dot Malto]] (4)
*[[Alex Malto]] (6)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (5)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (7)
*[[Twitch]] (8)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (9)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (10)

|h5=Others||c5=
*[[Sparkless]] (13)
*[[Liege Maximo]] (32)
*[[Quintus Prime]] (35)
}}

==Quotes==
"There's one in our secret base not far from here." 
"The one in the polonium-packing district?" 
"Okay, make that a not-so-secret base."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Megatron'''

"I can't believe I finally get to Cybertron and the planet tries to kill me."
:—'''Jawbreaker'''

"We have already won, because I dare to do what Optimus never had the courage to: show the universe our strength and have all kneel before us"
:—'''Liege Maximo'''

"You are not alone. Lifeforms gifted with reason eventually question themselves. Those who never do are dangerous. Twitch, what makes any of us strong is believing we can be."
:—'''Quintus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Twitch is continuing her issues from the previous episode of feeling useless because she was out of action during the battle against the [[Quintesson]]s.
* The [[AllSpark]] returns. We first learned in "[[Warzone]]" that Megatron threw the Allspark into the Space Bridge back in [[2007]] and had wondered ever since if it made it back to Cybertron. Well, it did... kinda.
* Breakdown standing guard over an imprisoned Bumblebee might be a role reversal from the Season 1 finale "[[The Last Hope, Part 2]]" when Bumblebee was outside of Breakdown's prison cell.

===Transformers references===
* The concept of Sparkless zombie-like Transformers originates in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' cartoon]].
* Liege Maximo originates from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' Marvel comics]]. While he's had a few appearances in print since then, this is his first major role in an animated production.
* The tendrils interconnecting planets results in a structure that evokes the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]], Maximo’s project which was lightly touched on in G2 and explored in more detail in the unofficial [[Alignment]].
* The [[Exosuit]]s were first introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Mirage's ability to multiply himself was popularized in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', his more jokey light-hearted personality also seems to be based off his ROTB portrayal.
* The staff Liege uses to probe Robby’s memories is [[Onyx Prime]]’s [[Triptych Mask]], portrayed as a spear rather than an actual mask like it was in ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' and the recent ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|toy.]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] sports [[The Fallen]]’s unique [[insignia]] created for ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes.]]''
* Speaking of The Fallen, Liege Maximo’s given backstory of turning on the rest of the [[Thirteen]] and being imprisoned in another dimension is highly reminiscent of Megatronus’ usual story. They even mention having erased Maximo from history!
* Optimus Prime was apparently present for the Thirteen’s defeat of Liege Maximo, all but stating that he himself was one of their number. Issue is, Prime himself stated in an [[Disarmed|earlier episode]] that he was once Orion Pax. The probable intent was for him to have been reincarnated, like his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Aligned continuity counterpart]], but this is never addressed on-screen.
* While probably not intentional, Hot Rod’s portrayal as a reluctant follower of a system he knows is flawed while trying to do as much good as he can from the inside bears more than a little resemblance to his [[Hot Rod (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|portrayal]] in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]].

===Real-world references===
*

===Errors===
* Maximo mispronounces [[Prima]]’s name as “Pree-ma”.
* Why did the Decepticons seemingly build human-controllable exo-suits on Cybertron?
* If the Blades of Time can regress Bumblebee's body back to how it used to be, why didn't it do the same for Megatron? Megatron in the past said he adopted his tiltrotor aircraft alternate mode as a sign of good faith in his heel-face turn, we could probably chalk that up to the animators not having made a pre-Earth mode Megatron design but it does seem like an oversight.

===Trivia===
* [[Aaron LaPlante]] joins the cast of EarthSpark in this episode but was only credited as Additional Voices, much like [[Eric Bauza]] and [[Vanessa Marshall]] before him, he may have originally been cast as Liege Maximo before the decision to have [[Nolan North]] voice him was made.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'espoir en héritage'''" ("Hope as a legacy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 5]], 2025
::*[[Gilles Morvan]] does not return to dub Prowl's few lines, [[Fabrice Josso]] does not return to dub Wheeljack's line, and [[Sylvain Agaësse]] does not return to voice Shockwave's line. Who cares? It's only the big finale...
::*Still on that note, Breakdown changes voice again. And this, despite the presence of [[Arthur Pestel]], who voiced him in ''The Last Hope'', who dubs Hot Rod in this very episode. Who cares? It's only the big finale...

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Reverse Convoy

2025-10-23T21:24:46Z

Randall xCain: /* Robotmasters cartoon */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Reverse Convoy is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Reverse convoy cartoon copy.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
'''Reverse Convoy''' (リバースコンボイ ''Ribāsu Konboi''), from the planet [[Vehicon (planet)|Vehicon]], is an expert in the field of energy production. He utilizes a [[black hole]] link system, to unknown ends. The use of this system had the inadvertent effect of allowing Reverse Convoy to become possessed by the [[spark]] of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]].

==Fiction==
===''Robotmasters'' cartoon===
Suddenly bursting out of a building, Reverse Convoy nearly misses a shot on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] whilst managing to knock [[Wingstun]] out of the sky. After he transforms, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] closes in on Starscream and makes short work of him, descending to the ground to thank the newcomer, asking if he followed [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] into this world, which Reverse Convoy confirms, stating the dimensional detector let him follow them into this world. Later intervening on the ongoing scuffle, he suddenly shoots [[Star Saber (Victory)| Victory Saber]] out of the sky, surprising Optimus Primal who asks him what he thinks he's doing, to which he reveals his true nature as the "King of Dark Demons," Reverse Megatron. Transforming to blast Optimus Primal away, he then tries to ram [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], knocking him away with his tank barrel, amusing Megatron with his newfound reinforcements, as Reverse Convoy gears up to attack, [[Lio Convoy |Lio Convoy]] bites down on his barrel and flings him away, landing on [[Gigant Bomb]] with Megatron. Combating the Double Convoy Tornado, Megatron and Reverse Convoy dish out their own tornado attack, unfortunately for them, Lio Convoy interupts the fight with his Lio Typhoon Arrow. Defeated, the two Megatrons retreat, but not before promising to return another day. {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (episode)|Lio Convoy Storms In}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[File:Reverse convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Who you gonna call?]]
Reverse Convoy possessed an [[Energon Matrix]], making him a target of the multiversal threat, [[Grand Scourge]], and his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword. Reverse Convoy was attacked and left for dead and his body was found by the wayward [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

===''Robotmasters'' comic===
Travelling to [[Earth]], Megatron posed as Reverse Convoy and quickly earned the trust of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his allies, who were busy battling Megatron's time-displaced successor, "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Beast Megatron]]" for control of the planet's [[solitarium]]. {{storylink|Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior}} Not long after, however, he brilliantly revealed himself as "Rebirth Megatron", and attacked the assembled Autobots. His deception exposed, Megatron subsequently allied himself with Beast Megatron. {{storylink|The Dark Emperor of Destruction, Reborn}}

Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, and all the combatants in the war for [[solitarium]] were returned to their proper place in space and time. {{storylink|And Then}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Reverse Convoy was a faithful Autobot servant of the [[Convoy Council]], a much more humble 'bot than his peers [[Lio Convoy]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], or [[Galaxy Convoy]]. Reverse Convoy lived in an era when the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] threat was insignificant compared to the need for energy. When a strange new mechanical world was discovered, Reverse Convoy wasted no time in gathering a scientific team to explore the potential new colony. The planet proved to be a paradise. The native lifeforms, named the [[Tripuran]]s according to left-behind holograms, had long since vanished, but they left behind infrastructure that the Maximals were able to utilize. The Maximals named the planet Vehicon for the numerous automated factories on the planet that were put to new use. Most significantly, Vehicon's moon had been collapsed into a singularity, whose gravitational tides the Maximals used to generate enormous quantities of energon.

In the year 2004, the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was traveling via [[space bridge]] from the Decepticon frontline of conquest on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to survey the conflict with the Autobot [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] warriors on Earth. The explosion of the [[warp gate]] known as the ''[[Trigger]]'' a decade prior had imbued his spark with latent [[unspace|transwarp]] energies, which chose to erupt at that moment. Megatron was consequently displaced in time and space, saved from oblivion only by his personal link to a black hole. He discovered Reverse Convoy at his most vulnerable, and took advantage of an opening provided by [[Grand Scourge]] to possess the body of the dying Autobot through Reverse Convoy's own singularity connection. Ironically, if not for Megatron's intervention, Grand Scourge's attack would have been fatal. Too impatient to care about the energy-rich era of Reverse Convoy, Megatron leaped through the [[Blastizone|Blasty Zone]] back to his native era while the [[Solitarium War]] was in progress.

After Megatron was expelled from Reverse Convoy's body, Reverse Convoy apologized for allowing his body to be used in such a way. Reverse Convoy was subsequently sent back to his proper timeframe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}}

==Toys==
===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RMtoy reverse convoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|If Jonathan Joestar is a Cybertronian (at least in terms of having his body taken over).]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Reverse Convoy''' (2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-24'''
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': "Reverse Blaster", missile

: The only release in the seventh wave of Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Reverse Convoy is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Hero Megatron]] toy, transforming into a heavily modified blue and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|M1 Abrams tank]]. In addition to a new Prime/Convoy styled head that flips out of the same compartment as the head on the original version of the mold, the toy features a brand new "Mega Blaster" cannon assembly that houses most of the toy's new features. The Mega Blaster fires a spring-loaded blue missile, and the rear of the cannon can be removed and transformed into the hand-held "Reverse Blaster" weapon, featuring twin barrels and a rack of six (non-removable) missiles. Once the Reverse Blaster is removed, the toy's "Rebirth Megatron" head can be rotated out from the back of the cannon to take the place of Reverse Convoy's head between the figure's shoulders.

: The toy still retains the opening panels on its forearms, despite no longer featuring the large missiles they are designed to store.

: This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Brightes]] and as [[Blue Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/ReverseConvoy/reverseconvoy.htm More information on Reverse Convoy at TFU.info]''
{{G2HeroMegatronMold}}

==Notes==
*"Reverse" and "Rebirth" are both read as ''Ribāsu'' (リバース) in Japanese.
*Reverse Convoy/Rebirth Megatron came with two different clip-out character art cards, depicting both of his robot modes. However, he only had a single clip-out [[bio]].

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Convoys]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Robotmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]

Reverse Convoy

2025-10-23T21:22:32Z

Randall xCain: /* Robotmasters cartoon */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Reverse Convoy is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Reverse convoy cartoon copy.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
'''Reverse Convoy''' (リバースコンボイ ''Ribāsu Konboi''), from the planet [[Vehicon (planet)|Vehicon]], is an expert in the field of energy production. He utilizes a [[black hole]] link system, to unknown ends. The use of this system had the inadvertent effect of allowing Reverse Convoy to become possessed by the [[spark]] of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]].

==Fiction==
===''Robotmasters'' cartoon===
Suddenly bursting out of a building, nearly misses a shot on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] whilst managing to knock [[Wingstun]] out of the sky. After he transforms, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] closes in on Starscream and makes short work of him, descending to the ground to thank the newcomer, asking if he followed [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] into this world, which Reverse Convoy confirms, stating the dimensional detector let him follow them into this world. Later intervening on the ongoing scuffle, he suddenly shoots [[Star Saber (Victory)| Victory Saber]] out of the sky, surprising Optimus Primal who asks him what he thinks he's doing, to which he reveals his true nature as the "King of Dark Demons," Reverse Megatron. Transforming to blast Optimus Primal away, he then tries to ram [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], knocking him away with his tank barrel, amusing Megatron with his newfound reinforcements, as Reverse Convoy gears up to attack, [[Lio Convoy |Lio Convoy]] bites down on his barrel and flings him away, landing on [[Gigant Bomb]] with Megatron. Combating the Double Convoy Tornado, Megatron and Reverse Convoy dish out their own tornado attack, unfortunately for them, Lio Convoy interupts the fight with his Lio Typhoon Arrow. Defeated, the two Megatrons retreat, but not before promising to return another day. {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (episode)|Lio Convoy Storms In}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[File:Reverse convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Who you gonna call?]]
Reverse Convoy possessed an [[Energon Matrix]], making him a target of the multiversal threat, [[Grand Scourge]], and his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword. Reverse Convoy was attacked and left for dead and his body was found by the wayward [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

===''Robotmasters'' comic===
Travelling to [[Earth]], Megatron posed as Reverse Convoy and quickly earned the trust of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his allies, who were busy battling Megatron's time-displaced successor, "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Beast Megatron]]" for control of the planet's [[solitarium]]. {{storylink|Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior}} Not long after, however, he brilliantly revealed himself as "Rebirth Megatron", and attacked the assembled Autobots. His deception exposed, Megatron subsequently allied himself with Beast Megatron. {{storylink|The Dark Emperor of Destruction, Reborn}}

Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, and all the combatants in the war for [[solitarium]] were returned to their proper place in space and time. {{storylink|And Then}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Reverse Convoy was a faithful Autobot servant of the [[Convoy Council]], a much more humble 'bot than his peers [[Lio Convoy]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], or [[Galaxy Convoy]]. Reverse Convoy lived in an era when the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] threat was insignificant compared to the need for energy. When a strange new mechanical world was discovered, Reverse Convoy wasted no time in gathering a scientific team to explore the potential new colony. The planet proved to be a paradise. The native lifeforms, named the [[Tripuran]]s according to left-behind holograms, had long since vanished, but they left behind infrastructure that the Maximals were able to utilize. The Maximals named the planet Vehicon for the numerous automated factories on the planet that were put to new use. Most significantly, Vehicon's moon had been collapsed into a singularity, whose gravitational tides the Maximals used to generate enormous quantities of energon.

In the year 2004, the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was traveling via [[space bridge]] from the Decepticon frontline of conquest on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to survey the conflict with the Autobot [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] warriors on Earth. The explosion of the [[warp gate]] known as the ''[[Trigger]]'' a decade prior had imbued his spark with latent [[unspace|transwarp]] energies, which chose to erupt at that moment. Megatron was consequently displaced in time and space, saved from oblivion only by his personal link to a black hole. He discovered Reverse Convoy at his most vulnerable, and took advantage of an opening provided by [[Grand Scourge]] to possess the body of the dying Autobot through Reverse Convoy's own singularity connection. Ironically, if not for Megatron's intervention, Grand Scourge's attack would have been fatal. Too impatient to care about the energy-rich era of Reverse Convoy, Megatron leaped through the [[Blastizone|Blasty Zone]] back to his native era while the [[Solitarium War]] was in progress.

After Megatron was expelled from Reverse Convoy's body, Reverse Convoy apologized for allowing his body to be used in such a way. Reverse Convoy was subsequently sent back to his proper timeframe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}}

==Toys==
===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RMtoy reverse convoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|If Jonathan Joestar is a Cybertronian (at least in terms of having his body taken over).]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Reverse Convoy''' (2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-24'''
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': "Reverse Blaster", missile

: The only release in the seventh wave of Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Reverse Convoy is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Hero Megatron]] toy, transforming into a heavily modified blue and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|M1 Abrams tank]]. In addition to a new Prime/Convoy styled head that flips out of the same compartment as the head on the original version of the mold, the toy features a brand new "Mega Blaster" cannon assembly that houses most of the toy's new features. The Mega Blaster fires a spring-loaded blue missile, and the rear of the cannon can be removed and transformed into the hand-held "Reverse Blaster" weapon, featuring twin barrels and a rack of six (non-removable) missiles. Once the Reverse Blaster is removed, the toy's "Rebirth Megatron" head can be rotated out from the back of the cannon to take the place of Reverse Convoy's head between the figure's shoulders.

: The toy still retains the opening panels on its forearms, despite no longer featuring the large missiles they are designed to store.

: This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Brightes]] and as [[Blue Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/ReverseConvoy/reverseconvoy.htm More information on Reverse Convoy at TFU.info]''
{{G2HeroMegatronMold}}

==Notes==
*"Reverse" and "Rebirth" are both read as ''Ribāsu'' (リバース) in Japanese.
*Reverse Convoy/Rebirth Megatron came with two different clip-out character art cards, depicting both of his robot modes. However, he only had a single clip-out [[bio]].

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Convoys]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Robotmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]

Talk:Cartoons

2025-10-23T20:40:25Z

Randall xCain: /* Victory and Beast Wars II captions */

== Prime Wars Trilogy should have its own section ==

While it began with short episodes in ''Combiner Wars'', the episodes in ''Titans Return'' and ''Power of the Primes'' run for as long as ''Cyberverse'' episodes. It might've aired on a relatively obscure platform, but it's still a full-on cartoon attached to a large toyline. It's not miscellaneous. --[[User:Leo1452|King Kid]] ([[User talk:Leo1452|talk]]) 07:49, 2 June 2020 (EDT)

==Victory and Beast Wars II captions==

Ok, to me, both of these look like pretty low-grade captions that aren’t informative on the shows, don’t have jokes, and are kinda backhand insults. I’d like to suggest we change them to something better. [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 19:27, 18 January 2024 (EST)
:No. Most of the captions are snarky backhanded compliments, even about the American shows. Victory and BWII don't get special treatment. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:10, 18 January 2024 (EST)
::Then can we be less snarky? (Source of complaints: https://twitter.com/PaperPlaneTF/status/1747760712129343497?t=sPFE8halua37PXOfoPp_IQ&s=19)[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 20:20, 18 January 2024 (EST)
:::Yes, we're all *very* aware. And no. Now everything gets to be equally snarky across all shows. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:21, 18 January 2024 (EST)
::::Yea, to be equally snarky we need to tune them down, that’s the point. The Beast Wars II one is just lazy for that matter. Is there an argument for keeping them rather than inertia? We can make them both funnier and more informative and it wouldn’t even be hard.[[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 00:40, 20 January 2024 (EST)
:::::Starting up on this again, I would really like to argue in favor of changing the caption for at least the Victory image, I feel as though the general perception on the TF Animes has shifted and the original consensus on being "classic weird Japan" or otherwise lesser to western counterparts is outdated, and it especially feels lazy, the BW2 one can stay, since that ones more specific, but the Victory caption is a diss towards Transformers Anime as a whole in a way that feels immature. [[User:Randall xCain|Randall xCain]] ([[User talk:Randall xCain|Randall xCain]]) 16:40, 23 October 2025 (EST)

==Animated movies==
Since the 1986 movie is on the list of cartoons should Predacons Rising and Transformers One also be on the list? [[User:1levichurch]] ([[User talk:1levichurch|talk]]) 03:21, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
:Predacons Rising is already mentioned in the article. I'm also a little hesitant about adding TF1; TFTM and PR make sense to mention since they're part of the stories for their respective cartoons, whereas TF1 is just a movie, even if it's an animated one. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 04:39, 19 August 2025 (EDT)

Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts issue 2

2025-10-18T21:33:24Z

Randall xCain: /* Synopsis */

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'''Hot Shot interviews Shockwave and talks about the Matrix.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] welcomes the viewers back to ''Hot Shot's Jam Sessions'', introducing today's guest, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] of [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]. Hot Shot remarks upon Shockwave's various feats, including his usurpation of leadership of the Decepticons from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]; the creation of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]; and taking out nearly all the Autobots with one blast. Shockwave point out he also possessed the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] for a period of time. Hot Shot is unimpressed, pointing out that multiple people have managed to steal or posses the Matrix, from other Decepticons, various aliens, and even a [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|human teenager]]; anyone who plans to is practically bound to succeed. Shockwave protests, pointing out that he was unable to re-obtain the Matrix from the teenager, and when Hot Shot says that sounds sad, claims that the drills operate slowly, and he was unable to see the operation to conclusion. Hot Shot ignores this, claiming that it's easy to do so; just run up to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus]], tell him his shoes are untied, and yank it out while he's distracted. To prove his point, Hot Shot goes off, and returns as Shotimus Prime, re-titling his show ''Shotimus Prime's Interviewy Times''. Shockwave is baffled by the illogicality and Hot Shot's stumped as well. After all, Prime doesn't have shoelaces!

==Featured characters==
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==Notes==
* Characters mentioned include: [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], the [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]], a [[Klud|space whale]], a [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|human teenager]], and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]].

===Transformers references===
* The Shockwave interviewed is, obviously enough, the one from the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic. His feats mentioned include taking over the Decepticons from Megatron from issue [[The New Order|#5]], creating Jetfire and Devastator from issue [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#10]], and taking out the Autobots in issue [[The Last Stand|#4]].
* The various individuals listed who have taken the Matrix include: Starscream (who bonded to it in issue [[Total War!|#10]] of ''Generation 2''); Megatron (who stole it from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in ''Generation 2'' issue [[The Gathering Darkness|#6]]); Thunderwing (who bonded with it in issue [[Dark Creation|#65]]); the Deathbringer (who was shown to be altered by it in issue #65, recalling events that happened in the Marvel UK version of the comic in issues [[Deathbringer (issue)|#235-236]]); the Klud (who was revived by its energies in issue [[Deadly Obsession|#64]]); and Buster Witwicky (to whom Prime passed it onto in issue [[The Worse of Two Evils!|#6]]). Shockwave's attempt to drill into Buster happened in issue [[Prime Time!|#12]].
* Hot Shot's Shotimus Prime form is repurposed from the 2003 ''Universe'' toyline's release of the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] toy, redecoed in yellow and sold at Sam's Club.

[[Category:TransTech issues]]

Decepticon

2025-10-18T03:54:42Z

Randall xCain: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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{{disambig2|the Transformers faction|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|The Decepticons}}
[[File:Symbol decept reg.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Get this tattooed on you and all you'll need is a black trenchcoat and a long ponytail. Then people will love you.]]

{{quote|'''''Decepticon''' (di-sep-ti-con) A member of a subversive sect or society. From the noun — 'deception'; one who deceives.|the [[New Cybertronic Dictograph]]}}

The '''Decepticons''' are one of the primary factions in the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' mythos. They are typically concerned with such things as conquering [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], defeating the [[Autobot]]s, amassing large quantities of [[energon]], developing powerful weaponry, and beating people up. Not necessarily in that order.

Unlike the Autobots, whose leader is a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] bearing a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], the Decepticons are led by the [[Decepticon leader|most powerful]] of their ranks. This tends to cause some conflict, given how generally ''every'' Decepticon thinks that they're the most powerful.

Also, the Decepticons are not exactly the most compassionate beings in the universe, but not all fight for greed. More than a few have a [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|sense]] [[Scourge (Cybertron)|of]] [[Dreadwing (Prime)|honor]], while others believe that Cybertron would be better protected by [[Decepticon Empire|aggressive expansion]]. Even though the name does a good job of demonizing them, it usually comes from a sense of being evil ''ironically'' or due to being labelled as such, as most members genuinely believe that their cause is just and are just seen as the bad guys by the Autobots... or are just psychopaths looking for an excuse to do what they do.

Ultimately, the Decepticons desire to protect their homeworld, even if it is at the expense of others. [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Usually]].

In at least [[2019 IDW continuity|one universe]], the faction starts off being named the '''Ascenticons''' before taking its more traditional appellation.

{{bigquote|We are the unstoppable force. We are your new masters. We are '''Decepticons'''. And when you finally bend the knee... you will thank us for the privilege!|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]|[[Transformers (2023) issue 22|''Transformers'' #22]]}}

==Generation 1 continuity family==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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The Decepticons emerged from the gladiatorial [[Games (competition)|State Games]], which caused [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s rise to public prominence - in the aftermath of the destructive Vos-Tarn War, Megatron was able to use his fame and charisma to unite both the survivors and the planet's malcontents into a new army. His plan was to turn Cybertron into a mobile cosmic dreadnought and conquer the galaxy. {{storylink|State Games}} The Decepticons developed new technology to allow them to transform into attack vehicles and weaponry, launching a devastating attack that killed billions and shook the planet from its orbit before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] turned the tide.

Megatron, Shockwave and others were lost on Earth for four million years; as Optimus was too, the Autobots swiftly lost ground to Decepticon leaders [[Trannis]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. Cybertron was devastated and conquered, causing the cream of the Decepticons to leave the burnt-out planet to form a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] out in the stars, while Straxus threw all those he considered weak into the [[Smelting pool]]. The Empire would go on to slaughter and Cyberform planet after planet, their actions unknown on Cybertron.

Eventually the Earth-bound Decepticons would awaken in 1984, sparking off a new front in the war. After the presumed suicide of Megatron, an escalation in fighting would see Decepticon leadership fragment and change hands rapidly, with frequent clashes, plots and counter-plots between the primary leadership, namely [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], until most of them were killed in the [[Underbase]] conflict, leaving Scorponok the only surviving commander. A brief truce with the Autobots was held when [[Unicron]] attacked in 1991, but Scorponok was killed in the following conflict. Immediately after this, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] came to power. Charismatic and driven, Bludgeon turned the beaten Decepticons into a new army; after a defeat on [[Klo]], they regrouped and reorganised. ([[Another Time & Place|In one reality, they were immediately massacred afterward.]])

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====Earthforce====
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In the side-continuity of [[Earthforce]], while Unicron continued on to Cybertron, Megatron and Shockwave continued a Decepticon civil war on Earth with a small handful of troops - wasting most of their time trying to take each other out. Eventually Soundwave and Starscream overthrew them, uniting both factions into a stronger Decepticon force. The two former leaders attempted to regain their position but never appeared to succeed.

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Bludgeon invaded Earth with the intention of capturing the Matrix and making a new generation of Decepticons, but Megatron returned, killed Bludgeon in one-on-one combat, and stole this plan. However, the threat of the Cybertronian Empire forced an alliance between the Autobots and Decepticons again.

====''Classics''====
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====''Regeneration One''====
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Following Bludgeon's defeat on Klo, the Autobots turned their attention internally to Cybertron, repatriating Decepticons who chose to lay down their arms while leaving Bludgeon's faction free to conquer other planets and build up his [[Warworld]]. Having abandoned Earth to its own devices, the Autobots were unaware of Megatron's revival, and his subsequent devastation of the planet with the help of his horde of [[Zombie|zombified]] Decepticons (which included a few Autobots in its ranks by circumstance). The horde was stopped when Optimus Prime killed Megatron once and for all.

Meanwhile, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] used the Decepticons on Cybertron to subvert the Autobots' peace, destroying the [[Last Autobot]] and clearing the way for Bludgeon's eventual return. In the interim, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] launched his own covert invasion of Cybertron, with the intent of using his [[Gene Key]] to overwrite the [[CNA]] of every Autobot on the planet, turning them into Decepticons. Scorponok's efforts were ultimately thwarted by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and Bludgeon's subsequent invasion was ultimately repelled by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], but at the expense of leaving the Autobots virtually defenseless.

While Rodimus led an Autobot task force on a preemptive strike against the Cybertronian Empire's [[Hub (G2)|Hub network]], the [[Dark Matrix|Dark Matrix creature]], which had manipulated events on Cybertron, Earth, and [[Nebulos]], spread itself across Cybertron, turning every Transformer it could reach into [[Shadow-leech]]es. The last known surviving Decepticons were [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who, facing extinction, renounced the ways of the Decepticons and became ambassadors for peace.

====''Transformers '84''====
The ultimate ambition of the Decepticons was to reshape their world into a planet conquering warworld through what was known as [[Project Dreadnought]]. While they had great successes in the war's opening stages, Megatron's increasing obsession with defeating Optimus Prime stalled their expansion efforts, {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}} and created fractures in the army. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

After Megatron and [[Decepticon High Command]] had been lost in space, {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}} [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] became the closest thing to the new [[Decepticon leader]], leading his army on a violent campaign against [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]' Autobots. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
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The Decepticons began life as a line of military hardware robots created by the [[Quintesson]]s, alongside the consumer goods robots that would become the Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} It is unknown exactly what role the military hardware robots played in the eventual rebellion of the robots against their creators; the only ones seen to participate in the conflict were the Autobots' ancestors, led by [[Alpha Trion|A-3]], but given their fighting ability, the proto-Decepticons seem like they would have made logical soldiers in the fight. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

Following the defeat of the Quintessons and their exile from Cybertron, a brief period of peace descended, before the base differences between the two breeds of robot led to the outbreak of conflict. Lusting for power, the Decepticons, as they now called themselves, rallied under [[Trannis|a leader]] and began a war with the peaceful Autobots, who proved unable to match their inborn military skills. After the fall of several successive Autobot leaders, the heroic robots turned to stealth, and invented the art of [[transformation]]; with this edge, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] defeated the Decepticons' leader, ending the war and ushering in the prosperous [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}
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Over time, the defeated Decepticons married transformation technology with [[robot mode]] flight powers, leading to the creation of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] around nine million years ago. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Gathering like-minded warriors like the loyal [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], the emotionless [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the young upstart [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], and brain-washing others into his service with the [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]], {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Megatron slew Sentinel Prime and reignited the war. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Against the Autobots under the command of new leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], the protracted warfare ran for five million years, draining Cybertron dry of energy and forcing the Transformers to seek new power sources on other planets. When Optimus Prime's best and brightest departed on this quest aboard [[Ark (G1)|a spacecraft]], Megatron's elite followed them, and the battle that erupted led to a crash-landing on prehistoric Earth that entombed all the combatants in stasis for four million years. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

In 1984, a volcanic explosion led to the reactivation of the Transformers; the Decepticons were first to recover, and immediately set about plundering Earth's natural resources to build a [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]] that would take them back to Cybertron. Sabotaged in mid-flight, the ship crashed into one of Earth's oceans, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} but the Decepticons survived and rebuilt the crippled craft to serve as their new [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|headquarters]] for the continuing conflict on the planet. A [[space bridge]] was established between Earth and Cybertron, and any resources the villains could purloin would be sent back to the dying planet to secure their stranglehold over it. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}
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At some point over the next twenty years, the Decepticons focused their attentions away from Earth and managed to take complete control of Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to relocate to twin moonbases on Cybertron's two satellites, and to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. In 2005, learning that the Autobots planned a major strike to retake Cybertron, the Decepticons launched an [[Battle of Autobot City|attack]] on Autobot City, with disastrous consequences for the Autobots. The battle saw one of the Decepticons' long held dreams achieved in the death of Optimus Prime, but Megatron was damaged, and left to rot in deep space, along with several of his wounded followers. Found by the monster planet [[Unicron]], Megatron was reformatted by him into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], and the others into [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, in return for their servitude. Soon after, while Unicron was attacking the Decepticon-controlled Cybertron, Galvatron duelled with the new Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], who triumphed and hurled him into the void of space. Their world and their forces devastated and their leader gone, the Decepticons were easily routed by the Autobots, who forced them into exile on the burned-out world of [[Chaar]] while they retook and restored Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{quote|Once the Decepticons held the quadrant through terror, now we scrap like [[Slaarg]]s over a few [[energon cube]]s.|[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]|[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]}}
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On Chaar, the Decepticons faced constant energy shortages and engaged in constant in-fighting over what little they did have. Determined to restore order, Cyclonus hatched a plan to locate the lost Galvatron, in hopes that he could lead the Decepticons to glory once more. Although they were successful, Galvatron proved to have been driven insane by his experiences, and while his return did herald the recommencement of hostilities with the Autobots, the Decepticons never quite recovered their old standing, continuing to operate on Chaar throughout 2006 and regularly entering into ill-fated alliances with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

Eventually, the Decepticons went into hiding following the resurrection of Optimus Prime. When they returned, it was in force, launching an attack on Autobot City in order to steal the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] on Cybertron, intending to use the chamber to overload the sun and destroy Earth and Cybertron together. The battle for the key carried several of their number to the planet [[Nebulos]], where they became [[binary bonding|binary bonded]] to the planet's evil rulers, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], as [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. They returned with the key to Cybertron, but Autobot intervention caused the energy of the chamber to backfire on them, hurling their battlestation [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], with the amassed forces of the Decepticons aboard, off into the far reaches of the universe. {{storylink|The Rebirth}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|In Japanese cartoon continuity, the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur, and Headmasters and Targetmasters have a different origin.}}
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Following the return of Optimus Prime, the Decepticons consolidated their power base by heavily fortifying Chaar and turning it into an actual, functional base of operations. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Their ranks were swelled with the addition of the Decepticon Headmasters—Cybertronians who had fled their homeworld millions of years before and taken up residence on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], but who had been exiled by the local leader [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] for an attempted coup. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Headmaster commander [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] coveted leadership of the Decepticons for himself, and finally obtained it when the Autobot Headmasters entombed Galvatron in an iceberg. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Under Scorponok's leadership, the Decepticons nearly succeeded in destroying the Earth with [[crysmagnetal]] and [[plasma energy]], but upon the destruction of Scorponok's [[Transtector]], they ultimately elected to finally withdraw from Earth once and for all. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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The Decepticons returned to Chaar, and over the next few years, fought the Autobots on [[Athenia]] in a series of space-based exchanges that became known as the [[Master Wars]]. Circumstances changed when the mysterious alien [[Devil Z]] was able to brainwash Scorponok, placing him and by extension, the entire Decepticon army, under his command. {{storylink|The Headmasters Now!!}} While Scorponok, now known as "BlackZarak", continued to lead the Decepticons' space based forces, a small group of [[Pretender]]s operating under Devil Z's direct command on Earth furthered the evil alien's attempts to fuse human and Transformer life to create the ultimate lifeform by bringing about the rise of the [[Headmaster Junior]]s and the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}} {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} A group of Autobot Pretenders worked to counter his schemes by doing the same, and the repeated failure of his human Transformers to triumph over their Autobot counterparts led Devil Z to conclude that he had been incorrect, and that humanity was of no use to him. He transformed the Headmaster Jr and Godmasters into full robotic lifeforms, but soon after, he and BlackZarak were destroyed by the Autobot leader [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], and the Decepticons fled the Earth once more. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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Leadership was briefly taken up by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], but by the year 2025, the Decepticon army was reorganized under the new Emperor of Destruction, [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], and began attacking numerous different planets all across the galaxy in pursuit of a world they could take for their own. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} Deathsaurus led the [[Breastforce]] and [[Dinoforce]] in attack on Earth, seizing enough energy to reactive his [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]], but he was stopped by the new Autobot [[Supreme Commander]], [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}
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Deathsaurus' defeat marked a decline in Decepticon activity, but soon a more supernatural force seized command: [[Violengiguar]], a being made up of the spirits of many defeated Decepticons, rallied together [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from throughout Decepticon history to capture for him the Autobots' new [[Energon Z]], and the life-giving [[Zodiac]], which he would combine to create a "[[Decepticon Zone]]" from which he could conquer the universe. His plans were stopped by new Autobot leader [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], {{storylink|Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone}} and the Zodiac was instead used to bring Optimus Prime back to life. This stood in the way of the plans of the mysterious alien [[Dark Nova]], so he used his powers to resurrect Galvatron from his Arctic tomb and transform him into Super Megatron. The Decepticon army was virtually non-existent under Dark Nova; Super Megatron had no actual Decepticon troops at his command, merely Dark Nova's [[Novaroid]] and [[Galaman]] warriors, though they did bear the Decepticon insignia. Dark Nova later upgraded Super Megatron into Ultra Megatron, then merged with him to become "Star Giant", but was destroyed by the resurrected Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy}}

By the year 2035, Decepticon leadership had been taken up by the enigmatic [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]], and fighting was primarily occurring in outer space once again. The development of [[Power Core Combination]] by the Autobots and their human allies on Earth drew Scrash's attention back to the planet, and he sent [[Battle Gaia]] and the [[Jet Corps]] to create distractions while a team of Decepticons reformatted to be able to take control of the Autobots' new inventions were sent to steal the combiner tech. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination}} Some reports suggest that when his plans were foiled, Scrash himself made another attack on the planet along with his warriors [[Flashwing]], [[Deathplay]], [[Darkfly]] and [[Sharpedge]] which also met with failure. {{storylink|Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline#2035-2036|2007 timeline}} [[File:G2 Humans killed Megatron's friend.jpg|thumb|There were also more gigantic plastic army men in the Japanese continuity.]] Following this, Megatron retook command of the Decepticons, but with his damaged sanity circuits repaired, he abandoned his evil ways and united the Decepticons with the Autobots as the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. This was not to last, unfortunately, when a misunderstanding led a human military unit to kill [[Kiloton|a Decepticon]], prompting Megatron to begin the war all over again. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|Autobots vs. Decepticons: Combat Secrets}}

Defeated by Optimus Prime in a duel in the [[Mirtonian constellation]], the badly wounded Megatron disappeared with the Decepticons into the far reaches of the universe, and the war appeared to be over once more. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|The Autobots Triumph in the Battle of Good Vs. Evil!}} Alas, it was not to be so, as a [[Galvatron II|parallel version of Galvatron from an alternate dimension]] appeared and took control of the Decepticon army, renewing hostilities {{storylink|Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version}} and bolstering their forces with the addition of biomechanically-engineered monsters. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
The Decepticons fought the Autobots in the Great War but were ultimately defeated and forced to sign the [[Pax Cybertronia]] which left them in a second class position. A small number of Decepticons were granted amnesty for their crimes but by the era of the [[Maximal]]s, most of these had retired. The Decepticons were succeeded by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] who shared their ancestors' dream of galactic conquest and schemed to quietly subvert the rule of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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The Decepticons arose out of the [[Gladiatorial combat|underground fights]] that Megatron once partook in. After discovering certain secrets about Cybertron's origin, including massive [[planetary engine]]s, Megatron began using the games to recruit combatants. For nearly half a million years, they grew in numbers and trained, until they rebelled against the [[Council of Ancients]] and took [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] by force.

While the war raged on, the Constructicons repaired the engines and introduced a mecha-forming process, but what they really needed was a power source. Megatron became convinced that he could find one powerful enough within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was in the possession of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. However, when Megatron finally killed the Prime, he discovered that it was not within him. Soon after, Optronix became Optimus Prime, and Megatron initiated a plan: an assassination team under Communications Officer [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] would elimate the Prime and claim the Matrix, while Military Operations Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] would lay siege to Iacon, preventing the Autobots from coming to Prime's rescue.

However, Megatron made two mistakes: he informed Air Commander [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] of his intentions, and he underestimated Optimus Prime. The Prime managed to erase some of Megatron's memories of what he discovered, while Starscream activated the mechaforming process using energy from the planetary engines. The engines were destroyed before the process was complete, ruining both. {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}}

After Megatron disappeared with Optimus Prime in a space bridge test, Shockwave became Decepticon leader, though Starscream and High Auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] broke off with their own splinter factions shortly afterwards. The Decepticons allied with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s Autobots and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] (an Autobot splinter group), to stop the machinations of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}} Several thousand years later, Shockwave was prepared to sign a peace treaty with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who had become Autobot leader, the LSC, and Ratbat's [[Ultracon]]. However, Megatron returned with the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], an army of [[Quintesson]] created [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] drones, whose abilities allowed the Decepticons to fully conquer Cybertron and enslave the Autobots. The Decepticons' control over Cybertron was ended when Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron and the Air Warriors were defeated. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

When Megatron disappeared along with the ''Nemesis'' crew, Shockwave again emerged as Decepticon leader, this time as head of a triumvirate including Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. With [[energon]] becoming scarce, Shockwave agreed to work with Ultra Magnus and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] in the creation of the [[Micromaster]]s, Transformers who were downsized for better fuel efficiency. Shockwave suffered a rebellion when [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] overthrew him, using Shockwave's severed head as a tool. {{storylink|Transformers: Micromasters}} However, all Transformers on Cybertron entered [[stasis lock]] when the [[Great Shutdown]] occurred.

Around 1,000 B.C.E., Shockwave was reactivated by Scourge, and then defeated the Unicronian Transformer. Studying Scourge and discovering some of the secrets Megatron had learned, Shockwave made peace with the Autobots, installing himself as Head of State with an [[Autobot High Council]] as a legislature, while Ultra Magnus became his senior security officer. However, the High Councillors were unsuited for peace time government, and gradually gave Shockwave more and more power... which is exactly what he had planned.

On Earth, the ''Nemesis'' crew was reawakened in 1984. Cut off from Cybertron, the Decepticons concluded that they had no other choice but to conquer the planet. Megatron soon learned that others had come looking for them, including [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. The Decepticons captured Jetfire and the Dinobots except Grimlock, and used the hostage situation to force Grimlock to serve the Decepticons. Additionally, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] located Earth and served under Megatron. In 1998, the Autobots allied with humanity to defeat the Decepticons. They were to be returned to Cybertron in the ''[[Ark II]]'', but Shockwave, through a human intermediary, sabotaged the ''Ark II'', causing the ship to crash and send the Transformers aboard into stasis lock.

Renegade members of the [[United States military]] managed to capture the Decepticons and a number of Autobots, intending to use them as instruments of war, but [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]] later stole them and set himself up as an arms dealer. Unfortunately, Megatron overwhelmed the programming that kept him a prisoner, and freed the other Decepticons. Megatron then intended to unleash a technovirus on Earth, but the Autobots defeated him. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

A year later, Shockwave arrived to tie up loose ends, quickly capturing Megatron and the ''Nemesis'' crew. Starscream ejected Megatron out of the ship carrying them to Cybertron, leaving him to die in space. The ''Nemesis'' crew were granted amnesty, but Starscream quickly recruited them into going back to Earth to conquer the planet, taking the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] with them. Shockwave was finally overthrown when Optimus Prime united the Autobot resistance groups, but he escaped with a small number of troops. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

Meanwhile, Megatron was rescued by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], who repaired his memory loss. Using some recovered Air Warriors, Megatron located the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who were used to take control of Shockwave's small army. On Earth, Starscream's failures during [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]'s rampage were reason enough to convince the ''Nemesis'' crew to mutiny against Starscream in Megatron's favor. With two combiner teams, an army of Seekers, Soundwave's cassettes, and knowledge of Earth's connection to Cybertron, Megatron prepared to lead the Decepticons on the conquests of Earth and Cybertron {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |G1 ongoing}}...

{{note|...At which point Dreamwave went bankrupt. Damn.}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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During the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], Cybertronian civilization was stratified by a [[Functionism|Functionist]] society that equated one's worth as an individual with the usefulness and uniqueness of one's altmode. Among the impoverished lower classes was a young, idealist miner named [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] who sought to peacefully end Functionism as an institution. His [[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress|treatise]] gathered momentum among Cybertron's working class,{{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} but the Decepticon movement didn't come about until later, when an embittered and disillusioned Megatron began circulating more radical and violent samizdat writings. Indeed, the name Decepticon was taken from one of Megatron's favorite rallying cries: "You are being deceived." They soon began scaring people in high society.

Despite the Senate's best efforts to quash the burgeoning social movement by instituting a [[Clampdown (event)|clampdown]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and having Megatron reassigned to distant mining colonies, {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} they proved unable to suppress Megatron for long; soon, the Decepticon leader found a way back to Cybertron {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} and eventually spearheaded an uprising in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], taking the city and killing [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Decepticons soon began spreading across the planet, recruiting downtrodden victims of Functionist society, smuggling illegal weapons, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}, and carrying out terrorist strikes in advance of their main assaults. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Sentinel Prime's successor [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] attempted to restore order, but his destructive, morally dubious campaign led to both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and Megatron teaming up against the mad Prime and killing him. Although they'd overthrown the Senate and yet another Prime, it was clear that Megatron sought to institute a brutal dictatorship of their own, {{storylink|Overthrown}} and Orion—now "Optimus Prime"— rose up to fight back against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Rise}}

As the war spread into space and beyond, the Decepticons first sought to institute a [[Decepticon Empire]], conquering, razing, and [[cyberforming]] organic worlds into colonies in their new [[Constellate]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Under Megatron's command, the Empire included a [[Decepticon Secret Service]] that handled spying and tech acquisitions; {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}} penal colonies like [[Styx]]; Tactical Assault Units like the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave|Spotlight: Shockwave}}, and the elite [[Decepticon Justice Division]], assembled to hunt down and kill traitors to the cause. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} The war they started proved ''too'' destructive for Cybertron to handle, and the Decepticons had to abandon it after the disastrous [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] incident. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer}}

Despite Megatron's vision of "cleansing" the galaxy of impure organic lifeforms, the Constellate proved too costly to sustain; in its place, the Decepticons devised the [[infiltration protocol]]: {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}} a cheaper method by which undercover Decepticons would gather intelligence, deploy [[Facsimile construct|facsimiles]], and deliberately inflame pre-existing planetary tensions, effectively manipulating the natives into annihilating themselves. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}} In extreme circumstances, the Decepticons would send in a [[Phase Sixer]] like [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to destroy whatever remained. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

In the early 21st century, after centuries of cloak-and-dagger warfare against the Autobots across the galaxy, Megatron finally dropped infiltration protocol; during the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Decepticons across the galaxy abruptly broke cover and launched an all-out offensive on major Autobot positions. {{storylink| Bullets}} Megatron and his innermost forces attacked Earth, where they ran amok for almost a year before Optimus Prime and his Autobots were able to recover, grievously wound Megatron, and drive his forces from the ravaged planet. Starscream took control through a charade of wielding the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} The counter-offense left the Decepticons in tatters; some Decepticons remained on Earth, where they fruitlessly scrounged for fuel, while others retreated with Starscream to a barren asteroid, where they began to cannibalize each other for energon and spare parts. After three years of convalescence, Megatron finally returned and took back his rightful position. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}

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Later, Megatron allowed himself to be captured and brought to a mostly restored Cybertron, where he used a [[space bridge]] built into his body to summon the Decepticon army to him. Everyone but Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] were brainwashed by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and/or [[D-Void]] into combining with the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s to form a "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Once the monster was defeated, the weakened Decepticons were all captured by the Autobots. They were imprisoned and kept under control using [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s in their heads, and the war was considered over. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} Megatron was believed dead after standing up to the creature.

Though many Decepticons returned to Cybertron, an even greater number of cells opted to remain in space, communicating with each other and waiting for an inevitable call to arms. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The Decepticons were released and eventually, in the interests of peace, the chips were deactivated. An uneasy peace emerged between Decepticon, Autobots, and the [[NAIL|returning neutrals]], with Starscream rising to power as the Decepticon spokesman (after arranging the death of their previous spokesman, Ratbat, before he could start another war). {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} Out in space, however, the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] refused to accept the war was over and continued hunting down and murdering anyone on their 'list'. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Megatron soon returned, having spent the intervening time in the wilds of Cybertron, learning about the "strange energies" that allowed the Deceptigod to form and communicating them with his inner circle of loyalists. Wielding a new [[Devastator (G1)|combiner]], he and his followers once again attempted an uprising, but the Autobots successfully quashed the conflict and managed to imprison Megatron once again. In the ensuring chaos, Starscream abandoned the Decepticons managed to convince the NAILs to support him as the sole leader of Cybertron; with their support, the remaining Autobots and Decepticons were exiled from Iacon. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Following the [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]] crisis, Megatron allowed himself to be put on trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], having supposedly abandoned the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Thanks to a technicality in the Luna 2 legal system, Megatron was allowed to join the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew in its quest for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], postponing his ultimate verdict until the Knights could judge him in person. However, in exchange for his continued freedom, Megatron was forced to recite a statement declaring his renouncement of all Decepticon ideals and ordering all remaining Decepticon forces to stand down and do the same. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} In the aftermath of Megatron's defection [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] took command of the Decepticons {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} and led them to Earth where they forged an alliance with the EDC. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} According to Ravage, however, Galvatron would be instantly abandoned if Megatron gave the word. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

After Galvatron's demise, {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} the Earth-based Decepticons fell under [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s command and worked, somewhat uneasily, alongside the Autobots within the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Out in space, [[Nickel]] assumed command of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]' troops with the cell being caught in the crossfire of the [[Galactic Council]] and the [[Black Block Consortia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

Shortly before his fall from grace, Starscream sent [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] into space to rally all the scattered Decepticon cells into one massive fleet. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The techno-geneticist [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had his own plans to revive the Decepticons (now hovering somewhere around 10,000 individuals) and finally achieve victory. Via a creature called the [[Firstborn]], Scorponok intended for the Decepticons to briefly become organic creatures and sexually reproduce so as to refresh their numbers. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

Upon [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s return to Cybertron, he unveiled the truth about [[Horri-Bull]]'s death, turning the Decepticons against Soundwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} As the leaderless faction clashed with the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] worshippers, they noticed Starscream sneaking around and asked him to become leader again. Though hesitant at first, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Starscream ultimately agreed and led his army away to draw up new plans of conquest. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} Shortly afterwards, Starscream visited the imprisoned Shockwave who revealed his master plan was to have [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] soften up the galaxy before killing him via the corrupted [[Vector Sigma]] and restoring the [[Decepticon Empire]]. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

Under Bludgeon's guidance, the scattered cells came together to form the "[[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]", being dispatched by Starscream to contain and destroy Unicron at [[G Nebula 89]]. Though the fleet's firepower was immense, Bludgeon himself was loyal to Unicron, the Decepticons subsequently being warped into Unicron's heralds. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} When Unicron arrived at Cybertron, the Decepticon citizenry swarmed into [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], {{storylink|Our Finest}} before the entirety of the population was teleported to Earth by the [[magic]] of the [[Spectral Knight]]s. {{storylink|Road's End}}

Along with all other factions, the Earth-bound Decepticons joined in the attack on the DVD, {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} settling into a new life on Earth once Unicron had been defeated. {{storylink|Ceremony}} {{storylink|Post}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
After being reactivated in [[1984]], the Decepticons carried out operations on Earth, seemingly under the command of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} before the war spread beyond Earth and turned increasingly violent, resulting in the [[Earth Defense Command]] banning all Transformers from their space. The Decepticons were the ones to finally sour all human/Transformer relations when they used a stolen Autobot shuttle to destroy the human colony of [[Xin Shanghai]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

At an unidentified point in the 21st century, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] reformatted, or revived, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into the powerful [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] who continued, or retook, Decepticon leadership. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Both Autobots and Decepticons briefly joined forces to combat the Chaos Bringer, eventually destroying him. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

The Decepticons then invaded the planet [[Nebulos]] via [[infiltration protocol]] before the intervention of the [[Human Confederacy]] turned the war hot and ended in the [[Scouring of Nebulos]]. The enormous loss of life was the final straw for the [[human]]s, who restricted all Cybertronians to the [[Allowed Zone]], where the war could do no further harm to the galaxy. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Galvatron did not take this threat lying down and quickly conquered the Allowed Zone to rebuild his army and destroy humanity in the [[Great Push]]. The battle ended in a humiliating defeat for the Decepticons, and resulted in the Allowed Zone being cut in half. Galvatron himself would eventually be executed via a [[Quintesson]] judgement. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

In the aftermath, [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] took command of the Decepticons, {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} before [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] overthrew him. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Thunderwing led his troops to seize the [[Underbase]] on [[Moonbase Two|Artemis]] and bonded with the ancient artifact's power. Rendered insane, he cut a swath of destruction across Cybertron, forcing the Autobots and Decepticons to once again unite to combat their mutual foe. Thunderwing's defeat marked the technical end of both Autobots and Decepticons as both parties reorganized themselves into the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Having created the [[Energon Matrix]] to substitute for the lost [[Vector Sigma]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] created the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] as the descendants of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Head Games}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
When the Great War broke out, the Decepticons quickly proved themselves a superior fighting force to the former Autobot rulers. {{storylink|The Truth We Make}} Despite this, the length of the war caused some teams, such as the [[Raptoricon]]s, to abandon the conflict entirely. {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

A Decepticon project throughout the war was the recreation of the Creation Matrix, {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} Shockwave undertaking many an experiment to this end. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

The Decepticon experiments eventually created the [[Matrix of Malice]] which unleashed [[Thunder Mayhem]] on the planet, the combiner's destructive rampage wiping out Cybertronian civilization, the Autobots included. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} Some Decepticon units managed to survive by fleeing on starships and in stasis pods, {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}} with even Megatron himself managing to flee in a personal craft. {{storylink|History}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Four million years ago, the Decepticons pursued the Autobots into the Sol [[asteroid belt]], their boarding of the ''Ark'' causing it to crash on prehistoric Earth and knocking all aboard into stasis lock. The Decepticons were reawakened in the 1980s and began a secret war over Earth's supply of [[energon]] before [[World War III]] forced them off the planet. Trailing the Autobots aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], the Decepticons boarded [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] in orbit of [[Cygnus Seven]], the act again causing all aboard to fall into stasis lock when the Autobot ship crashed. In the 23rd century, a [[Federation]] survey team unknowingly reactivated Maximus. Awakened first by the Titan's repair protocols, Megatron healed his troops and led an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

While Decepticon firepower made quick work of the mining colony, they were unprepared for the intervention of the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']], its [[photon torpedo]]s proving able to damage the Decepticons. Falling back to a nearby moon, the Decepticons found Trypticon being occupied by the [[Klingon]]s, Megatron soon smooth talking the aliens into an alliance. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

Though the Decepticon/Klingon alliance had initial successes, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}} it soon collapsed when it was revealed that Starscream had manipulated the Klingon sense of honor to have [[Kuri]] give him a personal cloaking device. Enraged, Megatron ordered a retreat from Cygnus Seven to pursue Starscream. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

The Decepticons caught up with Starscream on [[Kronos]], within the chambers of the [[Klingon High Council]], and began conquering the planet. When the Autobots and [[Starfleet]] arrived to defend Kronos, Soundwave unleashed his audio disruptor waves on their foes, only to learn that the Klingons were deaf to the frequency he utilized. Caught off-guard, the Decepticons were subject to a surprise attack by a fleet of [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbirds]]. By the terms of [[James T. Kirk]]'s peace with [[Gorkon]], the Decepticons were left behind in Klingon custody. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Ascenticon rally.JPG|thumb|Look, we're not saying that that banner is just one accidental flag-hanging away from a Decepticon symbol. We're just implying it.]]

