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Clawtrap

2026-02-24T02:18:58Z

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:''Clawtrap is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RiD 2015 Mighty Big Trouble Clawtrap.jpg|thumb|right|350px|You just activated my Clawtrap card!]]

If anyone is leading the ragtag crew of [[Scavengers (RID)|Scavengers]], it's '''Clawtrap'''. When it comes to digging up old Cybertronian relics, Clawtrap leads by example, such as stealing [[Thermidor]]'s old rusty ship. And if more persuasion is needed, he's not afraid to mete out some old-fashioned violence, though a threat is usually just enough.

He'd prefer to be partnered with that high-flying [[Aerobolt]]. But since that ungrateful bird thinks he's too good for him, he'll settle for [[Bashbreaker (RID)|Bashbreaker]]. After all, if those Mini-Cons want his protection, they have to do what he says.

==Ficiton==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[André Sogliuzzo]] (English), [[Haruo Yamagishi]] (Japanese)|[[Michele Radice]] (Italian), [[Frédéric Meaux]] (French), [[Helmut Gauß]] (German), [[Waldemar Barwiński]] (Polish), [[Ettore Zuim]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:MiniConMadness Clawtrap sword.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A COSTLY MISTAKE]]
Clawtrap was unhappy when [[Scatterspike (RID)|Scatterspike]] returned empty-handed from a scavenging mission, but told her the planet still harbored great treasures. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} He dispatched Thermidor and [[Tricerashot (RID)|Tricerashot]] to find another relic, and had to put up with Thermidor's complaining over the comm. When the pair were defeated, he forcibly hauled them back through the [[GroundBridge]]. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

Clawtrap and his crew followed a signal to an automated vessel, from which they were able to retrieve the [[Dark Star Saber]] from the sea floor. Clawtrap's joy was short-lived, as the Mini-Cons abruptly stole their [[Weaponizers' ship|sub-orbital craft]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] arrived through a GroundBridge to claim the sword. Starscream demanded the location of the Mini-Cons, and when Clawtrap revealed they'd already fled, Starscream sent him flying into the ocean with a swipe of the sword. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Swearing vengeance on Starscream, Clawtrap and his crew attempted to hunt down the Mini-Cons, and indeed found them, however the Mini-Cons had teamed up with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and Team Bee. With the use of the relics they'd recovered, the scavengers put up a decent fight against the Autobots and trapped them in an energy net, only for Starscream to swoop in and snatch up the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Thanks to Thermidor, the Autobots escaped their net and, with some help from Tricerashot, defeated the scavengers and put them in restraints; Clawtrap and his crew were then secured by Optimus Prime aboard [[Prime Force One|his ship]] for transport back to Cybertron and justice. {{storylink|Worthy}}
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==Notes==
*Clawtrap shares a [[body-type]] with [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], though he lacks eyestalks.
*Clawtrap was called "Scuttle" in development. This preliminary name was used in Thermidor's online toy bio.<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/product/transformers-rid-combiner-force-warriors-class-thermidor:CAA2ACC0-5056-9047-F524-83544072E6E4 TRANSFORMERS: RID COMBINER FORCE WARRIORS CLASS THERMIDOR listing]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Clawtrap''' (クロートラップ ''Kurōtorappu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Qián Zhuǎ''' (钳爪,"Pincer Claw")

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Thieves]]

Thermidor

2026-02-24T02:12:46Z

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:''Thermidor be a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RID2015-PretzelLogic-Thermidor-standing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Full name: Thermidor Aux Crevettes With A Mornay Sauce Garnished With Truffle Pâté, Brandy And With A Fried Egg On Top And Spam.]]

Avast! '''Thermidor''' be the crustiest crustacean ever to ply the Cybertronian space lanes, a cranky ole [[Lobstercon]] who's thrown his lot in with the [[Scavengers (RID)|Scavengers]] after that bilge rat [[Clawtrap]] pilfered his prized ship from him.<ref>Hasbro.com Warrior Class Thermidor bio</ref> Quick with a jibe and even quicker with a claw, Thermidor's eager to keelhaul any landlubbers who get in his way. He's not fond of his [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Tricerashot (RID)|Tricerashot]], who has yet to develop his sea legs when it comes to lootin', plunderin', and the finer points o' Decepticon piracy.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jim Cummings]] (English), [[Minoru Hirota]] (Japanese)|[[Giovanni Battezzato]] (Italian), [[Lutz Riedel]] (German), [[Arturo Mercado Jr.]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Tomasz Traczyński]] (Polish), [[Ivo Roberto]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:PretzelLogic Tricerashot rides on Thermidor.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Just when you thought "Card Games on Motorcycles" was too much.]]
Thermidor looked on when [[Scatterspike (RID)|Scatterspike]] and [[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] returned to the Scavengers' base. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} Teamed with Tricerashot, Thermidor went in search of a relic, which he secretly intended to use to retake command of [[Thermidor's ship|his ship]] from Clawtrap. He located the relic in a cave, only to come up against the formidable team of [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and [[Gunter|Brother Gunter]]. When the rest of Team Bee arrived, Thermidor and Tricerashot fled by road. Discovering that their GroundBridge was temporarily out, Thermidor thought it would be a good idea to make a diversion by threatening to bring down a ski lift full of people, however he was neatly defeated by Grimlock. He and Tricerashot were dragged back through a GroundBridge portal by Clawtrap, minus the relic. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

[[File:RID2015-PretzelLogic-Thermidor.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He's happy Clawtrap doesn't have a toy.]]
He and the other Scavengers tracked a signal to an automated vessel, where they found the [[Dark Star Saber]], only for the Mini-Cons to run off in their [[Weaponizers' ship|sub-orbital craft]], and for [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to arrive and claim the sword, using it to sweep them all into the sea. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Using the relics they'd recovered, the scavengers were able to hold their own, especially when Thermidor discovered his relic could create energy shields. The scavengers finally managed to trap the Autobots in a net, only for Starscream to swoop in and snatch up the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Thermidor attempted to claim Optimus's [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]], but only succeeded in shorting out the energy net. With some help from Tricerashot, the Autobots defeated the Scavengers and put them in restraints; they were then secured by Optimus Prime aboard [[Prime Force One|his ship]] for transport back to Cybertron and justice. {{storylink|Worthy}}
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==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
[[File:RID15-toy Thermidor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's basically alternate universe Zoidberg on steroids.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Thermidor''' (Warrior Class, 2017)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters

: Part of the eleventh wave of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' line's]] Warrior Class toys, and the third wave of the ''[[Combiner Force]]'' subline, Thermidor is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of [[Bisk (RID)#Warrior|Bisk]], transforming from a lobster-bot into a futuristic sports car. He comes with a pair of non-firing blasters, which can slot into the top of his claws via [[5 mm post]]s in both modes.

: Like his mold-mate Bisk, two-thirds of his head is molded in a softer plastic thanks to being very thin and spindly, though this requires some extra care when transforming him to car mode. His long antennae need to slot into barely-there grooves on his chestplate ridge when the head is folded in, and then the antennae ends need to slide into thin trenches on the undersides of his feet so they don't bend ''too'' far... ''or'' you can just pop the head off the balljoint and not have to deal with it in car mode at all.

: Thermidor's scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his robot front, accessible while still in-package.

==Notes==
*Thermidor shares a [[body-type]] with [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], but has a different head that lacks eyestalks and features a horn-like protrusion above his eyes (just like on real lobsters). He retains the gamer bot's car kibble from "[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]", but instead turns into an actual earth car.
*Like Bisk, his name is a reference to a lobster dish—in his case {{w|Lobster Thermidor|lobster thermidor}}.
*Believe it or not, blue lobsters actually exist! They're incredibly rare, though. It's estimated only one in two million lobsters are the same bright blue Thermidor is.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Thermidor''' (サーミドー ''Sāmidō'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rè Yuè''' (热月,"Hot Month")

==References==
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[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Thieves]]

Toolbox

2026-02-23T13:46:55Z

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:''Toolbox is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TRID E 38 Toolbox Robot Mode.jpg|thumb|250px|Well you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.]]
Much like his fellow, identical Mini-Con, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], '''Toolbox''' was one of many older-model [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s assigned to guard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. He shares many things with Fixit and the multitude of other Mini-Cons station aboard the prison ship, including appearance, the sound of his vocal processor, and the multi-purpose tools and weaponry that aid him in ensuring the prisoners stay locked up.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Mitchell Whitfield]] (English), [[Yoshiyuki Matsūra]] (Japanese)|[[Federico Viola]] (Italian), [[Philippe Tasquin]] (French), [[Gerald Schaale]] (German), [[Krzysztof Szczerbinski]] (Polish)}}
At one point, Toolbox received upgrades alongside [[Flowchart]], [[Schematic]], and [[Rundown]].

When the back half of the ''Alchemor'' crashed in the waters outside Crown City, Toolbox was one of the many Mini-Cons aboard who were overpowered by escaped Decepticon prisoners and fitted with inhibitor collars, keeping them from being able to transform or access the weaponry needed to pacify the prisoners. After [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Glowstrike]], and [[Saberhorn]] took over, he and his fellow Mini-Cons were put to work repairing the portion of the ship, so that the Decepticons aboard might use it to plunder the galaxy.

However, after [[Steeljaw (RID)|a new Decepticon]] arrived on the island, Toolbox heard tell of a group of Autobots on Earth. With the back half of the ''Alchemor's'' repairs nearly complete, Toolbox escaped "Decepticon Island", and found his way to [[Denny Clay|Denny Clay's]] scrapyard, where he collapsed from weariness. After being given a buff and a tune up from Fixit, he regained his strength, and described what had happened. Together with the Autobots, they devised a plan to infiltrate Decepticon Island and set of a bomb to cryo freeze the entirety of the Decepticons on the island all at once. However, in the midst of their infiltration, another captured Mini-Con, [[Cinch]], spotted Toolbox and called out to him, alerting the Decepticons to their presence. Soon, Toolbox and the Autobots were surrounded, and then "welcomed" by the island's new leader: Steeljaw, wielding a pair of [[Decepticon Hunter|Decepticon Hunters]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Thankfully, Toolbox and the others were able to get away thanks to [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade's]] quick thinking. Deciding to split up, Toolbox led [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to the ventilation system. However, Steeljaw anticipated their plan, and, having acquired Bumblebee's Decepticon Hunter, used them to power himself up to fight the two Autobots, while Toolbox looked on.

As the battle continued, strongly in Steeljaw's favor, Toolbox called for help on an Autobot-only frequency. His pleas for help were met by his fellow Mini-Cons, whose collars had been disabled much like Toolbox's own. As the others opened fire on Steeljaw using their built-in weapons, Toolbox joined in, helping Optimus to give Bumblebee enough time to finish setting up the cryo bombs. Once the bombs were set, the Mini-Cons used their system probes on Steeljaw, forcing him to drop his Decepticon Hunters and lose his power-up. Bumblebee dove for the weapons, and after powering ''himself'' up, easily dispatched Steeljaw, giving everyone enough time to escape the Alchemor before the bombs went off.

With the Decepticons all back in stasis, Toolbox and his fellow Mini-Cons elected to complete the Alchemor's repairs and return to Cybertron, taking with them the Decepticon prisoners, Optimus, Windblade, [[Ratchet (WFC)| Ratchet]], and [[Undertone]], who had also joined the group for this mission. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Toys==
{{note|Toolbox does not have any official toys to his name, but one can easily use any of [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]'s [[Fixit (RID)#Toys|toys]] as a stand-in.}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Toolbox''' (トゥールボックス ''Tūrubokkusu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Qīng Miàn Shén''' (青面神,"Green Face God")

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Mini-Cons]]

Toolbox

2026-02-23T13:46:07Z

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:''Toolbox is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TRID E 38 Toolbox Robot Mode.jpg|thumb|250px|Well you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.]]
Much like his fellow, identical Mini-Con, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], '''Toolbox''' was one of many older-model [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s assigned to guard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. He shares many things with Fixit and the multitude of other Mini-Cons station aboard the prison ship, including appearance, the sound of his vocal processor, and the multi-purpose tools and weaponry that aid him in ensuring the prisoners stay locked up.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Mitchell Whitfield]] (English), [[Yoshiyuki Matsūra]] (Japanese)|[[Federico Viola]] (Italian), [[Philippe Tasquin]] (French), [[Gerald Schaale]] (German), [[Krzysztof Szczerbinski]] (Polish)}}
At one point, Toolbox received upgrades alongside [[Flowchart]], [[Schematic]], and [[Rundown]].

When the back half of the ''Alchemor'' crashed in the waters outside Crown City, Toolbox was one of the many Mini-Cons aboard who were overpowered by escaped Decepticon prisoners and fitted with inhibitor collars, keeping them from being able to transform or access the weaponry needed to pacify the prisoners. After [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Glowstrike]], and [[Saberhorn]] took over, he and his fellow Mini-Cons were put to work repairing the portion of the ship, so that the Decepticons aboard might use it to plunder the galaxy.

However, after [[Steeljaw (RID)|a new Decepticon]] arrived on the island, Toolbox heard tell of a group of Autobots on Earth. With the back half of the ''Alchemor's'' repairs nearly complete, Toolbox escaped "Decepticon Island", and found his way to [[Denny Clay|Denny Clay's]] scrapyard, where he collapsed from weariness. After being given a buff and a tune up from Fixit, he regained his strength, and described what had happened. Together with the Autobots, they devised a plan to infiltrate Decepticon Island and set of a bomb to cryo freeze the entirety of the Decepticons on the island all at once. However, in the midst of their infiltration, another captured Mini-Con, [[Cinch]], spotted Toolbox and called out to him, alerting the Decepticons to their presence. Soon, Toolbox and the Autobots were surrounded, and then "welcomed" by the island's new leader: Steeljaw, wielding a pair of [[Decepticon Hunter|Decepticon Hunters]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Thankfully, Toolbox and the others were able to get away thanks to [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade's]] quick thinking. Deciding to split up, Toolbox led [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to the ventilation system. However, Steeljaw anticipated their plan, and, having acquired Bumblebee's Decepticon Hunter, used them to power himself up to fight the two Autobots, while Toolbox looked on.

As the battle continued, strongly in Steeljaw's favor, Toolbox called for help on an Autobot-only frequency. His pleas for help were met by his fellow Mini-Cons, whose collars had been disabled much like Toolbox's own. As the others opened fire on Steeljaw using their built-in weapons, Toolbox joined in, helping Optimus to give Bumblebee enough time to finish setting up the cryo bombs. Once the bombs were set, the Mini-Cons used their system probes on Steeljaw, forcing him to drop his Decepticon Hunters and lose his power-up. Bumblebee dove for the weapons, and after powering ''himself'' up, easily dispatched Steeljaw, giving everyone enough time to escape the Alchemor before the bombs went off.

With the Decepticons all back in stasis, Toolbox and his fellow Mini-Cons elected to complete the Alchemor's repairs and return to Cybertron, taking with them the Decepticon prisoners, Optimus, Windblade, [[Ratchet (WFC)| Ratchet]], and [[Undertone]], who had also joined the group for this mission. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Toys==
{{note|Toolbox does not have any official toys to his name, but one can easily use any of [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]'s [[Fixit (RID)#Toys|toys]] as a stand-in.}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Toolbox''' (トゥールボックス ''Tūrubokkusu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Qing Min Shen''' (青面神,"Green Face God")

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Mini-Cons]]

Glowstrike

2026-02-23T12:42:03Z

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:''Glowstrike is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RID Glowstrike model sheet.jpg|thumb|250px|"Hello. Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Glowstrike. And we're a travelling improv group."]]

Some [[Decepticon]] leaders are bloodthirsty tyrants, others are ambitious schemers, but '''Glowstrike''' doesn't fall into either category. Cold and aloof, Glowstrike runs her platoon of Decepticons stringently and efficiently. She prefers to delegate her work to her underlings, whom she holds to very high standards. They'll finish their mission to the best of their ability... or they won't return at all. That said, those that ''do'' distinguish themselves in the field will be rewarded with well-deserved promotions, as [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] can attest.

For those less-inclined Decepticons, Glowstrike isn't above using threats if the situation calls for it. Her ability to fire bolts of energy from her palms is always a great motivator. Even so, she's found herself largely displeased with the mismatched mob of Decepticon castaways stranded on [[Earth]].

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Grey Griffin]] (English), [[Kairi Satake]] (Japanese)|[[Cornelia Waibel]] (German), [[Marisa Della Pasqua]] (Italian), [[Pamela Cruz]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Melissa Lucena]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Agnieszka Fajlhauer]] (Polish)}}
[[File:MetalMeltdown Glowstrike.jpg|thumb|left|"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm usually far more composed. I'm just a little bit ABSOLUTELY LIVID."]]

Glowstrike was one of the prisoners aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' and was freed from stasis when ship crash-landed on [[Earth]]. She, [[Saberhorn]], and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] staged a revolt against their [[Mini-Con]] prison wardens, enslaving them and forcing to rebuild their half of the ship. Glowstrike planned to rebuild the ship to get them offworld; {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} while the Mini-Cons labored to rebuild the ship, {{storylink|Portals}} she and her new underlings started gathering materials.

She was left disappointed with the performances of [[Saberhorn]] and [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]], even shooting at the latter, but was shortly afterwards introduced to [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} After Steeljaw sprang a slew of ''Alchemor'' escapees from [[Denny Clay]]'s scrapyard, a pleased Glowstrike inspected the new recruits. She was impressed with ([[Clampdown (RID)|almost]]) all of them. Scorponok was captured in the prison break, but thanks to Steeljaw's manipulation Glowstrike assumed that her Decepticon comrade had turned traitor. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

[[File:TRID E 36 Glowstrike Insect Mode.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ladybug, Ladybug fly away.]]
Returning from a mission with Saberhorn, Glowstrike congratulated Steeljaw on his recent victories. As a reward, she offered him a position in her growing command hierarchy. To prove his loyalty, she had him attack a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]], who had apparently been planning against her. Convinced that Steeljaw would serve her well, she instructed him to find a way to access the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s located in the ship's locked armory. {{storylink|Portals}}

Steeljaw managed to access the Decepticon Hunters, but used them to stage a coup against Glowstrike and Saberhorn. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} They were paraded in front of the [[Autobot]]s when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team led a raid on the crashed ship, and although Glowstrike tried to fight back with a discarded Decepticon Hunter, Steeljaw effortlessly disarmed her by shooting her, and Saberhorn, with his two Decepticon Hunters. Glowstrike and Saberhorn were frozen after the Autobots detonated a [[stasis bomb]] in the ship's ventilation system, along with the other Decepticons and then taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Notes==
*The Autobot [[Glow]] in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' bears a curious resemblance to Glowstrike.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Glowstrike''' (グロウストライク ''Gurōsutoraiku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chì Liàn''' (赤练,"Red Silk")

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Stockade (RID)

2026-02-23T12:17:30Z

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{{disambig3|Stockade}}
:''Stockade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:StockadeRID.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight! Sun Tzu said that! And I'd say he knows a little more about fighting than you do, pal, because he INVENTED IT! And then he perfected it so that no living man could best him in the ring of honor!"]]

Face front, maggots, because you have reached General '''Stockade'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s page. You ''will'' read every piece of information on this page and you ''will'' commit every fact about this [[Decepticon]] general to memory, ''is that clear''?! Good.

Unlike you green recruits, Stockade has seen ''action'' on the battlefield. He has earned more medals in service to the Decepticon cause than you will ever hope to achieve, rookie. He commands an obedient legion of [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]]s, who will lay [[Major Mayhem|their]] very ''lives'' on the line in the service of their esteemed commander. And that is because Stockade leads by ''example''! Stockade will brook no cowardice under fire on ''his'' battlefield, no-siree. Once he has outmaneuvered and surrounded any [[Autobot]] scum that come his way, they ''will'' surrender unconditionally... or Stockade will take matters into his own hands. And that is not a sight you want to see, do you understand me, soldier?!

Ten-hut! Move out!

==Fiction==
=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[Gregg Berger]] (English), [[Hisao Egawa]] (Japanese)| [[Riccardo Rovatti]] (Italian), [[Michel Hinderyckx]] (French), [[Dieter Memel]] (German), [[Krzysztof Cybiński]] (Polish)}}

[[File:GraduationExercises-StockadeandMajorMayhem.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Then he used his fight money to buy two of every animal on earth, and then he herded them onto a boat, and then he beat the crap out of every single one!"]]
A decorated Decepticon general during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Stockade was arrested after he tried to stage a military coup, and interred in a [[stasis pod]] aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. Freed after the ship crashed on [[Earth]], Stockade and a legion of Cyclones set about scavenging weapons, and stumbled across one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s supply caches. They lay in wait until Windblade—accompanied by [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]], [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]—arrived to resupply. Eager to face off against Optimus Prime, Stockade ordered his troops to press their numerical advantage. Before long he had split the team up.

Stockade issued an ultimatum to the divided Autobots: if they offered the cache, he would spare their lives. Drift tried to bluff the general by claiming to be in possession of a doomsday device, but Stockade suspected a ruse and ordered his troops to scan the cache. Sideswipe then attempted his own feint by pretending to surrender, forcing Stockade to divert some of his troops to secure the Autobot. Sideswipe had teamed up with Jetstorm and Slipstream, and the trio managed to overpower their would-be captors. While the other Autobots faced off against the Cyclones, Stockade wound up fighting with Optimus. As it turned out, the general had bitten off more than he could chew, and Optimus wound up defeating him. He and his troops were subsequently returned to stasis pods in the Autobot base. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

Stockade's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by Optimus Prime, Windblade, and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
* Stockade is never seen without a "cigar" in his mouth... or in his case, a chomped-up screw.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Stockade''' (ストッケード ''Sutokēdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhà Lán''' (栅栏,"Stockade")

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Forth

2026-02-23T11:09:23Z

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:''Forth is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Forth.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Predaking (Prime)|I am no beast.]]]]

'''Forth''' is a skittering, dragon-like [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]] with some impressive magnetism powers, though only in the form of magnetic repulsion. When paired with [[Back]], who has the power of magnetic attraction, the two can be quite the formidable force.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Bauza]] (English)}}
Back and Forth were part of the group of Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] and [[Glowstrike]]. Teamed with [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], the pair accompanied their new boss into [[Crown City]] to scavenge auto supplies, and were in the process of doing so when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] found them in an alley. Forth used his powers to hurl several trash dumpsters at Strongarm, knocking her out of the fight temporarily, giving them the chance to escape as Quillfire towed a trailer full of pilfered parts. The Autobots gave chase, and the two Mini-Cons were dumped from the trailer when he spilled the contents in the hopes of evading his pursuers. They were able to catch back up to their boss after Quillfire knocked out the Autobots with a volley of stunning quill-missiles (having lost all the stuff he was trying to steal in the first place), and the trio made a break for it to try and salvage the mission.

The Decepticons hit an auto parts distributorship, but were interrupted mid-raid by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] disguised as a crane. Back and Forth used their magnetic powers in concert to try and pull him apart, but were forced to flee when Bumblebee and Strongarm arrived. Moving to a nearby truck stop, the trio were again interrupted by the Autobots. Strongarm managed to lure Forth into trying to move a bus in an attempt to crush her, but the bus was simply too heavy, and the Mini-Con collapsed from the exertion. He, Back and Quillfire were all captured and taken back to the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Impounded}}

Forth's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Notes==
* While Forth is not the only Mini-Con to appear this season without a toy, he ''is'' the only paired Cyclone who does not appear to be even ''based'' on a toy, as even [[Clout]] at least uses the same model as toy-character [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]].
* For reasons unknown, the North American packaging of Back's single-packed toy labels him as Forth, which led to a whole heap of confusion between the characters until their [[Impounded|cartoon debut]].
* Forth's magnetic "breath" weapon is depicted with red energy rings, matching the color commonly used for the "north" end of magnets (remember, kids: Forth/North!).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Forth''' (フォース ''Fōsu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Qián Jìn''' (前进,"Forward")

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Cyclone Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Back

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:''Back is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]]. He is also, confusingly enough, known as Forth.''
[[File:Back.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Gotta get me in time!]]

'''Back''' is blessed with the ability to magnetically attract metal. Naturally, he puts this gift to use by battering [[Autobot]]s and generally making a mess. And he can do both those things even better once you bring the magnetic ''repulsion'' powers of his fellow [[Cyclone]] [[Forth]] into the mix.

Sometimes he likes to steal Forth's name, but then he changes his name back.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:TRID E 35 Back Robot Mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Optimus Primal (BW)|All right! Who wants some?]]]]
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Bauza]] (English)}}

Back and Forth were part of the group of Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] and [[Glowstrike]]. Teamed with [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], the pair accompanied their new boss into [[Crown City]] to scavenge auto supplies, and were in the process of doing so when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] found them in an alley. Back used his powers to pull several trash dumpsters and create a wall between them and Strongarm, and setting up Forth to use them to knock her out. The two jumped onto a trailer full of stolen goods pulled by Quillfire, making their escape. Back used his powers to yank highway signs off their supports and hurl them at the pursuing Autobots, but the two Mini-Cons were dumped from the trailer when Quillfire spilled the contents in the hopes of evading them. They were able to catch back up to their boss after Quillfire knocked out the Autobots with a volley of stunning quill-missiles (having lost all the stuff he was trying to steal in the first place), and the trio made a break for it to try and salvage the mission.

The Decepticons hit an auto parts distributorship, but were interrupted mid-raid by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] disguised as a crane. Back and Forth used their magnetic powers in concert to try and pull him apart, but were forced to flee when Bumblebee and Strongarm arrived. Moving to a nearby truck stop, the trio were again interrupted by the Autobots. Back lept to a high rafter and started blasting away in orb-cannon mode, forcing the mode-locked Autobots to scramble. He tried to pummel Bumblebee with a hail of parts yanked off the shelves, but quick movement by Bee left the Mini-Con buried and unconscious. He, Forth, and Quillfire were all captured and taken back to the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Impounded}}

Back's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}
{{-}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
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|Cyclone
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Back could be recruited to help fight off the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] clone army overrunning [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game}}

{{note|For reasons unknown, scanning either of Back's toys unlocks the same playable character, which is based on the deco of the single-packed figure.}}
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==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
[[File:RID15-toy Back2pack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|I'll be me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Decepticon Hunter Grimlock vs. Mini-Con Decepticon Back''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: Back is a "Cyclone"-type Mini-Con that transforms from a four-legged creature with stubby arms into a spherical object that can be launched by [[Deployer (WFC)#Mini-Con Deployers|Mini-Con Deployers]] [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] or [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]].

: He does not include the sprue of clear plastic accessories from his single-packed release (below).

: This version (the first to see release) was only available as part of a ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' "Battle Pack" with [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|Decepticon Hunter Grimlock]], in the second wave of two-piece Battle Packs.

: This mold was also used to make [[Ironjam]].

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[[File:RIDtoy-SingleBack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|The Empire Strikes Me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Back''' / '''Decepticon Forth''' (Mini-Con, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Armor/weapon sprue (2 blasters, 4 leg blades, horn, back armor)

: Back/"Forth" ([[Back#Notes|see below]]) was released as part of [[wave]] 3 of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toy line's general retail Mini-Con assortment, in his show colors.

: He also includes various accessory pieces that are still on their plastic sprue (which is shaped like a [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]]) inside the packaging. The accessories can be attached to the figure to form a set of armor. These pieces do not need to be removed to transform him between modes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/Back/back.htm More information on single-packed Back at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID15_Mini-Con_Mega-Pack_Back_Forth.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right|Me in Action.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mini-Con Mega Pack''' (Multi-Pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: Back was included in a massive fifteen-pack of Mini-Cons, released exclusively in some Asian and European markets, though once again under the name "Decepticon Forth". This release is almost the same as his single-pack release, but has silver paint on his hands, and lacks his armor sprue.

: This set also came with [[Anvil (RID)#MegaPack|Anvil]], [[Bashbreaker (RID)#MegaPack|Bashbreaker]], [[Beastbox (RID)#MegaPack|Beastbox]], [[Divebomb (RID)#MegaPack|Divebomb]], [[Hammer (RID)#MegaPack|Hammer]], [[Lord Doomitron#MegaPack|Lord Doomitron]], [[Ratbat (WFC)#MegaPack|Ratbat]], [[Sandsting#MegaPack|Sandsting]], [[Sawback#MegaPack|Sawback]], [[Swelter#MegaPack|Swelter]], [[Tricerashot (RID)#MegaPack|Tricerashot]], [[Undertone#MegaPack|Undertone]], [[Velocirazor#MegaPack|Velocirazor]], and [[Windstrike (RID)#MegaPack|Windstrike]], each with extremely minor added deco and none with armor sprues.

==Notes==
* Okay, strap in. Prior to the toy's release, there was quite a bit of confusion regarding single-packed Back's name. Some online retailers initially solicited the figure under the names "Decepticon [[Backfire (disambiguation)|Backfire]]" or "[[Kickback (disambiguation)|Kickback]]". Whilst the figure was subsequently named as just "Decepticon Back" in official Hasbro solicitations, [[stock photography|stock photo]]s of the toy in packaging and in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], further confusion arose when the figure's North American packaging sported the name "Decepticon Forth", as did the listing on the official Hasbro.com website. International releases, including Hong Kong, Australia and Europe, still sported the "Back" name. Eventually both versions were even found side by side at the same store in the US... and then Hasbro released a Mini-Con Mega-Pack including Back once again named "Decepticon Forth". With the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] having presented [[Forth]] as a very different-looking character, this wiki currently treats that name for this figure as an error, though we can't help but notice that Hasbro seems to keep quite literally going back and forth with the figure's name.
* Back's magnetic "breath" weapon is depicted with blue energy rings, matching the color commonly used for the "south" end of magnets.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Back''' (バック ''Bakku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dào Tuì''' (倒退,"Backward")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:RIDart-Forth.JPG|Packaging art
</gallery>

[[Category:Cyclone Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Silverhound

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:''Silverhound is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:TRID E 35 Silverhound Robot Mode.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Cujo? Grrr... Oh my God... you're rabid!]]

If you're a crime boss in need of a stubborn goon, '''Silverhound''' is your 'bot.

==Fiction==
=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Bauza]] (English)}}
[[File:TRID E 35 Silverhound Vehicle Mode.jpg|thumb|left|200px|You seem somewhat familiar. Have I threatened you before?]]
Back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Silverhound worked for [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] as one of his many enforcers. He was eventually arrested and put in a [[stasis pod]] aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. After the ship crashed on [[Earth]], the [[Autobot]]s tracked him to a carnival, where [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tried to corral him. Silverhound managed to overpower the Autobot and redirect Grimlock's charge, so that the [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]] landed squarely in the middle of the carnival. While the Autobots desperately tried to maintain their cover, Silverhound tried to flee and was blasted into submission by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. He was then dragged back to the Autobots' base and returned to his pod. {{storylink|Impounded}}

Silverhound's stasis pod was later taken back to Cybertron by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
*Silverhound uses an altered version of [[Terrashock]]'s character model, swapping his horns for ears, and giving him a wider, more pronounced snout to create a vaguely canine-looking face. He also gains a pair of forearm cannons.
*According to Bumblebee, Silverhound has a damaged audio receptor, although it's unclear when he suffered this injury.
*Like [[Polarclaw]], Silverhound is one of the few Decepticons to not speak, only using grunts and growls.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Silverhound''' (シルバーハウンド ''Shirubāhaundo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yín Liè''' (银猎,"Silver Hunt")

[[Category:Gangsters]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Hammer (RID)

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{{disambig3|Hammer}}
:''Hammer is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Hammer.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The [[Bumblebee (WFC)|scout]] is living in the big leagues now? Aah! That does it! All reports are in! Life is now officially unfair!]]

'''Hammer''' isn't the brightest [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]] around, akin to an excitable (if evil) puppy. But set him and his partner [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]] on a target, and you'll have quite the attack dogs on your hands. Sometimes, Hammer works with [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]].

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RID15-Ep02-08 Hammer.jpg|left|thumb|250px|He's kinda cymbal-minded. Ha-HAAA!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Carlos Alazraqui]] (English)}}

Hammer was part of the group of Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] and [[Glowstrike]]. He and Anvil were teamed up with [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] and sent to obtain sound boards from the [[Rumbledome]], which was hosting a [[Rear Axle]] concert. The two were sent on watch-bot duty by Bisk, but didn't do a terribly good job, as the Autobots' human ally [[Russell Clay|Russell]] accidentally walked right into the storage room they were ransacking. When Russell knocked over a box of cymbals, the pair of Mini-Cons quickly pounced on and brought the source of the noise to Bisk... that is, they brought the ''cymbals'' to him, having missed Russell completely. Hammer then took an interest in one sound board's wiring, earning him a quick zap from the exposed electricals, and a quick threat from Bisk. In response to more Russell-caused noise, the two Mini-Cons started shooting up the place, and an irritated Bisk ordered them to guard the door. Russell escaped via the service elevator, and the trio moved on...

The Mini-Cons accompanied Bisk on-stage, the Decepticon posing as part of the show's "epic space battle" costume and effects extravaganza, aiming to take the remaining sound board from the on-floor sound booth. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] got in the way, and Bisk took the chance to sic the Mini-Cons on the momentarily star-struck Autobot. However, Bee quickly grabbed the two Mini-Cons, bashed them together, and tossed them into a gigantic speaker stack, shorting them out and knocking them offline. Once Bisk too was taken out of commission, the three were stuffed into a crate for transport and incarceration back at the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

Hammer's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
<center>
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|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
|-
|Cyclone
|2000
|40
|-
|Stealth
|2000
|40
|-
|Scorch
|2000
|40
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</center>
Hammer participated in the battle against [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] in and around [[Crown City]], accompanying the larger Cybertronians —both Autobot and Decepticon— into battle. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{note|Hammer can be temporarily unlocked by scanning his toys, or permanently unlocked by spending in-game currency. As a Mini-Con, he can accompany the player as an computer-controlled ally, and can transform to alternate mode for a special attack.}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
[[File:RIDtoy-SingleHammer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Polly want a chunk of raw meat! Rawwk!" "He's been like that ever since our dog was missing."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Hammer''' (Mini-Con, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Armor sprue (helmet, tail-armor, 2 blasters, left & right dual-blasters, left & right flame effects)

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)| Robots in Disguise]]'' single-pack Mini-Cons, Hammer transforms from a small dragony-bird-like robot into a sphere in only a few steps. He comes with a number of clear plastic accessories attached to a Decepticon-[[insignia]]-shaped sprue, which can be attached using the corresponding tabs and slots on his body, and do not need to be removed to transform him between modes.

: As a Cyclone-style Mini-Con, in sphere mode he can attach to and launch from the Deployer toys [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] and [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]], even without removing his add-on armor. He also works with the Deployer [[Fracture (RID)#Deployer|Fracture]], though he is not really designed to. In Beast Mode, he can attach to the same pegs using the sprue attachment peg at the bottom of his feet, letting him perch on their shoulder. This works best with the Overload mold and its retools, since the arm can be positioned for it Hammer to stand upright.

: Like all ''Robots in Disguise'' toys, he has a scan-badge sticker that unlocked him as an assistant Mini-Con in the now-defunct [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]]. (As do all the following toys, so we won't repeat ourselves going forward.)

: The third and fourth waves of the single-pack Mini-Cons arrived in the US very late, and mostly at discount chains like Five Below.

: In addition to the repaints listed below, Hammer was also repainted the [[Target]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]'' [[Whirlwing|”Race & Blast” Whirlwing]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/Hammer/hammer.htm More information on Hammer at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID15-toy Hammer-4pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Armor sprue (helmet, tail-armor, 2 blasters, left & right dual-blasters, left & right flame effects)

: Part of the second Mini-Con 4-pack, this version of Hammer is a redeco of his single-packed toy in his red and blue show colors. He includes a redeco of the same clear plastic accessories, just in a lighter shade of green this time.

: This set also includes [[redeco]]es of [[Anvil (RID)#4pack|Anvil]] and [[Undertone#4pack|Undertone]], and Weaponizer [[Slipstream (RID)#4pack|Slipstream]],

: The [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] labels this figure as "Stealth Hammer", though this descriptor is nowhere to be found on the 4-Pack's packaging.

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[[File:RID15-Deployer-Crazybolt-Hammer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Crazybolt & Decepticon Hammer''' (Mini-Con Deployer, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Armor sprue (helmet, tail-armor, 2 blasters, left & right dual-blasters, left & right flame effects)

: Another redeco of Hammer, now in white and red, is included with the Mini-Con [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Deployer Crazybolt]] figure... despite Crazybolt's box art showing the red-and-blue Hammer coloration from the 4-pack. He again retains the same armor sprue as his original figure, just in a new color.

: The ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game labels this figure as "Scorch Hammer", though this descriptor is nowhere to be found on the set's packaging.

: Due to retailers in the United States discontinuing the Deployers assortment, the wave with Crazybolt and Hammer was never released at brick and mortar retail in the US, and was only stocked by US-based online retailers following a massive delay. The two-pack ''did'' see a release in various other markets more or less on schedule, though.

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[[File:RID15_Mini-Con_Mega-Pack_Hammer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mini-Con Mega Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: This massive fifteen-pack of Mini-Cons, released exclusively in some Asian and European markets, includes a version of Hammer that uses the same plastic colors as his single-pack release, but with the paint ops from the four-pack version (blue wings and a silver beak). He also lacks the armor sprue.

: This set also includes [[Anvil (RID)#MegaPack|Anvil]], [[Back#MegaPack|Back]], [[Bashbreaker (RID)#MegaPack|Bashbreaker]], [[Beastbox (RID)#MegaPack|Beastbox]], [[Divebomb (RID)#MegaPack|Divebomb]], [[Lord Doomitron#MegaPack|Lord Doomitron]], [[Ratbat (WFC)#MegaPack|Ratbat]], [[Sandsting#MegaPack|Sandsting]], [[Sawback#MegaPack|Sawback]], [[Swelter#MegaPack|Swelter]], [[Tricerashot (RID)#MegaPack|Tricerashot]], [[Undertone#MegaPack|Undertone]], [[Velocirazor#MegaPack|Velocirazor]], and [[Windstrike (RID)#MegaPack|Windstrike]], each with extremely minor added/altered paint deco and none of the armor sprues.
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==Notes==
[[File:Hammer RID 2015 package art.jpg|thumb]]
* Though Hammer's toy gives him only two birdlike legs, his show model gives him four legs, making him more of a dragonoid than an avian in design. His package art, seen at right, shows him with two.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hammer''' (ハンマー ''Hanmā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiě Chuí''' (铁锤,"Iron Hammer")

[[Category:Cyclone Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Anvil (RID)

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{{factions|minicon|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Cyclone Mini-Con|the Functionist Council enforcer "Anvil"|Heavies}}
:''Anvil is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Anvil.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''It is an age of darkness... Superstition and the sword rule... It is an age of fear... It is the age...of gargoyles.'']]

The gargoyle-like '''Anvil''' is about as sharp as his namesake. But his limited intelligence is hardly an impediment to his primary job: pummeling [[Autobot]]s insensible. And when paired with his fellow [[Cyclone]] [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], they're quite the attack dogs.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Carlos Alazraqui]] (English)}}

[[File:TRID E 34 Anvil Robot Mode.jpg|thumb|Scourge of Looney Tunes.]]

Anvil was part of the group of Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] and [[Glowstrike]]. He and Hammer were teamed up with [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] and sent to obtain sound boards from the [[Rumbledome]], which was hosting a [[Rear Axle]] concert. The two were sent on watch-bot duty by Bisk, but didn't do a terribly good job, as the Autobots' human ally [[Russell Clay|Russell]] accidentally walked right into the storage room they were ransacking. When Russell knocked over a box of cymbals, the pair of Mini-Cons quickly pounced on and brought the source of the noise to Bisk... that is, they brought the ''cymbals'' to him, having missed Russell completely. Anvil took a few cat-like playful swipes at the wires dangling from the sound board Bisk was working on, earning him a quick rebuke from the Decepticon. In response to more Russell-caused noise, the two Mini-Cons started shooting up the place, and an irritated Bisk ordered them to guard the door. Russell escaped via the service elevator, and the trio moved on...

The Mini-Cons accompanied Bisk on-stage, the Decepticon posing as part of the show's "epic space battle" costume and effects extravaganza, aiming to take the remaining sound board from the on-floor sound booth. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] got in the way, and Bisk took the chance to sic the Mini-Cons on the momentarily star-struck Autobot. However, Bee quickly grabbed the two Mini-Cons, bashed them together, and tossed them into a gigantic speaker stack, shorting them out and knocking them offline. Once Bisk too was taken out of commission, the three were stuffed into a crate for transport and incarceration back at the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

Anvil's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
<center>
{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:65%"
|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
|-
|Cyclone
|2000
|40
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|Stealth
|2000
|40
|}
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Anvil could be recruited to help fight off the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] clone army overrunning [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game}}
{{note|This in-game gargoyle appears to be way more physically different than his show counterpart, as is the case with many others in the game. He possesses bright red eyes, a sky blue and gray chassis and completely altered facial characteristics.}}
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==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
[[File:RID15-toy Anvil.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Join the chorus.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideswipe Vs. Decepticon Anvil''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: Part of the first wave of Mini-Con 2-packs, Anvil transforms from a spiked spheroid into a winged gargoyle-like robot. As a Cyclone Mini-Con, he is designed to be launched from the [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] and [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] toys. He has multiple indents that look for all the world like Mini-Con armor attachment points, but he does not actually come with any armor.

: He was only available in a two-pack with the [[Sideswipe (RID)#MiniCon2pack|basic-sized "Decepticon Hunter" Sideswipe]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Barithunder]].

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[[File:RID15_Mini-Con_4-pack_Anvil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: Anvil was also released in the second of three Mini-Cons four-packs, now in mostly purple plastic with light gray and silver highights.

: The [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] labels this figure as "Stealth Anvil", though this descriptor is nowhere to be found on the packaging.

: This set also came with [[redeco]]es of [[Hammer (RID)#4pack|Hammer]], [[Undertone#4pack|Undertone]], and Weaponizer [[Slipstream (RID)#4pack|Slipstream]], Anvil is a redeco of his Battle Pack toy in purple.

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[[File:RID15_Mini-Con_Mega-Pack_Anvil.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mini-Con Mega Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: Anvil was also sold in a massive fifteen-pack of Mini-Cons, released exclusively in some Asian and European markets. This Anvil has the plastic breakdowns and deco of the four-pack version (minus the silver on his legs), but with the torso and wings in the slate blue color of his original toy.

: This set also includes [[Back#MegaPack|Back]], [[Bashbreaker (RID)#MegaPack|Bashbreaker]], [[Beastbox (RID)#MegaPack|Beastbox]], [[Divebomb (RID)#MegaPack|Divebomb]], [[Hammer (RID)#MegaPack|Hammer]], [[Lord Doomitron#MegaPack|Lord Doomitron]], [[Ratbat (WFC)#MegaPack|Ratbat]], [[Sandsting#MegaPack|Sandsting]], [[Sawback#MegaPack|Sawback]], [[Swelter#MegaPack|Swelter]], [[Tricerashot (RID)#MegaPack|Tricerashot]], [[Undertone#MegaPack|Undertone]], [[Velocirazor#MegaPack|Velocirazor]], and [[Windstrike (RID)#MegaPack|Windstrike]], each with extremely minor added deco and none with armor sprues.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Anvil''' (アンヴィル ''Anviru'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiě Zhēn''' (铁砧,"Iron Anvil")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Anvil RID 2015 package art.jpg|Package art
</gallery>

[[Category:Cyclone Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Simacore (RID)

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:''Simacore is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Brainpower-Simacore.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Now you might think it's ridiculous That me, a ''Gigantopithecus ''Would ever dream, I'd like to team With the likes of you, man-cub.'']]

Sneering and dismissive, the [[Orangucon]] '''Simacore''' ''knows'' that he's smart. This haughty [[Decepticon]] scientist sees no reason why he shouldn't lord his superior cerebration over the simpletons that dare to challenge his obvious intellectual superiority. If they were half as brilliant as he is, they wouldn't even think of competing against him in a test of brains or brawn. Unlike most eggheads, Simacore also boasts prodigious strength that goes hand-in-hand with a nasty temper, meaning that he's just as likely to pound your face in as he is to belittle your intelligence.

As a [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]], Simacore has formed a partnership with the equally conceited [[Mini-Con]]s [[Axiom (RID)|Axiom]] and [[Theorem]]. In spite of their frequent (well, ''constant'') bickering, they make ideal research assistants. If things get really, er, hairy, they're more than happy to serve as backup in a fight, distracting foes before Simacore lays the smackdown.

{{bigquote|How unusual to find such deductive skills in a [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]].|Simacore praising Grimlock's motive, "[[Brainpower]]"}}

==Fiction==
=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[Matthew Yang King]] (English), [[Tōru Ōkawa]] (Japanese)|[[Cesare Rasini]] (Italian), [[Olivier Cuvellier]] (French), [[Uwe Büschken]] (German), [[Karol Wróblewski]] (Polish, episode 32), [[Mateusz Weber]] (Polish, episode 58)}}
[[File:Brainpower-Simacorevehicle.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''But together we'd have powers. All the jungle's treasures ours. I got desire, you got the fire, But the dream I dream takes two.'']]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Simacore was a famously temperamental scientist. After an experiment went wrong, he took his frustrations out on his colleagues, which resulted in his imprisonment aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. When the ship crashed on [[Earth]], Simacore and his Mini-Cons escaped. To get back home, Simacore planned to build a starship. He broke into a particle research laboratory and stole a secondary control circuit from a particle accelerator. Before he could escape, he was confronted by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and a temporarily superintelligent [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]].

Simacore took advantage of Grimlock's newfound clumsiness to defeat him, then quickly clobbered Strongarm and Bumblebee before escaping. Realizing that Grimlock had made off with his circuitboard while he was preoccupied, he set off to confront the Dinobot, who had locked himself in an observation room. After realizing that he and his Mini-Cons were incapable of breaking through, Simacore took the other two Autobots hostage and magnetized them to a particle accelerator. With only a few minutes before the beam fired, Grimlock - who had been returned to his normal intellect, albeit temporarily immobilized- called Simacore to the observation room, where he intended to challenge the Decepticon to a contest of intelligence. Grimlock, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], [[Denny Clay|Denny]], and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] managed to stall Simacore long enough for Grimlock to regain mobility, whereupon he flattened the Decepticon with his signature cannonball move. Simacore and his Mini-Cons were subsequently put back in a [[stasis pod]]. {{storylink|Brainpower}} Luckily for Simacore, the stasis pod turned out to be defective, and he was able to escape.

Locating [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]]'s old lab in the subway tunnels under [[Crown City]], he started creating [[Mini-Clone|clones of his Mini-Cons]] until his activities were detected by the Autobots. His electric trap incapacitated Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe and Drift, but when he heard Grimlock nearby, he went to face the Dinobot, only to be met by Grimlock coming the other way at high speed. He pummeled the Dinobot who was reluctant to fight back, until Simacore revealed that he and Grimlock were arch enemies. At that point, Grimlock knocked him out. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}}

Simacore's stasis pod was later taken aboard ''[[Prime Force One]]'' by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

==Notes==
*Simacore uses an altered version of [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]'s gorilla-themed character model, altered to resemble a {{w|Bornean orangutan}}. He also has symmetrical arms, and transforms into a tracked research vehicle as opposed to an excavator.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Simacore''' (シマコア ''Shimakoa'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xīn Hé''' (芯核,"Chip Core")

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

Theorem

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:''Theorem is a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Brainpower Theorem.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Another postcard with chimpanzees. And every one is addressed to me.]]
One of [[Simacore (RID)|Simacore]]'s two [[Mini-Con]]s, the snooty '''Theorem''' spends most of his time belittling his partner [[Axiom (RID)|Axiom]], who's quick to return the favour. In spite of their bickering, they ''are'' able to put aside their differences when faced with a common threat... especially when that threat is an oafish Autobot that they can both take out their frustrations on. Such is the burden of intelligence.

==Fiction==
=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Bennett]] (English), [[Takayuki Nakatsukasa]] (Japanese)|[[Jacopo Calatroni]] (Italian), [[Olivier Francart]] (French), [[Hendrik Martz]] (German)}}
Theorem was one of the many Decepticons imprisoned aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. Along with Simacore and Axiom, he escaped when the ship crashed on [[Earth]]. Theorem and Axiom accompanied Simacore's raid on a particle research facility, and were deployed in the initial clash with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], although they both overshot their targets. Theorem wound up fighting Bumblebee. Simacore later used them to try and claw through a door to get to Grimlock, although neither of them could get through. Instead, the two Mini-Cons strapped Strongarm and Bumblebee to a [[particle accelerator cannon]], then returned to Simacore. Along with Simacore, they were eventually defeated by Grimlock and returned to a [[stasis pod]]. {{storylink|Brainpower}}

Theorem's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Notes==
* A theorem is a general proposition not self-evident but proved by a chain of reasoning; a truth established by means of accepted truths.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Theorem''' (セオレム ''Seoremu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dìng Lǐ''' (定理,"Theorem")

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Torpedo Mini-Cons]]

Axiom (RID)

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Mini-Con|the ''ROM'' human/Dire Wraith hybrid|Axiom (ROM)}}
:''Axiom is a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Brainpower Axiom.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I hate every ape I see from Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z.]]

One of [[Simacore (RID)|Simacore]]'s two [[Mini-Con]]s, the haughty chimp '''Axiom''' spends most of his time sniping at his partner [[Theorem]], who responds in kind. In spite of their bickering, they ''are'' able to put aside their differences when faced with a common threat... especially when that threat is an oafish Autobot that they can both take out their frustrations on. Such is the burden of intelligence.

==Fiction==
=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] (English), [[Takuma Sasaki]] (Japanese)|[[Omar Maestroni]] (Italian), [[Tony Beck]] (French), [[Fritz Rott]] (German)}}
Axiom was one of the many Decepticons imprisoned aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. Along with Simacore and Theorem, he escaped when the ship crashed on [[Earth]]. Axiom and Theorem accompanied Simacore's raid on a particle research facility, and were deployed in the initial clash with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], although they both overshot their targets. Axiom wound up tangling with Strongarm. Simacore later used them to try and claw through a door to get to Grimlock, although neither of them could get through. Instead, the two Mini-Cons strapped Strongarm and Bumblebee to a [[particle accelerator cannon]] then returned to Simacore. Along with Simacore, they were eventually defeated by Grimlock and returned to a [[stasis pod]]. {{storylink|Brainpower}}

Axiom's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Notes==
* An axiom is a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Axiom''' (アクシオン ''Akushion'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gōng Lǐ''' (公理,"Axiom")

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Torpedo Mini-Cons]]

Razorpaw

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:''Razorpaw is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:CoverMe RazorpawMini-Cons.jpg|250px|thumb|You know, I have almost no respect for pumas now. I now know that if I ever run into a puma, I can just push it the hell over.]]

You do what '''Razorpaw''' says and thank him... or else he'll end you. Resembling a puma, this [[Decepticon]] stalks Cybertronians from afar and lets his [[Mini-Con]] companions [[Swelter]] and [[Glacius]] do all the hard work for him to separate the weak from the strong as he conserves his own energy. Then he siphons Energon from his prey, leaving little to nothing for his companions.

{{bigquote|Draining the sick and injured is so much easier than ''slaving'' to bring down the able.|Razorpaw|"[[Cover Me]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jonathan Adams]] (English), [[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese)|[[Olivier Cuvellier]] (French), [[Tim Moeseritz]] (German), [[Igor Cruz]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish)}}
[[File:TRID_E_31_Razorpaw_Vehicle_Mode.jpg‎|240px|thumb|left|Stop making me laugh, or I'll puma pants.]]
One of the many Decepticons on [[Earth]], Razorpaw teamed up with [[Swelter]] and [[Glacius]]. Hanging out in a desert region, Razorpaw was alerted to a group of Autobots hunting for them, and set his sights on capturing the weakest of the team. He and his Mini-Cons followed them to a nearby military base, where Razorpaw pounced on Windblade. Aided by the fact that she thought he was actually after Optimus, Razorpaw was able to drain her energy. The Mini-Cons took out Optimus, and Razorpaw moved in, only to get in an argument with Swelter and Glacius over his lack of appreciation for their work. Optimus, who had been feigning, took the opportunity to take out Razorpaw and his companions. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

Razorpaw's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

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==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
[[File:TFRIDGame Razorpaw vehicle mode.jpg|200px|thumb|"What kind of car is it?" "I dunno, I've never seen a car like that before. It looks like a... uh... big cat of some kind." "...What like a puma?" "Yeah, man, there you go."]]
<center>
{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:65%"
|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
|-
|Champion
|N/A
|400
|}
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{{note|Razorpaw is a "Champion Class" character, sporting high stats but unlockable only via a large quantity of the Ultra Spark currency, with no corresponding toy to scan.}}

Razorpaw could be recruited to help fight off the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] clone army overrunning [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game}}

==Notes==
* [[Scratch (RID)|Scratch]], who had gone unnamed in [[The Buzz on Windblade|his original cartoon appearance]], was long assumed to be Razorpaw when the simpler, off-color character model by that name appeared in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]]. But, well, so much for that!
* Besides the color differences between the two, Razorpaw lacks a tail, and has a fair amount of alternate-mode [[kibble]] differences from his model-kin.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Razorpaw''' (レザーパウ ''Rezāpau'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lì Zhuǎ''' (利爪,"Razorclaw")

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Swelter

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:''Swelter is a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Swelter RID 2015 model sheet.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''I'm Mr. Green Christmas, I'm Mr. Sun'' ''I'm Mr. Heat Blister, I'm Mr. 101!'']]

Cranky and pessimistic, '''Swelter''' isn't exactly pleasant company, unless you happen to be his best friend [[Glacius]]. Swelter's bad attitude and penchant for violence means that he's right at home in the Decepticon ranks, and his flame-throwing weaponry—capable of melting even solid metal—allows him to torch any Autobots who get in his way. In the past, this rowdy duo hired themselves out to various Decepticons, but these days the only thing that keeps them in line is their mutual fear of their new master [[Razorpaw]].

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Robbie Rist]] (English), [[Kenjiro Kobayashi]] (Japanese)|[[Jacopo Calatroni]] (Italian), [[Tony Beck]] (French), [[Sven Plate]] (German)}}
[[File:TRID_E_31_Swelter_Robot_Mode.jpg|left|thumb|250px|''They call me Heat Miser; whatever I touch'' ''starts to melt in my clutch!'' ''I'm too much!'']]
Swelter and Glacius regularly teamed up with Decepticons. They were imprisoned on the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' only to be freed when the ship crashed on [[Earth]]. There they teamed up with [[Razorpaw]], despite his poor treatment of them. When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s team appeared on the hunt for Razorpaw, they attacked the former Autobot leader and even defeated [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], but retreated when faced by the other Autobots. They brought the team of trackers to Razorpaw's attention, and accompanied him as he followed them to a military base where the pair succeeded in trapping Drift and [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] in a metal cocoon. They followed that up by taking out Optimus himself, but it turned out Optimus had been feigning, and while the pair argued with Razorpaw, Optimus demolished the trio. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

Swelter's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

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==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
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{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:65%"
|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
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! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
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|Torpedo
|2000
|40
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|Blizzard
|2000
|40
|-
|Glacius
|2000
|40
|}
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{{note|The "Glacius" class could be unlocked via scanning the Glacius toy. For info on that toy see [[Glacius#Toys|Glacius]].}}
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==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
{{anchor|SinglePack}}
[[File:RIDtoy-Swelter.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|''I never wanna know a day that's under 60 degrees'' ''I'd rather have it 80, 90, 100's a breeze!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Swelter''' (Mini-Con, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Armor sprue (chest armor, battle mask, left & right flamethrowers, 2 nozzles, 2 flame-effects)

: Part of the third wave of single-packed Mini-Cons, Swelter's individual release puts him in his original fire-themed coloration. This time around he comes with a Decepticon-sigil-shaped sprue that he can attach to, which has a number of clear plastic armor pieces that can be attached to him in both robot and torpedo modes (and of course work with his prior "Blizzard Strike" version).

: This wave was largely skipped by larger brick-and-mortar stores in the US, but began to filter out through discount chains like Marshalls and Five Below by the 2016 holiday season.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/Swelter/swelter.htm More information on Swelter at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID15-toy SwelterBlizzard.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"WHAAATT?!! SNOW IN THE SOUTH?!! NEVER!!!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: This version of Swelter, dubbed "Blizzard Strike Swelter", is an ice-themed redeco of the fire-themed Mini-Con. Okiedokie. He transforms into a Cybertronian torpedo with a mostly-one-step [[autotransformation]]. As a torpedo-style Mini-Con, he can attach to and launch from the [[Fracture (RID)#Deployer|Deployer Fracture toy]].

: This four-pack also comes with [[Backtrack (RID)#4pack|Blizzard Strike Backtrack]], [[Beastbox (RID)#4pack|Scorch Strike Beastbox]], and [[Undertone#4pack|Scorch Strike Undertone]]. It was also the first Mini-Con release for ''Robots in Disguise''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 2016 product, so three of its "mission redeco" figures hit shelves before the characters' "normal" versions were available.

: He shares engineering with fellow Decepticon Mini-Con [[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]].

: This mold was also [[redeco]]ed into [[Glacius#Toys|Glacius]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/BSSwelter/swelter.htm More information on Blizzard Strike Swelter at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID15_Mini-Con_Mega-Pack_Swelter.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Oh, some like it hot. But I like it ''really'' hot!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mini-Con Mega Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: This version of Swelter, available in a massive fifteen-pack of Mini-Cons released exclusively in some Asian and European markets, has the front surfaces of his arms painted yellow (a rare non-silver paint addition for this set).

: All of the Mini-Cons in this set have similar minor deco differences from their individual releases, and all lack armor parts. This set also includes [[Anvil (RID)#MegaPack|Anvil]], [[Back#MegaPack|Back]], [[Bashbreaker (RID)#MegaPack|Bashbreaker]], [[Beastbox (RID)#MegaPack|Beastbox]], [[Divebomb (RID)#MegaPack|Divebomb]], [[Hammer (RID)#MegaPack|Hammer]], [[Lord Doomitron#MegaPack|Lord Doomitron]], [[Ratbat (WFC)#MegaPack|Ratbat]], [[Sandsting#MegaPack|Sandsting]], [[Sawback#MegaPack|Sawback]], [[Tricerashot (RID)#MegaPack|Tricerashot]], [[Undertone#MegaPack|Undertone]], [[Velocirazor#MegaPack|Velocirazor]], and [[Windstrike (RID)#MegaPack|Windstrike]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Swelter''' (スウェルター ''Suwerutā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Liú Huǒ''' (流火,"Flowing Fire")

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[[Category:Torpedo Mini-Cons]]

Glacius

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:''Glacius is a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RID2015 Glacius model sheet.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''I'm Mr. White Christmas, I'm Mr. Snow'' ''I'm Mr. Icicle, I'm Mr. 10 below!'']]

'''Glacius''' is slightly more reasonable and upbeat than his buddy [[Swelter]], although that's not saying all that much. This Mini-Con uses his icy blasts to freeze his enemies solid; when combined with Swelter's (literal) firepower the duo can melt and re-freeze metal to trap their enemies. Although both Mini-Cons hired themselves out to various Decepticons back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], they've fallen in with [[Razorpaw]] since arriving on [[Earth]], a less-than-ideal partnership. This newfound fear of their master is pretty much the only thing keeping both Mini-Cons from going their own way.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yuri Lowenthal]] (English), [[Chikahiro Kobayashi]] (Japanese)| [[Omar Maestroni]] (Italian), [[Olivier Francart]] (French), [[Roman Wolko]] (German)}}[[File:TRID_E_31_Glacius_Robot_Mode.jpg|200px|thumb|left|''Friends call me Snow Miser; whatever I touch'' ''turns to snow in my clutch!'' ''I'm too much!'']]
Swelter and Glacius regularly teamed up with Decepticons. They were imprisoned on the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' only to be freed when the ship crashed on [[Earth]]. There they teamed up with [[Razorpaw]], despite the fact he treated them poorly. When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s team appeared on the hunt for Razorpaw, they attacked the former Autobot leader and even defeated [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], but retreated when faced by the other Autobots. They brought the team of trackers to Razorpaw's attention, and accompanied him as he followed them to a military base where the pair succeeded in trapping Drift and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] in a metal cocoon. They followed that up by taking out Optimus himself, but it turned out Optimus had been feigning, and while the pair argued with Razorpaw, Optimus demolished the trio. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

Glacius's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
<center>
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|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
|-
|Torpedo
|2000
|40
|-
|Blizzard
|2000
|40
|-
|Glacius
|2000
|40
|}
</center>

{{note|For whatever reason, in the game, Glacius was made a "Glacius" class for his brother Swelter. For info on him see [[Swelter#Toys|Swelter]].}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
[[File:RID2015-toy Glacius.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''I never wanna know a day that's over 40 degrees'' ''I'd rather have it 30, 20, 10, 5, and let it freeze!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Mini-Con Glacius''' (Mini-Con, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Armor sprue (chest armor, battle mask, left & right ice cannons, 2 nozzles, 2 ice-effects)

: Available as part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)| Robots in Disguise]]'' single-packed Mini-Cons, Glacius is a [[redeco]] of [[Swelter#Toys|Swelter]]; as such, he shares engineering with [[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]] but is a new mold altogether. He transforms from a small humanoid robot into a Cybertronian torpedo in a single step. As a [[Torpedo]]-style Mini-Con, he can attach to and launch from Deployer [[Fracture (RID)#Deployer|Fracture]]'s sidecar. He comes with a number of clear plastic accessories attached to a Decepticon-[[insignia]]-shaped sprue, which can be attached using tabs and slots.

: His [[Stock photography|stock photo]] (on the right) has a few mistakes. The flame parts on his legs are facing down, and the blue flamethrower parts on his arms are swapped, so the hoses meant to go on the back of his arms are facing forward. His nozzles that plug into his hands are missing entirely.

: This wave was largely skipped by larger brick-and-mortar stores in the US, but began to filter out through discount chains like Marshalls and Five Below by the 2016 holiday season.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/Glacius/glacius.htm More information on Glacius at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Glacius's character model is a modification of [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]'s model.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Glacius''' (グラシウス ''Gurashiusu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bīng Rèn''' (冰刃,"Ice Blade")

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Torpedo Mini-Cons]]

Crazybolt (RID)

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon|the ''Beast Wars Neo'' Predacon|Crazybolt (BW)}}
:''Crazybolt is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Crazybolt RID 2015 package art.jpg|400px|thumb|Don't stalk with your mouth full.]]
'''Crazybolt''' subscribes to a simple philosophy: speed. Everything in life should be about going as fast as you can and nothing should be slowing you down. On [[Velocitron]], this philosophy would allow Crazybolt to fit right in. But on planets such as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]], there are too many obstacles in the form of cities, natural terrain, and people. And to Crazybolt, there is only one solution to dealing with all obstacles impeding his speed: destroying them with his fiery breath and burning exhaust.

His [[Mini-Con]] partner is the ever-loyal [[Slicedice]], who is as dedicated to Crazybolt as his master is to speed. He is also associated with the [[Cyclone]]s [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]].

{{bigquote|Illumination through acceleration!|Crazybolt|"[[Suspended]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[James Arnold Taylor]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Accornero]] (Italian), [[Olivier Francart]] (French, ''Suspended''), [[Tobias Lelle]] (German), [[César Filio]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Krzysztof Szczepaniak]] (Polish), [[Seong-ho Shin]] (Korean)}}

[[File:TRID E 30 Crazybolt Robot Mode.jpg|250px|thumb|left|If anyone tells me to lick my eyeballs...they're dead!]]
An ex-drag racer, Crazybolt and Slicedice were arrested after Crazybolt leveled [[Steel City]], claiming that the buildings impeded his mobility. He was placed in a stasis pod and sent away aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', only to be freed when the ship crashed on [[Earth]]. The duo continued their high-octane rampage across Earth's highways, although [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team eventually tracked them down. The two fled; Crazybolt used a smokescreen to send Strongarm onto an overpass, distracting her while they made good their escape.

After some more driving, Crazybolt and Slicedice discovered a nature reserve. Slicedice, offended by the sign, goaded his partner into burning down the sign... and the entire forest, viewing it as an insult to their desire for unimpeded speed. Although Bumblebee and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] grappled with the Decepticons, they were unable to subdue either before the flames forced them to break off. The Decepticon duo took advantage of the fire and fled the scene. {{storylink|Suspended}}

[[File:MisdirectionCrazyboltBumblebee-Ride.jpg|275px|thumb|right|That's a...spicy meat-a ball!]]

The pair later met up with [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] in a disused drive-in, awaiting a meeting with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. The surly Scorponok was swiftly irritated by their tardiness and their need for speed, not helped by Steeljaw's absence... and not realizing that Steeljaw had set them up to get attacked by the Autobots (who he'd set up to get attacked by Scorponok as a distraction for his own ends). Though eager to hit the pavement, Crazybolt was afraid enough of Scorponok to try and end the fight quickly, so he blasted Bumblebee with a burst of flame-breath. But the Autobot used Slicedice as an impromptu shield, and quickly got the upper hand on Crazybolt... but Scorponok had gotten the upper claw on Grimlock, forcing Bumblebee to back off. Bumblebee then used a little flim-flam to distract and confuse the Decepticons, setting them up for him and Grimlock to take them down. Crazybolt and the others were promptly locked away in stasis pods. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

Crazybolt's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
<center>
{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:65%"
|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
|-
|Starter
|500
|10
|-
|Deployer
|4000
|80
|}
</center>
Crazybolt speeds in to help fight off the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] clone army overrunning [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
[[File:RID15-Deployers-Crazybolt.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:RID15-toy Crazybolt-Takara.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Crazybolt and Decepticon Hammer''' (Deployer, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Crazybolt with Micron Ransack'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''TAV47'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 28]], 2016
:*''Accessories'': "Hammer" Mini-Con and armor sprue (Hasbro only), "Ransack" Mini-Con and armor sprue (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the third and final wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Deployers (and the only new toy in the wave), Crazybolt transforms from a horned lizard robot beast into a monstrous muscle car of probably-made-up model. As a Deployer figure, Crazybolt is designed to launch [[Cyclone|Cyclone-style Mini-Cons]] from his huge gaping maw/vehicle rear. This launcher will not work if the small "safety" trigger on his underside is not pushed in, either by setting him on a flat surface in vehicle mode, posing him low enough to the ground in robot mode, or by doing so manually in either mode.

: In an undocumented feature, he has the is the ability to attach Mini-Cons to the rectangular tabs on each of his shoulders.

: The Hasbro release of Crazybolt includes a white-and-red [[redeco]] of the Mini-Con [[Hammer (RID)#Toys|Hammer]] (though the box-art showed Hammer in the show-like red-and-blue deco from a Mini-Con 4-pack).

: Due to retailers in the United States discontinuing the Deployers assortment, the wave with Crazybolt was never released at brick and mortar retail in the US, and was only stocked by US-based online retailers following a massive delay. The set ''did'' see a release in various other markets more or less on schedule, though, such as...

: ...the [[TakaraTomy]] version, released in the fifteenth wave of ''Adventure'' product, which features a much more extensive and more show-accurate paint scheme (but still a little bit off). Instead of Hammer, he includes a slightly [[retool]]ed and [[redeco]]ed version of [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)#Toys|Ransack]].

:Despite his primary partner being a Decepticon-aligned torpedo in the show, Crazybolt's toy is incapable of interacting with said variety of Mini-Cons.
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans-Series6-Crazybolt.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Crazybolt''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''6'''
**''Number'': '''11/12'''

: Part of the sixth [[Blindpacking|blind-bagged]] assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this version of Crazybolt is a small, minimally-painted soft-plastic figurine of him in his beast-bot mode.

: He comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Crazybolt is female in the show's Hungarian and Brazilian dubbed versions.
* Crazybolt's [[character model]] was modified to make [[Flamesnort]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Crazybolt''' (クレイジーボルト ''Kureijīboruto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pī Lì''' (霹雳,"Bolt")

[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Variable gender characters]]

Polarclaw

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon|the ''Beast Wars'' Maximal|Polar Claw}}
:''Polarclaw is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RID Polarclaw model sheet.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Oh my god, I'm going to be killed by a bear! Well, I guess I don't have to worry anymore about the dangers of smoking."]]
'''Polarclaw''' was once one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s crime lords, possessing a brilliant strategic mind, necessary for the careful planning he needs to ensure his crime empire in the northern territories remains intact while he spends long periods hibernating. Besides this, his other great assets are his strength, acute eyesight, and sonic roar.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Róbert Bolla]] (Hungarian), [[Fabian Kluckert]] (German), [[Francesco Rizzi]] (Italian)}}

[[File:OverloadedPart2-Polarclawvehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Call Mr. Plow. That's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow.'']]

Polarclaw was one of the many prisoners aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. When the ship crash-landed on [[Earth]], Polarclaw made his way up to the [[Arctic|Arctic Circle]], and holed up in a mountain cave near a research base. Eventually, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team picked up his signal, and dispatched an away team of Autobots—[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]—to bring him in. Polarclaw managed to get the drop on the team, and pelted them with chunks of ice from above. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

[[File:TRID E 28 Polarclaw Sonic Roar.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Yodelayheehoo!'']]

After seeing the Autobots off by using his sonic roar to start an avalanche, Polarclaw returned to his cave, only for the Autobots to sneak up on him in new camouflage. He escaped via the back exit to the cave and began to escape across the ice using his snowplow alternate mode. Unfortunately for him, Windblade caught up with him and managed to force him back into the water. Polarclaw quickly found he was unable to use his sonic roar underwater, and was punched out by Optimus. The Autobots took him off to one of Windblade's [[stasis pod]] caches. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

Polarclaw's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by Optimus Prime, Windblade and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Notes==
*Polarclaw uses a ''heavily'' altered version of [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s character model.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Polarclaw''' (ポーラクロー ''Pōrakurō'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xióng Zhǎo''' (熊爪,"Bear Claw")

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Gangsters]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Alchemor (RID)

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' ship|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' ship|Alchemor (BWU)}}
:''The ''Alchemor'' is a spacecraft from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDtitles Alchemor.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Were you surprised that a Cybertronian ship crash landed, and on Earth of all places?]]

There are some who might use the phrase "a wretched hive of scum and villainy" to describe the prisoner manifest of the '''''Alchemor'''''... and they'd be right. A maximum-security prison ship, the vessel was built by the [[Autobot]]s and designed to hold a cargo of defeated [[Decepticon]]s inside [[stasis pod]]s.

Hundreds of Decepticons were captured and interred aboard the vessel before its launch off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]—everything from [[Chop Shop (RID)|petty crooks]], to [[Simacore (RID)|disgruntled scientists]], all the way up to [[Stockade (RID)|high-ranking military officers]] and [[Steeljaw (RID)|political agitators]]. The unenviable duty of maintaining the vessel and its inmates fell to a skeleton crew of [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s, who oversaw the ship's day-to-day operation.

The volatile cargo that the ''Alchemor'' carried left it open to attacks from raiders seeking to free their imprisoned comrades. To minimize the risk, the ship carried a cloaking device that allowed it to resupply on a planet without agitating the natives or any local Decepticon cells. Although the Autobots came up with a variety of security systems, most prominently a set of advanced [[Decepticon Hunter]]s in the ship's armories, they apparently didn't plan many contingency measures in case the ship crashed on an undeveloped [[Earth|planet]] where the escaped prisoners could easily run amok.

Whoops.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:MetalMeltdown-Alchemorstern.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.]]
As the ''Alchemor'' passed by Earth, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]—manipulating things from an alternate dimension—damaged the ''Alchemor'', causing the ship to fall towards Earth. {{storylink|Lockout}} The entry through Earth's atmosphere tore the ship in two. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The front half, where prison guard [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] was stationed, crashed in the woods near [[Denny Clay]]'s [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Lockout}} The impact of the crash damaged almost all of the stasis pods used to keep the prisoners under control, sparking a mass jailbreak. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Damaged by the crash, Fixit was able to repair some of the ship's systems and tried to send a mayday to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his [[Bee Team (RID)|impromptu team]] discovered the wreck before the signal could reach Cybertron, having been led to Earth for then-unknown reasons by visions of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. (Well, Bumblebee was. The other two had just kinda tagged along.) Fixit got the ship's tracking systems online, allowing them to find [[Underbite]], though the crash site subsequently became the scene of a battle between the Autobots and the lone Decepticon. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Meanwhile, the back half of the ship had landed in a bay near [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} The Decepticon prisoners aboard quickly rallied under the leadership of [[Glowstrike]], [[Saberhorn]], and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]. Under their direction, the Decepticons overthrew the Mini-Con guards assigned to keep them in line, and enslaved them with [[inhibitor collar]]s. Glowstrike planned to rebuild the ship, and use it to get off-world. Using the ship's still-intact cloaking function, she managed to hide the existence of her "Decepticon island" from Autobots and [[human]]s alike. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Now stranded on Earth and charged with recapturing the ''Alchemor'' escapees, the Autobots and humans relocated large portions of the ship to Denny's scrapyard. From here, Fixit could utilize its tracking function, or consult its prisoner manifest for relevant information. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}} [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] made another sweep of the crash site, and managed to salvage a damaged [[Decepticon Hunter]]. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} Due to the damage caused to him from the crash, a malfunctioning Fixit returned to the crashsite, repeating the word "escape", only to be found by [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] the following morning. Their arrival caught the attention of a bear, which the three Autobots engaged with in a brief skirmish. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} During an argument with Denny, Fixit spitefully wired the human's TV set into the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computer system. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle (RID)|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When the Decepticon [[Saberhorn]] was discovered by Bumblebee's squad, Fixit was unable to find him in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> prisoner manifest. Later, by remotely accessing a computer at one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s bases, he discovered that the Decepticon ''was'' listed as having been imprisoned on the ship, raising questions as to just what was going on with Fixit's records. Meanwhile, Saberhorn and [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] returned to the back half of the crashed ship, the latter being trailed by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}}

Working himself into Glowstrike's command structure, Steeljaw won her good graces by springing a slew of captured Decepticons and returning them to the sunken ''Alchemor''. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

After overthrowing Scorponok and assuming his place among Glowstrike's inner retinue, Steeljaw accessed an armory and used it to stage a coup. From here, he took command of the hundreds of Decepticons aboard the vessel. A Mini-Con slave and former guard named [[Toolbox]] managed to escape captivity, and managed to alert the Autobots to the location of the ship. The Autobots, masquerading as [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s prisoners, slipped aboard, planning to detonate a [[stasis bomb]] in the ship's ventilation system. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The Autobots were successful in defeating Steeljaw and detonating the bomb, thanks in part to a mass Mini-Con revolt led by Fixit. With their prisoners safely back in stasis, Toolbox and the other Mini-Cons promised to rebuild the ship and leave Earth for Cybertron as soon as possible. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

[[Springload (RID)|Several]] [[Zorillor|few]] [[Simacore (RID)|straggling]] [[Wingcode|prisoners]] would remain on the planet months later {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}} {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}}, though they were eventually taken back to Cybertron onboard ''[[Prime Force One]]''. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}} {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

====Original prisoner manifest====
{{collist|5|
*[[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]]*
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]
*[[Axiom (RID)|Axiom]]
*[[Back]]
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]]
*[[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]]*
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Bounce]]
*[[Brakepad]]*
*[[Buzzclaw (RID)|Buzzclaw]]*
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
*[[Clipshade]]*
*[[Clout]]
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]]
*[[Filch]]
*[[Forth]]
*[[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]*
*[[Forager]]*
*[[Foxtrot]]*
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Glowstrike]]
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]]
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]]
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]]
*[[Infernox]]*
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]]
*[[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Malodor]]
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Needler (RID)|Needler]]*
*[[Nightstrike]]
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]
*[[Overhead]]*
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]]
*[[Polarclaw]]
*[[Pseudo]]
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]
*[[Ransack (RID Insecticon)|Ransack]] (Insecticon)*
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Mini-Con)
*[[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]]*
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Saberhorn]]
*[[Scorpinok (RID)|Scorpinok]]*
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]
*[[Scratch (RID)|Scratch]]
*[[Scuzzard]]*
*[[Shocksprocket]]*
*[[Silverhound]]
*[[Simacore (RID)|Simacore]]
*[[Skinkbomb]]*
*[[Skrapnel (RID)|Skrapnel]]*
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]]*
*[[Slicedice]]
*[[Slink]]*
*[[Sneak]]*
*[[Snitch (RID)|Snitch]]*
*[[Spinhead]]*
*[[Springbolt]]*
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]]
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Stilts]]*
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]]
*[[Swelter]]
*[[Terrashock]]
*[[Theorem]]
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]
*[[Transit (RID)|Transit]]*
*[[Underbite]]
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]]
*[[Waspinator (RID)|Waspinator]]*
*[[Wingcode]]
*[[Zizza]]
*[[Zorillor]]
}}

And "a couple of hundred" more, according to Fixit.

<nowiki>*</nowiki> — Prisoners that have only appeared in the books and games.

==Notes==
* Up until "[[Metal Meltdown]]", the wreck of the ''Alchemor'' only appeared in the longer [[title sequence]], which has only appeared on non-English versions of the show.
*The name ''Alchemor'' is probably a fairly subtle pun on {{w|Alcatraz}}.
*Knowing some were also originally in Windblade's caches, it's unclear how many of the Season 3 Decepticons were actually from the ''Alchemor''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Alchemor''''' (アルケモア号 ''Arukemoa-gō'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Alchemor''' (艾之墓 Ài Zhī Mù)

[[Category:Autobot starships]]
[[Category:Penal institutions]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) starships]]

Polarclaw

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon|the ''Beast Wars'' Maximal|Polar Claw}}
:''Polarclaw is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RID Polarclaw model sheet.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Oh my god, I'm going to be killed by a bear! Well, I guess I don't have to worry anymore about the dangers of smoking."]]
'''Polarclaw''' was once one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s crime lords, possessing a brilliant strategic mind, necessary for the careful planning he needs to ensure his crime empire in the northern territories remains intact while he spends long periods hibernating. Besides this, his other great assets are his strength, acute eyesight, and sonic roar.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Róbert Bolla]] (Hungarian), [[Fabian Kluckert]] (German), [[Francesco Rizzi]] (Italian)}}

[[File:OverloadedPart2-Polarclawvehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Call Mr. Plow. That's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow.'']]

Polarclaw was one of the many prisoners aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. When the ship crash-landed on [[Earth]], Polarclaw made his way up to the [[Arctic|Arctic Circle]], and holed up in a mountain cave near a research base. Eventually, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team picked up his signal, and dispatched an away team of Autobots—[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]—to bring him in. Polarclaw managed to get the drop on the team, and pelted them with chunks of ice from above. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

[[File:TRID E 28 Polarclaw Sonic Roar.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Yodelayheehoo!'']]

After seeing the Autobots off by using his sonic roar to start an avalanche, Polarclaw returned to his cave, only for the Autobots to sneak up on him in new camouflage. He escaped via the back exit to the cave and began to escape across the ice using his snowplow alternate mode. Unfortunately for him, Windblade caught up with him and managed to force him back into the water. Polarclaw quickly found he was unable to use his sonic roar underwater, and was punched out by Optimus. The Autobots took him off to one of Windblade's [[stasis pod]] caches. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

Polarclaw's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by Optimus Prime, Windblade and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Notes==
*Polarclaw uses a ''heavily'' altered version of [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s character model.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Polarclaw''' (ポーラクロー ''Pōrakurō'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xióng Zhǎo''' (熊爪,"Bearclaw")

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Overload (RID)

2026-02-23T09:42:24Z

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:''Overload is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Overloadedpart1-Overload.jpg|thumb|right|400px|"I was all of history's great acting robots: Acting Unit 0.8, Thespo-mat, David Duchovny!"]]

Raise the curtain and let '''Overload''' take center stage—the most daring, dashing [[Decepticon]] saboteur and spy [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has ever known. No mere bit player is he; this roguish thespian combines his natural strength and impenetrable armor plating with the quick wit and charisma befitting a lead player. If Overload has ''any'' weakness, it's perhaps that his own vanity overrides his better tactical judgment, particularly when it comes to that utter plebeian [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Sometimes, he's partnered with the [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]]s [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]].

{{quote|Hello? Are you not listening? This is quality stagecraft, you savage!|Overload|"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Once, Overload shot a Cyclone at a young Slipstream, which stole his first ball bearing, causing him to go live a life of crime. {{storylink|The Tragedy of Slipstream}} When the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crashed on Earth, his stasis pod was lost. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Dave Fennoy]] (English), [[Masaki Aizawa]] (Japanese)|[[Tamás Bognár]] (Hungarian), [[Giorgio Bonino]] (Italian), [[Olivier Francart]] (French), [[Frédéric Meaux]] (French, ''Decepticon Island''), [[Ronald Nitschke]] (German), [[Raúl Solo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Adam Krylik]] (Polish), [[Choi Nak-yoon]] (Korean), [[Armando Tiraboschi]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:IllusionaryDecepticon.jpg|thumb|300px|"Wearing a costume, pretending to be someone else; it goes against my every instinct as an actor."]]
During the war on Cybertron, Overload was the top spy for the Decepticons and his work resulted in the destruction of a number of Autobot installations, and the injuring of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Optimus Prime’s rookie scout]]. Eventually, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] found Overload out and stopped him. He was placed in stasis and eventually stored aboard the ''Alchemor''. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

While Optimus Prime was training in the [[Realm of the Primes]], [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] created an illusionary Decepticon resembling Overload to test him. The robot, physically identical to Overload save for his lack of a head, deployed his Mini-Cons to terminate a group of humans who had made their way into the [[Realm of the Primes]]. The robot spent most of his time just standing around while his Mini-Cons did most of the dirty work. Overload and the Mini-Cons were ultimately defeated when Optimus climbed a hill to activate his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] and it turned out the Decepticons and humans were mere illusions. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

[[File:DecepticonIslandP2-TimeToLeaveTheStage.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Don't tell me how to do humble! My humble ranks among the greatest in the history of the universe!"]]
After reviving from stasis, Overload sensed Optimus Prime and went looking for his old foe. Arriving in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], he found only [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]. He dealt with them and opted to head for [[Crown City]], reasoning he could draw out Prime by threatening humans, and on the way teamed up with the [[Cyclone]] Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} Overload found a human vehicle which he began smashing as a warm up to the main show, until Bumblebee found him. Though Overload proved more than a match for the Autobot, Bumblebee managed to turn the two Mini-Cons on him, and render him unconscious with a punch. Overload was carted back to the scrapyard to get stored away. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

After [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] broke into the scrapyard, he deactivated Overload's stasis pod, alongside several others, as part of a bid to bolster [[Glowstrike]]'s forces. When [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] brought up Steeljaw's past failures at leadership, Steeljaw informed the Decepticons of his alliance with Glowstrike, and gave them coordinates to follow while he remained at the scrapyard. The escapees later reconvened at Steeljaw's coordinates, where they were inspected by Glowstrike, who seemed pleased by the new cadre of "[[Steeljaw's Pack|elite warriors]]". {{storylink|Misdirection}}

Overload gathered with Steeljaw's other remaining followers on the roof of the ''Island'', where Steeljaw updated them on his plans to overthrow Glowstrike, until she and [[Saberhorn]] arrived to talk with Steeljaw alone. {{storylink|Portals}}

Overload was present after the Autobots staged a raid on the Decepticon base, and were subsequently surrounded by the base's occupants. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Though the rest of the Autobots managed to escape at this time, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] was captured, and Overload was tasked with guarding her (much to his chagrin as he wanted to fight Optimus or at least Bumblebee). He still got to fight someone, as [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] came to rescue his prisoner. He was able to subdue them, but [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] slipped away as Drift was put in another pod. The Mini-Cons managed to free Windblade and Ratchet, and after delivering a decisive blow to Overload's face, the Autobots were able to stuff their would-be-captor into a pod of his own. Overload's stasis pod was then taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by Optimus Prime, Windblade and Ratchet. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
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|Starter
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|Deployer
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Overload could be recruited to help fight off the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] clone army overrunning [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
[[File:RID15-toy OverloadDeployer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, I do owe you for giving me this unholy... ACTING.... ''TALENT''! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-46-Overload.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you want Calculon to race to the laser gun battle in his hover-Ferrari, press one. If you want Calculon to double-check his paperwork, press two. Enter now. ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overload & Backtrack''' (Deployer, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Overload with Micron Backtrack'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 28]], 2016
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TAV46'''

: Part of the second assortment of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)| Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s, Overload transforms into a Cybertronian tank. In this mode, the front clamp between his treads can be loaded with any [[Cyclone]]-style Mini-Con —such as his pack-in partner [[Backtrack (RID)#Toys|Backtrack]]— and launched by pushing the trigger on Overload's gunbarrel. (You ''can'' wedge (ha) Torpedo-style Mini-Cons into this launcher, but they don't hold very well.) This launcher will not work if the small "safety" trigger on his tank mode underside is not pushed in, either by setting him on a flat surface or by doing so manually. This launcher is also inoperable in robot mode, ending up on his back, though at least you can still store a Cyclone in it.

: His tank barrel also has tabs to mount Backtrack's two "blaster" accessories.

: His shoulders have an undocumented feature: small tabs that allow you to attach Mini-Cons to them via the armor-sprue attachment points. Obviously Cyclones fit best, but Torpedos can attach as well, albeit slightly awkwardly. Buzzsaws have ridges that prevent them from attaching securely, however.

: Overload also has a battle mask, which is both intended to cover his face in vehicle mode and also homage the rectangle-eye of the illusionary Decepticon warrior from "[[Out of Focus]]".

: His [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] scan-badge is located on his right forearm, impossible to scan while still in-box.

: The TakaraTomy release of Overload, released in the fifteenth wave of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' toyline, features extensive paint details to better resemble his appearances in the cartoon. His scan-badge unlocks him in the checklist on the ''[[Transformers Chronicle (app)|Transformers Chronicle]]'' app.

: He was redecoed and retooled into [[Target]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]'' [[Megatron (One)#Race&Blast|”Race & Blast” Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/Overload/overload.htm More information on Deployers Overload at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:Overload Tank mode.jpg|thumb|300px|Overload's vehicle mode in the ''Cyclone Deployers'' commercial.]]
*Overload's appearance in "[[The Power of Dibs]]" depicts him as having the same headless design as the illusionary Decepticon in "[[Out of Focus]]", which is ironic considering his love for his own face. It also seems to suggest he shared the same stasis pod with the Cyclone Mini-Cons, despite them apparently meeting each other for the first time later in the cartoon.
*Though his toy turns into a tank, Overload never transforms in any of his appearances in the series. However, he is seen transforming in a commercial, suggesting he did have an animated model for his alternate mode.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Overload''' (オーバーロード ''Ōbārōdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Guò Zài''' (过载,"Overload")

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Pseudo

2026-02-23T09:35:28Z

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:''Pseudo is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Pseudo.jpg|400px|thumb|Comes with his own shadow to be wreathed in!]]

It goes without saying that the Decepticon super-spy '''Pseudo''' is [[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|more than meets the eye]], even more so than a typical [[Transformer|Cybertronian]]. As a [[Shifter]], he employed his talents in order to infiltrate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s most secure installations in order to plunder their secrets, whereupon he then sold them to the highest bidder. A wily, insidious sort, Pseudo never hesitates to use his abilities to sow confusion among any would-be captors. After all, the one secret Pseudo will ''never'' part with is ''his own''.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Bauza]] (English)|[[Kōji Ochiai]] (Japanese), [[Antônio Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Pseudoshifting.jpg|thumb|left|I'm as sneaky as can be No one's sneakier than me! I can get so sly and loathing When I dress in other clothing In disguise!]]

Pseudo was imprisoned on the ''Alchemor'' for selling secrets to Cybertron's off world enemies. After the ship's crash, he was freed from his stasis pod, whereupon he discovered the ghost town of [[Edmondville]], which had long since been deserted. It would have made the perfect base for the spy to hole up in, if not for the presence of the Autobots who had arrived on a would-be vacation. Before Pseudo could quietly eliminate [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], however, the Autobot sensed his presence and he was forced to retreat.

The Autobots quickly began combing the town for the Decepticon, prompting Pseudo to use his shapeshifting powers to try and incapacitate them. When this proved fruitless, he scanned the forms of Bumblebee's team and first took the form of [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] in order to sow confusion. Unfortunately, Pseudo was unable to mimic Drift's [[Mini-Con]] partners, forcing him to flee into a nearby mine. There, he took the form of [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], Bumblebee, and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], only to finally be cornered in the form of [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]; however, he escaped in the form of Sideswipe by taking advantage of the Autobot's natural agility. Fleeing the mine, he attempted to escape by taking the form of the town's derelict steam engine, but he was stopped when [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] destroyed the tracks he was running on. Pseudo crashed, whereupon he reverted to his true form and was immediately arrested. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

Pseudo's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pseudo''' (スード ''Sūdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jiǎ Miàn''' (假面,"Masquerade")

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Spies]]

Vertebreak (RID)

2026-02-22T16:46:35Z

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:''Vertebreak is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Vertebreak.jpg|thumb|300px|The unholy offspring of [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]], and [[Colada]].]]
A [[Snaketicon]] of science, '''Vertebreak''' is an ambitious sort who dares to dream of such things as horrific and unethical body augmentation. His goal is a modest one, to build a bigger, better Cybertronian... by any means necessary. In order to achieve that dream, he has sought knowledge from other worlds, even techniques that were foolishly forbidden by his peers. And if it means taking parts from [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|other 'bots]] to do it, even if they aren't particularly keen to help science move forward? Well, that's not a crime, is it? Oh, it is? Well that's stupid.

Just wait. He'll show them how wrong they are and how right he is.

Oh, ''he'll show them all''.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Schlatter]] (English), [[Mitsuaki Madono]] (Japanese)|[[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Santiago Ziesmer]] (German), [[Peppino Capotondi]] (French), [[Roberto Mendiola]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Waldemar Barwiński]] (Polish), [[Jeong Myeong-jun]] (Korean)}}

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Vertibreak vehicle.jpg|250px|thumb|left|"Don't worry, Sideswipe. I'm a TRAIN-ed surgeon." ''rimshot'']]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Vertebreak was a member of [[Crystal City]]'s science council. To his colleagues' horror, he studied and intended to use surgical knowledge from other worlds to perform cyber-grafting experiments, and was imprisoned on the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' before he could put his plans into motion. Fortunately for Vertebreak, the ship's crash landing on [[Earth]] freed him from his incarceration. Taking the form of a train, he set up a new laboratory in [[Crown City]]'s subway network, and began his experiments anew.

Fortune smiled on Vertebreak again when the Autobot Sideswipe blundered into his territory alone. Vertebreak attacked him while the Autobot was busy boasting, before dragging him back to his lair. There, he performed his cyber-grafting technique by attaching his head to Sideswipe's body. While the process gave Vertebreak access to Sideswipe's natural agility and learned fighting techniques, he elected to keep the young Autobot's head intact in order to have continued access to a needed "brain enzyme" in the event his grafting process didn't take. Vertebreak attacked Sideswipe's companions in short order, but, in the end, he was defeated when Sideswipe realized he could predict each of Vertebreak's movements. He was subsequently recaptured and both his and Sideswipe's heads were restored to their proper bodies. {{Storylink|Some Body, Any Body}}

[[File:RID-bodysnatchingvertebreak.jpg|thumb|right|300px|SNEOPLE!]]