{{quote|Your life is yours to shape. In doing so, you owe nothing to those who came before you. But you owe everything to those as yet unforged. Let no shaping of yours, limit what they, in their turn, might yet be and achieve.|One of Termagax's writings|The World In Your Eyes Part One}}

The ''''Ascenticon'''' faction began with [[Termagax]], noted Cybertronian engineer and philosopher, in the aftermath of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. Dissatisfied with the way Cybertron had developed in response to the [[Nominus Edict]], Termagax created the Ascenticon to become part of the Cybertronian senate and institute reforms, starting with scrapping the Edict. Termagax's student, a young firebrand named [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], became the first Senator of the Ascenticon faction. {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}}

Over time, Termagax's dissatisfaction with Cybertronian society grew more extreme, until she eventually recused herself from society entirely, leaving the Ascenticons in Megatron's hands... just as the senator wished. Megatron shared his mentor's desire to get rid of what he saw as the restrictions on Cybertron's growth, but not her grassroots approach. Megatron began a scheme to make sure the Ascenticons rose to power, even if by mass deception. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

Megatron's scheme began with the creation of a sub-faction, called [[The Rise]], composed of those radically opposed to the Edict, and the Autobot hegemony. The intent was to have the Rise create friction, which would turn the Autobots increasingly fascistic, and therefore drum up support for the Ascenticon way. Unknown to all, Megatron had Shockwave returned from exile to whip the Rise into suitable shape. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

In the senate, the Ascenticons proved contentious, siding against the Autobots and [[Reversionist]] factions. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

In public, Megatron began giving rallies, gaining popular support while condemning the violence of the Rise. As the cycles passed, their rallies grew harder and harder to control as support for their cause grew and grew, with the most recent rally having injured a dozen people. Senator [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] attempted to parley with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], seeking a delay of the latest Ascenticon rally in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], but Megatron rebuffed these efforts, simply stating that he sought change on Cybertron, and as long as he was allowed to speak he would continue to do so. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} At the rally in Tarn, Megatron's speech was supposedly interrupted by an assassination attempt. Megatron publicly vowed to catch whoever was responsible, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} while denouncing the Autobots and their attempts to keep the peace, declaring the formation of a new "Ascenticon Guard", {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

While the Guard was nominally under the command of Elita-1, it was Senator Soundwave who was in charge of recruitment, and the senator was extremely untrusting of any recruit with Autobot sympathies. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} Meanwhile, the Guard took in such luminaires as Refraktor, Skytread, and unhinged war veteran Quake. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

The situation soon escalated after the Rise murdered Brainstorm, when the scientist stumbled onto their illegally siphoning energon, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}}{{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}} an act witnessed by a Voin. Acting quickly, Soundwave contacted the Rise to deal with the situation. They sent Quake, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} who did silence the witness, but also murdered the young Cybertronian Rubble when he stumbled onto the scene. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

In the ensuing investigation, the security services found evidence of the Rise's activities and armaments, and officer Barricade's connection to these events. Elsewhere, recruitment for the Guard began to surge, including Barricade. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

Megatron, on learning of Soundwave's actions, was outraged at the decision. He quickly updated his plans, to accelerate events. Broadcasting a speech to Cybertron as a whole, Megatron declared the Ascenticons would no longer wait peacefully for change to come, but force it, before unveiling a revised version of the Ascenticon insignia. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

Soon after, Ascenticons began branding themselves with the new insignia. Elsewhere, Soundwave approached Sentinel Prime, stating the Ascenticon viewpoint that the planet's situation dictated an immediate, accelerated election, which Sentinel angrily refused. Meanwhile, Soundwave covered the Ascenticons' tracks, erasing the knowledge of when 'bots such as Quake and Barricade had joined up. On hearing of a fight between Risers and the security service, Soundwave ordered Elita and Bumblebee to intervene and show Cybertron the new face of the Ascenticons. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

After witnessing the fallout of the Rise's actions, {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Megatron visited Shockwave and beat him until he agreed to fall into line within the command chain of the Ascenticons. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}}

[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] made plans to arrest the Ascenticon leaders at an upcoming [[Senate]] session only for [[Heretech]] to reveal this to Megatron, driving the Ascenticon leader to accelerate his plans. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

When the Senate met, Megatron's forces attacked the building, overpowering the guards and taking the Senators hostage where Megatron cast aside the mantle of "Ascenticons" and adopted Sentinel's mocking moniker of "Decepticons". {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} Now in control of Iacon, the Decepticons focused their attention on winning over those Cybertronians who controlled the everyday functions of society. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

As the Decepticons consolidated their rule, Megatron ordered the death of Cybertron's orbiting fleet of [[Titan (group)|Titans]] while the bulk of his force was sent to the [[Forge Pyramid]] for the unborn Titan sparks, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} managing to claim just one. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} The Decepticons later mobilized to claim the [[Enigma of Combination]] only for the device to lost into the Sea of Rust as the [[rust worm]]s were set loose on the planet. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} The Decepticons later marched on the Autobot refuge of [[Crystal City]]. While they destroyed the city, their advanced was halted by the arrival of [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}}

Faced with loose rust worms, the rogue [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] and a returned [[Exarchon]] seeking the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots and Decepticons agreed to a temporary truce, {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} though Megatron was quick to violate the spirit of the alliance. {{storylink|Radical Time}}

Under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s command, the Decepticon Guard and [[Team Stream]] allied with [[Pyra Magna]]'s [[Companion]]s to defeat Exarchon, sealing him within the last Titan spark that Pyra then destroyed. As a show of respect, Sixshot allowed the Autobots to depart the [[Sonic Canyons]] in peace. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

Following the rust worms and Insecticons being turned on each other, {{storylink|End of Time}} the Decepticons launched a final attack on the Autobot refuge of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. Though they came very close to preventing the Autobots from escaping, Computron managed to hold off the advancing army long enough for the Autobot ships to launch, leaving Cybertron as a Decepticon world. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
While the Autobots fled Cybertron at the end of the Great War, [[Decepticon High Command]] was visited by [[Gozer]] who proceeded to take Starscream's form and attack Cybertron. Though the Decepticons fought back, they found their power outmatched by the invader. Unable to flee, Megatron was approached by [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek the Scavenger]] who had come seeking the [[AllSpark]], shuttled off Cybertron by the recently departed Autobots. Bargaining with the Decepticon leader, Kremzeek turned [[Decepticon High Command]] into [[ghost]]s, leaving the Decepticon army to be destroyed by Gozer along with their planet. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

When Kremzeek was defeated on Earth, his Decepticon prisoners were freed. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}} Though Optimus offered to use the AllSpark to revive them, Megatron attacked his arch-foe in a vengeful fury, even dreaming of possessing Optimus and using the Autobots to rebuild the [[Decepticon Empire]], before he was detained in a [[ghost trap]]. Soundwave and Shockwave were likewise imprisoned by the [[Ghostbusters]] while Starscream fled the planet. In the aftermath, Optimus took the Decepticon ghosts with him, hoping to one day rehabilitate and resurrect them, while [[Ectotron]] opted to patrol the galaxy for any more Decepticon spectres that might be out there. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
In the original timeline, in the year 1984, the Decepticons aboard the ''Ark'' awoke first, taking advantage of the situation to execute their Autobot foes. Free of any resistance, the Decepticons conquered Earth, defeating [[Skywatch]], an organization born to challenge them, and forcing its supercomputer, [[Skynet]], to surrender some time prior to the year [[2029]]. Skynet was later executed by Starscream in 2029 when it was found to have only feigned surrender. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

Before its death, Skynet had succeeded in constructing a [[time displacement device]], sending a lone [[T-800]] unit back in time to destroy the Decepticons before they could awake in 1984. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

While the unit arrived too late to prevent the Decepticons' reactivation, and lacked the capability to destroy them, its interference allowed the Autobots to survive, the Decepticons withdrawing from the ''Ark'' as a result. After scouting the nearby area, they launched an attack on a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility, {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} where they clashed with the Autobots once again. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

By interrogating the personnel of Cyberdyne Systems, Starscream had managed to deduce that the T-800 was from the future and threatened to destroy the humans unless it worked with him. Though the android deduced that the hostages were expendable, it agreed to work with Starscream. When the Seeker attacked Soundwave, the chaos allowed the Autobots to overpower the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], turning the tide of the battle against the Decepticons. When Starscream tried to turn the time traveller against Megatron, the Decepticon leader contemptuously hurled the interloper back at Starscream, downing the traitor but leaving Megatron open to a crippling attack from Optimus. After Soundwave had chased off Starscream, only to then be downed by the T-800 and [[Sarah Connor]], the Autobots hurled the T-800 into Megatron's open wound, destroying the tyrant from within.

Taking their prisoners back to the ''Ark'', the Autobots discovered that the duplicitous T-800 had destroyed their ship. With no means of returning to Cybertron, Optimus proposed that the Autobots and Decepticons work together for the time being, a truce that Thundercracker, Skywarp, Bombshell and Skrapnel agreed to. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
As they fought to hold a malfunctioning [[space bridge]], the portal suddenly activated and dragged the Decepticons and their foes to the land of [[Equestria]]. Upon arrival, Megatron aligned himself with [[Queen Chyrsalis]], the one whose [[magic]] had brought the Cybertronians to Equestria. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} The nature of their arrival however had left the Decepticons scattered across the land, forcing Megatron to rally them. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After the Decepticons had indulged in some mischief across Equestria, they rallied with the [[changeling]]s to attack the [[Crystal Empire]] only to be met by an Autobot/pony force, the changelings having deliberately misinformed their allies of the ponies' strength. Though the changelings hoped to trap the Decepticons in Equestria and let them raze the land, it was soon discovered that changeling magic was not required to return to Cybertron, Optimus Prime combining the [[Matrix of Leadership]] with [[Twilight Sparkle]]'s magic to send the Decepticons home. While Shockwave reported that the Decepticons had not seized any magical artifacts, he noted it was possible to instead bring magic to Cybertron. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Building a new space bridge, the Decepticons pilfered magical relics from Equestria only for the Seekers to run afoul of Twilight Sparkle and her friends. When the [[Pony|ponies]] followed to Cybertron, the princess accidentally unleashed a blast of magic that freed the tyrant [[King Sombra]]. Using his mind control abilities, the unicorn king enslaved several Decepticons, including Megatron, forcing the remainder of the faction, now under Shockwave's command, to ally with the Autobots for Cybertron's sake. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}}

After the Cybertronians and Equestrians had worked out how to free Sombra's thralls, {{storylink|The Beauty of Cybertron}} the alliance attacked the tyrant as he sought to unearth the Titan [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. After the Titan had been destroyed, and Starscream seen off for attempted regicide, Megatron agreed to end hostilities as Cybertron and Equestria moved towards an official trade alliance. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
Four million years prior to 1984, the Decepticons boarded the ''Ark'' and caused it to crash on Earth, knocking all aboard into stasis lock. When they awoke, both Autobots and Decepticons began a secret war for control of Earth, {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} one that the Decepticons had decisively lost by the year 2015. Having used the [[DeLorean time machine]] to skip ahead form 1985, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] decided that 2015 was unsalvageable and claimed the DeLorean to travel back to [[1974]] and built up his strength for the next decade before he hacked into the ''Ark'' to ensure that it repaired only his fellow Decepticons who executed the prone Autobots. Having no need of two Rumbles however, the Megatron of the new timeline executed the time traveller, sparing his head for the future knowledge it held. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

With none to oppose them, the Decepticons conquered Earth within a year, enslaving its population and forcing the humans to produce energon cubes. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} By 2015, the Decepticons were the absolute masters of Earth, having driven what few Autobots were left into hiding. One Decepticon however, the number-cruncher [[Gigawatt]], found himself unable to tolerate Megatron's needlessly brutality and abandoned the Decepticons, scanning the DeLorean, gaining its time travel abilities, and defecting to the Autobots, hoping to use his new powers to undo Megatron's reign. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

After [[Doc Brown]] had repaired Gigawatt's damaged [[flux capacitor]], the turncoat and [[Marty McFly]] travelled back to 1984 and activated the Autobots before Rumble arrived, leaving the Decepticons locked in stasis and undoing their reign. When Marty returned home however, he failed to notice the Decepticon emblem on his new pickup truck... {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 4|Transformers/Back to the Future #4}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
Led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the Decepticons waged the Great War across the galaxy before the conflict consumed all known sources of energon, ending the war. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

Sometime after the war's end, the Autobot trio of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]] and [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] stumbled onto a pair of Decepticon warships, {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 1|Last Bot Standing #1}} who pursued them to the planet [[Donnokt]]. The Autobots managed to pick off the Decepticons until only [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Talon (G1)|Talon]] remained. While Talon sought to return to their ship and send out a signal to any remaining Decepticons, Fangry was more interested in Donnokt's energon-sympathetic materials before Rodimus executed the two. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

Elsewhere in the universe, the ex-Decepticon [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]] assumed command of a pack of Cybertronian survivors who rebuilt themselves to run on [[biofuel]], the pack shedding their factional allegiances in spite of still wearing their insignias. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} When the pack arrived on Donnokt, Steeljaw, upon being informed that Rodimus had destroyed their biofuel and left them with no way to return to energon, decided to destroy Donnokt and die like a Decepticon before Rodimus killed him. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

===Energon Universe===
Many years ago, Cybertron underwent an energy crisis following a long period of peace. During this time, the Decepticons rose to power, waging a war against the Autobots defending the planet's old ways of peace. After 200 years of fighting, the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', but a group of Decepticons led by [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|their most powerful warrior]] followed, resulting in the ''Ark'' crash landing on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}}

In the present day, most Decepticons on Cybertron went into stasis to conserve energy, watched over by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. When [[Skuxxoid]] arrived attempting to sell a [[Quintesson Prosecutor]], Shockwave informed the bounty hunter of Cybertron's situation before ordering him to leave before he had the [[Rockeroid]] stripped for spare parts for bringing the Quintesson to his world. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}} Meanwhile, the Decepticons aboard the ''Ark'' laid dormant underneath [[Hanger's Rock]] until [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] arrived and unearthed the crashed ship. Jetfire reactivated the ship's computer [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] to revive the ship's inhabitants, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] being the first. However, as Jetfire had left Cybertron before the Decepticons rose to power, he had no knowledge of the war and was very surprised to see his old friend immediately execute a [[Bumblebee (G1)#Energon Universe|dormant Autobot]]. This also meant that Teletraan One was reviving Transformers indiscriminately, so when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was restored, a fight broke out. Starscream, noticing how the computer was reviving them, ordered the newly restored [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to begin dragging Decepticon warriors to his position as to overwhelm Prime and the Autobots. First was [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his cassettes, but before any other Decepticons could be revived, Optimus Prime destroyed the computer.

Upset at the computer's destruction, Starscream and Skywarp gave chase to the fleeing Autobots, but had to turn back due to interference from a damaged Jetfire and Skywarp's low energy reserves. Returning to the ''Ark'', Soundwave explained that they did not possess enough [[Energon]] or materials to repair Teletraan One or even power themselves, so Starscream had to collect some. Before he left, Starscream asserted his leadership, ordering Soundwave to never mention ''his'' name again. Starscream, with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s assistance, attacked a local power plant, killed a [[Davey|human worker]] {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}, and returned with enough energy for the others. The group returned to the plant with an energy converter from the ''Ark'' to harvest more energy and terrorize more humans. Starscream intercepted a military jet sent to investigate and was shot in the face by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|one of its pilots]]. The crashing jet almost hit Skywarp and Soundwave. Meanwhile, Laserbeak began following a van with a painted headshot of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}}

The group returned to the Ark with the materials as Laserbeak attacked the van's driver [[Carly]], only to be intercepted by the Autobot [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. The cassette sent a priority alert to the other Decepticons, who were at that time learning from Soundwave that the Earth's materials (or at least those present at the power plant) were not advanced enough to repair Teletraan One. Soundwave attempted to lament on what Megatron would do in the situation before being slapped by Starscream. Upon receiving Laserbeak's alert, Starscream sent Skywarp to deal with the Autobot. Skywarp attacked Cliffjumper and a militia of humans at a local bar, shrugging off the human's firepower with ease. Before he could kill Cliffjumper and Carly, he was met with the arrival of Optimus Prime, and the two did battle. This did not end well for Skywarp once [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|one of the humans]] was shot. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

==2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family==
{{note|Car Robots'', the Japanese version of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], is regarded as part of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] and the [[Primax]] [[Universal stream|universal cluster]]. However, ''Robots in Disguise'' itself constitutes a different continuity family and is designated as the [[Viron]] universal cluster. In ''Car Robots'', the six Decepticons were known as Combatrons, the same name used for the [[Combaticon (G1)|Generation 1 Combaticons]], and were explicitly a subgroup of the "Destrongers" (itself a subgroup of the [[Predacon (BW)|beast-generation Destrons]]).}}

[[File:LandfillRIDDecepticons.jpg|thumb|350px|"I've identified several worthy candidates. Now that [[Spider-Man]]'s gone, this city will never be the same."]]
Uniquely, the Decepticons of the [[Viron]] cluster universes were an offshoot of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], rather than the inverse. In the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], the Decepticons were a brand new faction that came into being during the events of the story. Because there were so few of them (only six or seven), and because they were a subset of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] antagonists, they can almost be viewed as a [[subgroup]] rather than a proper faction. For the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Hasbro toyline]] and various [[Ask Vector Prime]] entries, several other non-show Decepticons were added to help fill out the ranks, while also revealing that in certain universes, another Predacon/Decepticon subgroup called the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]]s, share the Decepticon insignia.

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:The Test Scourgeruination.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"How many men did you have in mind? "I want to keep it small. Everything you need is already at OsCorp."]]
The Decepticons were created on Earth when [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] captured a set of [[Autobot]] [[stasis pod]]s from an ancient Transformer spaceship that had been found on [[Earth]] and reprogrammed them using his own "dark spark energy", leading to the birth of the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]] and [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} Their deployment left Megatron's old Predacon forces as second-class villains in fear of losing their jobs. The two groups of henchmen would often clash, with the Predacons sometimes trying to undermine the Decepticons and constantly vying for Megatron's favor. {{storylink|Commandos}} {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}}

When Megatron was upgraded into [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]], he claimed he was now a new individual and had been "reborn as a Decepticon". {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}} Following the discovery of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] and the revelation that Scourge had a degree of control over the Titan, the Decepticons staged a failed coup on Galvatron {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} and were subsequently reprogrammed into loyal, mindless servants for their trouble. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} This was immediately followed by a huge final battle where Galvatron's Predacon and Decepticon forces were defeated and taken into custody. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' toy bios===
On 21st century Earth in [[Viron 102.0 Beta]], Galvatron offered [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], who had came from the future, refuge aboard his ship, the ''[[Megastar]]'', in exchange for a body upgrade. By Cryotek's hand, the Predacon leader become "Megatron Megabolt". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} This "[[Emissary (RID)|emissary]] mode" was designed to combine with both [[Megastar|his space cruiser]] and the Autobots' [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|secret defense fortress]]. In a show of arrogance, Megatron also began calling himself a Decepticon.<ref>Megatron Megabolt on-package bio [http://tftechspecs.com/pics1/11664.jpg (scan at TFTechSpecs.com)]</ref> {{storylink|Megatron (RID)#Megabolt|Megatron Megabolt toy bio}}

[[Axer (G1)|Axer]], a native from a [[Generation 1 continuity family|Primax reality]], travelled through a [[black hole]] on a rescue mission, and ended up joining [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]] in order to monitor his "operation." Galvatron placed him under [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], whose leadership Axer resented.<ref>[https://toys.tfw2005.com/axer-662 Axer's ''Robots in Disguise'' on-package bio]</ref> {{storylink|Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Axer toy bio}}

===Dreamwave ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:UltraMagnustotheRescue DecepticonsPredacons.jpg|thumb|"I'm not sure how I got here... has to do with Spider-Man, I think. I'm still figuring this place out, but I think a bunch of guys like us should team up, do some good."]]
While Megatron himself set himself up as a distraction (attracting the attention of the [[Autobot Brothers]]), the Decepticons participated in an Arizona raid on a human research plant, looking to steal an experimental nuclear generator. Unfortunately, the Predacons were also part of the raid, and the bickering between Scourge and Sky-Byte put the two groups at odds with each other. When Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus arrived, a battle broke out, but Scourge forced a stalemate by threatening some innocent humans. The Predacons managed to stop him from hurting innocents, and successfully acquired the generator. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

===Shell Game===
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Megatron died at the hands of Omega Prime during the final confrontation on Earth. In his absence, the monstrous [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] rose to power over the combined Decepticon / Predacon alliance, killing Scourge when he contested the position, and led a universal conquest that nearly decimated the Autobot forces, even killing [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]. Megazarak would augment his forces with [[Robosmasher|robo-smashed]] Autobots, such as the components of [[Devastator (Universe Ultra)|Devastator]] and [[Dominus Trannis]], having their [[personality component]]s replaced with those of veteran Predacons. Only [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] and the remaining Predacons, led by [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], were able to defeat this new Decepticon empire and bring the war to a bittersweet end. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 30, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 30/07/2015}}

===Spychanger continuity===
In [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]], after Earth's energon was rendered toxic by Sky-Byte and the remaining Predacons' and Decepticons' stash was blown up, only energy-saving [[Spychanger]]s could stay active. Scourge was the only Decepticon who could convert and unluckily found herself up against thirteen Autobots! {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18}}
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==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[File:Prehistory-Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|]]
The ''exact'' origins of the Decepticon faction are a bit muddled. It is widely assumed, though never directly confirmed, that the movement was founded by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Also, the enslavement of the power-enhancing [[Mini-Con]]s is considered to be the impetus to the Decepticons' rise to a massive multi-planet-spanning army, though at what point in the war this occurred is unclear; it's possible the Mini-Cons' arrival was what gave Megatron the opportunity to rise to power, or that they arrived after the war had already begun.

Either way, the Mini-Cons fueled the war machine for centuries, and the war with the [[Autobot]]s soon spread from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to other worlds. The self-imposed exile of the Mini-Cons to an unknown destination was seen as a major setback for the Decepticons (and something of a pyrrhic victory for the Autobots), but despite this, the war continued, as both sides had amassed a large enough power base to continue on without the little buggers.

The Autobots and Decepticons seemed to fight to a stalemate, neither able to gain a distinct advantage over the other. When a signal reached Cybertron centuries later that the Mini-Cons had landed on [[Earth]], it seemed neither side was capable of sending a full force to retrieve them, despite the power they contained. Though the Decepticon force sent to Earth was small in numbers, it was far from insignificant; Megatron himself led the squad, backed by some of his most trusted warriors.

[[File:Armada decepticons alliance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Megatron returned to Cybertron, the overwhelming majority of the Mini-Cons were in the protective custody of the Autobots, but Megatron was unfazed; he had assembled the Mini-Cons required to make the three legendary weapons: the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] and [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. Bolstered by this new power and the apparent death of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Megatron attempted to take Cybertron once and for all.

But Megatron's (now calling himself Galvatron) return to Cybertron was the beginning of the end of the Decepticon army. When [[Unicron]] revealed himself as a threat to both armies, fueled by the negative psychic energies from centuries of death and destruction, the two sides eventually joined to beat back the planet-eater. Despite the truce, Galvatron and Prime engaged in a brutal duel on the surface of the weakened Unicron after the three legendary weapons had been removed from his core. Realizing their battle was keeping Unicron active, Galvatron sacrificed himself, and both Unicron and Galvatron disappeared into nothingness.

====''Energon'' cartoon====
[[File:Energon Decepticon insignia.jpg|left|127px|thumb|Now available with added purple!]]
Galvatron's final orders to his troops still stood: work ''with'' the Autobots. The Decepticons maintained a degree of autonomy, still wearing the faction sigil and often taking military/defensive positions in the growing number of [[energon]]-mining colonies, but they were ultimately answerable to Optimus Prime and the Autobots. There were, of course, dissenters, most of whom were captured and imprisoned. For a decade, Autobot and Decepticon worked side by side in a somewhat stable truce.

[[File:Decepticons Megatron Resurrected.jpg|thumb]]
Both sides found themselves the target of attacks from Unicron again; hordes of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon drones]], sent by [[Alpha Quintesson]] to steal energon ore with which to revive the now-shattered husk of Unicron. What the alien did not count on was that Galvatron's [[spark]] had survived within the remains, and was siphoning energon from Unicron's body. Soon the Decepticon leader revived himself in a new form,(calling himself Megatron again) drove off Alpha Quintesson, and along with an elite cadre of soldiers and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of mindless Terrorcon drones, began his ''new'' plans for conquest.

When news of Megatron's return reached Cybertron, hundreds of Decepticons rose up and rebelled, eager to get back to conquering. But having been joined to Unicron for so long apparently had given Megatron a taste of godhood; he had no more interest in amassing a galaxy-spanning army of troops. Countless Decepticons died in the resulting battles, with Megatron more than willing to sacrifice them without a thought to attain ultimate power for himself. As "the Powerlinx Battles" -as they came to be called- came to their climax, Megatron (calling himself Galvatron ''again'') found that his actions and thoughts were being influenced and controlled by the dark spark of Unicron. Unwilling to let Unicron stand in his way, Galvatron ultimately sacrificed himself (again) and seemingly destroyed Unicron's spark by plunging himself into a newly formed energon sun created by [[Primus]].
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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[File:Cyb ep31 yet more nonsense.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|]]
What little remained of the once-mighty Decepticon army after [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron's]] loss was at best a loose association of criminals, thugs, and lunatics, with no real political or military power to speak of. For a decade, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was once again at peace, with the population overwhelmingly [[Autobot]] or neutral. The Transformers had withdrawn from [[Earth]] and its other colonies to focus on revitalizing their homeworld after the devastation of the Powerlinx Battles. However, two great catastrophes shattered this peace; the energon sun collapsed in on itself, forming the powerful black hole known as the [[Unicron Singularity]], which threatened to devour Cybertron and, if left unchecked, the entire universe... and the return yet once again of Megatron, who had absorbed much of what remained of Unicron's power.

Megatron's goal of attaining godhood was now at hand. By obtaining the legendary [[Omega Lock]] and the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, Megatron intended to accelerate the growth of the black hole, consuming the universe in a vast sea of nothingness that only he would survive, then use his powers to re-create the universe in his image.

To this end, he had no need of an army. He gathered a small group of allies and lackeys to seek the items he needed, but they were nothing more than pawns to him, to be used and discarded at a whim.

The Decepticons briefly regained their status as a mass army of individuals when [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had long suffered at Megatron's hands since the beginning of the Decepticons, made his own bid for ultimate power with the help of the [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] agent [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Having sealed Megatron and his troops in a trap, Starscream freed hundreds of criminal Transformers who had been locked up on [[Earth]] for millennia, and formed his own globe-spanning army. The Decepticon "Monsters" were tasked with finding the Omega Lock and Earth's Cyber Planet Key, which they eventually brought to their leader. However, numerous Decepticons were killed in the battles with the Autobots, and it soon became apparent that Starscream, like Megatron before him, didn't care. Most of these criminals soon abandoned Starscream and went into hiding.

As for Megatron, he too had deserters among his own considerably small ranks. Most notably, the powerful [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leader of the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] and the colossal [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] from [[Gigantion]], both of whom eventually joined forces with their former enemies the Autobots.

This was not seen as a concern for Megatron, however, as by this time Starscream and his allies were seemingly destroyed on Gigantion, and Megatron (now calling himself "Galvatron" again) had the Omega Lock and all four Keys. What few Decepticons remained loyal to him were too stupid to see what Galvatron had planned, and made perfect distractions as he set his final plan in motion. If they weren't strong enough to survive the coming cataclysm, then so be it.

[[File:NewDecepticonArmy.jpg|thumb|The yutz, the ditz, the klutz, and the putz.]]
Ultimately, Galvatron's plan failed, and the Unicron Singularity was sealed. His remaining Decepticons quickly left him, realizing what was likely to have happened to them, and eventually joined the Autobots. After Galvatron's seemingly-final defeat and death in a one-on-one duel with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] moon, the Decepticons, not knowing when to quit, rose again, albeit in a rather pathetic fashion. Having cobbled together a rather rickety rocket, [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] shanghaied the reluctant [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], who was ''really'' keen on being on the winning side for once, and flew off to parts unknown as the "[[New Decepticon Army]]".

They made it to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] before the rocket crash-landed.

Meanwhile, the Autobot [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] reported form a deep-space recon mission that he thought he had picked up traces of Starscream, seemingly backed up by Sideways and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and the former Decepticon [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] raced off to join Wing Saber and investigate...

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Founded by Megatron, the exact number of the original Decepticons is unknown. Using the Mini-Cons as weapons, they were able to conquer Cybertron and force the Autobots underground. Eventually they were beaten due to the arrival of Unicron: his heralds slaughtered the entire Decepticon base on Cybertron, and the Chaos-Bringer's arrival forced them to join forces with the Autobots. With Megatron shot dead during the Unicron battle, the peace held for a period of years.

==Live-action film series==
{{note|In a departure from previous Transformers incarnations, Japan used the name "Decepticons" for this franchise, rather than "Destrons".<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/movie/decepticons.html Movie Decepticons toy listing on Takaratomy.com]</ref>}}

[[File:Defiance3 wearenowDECEPTICONS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|LATER: Megatron realizes he blew his entire budget on the giant rotating wall symbol.]]
The origins of these Decepticons began when the Fallen turned on his [[Dynasty of Primes|brother Primes]] in an attempt to seize power at the cost of humanity's existence. One account has it that the Fallen gathered a small army of [[Constructicon (ROTF)|construction drones]] to assist him and named them Decepticons. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}} Either way, he would become known as the ''first'' Decepticon and would go on to become the [[Emperor Palpatine|Sidious]] to Megatron's [[Darth Vader|Vader]] {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}, tempting the latent aggressive edge in the Protector. Filled with dreams of power and paranoia of losing that power, Megatron reformed the Cybertron defense force into a massive engine of war, ready to wipe out entire alien species who would dare challenge them.

When science leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s opposition became known, Megatron branded them traitors and declared his followers to be the Decepticons. Soon after, The Fallen commanded Megatron to build the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', a ship that would carry his sarcophagus and Decepticon soldiers in their search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] left on Earth. Megatron was commanded to remain on Cybertron, so [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] commanded the expedition. Most of the Decepticons left Cybertron, leaving Megatron with a reduced, but still potent, army. {{Storylink|Transformers: Defiance|Defiance}}

[[File:BBfilm-Decepticons-surround-the-Autobots.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right|Company photo day.]]
The Decepticons began the war, destroying any who defied them. When the Allspark was thrown into space, Megatron followed after it, eventually landing on Earth, where he became frozen. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Despite the absence of their supreme leader, the Decepticons were able to conquer Cybertron and drive the Autobots off-world while operating under the joint leadership of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and Soundwave. In [[1987]], [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] learnt that Optimus Prime was planning to regroup the Autobots on Earth while torturing [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127 "Bumblebee"]], and attempted to summon the [[Decepticon fleet]] and bait a trap for the rebels, only to be slain before they could make the transmission. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] began a search for Megatron and the AllSpark. After a while, Starscream began to focus more on the AllSpark, hoping Megatron would remain lost, something the other Decepticons began to suspect. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}} In 2003, Starscream's retrieval team made their way to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], destroyed the [[Beagle 2 Rover]] and made their way to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel}}

In 2007, the Decepticons began to make their presence known, with [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] destroying [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], searching for information on Megatron and the AllSpark. A few days later, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] hacked [[Air Force One]]'s computers. Although he was unable to find out the truth about [[Sector Seven]], he avoided detection and managed to get a clue in [[Sam Witwicky]], whose ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]] had discovered Megatron a century earlier. His glasses had been marked with coordinates to the AllSpark's location, so [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and Frenzy attempted to confront the boy. Although they were defeated by Bumblebee and [[Mikaela Banes]], Frenzy hid in Mikaela's purse, and accompanied them to [[Hoover Dam]], where Megatron and the AllSpark were hidden. As Starscream ordered the Decepticons to mobilize, Frenzy shut down the temperature controls while Starscream destroyed the external generators. Megatron was freed, but Bumblebee took the Cube with a group of survivors from Blackout's attack to Mission City, meeting with Optimus Prime's Autobots along the way. In the Battle of Mission City, Megatron and most of the Decepticons were killed and the AllSpark believed destroyed. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

After the battle of Mission City, Starscream, who had survived, stole Frenzy's remains to access whatever information the humans had on the AllSpark to build [[Replica AllSpark|his own AllSpark]]. Returning to Cybertron, Starscream proclaimed himself [[Decepticon leader]] and began building the replica. One month later, the replica was ready, but it didn't work properly and [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] made a coup attempt. Starscream barely survived and made his way back to Mars, questioning his purpose. {{storylink|Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream}}

When he received word that the Autobots would be helping the humans destroy Megatron's remains, and hoping to destroy Prime, Megatron, and the traitor [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] all at once, Starscream returned to Earth. Although he managed to destroy Wreckage, Prime had already left with Megatron's body. Just as he defeated Bumblebee, Starscream received word from Soundwave, who had brought the ''Nemesis'' to Earth's solar system. After meeting up with Soundwave, Starscream explained the situation, and returned to the ''Nemesis'' to awaken the remaining Decepticons and oversee the spawning of more [[hatchling]]s while Soundwave lead a scout team to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Alliance}} Over the next two years, the Decepticons under Soundwave's command searched for the [[Tomb of the Primes]], which housed the Matrix needed to activate the solar harvester only to be opposed by the Autobot/human task force [[NEST]].

[[File:ROTF Fallen message.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The Fallen performs what may be the greatest [[Rick Astley|Rick roll]] in history.]]
In 2009, Soundwave discovered Megatron's resting place in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] and the presence of an AllSpark shard on [[Diego Garcia]]. Dispatching [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s, the Decepticons managed to restore Megatron's [[Spark]] and bring him back to life. Returning to the Decepticon flagship, the ''Nemesis'', Megatron learned from the Fallen that the AllSpark's knowledge was now within Sam Witwicky's mind, who had destroyed the Cube when he killed Megatron. Further commanded to kill Optimus Prime, Megatron captured the boy. Although the boy escaped, Megatron, Starscream and Grindor battled Optimus, and Megatron eventually managed to kill the last Prime. Megatron then decided that a show of force was needed to compel the humans to turn Sam over to them. The Fallen lead Decepticon protoforms to Earth and then broadcast a message demanding the humans turn over Sam. Sam was eventually found in [[Egypt]], where the harvester was hidden under a pyramid. In Egypt, a battle took place around the pyramids. Although the Fallen managed to reclaim the Matrix, it had already been used to resurrect Optimus, who was then made super-powerful by being fused with Jetfire, a Decepticon-turned Autobot. Optimus Prime then destroyed the harvester and confronted the Fallen, slaying the ancient Decepticon after a short, but vicious fight with him. Seeing his master's demise, Megatron, who had been severely injured during the battle, retreated with Starscream, vowing revenge. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[File:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb|Fly me to the Earth.]]
After three years of relative quiet, the Decepticons returned to NEST's radar when they enacted a scheme decades in the making, luring Optimus to the crashed ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. Optimus revived [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], who soon revealed that he had joined up with Megatron to restore Cybertron. Sentinel activated his space bridge, bringing forth an army of Decepticons who had hidden on the Moon. Sentinel issued an ultimatum to humanity: deport the Autobots from Earth or be destroyed. Humanity complied and the Autobots left in their spacecraft, but Starscream destroyed the ship once their human operative [[Dylan Gould]] learned they would leave without a fight. The Decepticons then stormed Chicago, slaughtering thousands of humans and made the city into a fortress impenetrable to the human military. Decepticons scattered across the globe to get Sentinel Prime's [[pillar]]s in place, so that they could create a space bridge large enough to bring Cybertron to Earth, enslaving humanity to reconstruct their home.

However, the Autobots had survived the destruction of their ship, foreseeing the Decepticons' treachery, and with the help of Sam Witwicky and a small crew of human allies, began a great battle to destroy Sentinel's space bridge. In the ensuing battle, the majority of the Decepticons' chain of command was killed off before the Autobots took the fight to Sentinel once the control pillar was temporarily disabled. After a brief duel with Optimus, Sentinel ordered the Decepticons' entire [[Orbital Assault Carrier]] fleet to attack his former pupil. With Sentinel battling the majority of the Autobots, the OAC's attacking Optimus, and the [[Wreckers]] engaging the incoming terrestrial Decepticons, Gould was left to reactivate the control pillar. Though he succeeded, he was killed by Sam, and the pillar was destroyed, taking Cybertron, the Decepticons' remaining air force, and the space bridge with it. Sentinel attempted to escape, but was intercepted by Optimus and they fought once again. Although Sentinel managed to defeat Optimus, he was attacked and grievously wounded by Megatron, who sought to regain the power he had lost in the past few years. Megatron then asked for peace, but Optimus refused and seemingly killed the tyrant once and for all. Sentinel Prime was then executed by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

[[File:AOE-Climb.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|HE STOLE MY LINE!!!]]
Unfortunately, this Autobot victory was quickly negated when [[Harold Attinger]] created [[Cemetery Wind]], a secret [[CIA]] cabal who began hunting down all Autobots and Decepticons left around the globe, with the help of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a Cybertronian bounty hunter. Five years later, less than a dozen Transformers from either faction had survived the hunt. Though both factions were being slaughtered, Attinger claimed he was only hunting Decepticons, and their remains were sent to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] to be melted down to be made into new Transformers remote-controlled by humans. Megatron's head was recovered from Chicago, but no one except [[Brains]] discovered that the Decepticon leader had survived, and was biding his time by secretly worming his way into KSI's military prototype, Galvatron. Megatron also gave his new body operational control of the other fifty drones KSI had built. This was all in order to obtain the [[Seed]] that Lockdown would eventually pay Attinger and KSI with in exchange for help in apprehending Optimus Prime, so that Megatron could cyberform a large city to announce his return and build a massive army.

Optimus only became aware of Galvatron's true nature after doing battle with the drone, and passed the knowledge on to his human ally [[Cade Yeager]]. Yeager tried to warn [[Joshua Joyce]] of Galvatron's plot regarding the Seed, but it was too late, and Galvatron rebelled, christening the drones he took control of Decepticons. The Autobots came to rescue Joyce and the Seed in Hong Kong, but Galvatron set his army upon them, sparking a large battle. [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and Bumblebee were nearly overwhelmed by the Decepticons until Optimus arrived with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], decimating the majority of them. The last few Decepticons were killed when Optimus detonated one of Lockdown's grenades. Galvatron, having escaped the battle when the Dinobots arrived, headed off for parts unknown, his plans temporarily stymied. {{Storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

[[File:TLKDecepticonsRollOut.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|I am the leader of the Decepticons... which is only like, one or two or three of them.]]
Over the next few years, new Decepticons continued to arrive on Earth, but soon fell into disarray without a leader. Several Decepticons were killed in skirmishes with humans and Autobots, while others were captured by the TRF. After years of anarchy, Galvatron returned to Earth with a new body and reverted to his Megatron persona, now serving Quintessa in her plan to restore Cybertron at the cost of destroying Earth. Megatron initially kept his existence a secret to all except Barricade, who he used as a scout.

Eventually, Megatron came out of hiding and reformed the Decepticon army, negotiating the release of his henchmen [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], [[Nitro Zeus]], and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] (only settling for the latter when his request for the volatile-even by Decepticon standards-[[Berserker]] was denied). The Decepticons and [[Transformers Reaction Force]] attacked an Autobot [[Junkyard (TLK)|refugee camp]], but were forced into a retreat thanks to the efforts of Yeager's team of Autobots and Dinobots, with Mohawk, Onslaught, and Dreadbot perishing during the battle. Decepticons began making their way to Cybertron after Megatron retrieved the [[Staff of Merlin]]. However, practically all Decepticons-including Nitro and [[Infernocus]]-fell before the combined might of the Autobots, the [[Transformers Reaction Force]], Quintessa's former [[Guardian Knight]]s, and their other allies as well as the [[British Armed Forces]]. Seeing as how Megatron and Barricade's current statuses are unclear, the return of the Decepticons is uncertain. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:Titan23 decepticonsmassing.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Company photo day.]]
War devastated Cybertron. While the Decepticons were heavily reliant on drone units to bolster their forces and were forced to automate many of their outposts, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5|Lost In Space 3: Ironhide}} the risk was still too high that they might claim the AllSpark, forcing Optimus Prime to make the desperate decision to launch the AllSpark into deep space. Megatron obsessively followed after it, and disappeared. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}
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====Alternate timeline====
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==''Animated'' continuity family==
Around 1 billion years ago, the [[Destron (Animated)|Destrons]] emerged as a new faction on the Protectobot governed Cybertron. Led by [[Devron (Animated)|Devron]], the [[Third Cybertronian War]] was fought between the Destrons and the Protectobots (who were led by the new leader [[Nova Magnus]]). ''The Destrons emerged victorious, though many Cybertronian records were forever lost due to the [[Great Purge]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

The Decepticons came to prominence as a sub-faction of the Destrons around 70 million years ago. They advocated the use of the AllSpark to bring Cybertron itself to life, that it might serve as a cosmic juggernaut that would allow the Transformers to return to the era of expansion and colonization of other worlds they had enjoyed nearly 700 million years beforehand. When the Decepticon leader [[Megazarak (Animated)|Megazarak]] was ousted by charismatic rhetorician named [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], tensions finally exploded, and the Autobots and Decepticons went to [[Great War (Animated)|war]] for possession of the AllSpark.

After something in the vicinity of six million years of civil war, things reached a crisis point when the Decepticons began a strategic bombing campaign on Cybertron, demanding the AllSpark be turned over in exchange for a cessation of hostilities. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Rather than give in to Megatron's demands, the Autobots instead sought to put the AllSpark beyond any Cybertronian's reach, launching it randomly through a [[space bridge]] to some distant corner of the galaxy, where it was hoped it would never be found. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
The Autobots pulled a victory only due to their exclusive access to [[space bridge]]s, [[Project Omega]], and their decision to send the [[AllSpark]] into deep space. Defeated, the Decepticons dispersed, and, according to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], the only sight of them would be an occasional scout ship. In fact, they had been missing for so long, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] believed a Decepticon presence was a thing of the past. This was quickly reassessed upon encountering [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron's]] crew. The ensuing confrontation over the newly rediscovered AllSpark took Megatron - injured from an assassination attempt by his lieutenant [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] - and the Autobots to Earth, where Megatron would be sent crashing to Earth. The Autobots' ship crash-landed in [[Lake Erie]], and during the next fifty years, [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] reverse-engineered technology from Megatron's severed head to build a robotic empire. Starscream would follow the AllSpark's trail to Earth, and the Autobots subsequently became heroes, though they were unaware of Sumdac's use of Megatron's technology. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

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Megatron revived in Sumdac's lab and covertly manipulated the scientist into helping him build a new body, poising as an incapacitated Autobot. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} His loyal Decepticons [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] arrived on Earth to find him, {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} and when the time was right, helped restore him to a functioning body. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} Megatron killed Starscream for his betrayal, but in the ensuing battle with the Autobots, the AllSpark was dispersed across the [[Detroit]] area. Though disheartened by the loss of the AllSpark, Megatron kidnapped Sumdac {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}} and downloaded a schematic of an Autobot space bridge, plotting to build one to invade Cybertron from within. The three Decepticons made camp in an abandoned mine that shielded their signals from the Autobots, {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}, but were surprised when Starscream was reanimated by an AllSpark fragment. Megatron reestablished contact with his double-agent on Cybertron, [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], and ordered his troops around the galaxy to begin attacking the Autobots' space bridges. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}.

[[File:ABTC-AttackOfTheClones.jpg|thumb|left]]
Megatron would have his troops go after AllSpark fragments {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}} or supplies for his space bridge {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}. Megatron also ordered a large bounty on the rogue Starscream. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}} When the space bridge was completed, the Decepticons engaged in a fierce three-way battle with the Earthbound Autobots and Starscream's army of [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]]. Megatron would emerge victorious with the Autobots captured and the Starscream clones defected to his side, though the space bridge ended up malfunctioning and sucked in him and Starscream. A long night of bickering ensued. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

[[Team Chaar]] and other Decepticons around the galaxy began succeeding in taking the Autobots' space bridges, but were dismayed when Megatron failed to arrive on Cybertron to begin the invasion. Megatron and Starscream were found by the comatose [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], and Megatron cut his losses and cancelled the invasion, seeking to use Omega to conquer Cybertron himself. He was able to bring the Autobot to Earth to attack Optimus Prime's crew, but [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s intervention trapped Megatron and Starscream inside Omega and sent them transwarping around the galaxy randomly. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

His cover about to be blown, Shockwave mortally injured Ultra Magnus before escaping with the [[Magnus Hammer]], putting Cybertron in disarray. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] had [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] capture Lugnut, Blitzwing, [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]], [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]], and the stasis-locked [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] for him. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} However, Swindle would be revived en route to Cybertron, and freed his fellow prisoners, though only he and Lugnut would escape the ship and not be recaptured. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}} Lugnut found his way to Megatron, and Shockwave brought the group [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}} The Decepticons returned to Earth and constructed a group of [[Lugnut Supreme|dark clones]] of Omega Supremes with the codes in Arcee's processor, and attacked Earth. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} Autobots and Decepticons did battle; Ratchet led a team to rescue Arcee and Omega Supreme, while Bulkhead and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] defeated and captured Lugnut and Shockwave. Starscream took control of the Lugnut Supremes, rigging them to blow and destroy Detroit. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] reconstructed the AllSpark, killing Starscream once and for all, and managed to use the power of the AllSpark to save Detroit. Megatron was captured by Optimus, and the Autobots returned to Cybertron with the Decepticon leader, Lugnut, and Shockwave as prisoners. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

Megatron and his men would be incarcerated in [[Trypticon Prison]], and [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] took command of the Decepticons for the time being. She ordered [[Team Stunticon]] to break out Megatron, but when they failed, Strika led an invasion of Cybertron's Energon farms. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

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==''Shattered Glass''==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|thumb|Decepticons wage their battle to destroy...]]
{{quote|Your tyranny ends here, Prime! Cybertronians will once again know the freedom which is their right!|Megatron|"[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]"}}
The Decepticons began as a resistance group, rallied by the mathematician [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] against [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'s conquests. After managing to conquer back some portions of Cybertron, the Decepticons invented [[transformation]] as a means to hide in plain sight. When the Decepticons attempted to destroy the Autobot flagship, the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'', they were aided by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] from another universe who helped them succeed before joining their ranks. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

When a group of Decepticons stranded on [[Earth]] made contact with Cybertron, Megatron opened diplomatic relations with the organic planet. {{storylink|Transhuman}} After Megatron had been reborn as Galvatron, another group of refugees from Cliffjumper's universe led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]] joined the Decepticons in their fight. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}

The Decepticons eventually established [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]] on Earth {{storylink|Distant Fissures}} where Galvatron, thanks to [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]' trickery, was able to deal a fatal barrage to Optimus Prime, forcing the Autobots to retreat. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}} {{storylink|Restoration}}

As the Decepticons followed back to Cybertron, the planet revealed itself as the [[alternate mode]] of [[Primus#Shattered Glass|Primus]], the Order Bringer attacking the displaced Earth of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]] for its infringing on his perfect order. The Decepticons failed to match their creator's godly power, the deity only falling when Earth revealed itself as [[Gaea]] who, with aid from the [[Knights of Unicron (SG)|Knights of Unicron]], defeated the Order Bringer. After Gaea had transformed into a [[New Cybertron (SG)|New Cybertron]], the Decepticons settled onto the new planet as peacekeepers. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}} Though the war was considered over, the Decepticons and their dimensionally displaced allies still hunted for Rodimus' cell and Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|counterpart]] trying to rebuild his own Decepticons. {{storylink|Divination}}

===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
The Decepticons began as a civil rights group protesting the corrupt rule of the [[Senate]]. When the political tensions of the time devolved into a full-scale war, the Decepticons fought against the ruling class of Autobots. When the fighting spread off-world, Megatron crashed on Earth, followed by the rest of the Decepticons who discovered that Earth was home to [[Rarified Energon]]. The Autobots followed and continued the war on Earth. Despite the Decepticons' best efforts, they were outmatched, being forced to retreat as Megatron fought a delaying action. The Decepticons returned to Cybertron only for the Autobots to follow. Being defeated once again, the rudderless Decepticons scattered across Cybertron's underground. Megatron eventually managed to return to Cybertron but upon seeing the planet's sorry state, he set himself up as a hermit, instructing his former lieutenants not to contact him. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

After [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] had found that his spark could be used to awaken the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (SG)|Metroplex]], he sought out Megatron. Convincing his former leader to restart the fight, the two infiltrated [[Kaon (polity)|Gold City]] to meet with [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] and send out a rallying call only for [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]]'s forces to capture Starscream. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}}

While [[Skywarp (SG)|Skywarp]] and the [[Insecticon (SG)|Insecticons]] mounted an ultimately unsuccessful rescue mission into Goldbug's fortress, {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 4|Shattered Glass #4}} Megatron rallied the rest of his scattered forces. Though the Decepticons managed to conquer Gold City, Goldbug had managed to kill Starscream and claim his spark. As the Decepticons began to rebuild, Megatron offered [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] a chance to join them and help reclaim Starscream's spark. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 5|Shattered Glass #5}}

By the time that [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] had overthrown [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], the Decepticons had rechristened Gold City as "New Kaon". On Magnus' orders, [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] infiltrated New Kaon to take out the Decepticons' long-range communications. When he failed in this task, the [[Wreckers]] beheaded him and used his severed head to listen in on the Decepticons' movements. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 2|Shattered Glass II #2}}

Using Starscream's spark, Goldbug managed to reactivate Metroplex, {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 3|Shattered Glass II #3}} the Decepticons massing at the feet of the Titan as he marched towards New Kaon. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 4|Shattered Glass II #4}} [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] and Jetfire eventually managed to remove Starscream's spark from Metroplex, sending him back to stasis. As Soundwave began his march home, he reflected that the Decepticons would never stop in their fight for freedom. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 5|Shattered Glass II #5}}
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==Aligned continuity family==
{{bigquote|Sometimes deception is necessary, when those who should listen to the truth will not, and will only understand once they have been lied to and forced to see their own lies.|[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].}}

[[File:Megatroncamehome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Breakdown! Assume the footrest position! Soundwave! Log into my Netflix! Knock Out, you... erm. Go make some popcorn or something."]]

[[The Fallen|Megatronus]], a member of the Thirteen, considered himself the first Decepticon. {{storylink|Lockout}} He killed [[Solus Prime]] {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}} and was imprisoned for it in an alternate dimension. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

The Decepticons originated from those in the [[Functionism|lower castes]] of Cybertronian society in the [[Badlands (Cybertron)|Badlands]]. Megatron, a gladiator who seized control of all the gladiatorial pits and assumed the name of The Fallen, began preaching to the dispossessed on the Grid. He allowed them to bomb Cybertron and throw their society into chaos, for he rightly believed if he denied any connection to their extremist behavior, it would elevate him in the eyes of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Even the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] for him. When the Council questioned Megatron about the movement's name, he denied he had heard of it, though he also accepted it for reasons outlined above. The name itself seemingly came from the members mockingly declaring themselves as the bad guys as the Council had already labeled them as the villains.

When Halogen appointed Orion the new Prime, Megatron declared his Decepticons would continue to fight for freedom. During the war they conquered eighty-five percent of the planet, as well as occupying [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] and [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, before poisoning the [[core]] itself with [[Dark Energon]]. When the Autobots left aboard the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Trypticon transformed into the ''Nemesis'' and followed them with Megatron, Starscream, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] into unknown space, while [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] took control of the Cybertronian Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Eons later, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] were based on [[Earth]], with a mass-produced [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] army. During a three-year lull, Starscream was ordered to build a [[space bridge]] and to mine more Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}} Megatron returned, but not with the army Starscream had hoped for. Instead he tried to raise an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] [[zombie]]s to eradicate humanity, but failed and perished in a space bridge implosion, leaving Starscream in command once more. {{storylink|Darkness Rising}} It emerged he survived, and he was retrieved and placed in sickbay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Meanwhile, Starscream and Soundwave waited for opportunities to pounce on [[Team Prime]] with their Vehicons. {{storylink|Con Job}} {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}
[[File:DeusExMachina-fourcons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Starscream: "We're gonna go out there and catch those museum thieves red-handed!" Breakdown: "What color are their hands now?"]]

Megatron eventually returned to life, nearly killing Starscream for his part in his near-death in the space bridge explosion. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} {{storylink|Out of His Head}} {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Despite his brush with death, Starscream continued to secretly operate against Megatron {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}, which came to a grinding halt when Megatron forced him to beg for his life in an abandoned Energon mine. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Finding neither respect from Megatron following this incident nor mercy from the [[Arcee (WFC)|Autobots]], as well as seemingly being replaced by former rogue [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], Starscream abandoned the Decepticons, becoming neutral, and leaving Airachnid to take his place. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

Seeking to attain more Dark Energon to coincide with a prophecy that he interpreted as his own destiny in the [[Covenant of Primus]], Megatron raced to complete a second space bridge. Optimus Prime sought to stop this plot by finally ending the Decepticon leader's life{{storylink|One Shall Fall}}, but a larger problem became apparent. Following an explosion of Dark Energon from a volcano, it was surmised that [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] was awakening at the [[Earth's core]]. Rejected from Unicron's service,{{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} Megatron formed a shaky alliance with Optimus {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} to defeat the Chaos Bringer. During this time, acting Decepticon leader Airachnid attempted to abandon Megatron to Unicron's wrath, but following a humiliating defeat at the hands of Soundwave, relinquished command to the communications officer. With the power of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus was able to defeat Unicron. However, Optimus' surrender of the Matrix's power also lost him his memories of being a Prime, and he took upon his old 'Orion Pax' persona. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Megatron took advantage of Orion's amnesia, setting him to work on [[Project Iacon]], to find various relics from Cybertron hidden on Earth. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Eventually, however, the Autobots were successful in restoring Orion Pax to Optimus Prime, halting work on the project. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Former Seeker captain [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth, {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} and was promoted to second in command following Airachnid's departure and murder of Breakdown (whose remains were recovered by human terrorist organization MECH). {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}} Airachnid later sent her armada of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] to kill Megatron, but following her defeat at the hands of Arcee, the Insecticons were freed from her control and then integrated into Megatron's forces. However, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead's]] actions caused the ''Nemesis'' to crash on Earth, {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} prompting Megatron to use Dark Energon to repair the ship. Unexpectedly, the Dark Energon enhanced ''Nemesis'' gained sentience, and disabled the Decepticons and worked to complete Project Iacon and collect the relics around the world. Through the efforts of [[Jack Darby|the]] [[William Fowler|Autobots]]' [[Miko Nakadai|human]] [[Raf Esquivel|allies]], the ship's sentience was defeated, but had already located four Iacon relics. {{storylink|Flying Mind}} The Decepticon forces were sent to the four locations around the world: Knock Out and an Insecticon to New York City, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision (episode)|Tunnel Vision}} Dreadwing to Antarctica, {{storylink|Triangulation}} Soundwave to a forest, {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} and [[Hardshell]] to a volcano around the equator. {{storylink|Toxicity}} Knock Out, Dreadwing, and Hardshell's endeavours all end in failure, Soundwave being the only victorious one. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} After mistakenly reporting Bulkhead's destruction to Megatron, Hardshell was himself destroyed by a vengeful Wheeljack and Miko. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[File:FlyingMind-DecepticonsOnDeck.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|And the Decepticons always remembered this as the day Megatron said, [[Frank Welker|"Well it was either this or college!"]]]]
Breakdown's remains were used to save the mortally wounded {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} MECH leader Silas - to Megatron and Knock Out's disgust - who attempted to join the Decepticon ranks, but when his offering of Project Damocles was destroyed by the Autobots, he was hauled away for dissection by Knock Out. The effort did bear fruit in that the location of Raf Esquivel's home was discovered,{{storylink|The Human Factor}} narrowing down the location of the Autobot base. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}. The Decepticons lost the upper hand briefly when Optimus acquired the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}, but the blade was destroyed by Megatron's knock-off [[Dark Star Saber]]. Additionally, the Decepticons found the existence of the [[Omega Key]]s on Earth, though they were unaware of their true function. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}. Knock Out successfully retrieved a Key, while Dreadwing lost one, but it turned out new Autobot recruit [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] is the final Key, and was promptly kidnapped by Soundwave. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} Megatron learned of the Omega Keys' ability to revive Cybertron, but Smokescreen made off with the two Keys the Decepticons possessed. However, the rogue Starscream was able to steal all three Autobot Keys, and proposed to use them as a bargaining chip to return to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

Naturally, Megatron was less than convinced of Starscream's loyalty, and watched his memories via cortical psychic patch to find his true motives. While evidence of Starscream's treachery was rampant, Megatron allowed him to return since the Decepticons must be united to revive Cybertron. However, Dreadwing was enraged and disillusioned by Megatron's pardon, since his leader was apathetic to Skyquake becoming one of the undead, {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} but his attempt to murder Starscream was halted when Megatron killed him with his own blaster. Starscream returned to his position of second-in-command, and worked out the location of the Omega Lock on Cybertron. Megatron battled the Autobots on their home planet, lost the Keys, but Starscream, Knock Out and Soundwave kidnapped the Autobots' human allies and held them hostage. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} The Autobots handed over the Keys in exchange for the children, and Megatron turned the power of the Omega Lock on Earth to cyberform it. Optimus used the Star Saber to destroy the Omega Lock and all hope of restoring Cybertron, but Megatron launched a full-scale invasion of the Earth from his new fortress of [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], with his first act of aggression being destroying the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

In the wake of the Autobots' defeat, and having found no corpses in the base's remains, the Decepticons increased global surveillance to find them - also dealing a similarly devastating blow against the United States military with its fusion cannons. Megatron feigned a desire for peace to the US government, a cover for his eventual violent conquest of Earth. A search on Cybertron for the missing relics turned up [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} who is quickly reinstated into the Decepticon command structure as first lieutenant of all scientific endeavors, to Starscream's chagrin. Efforts to find the Autobots resulted only in failure, leading Shockwave to unleash the massive [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] he cloned, [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] to hunt down the Autobots, {{storylink|Scattered}} only for it to come home empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} The Autobots were able to spread the Decepticon ranks thin and away from Darkmount, and the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] lead the regrouped team to assault the fortress. The attack was eventually halted and the Autobots were taken prisoner, only for an upgraded Optimus Prime to arrive and single-handedly turn the tide. Earth's military was able to bring Darkmount crumbling to the ground, forcing the Decepticons to go on the defense and return to using the ''Nemesis'' as their base of operations. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

The Decepticons turned their efforts to cloning, and enjoyed a string of successful ventures to retrieve Predacon fossils to engineer an army of the extinct beasts thanks to the efforts of Shockwave and Soundwave, {{storylink|Project Predacon}} the Predacon, {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} and Knock Out. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} Jealous of Megatron's favoring Shockwave, Starscream coerced Knock Out to create an army of super soldiers with a mix of Dark and [[Synthetic Energon]], starting with the imprisoned Cylas. However, this only created a new form of Terrorcon that craved and drained Energon from a victim, starting a plague that threatened the entire ship. The Decepticons struggled to repel the infected, until Cylas freed Airachnid from her stasis pod. The former prisoner killed Cylas and called the Insecticons to rejoin her, but Airachnid's latest attempt to overthrow Megatron was put down by Soundwave, who bridged her and her army to a dead moon of Cybertron. The crisis weakened the Decepticons with the loss of the Insecticons and the infected Vehicons, having depleted more than half of their military strength. Shockwave subsequently speeded up progress on Project Predacon, {{storylink|Thirst}} but Predaking revealed his sentience and ability to transform on the verge of the project's completion. The former beast asked to lead the coming Predacons on Megatron's behalf, but the Decepticon leader and his command staff knew better than to give him control of a more powerful army than the depleted Decepticons. Following a plot engineered by Starscream, the Decepticons allowed the Autobots to destroy the Predacons before they escape their pods, to Predaking's horror and rage. The destruction of the lab, coupled with the presence of Synthetic Energon, resulted in the lab being filled with pure [[Living metal|Cybermatter]]. {{storylink|Evolution}}

[[File:Deadlock-Megatron-Decepticons-extinguished.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron shouldn't have gone to Unicron for life insurance.]]
Shockwave realized the Cybermatter could cyberform entire worlds. Megatron resolved to restore the Omega Lock and rule a cyberformed Earth and a revived Cybertron, but found the synthetic Energon formula was incomplete, and had Ratchet delivered to him by the captured Soundwave, while his lieutenants gathered human technology to repair the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Minus One}} As the device was being restored, Megatron appealed to Ratchet to finish the synthetic Energon formula, playing on the medic's love for his home to outweigh his reservations about aiding the leader of the Decepticons. Ratchet eventually consented when he was shown the nearly completed Omega Lock {{storylink|Persuasion}} and soon completed the formula. In return, Megatron turned him over to the vengeful Predaking, but Ratchet - having learned the truth thanks to a slip up from Knock Out - revealed Megatron's plot to wipe out Project Predacon. Predaking turned on the Decepticons and slaughtered countless Vehicons, but was bested by Megatron in combat. Ratchet gave his comrades a way onto the warship, and Megatron mobilized his remaining army for their last stand. {{storylink|Synthesis}} While Megatron battled Optimus with the Dark Star Saber, Jack and Miko banished Soundwave to the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]] on the bridge, while the other Autobots fought to capture the ship. Smokescreen and Bumblebee tried to get the Star Saber to Optimus, but Megatron killed Bumblebee as he tried to do so. However, the scout's corpse, having fallen info the Omega Lock, was revived by the Cybermatter, and ran Megatron through with the Star Saber, finally killing the leader of the Decepticons once and for all. Their leader dead, Shockwave, Starscream, and what few Vehicons remained abandoned ship, while Knock Out attempted to join the winning team. The ''Nemesis'' was used to fire the Omega Lock into the [[Well of All Sparks]], and Cybertron was restored. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

Most of the Vehicons had theoretically surrendered to the Autobots, and were part of an inept crew of construction workers under Bulkhead's watch. Though, not all hope was lost for the Decepticons. Shockwave & Starscream had been moving to the former's labs, cloning more Predacons to overthrow the Autobots in their newly restored home world. However, when Unicron took over Megatron's semi-lifeless body, the [[Skylynx (Prime)|two]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Predacons]] they had cloned joined [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] in helping the Autobots save Cybertron from an army of Terrorcon-Predacons headed to corrupt the core once more, after Shockwave had been beaten up by the zombie dragons and encouraged the Predacons' decision. To make matters worse for them, Knock Out, who had been imprisoned by the Autobots, officially joined their side. When the Autobots put a stop to Unicron's plans and trapped Unicron in the [[AllSpark]]'s container, Megatron officially disbanded the Decepticons after being victim of Unicron's eternal torture and realized the true meaning of oppression. With Starscream all alone, he returned to his roots and decided to take command of the no longer functioning faction, but the Predacons had something in store for their former abuser... {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
At some point during the Decepticons' campaign on Earth, [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] arrived on the planet in response to the message sent into space by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Prime judged them as not ready to face the Decepticons, and instead stationed them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]]. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}} For their protection, Optimus apparently kept their existence a secret from the Decepticons and seemingly the other Autobots, with the exception of Bumblebee and Ratchet. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} While the Decepticon empire never touched the island, Optimus and Bumblebee occasionally lent a hand when [[Doctor Morocco|other]] [[Quint Quarry|threats]] arose. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}}

In an alternate timeline where [[Doctor Morocco]] ruled [[Griffin Rock]], Bumblebee mistook the [[MorBot]]s as Decepticons, only to have Heatwave correct him. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RID-steeljawsgang.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|We're not getting a whole lot of toys, are we? Bumblebee and his damn army of toys, the fiend!]]
At some undetermined point, the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' took off from Cybertron, its cargo of [[stasis pod]]s carrying several hundred of the most-wanted Decepticons, who [[To sell toys|for some unexplained reason]] all possessed robot or [[beast mode]]s based on Earth animals. At least some of them were simply members of naturally-occurring, animal-shaped Cybertronian sub-races, reminiscent of the Insecticons of the ''Prime'' cartoon. After Megatron disbanded the Decepticons, any remaining Decepticons seemed to have been forced into hiding or had defected after the planet repopulated with Autobots. Megatron apparently kept his promise about not inflicting any more oppression as he had remained unseen by the time Bumblebee traveled to Earth.

In the aftermath of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s restoration, the population was overwhelmingly Autobot. [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] and his troops quickly worked to overthrow the High Council and take over Cybertron. With the planet under their control, they began making preparations for the rebirth of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

Years later, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] caused the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' to crash on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], its cargo being scattered around the countryside in the crash. {{storylink|Lockout}} The [[Mini-Con]] [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] sent a mayday, however on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], working as a street cop for the repopulated planet, was instead alerted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus gave Bumblebee a new mission on Earth, sending the young Autobot to the nearest [[space bridge]]. Bumblebee unwillingly found himself accompanied to Earth by his cop partner [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. Joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and two [[human]]s — [[Denny Clay]], owner of a vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist (a scrapyard) and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]] — Bumblebee and his team were tasked with tracking down the escaped prisoners and prevent harm coming to Earth or its native population. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Chief among the threats poised by the Decepticons was the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who sought to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} Steeljaw first teamed up with [[Minitron]], who took control of Grimlock and was able to snatch Underbite. Though Minitron was captured, Steeljaw made off with Underbite {{storylink|True Colors}} and made an alliance with the Decepticon criminal, [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} Setting up a base in an abandoned factory, Steeljaw was eventually able to assemble a new team of Decepticons - consisting of [[Underbite]], [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], the bounty hunter [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] (who had initially arrived on Earth to collect a bounty placed on Bumblebee by the High Council). {{storylink|Hunting Season}} and his Mini-Cons, [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] and [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]. After a short battle with Bumblebee's team, Steeljaw's gang were apprehended by the Autobots, however, Steeljaw was able to free everyone and the team escaped. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

Steeljaw and his "pack" went on to have a series of failed attempts at trying to free the captured Decepticons inside the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|Autobot's base]]. Seeking access to the scrapyard, Steeljaw engineered a diversion by using [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] as bait. While Bumblebee's team was distracted, Steeljaw broke into the scrapyard, and his gang quickly took Fixit, Russell, and Denny hostage. Steeljaw also rigged up a sub-sonic pulse that would disable the Autobots and prevent them from gaining access. Steeljaw tried to get Fixit to free the other Decepticon convicts, Fixit managed to stall long enough for the Autobots to break in and deactivate the sonic weaponry; in the ensuing fight, Steeljaw was defeated yet again by Bumblebee. Back at the Decepticon hideout, Steeljaw exploded at his comrades and ordered them to leave. The arrival of a [[The Fallen|mysterious entity]] snapped him out of his funk, and Steeljaw reluctantly agreed to build him a gateway and serve as his minion for the time being. {{storylink|Lockout}}

Steeljaw and his "pack" searched for materials and constructed a doorway for Megatronus to enter the material world, however the Autobots arrived to stop him and Steeljaw's portal was destroyed by a resurrected Optimus Prime. Despite this, Megatronus successfully made it through {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} and proceeded with his true plan: to merge the AllSpark and Anti-Spark together to destroy both Earth and Cybertron. With the revelation that the planet he intended to conquer would be destroyed, Steeljaw turned on Megatronus and attempted to fight him, only to be backhanded out of sight. The remaining members of his gang placed in stasis after the death of Megatronus, with Steeljaw and Kickback the only specific Decepticons known to be at large. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

After a Groundbridge accident at the scrapyard, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (who was still trapped in the shadowzone after the end of the war) managed to escape, quickly dispatching the Bee Team. However, with a coordinated attack, he was sent back just as fast as he escaped. {{storylink|Portals}}

[[File:TRID S2 E12 DIP1 SC 4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|A normal day at [[Activision]] headquarters]]
Steeljaw eventually managed to assume control of all Decepticons on Earth, intending to rebuild the [[Decepticon Empire]] on the planet, {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} before he was defeated and all the Decepticons were shipped back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} The High Council freed Steeljaw and a select few others to act as decoys for the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] while they worked to continue their plans. {{storylink|Exiles}} {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

The High Council eventually sent a quartet of genetically-engineered Activator [[Mini-Con]]s to aid Soundwave in escaping from the Shadowzone so he could summon [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] back home. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} {{storylink|The Great Divide}} {{storylink|Railroad Rage}} {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}} Soundwave was defeated however and placed in [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s custody. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

When the Bee Team arrived on Cybertron, they discovered the High Council's true identities and, as a result of [[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]]'s hesitations, managed to defeat their combined form of [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]], freeing Cybertron from Decepticon control. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] took Cyberwarp's desire for peace as a hopeful sign that Autobots and Decepticons might one day peacefully co-exist on Cybertron. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] used to be a Decepticon, but Optimus Prime saw potential in him and got him to join the Autobots. When the Rescue Bot recruits encountered the Decepticon [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], they assumed he'd be highly dangerous until Wedge told them his own backstory. [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] cleared Laserbeak to stay at the academy as his criminal record was clear. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye (RBA)|More Than Meets the Eye}} Though Laserbeak believed his past as a Decepticon prevented him from fitting in, the recruits thought otherwise {{storylink|Space Party}} and Optimus later made him an official Autobot. {{storylink|Crash of the Titan}}

==''Cloud''==
The Decepticons of [[Cloud World]] are made up of the disgruntled cast-offs of Cloud's society of multiversal sentinels, banned from interdimensional travel and exiled from its capital [[Metropolis]] to the slums of the [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]].

{{stub|Pretty much all of [[Transformers Cloud]]}}

==''Cyberverse'' cartoon==
[[File:Cyberverse Decepticon Plankowners (Cyberverse - Megatron Is My Hero).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm sure you're wondering why we're here...]]

[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] established the Decepticons as a political movement, opposing the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] status quo. Standing alongside the former gladiator as he declared his vision of a Cybertron where [['Til all are one|all would be one]] were [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]], [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus]], [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]], [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]], [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]], and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadowstriker]]. Optimus, at least, would soon become disillusioned with Megatron's actions, finding his friend's chosen course too violent and power-hungry; after a final confrontation with his old friend where he failed to sway him from his course, he fully broke away to chart a [[Autobot|different path]]. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

Circa 66 million years ago, the Decepticons launched a plan to use [[Vector Sigma]] to reprogram the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}} only for the Autobots to send it off Cybertron. {{storylink|Allspark (episode)|Allspark}} While the Autobots manually searched for the lost Allspark in space, {{storylink|The Journey}} the Decepticons remained on Cybertron and tracked the artifact remotely. Once it had been tracked to Earth, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] sent [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] to scout the planet, {{storylink| Fractured}} while he rallied the [[Decepticon fleet]], {{storylink|Siloed}} launching an invasion of the planet when the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] crew had awoken. {{storylink|Eruption}}

When the Autobots acquired the Allspark and made for Cybertron, the Decepticons returned home via the space bridge, {{storylink|Escape From Earth}} using [[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]] to bait a trap for their foes. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

Upon arrival into Cybertronian orbit, Optimus' failure to raise Chromia led him to suspect a trap and set the ''Ark'' on autopilot, leaving it to be destroyed by a [[laser snare]], allowing the Autobots to ambush the Decepticons. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}} The battle that followed saw the AllSpark restored to the planet's core, the fight ending in a stalemate. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

Off in space, the Cybertronian species was betrayed by Starscream to the [[Quintesson]]s {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} with both Autobots and Decepticons ending up trapped in a virtual reality where their [[spark]]s were drained. {{storylink|The Loop}} After [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]]'s group freed the Cybertronian race, {{storylink|The Scientist}} the Autobots and Decepticons allied to save their planet. {{storylink|The Alliance}} Though they managed to destroy the invading [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]] and flagship, Starscream revealed himself as the new Judge. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}} Salvation for the Cybertronian race came from Megatron, who had stolen an alternate version of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Combining it with Optimus', the two leaders managed to kill Starscream. In the aftermath, Megatron divided Cybertron in two, leading his Decepticons to one hemisphere, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}} and preparing for the arrival of "[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|the Other One]]", the alternate version of himself from whom he'd stolen the Matrix from. {{storylink|The Other One}}

To prepare for his other self's impending invasion, Megatron began fashioning an [[unspace]] weapon, his secretiveness causing friction in the ranks. {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}} After Optimus Prime had been warned by [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] to destroy the alternate Matrix, {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} the Autobots invaded Decepticon territory. As the Autobot strike team reached the Decepticon control room, the Other One's [[Decepticon supersoldier]]s teleported in. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} After two waves of the invaders had been defeated, the Other One arrived and reclaimed his Matrix, killing Megatron in the process. Though the Other One was ready to conquer this new reality, his Matrix had been infected by a psychic shard of [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] who short-circuited the artifact allowing Optimus Prime to paralyze the alternate Megatron who was taken away by [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|The Other One}}

With Megatron dead, [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] and [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] assumed command of the Decepticons. Some time after the Other One's demise, the Autobots and Decepticons signed the [[Treaty of the Wall]], ending the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]]. {{storylink|The Immobilizers}}

Some time afterwards, Cybertron was invaded by the Other One's supersoldiers who, bereft of their master, had begun a civil war for leadership. Optimus and Soundwave were approached by one of the supersoldiers, calling himself [[Tarn (Cyberverse)|Tarn]] who asked for help in stopping the war. After the Decepticons had first made an attempt to destroy the invaders, Optimus and Soundwave helped Tarn find the [[Cortex Helm]] of [[Onyx Prime]] only for the supersoldier to take the Helm first using its power to exert control over his brethren before he crowned himself as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. As Tarn ordered all Decepticons to kill the other Autobots, he set the supersoldiers against Optimus. When the Prime fell, Tarn prepared to kill Optimus before the Autobots and the non-supersoldier Decepticons joined forces against Tarn. Disgusted by Tarn, Soundwave managed to pry the Helm off him and use it himself, giving the supersoldiers the free will to choose their path. Before Tarn could reclaim the Helm, Soundwave unleashed a massive sonic attack that killed both him and Tarn. With the supersoldiers standing down, Shadow Striker became the Decepticon leader, the two factions now living in peace. {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}

===Alternate universe===
In Megatron X's timeline, the tyrant killed Optimus outright when the young Prime refused to stand beside him. Without Optimus to rally the Autobots into a proper resistance, the Decepticons quickly won the Great War. Once Megatron created his Perfect Decepticons, he turned them on the "unneeded" Decepticons, wiping them all out save [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] and the [[Insecticon (Cyberverse)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|The Other One}} {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}

==''Earthspark'' cartoon==
Under [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]], the Decepticons originally fought [[Great War (ES)|the war]] on the ideals of creating a more equal Cybertron. With the war's expansion to Earth however, Megatron soon came to realize how far his faction had strayed from his original vision and joined the Autobots in hopes of ending the conflict. When Megatron seemingly destroyed the AllSpark in the final battle of the war on Earth, the Decepticons found themselves stranded on Earth as the SpaceBridge to Cybertron was destroyed along with it. For his actions Megatron was branded a traitor by many of his former soldiers such as [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Warzone}} {{storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}}

Stranded on Earth, Decepticons were forced to go on the run to evade imprisonment by [[G.H.O.S.T.]] and had to resort to stealing Energon. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} Even high ranking commanders such as [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] found themselves becoming the prisoners of the Autobot-Human alliance. {{storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}} Many hapless Decepticons though found themselves working for the anti-Cybertronian scientist, [[Mandroid]], as usually either mind-controlled slaves or as part of a deal to protect them from G.H.O.S.T. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}} {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}}

While as prisoners of G.H.O.S.T., Decepticons such as [[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]] found themselves being unwilling experiments that left them severely weakened. When the Terran, [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], inadvertently hacked G.H.O.S.T.'s security systems she ended up disabling the shields of the prison cells containing their Decepticon prisoners, leading to a short-lived prison uprising. {{storylink|Hashtag: Oops}}

Many Decepticons found themselves participating in underground fighting rings known as "Bot Brawls" done for the amusement of their human audiences, the losers in these fighting bouts being chained to the ceiling and left to die. One of these being run by Mandroid who salvaged Cybertronian body parts from the losers for his own body modifications. {{storylink|Home, Part 1}} Following another defeat by the Terrans, Mandroid rendezvoused with G.H.O.S.T. director, [[Karen Croft]], where she formalized a partnership between them to begin constructing more Cybertronian control badges to use at her disposal, offering Mandroid the Decepticon prisoners under her watch as his test subjects. {{storylink|Home, Part 2}}

==''One'' film==

[[File:TFone DecepticonsRiseUp.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Upright=1.66|''We are Kremlings, hear our cry!'' / ''Hoist the crossbones to the sky!'' ''We are Kremlings and proudly we stand'' / ''On the coastlines of our land'']]
After killing Cybertron's corrupt leader [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]], a vengeance-fueled [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] rallied the former members of Cybertron's [[High Guard]]. Declaring the age of Primes and other false prophets over, D-16 declared that he would lead them into the future and renamed himself "Megatron". However, [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], reformatted by the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into Optimus Prime, defeated Megatron and banished him from Iacon, along with the High Guard for their role in the brief insurrection. From the shadows, Megatron and his new followers branded themselves with an insignia resembling [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]]'s faceplate and renamed themselves "Decepticons" to symbolize how they will not be blinded by the lies of others, swearing revenge on Optimus. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[File:Movie Decepticon Screencleaner.jpg|105px|thumb|Transforms your dirty screen to a clean one and — well, actually just the first thing.]]
*'''Decepticon''' (2008)
:Released by Tomy Yujin on January, this dangler is a [[Insignia|faction logo]]-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Decepticon insignia printed on the other side.
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:3DLightFX DecepticonShield.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Decepticon Shield''' (3D Deco Light, 2014)
: A three-dimensional wall light fixture from [[3D Light FX]] in the form of a Movie-style Decepticon insignia. It uses purple LED lights and is battery powered. It comes with a sticker in the form of a wall crack, which is meant to look as though the insignia is somehow breaking through the wall.
{{-}}

===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''Transformers logos''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]] ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of the Decepticon symbol, packaged in with a similar [[Autobot#Enamel Pin Series|Autobot]] pin in a release called "Transformers logos" {{sic}}.
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===Icon Heroes===
[[File:Icon-Heroes-Decepticon-Bookend.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Faction Bookend''' ([[2022]])
: A set of bookends in the form of the Decepticon insignia made of polystone and produced by Icon Heroes.

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Unicron and Decepticons.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Destron Army and Unicron Set''' ([[December 28]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''99 & 100'''

:Released as part of the thirteenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of the Generation 1 Decepticons (as represented by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Stranglehold]], and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]) and [[Unicron]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#99|Translation of the Decepticons' Transformers Character Card]]''

{{--}}

==Notes==
*The suffix "con" is typically attached to Decepticon subgroups, such as the [[Constructicon (disambiguation)|Constructicon]]s and [[Predacon (disambiguation)|Predacon]]s. Notable exceptions would be the [[Mini-Con]]s and [[Omnicon]]s.
*In an earlier draft of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] called the '' Prime Directive'', Optimus reveals that the Decepticons were named so for their betrayal of the dynasty of Primes.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Destron''' (デストロン ''Desutoron''), '''Decepticon''' (ディセプティコン ''Diseputikon'')
*''Armenian:'' '''Deseptikonner''' (Դեսեպտիկոններ, "Decepticons")
*''Cantonese:'' '''Kwòng Pāǐ''' (Hong Kong, 狂派, "Con Faction", literally "Mad Faction" or "Crazy Clan")
*''Danish'': '''Bedragerne''' (Marvel comic, "Betrayers"), '''Bedraonerne''' (''The Transformers'' cartoon)
*''French:'' '''Deceptican''' (France, ''The Transformers'' cartoon, ''Unicron Trilogy'' cartoons, IDW ''Movie universe'' comics), '''Decepticor''' (France, ''Beast Wars'' cartoon), '''Decepticon''' (France, in other media and Canada)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Shekernikim''' (שקרניקים, "Lie-niks")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Álcák''' (Marvel comic and 2007 onwards, "Disguises"), '''Decepticonok''' (toy commercial, second ''The Movie'' dub, ''Armada''), '''Varangyok''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Toads"), '''Robotikák''' (first dubs of ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'', "Roboticas")
*''Italian:'' '''Distructor''', '''Distructors'''
*''Korean:'' '''Evil Corps''' (악마군단 ''Akmagundan''), '''Destron''' (데스트론 ''Deseuteuron''), '''Decepticon''' (디셉티콘 ''Diseptikon'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Decepticon''' (Taiwan, 迪賽剛 ''Dísàigāng''), '''Bàtiānhǔ''' (China, 霸天虎, "Heavenly Tyrant Tiger")
*''Polish:'' '''Szachraje''' (G1 VHS lector, ''"Tricksters"''), '''Deceptikon''', '''Decepcjokon''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Deceptiocon"), '''Dezorientac''' (''Beast Wars'', Disorientator)
*''Portuguese:'' '''Decépticos''' (Portugal comic), '''Malignus''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Decepticon''' (Десептикон)
*''Serbian:'' '''Deseptikon'''
*''Swedish:'' '''Bedragare''' (Marvel comic, "Betrayer")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Obmanoyid''' (Обманоїд, "Deceitoid"), '''Decepticon''' (Десептикон)

==References==
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Reverse Convoy

2025-10-15T03:09:12Z

Randall xCain: /* Fiction */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Reverse Convoy is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Reverse convoy cartoon copy.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
'''Reverse Convoy''' (リバースコンボイ ''Ribāsu Konboi''), from the planet [[Vehicon (planet)|Vehicon]], is an expert in the field of energy production. He utilizes a [[black hole]] link system, to unknown ends. The use of this system had the inadvertent effect of allowing Reverse Convoy to become possessed by the [[spark]] of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]].

==Fiction==
===''Robotmasters'' cartoon===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (episode)|Lio Convoy Storms In}}}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[File:Reverse convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Who you gonna call?]]
Reverse Convoy possessed an [[Energon Matrix]], making him a target of the multiversal threat, [[Grand Scourge]], and his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword. Reverse Convoy was attacked and left for dead and his body was found by the wayward [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

===''Robotmasters'' comic===
Travelling to [[Earth]], Megatron posed as Reverse Convoy and quickly earned the trust of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his allies, who were busy battling Megatron's time-displaced successor, "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Beast Megatron]]" for control of the planet's [[solitarium]]. {{storylink|Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior}} Not long after, however, he brilliantly revealed himself as "Rebirth Megatron", and attacked the assembled Autobots. His deception exposed, Megatron subsequently allied himself with Beast Megatron. {{storylink|The Dark Emperor of Destruction, Reborn}}

Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, and all the combatants in the war for [[solitarium]] were returned to their proper place in space and time. {{storylink|And Then}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Reverse Convoy was a faithful Autobot servant of the [[Convoy Council]], a much more humble 'bot than his peers [[Lio Convoy]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], or [[Galaxy Convoy]]. Reverse Convoy lived in an era when the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] threat was insignificant compared to the need for energy. When a strange new mechanical world was discovered, Reverse Convoy wasted no time in gathering a scientific team to explore the potential new colony. The planet proved to be a paradise. The native lifeforms, named the [[Tripuran]]s according to left-behind holograms, had long since vanished, but they left behind infrastructure that the Maximals were able to utilize. The Maximals named the planet Vehicon for the numerous automated factories on the planet that were put to new use. Most significantly, Vehicon's moon had been collapsed into a singularity, whose gravitational tides the Maximals used to generate enormous quantities of energon.

In the year 2004, the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was traveling via [[space bridge]] from the Decepticon frontline of conquest on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to survey the conflict with the Autobot [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] warriors on Earth. The explosion of the [[warp gate]] known as the ''[[Trigger]]'' a decade prior had imbued his spark with latent [[unspace|transwarp]] energies, which chose to erupt at that moment. Megatron was consequently displaced in time and space, saved from oblivion only by his personal link to a black hole. He discovered Reverse Convoy at his most vulnerable, and took advantage of an opening provided by [[Grand Scourge]] to possess the body of the dying Autobot through Reverse Convoy's own singularity connection. Ironically, if not for Megatron's intervention, Grand Scourge's attack would have been fatal. Too impatient to care about the energy-rich era of Reverse Convoy, Megatron leaped through the [[Blastizone|Blasty Zone]] back to his native era while the [[Solitarium War]] was in progress.

After Megatron was expelled from Reverse Convoy's body, Reverse Convoy apologized for allowing his body to be used in such a way. Reverse Convoy was subsequently sent back to his proper timeframe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}}

==Toys==
===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RMtoy reverse convoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|If Jonathan Joestar is a Cybertronian (at least in terms of having his body taken over).]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Reverse Convoy''' (2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-24'''
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': "Reverse Blaster", missile

: The only release in the seventh wave of Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Reverse Convoy is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Hero Megatron]] toy, transforming into a heavily modified blue and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|M1 Abrams tank]]. In addition to a new Prime/Convoy styled head that flips out of the same compartment as the head on the original version of the mold, the toy features a brand new "Mega Blaster" cannon assembly that houses most of the toy's new features. The Mega Blaster fires a spring-loaded blue missile, and the rear of the cannon can be removed and transformed into the hand-held "Reverse Blaster" weapon, featuring twin barrels and a rack of six (non-removable) missiles. Once the Reverse Blaster is removed, the toy's "Rebirth Megatron" head can be rotated out from the back of the cannon to take the place of Reverse Convoy's head between the figure's shoulders.

: The toy still retains the opening panels on its forearms, despite no longer featuring the large missiles they are designed to store.

: This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Brightes]] and as [[Blue Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/ReverseConvoy/reverseconvoy.htm More information on Reverse Convoy at TFU.info]''
{{G2HeroMegatronMold}}

==Notes==
*"Reverse" and "Rebirth" are both read as ''Ribāsu'' (リバース) in Japanese.
*Reverse Convoy/Rebirth Megatron came with two different clip-out character art cards, depicting both of his robot modes. However, he only had a single clip-out [[bio]].

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Alliance

2025-10-05T00:11:47Z

Randall xCain: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{disambig3|Alliance}}

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=49
|prev=Cramp
|next=Union
|title="Alliance"
|furigana=ゆにくろん
|japanese=覚醒
|romaji=Unicron
|translation=Awakening: Unicron
|image=Unicronalliance.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-49
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Masayuki Motsumoto]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[September 30]], [[2003]] (English, United Kingdom) [[December 5]], 2003 (Japanese) [[December 9]], [[2003]] (English, United States)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Starscream's sacrifice spurs the Autobots and the Decepticons to join forces. But Unicron awakens...'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Sshot-arm-494-remains.jpg|left|thumb|You failed, your highness. I'm a Jedi, like my father before me...yeah...]]
[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] is astonished to hear about the truce between the two armies and asks if [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is functioning. [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is disgusted that they're doing this simply because the traitorous [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] asked that they do it, but then suggests that they simply use the idea of a truce to ambush the [[Autobot]]s. Outraged, Galvatron makes Cyclonus respect his authority with the usual amount of physical punishment. Galvatron is upset at how poorly things have turned out, but Starscream's sacrifice has convinced him: they're going to ally with the Autobots...for now in order to stop [[Unicron]]. Galvatron went far stating of the reasons of why Starscream rebelled against him in the first place, calling him a true soldier.

[[File:Sshot-arm-491-ships.jpg|thumb|Not all Autobot spaceships know how to swim.]]
Seeing Galvatron's point of the crisis, the rest of the [[Decepticon]]s agree to the truce, except for Cyclonus, who is still disgusted by this. Inside of Unicron, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] plan their inevitable victory and conquest of the universe. The power of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] allows Unicron to shed the remains of his moon-disguise shell. The dark god hovers over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], sucking up parts of the terrain. Both armies evacuate the surface, assisted by the [[Mini-Con]] swarm.

In a ceremonial procedure, Galvatron and his Decepticons meet with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots for a handshake to seal the truce. The leaders shake hands, and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] also grabs on as his way of representing the allegiance of the Mini-Cons. The kids observe this, astonished that it's actually happening. [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] begins to tear up and when [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] asks her if she's all right, she says she was just remembering Starscream and how he would have loved to see this happening for himself. Forming a single front, the Autobot/Decepticon [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|armada]] heads towards Unicron. The first volley of fire does no damage against their enemy. Two larger ships perform reconnaissance and are blasted, so a team of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]], Demolishor, and Cyclonus (and some others) are sent in, based on a theory that smaller ships will elude Unicron's detection. On Unicron's surface, Cyclonus and the generics fly away to break stuff, and Demolishor leaves to avoid Hot Shot, leaving the two Autobots by themselves.

[[File:Alliance Redshirts.jpg|thumb|left|Balls of DOOOOM!!!!]]
Unicron's geography shifts and folds, disturbing his visitors and causing Demolishor to lose [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]]. From the base, Galvatron suggests another attack, which Optimus Prime makes sure won't harm the recon crew, who have their hands full fighting against swarms of [[Dead End Drone]]s. Demolishor saves Cyclonus from falling into a fissure, while the Autobots assist their begrudging allies. Demolishor saves Side Swipe from falling into another fissure, and Hot Shot thanks the Decepticon by re-uniting Demolishor with Blackout—a tender moment. Optimus and Galvatron arrive to bring the group home.

From a distance, the armada witnesses Unicron complete his transformation into [[robot mode]], ready to devour the planet.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (17)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (18)
* [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] (19)
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] (20)
* [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (21)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (22)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (23)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (25)
* Generic Autobots

|c2=
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (2)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (3)
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (4)
* [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (5)
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (6)
* Generic Decepticons

|c3=
* [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (9)
* [[Rad White|Rad]] (13)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (14)
* [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (15)
* [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (16)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
* [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (10)
* [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (11)
* [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (12)
* [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (24)
* [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (26)
* [[Dead End Drone]]s (27)

|h5=Other|c5=
* [[Unicron]] (1)
* [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (7)
* [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Jetfire Shake Hands.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Believe it or not, this ''is'' the correct [[scale]] between the two characters.]]

"Right now, all I can think about is the comrade we lost. Sure, he challenged my authority in a failed coup attempt, and even though Starscream was a traitor, he never lost sight of his oath to the Decepticons. He was a true soldier, unlike most of ''you''!"
:—'''Galvatron''' defends Starscream's memory from the jibes of the other Decepticons.

'''Demolishor:''' "I'm only doing this because I'm following Galvatron's orders." 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Ha! I can't believe I'm fighting for harmony! What a load of bunk! I'm a lean, mean, fighting machine! Hahahaha!" 
'''Side Swipe:''' "I gotta work with this guy? I'm not so sure about this."
:—The truce gets off to a shaky start.

"Tidal Wave..." 
"Uh...nice meetin' ya."
:—'''Tidal Wave''' and '''Jetfire''' shaking hands.

"I can't believe I just saved Prime!"
:—An incredulous '''Galvatron''' after he destroys a cannon targeted at Optimus Prime.

'''Rad:''' "I've never seen anything like it... it's like I'm staring into the face of pure evil..." 
'''Everyone at once:''' "He's gigantic!"
:—'''The kids''' are definitely going to need therapy when this is all over.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Legends of the Microns''===
*At the start of the episode, Demolishor and Cyclonus question Galvatron's decision to join the Autobots without moving their mouths. This is due to the dub extending their lines, as in the original they didn't speak during the shot where their faces are shown.
*The original has Demolishor lamenting Starscream's death, while in the ''Armada'' he claims he was a traitor who got what he deserved.
*In ''Armada'', Hot Shot tells Demolishor to be quiet even though the latter just says he doesn't want to get shot by Unicron. ''Legends of the Microns'' just has Demolishor's saying that the Autobots sound overly optimistic, with Hot Shot's responding with "What was that?!"

===Animation and technical errors===
*Strangely, some errors present are exclusive to ''Legends of the Microns'', whereas ''Armada'' actually fixes them. Granted, it's a ''very'' small number and the episode is otherwise the same animation wise, but still odd, especially since it's ''always'' the opposite. This is the only episode of the entire cartoon that has this quirk, so guess someone must've messed up which version to broadcast. This includes:
**When Galvatron delivers his speech after punching Cyclonus, Wheeljack is colored like [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]. ''Armada'' has him colored properly (albeit with the red eyes remaining). However, in a later shot when the Decepticons are running, Wheeljack is once again incorrectly colored with Sparkplug's palette.
**When Galvatron shoots at Unicron, his blaster is incorrectly colored white. ''Armada'' fixes this by making it the proper black dark gray and yellow.
** In two shots while in planet mode, Unicron is missing one of his arms.
**When the Autobots and Decepticons go to Unicron with their pods, the former faction seemingly stop in the air when they are trying to land. ''Armada'' fixes this by making them actually land on the ground.
*At several points throughout the opening scene, the Decepticons are all drawn with hideously faulty character models with poor proportions and lack of detail.
*As the Decepticons prepare to launch the ship to escape from Unicron's gravitational pull, generic Decepticons using [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]], and the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]'s [[character model]]s are standing in the ship's hangar bay.
*The [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team Mini-Con]] Mirage appears among the Mini-Cons there, but he should be with Thrust inside Unicron by now, as the traitorous Decepticon had stolen the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] several episodes earlier. However, this could be just another case of model reuse.
*In the same scene, Wheeljack has been colored as Sideways.
*Several of the Mini-Cons protecting the ''Axalon'' and the Autobot fleet during the lift-off from Cybertron use Generation 1 character models instead of Mini-Con character models.
*The four generic Decepticons on the mission to Unicron change colour between each shot.
*When Unicron begins to transform, part of the ring that surrounds his planet mode is missing.
*When Jet Optimus attacks the Dead End Drones surrounding Hot Shot and Demolishor's recon team, the laser blast comes from in front of the first drone destroyed, rather than behind (the direction from which Prime is coming).
*Unless [[size changing]] occurs when Galvatron and Tidal Wave combine, there's no way Galvatron should be able to pick up Demolishor and Cyclonus with each hand.
*When shaking hands with Tidal Wave, Jetfire's wings are shortened to just above his head. This is possibly to continue the tradition of exaggerating Tidal Wave's size.
**Oddly, despite the change in length of his wings, the characters are drawn to be in accurate [[scale]] with one another.
*When Optimus gives the order to fire only on Unicron's northern hemisphere, the very next shot shows Unicron being fired upon all over his planet mode.

===Continuity notes===
*Despite destroying Starscream for firing upon him in the previous episode, Unicron doesn't seem to mind Galvatron doing exactly the same thing.
*Assuming the episode was entirely in real-time, Unicron's transformation took close to seven minutes.
*The three Mini-Con super weapons are used to fully restore Unicron's power. Guess the Mini-Cons really are Unicron's cells.
*Unicron's innards appear to be [[technorganic]].
*Gadgets and powers:
**Unicron fires lasers from the chunks on the right side of his planet mode (the ones that house the Mini-Con gimmick to fire the leg missiles on the toy).
**Unicron's surface can deploy drones to attack any unwanted guests, specifically the Autobots and Decepticons.
**Mid-transformation, Unicron uses his shoulder/planet horns to fire an energy beam at Jet Optimus.
**The inside of Hot Shot's shin apparently has hollow space, big enough to store a Mini-Con. As an added piece of toy acurracy, his shins open on the transformation hinges of his toy.
**Unicron has a surface-based turret he uses to try to shoot Optimus in the back.

===Continuity errors===
*Cyclonus is in danger of falling into a hole, having apparently forgotten that ''he can fly'', which he was doing ''moments before''. It's possible that he's just that stupid, but not likely.

===Transformers references===
*Several parts of Unicron's transformation sequence are a visual homage to his transformation in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

===Trivia===
[[File:Armada decepticons alliance.jpg|thumb|Galvatron...Emperor Palpatine...What's the difference?]]
*The English version of "Alliance" first aired in the United Kingdom. It aired in the United States on [[December 9]], 2003.
*Various cameos appear in the hand-shaking scene, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and a palette-swapped [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]].
*The generic Decepticons sent to Unicron to assist the named characters have Generation 1 character models (namely [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]) but with radically different color schemes. They totally {{w|Redshirt (character)|all died}}.
*Various [[generic]] Mini-Cons use the Generation 1 [[Throttlebot]] designs.
*Unicron's transformation sequence, while homaging the Generation 1 version of the sequence, also transforms accurately to the toy.
*Yes, the combined forces of Autobots, Decepticons, and Mini-Cons is what the "Armada" in the title of the series stands for.
*According to ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'':
**Cyclonus saying that fighting is the only thing makes him feel alive might be one of his few highlights.
**The time during the making of these last episodes were particularly difficult. Everyone was desperate for the final episode to be finished and only such a difficult thing was remembered.
***[[Munetaka Abe]] was busy with animating Starscream's death in "[[Cramp]]", Unicron's transformation in this episode, Overload's robot mode in "[[Union]]", and being the animation director for "[[Mortal Combat]]". When commenting on Unicron's transformation, Abe stated he used quite a bit of motion tweeks so that the animation didn't take too much time to work on. It was hard but he had a lot of fun.
***[[Hidehito Ueda]] was troubled with the storyboards for "[[Portent]]", "[[Union]]", and "[[Mortal Combat]]", while [[Takeshi Sano]] and [[Masami Nagata]] worked as the storyboarder and animation director respectively for "[[Drift (episode)|Drift]]" and "[[Origin]]".

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mit vereinten Kräften'''" ("With Joint Forces")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 13|13 January]] [[2004]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Felderítés'''" ("Recon")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Alleanza'''" ("Alliance")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aliança'''" ("Alliance")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Legends of the Microns'' — Volume 13 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Sureshock (Armada)

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:''Sureshock is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Armada Sureshock character model.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ha HA! Ambiguous.]]

'''Sureshock''' is the thinker of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]], something that she takes great pride in. She represents individuality in the Mini-Con ranks, and encourages others like her human friend [[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]] to follow in her footsteps. Her individualistic outlook often puts her at odds with the much more team-oriented [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], but the two usually learn from one another's differences, and grow stronger together as a result of them. Although she believes in breaking the mold, she also doesn't just advocate for doing so flippantly. Instead, she is a strong proponent of gathering your own facts and making your own decisions only after a thorough analysis of all available data.

Sureshock is intelligent, empathetic, and is easily the most agile of her contemporaries in the Street Action Mini-Con Team. When the situation calls for it, she can put her own strengths together with her peers’ to form the mighty [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]].

{{bigquote|Freedom isn't an option—it's a necessity!|Sureshock's motto}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] contacted Sureshock from [[Autobot Headquarters (Armada)|Autobot Headquarters]]. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 2}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Colin Murdoch]] (English), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japanese)|[[Vesa Hämes]] (Finnish), [[Christian Jernbro]] (Swedish)}}

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Sureshock was among the earliest Mini-Cons created from [[Unicron]]'s cells. She was present in the distant past when the time-traveling Earth children made contact with High Wire, and awakened the Mini-Cons' capacity for independent thought. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

Millions of years later on Earth, High Wire led [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] to the derelict [[Exodus (Armada)|Mini-con ship]], and introduced them to Grindor and Sureshock's panels. Alexis put two and two together, and brought Sureshock to life by placing her hand on one of the panels. Carlos copied, and while he acted out a scene from ''E.T.'' with Grindor, Alexis took the time to greet Sureshock ''with actual words''. Later, after Grindor used Carlos's skateboard as his Earth form template, Alexis noticed the trend and took the trouble to present her scooter to Sureshock. At least one of the silly humans was actually polite.

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Afterward, the Mini-cons took their pet humans for a spin. Then Megatron popped out from behind a cliff because, to ambush them. He and his Decepticons boxed in the kids with their vehicle modes, but when Optimus collided with him and slowly backed up, it confused the Decepticon long enough for the good guys to escape. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}} Back at the Autobot base inside the Mini-Con ship, Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons agreed to help the Autobots find the Mini-Cons and keep them out of Decepticon slavery and control. {{storylink|Base}}

When the Autobots received their first Mini-Con activation signal, Sureshock lent her processing power to the search to help narrow down the panel's location. Out in the field, Sureshock and the Street Action Team worked with Optimus Prime in [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]], surveying the area for any signs of storage panels. When the Decepticons arrived to intervene, the Street Action Team displayed their ability to combine for the first time, forming [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. The agile Mini-Con gestalt miraculously overwhelmed both Megatron and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] until Optimus Prime could [[Powerlinx]] with his new partner, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], and unleash a Maximum Blast. {{storylink|Comrade}}

Sureshock and the Street Action Team joined the kids in teaching [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] how to play the game of "Tag" inside the Autobot base. Hot Shot was worn out trying to chase them down until he thought to use [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] to "tag" the kids for him. Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons later accompanied the Autobots to Antarctica to search for a new Mini-Con. They used Prime's trailer as a mobile headquarters from which they coordinated the search. {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}} Later, Sureshock helped Rad and the kids bring supplies up to the Autobot base. She and the other Mini-Cons then joined the Autobots on a mission to the forest, where a firefight with the Decepticons led to a forest fire. Working with Red Alert, the Mini-Cons converted Optimus Prime's trailer into a fire engine, pumping water from a nearby lake to put out the fires. {{storylink|Jungle}}

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Sureshock remained behind at the base with Alexis while Rad and Carlos took High Wire and Grindor to play at the carnival. She probably wanted to go play too, but remained loyal to her partner when Alexis went out to lecture the boys on their immaturity. {{storylink|Carnival}}

Out on a desert mission, Sureshock was trying to get the drop on [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] when she and the rest of the kids and Street Action Team were caught in a sandtrap. They fell into a deep series of catacombs, built by denizens of the [[Sahara]] long ago after they discovered a Mini-Con storage panel in the sand. Sureshock and the others were nearly killed by the various traps and guards protecting the panel underground, and the Mini-Con team had to form Perceptor to protect the kids from harm. {{storylink|Palace}}

When Billy and Fred were kidnapped by Cyclonus, Sureshock and her friends attempted to rescue them, only to be captured themselves by Megatron. They were saved once Fred used Laserbeak to zap Megatron and distract him long enough for the Autobots to save the day. {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}} As the search for more Mini-Cons continued, Sureshock and the Street Action Team participated in a mission deep underground in a city's subway tunnels. {{storylink|Underground (episode)|Underground}} They also confronted Megatron in a sunken underwater city, but the Decepticons succeeded in capturing the dormant Mini-Cons on both occasions. {{storylink|Ruin}}

As Rad began to learn more about the Mini-Cons, he started to question whether they should be forced to fight in a war not of their making. Almost as if in answer to his concerns, Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons took up arms in the next conflict, showing valor and courage on the battlefield that made it clear they were fighting for what they believed in, just like the Autobots and the kids. {{storylink|Prehistory}}

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When the Decepticons stormed the Autobot headquarters, Sureshock helped man the internal defense systems to drive off the invaders. {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}} She also bundled up heavily in order to go shoping for groceries with Alexis. Didn't look conspicuous at all, nope. {{storylink|Overmatch}}

Sureshock and the Street Action Team were present for the Autobots' first encounter with [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. {{storylink|Gale}}

When the boys decided to go on a camping trip with the Autobots, they forgot to tell Alexis. Hurt over being left out, Alexis furiously declared that she never wanted to go anyway. Sureshock remained behind at Autobot base with Alexis, trying to calm her down. When Red Alert and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] were caught in a mudslide, Sureshock and Alexis coordinated Autobot activities from base, desperately standing by for any good news. Although she was frantic with worry while they were in danger, Alexis didn't forget she was angry at the boys when they got back to base. Sureshock took the boys' side against Alexis, though... probably because she was sick of being called "Grindor" (not to mention a "boy"). {{storylink|Vacation}}

When [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] rescued [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] from the Decepticons' clutches, Sureshock and the Street Action Team were the first Mini-Cons to welcome him to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} Later, Sureshock's team and Jolt helped create a miniature obstacle course from Hot Shot and Blurr to train on. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}

Soon after, Sureshock and the Street Action Team received a transmission from the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Team]] on the moon. It seemed that some of the Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons wanted peace, and were seeking an opportunity to come over to the Autobots. With the help of Rad and Fred, they convinced Optimus Prime to give the "enemy" Mini-Cons a chance, and soon the Autobots had a number of new allies. {{storylink|Vow}}

When a computer virus manifestation of Sideways infiltrated the Autobot mainframe, High Wire, Grindor and Sureshock helped the kids fight back against the infection. Sideways still had a few tricks up his sleeve, however, and he converted the minds of the Street Action Team and the kids into computerized avatars, sucking them into his digital world. In this unreal landscape, they passed by representations of Cybertron and [[Jetfire (Armada)|other]] [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|figures]], before being chased by a [[Unicron|shadowy planetoid]] back into the real world along a path Red Alert made for them. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

After the Autobots rescued [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]]'s Mini-Con panel, Sureshock and the Street Action Team were the first to welcome him to the Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Tactician}} On monitor duty, the Street Action Team ID'ed [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] flying in circles over the Autobot base, and reported it to Vice-Commander [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] while Optimus was in repairs. The kids had to translate for Jetfire, though, and he'd never bothered to learn his Mini-Con bleeps from his bloops. {{storylink|Linkup}}

Grindor and Sureshock joined the kids in the cheering section as Jetfire beat [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] in arm-wrestling three out of three times. {{storylink|Detection}} When a Mini-Con signal went off linking the three [[Space Mini-Con Team]] panels, Sureshock and the others reacted when the signal pointed to a panel hidden right inside their own base. They joined the kids in searching out the panel in the damaged sections of the ship. The search party came across [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]'s panel, activating the Mini-Con. To everyone's surprise, however, Sky Blast appeared openly hostile. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} It soon became apparent, though, that Sky Blast was merely frightened. He cowered behind Rad when Sureshock and the others formed Perceptor to protect the kids. They eventually coaxed him back out into the main part of the base, and convinced the new Mini-Con to assist the Autobots. {{storylink|Desperate}}

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Alexis was briefly seen riding Sureshock when the kids decided to sneak the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] out of the base. Sureshock didn't accompany them when they ran away, though. {{storylink|Runaway}}

Sureshock was present when Starscream first switched sides to join the Autobots. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}} During the subsequent raid on the Decepticon base, Sureshock and the Street Action Team accompanied the Autobots as Perceptor, and focused on freeing the Mini-Cons while the Autobots engaged the enemy. Perceptor briefly split into his three components when avoiding an attack by Tidal Wave. {{storylink|Rescue}}

After Starscream and Jetfire rescued [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] from [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Sureshock was among the Mini-Cons who welcomed the new arrival to the Autobots. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}} When Starscream betrayed the Autobots and returned to the Decepticons, the kids were all very upset, especially Alexis. Sureshock did her best to console Alexis after Starscream's departure. {{storylink|Threaten}} As the Decepticons threatened the safety of Earth with their [[Hydra Cannon]], Sureshock and the Street Action Team watched helplessly with the kids as the Autobots tried to counter the threat. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}

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Sureshock and the Mini-Cons all chose to willingly follow the Autobots into space aboard the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'', fighting alongside them against the Decepticons. When Hot Shot attempted to leave the kids behind, however, the Street Action Team formed Perceptor and organized a mutiny of the Mini-Con troops. They passively took over the bridge and made it clear by speaking in English for the first time that the humans were coming along...or else. {{storylink|Depart}}

The ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' made its way into space, and soon joined by other Mini-Cons empowered by the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]]. Sureshock and the Street Action Team telepathically explained to the kids that the Mini-Cons were all coming together to fight the great enemy...[[Unicron]]. As they encountered the Decepticon ship, Sureshock helped organized the Mini-Cons on board to man the armaments and fight back against Megatron's troops. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}}

Once they arrived in orbit around Cybertron, Sureshock immediately sensed Unicron's presence. The Mini-Cons all quickly gathered together in space, forming a shield against a deadly black hole Sideways had formed as a "surprise" for the Autobots. As the power of the black hole grew stronger, the Mini-Cons unified in a green ball of energy, neutralizing the threat with a rain of light. Sureshock and the Mini-Cons implored Galvatron and the others to stop fighting, but only succeeded in getting a temporary cessation of hostilities. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}}

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After Thrust stole the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] and [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] for Unicron, High Wire recognized the place where Hot Shot was searching for the traitor. The kids and the Street Action Team made their way underground to join the search party. They got caught in a stand-off between Thrust and Starscream, and the kids were somehow warped through time. When the timeline reset itself, the Street Action Team had a few extra moments to form Perceptor and distract Thrust, saving Starscream. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}} This led to a fight with Thrust and Sideways inside the core of Unicron, who stood revealed as Cybertron's moon. {{storylink|Portent}} Later, Sureshock and the others watched on helplessly as Unicron grew more powerful, and Starscream sacrificed himself to bring an alliance between the Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Cramp}} As the truce was forged between the two factions, Sureshock and the Street Action Team attended as representatives of the Mini-Cons. They formed Perceptor and joined hands with Optimus Prime and Galvatron to commemorate the occasion. {{storylink|Alliance}}

With the united Transformer armada bringing the fight to Unicron, the war council reached the conclusion that Unicron needed the three super-weapons to power himself. Their best course of action therefore was to penetrate Unicron's defenses and awaken the nine individual Mini-Cons that composed the weapons, separating their will from Unicron. Although Prime and Galvatron infiltrated Unicron to achieve that purpose, High Wire, Grindor and Sureshock determined ''they'' would need to be present in order to push the Mini-Cons back to consciousness. The Street Action Team and the kids made their way into Unicron using the hidden warp tunnel below Cybertron's surface. {{storylink|Union}}

In Unicron's heart, Sureshock and the others found Optimus and Galvatron facing off against Sideways. Shockingly, Unicron was able to reassert control over the Mini-Cons, placing them back under his personal domination. Their enslavement was only temporary, however, as the kids were able to reach out to Sureshock and the others, awakening them so that they could awaken the Mini-Cons of the Star Saber, Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster in turn, causing Unicron to grind to a halt. {{storylink|Origin}} As Optimus Prime and Galvatron remained inside Unicron to settle the final score between them, Sureshock and the assorted kids and Mini-Cons escaped aboard Jetfire. After the final destruction of Unicron and Galvatron, the Street Action Team accompanied Hot Shot and Jetfire back to Earth, where they said their final goodbyes to the children. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====''Energon'' cartoon====
[[File:Street Action Team Energon Saber Team.jpg|thumb|left|Sureshock is the short, dark blue four-wheeled blob on the right.]]
Sureshock and her team were among the very few Mini-Cons still around on Earth and Cybertron ten years after the Unicron Battles. They primarily stayed at [[Ocean City]] and were close to [[Kicker Jones]]. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} Kicker called upon Sureshock's ATV mode when the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s invaded Desert City. With her help, they reached a team of scientist left behind at the facility, and took them through an emergency escape route. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}}

Sureshock was present when other Mini-Cons visited Ocean City from Mars. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Following the Powerlinx battles, the Street Action Team came to be regarded as celebrities among the Mini-Con community. Seeking respite from all of the fame that they had cultivated after the Transformers' conflicts on Earth, Sureshock, High Wire, and Grindor answered [[Anti-Blaze]]'s call to fight back against insurgents attacking his colony. As Perceptor, the trio hunted down the last few rebels that remained after the breaking of the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team|Sky Terror Team]], and the disappearance of [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] and [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 12|Street Action Team's profile in Club magazine #12}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
As Alexis, Carlos, and Rad were waving at the Autobots' launch site when they left on their mission to build a galaxy-wide [[space bridge]] network, they thought of their old Street Action Mini-Con Team friends. {{storylink|Beginning}}
{{note|Sureshock does not appear in the ''Galaxy Force'' version of the show.}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Sureshock was among the Mini-Cons who escaped from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] only to crash on Earth. Alongside High Wire, Grindor and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], she lay deactivated in a cave for a million years until [[Rad White]] stumbled into it and accidentally awakened them. After repairing themselves, the Mini-Cons befriended Rad, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], and asked them to be their guides to Earth during their search for the other lost Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} However, as Sureshock and the others were entertaining the kids with a ride on [[Project Supernova (Armada)|Project Supernova]], they suddenly came under attack by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who had tracked them to Earth. After telling their human friends about the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war from which they had escaped, the Mini-Cons scanned new [[alternate mode]]s and led the Decepticons away from populated areas. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4|Armada #4}} In a nearby canyon, the Street Action Team found a team of Autobots out to put a stop the Decepticons' search for Mini-Cons, and they watched the ensuing battle. After another group of Mini-Cons joined in and helped the [[Bulk]]s drive the Decepticons away, Sureshock and her friends allied themselves with the Autobots. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

The Street Action Team was present when Sparkplug tried to convince [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] to let him infiltrate the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}} Later, after Sureshock helped scare off [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] as they bullied Rad, the team took the kids on a ride around town. Their fun and games ended when a Mini-Con beacon summoned them to a [[Mini-Con Ark|large monolith]] which turned out to be a starship. Alongside all other Mini-Cons on Earth, the Street Action Team entered the monolith, which rocketed off into space. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} The Mini-Cons were taken to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], where another group of Mini-Cons led by [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] had constructed a [[Mini-Con Moonbase|moonbase]] where their race could live in peace forever. The Street Action Team were against this, as they'd much rather have lived on Earth with their human friends. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} Sureshock began to doubt that the Autobots would come save them, and she wondered aloud if she and her teammates would ever see Rad, Carlos and Alexis again. Fortunately for them, the Decepticons invaded the base shortly afterwards, and everyone inside was forced to evacuate to Earth. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

After returning to the Autobot base on Earth, the Street Action Team were seen listening to one of [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]'s speeches about Mini-Con independence. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} When the Mini-Cons learned that [[Unicron]] was targeting Cybertron, they gathered together in order to return to their homeworld and fight him. Saying their goodbyes to Rad, Carlos and Alexis, the Street Action Team joined the other Mini-Cons at the [[Loop]] on Cybertron and poured their energies into the [[Mini-Con Matrix]]. This allowed [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] to fire a massive energy blast at Unicron, crippling him. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====Prevenge====
{{voiceactor|[[Samantha Newark]] (English)}}
When a mysterious trans-dimensional portal appeared before Sureshock, "someone" told her not to go through it, prompting Sureshock to do so in an act of defiance. She found herself in a metallic corridor after stepping through the portal, where she was almost stepped on by another arrival, [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. The pair got off roughly at first, due to their vastly different visual styles, but made amends quickly. Sureshock then attempted to Powerlinx to Arcee's arm, an act that the larger 'bot found highly inappropriate.

Sureshock was ready to face off against whatever foes and overcome whatever traps were laid out for them within the labyrinth they had been taken to, but Arcee pointed out that all that awaited them was an unprotected door. Stepping though it, they met with six other 'bots who had also been abducted from their home dimensions: [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]. The group's abductor made his presence known, and ordered them to fight to the death. Sureshock flip-flopped on whether or not she wanted to do so, changing her mind constantly to avoid agreeing with anyone. The abductees eventually forced their captor to step into view, though only Snarl recognized the [[Skuxxoid]] for who he was. Sureshock quickly consulted [[TFWiki.Net]] to fill everyone in on what they were dealing with. Unimpressed, Snarl punted the villain over the horizon, leaving the group to figure out how to get home. Sureshock attempted to use her mind to do so, to no avail. The group eventually settled on a solution: to all laugh together, like characters in a cheesy cartoon are prone to do when the episode's over. Surprisingly enough, this worked, and everyone was sent back home. {{storylink|Prevenge}}

====''Energon'' comic====
Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] began assaulting various Earth cities. As [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] prepared to send troops to Earth to deal with this new threat, the Street Action Team showed up and offered to lend a hand. Sureshock explained that they were worried about their old human friends, then combined with her teammates into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to get the "size thing" out of the way. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Under Jetfire's command, the Mini-Cons defended [[Los Angeles]] from thousands of [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} The strike team was vastly outnumbered and quickly began to run low on energy, but Sureshock and the others were saved when their old buddy Rad used the [[Energon Volant Accumulator|E.V.A.]] to power them up with [[Energon gas]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
Sureshock was among the Mini-Cons who fled from Cybertron to [[Earth]], where they lay dormant for four million years before waking up and meeting [[Rad White]] and his friends. After introducing herself and her friends, Sureshock explained to the humans how they had come to the planet, but regrettably refused to get involved with the war again by saving [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} They soon realized that running away wouldn't solve anything, though, and Sureshock helped distract [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] long enough for Optimus Prime to recover and call for reinforcements. {{storylink|Friends and Foes!}} The Street Action Team quickly befriended Rad, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], and after some racing around, they followed the humans into the wreckage of their ship in search of its [[locator log]]. Inside, they were attacked by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], who downed Sureshock and [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] with a single blast. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}}

In order to learn more about how to behave on Earth, the Street Action Team began following their human friends during their daily life. Sureshock came with Alexis to the [[Cosmoscope Research Center|local observatory]], where she decided to "help" by uploading her information on space into their mainframe. Unfortunately, it was more than the human-made computer could handle, and it promptly crashed. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}} The Autobots later attempted to keep Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons safe by sending them back to Cybertron, but the plan failed due to the Mini-Cons' refusal and a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}

While racing with their human friends, the Street Action Team came under attack from [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. While Alexis and the other humans ran for help, the Mini-Cons kept the Decepticon busy by combining into Perceptor. They almost lost to Starscream's [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], but were saved thanks to the timely intervention of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Blade}} A while later, Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons surrendered themselves to the Decepticons in order to buy the Autobots some time to prepare for an incoming missile strike. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}} While en route to the Decepticon base on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], they easily broke out of their cells, took control of the [[solar barge|prison craft]] and returned to Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Lost in Space!}}

===Reader's Digest ''Armada'' novels===
After fleeing the Cybertronian civil war, Sureshock found herself slumbering on Earth for eons. She was awakened by Alexis and her friends within a cave, where the children and the Mini-Cons quickly became friends. However, a mechanism within the remains of the Mini-Cons' ship teleported both Autobot and Decepticon combattants on-planet, bringing the Transformers' war to Earth. Sureshock, High Wire and Grindor teamed up with Optimus to thwart Megatron's attempts at capturing the Mini-Cons. Megatron was driven away when Sureshock combined with her friends into Perceptor, and raised an impenetrable shield, making any further attempts to capture them on Megatron's part futile. Having reformatted herself into a high-tech scooter, Sureshock then gave Alexis a ride home back into town, having decided to stay with her new human friend rather than stay behind with Optimus and his Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Armada: The Battle Begins|The Battle Begins}}

Alexis took to riding Sureshock around all the time, since she was way cooler than her old scooter. After school, the kids and their Mini-Cons readied themselves to visit the Autobots when Fred and Billy intercepted them, and questioned their schoolmates as to where they had gotten their new vehicles. Rad was able to quickly cobble together a story that his dad had gotten the next year's models through his "connections." Once they were out of the duo's earshot, Sureshot warned Alexis that they had narrowly avoided a close call. Coming upon the mountainside concealing the Mini-Cons' ship, they found the cave leading within sealed shut by a stone door. Thanks to the wireless connection the Mini-Cons maintained with their vessel, they were able to nonetheless grant themselves access to the Autobots' base. However, they found the base deserted. Using one of the computers, Sureshock tracked Optimus's energy signature to a nearby highway. The group found him with Hot Shot and Red Alert, and the two young Autobots scrutinized the Mini-Cons, having only heard of them in old war stories. After brief introductions, the group heard explosions going off nearby; the Decepticons were attacking the Autobots' base! The children and their Mini-Cons hid in the nearby brush while the Autobots dealt with their enemies. During the battle, a stray shot from Megatron caused an rock slide to tumble down towards the kids and their Mini-Cons. Thankfully, Hot Shot left the battlefront to rescue them, and zipped them away to a safer location, with the Mini-Cons fastening themselves to Hot Shot's vehicle mode. En route, more Mini-Con panels were discovered, and Hot Shot linked up with his new partner, "Jolt," before heading back into the fray. Sureshock and the others stayed behind, finding a new hiding spot to view the battle safely. The Decepticons were eventually driven back, though they unfortunately managed to snatch away a couple of dormant Mini-Cons for themselves before warping off-planet. {{storylink|Transformers Armada: Race for the Mini-Con Robots|Race for the Mini-Con Robots}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Puzzled by the concept of [[Halloween]], the Street Action Mini-Cons got taken trick-or-treating by their human friends. As Alexis was collecting money for {{w|UNICEF}}, Sureshock opted to do the same. Thousands of years later, after the Mini-Cons returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he continued to tell the story of that night and encouraged the young Mini-Cons to trick-or-treat. He also wore an Alexis mask to honour her memory. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}

===Bendon ''Armada'' books===
[[File:RTD-Kidsride.jpg|thumb|A moped versus a skateboard and a bicycle. Isn't that kinda, you know, one-sided?]]
Sureshock was with the kids when they talked Optimus into letting them explore some nearby caves for Mini-Con crystals... and seemingly didn't actually go along with them. {{storylink|Cave Catastrophe}}

Sureshock did, however, participate in a Mini-Con race the kids had that also involved Grindor and High Wire. Unsurprisingly, Megatron used the situation as an excuse to attack them. {{storylink|Race to Disaster}}

===Legends World===
Sureshock cheered alongside Grindor and High Wire when [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was chased away by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada-Sureshock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Street Action Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Street Action Micron'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hideaki Yoke]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toys, Sureshock transforms into a motorized scooter. She can also combine with her teammates to form the legs of [[Perceptor (Armada)#Toys|Perceptor]].