Vertebreak's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

Vertebreak's lab was later used by fellow prisoner and scientist [[Simacore (RID)|Simacore]] as a cloning factory that manufactured an army of [[Mini-Clone]]s. After Simacore was defeated, the Autobots cleared the lab of Cybertronian technology before alerting human authorities of the lab itself. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}}

==Notes==
*While he was not stated to be one on the show (and their existence was not established until "[[Pretzel Logic]]"), [[Adam Beechen]] [https://adambeechen.com/comment-page-1/#comment-268 has stated] that he considers Vertebreak to (pre-SCIENCE) have been a Snaketicon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vertebreak''' (バーテブレイク ''Bātebureiku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jǐ Zhuī Lóng''' (脊椎龙, "Spine Dragon")

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

Headlock (RID)

2026-02-22T15:59:54Z

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:''Headlock is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RID-Headlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Look at the fancy box. Look at the size of this instruction manual. You don't think they would have gone to all this trouble if the game was any ''good'', do you?!"]]

Listen up, ya bum. If you wanna win, you listen to '''Headlock'''. This old 'bot may be small and decrepit, but he knows a thing or two about life inside the fightin' arena. With him in your corner, you can't lose! He won't ''let'' you.

Having been the "manager" of the massive [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] for a long time, he knows that it takes more'n just raw power. You gotta put on a show to get the crowd on yer side, but never get too cocky or you're gonna get blindsided. You gotta know your enemy's weak points, and you better exploit 'em. But, well, if you can't... then he will.

Hey, ''you'' can call it "fighting dirty" or "cheating", ''he'' calls it "winning".

==Fiction==
=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Bauza]] (English), [[Jin Urayama]] (Japanese)|[[Mario Scarabelli]] (Italian), [[Tobias Lelle]] (German), [[Frédéric Meaux]] (French), [[Kwon Sung-hyuk]] (Korean)}}
[[File:TRID19_Headlock_Earth_Vehicle_Mode.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"You're only reading this because you're bored!"]]
Headlock managed the goliath Groundpounder in the gladiatorial pits of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], making him a reigning champion... until they were both accused of cheating and kicked out of the gladiator circuit. Enraged by the accusation, Groundpounder went on a destructive rampage, requiring the deployment of the [[Elite Guard]]. Eventually, both he and Headlock were arrested. {{storylink|The Champ}} Both of them were placed in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', but were freed when the ship crashed on Earth.

The two Decepticons hid out at a construction site outside of [[Crown City]], while Groundpounder began a new training regimen at Headlock's request. Upon seeing an advertisement for the [[Rumbledome]], he decided he needed to prove he could take on the [[human]]-built monster trucks. Forcing his way into the arena, he challenged the current champ to a match, and [[Farnum|the Rumbledome manager]] promptly agreed. Though [[Casey (RID)|Crusher Casey]] and her [[Mechanosaurus]] put up a good fight, Groundpounder eventually put her rig out of commission... with the help of Headlock's sabotage. The manager, believing the two Cybertronians to be human-controlled robots as part of an act, offered them a permanent spot in the show.

[[File:RID-fixitvsheadlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

For their next show, however, Groundpounder discovered his opponent was another Cybertronian—the [[Autobot]] [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], aiming to bring down the crooked duo. Headlock stepped in when it looked like Grimlock was winning, zapping the Dinobot with his welding finger to keep him distracted as Groundpounder pummeled him. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], who had been a fan of the pair's matches and didn't believe they had cheated—up until he ''saw'' Headlock cheating in the match against Mechanosaurus—stepped in and eventually brought Headlock down in a surprising display of combat skill.

As Grimlock finally knocked Groundpounder down for the count with his favorite cannonball move, the recovered Headlock made a break for it... only to be stopped immediately by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. {{storylink|The Champ}}

Headlock's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Notes==
* Headlock is a broad homage to {{w|Mickey Goldmill|Michael "Mickey" Goldmill}}, the crusty old trainer from the ''{{w|Rocky (film series)|Rocky}}'' movies. He's even got a robotic knit cap!
* In the Japanese dub [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] calls Headlock "Ottsuan."

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Headlock''' (ヘッドロック ''Heddorokku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Suǒ Tóu''' (锁头, "Lock Head")

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Wingcode

2026-02-22T15:53:25Z

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:''Wingcode is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TRID E 68 Wingcode BM.jpg|thumb|350px|Rainbow, tacos, [[Doctor Who]], Homestuck!]]

Much like her fellow energon vampire, [[Nightstrike]], '''Wingcode''' needs to constantly feed on energon. But Wingcode has a unique way of immobilizing her prey, releasing a cloud of particles that infects Cybertronians with a potentially deadly malware.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Constance Zimmer]] (English)|[[Anja Nestler]] (German), [[Agnieszka Fajlhauer]] (Polish), [[Marcia Coutinho]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
During the Great War, Wingcode was an airborne spy, however after she stole a nanotech virus and absorbed it into her system, she was arrested and placed in a quarantine [[stasis pod]] aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. She was eventually freed when the ship crashed on [[Earth]] and released its cargo. According to [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], it's likely she went into hibernation to conserve energon but woke when her reserves became critical.

Starving for energon, Wingcode spotted the supply piled up in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] and headed in to take some. When she was met by resistance from the Autobots, she doused the area with nano-particles before managing to grab a few cubes. She was about to try and secure more when she was interrupted by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and the reactivated security system, forcing her to fly off. She soon consumed what little she'd stolen and went searching for more, spotting Grimlock and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] with a trailer of [[energon cube]]s. Wingcode attacked, knocking the pair around and sending most of the cubes tumbling into the river, however Grimlock threw the rest into a nearby cave. She followed him in, only to find she'd fallen into his trap—unable to fly in the cramped cave, she was soon rendered unconscious by Grimlock and Bulkhead. She was taken back to the scrapyard where Fixit used a nano-cell sample from her to cure the Autobots. {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}}

==Notes==
*Wingcode uses an altered version of [[Nightstrike]]'s character model. Unlike previous instances of model reusing, this similarity is actually acknowledged in-story as both characters are energon vampires.
*Like Nightstrike, Wingcode is never seen transforming into any alternate form and it's never made clear in her episode what form she's currently in. Nightstrike would later receive a ''Tiny Titans'' figure revealing he actually has a more humanoid robot form, with his "bat-form" being his beast mode. As Wingcode's model removes some of the bat-like features and gives her a (somewhat) more humanoid head, it's likely that this is her robot-mode.
*When asked of Wingcode's fate, [[Adam Beechen]]'s explanation was that she was placed in a makeshift stasis cell, as the Autobots had run out of real ones.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=They put her in a makeshift pod they built from parts found in the Scrapyard and froze her with Freon modified by Fixit.|link=https://twitter.com/sonnova/status/926287533339705344|name=Adam Beechen|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=11|day=03|(defunct=)}}</ref> She was later returned to Cybertron with the other Decepticons after the events of "[[Freedom Fighters]]", as Beechen stated in a since-deleted blog post.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yì Mǎ''' (翼码, "Wingcode")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Vampires]]

Buffaloid

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[[File:Terrashock-RID-intro.jpg|right|thumb|350px|More properly known as a "Bisonoid". Science.]]

Bulky, strong, and fast, '''Buffaloids''' would be unstoppable [[Hybridizor]] juggernauts if not for their low intelligence, leaving them easily confused and susceptible to outside manipulation. As a result, they require someone else to do most of their thinking, and if nobody's around to give them orders then they feel lost and alone. Their durable physique means that they can easily smash through walls or charge unwary targets.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The Buffaloid [[Terrashock]] was hired by [[Contrail (WFC)|Contrail]] as his private enforcer, and was later imprisoned aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. After the ship crashed on [[Earth]], his damaged [[Stasis pod|stasis cell]] was recovered by humans and placed in a [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|museum]]. When Terrashock awoke, he rampaged through the museum and easily trounced [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his team before escaping onto [[Crown City]]'s highways. Terrashock was intercepted by Bumblebee's team, who had formulated a new plan to take advantage of his need for directions, and was eventually incapacitated and recaptured. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
Another Buffaloid by the name of [[Overhead]] was also imprisoned aboard the ''Alchemor''. Unusually for a Buffaloid, Overhead was a cunning criminal mastermind who secretly ran the gang known as the [[Cybercomrade Sect]]. Overhead's plan to build a [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] was foiled by the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], along with the help of [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and several old [[Team Prime]] members. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

==Notes==

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) subgroups]]

Scowl (RID)

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{{disambig3|Scowl}}
[[File:RIDScowl.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I'M GONNA WRECK IT!"]]
:''Scowl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Scowl''' is a [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]] gone bad. In a better world, Scowl could have put his prodigious strength, powerful [[Hammer (weapon)|hammer]], and his ''Ankylosaurus'' mode towards constructive ends. Instead, he turned his physical prowess toward random violence and indiscriminate destruction, with an emphasis on collateral damage. Scowl seems to revel in the destruction he causes, hiding his cruelty behind a gregarious façade and layers of self-rationalization. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Scowl worked for the crime boss [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] as one of his enforcers. Since he's arrived on [[Earth]], however Scowl's chosen to strike out on his own...and strike, and strike, and strike, until all of [[Crown City]] is a smoldering heap of rubble.

{{quote|I smash ''what'' I want, ''when'' I want, and I ain't stopping for no 'bot!|Scowl|"[[Similarly Different]]"}}

==Fiction==
=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Hildreth]] (English), [[Mitsuaki Kanuka]] (Japanese)|[[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latín-American Spanish), [[Kimmo Härmä]] (Finnish), [[David Manet]] (French), [[Tino Kießling]] (German), [[Wojciech Żołądkowicz]] (Polish)}}

[[File:RID-scowlsbeastmode.jpg|thumb|left|300px|But can he shoot rainbows out of his back?]]
On Cybertron, Scowl worked for Thunderhoof's crime cabal as hired muscle, tearing down buildings on the land that Thunderhoof had illicitly acquired. At some point, he was arrested and incarcerated by Cybertron's police. Scowl was placed in a [[stasis pod]] aboard the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', but was freed after the ship crashed on Earth.

After laying low for a time, Scowl discovered a [[human]] demolition site, and began eagerly demolishing the abandoned stadium. He was discovered by a fellow Dinobot [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]. The two Dinobots bonded with one another over their mutual love of smashing stuff, and Scowl invited Grimlock to help him destroy the building. Grimlock reluctantly agreed — since the stadium was going to be torn down anyway — but then attempted to arrest Scowl. Scowl managed to win Grimlock over and walk away free, promising to Grimlock that he would never endanger a human.

[[File:RID-Scowl.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Jeff Glen Bennett|Well, you know I got to stop you
And then I'm gonna bop it
That's why I'm so popular
Cause I'm the king of bopping you all
Bop boppin', no, I can't stop, yo bop boppin'
Your eyes will be poppin' oh yeah
Bob boppin', ooh I got to bop a lot.]]]]

While wandering the forest, Scowl was jumped by the rest of the [[Autobot]]s, who had researched his extensive list of criminal charges and had decided to bring him in. Scowl incapacitated [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and the others with a tree, then angrily confronted Grimlock about his apparent betrayal. Although Grimlock tried to reason with him, the Decepticon escaped and headed toward a nearby rail station, hoping to knock down the elevated tracks and derail the approaching passenger train. The two Dinobots battled one another while the other Autobots tried to repair the tracks. Grimlock gained the upper hand, and knocked his foe into the station roof, sending him flying and temporarily taking him out of commission.

Unfortunately, Scowl managed to free himself before the Autobots could cuff him, and ploughed into a local spa, aiming to cause as much mayhem as possible. The Autobots tried to run damage control while maintaining their cover. Scowl took out [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and his two students, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]. He then tried to bring down the ceiling on a group of meditating humans, only to be stopped by Grimlock. The two fought again, until Grimlock had an apparent change of heart, and confessed that Scowl's indiscriminate violence ''was'' easier than his own methods... but that didn't make it right. Scowl was finally clobbered by a massive stone ball, and the incapacitated Dinobot was arrested by the Autobots. {{storylink|Similarly Different}}

Scowl's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
Grimlock told the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] trainees about Scowl and [[Underbite]], which scared the young [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] away. {{storylink|Tyrannosaurus Wrecked}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Scowl's first person pronoun in the Japanese dub was "Ora".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scowl''' (スカウル ''Sukauru'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Morcos''' ("Grouchy")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēi Háo Mó''' (悲嚎魔, "Wailing Demon")

[[Category:Aligned Dinobots]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Gangsters]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Underbite

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{{disambig2|the Aligned Decepticon|similarly-named characters|Overbite (disambiguation)}}
:''Underbite, Devourer of Nuon City, is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Underbite.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Say hello to goodbye, Dr. Venture!]]
Two things rule the thought processes of '''Underbite''': eating and bragging. This Decepticon [[Chompazoid]] is extraordinarily proud of his strength, which increases as he consumes more metal. To him, everything is a workout, all in the goal of pumping up and bulking out. He's even gone so far as to name his forearms "Thundercruncher" (right) and "Boltsmasher" (left). He kisses them.

He claims to have devoured the entirety of [[Nuon City]], a feat about which he brags endlessly. So proud is he that he reacts quite violently to anyone ''not'' aware of his reputation.

Physically, he has few equals... provided he's got a steady diet of metal to masticate. On mainly-organic worlds like [[Earth]], however, his rampages can drain him quickly, leaving him with little to juice up on. So strong is his need to feed that he'll ignore threats in favor of chasing down a pick-me-up.

{{bigquote|I know what you're thinking. Is that tall, dark, and handsome really Underbite, devourer of Nuon City?|Underbite|"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Liam O'Brien]] (English), [[Kōsuke Gotō]] (Japanese)|[[Su Xin]] (Chinese), [[Tamás Bognár]] (Hungarian), [[Silvio Pandolfi]] (Italian), [[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Ridha Hassani]] (Arabic), [[Jean-Michel Vovk]] (French, first voice), [[Martin Spinhayer]] (French, second voice), [[Wellington Lima]] (Brazilian Portuguese, seasons 1 and 2), [[Waldyr Sant'Anna]] (Brazilian Portuguese, season 3), [[Mikołaj Klimek]] (Polish), [[So Jeong-hwan]] (Korean, Tooniverse dub)}}
[[File:PilotPart2 Underbite Grimlock square off.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"We need more teeth."]]

Underbite was apparently arrested for destroying Nuon City, and was incarcerated aboard the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. After it crashed on [[Earth]], he was freed from his [[stasis pod]] by the impact, and set off in search of food. He eventually encountered [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]], and after a brief chase he tangled with the rest of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team. After spying a nearby scrapyard through the trees, he headed off to devour that instead. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Despite tussling with [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], Underbite began chowing down on the contents of the scrapyard, only to spot a bigger prize—nearby [[Crown City]]. Unfortunately, the organic matter he encountered along the way was unsuitable for his consumption, and he slowly weakened. Using [[Billy the Breakfast Beaver|metallic bait]], the Autobots managed to lure him to the edge of a quarry. Underbite managed to outfight them and prepared to munch [[Denny Clay]]'s pickup truck. Fortunately, a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] intervened and helped defeat the Decepticon by grabbing him and throwing him to the quarry. The Autobots later placed the incapacitated Underbite back in his stasis pod. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:Sideways Underbite vehicle mode.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So, would this fall under the term "muscle car"?]]

Underbite's stasis pod was stolen by Grimlock while the Dinobot was under the control of [[Minitron]]. Although the other Autobots were able to free Grimlock from the [[cyber-tick]]'s influence, [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who had masterminded the heist in the first place, made off with the stasis pod and reactivated Underbite. {{storylink|True Colors}}

Now a member of Steeljaw's [[Steeljaw's Pack|pack]], Underbite was hanging out at the Decepticon hideout with [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] when Steeljaw arrived with newcomer [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]. After Clampdown fled due to [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] threatening him, the other Decepticons tracked him to a garbage tip where they encountered the Autobots. Underbite fought with Grimlock, however this time the Autobot managed to take him out- first by force-feeding him plastic and then cannonballing him. Steeljaw later freed the gang, and they escaped back to their hideout. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

[[File:Lockout-underbiteflexes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Underbite skips leg day.]]

Underbite took part in an attempt to free the prisoners in the Autobots' scrapyard. After Steeljaw trapped the Autobots outside using subsonics, Underbite was given the task of guarding the prisoners, only for them to escape while he was eying up some nearby scrap as potential food. Once the Autobots regained access to the scrapyard, Underbite was swiftly taken down by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and later fled back to base with the rest of Steeljaw's gang. {{storylink|Lockout}}

[[File:BattlegroundsPart2-Underbitepowersup.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I eat heavy metal and gargle premium gas. I drink heavy water and nitro-demitasse.]]

Out collecting parts for the device Steeljaw's [[The Fallen|mysterious friend]] wanted them to build, Underbite and Thunderhoof happened across Sideswipe and Strongarm, promptly capturing the pair with Fracture's help. When [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] flew over the steel mill hideout, Underbite was able to bring her down with a precisely thrown beam, adding her to their collection of hostages. The Decepticons were soon busy at work constructing the gateway Steeljaw's ally required, however when Bumblebee and Drift arrived, Steeljaw assigned Underbite and Thunderhoof to intercept them. Underbite swiftly dealt with Drift, allowing Megatronus to arrive on Earth. He and the other Decepticons were rendered unconscious when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] tried to interfere with the arrival. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} They came around in time to prevent the Autobots getting hold of Megatronus's staff, however when Megatronus turned on Steeljaw, Underbite, Thunderhoof and Clampdown attempted to flee. They ran straight into Team Bee, and Underbite was taken out when Bumblebee cannonballed into him. The defeated Decepticons were later stored away in stasis pods. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Underbite's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by Optimus Prime, Windblade and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

[[File:PrepareForDeparture Underbite guarding.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
When the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] released Steeljaw from prison to keep Bumblebee and his team occupied while they made plans to summon [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}} Underbite was also released with the promise of a full pardon should the Pack succeed in terminating the Bee Team. They returned to Earth where they mounted an assault on Denny's scrapyard that forced the Autobots out of their home. Switching tack, they headed to the [[Crown City Dam]] where they sabotaged it to draw the Autobots out, resulting in a fight which ended with the Decepticons falling into the river. {{storylink|Exiles}} Underbite and the other members of the Pack split up to search for members of the Bee Team. {{storylink|Breathing Room}} Gaining new orders from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], the Pack were sent to a waste disposal site to dig up spent nuclear fuel, though Underbite played guard dog while the others excavated. When the Autobots inevitably turned up, Underbite battled an oddly-reluctant Grimlock until Clampdown hit paydirt and the Decepticons made off with their prize. The Pack stopped off in a warehouse so [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] could dispute the nuclear fuel towing arrangements, resulting in the Autobots catching up with them. During the fight which ensued, Underbite was stomping the Autobots when Sideswipe threw Grimlock at him. The Decepticons were again forced to retreat. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}}

[[File:PrisonerPrinciples Underbite chomp.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Steeljaw next set the Pack's sights on breaking into a nuclear plant, having Underbite and the others scan new color schemes to use as disguises. They managed to gain entry into the plant and started looting fuel rods until the Autobots again crashed their operation. Underbite did his best to keep Bumblebee busy, but was knocked out by his opponent. After Steeljaw set the plant to meltdown, Bumblebee and Strongarm had to carry Underbite's unconscious body clear. He and the other captured Pack members were temporarily housed in makeshift cells in the Autobot's cave. {{storylink|Prisoner Principles}} The Pack members were returned to the scrapyard when the Autobots took it back, however Underbite promptly escaped while Grimlock was trying to secure him in a stasis pod. During the ensuing battle, Underbite ate the field generator out of the [[GroundBridge]], which resulted in him randomly teleporting to different locations as the Bee Team struggled to keep up with him. Fixit was eventually able to GroundBridge him back to the scrapyard and nullify the field generator, after which Denny and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] tricked him back into a stasis pod. {{storylink|Something He Ate}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
[[File:Carjacked-underbite.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Om nom 'Con.]]
Underbite ate a compact car that a thief had entered. {{storylink|Carjacked!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
After being reprimanded by Steeljaw, Underbite and Thunderhoof went for a stroll down to the Crown City docks, where they stumbled on [[Slink]]'s pet food hoarding operation. Underbite fought her lackeys [[Sneak]] and [[Snitch (RID)|Snitch]] until the Autobots arrived, at which point he battled Grimlock, until the Dinobot defeated him with Bumblebee's help. When Thunderhoof brought the warehouse down, Underbite departed with all haste. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:RIDissue6-Underbite.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Following the defeat of Megatronus, Underbite was among the Decepticons who were freed by Steeljaw and set to work mining [[energon]] for their new empire, though he hated being underground as people kept sneaking up on him. When Team Bee turned up, Underbite tackled Grimlock. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
Grimlock told the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] trainees about Underbite and [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], which scared the young [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] away. {{storylink|Tyrannosaurus Wrecked}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
[[File:TFRIDGame Underbite.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Brilliant deduction. You've discovered my brilliant plan to chain myself to an albino."]]

<center>
{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:65%"
|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
|-
|Starter
|500
|10
|-
|Cybertron
|500
|10
|-
|Legion
|1500
|30
|-
|Legion Clash
|1500
|30
|-
|One-Step
|2000
|40
|}
</center>
When Crown City was overrun with [[Insecticon (WFC)#Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Insecticon]]s, Underbite took the opportunity to join in the mayhem. The Autobots found him attacking a train, and pursued him to a square where they defeated him. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{note|Though he appears in the story as a CPU-controlled boss, Underbite is also a playable character. Yes, he can beat himself up. His three toy-forms can be temporarily unlocked by scanning the badges on said toys. However, these and his show-accurate "Starter" form (which the CPU boss uses) can also be permanently unlocked by spending Energon Cubes.}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
There were lots of Underbites! They attempted to escape before the Autobots secured them back into their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}

====One-Step Changers====
[[File:RID15-toy Underbite 1Step.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Seems I'm missing a piece keepin' me in robot mode. THAT'S BECAUSE I ATE IT! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TakaraTomy-Transformers-Adventure-Series-TAV-06-Underbite.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Darn it Japan! You don't brighten my purple to make it too pretty! ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Underbite''' (One Step Changers, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 21]], 2015
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TAV-06'''

: Part of the first wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#One-Step Changers|One Step Changer]]s, Underbite changes from a Cybertronian four-wheeled tank-like car-thing into a Chompazoid. His spring-loaded transformation to each mode is triggered by pressing his back legs together. The back of his beast-head has a spring-loaded lever that activates his bitey-jaw gimmick.

: He is adorable.

: Like all ''Robots in Disguise'' toys, he has a bordered [[insignia]] on the top of his head/vehicle roof. However, it can't be scanned while he's still in-package, as it's behind the front-bubble instructions.

: The TakaraTomy version of Underbite, part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' line, features a brighter shade of his purple plastic, and a different scan-badge, which is compatible with the ''[[Transformers Chronicle (app)|Transformers Chronicle]]'' app, unlocking him in the toy checklist.

: Caution should be used with his transformation, as many early samples would lose the ability to lock into robo-[[beast mode]] with rigorous/repeated squeezing of the haunches (vehicle is the "default" state, beast mode relies on a tensed spring to stay locked in). This also shares to his Japanese release too. Also, Underbite does not work with [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp & Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]] due to him being quadrupedal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/OSCUnderbite/underbite.htm More information on One-Step Changer Underbite at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changers-Collection-6-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (6-pack, 2015)}}</ul>

:A 6-pack featuring the One-Step figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Sideswipe]], Underbite (all of them unchanged from their individual releases), and a new One-Step [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] figure available only in this set. This set was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada.

: Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.
{{-}}

====Legion Class====
{{anchor|LegionClass}}
[[File:RID2015LegionUnderbite.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Headin' for cuteness.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Underbite''' (Legion Class, 2015)}}</ul>

: Part of the third wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class series, Underbite transforms into a Cybertronian four-wheeled tank-like car-thing into a Chompazoid.

: Like all ''Robots in Disguise'' toys, he has a bordered [[insignia]] is on the top of his vehicle rear/beast mode butt.

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[[File:RID2015-CotT-2-pack-Underbite.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With my added bright green, I am 100% more stealthy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bumblebee VS Underbite''' (2-pack, 2015)}}</ul>

: Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive "Clash of the Transformers" subline, this Underbite is a stealth-themed redeco of the Legion Class figure above.

: He was only available in a two-pack with an "armored" deco of Legion-class [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Clash of the Transformers|Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TRULegUnderbite/underbite.htm More information on ''Clash of the Transformers'' Underbite at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TAV-35-EZ-Collection-Underbite.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Overbite (disambiguation)|Overbite]] and underbite and then up for [[Sky-Byte (disambiguation)|airbite]]...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobot VS Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''TAV35'''

: Available for this set, this version of Underbite is a redeco of the original Legion Class toy, featuring a different shade of purple, and features additional paint details. He was released as a four-pack along with [[Steeljaw (RID)#TAV35|Steeljaw]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV35|Optimus Prime]], and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV35|Grimlock]].

: Unlike the Hasbro release, the toy features no scan-badges on the toy, instead it was printed on one small card, along with the other 3 badges.

: Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).

: His vehicle mode is mistransformed: His front legs are not rotated.
{{-}}

===''Kre-O''===
{{anchor|UnderbiteJetpackTakedown}}
[[File:Underbite kreon.JPG|thumb|150px]]
*'''Underbite Jetpack Takedown''' (2015)
**'''Set Number''':B0950
**'''Kreons''': Optimus Prime, Underbite, Ped
**'''Pieces''': 189

:Available only in the Underbite Jetpack Takedown set, this set comes with both the Kreon and the buildable larger version of himself. As for his Kreon version, he reuses Knock Out's helmet, and a pair of Starscream's null ray-ish arm cannons. Also: his Kreon is bipedal rather than quadrupedal. The larger build version of Underbite features a firing missile on his back. Additional Kreons included in this set are a jetpack-equipped Optimus Prime and [[Ped (RID)|Ped]].

:The set was first released in Taiwan and Singapore from January 2015, and later in Canada and the US (liquidated almost exclusively through TJ Maxx/Marshalls stores) from May 2015.

==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Underbite.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|oh god he's like a tiny pitbull puppy wanna give him bacon and squeezy toys]]
*'''Underbite''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this super-adorable version of Underbite is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in his beast-robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TTUnderbite/underbite.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Underbite at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===McDonald's===
[[File:RID15-toy UnderbiteMcD.jpg|right|thumb|200px|If you thought plastic clogged him up bad, just wait til you see what the McNuggets do.]]
*'''Underbite''' (Happy Meal toy, 2015)
**''McNumber'': '''5'''

: Part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal promotion in April and May of 2015 (alongside ''[[My Little Pony]]''), McUnderbite is a non-transforming action figure of the beast-bot. Pushing down on his haunches sets him into a slow, steady rise until he suddenly jumps up, snapping at the air with his flappy-head.

: The bag he comes in and instruction sheet have a scan-badge that unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item. This badge is the same for all of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Happy Meal bags and instructions.

: Underbite can also be scanned into the McDonald's [[McPlay]] app, which recognizes the toy's silhouette. Doing so unlocks Underbite's version of the "[[Stasis Pod Battle]]" game.
{{--}}

===''Radz''===
*'''Underbite''' (Radz candy dispenser, 2015)
**''Blindbag code'': '''D'''

: The [[Radz]] candy-dispenser version of Underbite is a plastic spheroid with feet, spiky "hair", and a keychain fob. Pulling the hair back opens the toy's "mouth" and projects a little bowl-like tongue, dispensing a single colored sugar pellet. The hair can be taken off to refill the dispenser, and swapped with any other Radz.

:Underbite was available both on a card with a clear bubble, and in a blindpacked baggie, though the bag has a code number on the back under the "best by" date that tells you what's inside (only the last letter is the important part). Both versions come with a bag of sugar pellets, and a mini-poster with a collection checklist on the back.

===''Transformers Adventure Gum''===
*'''Fixit & Underbite''' (2016)

:Part of the new ''Adventure'' subline of the Transformers Gum series, this Underbite is a fully-transformable snap-fit kit based on his One-Step Changer toy, going from doggy-bot to Cybertronic land cruiser and back. He is molded in black and blue plastic, with customer-applied stickers for detailing.

:The kit is bundled with a similarly-buildable [[Fixit (RID)#Transformers Adventure Gum|Fixit]].

==Notes==
*When asked about Underbite's ultimate fate, [[Adam Beechen]] stated in a deleted blog post that he was brought back with the other imprisoned Decepticons to Cybertron after the events of "[[Freedom Fighters]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Underbite''' (アンダーバイト ''Andābaito'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bào Yá''' (暴牙, "Snaggletooth")<ref>https://www.bilibili.com/bangumi/play/ep106862</ref>

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

[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Steeljaw's Pack]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]

Underbite

2026-02-21T21:26:11Z

ReFlyDiamond:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Aligned Decepticon|similarly-named characters|Overbite (disambiguation)}}
:''Underbite, Devourer of Nuon City, is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Underbite.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Say hello to goodbye, Dr. Venture!]]
Two things rule the thought processes of '''Underbite''': eating and bragging. This Decepticon [[Chompazoid]] is extraordinarily proud of his strength, which increases as he consumes more metal. To him, everything is a workout, all in the goal of pumping up and bulking out. He's even gone so far as to name his forearms "Thundercruncher" (right) and "Boltsmasher" (left). He kisses them.

He claims to have devoured the entirety of [[Nuon City]], a feat about which he brags endlessly. So proud is he that he reacts quite violently to anyone ''not'' aware of his reputation.

Physically, he has few equals... provided he's got a steady diet of metal to masticate. On mainly-organic worlds like [[Earth]], however, his rampages can drain him quickly, leaving him with little to juice up on. So strong is his need to feed that he'll ignore threats in favor of chasing down a pick-me-up.

{{bigquote|I know what you're thinking. Is that tall, dark, and handsome really Underbite, devourer of Nuon City?|Underbite|"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Liam O'Brien]] (English), [[Kōsuke Gotō]] (Japanese)|[[Su Xin]] (Chinese), [[Tamás Bognár]] (Hungarian), [[Silvio Pandolfi]] (Italian), [[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Ridha Hassani]] (Arabic), [[Jean-Michel Vovk]] (French, first voice), [[Martin Spinhayer]] (French, second voice), [[Wellington Lima]] (Brazilian Portuguese, seasons 1 and 2), [[Waldyr Sant'Anna]] (Brazilian Portuguese, season 3), [[Mikołaj Klimek]] (Polish), [[So Jeong-hwan]] (Korean, Tooniverse dub)}}
[[File:PilotPart2 Underbite Grimlock square off.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"We need more teeth."]]

Underbite was apparently arrested for destroying Nuon City, and was incarcerated aboard the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. After it crashed on [[Earth]], he was freed from his [[stasis pod]] by the impact, and set off in search of food. He eventually encountered [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]], and after a brief chase he tangled with the rest of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team. After spying a nearby scrapyard through the trees, he headed off to devour that instead. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Despite tussling with [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], Underbite began chowing down on the contents of the scrapyard, only to spot a bigger prize—nearby [[Crown City]]. Unfortunately, the organic matter he encountered along the way was unsuitable for his consumption, and he slowly weakened. Using [[Billy the Breakfast Beaver|metallic bait]], the Autobots managed to lure him to the edge of a quarry. Underbite managed to outfight them and prepared to munch [[Denny Clay]]'s pickup truck. Fortunately, a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] intervened and helped defeat the Decepticon by grabbing him and throwing him to the quarry. The Autobots later placed the incapacitated Underbite back in his stasis pod. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:Sideways Underbite vehicle mode.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So, would this fall under the term "muscle car"?]]

Underbite's stasis pod was stolen by Grimlock while the Dinobot was under the control of [[Minitron]]. Although the other Autobots were able to free Grimlock from the [[cyber-tick]]'s influence, [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who had masterminded the heist in the first place, made off with the stasis pod and reactivated Underbite. {{storylink|True Colors}}

Now a member of Steeljaw's [[Steeljaw's Pack|pack]], Underbite was hanging out at the Decepticon hideout with [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] when Steeljaw arrived with newcomer [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]. After Clampdown fled due to [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] threatening him, the other Decepticons tracked him to a garbage tip where they encountered the Autobots. Underbite fought with Grimlock, however this time the Autobot managed to take him out- first by force-feeding him plastic and then cannonballing him. Steeljaw later freed the gang, and they escaped back to their hideout. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

[[File:Lockout-underbiteflexes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Underbite skips leg day.]]

Underbite took part in an attempt to free the prisoners in the Autobots' scrapyard. After Steeljaw trapped the Autobots outside using subsonics, Underbite was given the task of guarding the prisoners, only for them to escape while he was eying up some nearby scrap as potential food. Once the Autobots regained access to the scrapyard, Underbite was swiftly taken down by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and later fled back to base with the rest of Steeljaw's gang. {{storylink|Lockout}}

[[File:BattlegroundsPart2-Underbitepowersup.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I eat heavy metal and gargle premium gas. I drink heavy water and nitro-demitasse.]]

Out collecting parts for the device Steeljaw's [[The Fallen|mysterious friend]] wanted them to build, Underbite and Thunderhoof happened across Sideswipe and Strongarm, promptly capturing the pair with Fracture's help. When [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] flew over the steel mill hideout, Underbite was able to bring her down with a precisely thrown beam, adding her to their collection of hostages. The Decepticons were soon busy at work constructing the gateway Steeljaw's ally required, however when Bumblebee and Drift arrived, Steeljaw assigned Underbite and Thunderhoof to intercept them. Underbite swiftly dealt with Drift, allowing Megatronus to arrive on Earth. He and the other Decepticons were rendered unconscious when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] tried to interfere with the arrival. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} They came around in time to prevent the Autobots getting hold of Megatronus's staff, however when Megatronus turned on Steeljaw, Underbite, Thunderhoof and Clampdown attempted to flee. They ran straight into Team Bee, and Underbite was taken out when Bumblebee cannonballed into him. The defeated Decepticons were later stored away in stasis pods. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Underbite's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by Optimus Prime, Windblade and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

[[File:PrepareForDeparture Underbite guarding.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
When the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] released Steeljaw from prison to keep Bumblebee and his team occupied while they made plans to summon [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}} Underbite was also released with the promise of a full pardon should the Pack succeed in terminating the Bee Team. They returned to Earth where they mounted an assault on Denny's scrapyard that forced the Autobots out of their home. Switching tack, they headed to the [[Crown City Dam]] where they sabotaged it to draw the Autobots out, resulting in a fight which ended with the Decepticons falling into the river. {{storylink|Exiles}} Underbite and the other members of the Pack split up to search for members of the Bee Team. {{storylink|Breathing Room}} Gaining new orders from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], the Pack were sent to a waste disposal site to dig up spent nuclear fuel, though Underbite played guard dog while the others excavated. When the Autobots inevitably turned up, Underbite battled an oddly-reluctant Grimlock until Clampdown hit paydirt and the Decepticons made off with their prize. The Pack stopped off in a warehouse so [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] could dispute the nuclear fuel towing arrangements, resulting in the Autobots catching up with them. During the fight which ensued, Underbite was stomping the Autobots when Sideswipe threw Grimlock at him. The Decepticons were again forced to retreat. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}}

[[File:PrisonerPrinciples Underbite chomp.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Steeljaw next set the Pack's sights on breaking into a nuclear plant, having Underbite and the others scan new color schemes to use as disguises. They managed to gain entry into the plant and started looting fuel rods until the Autobots again crashed their operation. Underbite did his best to keep Bumblebee busy, but was knocked out by his opponent. After Steeljaw set the plant to meltdown, Bumblebee and Strongarm had to carry Underbite's unconscious body clear. He and the other captured Pack members were temporarily housed in makeshift cells in the Autobot's cave. {{storylink|Prisoner Principles}} The Pack members were returned to the scrapyard when the Autobots took it back, however Underbite promptly escaped while Grimlock was trying to secure him in a stasis pod. During the ensuing battle, Underbite ate the field generator out of the [[GroundBridge]], which resulted in him randomly teleporting to different locations as the Bee Team struggled to keep up with him. Fixit was eventually able to GroundBridge him back to the scrapyard and nullify the field generator, after which Denny and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] tricked him back into a stasis pod. {{storylink|Something He Ate}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
[[File:Carjacked-underbite.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Om nom 'Con.]]
Underbite ate a compact car that a thief had entered. {{storylink|Carjacked!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
After being reprimanded by Steeljaw, Underbite and Thunderhoof went for a stroll down to the Crown City docks, where they stumbled on [[Slink]]'s pet food hoarding operation. Underbite fought her lackeys [[Sneak]] and [[Snitch (RID)|Snitch]] until the Autobots arrived, at which point he battled Grimlock, until the Dinobot defeated him with Bumblebee's help. When Thunderhoof brought the warehouse down, Underbite departed with all haste. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:RIDissue6-Underbite.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Following the defeat of Megatronus, Underbite was among the Decepticons who were freed by Steeljaw and set to work mining [[energon]] for their new empire, though he hated being underground as people kept sneaking up on him. When Team Bee turned up, Underbite tackled Grimlock. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
Grimlock told the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] trainees about Underbite and [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], which scared the young [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] away. {{storylink|Tyrannosaurus Wrecked}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
[[File:TFRIDGame Underbite.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Brilliant deduction. You've discovered my brilliant plan to chain myself to an albino."]]

<center>
{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:65%"
|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
|-
|Starter
|500
|10
|-
|Cybertron
|500
|10
|-
|Legion
|1500
|30
|-
|Legion Clash
|1500
|30
|-
|One-Step
|2000
|40
|}
</center>
When Crown City was overrun with [[Insecticon (WFC)#Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Insecticon]]s, Underbite took the opportunity to join in the mayhem. The Autobots found him attacking a train, and pursued him to a square where they defeated him. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{note|Though he appears in the story as a CPU-controlled boss, Underbite is also a playable character. Yes, he can beat himself up. His three toy-forms can be temporarily unlocked by scanning the badges on said toys. However, these and his show-accurate "Starter" form (which the CPU boss uses) can also be permanently unlocked by spending Energon Cubes.}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
There were lots of Underbites! They attempted to escape before the Autobots secured them back into their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}

====One-Step Changers====
[[File:RID15-toy Underbite 1Step.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Seems I'm missing a piece keepin' me in robot mode. THAT'S BECAUSE I ATE IT! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TakaraTomy-Transformers-Adventure-Series-TAV-06-Underbite.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Darn it Japan! You don't brighten my purple to make it too pretty! ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Underbite''' (One Step Changers, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 21]], 2015
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TAV-06'''

: Part of the first wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#One-Step Changers|One Step Changer]]s, Underbite changes from a Cybertronian four-wheeled tank-like car-thing into a Chompazoid. His spring-loaded transformation to each mode is triggered by pressing his back legs together. The back of his beast-head has a spring-loaded lever that activates his bitey-jaw gimmick.

: He is adorable.

: Like all ''Robots in Disguise'' toys, he has a bordered [[insignia]] on the top of his head/vehicle roof. However, it can't be scanned while he's still in-package, as it's behind the front-bubble instructions.

: The TakaraTomy version of Underbite, part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' line, features a brighter shade of his purple plastic, and a different scan-badge, which is compatible with the ''[[Transformers Chronicle (app)|Transformers Chronicle]]'' app, unlocking him in the toy checklist.

: Caution should be used with his transformation, as many early samples would lose the ability to lock into robo-[[beast mode]] with rigorous/repeated squeezing of the haunches (vehicle is the "default" state, beast mode relies on a tensed spring to stay locked in). This also shares to his Japanese release too. Also, Underbite does not work with [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp & Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]] due to him being quadrupedal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/OSCUnderbite/underbite.htm More information on One-Step Changer Underbite at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changers-Collection-6-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (6-pack, 2015)}}</ul>

:A 6-pack featuring the One-Step figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Sideswipe]], Underbite (all of them unchanged from their individual releases), and a new One-Step [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] figure available only in this set. This set was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada.

: Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.
{{-}}

====Legion Class====
{{anchor|LegionClass}}
[[File:RID2015LegionUnderbite.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Headin' for cuteness.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Underbite''' (Legion Class, 2015)}}</ul>

: Part of the third wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class series, Underbite transforms into a Cybertronian four-wheeled tank-like car-thing into a Chompazoid.

: Like all ''Robots in Disguise'' toys, he has a bordered [[insignia]] is on the top of his vehicle rear/beast mode butt.

{{-}}{{anchor|Clash of the Transformers}}
[[File:RID2015-CotT-2-pack-Underbite.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With my added bright green, I am 100% more stealthy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bumblebee VS Underbite''' (2-pack, 2015)}}</ul>

: Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive "Clash of the Transformers" subline, this Underbite is a stealth-themed redeco of the Legion Class figure above.

: He was only available in a two-pack with an "armored" deco of Legion-class [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Clash of the Transformers|Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TRULegUnderbite/underbite.htm More information on ''Clash of the Transformers'' Underbite at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|TAV35}}
[[File:TAV-35-EZ-Collection-Underbite.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Overbite (disambiguation)|Overbite]] and underbite and then up for [[Sky-Byte (disambiguation)|airbite]]...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobot VS Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''TAV35'''

: Available for this set, this version of Underbite is a redeco of the original Legion Class toy, featuring a different shade of purple, and features additional paint details. He was released as a four-pack along with [[Steeljaw (RID)#TAV35|Steeljaw]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV35|Optimus Prime]], and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV35|Grimlock]].

: Unlike the Hasbro release, the toy features no scan-badges on the toy, instead it was printed on one small card, along with the other 3 badges.

: Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).

: His vehicle mode is mistransformed: His front legs are not rotated.
{{-}}

===''Kre-O''===
{{anchor|UnderbiteJetpackTakedown}}
[[File:Underbite kreon.JPG|thumb|150px]]
*'''Underbite Jetpack Takedown''' (2015)
**'''Set Number''':B0950
**'''Kreons''': Optimus Prime, Underbite, Ped
**'''Pieces''': 189

:Available only in the Underbite Jetpack Takedown set, this set comes with both the Kreon and the buildable larger version of himself. As for his Kreon version, he reuses Knock Out's helmet, and a pair of Starscream's null ray-ish arm cannons. Also: his Kreon is bipedal rather than quadrupedal. The larger build version of Underbite features a firing missile on his back. Additional Kreons included in this set are a jetpack-equipped Optimus Prime and [[Ped (RID)|Ped]].

:The set was first released in Taiwan and Singapore from January 2015, and later in Canada and the US (liquidated almost exclusively through TJ Maxx/Marshalls stores) from May 2015.

==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Underbite.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|oh god he's like a tiny pitbull puppy wanna give him bacon and squeezy toys]]
*'''Underbite''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this super-adorable version of Underbite is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in his beast-robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TTUnderbite/underbite.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Underbite at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===McDonald's===
[[File:RID15-toy UnderbiteMcD.jpg|right|thumb|200px|If you thought plastic clogged him up bad, just wait til you see what the McNuggets do.]]
*'''Underbite''' (Happy Meal toy, 2015)
**''McNumber'': '''5'''

: Part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal promotion in April and May of 2015 (alongside ''[[My Little Pony]]''), McUnderbite is a non-transforming action figure of the beast-bot. Pushing down on his haunches sets him into a slow, steady rise until he suddenly jumps up, snapping at the air with his flappy-head.

: The bag he comes in and instruction sheet have a scan-badge that unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item. This badge is the same for all of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Happy Meal bags and instructions.

: Underbite can also be scanned into the McDonald's [[McPlay]] app, which recognizes the toy's silhouette. Doing so unlocks Underbite's version of the "[[Stasis Pod Battle]]" game.
{{--}}

===''Radz''===
*'''Underbite''' (Radz candy dispenser, 2015)
**''Blindbag code'': '''D'''

: The [[Radz]] candy-dispenser version of Underbite is a plastic spheroid with feet, spiky "hair", and a keychain fob. Pulling the hair back opens the toy's "mouth" and projects a little bowl-like tongue, dispensing a single colored sugar pellet. The hair can be taken off to refill the dispenser, and swapped with any other Radz.

:Underbite was available both on a card with a clear bubble, and in a blindpacked baggie, though the bag has a code number on the back under the "best by" date that tells you what's inside (only the last letter is the important part). Both versions come with a bag of sugar pellets, and a mini-poster with a collection checklist on the back.

===''Transformers Adventure Gum''===
*'''Fixit & Underbite''' (2016)

:Part of the new ''Adventure'' subline of the Transformers Gum series, this Underbite is a fully-transformable snap-fit kit based on his One-Step Changer toy, going from doggy-bot to Cybertronic land cruiser and back. He is molded in black and blue plastic, with customer-applied stickers for detailing.

:The kit is bundled with a similarly-buildable [[Fixit (RID)#Transformers Adventure Gum|Fixit]].

==Notes==
*When asked about Underbite's ultimate fate, [[Adam Beechen]] stated in a deleted blog post that he was brought back with the other imprisoned Decepticons to Cybertron after the events of "[[Freedom Fighters]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Underbite''' (アンダーバイト ''Andābaito'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bào Yá''' (China, 暴牙, "Snaggletooth")<ref>https://www.bilibili.com/bangumi/play/ep106862</ref>

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

[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Steeljaw's Pack]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]

Nightstrike

2026-02-21T21:03:06Z

ReFlyDiamond:

{{faction|decepticon|starseeker}}
:''Nightstrike is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Nightstrike-TTcardart.jpg|thumb|250px|I'm Man-Bat.]]
If you met '''Nightstrike''', you might be impressed by how polite and mild-mannered he is. Of course, that's offset by his monstrous, bat-like visage. Less obvious than either of these things are his ability to use his sonic scream in order to stimulate the fear processing centers of his victims' brains, and his vampiric ability to drain them of their [[energon]]. He may tell you he's simply doing what he needs to survive, but Nightstrike will still readily drain the life out of whomever he ends up trapping in their own nightmares.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Tom Kenny]] (English), [[Yutaka Aoyama]] (Japanese)|[[Luca Catanzaro]] (Italian), [[Christoph Banken]] (German), [[Lukasz Węgrzynowski]] (Polish)}}
[[File:TRID E 15 Nightstrike BM.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The [[Dracula]] to Steeljaw's Wolfman.]]
Nightstrike was interred on the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', until it crashed and he was released from his stasis pod. Later, he would invade the Autobots' scrapyard, where he abducted one of [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s spiders, dragging them off to his cavernous layer. Though they quickly lost both his and his victim's signal, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his team ''did'' discover his location. However, he was able to capture them all in short order, including the Autobots' human ally, [[Denny Clay]], who was both not affected by Nightstrike's powers ''and'' possessed no energon for Nightstrike to feed upon. Undeterred, Nightstrike plunged the rest of his captives into vivid hallucinations based on their worst fears while he prepared to feed.