: As a Mini-Con, she has a [[Powerlinx]] socket on the underside of her vehicle mode that allows her to attach to larger toys with compatible Powerlinx plugs, activating special [[gimmick]]s on the larger toys when attached to a "live" plug.

: She was only available in a Mini-Con three-pack with her teammates [[Grindor (Armada)#Toys|Grindor]] and [[High Wire (Armada)#Toys|High Wire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Sureshock/sureshock.htm More information on Sureshock at TFU.info]''

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[[File:LOTM Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''CD Limited Edition Street Action Micron''' (CD pack-in, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 1]], 2003

: These [[redeco]]es of the Street Action Microns have been tweaked to make the three more [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]]; in Arcee's case, this meant somewhat lighter orange plastic, and a light blue-gray paint on her face and bike seat.

: This set was only available with the CD single of the first [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Legends of the Microns'']] [[Japanese themes|theme song]], "[[Transformer: Dream Again]]" by [[Psychic Lover]].

: The team's official name has bounced a bit: the name listed above is what it's called on the packaging. Magazine solicitations called it the "Super Anime Color Edition Street Action Micron", while the "Micron Museum" portion of Takara's website called it the "Street Action Micron Anime Color (CD version)".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/CDArcee/arcee.htm More information on Anime Color Arcee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Arm-toy Sureshock Kabaya.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Arcee''' (Change Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''3'''
:*''Release date'': April ??, 2003

: Part of the first [[Kabaya]] [[candy toy]] ''[[Change Micron]]'' assortment, each of the Street Action Microns were sold in individual boxes, packed with a small bag of fizzy ramune candy.

: The most immediately-noticeable change to "Arcee" is that she lacks the yellow paint on her headlamps and has darker blue-gray paint on her face and seat cushions. But these toys are also actually a completely new mold-set, with various tiny detail differences from the [[Hasbro]]/Takara releases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/CMArcee/arcee.htm More information on Change Micron Arcee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:2003-streetactionmicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MC-XX'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 19]], 2003

: The [[Exdimensions]] [[redeco]]s of the Street Action Microns were part of the "Magna Convoy DX" set, which also included "[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Convoy Final Battle Coloration]]" (Powerlinx Optimus Prime) and "[[Overload (Armada)|Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version]]". This set was only available at Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. Arcee was given a color scheme sort of inspired by her [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]], being mostly white with pink and red accents.

: This toy also doubles as the separate character [[Arcee (Armada)|Arcee]] (no, another one).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/XArcee/arcee.htm More information on Exdimensions Arcee at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon-Sureshock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Perceptor''' (Energon Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Cliffjumper'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''SC-09'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[February 26]], 2004
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' "Energon Class" toys, Sureshock now transforms into an off-road one-man ATV. She can still combine with her pack-in partners [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]] and [[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]] to form [[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]], except this time she forms the torso and arms.

: Takara's "Charge" removes the orange paint apps on the rear mudguards. Sureshock's final toy notably differs in design when compared to the cartoon, due to her [[Character model|cartoon model]] being based on an early Takara sketch that featured a completely different design (see [[#Notes|below]]). In this preliminary design, all of her wheels would've ended up on her arms; the front of the ATV would've ended up on the back of her head, with the handle bars hanging off like horns; and the rear fenders would've formed her feet, rather than her shoulders. This design would've also changed Perceptor's combined form a little bit, as all four wheels would end up on his arms, instead of his torso.

: This mold was also used to make [[Mudbath|Damper]] and [[Throttle (Energon)|Throttle]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Sureshock/sureshock.htm More information on ''Energon'' Sureshock at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Toy Sureshock Universe 2003.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm with Inferno and Street Action Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>

: An evil [[redeco]] of the original ''Armada'' Street Action Mini-Con Team was included in a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' multi-pack. In this set, Sureshock changed to a predominantly black deco. The team was packed in with [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Toys|Sunstorm]] and [[Inferno (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Inferno]].

: Oddly, all photos on the card show the set in their respective molds' original ''Armada'' color schemes, seemingly due to an ''incredibly'' rushed production.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Sureshock (SG)|Sureshock]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/TFUSureshock/sureshock.htm More information on Sureshock at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Perceptor''' (Basic Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>

: ''Energon'' Perceptor was repackaged in the ''Universe'' toyline, with no changes to the contents within.

: This set was largely sold at drug stores and "discount" chains like Big Lots!, part of the first wave/year of "Basic Class" repacks sold though these outlets.
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertron-toy Sureshock.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Backblast vs Sureshock''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, [[2006]])}}</ul>

: Released in the fourth and final wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Mini-Con 2-packs, ''Cybertron'' Sureshock is a rather stunt-bike-showy redeco of his<ref>All sources list Sureshock as a female Transformer during ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', however, the bio for the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' toy identifies her as male.</ref> ''Energon'' toy. He can, of course, still combine with both ''Cybertron'' [[High Wire (Armada)#Cybertron|High Wire]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)#Cybertron|Sureshock]] to form ''Cybertron'' [[Perceptor (Armada)#Cybertron|Perceptror]].

: He was only available packaged with the Decepticon-allied [[Backblast#Toys|Backblast]]. This wave of two-packs did not ship widely or for very long, making them difficult to obtain.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Sureshock/sureshock.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Sureshock at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
*'''Bumble''' (SCF, 2003)
**''Accessories'': SCF stand

: Available in ACT-10 of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' PVC line (the last "Act" of the line), this small PVC figurine of Perceptor was available in both full-color and an all-pewter-paint version, packed one each per case of twelve figurines.

==Notes==
[[File:Sureshock-Energon-concept-drawing.jpg|thumb]]
* In the English, Italian and French dubs of ''Armada'', Sureshock is often called Grindor and she's often referred to as a male.
* In Sureshock's only [[robot mode]] appearance in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', she is the only one of her team to hardly resemble her toy. Although she retains the wider shoulders and the spindly lower half just like her toy, all four of her wheels end up on her arms. This carries over onto the [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] CGI model too. This design appears to have originated from an early Takara concept drawing conceived before the toy (see right). The other two members of her team remained mostly unchanged.
* Sureshock's vehicle mode design forms the basis of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s [[space scooter]] that debuts in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|#51]].

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')
*''Korean:'' '''Arcee''' (애쉬 ''Aeswi'')
*''Russian:'' '''Shocker'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sokkos''' ("Shocked"), '''Sokkoló''' ("Shocker")

====''Energon''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Charge''' (チャージ ''Chāji'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Széllovas''' (second dub, "Windcharger")

==References==
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[[Category:Armada combiners]]
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[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Minions of Unicron]]
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Kakuryu (SG)

2025-09-27T22:22:29Z

Randall xCain: /* Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity */

{{factions|sgAutobot|sgDecepticon}}
{{disambig2|the heroic Decepticon|his evil counterpart|Kakuryu (G1)}}
:''Kakuryu is a heroic [[Decepticon]] [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinocon]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Kakuryu Shattered Glass.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|[[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Foreshadowing, perhaps?]]]]

'''Kakuryu''' is a new saurian member of the Decepticons.

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
Kakuryu was one of the many [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobots]] created by mad scientist [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] as a means of revenge against [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobots]]. The Dinobot herd interrupted a battle between them and the [[Decepticon#Shattered Glass|Decepticons]] at the [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump, but when Wheeljack told his creations to tear into the combatants, the Dinobots started tearing into ''each other'' instead. Eventually, he was among the eight Dinobots captured by the Decepticons, and would be given upgrades by [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] to render him and the others more docile. However, [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] would bring Kakuryu and the others to [[Omega Terminus]], which granted him an [[spark|ember]] and the ability to transform. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}} When the Decepticons discovered the Dinocons' new abilities, they had [[Bombshell (SG)|Bombshell]] evaluate them. {{storylink|Do Over}}.

==Notes==
*Kakuryu is based on [[Kakuryu (G1)|Generation 1 Kakuryu]]'s Pretender shell. However, rather than the ''Triceratops'' form said shell had, ''Shattered Glass'' Kakuryu has been reworked into a ''Styracosaurus''.
*Kakuryu and [[Doryu (SG)|Doryu]] were not named in the text of "Dungeons & Dinobots". However, artist [[Evan Gauntt]] would later reveal via Twitter that they and [[Sludge (SG)|Sludge]] had been specifically called for in the story's script.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sludge is Construction colored (I got to pick from a list of possibilities), Swoop is Ravenus, SG Grimlock, Goryu is based of his TF Victory counterpart, Slugfest is Grand Slam, the others in general Dinoforce colors as the script (which I actually found) stated.|link=https://twitter.com/evangauntt/status/975289857282015232|name=Evan Gauntt|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=03|day=18|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*It's never ''explicitly'' stated Kakuryu is one of the dinos who were inducted into the Decepticons, but come on.

==References==
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[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Decepticons]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Dinobots]]

Skuxxoid

2025-09-25T17:04:04Z

Randall xCain: /* Energon Universe */

[[File:Void Rivals Issue 2 Skuxxoid.jpg|upright=1.60|thumb|"But, truth is... the game was rigged from the start."]]'''Skuxxoids''' are an intelligent reptilian species that often sell their services to the highest bidder as mercenaries for credits. They have scaly skin and stand about half as tall as the average [[Transformer]]. They tend to use large [[Rockeroid|asteroid ships]] as their primary mode of transport.

{{bigquote|Eh, they'd sell out to anyone for the right price.|[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], calling the kettle black|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)|[[Bernd Simon]] (German), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1" & "Starscream's Ghost"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Chaos"), [[Paulo Bernardo]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Starscream'sGhost Skuxxoid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.30|"...I didn't WANT this job, I HAD to take it! I've got a wife and kids! I HAVE to deactivate you! Look, a guy's got to make a living, don't you understand?!"]]

A Skuxxoid was hired by the [[Quintesson]]s to cause an explosion at the [[Galactic Olympics]], providing cover for a team of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] to abduct [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. His job done, the Skuxxoid withdrew to his [[Rockeroid]] spacecraft, but was pursued by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The cowardly alien attempted to surrender to the two Autobots, but when it became apparent Springer wasn't interested in taking prisoners, the Skuxxoid—building upon the Autobots' own misconception—lied and told the pair that it was the Decepticons who had hired him. The Autobots allowed him to flee in a shuttlecraft, from which he then reported to the Quintessons to update them. He demanded a bonus for his services, and the Quintessons agreed: the bonus was that he would be allowed to live. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Springer and Arcee would use the purloined Rockeroid to rescue [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from the Decepticons on [[Chaar]], causing the Decepticons to mistakenly believe that it was a Skuxxoid who had come to the Autobots' aid, with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] commenting on the mercenary nature common to the entire race. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

The Skuxxoid was next seen "having a few yuks" in the vicinity of [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo 8739-B]], using a cannon that fired [[death crystal]]s to punch holes in space debris. Spotted by [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], the Skuxxoid was coerced into handing over the weapon (which he claimed was "a birthday present from his uncle") and a map of the planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]] where the crystals could be found. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}} This experience didn't stop him from working with the Decepticons in the future, though; he would later be hired by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to kill the traitor [[Octane]]. The job wasn't particularly appealing, but with a wife and kids to take care of back home, the Skuxxoid accepted. First, he tracked Octane to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and tried planting a bomb on his ship, but Octane survived the blast. Next, the Skuxxoid followed him to an alien space station, where he lured him into a restaurant by offering him discount vouchers. Unfortunately, the rambunctious patrons of the diner got in the way of every subsequent attempt the Skuxxoid made to take out Octane, crashing into him, throwing off his aim, and, uh, ''eating'' his gun. At his wits end, the Skuxxoid just leaped on Octane's back and starting trying to beat him into submission, ranting about how he didn't want the job anyway; Octane easily overpowered him and demanded to know who had hired him, and the Skuxxoid quickly gave up Galvatron's name. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Despite his failure, the Skuxxoid would be hired by Galvatron for a second time, and, still in need to cash for his kids, the alien was in no position to say no. Working with his new partner [[Slizardo]], the Skuxxoid was tasked with infecting [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Power Platform Alpha|new power generator]] with [[anti-electron]]s. Though the pair successfully completed their mission, Grimlock deactivated the generator, causing the anti-electrons they had placed in it to vaporize. Unaware of this, the Skuxxoid and Slizardo returned to Galvatron expecting payment, and instead found themselves facing his wrath. Fortunately, Galvatron was convinced to spare the pair when Slizardo told him where he could locate more anti-electrons. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[Squadron X]] dealt with Skuxxoids. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur, 2014/06/03}}

====Prevenge====
{{voiceactor|[[Hal Rayle]] (English)}}
The Skuxxoid bought a used, home-made dimensional transporter off the internet, and planned to use it to get his revenge on the Transformers for constantly dismissing him. Unfortunately, the device didn't come with instructions. The Skuxxoid went through with his plan anyways, transporting random Cybertronians from throughout the multiverse into an elaborate, though highly ineffective, death-trap he had built. The Skuxxoid tried to threaten his prisoners through various manners, all of which fell flat, eventually forcing him to reveal himself. Unimpressed, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] punted him away, putting an end to his pitiful plot. {{storylink|Prevenge}}

====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''====
In [[2021]], the Skuxxoid and Slizardo watched as [[Megaempress]] and her [[4 Guards]] engaged in a "car wash". {{storylink|Customary Car Wash Meeting in the Bath!}}

After the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] in [[2039]], [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] used his partnership with the Skuxxoid and Slizardo to prove to the nihilistic [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] that people could change and work together for peace. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===Energon Universe===
Always hungry for bounties, the Skuxxoid was milling about near the [[Sacred Ring]] when he welcomed a [[Quintesson Prosecutor]] aboard his [[Rockeroid]], only to lock up his guest when he discovered that the [[Quintesson]] had a bounty. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

When the [[Zertonian]] pilot [[Solila]], and her reluctant [[Agorrian]] ally [[Darak]], teamed up to return to the Sacred Ring, the Rockeroid abducted their makeshift ship. When Solila complimented the aesthetics of the craft, an appreciative Skuxxoid revealed himself to his prisoners. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 2|Void Rivals #2}}

Solila's training quickly allowed the two to escape the Skuxxoid, fleeing deeper into the ship. Content that the dangers would handle the two, Skuxxoid looked them up them in the database, finding that they had no bounties. Once the two had freed the Prosecutor, the Skuxxoid met them in the hangar bay, warning them not to trust the Quintesson and offering them a deal; taking the unique alloy of their ship, something [[Slizardo]] would have use for, in exchange for an old [[Nebulan]] spacecraft. The two took the deal and Skuxxoid sent them on their way, even throwing in some questionable food as a bonus. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 3|Void Rivals #3}}

The Skuxxoid took the Prosecutor to Cybertron, hoping to trade him for something of value. Having nothing to trade with and even less patience for the Quintessons, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] told the Skuxxoid to get out, and the bounty hunter led his catch away. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

The Skuxxoid made his way to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], hoping to sell the Prosecutor back to the [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Quintesson Judge]] only to earn the Imperial Magistrate's ire. The Judge ordered the Skuxxoid to be prepared for a trial only for the trader to save his skin when he roused the Judge's interest in the [[Zertonian]]s. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 5|Void Rivals #5}}

Delivering the promised ship, the Skuxxoid asked if he was free to go. Receiving no response, Skuxxoid quickly took off before the Quintessons could do anything. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 6|Void Rivals #6}}

The Skuxxoid retreated to a space station to reunite with Slizardo only to find that his friend had been hired by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. Sufficiently cowed by the Autobot, Skuxxoid handed over all the data he had on the ship he'd traded to Darak and Solila. {{storylink|Void Rivals Energon Universe Special story}}

Returning to his home, Skuxxoid called for his wife and children only to recall that they were gone. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 9|Void Rivals #9}}

Skuxxoid was then called to the planet [[Chaar]] by [[Bosch]], being hired to steal from [[Monacus]]. During the meeting, Skuxxoid feared he was being watched but Bosch waved off these concerns. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 11|Void Rivals #11}} Though sighted by [[Gyconi]], Skuxxoid escaped with his prize, though he was left wondering why he stuck to this life. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 12|Void Rivals #12}}

Retreating back to his Rockeroid, the Skuxxoid sat in silence for a time before "remembering" that he had a wife and children to provide for. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 14|Void Rivals #14}}

As he sailed through space, the Skuxxoid grabbed the [[Leviathan (Cobra-La)|Leviathan]], certain that such a unique craft would bring him large rewards. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 15|Void Rivals #15}} Unfortunately for him, his new prize contained [[Pythona]] and the [[Royal Guard]], who promptly jumped out and attacked him. Though the Skuxxoid held his own against superior numbers at first and even managed grievously wound [[Akronus]], he was eventually overwhelmed by the Royal Guard after Pythona injured his eye. Defeated, the Skuxxoid was bisected by [[Grakula]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 16|Void Rivals #16}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Some Skuxxoids were employed by the Quintessons to attack the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]] and abduct [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

==Notes==
*Fandom guesswork from the 1990s has led to actor [[Hal Rayle]] being credited for the role of the Skuxxoid in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] for many years in various online databases, but internal Marvel Productions casting documents would eventually show that Corey Burton performed the character.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/151ZJRSG43lnImKg2vsIfNGOSfV9DsSRK/view?usp=sharing "Chaos" episode call sheet and dialogue script]</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaS1wd6DAyuKiMD3hPmI9yGmnSIAu2ks/view?usp=sharing "The Transformers" voice cast list]</ref> This misconception led to Rayle being cast to perform the character in the [[BotCon 2014]] script reading, "Prevenge", the actor himself evidently unaware that he was not the character's original voice.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skuxxoid''' (スカックスゾイド ''Sukakkusuzoido'')

==References==
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[[Category:Alien species]]
[[Category:Energon Universe species]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon aliens]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon species]]
[[Category:Legends aliens]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors characters]]
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Talk:Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers

2025-09-06T01:39:57Z

Randall xCain:

How about the statement that Metrotitan is made of the ghosts of dead Decepticons? I know I've heard that thrown around a time or two back in the day.... [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 20:23, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Thats Violinjyger and it's true.

Alright, how about something about how G2 is G2 and everything after the movie, while technically a second generation, is not "G2" (although I recall hearing that Pat Lee regarded it as such).--[[User:Zodberg|Zodberg]] 22:37, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

== Addition to the Beast Wars Section: Black Arachnia was inspired by an Asian stripper ==

Can some please add this? The guy from Mainframe said (you can find his post on A.T.T.) that their animator, WHO IS OF ASIAN DESCENT, was taken to a strip club before he worked on BA's animation model. There was NEVER any mention of an Asian stripper by ANYONE from Mainframe, EVER!
:I had forgotten this one, but it DID have a serious amount of play in the late 90's fandom... [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 07:42, 8 November 2010 (EST)
::90's fandom? I was hearing it through a good chunk of the 2000s. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 18:29, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
:::I just heard it a few days ago. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:38, 7 May 2013 (EDT)

== French Starscream ==

I went ahead and removed the entry about Starscream. First of all, while I don't know about Bigbot's reliability... the sound clips ARE legit. And the French source you pulled from TFW2005 referred to Starscream being male in the CARTOON (ie "episodes") rather than the movie itself, which used an entirely different dub team.

I'm French Canadian, all my ancestors came to Canada from France, between the ages of three and ten, I rented the movie in French every single time I was at my grandparents' house. So I know what I'm talking about here. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:04, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
:I would also assume that the French fans interviewed to dispell that theory ALSO knew what they were talking about. And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhOCYZRxypM this Youtube clip] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAodylu8rWw this other Youtube clip] don't make him sound very female to me. It's your word against both other French fans and evidence I just watched with my own eyes, man. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:25, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
::I dunno how many more bloody times I must say this, the French movie used a different dub team from either French dubs of the cartoon. I even pointed it out in Starscream's article. Yes, in the TV show he was a guy, but in the movie, the new dub team made him and Shrapnel girls. [http://www.bigbot.com/mp3/transformers_mp3.shtml#Femmes Listen to those clips for proof.] Those are legit from the TFTM I watched growing up. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:36, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

::::I tried to get Nevermore to clarify on this when he made the changes, but he was unable to provide more info. Can you confirm that Starscream was characterized / referred to as female in the movie, along with the feminine voice? I think it's important that we clarify the myth as "partly true" rather than just delete it, but I want to be sure we have it all nailed down. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:40, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::Well, aside from the obvious voice, Megatron says to Starscream "Tu es une imbécile." In English, "an idiot" would be used to refer to a male or a female idiot, but in French the article varies in gender, were Starscream a male he would have said "Tu es un imbécile." instead of "une imbécile". ([[Wiki:French_articles_and_determiners#The_indefinite_article|French articles and determiners]])
:::::Shrapnel being female is OBVIOUS from the fact that Kickback calls him/her "Mademoiselle Shrapnel", which translates to "Miss Shrapnel".
:::::I'm trying to locate video clips of the French dub of TFTM to have more than just sound clips but so far I haven't found any... not sure where I could find a VHS tape in this day and age either... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
::::::For those wondering why Shrapnel's being mentioned here, you can read [[Talk:Shrapnel_(G1)|this link]], which is how this whole issue was brought up in the first place. But note that I've never questioned (for I've had no reason to do so) movie Shrapnel's femininity.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 23:17, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

==Repackaged old toys==
I think we should also have something on the notion that new-packaging releases of older toys are old unsold items taken back from store shelves, pulled from their cards, and RE-packaged onto new cards. I mean, this HAS to be bullshit. But I'm not sure of the best way to phrase it, since it's not a ridiculous argument that comes up very often. I wonder if Kyde has any insights on this. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:20, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
:I don't know that I've ''ever'' heard somebody claim that, but admittedly, I have been out of online TF discussions for a year or two, and have never read the web boards regularly. I think that unless this is something that actually comes up semi-frequently, there's not much reason to bring it up in the article. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:19, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
::I've heard it said repeatedly that REDECOs are unsold toys that are sent back to Hasbro and repainted. Of course, I've only ever heard it said on Tformers. Those posters probably aren't competent enough to be held accountable for their actions. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:29, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
::I've seen it several times over the course of years. Certainly more than I've seen "Shrapnel's a girl in France" and "Geman movie omitted Starscream's death"... which is never before the wiki. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:07, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, what Siph said. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:48, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
::::I've recently had a discussion with a common friend of ours, who is a longtime hardcore collector with inside contacts, and even ''he'' believed in the "repackaged toys are REpackaged in the literal sense" theory until I pointed out to him how expensive that would be. So I agree with Sipher here that it deserves a place on this page.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 00:25, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

==Featured Article?==
If we can get a few pictures... like the catalog image of blue-sided Bluestreak, Raiden in the Headmasters cartoon, a few other things... I think this page should have Featured status. It's important shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:54, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
:I'd say all the reference links are going to need alternate text before we can safely call this a featured article.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 00:03, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

=="Confirmed" myths?==
Would it be worth it to add urban legends that are actually true? (I'm thinking here things like "Sunstreaker and Sideswipe's/Starscream and Skywarp's tech specs were swapped, there was a Unicron toy planned during G1 that had an Orson Welles voice chip, etc.) Some of those things almost reach the status of urban legends in the fandom (not as much as they used to, now that information is easier to come by, but still.) Also, we need to add "Armada was supposed to tie together all previous TF continuities" or whatever the dumb rumor was. Also, maybe something to explain exactly what the RTV dubs really are (made in Malaysia, not Singapore, did they REALLY air in Hawaii/Mexico/wherever as I've seen people claim, etc.) [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 13:40, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
: Also, "There was a Transformers breakfast cereal with Bumblebee-shaped marshmallows and when you poured milk on it, they changed from car mode to robot mode." A kid at my school SWORE he had eaten this. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 13:42, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
::I have no evidence for it but I DO remember seeing a Commemorative Sideswipe at TRU. Having no interest in G1 at the time I didn't buy it (though it might;ve been some other commemorative Autobot; I dunno for sure but my memory genuinly has the image of sideswipe).--[[User:BlackStarscream|BlackStarscream]] 01:27, 7 June 2011 (EDT)

==TF:TM soundtrack evidence of "lost" scene==
The 10 seconds in question are from 02:29 to 02:39 in "Death of Optimus Prime" on the original soundtrack CD. There was at least one other release of the soundtrack, right? Can anyone check and see if the mysterious sequence is there too? Or, hell, if anyone has heard of DiCola giving an alternate explanation, please disabuse me of the whole notion. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 19:39, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
:I'll have to dig out my copy of [[Lighting Their Darkest Hour: The Complete Music Score for TFTM]], but I seem to recall ''the entire album'' clocking in at several full minutes longer than the entire movie, and that's before one considers [[The Touch]] or any of the other songs. I recall from somewhere that DiCola once did an interview in which he talked about it being unusually difficult to score the film, and IIRC it was because he had to score based off of the storyboards rather than the finished footage. If so, it could be that DiCola simply over-estimated how long certain scenes would run and so scored for every sequence start-to-finish like that, at which point the score was trimmed to fit the actual timing for the sequences and to fit in around the other songs. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 18:19, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
::I just had a thought. We know that there were a number of scenes which made it as far as the storyboard stage before being cut. Could DiCola have been given these scenes to score as well? If so, then the combination of "DiCola scoring scenes that were cut" and "DiCola misjudging the length of each scene" could easily explain why the full score is so much longer than the actual movie. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 21:09, 10 July 2013 (EDT)

== Misconception? ==

"A misconception usually held by casual fans or nostalgic adults is that of the original 1980's cartoon being the best fiction and most influential/successful line to date, with all other successors being unpopular and/or unsuccessful ventures.
Some of this misconception is based on the fact that most of the original audience stopped watching and following the franchise after its cancellation, or even before (as it wasn't "cool" to be kiddy once the puberty hit). Without any exposure to the market, the toyline and the new cartoons, they simply assume that Transformers has sunk in both popularity, quality and sales, since it's not what they remember."

Any facts/sources to back this up? I'd bet that actual sales between the demise of G1 and Micheal Bay stepping in were significantly lower, which would seriously contradict what's being said here.

:According to lists that used to be published in Tomarts(?) magazine, Transformers has consistently placed in the top 3 boys toys properties since the beginning of Beast Wars. Robots in Disguise and Armada both reported record profits, though Energon and Cybertron didn't seem to match Armada's success. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 03:56, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
::How ''did'' Energon and Cybertron sell, anyway? It seems widely known that Armada sold like hotcakes, but nobody ever brings up the two sequels in that regard. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 20:44, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

==Team names and vowel breaks==
While I'm good with the "Seacons" inclusion... well, bot every Decepticon team had an "i" vowel break... like the Predacons. And not every team had a vowel break at all... like the Triggercons, and arguably the Firecons. On the other hand... were the Seacons the only ''two-syllable name'' team, where everyone else had three? Nothing else is springing to mind... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:51, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
:Whether it's a "a" or an "i" is kinda moot; the point is that there ''was'' a break in all the teams before them. (FWIW, to a lazy Southern tongue like mine, the "i" and "a" are almost indistinguishable. It all comes out "uh-cons" regardless.) As for the contemporaneous Triggercons, there's no ambiguity in their name, as there's no vowel there to be misappropriated. Right or wrong, the extraneous "uh" in "see-uh-cons" comes from the "a" in "Sea". Last question: "Firecon" is only two syllables, innit? -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 20:03, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
::It's only two syllables if you're a dirty southerner. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:08, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
::I'm a Southerner, and I say it "Fie-er". Any rate, the point is the current entry says "all teams had 'i' vowel breaks". Which ain't true... I'm more inclined to believe it's a "three-plus syllables" pattern. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
:::(D'oh. Terrorcons!) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:12, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
::::See, I think we should start calling the Pretender Monsters the Pretendicons, just to keep with the pattern. [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 08:38, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

==Soundwave's buttons==
I think there are actually two separate issues at work here. I'd always been under the impression that G1 Soundwave underwent a running change in both the U.S. and Japan--going from the distinct, inset early buttons to the big protruding single chrome block later. After that change occurred, the mold was altered to turn it into Soundblaster. That was why Hasbro said at first they couldn't use the tooling anymore--because the door had been changed. The Takara bookbox reissue solved this by making a new version with a hybrid single door / late chrome button style, and also keeping another version with all of Soundblaster's features still around. Have I completely misunderstood the issue? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 14:35, 3 April 2009 (EDT)

== R-rating ==

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=40510

Huh.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 07:13, 8 June 2009 (EDT)
:Didn't they clarify that he was actually talking about Disturbia, Shia's OTHER PG-13 movie that came out that summer? - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 14:19, 8 June 2009 (EDT)

== Plagiarizing ==

Yeah. [http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/blog/9107] [http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/blog/9113] [http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/blog/9160] [http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/blog/9169] Awesome work stealing our content and adding your poorly written own stuff, sucker!--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 16:56, 13 July 2009 (EDT)
:I like how he added his own dumb "conclusions", which mostly contradict the copy+pasted text and are just completely wrong too. -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 17:38, 13 July 2009 (EDT)
::I've talked with some Brian guy over at that site, and he says he'll be deleting the blogs. Victoly? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:46, 13 July 2009 (EDT)
:::Hasn't happened yet.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 06:58, 14 July 2009 (EDT)
::::Surprise! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:48, 14 July 2009 (EDT)
:::::Looks like it's been removed.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 13:10, 31 July 2009 (EDT)

== "Companies" section? ==

I've seen the misconception that Tomy bought Takara (rather than merging with them on equal terms) thrown around quite a few times...What else could go into such a section?

Additionally, thise page has grown quite large. Should we split it?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:12, 26 July 2009 (EDT)

==Variations in Europe==

''Some toys were exclusively (or predominantly) available in the United Kingdom (sometimes also the Netherlands)''

As I understand it, one of the reasons why this one may have taken root is because when the franchise began Hasbro in the UK and continental Europe were not yet integrated and so the releases were separate - I think the UK may have even begun the toys in late 1984 (which would explain why the comic began in September that year rather than waiting for the toys advertised to arrive the next). Most of the sightings of toys being available in one market but not the other, though in my experience tend to be cases of the UK not getting toys seemingly available on the continent - e.g. issue #60 of the UK comic reports Blaster being available in Germany with German tech specs - rather than the other way round. [[User:Timrollpickering|Timrollpickering]] 08:04, 26 September 2009 (EDT)

Agreed. I saw Trypticon and Bruticus box-set on sale in Greece, and Deluxe Insecticons and Shockwave in France circa 1986. None of these were ever available in the UK. [[User:J'mie|J'mie]] 08:18, 26 September 2009 (EDT)
:But this section is not referring to European releases of regular US toys. It's referring to Euro-exclusive toys like the "Classic" reissues, Turbomasters etc.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 02:52, 9 May 2010 (EDT)

==Here's an old one I just remembered==
Since the Diaclone & Microchange molds have copyright dates from the 70s on them, the original toys are from the 70s as well. That one's been pretty well debunked by actual release date info, but we should probably have something on the wiki explaining the reason that toys from '82 were marked '78 or whenever. It's something to do with how Japanese patent or copyright law or whatever worked at the time, IIRC - since Microchange STARTED in the late 70s, all the toys, no matter whne they dropped, had the copyright date of the initial product. At least, I think that's how it worked. [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 10:51, 30 September 2009 (EDT)
:Correct. Japanese copyright stamping at the time went by year of the brand's inception, not the year the toy per se was created. (I'm not sure if that's still the case in Japan. For any toys produced for non-Asian markets, it seems they're adhering to the date of manufacture rather than brand inception. At least, I can't recall the last time I saw a new TakaraTomy or Bandai toy with an old copyright date on it.)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 11:01, 30 September 2009 (EDT)
::Right. and shortly after posting this, I see it's already on there. It seems like we might need a more logical organizing process for this thing - maybe a "pre-Transformers" section before G1 to cover stuff like this exactly. Kind of track it through the history of the series, rumors about pre-TF toylines first, then rumors about TF development (John Romita drawing the character models, f'rinstance) and then kind of an era-by-era as appropriate. [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 11:40, 30 September 2009 (EDT)

== Blue Bluestreak ==

My brain is too fried from using Linux to make the appropriate edit right now and have it come out not terrible, but I think it's weird that the article acts like we have absolutely no idea why the rumor of a blue '''''Blue'''''streak would be more widespread than the rumor of a dark gray Astrotrain. (And this is the part where someone assumes I don't know what his name means.) --[[User:Andrusi]]

Because it DID exist as a Diaclone, and some rumors existed of a VERY FEW making it out in TF boxes, including an ex-Hasbro employee. See: http://tfsource.com/blog/diaclone-car-robots-part-1/ --[[User:Chrusher]]

== Can we get this page locked down? ==

Pages of this nature should never be open to anonymous edits, because somebody, somewhere, will take offense to us "lecturing them" on why they're wrong. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:51, 4 July 2010 (EDT)
:That probably won't stop them from making an account just to do the exact same thing anyway. --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 16:49, 18 September 2010 (EDT)

== Japanese dub of Animated ==

Japanese Animated is a separate continuity from the Movieverse, right? But there was some early coverage that claimed otherwise, which still has people fooled? Is that correct?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 16:41, 30 October 2010 (EDT)

== "Transformers was nearly rated R by the MPAA." ==

It sounds like this is true, so does it belong here as a misconception or urban legend? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 02:00, 8 November 2010 (EST)
:Because it's Shia's OTHER film, Disturbia, that was almost rated R. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:08, 8 November 2010 (EST)

== Neo/Car Robots Connection- ==

While I am not disputing that it is not a direct sequel, it might be worth noting that this one does have *some* vague credence, as it does include time-travelling Predacons/Destron(gers) as well as the semi-cameo by Heinlad in the pilot. I would imagine that these elements were included, in part at least, to help the transition from the "Beast Era" fiction to generation-spanning mash-up land. Which, still, a sequel does not make, I grant you. But it might be worth mentioning that there are elements beyond "animation style" that point towards this misconception, the Heinlad 'cameo', especially--[[User:Destrongerlupus|Destrongerlupus]] 15:44, 12 November 2010 (EST)

== War for Cybertron is a prequel to the G1 cartoon/War for Cybertron is part of G1 ==

This section comes across as very pedantic, almost like "Hasbro declared it part of Prime, therefore it is. All the contradictions with the Prime cartoon and the similarities with G1 mean nothing, as they are overruled by Hasbro's official verdict". Yes, I know Hasbro has the last word, but seriously...--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 09:32, 28 November 2010 (EST)
:But that is the case. WFC has superficial similarities to G1 so casual fans automatically ASSume that it is part of that continuity. Hell, many of them don't realize that there are multiple G1 continuities. As the Prime franchise integrates and synthesizes elements from all previous continuity families, there are bound to be similarities to G1. However, the franchise is so new that it is hard to get a feel on what it is. Hasbro's statements as to what belongs where is all that we really have to go on as of yet. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 09:38, 28 November 2010 (EST)

::I think the section as it is currenty described is pointless. It is G1 cartoon-centric and the reasons why WFC is not G1 also apply to nearly all the G1 comics! [[Special:Contributions/82.15.221.203|82.15.221.203]] 11:56, 29 November 2010 (EST)
:::Except people don't seem to think that WFC is in Marvel or IDW continuity. When people think it's G1, they think it's cartoon G1. The only other G1 universe I ever see people try to fit it into is War Within, and the section discusses that as well. The reason for it being cartoon-centric is because most people are under the belief that it is part of the cartoon. WFC cannot fit into any G1 universe and it's confirmed to not be a new one. The comics, while presenting different views, are G1. WFC may seem like another interpretation, but that's been debunked. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 12:19, 29 November 2010 (EST)
:As I understand it, the creators were creating it as part of G1, as far as they were concerned. As far as I am concerned, creators of a licensed Transformers product made a G1 story, so it is a G1 story. The wiki's position on the matter really does boil down to "Hasbro declared it part of the modern continuity, therefore it is." - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:52, 29 November 2010 (EST)
::It was ''specifically a sequel to the original cartoon'', as far as the video game folks were concerned, despite the Jetfire and the Aerialbots and the Stunticons and the totally new origin for Optimus prime. The video game folks can be wrong. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:59, 29 November 2010 (EST)
:::So it had a sloppy/loose, video-game-level of attention to continuity. The cartoon itself has conflicting origins. Anyway, the section should probably say something about the video game folks and their press statements, since the "War for Cybertron is G1" myth didn't come out of nowhere. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:08, 29 November 2010 (EST)
Here's a possible rephrasing: "High Moon Studios, the creators of the WFC game, intended for it to be a prequel to the G1 Sunbow cartoon, and the two share some broad similarities (though they are irreconcilable in detail). However, Hasbro has declared that WFC is a micro-continuity in the Prime franchise, not G1, and ''ex cathedra'' pronouncements from Hasbro trump authorial intent." [[User:JW|JW]] 14:23, 29 November 2010 (EST)
:I think it's more likely that they advertised it as being part of the cartoon, because that's the most well-known Transformers fiction and would appeal to 80s kids. I don't know how it can be developed as a prequel considering the blatant inconsistencies. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 14:36, 29 November 2010 (EST)
::War Within is a "G1 prequel" even though it clashes with the cartoon. The difference is that there's actual "G1" fiction that is in continuity with War Within (namely, Dreamwave G1). Besides, War for Cybertron clashes with the Prime cartoon just as much as it clashes with the G1 cartoon, so the only thing we have is Hasbro's official word overruling it. Aaaaaaaand then we have the recent case of Hasbro stating that various characters aren't in the movieverse despite official fiction placing them there. So yeah.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 07:17, 2 December 2010 (EST)
:::Thinking about it again, I think the main problem I have is that pretty much everything else on this page is blatantly false and directly disproven by factual evidence. In the case of WFC, all we have is Hasbro in their ever-vague continuity mish-mash official-speak declaring it part of the Prime continuity. Since this is the same Hasbro that claims Hunt for the Decepticon toys who appeared in movieverse fiction or who are tied to movieverse characters via their bios aren't part of the movieverse, I'd say we require more substantial evidence for this to actually belong on this page as a cut-and-dry "misconception". The only other comparable case I can think of is "Car Robots is a Beast Wars Neo sequel", where we list all the arguments disproving it and then only mention the official Takara retcon-via-official-timeline in a postscript sentence.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 10:45, 2 December 2010 (EST)
::::Yea, I don't see how anyone can say "WFC is G1" is blatantly false after watching [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctkjNF9JSPE this commercial]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:36, 3 December 2010 (EST)
:::::I don't see how that commercial proves which continuity the game fits in. Yes, it is obviously HOMAGING G1, but that doesn't make it G1. The Prime franchise draws inspiration from everything that came before. If anything, Starscream's comment "Again?" would point to it NOT being G1. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:05, 4 December 2010 (EST)
::::::You are assuming WFC is part of Prime's continuity and then saying WFC homages G1 because Prime's continuity draws from everything that came before. The question is whether WFC is part of Prime. I think the commercial is promoting WFC as G1. Hasbro says WFC is part of the "modern continuity". I used to think that meant something close to "in continuity with the Prime cartoon", but after the latest Q&A, I'm not exactly sure what "modern continuity" and "[[Hasbro Q&A/November 2010: Answers|modern world continuity]]" are supposed to mean. Hasbro just doesn't think in the same terms regarding categories.
::::::I think if the wiki just looked at WFC itself and how it was promoted, it could easily be put in the G1 continuity family, at least as much as IDW. IDW has different origins for Galvatron, Cyclonus, Goldbug, Headmasters. It homages Pretenders and female Transformers and easter-eggs Action Masters ("[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|altmodes are for wimps]]") without any actual (confirmed?) Action Masters. The Micromasters aren't even Cybertronian Transformers. Then there's [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=143991#143991 this]:
::::::{{quote|I don't consider IDW's take as "G1". the stories are not a continuation of the ones from the 80's cartoon or the Marvel stuff. they didn't crash on earth 4 millions years ago and get lodged in a volcano, it doesn't even fit into Beast wars. sure it's got the same names and elements from G1, but that can also be said with every other series that came and went since G1. Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Animated, the Movie.. All have elements of G1 in them, all have an Optimus who's a red truck and there's a Yellow car that younger people can relate to. references to Matrixes, Unicrons..etc, but they're not G1.|DonFig}} Don's reasoning for IDW not being G1 is the exact same sort of stuff in this article about WFC not being G1, yet IDW is still classified as G1. I'm not saying the wiki should reclassify IDW. I'm just saying that saying "WFC is part of G1" isn't some obvious myth. Maybe the wiki should just classify War for Cybertron as its own thing with notes saying the developers considered it in the spirit of Generation 1 and Hasbro kinda sorta lumped it in with modern stuff. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:03, 4 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::Actually that's not what I was saying, I'll try to clarify. That commercial has a design sense that is clearly influenced by G1. Starscream's "again?" comment shows that it is not actually G1, and is thus an homage. Other elements of the game are homages of other parts of TF history (Demolishor and Slipstream for Armada and Animated for example). This mix of homages to various eras is similar to that seen in the Prime cartoon. Hasbro's comments that WFC is part of Prime's continuity family clarifies all of the above. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:19, 4 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::Except that Hasbro ''also'' says that certain characters ''aren't'' part of the movieverse but belong to the "modern-world continuity" even though they appeared in official movieverse fiction. So if Hasbro is giving out contradictory information, how can we consider something that hinges entirely on Hasbro's official world "definite"?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 13:33, 4 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::I think you are reading too much into Starscream's "Again?". I didn't think that when I heard it. It is just Starscream upset because Shockwave is going to request "The Touch" again or something. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 14:17, 4 December 2010 (EST)

Pretty much the entire purpose of Exodus is to lay the foundation for this new "modern continuity" by taking War for Cybertron's story and differentiating it from G1. This is a ''conscious effort'', folks. It's not like we're just taking one statement and running with it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 16:21, 4 December 2010 (EST)
:So if Exodus took the War for Cybertron story and de-G1-ified it, where does that leave War for Cybertron itself? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 16:38, 4 December 2010 (EST)
::As the backstory to Prime. WFC may not have originally been ''intended'' as that, but Exodus is the link that establishes it as the first bit of Hasbro's ''new'' continuity rather than a continuation of a prior continuity.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 21:51, 4 December 2010 (EST)
:::There's also their identical Cybertron designs: [[Cybertron_(planet)#Prime]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:23, 7 December 2010 (EST)
The current rewrite pleases me. [[User:JW|JW]] 10:11, 6 December 2010 (EST)
:''Some have taken this misconception further and believed War for Cybertron is an actual prequel for the original cartoon.'' ... for example, the game developers themselves! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:20, 6 December 2010 (EST)
::Much better now. The only thing missing as far as I'm concerned is a note on Hasbro's own murky attitude towards "continuity" (PCCs and HftD characters allegedly not being part of the movieverse) and the whole wibbly-wobbly nature of the whole shebang.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 06:51, 7 December 2010 (EST)
::: That'd be a whole 'nother topic heading, and I'm not sure "The notion of separate and well-defined continuities is far more developed in fandom and on this wiki than within the walls of Hasbro, and thus we are obsessively mapping boundaries that don't really exist," is a topic we'd have much fun visiting. [[User:JW|JW]] 07:08, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::: [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-prime-discussion/346862-seems-hasbro-changed-their-mind.html MY BRAIN HURTS]--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 14:00, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::Well of course they're not in continuity. BUT that doesn't mean they don't belong to the same continuity family. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:08, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::Hasbro ''UK''. Who has all of ''no'' say in anything along those lines. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 14:11, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::Why would Hasbro UK have any less say about continuity than, say, Takara, whose pronouncements we document?--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 15:28, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::PS: I'm not saying that we should take it too seriously, there's the whole 'private correspondence' thing, I'm just finding the idea that Hasbro UK has no say in the matter odd.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 15:30, 7 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::The massive ineptitude and halfassery that they carry themselves with in everything they do, say or have any part of. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 15:32, 7 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::Takara creates things. Hasbro US creates things. They are both proactive partners in creating Transformers IP. Hasbro UK is their dumb unemployed cousin who can't keep his thumb out of his own ass. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:34, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::::[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75073&st=0 Hasbro US agrees.] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:12, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::::Can we at least agree that this whole thing is vastly confusing, Hasbro's official stance has flaws and there's been contradictory information given out by the dumb unemployed UK brother?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:03, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::::Also: [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-prime-discussion/346862-seems-hasbro-changed-their-mind-8.html#post5453604] From Pete Sinclair: {{quote|What I have been told is one continuity, the modern continuity, containing these 3 stories. Hasbro does not deal with Universal streams or continuity families. They only deal with, and are concerned with, the modern continuity...}}--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 14:24, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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::::::HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 14:17, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::Yes, because e-mail correspondences with marketing guys (from Hasbro UK, no less) are reliable arbiters of Transformers information. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:58, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::More insanity: [[Cliffjumper (Prime)]] has a link in his toy entry to [[Cliffjumper (G1)]], implying that Takara's United version of Generations Cliffjumper represents an incarnation of G1 Cliffjumper. Is there any evidence supporting this, or are we automatically assuming that all Takara toys represent incarnations of G1 characters unless explicitly stated otherwise? To make matters more complicated, G1 Cliffjumper's page contains no entry for United Cliffjumper.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 08:25, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/united/un01.html The website links between "Earth Mode" and "Cybertron Mode" toys.] Takara doing their own thing is not a new occurrence. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 08:34, 8 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::::For what it's worth, [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74770 Figure Oh!] explicitly advertises Cliffjumper as appearing in the DS version of WFC.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 10:29, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::::Not worth a lot. They're simply pointing out the real-world genesis of the toy. Frankly, IF we see any kind of fiction-use of said models, it'll likely be in some manga set in some continuity that is just as irreconcilable (or blatantly new) as Henkei was... if it's not set in Henkei's timeline anyway. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 14:15, 8 December 2010 (EST)

== Transformers Prime Toyline existence==

Should the persistent belief that Transformers: Prime will not have a toyline be added here, or is it only TFW that gets like five threads devoted to that topic on a daily basis? -[[User:Ratbatman|Ratbatman]] 11:05, 30 November 2010 (EST)
:Until there is an announced toyline, instead of the "We're not making toys" one we got, it's not a misconception or an urban legend. It's fact based on the available information [[User:Eire]] 16:18 30 Nov 2010.
:: THEY NEVER SAID THEY WEREN'T MAKING TOYS. NEVER EVER. Jesus Christ, in the exact same panel in which people THOUGHT Hasbro said they weren't making toys, Eric Siebenaler even said that he couldn't wait for people to see Bulkhead Prime's action figure! ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THEY WERE '''NOT TALKING ABOUT TOYS RIGHT THIS MOMENT''', not that there would NEVER BE TOYS. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:22, 30 November 2010 (EST)
:::That's the thing, some people still believe that Hasbro isn't going to make any toys for the Prime franchise. I'd support the addition of a section clarifying this for those people. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:14, 30 November 2010 (EST)
::::Seems like the sort of thing that's going to have a relatively short lifespan, as we're probably going to see the Prime toys at Toyfair.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 12:31, 30 November 2010 (EST)
:::::At that point, the "Hasbro said they weren't making any Prime toys and they're liars!" begins. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:22, 30 November 2010 (EST)
::::::What are you getting so worked up about? If they said there are no toys in the works at the moment, it one doesn't contradict my statement of no sign of toys to come, because there isn't because they haven't revealed any, and two if it does contradict me, so what? It's exactly...nothing. Certainly nothing to get remotely excited about. Or is this mainstream forum backlash. I should point out, I avoid the big forums, so if this has been kicked up fifty billion times over there, I wouldn't know about it. [[User:Eire]] 18:31 30 Nov 2010.
:::::::I'm pretty sure someone from Hasbro (Aaron Archer?) said that there would be Prime figures, but they were holding off until after the current blitz of 2010/Generations/PCC and (possibly) the upcoming DOTM line. Can anyone back me up on this with a reference? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:44, 30 November 2010 (EST)
:::::::They never said "there are no toys in the works at the moment," they said they weren't talking about it.--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] 14:31, 30 November 2010 (EST)
::::::::This. This this this this this. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:59, 30 November 2010 (EST)
Now that you say it, I do think you're right, Walky. I'm probably always going to want to stab ''someone'' in the eyeball with a nail file over this. Which, I guess, is our criteria for this article, come to think of it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 04:23, 1 December 2010 (EST)

==Nimoy Unicron lines?==
I know it's been debunked over the years, but we probably ought to put the "Leonard Nimoy dubbed some of Orson Welles' lines because they were unusable" rumor to bed on this page somewhere. -hx at work

==Targets for bloat removal==
Okay, I'm putting together a list of items of dubious existence on this page. There's a lot of stuff that just seems... small. Certainly trivia-worthy on relevant pages, but not big enough to really warrant being here. Let's hear some arguments for keeping...
* Powermaster Optimus Prime was the first, original Optimus Prime toy.
* A "giant"-sized Optimus Prime toy was available during Generation 1.
* A winged variant of Sludge was available during Generation 1.
* The reissue Soundwave toys released by Takara are reverse-engineered from Soundblaster because the original molds are lost.
* Commemorative Series Side Swipe was found at Toys"R"Us stores in the USA.
* Some toys were exclusively (or predominantly) available in the United Kingdom (sometimes also the Netherlands).
:There's certainly some confusion about the way releases were handled on this side of the Atlantic, not least because it took time for the various markets and even companies to be aligned, and this has created confusion in later years when everything's been gathered under a single listing called "Europe". I'm not sure the current paragraphs really convey this well - indeed the myths in the 1980s and early 1990s (mainly through the UK letterspage) tended to be based around the continent getting toys the UK didn't rather than the other way round and some of this got reproduced in the internet era. But would "All countries in Europe received a single set of releases in the 1980s" be obscure in itself and/or oversummarising the mess? [[User:Timrollpickering|Timrollpickering]] 15:48, 9 May 2013 (EDT)
* Transformers were meant as a "genderless" race. Arcee and the other female Transformers were added to the brand because feminists complained about the Transformers all being male. (''When the fuck was this ever proposed?'')
:I actually heard this from someone else a few years ago, so it's been making the rounds. Given that the G1 cartoon seemingly went out of its way to avoid adding female characters at first (no recurring female characters for 1984, and Carly not appearing until several episodes into the 1985 season) while other franchises were gender-integrated from the get-go (such as with G. I. Joe or He-Man), I can see where this misconception might have first started. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 18:28, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
* The Transformers: The Movie/Scatman Crothers coined the term "ginormous", which has since been added to several dictionaries.
* An Earthforce story was written to promote the non-combining Constructicon toys.
:--[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 03:35, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
:Also, several of the entries not on this list can really use some trim. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:53, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
::"A "giant"-sized Optimus Prime toy was available during Generation 1." seems particularly unneeded since it directly follows the bit about 20th Anniversary Optimus, which is pretty much the same misconception. The only part that is really new is the the giant bootleg thing, and that could just be added to the 20th Anniversary section if needed. [[User:Soundwarp SG-1|Soundwarp SG-1]] 12:37, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
::For me this has been one of the most interesting pages over the years, so I'm sad to see anything go, but yeah, some like the Alternators Windcharger thing would make more sense just on individual character pages. On "Winged Sludge": was that really more of a source of confusion than any other Four Star knock-off? Should that myth possibly be expanded to something like, "Four Star's toys using Transformer molds were legit Diaclone variants sold at the same time as their TF counterparts," since some listings of their toys throw up "Diaclone" as a keyword? [[User:Bumblevivisector|Bumblevivisector]] 20:01, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
::I think this page should focus on the large scale, line wide myths. Things particular to one character (or one actor, in the case of Scatman Crothers) should be moved to the specific page. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:55, 9 May 2013 (EDT)

==The G1 series being dubbed anime==
I remembered something when I read this entry in the list. Back when Rhino was releasing the 1986 movie and the first few batches of episodes on VHS, the local chain of the Suncoast video retailer had everything "Transformers" stocked in their anime section. Back then I honestly took it to mean that Transformers was anime, and another collector I spoke with at the time thought the same.

For those who had Suncoast chains in their area during the Rhino years, did your chain similarly stock G1 in the "anime" section? If so, then Suncoast might have inadvertently contributed to the propagation of this myth. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 13:24, 5 May 2014 (EDT)
:I'm pretty sure being a cartoon with a lot of behind-the-scenes associations with Japan had much more to do with the "the propagation of this myth" than your local overpriced retailer. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 14:58, 5 May 2014 (EDT)

== "Megatron is named from Megas" ==

Does this count as a misconception? This was written on Wikipedia about fans missauming it but Megatron is actually a portemeau of megaton and tron.

== IDW Hasbroverse ==

Though I'm not going to argue against the point that the existing IDW TF continuity getting rebooted isn't the fault of the Hasbroverse, the phrase "unsustainable downwards spiral" regarding pre-Hasbroverse sales is pretty hyperbolic and somewhat ignorant of the general comics industry. The graph linked to in the footnote shows sales steadily declining at about 1k a year. Across the 4 years from DoOP to Revolution, that's a drop of about a third. That may sound bad, but that's actually better than average. Pretty much every American monthly comic (apart from the Walking Dead) loses readers as it goes. Many from Marvel and DC will see bigger percentage drops in readership than that in the space of one year, let alone four, and not only keep on going, but be considered successes. If a phrase as overblown as "unsustainable downwards spiral" is apt for anything, it's the post-Revolution sales, which see that level of decline within about a year, which, more supports the "misconception" being argued against here. If this is going to be "debunked" it needs to be with first hand evidence (a quote from someone at IDW) rather than tenuous supposition from sales charts. [[User:Danja|Danja]] ([[User talk:Danja|talk]]) 11:00, 2 April 2018 (EDT)

== Bay's Opinion on the 1986 movie ==

I suddenly remembered someone said that Michael Bay hated the 1986 Animated movie. Don't know who said that, but I can consider this as a rumor since there is no official word about him genuinely hating the flick. [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 12:53, 22 May 2018 (EDT)

== Cliffjumper's deaths in "every" continuity ==

Uh, yeah. There are some people who still think that Cliffjumper dies in every show or comic that existed. Is it worth mentioning? [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 01:56, 28 July 2020 (EDT)

== Bumblebee Not Confirmed as Reboot ==

I'm not entirely sure what's not clear about a 'new storytelling universe' meaning a reboot of some sort. It surely means other than the existing Bayverse even if it borrows elements from it. {{unsigned|Myouens78}}

== Lorenzo sabotaged Peter Cullen's Audition ==

I see this brought up on various fan sites, in discussions about why fans hate Lorenzo di Bonaventura. The source of this comes from an interview with Don Murphy, someone who is from what I've read is pretty biased himself. The basic story is Mr. Murphy refers to Mr. Bonaventura as Scorponok, who wanted Liam Neeson as Optimus Prime, for starpower, while Mr. Murphy believed they should get Cullen back in the role. There is a story that Lorenzo sabotaged Mr. Cullen's audition, by making sure the other person who was supposed to read the lines not show up, but Peter Cullen managed to play both characters (Optimus Prime and Ironhide) and impressed Michael Bay to reprise the role for the live action theatrical film. I see this story repeated verbatim in the fandom without a source should this warrant a place on this page? And does anyone have a refutable source for this story?

[[User:96megatron|96megatron]] ([[User talk:96megatron|talk]]) 11:16, 14 November 2020 (EST)

== bumblebee losing his voice at the end of fall of cybertron. ==

Funny enough, there exist some people who think bumblebee lost his voice to Megatron WHILE protecting optimus prime, despite earlier dialogue from ratchet stated that he in fact lost his voice even before bumblebee protect optimus from Megatron's blast. If anything, it's basically already confirmed in prime that he indeed lost his voice between war for cybertron and fall of cybertron. Should I add it? Mikey. 11:02, 18 November 2020 (EST)

== How about actually explaining this one... ==

"Chris Ryall was kicked out of IDW because he conspired to break Hasbro mandates. He really wasn't, guys. In fact, he was outright surprised by the idea that this was a rumor going around"

Anyone else find this decidedly unhelpful? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 12:12, 30 November 2020 (EST)

== The Vok ==

Okay, I've read this section several times and I'm a bit confused. If I'm understanding things properly, the concept of the Vok serving the One wasn't what was meant at the time but it is what various retcons have made it mean after the fact. Is that right? If so, that doesn't seem like it belongs on a page of misconceptions. It seems more like it belongs on a list of [[canonization|canonized]] fan concepts. Or am I still misunderstanding what the section is saying? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 13:52, 4 November 2021 (EDT)
:The bigger problem is that it's not a wide-spread misconception. Nobody outside the wiki knows or cares about this. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:56, 4 November 2021 (EDT)
::No, they do not serve the Vok. That was the misconception. I was trying to explain why it was ''thought'' to be the case when it really wasn't. The sharing of the same author and the close release of PD Part 3 to The Ultimate Guide helped to confuse people into thinking that both were talking about the same thing (as in, the same "One") when they weren't. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:58, 4 November 2021 (EDT)

==Heavy editing==
Clearly a huge amount of time and effort was put into this page, so I feel a little bad saying this but... pretty major chunks of it should be removed. "There was a Blue Bluestreak and Prime's body crumbled" were urban legends. The role of High Moon Studios in game development and tracking the minutia of when Overbite was named Jawbreaker and critiquing DOTM Prime's strategy during the battle of Chicago are not. The opening paragraph even states "some of these urban legends were short lived but we are archiving them forever anyway" - no, we shouldn't do that, we should only be archiving corrections for mistakes that still exist or at least that existed for solid decades. I feel like almost everything about BW2 and Neo, and much on the live-action movies, and basically everything about packaging variations, can just go. But again, given how much time was spent in writing it, it would be fair to talk about that here first before actually doing it. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 07:48, 3 September 2022 (EDT)
: This has been on my mind the last day or so (thus the pruning) but I've been bounced around with way too much stuff offline to devote a lot of time to it or even really work up a proposal. But since you've opened that door... yes. I think there's a lot in here that feels like overelaborated "someone was wrong on the internet once" rather than stuff that had a noteworthy combination of ''reach, longevity, and just general importance''. "This specific Optimus toy has more die-cast than that specific Optimus toy" is... uh... ''niche''.
: I'm not willing to say "it must have been around for decades" is enough to drop something from the page because, like, I think some of the live-action movie stuff certainly has the ''reach'' angle. The "R-rated cut" of the 2007 movie? Yeah, I think that's worth keeping. "Bumblebee was a reboot"? That's all over the place and probably ''will'' be even after this latest movie likely avoids addressing the issue. High Moon? The "the games are G1" claim got reach. The BWJ stuff, I wouldn't delete most of it as quite a bit of it ''was'' widespread (other than the "Blentrons are made from angolmois", that's... both minor and I'd certainly never heard that one). But I WOULD say some of what gets kept could REALLY stand being condensed. Even with stuff that ''does'' feel like it fits, there's a lot of massive blocks of text here that the eye starts to slide off of after a point.
:Honestly, I feel like any new additions to this page need ''serious'' discussion as to whether or not they should be added, as with "Ruined FOREVER." (I actually have a possible addition I'm on the fence about, but let's focus on the cuts first.) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 08:36, 3 September 2022 (EDT)

As the person who reorganized this page's structure, I agree that a lot of these misconceptions are either bogus or severely outdated and make this page less useful.
Here is my personal list of misconceptions I think should be pruned:

-''Hasbro lost the rights to a lot of G1 Transformers names. That is why you see toys named "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" these days. Takara is more competent than Hasbro and doesn't need to change their toys' names.''

-''The racing number on Diaclone and Generation 1 Smokescreen's doors was changed to "38" for legal reasons, just like "Martinii", "Citanes", "Marlboor" and "Alitalla".''

-''The reissue Soundwave toys released by Takara are reverse-engineered from Soundblaster because the original molds are lost.''

-''The Generation 1 Seacon Overbite was released under the name "Jawbreaker" in some European markets, and the Sparkabots were sold as "Sparkler Mini-Bots".''

-''A green variant of Trailbreaker was available in some European countries.''

-''The Generation 2 Autobot and Decepticon insignias were originally created by Hasbro UK, whose license for using the original faction insignias owned by Hasbro US had expired.''

-''The orange Generation 2 Constructicons were exclusive to KB Toys''

-''A yellow version of Alternators Tracks was released to North American stores (but then recalled by Hasbro).''

-''Masterpiece Convoy 1.0 has more diecast parts than 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime/Masterpiece Convoy is made almost entirely out of diecast/20th Anniversary Optimus Prime is made entirely out of plastic.''

-''Hasbro omitted Alternators Windcharger's gun barrel for safety reasons.''

-''The original The Transformers series was redubbed anime which originated in Japan, just like Battle of the Planets, Voltron, Robotech and other such shows screened in the '80s.''

-''Transformers were meant as a "genderless" race. Arcee and the other female Transformers were added to the brand because feminists complained about the Transformers all being male.''

-''Some portions of Unicron's dialogue were recorded by an actor other than Orson Welles''

-''The Transformers: The Movie/Scatman Crothers coined the term "ginormous", which has since been added to several dictionaries.''

-''Black Shadow and Blue Bacchus are both members of a "Space Mafia".''

-''Metrotitan is a zombie version of Metroplex''

-''The German version of The Transformers: The Movie was edited and didn't depict Starscream's death scene.''

-Anything in the "early internet misconceptions" category

-''The Robots in Disguise toyline was known as "Transformers 2000" in Japan.''

-''Unlike the English version, Gigatron (Megatron) has multiple personalities, a different one for each of his modes.''

-''John Romita designed the Generation 1 character models.''

-''Chris Ryall was kicked out of IDW because he conspired to break Hasbro mandates.''

: A few counters to some of these:
:*''Hasbro lost the rights to a lot of G1 Transformers names.'' - The core ''idea'' of this is sound and fits (and Hasbro ''did'' lose the rights to some), as a lot of people don't understand how Trademark works. But it should probably be reworked and tightened to be a (brief) primer on the name rights situation that links to the way more elaborate Trademark page.
:*''A yellow version of Alternators Tracks was released to North American stores'' - I'm iffy on this, just because it was, for a while, a bit of a "holy grail" item that didn't actually exist. Not married to keeping it though.
:*''The original The Transformers series was redubbed anime which originated in Japan'' - No, I think this is probably worth keeping.
:*''Black Shadow and Blue Bacchus are both members of a "Space Mafia".'' - This was around ''forever'', and was kind of a big "omg so wacky" point to boot. It had legs. Should be kept.
:*''Metrotitan is a zombie version of Metroplex'' - I think a case can be made for keeping.
:*''The Robots in Disguise toyline was known as "Transformers 2000" in Japan.'' - Another one that's had staying power, and probably should stay here. Possibly reworked slightly though.
:Possibly others (the Ryall thing is a maybe but it's not an area of TF I really have much knowledge of or interest in). --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:06, 3 September 2022 (EDT)
::Speaking as the one who added the Ryall thing, yeah, drop it - it hasn't been relevant in years and everyone who was Mad Online about the Hasbroverse has forgotten about it anyway. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 20:18, 3 September 2022 (EDT)

The early misconceptions category was a workaround for a bunch of things I thought were too bogus to keep but I had no authority to remove, so those are specially prunable in my book.[[User:MrRald|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald|talk]]) 10:08, 3 September 2022 (EDT)
::Unicron's dialogue legend should stay, I see that all over the place to this day and one of the VAs themselves (I think John Moschitta) was spreading it. That is much more worthy than "The BW2 characters were actually from the BW timeline," which... is honestly understandable as an error but doesn't seem to have gotten much prominence then or now. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 10:13, 3 September 2022 (EDT)
:::No, I'd argue at the very least that the BW2 timeline thing (and not really anything else) should stay, because that influenced IDW's first series at the very least. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:17, 3 September 2022 (EDT)
A lot of these are things that should be on specific pages, this page should focus on broader misconceptions.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:01, 3 September 2022 (EDT)
:A lot of people to this day still believe and insist that most of the Japanese Beast Wars-related misconceptions are true and always have been. I still see people claiming such on TFW, Facebook, and various Discord servers (including our own!). Specifically the ones about BWII/Neo taking place before Beast Machines, Optimus Primal appearing in the BWII movie right after he crashed into the alien machine, and Unicron being resurrected in Galvatron's corpse (literally ''just'' had an in-person conversation with Tony Preto about that one at BotCon last week).
:As for the others, Optimus Primal and Megatron being G1 Optimus Prime and Megatron in Japan was '''''all over''''' ATT back in the day. Before Season 2 finally aired in Japan, several folks were wondering just how the Japanese dub was possibly going to handle the events of "The Agenda", and the BWII movie treating them both as legendary war heroes sure didn't help things.
:Apache being a drunk Native American stereotype? Just as widely believed as the Jointrons being an intentionally racist dig at Mexicans (Spengler even incorporated the "heavy drinker" aspect of Apache into his JBW character profiles that are still on [https://tfarchive.com/cartoons/japanese/beast_wars_2.php#Apache several] [https://www.seibertron.com/database/character.php?version_id=665#cartoon_appearances fansites] to this day).
:The Blentrons being made of Angolmois Energy, and the characters traveling to Gaia via transwarp? Well, both of those come from, at the very least, our very own Wiki! WE used to claim both of those back in the day, and didn't correct ourselves on either until BWII was finally fansubbed [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Yukikaze_(BW)&diff=1198428&oldid=1086888 in 2017] (the Blentron claim lasted [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Blentron&diff=1350727&oldid=1335134 as late as 2019] when Neo got subbed). And I remember first reading about the Blentron claim on other fansites as far back as the early 2000s.
:And while it's not technically JBW, Car Robots Gigatron having multiple personalities came from us as well, and remained uncorrected [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Megatron_(RID)&diff=1089351&oldid=1089347 until 2016]. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:56, 3 September 2022 (EDT)
::As someone who ''wrote'' a lot of this stuff, my suggestion would be this: Everything that is mostly a "people once thought this incorrect thing about this particular subject" trivia point should have the writeup moved to the "Notes" section (or another relevant section) of said subject's own page. If it's already mentioned there, the writeup there might be expanded on to make sure no relevant information is lost. All the "outdated" points from the main misconceptions page could then get summed up in a conside "for those ''really'' curious, here are some additional misconceptions some people once had which are too niche for this page, but if you have a lot of time on your hands, here are the links to the relevant sections from the subjects' main articles where you can find more information" list. That way, we still have everything collected on this page without cluttering it with redundant, lengthy writeups that already exist elsewhere.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 16:40, 3 September 2022 (EDT)
:::Also, regarding the Vok one that Sipher removed, I added that because our own article for [[The One]] claimed that to be true for pretty nearly the entirety of that article's existence, all because a couple of users believed it and helped to propagate it by making the article into a big mess of [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_One&diff=prev&oldid=1558474#3H_comics blog-style speculative text]. It also led to someone asking Vector Prime about the Vok's relation to The One back in [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Source:Ask_Vector_Prime/Facebook#June_16.2C_2015 2015] (a question that Vector thankfully skirted around answering). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 18:29, 3 September 2022 (EDT)

==Beastformers==
Now that we've had some pruning and whatnot and there's been some distance, I want to toss this one up for discussion of addition: A brief look at some early misconceptions (that the wiki did propagate) concerning how ''Beastformers'' was sold in Japan. Like them having Autobot/Decepticon rubsigns, them all being sold under the TF banner (which the TF-era posters & such implied but this did not happen). It'd be a short section but still, I think it's worth adding, and this is one of those pages that I think ANY new additions should be discussed first. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 02:12, 15 December 2022 (EST)
:Sounds good to me. I say go for it. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:15, 15 December 2022 (EST)

==Heavy heavy editing is long long overdue==
As years of discussion above point out, this article is severely bloated with coverage of "misconceptions" that were mild and short-lived. Many people have agreed that it needs a trim, but no one seems to want to take the plunge. I just went through and cut out a few dozen examples of things that looked like they did indeed provoke argument on a TFArchive thread for two days in 2008 but are no longer issues that could possibly confuse anyone to the point that a long-form debunking is necessary. I do not believe "There was a misconception that Car Robots Devil Gigatron was trying to DRAIN minds instead of CONTROL minds" needs a long-form write-up next to "There was a misconception that MP1 Convoy is the 1984 toy." If people think these edits are too radical, feel free to revert them, I won't war over it. But please, really, look through every example and ask yourself if it represents a case with any currency, with widespread belief, that ''needs'' us to debunk it in a page that is already expanded beyond reader convenience. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 09:47, 6 February 2024 (EST)
:I'm fine with your trims and we could use more. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 10:52, 6 February 2024 (EST)
::It was previously suggested in a section above that number of these could be folded into the Notes sections of each respective subject's article. If nothing else, that seems like a reasonable suggestion in order to trim things down a bit while preserving the history of each. I myself even plan to do some major work on our main JBW article in the future, which would likewise further trim down a lot of the JBW misconceptions on this article and put more focus on the main article as a hub for more JBW info. (And as for the Devil Gigatron one, that one was believed to be true for a full ''fifteen years''. And I only added it to the page just last year because, when our JG1 timeline article was recently overhauled last year, the newly-written revisions were still claiming that to be true, when the previous version of the timeline article had said nothing of the sort. It was only corrected when I stepped in and ''re''-rewrote the bottom of the 2000 section, so somebody was still under that false impression as late as 2023). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 12:37, 6 February 2024 (EST)

Okay so, went back to take a look at this, and let's see if anyone can justify the continued existence of:
* '''Smokescreen's racing number''' — What? Who even knew enough about racing to know the number was "off"? I contest the idea this was ever a concern for more than like three people. This is at ''best'' a trivia note on Smokescreen's page (and preferably way shorter than what's here now).
* '''Masterpiece Prime's metal content''' — Don't remember this one at all.
* '''Powermaster/Masterpiece Prime was the first Optimus toy''' — Really doubt this one ever had any reach whatsoever.
On top of that, there's still a fair chunk of pruning to be done ''within'' things that should be kept. Some of the JBW sections are eye-wateringly huge blocks of text that really are hard to slog through, surely we can trim there. I'm also seeing a few instances of subheader abuse/TOC bloat, like with RID2K having "Toys" and "Fiction" subheaders but only one item per, seems kinda silly. Thoughts? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 02:17, 22 February 2024 (EST)
:Whoops, and looking further, a super-condensed version of the Smokescreen note is already on the original toy's writeup, adding more weight to its removal from this page as far as I'm concerned. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 02:57, 22 February 2024 (EST)
::Cut 'em. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 08:53, 22 February 2024 (EST)

==Bullet points==
So, a small thing, but... in huge text-heavy pages like this, especially when most everything is right of a bullet point... the default bullets really kinda get lost, something about the multi-paragraph entries makes them less noticeable. Maybe on this one page, we should move to using, say, the larger rubsign insignia bullet point? I dunno. Late-night musing. Not sure I'd want to do this for more bullet-heavy pages (like nay timeline-like page), which IS an argument against doing so. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 04:27, 22 February 2024 (EST)

== Generation 1 obviously has the best toys, cartoons and characters ==

Unlike some of the similar entries in this section, like "Hasbro should cater to adult collectors because they buy more toys," it doesn't feel like there's any element of misconception in this one; it's just flat-out an opinion. It's certainly not objectively true, but it's also not something that can actually be "wrong" per se so there's no misinformation to correct here. Feels like it should probably just be removed, or at least rewritten to more overtly address the "Generation 1 was the most successful" idea. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 14:29, 8 April 2024 (EDT)

== Where did the Dark of the Moon section go? ==

Kinda weird that it's just gone now, especially with how a lot of people seriously think (or thought, in the past tense) that Prime was just going to let a whole city get massacred as some sort of gotcha to humanity.

That note of how far Cape Carnival and Chicago are from one another (a roughly 18 hour drive, "even if the Autobots were hauling ass") helped to put that into perspective.

And since I can't seem to find its removal in the history logs, why was it deleted?[[User:Banannixx|Banannixx]] ([[User talk:Banannixx|talk]]) 21:49, 29 May 2024 (EDT)

:[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Misconceptions_and_urban_legends_about_Transformers&diff=1745519&oldid=1745489]
:It's not really that noteworthy and we can't make an entry for every time some people online don't understand a movie (which is true for pretty much every single movie at this point). [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 29 May 2024 (EDT)

::I mean, I get that you can't explain every little plot hole or contrivance for the movies, but nah, this is still one of the biggest misconceptions regarding the films in general. Other than Optimus executing Sentinel and Megatron, it's what often comes up when DOTM is mentioned; you ''still'' have people parroting, "He only did it to prove a point/ show he was right". Like, this is less about people bashing on this films and more, people are just objectively wrong on that particular point, and still spread it around. What is that if not a misconception about Transformers? [[User:Banannixx|Banannixx]] ([[User talk:Banannixx|talk]]) 21:49, 29 May 2024 (EDT)

:::This page is not supposed to be an archive of every mistake ever said about this large old franchise, forever highlighting the time for a few weeks when people were sure TF:Animated was going to have everyone doing the Tasmanian Devil spin because of the very first promo reel. If you're really confident that this false claim about DOTM was both widespread and long-lasting, then feel free to re-enter a mention of it. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 22:29, 29 May 2024 (EDT)

:::: I think that just reinstating the initial posting is enough; it's worded fine as is. I'm confident because when I first saw the movie as a youngin', that was my initial read until I payed closer attention on subsequent rewatches. It's contentious enough plot point that even within the last year, there are still people debating it, and DOTM is over a decade old, so I'd argue that it's significant enough misconception about the film it's attached to. [[User:Banannixx|Banannixx]] ([[User talk:Banannixx|talk]]) 23:25, 29 May 2024 (EDT)

::::: I've not seen this misconception repeated with any real frequency, at least not to the same extent as other stuff on this page. We've been trying to cull it down to "the big ones" for a long time, and I don't think this ranks to the same degree. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:47, 30 May 2024 (EDT)
:::::: I'm also going to chime in with a "no" here. This just isn't persistent/"important" enough. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 00:52, 30 May 2024 (EDT)

::::::: Having chilled out and reread the headlining paragraph, I can see that it might not fit with the new criteria. But As I have seen it relatively recently and still view the removal as unnecessary, I felt passionate enough to raise a stink about it. "Did Optimus let the humans die to prove a point?" is right up there with "Was Optimus right to execute Sentinel" as far as the "big" story beats pertaining to DOTM that are discussed, and there are still people around saying that he did. Regardless, I'll concede and rest my case.

=="Fans buy more toys than kids"==
I'm not saying that's true, even today, but the numbers that are provided in the article have got to be what, a decade-plus old by now? That one probably needs to be... revised, at a minimum. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 14:54, 21 May 2025 (EDT)

==Jalopy==
While the majority of the Misinfo died when the actual Age of the Primes toy got revealed, I'd say there's a good chunk of the fanbase who are still under the impression that there is an obscure yet official recolor of Jazz named Jalopy, now I understand this ones pretty niche, but even after the reveal I've still seen plenty of people wonder and speculate when "Marvel" Jalopy is going to be released, or people wondering why the "Marvel" Jalopy wasn't made, so I'm curious if anyone corroborates that it could be worth a mention. [[User:Randall xCain|Randall xCain]] ([[User:Randall xCain|Randall xCain]]) 21:40, 5 September 2025 (EST)

Alpha Trion/toys

2025-09-02T23:00:17Z

Randall xCain: /* Legends */

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[[File:Alpha Trion Titans Return web bio by Marcelo Matere.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm sure I'm just a <s>wise old sage</s> barbarian god-king and nothing any more complicated or cosmic than that!]]
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==Toys==
===''Expanded Universe''===
[[File:Alphalion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"im not ownable! im not ownable!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a lion]]
*'''Alpha Trion'''
:A redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Deluxe Class [[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

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

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

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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not evil! Honest!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Alpha Trion / Weirdwolf''' (Souvenir two-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Alpha Trion was one of the core figures of that set. Cybertron Vector Prime was the obvious choice. We though having his minicon be Vector Sigma, and cast in gold vac metal, would be fun. When released, they went with a simpler color scheme, and changed the Minicon to Beta Maxx.|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370390171200413699|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=12}}</ref>

: The first actual toy of Alpha Trion (well, sorta, we'll get to that in a moment) is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]], [[redeco]]ed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Here's some Transformers Legends Alpha Trion card art I pencilled for the game. ( colors by Volta studios ) They based this off the Botcon 2007 toy. ( where I designed a new head for the Vector Prime mold.) https://t.co/hfDwLjQHlc|link=https://twitter.com/DantheArtguy/status/1326732569140977669|name=DantheArtguy|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=11|day=12|(defunct=)}}</ref> He transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his [[Cyber Key]] (painted gold to resemble the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts ([[for safety reasons]]) of the [[Hasbro]] version of the mold. His starship mode also has a socket to snugly fit his pack-in partner [[Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx]].

: Released under the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' banner, he was only available in a bagged "souvenir set" with Beta Maxx and [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]] at [[BotCon 2007]], limited to 1400 pieces.

: While this figure's design obviously derives from depictions of Generation 1 Alpha Trion, the accompanying profile card ''very vaguely'' describes the [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Alpha Trion]]. And roughly a year after its release, the ''Timelines'' fiction made the big reveal that yes, this was the villainous incarnation. For many years there was dispute as to whose page this toy should go on according to the wiki's classification system (back when we had Alpha Trion’s different incarnations split across multiple pages), but in 2013, this toy appeared in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game event "[[Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age]]", making this toy officially [[Repurposing|double]] as both G1 and ''Shattered Glass'' Alpha Trion.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
[[File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|Denied.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Alpha Trin''' (アルファートリン, <strike>[[2015]]</strike>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Presumably 2 handguns

: A mock-up of a Japanese "Alpha Trin" toy in the form of a ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]] redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1]]'' as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. In the [[Fan polls#Generations Magazine Exclusive Character Popularity Vote|fan poll]] held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Alpha Trion claimed 28.9% of the votes but ultimately came second place under [[Goshooter#Generations (Japan)|Goshooter]].<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref> The accompanying text notes that he would have come with a Vector Sigma accessory, presumably to be a golden redeco of [[Eggbot (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Eggbot]] as seen in the volume's manga story, "[[Train Wars]]".
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''4'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 33'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand brick, buildable sword/spear-thing
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

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

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

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

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

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[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionClass85.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|There's always that one old guy who hangs out at school long after he graduated...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': 800th Year Senior
:*''Accessories'': Longsword

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Class of '85 Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG14-Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So I'm basically Optimus Prime's brother ''and'' father figure?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (ウルトラマグナス, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-14'''
:*''Release date'': [[2015]] [[September 9]]
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] includes a small Alpha Trion figure, which is a redeco of the [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]] figure (as Minimus does not appear in any Japanese-original fiction). He transforms into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovercar|Cybertronian hovercar]], which can tab onto three grooves on the lower level of Magnus's trailer. In robot mode, Alpha Trin can sit inside Ultra Magnus's robot mode torso, "wearing" the Magnus head like a helmet.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Destined to be repurposed as [[Cheetor (BW)#Wings Universe|Alpha Trizer]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Sovereign & Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, [[Sovereign#Generations|Sovereign]] Titan Master, Gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Robby Musso]] (packaging art)}}

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

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

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a body for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]]. This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]] and ''extensively'' retooled into ''Titans Return'' [[Broadside (G1)#Titans Return|Broadside]] and [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return|Tidal Wave]]. The sword was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Magna Convoy]]'s [[Matrix Sword]] and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]'s Ancient Sword.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Alpha-Trion-with-Landmine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Legends'', ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes''. The trilogy is complete!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-32'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2018]] [[October 27]]
:*''Accessories:'' Landmine decoy armor, cannon
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (packaging artist)}}

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

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

:Quality control on the Landmine armor varies: many units' arm holes are slightly too small, warping the connector joints in-package and making the arms pop off when posing. Copies with normal-sized holes can be identified by viewing the package sideways to see whether the joints are warped. There have also been some reports of copies with just one flawed arm.
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:CV-toy AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not content with merely stealing Thunderblast's kibble, Alpha Trion escalated to stealing her alternate mode. Next up, her credit card number.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Ultra Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Action Attack'': "Laser Beam Blast"

:Released in the fourth wave of ''Cyberverse'' Ultra class figures, under the ''Power of the Spark'' banner, Alpha Trion transforms into a Cybertronian starship. Pressing a button on the rear of the ship mode causes a molded, non-removable double "Laser Beam Blast" effect to flip out of each wing. The mechanism does not lock in too well, so the laser blasts are prone to deploying all the time in this mode.

: The flaps on his legs that form the spaceship nose are even more prone to popping off, especially when they get in the way of posing his limited legs. Alpha Trion only features outward moving articulation at his shoulders and hips, making his knees difficult to employ meaningfully, leaving his elbows as the only useful point of articulation. Just like a real old person.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Please, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|my son]], he is very sick..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|Key to Vector Sigma]], stand
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Alpha Trion is a hefty [[retool]] of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]], transforming into a Cybertronian hovercraft in 21 steps. This release uses new "wing" pieces in robot mode to resemble his cape from the original animation model; unfortunately, due to clearance issues with his new chest, those pieces do not fold up neatly into the vehicle mode undercarriage, so they just kind of sit there awkwardly and make him tilt forward when placed on a flat surface. Alpha Trion also utilizes two newly sculpted [[5 mm post]]-compatible open-palm hands with rounded fingertips rather than having either of the previous molds' pointy and asymmetrical open/closed hand arrangements. This mold was also retooled into [[Ratbat_(G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

: Alpha Trion was only available in the "A Hero Is Born" two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Orion Pax]], as well as a Vector Sigma accessory and the Key to Vector Sigma. The set went up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing at stores in Hong Kong shortly afterward.

: [[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[Hasbro Pulse|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?<ref>{{citesocial|quote=People in Taiwan that preordered Haslab Victory Saber through Hasbro TW is getting their preorders cancelled because their batch had too much water damage during transport to be rendered acceptable. They're getting a full refund and a free Alpha Trion set to compensate. (2022) https://t.co/h2A26ZDcS0|link=https://twitter.com/TF_Moments/status/1570857553503948800/photo/1|name=Crazy ass moments in Transformers History|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=09|day=16|(defunct=)}}</ref>
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===''One''===
{{anchor|PrimeChanger}}
[[File:Prime_Changers_Alpha_Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Genderbent [[Twilight Sparkle]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Changers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Deluxe Class Alpha Trion''' (デラックスクラスアルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''OD-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[July 13]]
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn
:Released as part of the [[Transformers One (toyline)|''Transformers One'']] Prime Changers line, Alpha Trion is roughly Deluxe Class-sized and is cast almost entirely in pearlescent plastic, and almost all of his paint applications (except on his weapons) use metallic or glittery paint. He transforms from a robot to a horned lion in 15 steps with his tail and horn being wielded as weapons in robot mode. They can be stored inside the "cape" formed from the halves of his beast-mode head. There is a 3 mm flight stand port on the back of his pelvis, though it is blocked off in beast mode by his tail.

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[[File:Robot_Battlers_Alpha_Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Neither giant nor a [[Giant Purple Griffin|griffin]], but it'll have to do.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Robot Battlers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn, base
: Released as part of the Robot Battlers line, Alpha Trion transforms from a robot into a robotic horned lion. Instead of an Energon sword like other Robot Battlers, Alpha Trion's weapons are his detachable tail and horn. The figure can be placed on a base to perform action moves by sliding the finger slots to knock an opponent's figure off of their base.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cybertron Rush Battle: Hero-tachi no Tatakai''' (サイバトロンラッシュバトルヒーローたちの戦い, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''OCR-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2024]] [[October 12]]
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn
:The Robot Battlers Alpha Trion was released in Japan as part of the Cybertron Rush "Battle of Heroes" 3-pack with [[Bumblebee (One)#RobotBattlers|Bumblebee]] and [[Sentinel Prime (One)#RobotBattlers|Sentinel Prime]], but does not come with his base.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.67|300px|thumb|''Hello 
My name is Elder Trion 
And I would like to share with you 
The most amazing book'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr3|'''The Thirteen Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]]) }}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-20'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[December 27]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Quill#Age of the Primes|Quill]], [[Covenant of Primus#Age of the Primes|Covenant of Primus]], shield, [[Coder Remote|Autobot insignia]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name = "AOTPstream">[[June 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAkXHAU034 Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyagers, Alpha Trion transforms from a robot based heavily on his younger-than-usual appearance in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] flashback episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" to a spaceship resembling [[:File:ImAlphaTrionsHovercraftMode.jpg|an unused alternate mode]] created for his [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW]] incarnation. The spaceship features an opening cockpit, in which a [[Titan Master]] can be seated.

:For accessories, he comes with his Quill and a copy of the Covenant of Primus to write in, and a shield that can be attached to the bottom of his alternate mode or to his back in robot mode to form a cape. The Autobot insignia on his torso is removable, representing the [[Coder Remote]] utilized by an even younger A-3 in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]."<ref name="AOTPstream"/>

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DLi9iXqMTLp/ Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Alpha Trion from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP20|Machine translation of Alpha Trion's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-ONE-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Mmmm... mossy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Alpha Trion ''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': ''''' Transformers One'''''
:*Accessories: Tail/Whip
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 24]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPi02SMMSo Transformers Studio Series Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>
:Released as part of the first wave of the [[2026]] ''[[Studio Series]]'' lineup, Alpha Trion is based on his appearance in ''Transformers One''. He converts into a horned lion. Unlike previous releases, this figure is modeled after his decrepit present-day appearance.

:He, alongside [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]], were revealed in [[prototype]] form on the [[June 24]], [[2025]] fanstream, before being shown off in full color at that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You better believe people were excited for this in 2002.]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

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

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

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

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

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

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

: Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Alpha Trion''' (2020)
{{picsneeded}}
: Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Alpha Trion is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike most releases in this line, he lacks an accessory (but both of his hands are open to enable him to hold one), but he does have a thin vinyl cape which is not removable (at least, not without breaking it).

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

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Matrix and Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Alpha Trin & Convoy Set''' ([[April 22]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''49 & 50'''

:Released as part of the seventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Alpha Trin" and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] touting the [[Matrix of Leadership]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#49|Translation of Alpha Trion's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===Jada Toys===
*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
{{picsneeded}}
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Alpha Trion is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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===Blokees===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 07 - One Wave 2'''
:*''Accessories:''

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==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
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[[Category:Legends Mini-Cons]]
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Gekisoumaru

2025-08-08T01:11:24Z

Randall xCain: /* Go! */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Gekisoumaru is an [[Autobot]] [[Swordbot]] from the [[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Go!]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Gekisoumaru.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Who's king of the jungle now?]]

'''Gekisoumaru''' (ゲキソウマル ''Gekisōmaru'') is the leader of the [[Swordbot]] [[Swordbot Shinobi Team|Shinobi Team]]. Despite the menacing persona he displays to the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]—the first his enemies are aware of him is frequently the sudden threat of a flashing ''kunai''—his close friendship with the human [[Tobio Fūma]] betrays his compassionate nature.

He can combine with teammates [[Hishoumaru]] and [[Sensuimaru]] in various configurations. With Gekisoumaru as the top, the combined form is called '''GoGekisou''' (ゴウゲキソウ ''Gōgekisō''). After the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Exprime]] on [[Earth]], he also gained the ability to combine with Optimus and the [[Swordbot Samurai Team|Samurai Team]] leader [[Kenzan]]. With Gekisoumaru forming the head, shoulders, and arms, the combined form is called '''DaiGekisou''' (ダイゲキソウ ''Daigekisō''). As befits his bestial [[alternate mode|altmode]], his [[Mini-Con]] partner is the mammoth-bot [[Geki]].

==Fiction==
===''Go!'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Toshihiko Seki]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:TFGoShinobi1 Gekisoumaru beast mode.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ore sanjō!]]
The Shinobi team were wakened from their stasis in [[Nagoya Castle]] when [[Tobio Fūma]] activated the [[Legendisc]] which [[Judora (Go!)|Judora]] and [[Bakudora]] were trying to steal. The team confronted the two [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], who summoned a team of [[Jaki]] to take them on. Though they were no match for [[Goradora]] on their own, Tobio activated the Legendisc's power and they were able to form GoGekisou, and eventually brought down the Jaki before striking at the Predacons. With a flash of light, the Autobots and Tobio found themselves in the past where they saw two armies carrying Legendiscs, and then returned to present day, where Gekisoumaru announced that Tobio was now their master. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Ninja!}} {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!}}

Gekisoumaru soon revealed that the Shinobi Team had constructed an underground base near Tobio's home. They introduced Tobio to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] via video link, and he explained about the Legendiscs. Tobio and the Shinobi Team were subsequently sent back in time to try to obtain the Legendisc held by [[Kotarō Fūma]], however the ninja promptly caught them in chains. They broke free, and when Judora and [[Gaidora (Go!)|Gaidora]] arrived, found themselves again fighting the Jaki. Once Tobio obtained the Legendisc, the Shinobi Team then merged into GoSensui and then GoHishou, before they and Tobio were returned to present day, though without the Legendisc. {{storylink|Discover! The Legendiscs!}} {{storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}}

[[File:TFGoShinobi3 GoGekisou.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Climax Form!]]
The Shinobi Team's research indicated that their fights with the Predacons were causing the Legendiscs to time slip. On their next trip into the past, the Autobots helped Tobio chase off some bandits who were menacing an old man, who turned out to be [[Sasuke Sarutobi]]. Sarutobi handed the Legendisc he possessed over to Tobio, and the boy and his Autobot friends successfully returned to present day with it, only to be confronted by [[Budora (Go!)|Budora]], Bakudora, and [[Dragotron]] himself. The trio of Autobots were no match for the Predacon leader, however they were suddenly joined by Optimus Exprime. {{storylink|Enter! The New Warrior!}}

The Predacons abducted Tobio, and the Shinobi Team merged into GoHishou to give chase. They arrived at [[Mount Fuji]] to find the [[Swordbot Samurai Team]] was also there as Isami had also been kidnapped. Imbued with the power of all five Legendiscs, Dragotron proved impossible to beat, however Tobio and Isami managed to demerge from him. The two boys had duplicated the power of the Legendiscs, and used it to allow Optimus and the two teams to merge into DaiGekisou. This provided them with enough power to defeat Dragotron and seal the Predacons away once more. {{storylink|Final Battle! Link-Up Triple Combination DaiGekisou!}}

{{note|The Samurai and Shinobi Go! series have near-identical finales, with the main difference in "[[Final Battle! Link-Up Triple Combination DaiKenzan!]]" being that Kenzan forms the top of the Optimus combiner instead of Gekisoumaru.}}

==Toys==
===''Go!''===
[[File:TFGoGekisoumaru.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Go Go Power Rangers!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gekisoumaru''' (Swordbot, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''G05'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 27]], 2013
:*''Accessories'': Two "Hundred Beast Shinobi Kunai" swords, "Vivit Bute" Whip, kabuto helmet/weapon
{{toydesigner|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

: A roughly Voyager-sized toy, Gekisoumaru transforms from a lion into a ninja-styled robot. Two pieces of his [[beast mode]] mane detach to become kunai-style swords (with [[5 mm post|5mm]] handles) that can be held, stored on 5 mm posts on his shoulders, or attached to his "Vivit Bute" whip weapon. He appears to have more of a lower torso than most Swordbots, thanks to the oversized lion head that forms his chest and hides the upper third of his legs.

: He can also form the top, middle or bottom of the Swordbot Shinobi Team's three combined robot forms. His ''kabuto'' helmet is the smallest of any Swordbot, and is worn in GoGekisou form to form the super-robot's head. In GoSensui and GoHishou forms, it combines with either Hishoumaru's or Sensuimaru's kabuto to form something resembling either a cannon weapon or a shield. It can also transform into a small rocket-esque protrusion that can store on his robot mode back or attach to his head in beast mode. The fact that the kabuto is composed almost entirely of light-piping and the placement of the kabuto in beast mode makes it look like he's just fired a rocket!

:Gekisoumaru features complex electronic lights and sounds. Flipping the on-off switch to the "On" position causes Gekisoumaru to yell a phrase in Japanese. In beast mode, pressing the Autobot-symbol button on his lion head activates flashing lights and a realistic roar. Transformation into robot mode triggers a shout of "Transform!" and the classic transformation sound. In robot mode, pressing the same button triggers a number of phrases. The button's functionality changes when held down: in lion mode, it now activates yet another phrase, while in robot mode, it triggers shouts by all three Swordbot Shinboi to combine, followed by a musical "combination sequence" tune that plays until a) his kabuto is snapped in place, b) the button is pressed again, or c) his batteries run out. This music is accompanied by a strobing three-color LED.

:Once a combined form is completed, the kabuto attached determines what clips further presses of the button will play, but they are all dialogue delivered by the appropriate voice actor of the top third of the combination. In addition, GoGekisou's dialogue is punctuated with a blue LED, GoHishou's with orange, and GoSensui's with purplish-blue.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Gekisoumaru/gekisoumaru.htm More information on Gekisoumaru at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gekisoumaru Kurojishi ver.''' (Swordbot, 2013)}}</ul>
[[File:GekisoumaruBlack.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
:*''ID number'': '''N/A'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 9]], 2013
:*''Accessories'': Two kunai swords, "Vivit Bute" Whip, kabuto helmet/weapon

: A black-deco'd version of Gekisoumaru was sold as and [[exclusive]] to [[AEON]] stores. His deco is very similar to [[Black Lio Convoy]] (and subsequently the various [[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]]s), with black instead of blue, medium-gray instead of dark gray, light gray instead of yellow, and metallic aqua highlights.

: ''Kurojishi'' (黒獅子) means "Black Lion".
{{picsneeded|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Exprime|Optimus Exprime]] combo}}

==Notes==
*"Gekisou" may correspond with "dashing" or "rushing" (激走 ''gekisō''), while ''maru'' (丸, "circle") is a common kanji in historical Japanese names that is still used in {{w|Jidaigeki|period dramas}}.

[[Category:Go! Autobots]]
[[Category:Go! combiners]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Ninjas]]

File:GekisoumaruBlack.jpg

2025-08-08T01:09:54Z

Randall xCain:

GoBots

2025-08-07T20:53:43Z

Randall xCain: /* Hasbro and Takara */

{{disambig3.5|the Tonka ''GoBots'' franchise|the cyborgs who are the stars of this franchise|GoBot|GoBots}}

[[Image:TonkaGoBotsLogo.jpg|250px|thumb|Note: not actually robots. Also, very occasionally [[Zod|not actually vehicles]].]]

"Autobots versus Decepticons" wasn't the only war between shape-changing robots in the 1980s, as there was an even bigger, if briefer conflict... the war on toy shelves between [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' and [[Tonka]]'s '''''GoBots'''''.

''GoBots'' was ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> main competitor... at least in the realm of "robot-based toy lines". (Among other heavy hitters, [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' was cranking out ''Return of the Jedi'' toys aplenty throughout 1983 and 1984.) It is, overall, not looked upon very favorably by the [[fandom]]-at-large, with most of the criticisms leveled at the way it was marketed, with goofy character names and a less sophisticated cartoon (and it's not like [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] was exactly highbrow entertainment). That ''GoBots'' ran for barely three years, as opposed to the seven of ''Transformers'', only further reinforces the idea that ''Transformers'' was the powerhouse winner between the two.

The series does have its fans and collectors, however. Hasbro also now owns the ''GoBots'' {{w|Intellectual property|IP}} thanks to its acquisition of Tonka in the early 1990s... but the relationship between Hasbro and ''GoBots'' is... ''complicated''.

==The original Tonka ''GoBots''==
[[Image:ShootingStarGoBotsAd.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This was printed in an issue of [[Shooting Star!|the Marvel ''Transformers'' comic]]. Proving the old adage that, if you can't beat 'em, subvert their publications to your own ends!]]
===Toyline===
GoBots made its U.S. premiere at the tail end of [[1983]], just a few months before the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]]'s debut. It had a similar origin, being mostly made up of pre-existing Japanese toys used under license by an American distributor, in this case the ''{{gb|Machine Robo (toyline)|Machine Robo}}'' series by [[Bandai]] spinoff company Popy. The bulk of these figures are roughly the size (and retail price) of a ''Transformers'' [[Mini Vehicle]], though often more complex and with a much broader variety of [[alternate mode]]s. The line was also filled out with some larger original molds, including spaceship-bases, cap guns, and several designs originally intended for ''Machine Robo'' which did not actually see release in that series (similarly to how the ''Transformers'' "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]" combiners were not-yet-implemented ''[[Diaclone]]'' designs).

===Cartoon===
''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the GoBots}}'' was produced in the United States by Hanna-Barbera (and [[Wang Film Productions]] in Taiwan). It aired in some markets outside the US (such as Australia) with the title ''Challenge of the Machine Men''. The 65-episode series ran in syndication from 1984 through 1985, followed by the feature film, ''{{gb|GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords|Battle of the Rock Lords}}'' in 1986, which was likely rushed to theatres to beat ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' to screens. The series focused on a much smaller cast than [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the ''Transformers'' cartoon]], mainly the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] trio of [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]], [[Turbo (GoBots)|Turbo]], [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]], and their human allies [[Matt Hunter|Matt]], [[Nick Burns|Nick]], and [[A.J. Foster|A.J.]], against the [[Renegade]] triumvirate [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]], [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]], and [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]], occasionally backed-up by their own human "ally" [[Zebediah Braxis|Dr. Braxis]]. While many other ''GoBots'' toys were featured throughout the series, they were typically relegated to guest spots, though the Guardian [[Small Foot]] and the Renegade [[Fitor (GoBots)|Fitor]] would show up frequently enough to almost be considered main characters.

One of the most notable aspects of the cartoon was it had multiple recurring female GoBots, in stark contrast to the really, really, really guy-heavy cast of ''Transformers''. Crasher and Small Foot saw the most screen time, but [[Path Finder|many other female GoBots]] showed up, often in recurring roles. One of the Guardians' human allies was even a woman of color. Chalk it up to Hanna-Barbera's generally more progressive attitudes for their time!

Although the Tonka-toyline-created tagline was "Mighty Robots, Mighty Vehicles", the background material for the cartoon established that the GoBots are not true robots, but rather alien ''cyborgs''; a race of extraterrestrial humanoids, who, after a great catastrophe, had to put their brains into "GoBot forms" to survive.

===''GoBots'' versus ''Transformers''===
Despite being first to the market, having many more low-price items than its competitor (theoretically making them more desirable, at least to parents' wallets), and a ''ton'' of early press coverage stating that it would likely be the victor in the battle of shape-shifting robot toys, ''GoBots'' was left in the dust by the ''vastly'' better-marketed ''Transformers''. Hasbro also made damn sure to buy ''every Japanese transforming toy they could'' so GoBots couldn't bloody have them.<ref>[http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php George Dunsay interview at TFArchive]: "We attempted to keep any other possible transformable robots away from Tonka (Gobots) and the people who were making Voltron [Matchbox - editor's note]. So we purchased a few other products from smaller Japanese companies"]</ref>

The line struggled its way into 1986, with a spin-off toyline (complete with theater-release movie) called ''{{gb|Rock Lords (toyline)|Rock Lords}}'' featuring transforming [[Rock Lord|rocks]]. Yes, ''rocks''. Didn't exactly set the world on fire with that one. Shortly after, the line fizzled out, while ''Transformers'' enjoyed a few more years before it too finally "died".

==''GoBots'' in the "modern era"==
===Hasbro and Takara===
Following its mid-Eighties demise, ''GoBots'' remained a dead line in every regard up until [[1991]]. Hasbro bought Tonka and its subsidiaries (including Kenner), acquiring all of Tonka's intellectual property, which included the ''GoBots'' IP... sort of. Due to a lot of factors, much of the ''GoBots'' property was and still is outside of Hasbro's control.

The toy designs are unquestionably 100% owned by Bandai, direct rivals to Hasbro's partner [[TakaraTomy]]. In 2015, Bandai announced a {{gb|Action Toys|series of high-end, super-posable toys}} based on several of the original ''Machine Robo'' toys that got turned into GoBots, but sold under the original banner. The cartoon seems to have a complicated ownership situation. The entire series was released on DVD by [[Warner Bros.]] (who now own Hanna-Barbera) as an online-order-only, "manufactured on demand" series, and is still available today. The episodes themselves bear a copyright to Tonka (though given the nature of distribution contracts, this might be nominal), while the DVD disks and packaging note Hasbro's ownership of GoBots and [[:File:Gobots_copyright_notice_modern.jpg|"all related characters and elements"]], while asserting a joint Hasbro / Hanna-Barbara ownership of the "program compilation". Some [http://web.archive.org/web/20200808175207/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/124973-why-cant-hastak-use-the-gobots/#entry3159052 original research] from [[Jim Sorenson]] suggests that the character designs are owned by Hasbro as well, though he speculates that Hasbro would be unlikely to want to use character designs depicting toys owned by a competitor.

In fact, both Hasbro and Takara have done very little with the ''GoBots'' IP overall, seemingly content to bury it outside of periodically using the line's name as a [[trademark]] for non-Tonka-''GoBots'' products, primarily for [[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|pre-school]]-[[Robo Power|aimed toys]]. Hasbro staked that claim early on with the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot toy "[[Gobots]]" in [[1993]], and [[GoBots (disambiguation)|various uses of the name (in various spellings)]] over the next decade. The name "Leader-1" was trademarked in [[2003]] for [[Megatron (Armada)|''Armada'' Megatron]]'s [[Mini-Con]] [[Leader-1 (Armada)|partner]], but there's been little to no use of ''GoBots''-original names since. (At one point in development, ''Armada'' [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]]'s Mini-Con [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] was going to be called "Gobotron", but that idea was ultimately discarded.) Remember also that trademarks can expire if not used regularly, leaving them open for other entities to snap them up, so this lack of use leaves much of the ''GoBots'' cast names in a sort of rights limbo. Hasbro once again renewed the trademark application in [[2015]], this time for “distribution of motion pictures, ongoing television programs”.<ref>http://www.slashfilm.com/gobots-movie-hasbro/</ref>

[[File:G1_GoBots_adv.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hope you're ready to drop some serious funds for these.]]

In [[2004]], Takara took the first tentative poke at using the ''GoBots'' fictional property under the ''Transformers'' banner with the "[[G1 GoBots]]" set, an [[e-HOBBY]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of six recently-reissued [[Mini Vehicle]]s. Early online images of the set labeled each of the six toys with the name of a GoBot who had that [[alternate mode]]: [[Bad Boy]], [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]], [[Path Finder]], [[Road Ranger]], [[Small Foot]], and [[Treds]]. However, Takara eventually dropped the names from the final packaging and promotional materials, leaving only the more defensible "G1 GoBots" group name, with the packed-in [[bio]] for the whole group introducing them as visitors from another universe (conveniently not identified), with technology ''astoundingly similar'' to the technology seen in the ''GoBots'' cartoon. The toys themselves are not even colored like the GoBots they were briefly named after, using "prototype" color schemes for the original toys, or all-new decos seemingly created without direct inspiration.

A long dry spell followed, until [[2008]] when Hasbro released [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]], a Crasher-inspired redeco of [[Mirage (G1)#Classics 2|''Classics'' Mirage]], as part of a [[Walmart]]-exclusive series of toys for the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie toyline]]. The toy (as well as the others in that wave) was originally intended as part of the everything-but-the-movie-franchise [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' line]], and in fact "Fracture" was originally intended to ''be'' Crasher-the-GoBot, having crossed dimensions. Her cardback bio makes reference to GoBot Crasher's personality and powers... but also does ''not'' actually call her out as a GoBot in any way, not even a sideways "came from another universe" hint. At face value, she's a native Cybertronian. Deco artist [[Joe Kyde]] later noted that they had to prove to Hasbro higher-ups that the chosen color scheme actually existed on a real life racing car in order to color her that way, suggesting the desire for a bit of plausible deniability.

After Fracture, ''GoBots'' references in ''Transformers'' toys were relegated to small visual references. Over in the [[live-action film series]] toylines, [[2008]]'s [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] (also deco'd by Kyde) and [[2010]]'s ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Deadlift]] were deliberate deco homages to the GoBots [[Night Ranger]] and [[Spoons]] respectively, complete with [[tampograph]]s of the "MR-**" designation numbers from their original ''GoBots'' toys. [[2013]]'s ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Ripclaw]] was designed by [[Bill Rawley]] to sneakily resemble the Monster GoBot [[Vamp]]. Despite their shared visual origins, all three characters are depicted in fiction as regular, native, Cybertronian Transformers.

So for the longest time, it seemed like Hasbro and Takara were uninterested in having any actual toy product directly, unambiguously branded as a Tonka ''GoBots'' character. [[2020]]'s ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Bug Bite (G1)#Generations Selects|Bug Bite]], a modern update of the earlier e-HOBBY toy well established as representing an actual GoBot ([[GoBots#Hasbro licensees|see below]]), received product copy that was reticent on the character's origins, at a time when other contemporary releases like [[Stingracer]] and [[Windstorm]] were not afraid to reference their own [[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|outside influences]].

...Which apparently lasted until late [[2021]], and the announcement of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Golden Disk Collection "[[Road Ranger#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Road Ranger]]", another modern e-HOBBY update, called out by its marketing material to be "the GoBot you were waiting for" brought into the Transformers' conflict by a [[quantum surge]]-powered [[Time travel|time vortex]]. The fiction of the Golden Disk Collection was prophetic of ''Kingdom''{{'}}s immediate successor, ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'', which celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the brand by pulling characters from all across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], including its ancestor ''[[Diaclone]]''. ''Legacy'' saw the release of "[[Crasher (GoBots)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]]", an update of the 2008 Fracture toy–though with no mention of her GoBot heritage, and product copy that says the toy is "inspired by the character’s appearance in the Transformers comics", making her a [[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|different Crasher altogether]]! In the world of converting toy robots, we guess the only constant is change.

Following up on that change, in 2024 we saw the release of the "Go-Bot Guardians 3-pack" including [[Treds]], [[Smallfoot]] and [[Pathfinder]] in the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' line during ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'', a far cry from the shy, wishy-washy Go-Bots acknowledgment of years past, this 3-pack proudly displays a loud and prominent original Go-Bots banner on both the packaging and the accompanying promotional video, Pathfinders included flag accessory even bears the Guardian logo.

===Hasbro licensees===
In fiction, GoBots made some "appearances" in ''Transformers'' comics... mainly by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)#Notes|various Cybertron-native Cy-Kills getting killed]], a gag that was ''not at all'' hack and tiresome each and every time it happened over and over again, wow so clever.<ref>The negative fan reaction to the violent deaths of the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] iterations of [[Cy-Kill (TransTech)|Cy-Kill]] and [[Scooter (TransTech)|Scooter]] resulted in [[Pete Sinclair]] stating that this would be the [[Transcendent: Part 5#Other trivia|last GoBot death scene in Fan Club works]], and they stayed true to that for the rest of the Fan Club's run.</ref> "GoBots" was also a frequent "cute" term of derision for human characters to use in reference to the Transformers in various comics. It's extremely likely that these references would have remained even ''if'' Hasbro didn't have some fingers in the ''GoBots'' IP.

While ''GoBots''-as-''GoBots'' has been virtually nonexistent in the mass-market ''Transformers'' outlets, Hasbro licensee [[Fun Publications]] has not been shy about making more overt ties to the former competitor.

[[Image:Witheredhopeinterrogated.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bandai is ''very'' unhappy.]]

[[BotCon 2007]] followed up on the earlier e-HOBBY use of the GoBots and continued the story begun there, specifically naming the box set's white [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|Bumblebee]] [[redeco]] "[[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Toys|Bugbite]]"{{sic}}, thus firming up the connection that was always implied... though his bio card only hints at him being more than just another Decepticon, and the accompanying comic stopped just short of outright stating that Bug Bite was a displaced GoBot. He explained that he came from another universe, seeking to destroy the cause of the [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]] threatening his reality, which lines up with the G1 Gobots bio information from the e-HOBBY set, but again, did not outright name his home... juuuust inching towards the line but not actually crossing it. The storyline was followed up in the [[2008]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] online-exclusive text story "[[Withered Hope]]", which ''unambiguously'' cemented the G1 GoBots as being GoBots from the ''GoBots'' universe as depicted in the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon.

GoBots-as-GoBots once again lay fallow for a while after "Withered Hope". Occasionally side-references would be made in-fiction, mostly in the form of ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]'' and ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' iterations of GoBots as native Cybertronians. In 2010, the Collectors' Club membership "freebie" toy [[Dion (G1)#Timelines|Dion]] came with [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]], a blue redeco of the toy's mold-mate [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Jolt]]. Though his characterization was inspired by the ''GoBots'' Cop-Tur (the blue deco was actually a result of the [[gang-molding]] with the Dion toy rather than a deliberate choice), they were quick to declare that he was a native Cybertronian, ''not'' a displaced GoBot. In [[2013]] a "Withered Hope" follow-up story arc called ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' was announced, [[Sunrise|part one]] of which eventually saw release on [[January 7]], [[2016]].

The 2010 [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] book ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', a retrospective covering the third season of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', would take things further. In the profile for [[Stretch]], a character created for the book based on [[Porter C. Powell]]'s ''GoBots''-homage limousine from the show, it was heavily implied that he wound up in the actual ''Challenge of the Gobots'' cartoon universe after the events of the book. Additionally, a news story in the multiversal newspaper ''[[ALTernity Today]]'' gave ''Challenge of the Gobots'' a [[universal stream]] designation, thus implicitly pulling it into the multiverse. Finally, the book used its ubiquitous [[Cybertronix]] text to, among many pop-culture references, introduce new installments of [[Ask Vector Prime]], a feature from the Hasbro website during the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'' series]]. These question-and-answer segments were not limited to events and characters from [[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha|the ''Animated'' cartoon universe]], and one declared that Gobotron was another manifestation of the Transformers' [[Multiversal singularity|transdimensional]] creator-god [[Primus]].

[[Image:The Evil One.jpg|right|130px|thumb|And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, ''Come and see!'']]

In [[2015]], as a part of the run-up to [[BotCon]], Fun Publications unveiled a number of new Facebook-published features, broadcasting in-universe on the [[Axiom Nexus News]] network. One of them was yet another revival of Ask Vector Prime. With a prodigious output of answers to user questions, sometimes more than ten a day, the feature managed to cover the depth and breadth of the ''Transformers'' franchise... and the Tonka ''GoBots''. The words "GoBot" or "[[Gargent]]" (the [[universal stream]] designation of the ''GoBots'' franchise) show up almost 50 times in the column. New ''GoBots'' universes were introduced, and many characters and concepts were explicitly referenced by name. The first major example of this was when <s>[[Jim Sorenson]]</s> Vector took the step of publicly canonizing a ''GoBots'' character as a ''Transformers'' character: the Evil One, an ancient and villainous GoBot, was said to be the Gargent incarnation of [[the Fallen]]. A picture was even put up of the Evil One's animation model.<ref>"Q: Dear Vector Prime,

Who is the Evil One from Gargent?

A: Dear Evil Enthusiast,

Megatronus, in his shame, goes by many names. You may know him best as The Fallen. The Gargent Cluster birthed a version in which he became known as The Evil One. Sadly true-to-form, his Dark Heart nearly destroyed Cybertron--er, Gobotron, only to wind up under the Nazca Lines on Earth.

Interesting that in both the Gargent and the Tyran clusters, my tragic brother was drawn to your Pyramids. I note that Devil Z had similar affinities, both for the Pyramids and for the Nazca Lines. Hmmmm... "</ref> Stretch was explicitly confirmed to be ''the'' GoBot Stretch (and the reason many GoBots look like Earth vehicles). The amount of ''GoBots'' questions shot up once the Evil One question was asked. Vector Prime later described a dimension-hopping encounter where Optimus Prime and a small team of [[Autobot]] [[Spychanger|Spy Changers]] teamed up with the Guardians to battle the Renegades, [[:File:BrainProblemSituationAVP.jpg|"Brain Problem Situation"]], marking the second official ''GoBots''/''Transformers'' crossover. A third crossover, "[[Echoes and Fragments]]", would be published in the waning days of the column. Many pieces of production artwork from Hanna Barbara were published, though per the note about free-advertising above none depicted a Bandai toy-based design. Pieces included [[:File:Ask Vector Prime Zod.jpg|Tonka toys]], [[:File:RogueStarAVP.jpg|ships]], and [[:File:Gobots human scale.jpg|non-toy characters]].

But all of this was insignificant next to a doubling-down on this strategy...

===Renegade Rhetoric===
[[Image:Ask Cy-Kill.jpg|left|160px|thumb|And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.]]

During a storyline wherein [[Vector Prime]] was called away [[Out of the One, Many|on urgent business]], he was replaced by a series of rotating guest hosts, one of which was Cy-Kill—not a covert nod or a ''Transformers'' Cy-Kill or even a Cy-Kill under a deniable new body, the ''actual'' Hanna-Barbara Cy-Kill with a modified screen capture from ''Challenge of the GoBots'' as his profile picture. Notably, this picture was swiftly replaced by a [[Repurposing|repurposed]] illustration of ''TransTech'' Cy-Kill (whose appearance is similar) originally commissioned by Fun Publications. This suggests that, while Fun Publications is able to reference names and events from the cartoon, and even non-toy-based [[character model]]s, they draw the line at actual screen captures of characters based on Bandai-owned toy designs.

Over the course of his nine-day run, he proceeded to mention virtually every significant ''GoBots'' character and toy (and some that weren't), often sharing biographical and descriptive details. He also went into detail about their adventures, including both detailed descriptions of ''Challenge of the GoBots'' episodes as well as fanciful tales invented wholecloth. This was partly down to leading questions from some fans, who would ask for any information on a specific GoBot and then added that to this very wiki.