[[File:TRID E 15 Nightstrike Sonic Shriek.jpg|thumb|200px|''Olly olly oxen free!'']]

Denny managed to convince Nightstrike a rescue party was on its way, allowing his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]] to free him while Nightstrike "prepared" for their arrival. However, the Decepticon returned in short order, causing both humans to run distractions while the other worked to free the Cybertronians. Ultimately, Nightstrike was defeated when the freed Autobots disabled their audio receptors, allowing [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] to dispatch him in short order. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

Nightstrike's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Nestlé Arcade''===
{{Charstubgames}}{{storylink|Nestlé Arcade}}
==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Nightstrike.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Maybe I'll go start my own rebellion! With pirate ships! And vampires! On fire! Vampyrates!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ss|'''Star Raider Thundertron / Star Raider Nightstrike / Infernac Universe Calcitron''' (Multipack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C-be-rGMZFQ/ Design notes] on ''Legacy'' Nightstrike from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' Nightstrike is a redeco of [[Skar (G1)#Generations Selects|''Generations Selects'' Skar]], transforming into a "shield". This flattened box mode is theoretically compatible with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Soundwave]], but in practice it is slightly too large to fit into his chest compartment without bending the clear plastic door. He can however fit into the retooled [[Soundblaster (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundblaster]], the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Blaster]] mold, or attach to other figures as some sort of shield via a flip-out [[5 mm post]]. He can also use the two slots on Thundertron's right shoulder to perch on it, like how parrots are shown in pop-culture depictions of pirates. The alternate mode appears to be designed to look like a color-inverted Jolly Roger, which is hilarious.

: He was only available packaged with [[Thundertron#Legacy|Star Raider Thundertron]] and [[Calcitron#Toys|Infernac Universe Calcitron]] as part of the [[Walmart]] exclusive "Star Raider Collection". Unlike most multi-packs, Nightstrike and his box-mates are packed in an upright Leader-sized window-box that's more akin to packaging for a single figure, rather than the usual more horizontal boxes used for multiple-figure sets. The render of him on the back of the box has a deco that differs from the final figure quite a bit, with black paint on his nose and on the upper "eyes" of the flag, less black paint on the shoulders, and green paint on the hinges of the wings. Notably, this causes the Jolly Roger to have angry eyes.

: This set went up on pre-order on Walmart's website [[July 19]].

: The original version of the mold was used to make [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Ratbat]], and redecoed as [[Wingthing (G1)#Generations Selects|''Generations Selects'' Wingthing]].

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C-be-rGMZFQ/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Nightstrike from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Nightstrike.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Releasing Control Art Restriction Systems 3...2...1. Approval of situation A recognized; commencing the Cromwell Invocation. Ability restrictions lifted for limited use until the enemy has been rendered silent."]]
*'''Nightstrike''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''6'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''

: Part of the sixth and final [[Blindpacking|blind-bagged]] assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this small, soft-plastic figurine depicts Nightstrike in his not-seen-in-the-show robot mode.

: He comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

==Notes==
* Nightstrike was first seen briefly months before his episode's debut, in the first ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers Adventure]]'' [[title sequence]], using footage taken directly from "[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]".
* Nightstrike's robot mode does not appear in the ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon; the Tiny Titan was the first indication of a non-bat mode.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightstrike''' (ナイトストライク ''Naitosutoraiku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yè Xí''' (夜袭, "Nightstrike")

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Octopunch (RID)

2026-02-21T20:58:46Z

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:''Octopunch is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:JoseLopez-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|350px|You still have Zoidberg! You ''all'' still have Zoidberg!]]

Though he may come off as grouchy and more than a bit whiny, you'd best not let '''Octopunch'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s personality and gangly appearance fool you. He's as formidable on land as he is underwater, and his tentacles allows him to engage multiple opponents at once. He employs his talents in raiding downed vessels... which he does his part to help crash beforehand, so he might raid them for salvage. His submarine alternate mode allows him to probe the depths of any sea, even those on [[Earth]], with their "weird" [[water]] fluid.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ted Biaselli]] (English), [[Chafūrin]] (Japanese)|[[Claudio Ridolfo]] (Italian), [[David Manet]] (French), [[Uwe Büschken]] (German), [[Wojciech Machnicki]] (Polish)}}
[[File:OctopunchRID.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Octopunch was imprisoned aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', but escaped from his stasis pod after the ship's crash. He located a crashed Cybertronian vessel underwater, which he intended to plunder and activate, only to be set upon by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his crew. Octopunch used his underwater combat skills and multiple limbs to defeat the team, and entered the ship's bridge through an access hatch, where he immediately began to activate the vehicle. The Autobots were forced to enter another hatch, prompting Octopunch to activate the vessel's defenses to hinder them as he brought the four engines online one by one.

Despite successfully managing to trap the majority of Bumblebee's team, Bumblebee himself, along with [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], managed to reach the bridge, where the two Autobots engaged Octopunch in battle. This time, they were able to beat him by tying up Octopunch's tentacles. They destroyed the ship's launch mechanism, and then escaped the ship's self-destruct sequence with the others thanks to the Autobots' [[GroundBridge]], returning home and successfully putting Octopunch back into stasis. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}}

After [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and his gang broke into the scrapyard, Octopunch's stasis pod was deactivated. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] grappled with one of his tentacles, but he was quickly re-frozen by the Autobots before he could escape. {{Storylink|Lockout}}

Octopunch's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Octopunch''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''

:Part of the fifth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], Octopunch is a very small, soft-plastic figure of in robot mode. Due to his mass being spread out amongst many tentacles, he's one of the shortest Tiny Titans.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

==Notes==
[[File:TRID_E_18_Octopunch_Earth_Vehicle_Mode.jpg|thumb|Yellow Submarine's deadlier cousin.]]

*In the Japanese dub, Octopunch ends his sentences with ''geso'' (ゲソ), a colloquial term for squid tentacles.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Octopunch''' (オクトパンチ ''Okutopanchi'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bā Zhuǎ Guài''' (八爪怪, "Octopus Monster")

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Malodor

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:''Malodor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:malodor.jpg|thumb|300px|Some folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again some folk'll.]]
'''Malodor''' is the leader of a gang of [[Skunkticon]]s. Like his comrades, he has the ability to spray a toxin which disorients the target's sensors, plunging them into a state of confusion.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Daniel Roebuck]] (English), [[Kentarō Itō]] (Japanese)|[[Mattia Bressan]] (Italian), [[Xavier Percy]] (French), [[Jörg Pintsch]] (German), [[Otar Saralidze]], [[So Jeong-hwan]] (Korean)}}
Malodor and his cohorts were prisoners aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' when it crashed on [[Earth]], spilling their [[stasis pod]]s out. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} They eventually reactivated and headed for [[Crown River Dam|a dam]] near [[Crown City]] where they encountered [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his team. After they incapacitated the Autobots with their spray, Malodor opted to take [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] hostage. This didn't last long until Grimlock broke free, and Malodor squared off against Bumblebee until Grimlock managed to damage the dam controls. In the resulting confusion, Malodor and his henchmen escaped down a service tunnel, however the Autobots later caught up with them by taking a parallel tunnel, and the quartet were captured. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

Malodor's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Notes==
*Malodor can be distinguished from his friends via a black stripe through the center of his tail.
*Malodor's name is a play on the word "malodorous", which is another word for stinky.
*Daniel Roebuck was originally going to voice Malodor with a French accent as an homage to Pepe Le Pew. <ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/the-official-show-off-your-autograph-collection-thread.1035417/page-44#post-20452784]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Malodor''' (マロドール ''Marodōru'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''È Chòu''' (恶臭, "Malodor")

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Kickback (RID)

2026-02-21T20:47:26Z

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:''Kickback is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise cartoon]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Kickbackrid.jpg|thumb|upright=2|right|It's just like the story of the Grasshopper and the [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopus]]. All year long, the Grasshopper kept burying acorns for winter.]]

'''Kickback''' is the platonic ideal of "lackey". ''Just'' smart and skilled enough to pull off simple jobs, ''just'' ambitious enough to try and do his "best" at them, but also ''just'' dumb and bitter and prideful enough to open his yap at the wrong time making him a potential liability, and ''just'' greedy enough to bail when he thinks he'll get a better deal elsewhere. He's worked for just about every Decepticon criminal on Cybertron at some point in his life, which actually doesn't reflect well on him. Basically, nobody likes him, but they're willing to use him, at least for a while... and probably in a role marked "acceptable losses". One can only assume it's his ability to kick ''really hard'' and run away ''really fast'' that's kept him alive all this time, and maybe a little bit of it just not being worth hunting him down.

After being imprisoned on the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' and being set free on Earth, he's acquired a racecar mode. At the very least, it makes getting away when things start to go south ''much'' faster.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Liam O'Brien]] (English), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[Tony Beck]] (French), [[David Turba]] (German), [[Matteo Brusamonti]] (Italian), [[Otar Saralidze]] (Polish), [[Choi Jae-ik]] (Korean, Tooniverse dub), [[Lee Jae-beom]] (Korean, Daewon Broadcasting dub)}}
[[File:MetalMeltdownKickback-TheyLoveMe.jpg|left|thumb|"They love me. Sorta. Kinda."]]

Kickback was one of the prisoners aboard the ''Alchemor'' when it crashed, freeing him from stasis. After escaping, he eventually encountered [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and his gang and tried to join up with them, only for the other Decepticons to tie him up and use him as bait to lure the Autobots away from their scrapyard base. The Autobots did indeed track him down, prompting the toadying Kickback to ask if the Autobots needed a new sidekick. When they refused his offer, Kickback used ''his'' side ''kick'' to shred his ropes and escape his captors, whereupon he immediately transformed and fled. {{Storylink|Lockout}}

Kickback encountered another group of Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] and [[Glowstrike]], camped out in a section of the crashed ''Alchemor''. While off scavenging items to repair the ship for his new team, he again encountered Steeljaw, who tried to manipulate him into becoming a member of his new pack. Kickback refused and kicked Steeljaw aside before fleeing, but unwittingly led the other Decepticon back to the ship. To add insult to injury, [[Saberhorn]] rudely bumped him as he went to give Scorponok and Glowstrike his findings, however they were less than appreciative of him as well. Kickback tried to bargain for praise, only for Glowstrike to fire upon him, sending him scurrying away. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}}

Kickback was among the Decepticons on the ''Alchemor'' when the Autobots activated a [[stasis bomb]], freezing all of the escaped prisoners.<ref>[https://adambeechen.com/comment-page-2/#comment-356 "He was frozen in stasis on Decepticon Island."]</ref> Kickback's stasis pod was then taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:RID15-Ep02-03 Kickback vehicle.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Kind of a drag.]]
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Kickback''' (キックバック ''Kikkubakku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fǎn Chōng''' (反冲, "Blowback")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Kickback (G1)

2026-02-21T20:44:49Z

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:''Kickback is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:GenesisKickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So Bombshell controls minds, Shrapnel controls electricity, and... I kick things? I call do-over!]]
'''Kickback''' is one of the most charming, likable beings you're ever likely to meet. He collects friends the way others do [[energon cube]]s. Scratch the surface, though, and you find a manipulative blackmailer that loves digging up dirt on his new "pals" to force them to work for him. Humans are particularly likely to fall prey to his honeyed words. In [[beast mode|insect mode]] his super-charged legs allow him to jump great distances and kick through solid steel, though he's vulnerable in that mode when attempting to fly through high winds.

{{quote|Friend is another word for fool.|Kickback's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Clive Revill]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Traitor" & "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, "The Movie") |[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Traitor"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), Unknown (European French, "Quest for Survival"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "A Plague of Insecticons" & "Traitor"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[Márcio Simões]] (Portuguese, "Quest for Survival"), [[Roberto Pirillo]] (Portuguese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Dario Lourenço]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Jorge Pires]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Zoltán F. Nagy]] (Hungarian, "The Movie", 2nd dub), [[Sin Heung-chul]] (Korean, "The Movie" , KBS dub)}}
[[File:PlagueInsecticons Kickback harvester.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|GRASSHOPPER KICK!]]
Kickback, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] landed on [[Earth]] in an escape pod jettisoned from the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon ship]] before it crashed on the planet. They pod found themselves in the region of [[Bali]] that would become known as "[[Demon Swamp]]" and their [[idento-computer]]s adapted them to transform into giant robot insects and eat organic food to survive.

The existence of the "Insecticons" became known to both the Autobots and Decepticons after they began attacking villagers rowing though, and Megatron formed an alliance with them. The Insecticons' unique powers proved an asset. Kickback, in particular was able to disable [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]'s transform circuit with a well-placed blow, and knock both [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] back down when they tried aerial assaults (he also made short work of a combine, though that was more about goofing off). Later, the three rejoined Megatron at a nearby refinery, dining on the tasty [[oil]]. They aided the Decepticons in trying to drive off the attacking Autobots, but when the tide turned in the Autobot's favor, Kickback and the others decided instead to simply eat all the [[energon cube]]s the Decepticons had been harvesting and scram, with Megatron angrily in pursuit. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:KickbackLavaIntro.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Kickback emerges from the Tang.]]
Megatron didn't hold his grudge against the Insecticons for long. When the Autobots invaded the canyon when Megatron was working with stolen electro-cells, he had the trio summoned to provide additional support in return for a reward. Kickback even scored a successful, though ultimately non-fatal, shot against Optimus Prime. Kickback thought the two energon cubes given as payment was pretty good though his companions disagreed, calling it "measly" when compared to the haul Megatron was pulling in. The trio only grew more agitated when the cubes went missing with a Decepticon insignia in its place. The Insecticons went back to the canyon, confronting the Decepticons, but Megatron was able to calm them when he figured out it was [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] framing him. The threesome partook in a Decepticon trap using Mirage. However, they retreated once the electro-cells were destroyed in the battle which knocked the Decepticons out. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

[[File:InsecticonsCaveInsectionSyndrome.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Don't worry, buddy, buddy. If Blackarachnia doesn't want to go out with you, that's her loss, loss."]]
On one occasion, the Insecticons were chowing down on redwoods in a national forest when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] arrived on the scene and attempted to stop them. Despite the equal odds, the Insecticons managed to overpower their Autobot opponents and send them into retreat after launching a massive fallen tree trunk at the heroes (naturally, Kickback used his legs to push the tree instead of his arms like the others). Megatron then arrived and offered a deal: if he led the Insecticons to a fresh new source of energy, they would aid him in acquiring some useful data from the heavily guarded [[Iron Mountain]] installation. Agreeing, the Insecticons accompanied the Decepticons to the [[Nova Power Core]], an energy source of considerable power. Consuming it, the Insecticons found themselves more than doubling in size and strength.

Naturally, both groups of 'Cons planned to eliminate each other at the most opportune opportunity, but the Insecticons got the upper hand by secretly placing all of Megatron's troops under the control of Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s. Kickback and the others planned to use [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to acquire Iron Mountain's data for themselves, but little did they know that the Nova Power in their systems was explosively unstable. With the help of the Megatron, the Autobots attempted to forcibly administer an antidote to the Insecticons which would reverse their invincibility and self-destruct cycles. Kickback tried to escape with Soundwave, but was felled with a blast of antidote. With Shrapnel and Bombshell also returned to normal, the three fled to fight another day. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Insecticons.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Kicking it old school.]]
Again, the Decepticons and the Insecticons buried the hatchet. The Insecticons built up a massive [[Insecticon clone|clone army]], and were using them to provide energy to the Decepticons. Again, Megatron was shortchanging them on their reward. Their clone forces allowed them to easily repel Autobot attacks and made them too threatening to the world's food supply. When [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] had crashed in a valley, carrying a batch of new [[robotic insecticide]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] was sent to warn the Insecticons to stay clear of that area. Not surprisingly, they didn't believe the sincerity of the warning. And, yes, Kickback gave Thrust a good kick for some laughs. After dodging some missiles from the angry [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]], they went straight to the crash site to investigate. There, Insecticons found a field of [[Morphobot]]s, plants that eat robotic matter. Not realizing the danger, they took their clone army right into the field to feed and instead had their entire group devoured with only Kickback, Bombshell, and Shrapnel escaping. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Eventually, Kickback and company built up another clone army and went back to their usual tricks, now ravaging cities for energy, with the Autobots rushing to drive them out. When there was trouble on Cybertron, Optimus Prime tried to highjack the Decepticon [[space bridge]], but The Insecticons ran off with the bridge's control panel. They apparently couldn't resist nibbling on the thing, because when Megatron later found them in a parking garage they had chewed it up. They dropped the panel and ran before they were chewed out themselves. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:TFTM SquashedKickback.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Well, it was inevitable that he of all people would kick the bucket.]]
When the Decepticons invaded [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth in [[2005]], a keen-eyed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] spotted their hijacked shuttle before they were able to penetrate the city's defenses. As a result, the Autobots had time to activate the base's heavily armored transformation sequence, and the Decepticons were forced to physically breach the defenses. Kickback and Shrapnel attempted to eat their way into the city, but kept their eyes on their stomachs and were caught off guard by the returning Hot Rod and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]. Kup used Kickback's head as a ramp to jump his way into the closing city, flattening the Insecticon's head in the process.

Heavily damaged, Kickback was carried by [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] back to [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] as the Decepticons bolted. He proved too weak to resist when the 'Cons tossed him and several other weakened warriors out of the shuttle to lighten the load. His body was then used by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to create a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] drone, to serve under [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Kickback’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

[[File:KickbackShrapnelFFOD1.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Still kickin'?]]
Either he got better or that was an identical clone, because when the Decepticons were running extremely low on energon, he and Shrapnel were with the others on [[Chaar]] to scrap over what little energon the Decepticons had left. They were shot at by [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and the Sweeps before flying away. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Kickback watched as Cyclonus and the Sweeps departed to rescue Galvatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

All three Insecticons, along with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and Soundwave, were then seen on Earth trying to stop [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Marissa Faireborn]], and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from delivering the [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They were trampled by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:Manga3 Outback Kickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Punch back, Kickback!]]
Along with the other Insecticons, Kickback took part in an attack on [[Kyushu]]. The [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]] responded, but the attack turned out to be an ambush as the Insecticons trapped the Autobots in a volcanic crater. Luckily, the Four-Wheel Drive Corps was able to "combine" and perform the fearsome "Four-Wheel Drive Combination Scrumbuster" attack. The blast of energy was so powerful that it sent the Insecticons fleeing in terror (also, Kickback got decked in the jaw by [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]). {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' cartoon=====
The Insecticons arrived on [[Earth]] via their vessel long before the other Decepticons and the Autobots arrived. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons|The Mystery of the Insectrons}}<ref>The Japanese dub confuses Megatron's poorly phrased line of "This is a Decepticon escape module launched before our own starship crashed on Earth four million years ago" as meaning that the Insecticons took off and arrived on Earth long before the other Decepticons crashed on Earth.</ref>

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

=====Metrowars=====
In the mid-2030s, Kickback piloted the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' to extract [[Metrobomb]] after he'd stolen vital secrets from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Before he and Metrobomb could escape, however, a manipulator arm from Metroplex caught the ship and used an energy surge to fry the stolen data. {{storylink|Metrowars 2}}

=====Train Wars=====
On a later attempt, Kickback managed to get a hold of another copy of the data and was about to rendezvous with the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' when it was revealed to be actually [[Shouki]] in disguise! With his partner [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]'s electric bow mode, Shouki was able to destroy the data and send Kickback blasting away. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
At one time the Insecticons attempted to use their clones to eat their way across the universe, but they were foiled by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and the clones were destroyed. Kickback later learned that [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]] had the ability to mass-produce clones and, deciding to try again, traveled to the [[Legends World]] and stole away the Targetmaster. Blowpipe let him create miniature clones of himself as well as convert other people into clones, granting him a clone army that he set loose upon the Legends World to devour materials and convert them into energon for him. He was defeated by [[Clouder]], who froze him with an [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]] before taking care of the clones. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
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The three Insecticons were among Decepticon forces who formed an alliance with the Autobots during a [[Martian]] invasion. They saved [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] from some of the Martians' giant ants. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an unstable amalgam universe created by the machinations of [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Kickback was one of the many Decepticons who assaulted [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]] in the year 2005. He was soon shot down by [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] when the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] leader arrived. After history blipped again to include ''both'' Decepticons and Renegades, the Kickback and Shrapnel aboard Astrotrain were replaced by [[Screw Head]] and [[Crain Brain]] as the wounded villains reformatted by Unicron into the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Kickback was damaged during the conflict and was thrown out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with other weakened Decepticons in the aftermath of the battle. They drifted through space till they were consumed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]].

"Another" Kickback was still around to witness [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s coronation and the approach of Unicron. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Kickback was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors operating out of [[Polyhex]]. Along with his fellow Insecticons and the [[conehead]]s, he pursued another sextet of Autobots who had just carried out some sort of raid on the [[smelting pool]], only to be forced to retreat by a torrent of liquid metal that had just been siphoned off of it. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} Later, he was present for the testing of the testing of the new [[space bridge]] and when an [[Cybertron Seven|Autobot resistance cell]] destroyed [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], he was sent flying in the subsequent explosion. {{Storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

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''Identified as one of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers]], Kickback was targeted by the [[Wreckers]] in [[Operation: Volcano]] and they trained against a [[facsimile construct]] of him. Scouting ahead of the rest of the Decepticons on information [[Autobot traitor|acquired]] by Shrapnel, he was fooled into believing that [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] was meeting with the [[Autobot resistance chief]]s at the [[Imperial Amphitheatre]], though in reality these too were facsimile constructs. Just as Kickback and the other Decepticons were about to walk into the trap, they were inadvertently saved by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who called them to Earth.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Kickback aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|Kickback gets to use his special power!]]
Upon arriving on Earth, Kickback and his fellow Insecticons infiltrated [[Hoover Dam]] alongside Megatron, with Kickback using his special power to kick down a door. They summoned the [[Conehead]]s and an enormous drill across the space bridge in an attempt to drain the dam, using the [[water]] to drive massive turbines on Cybertron and when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived to stop them, Kickback again used his special power to kick [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] off the dam. Ultimately their plan was foiled when the human [[Ricky Vasquez]] broke Megatron's mental control over him and the Insecticons helped their leader to retreat. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

''Kickback, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] took control of a [[NASA]] space monitoring facility near [[Mount St. Hilary]]. [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] engaged the Decepticons but Jetfire made the mistake of going after Kickback, who promptly transformed, shrinking to insect size and effectively disappearing. This gave Dirge the opportunity to knock Trailbreaker down and escape with Soundwave.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

Under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command, Kickback participated in a raid on an [[oil tanker]] alongside the [[conehead]]s and his fellow Insecticons. Though he was eager to put his "legendary" talent of persuasion to use on the ship's crew, Bombshell instead used one of his cerebro-shells to locate the vessel's control room, as they were pressed for time. Though the Decepticons were successful in securing the ship, they discovered after the fact that it had already dispensed its cargo, leaving them with no fuel for their efforts. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} When the Autobots launched an attack on the Decepticons' island headquarters to rescue a recently captured Buster Witwicky, Shockwave converted the landmass into its rocket-ship mode and had it blast off into space. Kickback was standing at the ready within the ship's control room as this took place. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} After [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] took command of Earth's Decepticons, Kickback followed as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] led a massed assault on the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Transformers Annual 1985=====
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.<ref>"Plague of the Insecticons!" was later designated as [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]] by [[Vector Prime]].</ref>}}
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Upon learning that the Autobots were secretly planning to open a dialogue with the [[Ronald Reagan|President of the United States]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] awakened the Insecticons to undermine the potential alliance. The trio were too new to be in full control of themselves, and needed to be remote-controlled to be of any use on the battlefield. To this end, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] was selected to guide them on their test-run.

The Insecticons interrupted the peace talk, Kickback making his presence known by gunning down a jeep upon arrival. The Insecticons then proclaimed themselves to be Autobots, and began to attack the humans, leading them to believe Optimus had always planned on betraying them. Having put on enough of a show for the President himself, Kickback and his teammates then zoomed off to unleash their firepower on downtown [[Washington, D.C.]]. Warpath and Prowl both tried to put an end to the Insecticons' rampage, and the latter managed to bring Kickback down first, temporarily removing him from the conflict. When he came to again, Kickback trained his sights on Optimus's [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone and destroyed it... unwittingly bringing about the Decepticons' defeat; Roller's destruction caused Optimus to keel over in pain at the exact right moment, causing a [[cerebro-shell]] launched by Bombshell to miss its intended target, and instead lodge itself into Ravage. The cat was left unable to continue issuing orders, leaving the Insecticons directionless. {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}

=====Movie future timeline=====
When Megatron ordered a massive offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Kickback was among the troops who besieged the fortress. Megatron was badly wounded during a showdown with Optimus Prime, forcing the Decepticons to retreat aboard of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Kickback himself had sustained several injuries in battle, and so when Astrotrain called on his passengers to alleviate his load, Kickback was cast out into the void of space. He and the other wounded were then drawn to [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], who remade the Decepticons into his heralds. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Kickback and the Insecticons worked under Megatron's command during the [[Decepticon Civil War]]. When Megatron and Shockwave called for an [[Enclave]], a traditional Decepticon peace-talk, Kickback was seen talking to [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] during the festivities. The Autobots sabotaged the event by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron, and the in-fighting among the Decepticons was renewed with added fervor. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, he joined his fellow Insecticons in infiltrating [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s base to spy on their activities. They ate their way through the wall next to the war room, and planned to pick a nice, cozy spot for eavesdropping, but [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] caught the little pests in a [[rustbug hoop]]. He then fed them false information to lead Megatron and Shockwave into a confrontation with each other, giving him a chance to consolidate control over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Bugged!}} After the coup, Kickback was part of the attack on Autobot Earthbase led by Soundwave. Though the base's defenses being offline at the time, the Decepticons were nonetheless driven off in short order. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
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Near the start of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Kickback was a member of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces that assaulted an Autobot fort in the [[Border Regions]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}} Upon returning to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Kickback was allowed to join Straxus in watching those same Autobot prisoners being tortured to death in the [[smelting pool]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Kickback and the rest of the Insecticons had enslaved the people of the island of [[Buru]] when the Decepticons had discovered that within the island was a plentiful supply of oil. He and the other Insecticons were eventually beaten back by the Dinobots. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Under Shockwave's orders, Kickback, Laserbeak, Ravage, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze the town and build a new fuel plant in its place. Little did they suspect that Cosmos was spying down on them from orbit, and called the rest of the Autobots to intervene. When the Autobots' attack started, Shockwave sent Kickback and Ravage to sneak up on their opponents and catch them off-guard. Once more, Cosmos spotted them, and warned Grapple and Gears of the Decepticons' intentions. The Autobots beat up the Decepticons, threw them into a pit, and held them there by pouring some quick-drying cement atop of them. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Kickback and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] went brainstorming ways to help [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] seize power and become his right-hand Decepticon when they chanced upon the Autobot architect, [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. Kickback told Bombshell Grapple would be a useful tool for Megatron's quest for power. Somehow he talked Bombshell into staying behind to do the work while Kickback flew ahead to take credit for the idea with Megatron. Well done, Kickback. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
Kickback accompanied Bombshell on a mission to [[Hidden Valley]], where the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s were lax in their lookout duty, failing to see the two Insecticons approach. After Bombshell knocked out and planted [[cerebro-shell]]s on four of them, Kickback reported their triumph back to Megatron. Since this occurs before [[you]] have to make even the first decision in this multipath adventure, Kickback is the one character whose actions are constant throughout this entire micro-continuity-nexus. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
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Discovering an underground cave filled with Autobots, Kickback spied on what he discovered to be the testing site for the Sun-Pak, a device invented by the Autobots' human ally Sparkplug. Recognizing how valuable to the Decepticon cause the device would be, Kickback radioed Decepticon headquarters, gleeful at the notion of being rewarded by Megatron for his findings. When answered by Starscream instead of Megatron, Kickback reluctantly informed the Seeker of his discovery nonetheless. Kickback was then lead alongside a number of other Decepticons into the underground cavern by Starscream in order to seize the Sun-Pak by force.

If the Autobots flee the battle and accidentally travel farther underground by confusing their escape route with another tunnel, they become prey to the Electro-Disrupter located at the Insecticons' nest, and must decide whether to secretly send one Autobot away to recharge the Sun-Pak or use the device as a bargaining chip. If Beachcomber is sent away with the Sun-Pak and chooses an underwater route to the surface, he is met with Kickback who easily overpowers the Autobot. But Kickback is in turn defeated by a shot from a blaster courtesy of the humans Sparkplug and Buster, who were unaffected by the Electro-Disrupter, and found a quicker road to the surface than their Autobot comrade. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Kickback took part in a battle near a dam using his "mind control abilities". Uh, okay. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Kickback participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base, battling alongside the likes of [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] against the Autobots. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{note|Kickback makes a [[:File:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|cameo]] in [[Prime Directive|''Transformers: Generation 1'' vol. 1: Prime Directive]] issue [[Prime Directive issue 1|#1]] as a prisoner aboard the ''[[Ark II]]''. His appearance there would be [[retcon]]ned by later stories, though as always with the Insecticons, [[Personal canon|one could make the case]] that it is just a [[Shothole|clone]].}}
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Sporting a Cybertronian dragster mode, Kickback and the pre-Insecticons joined [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in making an assassination attempt on the recently-risen [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], hoping to extract the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from the green Autobot leader. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Optimus turned out to be more formidable than any of the Decepticons initially thought, and they quickly lost track of him in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground. Using the environment to his advantage, Optimus took out his pursuers one-by-one. He grappled Kickback, and forced him to blast Ravage before slamming him into a nearby wall, knocking him out. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

During the Dark Ages after Megatron's disappearance, Kickback and his fellow Decepticons served in the main Decepticon forces under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. They assaulted a base in [[Altihex]] to stop [[The Fallen]] unleashing chaos on the planet. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

At some point after the disappearance of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Shockwave managed to track the ships to the planet Earth, and dispatched Kickback, [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to the planet as part of some longterm machinations which were never made clear. Shortly after landing, they were confronted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] who followed them to the planet, but somehow managed to give them the slip. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Rules of Extinction|Rules of Extinction}}

{{note|Kickback and the Insecticons made a brief appearance in the second ''[[The Transformers Trilogy|Transformers Trilogy]]'' novel, [[Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation]], as troops under Starscream's command on Earth. This appearance is contradicted by later Dreamwave stories. Also, in the novel the Insecticons shrink down to insect-size as they did in Marvel Comics, whereas later Dreamwave issues showed them retaining their full size, like their cartoon versions.}}

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The Insecticons were supposed to remain in hiding on Earth until an unknown time, and managed to keep their presence on the planet secret even after the Autobot and Decepticon spaceship crews awoke and began regularly battling it out on Earth. However, Bombshell began instituting plans of his own, mutilating cattle, kidnapping fleshlings, and growing techno-organic "Insecticlones", among other things. Kickback noticed a minor power struggle between Shrapnel and Bombshell, and enjoyed stirring things up between his partners. Bombshell's antics drew the attention of the Autobots and [[Earth Defense Command]], and the Insecticons were forced into the spotlight to do battle. Kickback was personally taken down in combat with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Extermination}}

The Insecticons were taken into custody by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and his Autobots after the encounter. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Kickback was part of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s army as it waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field around [[Teletran 3]] to expire so that they could run in and capture the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In a dark alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, Kickback-type Insecticons were a common sight as part of Insecticon swarms. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===The Beast Within===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Kickback was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots' monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} His corpse would later be one of many that littered the battlefield as Autobot survivors tried to escape the Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]}}

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Kickback was among the newly formed Decepticons as they left [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s jail and began laying waste to the city-state. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Millions of years later, Kickback was newly created by [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] alongside Shrapnel, Bombshell and [[Insecticon swarm|three thousand mindless monsters]]. He soon joined [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s forces on Earth, and helped defeat the local Autobots after they were led into a trap. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} As the Decepticons started conquering the mostly defenseless planet, Kickback listened to Megatron hold a speech in the ruins of [[New York City]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} The Insecticons later traveled to [[China]] and wrecked [[Beijing]], where [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] started picking a fight with Bombshell. Kickback and Shrapnel came to his aid, but found themselves outclassed by Skywarp's [[teleportation]] skills and fled the scene. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

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After returning to New York, the Insecticons were approached by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who apologized for Skywarp's behavior and told them about his ambitions for the future. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} When Starscream rebelled against Megatron shortly afterwards, the Insecticons joined him in attacking their former leader. Kickback attempted to jump-kick Megatron, who simply grabbed him out of mid-air and tossed him at Bombshell. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The revolt was cut short by the arrival of European jets and the return of the exiled Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} In the ensuing battle, Kickback was swatted aside by [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] wielding a broken streetlight, and the Decepticons were eventually defeated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} Kickback and the others fled Earth aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Several years later, the Decepticons found themselves living on a resourceless asteroid under their great leader, Starscream. The troops were restless, and Kickback was seen picking fights with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] before learning that [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] had been taking more fuel rations than he was entitled to. Alongside Shrapnel and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], Kickback hunted the criminal down, executed him on the spot, and scavenged his body for parts. {{storylink|All His Engines}} [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] observed their killing of Dreadwind from a nearby building. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} Unsurprisingly, the run-down Decepticons were quick to abandon Starscream when Megatron returned to lead them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

Megatron would later use [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Kickback and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Along with many other Decepticons, Kickback awoke in the late 19th century when a sunken human submarine crashed onto their submerged ship. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] allied himself with [[Tobias Muldoon]], he learned that the humans required money to work, and sent Kickback, Bombshell and Shrapnel to retrieve some. The trio took on the form of an "[[Insectrain]]", with Kickback forming the piledriver-equipped front of the train. Using these piledrivers, the Insecticons attacked and robbed a train carrying cash and bullion from the Denver Mint, although Kickback sneered at the concept of "sheets of inert plant matter" being valuable. The following morning, the Insecticons delivered the stolen property to Starscream and Tobias Muldoon. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} Kickback was later present when Starscream announced to his troops that the Autobots had awakened as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell acted as bounty hunters for Megatron. The Insecticon trio brought their king four of the human invaders that had recently been pestering him, after picking them up in the middle of a firefight between G.I. Joe and the Decepticons. The fleshlings escaped, along with a couple of Autobot captives, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] tricked Megatron with a holographic projection of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} The Insecticons were among the Decepticons who gathered under [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for the final battle with the Autobots and G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 2|''Galaxies'' #2]]}}
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Kickback emerged from the [[Forge Pyramid]] as part of a trio of new sparks, alongside Skrapnel and Bombshell. These three were born with a unique appetite, and eventually discovered a gift for material hyper-metabolization. Kickback and his comrades could consume raw materials and refine it to produce an ultra-powerful energon as waste product of their actions. They became a living waste recycling station, producing a viable power source from nothing but scrap, and were highly sought after and praised by the people of Cybertron.

When the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] began, battlefields were filled with fallen soldiers. Kickback and the others began to devour the bodies of the dead, and they developed a taste for it. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Eventually, the trio cut a deal with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had begun researching [[cloning]] technology: in exchange for supplies of ultra-energon, Shockwave would create a clone army for ''them'', as well. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} While the Insecticons upheld their end of the bargain, Shockwave deliberately withheld the results of his preliminary investigations into their physiology: while they were suitable for the cloning process, he privately feared what would happen if they ever learned the full capacity of their destructive powers. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} After the end of the war, Bombshell and his compatriots were banished from Cybertron; according to him, the Cybertronian government had grown wary of what would happen if they ever began hungering for living beings and rebranded the three as "Insecticons". After the end of the war, the Insecticons were exiled from Cybertron along with many other Transformers who'd collaborated with the Threefold Spark. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

Around two kilocycles after the war, they were contacted by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who was running a terrorist cell known as [[The Rise]]. Shockwave made a deal with the Insecticons to prime a group known as the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s for eventual recruitment into The Rise. The Constructicons had the unique ability to combine into a massive, singular form. Fear of their power led them to be unofficially exiled from Cybertron after the war as well. On the colony [[Mayalx]], Bombshell worked his magic convincing them to rebel against the government's control. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Kickback and the Insecticons consumed several colonists to produce enough energon to fully recharge the Constructicons. After that, they went wild as their Combiner form, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], destroying the colony and leaving plenty of scraps for the Insecticons. Shockwave sent his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s to Mayalx and—in exchange for the energon they metabolized from consuming the colony—the Insecticons secured a ride home to Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:EscapePartOne-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|]]
On Cybertron, Shockwave's patron Megatron soon led the Ascenticon faction in overthrowing the seated government, claiming the world for his Decepticon army. One of the casualties of the fighting was the [[A'ovan]] biosphere, a sanctuary for the alien people who had nearly been wiped out ninety kilocycles ago. The Insecticons saw weakened prey and tried to feed off of the organics, but were driven back by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]]. They developed a taste for organic life, though, and they vowed to taste it again. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

They tried to barter with Shockwave, offering him the chance to finally make the clone army he once intended to forge from them during the war. Shockwave rejected them, as the Insecticons were unaware he already had what he needed to produce his clones without them. Left to their own devices, the Insecticons injected [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] with a cerebro-shell, turning him into their spy. Skystalker was left at the Rise with instructions to gather Shockwave's cloning machines for them, while Kickback and the Insecticons left to gather raw materials for the energon they would need. They attack Hound's convoy of organic refugees being led out of Iacon towards [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

Hound's security forces managed to drive them off again. The Insecticons only managed to capture two organic and an Autobot to devour. Still, Skystalker did his work, and soon they had a lair inside an [[immersant]] Titan with fully functional cloning equipment. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Their efforts were successful, and soon an entire swarm of Insecticons rose to hunt and devour for them. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} Kickback and the Insecticons now had a cycle at work, sending out clones to consume raw materials for them, then consuming the clones themselves to make their ultra-energon and power the machines to make more clones, ad infinitum. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

[[File:EndOfTime BombshellSmaksKickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Agh, my one weakness- frontpunching!"]]
Shockwave initially tried taking his equipment back by force, but soon realized the Insecticons had become formidable in their own right. Instead, he negotiated neutrality in exchange for occasionally asking for their services. When [[Termagax]] was detected with the [[Enigma of Combination]] near the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Shockwave asked the Insecticons to dispatch their clone swarm on his behalf. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

In time, the Insecticons gave in to their appetites like never before, experiencing exponential predatory growth. The Insecticlones became an existential threat to the very fabric of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Bombshell even began to turn on Kickback and Skrapnel, badgering them to eat even more to feed his cloning machines. A plan was concocted by Termagax to remove the Insecticons as a threat. A strike team of Autobots infiltrated the Insecticons' hive, and planted a receiver on Bombshell. A complex [[data-bomb]] was implanted in a captive Insecticlone at Darkmount, fed back to the receiver on Bombshell and, through him, transmitted to the entire swarm. The Insecticlones were reprogrammed to eat only the [[rust worm]]s, two major threats to Cybertron repurposed to eliminate each other. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
Kickback was among the many Transformers transported to [[Equestria]] through a malfunctioning [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} The Insecticons set about [[Insecticon clone|cloning]] themselves, and the combined swarm attacked the [[Sweet Apple Acres]] farm and began devouring everything in sight. A horrified [[Applejack]] managed to oust the invaders from her farm with the assistance of [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]] and her extended family. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}} Kickback joined the attack on the [[Crystal Empire]] but was eventually banished back to Cybertron with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

===Velocitron Speedia 500===
Kickback was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}

==Commercial appearances==
Kickback, Bombshell, and Shrapnel led an enormous swarm of Insecticons to attack a farm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Insecticons|Insecticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Kickback is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}

===Sector Seven alternate reality game===
[[File:NBE 125.JPG|thumb|125px|NBE 125]]
Video footage was taken of a small mechanical grasshopper on a tree branch. The grasshopper then flew towards the camera changing into a robot and proceeded to attack the camera, breaking the lens. It was sightings like this and others that prompted the secret government organization known as [[Sector Seven]] to launch a disinformation campaign called [[Hungry Dragon]]. A key part of this was the Takara Agreement, a collaboration with a Japanese toy manufacturer [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. The goal of the agreement was to portray non-biological extraterrestrials as kids' toys, cartoons, and fiction. Any claims of actual sightings of giant robots would be seen as fanciful nonsense.

It was a great success. You don't believe alien robots actually visited the Earth, do you?

The original footage of the grasshopper was eventually leaked to the public through [http://www.sectorseven.org/ the internet]. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Kickback and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Sharpshot]] helped [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] defeat [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

Chafing under Megatron's rule, Kickback and his fellow Insecticons began raiding energy storage and high-energy research facilities worldwide. The energy gave them increased size and power, and it was only when the Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance that they were able to be stopped. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] returned to Earth with new troops in the form of [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the Insecticons managed to ambush them. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} After [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] crashed into a movie set, Kickback, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] were sent to retrieve him and the weapon he was transporting. Unfortunately they got into an altercation with the Autobots and failed to destroy the film evidence of the crash, which subsequently made it into a blockbuster film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Kickback took part in the battle of Autobot City, but was forced to retreat after Megatron's defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}} At some point he was reformatted into a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsKickback.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Delicious, eh?]]
Kickback participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, 95 units of Transmetal, and 20 event cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:KickbackEarthwars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Jump up, Kickback, whip around and spin. . .]]

Kickback may seem friendly, but really he's just searching for even more blackmail to manipulate his new buddy. His favourite thing to do is to eliminate this unwilling mole after they've reached the extent of their use, using a powerful kick that can punch holes in steel. {{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Kickback|Kickback bio}}

Kickback was summoned to Earth along with the other Insecticons, and at the same time with [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]. He didn't really do much in the final battle for the Codex Key, but he did get to witness the almighty power of Devastator. {{storylink| Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)| Combiner Wars Campaign}}
*'''Added''': [[April 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart''': [[Cliffjumper (G1) #Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 4 stars
*'''Weapons''': He uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]].
*'''Ability: '''Glass Gas Rockets - Shoot 4 rockets at the designated area dealing damage and layering [[Glass gas]] around the area. All buildings affected take 40% more damage for 6 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +1 (was 3) for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Targets deal 40% less damage upon being hit.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Ranged

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:kickback Kickback at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Kickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| THE HUNGER. AHHHH THE HUNGER. THE HUNGER NEVER STOPS. MUST KEEP EATING. MUST CONSUME.]]
Kickback was one of many bots pulled from his universe to fight for or against the Quintessons. There are at least a few of him running around-round! As a power-hungry Scout, he inflicts Power Leaks on every critical hit, and in locust mode he consumes Power debuffs on him and Power buffs on enemies, sometimes clogging their T-Cog.
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Kickback was one of the original Insecticons, an “alpha copy” capable of controlling his [[Insecticon clone|clones]]. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'll transform into a giant mechanical grasshopper and no one will notice me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Insecticon, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''40'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Electrothermic blast tube|Electrothermic Blast Tube]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released early in the second year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (first year in the European line), Kickback is a [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[Waruder]] "Insecter Robo Battas" toy, transforming into a robotic grasshopper. As a ''Diaclone'' mold he has a "pilot compartment" revealed by opening his clear-yellow chest, but on its own there's not much you can do with it. His wings were given rounded-off tips [[for safety reasons]], plus has a new indent for a [[rubsign]].

: The mold has a couple of variations in the chromed-silver wings. Original versions only had a single rubsign indent, on the outer right-[[robot mode]] wing. Later versions not only added indents to all four faces of the wings (for symmetry, apparently, but still only one rubsign), but ''shortened'' the wings as well, for reasons unknown, possibly to [[for safety reasons|minimize breakage issues]].

: In Japan, Kickback and the other "Insectrons" were part of the first year of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' series, using the original one-indent Hasbro-retooled wings. The trio were subsequently "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1990, a the cost of 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s; it seems (but has not been confirmed) that the Insecticons offered through mail-away offers were Hasbro-packaged releases, thus it's possible the later four-indent-shorter-wings version might have been made available in Japan that way.

: This mold was used to make the [[Shothole#Toys|Shothole]] drones.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-insecticons-kickback/867/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Kickback at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Kickback/kickback.htm More information on Kickback at TFU.info.]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insectrons''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic Blast Tube"
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

:Kickback was re-released as part of the Japanese ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' series in a set with [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. This set also included three [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

:The Kickback in this set has ''another'' change to the wings; this time, the "[[For safety reasons|safety circles]]" at the wing-tips added by [[Hasbro]] back in the day are no longer present, giving them pointed tips. The wings also go back to having a single rubsign indent.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Multi-pack, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic Blast Tube"

: Kickback was released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], in a set with his Insecticon pals. Unlike his teammates, Kickback keeps his original name, although Shrapnel is mistakenly identified as "Kickback" on the [[instructions|instruction manual]].