[[File:RenegadeRhetoricLogo.jpg|350px|right]]
When Cy-Kill [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1519389471708528&id=1419639905016819 proved to be the most popular of the guest hosts], the column was expanded to its own feature, which concluded on [[February 5]], 2016. The focus of the ongoing column shifted to become about a fictional "second season" of the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon, made up primarily of original stories that lovingly spoofed the identikit children's cartoon plots of the 1980s and 90s. Concurrently with these posts, Ask Vector Prime [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#December 21, 2015|posted an episode list]] of this virtual season 2, and explained that these episodes were "produced" in the universal stream of [[Quadwal 1215.15 Epsilon]], an alternate universe where ''GoBots'' had triumphed over ''Transformers'' in the 1980s toy wars, and had many sequels and spin-offs. Each "episode" had a [[:File:Combiner Wars, Part 2RR.jpg|title-card]] produced, mirroring those used in ''Challenge of the GoBots''. Many episodes featured original character designs for [[:File:Renegade Rhetoric - Ned Dilettante.jpg|new guest stars]] or [[:File:HarlemGlobetrottersTurboRR.jpg|existing cast members]] in [[:File:Go-GirlRR.jpg|new outfits]]. Again, whenever a Bandai toy was depicted, it was [[:File:Cop-TurPirateRR.jpg|heavily obscured]] or [[:File:HumanGobotsRR.jpg|completely redesigned]]. ''Challenge of the GoBots'' [[:File:GoBots UNECOM.jpg|screen shots]] were [[:File:Renegade Rhetoric - Thruster vs Command Center.jpg|occasionally used]] as [[:File:Renegade Rhetoric - Stonehead.jpg|background elements]], though never depicting any Bandai-owned designs.
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===''Go-Bots'' (IDW)===
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In 2018, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that the ''GoBots'' brand would receive another brief revival, in the form of a five-issue miniseries penned and drawn by [[Tom Scioli]], who had previously worked on IDW's ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' comic series. The series, for the most part, was a straight sci-fi tale, mostly independent of both the ''Transformers'' mythos ''and'' any prior ''GoBots'' fiction... until the final issue turned the entire relationship between ''GoBots'' and ''Transformers'' on its head.

===On this wiki===
On TFWiki, we have historically chronicled the appearances of all ''GoBots'' characters who have shown up in crossover fiction with the ''Transformers'' franchise by giving them their own articles, as is our standard procedure for all crossover characters from other media. Over the years, however, several arguments have occurred amongst our userbase over whether we should simply expand the wiki's scope to incorporate full coverage of the ''GoBots'' brand including the original Bandai toys and the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon, on the basis that Hasbro now owns the ''GoBots'' intellectual property, and all current use of the characters and concepts takes place under the ''Transformers'' umbrella. Ultimately, it was decided that, retcons or not, the original ''GoBots'' franchise does not warrant coverage on TFWiki outside of the characters' interactions with the ''Transformers'' franchise.

==Easter eggs==
{{bigquote|This is a universe of nigh-infinite possibilities, so perhaps...|[[Unicron]] reflects on the possibility of GoBots in Transformers|[[The End (Armada)|''Transformers: Armada'' #18]] (letters page)}}

Given the similarity between the properties, as well as the transition from a ''Transformers'' competitor to dead product line partially owned by Hasbro, it is perhaps inevitable that there would be a large number of ''GoBots'' [[Easter egg]]s:
* Several GoBots appear in the background in a number of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''Transformers'' comics as visual jokes.
* In the ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]]'' [[The Art of War issue 5|#5]], [[Cobra Commander]] refers to the Autobots as "glorified GoBots".
** Similarly, the later [[IDW Publishing]] series ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' has the human characters repeatedly refer to the Transformers as "GoBots".
* In [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', [[Cy-Kill (G1)|Cy-Kill]] is Megatron's first opponent in the [[Forge]]. He gets a cover appearance and dialogue before being defeated and killed. Further, a robot that is clearly his fellow Renegade [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] is part of [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s inner circle/gladiatorial team, and later fights alongside Megatron.
* In IDW's [[The Ascending issue 2|''Beast Wars: The Ascending'' #2]], the Monster GoBot [[Pincher (GoBots)|Pincher]] is shown as a murdered [[Angolmois Energy]] junkie.
* In the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]], Renegade [[Fitor (SG)|Fitor]] and Guardian Leader-1 (the latter in Cy-Kill's color scheme) are among the evil Autobot forces. What looks like Cy-Kill's claw is seen amongst the cheering throngs joining the evil Autobots too. Heroic Decepticon [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] is described as [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]'s cousin in Blurr's tech spec, and even appears (with earthquake-like powers) in "[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]".
* In "[[Transcendent: Part 5]]", the two [[Axiom Nexus]] guards who die at Alpha Trion's hands are designed after Cy-Kill and Scooter. (The fan reaction to [[Cy-Kill (TransTech)|Cy-Kill]] and [[Scooter (TransTech)|Scooter]]'s deaths resulted in [[Pete Sinclair]] stating that this would be the [[Transcendent: Part 5#References|last GoBot death scene in Fan Club works]].)
** A cropped image of ''TransTech'' Cy-Kill from this story would later be repurposed as a version of the original ''GoBots'' Cy-Kill.
* The canceled [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie]] toyline [[Target]]-exclusive figure [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] was designed as an homage to the Guardian Night Ranger, and even sported Night Ranger's "MR 37" designation number on his license plate.
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Deadlift]] is an homage to Spoons, bearing Spoons's "MR-34" designation number.
* The ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Head Games]]" makes off-hand reference to the [[Monster GoBot]]s [[Creepy]] and [[Vamp]]. The story "[[Micro-Aggressions]]" features [[Bladez]] and [[Pincher (GoBots)|Pincher]] in addition to referencing [[Monsterous]], [[Hornet]], and [[Scorp]]. [[Ask Vector Prime]] would confirm that these were indeed dimensionally-displaced Renegade GoBots masquerading as [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Cybertronians. Those sneaky GoBots returned in "[[Cultural Appropriation]]", which provided more detail about their plans and the current state of the GoBots across the multiverse.
* A gag in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' has [[Memo]] reading a copy of ''{{gb|Official GoBots Magazine|GoBots Magazine}}''; a deleted scene furthers the joke by having Memo theorize that Bumblebee ''is'' a GoBot.
* A new version of [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] appears as a minor recurring character in the pages of [[Transformers (2019 comic)|IDW's ''Transformers'' reboot]], while Cy-Kill makes a cameo in [[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two|issue #38]]. That same year, Crasher also cameoed in [[Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|the fourth issue]] of IDW's ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise!|My Little Pony]]'' crossover.
* [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]], an unaligned [[Mercenary]] who appeared in both ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' and 2020's ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Earthrise]]'', is based on the [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|GoBot Renegade of the same name.]] Just one year later, [[Bug Bite (Cyberverse)|another version of Bug Bite]] appeared in [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|the ''Cyberverse'']] cartoon.
* ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'' [[Go-Naut]]'s name is a nod to ''The GoBots'', but also the figure's backside is sculpted in reference to the [[Courageous]] toy's torso, complete with a tiny [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] symbol.
* In one scene of ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'', [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]] calls [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion]], [[Megatron (One)| D-16]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] a bunch of "idiot go-bots" although it's spelt the way that they use for their own ranges

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{gb|Main Page|Our GoBots sister wiki}}
*GoBots DVDs on Amazon.com:
** [http://www.amazon.com/Challenge-The-Gobots-Miniseries-Remastered/dp/B00535QKPG/ref=pd_bxgy_74_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0M2DY4GR6WB9E10EC0DT ''GoBots'' Mini Series]
**[http://www.amazon.com/Challenge-Gobots-The-Series-Volume/dp/B00K5SY9GI/ref=pd_bxgy_74_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0EFBKVBX2BKNVQ9MM039 Season 1 part 1]
**[http://www.amazon.com/Challenge-Gobots-The-Series-Volume/dp/B00TZF2N9C/ref=pd_bxgy_74_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0M2DY4GR6WB9E10EC0DT Season 1 part 2]
*[http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/index.htm TFU.info GoBots coverage]

[[Category:GoBots franchise| ]]
[[Category:Non-Transformers toylines]]

Optimus Prime (Universe)

2025-08-04T04:22:40Z

Randall xCain: Deleting due to all discussion on the matter having ceased since 2023 and the banner making the page look ugly

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* [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Universe]]}}
:''Optimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] [[Spychanger]] from the [[Robots in Disguise continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|2003 Universe line]]).''
[[File:Optimus Prime-Universe-OTFCC 2004-unpublished.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is a legendary [[Autobot]] leader and hero. Though her splendid yellow armor sets her apart from [[Optimus Prime (RID)|others of her archetype]] across the [[multiverse]], she is as dedicated and honorable as any of her red-clad counterparts, unafraid to make difficult choices like downsizing herself and her troops into [[Spychanger]]s to conserve power. She does, however have one unusual quirk—she ''never'' calls out her attacks in a dramatic fashion before using them. Weird, right?
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==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:WorldsCollide4 Viron universe portal.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"Hmmm... ''yellow''... Do you think that's me, Prowl?"]]
{{note|Prime's "Worlds Collide" cameo was originally meant to be a version of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]]'s [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], but was later established by [[Ask Vector Prime]] as being the Prime from the Voice Actor Drama.}}

When the [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds of Unicron]] destabilized the [[space bridge nexus]] in [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], causing the space bridges to become windows to other dimensions, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] caught a glimpse of Optimus Prime and Prowl. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Image:Optimusprimelittleyellowdifferent.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Wait a minute... there's something bothering me about this Prime. I know! This female Optimus Prime ''doesn't have a fire ladder!'' Enjoy your ''negligence suit'', lady!]]
When the [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] of her world accidentally turned all of Earth's energon toxic, the female Optimus Prime of [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]] was forced to downsize herself and her troops into new Spychanger forms to survive, much to the amusement of the Predacons... until the Autobots blew up the Predacons' pure energon and the bad guys ran out of energy. Prime's nemesis [[Scourge (RID)#Spychanger continuity|Scourge]] was the only villain that made the shift to a Spychanger body, but she too was defeated by Prime's army. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 18, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 18 August 2015}}

===3H comics===
{{voiceactor|[[Michelle Carolus]] (English)}}

Optimus Prime and her cohorts [[Prowl (RID)#Spychanger continuity|Prowl]], [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Spychanger continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Ironhide (RID)#Spychanger continuity|Ironhide]] were later plucked from their universe and stranded on a frozen planetoid, a side effect of [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s device that blocked [[Unicron]]'s attempt to kidnap Transformers from multiple dimensions. These stranded Autobots were targeted for 'recruitment' by [[Reptilion]] but rescued by the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. During the battle, Optimus took charge; [[Prowl (RID)#Universe comic|a Prowl]] was left bemused taking orders from someone so short while Optimus was distracted (and annoyed) by his constant statement of what attacks he was going to do.

Optimus and her crew appeared to stick around for the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy OptimusWMSpychanger.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Minibots! Transform and roll out!]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Prowl''' (Basic Class two-pack, 2003)
: One of a half-dozen [[Walmart|Wal-Mart]] exclusive ''Universe'' toys to hit in the span of a few short months in 2003, this version of Prime is a yellow [[redeco]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Basic Class [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Basic|Optimus Prime]] (with an oddly-unpainted face), based on the Sam's Club version of the larger toy. Prime was only available in a Basic-pricepoint two-pack with [[Prowl (RID)#WMSC|Prowl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Spychanger Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Michelle Carolus voiced Optimus at the [[OTFCC 2004]] stage play, which was made into a joke as Prowl found himself 'distracted' by it even though Optimus was apparently male. Ask Vector Prime retconned this in 2015 and said this was an Optimus Prime who just happened to be female (this also established the Spychanger Scourge as female too, due to Scourge being [[The Decepticons|partially based on]] a scan of Optimus Prime).
*In the OTFCC script, she was designated "Optimus Prime (Micro)". With no stated universe of origin, being released in a franchise that wasn't tied to a reality, and questioning one of ''Robots in Disguise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s tropes, it's likely that she wasn't intended to be a ''Robots in Disguise'' Prime... but it never explicitly said she ''wasn't'', and so Ask Vector Prime established her to be from a divergent version of the ''Robots in Disguise'' setting.
*Lead designer on ''Transformers'' at the time of this release, [[Aaron Archer]], strongly disliked that the ''Universe'' team put out this yellow version of Optimus Prime, as he felt it undermined his then-current initiative to streamline the brand's iconography; in his mind, Optimus Prime should always be a "big red truck".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sam's Club yellow Optimus, ugh... bane of my existence. That's early in my career on ''Transformers'' where I was trying to set some rules, where we weren't going to bring out Ultra Magnus for a while with the white opposite of Optimus, and we weren't going to have a Hot Rod, we've talked about that, as a co-[leader or] next leader—we're gonna make Optimus the leader, he's a big red truck, let's reintroduce the big red truck. I saw that yellow Optimus and I was just like... devastated, like this is not ideal. But you know, we went through it, we figured out how to make it make it work, we even did some other redecos in that color which is kind of funny.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5C9CsSApHA&t=1432s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Redecos (why they matter)|year=2023|month=04|day=28}}</ref>
*Optimus Prime would likely go on to inspire the creation of [[Yellow Splendid Convoy]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Spychangers]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Black Big Convoy

2025-07-30T22:50:52Z

Randall xCain:

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:''Black Big Convoy is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:BWNtoy-BlackBigConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Think of a Black Big Convoy chasing you!]]

In their journey to acquire the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] Capsules, [[Big Convoy]] and his [[Maximal]]s encountered the deadly [[Blentron]]s who sought the Angolmois Energy for themselves. They themselves had a [[Unicron|powerful and ambitious force]] behind their actions, a threat that [[Vector Sigma]] recognized. To defend against this, Vector Sigma secretly created '''Black Big Convoy''' (ブラックビッグコンボイ ''Burakku Biggu Konboi'') in Big Convoy's image. This "dummy commander" has sworn allegiance to Big Convoy and one waits to see if he can help restore peace to the universe.<ref>''[[Comic BomBom]]'', August 1999</ref>

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
*'''Black Big Convoy''' ([[1999]])
**''ID number:'' '''C-35'''
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, two missiles, two hook missiles, [[Energon Matrix]]

:A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' [[Big Convoy#Toys|Big Convoy]] toy, Black Big Convoy transforms into a mammoth. His beast mode has a rubber trunk which can be controlled by pushing a lever on the top of his head. In addition, the tusks can be moved by pulling back either of his ears.

:In robot mode, Black Big Convoy is absolutely chock-full of weapons and [[gimmick]]s:
:#The spring-loaded "Big Cannon" (formed out of the beast's head, back, and tail) can fire two missiles from two barrels in succession with a rotating dial. It is held in his hands via [[5 mm post]] and can be stored on his back.
:#His shoulder armor can be swung up to reveal sculpted, non-firing missile pods.
:#He has flip-out "{{w|tonfa|Mammoth Tonfa}}" melee weapons in both forearms.
:#The two beast panels on the sides of his legs feature two spring-loaded missile launchers that fire his anchor-shaped "Mammoth Haken" projectiles (similar to the original ''Beast Wars'' Ultra Class [[Megatron (BW)/toys#BWultra|Megatron]] toy); the missiles can also be loosely held as melee weapons.
:#His chest panel flips down, revealing the first-ever removable Matrix toy accessory, vacuum-metalized gold with a transparent red center. This accessory can be held by any figure with standard 5 mm fist holes.

: Black Big Convoy technically has a third mode, known as "Mammoth Tank", which is basically just his beast mode with the Big Cannon folded out and his Mammoth Haken launchers deployed. Yay.

: Like other versions of the mold, this toy is somewhat infamous for being a [[shellformer]], as practically all of his beast mode components are shells that fit around the compressed robot to form this mode. Much of his [[kibble]] can be detached from the main figure to form the majority of his beast mode [[:File:Bigconvoy shell.jpg|on its own]].

:Black Big Convoy was sold in the regular Big Convoy package, with a sticker indicating that it was "Black Big Convoy". This figure was available exclusively at Toys R Us Japan stores in Japan in 1999.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/BlackBigConvoy/bigconvoy.htm More information on Black Big Convoy at TFU.info]''
{{BWBigConvoyMold}}
{{--}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Scraphook

2025-07-28T23:58:42Z

Randall xCain: /* Legacy */

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:''Scraphook is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] from the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Scraphook-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|And there… at the end of the scrap… was a HOOK.]]

The toughened and fearless new [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] cadet '''Scraphook''' is built like a particularly heavy truck.<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers/products/transformers-legacy-evolution-scraphook Hasbro Pulse official description]</ref> This bruiser is of average intelligence and isn't terribly fast, but his powerful dual phaser blasters unleash disabling electromagnetic energy pulses. Scraphook can also lend parts of himself to other Junkions to serve as armor, or even combine with other Junkions to form combiners!<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/gsualzfe#zagrgj Legacy QR code profile page]</ref> And if everyone else is busy, he's proficient in delivering his own "elbow hook drop" and his patented "junkpile driver." Wait, how did he lose the eye?<ref name="insta2"/>

==Fiction==
===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
Scraphook was a spectator for the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Scraphook.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Whatever you do, DO NOT EAT the free pistachio ice cream! It has TURNED.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scraphook''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-30'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 27]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Tow-arm, tow hook, left & right exhaust pipes, wheel shield, 2 engine-blower "dual phaser blasters"
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Dan Khanna]] (concept art)<ref name="insta1">[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjT4c5HMeGi/ Designer commentary] on Scraphook from Mark Maher on Instagram.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of Deluxes in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Scraphook transforms into a junky, post-apocalyptic, weirdly-symmetrical-damage-having tow truck. He is outfitted with seven different accessories, which can all be integrated into his truck mode. His wheels are separated from his hubcaps, meaning any accessories plugged into the rims' [[5 mm post|5 mm holes]] similarly don't spin. His lower elbow joints are made of unpaintable softer plastic, which often causes his arms to pop off when attempting to rotate or transform them, but they're just as easily reattached. Again, due to said softer plastic, it's generally impossible for him to wield medium-to-larger weapons unless the arms are raised horizontally to the front.

:His instructions are fuzzy about his arms, changing their position from step to step, and doesn't indicate terribly well the final position of the brown shoulder panels.

:Scraphook's [[Evo-Fusion]] function is analogous to the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] gimmick from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toylines: his body splits apart to form armor and weapon enhancements for his allies. Unlike previous figures of this nature, however, Scraphook does not need to be disassembled to change from robot to truck and back.

: As per designer [[Mark Maher]], Scraphook is color-matched to Junkion leader ''[[Studio Series]]'' 86-09 Voyager Class [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Studio Series|Wreck-Gar]].<ref name="insta1"/>

: Scraphook was later retooled with a new head into [[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Tow-Line]] and more heavily retooled into fellow (well… not so fellow) Junkion [[Axlegrease#Toys|Axlegrease]] as well as ''Legacy: United'' [[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Star Raider Lockdown]], the Axlegrease version of the mold with the shield accessory and Tow-Lines head was redecoed into [[Jalopy]].

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjT4c5HMeGi/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Scraphook'']
::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CnFzES9OVd_/ ''Mark Maher's "behind the scenes" on Legacy Evolution Scraphook'']

==Notes==
[[File:Scraphook-preliminary.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm also Scraphook.]]
*Scraphook appears on the ''Legacy: Evolution'' [[:File:TF-Legacy-Evolution-main-artwork.jpg|packaging mural]] drawn in an earlier design<ref name="insta2">[https://www.instagram.com/p/CnFzES9OVd_/ Behind the scenes] on Scraphook from Mark Maher on Instagram.</ref> in which he transforms backwards in contrast to how the finalized toy is configured.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scraphook''' (スクラップフック ''Sukurappufukku'')

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Junkions]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Weaponizers]]

Transformers: Age of the Primes

2025-07-26T21:45:51Z

Randall xCain: /* Notes */

{{disambigr|Age of the Primes|the fictional historical era|Age of Primes}}
{{nav-AOTP}}

[[File:Age of the Primes main artwork.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'''2024:''' ''"[[Megatron (One)|The Age of Primes has ended! No more false prophets!]]''" '''2025:''' ]]

'''''Transformers: Age of the Primes''''' is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline, and the successor to ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]''.

First teased at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?t=11223s ''Transformers'' panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]]</ref> and given a full reveal at [[Cybertron Con 2024|Cybertron Con]] later that year,<ref name = "CyCon25">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA ''Age of the Primes'' reveal panel] from [[Cybertron Con 2024]] on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel, with Mark Maher.</ref> ''Age of the Primes'' revolves around the mythical [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]] and their [[Energon bloodline|descendants]].<ref name=usedtwice>{{citesocial|quote=The best part of the next 2 years is, you’ll not only collect the 13 primes but theres an amazing plethora of bots that are all descendents of the primes, you can collect them all, finish mini collections, and guess their energon bloodline.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DC2tKXARTg3/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=11|day=26}}</ref> Unlike the Thirteen's diminutive toys in the 2018 ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' line, these are standard-sized figures, drawing from multiple designs, and each including their [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]]. ''Age of the Primes'' also continues the standard of scale, articulation, and compatibility for 3 mm [[Fire Blast effect|effects]] and [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|5 mm weapons/armor]] set by the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''. The "descendants" of the Primes, much like ''Legacy'', are based on characters from multiple ''Transformers'' series. Additionally, the Core Class assortment was discontinued and the Titan Class toys were decreased in size and luckily, price.

Much like ''Power of the Primes'', a substantial part of the toyline is also dedicated to the [[combiner]] teams: the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Both subgroups utilize a similar system to the ''Legacy'' [[Stunticon (G1)#Legacy|Stunticons]], with a Commander Class toy transforming into the torso and combining with an included frame that four Deluxe Class toys can attach to.

{{bigquote|AWAKEN THE THIRTEEN|Official tagline}}

==Toys==
===Deluxe Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Slingshot]]}}
{{Bp-pr4|[[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Solus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wasp#Age of the Primes|Fugitive Waspinator]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr6|[[Maccadam#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Alchemist Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crasher (G1)#Age of the Primes|Decepticon Crasher]] ([[package refresh]] from ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-pr5|[[Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Micronus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Age of the Primes|Venin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Blastoff]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jalopy|Junkion Jalopy]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)#Age of the Primes|Quickstrike]]}}
{{Bp-pr10|[[Quintus Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Quintus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Targetmaster Sureshot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Solus Prime]]
|}
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{{comingsoontoy | Wave 3 & 4}}

===Voyager Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr1|[[Prima#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Prima Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Red Alert]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Heatwave (RB)#Age of the Primes|Rescue Bot Heatwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Age of the Primes|Sky-Byte]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr3|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Alpha Trion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flatline (G1)#Age of the Primes|Flatline]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr9|[[Amalgamous Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Amalgamous Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Age of the Primes|Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:AOPtoy-VoyagerPrimaPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Voyager Class Prima Prime]]
|}
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{{comingsoontoy | Wave 3 & 4}}

===Leader Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|G2 Universe Grimlock]] / [[Wheelie (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
{{Bp-pr12|[[The Fallen/toys#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Megatronus the Fallen]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr8|[[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Onyx Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Big Convoy#Age of the Primes|Big Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Razorclaw (Universe)#Age of the Primes|Razorclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTP Megatronus the Fallen.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class Megatronus the Fallen]]
|}
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{{comingsoontoy | Wave 3}}

===Big ticket items===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Onslaught]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr13|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Star Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Micromaster Autobot Hot Rod]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTPTitanStarConvoy.jpg|thumb|200px|Titan Class Star Optimus Prime]]
|}
{{-}}
{{comingsoontoy | Combaticon Onslaught}}

==Exclusives==
:''Age of the Primes'' continues ''Legacy'''s trend of "capsule" lines exclusive to various retailers, beginning with the "Wreck 'n Doom Collection", a [[Wreckers]] vs. [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]-themed line continuing on from the previous "Wreck 'n Rule" and "Doom 'n Destruction" collections, exclusive to [[Amazon]] in North America. Each set includes a mold from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''. This year's [[Walmart]] line is themed around ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' in celebration of its 20th anniversary. The ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' assortment from previous lines remains, with a new packaging design based on the other ''Age of the Primes'' toys.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart ''Cybertron'' Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Excellion (Cybertron)#Age of the Primes|Excellion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Sideways]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon ''Wreck 'n Doom Collection'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wrmas|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Sandstorm]] vs. [[Slugslinger (G1)#Age of the Primes|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Age of the Primes|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-wrmas|[[Carnivac (G1)#Age of the Primes|Carnivac]] vs. [[Ironfist (G1)#Age of the Primes|Fisitron]] (w/ [[Survivor (AOTP)#Toys|Decepticon Survivor]])}}
{{Bp-wrmas|[[Spinister (G1)#Age of the Primes|Spinister]] vs. [[Topspin (G1)#Age of the Primes|Topspin]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Age of the Primes|Hairsplitter]], [[Singe#Age of the Primes|Singe]], and [[Freezeout (TR)#Age of the Primes|Freezeout]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Generations Selects'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Generations Selects|Trypticon]] (w/ [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Generations Selects|Full-Tilt]] and [[Wipe-Out#Generations Selects|Necro]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Age of the Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Snarl]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Slug]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Ultra Magnus]], [[Bumper (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Bumper]] vs. [[Horri-Bull#Age of the Primes|Horri-Bull]], [[Nemesis Prime (Animated)#Age of the Primes|Nemesis Prime]] (w/ [[Kreb#Age of the Primes|Kreb]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTP_Deluxe_Sideways.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Sideways]]
|}

{{comingsoontoy|Multipack, Dinobots}}

==''Age of the Primes'' (TakaraTomy)==
[[TakaraTomy]]'s normal-retail ''Transformers Age of the Primes'' (トランスフォーマーエイジ・オブ・ザ・プライム ''Toransufōmā Eiji obu za Puraimu'') toyline is largely the same as Hasbro's, with no notable changes to the toys proper (other than the omission of the tampographed Hasbro product code numbers); the one "big" change is that the packaging adds [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID numbers]] for each item.

===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[2025]] [[June 28]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-01 [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-pr4|AOTP-02 [[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Solus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-03 [[Wasp#Age of the Primes|Waspinator (Animated)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[2025]] [[July 26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-04 [[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-05 [[Slingshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Slingshot]]}}
{{Bp-pr12|AOTP-06 [[The Fallen/toys#Age of the Primes|Megatronus the Fallen]]}}
{{Bp-pr1|AOTP-07 [[Prima#Age of the Primes|Prima Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[2025]] [[August 30]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-08 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Red Alert (Armada Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-09 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Grimlock (G2 Universe)]] & [[Wheelie (G1)#Age of the Primes|Wheelie]]}}
{{Bp-pr13|AOTP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|Star Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[2025]] [[September 27]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr6|AOTP-11 [[Maccadam#Age of the Primes|Alchemist Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-12 [[Heatwave (RB)#Age of the Primes|Rescue Bots Heatwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-13 [[Trypticon (G1)#Generations Selects|Decepticon Trypticon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[2025]] [[October 25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-14 [[Vortex (G1)#Age of the Primes|Decepticon Vortex]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-15 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Age of the Primes|Sky-Byte (RID 2001 Universe)]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[2025]] [[December 27]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr5|AOTP-16 [[Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|Micronus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-17 [[Venom (G1)#Age of the Primes|Venin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-18 [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Age of the Primes|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-19 [[Fireflight_(G1)#Age_of_the_Primes|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-pr3|AOTP-20 [[Alpha Trion/toys#Age of the Primes|Alpha Trion]]}}
</ul>
|}

==Notes==
*Concurrently with 2025’s ''[[Studio_Series#2025|Studio Series]]'' assortment, the toyline sees a return to the plastic windows not seen on Transformers packaging since ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''. Also like ''Studio Series'', the boxes are now less decorated than their predecessors, replacing the full package artwork with an all-black design that has art of the figure’s robot and alternate forms on one side of the window, with the robot form on the left side of the box and the toyline’s poster on the right, and little graphics on the front showing the toy’s step count.
*The Thirteen’s roster (and many of their designs and artifacts) are pulled from [[2013]]’s ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', with the [[Thirteenth Prime]] represented by Optimus Prime in his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]] form.
*''Age of the Primes'' coincides with the Thirteen's major role in the theatrical film ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.
*Unlike the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and ''Legacy'' toylines, which were each three years long, ''Age of the Primes'' is only two years.<ref name=usedtwice /><ref>{{citesocial|quote= 2026 and 2025 are linked together, I can say that, and if you can believe it we’re already starting to think a little bit about 2027.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/08/03/sdcc-2024-hasbro-interview-john-wardens-return-generations-studio-series-combiners-more-513802|name=John Warden|site=TFW2005|title=SDCC 2024 Hasbro Interview – John Warden’s Return, Generations, Studio Series, Combiners, More!|year=2024|month=08|day=03}}</ref> Also unlike those lines, it will not be rebranded with a new name for the second year.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= Yes, 2026 will also be Age of the Primes.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/2025-generations-listings-united-wave-5-age-of-the-primes.1259609/page-1203#post-22990969|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2025|month=01|day=04}}</ref>
*''Age of the Primes'' was previously teased with the releases of ''Legacy'' [[Vector Prime#Legacy|Vector Prime]] and [[Malleus Minotaurus]], the former of whom was later featured on official art for the toyline.
*Though it continues to include characters from all parts of the brand’s history, ''Age of the Primes'' mostly drops the universe designations from their names.
*The majority of the figures in the toyline are identified as direct descendants of one of the Thirteen through something referred to as an "[[Energon bloodline]]" in another element derived from the Covenant, though use of the phrase "bloodline" for the concept raises some [[Reproduction|serious questions]].
*The [[Liokaiser#Legacy|Liokaiser box set]] that constituted the [[2025]] [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab campaign]] was branded as part of the prior ''Legacy'' line to maintain consistency with the previous [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|''Victory'']]-based Haslab Transformers<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We decided to make Liokaiser part of Legacy mainly for branding reasons. With HasLabs, a lot of fans tend to keep those figures in the box, which is a bit different from how most people collect the mainline figures. Since Victory Saber and Deathsaurus were both released under Legacy—and all three are from the same series—it just made sense to keep that consistency. We really wanted them to feel like they’re part of the same world!|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2025/06/06/tfw-x-mark-maher-qa-aotp-haslabs-commanders-more-539034|name=Mark Maher|site=TFW2005|year=2025|month=06|day=06}}</ref>, leaving the first year of ''Age of the Primes'' without a HasLab.
*Due to [[Studio Series]] taking the titan class slot for this year, this is the first year since the inception of the price point where the main Generations imprint has gone without a titan class figure

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_aop ''Transformers: Age of the Primes''] at the TakaraTomy website

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)

2025-07-23T00:35:23Z

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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' is the seventh film in the [[live-action film series]], serving both as a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' and a tribute to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. The film is directed by [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and written by [[Joby Harold]], [[Darnell Metayer]], [[Josh Peters]], [[Erich Hoeber]], and [[Jon Hoeber]]. Originally expected to be released on [[June 28]], [[2019]],<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref> the film was delayed multiple times until finally being released on [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release"/>

When [[Noah Díaz]], a struggling young man trying to provide for his family, is roped into a conflict between the marooned [[Autobot]]s and the recently arrived [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]], he must learn to work with weary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] so they, with the help of the wise [[Maximal]]s and the unadventurous researcher [[Elena Wallace]], can stop the arrival of the planet-eater [[Unicron]].

{{bigquote|Maximals...!}}
{{bigquote|Autobots...!}}
{{bigquote|Roll out!|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:ROTBcap-Unicronringedplanet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|This is one unusual planet... whatever it is.]]

Somewhere in time and space, the dark god [[Unicron]] and his minions invade a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle world]] populated by [[Maximal]]s. Unicron, seeking a way to cross galaxies, sends his [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] herald [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] to retrieve the [[Transwarp Key]], an advanced device that can open portals in space-time. Although the Maximals attempt to fight back, their leader [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] entrusts [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] with the Transwarp Key and orders him to keep the artifact from Unicron. As Primal and his followers—including [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]], and [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]—use the key to escape their doomed planet and flee to prehistoric [[Earth]], Scourge kills Apelinq after a brief fight and takes his [[insignia]] as a trophy.

Thousands of years later, in June [[1994]], ex-military electronics expert [[Noah Díaz]] attempts to find a job to support his sick brother [[Kris Díaz|Kris]]. However, after another failed interview, his friend [[Reek]] convinces him to steal an expensive car from a nearby hotel. However, the "car" turns out to be the Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] in disguise, who takes the terrified Noah on a joyride through the streets of [[New York City]]. At the same time, a museum on Ellis Island comes into possession of an unusual stone falcon with a Maximal insignia. After closing hours, museum intern [[Elena Wallace]] investigates the statue and accidentally breaks it open to reveal half of the Transwarp Key. The artifact releases an energy pulse that attracts the attention of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots, who have been stranded on Earth since their evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[Bumblebee (film)|seven years prior]]. Prime summons the nearest Autobots—[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and Mirage, who arrives at the meeting spot with Noah in tow. Although Optimus distrusts humans, he believes that they can use the Transwarp Key to return home and liberate their homeworld; eventually, Mirage hatches a scheme to sneak into the museum and have Noah steal the key for them.

[[File:Scourge about to blast bee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|A treacherous, underhanded sneak attack! I like you, pussycat, yes.]]

Unbeknownst to the Autobots, the accidental activation of the Transwarp Key summons the Terrorcons to Earth. Noah meets Elena inside the museum, but cannot convince her to turn over the relic before the Terrorcons attack; despite Prime's best efforts, Scourge successfully overpowers the Autobot leader, steals the Transwarp Key, and mortally injures Bumblebee before Airazor arrives to help drive the villains away. Airazor explains that the Maximals have been on Earth for millennia, and deliberately split the Transwarp Key in half to prevent Unicron or his followers from using it; she is the only survivor of the group watching over one half. The loss of Bumblebee only further galvanizes Optimus's resolve that they must reassemble the key and return home; Noah, fearful of Unicron's arrival, tells Elena that they must destroy the key to protect their own homeworld.

[[File:ROTB-Maximalstandoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Moderate your conflict circuits, Maximals.]]

Elena deduces that the other half of the key is located in a hidden temple in [[Peru]], and Prime recruits the airborne Autobot [[Stratosphere]] to take them there. Near the city of [[Cusco]], the Autobot [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] guides them to the temple, located beneath a [[Convent of Santo Domingo|local monastery]]. A festival prevents the Autobots from moving through the city inconspicuously; as a result, Noah and Elena must make the journey on foot. The pair discover a hidden mechanism that leads to a hidden temple with a stone sarcophogus but find that the other half of the key is no longer inside it. The Terrorcons attack again, and although the Autobots are able to evade the villains, the conflict ends with Scourge infecting Airazor with a portion of Unicron's dark energy. On the other side of the temple, Noah and Elena encounter Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Rhinox, who, after a brief standoff that is defused by Airazor, agree to join forces with the Autobots. Optimus Primal explains that they entrusted their half of the Transwarp Key to a tribe of humans who live near the [[energon]]-rich valley that Primal and his followers inhabit—while Optimus Prime distrusts humanity, Primal has lived among them for millennia, and has come to view them as friends and even allies.

The next morning, however, Scourge's corruption finally overtakes Airazor; in the ensuing battle, Primal is forced to crush her spark to save Elena, while Noah makes an attempt to destroy their half of the Transwarp Key until Optimus convinces him to stand down. However, Scourge and the Terrorcons take advantage of the chaos to steal the other half of the key and relocate to a nearby volcano, which they reshape into a massive portal that will summon Unicron to Earth.

[[File:RotB-Optimusvsscourge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Across the galaxy, it has come to this, Optimus Primal. Face to face, tooth to claw, yes... have you anything to say?]]

Having found some common ground between their two races, Optimus Prime and Noah agree to work together; while the Autobot-Maximal alliance battle Unicron's minions, Noah and Elena attempt to sneak into the Terrorcon base and deactivate the [[Unspace|transwarp]] device with a manual shutdown code based on Elena's studies of the Maximal language. Mirage attempts to distract Scourge so that the humans can complete their mission, but the Terrorcon leader gravely injures him; with the last of his strength, Mirage reshapes his body into an [[exosuit]] for Noah. As Unicron begins pushing his way through the portal to Earth and sending down reinforcements in the form of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s, the energy pulses released by the key ignite the nearby energon deposits and restore Bumblebee to life. As Bumblebee joins the fight, Optimus Prime gains the upper hand and finally kills Scourge, but not before the Terrorcon damages the console and leaves the heroes unable to close the portal. With no other options, Prime destroys the key and triggers a devastating implosion, but Noah and Primal successfully rescue the Autobot leader from falling into the collapsing vortex.

In the aftermath, the surviving Maximals remain in Peru, while the Autobots return to America. Elena is recognized for her archeological discovery, while Noah applies for another security job—but discovers that the job opportunity is actually a front for a clandestine government organization codenamed "[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]," who promise to cover his brother's treatment going forward.

Some time later, Noah has used spare Porsche parts to cobble together a new body for Mirage, and reveals his existence to a bewildered Reek.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s|c1=
;Autobots
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
* [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] ([[Pete Davidson]])
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Liza Koshy]])
* [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] ([[Cristo Fernández]])
* [[Stratosphere]] ([[John DiMaggio]])

;Maximals
* [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] ([[Ron Perlman]])
* [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]] ([[Michelle Yeoh]])
* [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]] ([[Tongayi Chirisa]])
* [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]] ([[David Sobolov]])
* [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] (David Sobolov)

|h2=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
;Terrorcons
* [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] ([[Peter Dinklage]])
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] ([[Michaela Jaé Rodriguez]])
* [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] (David Sobolov)
* [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s
** [[Freezer]]
** [[Novakane]]

;Predacons
* [[Double Punch (ROTB)#Studio Series|Double Punch]]es
* [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
* [[Noah Díaz]] ([[Anthony Ramos]])
* [[Elena Wallace]] ([[Dominique Fishback]])
* [[Breanna Díaz]] ([[Luna Lauren Velez]])
* [[Kris Díaz]] ([[Dean Scott Vasquez]])
* [[Reek]] ([[Tobe Nwigwe]])
* [[Jillian Robinson]] ([[Sarah Stiles]])
* [[Bishop (ROTB)|Bishop]] ([[Aidan Devine]])
* [[D. Greene]] ([[Leni Parker]])
* [[Amaru]] ([[Lucas Huarancca]])
;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
* [[Agent Burke]] ([[Michael Kelly (actor)|Michael Kelly]])

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[Unicron]] ([[Colman Domingo]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"There’s a legend that precedes the dawn of our civilization: a vile god so large, so powerful, that it consumed entire planets as fuel. Few believed such a thing could be true, until the day we saw Unicron with our own eyes…"
:—'''Optimus Primal's''' opening narration.

"I'll hold him off, buy you some time." 
"Then I'm staying with you." 
"This is my fight. Listen, if Unicron were to get the key, he could open a portal through [[Transwarp Drive|time and space]], with no end to the worlds he could destroy. It is now your time to lead the [[Maximal]]s... Optimus Primal."
:—'''Apelinq''' passing the torch to '''Optimus Primal'''.

"So you're this planet's... ''great'' warrior. You have such a beautiful world, filled with an abundance of life. Savory."
:—'''Scourge''' waxes poetic to Apelinq.

"Okay, what are the rules?" 
"Bros before hoes." 
''[Noah glares at Kris]'' 
''(sigh)'' "Don't be a problem. Don't go looking for a problem—" 
"Or else we're gonna have a problem."
:—'''Noah''' and '''Kris''' clarify the rules.

"I ain't breaking into a museum for some space robots." 
"But what about for friendship?" 
''[Noah stares at Mirage incredulously]'' 
"Uh, uh—or or ''or'', what about for cash?"
:—'''Noah''' wants out. '''Mirage''' wants him in.

''"You can't handle the truth!"'' 
"I do not want you going to that drive-in theater anymore."
:— '''Bumblebee's''' references grate on '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Stop following me!" 
"I'm not following you, I'm just escaping in the same direction!"
:—'''Elena''' and '''Noah''' run from the pursuing Sweeps.

"And you call yourself a Prime...Primus would be ''ashamed.''"
:—'''Scourge''' isn't too impressed with Optimus Prime.

"I'm going to take back Scourge's key, and then...''take off his head.''"
:—The origins of '''Optimus Prime's''' "GIVE ME YOUR FACE" phase.

"I love your fire, Prime, but you're going to die on this speck of dust." 
"I can think of no better place to bury you!"
:—'''Scourge''' has gotten on '''Optimus Prime's''' last nerve

"He is not ''the'' Optimus Prime I imagined." 
"Well, he has lost so much." 
"Many more will perish if the key falls into the wrong hands." 
"If you had another chance to save our home, would you act any differently?"
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Airazor'''

"I am sorry, Noah." 
"You were looking out for your own. I can't even be angry at you for that." 
"On my homeworld, we believe that the battle with darkness will continue [['Til all are one|'til all are one]]. I lost sight of that. You fought for yours as I fought for mine, when we should've been fighting the darkness together." 
"Well, I ain't done fighting yet."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Noah''' have a moment as Unicron approaches.

"''I have come here to kick ass!''"
:—'''Bumblebee''' announces his return with a clear message.

"Time to show you the real power of a Prime!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' lays the smackdown on Scourge. An ass kicker cometh.

"Don't, Prime. I can give you everything you want." 
"Then DIE!"
:—'''Unicron's''' temptation falls flat in '''Optimus Prime's''' face.

"I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. We have lost the Transwarp Key, and with it, our ability to go home. But we have gained an ally in our battle against the forces of evil. Forces too powerful for any of us to defeat on our own, but together, we might just have a chance."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration. We missed them.

"I am Noah Díaz. What is there to know about me? I was raised out in Brooklyn. I got a little bro who calls me Sonic, and if I gotta help save the universe in order to help save the people I love, well then that's what I'm gonna do."
:—'''Noah''' does his own closing narration.

==Continuity notes==
''Rise of the Beasts'' is a direct sequel to 2018's ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film, taking place seven years after its events, in 1994. The plot of the film has little impact on this one, beyond it being established that the Autobots have been stranded on Earth since arriving at its end. While waiting for Noah to infiltrate the museum, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee have a conversation that alludes to Bee's time with [[Charlie Watson]].

More notably, ''Rise of the Beasts'' serves to continue the heated debate among fans over whether or not the ''Transformers'' live-action film series has been rebooted, after reshoots to ''Bumblebee'' that served to distance it from the earlier films directed by [[Michael Bay]] introduced some significant discontinuities with Bay's films (2017's ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' in particular). Though fans were quick to jump on the idea that this meant the film was a total, hard reboot of the movie universe, Paramount has not committed to that idea; ''Rise of the Beasts'' was not promoted as a reboot any more than ''Bumblebee'' was, and many reviews of and articles about the film have casually referred to it as a prequel. Some web outlets would even run articles commenting on Paramount's hazy stance on the movie's (and ''Bumblebee'''s) place in continuity.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/transformers-7-bumblebee-reboot-mistake "Rise of the Beasts Is Repeating Bumblebee's Worst Mistake" on CBR.com]</ref><ref>[https://movieweb.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-is-a-reboot/ "Why Does Paramount Keep Pretending Rise of the Beasts Is Not a Reboot?" on MovieWeb.com]</ref>

In-keeping with this, in the run-up to the film's release, like [[Travis Knight]] before him, director Steven Caple Jr. was reluctant to declare the film a full and total continuity reboot; notably, in one particular interview, he called the film "a reboot for sure," only to walk the statement back ten seconds later, instead saying that one "could call it a reboot" in terms of starting point, reframing it instead as a "refresher" and a "new direction," that nonetheless preserved many elements of the earlier films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It's a reboot for sure. The Bayverse... you can still watch the Bayverse and be on your own verse, so to speak. With us, we're definitely like, we want this to work, you know? We want people to... it's a refresher, so we can call reboot in terms of like, where we were starting. But yeah so definitely a new direction for sure. There's some things you could probably connect to it, clearly Bee is like a huge connection to all the movies, you know what I mean? In terms of his car, his design, a Camaro, and things like that, but... it's a very small one, in terms of the big ideas that we have. And so you guys will see definitely where we're going at the end of this film, which is crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfMFxvT_-Q&t=2452s|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=The Alfonso Nation|title="BAYVERSE vs REBOOT" & Wheeljacks Design | ROTB DIRECTOR STEVEN CAPLE JR Interview!|year=2023|month=05|day=27}}</ref> Longtime producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] has taken a more explicit stance, repeatedly denying that the film is a reboot and stating that it is a prequel that shows how Optimus Prime grows to become the character seen in the Bay films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey you know if you look at it from a timeline point of view, it follows ''Bumblebee''... but it is a prequel, in that it's before all the previous movies. So it sort of exists in its own way. What I don't think it is, is a reboot, because it's still our characters. One of the things that Steven brought to the table right from the beginning, which was so great, was the idea that when we meet Optimus Prime, he's different than what we think of him, and we're watching him grow up—if you would—as a leader. And for me that was one of the most exciting parts of the movie, and what was interesting was watching it with audiences, and at first they were uncomfortable a little bit, like, "wait, that's not exactly the Optimus... he should like humans!" You know? So I think it gives the movie a really interesting point of view, and that therefore it stands alone in that way.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11sKGYcq9k&t=871s|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=a panel at the premiere of ''Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=But what's interesting is, and you will appreciate this as a fan, at the end of ''Bumblebee'', Optimus comes to Earth. What he's experienced is failure, probably for the first time in his life, right? He's had to retreat, he's leaving the planet Cybertron. What's happened to him from that experience? When we meet him in 2007, he's a particular person, if you would. In 1994, he's not the same person. He still has growth to do between ‘94 and 2007. So the character arc for Optimus in this, and the fun for the audience is, when you first meet Optimus – and we've had this experience because we've watched it with audiences and we've heard them talk about it – they're like, “It's definitely Optimus, but there's something a little different…” At first, they're like, “Wait, what, who… what Optimus is this?” And by the end of the movie, Optimus has become the guy that you've recognized from the Bay movies. Emotional.|link=https://collider.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-michael-bay-movies-producer-comments/|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=Collider|title='Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Producer on How It Differs From Michael Bay's Movies|year=2023|month=05|day=24}}</ref> At the same time, di Bonaventura has also conceded that they were "kicking the can down the road" when it came to continuity concerns, preferring to worry about it in the future, and that the films "maybe have" contradicted Bay's movies despite efforts not to.<ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/transformers-rise-beast-wars-optimus-prime Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Shows a Different Side of Optimus Prime" on Fandom.com]</ref> These particular claims line up with statements made by Caple after the film's release, in which he stated he is "not worried" about continuity, and is just focused on making the best choices for each individual movie's story. He cites 2007's ''Transformers'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' as "his classics," and says he would "love to stay within that line," but does not feel compelled to adhere much to ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight,'' since he views their stories as the result of creators "freestyling," and doubts that "anyone knew exactly where they were going with [them]."<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rise-of-the-beasts-director-confirms-that-continuity-is-not-a-concern-within-the-transformers-film-franchise/47813/ Extract from an interview with Caple Jr. on the ''Empire Spoiler Specials'' podcast, via Seibertron.com]</ref> And that's... probably about as good an answer as we're going to get right now.

Whichever approach you subscribe to, it's pretty clear the decision to set the film in 1994 was one primarily made to avoid having to directly deal with the timeframe of the Bay movies in any capacity, and tell a new story free of their immediate baggage — the "can-kicking" Lorenzo spoke of. For what it's worth, the film takes some steps to preserve the broad continuity of at least the first Bay film; the Transwarp Key's energy is explicitly stated to operate on a frequency that humans cannot perceive, meaning that they literally cannot ''see'' the huge sky-beam, while massive storm clouds appear to hide the appearance of Unicron from public view. As such, the film ends with the general population of Earth (beyond secret forces within the US government) still entirely unaware of the Transformers' existence, as was the case when the 2007 film began. As the time-gap between these "prequels" and the first movie narrows, though, it becomes increasingly difficult to imagine them fitting together without a lot of hand-waving away of specific details, unless future movies actually start making active attempts to address this.

In terms of active contradictions to established continuity, ''Rise of the Beasts'' appears to take the same approach as ''Bumblebee'' and ignores the events of ''The Last Knight'' by depicting Unicron as a separate planet, rather than the Earth itself, as he appeared in that film. However, it's probably important to note that the film lightly implies that the Maximals are time-travellers from the future (see "Transformers references" for more details), which would mean that the Unicron who appears in this film is also from the future. Thus it ''could'' be argued that his appearance here doesn't technically contradict ''The Last Knight''—but of course, that would mean he was trying to eat his own past self.

==Transformers references==
* The Maximals are broadly depicted the same as they were in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon: as a "highly-advanced race" of beast-mode Transformers who use transwarp technology to travel to other planets and interact with their native species, whose travels bring them to ancient Earth. Steven Caple Jr. has noted that earlier drafts of the screenplay explicitly depicted the Maximals as time-travellers from the future, as they were in the cartoon, and while the concept is so toned down for the finished movie that it probably won't even occur to general audiences, several references to the idea are still made on-screen. Transwarp technology is stated to open portals in time as well as space; Airazor states that the Maximals are "from both [the Autobots'] past and future"; and Optimus Primal says that he is named after the "legendary" Optimus Prime, which all combine to suggest that the Maximals originate from the future.
* The idea of the Maximals hailing from a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle planet]] originates in [[IDW Publishing]]'s comic books, which depicted many ''Beast Wars'' characters as the residents of the planet Eukaris. The planet is implied to be one of many colonised by Transformers in ages past using space bridges generated by the Transwarp Key, before the planets became separated and the key "lost." This concept of a great era of Cybertronian expansion that led to the foundation of lost colonies on other planets where Cybertronian life evolved in new and different directions dates back to 2005's [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]], and became a recurring element in ''Transformers'' series in the 2010s and beyond after it was incorporated into the lore of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]].
* Unicron's armies being named the "Terrorcons" hearkens back to both 2004's ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' and 2010's ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', which both featured the power of Unicron being used to create armies of warriors known as Terrorcons. In particular, the corrupted Airazor's rusted appearance resembles the ''Prime'' Terrorcons, which were also rusted, dilapidated, shambling bots controlled by the will of another.
* Though not identified by name onscreen, Unicron's army includes multiple duplicates of a robotic scorpion identified by the movie's toyline as "Predacon Scorponok." The idea of "Scorponok" being a mass-produced "species" of robots has recently been seen in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' cartoon]], where both [[Scorponok (G1)|Generation 1 Scorponok]] ''and'' [[Scorponok (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Scorponok]] were treated this way.
* The Maximals vow to keep the Transwarp Key hidden and safeguard life "no matter the cost," evoking Optimus Prime's iconic line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost."
* Optimus Prime's design features alterations from his earlier ''Bumblebee'' appearance that are influenced by his appearance in the first three Bay films; he has silver hands, feet, sun visors, angled chest windows, retractable orange [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon swords]], a handheld orange [[Energon-axe]] (which transforms out of his arm, coincidentally similar to the [[Optimus Prime (ES)|''Earthspark'' version]]), and a mask-less face sporting similar details.
* Arcee transforms into a {{w|Ducati}} motorcycle, like her ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' incarnation, and the design of her arms and deployable cannons seem to be directly inspired by her [[Arcee (WFC)|''Prime'' counterpart]].
* Scourge combines aspects of his [[Scourge (G1)|Generation 1]], [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'']] and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'']] namesakes; he's a herald of Unicron and has an army of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] like G1 Scourge, transforms into a black Optimus Prime-like truck like ''RID'' Scourge and hails from a colony world like ''Cybertron'' Scourge. The various insignias he wears as trophies include the symbols of the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Autobot]]s, [[Maximal]]s, [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and [[Wreckers]]. His designer Eddie Del Rio also admitted on his Instagram to pulling inspiration from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] for his robot mode (and stealing insignias like trophies is well in character for the old bounty hunter as well).
* More obscure characters appear such as Apelinq, who originates from a [[Apelinq (BM)#Beast Machines|BotCon 2000 toy]] and tie-in [[3H Productions]] comics, and Stratosphere, returning from the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline and last seen in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|console video game]], albeit with a new, original design and characterization.
* When [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] lands at the Museum following the carnage, she makes some [[Starscream (Movie)|very familiar warbling noises]] when she moves.
* The two music tracks used in Unicron's scenes feature segments taken from [[Vince DiCola]]'s "Unicron's Theme" in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Scourge stands and talks to Unicron's face from inside his body, similar to a scene with their characters from the Generation 1 episode, "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]".
* The symbols Elena studies are Maximal [[Cybertronix]], from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. The access code Elena assembles doesn't translate to anything, and simply reads "XQB," but the text on the side of the Transwarp Key (written in a combination of mirrored and upside-down symbols) reads: "He Who Opens The Door."
* The authors of the paper Elena reads about Peru's unexplained glyphs are Asahi Takara and Daniel H. Tomy, a reference to [[TakaraTomy]], Hasbro's longtime business partner in Transformers toys.
* After meeting Optimus Prime for the first time, Noah incorrectly calls him "Optimal". "Optimal Optimus" is the name of the original [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimus Primal's Transmetal 2 body]].
* When proposing different alternate modes to Noah, Mirage briefly turns into a F1 car, a reference to [[Mirage (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]'s alternate mode. He also turns into a Lamborghini Countach, which wasn't just a really cool car, but also famous in ''Transformers'' lore for being the alternate mode of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Generation 1 Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], as well as [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], in the same colors no less. He then turns into a Ferrari off-screen, the alternate mode of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Dino]], whose name in media outside of that movie was "Mirage". Doing so off-screen could be a poke at the difficulty Ferrari caused in getting their car on screen for ''Dark Of The Moon''.
* Mirage is incredulous over the news that musician [[Mark Wahlberg]] is leaving his band, the Funky Bunch, and going into acting—a good-natured jab at the actor's [[Cade Yeager|leading role]] in the earlier ''Transformers'' movies, ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and ''The Last Knight''.
* Scourge name-drops [[Primus]] as he taunts Optimus Prime, the first reference to the Transformers' creator god in any of the live-action movies.
* Scourge injures Prime's left flank in the museum battle, which mirrors the injuries [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gave to the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie.'' Prime even grasps the wound in the same way his predecessor did.
* Airazor explains that Unicron imbues his heralds with a "dark energy," which increases their power, but also has a corrupting effect—almost certainly a reference to [[Dark Energon]], the life-energy of Unicron introduced in the Aligned continuity. This was confirmed on the special features for the blu-ray of the movie.
* Unicron psychically tortures Scourge from afar in the same way he did [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* When Optimus Primal talks to Optimus Prime about how the Maximals trust the humans, he says there's "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|more to them than meets the eye]]".
* Optimus states the Cybertronian belief that "the battle with darkness" will continue: "[['Til all are one]]." This phrase, and the idea of a day prophesied in Cybertron legend when it will come to pass, originates with ''The Transformers: The Movie,'' and is here used to thematically connect with the shared struggle of the Autobots, Maximals, and humans.
* When the heroes are lining up for the final battle, brown fins briefly pop out of the sides of Wheeljack's head, evoking his [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1 design]].
* As the heroes charge towards the Terrorcon army, Optimus Primal commands Rhinox and Cheetor to "Maximize!", which was the Maximal [[activation code]] from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* Optimus Primal briefly fights with his double bladed scimitar from his [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|original toy]].
* In the final battle, when Unicron sends an army of Sweeps to reinforce his minions on Earth, they make their descent in the form of yellow-and-black orbs, which appears to be a nod to Unicron's [[Mini-Con]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the yellow-and-black sphere, [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]].
* The armored suit Mirage forms over Noah is conceptually an homage to the Generation 1 [[exosuit]]s, while its overall design hews closer to [[Kicker Jones]]' battlesuit from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.
* In a glorious homage to [[Transformers (film)|the 2007 movie]], the musical highlight of [[Steve Jablonsky]]'s "Arrival to Earth" plays as Optimus, Noah, and Primal escape the collapsing transwarp portal's suction.
* Optimus Prime's final speech is set to a remixed version of the track "No Sacrifice, No Victory" from the 2007 movie's score, which was also reprised for the endings of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
* [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and Transformers have frequently crossed over in comics and the occasional toyline over the years, though this marks the first time the two have co-existed in a feature film. Notably, the G.I. Joe insignia on Burke's business card is the version introduced in the film ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''.