: Surprisingly, Kickback keeps the pointy wings of the ''Transformers Collection'' reissue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/CSKickback/kickback.htm More information on ''Universe'' Kickback at tfu.info.]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Kickback foc toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series / number'': '''01 / #009'''
:*''Accessories'': "Disc launcher", disc projectile, insect wings/twin battle blades

{{note|''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] was repurposed as Generation 1 Kickback by ''Transformers Legends''.}}
: Part of the third wave of 2012 ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Kickback transforms into a Cybertronian insect. His wings are attached in insect mode via [[C joint]], and can be removed and used as "battle blades" that are held by his hands via [[5 mm post|5mm post]]. He also comes with a disc launcher that fires its disc via pressure-launch, and is based on the [[Gear Shredder]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. The wing-blades can peg into any of the launcher's four 5mm ports, although the [[instructions]] nominally peg them on the front sides, making the launcher look a bit like a crossbow. Aside from his hands, Kickback features additional 5mm ports for mounting, such as on his thighs, legs, and clawed appendages.

:In an undocumented feature, the launcher can mount/store on his back in either mode by sliding it into grooves found on top of each of the clawed appendages that hold his wing-blades, and pegging the wing-blades in this configuration while in robot mode will give him a spiffy winged backpack. His [[instructions]] also forget to mention that his gold-and-purple chest panels have to be angled up for robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCKickback/kickback.htm More information on Kickback at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy KickbackKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 55'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, buildable rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Kickback is a [[Kreon]] that can be "rebuilt" into a grasshopper... though really all you're doing is laying him face-down and attaching the bits that build up his gun to his legs. He reuses [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s helmet.

: This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us]] or drug/discount stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OKickback/kickback.htm More information on Kickback at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Best Break Dancer
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol

:[[Kreon Class of '85]] Kickback's deco is more detailed than the Micro-Changer, plus he uses the [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] helmet to give him head-antennae. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons).

:This box set of thirty Kreons was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], with leftovers being sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OKickback/kickback.htm More information on Class of '85 Kickback at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo plate, buildable rifle

:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at [[Walgreens]] stores in the US. These releases use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Kickback's [[tampograph]]s are slightly altered, changing the lower part of his leg tampos to red, and adding a white highlight to his chest.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Multi-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic Blast Tube", Energon cube

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Insecticon three-pack along with [[Shrapnel (G1)#Platinum Edition|Shrapnel]] and [[Bombshell (G1)#Platinum Edition|Bombshell]], this Kickback figure is yet another reissue of the Generation 1 toy, once again retaining the pointy wings. He also includes an Energon cube accessory from ''The Transformers Collection'' release.

:This set was released as a [[Kmart]] exclusive in the United States. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore, the Philippines, and China; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada and Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and A1Toys. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Insecticon sets as a result.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Legends Class, 2016)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Kickback is a Legends Class mold based on the G1 toy that transforms from robot to mechanical grasshopper. [[Titan Master]]s can ride in a seat on his back in grasshopper mode, emulating his ''Diaclone'' origins. He features 5 mm hand holes, allowing him to wield compatible accessories such as the vehicle weapons used by the single-pack Titan Master figures. The antennas on his head are molded with softer plastic [[for safety reasons]]. Due to the small printing size of the images used for his [[instructions]], combined with the dark background, the steps for transforming his arms end up rather unclear, making the tab-to-body procedure difficult to figure out.

:Like most figures in the ''Titans Return'' toyline, Kickback has a peg hole on the back of his pelvis that is compatible with a number of generic action figure stands.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:LG47-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Over time, the wings will [[Photodegradation|yellow]] and become the Titans Return version.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback & Clouder (Kickback & Double-Dealer)''' ([[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG47'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 28]], 2017

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Kickback is a redeco of [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Legends Class Kickback]] with black upper arms and clear plastic wings and chest piece (with the latter being smoked yellow), as well as some new paint details such as toy-inspired red stripes on his feet and a cartoon-inspired red visor. His Decepticon insignia has been moved to the center of his chest, and he has an additional one on his grasshopper head. Kickback was sold in a two-pack with [[Clouder#Legends|Clouder]], and comes with the pack-in mini-comic [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 47]].

:The toy's instruction manual, despite using the same line-art or renders as the Hasbro version's, is printed in a considerably larger format and uses a white rather than dark gray background, resulting in a much clearer depiction of the transformation steps for his robot arms. (Then again, ''Legends'' Kickback is packaged in insect rather than robot mode, which means the owner starts out with a properly transformed insect mode to begin with. As a result, the instructions only depict the transformation into robot mode.)
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A jump to the sky turns to a Rider Kick... back.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-04'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 27]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Energon]] blades, "Electrothermic Blast Tube"
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ken Christiansen]] and [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept art)}}<ref>Transformers Panel at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]]</ref>

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Kickback is a cartoon-accurate version of the character which transforms into a robotic grasshopper in 14 steps, in a nearly identical fashion to his Generation 1 toy. His accessories include an "Electrothermic Blast Tube" gun, compatible with [[Fire Blast effect]] pieces, which can mount under his beast mode, and two Energon blades that resemble those included with the toy of [[Kickback (FOC)#Generations|another Kickback]]. The blades can either mount on the wings or, in an undocumented feature, combine together and peg into a normally unused [[5 mm post|5 mm hole]] between the insect mode's rear legs, forming an approximation of a real-life grasshopper's abdomen. Designer Mark Maher [https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-_nEROYXk/ later revealed] that this "secret feature" was included for Kickback's future retool Ransack (see below).

: His instructions omit bending his legs forward at the knees for insect mode.

: Similar to ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s more realistic beast modes, the inner surfaces of Kickback's wings have an organic texture.

: While his transparent yellow chest panel may look like it can open to reveal a compartment like his Generation 1 and ''Titans Return'' predecessors, and ''has a hinge'', the panel is sealed shut by tabs that are permanently locked in place due to how the torso is assembled. If one ''does'' break it open, however, it reveals a whole lot of Generation 1 toy-accurate... nothing.

: This figure was retooled into ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy Creatures Collide Kickback head.JPG|upright=0.8|thumb|(Sold separately.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Creatures Collide''' (Multi-pack, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''

:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]] includes a copy of ''Legacy'' Kickback's head painted to resemble the original [[1985]] Kickback toy. This head is not actually mentioned in Ransack's instructions, implying the intent is that it can be swapped onto ''Legacy'' Kickback to give him a more toy-accurate look.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:TF-Retro-Kickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Happy day ume tsukushite'' ''Rest in peace made ikou ze'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic Blast Tube", 6 Energon cubes

: The original Kickback toy was reissued by once again in 2023, this time in the third wave of the [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' reissue line. This time around the deco is ''extremely'' [[show-accuracy|based on]] his original cartoon [[character model]], with metallic wings instead of silver [[Vacuum metallizing|chrome]], an opaque yellow chest, red robot eyes, and minimal color detailing. He has two [[tampograph|tampographed]] Decepticon [[insignia]]s, to match the placement on both his robot and insect mode character models: this means that they end up right next to each other in grasshopper mode, which looks a bit silly. As usual with reissues, the mold retains the pointy wing variant, with the [[rubsign]] square left empty.

:Like the ''Transformers Retro'' reissue of [[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers Retro|Sharpnel]], he also comes with ''six'' energon cubes this time around—guess he's been busy!
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:DCSKickback.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Pokeformers|Lokix]] used ''Axe Kick!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' (Multi-pack, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 28]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic blast tube"
{{toydesigner|}}

: The TakaraTomy ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' representation of Kickback is a redeco of the ''[[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Legacy]]'' version above aiming for greater show-accuracy... by ''removing'' much of the older toy's paint, and its abdominal weapon-parts. The wings are now painted metallic silver.

: He is only available in a giftset with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], and [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]], as well as handheld accessory versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Soundwave]], and [[Reflector (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Reflector]].
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Kickback''' (Decoy, 1987)
:Kickback was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could come on any Decepticon toy, the rarer red version was available ''only'' on [[Throttlebot]] cards and only for a short while before the switch to purple.

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

*'''Destron Hero Collection-22 Set''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1987)

:The entire run of twenty-two Decepticon Decoys were sold as a single boxed set in Japan, only in purple.

===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Kickback statue.JPG|thumb|upright=0.66|You have learned well, young grasshopper.]]
*'''Kickback''' (2003)
:The first of [[Hard Hero]]'s "Insecticon Series", Kickback is a 9-inch cold-cast porcelain statue sculpted by [[Jason Ray]]. Only 1000 pieces of the statue were produced.
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===Sota Toys===
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Eight identical Kickback pieces were to be the Decepticon-side Pawns on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
{{canceledtoy}}

===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesironhidekickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They're taking this show on the road!]]
*'''Ironhide & Kickback''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the "Generation 1 Series" of the ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Kickback is a small [[super deformed]] figurine with swivel joints in his neck and shoulders. His colors are based on those of his toy rather than his less detailed cartoon [[character model]]. Kickback was only available in a two-pack with [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Ironhide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/RHKickback/kickback.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Kickback at tfu.info.]''
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Close, but [[Kickback (RID)|not quite]]....]]
*'''Kickback''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Number'': '''12/12'''

: Part of the fourth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Kickback is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1Kickback.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Kickback, Cunning Insecticon''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T25/T40'''
**''Stars: ''5
:'''Kickback, Cunning Insecticon''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.
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[[File:W4RaiderKickback.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Raider Kickback, Infantry-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T33/T52'''
**''Stars: ''6

:Raider Kickback, Infantry-Soldier is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card features original artwork for both modes, with line-art drawn by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]].

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===Auldey===
[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Kickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kickback + Cliffjumper''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defend Iacon!'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-006'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (1 pair for each), Kickback's blaster, Cliffjumper's Bazooka, Laserbeak, Energon Cubes
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Kickback is a roughly 2-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure. Aside from the extra pairs of open-palm hands, Kickback comes with his signature pistol and a back piece that must be assembled by the buyer.

:Kickback is released as a 2-pack with [[Cliffjumper_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Cliffjumper]] and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Laserbeak]] while coming with his trading card. As advertised in the box, the lineup had a 12/72 probability of getting the pack.
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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV06-Kickback.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 06 - Parallel Universe'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (holding, splayed), Electrothermic blast tube, Shrapnel kit

:Released in the sixth wave of ''Galaxy Version'' line of blind boxes, [[Blokees]] Kickback is a roughly 4-inch tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Insecticon grasshopper. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Kickback has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. He comes with a pair of closed weapon-holding and open splayed hands, and his Electrothermic blast tube. The barrel of the weapon is compatible with the blast effects included with other kits. Kickback also comes with a mini-kit of Shrapnel in his alternate mode.

:Like the other ''Galaxy Version'' kits since Wave 2, Kickback features a slightly upgraded suite of standard body parts, notably the multi-colored head piece with color-coded eyes, and he also features two pairs of sturdier pre-assembled hinge joints introduced in the fifth wave.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (2025)}}</ul>
:The Bombshell kit from the ninth wave of [[Blokees]]' ''Galaxy Version'' blindbox kits comes with an additional small kit of Kickback in his alternate mode.

==Notes==
*During [[Hasbro PulseCon 2021]], ''[[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]'' [[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]] was described as the leader of the Insecticons. [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] is often portrayed as the leader of the Insecticons, but because of Kickback's higher Tech Spec number for "rank" than his teammates, it's more fitting in a technical sense for him to lead.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Kickback''' (キックバック ''Kikkubakku'')
*''French:'' '''La Ruade''' (Canada, "The Kick")
*''Italian:'' '''Atrox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fǎnchōng''' (反冲, "Blowback")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Maquia''' (Portugal comic), '''Pula-Pula''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Prygun''' (Прыгун, "Jumper")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Stusan''' (ICTV, Стусан, "Punch")

==Gallery==
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File:Retro-boxart-Kickback.jpg
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Buffaloid

2026-02-21T20:36:36Z

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[[File:Terrashock-RID-intro.jpg|right|thumb|350px|More properly known as a "Bisonoid". Science.]]

Bulky, strong, and fast, '''Buffaloids''' would be unstoppable [[Hybridizor]] juggernauts if not for their low intelligence, leaving them easily confused and susceptible to outside manipulation. As a result, they require someone else to do most of their thinking, and if nobody's around to give them orders then they feel lost and alone. Their durable physique means that they can easily smash through walls or charge unwary targets.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The Buffaloid [[Terrashock]] was hired by [[Contrail (WFC)|Contrail]] as his private enforcer, and was later imprisoned aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. After the ship crashed on [[Earth]], his damaged [[Stasis pod|stasis cell]] was recovered by humans and placed in a [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|museum]]. When Terrashock awoke, he rampaged through the museum and easily trounced [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his team before escaping onto [[Crown City]]'s highways. Terrashock was intercepted by Bumblebee's team, who had formulated a new plan to take advantage of his need for directions, and was eventually incapacitated and recaptured. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
Another Buffaloid by the name of [[Overhead]] was also imprisoned aboard the ''Alchemor''. Unusually for a Buffaloid, Overhead was a cunning criminal mastermind who secretly ran the gang known as the [[Cybercomrade Sect]]. Overhead's plan to build a [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] was foiled by the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], along with the help of [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and several old [[Team Prime]] members. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhèn Dì Wáng''' (震地王, "King Earthshaking")

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) subgroups]]

Chop Shop (RID)

2026-02-21T20:23:30Z

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{{disambig3|Chop Shop}}
:''Chop Shop is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RID 2015 Chop Shop Concept.jpg|right|thumb|350px|"You've got to pick a pocket or two, boys, you've got to pick a pocket or two!"]]

'''Chop Shop''' isn’t really your average Decepticon combiner. He lacks the usual stubborn bloodthirstiness you might expect to find in a low-ranking ‘Con, preferring to flee the scene before things get really violent. It’s not that he ''can’t'' fight, it’s just that he ''knows'' that sticking around a crime scene for too long means a one-way trip to the nick, and that’s not an experience he wants to repeat anytime soon. Something of a kleptomaniac, he’s racked up a massive rap sheet over the years, enough to be branded one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]’s most notorious thieves.

When raw strength won’t get the job done, Chop Shop can split apart into his five insectoid components to become a one-bot heist team. Each one of his "lads" can deliver a painful sting, capable of paralyzing any coppers while the rest of the team makes a break for it. In a pinch, he can even improvise, forcing smaller Cybertronians to combine with him… whether they want to or not.

Beyond all this, Chop Shop mostly just wants to be left alone to do his own thing, which wouldn’t be so bad if his favorite pastime didn’t involve robbing everyone blind. It may be that he’s got a good [[Spark]] somewhere down there, although it’d take a lot to bring his altruistic side to the surface.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[David Hunt]] (English), [[Will Friedle]] (English, as Righty), [[Yōhei Tadano]] (Japanese), [[Akihiro Matsushima]] (Japanese, as Righty), [[Ryo Aoi]] (Japanese, as Left-handed Spider)|[[Alessandro Zurla]] (Italian), [[Pino Pirovano]] (Italian, as Righty), [[Frederik Haùgness]] (French, ''More than Meets the Eye''), [[David Manet]] (French, ''The Trouble with Fixit''), [[Rainer Fritzsche]] (German), [[Glauco Marques]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Zbigniew Suszyński]] (Polish), [[Kwon Sung-hyuk]] (Korean)}}

[[File:RIDMTMTE Chop Shop component.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Spiders! A giant legion of spiders!]]

Chop Shop was one of the Decepticon criminals aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', and was freed when the ship crash-landed on [[Earth]]. Shortly after escaping captivity, he began scrounging for the parts he needed to construct a spacecraft to return home, and set up a temporary base in an abandoned building. After stealing several components, Chop Shop visited a nearby airfield and began tearing apart a plane to find a gyroscope. However, he was interrupted when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his team found him and attempted to bring him in. Chop Shop broke apart into his components, who stung all three of them into paralysis. When [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] attempted to intervene, Chop Shop did the same to him, before hopping into a manhole and escaping.

[[File:RIDMTMTE Chop Shop Fixit arm.jpg|thumb|250px|Hey, I'm Stealy. Follow me on my adventure through this office!]]

Chop Shop then infiltrated a manufacturing plant to steal liquid oxygen. His components began filling a tanker truck with the chemical, but the Autobots intervened once again. Since [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] had grabbed his right arm component, Chop Shop made do with a replacement — the Mini-Con [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]. With his new limb, Chop Shop took down Strongarm and commandeered the truck, unaware that the Autobots were still on his trail. While two of his components continued work on the ship, the rest of Chop Shop angrily confronted his pursuers, demanding why he couldn't simply leave the planet like the Autobots wanted. Before they could answer, however, he began fighting against them with Fixit, quickly gaining the upper hand. Meanwhile, [[Denny Clay]] attempted to take out "Righty" with a crowbar, but the blow had little effect. Chop Shop grabbed Bumblebee and began electrocuting him, but before he could finish him off, Fixit rebelled against the Decepticon. Bumblebee convinced Fixit to keep fighting back. After being punched repeatedly by his new right arm, Chop Shop released Fixit and was subsequently frozen with liquid oxygen. The majority of Chop Shop was placed in a rebuilt [[Stasis pod|stasis cell]], but Righty managed to evade capture and remained at large. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares Russell finds Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Looks like a god damn town meeting."]]
Righty eventually sneaked into the scrapyard to try and free the rest of Chop Shop, only to be abducted by [[Nightstrike]]. Along with the Autobots, Nighstrike put Righty in a cocoon so that he could feed off of his [[energon]]. Later, Bumblebee freed Righty from the cocoon and asked him to help protect Denny and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] from Nightstrike. Initially, the spider sought to just scutter off, but upon discovering a discarded bucket of paint, he tossed it at the vampiric 'Con to temporarily blind it. The debt paid, Righty left. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

Righty later returned to the scrapyard to liberate Chop Shop, with a great deal more success. Once freed, Chop Shop reattached Righty before grabbing some Energon cubes to go. Splitting apart to throw off Strongarm and Grimlock, Chop Shop might have escaped if Fixit hadn't accidentally rebooted into his sentry mode. Overwhelmed by the Mini-Con's superior firepower, Chop Shop was knocked apart, although [[Denny Clay]] intervened before Fixit could use lethal force on the escaped prisoner. All of Chop Shop's components were placed back in stasis. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}}

Chop Shop's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Notes==
*Chop Shop seems to have a Cockney accent, though Righty does not.
*In the Japanese dub Chop Shop speaks in a Hakata dialect.
*[[Ryo Aoi]] was cast through an audition held on the streaming service SHOWROOM. The character's profile was revealed to be "a timid and cautious person who admires the right-hand spider, who has a completely opposite personality. He is lonely, and is happiest when he is combined with the spider."{{fact}}

===Foreign names===
====Chop Shop====
*''Japanese:'' '''Chop Shop''' (チョップショップ ''Choppu Shoppu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Túfū''' (屠夫, "Butcher")

====Righty====
*''Japanese:'' '''Migete Kumo''' (右手クモ, "Right-Hand Spider")
*''Italian:'' '''Lefty'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yòuyì''' (右翼, "Right Wing")

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Wasp

2026-02-09T07:26:33Z

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{{disambig3|Waspinator}}
:''Wasp is an [[Autobot]]-turned-[[Decepticon]] from the [[Animated continuity family]].''

[[File:WaspAnimated-botmodel.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Wasp and Bee. Obvious, with hindsight.]]

'''Wasp''' is a lot like [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]... physically, at least. Built from the same chassis and sharing many of the same specifications and subroutines, the two Autobots attended boot camp together. Wasp's pompous, smarmy personality leaves something to be desired, but he had a lot going for him as a soldier, being highly skilled in the use of his stingers and knowing just how to toe the line with the drill sergeant. In a better life, he might have been [[Elite Guard]] commander material.

''Might'' have.

These days, though, Wasp is a broken bot, mentally unstable and on the run from the Autobots who have branded him a traitor. And, thanks to [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]'s experimentation, he's been reformatted into '''Waspinator''', a high-powered, techno-organic monstrosity. What little remains of his mind is focused on just one goal... destroying Bumblebee, the bot who ruined his life!

{{bigquote|You were always mean to me and Bumblebee. You may not be a traitor... but you were ''never'' a good bot.|[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] tells Wasp off|"[[Where Is Thy Sting?]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
{{voiceactor|[[Tom Kenny]] (English), [[Bumper Robinson]] (English, as Bumblebee in "Where Is Thy Sting?"), [[Kenji Nojima]] (Japanese, Wasp), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese, Waspinator)|[[Jaron Löwenberg]] (German), [[Luca Sandri]] (Italian), [[Rodrigo Contreras]] (Latin-American Spanish, season 2), [[Daniel Lema]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Marco Aurélio Campos]] (Portuguese), [[Nelson Machado]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Petri Hanttu]] (Finnish), [[Vincent Violette]] (French, season 2), [[Bruno Magne]] (French, season 3), [[Jin-uk Hong]] (Korean)}}

[[File:WaspAutobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|This can't end well.]]

Wasp was a cadet in the same group as Bumblebee, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm]]. Right away, Wasp took a dislike to Bumblebee, insulting him out of the blue as the yellow bot mused to himself about his future in the Elite Guard. He also dubbed Bulkhead a "[[Mudflap (slang)|mudflap]]," much to the amusement of his fellow cadets. The loud-mouthed drill sergeant [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]] took an immediate liking to "Wasp," as he dubbed him due to being impressed with his accuracy with his stingers–it was Bumblebee "bumbling" in trying to compete with this that led to his own name being assigned. Wasp and Ironhide quickly became close friends, often competing in little tests of strength, usually involving Wasp hitting or stinging Ironhide while the latter was in armor mode.

After Bumblebee "bumbled" several more times, leading to many [[transform-up]]s for the whole group, Wasp and Ironhide decided to take matters into their own hands, unscrewing Bumblebee's lower legs and leaving them out of reach even before they dumped the rest of him in a locker.

Unbeknown to Wasp, however, the reason for Bumblebee's foul-ups was that he was trying to out a traitor in the group—and had pegged Wasp as the likely culprit after seeing him walk out of a hangar in which someone had contacted [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. (Plus, let's face it, he was a complete jerk. And [[Decepticon]]s are jerks, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|right?]]) At Longarm's prompting, Bumblebee eventually found evidence incriminating Wasp as a spy. Wasp was stripped of his Autobot insignia and wheeled away, protesting his innocence and swearing revenge on Bumblebee.

[[File:WaspAnimated2.jpg|thumb|Wasp was once a 'Bot...]]

Many years later, Wasp escaped from Autobot custody and apparently eluded the now-Sentinel Prime by jumping through a [[space bridge]]. What was left of Wasp hid beneath the bridge as Sentinel left, [[Waspinator (BW)|buzzing and twittering to himself]], still swearing revenge on "Bumblebot." In reality, however, the innocent bot—broken mentally by his years of imprisonment—had been set up with evidence planted by "Longarm," who had also arranged Wasp's "escape" to divert suspicion from himself. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

Needless to say, when the truth was revealed to Bumblebee by his old "friend," Longarm Prime (aka the Decepticon Shockwave), he took it pretty hard. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Wasp headed straight for the Autobots' base on Earth, with Sentinel Prime and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] in pursuit. Waiting until Bumblebee was left alone on monitor duty (and actually playing ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'' instead), he struck during a power outage, knocking Bumblebee cold and switching color schemes, helmets and even speech synthesizers with his rival. When Bumblebee came to, the others had returned and had him prisoner, with the disguised Wasp at their side. Despite Bumblebee's muffled cries, the Autobots fell for Wasp's ruse, forcing Bumblebee to flee into the night. Wasp stayed behind as the others tracked Bumblebee down, allowing him to try beating Bumblebee's video game and to search through Bumblebee's personal files.

[[File:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeecreepilydefeated.jpg|left|thumb|Bee-st Wars!]]

When the others returned, joined by Sentinel, Jazz, [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], Wasp was able to recount several of Bumblebee's adventures which were logged in his files to keep the Autobots confused as to which bot was which. Unfortunately for Wasp, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] proposed the two battle against each other in ''Ninja Gladiator'', so that Bumblebee's video game skills would be readily apparent and the traitor revealed. Before their video game could begin, Wasp panicked and attacked Bumblebee, holding him hostage so he could make his escape. Wasp left Bumblebee with one final indignity, turning off the [[electronic paint job]] he'd installed in Bee and stealing his helmet back... tricking Bulkhead into pummeling the real Bumblebee while Wasp fled. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

The Autobots continued to pursue an erratic Wasp, though for different reasons: Sentinel Prime was still commanding the Elite Guard to bring him in on suspicion of treason, while Optimus and Bumblebee just wanted to help him (or at least keep him from damaging himself and bystanders during his crazed flight). In the midst of a pursuit through the streets of Detroit, Bumblebee tried once again to convince Wasp that he was now known to be innocent and was set up by Longarm, but Wasp refused to listen. During the chase, Wasp was suddenly abducted by [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]], who carried him to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]].

[[File:PredaconsRising Waspinator.jpg|thumb|"Wazzpinator is back...and Wazzpinator tired of being comic relief."]]

Wasp soon found himself in [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]]'s old underground lab going ga-ga over [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. The spiderbot used her feminine wiles and familiar-sounding sob stories of Autobot betrayal to win Wasp's trust, and she convinced him to undergo an organic power augmentation procedure by impressing him with the ferocity of her own [[beast mode]] (while shielding him from seeing the disfigured mutant corpses left behind from her prior experiments). Wasp entered one [[unspace|transwarp]] chamber, a real organic wasp was put into another, and out came... Waspinator, three times larger than before, with more powerful energy "stings" and a deeper, heavily processed, voice. Waspinator also now sported a Decepticon insignia, indicating a final break away from the Autobots on his part.

When he was finally tracked down by Bumblebee, who apologized to him and wanted to be his friend, he decided that while "Wasp" forgave his former accuser, "Waspinator" preferred violent revenge. Talk about Jekyll and Hyde. But before Waspinator could deliver the final blow, he overheard Blackarachnia admitting to the Autobots that she only viewed her new "friend" as another experimental attempt to cure her own organic infection. Irate at yet another betrayal, Waspinator started attacking everybody—and if that wasn't scary enough, his transwarp energy became unstable. Just as Waspinator reached critical mass, Blackarachnia sealed them both within a cocoon of her energy webbing, containing the explosion of transwarp energy.

[[File:TFAni Predacons Rising Waspinator Hazz Planzzz.jpg|thumb|left|Some assembly required.]]

While only a crater was left on Dinobot Island, Waspinator and Blackarachnia were teleported by the transwarp energy to an unknown jungle. Although reduced to pieces by the explosion, Waspinator was still functional, and slowly began putting himself back together. After all, he couldn't go offline yet... because "Wazzzpinator hazz planzzz!" {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

''At the time of [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]]'s demotion from Transtech to Iacon Central, a wanted poster for Wasp was hung outside [[Depth Charge (Animated)|Depth Charge]]'s office.'' {{storylink|Moving Violations}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Malgus 508.6 Zeta]], the destruction of Dinobot Island blasted Waspinator's spark clear of his body and into [[Unspace]]. It was eventually discovered by the dimension-hopping Jhiaxus of [[Viron 903.0 Beta]], who used it to power a [[protoform]] [[blank]] who would become [[Thrust (Attacktix)|Thrust]]. Although Thrust cultivated a suave and confident persona, his subconscious memories of being an unlucky bungler continued to haunt him, manifesting as a cowardly streak in battle. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/09}}

==Toys==
===''Animated''===
[[File:Waspinatoranimateddeluxe.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Finally Blackarachnia has a pal... and by "pal", we mean "guinea pig".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Class, 2009 / 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''TA-37'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[August 28]], 2010
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Waspinator transforms from a techno-organic wasp into a techno-organic, four-armed, winged robot. In both modes, a lever on the thorax flaps his wings back and forth via spring-loaded internal gearing mechanism.

: His antennae are made of softer rubber, to allow them to be wedged within his insect head, as well as [[for safety reasons]].

: Takara also released Waspinator in the seventh wave of their [[Transformers Animated (toyline)#TakaraTomy Animated toyline|''Animated'' toyline]] years later. Waspinator is mostly the same, though the silver paint on his insect-mode head has been expanded down to his mouthparts, plus his Decepticon symbol is now colored purple with a white outline, rather than the Hasbro version's plain gold.

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

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[[File:AnimatedFugitiveWaspinator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Because nobody would buy "Forcefully Paint-Altered Bumblebee".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Fugitive Waspinator''' (Deluxe Class, <s>2010</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Detachable twin boosters
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: "Fugitive Waspinator", apparently named such because of [[trademark]] issues with the name "Wasp", represents Wasp before he became a freak mutant. He is a simple [[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Deluxe|Deluxe class Bumblebee]], transforming into a green sub-compact hatchback. The two halves of his stinger weapon, stored in his forearms, can be flipped out and pegged together (presumably, this mold would have used the corrected version that allows them to fully retract into his forearms). In both robot and car mode, his two booster rockets can be attached on his back. In addition, although not shown in the cartoon, both Waspinator's windows and headlights are tinted purple in order to give him a more Beast Wars-like appearance while retaining his original vehicle form.

: While he was actually unaligned at the point in the cartoon when Wasp had this [[alternate mode]], Fugitive Waspinator is a Decepticon for simple branding purposes.

: At his reveal at [[BotCon 2009]], [[Hasbro]] explained that "...either [[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Ironhide]] got a new head, or Wasp did." They went with the former... which turned out for the better, since Wasp was ultimately never released.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOP-Deluxe-Fugitive-Waspinator.JPG|right|thumb|300px|After 15 years, I'm finally here. Better late than never, I suppose - and I finally got the new head!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Fugitive Waspinator''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Waspinator (Animated)''' (ワスピネーター (アニメイテッド))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-03'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[June 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 stingers, 2 rocket boosters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxes, “Fugitive Waspinator” is a redeco and retool of ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: United|Legacy: United]]'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Bumblebee]] that transforms into a green and black police hatchback. Wasp also comes with turbo boosters, which can be pegged onto his back in robot mode or the sides of his vehicle mode. He retains the name from the above cancelled release. Despite utilizing an "unaligned"-styled rub sign in the cartoon, Wasp features a Decepticon insignia, just like the previously canceled figure.

: Also included are his stinger weapons, which can be combined with the boosters mentioned above to be used as handheld weapons (or as "boost" effects), but they can also be attached to his arms by flipping the hands around. Unfortunately, the ports on his wrists are angled specifically for the combined stinger attack, so using the two stingers separately looks rather awkward.

:While the ankles can tilt inward, the circular panel inside slightly interferes with the articulation. Though the instructions tell you to flip out his rear ankle's support panels, they can be left untransformed since the figure can still stand without them.

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DFgsNUWMbpA/ Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Wasp from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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==Notes==
[[File:Waspinator Animated.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
* The small, vestigial arms present on the Deluxe Waspinator toy's [[robot mode]] torso have their origin in an early design concept for [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]; the bounty hunter robot's [[character model]] was subsequently altered to make his appearance less monstrous, but [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] loved the concept of the vestigial arms enough to incorporate them instead into Waspinator's design.<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/05/evolution-of-lockdown.html The Evolution of Lockdown] and [http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/10/tfa-s3-chin-on.html TFA S3: CHIN ON!]</ref>
* The quote given to Waspinator on his toy packaging is "Waspinator rules!", one of several phrases associated with the original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' incarnation of Waspinator. He uttered it in "[[A Better Mousetrap]]" and "[[Maximal, No More]]".
* Derrick Wyatt stated on his blog that this incarnation of Waspinator is inspired by his ''Beast Wars'' counterpart, but made more monstrous and buglike. Wyatt examined photographs of actual wasps, nature shows like ''Life in the Undergrowth'' and monster movies for inspiration. The FX studio, Audio Circus, added insectoid clicks and other background sounds for the character.<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2009/04/oh-canada-here-i-come.html Oh Canada, here I come!]</ref>
* In technorganic mode, Waspinator is capable of firing energy blasts from his vestigial arms. This appears to be the mutated version of his original stinger attack, similar to Elita-1/Blackarachnia retaining her downloading power.
* Wasp is the only character to have shown three different bodies throughout the show (a Cybertronian race car, a green version of Bumblebee's Earthen car mode, and a giant wasp).
* Wasp wears the [[65356-9292-346]] [[body-type]].
* His last scene in the cartoon is an homage to the original ''Beast Wars'' Waspinator, who had a habit of getting blown to pieces and putting himself back together.
* As with [[Venom (G1)|Venom/Venin]], [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar/Novastar]], and [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist/Fisitron]], don't expect a toy of "Wasp" under that name anytime soon as long as [[Disney]]-[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] is active in the multimedia business.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wasp''' (ワスプ ''Wasupu''), '''Waspinator''' (ワスピネーター Wasupinētā)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiǎo Huáng Fēng''' (小黄蜂, "Little Hornet")
*''Russian:'' '''Osa''' (Оса, "Wasp")

==References==
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[[Category:Age of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Animated Predacons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Micronus Prime

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[[File:11MicronusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|350px|So, if the Mini-Cons are [[Pokeformers|Pokémon]], does this make him [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Arceus_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Arceus]?]]

At the dawn of time, [[Primus]] created '''Micronus Prime''', conscience and moral center of the [[Thirteen]]. Although he is the smallest member of this venerated group, he possesses boundless reserves of energy and a clever mind, enabling him to predict the actions of his brothers and sisters before even they know what they're going to do.

Micronus's innocent nature belies his strong ethical sense; although he takes his role very seriously, he approaches his duties with a light [[Spark]] and an easy touch. He eschewed the most dour members of the Thirteen in favor of the free-spirited [[Onyx Prime]], whom he once considered his closest friend, and his creative energies also inspired him to strike up friendships with [[Solus Prime]] and [[Nexus Prime]]. Micronus's siblings always appreciated his presence—he could impart a fraction of his energy upon them using the [[Chimera Stone]], directing his own energies into a form that suited their needs. He would pass a version of this [[Powerlinx|ability]] on to his descendants, the [[Mini-Con]]s.

In recent years, Micronus Prime has retreated to the [[Realm of the Primes]], where he temporarily served as a mentor and spiritual guide to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], the youngest member of the Thirteen. In this role, he prefers to let his younger sibling learn through trial and error, sometimes feigning a blithe indifference to the mental and physical rigors of his training regimen. In reality, though, Micronus cares deeply about all living things, be they [[Transformer]] or otherwise.

{{quote|You think you'll never find yourself in an insane situation? Better check your expectation meters.|Micronus|"[[Out of Focus]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Micronus Prime was the fifth Prime created to battle [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]]. As the Primes began planning for their future campaign against the Chaos-Bringer, Micronus gravitated towards the growing faction of strategists: [[Alpha Trion]], [[Quintus Prime]], and [[Liege Maximo]]. Their early fights against a simulated copy of Unicron went poorly, although Micronus and [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] were adamant that Unicron considered himself too independent to create a similar set of "[[Dark Primes]]".

As the Primes began building weapons for the upcoming conflict, Micronus worked alongside Solus at her [[Forge of Solus Prime|forge]]. Using his own abilities, he would augment her hammer strikes with his own energy, allowing her to create powerful tools and weapons. Among them was the Chimera Stone, which would become Micronus's own iconic artifact. As Solus worked with the other Primes, Micronus befriended Onyx Prime, and the two became inseparable. As the Thirteen trained and planned, Micronus worked alongside Solus Prime and the other strategists to create a massive computer capable of running through all of Unicron's possible responses to an attack, a forerunner to what would one day become [[Vector Sigma]].

The time eventually came to take the fight to Unicron. Micronus worked as a saboteur, intending to cripple and distract Unicron while the warriors damaged him. Perched on Quintus's shoulder, Micronus participated in the great battle against Unicron, drawing off the [[Energon]]-seeking missiles that Unicron fired at the Primes by venting his own energies. With [[Prima]] and Solus leading the charge, the Primes managed to fight their way inside Unicron with the help of [[Vector Prime]]'s portals. Unicron's [[Dark Energon]] counter-attacked provoked a flood of nightmarish visions, which nearly overwhelmed their attempts to shut him down. Only the calm words of Optimus Prime inspired them to persevere with their mission, and Micronus laughed that as long as they were together, hell wasn't such a bad place to be. The Thirteen ultimately triumphed over Unicron, and together they returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], giddy in their victory. What they didn't know was that close contact with Unicron had amplified some of their inner darkness.

In the age that followed, the Primes began building a settlement for themselves, dividing into like-minded groups—some focused on labour, while others debated law and philosophy. Micronus worked with Megatronus, Nexus, and Liege Maximo on an Energon refinery. However, Micronus—along with Onyx Prime, Solus Prime, and Nexus Prime—never fit in with one group or another; they viewed the other Primes as dour and unimaginative, and chafed under some of the strictest laws imposed by Prima. While Megatronus and Solus Prime developed a strong, mutual affection for one another, Micronus was happy for them. Even so, tensions continued to rise between these ad hoc groups, which finally boiled over after Prima learned about a "farm" of robotic beasts that Liege Maximo and Quintus Prime had constructed. The Primes held a vote to decide the future of the farm; Micronus voted against letting the project continue.

Not long afterwards, Micronus and Onyx were the first to discover that Solus Prime had been killed by Megatronus's [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]. Micronus was heartbroken by the loss, and almost overcome with rage when he realized that Megatronus was behind the killing. Micronus accompanied six of the other Primes, and through [[Vector Prime]] they tracked down Megatronus. Micronus, still inconsolable, refused to believe Megatronus's side of the story. The Primes confronted Liege Maximo, who Megatronus had accused of orchestrating the entire scheme. The anger and misery finally boiled over within all of the surviving Primes, and as Maximo's beasts ran amok the twelve Cybertronians battled one another in blind rage.

Micronus emerged from the fracas unscathed, although Liege Maximo had been blown to bits with the Requiem Blaster and Onyx Prime had been fatally wounded. When the remaining Primes had calmed down, they set about tending to the wounded. Over a period of time, Micronus and the other survivors buried Liege Maximo's remains in a chasm and held a memorial to Solus Prime in deep space. Hoping to put their ugly past behind them, the Primes turned their attention to Cybertron and their plans for the future. Micronus tried to comfort the dying Onyx; the two called a meeting of all the surviving Primes.

As Primus had created them, the Primes decided that they would create the next generation of Cybertronians using the power of Onyx's [[Triptych Mask]] within the [[Well of All Sparks]], and the Primes would retire from active society. At the last moment, Micronus decided to accompany Onyx on his final journey into the Well. Together, their sacrifice activated the Well and allowed it to start producing new life. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

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====''Prime'' cartoon====
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Adrian Pasdar]] (English), [[Kazuhiko Inoue]] (Japanese)|[[Natale Ciravolo]] (Italian), [[Pierre-Peters Arnold]] (German, first voice), [[Robert Glatzeder]] (German, second voice), [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Kimmo Härmä]] (Finnish), [[Simon Duprez]] (French), [[Dado Monteiro]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Maciej Kosmala]] (Polish), [[Park Seong-tae]] (Korean, Tooniverse dub)}}
[[File:Micronusrid.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tell them to keep out of my scotch.]]

When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] sacrificed himself to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Primes rescued him before his Spark could be extinguished. He wound up in the extra-dimensional [[Realm of the Primes]] with other members of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Foreseeing the rise of Megatronus on Earth, {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} the Primes opted to train Optimus for this new mission, assigning Micronus as his new mentor.

[[File:RIDMicronusPrime.jpeg|thumb|left||Micronus made this episode in a cave... WITHABOXOFSCRAPS!]]
In one such training session, Micronus challenged Optimus to climb a hill. When Optimus questioned the difficulty of his task, Micronus summoned a group of [[human]]s into the realm... and a threatening robot with multiple Mini-Con minions to attack them. Optimus tried in vain to defend the humans, repeatedly begging Micronus to help him, but Micronus declined every time. Eventually, Optimus realized that he needed to climb the easily climbed hill ''first'', which activated his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] and gave him the power to defeat the robots, saving the last surviving human. At the end of the test, Micronus revealed that the humans were merely illusions, meant to prove that there would always be distractions and hard choices in the battles coming, and to keep the goal -and mind- clear. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

Unfortunately the time arrived before Optimus's training was complete, but Micronus regardless took him before the other Primes. When Optimus persuaded them, Micronus and the other Primes bestowed some of their power on him and sent him to Earth. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

Following the battle with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], Micronus appeared to Bumblebee's team on Earth and took back the power bestowed on Optimus. Though this left Optimus in a weakened state, Micronus scanned him and said he would recover. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books====
During Optimus's training, Micronus became aware that one of the other Primes was interfering with his work. While meeting with the Primes, he realized that [[Liege Maximo]] had gone missing, and went to confront the culprit himself. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

===Fun Publications===
Micronus was one of [[Vector Prime]]'s siblings among the [[Thirteen]]. Vector noted that Micronus deeply cared for all living things, Transformer or otherwise. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

The [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s of [[Axiom Nexus]] knew the [[Mini-Con]]s to be the children of Micronus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/09}}

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

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #47]] (mentioned); ''[[Micronauts: Revolution]]'' (depicted)}}
[[File:IDW Micronus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I made the stars that became the carbon in your mother's ovaries."]]

Micronus was one of the Thirteen Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that arose on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, ruling with his fellow Primes from the city's citadel. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} According to [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Micronus was known for his "betrayal" of his closest friend [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} The death of [[Nexus Prime]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] prompted all the remaining Primes except [[Alpha Trion]] to flee Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Micronus left Cybertron aboard his [[Titan (group)|Titan]], [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]], and led the colonization expedition to a [[Prion (planet)|distant world]]. He oversaw the creation of a new civilization of Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]], which eventually developed into a world of Mini-Cons. However, Sentinel Prime claimed that Micronus abandoned his people during their time of need, abdicating Prion's world via [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]] and allowing for the colony's genocide at the hands of the [[Black Block Consortia]]. {{storylink|White Heat}}

One way or another, he ended up creating the sub-atomic realm known as [[Microspace]] seven million years ago, {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} and retreated inside it. His inert body lay at the center of the [[Entropy Cloud]] which threatened to destroy that universe entirely. {{storylink|Micronauts: Revolution}}

Eons later, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] would send one his [[Regenesis]] ores, [[Ore-3]], to Prion. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Ceremony}} Micronus Prime's name was remembered in the [[Way of Flame]], the religion of [[Solus Prime]]'s colony [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

Hoping to save his realm using [[Earth]]'s supplies of [[Ore-13]], Micronus attempted to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] through the Titan [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. Unfortunately, the message didn't get through correctly; instead, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s mind made the trip across time and space. Micronus told his Camien visitor that she would have to ''experience'' his message to understand his plight. Windblade's new avatar was sent into Microspace, where she encountered the evil [[Baron Karza]] and his retinue and learned about the dire civil war that threatened Microspace. When Windblade's mind returned to her normal body, Micronus appeared in a final vision, urging her to help his dimension by any means necessary. {{storylink|Informed}}

Some time later, Baron Karza set up his main base inside Micronus's body where he made usage of the Prime's personal Spacebridge to try to save Microspace. The heroic [[Micronauts]] made the voyage through the Spacebridge, arriving inside Metrotitan's Spacebridge chamber on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

After Karza made a failed attempt at stealing Earth's Ore-13, {{storylink|Valley Forge}} he instead decided to conquer Earth as a new home for the denizens of Microspace. Though it was a risky prospect, he ultimately [[enerchange]]d with Micronus Prime himself, the merger giving him some of Micronus's memories about the [[Mini-Con]] colony. Wearing the Prime's body, Karza arrived at the site of his former banishment and dispatched Optimus Prime in a vengeful fury. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Karza considered the power of Micronus superior to all the various super-villains on Earth. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 3|Wrath of Karza #3}} After [[Shazraella]] had acquired [[Time Traveler]] energy, Optimus Prime tried to sucker punch a distracted Karza only for the Baron to again enerchange with Micronus. When Shazraella's powers began growing out of control, however, Optimus and Karza agreed to a truce, but her powers proved too much for them and she managed to separate Micronus from Karza, banishing the ancient Prime through time. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

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

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

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Micronus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations of Cybertronians being known to swear by his name. {{storylink|Spotted}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Micronus Prime was one of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

===''One'' film===
[[File:One-Micronus-Prime.jpg|thumb|Reject smallness, embrace chonkyness!|upright=0.7]]
Micronus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Micronus fought with his fellow Primes against them. He would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. Micronus would be killed during the battle, with his brothers' and sisters' bodies resting in a hidden cave for fifty cycles before being rediscovered by miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]]. A revived [[Alpha Trion]] would give Micronus' [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] to one of the miners,<ref>In the film, Micronus's cog is shown going to Orion, while the film's novelization states it was given to B-127. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which cog he got somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]].</ref> unlocking their lost ability to transform into an alternate form and providing a new, improved robot form.

A vision of Micronus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}

===''Age of the Primes'' marketing material===
Micronus Prime worked with [[Solus Prime]] to create the system that would evolve into the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]] during the [[Thirteen]]'s [[Expulsion of Unicron|ancient battles]] with [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'' Micronus Prime bio}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
;'''Micronus Core'''
[[File:Earth Wars Micronus Core.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]

Micronus's [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] (his "heart" as one of the primordial [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]) fell to Earth under mysterious circumstances along with those of his siblings to become a hotly contested resource in the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes}}

*'''Effect:''' Regen on surrounding teammates.

[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Micronus Core at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Micronus Prime was the smallest member of the Thirteen, and the progenitor of the Mini-Cons and [[Micromaster]]s. While ethically-minded, contemplating complex philosophical conundrums could sometimes leave him indecisive. His [[Chimera Stone]] let him boost the powers of other lifeforms, and humans sometimes knew him as the god {{w|Pan (god)|Pan}}. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Micronus-Prime-Master.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I CAN'T PUT MY AAARMS DOWWWN!]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Micronus''' (Prime Master, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-01'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], [[2018]]'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Cloudburst#Generations|Autobot Cloudburst]] decoy armor, gatling gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Micronus is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Cloudburst]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: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|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:Unlike every other Titan Master/Prime Master, Micronus Prime and his fellow first wave Prime Masters feature backpacks/symbols secured by pins instead of screws.

:In an unusual error, some units of Micronus/Cloudburst came with two Prime Masters.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/some-power-of-the-primes-figures-shipping-with-two-prime-masters-report/40365/ Seibertron, 2017/12/24: Some Power Of the Primes Figures Shipping With Two Prime Masters: Report]</ref>

:Micronus was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as Amalgamous Prime. The Cloudburst armor had an alternate tooling based on [[Waverider]], which would have been used to make ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' [[Grand Maximus#Legends|Grand Maximus]]' Pretender Suit if the figure had reached the 3000 preorder count—sadly, preorders failed to reach this number.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-MicronusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The "box of scraps" line is more ironic now that I was voiced by [[Adrian Pasdar]]!]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-pr5|'''The Thirteen Micronus Prime''' (Deluxe, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Micronus Prime''' (マイクロナスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-16'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[December 27]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Apex Armor (Thirteen)#Age of the Primes|Apex Armor/vehicle]], [[Chimera Stone#Age of the Primes|Chimera Stone]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Aaron Archer]] and [[Ken Christiansen]] (original concept)}}<ref>[[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]]'' Deluxes, Micronus Prime is a figure of the character based on his appearance in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]]. He transforms into a disc-shaped alternate mode with a big honking [[:File:Minicon symbol.png|classical Mini-Con insignia]] covering one side to create something strongly reminiscent of the [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con storage panels]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|original ''Armada'' cartoon]].

:Filling out the requirements of the "Deluxe" size class, the tiny Micronus comes with a one-wheeled vehicle he can ride on. The tactical unicycle transforms into an exo-suit based on the [[Apex Armor (Thirteen)|Apex Armor]] from ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (with some additional [[Pretender]] influence),<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DKx9QkLsgVD/ Design notes] on ''Age of the Primes'' Micronus Prime from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref> into which Micronus can fit in disc mode. Additionally, the armor can disassemble into component parts that can be wielded as weapons by larger figures, in the style of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizers]] and their various successor lines. Micronus also includes the Chimera Stone in the form of a second, smaller disc, which can store on his back in both robot and alternate modes, or peg into the chest of the larger exo-suit.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DKx9QkLsgVD/ Designer commentary on Micronus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP16|Machine translation of Micronus Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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==Notes==
* Micronus was once established as a [[multiversal singularity]], existing as one being across all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
* Micronus's name is likely derived from "Micron", the Japanese name for Mini-Cons across the franchise.
* The glowing symbols on his chest and palms are shaped like the Powerlinx ports seen on all the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Transformers: Armada]]'' Mini-Con toys.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micronus''' (マイクロナス ''Maikuronasu''), '''Micronus Prime''' (マイクロナスプライム ''Maikuronasu Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wēi Tiān Xīng''' (微天星,"Micro Heavenly Star")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:RID-Micronus-standing-Barranco.jpg|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon concept art
File:MicronusPrime OneConceptArt.jpg|''One'' film concept art.
</gallery>

==References==
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Prima

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[[File:Prima.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]
Among the [[Thirteen]] earliest [[Transformer]]s, one must be first: '''Prima''' (aka '''Prima Prime'''), who was created the most strongly in [[Primus]]' image. Perfect and gallant, Prima was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt. Considered fatherlike amongst his bretheren, he was chosen to lead the Thirteen against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]] and was the chief steward of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.

{{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:DarkCreation we would know more.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Prima's first named appearance in the form of [[Ancient Autobots|spooky Matrix ghost]] narration.]]
The [[generic]] ancient warrior that would one day be known as Prima first appeared in [[1986]] as what the script designates as "Powerful Robot" in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode, "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", created by writer [[Flint Dille]] and character designer [[Floro Dery]] as part of a walking tour of Cybertronian history via [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision experienced by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] in the cartoon's present day. Created by the [[Quintesson]]s, "Powerful Robot" was the instigator of the [[Autobot Rebellion|original rebellion]] of the Autobots against their masters and one of the most ancient Matrix wielders witnessed by Rodimus, being preceded only by "[[Primon|Ancient Robot]]".

In [[1988]], [[The Primal Scream|issue #61]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 comic]]—written by [[Simon Furman]]—featured the first and only appearance in the series of the first Transformer to carry the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], a blue-and-yellow robot who was one of the first generation of Cybertronians created by Primus. Though unnamed in this story, a few issues later, [[Dark Creation|issue #65]] provided a full list of Matrix bearers; the first name on the list was "Prima," implicitly identifying the blue-and-yellow robot as this character.

Furman continued exploring the origins of the Transformers in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]], with "[[The Power and the Glory]]" giving Optimus Prime a glimpse into Cybertron's primordial past, where he sees a purple-and-yellow Transformer emerge from the planet's surface as the explicitly first Transformer created by Primus. This "first Transformer" was not depicted as a Matrix wielder, nor did the comics suggest that this character was the same one seen in "The Primal Scream". Prima's placement among the Matrix wielders would be further muddled by the [[BotCon 1999]] story "[[Reaching the Omega Point]]" (also by Furman), which established a character called [[Primon]] as the first one to hold the Matrix, not Prima. Simon Furman's non-answer in an interview,<ref>{{citesocial|name=Andrew Sorohan|quote="We are Primus. We are Prima. We are Prime Nova. We are Sentinel Prime. We are Optimus Prime. We are THUNDERWING!" Where does Primon (introduced in the BotCon "Omega Point" text story) fit in?}} {{citesocial|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713070554/http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/qanda/sfurman_3.php|quote=Umm... pass. The Matrix forgot?|name=Simon Furman|site=Altered States Magazine|year=2002|month=10|day=30|title=A Little Q&A; With... Simon Furman}}</ref> claiming "The Matrix forgot", did little to mend this continuity error.

[[2004]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide]]'' (yet again by Furman) declared Prima to be one of the "Thirteen Original Transformers" alongside the [[Liege Maximo]] and [[the Fallen]]. Though not actually set in the world of the Marvel comic, ''The Ultimate Guide''{{'}}s re-used a panel from the ''Generation 2'' comic showing the creation of the purple-and-yellow robot to represent the creation of Prima, effectively retroactively making the blue/yellow and purple/yellow Transformers the same character.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/y8xcna3xgv4.jpg|quote=Molded from the living skin and imbued with a fragment of Primus' own Spark, the first TRANSFORMER—named Prima—answers his creator's urgent call to arms!|name=Simon Furman|site=''Transformers: The Ultimate Guide''|year=2004|month=05|day=05|title=Cybertron}}</ref> Prima's role as a member of an ancient pantheon, the "first Transformer", and an early Matrix wielder, were now firmly established.

The actual dovetailing of the cartoon's rebel with the Marvel demigod occurred in the [[Ask Vector Prime#The Allspark Almanac|Ask Vector Prime]] back-up feature of [[2010]]'s ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' wherein one of Prima's brothers (the titular [[Vector Prime]]) revealed the two lineages to be one and the same, both declaring "Powerful Robot" an incarnation of Prima and knitting their respective predecessors, "Ancient Robot" and Primon, into one individual.

Prima recieved a big bump in notoriety not long after when he was solidified into the "definitive" version of the Thirteen workshopped by brand architect [[Aaron Archer]] as part of backstory for the 2010s "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]]" project. Showcased with a new design by [[Ken Christiansen]] during [[BotCon 2010]], Prima would be shown wielding his personal [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]]: a new incarnation of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], carrying the Matrix in its hilt.<ref>{{citesocial|name=Alex Irvine|site=''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''|year=2010|month=06|day=23}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|title=Nexus Prime|name=Rik Alvarez?|site=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #30]]|year=2009|month=12}}</ref>. Given the title "Warrior of Light",<ref>[[BotCon 2010]] Panel - HASBRO DESIGNERS: https://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10hd.html</ref> Prima's personality would be fleshed out in [[2013]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', establishing him as a stick-in-the-mud warrior, leader of the Thirteen, and developer of early Cybertronian civilization. Prima's orderly nature would clash with Megatronus's brash and violent nature, leading to arguments that laid the groundwork for the [[War of the Primes]]. This feud between Prima and Megatronus would inform future characterizations of Prima in the [[2005 IDW continuity]] and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]'s incarnation of [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]].

Prima would be featured in the [[2018]] ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' franchise with the name "Prima Prime", which would be reused for Prima's big screen debut in [[2024]]'s ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' as well as the [[2025]] ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline. ''One'' introduced an incarnation of the character who ''wasn't'' a Matrix wielder: that role would be given to the film's Thirteenth Prime, [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. ''Age of the Primes'' would introduce the first proper toy for Prima Prime, amalgamating his ''Covenant'' and "Powerful Robot" designs together.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Alexander Allerson]] (German)}}

[[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|right|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]

In Cybertron's ancient past, an underperforming mechanoid was smelted down by its [[Quintesson]] masters, and reforged into a powerful robot who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This powerful robot was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after one particular battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|another robot]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. The Matrix was passed to a [[Prime Nova|brooding robot]], who succeeded him as its bearer.

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed inside the Matrix, this powerful robot was the second guide he encountered, and he told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Primag2.jpg|left|thumb|Prima. For reals.]]
====Letters page====
After a reader asked who was the first Transformer, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] stated that he didn't "think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer", but was open to being corrected. {{storylink|Back from the Dead|''The Transformers'' #240 Dread Tidings}}

====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of [[transformation]], an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able to unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

[[Prime Nova]] later became the next Matrix bearer after Prima. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Prima emerged from primordial [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the in-built power to bring forth new [[Transformer]]s through a process known as "[[reproduction#budding|budding]]", and the first few generations of Cybertronians were replicated in this way. However, the method of reproduction diluted [[Primus]]'s essence with each generation. This process reached a preprogrammed end, and Primus's progeny lost both their ability to bud and all memory of the process. Many, ''many'' years later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] witnessed visions of this ancient history after using a [[psychic amplifier]] to commune with the Matrix. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

====''Classics''====
When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] informed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]'s team of the nature of the [[multiverse]] and the [[Origin Matrix]], he informed them that the multiverse had only one version of Prima and his siblings. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}

===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from [[Primon]] unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to [[Prime Nova]]. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Live-action film series continuity===
[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Optimus got his father's everything.]]

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Prima's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}

====IDW movie comics====
Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left.<ref>The last Prime, based on Protoform Optimus Prime, was identified as Prima at the [[BotCon 2010]] "Hasbro Designer" panel, as per [[User talk:Rosicrucian#This may be a long shot, but...|audience members]].</ref> Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

Prima presumably created a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the [[Matrix of Leadership]], giving his own spark to seal it from within. Though the Fallen's evil would return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|orphaned descendant]] who would be hidden away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.]]
As the first of the Thirteen created, Prima was cast in the mold of Primus himself, a warrior of great virtue and nobility who placed the greater good above all else. Though self-aware enough to not be a pompous leader to his siblings, he tended to take too much weight upon his shoulders, and his persistent conviction that he was always right made him difficult to deal with. He tended to clash with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who served as his opposite among the Thirteen, a warrior of darkness who represented a natural counterbalance to Prima's role as the warrior of light. Such arguments characterized their interactions while the Thirteen trained and prepared to take on the menace of [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]].

In the course of the battle with Unicron, Prima lost his grip upon his Star Saber when the Chaos Bringer assaulted the group with torturous visions. Although the Thirteen were able to shut Unicron down soon thereafter, they did not manage to do so before he had seized the convulsing Prima, put him in his mouth, bitten down, and spat his crushed body out.

Prima survived the experience, and the Thirteen turned to the business of building the beginnings of a civilization and society on Cybertron. Prima worked primarily with Vector Prime and [[Alpha Trion]], but their clique was treated with some degree of resentment by some of their siblings, as it was thought they were trying to control the actions of the others. Prima continued to grow even more detached as they continued their work, spending his time theorizing about the nature of the Thirteen, and categorizing them; he considered himself and other early members of the group to be forces of lawful good, but looked upon the last that had been created—chiefly, Megatronus and [[Liege Maximo]]—as chaotic and potentially evil. When Maximo discovered the writings Prima had made about this and then told Megatronus, a physical altercation between Prima and his dark opposite resulted, a permanent wedge driven between brothers. Prior to this, like Vector and Trion, Prima was confused by the blossoming love between Megatronus and Solus, but at the very least recognised it was something beautiful and that it made the pair happy, and for a time that was enough for him.

[[File:CoP war of the primes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|"You think three on one will do any good? Do you have any power to defeat me?"]]

Some time later, when Prima discovered that Megatronus and Liege Maximo were working on a secret project of their own, creating a race of robotic creatures, he demanded it be shut down, suspecting them of having a sinister ulterior motive even if he could not see it. He forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter and emerged victorious. This was to be the catalyst for the final falling out between the Primes: furious that she had voted against him, Megatronus subsequently argued with and inadvertently killed Solus. He retreated to the wilderness of Cybertron, but Prima and the others tracked him down and brought him back to face justice, only for it to become apparent that Maximo had set Megatronus up. Things quickly devolved into a chaotic free-for-all fight between the siblings, which ended with Maximo dead by uncertain hands. Megatronus was exiled for his crimes, and (with Solus' death still weighing heavily on him) requested Vector Prime to open a portal to send him to some far-off world where he would never do harm again. Prima instead offered him a ship that they'd been working on, expressing hope that perhaps if he traveled he might find some measure of peace or a way to suitably honour her. Megatronus was surprised by the conciliatory gesture and hoped Prima was right before taking his leave. Prima took custody of the Requiem Blaster and cast it into the depths of space.

As the rest of the Thirteen spread out into the universe, Prima was among those who decided to remain on Cybertron to guide the new race of beings that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after they interred the deceased Solus within it. Prima dubbed the more primitive and bestial of the creatures that emerged "[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]". He defended the more advanced, bipedal robots that came from the Well against the powerful [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] once. Prima fought Predaking to a standstill, and declared the bipeds off limits for Predaking's feasting. His show of strength cowed the Predaking into submitting to Prima's will, the only example of such submission in Predaking's long history. Predaking would occasionally catch sight of Prima observing from afar, but as he kept his word and no longer preyed on the bipedal Cybertronians, Prima was apparently content to simply keep an optic on things.

After the [[Great Cataclysm]], Prima vanished from the annals of history, and was no longer seen walking among the people of Cybertron. The surviving Cybertronians soon forgot about the Thirteen as real people, remembering them only as the heroes of ancient folklore. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
[[File:OneShallRise1-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]

After Solus Prime created the Requiem Blaster for Megatronus, debate erupted among the Thirteen over whether so powerful a weapon should be allowed to exist. When the argument threatened to turn violent, Prima called for a vote on the matter; Megatronus won by one vote. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When Optimus Prime received the Matrix from the [[core]] of Cybertron, he recognized it as the jewel from the hilt of Prima's Star Saber. Upon accepting the talisman into himself, Optimus had a vision of all its previous holders, all the way back to Prima himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point statues of Prima and his siblings were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' #23]] (statue)}}

[[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|He also spent his free time writing strategy guides for video games.]]

Prima was one of the Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that rose to prominence on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from the planet, and fancied himself as the last of the Knights. Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, {{storylink|Origin Myths}} where he emerged as the leader of the [[Thirteen]]. [[Solus Prime]] eventually forged the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] which Prima came to wield.

Urged on by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Prima oversaw a mission of colonization to expand the [[Pax Cybertronia]], sending the Titan [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to colonize the neighboring world of [[Antilla]]. Despite his claims that the Cybertronians had only sought to bring the "light" of their perfect civilization to the galaxy, the colonialist ambitions of Cybertron were laid bare, and as a result Cybertron came to be shunned and hated by the inhabitants of the galaxy. Prima laid the blame for this at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s feet and was eventually attacked by his fellow Prime in revenge, only being saved through Solus's sacrifice. This act sparked the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], and while Megatronus managed to flee, Prima captured his co-conspirator, [[Liege Maximo]], who was eventually exiled aboard [[Vigilem]].

[[File:OP18-PrimaDies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Prima's brief foray into 1000-degree knife videos ended in disaster.]]

Aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], Prima led Onyx and [[Alpha Trion]] to hunt down Megatronus and bring him to justice, eventually locating him on [[Tsiehshi]]. When Prima found his adversary, Megatronus promptly seized the Star Saber and turned it back on its wielder, bisecting him. Prima would never learn that the 'bot he had known as "Onyx Prime" was actually a convenient disguise assumed by a time displaced Shockwave from ten million years in the future, who proceeded to behead Megatronus before recounting to Alpha Trion a romanticized version of the battle that claimed Prima and Megatronus, now known as the Fallen, had slain one another.

The loss of his master caused Emissary to become distraught. After returning Onyx and Trion to Cybertron, Emissary interred Prima's remains within himself and set off for deep space, eventually crash-landing on prehistoric [[Elonia]] as a result of his systems being sabotaged by Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In Prima's absence his former seat of power, the [[Citadel of Light]], came under siege by Onyx's bestial hordes. After [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] managed to beat back the invaders, Alpha Trion arranged for Nova Major to become Nova Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} In the era that followed, Prima was regarded as having been the greatest of the Primes. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.95|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]]

Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding the Star Saber oversaw the [[Senate]] chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] were also known to swear by Prima's name. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

In early 2018, once the timeline had caught up with Shockwave's machinations, the scientist returned to Cybertron. After binding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], he explained his journey to his old friend, including Prima's true fate. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}
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===Fun Publications===
[[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left|"For a true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his ''heart.''"]]
[[Vector Prime]] described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} When the Thirteen visited ancient [[Greece]], the [[holomatter]] avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Solus Prime]] (who had manifested as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18/5}}

When Nexus Prime united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the Star Saber, Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between universal streams grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse's properties was that Prima and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Prima was among the spirits of former Autobot leaders who resided in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and haunted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he stole the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Power of the Primes'' toy bios===
Prima's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Prima's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}
{{note|For a list of every permutation of Prima's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
When the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] arrived in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system to try and make use of its [[space bridge]], the sight of it caused [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to swear by Prima. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:EnemyLine-Primastatue.jpg|thumb|Only in ''Cyberverse'' does Prima get a neat little hat.]]
Prima was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

A statue of Prima was present in the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] had ravaged Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] met in front of Prima's toppled statue to reflect on their planet's sorry state and the mistake Optimus had made in launching the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] entered [[unspace]], Wheeljack swore by Prima. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

After the Great War had ended, the Autobots began rebuilding the Grand Imperium, with [[Grapple (Cyberverse)|Grapple]] constructing a new statue of Prima for the meeting hall. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''One'' film===
Prima Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. This Prima did not carry the Matrix of Leadership, as that honor was given to his brother [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. He ruled with his siblings until the [[Quintesson]]s invaded. After years of war, he and the other Primes responded to the intel of a Quintesson council of generals reported by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that the aide was luring them into a trap. Prima was killed in battle with the other Primes, and laid there for fifty cycles until [[Alpha Trion]] borrowed his transformation cog and those of his siblings to bestow upon the miners that found their tomb.<ref>In the film, Prima's cog is shown going to [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], while the film's novelization states it went to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which bot the cog went to somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]].</ref> {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

===Energon Universe===
After Optimus Prime found himself in the [[Hall of the Primes]], he saw a statue of Prima among the others. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 22|Transformers #22}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] called the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] "the sword of Prima" while in battle with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] for it. {{Storylink|Double Jeopardy (Earth Wars)|Double Jeopardy}}

[[File:Earth Wars Prima Prime Core.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
;'''Prima Prime Core'''
Prima's [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] (his "heart" as one of the primordial [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]) fell to Earth under mysterious circumstances along with those of his siblings to become a hotly contested resource in the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes}}

*'''Effect:''' Extra damage to basic attacks for a limited time.

[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Prima Prime Core at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Most historical accounts agree that Prima was the first Prime. A fearsome warrior, Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] and the [[Skyboom Shield]]; some humans deified him as the god {{w|Zeus}}. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[Thirteen]] collection?]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2007]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
:*''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I did the Pre-Earth/Entry mode Optimus Prime and Starscream that were made into toys|link=https://twitter.com/sketchyfig/status/1795868661787537424|name=Don Figueroa|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=05|day=29}}</ref>}}

{{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].}}

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the 2007 movie, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protoform Optimus Prime" transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:This mold was also used to make ''Movie Advanced Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There's no such thing as a Prima Prime!"]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 26]], [[2019]]
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (throne designer, packaging artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" (ha ha, yes, Hasbro went with this naming) is a retool of the [[Solus Prime#Power of the Primes|Solus Prime]]/[[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] inner robot with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil/backpack (seemingly inspired by the previous Protoform Optimus Prime repurposing and ''Covenant of Primus'' design's chest), packaged in the [[Throne of the Primes#Toys|Throne of the Primes]] set.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside 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 included [[Scepter of Sparks]] or [[Halo of Primus]] accessories. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:While Prima is a retool of Solus Prime (gang-molded with her included Octopunch decoy armor), it is unknown what gang-molded decoy armor he would have had as a hypothetical mass-retail Prime Master.

:This set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, and was later sold via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online. It was also available at general retail in Taiwan.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"It's a real term! Look it up!"]]
<ul class = "iconlist>{{Bp-a1d1|'''Punch-Counterpunch''' (Special Edition, 2018)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-44'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 23]], [[2019]]

:''Power of the Primes'' "Special Edition" Prima Prime is a translucent redeco of the above figure, packaged with [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] in commemoration of the third iteration of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

:This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, initially revealed via preorder listing without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available at general retail in Singapore.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-AOTP-Voyager-Prima-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] was right, there is such a thing as a primer Prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr1|'''The Thirteen Prima Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-07'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[July 26]]
:*''Accessories:'' [[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Age of the Primes|Star Saber]] blade, Star Saber hilt, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Age of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA Transformers Age of the Primes Reveal | Dive into the Legacy of the Thirteen Primes | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Mark Maher]] and [[Nate Purswell]]</ref>

:''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" is a Voyager-scale robot primarily based on his ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus]]'' [[:File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|design]]. His head is modeled after the "[[#The Transformers cartoon|Powerful Robot]]" later retconned to be Prima. He transforms into a Cybertronian armored lunar truck (with a hover mode!), and includes both the Star Saber and the Matrix of Leadership.

:Prima's Matrix, while the same style as most Matrices dating back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', is painted to resemble the [[Origin Matrix]] as it appeared in "[[Restoration|Another Light, Part Four]]" and can attach at the hilt of the Star Saber or store in Prima's chest. In vehicle mode, the sword can be mounted on the front bumper as a ram. Alternatively, the blade and crossguard can be separated from the hilt, and the former can then be stored with the top side up. Like the other Primes, his packaging and signature artifact are emblazoned with his personal emblem, with his being located on the Star Saber's crossguard. Certain TakaraTomy stock images show the hilt piece in gray, but the actual release has it in the same white as Prima himself, which is reflected in most other stock imagery.

:Exercise caution when rolling Prima in vehicle mode, as the robot head underneath may have its paint scratched if it is rolled onto the ground roughly.

:Prima Prime was revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYFD0uxHq_/ Designer commentary on Prima Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP07|Machine translation of Prima Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:POTP Prima and Megatronus concept.jpg|thumb]]

*Prima, like all members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*Prima's Generation 1 cartoon [[character model]] appears to use [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] as a base, with heavily re-worked details.
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces is not necessarily Prima; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
*An idea from the [[Binder of Revelation]]—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] published in ''[[Transformers Vault]]''—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually ''be'' one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.
*Hasbro representatives at [[BotCon 2010]], [[BotCon 2011]], and [[HasCon 2017]] pronounced Prima's name "Pree-muh" despite Prima's name being one along the lines of "[[Primus]]" and "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/144732-hascon-2017-toy-reveals-megathread-prime-uh-or-preem-uh-pg-41/?p=3597912 Posts by crockalley and Sabrblade on the Allspark Forums, 2017/09/12]</ref> When his name is spoken by the [[Mistress of Flame]] in the ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' cartoon episode "[[Overlord and Emissary]]"—which is the first time his name is uttered in a ''Transformers'' work—it is pronounced more appropriately as "Prime-uh", a pronunciation that carries over to ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''. [[Liege Maximo]] would pronounce it "Pree-ma" in ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: Earthspark]]'', but he's the Prime of Lies, so.
*Before Hasbro settled on the unifying [[Prime Master]] gimmick for ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', full size toys of Megatronus and Prima were conceived, both redecos and retools of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Titans Return|Sky Shadow]]/[[Overlord (G1)#Titans Return|Decepticon Overlord]] mold. They never made it past early ecosystem planning, as neither character was considered mainstream enough at the time for a full size retail release.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zsar8vxtng HASCON 2017: The Prime Wars Trilogy Panel ... See the story come to life!] panel recording on Seibertron.com's YouTube channel</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム ''Puraima Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiān Jué Tiān''' (先觉天,"Primal Awakening Heaven")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Cyberverse-Prima.jpg|''Cyberverse'' Statue of Prima concept art
File:Prima-Prime-One.jpg|''One'' film trading card art.
File:Prima OneConceptArt.jpg|''One'' film concept art.
File:AOTP Prima Prime concept art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' concept art.
File:AOTP Prima boxart.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' packaging art.
File:AOTP Prima Prime Hasbro China promo art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' promotional art.
</gallery>

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Zeta Prime (G1)

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:''Zeta Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Autocracy6-coverclean.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Behind these cannon-arms and these elaborate cape-spikes and this deathmask face is a winning smile!]]

Thrust into authority by the death of the previous Matrix bearer, '''Zeta Prime''' took on the thankless job of heading the Autobot forces in the wake of [[Decepticon]] conflicts. He's probably a pretty nice guy! After all, Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light, and Zeta looks downright friggin' evil. Is that masked, horned face the face of someone who would torture and brainwash the dissidents and suck fuel from his own citizens to fuel his army? Totally! So if he were actually bad, he'd probably try to hide it a little, don't you think?

{{bigquote|This Security Council has lost the will to do what must be done. That is why I was chosen to be Prime... because '''I''' am the monster the people need.|Zeta Prime has your best interests at heart|"[[Parasites]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Philip L. Clarke|Phillip Clarke]] (English)|[[Éric Etcheverry]] (European French), [[Alexander Allerson]] (German)}}
[[File:Newnarrator ffod.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|The classic battle between evil and the narrator.]]
{{Note|The original cartoon version of Zeta Prime was never named in fiction. The character is referred to as '''New Narrator''' in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4" and was not given the name "Zeta Prime" until ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' [[retcon|declared it so]] via an [[Ask Vector Prime]] entry.}}
Zeta Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Guardian Prime]] when he was killed during the early days of the war with the Decepticons. His stint as Autobot leader appears to have been a short-lived one, as he died before the end of the war and was succeeded by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed into the Matrix in 2005, Zeta Prime was the fifth guide he encountered, who gave a very short account of the continuing Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]'' (mentioned); [[Parasites|''Autocracy'' #2]]}}

[[File:MTMTE11 Zeta and Orion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|What a friendly fellow.]]
Before the war, '''Zeta of [[Sistex]]''' {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} came in contact with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]], who saw him as a promising character with the potential to become a powerful leader who'd change Cybertron for the better, and had his body modified to incorporate a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] cavity in order to push him towards this path. After not hearing from Shockwave for a while, Zeta followed instructions left to him and sought out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], one of the ''other'' promising Cybertronians befriended and modified by the Senator. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

When Pax went on the run, Zeta remained his contact in Iacon and a replacement mentor. In 1st cycle 502, he got wind of a new [[hot spot (phenomenon)|spark "hot spot"]] in the [[Alyon]] region: one the Senate were keeping secret as it was in the shape of a [[Guiding Hand|''hand'']], the mythical digits of [[Primus]] pressing the planet into shape. Rather than allow the religious [[Functionist Council]] to use that for a power grab, the Senate were likely to kill the newborns. Zeta alerted Pax and his crew, who would later request reinforcements from him. He didn't receive the message but [[Lost Light|someone]] [[time travel|showed up]] anyway. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

[[File:OmegasConundrum-Zeta.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7|Got put in charge of the planet and just decided to suddenly start wearing this death face mask, as you do.]]
Following the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Zeta did indeed live up to Shockwave's expectations and rose to the rank of Prime, and together with Pax reformed Sentinel's security forces into the new Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Part of this meant faking a 'Matrix affinity', as the glitter bauble was secretly a replica but still ''believed'' to be divine. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

In order to facilitate a hostage exchange with [[Decepticon]]s in the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]], Zeta commissioned a refit for Orion Pax, who led a group that consisted of Pax himself, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and [[Alpha Trion]] to save [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} During his tenure he brought about many changes, such as granting more rights to [[Functionism|"disposable class"]] citizens {{storylink|Before & After}} and instating a new, compulsory [[Decepticon Registration Act]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Zeta Prime solidified the Autobot security forces into a true army to withstand the civil war Cybertron suddenly found itself embroiled in. Towards this end, he locked down most recreational activities, as they were magnets for terrorist activity by the Decepticons. This included a direct order to shut down the races which brought [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s stardom.

[[File:OptimusPrime1-Zeta.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Look at me, I'm such a protagonist.]]
In the wake of these shutdowns, he increased Autobot recruitment heavily, and many former entertainers joined the Autobot forces, only to find they were ill-prepared for the realities of war. Many attempts on his life were hatched, including one which was intercepted by a group of Autobots that included Orion Pax, then going by the name Optimus. Optimus was able to convince Blurr to carry news of the plot to Zeta Prime before the assassins could reach him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} At the surface, Zeta appeared to be a change from the corrupt regime of the [[Senate]], a view which he encouraged by rebranding his changes as "new", including a New Senate and a [[New Imperium]]. Changes were slow but happening, to the extent that Pax could no longer understand why the Decepticons might feel violent change was needed {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} and himself admired Zeta. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Ratchet agreed to be Zeta's new Chief Medical Officer to give him a chance. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

In truth Zeta turned out to be not much better than the old guard, having secretly created the [[Institute|New Institute]] to brainwash both Decepticons as well as Autobots in need of... a push in the right direction. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Even soon into his time as Prime, he showed an arrogant and authoritarian attitude: 'gently' reminding Orion Pax that he wasn't just called Zeta now. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Over time, this side of him became more obvious as he grew overzealous in his fight against the Decepticons and prone to outbursts of rage{{storylink|Law and Disorder}}, to callous dismissals of everyone wrongly killed in the fight against "anarchy", and repeated admonishments for Pax to talk to him as "Prime" to 'keep appearances'. Orion Pax gradually began to realise Zeta was corrupt too, with Ratchet disgruntled that much of the old bigotries like functionism were simply continuing as 'de facto' rather than as the public establishment {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}, but nevertheless, Orion Pax and the other Autobots continued to act as enforcers of his authority. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} Though he grew increasingly conceited with his newfound power, Zeta remained on good terms with Orion and told him that he believed the copper might follow him as Prime one day. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

[[File:DanceAmongTheShadows-zetaprime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Just slapping his face on state-sponsored propaganda broadcasts, nothing wrong with that.]]

With Zeta's forces cracking down harder and harder on potential Decepticon sympathizers, incidents of police violence grew to the point where the Autobots were regarded with suspicion by the general populace. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} When a [[Hefter|Decepticon sympathizer and suspected arms dealer]] died in police custody—sparking riots across [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]—Zeta broadcast an announcement to Cybertron reassuring the populace of the integrity of his police forces. Though Orion Pax was concerned that Zeta was glossing over the question of whether or not Hefter was guilty ''at all'', Zeta dismissed his concerns, maintaining that his pageantry was in the name of the greater good. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

[[File:Parasites Zeta Prime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Starting to get a bad feeling about this guy.]]

Frustrated with the growing Decepticon rebellion, Zeta Prime procured [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[vamparc ribbon]] and outfitted his troops, including the [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructors]], with it. Unfortunately, the weapon came with a high energy cost, which Zeta was more than happy to draw from the citizens of Cybertron themselves, starting with the terror cell-infested city of [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Parasites}} He deployed Orion Pax's team to the city, then had information on their mission leaked to the insurgents in hopes that the team would fail and be killed. Their deaths would allow Zeta Prime to declare the citizens of Nyon enemies of the state, providing him with ample pretext to invade the city and take all its energy. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Though Orion survived, Zeta nevertheless went on to present his insane plan to the New Senate, brushing aside any and all protests. The spying [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] was witness to his his speech and fled once his cover was blown, prompting Zeta to order Orion Pax to hunt down the Decepticon before his vamparc ribbon became public knowledge. {{storylink|Parasites}}

To Zeta Prime's annoyance, Orion not only returned empty-handed, but had learned of his plan and questioned it. Zeta brushed him off and reminded him that he had twice led his troops into Decepticon ambushes, ignoring Orion's suspicion that he'd been set up, then sent his team back into Nyon to capture the insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} With Orion out of the way, Zeta Prime quit bothering with subterfuge and personally led several Omega Destructors into Nyon, devastating the city and draining its citizens dry, forcing Hot Rod's rebels to self-destruct the city rather than let it become fuel for his army. This only turned out to be part of Zeta's plan, as it meant he finally got rid of Nyon and its rebels once and for all. Having witnessed the attack, Orion Pax and his troops turned on and attacked Zeta, but he defeated them all with a vamparc ribbon. {{storylink|Purge}} Before he could finish Orion off, Zeta was interrupted by the arrival of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], who caused his weapon to overload and forced him to retreat. {{storylink|Choices}}

[[File:Zeta Prime Orion Pax Autocracy7.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Wait, the guy who looks like THAT is EVIL? Huh!]]
During a meeting with the Senate, Zeta Prime and his Omega Destructors were attacked by a joint Autobot-Decepticon force, with Megatron and Orion Pax personally battling Zeta himself. After Orion destroyed his vamparc ribbon, Megatron was able to get close and use his fusion cannon to destroy Zeta Prime's head. {{storylink|Overthrown}}

In spite of having been kind of a madman, Zeta Prime was still honored with a memorial statue near [[Sherma Bridge]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

For many years, Blurr would regret saving that psycho bastard {{storylink|Night and the City}} and Optimus was disgusted with himself for having ever believed in him. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Prime would remark that by working for Zeta, he used to be "part of the problem."{{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

After the war, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] mentioned Zeta Prime's death at the hands of Megatron in a series of examples to remind [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] of the hollow ideals of the Decepticon movement. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} Not long thereafter, as <s>Optimus Prime</s> Orion Pax and [[Nova Prime]] battled within the [[Dead Universe]], the latter momentarily shape-shifted into Zeta Prime's appearance, taunting Pax over the fact he'd admired and been mentored by Zeta, to bring home the point that the Prime lineage was inescapable. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] later cited Zeta Prime—along with Nova and Sentinel—as examples of the corrupt lineage of the Primes in an attempt to discredit Optimus before the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Zeta Prime's story about the movement of [[energon]] to the [[Autobot City Bank]] was published in the [[July 23]], [[2012]] edition of ''[[Autobot City News]]''. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Zeta Prime was among the spirits of former Autobot leaders who resided in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and haunted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he stole the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Zeta Prime carried the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and was succeeded by [[Nominus Prime]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] inherited the Matrix, he glimpsed the spirits of Zeta and all of his other predecessors in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Zeta Prime.jpg|thumb]]
Zeta Prime ordered a young Orion Pax to escort the Decepticons Rack'n'Ruin in a prisoner exchange. Although an altercation ensued, and Alpha Trion was captured by the Decepticons, Orion Pax was able to return the elderly Autobot to Zeta Prime's protection. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}
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==Notes==
* According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the cartoon character isn't necessarily Zeta Prime; this page is kept as is because there is no objective evidence either way, and "Zeta Prime" is more convenient, and memorable, as a page title than "New Narrator".
*Zeta Prime is not included in the lineage of Primes depicted in [[IDW Publishing]] ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', as the character was created after that story was published.
*Zeta Prime is first been mentioned in [[2008]]'s ''Spotlight: Blurr'', but is not seen till [[Parasites|''Autocracy'' #2]] in 2012. This causes a few inconsistencies, such as his being given a statue as if people liked him and "[[Bullets]]" referring to him being assassinated by a sniper's bullet.
*[[Chris Metzen]]'s thinking is that Zeta Prime hadn't always been a monster but became one in response to the growing civil war: he wanted to restore order and "over time, he concluded that fighting fire with fire was the only reasonable response to what Megatron represented."<ref>[http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/idw-transformers-autocracy-3-blizzplanet-interviews-chris-metzen-and-flint-dille Blizz Planet interview with Metzen and Dille for ''Autocracy'' #3]</ref> This doesn't make it into the comic but does fit with his pre-''Autocracy'' appearances in [[James Roberts]] stories.
*On the other hand, a dropped scene in Roberts's [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|''More than Meets the Eye'' #36]] would have had Zeta as a sneaky sod long before that. We'd have seen Zeta negotiating with Sentinel Prime, with Zeta saying he could get Pax's resistance fighters to stand down in exchange for him getting some influence in the Senate. He'd have been saying he wanted reforms but was willing to work with Sentinel, while mainly working towards getting power for himself.<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ TransMissions Episode 94 – James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview] 1:14:03 to 1:15:04</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Zeta Prime''' (ゼータプライム, ゼータ・プライム ''Zēta Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jìng Tiān Zé'''(竞天择,"Competition Heavenly Selection"),'''Hu Tiān Wèi'''(护天卫,"Protecting Heavenly Guard")

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Sentinel Prime (G1)

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:''Sentinel Prime is an [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Well, shoot, who wants the Matrix?]]

'''Sentinel Prime''' is an imposing figure, standing head and shoulders over the average Autobot. Bristling with some of the most heavy-duty weapons and armor available to the Autobot army has instilled in Sentinel Prime a supreme confidence in his own abilities as both a leader and a fighter. Unfortunately such pride usually precedes a fall, and there will always be [[Megatron (G1)|someone]] out there keen to prove a point, or who merely sees Sentinel Prime as an obstacle on the path to a bigger destiny.

Sentinel Prime is typically, but not always, depicted as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s immediate predecessor as [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]].

{{bigquote|He was flawed, as we all are. Perhaps he failed. But he faced a choice, when the Matrix came to him. And in that moment, he chose to '''try'''.|Optimus Prime|"[[War World: Awakenings|Awakenings]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Éric Etcheverry]] (European French), [[Older Cazarré]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Alexander Allerson]] (German)}}

[[File:Autobot gladiator.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You've got the pre-Touch! You've got the pre-Power! Pre-Yeah!]]
{{Note|The original cartoon version of Sentinel Prime was never named in fiction. The character is referred to as '''U-Haul Robot''' in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4" and was not given the name "Sentinel Prime" until ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' [[retcon|declared it so]] via an [[Ask Vector Prime]] entry. Likewise, the earlier appearance of "U-Haul Robot" was dubbed "Sentinel Major", giving him a pre-Matrix name.}}
'''Sentinel Major''' was originally one of the Quintessons' slave robots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] around twelve million years ago. Unusual among his consumer goods brethren, Sentinel Major was equipped for combat and was forced to participate in [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]] for the Quintessons' amusement, wielding a spiked ball-and-chain weapon and a tire-shaped shield. He was once defeated in battle by [[Prima]], who attacked their Quintesson masters when their match was over, only to be destroyed himself.

Subsequently, the consumer goods robots rose up against the Quintessons in a rebellion that ultimately forced the aliens off the planet. Sentinel Major survived this clash, but he and the rest of his race—now dubbed "Autobots"—were robbed of any chance of peace when the military hardware robots, now known as "[[Decepticon]]s", set their sights on conquering Cybertron for themselves. Two [[Guardian Prime|Autobot]] [[Zeta Prime (G1)|leaders]] fell during the war that ensued, and Sentinel Major inherited the Matrix of Leadership and became '''Sentinel Prime''', leader of the Autobots. Under his leadership, the Autobots realized that they would never be able to defeat the Decepticons with firepower, and they turned instead to stealth, reconfiguring their bodies to be able to [[Transformation|transform]] into other forms. With the power of his new ability, Sentinel Prime defeated the [[Trannis|Decepticons' leader]], and the Autobots won the war.

[[File:Aubotot gladiator vehicle.jpg|left|thumb|He transforms into Rhi, the forgotten [[Beast Rider]].]]
The ensuing period of peace was known as the [[Golden Age|Golden Age of Cybertron]], but, around nine million years BCE, the Decepticon threat re-emerged when they too adopted transformation, and coupled it with robot-mode flight powers. One of the first of this new breed of Decepticons, the malevolent [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], killed Sentinel Prime in combat. As he died, Sentinel Prime handed off the Matrix to [[Alpha Trion]], who kept it safe until the emergence of the next Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed into the Matrix in 2005, Sentinel Prime was the sixth guide he encountered. Sentinel Prime recounted the development of transformation, the Autobot victory in the war and the rise of Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

====''Legends'' comic====
The U-Haul robot's spirit was present within the Matrix alongside [[It]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when [[Alpha Trion]] approached Magnus with an offer to bring him back to life. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{wingsnote}}
Sentinel Prime was presumably a descendant of the first of the Sentinel line, [[Sentinel EnN]]. {{storylink|A Team Effort}} Before ascending to the rank of Prime, Sentinel Prime was known as Sentinel Major. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/28}} Sentinel Prime's legacy lived on in other 'bots who took on the "Sentinel" name, including another [[Sentinel Major]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 35|''Wings Universe'' Sentinel Major profile}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
Sentinel Prime was mentioned in a recitation of Primes, after [[Prime Nova]] and before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} ''He passed it on during a violent situation.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===''Beast Machines'' toy bios===
"An ancient Autobot tracker" taught his apprentice [[Dillo]] how to use the mace bollo. {{storylink|Dillo|Dillo toy bio}}

===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from Prime Nova unto Sentinel Prime, who subsequently bequeathed it to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|thumb|"Marley was dead to begin with..."]]
Sentinel Prime was Autobot leader for the first 500,000 years of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. With [[trithyllium]] alloy armor, an [[electro-disrupter]] and a large variety of other weapons, including various forms of artillery shell, a solar energy rifle and energon-charged sword, Sentinel Prime was a giant among giants. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

8.2 million years ago, Sentinel Prime faced Megatron on the battlefields of [[Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide}} He proved no match for the Decepticon leader; with his last words, he tried in vain to reason with Megatron, but Megatron was unmoved by his "sermon and doctrine" and slew him. Sentinel, however, had considered his death a likely possibility, and had already removed the Matrix of Leadership from his body before entering battle, preventing Megatron from acquiring it. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

Millions of years later, during the war on Earth, the Matrix used a vision of Sentinel Prime to strengthen Optimus Prime's resolve during a battle with Megatron by confronting him with the claim that Megatron had chosen Optimus to be Prime, knowing that he was weak. Megatron's alleged influence over the Prime selection process was never substantiated. Soon after, the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] created a robotic duplicate of Sentinel Prime to confuse Optimus and undermine his confidence. Though possessing all of Sentinel Prime's considerable abilities, Optimus eventually realized that the duplicate had been created from his own memories of Sentinel Prime, and was incapable of doing anything ''new''. Optimus destroyed the duplicate of Sentinel Prime, having largely overcome his own doubts about his fitness to be Autobot leader. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Sentinel Prime was defeated by [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers/G.I. Joe|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Megatron toy bio}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 1|''Megatron Origin'' #1]]}}

{{quote|In '''my''' day, the '''good''' knew their responsibility... and the '''weak''' knew their place.|Sentinel Prime|"[[White Light]]"}}

[[File:Primes IDW.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.3|Quick, shoot 'em in the back, while they're not looking!]]

Long ago, the [[Titan Master]] '''[[Infinitus]]''' served as a herald of his master [[Nexus Prime]]; when Nexus fell in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], Infinitus joined forces with Nexus's ally, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} As the Primes faded into the realm of myths, Infinitus remained on Cybertron and used his Titan Master talents to control a larger body, taking on the identity of "Sentinel" to disguise his ''true'' lineage while he awaited Onyx's eventual return. In time, Sentinel decided that he would use the teachings of the Primes to bring "light" to the "tarnished world" of his birth... even if it meant killing everyone who stood in his way. {{storylink|White Light}} {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|My fellow Earthicans, we enjoy so much freedom, it's almost sickening.]]

In the years before the dawn of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Sentinel had worked his way up to becoming the head of security for the [[Senate]]; {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} unbeknownst to his employers, he secretly assembled a militia of sleeper agents, recruited from his closest informants. Using a forerunner of the infamous [[shadowplay]] technique, Sentinel conditioned them to serve him if the time ever came. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

One of the duties of his security force was to go around threatening and killing people who got in the Senate's way or risked embarrassing it. Shortly after an assassination attempt on [[Nominus Prime]], he eagerly watched Senator [[Proteus (G1)|Proteus]] announcing the implementation of the "[[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]", which would improve security at the cost of "some of the freedoms" of the populace. He was constantly interrupted by reports that an intruder was fighting his way into the [[Grand Imperium]], defeating all the security squadrons Sentinel sent at him. Interested in seeing how things would play out, he stood by as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] entered the Senate's chamber and confronted them over their corruption and detached relation to the populace. Proteus eventually ordered Sentinel to have him removed. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

As the Clampdown began, the Senate, who were behind the attack on Nominus Prime to begin with, had Sentinel try to tap into the powers of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in the Prime's chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} In the process, Sentinel discovered that the Matrix was merely a fake, and with this revelation the Senate decided they had no more use for Nominus and had him killed. They went on to spread rumours that Sentinel was showing signs of affinity for being a Prime {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} while he got to work on planning a "Decepticon terrorist attack" that would give him an excuse to round up all proto-Decepticons and send them [[Institute|off for brainwashing]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] thwarted this, Sentinel's men were still able to discover that [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] was quietly forming an army of dissident [[Outlier (group)|outliers]]. Sentinel ordered Shockwave's academy destroyed in an "accident" and Shockwave himself taken into custody. The rebellious Senator confronted Sentinel and Proteus with his knowledge of their illegal takeover of the Senate, but they were nonplussed and had him subjected to [[empurata]] and [[shadowplay|Brainwashing]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Orion Pax and his team had a Dead <s>Or Alive</s> warrant put on their heads. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Upon assuming office, Sentinel Prime operated out of the [[Security Services Headquarters]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], generally regarded as "the worst place on Cybertron." By this point Sentinel had developed great disdain for government authority, irritated that they kept telling him how to ''do things'' instead of just giving him what he asked for. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} He would even claim he didn't get to set policy. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Years later, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] would say Sentinel took the bad Senate and made it get worse. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} He worked alongside [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], his [[Second-in-command|lieutenant]], and didn't seem that keen on him either, viewing Prowl's methodical approach as anathema to his more straightforward and brutal tactics. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}} Sentinel also formed an [[Elite Guard]] for all the important work he wanted done and not known about, like secretly capturing a spark hot spot so it could be experimented on and the [[Functionist Council]] couldn't use it. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} During this time, Sentinel and Prowl briefly visited [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] to check up on the progress of a new [[energon]] mine supervised by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel face.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|I am not a crook's head!]]