==Real-life references==
* When Noah is getting a cable box working, he tunes in to the 1992 film ''{{w|Juice (1992 film)|Juice}}''.
* A TV screen briefly shows news coverage of the {{w|Murder trial of O. J. Simpson#Bronco chase|O. J. Simpson white Ford Bronco car chase}}, which places the events of the film near [[June 17]], 1994.
* Throughout the film, Noah and Kris use the codenames "[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]]" and "[[Tails]]" (and in one instance, Mirage is referred to as "{{w|Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles}}"), a nod to the characters from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' videogame series.
* Kris wears a shirt of the ''Mighty Morphin' [[Power Rangers]]'', another property owned by Hasbro. A poster of said series also appears on his wall.
* Kris is heard playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his [[Game Boy]]. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Noah gives their address as 974 Wilson Avenue in Brooklyn. While the avenue in question exists in reality, the street numbers only reach the 600s.
* Kris attempts to comfort Noah after his unsuccessful interview by relating his struggle to [[Superman]]'s difficulty finding a job before being hired by the {{w|Daily Planet}}.
* When Mirage compliments Noah after the car chase, he quotes the line "I like it a lot" from ''Dumb and Dumber''. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Also in the aftermath of the chase, he refers to the 1988 movie ''{{w|Big (film)|Big}}'' during his impression of Optimus Prime.
* Noah calls Mirage {{w|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.}} for obvious reasons. He also makes a reference to [[Indiana Jones]] when discovering the hidden temple in Peru.
* Bumblebee drops various voice lines from famous real-life films throughout the whole movie, including ''{{w|Die Hard}}'', ''[[Spaceballs]]'', ''{{w|They Live}}'', ''{{w|A Few Good Men}}'' and ''{{w|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}}.''
* While fleeing in the museum, Elena sings Zhané's song "{{w|Groove Thang}}" to try to calm herself down.
* As they rendezvous with the other Autobots for the trip to Peru, Mirage announces that "[[Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang]] is in the building."
* Elena sings the TLC song "{{w|Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls}}" to herself during the flight to Peru. However, see "Anachronisms".
* The {{w|Inti Raymi}} festival taking place when the Autobots arrive in Peru is a real festival that takes place on [[June 24]], further tying the film's events to that month.
* During the mountain road car chase at Peru, the shot of Scourge's insignia-covered grille reflected in Prime's rearview mirror homages a famous shot from [[Steven Spielberg]]'s 1971 film ''{{w|Duel (1971 film)|Duel}}.''
* When meeting Primal, Elena brings up the {{w|Nazca Lines}} and the archeological site at {{w|Tikal}}, asking if the Maximals were responsible for creating them. [[Order of the Witwiccans|In this case]], however, Primal takes no credit for human ingenuity.
* Mirage calls Optimus Primal "{{w|Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong}}".
* At the end of the film, Elena appears on the [[CBS]] news program ''[[60 Minutes]]''; host [[Lesley Stahl]] makes a cameo appearance as herself during the segment.
* The award on the wall that serves as the hidden switch to access the G.I. Joe base reads "Real Hero Award" with the image of an American flag, referencing the subtitle of the 1980s ''G.I. Joe'' franchise: "A Real American Hero".

==Errors==
===Filming, animation, and technical errors===
* When Scourge kills Apelinq, he welds his Maximal insignia to his right shoulder, but throughout the rest of the film, Apelinq's insignia is gone. In the same scene, Scourge says "They never learn...", but his mouth is not moving.
* A recurring error sees the CGI models for Freezer and Novakane, which were supposed to have unique head injuries for each character, being switched around at random at various points in the movie. A very noticeable example of this happens when Scourge deploys a single Sweep in Peru whose model has an intact head with just a pair of scars on its forehead, but is moments later replaced by the model with a much bigger wound and a missing left antenna. Several other Sweeps of varying sizes also reuse these models during the final battle, completely taking away the intended uniqueness of each head design.
* When Reek yells down the street as Noah and Kris depart, his dialogue does not match his lips.
*There are quite a few distance shenanigans in the fight at the museum:
** When Optimus Prime is about to throw his axe at Scourge, there is some distance between the two. However, in the next shot they are within just meters of each other.
** As Bumblebee powers down, Battletrap goes from standing on Optimus to right behind Scourge.
** Despite being close enough to drop Bumblebee's body in front of Optimus, when the shot cuts back to him Scourge is far back enough to take 4 steps closer to Optimus, and there is still enough space between him and Optimus for Airazor to safely separate the two with a wall of fire.
** When Airazor interrupts the fight, Battletrap and Nightbird are even further behind Scourge in the aerial shot, then are back to being right behind him when the shot changes.
* When Scourge says "Now, to add a Prime to my collection", his claw is both folded in on his arm and deployed at the same time.
* When Mirage attempts to eavesdrop on Noah and Kris' conversation, he is barely tall enough peer into the balcony while standing on a car. However, a minute later when Kris promises him to keep Noah safe he is somehow tall enough to comfortably look into the balcony without anything to stand on.
* The doors that go onto Wheeljack's back are unmarked brown in the scene of him transforming from van mode, but feature text on them in the very next cut where he is in robot mode.
* When Wheeljack audibly gasps at Noah assuming he can speak Spanish, his mouth is not moving.
* When Mirage and Optimus Prime turn into a street in Cusco, there is another Optimus Prime truck in the background. This can only be seen if you pause at the right moment.
* As Optimus decks Scourge during the Peru chase, Scourge seems to suffer a wardrobe malfunction as a wheel, meant to be inside his torso, springs out of his right armpit.
* Additionally, there are times when vehicles just disappear during the Switchback chase;
** Scourge's truck conveniently takes a lot of time to round a corner Optimus has just turned, despite being only feet behind him
** Mirage is no longer visible next to Nightbird when Battletrap pulls his 180 turn stunt.
* When Wheeljack is recovering from being attacked by Rhinox, his mouth is not moving as he says "Ay-ay-ay."
* As the heroes are walking through the jungle, the scene cuts to Elena while she is saying "So, what are you?", which does not match her lips.
* When Cheetor transforms, his spear tip floats for a few frames before reconnecting to the shaft.
* During the final battle, the line where Primal declares "We'll clear the way!" accidentally uses the scratch track recorded by David Sobolov rather than Ron Perlman's final VO. This led to some confusion among fans, who thought the line might have been spoken by Rhinox (who, despite Sobolov being credited for the role, is silent in the finished film), but Sobolov himself clarified the mix-up at a later convention panel.
* As Optimus Prime looks up at Unicron arriving at the mouth of the portal, Arcee can be seen scuttling about blasting Sweeps; except her blasters produce no laser effects.
* From the time Bumblebee acquires his offroad Camaro, his wheels are inconsistent between his robot and vehicle modes, with some shots showing his normal Camaro's wheels instead of the offroad ones. It is most visible for the wheels on his shoulders.
* Scourge's mouth is not moving as he proclaims "Unicron will prevail!" before shooting the transwarp control panel.
* Elena audibly whimpering in Bumblebee as he drives through hoards of Sweeps does not match her lips.

===Continuity errors===
* When Scourge slams Optimus against a nearby obelisk, the impact (followed by Scourge punching Prime in the face) somehow doesn't damage the structure, at least until Scourge breaks it with his hands. It also disappears in the next shot of Optimus.
* After Scourge incapacitates Bumblebee, he plucks his Autobot badge off with a normal left hand. In the following shot, however, his left hand is transformed into his giant claw and he is no longer holding the badge.
* During the chase out of Cusco, when Optimus Prime reaches the bend, the Terrorcons are very close behind him. However, when he transforms into robot mode, they are suddenly much further back.
* Nightbird and Battletrap, who were behind Scourge, are suddenly right behind Mirage after Optimus and Scourge begin fighting.
* When Stratosphere transforms in Peru, it starts with him facing away from Optimus Prime. However, in the next shot he's now facing towards him.
* When Scourge walks away with the second half of the key, his left arm switches from the claw to the cannon between shots.

===Geographic discontinuities===
* There ''is'' a museum on Ellis Island... however, it's a [https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/national-immigration-museum/ museum that documents the turn-of-the-century immigrant experience], and not the generalized natural history museum shown in the film. Notably, the actual museum is composited out of the movie's establishing shots so that the made-up museum setpiece can replace it.
* Elena states that she has never left New York. Ellis Island, her place of work, is almost completely owned by the state of New Jersey, discounting a small portion that was the island's original size that is still a part of New York. Even discounting that, the waters surrounding the island are wholly owned by the Garden State.
* When the Autobots arrive at Cusco, they land at the citadel of [[Sacsayhuamán]], an Inca fortress on the northern outskirts of the city, and the site is deserted. Even on a normal day, it should be crawling with tourists, but the Autobots are specifically said to arrive during the [[Inti Raymi]] festival... whose central activity is a recreation of an Inca ceremony ''at'' Sacsayhuamán.
* The fight with the corrupted Airazor takes place at Machu Picchu, which nobody is witness to, as again it is completely deserted. It should be crawling with tourists, the staff that works at the site, the guests and staff of the lodge located right next to the complex, or the population of the town of Aguas Calientes at the base of the mountain.

===Anachronisms===
* Though the "you died!" music and mention of Bowser imply Kris is playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his Game Boy, that game wouldn't see a release on the system until 1999's ''[https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros._Deluxe Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]'' on the Game Boy Color (which was incompatible with the original monochrome model anyway). The only ''Mario'' platformers released for Game Boy by 1994 were the ''Super Mario Land'' games, which featured different antagonists and music.
* The F1 car which Mirage briefly turns into is based on a design chassis that would be introduced at the very end of the 90s (at least [[1998]]/[[1999]]).
* Elena sings "Waterfalls" by TLC to calm herself down. Assuming the film takes place in June, it would still be a few months until the November 1994 release of the album ''CrazySexyCool'', which the song first appeared on.
* Similarly, Mirage quotes a line from ''Dumb and Dumber'', a film that would not release until December 1994.
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] transforms into a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33), a vehicle that wouldn't be introduced until January 1995. However, it could be possible she scanned a modified R33 coupe, given non GT-R models had already been released at this point.
* A green car that was smashed and thrown in the Museum scene was a B5.5 Volkswagen Passat which would not be released until 2001.
* The promo for ''60 Minutes'' uses the program's contemporary imaging, including the use of the current CBS News logotype above that of the show.

==Music==
During the runup to the movie's theatrical release, star [[Tobe Nwigwe]], who portrays [[Reek]] in the film, collaborated with hip-hop mainstay Nas and Nigerian R&B artist Jacob Banks on the single "[[On My Soul]]", and released on [[May 19]], 2023. A remix of the song is featured during the climactic battle, though this particular mix has (sadly) not been released officially. Paramount also released a [[Transformers Rise of the Beats|Spotify-exclusive playlist]] featuring most of the 90s rap needle drops, including [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], and once again Nas, to name a few.

A score album, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music from the Motion Picture)]]'', was released to music streaming services on June 9, the same day as the film. An expanded vinyl edition of the score was later released on [[December 15]], featuring five bonus cues. Then, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of ''Rise of the Beasts'', a collection of pre-production music suites was compiled onto an album entitled ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music That Inspired the Score)]]'', which was released on June 9th, [[2024]].

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)/home video}}
Just a month after its theatrical release, Paramount released ''Rise of the Beasts'' to digital storefronts on [[July 11]], with the DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray releases following a few months later on [[October 10]]. Bonus features include cast and crew featurettes and deleted/extended scenes.

==Reception==
{{quote|Thanks to some genuine human drama between the set pieces and palpable affection for the title characters, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is one of the franchise's more enjoyable outings.|Critics Consensus|[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_rise_of_the_beasts Rotten Tomatoes]}}

Coming off the back of the generally well-received ''Bumblebee'', ''Rise of the Beasts'' received mixed reviews. While critics largely praised the old-school adventure film sequences and the performances of the human leads, most criticism was directed at the film's protracted final battle scene and its overuse of computer-generated imagery—in particular, some critics juxtaposed the film's tamer action scenes against the madcap, sometimes over-the-top practical effect-based destruction employed by [[Michael Bay]] during his time in the director's chair. As of writing, the film holds a 51% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, although the audience score sits at a much higher 91%.

In the US and Canada, ''Rise of the Beasts'' opened to a strong $60.5 million start—higher than both ''The Last Knight'' and ''Bumblebee'' <ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-spider-man-spiderverse-1235412771/ "'Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts' Conquers 'Spider-Verse' With $60M+ Opening, But Animated Pic's Second Weekend Hold Strong -- Box Office"]</ref>—but suffered a brutal 66.1 percent drop in its second weekend, where it lost out to other June releases; ''{{w|The Flash (film)|The Flash}}'', ''{{w|Elemental (2023 film)|Elemental}}'', and ''{{w|Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse|Across the Spider-Verse}}''.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-flash-box-office-disappoint-pixar-elemental-flop-1235647927/ "'The Flash' Disappoints With $55 Million Debut, Pixar's 'Elemental' Flops With $29.5 Million in Battle of Box Office Lightweights"]</ref><ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W24/?ref_=bo_we_nav Domestic 2023 Weekend 24]</ref> A week later, the film took in a comparatively dismal $11 million.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-the-flash-no-hard-feelings-jennifer-lawrence-1235422274/ 'Spider-Verse' Swinging Ahead Of 'Elemental' After Game Of Chicken; 'Flash' Edging Out 'No Hard Feelings' -- Saturday PM Box Office]</ref> The film's domestic theatrical run came to a close in August 2023 with approximately a $439 million worldwide gross, marking the lowest-grossing instalment in the franchise.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-franchise-box-office-low/ Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Breaks Unfortunate Franchise Record - ComicBook]</ref>

Despite the lower-than-expected box office performance, Hasbro seems to regard the film as an overall success and noted it as one of the top box office performers of the year in a subsequent investor presentation.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/08/03/tfw2005-coverage-of-hasbro-2023-q2-earnings-conference-call-492111 TFW2005 Coverage Of Hasbro 2023 Q2 Earnings Conference Call]</ref> This optimism might come down to the fact that the summer 2023 movie slate was ''particularly'' packed; this, combined with a post-COVID shift in media demographics, means that pretty much every summer movie that wasn't ''{{w|Barbie (film)|Barbie}}'' or ''{{w|Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer}}'' underperformed to some degree. Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins described the film's performance as "not great, but good" and blamed its financial woes on an increasingly fractured global box office less receptive to American movies—especially in China, the franchise's biggest overseas market, where ''Rise of the Beasts''' gross of $90 million was only half of what Paramount had projected it to earn.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/features/brian-robbins-paramount-pictures-tmnt-mutant-mayhem-tom-cruise-1235679142/ After a Decade in Limbo, Brian Robbins Is Giving Paramount a Makeover With ‘Ninja Turtles,’ Tom Cruise and ‘Gladiator 2’]</ref> It should be noted that ''Rise of the Beasts'' was a huge hit in [[Peru]], where the film's third act is set; it surpassed ''{{w|Avengers: Endgame}}'' as the highest-grossing movie ever in the country,<ref>[https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/2023/08/02/transformers-el-despertar-de-las-bestias-es-la-pelicula-mas-taquillera-de-la-historia-en-peru-transformers-7-machu-picchu-103204 'Transformers: el despertar de las bestias' es la película más taquillera de la historia en Perú]</ref> and Peru ranks as the fourth highest-grossing territory for the film, behind only the United States, China and Mexico.<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2443334149/ Rise of the Beasts International Numbers]</ref>

In 2024, ''Rise of the Beasts'' received no nominations for a {{w|Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Award}}. None whatsoever, including a {{w|Razzie Redeemer Award}}.<ref>[https://variety.com/2024/film/news/razzie-nominations-2024-chris-evans-jennifer-lopez-1235879949/ Razzie Noms 2024: Chris Evans and Jennifer Lopez Up for Worst Actors; ‘Shazam 2’ and ‘Ant-Man 3’ Tie With 4 Nods - Variety]</ref> Although {{w|Jimmy Kimmel}} wasn't too fond of the movie as he even poked fun at its questionable state during the opening monologue at the {{w|96th Academy Awards}}.<ref>[https://lamag.com/awards-watch/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-monologue-best-and-worst-jokes Viewers Pan Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars Monologue: Best and Worst Jokes - LA Magazine]</ref>

==Development details==

[[File:TRANSFORMERS-2022.jpg|thumb|250px|This guy's got bearings of chrome steel.]]

* March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
* October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_P2fw_DlS4&t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
* February 12, 2016 — At [[Toy Fair 2016]], Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 7, along with the dates for the two preceding films.<ref name="toyfairreveal" />
* September 23, 2017 — At Licensing Europe 2017, Hasbro announces Transformers 7 will have an "entirely new, exciting storyline".<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/23/2019-transformers-movie-feature-entirely-new-storyline-349463 2019 Transformers Movie To Feature An Entirely New Storyline] on TFW2005</ref>
* February 16, 2018 — Hasbro clarifies at [[Toy Fair 2018]] that the film will be a reset of the franchise and has been delayed indefinitely until a new creative team is in place.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted] on TFW2005</ref>
* May 24, 2018 — Paramount drops the film from their release schedule.<ref>[http://collider.com/transformers-7-cancelled/amp/ Paramount Officially Pulls the Next 'Transformers' Sequel from Their Release Date Schedule] on Collider</ref>
* March 15, 2019 — di Bonaventura states a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' is in development.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/two-sequels-in-transformers-live-action-franchise-confirmed-in-development/43083/ Two Sequels in Transformers Live Action Franchise Confirmed in Development] on Seibertron</ref>
* March 18, 2019 — di Bonaventura claims that the next main ''Transformers'' film will be a reboot closely tied to the ''Bumblebee'' sequel, rather than a direct sequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. Either way, Paramount will pick the best script for ''Transformers 7'' and release that first.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bumblebee-producer-says-next-transformers-movie-wi/1100-6465652/ Bumblebee Producer Says Next Transformers Movie Will Be A Reboot] on GameSpot</ref>
[[File:Stevencaplejr autobot cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Hey, you think ''that's'' speed? You ain't seen the Golden Rocket.]]
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Then we will create ''alternate forms'', based on the most powerful local creatures!]]
* January 27, 2020 — Variety reports two ''Transformers'' films are being penned, to be produced simultaneously: one written by [[James Vanderbilt]], another to be written by [[Joby Harold]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/news/transformers-franchise-revamp-bumblebee-james-vanderbilt-joby-harold-1203482496/ ‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets a Revamp With Two Separate Films in the Works] on Variety</ref> Deadline reports that Vanderbilt's script is for a spin-off film based on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', while Harold's script continues the story from the ''Bumblebee'' film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/transformers-movies-paramount-1202843234/ Dual ‘Transformers’ Movies In The Works At Paramount] on Deadline</ref>
* May 2, 2020 — [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms that a new Transformers live-action movie is slated for release on [[June 24]], 2022. However, only one between Harold's ''Bumblebee'' sequel and Vanderbilt's ''Beast Wars'' film will make it to production first.
* August 21, 2020 — New Republic Pictures is announced as a new co-financier for Paramount in a ten-picture deal in the wake of the success of 2019's ''Rocketman''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/08/paramount-pictures-new-republic-pictures-10-picture-cofinancing-deal-top-gun-maverick-1203018250/ New Republic Pictures Signs 10-Pic Co-Fi Deal With Paramount Pictures; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Films] on Deadline</ref>
* November 16, 2020 — [[Steven Caple Jr.]] is announced as the director.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/transformers-director-steven-caple-jr-1234613830/ Transformers’: ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Tapped To Direct Next Installment In Paramount And Hasbro Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* April 1, 2021 — [[Anthony Ramos]] is in talks for a starring role.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-7-cast-anthony-ramos/ Exclusive: Anthony Ramos in Talks to Star in New 'Transformers' Movie] at Collider</ref>
* April 29, 2021 — [[Dominique Fishback]] is in final negotiations to star in the film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/04/transformers-dominique-fishback-anthony-ramos-paramount-eone-and-hasbro-franchise-1234746855/ 'Transformers': Dominique Fishback Lands Lead Role Opposite Anthony Ramos In Next Installment For The Paramount Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* June 13, 2021 — A casting call sheet for filming in Montreal reveals that the film is set in [[1992]].<ref>[https://www.transformersfr.com/t5190p250-parlons-des-films-transformers-a-venir#190206 Rumeur ― le "7ème Film Transformers en prise de vue réelle" se déroulerait en 1992] on transformersfr.com</ref>
* June 22, 2021 — A Paramount virtual event is held in which the movie's title, premise, and few of the characters and cast are unveiled (revealing it to be both the ''Bumblebee'' and ''Beast Wars'' films in one).<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Currently attending a Paramount virtual event about the next #Transformers film. Report to follow!|link=https://twitter.com/search?q=(from%3ABWTF_Ben)%20until%3A2021-06-23%20since%3A2021-06-22|name=Ben Yee|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://bwtf.com/news/rise-of-the-beasts-character-descriptions|name=Ben Yee|site=BWTF|title=Movie News: "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" Character Descriptions|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref> The film's logo and official premise are also unveiled on official Transformers social media accounts.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The battle on Earth is no longer just between Autobots and Decepticons… Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons join Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, in theatres June 24, 2022.|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1407422768602181632|name=@transformers|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref>
* June 28, 2021 — [[Ron Perlman]] is announced to be reprising his role as Optimus Primal from ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''. [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]] are confirmed as writers, inspired by Joby Harold's earlier draft.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='''Ron Perlman''' has been tapped to voice Optimus Primal in '''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''', Collider has exclusively learned. [...] ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be led by rising stars '''Anthony Ramos''' (''In the Heights'') and '''Dominique Fishback''' (''Judas and the Black Messiah''), and '''Steven Caple Jr.''' (''Creed II'') is directing from a script by '''Darnell Metayer''' and '''Josh Peters''', who worked off an earlier draft by '''Joby Harold'''.|link=https://collider.com/ron-perlman-optimus-primal-voice-transformers-7-rise-of-the-beasts/|name=Jeff Sneider|site=Collider|title=Exclusive: 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Adds Ron Perlman as Voice of Optimus Primal|year=2021|month=06|day=28}}</ref>
* July 11, 2021 — Rapper [[Tobe Nwigwe]] announces on Instagram that he's been cast in the movie.<ref>[https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-s-tobe-nwigwe-earns-emmy-nom-16317174 Houston’s Tobe Nwigwe earns Emmy nom, 'Transformers' role] from the Houston Chronicle</ref>
* October 6, 2021 — Caple Jr. reveals the vehicle modes for the Autobot and Terrorcon cast through his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The squad is out…|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsm_wyLory/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=06}}</ref>
* October 20, 2021 — Filming is completed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=That’s a wrap 🎬|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVOw5z2r9TP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 21, 2021 — Cuscopolita reports on the vehicles with the film's Peru crew, confirming the unidentified vehicles as [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] and [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.facebook.com/cuscopolitamagazine/videos/1941112319403899|name=Cuscopolita|site=Facebook|title=Exclusiva con los Transformers|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 22, 2021 — Ramos makes a guest appearance on [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], confirming Cheetor, his favorite ''Beast Wars'' character, will be in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I am a ''Transformers'' fan, ''Beast Wars'' fan, Cheetor is my #1 favorite of all time, so it's dope to have Cheetor, to be in this movie with Cheetor, it's gonna be crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjtxJqrv-bI&t=6051s|name=Anthony Ramos|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro PulseCon 2021 - DAY ONE|year=2021|month=10|day=22}}</ref>
* November 10, 2021 — Paramount announces the film has been delayed to [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release">{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has moved back a year and will now bow June 9, 2023. It previously was slated for June 24, 2022.|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-trek-transformers-movie-release-date-1235045937/|name=Aaron Couch|site=The Hollywood Reporter|title=‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ Movies Pushed Back at Paramount|year=2021|month=11|day=10}}</ref>
* February 15, 2022 — Paramount confirms that ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be the first entry in a trilogy of films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be released theatrically in 2023 and is the first of three new installments. A new animated series from @Nickelodeon arrives this fall. And in 2024, the franchise expands further with a CG animated Transformers theatrical film. #ParamountPlus|link=https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493706271207292928|name=Paramount+|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=02|day=15}}</ref>
* October 11, 2022 — Caple Jr. reveals through Instagram that [[Pete Davidson]] is the voice of Mirage, and [[Michelle Yeoh]] is the voice of Airazor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sneak peek of Pete voicing Mirage & @michelleyeoh_official blessing us as the voice of Air Razor|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjlx3PPPC_J/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=11}}</ref>
* October 21, 2022 — [[Tobe Nwigwe]] states on an Instagram post that they are doing some re-shoots for ''Rise of the Beasts'', including featuring his character in additional scenes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The head people from ''Transformers'' said I did so good in my part they wanna add me to some more scenes. So I gotta go shoot some more stuff for ''Transformers''.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj9PnevsVb1/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=21}}</ref>
[[File:ROTBTeaserPoster.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I'd say that's PRIME! Let's do it!]]
* December 1, 2022 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWWDskI46Js official teaser trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures in conjunction with São Paulo's CCXP convention, giving audiences a first glimpse of the film and its various characters, including Mirage, Arcee, Scourge and the Maximals. Multiple voice cast members are also announced.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/12/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-peter-dinklage-liza-koshy-john-dimaggio-cast-1235186104/]</ref>
* December 2, 2022 — [[Jongnic Bontemps]] is announced as the film's score composer.<ref>[http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/12/02/jongnic-bontemps-to-compose-music-for-steven-caple-jr-s-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/]</ref>
* December 16, 2022 — Caple Jr. shares a clip of Peter Cullen performing on his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=🐐|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPM80yPcsP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=12|day=16}}</ref>
* December 26, 2022 — Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal make a "guest" appearance on the 2022 [[Nickelodeon]] Nickmas NFL game, showcasing both modes and their transformations.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5X0F_AvY8Q YouTube upload] of a recording for Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal on the 2022 Nickmas NFL game</ref>
* January 31, 2023 — [[Sam Smith]] reveals toy concept art for a new character from the film, [[Freezer]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFlXXNOly1/</ref>
* February 12, 2023 — Paramount airs a 30-second TV spot detailing Mirage's Porsche 911 vehicle mode for Super Bowl LVII in collaboration with Porsche.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/02/2023-super-bowl-movie-trailers-the-flash-fast-x-transformers-ant-man-expected-1235247160/ Super Bowl Movie Trailer Spots Will Include ‘The Flash’, ‘Fast X’, ‘Transformers’ & ‘Ant-Man’ — Deadline]</ref>
* April 2, 2023 — During the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four on CBS, Paramount aired a first-of-its-kind mixed reality TV spot that showed off Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal appearing on a 90s basketball court that transformed from the court the actual basketball match was being played on. A few brief clips from the first trailer were also shown.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeeIfpbUAHg]</ref>
* April 6, 2023 — Actor [[Tongayi Chirisa]] announces on Instagram that he is the voice of Cheetor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So there is a story to this!!! Per the usual standard .. I had to sign an NDA, so I had NO IDEA what I was reading for.. it was only when I was in the booth to do my voice over that it dawned on me that I was reading for TRANSFORMERS Like what!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯 I totally geeked out in the moment.. Man, to say this is mad exciting is an understatement... So thankful. So honored, so blessed!!!! Massive shout out and THANK YOU to @stevencaplejr for putting your boi on! Appreciate you, fam!!! @transformersmovie..🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 IT WAS ALL A DREAM!!!! Welcome, y'all. I am your transformer #CHEETOR!!!! Let's goooo!!!!!! #NdezvaMwari #Yeshua #smallbeginnings #ontherise|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqs_PQ1J_s6/|name=Tongayi Chirisa|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=04|day=06}}</ref>
* April 14, 2023 — To promote the film, Optimus Prime introduces Tobe Nwigwe's performance of "[[On My Soul]]" at {{w|Coachella}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Calling all Autobots. @TobeNwigwe and #OptimusPrime have rolled out to #Coachella. #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1647069845731803136|name=Transformers|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=04|day=14}}</ref>
* April 27, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itnqEauWQZM official trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures, revealing more of the movie and Unicron's role in the plot, as well as delivering a first, brief look at the Predacons.
* May 6, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxore0Gxwpc first clip] is showcased at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, showing the Autobots' first interaction with the Maximals.
* May 12, 2023 — The website Puliwood reveals the film's Hungarian dub cast...including the voice of [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]], a character that had not yet been announced to be appearing in the film.<ref>[https://www.puliwood.hu/ismertetok/exkluziv-ilyen-szinkronhangokkal-jon-a-transformers-a-fenevadak-kora-325900.html EXKLUZÍV: ilyen szinkronhangokkal jön a Transformers: A fenevadak kora]</ref>
* May 27, 2023 — The film's world premiere is held at Marina Bay Sands in [[Singapore]].
* June 5, 2023 — David Sobolov confirms on Instagram that he is also voicing Apelinq in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtIhCcwu4Ld/|quote=#transformers #riseofthebeasts fans… I just saw our epic premiere in Brooklyn! Tonight, I’m excited to reveal that I am the voice… of Apelinq!|name=David Sobolov|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=06|day=05}}</ref>
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===Changes before, during, and after production===
[[File:ROTB-concept-Rampage.jpg|thumb|250px|I prefer to beat my enemies the old-fashioned way: brutally!]]
* An early cut of the film opened with a different prologue, in which a Decepticon named [[Transit (ROTB)|Transit]], dispatched from a Decepticon-controlled Cybertron to hunt down Optimus Prime, battles and is killed by Optimus, who dumps his body in the Hudson River alongside numerous other Decepticons who have tried to do the same in the past few years. The scene was dropped due to test audiences finding it too dark, but [[John DiMaggio]] remains credited as the voice of Transit even in the finished film. Most of the visual effects for the scene were completed, and it was included (sans the river-dumping part) as a bonus feature with the movie's home media release.
** The scene was replaced for the finished film with Unicron's attack on the Maximal homeworld, which in the earlier cut was recounted by Airazor with hologram visual-aids during the scene when she meets the Autobots mid-movie.
* A scene was filmed of (in their truck modes) Optimus intercepting and ramming Scourge through a wall in Cuzco.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/10/15/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-action-scene-between-autobots-terrocons-in-cuzco-explosions-443003 "Transformers Rise Of The Beasts – Action Scene Between Autobots & Terrocons In Cuzco & Explosions!"—TFW2005]</ref> No such sequence appeared in the final film, though a similar visual was used in one of [https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/05/08/even-more-new-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-character-posters-482376 Optimus Prime's character posters], set on the mountain road instead.
* Cheetor and Rhinox were initially intended to be introduced slightly earlier, encountering Elena and Noah in the underground cavern. In scenes interspersed with the Autobots' and Terrorcons' running battle on the hilltop road, Cheetor was to be the one who took down Freezer as he menaced the two humans, after which Noah's gauntlet would accidentally fire a shot at the Maximal, causing him and Rhinox to chase them through the cave. Cut in favor of making the Autobot/Terrorcon battle one unbroken scene, the alternate version was included as a bonus on the home media release.
*According to concept artists [[Eddie Del Rio]] and [[Shane Baxley]] more [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] other than Scorponok were considered to have a role in the movie; known characters include: [[Waspinator (ROTB)|Waspinator]], [[:File:ROTBRamhorn.jpg|Ram]][[:File:15-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Ramhorn-Concept-Art.jpg|horn]], [[:File:Snapper.jpg|Snapper]], [[:File:Retrax2.jpg|Retrax]], [[:File:Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Blackaracnia-Concept-Art.jpg|Blackarachnia]], [[:File:ROTBSpittor.jpg|Spit]][[:File:14-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Spittor-Concept-Art.jpg|tor]] and [[:File:Rampage-face.jpg|Rampage]].
** However while development on the first five of them only got as far as rough sketches, it appears Rampage went pretty far into production before being scrapped, to the point where he was originally supposed to appear as [[:File:ROTB-Rampage-concept.jpg|a deceased corpse]] during the underground cavern sequence of the movie and [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu44E6aoECC/ a full 360° CGI model] was even animated for the character.
* Multiple changes were made to the film's ending, which originally had a much darker tone like the scrapped opening. Originally, Mirage wasn't planned to survive the final battle, and Optimus would have been sucked into the portal after destroying the Transwarp Key and wind up floating in space before Unicron in the post-credits scene. Reactions by the audience in test screenings convinced Caple to change the ending to something a bit more hopeful, wanting to let the good guys get a solid win.<ref name=AltEnding>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-ending-1235512382/ ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Talks That Ending, Hailee Steinfeld and Test Screening Changes — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The scene of Prime and Unicron was included as an extra with the home media release.
* Two versions of the final scene were filmed: one in which Agent Burke's business card reveals him to be part of [[Sector Seven]], and the version used in the film, in which he's part of G.I. Joe. According to Caple, the Sector Seven version was filmed only as misdirection, and the G.I. Joe version was always the one he intended to use.<ref name=Joe/>
* Other deleted/extended scenes included on the home media release include: Elena's moment of panicked disbelief (prominently showcased in the movie's trailer) shortly after the museum battle; Noah speaking with his mother when he returns home after the museum battle; a wholesomely cute moment between Elena and Airazor before Mirage and Noah join the group to depart for Peru, in which Airazor explains the Maximal insignia; and a short scene of Optimus Primal about to hand the Transwarp Key over to Optimus Prime, before they are interrupted by Airazor's rampage.
* Additional cuts not represented in the extras from throughout the film included: a scene of Bumblebee showing a polaroid of himself and [[Charlie Watson]] to Optimus Prime as they wait outside the museum, to emphasise that some humans are trustworthy; innuendos between Arcee and Wheeljack that hint at a romantic attraction between the two; some dialogue from Scourge emphasising that (not unlike Galvatron in the original animated movie) he is an unwilling servant of Unicron; a scene of Wheeljack lending his glasses to Optimus Prime to use like a telescope; and an alternate plan to destroy the Transwarp Key in the final act that involves using the deceased Airazor's spark as a bomb, only for the bomb to be lost, leaving Elena to figure out the codes.
* During production, the Scorponok drones initially had a troll-like robot mode, and dozens of them would have merged into a massive Scorponok [[combiner]] that towered over the Autobots and Maximals in the final battle. Although their [https://www.eddiedelrio.com 3D models] were made, they were ultimately cut out.
* Concept art was created for a fourth Terrorcon who ultimately never made it to the final film. This character was referred to with the working name “[[:File:Bloodhound.jpeg|'''Bloodhound''']]” <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuheJkfxGeW/|quote=Early ideas for #bloodhound. He was my first task so I mostly carried over the process used on #bumblebee back in 2017. Swipe and you can see the rough sculpts I did in VR to capture attitude/proportion/etc. Then I would paint in details with photoshop. By the end of the show I was blocking in VR then jumped straight to zbrush/maya as it took roughly the same amount of time to sculpt everything.|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=10}}</ref> and would have transformed into a demonic-looking Oldsmobile 442. <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuPeUkzROiu/|quote=BLOODHOUND! This was the first #terracon Haworth had me do using an #oldsmobile442 which I think @stevencaplejr has in his garage? Unfortunately the scenes with this guy got cut - but he still got #imdb credit 🤣🤙🏻 #transformers #riseofthebeasts|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=03}}</ref>
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==Notes==
* In a first for the franchise, the lead human actors, multiple writers, the composer, and the director are all people of color.
* This is the first movie in the series not to be worked on by [[Industrial Light & Magic]]; this time around the CG effects were done by [[Moving Picture Company]] and [[WetaFX]].
* Steven Caple Jr. was initially sceptical of working on a ''Transformers'' movie, which at that point in development was being called ''Bumblebee 2'', because he was uncertain about jumping right into another sequel after directing ''{{w|Creed II}}''—however, the incorporation of elements inspired by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', which Caple Jr. had been a fan of, helped sway him. Upon joining the project, he pitched several revisions, drawing from his enthusiasm for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' by adding [[Unicron]] (and the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s) and Noah's exosuit, along with a prologue on the [[Maximal]]s' homeworld and a new arc for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] centred around his initial misanthropy.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The first time that- I did ''Creed 2'', and the first time the studio ever knocked on my door, it was for ''Bumblebee 2''. And I was like, "I don't want to do- I just came out from ''Creed 2'', I don't want to do a sequel..." you know? And so a year had gone by—or maybe two, right before COVID—and they said, "we found out the story we want to tackle: we want to bring in ''Beast Wars''." I was like, "I know all about ''Beast Wars'', I'm down for ''Beast Wars''." And so they developed a script on their own, they passed it to me—2020, October 5th, I remember the date—and I jumped right in and I kind of did my own version of the pitch, I said: "I love where you guys are going, you guys want to do New York, you guys want to do the 90s, you want to do Peru, but here's what I'll do, with the characters..." So I changed up Optimus Prime, I gave him a whole pitch on how I would start him with like, not loving humans at first, and not besiding Noah right off the rip, they're gonna have friction between the two... Gave 'em a pitch for Optimus Primal, where they start off in the top of the movie, and I gave them a new Unicron- I mean a new villain, which was Unicron and the Terrorcon squad. I just felt like, as a fan, we've been tiptoeing around Unicron, and all the other films kind of like hinted towards him towards the end, and I just really want to expand the universe and I felt like he was that perfect source to do so, because he tells us there's another world out there, there's more Transformers out there, it's not just Autobots and Decepticons. And then of course the [[exosuit]], that was my idea, it was homage to the 80s cartoon, so... It was a bit of that, pitched it to 'em and they loved the heart, they love where I was going with the direction of the characters, and yeah, they kind of gave me the key to play!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxUukVwKLCc|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Collider|title=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Interview: Director Reveals Big Change to Film|year=2023|month=06|day=06}}</ref>
* [[Tobe Nwigwe]]'s character of [[Reek]] was based Steven Caple Jr.'s friend Tarik Jackson, who passed away before shooting began in 2021.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The way I got the ''Transformers'' role was insane. [...] One of [Steven Caple Jr.'s] best friends was a fan of the music, and his best friend, right, like, as they was getting ready to start shooting the movie... passed. Passed, yeah. And he had Paramount Studios reach out to me to try to play a specific- the best friend role in ''Transformers''. They kind of emulated who his best friend was in real life. He told Paramount [...] "reach out to Tobe and if he send anything back that's even ''halfway'' decent... I want to use him." But because I had never done no acting ever in my life, I just had this script right here, and just read it like I was acting, and just recorded myself on the iPhone and I was like, "yo there's no way in hell..." [...] I did that, sent that in, and they liked it!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfAoWTKh3R8&t=2638s|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Sway's Universe|year=2023|month=01|day=23}}</ref>
* The fourth-wall-breaking [[Mark Wahlberg]] namedrop was ad-libbed by [[Pete Davidson]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We wanted to break the fourth wall. In all fairness, Pete Davidson made that up in the booth, and we laughed so hard, we're like in tears, and we're like there's no way we could not use this. We had ad-libbed a whole bunch of stuff. One was on, "Beanie Babies was weird", and he was like, what about Marky Mark leaving the Funky Bunch? And we were just in tears. And then we showed the studio and everybody loved it and was like, "let's just break the fourth wall. Do it."|link=https://gizmodo.com/breaking-the-fourth-wall-in-transformers-rise-of-the-b-1850514340|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=io9|title=Breaking the Fourth Wall in ''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=06|day=09}}</ref>
* During the production of the film, Ramos had to acquire a driver's license at Caple Jr.'s behest.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DDi5f1SL4oESslcZLjhhG|name=Anthony Ramos|site=the Spout Podcast|year=2021}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=I had a two-week window to get an appointment at the DMV, and the DMV was initially uncooperative. Finally, after much haggling, I was able to secure an appointment. I took the test in my mother's car after a few months of practice with an instructor. Fortunately, I was able to pass.|link=https://theplaylist.net/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-anthony-ramos-talks-representation-in-franchises-getting-his-drivers-license-for-the-film-interview-20230607/|name=Anthony Ramos|site=The Playlist|title='Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts': Anthony Ramos Talks Representation In Franchises & Getting His Driver's License For The Film [Interview]|year=2023|month=06|day=07}}</ref>
* During an interview with a fan, voice actor David Sobolov revealed that Caple Jr. would create storyboards using Transformers toys. Awesome!<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdsfclO5etE&t=1106 "ROTB UNICRON IS THRILLING!" | Interview with DAVID SOBOLOV (Rhinox + Battletrap)! - YouTube]</ref>
* According to Caple Jr., Optimus's unmasked face was modeled after Peter Cullen's.
* As a result of Transit's removal, this is the first live-action film to not feature the Decepticons in any capacity.
* To keep the secret of the ''G.I. Joe'' tease at the end of the movie, most copies of the script and the version of the scene shot for test screenings all used [[Sector Seven]] instead. Michael Kelly also didn't know the big twist with his character until he arrived on set. Caple Jr. even had only a single ''G.I. Joe'' business card printed, on the day of filming, and took it from the set himself afterwards for safekeeping!<ref name=Joe>{{citesocial|quote=There was one version of the script that mentioned the G.I. Joe reveal. All other copies, including the one in the studio's possession, described the military organization as Sector 7. "That way no one could leak the script," Caple notes. [...] Caple says they shot two versions of Kelly's scene, one where Burke's business card reads Sector 7 and one where the card reads G.I. Joe, so audiences in test screenings wouldn't know the true reveal. There was only one copy of the G.I. Joe business card, and Caple took that himself from set for safe keeping. "I was like, 'I'm taking this. I don't want this to be found on the floor,'" he says. "I actually didn't have them printed out until that day [on set]. We were very cautious of it, man. We were really trying to be as secretive as possible."|link=https://ew.com/movies/transformers-g-i-joe-crossover-plans/|name=Nick Romano|site=Entertainment Weekly|title=Inside the top-secret plans for Transformers and G.I. Joe|year=2023|month=06|day=12}}</ref>
* This is the first live-action Transformers movie where the Japanese dub wasn't sound directed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]]. Instead it is directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], who had been responsible for the dub of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
* ''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin3jing4 Gam1gong1: Kwong4sau3 Gwat6hei2''''' (變形金剛：狂獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''French:'' '''''Transformers : Le Réveil des Bêtes''''' (Canada, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''German:'' '''''Transformers: Aufstieg der Bestien''''' ("Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers: A fenevadak kora''''' ("Transformers: The Age of the Beasts")
* ''Italian: '' '''''Transformers: Il Risveglio''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening")
* ''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Chāonéng Yǒngshì Juéqǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：超能勇士崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beast Wars")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Despertar das Feras''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Despertar de las Bestias''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Voskhozhdeniye Zverobotov''''' (Трансформеры: Восхождение Звероботов, "Transformers: Rise of the Beastbots")
* ''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Chas Zvirobotiv''''' (Трансформери: Час Звіроботів, "Transformers: Time of the Beastbots")

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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' is the seventh film in the [[live-action film series]], serving both as a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' and a tribute to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. The film is directed by [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and written by [[Joby Harold]], [[Darnell Metayer]], [[Josh Peters]], [[Erich Hoeber]], and [[Jon Hoeber]]. Originally expected to be released on [[June 28]], [[2019]],<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref> the film was delayed multiple times until finally being released on [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release"/>

When [[Noah Díaz]], a struggling young man trying to provide for his family, is roped into a conflict between the marooned [[Autobot]]s and the recently arrived [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]], he must learn to work with weary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] so they, with the help of the wise [[Maximal]]s and the unadventurous researcher [[Elena Wallace]], can stop the arrival of the planet-eater [[Unicron]].

{{bigquote|Maximals...!}}
{{bigquote|Autobots...!}}
{{bigquote|Roll out!|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:ROTBcap-Unicronringedplanet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|This is one unusual planet... whatever it is.]]

Somewhere in time and space, the dark god [[Unicron]] and his minions invade a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle world]] populated by [[Maximal]]s. Unicron, seeking a way to cross galaxies, sends his [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] herald [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] to retrieve the [[Transwarp Key]], an advanced device that can open portals in space-time. Although the Maximals attempt to fight back, their leader [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] entrusts [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] with the Transwarp Key and orders him to keep the artifact from Unicron. As Primal and his followers—including [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]], and [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]—use the key to escape their doomed planet and flee to prehistoric [[Earth]], Scourge kills Apelinq after a brief fight and takes his [[insignia]] as a trophy.

Thousands of years later, in June [[1994]], ex-military electronics expert [[Noah Díaz]] attempts to find a job to support his sick brother [[Kris Díaz|Kris]]. However, after another failed interview, his friend [[Reek]] convinces him to steal an expensive car from a nearby hotel. However, the "car" turns out to be the Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] in disguise, who takes the terrified Noah on a joyride through the streets of [[New York City]]. At the same time, a museum on Ellis Island comes into possession of an unusual stone falcon with a Maximal insignia. After closing hours, museum intern [[Elena Wallace]] investigates the statue and accidentally breaks it open to reveal half of the Transwarp Key. The artifact releases an energy pulse that attracts the attention of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots, who have been stranded on Earth since their evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[Bumblebee (film)|seven years prior]]. Prime summons the nearest Autobots—[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and Mirage, who arrives at the meeting spot with Noah in tow. Although Optimus distrusts humans, he believes that they can use the Transwarp Key to return home and liberate their homeworld; eventually, Mirage hatches a scheme to sneak into the museum and have Noah steal the key for them.

[[File:Scourge about to blast bee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|A treacherous, underhanded sneak attack! I like you, pussycat, yes.]]

Unbeknownst to the Autobots, the accidental activation of the Transwarp Key summons the Terrorcons to Earth. Noah meets Elena inside the museum, but cannot convince her to turn over the relic before the Terrorcons attack; despite Prime's best efforts, Scourge successfully overpowers the Autobot leader, steals the Transwarp Key, and mortally injures Bumblebee before Airazor arrives to help drive the villains away. Airazor explains that the Maximals have been on Earth for millennia, and deliberately split the Transwarp Key in half to prevent Unicron or his followers from using it; she is the only survivor of the group watching over one half. The loss of Bumblebee only further galvanizes Optimus's resolve that they must reassemble the key and return home; Noah, fearful of Unicron's arrival, tells Elena that they must destroy the key to protect their own homeworld.

[[File:ROTB-Maximalstandoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Moderate your conflict circuits, Maximals.]]

Elena deduces that the other half of the key is located in a hidden temple in [[Peru]], and Prime recruits the airborne Autobot [[Stratosphere]] to take them there. Near the city of [[Cusco]], the Autobot [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] guides them to the temple, located beneath a [[Convent of Santo Domingo|local monastery]]. A festival prevents the Autobots from moving through the city inconspicuously; as a result, Noah and Elena must make the journey on foot. The pair discover a hidden mechanism that leads to a hidden temple with a stone sarcophogus but find that the other half of the key is no longer inside it. The Terrorcons attack again, and although the Autobots are able to evade the villains, the conflict ends with Scourge infecting Airazor with a portion of Unicron's dark energy. On the other side of the temple, Noah and Elena encounter Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Rhinox, who, after a brief standoff that is defused by Airazor, agree to join forces with the Autobots. Optimus Primal explains that they entrusted their half of the Transwarp Key to a tribe of humans who live near the [[energon]]-rich valley that Primal and his followers inhabit—while Optimus Prime distrusts humanity, Primal has lived among them for millennia, and has come to view them as friends and even allies.

The next morning, however, Scourge's corruption finally overtakes Airazor; in the ensuing battle, Primal is forced to crush her spark to save Elena, while Noah makes an attempt to destroy their half of the Transwarp Key until Optimus convinces him to stand down. However, Scourge and the Terrorcons take advantage of the chaos to steal the other half of the key and relocate to a nearby volcano, which they reshape into a massive portal that will summon Unicron to Earth.

[[File:RotB-Optimusvsscourge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Across the galaxy, it has come to this, Optimus Primal. Face to face, tooth to claw, yes... have you anything to say?]]

Having found some common ground between their two races, Optimus Prime and Noah agree to work together; while the Autobot-Maximal alliance battle Unicron's minions, Noah and Elena attempt to sneak into the Terrorcon base and deactivate the [[Unspace|transwarp]] device with a manual shutdown code based on Elena's studies of the Maximal language. Mirage attempts to distract Scourge so that the humans can complete their mission, but the Terrorcon leader gravely injures him; with the last of his strength, Mirage reshapes his body into an [[exosuit]] for Noah. As Unicron begins pushing his way through the portal to Earth and sending down reinforcements in the form of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s, the energy pulses released by the key ignite the nearby energon deposits and restore Bumblebee to life. As Bumblebee joins the fight, Optimus Prime gains the upper hand and finally kills Scourge, but not before the Terrorcon damages the console and leaves the heroes unable to close the portal. With no other options, Prime destroys the key and triggers a devastating implosion, but Noah and Primal successfully rescue the Autobot leader from falling into the collapsing vortex.

In the aftermath, the surviving Maximals remain in Peru, while the Autobots return to America. Elena is recognized for her archeological discovery, while Noah applies for another security job—but discovers that the job opportunity is actually a front for a clandestine government organization codenamed "[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]," who promise to cover his brother's treatment going forward.

Some time later, Noah has used spare Porsche parts to cobble together a new body for Mirage, and reveals his existence to a bewildered Reek.

==Cast==
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|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s|c1=
;Autobots
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
* [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] ([[Pete Davidson]])
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Liza Koshy]])
* [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] ([[Cristo Fernández]])
* [[Stratosphere]] ([[John DiMaggio]])

;Maximals
* [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] ([[Ron Perlman]])
* [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]] ([[Michelle Yeoh]])
* [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]] ([[Tongayi Chirisa]])
* [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]] ([[David Sobolov]])
* [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]] (David Sobolov)

|h2=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
;Terrorcons
* [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] ([[Peter Dinklage]])
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] ([[Michaela Jaé Rodriguez]])
* [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] (David Sobolov)
* [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s
** [[Freezer]]
** [[Novakane]]

;Predacons
* [[Double Punch (ROTB)#Studio Series|Double Punch]]es
* [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
* [[Noah Díaz]] ([[Anthony Ramos]])
* [[Elena Wallace]] ([[Dominique Fishback]])
* [[Breanna Díaz]] ([[Luna Lauren Velez]])
* [[Kris Díaz]] ([[Dean Scott Vasquez]])
* [[Reek]] ([[Tobe Nwigwe]])
* [[Jillian Robinson]] ([[Sarah Stiles]])
* [[Bishop (ROTB)|Bishop]] ([[Aidan Devine]])
* [[D. Greene]] ([[Leni Parker]])
* [[Amaru]] ([[Lucas Huarancca]])
;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
* [[Agent Burke]] ([[Michael Kelly (actor)|Michael Kelly]])

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[Unicron]] ([[Colman Domingo]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"There’s a legend that precedes the dawn of our civilization: a vile god so large, so powerful, that it consumed entire planets as fuel. Few believed such a thing could be true, until the day we saw Unicron with our own eyes…"
:—'''Optimus Primal's''' opening narration.

"I'll hold him off, buy you some time." 
"Then I'm staying with you." 
"This is my fight. Listen, if Unicron were to get the key, he could open a portal through [[Transwarp Drive|time and space]], with no end to the worlds he could destroy. It is now your time to lead the [[Maximal]]s... Optimus Primal."
:—'''Apelinq''' passing the torch to '''Optimus Primal'''.

"So you're this planet's... ''great'' warrior. You have such a beautiful world, filled with an abundance of life. Savory."
:—'''Scourge''' waxes poetic to Apelinq.

"Okay, what are the rules?" 
"Bros before hoes." 
''[Noah glares at Kris]'' 
''(sigh)'' "Don't be a problem. Don't go looking for a problem—" 
"Or else we're gonna have a problem."
:—'''Noah''' and '''Kris''' clarify the rules.

"I ain't breaking into a museum for some space robots." 
"But what about for friendship?" 
''[Noah stares at Mirage incredulously]'' 
"Uh, uh—or or ''or'', what about for cash?"
:—'''Noah''' wants out. '''Mirage''' wants him in.

''"You can't handle the truth!"'' 
"I do not want you going to that drive-in theater anymore."
:— '''Bumblebee's''' references grate on '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Stop following me!" 
"I'm not following you, I'm just escaping in the same direction!"
:—'''Elena''' and '''Noah''' run from the pursuing Sweeps.

"And you call yourself a Prime...Primus would be ''ashamed.''"
:—'''Scourge''' isn't too impressed with Optimus Prime.

"I'm going to take back Scourge's key, and then...''take off his head.''"
:—The origins of '''Optimus Prime's''' "GIVE ME YOUR FACE" phase.

"I love your fire, Prime, but you're going to die on this speck of dust." 
"I can think of no better place to bury you!"
:—'''Scourge''' has gotten on '''Optimus Prime's''' last nerve

"He is not ''the'' Optimus Prime I imagined." 
"Well, he has lost so much." 
"Many more will perish if the key falls into the wrong hands." 
"If you had another chance to save our home, would you act any differently?"
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Airazor'''

"I am sorry, Noah." 
"You were looking out for your own. I can't even be angry at you for that." 
"On my homeworld, we believe that the battle with darkness will continue [['Til all are one|'til all are one]]. I lost sight of that. You fought for yours as I fought for mine, when we should've been fighting the darkness together." 
"Well, I ain't done fighting yet."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Noah''' have a moment as Unicron approaches.

"''I have come here to kick ass!''"
:—'''Bumblebee''' announces his return with a clear message.

"Time to show you the real power of a Prime!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' lays the smackdown on Scourge. An ass kicker cometh.

"Don't, Prime. I can give you everything you want." 
"Then DIE!"
:—'''Unicron's''' temptation falls flat in '''Optimus Prime's''' face.

"I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. We have lost the Transwarp Key, and with it, our ability to go home. But we have gained an ally in our battle against the forces of evil. Forces too powerful for any of us to defeat on our own, but together, we might just have a chance."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration. We missed them.

"I am Noah Díaz. What is there to know about me? I was raised out in Brooklyn. I got a little bro who calls me Sonic, and if I gotta help save the universe in order to help save the people I love, well then that's what I'm gonna do."
:—'''Noah''' does his own closing narration.

==Continuity notes==
''Rise of the Beasts'' is a direct sequel to 2018's ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film, taking place seven years after its events, in 1994. The plot of the film has little impact on this one, beyond it being established that the Autobots have been stranded on Earth since arriving at its end. While waiting for Noah to infiltrate the museum, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee have a conversation that alludes to Bee's time with [[Charlie Watson]].

More notably, ''Rise of the Beasts'' serves to continue the heated debate among fans over whether or not the ''Transformers'' live-action film series has been rebooted, after reshoots to ''Bumblebee'' that served to distance it from the earlier films directed by [[Michael Bay]] introduced some significant discontinuities with Bay's films (2017's ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' in particular). Though fans were quick to jump on the idea that this meant the film was a total, hard reboot of the movie universe, Paramount has not committed to that idea; ''Rise of the Beasts'' was not promoted as a reboot any more than ''Bumblebee'' was, and many reviews of and articles about the film have casually referred to it as a prequel. Some web outlets would even run articles commenting on Paramount's hazy stance on the movie's (and ''Bumblebee'''s) place in continuity.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/transformers-7-bumblebee-reboot-mistake "Rise of the Beasts Is Repeating Bumblebee's Worst Mistake" on CBR.com]</ref><ref>[https://movieweb.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-is-a-reboot/ "Why Does Paramount Keep Pretending Rise of the Beasts Is Not a Reboot?" on MovieWeb.com]</ref>

In-keeping with this, in the run-up to the film's release, like [[Travis Knight]] before him, director Steven Caple Jr. was reluctant to declare the film a full and total continuity reboot; notably, in one particular interview, he called the film "a reboot for sure," only to walk the statement back ten seconds later, instead saying that one "could call it a reboot" in terms of starting point, reframing it instead as a "refresher" and a "new direction," that nonetheless preserved many elements of the earlier films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It's a reboot for sure. The Bayverse... you can still watch the Bayverse and be on your own verse, so to speak. With us, we're definitely like, we want this to work, you know? We want people to... it's a refresher, so we can call reboot in terms of like, where we were starting. But yeah so definitely a new direction for sure. There's some things you could probably connect to it, clearly Bee is like a huge connection to all the movies, you know what I mean? In terms of his car, his design, a Camaro, and things like that, but... it's a very small one, in terms of the big ideas that we have. And so you guys will see definitely where we're going at the end of this film, which is crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfMFxvT_-Q&t=2452s|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=The Alfonso Nation|title="BAYVERSE vs REBOOT" & Wheeljacks Design | ROTB DIRECTOR STEVEN CAPLE JR Interview!|year=2023|month=05|day=27}}</ref> Longtime producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] has taken a more explicit stance, repeatedly denying that the film is a reboot and stating that it is a prequel that shows how Optimus Prime grows to become the character seen in the Bay films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey you know if you look at it from a timeline point of view, it follows ''Bumblebee''... but it is a prequel, in that it's before all the previous movies. So it sort of exists in its own way. What I don't think it is, is a reboot, because it's still our characters. One of the things that Steven brought to the table right from the beginning, which was so great, was the idea that when we meet Optimus Prime, he's different than what we think of him, and we're watching him grow up—if you would—as a leader. And for me that was one of the most exciting parts of the movie, and what was interesting was watching it with audiences, and at first they were uncomfortable a little bit, like, "wait, that's not exactly the Optimus... he should like humans!" You know? So I think it gives the movie a really interesting point of view, and that therefore it stands alone in that way.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11sKGYcq9k&t=871s|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=a panel at the premiere of ''Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=But what's interesting is, and you will appreciate this as a fan, at the end of ''Bumblebee'', Optimus comes to Earth. What he's experienced is failure, probably for the first time in his life, right? He's had to retreat, he's leaving the planet Cybertron. What's happened to him from that experience? When we meet him in 2007, he's a particular person, if you would. In 1994, he's not the same person. He still has growth to do between ‘94 and 2007. So the character arc for Optimus in this, and the fun for the audience is, when you first meet Optimus – and we've had this experience because we've watched it with audiences and we've heard them talk about it – they're like, “It's definitely Optimus, but there's something a little different…” At first, they're like, “Wait, what, who… what Optimus is this?” And by the end of the movie, Optimus has become the guy that you've recognized from the Bay movies. Emotional.|link=https://collider.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-michael-bay-movies-producer-comments/|name=Lorenzo di Bonaventura|site=Collider|title='Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Producer on How It Differs From Michael Bay's Movies|year=2023|month=05|day=24}}</ref> At the same time, di Bonaventura has also conceded that they were "kicking the can down the road" when it came to continuity concerns, preferring to worry about it in the future, and that the films "maybe have" contradicted Bay's movies despite efforts not to.<ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/transformers-rise-beast-wars-optimus-prime Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Shows a Different Side of Optimus Prime" on Fandom.com]</ref> These particular claims line up with statements made by Caple after the film's release, in which he stated he is "not worried" about continuity, and is just focused on making the best choices for each individual movie's story. He cites 2007's ''Transformers'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' as "his classics," and says he would "love to stay within that line," but does not feel compelled to adhere much to ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight,'' since he views their stories as the result of creators "freestyling," and doubts that "anyone knew exactly where they were going with [them]."<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rise-of-the-beasts-director-confirms-that-continuity-is-not-a-concern-within-the-transformers-film-franchise/47813/ Extract from an interview with Caple Jr. on the ''Empire Spoiler Specials'' podcast, via Seibertron.com]</ref> And that's... probably about as good an answer as we're going to get right now.