Sentinel's Elite Guard clashed with Orion Pax's outlaws over the hot spot and, well, turned out not to be that elite: Sentinel hired bruisers, not people with brains. He lost the hot spot to Pax. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}
At some point, Sentinel did something later remembered as "lay[ing] claim to a populated world". {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

When Senator [[Decimus (G1)|Decimus]] was badly injured in a riot, Sentinel ordered Prowl to handle the situation as he didn't "have the struts to deal with another whining senator": if only they gave him "what I need"! {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} After a surge in illegal [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial bloodsports]] where [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron's]] rose to prominence, he personally took charge of the investigation from Prowl, ordered tactical recon teams ("Panorama") to watch eight potential venues and intelligence officers to watch ''everything'', and a core strike team ("Hammer") to hit Megatron's "cult" when the venue was identified. Officers [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] did indeed find a venue but unfortunately, both were murdered before they could report in. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4-SentinelPrime Apexarmor.jpg|thumb|I remember my body. Flabby, pasty-skinned, riddled with phlebitis. A good Republican body. God, how I loved it.]]

Sentinel Prime vowed not to let their deaths be in vain, and at their funeral, the Autobot leader urged others to let their deaths be a call to arms. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} In private, he told his closest minions that he planned to find a Titan and unleash it on the Decepticons! {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} Eventually, after Senator Decimus was kidnapped by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] at Megatron's orders, Sentinel Prime led a raid on Megatron's base. They captured Megatron and most of the others, but were forced to free Soundwave per Senate directive, much to Prime's frustration. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Unfortunately for Sentinel, this had been Megatron's plan all along and a "defecting" Starscream released all the prisoners in the Security Services' HQ!

As chaos broke out across Kaon, Sentinel Prime held the line until he decided to take things to the next level. Thus, Prime returned with his massive "[[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex]]" mode, a battle-armor/super-powerful/more-firepower-than-god mode. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} His ensuing duel with Megatron was watched from behind the scenes by Soundwave and Shockwave. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} The additional firepower didn't make much of a difference, seeing as Megatron tore into it and pulled Prime off a cliff. Sentinel was defeated by Megatron. Afterwards, the former Prime's barely functional body was dumped into the middle of the Autobot forces. Prowl ordered a retreat. We would too.

The next morning, Megatron discussed his next moves with Soundwave... sitting on a throne made out of Prime's Apex Armor. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} Rumours spread that Sentinel had survived his battle until the replacement Senate put out footage of the body being retrieved. Sentinel's body was subsequently laid to rest, and received a state funeral at the [[Primal Basilica]] in which grieving crowds lined the streets. With his first body damaged beyond repair, Infinitus secretly abandoned his old body and went into hiding beneath Kaon. Unable to explain this baffling "mutilation", Prowl claimed that Sentinel's body had been desecrated by Decepticons, who had stolen Sentinel's head. Megatron was left irritated people would blame him for that. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Sentinel Prime was immediately succeeded by [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} and, in spite of his many issues, Sentinel's last stand against Megatron meant that the Autobots remembered him as a hero, his last deed outweighing his many flaws. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[File:LastLight-Infinitusescapes.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|Time for Dicky to get tricky!]]

From his hiding spot, Infinitus worked to build a new body for himself. This took longer than he expected; according to Infinitus, he was "subconsciously attuning" himself to the [[spark]] frequencies of the Titans, and slipped in and out of consciousness over many millions of years. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Shortly before the [[Dead Universe]] invasion in 2006, Optimus Prime would recall Sentinel Prime as he ruminated on the supposed infallibility of a Prime versus the depressing reality. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

Following the end of the war in 2012, Prowl recalled Sentinel's militarism as part of the lineage of 'false Primes' and their failings, expressing that while the Decepticons may have had noble intentions back then, they were long lost by the modern era. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} [[Nova Prime]] briefly took on the appearance of Sentinel Prime as he battled Optimus within the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:TitansReturn Infinitus Sentinel.jpg|thumb|NIXON'S BAAAAACK!]]

In 2016, an irate Starscream—now running Cybertron—was left spitting teeth at the idea anyone might give Optimus a pass for annexing Earth. He compared the action to Sentinel, saying he'd been the last Prime to lay claim to a populated world. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} When the [[Council of Worlds]] next convened, Starscream cited Sentinel Prime as one in a series of increasingly corrupt Primes in an attempt to discredit Optimus's recent annexation of [[Earth]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} The crewmembers on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' discussed Sentinel frankly as a dangerous ideologue with [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] calling him the first Decepticon. Since everyone usually referred to Sentinel Prime in heroic terms, [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] was left confused; Chromedome explained that he'd "lived badly but died well".

Meanwhile, the emergence of [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] on [[Earth]] had prompted the creation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], accompanied an energy broadcast immortalizing the deeds of Optimus Prime. This burst awoke Sentinel Prime, still hiding beneath Kaon. The former leader viewed Metrotitan's transmission... only to be disgusted by the sight of Autobots fraternizing with Decepticons and the "malformed" colonists from the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] colonies—signs of ''compromise'' that he could not abide. Sentinel activated his new body, then headed to the Decepticon ghetto outside of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], vowing to purge his planet of "inferiors" {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Trouncing [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]'s security forces, Sentinel opened fire indiscriminately and killed 23 individuals before attacking Starscream with a [[spark disruptor]]. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] managed to save Starscream's life by taking the weapon into her own Spark chamber, but the two were unable to stop Sentinel from bridging to Earth. After arriving outside Autobot City, he took down [[Aileron]] and destroyed the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] behind him. Sentinel took a moment to appreciate Optimus Prime's imperialistic spirit... a moment that was cut short when Infinitus detached himself from his host body, vowing to burn down everything that his successor had created. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[File:WhiteLight-bodyjackinginfinitus.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|"Now look here, you drugged-out Communist. I paid for this body and I'd no sooner return it than I would my little cocker spaniel dog, Checkers!"]]

His first obstacle was Alpha Trion, who he sneered at for only ever talking and ''doing'' nothing during his reign. In a brief fight, Sentinel cut Trion's head off and took control of his alternate mode as a personal plane, while Sentinel's headless body stayed behind to engage the Autobots as a distraction. Wearing Trion's body, Sentinel retrieved his fellow Titan Master [[Sovereign]], who had been under a deep-cover identity as the human [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], and flew him back to Metrotitan to be fully transformed. After reuniting with his main body, he had Sovereign warp them, Soundwave, and Optimus Prime away. {{storylink|White Light}}

The quartet traveled to the remains of the planet [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], abandoned by [[Micronus Prime]] to die with the [[Mini-Con]]s he had watched over. Sentinel explained his history to Optimus, revealed that the identity of "Sentinel" had always been a lie to conceal his true heritage as a Titan Master, and, with Onyx's return imminent, offered his successor a chance to join him and Sovereign in their new crusade. When Soundwave insulted his Primehood, Infinitus had Sovereign impale him using Alpha Trion's body before Optimus then tackled Sentinel into Sovereign, freeing Soundwave and giving the Decepticon enough time to reawaken Sovereign's "Blackrock" persona. Undeterred, Sentinel simply grabbed Sovereign and fled through Prion's spacebridge vowing to destroy the current Cybertron. {{storylink|White Heat}}

[[File:TenToMidnight-twovstwo.jpg|thumb|"I've become bitter, and, let's face it, crazy over the years."]]

The Titan Master duo arrived on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where Sentinel intended to finally put his old contingency plan into play by first reactivating the hordes of dead Titans that littered the moon's surface. Along the way, Sentinel cut down the Autobot [[Outrigger]] and ordered Sovereign to devour his spark to power his own system; when Sovereign refused and Outrigger escaped, Sentinel hardwired him into a Titan's brain module and had it make a beeline for the moon's [[Planetary engine|thruster]]s. [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] tried to stand up to Sentinel, but the evil Prime revealed that Red Alert had been one of his many sleeper agents, and promptly triggered the mental conditioning that led him to shoot Prowl, leaving only [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] to stand up to Sentinel. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}

As Red Alert battled Fortress Maximus, Sentinel gloated to Cerebros and revealed the full scope of his plan: using the [[quantum foam]] from Luna 1's engines, he would supercharge a spacebridge to Cybertron, allowing a horde of reanimated Titan corpses to travel through the portal and destroy everything on Cybertron, leaving a blank slate on which he could rebuild his "perfect" Autobot society. But before he could deliver the final blow, Prowl smashed a [[Mobile Autobot Repair Bay|M.A.R.B.]] over his head; Fortress Maximus commandeered one of the many Titans to fend off the [[zombie]] horde, holding off as many of Sentinel's Titans as he could, while Prowl and Cerebros confronted Sentinel himself. Sentinel quickly dispatched the pair and ordered Red Alert to shoot Prowl in the back of the head—but Red Alert had already broken Sentinel's conditioning, and shot his Titan Master self off of his larger body. Sentinel was quick to reassert a measure of control over Red Alert, nearly forcing him to blast his own head off before [[Beak]] slammed into Sentinel, sending the Titan Master plummeting into one of the moon's thrusters where he unceremoniously perished. The spacebridge closed without his thoughts keeping it open; {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}} although Fortress Maximus had not been able to prevent ''all'' of the Titans from making it through the bridge, the disruption meant that the Titans would materialize far away from Cybertron and ultimately took many weeks to finally arrive. {{storylink|Ping}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Sentinel Prime died during the Great War, and Optimus Prime succeeded him. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Among others, Sentinel Prime appeared to haunt Megatron through the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Sentinel in particular mocked the Decepticon's gladiatorial origins and the fact that he considered himself an emperor. Megatron, however, refused to break and continued with his plans. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfTheTitanMasters-sentinel.jpg|thumb|left|I'm meeting you halfway, you stupid hippies!]]
Sentinel Prime unexpectedly returned after unspecified circumstances. He proved himself to be an unpredictable force, with his own plans to return Cybertron to its former glory.<ref name="TRTF">''Titans Return'' ''[[Titans Return (toyline)#Summer convention exclusives|Titan Force]] 3-pack'' bio material/instructions.</ref> When the [[Titan Master]]s reemerged into the modern Autobot-Decepticon war, Sentinel Prime was partnered with the Titan Master [[Infinitus]], whose ability to slow time allowed Sentinel to unleash precision attacks even in the middle of raging battles. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Infinitus/Sentinel Prime toy bio}}

When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] attacked [[Velocitron]] during the planet's biggest race, Sentinel Prime fought alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Optimus Prime to repel the invaders, defending [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] from Decepticon abduction. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] returned to full size and unleashed his power on the universe, Sentinel Prime went rogue and sought to control him by using a loyal Titan Master. His plans for domination put him in conflict with [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], [[Arcana|Teslor]], and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]].<ref name="TRTF"/>

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Sentinel Prime was the [[Thirteenth Prime|thirteenth member]] of the [[Thirteen|Primes]]. When the [[Mistress of Flame]] visited the [[Primal Basilica]], she invoked the names of the Primes in prayer, calling for the wisdom of Sentinel. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]] (mentioned); [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' #10]] (full appearance)}}

[[File:WannabeePart2-Sentinel.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.65|"This is incredible. It’s God’s most wondrous miracle." "Sir, I think your wife wants to hold the baby." "My wife?? Where? WHERE??" ''(Runs off)'']]

During the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], Sentinel was called in into investigate an unprecedented accidental forging at the site of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]], and was thus the first 'bot encountered by the newly forged [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} Eventually, Sentinel would himself rise to the rank of Prime after Nominus Prime surrendered leadership of the Autobots; accepting the Matrix of Leadership, Sentinel Prime took over as the new First Senator. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} In his new role, the Prime adhered to his predecessor's doctrine: his party continued to uphold the historic [[Nominus Edict]] that limited Cybertronian expansionism, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} supported Nominus's decision to keep the [[Great General]] [[Pyra Magna]] indefinitely imprisoned, {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} and restrict the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} as well as abolishing the traditional sport of [[gladiatorial combat]]. {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special}} Before long, Sentinel had developed a reputation for a straightforward and unsubtle approach to diplomacy, {{storylink|Nautica: Home}} although the gravitas that his force of personality exerted over the [[Senate]] was indisputable: without his presence, the Senate would be paralyzed by indecision and infighting. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} To keep the existence of hidden-away Titansparks under the Pyramid a secret, Sentinel bribed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with the position of Head of Intelligence. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

An image of Sentinel Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

[[File:NauticaHome-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|""Demand?" Who are you to demand anything? I run this town! You're just a bunch of low income nobodies!"]]

Just before the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Sentinel Prime and his inner retinue conducted a goodwill tour of Cybertron's various [[Cybertronian colonies|colony worlds]] aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], unaware of mounting political tensions on Cybertron between Senator [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]]'s Autobots and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon|Ascenticons]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} With Sentinel Prime offworld, Orion opted to take command of the Senate in between filling in for Sentinel's other duties, such as welcoming newly forged Transformers like [[Gauge]] into the world, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} while instructing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to keep Sentinel Prime informed. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

The situation quickly escalated beyond Pax's ability to control the Ascenticons, and upon learning of both [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Rubble]]'s murders Sentinel Prime promptly cut his tour short. At the colony world of [[Hexagon]], Sentinel informed his cadre of specialists and diplomats that they would set course for Cybertron immediately after all visiting aliens had departed. As Lodestar prepared to set course for home, [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] informed him that she and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] had foiled a [[Thraal]] plot to destroy their Titan in an attempt to intimidate Cybertron into surrendering their [[A'ovan]] refugees. Unwilling to import such troubles into Cybertronian society, Sentinel ordered Nautica to be silent on this incident and allow it to be handled quietly. {{storylink|Nautica: Home}}

Once Lodestar touched down on Cybertron, Sentinel dismissed Ironhide and made his way directly to the Senate. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} When he arrived, [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] briefed him on the situation, specifically the events concerning [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], who had sought asylum at [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Ascenticon Headquarters]]. Though allowing Orion Pax to try and reason with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], he only gave him until sundown to retrieve Barricade, whereupon he would give Chromia ''carte blanche'' to get to the rogue. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Sentinel spent the next few days catching up on what had been going on while he was away, which began to rapidly chip away at what little patience he had. The last straw came when Senator [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] delivered the Ascenticons' demand that, in light of the situation, there be an immediate election. Sentinel emphatically said "no" and subsequently ordered literally every [[Security Operations]] agent out into the field to root out [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart3-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|"I propose that I use what's left of the town treasury to move to a more prosperous town and run for mayor. And, er, once elected, I will send for the rest of you."]]

Flanked by Orion, Sentinel made a public address where he condemned the Ascenticons and their empty promises. When Pax and Chromia later brought Sentinel an update on the situation, the First Senator allowed the rules of the [[Nominus Edict]] to be bent for the purposes of Security Operations' mission but also made several other changes to their normal operations while stressing success over a zero-fatality rate, deputizing [[Colonial Security]] chiefs [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] to organize proactive response teams. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} To stamp out the Ascenticons before they could do any more damage, Sentinel also planned to arrest Senator Soundwave at an upcoming debate in a sting operation, only for fellow senator [[Heretech]] to covertly forewarn Megatron of the plan. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

[[File:RiseOfTheDecepticonsAllFallDown SentinelRejectsOrion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"Uh, election in November, election in November." "What? ''Again?!'' This stupid country..."]]
Following a major terrorist attack on Cybertron and the destruction of the [[Tether]], Sentinel and Orion met to assess the scope and scale of the damage. Although Orion urged caution and restraint—rebuilding and reassessing rather than going after the Ascenticons—Sentinel would not be dissuaded from his course of action, and Orion's suggestion that Pyra Magna be released from prison to coordinate an anti-Ascenticon crackdown eroded Sentinel's patience to nothing. Storming from the room, Sentinel shouted that he would pass the Matrix to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] when he stepped down, ''not'' Orion. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When inflaming societal tensions led to protest marches, Sentinel ordered Ironhide to clear out the crowd. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

When [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] had finally been detained, Sentinel arranged for the murderer to be publicly marched directly to the [[Senate]] building in the hopes that the spectacle would discourage the Ascenticons and their supporters. However, his unwise pageantry only led to a coordinated strike that ended with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] murdering the escaped Quake before he could be tried. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}} Finally, Sentinel convened an emergency session of the Senate without the Ascenticons, and coined the name "[[Decepticon]]s" as a way to condemn Megatron's underhanded tactics. He didn't get far into this speech before Megatron and his retinue barged into the Senate floor; while [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] restrained Sentinel, Megatron made his own speech that began with him reclaiming Sentinel's off-the-cuff insult and ended with his Decepticon troopers taking over the Senate. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

While Megatron kept most of his prisoners on the Senate floor itself, he had Sentinel and Orion moved to a high-security prison wing, and took a moment to gloat in front of the imprisoned First Senator. Despite Sentinel's final warning—that if Megatron restarted the cycle of colonization and expansion that had defined Cybertron's past, other races would surely fight back against Cybertron—Megatron was more interested in the Matrix he carried.

[[File:WarWorldPrime-SentinelDies.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I'll bet I get blamed for this..."]]
[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and the [[Senate Guard]] eventually broke into the Senate building and freed Sentinel, but stopped their leader from going to personally settle his score with Megatron. After escaping to the Autobot fallback point, Sentinel instead decided to find a relay tower and broadcast a message that Megatron had not yet won—but as he transformed and flew off, he recklessly ignored the fact that the Autobot resistance didn't have any fliers to cover his departure. Sure enough, Megatron ordered the [[Rainmaker]]s to bring him back, and the three knocked him out of the sky and sent him crashing into a nearby [[The Slaarg & Turbofox|bar]]. While Sentinel easily pounded [[Ion Storm]] into a nearby wall, [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]'s corrosive barrage weakened him and [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] sliced him in half. Chromia and Orion arrived too late to save him. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Deducing Starscream's betrayal, to protect the Titansparks from the Decepticons, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Sentinel, with his last words, told Orion to warn [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], kill Starscream, and pass his Matrix on to Ultra Magnus before he succumbed to his wounds and died. After taking the Matrix, Orion Pax glimpsed Sentinel Prime's spirit among the many other Cybertronian leaders who had carried the artifact before accepting the mantle of ''Optimus'' Prime. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Laying Sentinel Prime's tattered body to rest, Optimus and Ironhide reflected on his last words and their meaning. Despite their past differences, Optimus Prime respectfully praised Sentinel for rising to meet the demands of leadership the Matrix placed on him and hoped to do the same. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|The last card here's a little redundant on this page if you scroll back up a ways.]]
Following an uprising of working-class robots, Sentinel Prime sent Alpha Trion to investigate the gladiatorial pit fights in Kaon, and the emergence of the Decepticon movement. Alpha Trion uncovered Senator Ratbat's involvement in the whole affair, and reported his findings to Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s forces made their way to activate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[planetary engine]]s in order to wipe out the Autobots, Sentinel Prime went to meet with the Decepticon leader in [[Tyrest]], believing Megatron could be reasoned with. Instead Megatron ambushed Sentinel Prime's group and slew the Prime. Sadly for Megatron, Sentinel was not carrying the coveted [[Matrix of Leadership]], having sensibly left it behind. {{storylink|The War Within}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017)===
During the Cybertronian Civil War, Sentinel Prime was killed. Prior to his destruction, he bestowed the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, who became the new leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Sentinel Prime was a well-regarded Autobot leader. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He's easily confused with Astrotrain. No, he's not Quintessa.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Infinitus & Sentinel Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 guns, Infinitus Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Sentinel Prime is part of the first wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class toys. He transforms from a robot to a shuttle to an armored train and back. Both vehicle modes use many flip-out panels to fill in his vehicle mode, leaving minimal robot kibble visible. Sentinel takes design cues from both Generation 1 [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Alex Milne]]'s IDW Sentinel Prime, while Infinitus's robot mode is entirely the Sentinel design.

:His [[Titan Master]] partner [[Infinitus#Toys|Infinitus]] transforms into his head (but any [[Titan Master]]-class figure is compatible), and he features spring-loaded pylons that pop out of his shoulders on either side of his head to "bulk up" his noggin, like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager-class figures. Despite restricting the articulation of his neck, the towers themselves are in an assembly that can be rotated for a better range of motion. Sentinel can be transformed into his shuttle mode without removing his head, leaving it somewhat hidden on its backside.

:He includes two hand-held, non-firing blasters which can be combined to form a larger double-barreled weapon. The larger gun or the combined mode can be piloted by a Titan Master. Each weapon has multiple pegs which can be mounted on the wing struts, wing tips, knees, or shoulder slots. Sentinel himself can be piloted from a translucent yellow cabin between his rear stabilizers.

:The computer-generated promo art and additional stock photos for this figure are inaccurate, depicting Sentinel with the ends of his train mode for feet, while his instructions use the nose cone portion of the shuttle mode. The train engine ends ''can'' be used as feet, but they sit at an awkward angle that makes it hard for Sentinel to stand upright. He also appears darker, less saturated orange than the final product.

:Unfortunately, due to being used for transformation, the port for the collector display stand on his two-piece rear waist tends to be misaligned, and the hole is not shallow enough to fully secure its connection.

:Sentinel also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

:This mold was also made into ''Titans Return'' [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] and served as the model for [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] in the [[Primus Vanguard]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRSentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Titan-Force-Sentinel-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with extra BURNING SPIRIT!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Titan Force''' (Multi-pack, [[July 21]], 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[July 21]], [[2016]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 Guns, Infinitus Titan Master

:This recolored version of Sentinel Prime with translucent orange parts was only available in a [[giftset]] together with "Titan Force" redecoes of [[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return|Brainstorm]] and [[Windblade (G1)#Titans Return|Windblade]], each with unique decoration. Rather than being marked as an Autobot, he instead bears the symbol of the Security Forces that his troops wore in the ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' comic.

:In the United States, this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016. In the United Kingdom, it was exclusive to the A1 Toys website and their booth at London Film & Comic Con 2016 (with Brainstorm renamed into "Charon" for [[trademark]] reasons); in China, it was exclusive to Cybertron Con Shanghai; in Hong Kong, it was exclusive to Animation-Comic-Game 2016; and in Canada, it was exclusive to the HasbroStore booth at Fan Expo 2016.

:This toy is used for [[Red Sentinel Prime]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comics.
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===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01S-Sentinel Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|EXPLORE EXPLORE! REPAINT REPAINT!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネルプライム, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''C-01S'''
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[September 12]]
:*Accessories: "[[Rust Cannon]]", Matrix, "[[Zeta Module]]", "[[Rage Axe]]", 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (deco, bio)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=はい。バイオと、少しだけ色指定のお手伝いもしました|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/1843947852395057167|site=Twitter|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|year=2024|month=10|day=9}}</ref>

:''[[Missing Link]]'' Sentinel Prime exclusively debuted at the 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024 in Tokyo, Japan as a redeco of ''Missing Link'' C-01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Convoy]] in predominantly yellow with a trailer in shades of grey, as a no foolin' homage to [[:File:MTMTE ep 1 Sky Spy yellow truck.jpg|the truck]] scanned by the [[Sky Spy]] in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]"<ref>[https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000396.000073415.html Press release for the 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024 merchandise:] ビークル本体の黄色のカラーリングは、アニメ「戦え！超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマ―」の第1話でメインコンピューターのテレトラン１がコンボイのためにスキャニングしたトレーラートラックがモチーフとなっています。</ref> (albeit in a less saturated tone thanks to Takara's color schemes descending from the [[LaserDisc]] releases of most episodes). The color also homages Sentinel Prime from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW series]]. As the mold is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Toys|Optimus Prime]] toy but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering, it retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:Sentinel Prime retains the Convoy toy's accessories, including the transforming [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] with repair drone, now recast as Sentinel's "[[Zeta Module]]" which can detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. The [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] accessory (now [[Dillo#Missing Link|Dillo]] in an ''amazingly'' deep cut) can mount the toy's [[Rust Cannon]], a port that is hinged to rotate out of sight. Dillo's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are also included; in addition to these classic parts, the toy also comes with a chrome green [[Matrix of Leadership]] which fits in his chest. A special mounting piece for the Matrix sits behind the truck windows, but can be removed to reveal the classic seats for smaller ''[[Diaclone]]'' figures.

:The toy has [[rubber tires]] (with the classic real-world "[http://www.ewillys.com/2021/03/16/desert-dog-history-and-ads/ Desert Dog Formula]" brand), [[die-cast]] parts, and features all the same [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] surfaces as the vintage toy, with the gas tanks being in a darker gunmetal color. The details of the original [[sticker]]s (on the arms, knees, and toes) have been fully molded into the plastic and picked out with paint and the entire head is painted in yellow. Unfortunately, the yellow paint on his head prevents the roof of the vehicle mode to sit flush.

:The packaging for Sentinel is a grayscale version of C-01 with the name changed to Sentinel Prime. The sticker sheet remains unchanged, and unlike the box art the card includes a recoloured Optimus into the new Sentinel colors.

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Senator Ratbat and Sentinel Prime.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Sentinel Prime and Ratbat Set''' ([[December 28]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''97 & 98'''

: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 Sentinel Prime (with [[Infinitus]]) in his [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' form]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (himself in his [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Generations (Japan)|"Senator" form]] from the [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|2013 ''Generations'' toyline]] toyline) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#97|Translation of Sentinel Prime's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*In an impressive case of [[size changing]], U-Haul Robot's head alone forms the ''entire'' driver's section of the truck cab!
*In a few instances throughout the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated series]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] appears in the U-Haul Robot's color scheme. Guess [[AKOM]] got their "Hauls" mixed up!
*The retelling of [[Unicron]]'s origin in the UK comics included a brief glimpse of a dying Matrix bearer passing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime. However, as he is unnamed, the only way we can presume this being is Sentinel Prime is because, as we are told later, Sentinel Prime was the leader before Optimus. Fun fact: "[[State Games]]" calling Optimus Prime "Optimus Prime" means Sentinel does this pre-war!
*Sentinel's 2007 IDW design was based on his first (and otherwise only prior) appearance in the 1988 Marvel comics panel shown above. The resemblance is a little more obvious in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'' than it is in his more stylized appearance in ''Megatron Origin'', but his yellow-red-and-orange armor, crested helm, and the row of three small "windows" on his chest are all derived from his Marvel look. IDW's Sentinel is also very heavily armed, not unlike the description of the character given by the ''Hardwired'' novel.
*Sentinel Prime didn't receive a proper toy until 2016, but he did come close previously. As revealed in the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] roundtable panel at [[BotCon 2007]], the original concept for the convention-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense]] [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Hot Shot]] was Sentinel Prime. The mold DOES bear a decent resemblance to his IDW appearance, but in the end it was decided that [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] was a better choice for the mold (and likely for the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|ongoing club comic]] story).
*The resurrected Sentinel in the 2005-2018 IDW continuity appears to be wearing modular, black armor over his toy design, rather than having the toy design itself.
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces isn't necessarily Sentinel Prime; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Sentinel Prime is more convenient as a page title than "U-Haul Robot".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネルプライム ''Senchineru Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yù Tiān Dí'''(御天敌,"Sentineling Heavenly Enemy")

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File:IDWSentinelPrime MilneCharacterModel.jpeg|IDW concept art
File:BotCon-Sentinel Prime-concept-robot mode.jpg|BotCon ''Classics'' robot mode concept
File:BotCon-Sentinel Prime-concept-vehicle mode.jpg|BotCon ''Classics'' vehicle mode concept
File:TR-Sentinel Prime-packaging art.jpg|Hasbro ''Titans Return'' packaging art
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Sentinel Prime (G1)

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:''Sentinel Prime is an [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Well, shoot, who wants the Matrix?]]

'''Sentinel Prime''' is an imposing figure, standing head and shoulders over the average Autobot. Bristling with some of the most heavy-duty weapons and armor available to the Autobot army has instilled in Sentinel Prime a supreme confidence in his own abilities as both a leader and a fighter. Unfortunately such pride usually precedes a fall, and there will always be [[Megatron (G1)|someone]] out there keen to prove a point, or who merely sees Sentinel Prime as an obstacle on the path to a bigger destiny.

Sentinel Prime is typically, but not always, depicted as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s immediate predecessor as [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]].

{{bigquote|He was flawed, as we all are. Perhaps he failed. But he faced a choice, when the Matrix came to him. And in that moment, he chose to '''try'''.|Optimus Prime|"[[War World: Awakenings|Awakenings]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Éric Etcheverry]] (European French), [[Older Cazarré]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Alexander Allerson]] (German)}}

[[File:Autobot gladiator.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You've got the pre-Touch! You've got the pre-Power! Pre-Yeah!]]
{{Note|The original cartoon version of Sentinel Prime was never named in fiction. The character is referred to as '''U-Haul Robot''' in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4" and was not given the name "Sentinel Prime" until ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' [[retcon|declared it so]] via an [[Ask Vector Prime]] entry. Likewise, the earlier appearance of "U-Haul Robot" was dubbed "Sentinel Major", giving him a pre-Matrix name.}}
'''Sentinel Major''' was originally one of the Quintessons' slave robots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] around twelve million years ago. Unusual among his consumer goods brethren, Sentinel Major was equipped for combat and was forced to participate in [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]] for the Quintessons' amusement, wielding a spiked ball-and-chain weapon and a tire-shaped shield. He was once defeated in battle by [[Prima]], who attacked their Quintesson masters when their match was over, only to be destroyed himself.

Subsequently, the consumer goods robots rose up against the Quintessons in a rebellion that ultimately forced the aliens off the planet. Sentinel Major survived this clash, but he and the rest of his race—now dubbed "Autobots"—were robbed of any chance of peace when the military hardware robots, now known as "[[Decepticon]]s", set their sights on conquering Cybertron for themselves. Two [[Guardian Prime|Autobot]] [[Zeta Prime (G1)|leaders]] fell during the war that ensued, and Sentinel Major inherited the Matrix of Leadership and became '''Sentinel Prime''', leader of the Autobots. Under his leadership, the Autobots realized that they would never be able to defeat the Decepticons with firepower, and they turned instead to stealth, reconfiguring their bodies to be able to [[Transformation|transform]] into other forms. With the power of his new ability, Sentinel Prime defeated the [[Trannis|Decepticons' leader]], and the Autobots won the war.

[[File:Aubotot gladiator vehicle.jpg|left|thumb|He transforms into Rhi, the forgotten [[Beast Rider]].]]
The ensuing period of peace was known as the [[Golden Age|Golden Age of Cybertron]], but, around nine million years BCE, the Decepticon threat re-emerged when they too adopted transformation, and coupled it with robot-mode flight powers. One of the first of this new breed of Decepticons, the malevolent [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], killed Sentinel Prime in combat. As he died, Sentinel Prime handed off the Matrix to [[Alpha Trion]], who kept it safe until the emergence of the next Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed into the Matrix in 2005, Sentinel Prime was the sixth guide he encountered. Sentinel Prime recounted the development of transformation, the Autobot victory in the war and the rise of Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

====''Legends'' comic====
The U-Haul robot's spirit was present within the Matrix alongside [[It]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when [[Alpha Trion]] approached Magnus with an offer to bring him back to life. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{wingsnote}}
Sentinel Prime was presumably a descendant of the first of the Sentinel line, [[Sentinel EnN]]. {{storylink|A Team Effort}} Before ascending to the rank of Prime, Sentinel Prime was known as Sentinel Major. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/28}} Sentinel Prime's legacy lived on in other 'bots who took on the "Sentinel" name, including another [[Sentinel Major]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 35|''Wings Universe'' Sentinel Major profile}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
Sentinel Prime was mentioned in a recitation of Primes, after [[Prime Nova]] and before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} ''He passed it on during a violent situation.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===''Beast Machines'' toy bios===
"An ancient Autobot tracker" taught his apprentice [[Dillo]] how to use the mace bollo. {{storylink|Dillo|Dillo toy bio}}

===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from Prime Nova unto Sentinel Prime, who subsequently bequeathed it to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|thumb|"Marley was dead to begin with..."]]
Sentinel Prime was Autobot leader for the first 500,000 years of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. With [[trithyllium]] alloy armor, an [[electro-disrupter]] and a large variety of other weapons, including various forms of artillery shell, a solar energy rifle and energon-charged sword, Sentinel Prime was a giant among giants. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

8.2 million years ago, Sentinel Prime faced Megatron on the battlefields of [[Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide}} He proved no match for the Decepticon leader; with his last words, he tried in vain to reason with Megatron, but Megatron was unmoved by his "sermon and doctrine" and slew him. Sentinel, however, had considered his death a likely possibility, and had already removed the Matrix of Leadership from his body before entering battle, preventing Megatron from acquiring it. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

Millions of years later, during the war on Earth, the Matrix used a vision of Sentinel Prime to strengthen Optimus Prime's resolve during a battle with Megatron by confronting him with the claim that Megatron had chosen Optimus to be Prime, knowing that he was weak. Megatron's alleged influence over the Prime selection process was never substantiated. Soon after, the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] created a robotic duplicate of Sentinel Prime to confuse Optimus and undermine his confidence. Though possessing all of Sentinel Prime's considerable abilities, Optimus eventually realized that the duplicate had been created from his own memories of Sentinel Prime, and was incapable of doing anything ''new''. Optimus destroyed the duplicate of Sentinel Prime, having largely overcome his own doubts about his fitness to be Autobot leader. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Sentinel Prime was defeated by [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers/G.I. Joe|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Megatron toy bio}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 1|''Megatron Origin'' #1]]}}

{{quote|In '''my''' day, the '''good''' knew their responsibility... and the '''weak''' knew their place.|Sentinel Prime|"[[White Light]]"}}

[[File:Primes IDW.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.3|Quick, shoot 'em in the back, while they're not looking!]]

Long ago, the [[Titan Master]] '''[[Infinitus]]''' served as a herald of his master [[Nexus Prime]]; when Nexus fell in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], Infinitus joined forces with Nexus's ally, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} As the Primes faded into the realm of myths, Infinitus remained on Cybertron and used his Titan Master talents to control a larger body, taking on the identity of "Sentinel" to disguise his ''true'' lineage while he awaited Onyx's eventual return. In time, Sentinel decided that he would use the teachings of the Primes to bring "light" to the "tarnished world" of his birth... even if it meant killing everyone who stood in his way. {{storylink|White Light}} {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|My fellow Earthicans, we enjoy so much freedom, it's almost sickening.]]

In the years before the dawn of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Sentinel had worked his way up to becoming the head of security for the [[Senate]]; {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} unbeknownst to his employers, he secretly assembled a militia of sleeper agents, recruited from his closest informants. Using a forerunner of the infamous [[shadowplay]] technique, Sentinel conditioned them to serve him if the time ever came. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

One of the duties of his security force was to go around threatening and killing people who got in the Senate's way or risked embarrassing it. Shortly after an assassination attempt on [[Nominus Prime]], he eagerly watched Senator [[Proteus (G1)|Proteus]] announcing the implementation of the "[[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]", which would improve security at the cost of "some of the freedoms" of the populace. He was constantly interrupted by reports that an intruder was fighting his way into the [[Grand Imperium]], defeating all the security squadrons Sentinel sent at him. Interested in seeing how things would play out, he stood by as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] entered the Senate's chamber and confronted them over their corruption and detached relation to the populace. Proteus eventually ordered Sentinel to have him removed. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

As the Clampdown began, the Senate, who were behind the attack on Nominus Prime to begin with, had Sentinel try to tap into the powers of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in the Prime's chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} In the process, Sentinel discovered that the Matrix was merely a fake, and with this revelation the Senate decided they had no more use for Nominus and had him killed. They went on to spread rumours that Sentinel was showing signs of affinity for being a Prime {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} while he got to work on planning a "Decepticon terrorist attack" that would give him an excuse to round up all proto-Decepticons and send them [[Institute|off for brainwashing]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] thwarted this, Sentinel's men were still able to discover that [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] was quietly forming an army of dissident [[Outlier (group)|outliers]]. Sentinel ordered Shockwave's academy destroyed in an "accident" and Shockwave himself taken into custody. The rebellious Senator confronted Sentinel and Proteus with his knowledge of their illegal takeover of the Senate, but they were nonplussed and had him subjected to [[empurata]] and [[shadowplay|Brainwashing]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Orion Pax and his team had a Dead <s>Or Alive</s> warrant put on their heads. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Upon assuming office, Sentinel Prime operated out of the [[Security Services Headquarters]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], generally regarded as "the worst place on Cybertron." By this point Sentinel had developed great disdain for government authority, irritated that they kept telling him how to ''do things'' instead of just giving him what he asked for. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} He would even claim he didn't get to set policy. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Years later, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] would say Sentinel took the bad Senate and made it get worse. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} He worked alongside [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], his [[Second-in-command|lieutenant]], and didn't seem that keen on him either, viewing Prowl's methodical approach as anathema to his more straightforward and brutal tactics. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}} Sentinel also formed an [[Elite Guard]] for all the important work he wanted done and not known about, like secretly capturing a spark hot spot so it could be experimented on and the [[Functionist Council]] couldn't use it. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} During this time, Sentinel and Prowl briefly visited [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] to check up on the progress of a new [[energon]] mine supervised by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel face.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|I am not a crook's head!]]

Sentinel's Elite Guard clashed with Orion Pax's outlaws over the hot spot and, well, turned out not to be that elite: Sentinel hired bruisers, not people with brains. He lost the hot spot to Pax. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}
At some point, Sentinel did something later remembered as "lay[ing] claim to a populated world". {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

When Senator [[Decimus (G1)|Decimus]] was badly injured in a riot, Sentinel ordered Prowl to handle the situation as he didn't "have the struts to deal with another whining senator": if only they gave him "what I need"! {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} After a surge in illegal [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial bloodsports]] where [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron's]] rose to prominence, he personally took charge of the investigation from Prowl, ordered tactical recon teams ("Panorama") to watch eight potential venues and intelligence officers to watch ''everything'', and a core strike team ("Hammer") to hit Megatron's "cult" when the venue was identified. Officers [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] did indeed find a venue but unfortunately, both were murdered before they could report in. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4-SentinelPrime Apexarmor.jpg|thumb|I remember my body. Flabby, pasty-skinned, riddled with phlebitis. A good Republican body. God, how I loved it.]]

Sentinel Prime vowed not to let their deaths be in vain, and at their funeral, the Autobot leader urged others to let their deaths be a call to arms. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} In private, he told his closest minions that he planned to find a Titan and unleash it on the Decepticons! {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} Eventually, after Senator Decimus was kidnapped by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] at Megatron's orders, Sentinel Prime led a raid on Megatron's base. They captured Megatron and most of the others, but were forced to free Soundwave per Senate directive, much to Prime's frustration. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Unfortunately for Sentinel, this had been Megatron's plan all along and a "defecting" Starscream released all the prisoners in the Security Services' HQ!

As chaos broke out across Kaon, Sentinel Prime held the line until he decided to take things to the next level. Thus, Prime returned with his massive "[[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex]]" mode, a battle-armor/super-powerful/more-firepower-than-god mode. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} His ensuing duel with Megatron was watched from behind the scenes by Soundwave and Shockwave. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} The additional firepower didn't make much of a difference, seeing as Megatron tore into it and pulled Prime off a cliff. Sentinel was defeated by Megatron. Afterwards, the former Prime's barely functional body was dumped into the middle of the Autobot forces. Prowl ordered a retreat. We would too.

The next morning, Megatron discussed his next moves with Soundwave... sitting on a throne made out of Prime's Apex Armor. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} Rumours spread that Sentinel had survived his battle until the replacement Senate put out footage of the body being retrieved. Sentinel's body was subsequently laid to rest, and received a state funeral at the [[Primal Basilica]] in which grieving crowds lined the streets. With his first body damaged beyond repair, Infinitus secretly abandoned his old body and went into hiding beneath Kaon. Unable to explain this baffling "mutilation", Prowl claimed that Sentinel's body had been desecrated by Decepticons, who had stolen Sentinel's head. Megatron was left irritated people would blame him for that. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Sentinel Prime was immediately succeeded by [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} and, in spite of his many issues, Sentinel's last stand against Megatron meant that the Autobots remembered him as a hero, his last deed outweighing his many flaws. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[File:LastLight-Infinitusescapes.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|Time for Dicky to get tricky!]]

From his hiding spot, Infinitus worked to build a new body for himself. This took longer than he expected; according to Infinitus, he was "subconsciously attuning" himself to the [[spark]] frequencies of the Titans, and slipped in and out of consciousness over many millions of years. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Shortly before the [[Dead Universe]] invasion in 2006, Optimus Prime would recall Sentinel Prime as he ruminated on the supposed infallibility of a Prime versus the depressing reality. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

Following the end of the war in 2012, Prowl recalled Sentinel's militarism as part of the lineage of 'false Primes' and their failings, expressing that while the Decepticons may have had noble intentions back then, they were long lost by the modern era. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} [[Nova Prime]] briefly took on the appearance of Sentinel Prime as he battled Optimus within the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:TitansReturn Infinitus Sentinel.jpg|thumb|NIXON'S BAAAAACK!]]

In 2016, an irate Starscream—now running Cybertron—was left spitting teeth at the idea anyone might give Optimus a pass for annexing Earth. He compared the action to Sentinel, saying he'd been the last Prime to lay claim to a populated world. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} When the [[Council of Worlds]] next convened, Starscream cited Sentinel Prime as one in a series of increasingly corrupt Primes in an attempt to discredit Optimus's recent annexation of [[Earth]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} The crewmembers on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' discussed Sentinel frankly as a dangerous ideologue with [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] calling him the first Decepticon. Since everyone usually referred to Sentinel Prime in heroic terms, [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] was left confused; Chromedome explained that he'd "lived badly but died well".

Meanwhile, the emergence of [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] on [[Earth]] had prompted the creation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], accompanied an energy broadcast immortalizing the deeds of Optimus Prime. This burst awoke Sentinel Prime, still hiding beneath Kaon. The former leader viewed Metrotitan's transmission... only to be disgusted by the sight of Autobots fraternizing with Decepticons and the "malformed" colonists from the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] colonies—signs of ''compromise'' that he could not abide. Sentinel activated his new body, then headed to the Decepticon ghetto outside of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], vowing to purge his planet of "inferiors" {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Trouncing [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]'s security forces, Sentinel opened fire indiscriminately and killed 23 individuals before attacking Starscream with a [[spark disruptor]]. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] managed to save Starscream's life by taking the weapon into her own Spark chamber, but the two were unable to stop Sentinel from bridging to Earth. After arriving outside Autobot City, he took down [[Aileron]] and destroyed the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] behind him. Sentinel took a moment to appreciate Optimus Prime's imperialistic spirit... a moment that was cut short when Infinitus detached himself from his host body, vowing to burn down everything that his successor had created. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[File:WhiteLight-bodyjackinginfinitus.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|"Now look here, you drugged-out Communist. I paid for this body and I'd no sooner return it than I would my little cocker spaniel dog, Checkers!"]]

His first obstacle was Alpha Trion, who he sneered at for only ever talking and ''doing'' nothing during his reign. In a brief fight, Sentinel cut Trion's head off and took control of his alternate mode as a personal plane, while Sentinel's headless body stayed behind to engage the Autobots as a distraction. Wearing Trion's body, Sentinel retrieved his fellow Titan Master [[Sovereign]], who had been under a deep-cover identity as the human [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], and flew him back to Metrotitan to be fully transformed. After reuniting with his main body, he had Sovereign warp them, Soundwave, and Optimus Prime away. {{storylink|White Light}}

The quartet traveled to the remains of the planet [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], abandoned by [[Micronus Prime]] to die with the [[Mini-Con]]s he had watched over. Sentinel explained his history to Optimus, revealed that the identity of "Sentinel" had always been a lie to conceal his true heritage as a Titan Master, and, with Onyx's return imminent, offered his successor a chance to join him and Sovereign in their new crusade. When Soundwave insulted his Primehood, Infinitus had Sovereign impale him using Alpha Trion's body before Optimus then tackled Sentinel into Sovereign, freeing Soundwave and giving the Decepticon enough time to reawaken Sovereign's "Blackrock" persona. Undeterred, Sentinel simply grabbed Sovereign and fled through Prion's spacebridge vowing to destroy the current Cybertron. {{storylink|White Heat}}

[[File:TenToMidnight-twovstwo.jpg|thumb|"I've become bitter, and, let's face it, crazy over the years."]]