Whichever approach you subscribe to, it's pretty clear the decision to set the film in 1994 was one primarily made to avoid having to directly deal with the timeframe of the Bay movies in any capacity, and tell a new story free of their immediate baggage — the "can-kicking" Lorenzo spoke of. For what it's worth, the film takes some steps to preserve the broad continuity of at least the first Bay film; the Transwarp Key's energy is explicitly stated to operate on a frequency that humans cannot perceive, meaning that they literally cannot ''see'' the huge sky-beam, while massive storm clouds appear to hide the appearance of Unicron from public view. As such, the film ends with the general population of Earth (beyond secret forces within the US government) still entirely unaware of the Transformers' existence, as was the case when the 2007 film began. As the time-gap between these "prequels" and the first movie narrows, though, it becomes increasingly difficult to imagine them fitting together without a lot of hand-waving away of specific details, unless future movies actually start making active attempts to address this.

In terms of active contradictions to established continuity, ''Rise of the Beasts'' appears to take the same approach as ''Bumblebee'' and ignores the events of ''The Last Knight'' by depicting Unicron as a separate planet, rather than the Earth itself, as he appeared in that film. However, it's probably important to note that the film lightly implies that the Maximals are time-travellers from the future (see "Transformers references" for more details), which would mean that the Unicron who appears in this film is also from the future. Thus it ''could'' be argued that his appearance here doesn't technically contradict ''The Last Knight''—but of course, that would mean he was trying to eat his own past self.

==Transformers references==
* The Maximals are broadly depicted the same as they were in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon: as a "highly-advanced race" of beast-mode Transformers who use transwarp technology to travel to other planets and interact with their native species, whose travels bring them to ancient Earth. Steven Caple Jr. has noted that earlier drafts of the screenplay explicitly depicted the Maximals as time-travellers from the future, as they were in the cartoon, and while the concept is so toned down for the finished movie that it probably won't even occur to general audiences, several references to the idea are still made on-screen. Transwarp technology is stated to open portals in time as well as space; Airazor states that the Maximals are "from both [the Autobots'] past and future"; and Optimus Primal says that he is named after the "legendary" Optimus Prime, which all combine to suggest that the Maximals originate from the future.
* The idea of the Maximals hailing from a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|jungle planet]] originates in [[IDW Publishing]]'s comic books, which depicted many ''Beast Wars'' characters as the residents of the planet Eukaris. The planet is implied to be one of many colonised by Transformers in ages past using space bridges generated by the Transwarp Key, before the planets became separated and the key "lost." This concept of a great era of Cybertronian expansion that led to the foundation of lost colonies on other planets where Cybertronian life evolved in new and different directions dates back to 2005's [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]], and became a recurring element in ''Transformers'' series in the 2010s and beyond after it was incorporated into the lore of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]].
* Unicron's armies being named the "Terrorcons" hearkens back to both 2004's ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' and 2010's ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', which both featured the power of Unicron being used to create armies of warriors known as Terrorcons. In particular, the corrupted Airazor's rusted appearance resembles the ''Prime'' Terrorcons, which were also rusted, dilapidated, shambling bots controlled by the will of another.
* Though not identified by name onscreen, Unicron's army includes multiple duplicates of a robotic scorpion identified by the movie's toyline as "Predacon Scorponok." The idea of "Scorponok" being a mass-produced "species" of robots has recently been seen in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' cartoon]], where both [[Scorponok (G1)|Generation 1 Scorponok]] ''and'' [[Scorponok (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Scorponok]] were treated this way.
* The Maximals vow to keep the Transwarp Key hidden and safeguard life "no matter the cost," evoking Optimus Prime's iconic line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost."
* Optimus Prime's design features alterations from his earlier ''Bumblebee'' appearance that are influenced by his appearance in the first three Bay films; he has silver hands, feet, sun visors, angled chest windows, retractable orange [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon swords]], a handheld orange [[Energon-axe]] (which transforms out of his arm, coincidentally similar to the [[Optimus Prime (ES)|''Earthspark'' version]]), and a mask-less face sporting similar details.
* Arcee transforms into a {{w|Ducati}} motorcycle, like her ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' incarnation, and the design of her arms and deployable cannons seem to be directly inspired by her [[Arcee (WFC)|''Prime'' counterpart]].
* Scourge combines aspects of his [[Scourge (G1)|Generation 1]], [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'']] and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'']] namesakes; he's a herald of Unicron and has an army of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] like G1 Scourge, transforms into a black Optimus Prime-like truck like ''RID'' Scourge and hails from a colony world like ''Cybertron'' Scourge. The various insignias he wears as trophies include the symbols of the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Autobot]]s, [[Maximal]]s, [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and [[Wreckers]]. His designer Eddie Del Rio also admitted on his Instagram to pulling inspiration from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] for his robot mode (and stealing insignias like trophies is well in character for the old bounty hunter as well).
* More obscure characters appear such as Apelinq, who originates from a [[Apelinq (BM)#Beast Machines|BotCon 2000 toy]] and tie-in [[3H Productions]] comics, and Stratosphere, returning from the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline and last seen in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|console video game]], albeit with a new, original design and characterization.
* When [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] lands at the Museum following the carnage, she makes some [[Starscream (Movie)|very familiar warbling noises]] when she moves.
* The two music tracks used in Unicron's scenes feature segments taken from [[Vince DiCola]]'s "Unicron's Theme" in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Scourge stands and talks to Unicron's face from inside his body, similar to a scene with their characters from the Generation 1 episode, "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]".
* The symbols Elena studies are Maximal [[Cybertronix]], from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. The access code Elena assembles doesn't translate to anything, and simply reads "XQB," but the text on the side of the Transwarp Key (written in a combination of mirrored and upside-down symbols) reads: "He Who Opens The Door."
* The authors of the paper Elena reads about Peru's unexplained glyphs are Asahi Takara and Daniel H. Tomy, a reference to [[TakaraTomy]], Hasbro's longtime business partner in Transformers toys.
* After meeting Optimus Prime for the first time, Noah incorrectly calls him "Optimal". "Optimal Optimus" is the name of the original [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimus Primal's Transmetal 2 body]].
* When proposing different alternate modes to Noah, Mirage briefly turns into a F1 car, a reference to [[Mirage (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]'s alternate mode. He also turns into a Lamborghini Countach, which wasn't just a really cool car, but also famous in ''Transformers'' lore for being the alternate mode of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Generation 1 Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], as well as [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], in the same colors no less. He then turns into a Ferrari off-screen, the alternate mode of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Dino]], whose name in media outside of that movie was "Mirage". Doing so off-screen could be a poke at the difficulty Ferrari caused in getting their car on screen for ''Dark Of The Moon''.
* Mirage is incredulous over the news that musician [[Mark Wahlberg]] is leaving his band, the Funky Bunch, and going into acting—a good-natured jab at the actor's [[Cade Yeager|leading role]] in the earlier ''Transformers'' movies, ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and ''The Last Knight''.
* Scourge name-drops [[Primus]] as he taunts Optimus Prime, the first reference to the Transformers' creator god in any of the live-action movies.
* Scourge injures Prime's left flank in the museum battle, which mirrors the injuries [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gave to the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie.'' Prime even grasps the wound in the same way his predecessor did.
* Airazor explains that Unicron imbues his heralds with a "dark energy," which increases their power, but also has a corrupting effect—almost certainly a reference to [[Dark Energon]], the life-energy of Unicron introduced in the Aligned continuity. This was confirmed on the special features for the blu-ray of the movie.
* Unicron psychically tortures Scourge from afar in the same way he did [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* When Optimus Primal talks to Optimus Prime about how the Maximals trust the humans, he says there's "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|more to them than meets the eye]]".
* Optimus states the Cybertronian belief that "the battle with darkness" will continue: "[['Til all are one]]." This phrase, and the idea of a day prophesied in Cybertron legend when it will come to pass, originates with ''The Transformers: The Movie,'' and is here used to thematically connect with the shared struggle of the Autobots, Maximals, and humans.
* When the heroes are lining up for the final battle, brown fins briefly pop out of the sides of Wheeljack's head, evoking his [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1 design]].
* As the heroes charge towards the Terrorcon army, Optimus Primal commands Rhinox and Cheetor to "Maximize!", which was the Maximal [[activation code]] from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* Optimus Primal briefly fights with his double bladed scimitar from his [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|original toy]].
* In the final battle, when Unicron sends an army of Sweeps to reinforce his minions on Earth, they make their descent in the form of yellow-and-black orbs, which appears to be a nod to Unicron's [[Mini-Con]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the yellow-and-black sphere, [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]].
* The armored suit Mirage forms over Noah is conceptually an homage to the Generation 1 [[exosuit]]s, while its overall design hews closer to [[Kicker Jones]]' battlesuit from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.
* In a glorious homage to [[Transformers (film)|the 2007 movie]], the musical highlight of [[Steve Jablonsky]]'s "Arrival to Earth" plays as Optimus, Noah, and Primal escape the collapsing transwarp portal's suction.
* Optimus Prime's final speech is set to a remixed version of the track "No Sacrifice, No Victory" from the 2007 movie's score, which was also reprised for the endings of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
* [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and Transformers have frequently crossed over in comics and the occasional toyline over the years, though this marks the first time the two have co-existed in a feature film. Notably, the G.I. Joe insignia on Burke's business card is the version introduced in the film ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''.

==Real-life references==
* When Noah is getting a cable box working, he tunes in to the 1992 film ''{{w|Juice (1992 film)|Juice}}''.
* A TV screen briefly shows news coverage of the {{w|Murder trial of O. J. Simpson#Bronco chase|O. J. Simpson white Ford Bronco car chase}}, which places the events of the film near [[June 17]], 1994.
* Throughout the film, Noah and Kris use the codenames "[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]]" and "[[Tails]]" (and in one instance, Mirage is referred to as "{{w|Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles}}"), a nod to the characters from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' videogame series.
* Kris wears a shirt of the ''Mighty Morphin' [[Power Rangers]]'', another property owned by Hasbro. A poster of said series also appears on his wall.
* Kris is heard playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his [[Game Boy]]. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Noah gives their address as 974 Wilson Avenue in Brooklyn. While the avenue in question exists in reality, the street numbers only reach the 600s.
* Kris attempts to comfort Noah after his unsuccessful interview by relating his struggle to [[Superman]]'s difficulty finding a job before being hired by the {{w|Daily Planet}}.
* When Mirage compliments Noah after the car chase, he quotes the line "I like it a lot" from ''Dumb and Dumber''. However, see "Anachronisms".
* Also in the aftermath of the chase, he refers to the 1988 movie ''{{w|Big (film)|Big}}'' during his impression of Optimus Prime.
* Noah calls Mirage {{w|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.}} for obvious reasons. He also makes a reference to [[Indiana Jones]] when discovering the hidden temple in Peru.
* Bumblebee drops various voice lines from famous real-life films throughout the whole movie, including ''{{w|Die Hard}}'', ''[[Spaceballs]]'', ''{{w|They Live}}'', ''{{w|A Few Good Men}}'' and ''{{w|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}}.''
* While fleeing in the museum, Elena sings Zhané's song "{{w|Groove Thang}}" to try to calm herself down.
* As they rendezvous with the other Autobots for the trip to Peru, Mirage announces that "[[Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang]] is in the building."
* Elena sings the TLC song "{{w|Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls}}" to herself during the flight to Peru. However, see "Anachronisms".
* The {{w|Inti Raymi}} festival taking place when the Autobots arrive in Peru is a real festival that takes place on [[June 24]], further tying the film's events to that month.
* During the mountain road car chase at Peru, the shot of Scourge's insignia-covered grille reflected in Prime's rearview mirror homages a famous shot from [[Steven Spielberg]]'s 1971 film ''{{w|Duel (1971 film)|Duel}}.''
* When meeting Primal, Elena brings up the {{w|Nazca Lines}} and the archeological site at {{w|Tikal}}, asking if the Maximals were responsible for creating them. [[Order of the Witwiccans|In this case]], however, Primal takes no credit for human ingenuity.
* Mirage calls Optimus Primal "{{w|Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong}}".
* At the end of the film, Elena appears on the [[CBS]] news program ''[[60 Minutes]]''; host [[Lesley Stahl]] makes a cameo appearance as herself during the segment.
* The award on the wall that serves as the hidden switch to access the G.I. Joe base reads "Real Hero Award" with the image of an American flag, referencing the subtitle of the 1980s ''G.I. Joe'' franchise: "A Real American Hero".

==Errors==
===Filming, animation, and technical errors===
* When Scourge kills Apelinq, he welds his Maximal insignia to his right shoulder, but throughout the rest of the film, Apelinq's insignia is gone. In the same scene, Scourge says "They never learn...", but his mouth is not moving.
* A recurring error sees the CGI models for Freezer and Novakane, which were supposed to have unique head injuries for each character, being switched around at random at various points in the movie. A very noticeable example of this happens when Scourge deploys a single Sweep in Peru whose model has an intact head with just a pair of scars on its forehead, but is moments later replaced by the model with a much bigger wound and a missing left antenna. Several other Sweeps of varying sizes also reuse these models during the final battle, completely taking away the intended uniqueness of each head design.
* When Reek yells down the street as Noah and Kris depart, his dialogue does not match his lips.
*There are quite a few distance shenanigans in the fight at the museum:
** When Optimus Prime is about to throw his axe at Scourge, there is some distance between the two. However, in the next shot they are within just meters of each other.
** As Bumblebee powers down, Battletrap goes from standing on Optimus to right behind Scourge.
** Despite being close enough to drop Bumblebee's body in front of Optimus, when the shot cuts back to him Scourge is far back enough to take 4 steps closer to Optimus, and there is still enough space between him and Optimus for Airazor to safely separate the two with a wall of fire.
** When Airazor interrupts the fight, Battletrap and Nightbird are even further behind Scourge in the aerial shot, then are back to being right behind him when the shot changes.
* When Scourge says "Now, to add a Prime to my collection", his claw is both folded in on his arm and deployed at the same time.
* When Mirage attempts to eavesdrop on Noah and Kris' conversation, he is barely tall enough peer into the balcony while standing on a car. However, a minute later when Kris promises him to keep Noah safe he is somehow tall enough to comfortably look into the balcony without anything to stand on.
* The doors that go onto Wheeljack's back are unmarked brown in the scene of him transforming from van mode, but feature text on them in the very next cut where he is in robot mode.
* When Wheeljack audibly gasps at Noah assuming he can speak Spanish, his mouth is not moving.
* When Mirage and Optimus Prime turn into a street in Cusco, there is another Optimus Prime truck in the background. This can only be seen if you pause at the right moment.
* As Optimus decks Scourge during the Peru chase, Scourge seems to suffer a wardrobe malfunction as a wheel, meant to be inside his torso, springs out of his right armpit.
* Additionally, there are times when vehicles just disappear during the Switchback chase;
** Scourge's truck conveniently takes a lot of time to round a corner Optimus has just turned, despite being only feet behind him
** Mirage is no longer visible next to Nightbird when Battletrap pulls his 180 turn stunt.
* When Wheeljack is recovering from being attacked by Rhinox, his mouth is not moving as he says "Ay-ay-ay."
* As the heroes are walking through the jungle, the scene cuts to Elena while she is saying "So, what are you?", which does not match her lips.
* When Cheetor transforms, his spear tip floats for a few frames before reconnecting to the shaft.
* During the final battle, the line where Primal declares "We'll clear the way!" accidentally uses the scratch track recorded by David Sobolov rather than Ron Perlman's final VO. This led to some confusion among fans, who thought the line might have been spoken by Rhinox (who, despite Sobolov being credited for the role, is silent in the finished film), but Sobolov himself clarified the mix-up at a later convention panel.
* As Optimus Prime looks up at Unicron arriving at the mouth of the portal, Arcee can be seen scuttling about blasting Sweeps; except her blasters produce no laser effects.
* From the time Bumblebee acquires his offroad Camaro, his wheels are inconsistent between his robot and vehicle modes, with some shots showing his normal Camaro's wheels instead of the offroad ones. It is most visible for the wheels on his shoulders.
* Scourge's mouth is not moving as he proclaims "Unicron will prevail!" before shooting the transwarp control panel.
* Elena audibly whimpering in Bumblebee as he drives through hoards of Sweeps does not match her lips.

===Continuity errors===
* When Scourge slams Optimus against a nearby obelisk, the impact (followed by Scourge punching Prime in the face) somehow doesn't damage the structure, at least until Scourge breaks it with his hands. It also disappears in the next shot of Optimus.
* After Scourge incapacitates Bumblebee, he plucks his Autobot badge off with a normal left hand. In the following shot, however, his left hand is transformed into his giant claw and he is no longer holding the badge.
* During the chase out of Cusco, when Optimus Prime reaches the bend, the Terrorcons are very close behind him. However, when he transforms into robot mode, they are suddenly much further back.
* Nightbird and Battletrap, who were behind Scourge, are suddenly right behind Mirage after Optimus and Scourge begin fighting.
* When Stratosphere transforms in Peru, it starts with him facing away from Optimus Prime. However, in the next shot he's now facing towards him.
* When Scourge walks away with the second half of the key, his left arm switches from the claw to the cannon between shots.

===Geographic discontinuities===
* There ''is'' a museum on Ellis Island... however, it's a [https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/national-immigration-museum/ museum that documents the turn-of-the-century immigrant experience], and not the generalized natural history museum shown in the film. Notably, the actual museum is composited out of the movie's establishing shots so that the made-up museum setpiece can replace it.
* Elena states that she has never left New York. Ellis Island, her place of work, is almost completely owned by the state of New Jersey, discounting a small portion that was the island's original size that is still a part of New York. Even discounting that, the waters surrounding the island are wholly owned by the Garden State.
* When the Autobots arrive at Cusco, they land at the citadel of [[Sacsayhuamán]], an Inca fortress on the northern outskirts of the city, and the site is deserted. Even on a normal day, it should be crawling with tourists, but the Autobots are specifically said to arrive during the [[Inti Raymi]] festival... whose central activity is a recreation of an Inca ceremony ''at'' Sacsayhuamán.
* The fight with the corrupted Airazor takes place at Machu Picchu, which nobody is witness to, as again it is completely deserted. It should be crawling with tourists, the staff that works at the site, the guests and staff of the lodge located right next to the complex, or the population of the town of Aguas Calientes at the base of the mountain.

===Anachronisms===
* Though the "you died!" music and mention of Bowser imply Kris is playing ''Super Mario Bros.'' on his Game Boy, that game wouldn't see a release on the system until 1999's ''[https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros._Deluxe Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]'' on the Game Boy Color (which was incompatible with the original monochrome model anyway). The only ''Mario'' platformers released for Game Boy by 1994 were the ''Super Mario Land'' games, which featured different antagonists and music.
* The F1 car which Mirage briefly turns into is based on a design chassis that would be introduced at the very end of the 90s (at least [[1998]]/[[1999]]).
* Elena sings "Waterfalls" by TLC to calm herself down. Assuming the film takes place in June, it would still be a few months until the November 1994 release of the album ''CrazySexyCool'', which the song first appeared on.
* Similarly, Mirage quotes a line from ''Dumb and Dumber'', a film that would not release until December 1994.
* [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]] transforms into a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33), a vehicle that wouldn't be introduced until January 1995. However, it could be possible she scanned a modified R33 coupe, given non GT-R models had already been released at this point.
* A green car that was smashed and thrown in the Museum scene was a B5.5 Volkswagen Passat which would not be released until 2001.
* The promo for ''60 Minutes'' uses the program's contemporary imaging, including the use of the current CBS News logotype above that of the show.

==Music==
During the runup to the movie's theatrical release, star [[Tobe Nwigwe]], who portrays [[Reek]] in the film, collaborated with hip-hop mainstay Nas and Nigerian R&B artist Jacob Banks on the single "[[On My Soul]]", and released on [[May 19]], 2023. A remix of the song is featured during the climactic battle, though this particular mix has (sadly) not been released officially. Paramount also released a [[Transformers Rise of the Beats|Spotify-exclusive playlist]] featuring most of the 90s rap needle drops, including [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], and once again Nas, to name a few.

A score album, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music from the Motion Picture)]]'', was released to music streaming services on June 9, the same day as the film. An expanded vinyl edition of the score was later released on [[December 15]], featuring five bonus cues. Then, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of ''Rise of the Beasts'', a collection of pre-production music suites was compiled onto an album entitled ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music That Inspired the Score)]]'', which was released on June 9th, [[2024]].

==Home video releases==
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Just a month after its theatrical release, Paramount released ''Rise of the Beasts'' to digital storefronts on [[July 11]], with the DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray releases following a few months later on [[October 10]]. Bonus features include cast and crew featurettes and deleted/extended scenes.

==Reception==
{{quote|Thanks to some genuine human drama between the set pieces and palpable affection for the title characters, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is one of the franchise's more enjoyable outings.|Critics Consensus|[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_rise_of_the_beasts Rotten Tomatoes]}}

Coming off the back of the generally well-received ''Bumblebee'', ''Rise of the Beasts'' received mixed reviews. While critics largely praised the old-school adventure film sequences and the performances of the human leads, most criticism was directed at the film's protracted final battle scene and its overuse of computer-generated imagery—in particular, some critics juxtaposed the film's tamer action scenes against the madcap, sometimes over-the-top practical effect-based destruction employed by [[Michael Bay]] during his time in the director's chair. As of writing, the film holds a 51% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, although the audience score sits at a much higher 91%.

In the US and Canada, ''Rise of the Beasts'' opened to a strong $60.5 million start—higher than both ''The Last Knight'' and ''Bumblebee'' <ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-spider-man-spiderverse-1235412771/ "'Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts' Conquers 'Spider-Verse' With $60M+ Opening, But Animated Pic's Second Weekend Hold Strong -- Box Office"]</ref>—but suffered a brutal 66.1 percent drop in its second weekend, where it lost out to other June releases; ''{{w|The Flash (film)|The Flash}}'', ''{{w|Elemental (2023 film)|Elemental}}'', and ''{{w|Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse|Across the Spider-Verse}}''.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-flash-box-office-disappoint-pixar-elemental-flop-1235647927/ "'The Flash' Disappoints With $55 Million Debut, Pixar's 'Elemental' Flops With $29.5 Million in Battle of Box Office Lightweights"]</ref><ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W24/?ref_=bo_we_nav Domestic 2023 Weekend 24]</ref> A week later, the film took in a comparatively dismal $11 million.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-the-flash-no-hard-feelings-jennifer-lawrence-1235422274/ 'Spider-Verse' Swinging Ahead Of 'Elemental' After Game Of Chicken; 'Flash' Edging Out 'No Hard Feelings' -- Saturday PM Box Office]</ref> The film's domestic theatrical run came to a close in August 2023 with approximately a $439 million worldwide gross, marking the lowest-grossing instalment in the franchise.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-franchise-box-office-low/ Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Breaks Unfortunate Franchise Record - ComicBook]</ref>

Despite the lower-than-expected box office performance, Hasbro seems to regard the film as an overall success and noted it as one of the top box office performers of the year in a subsequent investor presentation.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/08/03/tfw2005-coverage-of-hasbro-2023-q2-earnings-conference-call-492111 TFW2005 Coverage Of Hasbro 2023 Q2 Earnings Conference Call]</ref> This optimism might come down to the fact that the summer 2023 movie slate was ''particularly'' packed; this, combined with a post-COVID shift in media demographics, means that pretty much every summer movie that wasn't ''{{w|Barbie (film)|Barbie}}'' or ''{{w|Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer}}'' underperformed to some degree. Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins described the film's performance as "not great, but good" and blamed its financial woes on an increasingly fractured global box office less receptive to American movies—especially in China, the franchise's biggest overseas market, where ''Rise of the Beasts''' gross of $90 million was only half of what Paramount had projected it to earn.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/film/features/brian-robbins-paramount-pictures-tmnt-mutant-mayhem-tom-cruise-1235679142/ After a Decade in Limbo, Brian Robbins Is Giving Paramount a Makeover With ‘Ninja Turtles,’ Tom Cruise and ‘Gladiator 2’]</ref> It should be noted that ''Rise of the Beasts'' was a huge hit in [[Peru]], where the film's third act is set; it surpassed ''{{w|Avengers: Endgame}}'' as the highest-grossing movie ever in the country,<ref>[https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/2023/08/02/transformers-el-despertar-de-las-bestias-es-la-pelicula-mas-taquillera-de-la-historia-en-peru-transformers-7-machu-picchu-103204 'Transformers: el despertar de las bestias' es la película más taquillera de la historia en Perú]</ref> and Peru ranks as the fourth highest-grossing territory for the film, behind only the United States, China and Mexico.<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2443334149/ Rise of the Beasts International Numbers]</ref>

In 2024, ''Rise of the Beasts'' received no nominations for a {{w|Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Award}}. None whatsoever, including a {{w|Razzie Redeemer Award}}.<ref>[https://variety.com/2024/film/news/razzie-nominations-2024-chris-evans-jennifer-lopez-1235879949/ Razzie Noms 2024: Chris Evans and Jennifer Lopez Up for Worst Actors; ‘Shazam 2’ and ‘Ant-Man 3’ Tie With 4 Nods - Variety]</ref> Although {{w|Jimmy Kimmel}} wasn't too fond of the movie as he even poked fun at its questionable state during the opening monologue at the {{w|96th Academy Awards}}.<ref>[https://lamag.com/awards-watch/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-monologue-best-and-worst-jokes Viewers Pan Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars Monologue: Best and Worst Jokes - LA Magazine]</ref>

==Development details==

[[File:TRANSFORMERS-2022.jpg|thumb|250px|This guy's got bearings of chrome steel.]]

* March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
* October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_P2fw_DlS4&t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
* February 12, 2016 — At [[Toy Fair 2016]], Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 7, along with the dates for the two preceding films.<ref name="toyfairreveal" />
* September 23, 2017 — At Licensing Europe 2017, Hasbro announces Transformers 7 will have an "entirely new, exciting storyline".<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/23/2019-transformers-movie-feature-entirely-new-storyline-349463 2019 Transformers Movie To Feature An Entirely New Storyline] on TFW2005</ref>
* February 16, 2018 — Hasbro clarifies at [[Toy Fair 2018]] that the film will be a reset of the franchise and has been delayed indefinitely until a new creative team is in place.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted] on TFW2005</ref>
* May 24, 2018 — Paramount drops the film from their release schedule.<ref>[http://collider.com/transformers-7-cancelled/amp/ Paramount Officially Pulls the Next 'Transformers' Sequel from Their Release Date Schedule] on Collider</ref>
* March 15, 2019 — di Bonaventura states a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' is in development.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/two-sequels-in-transformers-live-action-franchise-confirmed-in-development/43083/ Two Sequels in Transformers Live Action Franchise Confirmed in Development] on Seibertron</ref>
* March 18, 2019 — di Bonaventura claims that the next main ''Transformers'' film will be a reboot closely tied to the ''Bumblebee'' sequel, rather than a direct sequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. Either way, Paramount will pick the best script for ''Transformers 7'' and release that first.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bumblebee-producer-says-next-transformers-movie-wi/1100-6465652/ Bumblebee Producer Says Next Transformers Movie Will Be A Reboot] on GameSpot</ref>
[[File:Stevencaplejr autobot cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Hey, you think ''that's'' speed? You ain't seen the Golden Rocket.]]
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Then we will create ''alternate forms'', based on the most powerful local creatures!]]
* January 27, 2020 — Variety reports two ''Transformers'' films are being penned, to be produced simultaneously: one written by [[James Vanderbilt]], another to be written by [[Joby Harold]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/news/transformers-franchise-revamp-bumblebee-james-vanderbilt-joby-harold-1203482496/ ‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets a Revamp With Two Separate Films in the Works] on Variety</ref> Deadline reports that Vanderbilt's script is for a spin-off film based on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', while Harold's script continues the story from the ''Bumblebee'' film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/transformers-movies-paramount-1202843234/ Dual ‘Transformers’ Movies In The Works At Paramount] on Deadline</ref>
* May 2, 2020 — [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms that a new Transformers live-action movie is slated for release on [[June 24]], 2022. However, only one between Harold's ''Bumblebee'' sequel and Vanderbilt's ''Beast Wars'' film will make it to production first.
* August 21, 2020 — New Republic Pictures is announced as a new co-financier for Paramount in a ten-picture deal in the wake of the success of 2019's ''Rocketman''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/08/paramount-pictures-new-republic-pictures-10-picture-cofinancing-deal-top-gun-maverick-1203018250/ New Republic Pictures Signs 10-Pic Co-Fi Deal With Paramount Pictures; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Films] on Deadline</ref>
* November 16, 2020 — [[Steven Caple Jr.]] is announced as the director.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/transformers-director-steven-caple-jr-1234613830/ Transformers’: ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Tapped To Direct Next Installment In Paramount And Hasbro Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* April 1, 2021 — [[Anthony Ramos]] is in talks for a starring role.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-7-cast-anthony-ramos/ Exclusive: Anthony Ramos in Talks to Star in New 'Transformers' Movie] at Collider</ref>
* April 29, 2021 — [[Dominique Fishback]] is in final negotiations to star in the film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/04/transformers-dominique-fishback-anthony-ramos-paramount-eone-and-hasbro-franchise-1234746855/ 'Transformers': Dominique Fishback Lands Lead Role Opposite Anthony Ramos In Next Installment For The Paramount Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
* June 13, 2021 — A casting call sheet for filming in Montreal reveals that the film is set in [[1992]].<ref>[https://www.transformersfr.com/t5190p250-parlons-des-films-transformers-a-venir#190206 Rumeur ― le "7ème Film Transformers en prise de vue réelle" se déroulerait en 1992] on transformersfr.com</ref>
* June 22, 2021 — A Paramount virtual event is held in which the movie's title, premise, and few of the characters and cast are unveiled (revealing it to be both the ''Bumblebee'' and ''Beast Wars'' films in one).<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Currently attending a Paramount virtual event about the next #Transformers film. Report to follow!|link=https://twitter.com/search?q=(from%3ABWTF_Ben)%20until%3A2021-06-23%20since%3A2021-06-22|name=Ben Yee|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://bwtf.com/news/rise-of-the-beasts-character-descriptions|name=Ben Yee|site=BWTF|title=Movie News: "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" Character Descriptions|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref> The film's logo and official premise are also unveiled on official Transformers social media accounts.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The battle on Earth is no longer just between Autobots and Decepticons… Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons join Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, in theatres June 24, 2022.|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1407422768602181632|name=@transformers|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=22}}</ref>
* June 28, 2021 — [[Ron Perlman]] is announced to be reprising his role as Optimus Primal from ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''. [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]] are confirmed as writers, inspired by Joby Harold's earlier draft.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='''Ron Perlman''' has been tapped to voice Optimus Primal in '''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''', Collider has exclusively learned. [...] ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be led by rising stars '''Anthony Ramos''' (''In the Heights'') and '''Dominique Fishback''' (''Judas and the Black Messiah''), and '''Steven Caple Jr.''' (''Creed II'') is directing from a script by '''Darnell Metayer''' and '''Josh Peters''', who worked off an earlier draft by '''Joby Harold'''.|link=https://collider.com/ron-perlman-optimus-primal-voice-transformers-7-rise-of-the-beasts/|name=Jeff Sneider|site=Collider|title=Exclusive: 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Adds Ron Perlman as Voice of Optimus Primal|year=2021|month=06|day=28}}</ref>
* July 11, 2021 — Rapper [[Tobe Nwigwe]] announces on Instagram that he's been cast in the movie.<ref>[https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-s-tobe-nwigwe-earns-emmy-nom-16317174 Houston’s Tobe Nwigwe earns Emmy nom, 'Transformers' role] from the Houston Chronicle</ref>
* October 6, 2021 — Caple Jr. reveals the vehicle modes for the Autobot and Terrorcon cast through his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The squad is out…|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsm_wyLory/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=06}}</ref>
* October 20, 2021 — Filming is completed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=That’s a wrap 🎬|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVOw5z2r9TP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 21, 2021 — Cuscopolita reports on the vehicles with the film's Peru crew, confirming the unidentified vehicles as [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] and [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.facebook.com/cuscopolitamagazine/videos/1941112319403899|name=Cuscopolita|site=Facebook|title=Exclusiva con los Transformers|year=2021|month=10|day=20}}</ref>
* October 22, 2021 — Ramos makes a guest appearance on [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], confirming Cheetor, his favorite ''Beast Wars'' character, will be in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I am a ''Transformers'' fan, ''Beast Wars'' fan, Cheetor is my #1 favorite of all time, so it's dope to have Cheetor, to be in this movie with Cheetor, it's gonna be crazy.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjtxJqrv-bI&t=6051s|name=Anthony Ramos|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro PulseCon 2021 - DAY ONE|year=2021|month=10|day=22}}</ref>
* November 10, 2021 — Paramount announces the film has been delayed to [[June 9]], [[2023]].<ref name="2023release">{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has moved back a year and will now bow June 9, 2023. It previously was slated for June 24, 2022.|link=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-trek-transformers-movie-release-date-1235045937/|name=Aaron Couch|site=The Hollywood Reporter|title=‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ Movies Pushed Back at Paramount|year=2021|month=11|day=10}}</ref>
* February 15, 2022 — Paramount confirms that ''Rise of the Beasts'' will be the first entry in a trilogy of films.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be released theatrically in 2023 and is the first of three new installments. A new animated series from @Nickelodeon arrives this fall. And in 2024, the franchise expands further with a CG animated Transformers theatrical film. #ParamountPlus|link=https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493706271207292928|name=Paramount+|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=02|day=15}}</ref>
* October 11, 2022 — Caple Jr. reveals through Instagram that [[Pete Davidson]] is the voice of Mirage, and [[Michelle Yeoh]] is the voice of Airazor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sneak peek of Pete voicing Mirage & @michelleyeoh_official blessing us as the voice of Air Razor|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjlx3PPPC_J/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=11}}</ref>
* October 21, 2022 — [[Tobe Nwigwe]] states on an Instagram post that they are doing some re-shoots for ''Rise of the Beasts'', including featuring his character in additional scenes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The head people from ''Transformers'' said I did so good in my part they wanna add me to some more scenes. So I gotta go shoot some more stuff for ''Transformers''.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj9PnevsVb1/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=21}}</ref>
[[File:ROTBTeaserPoster.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I'd say that's PRIME! Let's do it!]]
* December 1, 2022 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWWDskI46Js official teaser trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures in conjunction with São Paulo's CCXP convention, giving audiences a first glimpse of the film and its various characters, including Mirage, Arcee, Scourge and the Maximals. Multiple voice cast members are also announced.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/12/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-peter-dinklage-liza-koshy-john-dimaggio-cast-1235186104/]</ref>
* December 2, 2022 — [[Jongnic Bontemps]] is announced as the film's score composer.<ref>[http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/12/02/jongnic-bontemps-to-compose-music-for-steven-caple-jr-s-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/]</ref>
* December 16, 2022 — Caple Jr. shares a clip of Peter Cullen performing on his Instagram account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=🐐|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPM80yPcsP/|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=12|day=16}}</ref>
* December 26, 2022 — Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal make a "guest" appearance on the 2022 [[Nickelodeon]] Nickmas NFL game, showcasing both modes and their transformations.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5X0F_AvY8Q YouTube upload] of a recording for Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal on the 2022 Nickmas NFL game</ref>
* January 31, 2023 — [[Sam Smith]] reveals toy concept art for a new character from the film, [[Freezer]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFlXXNOly1/</ref>
* February 12, 2023 — Paramount airs a 30-second TV spot detailing Mirage's Porsche 911 vehicle mode for Super Bowl LVII in collaboration with Porsche.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/02/2023-super-bowl-movie-trailers-the-flash-fast-x-transformers-ant-man-expected-1235247160/ Super Bowl Movie Trailer Spots Will Include ‘The Flash’, ‘Fast X’, ‘Transformers’ & ‘Ant-Man’ — Deadline]</ref>
* April 2, 2023 — During the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four on CBS, Paramount aired a first-of-its-kind mixed reality TV spot that showed off Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal appearing on a 90s basketball court that transformed from the court the actual basketball match was being played on. A few brief clips from the first trailer were also shown.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeeIfpbUAHg]</ref>
* April 6, 2023 — Actor [[Tongayi Chirisa]] announces on Instagram that he is the voice of Cheetor.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So there is a story to this!!! Per the usual standard .. I had to sign an NDA, so I had NO IDEA what I was reading for.. it was only when I was in the booth to do my voice over that it dawned on me that I was reading for TRANSFORMERS Like what!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯 I totally geeked out in the moment.. Man, to say this is mad exciting is an understatement... So thankful. So honored, so blessed!!!! Massive shout out and THANK YOU to @stevencaplejr for putting your boi on! Appreciate you, fam!!! @transformersmovie..🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 IT WAS ALL A DREAM!!!! Welcome, y'all. I am your transformer #CHEETOR!!!! Let's goooo!!!!!! #NdezvaMwari #Yeshua #smallbeginnings #ontherise|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqs_PQ1J_s6/|name=Tongayi Chirisa|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=04|day=06}}</ref>
* April 14, 2023 — To promote the film, Optimus Prime introduces Tobe Nwigwe's performance of "[[On My Soul]]" at {{w|Coachella}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Calling all Autobots. @TobeNwigwe and #OptimusPrime have rolled out to #Coachella. #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1647069845731803136|name=Transformers|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=04|day=14}}</ref>
* April 27, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itnqEauWQZM official trailer] is released by Paramount Pictures, revealing more of the movie and Unicron's role in the plot, as well as delivering a first, brief look at the Predacons.
* May 6, 2023 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxore0Gxwpc first clip] is showcased at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, showing the Autobots' first interaction with the Maximals.
* May 12, 2023 — The website Puliwood reveals the film's Hungarian dub cast...including the voice of [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]], a character that had not yet been announced to be appearing in the film.<ref>[https://www.puliwood.hu/ismertetok/exkluziv-ilyen-szinkronhangokkal-jon-a-transformers-a-fenevadak-kora-325900.html EXKLUZÍV: ilyen szinkronhangokkal jön a Transformers: A fenevadak kora]</ref>
* May 27, 2023 — The film's world premiere is held at Marina Bay Sands in [[Singapore]].
* June 5, 2023 — David Sobolov confirms on Instagram that he is also voicing Apelinq in the film.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtIhCcwu4Ld/|quote=#transformers #riseofthebeasts fans… I just saw our epic premiere in Brooklyn! Tonight, I’m excited to reveal that I am the voice… of Apelinq!|name=David Sobolov|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=06|day=05}}</ref>
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===Changes before, during, and after production===
[[File:ROTB-concept-Rampage.jpg|thumb|250px|I prefer to beat my enemies the old-fashioned way: brutally!]]
* An early cut of the film opened with a different prologue, in which a Decepticon named [[Transit (ROTB)|Transit]], dispatched from a Decepticon-controlled Cybertron to hunt down Optimus Prime, battles and is killed by Optimus, who dumps his body in the Hudson River alongside numerous other Decepticons who have tried to do the same in the past few years. The scene was dropped due to test audiences finding it too dark, but [[John DiMaggio]] remains credited as the voice of Transit even in the finished film. Most of the visual effects for the scene were completed, and it was included (sans the river-dumping part) as a bonus feature with the movie's home media release.
** The scene was replaced for the finished film with Unicron's attack on the Maximal homeworld, which in the earlier cut was recounted by Airazor with hologram visual-aids during the scene when she meets the Autobots mid-movie.
* A scene was filmed of (in their truck modes) Optimus intercepting and ramming Scourge through a wall in Cuzco.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/10/15/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-action-scene-between-autobots-terrocons-in-cuzco-explosions-443003 "Transformers Rise Of The Beasts – Action Scene Between Autobots & Terrocons In Cuzco & Explosions!"—TFW2005]</ref> No such sequence appeared in the final film, though a similar visual was used in one of [https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/05/08/even-more-new-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-character-posters-482376 Optimus Prime's character posters], set on the mountain road instead.
* Cheetor and Rhinox were initially intended to be introduced slightly earlier, encountering Elena and Noah in the underground cavern. In scenes interspersed with the Autobots' and Terrorcons' running battle on the hilltop road, Cheetor was to be the one who took down Freezer as he menaced the two humans, after which Noah's gauntlet would accidentally fire a shot at the Maximal, causing him and Rhinox to chase them through the cave. Cut in favor of making the Autobot/Terrorcon battle one unbroken scene, the alternate version was included as a bonus on the home media release.
*According to concept artists [[Eddie Del Rio]] and [[Shane Baxley]] more [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] other than Scorponok were considered to have a role in the movie; known characters include: [[Waspinator (ROTB)|Waspinator]], [[:File:ROTBRamhorn.jpg|Ramhorn]], [[:File:Snapper.jpg|Snapper]], [[:File:EdiBa.jpeg|Blackarachnia]], [[:File:ROTBSpittor.jpg|Spittor]] and [[:File:Rampage-face.jpg|Rampage]].
** However while development on the first three of them only got as far as rough sketches, it appears Rampage went pretty far into production before being scrapped, to the point where he was originally supposed to appear as [[:File:ROTB-Rampage-concept.jpg|a deceased corpse]] during the underground cavern sequence of the movie and [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu44E6aoECC/ a full 360° CGI model] was even animated for the character.
**Two years after the movie's release, Del Rio posted concepts for [[:File:13-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Waspinator-Concept-Art.jpg|his]] [[:File:14-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Spittor-Concept-Art.jpg|alternate]] [[:File:15-Rise-Of-The-Beasts-Ramhorn-Concept-Art.jpg|takes]] on the Predacons which this time included full colour schemes. As well as that, he also posted similar concepts for Blackarachnia and Snapper, revealing that they too were also once considered to appear in the film.
* Multiple changes were made to the film's ending, which originally had a much darker tone like the scrapped opening. Originally, Mirage wasn't planned to survive the final battle, and Optimus would have been sucked into the portal after destroying the Transwarp Key and wind up floating in space before Unicron in the post-credits scene. Reactions by the audience in test screenings convinced Caple to change the ending to something a bit more hopeful, wanting to let the good guys get a solid win.<ref name=AltEnding>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-ending-1235512382/ ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Talks That Ending, Hailee Steinfeld and Test Screening Changes — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The scene of Prime and Unicron was included as an extra with the home media release.
* Two versions of the final scene were filmed: one in which Agent Burke's business card reveals him to be part of [[Sector Seven]], and the version used in the film, in which he's part of G.I. Joe. According to Caple, the Sector Seven version was filmed only as misdirection, and the G.I. Joe version was always the one he intended to use.<ref name=Joe/>
* Other deleted/extended scenes included on the home media release include: Elena's moment of panicked disbelief (prominently showcased in the movie's trailer) shortly after the museum battle; Noah speaking with his mother when he returns home after the museum battle; a wholesomely cute moment between Elena and Airazor before Mirage and Noah join the group to depart for Peru, in which Airazor explains the Maximal insignia; and a short scene of Optimus Primal about to hand the Transwarp Key over to Optimus Prime, before they are interrupted by Airazor's rampage.
* Additional cuts not represented in the extras from throughout the film included: a scene of Bumblebee showing a polaroid of himself and [[Charlie Watson]] to Optimus Prime as they wait outside the museum, to emphasise that some humans are trustworthy; innuendos between Arcee and Wheeljack that hint at a romantic attraction between the two; some dialogue from Scourge emphasising that (not unlike Galvatron in the original animated movie) he is an unwilling servant of Unicron; a scene of Wheeljack lending his glasses to Optimus Prime to use like a telescope; and an alternate plan to destroy the Transwarp Key in the final act that involves using the deceased Airazor's spark as a bomb, only for the bomb to be lost, leaving Elena to figure out the codes.
* During production, the Scorponok drones initially had a troll-like robot mode, and dozens of them would have merged into a massive Scorponok [[combiner]] that towered over the Autobots and Maximals in the final battle. Although their [https://www.eddiedelrio.com 3D models] were made, they were ultimately cut out.
* Concept art was created for a fourth Terrorcon who ultimately never made it to the final film. This character was referred to with the working name “[[:File:Bloodhound.jpeg|'''Bloodhound''']]” <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuheJkfxGeW/|quote=Early ideas for #bloodhound. He was my first task so I mostly carried over the process used on #bumblebee back in 2017. Swipe and you can see the rough sculpts I did in VR to capture attitude/proportion/etc. Then I would paint in details with photoshop. By the end of the show I was blocking in VR then jumped straight to zbrush/maya as it took roughly the same amount of time to sculpt everything.|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=10}}</ref> and would have transformed into a demonic-looking Oldsmobile 442. <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuPeUkzROiu/|quote=BLOODHOUND! This was the first #terracon Haworth had me do using an #oldsmobile442 which I think @stevencaplejr has in his garage? Unfortunately the scenes with this guy got cut - but he still got #imdb credit 🤣🤙🏻 #transformers #riseofthebeasts|name=Shane Baxley|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=03}}</ref>
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==Notes==
* In a first for the franchise, the lead human actors, multiple writers, the composer, and the director are all people of color.
* This is the first movie in the series not to be worked on by [[Industrial Light & Magic]]; this time around the CG effects were done by [[Moving Picture Company]] and [[WetaFX]].
* Steven Caple Jr. was initially sceptical of working on a ''Transformers'' movie, which at that point in development was being called ''Bumblebee 2'', because he was uncertain about jumping right into another sequel after directing ''{{w|Creed II}}''—however, the incorporation of elements inspired by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', which Caple Jr. had been a fan of, helped sway him. Upon joining the project, he pitched several revisions, drawing from his enthusiasm for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' by adding [[Unicron]] (and the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s) and Noah's exosuit, along with a prologue on the [[Maximal]]s' homeworld and a new arc for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] centred around his initial misanthropy.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The first time that- I did ''Creed 2'', and the first time the studio ever knocked on my door, it was for ''Bumblebee 2''. And I was like, "I don't want to do- I just came out from ''Creed 2'', I don't want to do a sequel..." you know? And so a year had gone by—or maybe two, right before COVID—and they said, "we found out the story we want to tackle: we want to bring in ''Beast Wars''." I was like, "I know all about ''Beast Wars'', I'm down for ''Beast Wars''." And so they developed a script on their own, they passed it to me—2020, October 5th, I remember the date—and I jumped right in and I kind of did my own version of the pitch, I said: "I love where you guys are going, you guys want to do New York, you guys want to do the 90s, you want to do Peru, but here's what I'll do, with the characters..." So I changed up Optimus Prime, I gave him a whole pitch on how I would start him with like, not loving humans at first, and not besiding Noah right off the rip, they're gonna have friction between the two... Gave 'em a pitch for Optimus Primal, where they start off in the top of the movie, and I gave them a new Unicron- I mean a new villain, which was Unicron and the Terrorcon squad. I just felt like, as a fan, we've been tiptoeing around Unicron, and all the other films kind of like hinted towards him towards the end, and I just really want to expand the universe and I felt like he was that perfect source to do so, because he tells us there's another world out there, there's more Transformers out there, it's not just Autobots and Decepticons. And then of course the [[exosuit]], that was my idea, it was homage to the 80s cartoon, so... It was a bit of that, pitched it to 'em and they loved the heart, they love where I was going with the direction of the characters, and yeah, they kind of gave me the key to play!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxUukVwKLCc|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Collider|title=Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Interview: Director Reveals Big Change to Film|year=2023|month=06|day=06}}</ref>
* [[Tobe Nwigwe]]'s character of [[Reek]] was based Steven Caple Jr.'s friend Tarik Jackson, who passed away before shooting began in 2021.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The way I got the ''Transformers'' role was insane. [...] One of [Steven Caple Jr.'s] best friends was a fan of the music, and his best friend, right, like, as they was getting ready to start shooting the movie... passed. Passed, yeah. And he had Paramount Studios reach out to me to try to play a specific- the best friend role in ''Transformers''. They kind of emulated who his best friend was in real life. He told Paramount [...] "reach out to Tobe and if he send anything back that's even ''halfway'' decent... I want to use him." But because I had never done no acting ever in my life, I just had this script right here, and just read it like I was acting, and just recorded myself on the iPhone and I was like, "yo there's no way in hell..." [...] I did that, sent that in, and they liked it!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfAoWTKh3R8&t=2638s|name=Tobe Nwigwe|site=Sway's Universe|year=2023|month=01|day=23}}</ref>
* The fourth-wall-breaking [[Mark Wahlberg]] namedrop was ad-libbed by [[Pete Davidson]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We wanted to break the fourth wall. In all fairness, Pete Davidson made that up in the booth, and we laughed so hard, we're like in tears, and we're like there's no way we could not use this. We had ad-libbed a whole bunch of stuff. One was on, "Beanie Babies was weird", and he was like, what about Marky Mark leaving the Funky Bunch? And we were just in tears. And then we showed the studio and everybody loved it and was like, "let's just break the fourth wall. Do it."|link=https://gizmodo.com/breaking-the-fourth-wall-in-transformers-rise-of-the-b-1850514340|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=io9|title=Breaking the Fourth Wall in ''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''|year=2023|month=06|day=09}}</ref>
* During the production of the film, Ramos had to acquire a driver's license at Caple Jr.'s behest.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DDi5f1SL4oESslcZLjhhG|name=Anthony Ramos|site=the Spout Podcast|year=2021}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=I had a two-week window to get an appointment at the DMV, and the DMV was initially uncooperative. Finally, after much haggling, I was able to secure an appointment. I took the test in my mother's car after a few months of practice with an instructor. Fortunately, I was able to pass.|link=https://theplaylist.net/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-anthony-ramos-talks-representation-in-franchises-getting-his-drivers-license-for-the-film-interview-20230607/|name=Anthony Ramos|site=The Playlist|title='Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts': Anthony Ramos Talks Representation In Franchises & Getting His Driver's License For The Film [Interview]|year=2023|month=06|day=07}}</ref>
* During an interview with a fan, voice actor David Sobolov revealed that Caple Jr. would create storyboards using Transformers toys. Awesome!<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdsfclO5etE&t=1106 "ROTB UNICRON IS THRILLING!" | Interview with DAVID SOBOLOV (Rhinox + Battletrap)! - YouTube]</ref>
* According to Caple Jr., Optimus's unmasked face was modeled after Peter Cullen's.
* As a result of Transit's removal, this is the first live-action film to not feature the Decepticons in any capacity.
* To keep the secret of the ''G.I. Joe'' tease at the end of the movie, most copies of the script and the version of the scene shot for test screenings all used [[Sector Seven]] instead. Michael Kelly also didn't know the big twist with his character until he arrived on set. Caple Jr. even had only a single ''G.I. Joe'' business card printed, on the day of filming, and took it from the set himself afterwards for safekeeping!<ref name=Joe>{{citesocial|quote=There was one version of the script that mentioned the G.I. Joe reveal. All other copies, including the one in the studio's possession, described the military organization as Sector 7. "That way no one could leak the script," Caple notes. [...] Caple says they shot two versions of Kelly's scene, one where Burke's business card reads Sector 7 and one where the card reads G.I. Joe, so audiences in test screenings wouldn't know the true reveal. There was only one copy of the G.I. Joe business card, and Caple took that himself from set for safe keeping. "I was like, 'I'm taking this. I don't want this to be found on the floor,'" he says. "I actually didn't have them printed out until that day [on set]. We were very cautious of it, man. We were really trying to be as secretive as possible."|link=https://ew.com/movies/transformers-g-i-joe-crossover-plans/|name=Nick Romano|site=Entertainment Weekly|title=Inside the top-secret plans for Transformers and G.I. Joe|year=2023|month=06|day=12}}</ref>
* This is the first live-action Transformers movie where the Japanese dub wasn't sound directed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]]. Instead it is directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], who had been responsible for the dub of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
* ''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin3jing4 Gam1gong1: Kwong4sau3 Gwat6hei2''''' (變形金剛：狂獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''French:'' '''''Transformers : Le Réveil des Bêtes''''' (Canada, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''German:'' '''''Transformers: Aufstieg der Bestien''''' ("Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
* ''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers: A fenevadak kora''''' ("Transformers: The Age of the Beasts")
* ''Italian: '' '''''Transformers: Il Risveglio''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening")
* ''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Chāonéng Yǒngshì Juéqǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：超能勇士崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beast Wars")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Despertar das Feras''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Despertar de las Bestias''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
* ''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Voskhozhdeniye Zverobotov''''' (Трансформеры: Восхождение Звероботов, "Transformers: Rise of the Beastbots")
* ''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Chas Zvirobotiv''''' (Трансформери: Час Звіроботів, "Transformers: Time of the Beastbots")

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Please don't chop up an bad image from another website and not credit them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:07, 27 February 2025 (EST)
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:''Scrapper is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Microscrapper.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|]]

'''Scrapper''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Gran Arm]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as something of a showy comedian.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Scrapper and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
*'''Gran Arm''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder torso, head

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Gran Arm transforms into a payloader, and can also form the chest to any similar-build Six-Team robot ([[Sixturbo]], Sixbuilder, or [[Sixwing]]), as well as the back to ''any'' Six-Team combined robot, though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s chest.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Buckethead]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/GranArm/granarm.htm More information on Scrapper at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1203/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Digger.html Scrapper toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Scrapper, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

Scrapper (Micromaster)

2025-02-27T21:02:42Z

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{Noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Scrapper}}
:''Scrapper is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
{{mainpic|10:51, 24 April 2009 (EDT)}}
[[File:Microscrapper.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|]]

'''Scrapper''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Gran Arm]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as something of a showy comedian.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Scrapper and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
*'''Gran Arm''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder torso, head

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Gran Arm transforms into a payloader, and can also form the chest to any similar-build Six-Team robot ([[Sixturbo]], Sixbuilder, or [[Sixwing]]), as well as the back to ''any'' Six-Team combined robot, though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s chest.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Buckethead]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/GranArm/granarm.htm More information on Scrapper at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1203/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Digger.html Scrapper toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Scrapper, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

File:Microscrapper.jpg

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Scavenger (Micromaster)

2025-02-27T21:00:22Z

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{{noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Scavenger}}
:''Scavenger is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Microdigger.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|]]

'''Scavenger''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Digger]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder|Decepticon Build Team]]. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as a hardworking jokester.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Scavenger and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
*'''Digger''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder right fist, rifle

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Digger transforms into an excavator truck, and can also form the right arm to any Six-Team robot (he is only properly compatible with the right fist for Sixbuilder), though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s right arm.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)|Scavenger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Digger/digger.htm More information on Scavenger at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1205/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Gran+Arm.html Scavenger toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Scavenger, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

File:Microdigger.jpg

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Mixmaster (Micromaster)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Mixmaster}}
:''Mixmaster is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Mixmicro.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|]]

'''Mixmaster''' (ミックスマスター ''Mikkusumasutā'') is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Mixing]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as a pacifistic gun collector... okay, probably not so much the pacifist.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Mixmaster and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
[[File:Decepticon Micromaster Mixmaster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
*'''Mixing''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder left footplate

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Mixing transforms into a cement mixer truck, and can also form a leg to any similar-build Six-Team robot ([[Sixturbo]], Sixbuilder or [[Sixwing]]), though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s left leg.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Quickmix (Universe)|Quickmix]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Mixing/mixing.htm More information on Mixmaster at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1207/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Mixing.html Mixmaster toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Mixmaster is the only member of the Decepticon Build Team who is explicitly named in the story materials. This is enough to let us take educated guesses on the names of the other five members of the team.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

File:Mixmicro.jpg

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Long Haul (Micromaster)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{Noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Long Haul}}
:''Long Haul is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Microhaul.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|]]

'''Long Haul''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Treader]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as a taciturn brawler.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Long Haul and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
*'''Treader''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder right footplate

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Treader transforms into a dump truck, and can also form a leg to any similar-build Six-Team robot ([[Sixturbo]], Sixbuilder or [[Sixwing]]), though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s right leg.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)|Long Haul]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Treader/treader.htm More information on Long Haul at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1206/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Treader.html Long Haul toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Long Haul, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

File:Microhaul.jpg

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Bonecrusher (Micromaster)

2025-02-27T20:52:10Z

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{{faction|decepticon}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Bonecrusher}}
:''Bonecrusher is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Microbone.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|]]

'''Bonecrusher''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Crush-Bull]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as a somewhat naive but hardworking leader.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Bonecrusher and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
*'''Crush-Bull''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder legs/hips

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Crush-Bull transforms into a bulldozer, and can also form the chest to any similar-build Six-Team robot ([[Sixturbo]], Sixbuilder or [[Sixwing]]), as well as the back to ''any'' Six-Team robot, though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s back.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)|Bonecrusher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Crush-Bull/crush-bull.htm More information on Bonecrusher at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1202/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Crush-Bull.html Bonecrusher toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Bonecrusher, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

File:Microbone.jpg

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Gren

2025-02-27T00:34:23Z

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{{noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig2|the Micromaster|the Constructicon known as "Hook" in English|Hook (G1)}}
:''Gren is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Gren.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|]]

'''Gren''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Iron Lift]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as a fleet-footed hand-to-hand fighter.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Gren and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
* '''Iron Lift''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder left fist

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Iron Lift transforms into a hook-crane truck, and can also form the left arm to any Six-Team robot (he is only compatible with the left Sixbuilder fist part), though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s left arm.

:This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)|Hightower]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/IronLift/ironlift.htm More information on Gren at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1204/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Iron+Lift.html Gren toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Gren, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode. For those playing along at home, "Gren" (グレン ''Guren'') is the Japanese name for [[Hook (G1)#Foreign names|Hook]], and is a dialectical variant of "crane" (クレーン ''Kurēn'').

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

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