The Titan Master duo arrived on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where Sentinel intended to finally put his old contingency plan into play by first reactivating the hordes of dead Titans that littered the moon's surface. Along the way, Sentinel cut down the Autobot [[Outrigger]] and ordered Sovereign to devour his spark to power his own system; when Sovereign refused and Outrigger escaped, Sentinel hardwired him into a Titan's brain module and had it make a beeline for the moon's [[Planetary engine|thruster]]s. [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] tried to stand up to Sentinel, but the evil Prime revealed that Red Alert had been one of his many sleeper agents, and promptly triggered the mental conditioning that led him to shoot Prowl, leaving only [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] to stand up to Sentinel. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}

As Red Alert battled Fortress Maximus, Sentinel gloated to Cerebros and revealed the full scope of his plan: using the [[quantum foam]] from Luna 1's engines, he would supercharge a spacebridge to Cybertron, allowing a horde of reanimated Titan corpses to travel through the portal and destroy everything on Cybertron, leaving a blank slate on which he could rebuild his "perfect" Autobot society. But before he could deliver the final blow, Prowl smashed a [[Mobile Autobot Repair Bay|M.A.R.B.]] over his head; Fortress Maximus commandeered one of the many Titans to fend off the [[zombie]] horde, holding off as many of Sentinel's Titans as he could, while Prowl and Cerebros confronted Sentinel himself. Sentinel quickly dispatched the pair and ordered Red Alert to shoot Prowl in the back of the head—but Red Alert had already broken Sentinel's conditioning, and shot his Titan Master self off of his larger body. Sentinel was quick to reassert a measure of control over Red Alert, nearly forcing him to blast his own head off before [[Beak]] slammed into Sentinel, sending the Titan Master plummeting into one of the moon's thrusters where he unceremoniously perished. The spacebridge closed without his thoughts keeping it open; {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}} although Fortress Maximus had not been able to prevent ''all'' of the Titans from making it through the bridge, the disruption meant that the Titans would materialize far away from Cybertron and ultimately took many weeks to finally arrive. {{storylink|Ping}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Sentinel Prime died during the Great War, and Optimus Prime succeeded him. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Among others, Sentinel Prime appeared to haunt Megatron through the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Sentinel in particular mocked the Decepticon's gladiatorial origins and the fact that he considered himself an emperor. Megatron, however, refused to break and continued with his plans. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfTheTitanMasters-sentinel.jpg|thumb|left|I'm meeting you halfway, you stupid hippies!]]
Sentinel Prime unexpectedly returned after unspecified circumstances. He proved himself to be an unpredictable force, with his own plans to return Cybertron to its former glory.<ref name="TRTF">''Titans Return'' ''[[Titans Return (toyline)#Summer convention exclusives|Titan Force]] 3-pack'' bio material/instructions.</ref> When the [[Titan Master]]s reemerged into the modern Autobot-Decepticon war, Sentinel Prime was partnered with the Titan Master [[Infinitus]], whose ability to slow time allowed Sentinel to unleash precision attacks even in the middle of raging battles. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Infinitus/Sentinel Prime toy bio}}

When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] attacked [[Velocitron]] during the planet's biggest race, Sentinel Prime fought alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Optimus Prime to repel the invaders, defending [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] from Decepticon abduction. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] returned to full size and unleashed his power on the universe, Sentinel Prime went rogue and sought to control him by using a loyal Titan Master. His plans for domination put him in conflict with [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], [[Arcana|Teslor]], and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]].<ref name="TRTF"/>

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Sentinel Prime was the [[Thirteenth Prime|thirteenth member]] of the [[Thirteen|Primes]]. When the [[Mistress of Flame]] visited the [[Primal Basilica]], she invoked the names of the Primes in prayer, calling for the wisdom of Sentinel. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]] (mentioned); [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' #10]] (full appearance)}}

[[File:WannabeePart2-Sentinel.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.65|"This is incredible. It’s God’s most wondrous miracle." "Sir, I think your wife wants to hold the baby." "My wife?? Where? WHERE??" ''(Runs off)'']]

During the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], Sentinel was called in into investigate an unprecedented accidental forging at the site of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]], and was thus the first 'bot encountered by the newly forged [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} Eventually, Sentinel would himself rise to the rank of Prime after Nominus Prime surrendered leadership of the Autobots; accepting the Matrix of Leadership, Sentinel Prime took over as the new First Senator. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} In his new role, the Prime adhered to his predecessor's doctrine: his party continued to uphold the historic [[Nominus Edict]] that limited Cybertronian expansionism, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} supported Nominus's decision to keep the [[Great General]] [[Pyra Magna]] indefinitely imprisoned, {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} and restrict the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} as well as abolishing the traditional sport of [[gladiatorial combat]]. {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special}} Before long, Sentinel had developed a reputation for a straightforward and unsubtle approach to diplomacy, {{storylink|Nautica: Home}} although the gravitas that his force of personality exerted over the [[Senate]] was indisputable: without his presence, the Senate would be paralyzed by indecision and infighting. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} To keep the existence of hidden-away Titansparks under the Pyramid a secret, Sentinel bribed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with the position of Head of Intelligence. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

An image of Sentinel Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

[[File:NauticaHome-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|""Demand?" Who are you to demand anything? I run this town! You're just a bunch of low income nobodies!"]]

Just before the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Sentinel Prime and his inner retinue conducted a goodwill tour of Cybertron's various [[Cybertronian colonies|colony worlds]] aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], unaware of mounting political tensions on Cybertron between Senator [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]]'s Autobots and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon|Ascenticons]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} With Sentinel Prime offworld, Orion opted to take command of the Senate in between filling in for Sentinel's other duties, such as welcoming newly forged Transformers like [[Gauge]] into the world, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} while instructing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to keep Sentinel Prime informed. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

The situation quickly escalated beyond Pax's ability to control the Ascenticons, and upon learning of both [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Rubble]]'s murders Sentinel Prime promptly cut his tour short. At the colony world of [[Hexagon]], Sentinel informed his cadre of specialists and diplomats that they would set course for Cybertron immediately after all visiting aliens had departed. As Lodestar prepared to set course for home, [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] informed him that she and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] had foiled a [[Thraal]] plot to destroy their Titan in an attempt to intimidate Cybertron into surrendering their [[A'ovan]] refugees. Unwilling to import such troubles into Cybertronian society, Sentinel ordered Nautica to be silent on this incident and allow it to be handled quietly. {{storylink|Nautica: Home}}

Once Lodestar touched down on Cybertron, Sentinel dismissed Ironhide and made his way directly to the Senate. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} When he arrived, [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] briefed him on the situation, specifically the events concerning [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], who had sought asylum at [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Ascenticon Headquarters]]. Though allowing Orion Pax to try and reason with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], he only gave him until sundown to retrieve Barricade, whereupon he would give Chromia ''carte blanche'' to get to the rogue. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Sentinel spent the next few days catching up on what had been going on while he was away, which began to rapidly chip away at what little patience he had. The last straw came when Senator [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] delivered the Ascenticons' demand that, in light of the situation, there be an immediate election. Sentinel emphatically said "no" and subsequently ordered literally every [[Security Operations]] agent out into the field to root out [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart3-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|"I propose that I use what's left of the town treasury to move to a more prosperous town and run for mayor. And, er, once elected, I will send for the rest of you."]]

Flanked by Orion, Sentinel made a public address where he condemned the Ascenticons and their empty promises. When Pax and Chromia later brought Sentinel an update on the situation, the First Senator allowed the rules of the [[Nominus Edict]] to be bent for the purposes of Security Operations' mission but also made several other changes to their normal operations while stressing success over a zero-fatality rate, deputizing [[Colonial Security]] chiefs [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] to organize proactive response teams. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} To stamp out the Ascenticons before they could do any more damage, Sentinel also planned to arrest Senator Soundwave at an upcoming debate in a sting operation, only for fellow senator [[Heretech]] to covertly forewarn Megatron of the plan. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

[[File:RiseOfTheDecepticonsAllFallDown SentinelRejectsOrion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"Uh, election in November, election in November." "What? ''Again?!'' This stupid country..."]]
Following a major terrorist attack on Cybertron and the destruction of the [[Tether]], Sentinel and Orion met to assess the scope and scale of the damage. Although Orion urged caution and restraint—rebuilding and reassessing rather than going after the Ascenticons—Sentinel would not be dissuaded from his course of action, and Orion's suggestion that Pyra Magna be released from prison to coordinate an anti-Ascenticon crackdown eroded Sentinel's patience to nothing. Storming from the room, Sentinel shouted that he would pass the Matrix to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] when he stepped down, ''not'' Orion. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When inflaming societal tensions led to protest marches, Sentinel ordered Ironhide to clear out the crowd. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

When [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] had finally been detained, Sentinel arranged for the murderer to be publicly marched directly to the [[Senate]] building in the hopes that the spectacle would discourage the Ascenticons and their supporters. However, his unwise pageantry only led to a coordinated strike that ended with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] murdering the escaped Quake before he could be tried. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}} Finally, Sentinel convened an emergency session of the Senate without the Ascenticons, and coined the name "[[Decepticon]]s" as a way to condemn Megatron's underhanded tactics. He didn't get far into this speech before Megatron and his retinue barged into the Senate floor; while [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] restrained Sentinel, Megatron made his own speech that began with him reclaiming Sentinel's off-the-cuff insult and ended with his Decepticon troopers taking over the Senate. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

While Megatron kept most of his prisoners on the Senate floor itself, he had Sentinel and Orion moved to a high-security prison wing, and took a moment to gloat in front of the imprisoned First Senator. Despite Sentinel's final warning—that if Megatron restarted the cycle of colonization and expansion that had defined Cybertron's past, other races would surely fight back against Cybertron—Megatron was more interested in the Matrix he carried.

[[File:WarWorldPrime-SentinelDies.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I'll bet I get blamed for this..."]]
[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and the [[Senate Guard]] eventually broke into the Senate building and freed Sentinel, but stopped their leader from going to personally settle his score with Megatron. After escaping to the Autobot fallback point, Sentinel instead decided to find a relay tower and broadcast a message that Megatron had not yet won—but as he transformed and flew off, he recklessly ignored the fact that the Autobot resistance didn't have any fliers to cover his departure. Sure enough, Megatron ordered the [[Rainmaker]]s to bring him back, and the three knocked him out of the sky and sent him crashing into a nearby [[The Slaarg & Turbofox|bar]]. While Sentinel easily pounded [[Ion Storm]] into a nearby wall, [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]'s corrosive barrage weakened him and [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] sliced him in half. Chromia and Orion arrived too late to save him. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Deducing Starscream's betrayal, to protect the Titansparks from the Decepticons, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Sentinel, with his last words, told Orion to warn [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], kill Starscream, and pass his Matrix on to Ultra Magnus before he succumbed to his wounds and died. After taking the Matrix, Orion Pax glimpsed Sentinel Prime's spirit among the many other Cybertronian leaders who had carried the artifact before accepting the mantle of ''Optimus'' Prime. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Laying Sentinel Prime's tattered body to rest, Optimus and Ironhide reflected on his last words and their meaning. Despite their past differences, Optimus Prime respectfully praised Sentinel for rising to meet the demands of leadership the Matrix placed on him and hoped to do the same. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|The last card here's a little redundant on this page if you scroll back up a ways.]]
Following an uprising of working-class robots, Sentinel Prime sent Alpha Trion to investigate the gladiatorial pit fights in Kaon, and the emergence of the Decepticon movement. Alpha Trion uncovered Senator Ratbat's involvement in the whole affair, and reported his findings to Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s forces made their way to activate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[planetary engine]]s in order to wipe out the Autobots, Sentinel Prime went to meet with the Decepticon leader in [[Tyrest]], believing Megatron could be reasoned with. Instead Megatron ambushed Sentinel Prime's group and slew the Prime. Sadly for Megatron, Sentinel was not carrying the coveted [[Matrix of Leadership]], having sensibly left it behind. {{storylink|The War Within}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017)===
During the Cybertronian Civil War, Sentinel Prime was killed. Prior to his destruction, he bestowed the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, who became the new leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Sentinel Prime was a well-regarded Autobot leader. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He's easily confused with Astrotrain. No, he's not Quintessa.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Infinitus & Sentinel Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 guns, Infinitus Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Sentinel Prime is part of the first wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class toys. He transforms from a robot to a shuttle to an armored train and back. Both vehicle modes use many flip-out panels to fill in his vehicle mode, leaving minimal robot kibble visible. Sentinel takes design cues from both Generation 1 [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Alex Milne]]'s IDW Sentinel Prime, while Infinitus's robot mode is entirely the Sentinel design.

:His [[Titan Master]] partner [[Infinitus#Toys|Infinitus]] transforms into his head (but any [[Titan Master]]-class figure is compatible), and he features spring-loaded pylons that pop out of his shoulders on either side of his head to "bulk up" his noggin, like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager-class figures. Despite restricting the articulation of his neck, the towers themselves are in an assembly that can be rotated for a better range of motion. Sentinel can be transformed into his shuttle mode without removing his head, leaving it somewhat hidden on its backside.

:He includes two hand-held, non-firing blasters which can be combined to form a larger double-barreled weapon. The larger gun or the combined mode can be piloted by a Titan Master. Each weapon has multiple pegs which can be mounted on the wing struts, wing tips, knees, or shoulder slots. Sentinel himself can be piloted from a translucent yellow cabin between his rear stabilizers.

:The computer-generated promo art and additional stock photos for this figure are inaccurate, depicting Sentinel with the ends of his train mode for feet, while his instructions use the nose cone portion of the shuttle mode. The train engine ends ''can'' be used as feet, but they sit at an awkward angle that makes it hard for Sentinel to stand upright. He also appears darker, less saturated orange than the final product.

:Unfortunately, due to being used for transformation, the port for the collector display stand on his two-piece rear waist tends to be misaligned, and the hole is not shallow enough to fully secure its connection.

:Sentinel also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

:This mold was also made into ''Titans Return'' [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] and served as the model for [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] in the [[Primus Vanguard]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRSentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Titan-Force-Sentinel-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with extra BURNING SPIRIT!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Titan Force''' (Multi-pack, [[July 21]], 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[July 21]], [[2016]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 Guns, Infinitus Titan Master

:This recolored version of Sentinel Prime with translucent orange parts was only available in a [[giftset]] together with "Titan Force" redecoes of [[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return|Brainstorm]] and [[Windblade (G1)#Titans Return|Windblade]], each with unique decoration. Rather than being marked as an Autobot, he instead bears the symbol of the Security Forces that his troops wore in the ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' comic.

:In the United States, this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016. In the United Kingdom, it was exclusive to the A1 Toys website and their booth at London Film & Comic Con 2016 (with Brainstorm renamed into "Charon" for [[trademark]] reasons); in China, it was exclusive to Cybertron Con Shanghai; in Hong Kong, it was exclusive to Animation-Comic-Game 2016; and in Canada, it was exclusive to the HasbroStore booth at Fan Expo 2016.

:This toy is used for [[Red Sentinel Prime]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comics.
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===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01S-Sentinel Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|EXPLORE EXPLORE! REPAINT REPAINT!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネルプライム, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''C-01S'''
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[September 12]]
:*Accessories: "[[Rust Cannon]]", Matrix, "[[Zeta Module]]", "[[Rage Axe]]", 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (deco, bio)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=はい。バイオと、少しだけ色指定のお手伝いもしました|link=https://x.com/Hirovmi/status/1843947852395057167|site=Twitter|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|year=2024|month=10|day=9}}</ref>

:''[[Missing Link]]'' Sentinel Prime exclusively debuted at the 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024 in Tokyo, Japan as a redeco of ''Missing Link'' C-01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Convoy]] in predominantly yellow with a trailer in shades of grey, as a no foolin' homage to [[:File:MTMTE ep 1 Sky Spy yellow truck.jpg|the truck]] scanned by the [[Sky Spy]] in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]"<ref>[https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000396.000073415.html Press release for the 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024 merchandise:] ビークル本体の黄色のカラーリングは、アニメ「戦え！超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマ―」の第1話でメインコンピューターのテレトラン１がコンボイのためにスキャニングしたトレーラートラックがモチーフとなっています。</ref> (albeit in a less saturated tone thanks to Takara's color schemes descending from the [[LaserDisc]] releases of most episodes). The color also homages Sentinel Prime from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW series]]. As the mold is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Toys|Optimus Prime]] toy but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering, it retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:Sentinel Prime retains the Convoy toy's accessories, including the transforming [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] with repair drone, now recast as Sentinel's "[[Zeta Module]]" which can detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. The [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] accessory (now [[Dillo#Missing Link|Dillo]] in an ''amazingly'' deep cut) can mount the toy's [[Rust Cannon]], a port that is hinged to rotate out of sight. Dillo's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are also included; in addition to these classic parts, the toy also comes with a chrome green [[Matrix of Leadership]] which fits in his chest. A special mounting piece for the Matrix sits behind the truck windows, but can be removed to reveal the classic seats for smaller ''[[Diaclone]]'' figures.

:The toy has [[rubber tires]] (with the classic real-world "[http://www.ewillys.com/2021/03/16/desert-dog-history-and-ads/ Desert Dog Formula]" brand), [[die-cast]] parts, and features all the same [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] surfaces as the vintage toy, with the gas tanks being in a darker gunmetal color. The details of the original [[sticker]]s (on the arms, knees, and toes) have been fully molded into the plastic and picked out with paint and the entire head is painted in yellow. Unfortunately, the yellow paint on his head prevents the roof of the vehicle mode to sit flush.

:The packaging for Sentinel is a grayscale version of C-01 with the name changed to Sentinel Prime. The sticker sheet remains unchanged, and unlike the box art the card includes a recoloured Optimus into the new Sentinel colors.

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Senator Ratbat and Sentinel Prime.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Sentinel Prime and Ratbat Set''' ([[December 28]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''97 & 98'''

: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 Sentinel Prime (with [[Infinitus]]) in his [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' form]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (himself in his [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Generations (Japan)|"Senator" form]] from the [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|2013 ''Generations'' toyline]] toyline) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#97|Translation of Sentinel Prime's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*In an impressive case of [[size changing]], U-Haul Robot's head alone forms the ''entire'' driver's section of the truck cab!
*In a few instances throughout the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated series]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] appears in the U-Haul Robot's color scheme. Guess [[AKOM]] got their "Hauls" mixed up!
*The retelling of [[Unicron]]'s origin in the UK comics included a brief glimpse of a dying Matrix bearer passing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime. However, as he is unnamed, the only way we can presume this being is Sentinel Prime is because, as we are told later, Sentinel Prime was the leader before Optimus. Fun fact: "[[State Games]]" calling Optimus Prime "Optimus Prime" means Sentinel does this pre-war!
*Sentinel's 2007 IDW design was based on his first (and otherwise only prior) appearance in the 1988 Marvel comics panel shown above. The resemblance is a little more obvious in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'' than it is in his more stylized appearance in ''Megatron Origin'', but his yellow-red-and-orange armor, crested helm, and the row of three small "windows" on his chest are all derived from his Marvel look. IDW's Sentinel is also very heavily armed, not unlike the description of the character given by the ''Hardwired'' novel.
*Sentinel Prime didn't receive a proper toy until 2016, but he did come close previously. As revealed in the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] roundtable panel at [[BotCon 2007]], the original concept for the convention-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense]] [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Hot Shot]] was Sentinel Prime. The mold DOES bear a decent resemblance to his IDW appearance, but in the end it was decided that [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] was a better choice for the mold (and likely for the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|ongoing club comic]] story).
*The resurrected Sentinel in the 2005-2018 IDW continuity appears to be wearing modular, black armor over his toy design, rather than having the toy design itself.
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces isn't necessarily Sentinel Prime; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Sentinel Prime is more convenient as a page title than "U-Haul Robot".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネルプライム ''Senchineru Puraimu'')
''Mandarin:'' '''Yù Tiān Dí'''(御天敌,"Sentineling Heavenly Enemy")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IDWSentinelPrime MilneCharacterModel.jpeg|IDW concept art
File:BotCon-Sentinel Prime-concept-robot mode.jpg|BotCon ''Classics'' robot mode concept
File:BotCon-Sentinel Prime-concept-vehicle mode.jpg|BotCon ''Classics'' vehicle mode concept
File:TR-Sentinel Prime-packaging art.jpg|Hasbro ''Titans Return'' packaging art
</gallery>

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Nominus Prime

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:''Nominus Prime is an [[Autobot]] or unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:NominusPrime CharacterModel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]|"Primes turn into trucks? What sort of lowborn commoner do you think I am?"]]

Not all [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s live up to the high expectations placed upon them, and '''Nominus Prime''' is one 'bot who failed to do so. More interested in social niceties and stoking irrational fears than enacting any positive change, his tenure as [[Autobot]] leader is marked by dissatisfaction and unrest, turning [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a powder keg of pent-up unease and anger—and a volatile explosive just needs [[Megatron (G1)|someone]] to light the fuse.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]] (mentioned); [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]] (depicted)}}
[[File:Shadowplay2 Nominus Prime dead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a planet full of corruption, social apartheid, and general oppression: a Cybertronian citizen's role in life was determined by the body he was built in, and the handful of elites (particularly the military) would step down on that citizen's face... ''forever''.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] disapproved of Nominus Prime's hold on the status quo and made plans to create a new Prime who could change Cybertron, fashioning [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] into viable candidates. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} A short time later, Nominus was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber during the [[Primal Procession]], leaving him in a critical condition. It was revealed afterward by Shockwave to Orion Pax that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian [[Senate]] itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and also to become even more controlling and implement the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} While they told the public that Nominus had gone into hiding, the Senate actually kept the comatose Prime around so that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] could tap into the power of the Matrix in his chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} His attempts exposed a well-kept secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" was merely a fake. With this revelation, the Senate saw no more use in keeping Nominus around and had him killed, releasing a cover story claiming he passed away from a [[rust]] infection in his [[spark]] casing. They would go on to manipulate events so that Sentinel would succeed him as the next Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

As the body of Nominus lay in state at the [[Primal Basilica]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] tipped off Orion Pax about a planned bombing that would be blamed on the nascent Decepticon movement. Deducing that the bomb must be the fake Matrix that Nominus carried, Pax assembled a team of [[Outlier (group)|specialists]] to carry out the most audacious heist in Cybertronian history—to steal the Matrix! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Despite the Primal Basilica's security measures, the [[Triorian Guard]] and the fact that the fake Matrix was wired into Nominus' chest like a 440 tamper-proof fuel pump, Pax was able to retrieve it thanks to help from [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Nominus Prime was the namesake of the [[Nominus Prize for Medicine]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Orion Pax later remembered the historical film ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]'' as "Nominist propaganda". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''When I am king, you will be first against the wall...'']]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where Megatron never came to exist, the Senate came into conflict with the [[Functionist Council]] over the use of [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] Cybertronians. When Nova Prime's stockpile of frozen sparks was found, it proved the last straw for the Functionists, who gathered an army and overthrew the Senate, with [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] personally executing Nominus Prime. The Matrix was stolen from him and wound up in the possession of [[Six-of-Twelve]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]] (mentioned), [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|''Galaxies'' #3]] (depicted)}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'Thriftius Prime' just doesn't have the same ring to it.]]

Nominus Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} A contemporary of [[Termagax]], Nominus Prime bore witness to the rampage of the [[Abominus (G1)|Abomination]]. The devastation wrought by the berserk combiner and the sheer amount of [[energon]] it consumed had a profound effect on Nominus, who sought to safeguard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s supply of the precious substance. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Many cycles later, Nominus was leader of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[War of the Threefold Spark|war]] against the [[Exarchon|Threefold Spark]]. As Nominus oversaw the final push against Exarchon's forces, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] informed him of the changes that had been wrought to Exarchon's very [[spark]]. Despite their pending victory, Nominus Prime saw the cost of the Cybertronians' war, the numberless dead and the unbearable burden of what they had unleashed on the universe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:Titans-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Designing an even securer Money Bin to house his #1 Dime.]]

Once the war ended and reconstruction commenced, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] informed the [[Senate]] of an incident with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] regarding the stability of their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]. While Termagax argued for her students, Nominus decided that the risk posed to the rest of Cybertron's citizenry was too great and, once the group had finished rebuilding [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Nominus <s>exiled</s> reassigned them to the [[Cybertronian colonies|colony]] world of [[Mayalx]] so they could construct an energon processing and remote beaming facility. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Sometime after this, Nominus passed a law known as the [[Nominus Edict]] in an attempt to ensure that the perils of the past would never again threaten Cybertron and ensure stability. Over time, however, this law would become increasingly unpopular with the common citizen. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Among his many resource saving initiatives was to obstruct the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titans]], viewing the giants as too expensive to grow to term as well as encouraging expansion, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to store any new Titansparks beneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} At some point during his reign, Nominus Prime presided over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

By the modern day, Nominus had been succeeded as Autobot leader by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} who supported his predecessor's laws. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} An image of Nominus Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon accepting the Matrix himself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed the spirit of Nominus and all of the other Matrix-bearers that had preceded him during his time in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nominus's name likely derives from "nominal", effectively calling him a Prime in name only.
*Just like poor Zeta Prime, Nominus wasn't included in the lineage of Primes depicted in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''. In real life, this is because he was created after ''Spotlight: Optimus Prime'' had been published. In that ''Spotlight'', we hear that the Primes are ideals that embody the ages they reign in, which is probably an in-story reason for why Optimus doesn't want to visualize the bastard...
*Nominus was injured prior to Orion Pax giving his speech to the Senate where he first self-identified as an "Autobot" and he was killed soon after, so his reign predated the common usage of the term.
*The thinking by [[James Roberts]] is that by Nominus's time, the Primes had become a less powerful force absorbed into the Senate, rather like the {{w|British royal family}}.<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ TransMissions Episode 94 – James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview] 1:09:06 to 1:09:50</ref>
*Nominus's alternate mode being an aircraft was a deliberate decision by Alex Milne, who expressed a desire to break the previous trend of IDWverse Primes having land-based altmodes.<ref>http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/Nominus-Prime-design-253140310</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nominus Prime''' (ノミナス・プライム ''Nominasu Puraimu'')
''Mandarin:'' '''Nì Tiān Jié''' (逆天劫,"Revolting Heavenly Disaster"),'''Shǒu Tiān Chéng''' (守天成,"Keeping Heavenly Success")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d46wxhr Colored concept art of Nominus Prime at Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

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Nominus Prime

2025-12-30T16:18:54Z

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{{faction|autobot}}
:''Nominus Prime is an [[Autobot]] or unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:NominusPrime CharacterModel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]|"Primes turn into trucks? What sort of lowborn commoner do you think I am?"]]

Not all [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s live up to the high expectations placed upon them, and '''Nominus Prime''' is one 'bot who failed to do so. More interested in social niceties and stoking irrational fears than enacting any positive change, his tenure as [[Autobot]] leader is marked by dissatisfaction and unrest, turning [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a powder keg of pent-up unease and anger—and a volatile explosive just needs [[Megatron (G1)|someone]] to light the fuse.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]] (mentioned); [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]] (depicted)}}
[[File:Shadowplay2 Nominus Prime dead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a planet full of corruption, social apartheid, and general oppression: a Cybertronian citizen's role in life was determined by the body he was built in, and the handful of elites (particularly the military) would step down on that citizen's face... ''forever''.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] disapproved of Nominus Prime's hold on the status quo and made plans to create a new Prime who could change Cybertron, fashioning [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] into viable candidates. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} A short time later, Nominus was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber during the [[Primal Procession]], leaving him in a critical condition. It was revealed afterward by Shockwave to Orion Pax that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian [[Senate]] itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and also to become even more controlling and implement the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} While they told the public that Nominus had gone into hiding, the Senate actually kept the comatose Prime around so that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] could tap into the power of the Matrix in his chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} His attempts exposed a well-kept secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" was merely a fake. With this revelation, the Senate saw no more use in keeping Nominus around and had him killed, releasing a cover story claiming he passed away from a [[rust]] infection in his [[spark]] casing. They would go on to manipulate events so that Sentinel would succeed him as the next Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

As the body of Nominus lay in state at the [[Primal Basilica]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] tipped off Orion Pax about a planned bombing that would be blamed on the nascent Decepticon movement. Deducing that the bomb must be the fake Matrix that Nominus carried, Pax assembled a team of [[Outlier (group)|specialists]] to carry out the most audacious heist in Cybertronian history—to steal the Matrix! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Despite the Primal Basilica's security measures, the [[Triorian Guard]] and the fact that the fake Matrix was wired into Nominus' chest like a 440 tamper-proof fuel pump, Pax was able to retrieve it thanks to help from [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Nominus Prime was the namesake of the [[Nominus Prize for Medicine]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Orion Pax later remembered the historical film ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]'' as "Nominist propaganda". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''When I am king, you will be first against the wall...'']]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where Megatron never came to exist, the Senate came into conflict with the [[Functionist Council]] over the use of [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] Cybertronians. When Nova Prime's stockpile of frozen sparks was found, it proved the last straw for the Functionists, who gathered an army and overthrew the Senate, with [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] personally executing Nominus Prime. The Matrix was stolen from him and wound up in the possession of [[Six-of-Twelve]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]] (mentioned), [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|''Galaxies'' #3]] (depicted)}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'Thriftius Prime' just doesn't have the same ring to it.]]

Nominus Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} A contemporary of [[Termagax]], Nominus Prime bore witness to the rampage of the [[Abominus (G1)|Abomination]]. The devastation wrought by the berserk combiner and the sheer amount of [[energon]] it consumed had a profound effect on Nominus, who sought to safeguard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s supply of the precious substance. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Many cycles later, Nominus was leader of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[War of the Threefold Spark|war]] against the [[Exarchon|Threefold Spark]]. As Nominus oversaw the final push against Exarchon's forces, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] informed him of the changes that had been wrought to Exarchon's very [[spark]]. Despite their pending victory, Nominus Prime saw the cost of the Cybertronians' war, the numberless dead and the unbearable burden of what they had unleashed on the universe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:Titans-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Designing an even securer Money Bin to house his #1 Dime.]]

Once the war ended and reconstruction commenced, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] informed the [[Senate]] of an incident with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] regarding the stability of their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]. While Termagax argued for her students, Nominus decided that the risk posed to the rest of Cybertron's citizenry was too great and, once the group had finished rebuilding [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Nominus <s>exiled</s> reassigned them to the [[Cybertronian colonies|colony]] world of [[Mayalx]] so they could construct an energon processing and remote beaming facility. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Sometime after this, Nominus passed a law known as the [[Nominus Edict]] in an attempt to ensure that the perils of the past would never again threaten Cybertron and ensure stability. Over time, however, this law would become increasingly unpopular with the common citizen. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Among his many resource saving initiatives was to obstruct the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titans]], viewing the giants as too expensive to grow to term as well as encouraging expansion, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to store any new Titansparks beneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} At some point during his reign, Nominus Prime presided over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

By the modern day, Nominus had been succeeded as Autobot leader by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} who supported his predecessor's laws. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} An image of Nominus Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon accepting the Matrix himself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed the spirit of Nominus and all of the other Matrix-bearers that had preceded him during his time in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nominus's name likely derives from "nominal", effectively calling him a Prime in name only.
*Just like poor Zeta Prime, Nominus wasn't included in the lineage of Primes depicted in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''. In real life, this is because he was created after ''Spotlight: Optimus Prime'' had been published. In that ''Spotlight'', we hear that the Primes are ideals that embody the ages they reign in, which is probably an in-story reason for why Optimus doesn't want to visualize the bastard...
*Nominus was injured prior to Orion Pax giving his speech to the Senate where he first self-identified as an "Autobot" and he was killed soon after, so his reign predated the common usage of the term.
*The thinking by [[James Roberts]] is that by Nominus's time, the Primes had become a less powerful force absorbed into the Senate, rather like the {{w|British royal family}}.<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ TransMissions Episode 94 – James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview] 1:09:06 to 1:09:50</ref>
*Nominus's alternate mode being an aircraft was a deliberate decision by Alex Milne, who expressed a desire to break the previous trend of IDWverse Primes having land-based altmodes.<ref>http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/Nominus-Prime-design-253140310</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nominus Prime''' (ノミナス・プライム ''Nominasu Puraimu'')
''Mandarin:'' '''Nì Tiān Jié''' (逆天劫,"Revolt Sky Disaster"),'''Shǒu Tiān Chéng''' (守天成,"Keep Sky Success")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d46wxhr Colored concept art of Nominus Prime at Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

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Nova Prime

2025-12-30T16:04:00Z

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{{disambigm|Nova Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)}}
:''Nova Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Novaprime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Furmanism|Ahead, hovering, like some vast, predatory bird...]]]]
'''Nova Prime''' was the predecessor to [[Nominus Prime]]. Once the elite soldier '''Nova Major''', he led the unification of a divided [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], ascending to leadership of his people. An expansionist and a supremacist, Nova Prime believed that [[Transformer]]s were the greatest among all life forms and that they should bring their glory to the myriad of lesser races throughout the universe.

After being sucked into the [[Dead Universe]], Nova was chosen to be the host for [[Darkness (G1)|the Darkness]], an otherworldly counterpart of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which worked by transforming the inhabitants of the Dead Universe into [[Zombie|undead wielders of anti-life]]. Upon merging, Nova was reborn as the sinister and extremely powerful '''Nemesis Prime'''. He now sees it as his mission to fulfil the Darkness' imperative by expanding the Dead Universe's hold into the living realm.

Nemesis may seem to hold sway over both his troops and the Darkness, but nothing could be further from the truth. The powerful [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] sees the Darkness as his rightful inheritance. And then, there is the fear. The fear that the Darkness has more in common with the Matrix than Nemesis is comfortable with. He feels he has earned this power, and isn't willing to see it follow its natural path. It is for this reason he must eliminate Optimus Prime. And it is for this reason he fears to face his successor.

{{bigquote|Nova was forever seeking, forever testing the limits of science and faith. He had a certain moral...ambiguity about the Cybertronian ideal.|[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]|"[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Escalation issue 6|''Escalation'' #6]]}}

{{quote|'''I AM THE LEGACY OF PRIMUS!'''|Nova Prime|"[[Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things]]"}}

[[File:TheCrucible NovaMajorEucryphia.jpg|thumb|upright=2.4]]
Long ago in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] past, there was a [[First Cybertronian Civil War|great war]] (no, not [[Great War (G1)|that one]]) and Nova Major fought for his tribe's leader [[Prima]]. Ten million years ago, Prima flew the coop and Nova was left as the last soldier standing at the Siege of the [[Citadel of Light]] until [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] arrived out of the wilderness. The two fought against the beast hordes and drove them back, turning the siege into a by-word for courage. [[Alpha Trion]], the last Prime on the planet, was the one who brought them together in the hope that they could end the war.

Realizing the Primes were gone, Nova went out and united the tribes (starting with [[Rhinox (BW)|the beasts]]) to create a unified Cybertronian society, one for all Cybertronians and where everyone would be "[[functionism|in their place]]." Trion later claimed that this did not sound sinister at the time.

[[File:PrimusAllGoodThings-introdump.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|"I, '''Nova Prime''', stand ready to use my '''homage''' powers to enforce a pleasing '''metafictionality!'''"]]

With Trion's blessing, Nova took the mantle of Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} With the war over, he and his closest friends and advisors Galvatron, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], and [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] went on a quest in Cybertron's underground, hoping to rediscover the lost principles of their gods, the [[Guiding Hand]]. Nova found the Hand's old home: [[Crystal City]], with its guardian [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega joined Nova's crew and they worked to bring about the legendary [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

Soon, Nova's ambition grew and he secretly began planning the [[Expansion]], the Cybertronian conquest of the universe. Obsessed with the Hand's prophecy that "[['Til all are one|all shall be one]]", he intended to enslave all other lifeforms in order to "free" them from their individual wills and make them part of something greater—Nova's empire. He formed the [[Primal Vanguard]] for off-world peacekeeping and began work on the first ''[[Ark (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Ark]]'', claiming it was meant for trade and exploration when it was in truth the first step of the Expansion. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} However, his plans hit a snag when [[Vector Sigma]]'s flow of new [[spark]]s began to cease. Fearing that his Expansion would be impossible with a limited population of Cybertronians at his disposal, Nova had a team of scientists led by [[Solomus|Tyrest]] tap into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and use its power to create new life, a process that was covered up as a "population augmentation program" that made use of [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|"spark splicing"]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Nova Prime also wished to evolve Cybertronians in preparation for their destiny as rulers of the universe, and against Omega's wishes, he had Jhiaxus re-engineer [[Pretender Monster|six Transformers]] to be able to [[Combiner|combine]] into a being of higher intellect and strength, in hopes of uncovering the secret of [[Nexus Prime]]'s [[Enigma of Combination]]. However they were driven mad by the merging, and they devolved into [[Monstructor (G1)|a monster]] that tore through Crystal City before they were stopped. Nova didn't care about the destruction though, feeling the city had outlived its usefulness. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:DarkCybertron1 NovaOrdersEntryIntoDU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Their "Prime Directive" is the literal opposite of [[Star Trek]]'s.]]
Nova Prime and his closest comrades boarded the ''Ark'' to enact the Expansion, making their way to the [[Benzuli Expanse]] where they discovered a portal to the [[Dead Universe]]. Seeing it as just ''another'' universe to conquer, Nova ordered the ship to pass through, not worried at all by the fact that the portal itself was pulling them in. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} The ship never reappeared and the crew was presumed dead, but Nova's aggressive intentions never came to light, and the Transformers honored his memory with a statue. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} The Matrix he once carried remained on Cybertron, hidden in the [[Underworld|Undergrid]] {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}}, with a fake one (that everyone believed was real) left behind for his successor, [[Nominus Prime]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Meanwhile, his population expansion had left Cybertron with energon shortages and caused an outburst of racism, complete with a period of apartheid, against the constructed Transformers created by his spark splicing program. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

[[File:Escalation6 OptimusNemesisInfraspace.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|[[Lightbright (G1)|Lite-Brite]], Lite-Brite, make a face to glow at night!]]
The Prime was thought dead but countless years later, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] downloaded himself into [[infraspace]] to survive an attack from [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], he sensed the presence of Nova Prime... and was filled with an incredible sense of dread. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} These feelings led Optimus Prime to seek information from Omega Supreme, and shared with him his belief that Nova might still be alive, and his feelings of dread. In turn, Omega told Optimus of Nova's story, and later learned of Monstructor. Optimus was left with the knowledge that the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] lineage had been corrupt from the start, and it gave the Autobot leader something to ponder about. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

It was later learned that Optimus Prime's assessment was right: Nova Prime was still functioning, though in a strange half-dead state in the [[Dead Universe]], and was now the fearsome figure known as Nemesis Prime, powered by the almighty mind-altering anti-Matrix, the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]], which ruled the Dead Universe. His grand plan, the Expansion, was now intended to merge the Dead Universe with the real one, allowing him to both return home at long last ''and'' direct the merged universe into a new, more ''ordered'' era.

[[File:Jhiaxusnemesisprimedevastation.jpg|thumb|Not even a toy yet and he's already got a [[black redeco]].]]
He already had an outpost and minions on [[Gorlam Prime]], ready to direct his coming Expansion. He had [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] captured by [[Sports Car Patrol|some of his minions]] and programmed {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} to assassinate Optimus Prime at a set time, {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} as he subconsciously knew the Darkness would behave like the Matrix and jump from him to Optimus if given the chance. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

With that secured, Nemesis Prime decided that the Expansion was ready to begin. He dispatched [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a mission to secure [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], kill the Autobots guarding him, and bring the [[Pretender]] to the Dead Universe. Galvatron secured Thunderwing, but spared the Autobots, viewing it as a small rebellion against Nova. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} After observing the [[Reaper]]s about to destroy [[Earth]], he ordered Galvatron there to stop them, since the Earth was part of their expansion plan. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} Galvatron performed his task well, but Prime remarked to Jhiaxus that he was aware that Galvatron had his own agendas and secrets. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

After [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] secured the [[Nega-Core]] and activated its guardian, Nemesis Prime initiated the Expansion with the rest of the [[Dead Universe]] crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Nemesis Prime was found by Jhiaxus on the remains of the ''Ark'', thinking back on old times and planning for the future. Upon receiving the latest intelligence on both Cyclonus and Nightbeat, he dismissed the former and requested Jhiaxus take care of the Nightbeat situation personally. When Jhiaxus reported Nightbeat's death, Nemesis was unmoved, deciding he would take over Nightbeat's mission and deal with Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[File:DarknessNemesis.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|He's an 8.5 on the Kirby Dot Scale!]]
Nemesis Prime attacked the prison facility on [[Garrus-9]] while Optimus Prime was inspecting it. The Autobot defense forces were helpless against him: Nemesis was immune to all their firepower and used his deadly decaying touch to instantly snuff out their lives. Seeing that conflict was futile, Optimus Prime ordered all the defenders to retreat, then faced Nemesis Prime directly. Nemesis gloated about the upcoming Expansion, then revealed to Optimus Prime the nature of the Darkness and channeled it as a weapon against Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Unfortunately for Nemesis, the Darkness ''did'' want to leap to Optimus as he had feared, and it would do so if he either used it or touched Optimus. Enraged, Nemesis backed off and resorted to firing a torrent of normal energy. Optimus was able to withstand the blast however, but their fight ended abruptly when Nemesis, distracted by the battle, was shot in the back and killed by Galvatron, as part of his plan to claim the Darkness for himself. Though Optimus Prime soon destroyed the Darkness-infused Galvatron (or so he thought), Optimus remarked that he could not mourn his predecessor, noting that Nova Prime was long dead. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:HoD3 NemesisPrimeRevealed.jpg|thumb|Now filled with Black Moon clan essence.]]
Nemesis's body was taken back to Cybertron, where [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] took custody of it and began studying it in his lab in hopes of finding out more about the Dead Universe. He eventually came to speculate that Nemesis had not actually perished, but rather, that his life-essence had returned to the Dead Universe. What Brainstorm was ''not'' aware of, however, was the bolt of energy that had leapt from Nemesis's corpse to his own body, leaving him in a living-dead state of his own. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

Brainstorm's supposition was proven correct when Nemesis Prime reappeared on the planet [[Dykayra]], emerging from a portal to the Dead Universe to confront Galvatron. His wounds pulsating with dark energy, he now served the greater being of which the Darkness had always been but a small part: the [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Apparently seeking to retake the Darkness from Galvatron, Nemesis briefly battled him and his army, brushing off their firepower and destroyed several of Galvatron's minions by devouring their energy. He then mutated into a gigantic, horrible monster, seemingly falling under the D-Void's direct control in the process, and continued the fight against Galvatron. In the end, Galvatron was able to summon his army and force the malformed Nemesis Prime back through the portal, which he then destroyed. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:FinestHour NovaGalvatronExitMegatron.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|"Hey, what's the big idea? Move it, chowdah-head!"{{-}}"''Whoob whoob whoob''!"]]
As it transpired, however, Nemesis had not sought to reclaim the Darkness, but had rather only been used a pawn by D-Void in its attempts to motivate Galvatron into using the Darkness to destroy Cybertron. Following the D-Void's destruction and Galvatron's own consignment to the Dead Universe, Nemesis was at last free of its influence, and reverted to being "Nova Prime" in name and appearance once more. Working with Galvatron, he made contact with Jhiaxus and his old pupil [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in the living universe, and began an apparent plot to conquer Cybertron and return it to Nova's leadership. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Initially hoping to use the [[space bridge]] of Shockwave's [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] as transport out of the Dead Universe, {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Nova and Galvatron were forced to use Megatron's personal space bridge when that plan faltered. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} However, as Nova was about to emerge in the living universe, the united forces of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s Autobots and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons attacked Shockwave's lair, and in the chaos, Nova was punched by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] back into the Dead Universe.

Trapped yet again, Nova Prime directed his rage upon a group of intruders who had entered the Dead Universe while he had been occupied: Orion Pax and his band. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Amused with Orion's choice to no longer call himself a Prime, Nova proceeded to mock Cyclonus, claiming that his former crewmate had been nothing but a hanger-on. After [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] broke out of the containment field Nova had sealed the group in, Nova destroyed his protective forcefield generator, allowing the Autobot to be consumed and disintegrated by the Dead Universe. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Demonstrating his growing ability to manipulate the energies of the Dead Universe, Nova took the remainder of the group to his citadel, where he kept [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], whom he had been attempting to convert into a living spacebridge. In the energy of his captives' [[spark]]s, Nova Prime finally saw a chance to escape the universe. {{Storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

[[File:RID26 my name is optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Blue blazes!]]
However, the prisoners were able to liberate Nightbeat, still under Nova's control after all these years, and he then helped them escape their cage. Confronting them, Nova Prime took the opportunity to challenge his successor to battle once more. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Nova employed some psychological warfare on Pax, using his control of the Dead Universe to make himself shape-shift into each member of the Prime lineage to mock Orion with its tainted legacy. After Nova became a mirror image of him, Pax sank into temporary despair as Nova began gaining the upper hand. However, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] delivered a pep talk that got Pax back on his feet, just before being blasted by Nova. Re-accepting his role as Prime and his duty to brighten that dark lineage, Optimus promptly tore Nova's arm off and finally slew his evil predecessor with a punch clear through the villain's chest. Upon expiring, Nova Prime's crumbling body reverted to its natural appearance. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Unfortunately, unbeknownst to Orion, this was exactly what Shockwave had wanted all along; with Nova dead, the Dead Universe's energies were now Shockwave's to control as part of his ''true'' plan to end all life in the universe. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Nova's corpse had one final use to serve, though: when Optimus's team heard singing emanating from it, they realized that it contained a link back to the living universe, and used the technology of his citadel to convert his body into a space bridge home. They emerged through a portal in Brainstorm's own chest, thanks to his own living-dead link to the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] later cited Nova Prime—along with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]]—as examples of the corrupt lineage of the Primes, to discredit Optimus and sway the opinion of the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} After being removed from power and receiving a life sentence, Starscream defended his reign of Cybertron to Bumblebee by bringing up Nova Prime trying to destroy the universe multiple times. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

====The Functionist Universe====
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where the [[Functionist Council]] overthrew Nominus Prime and ruled Cybertron, they discovered the truth behind Nova Prime's spark splicing program and declared it heresy. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
At some point during Cybertron's history, Nova Prime held the Matrix. When he inherited the talisman, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed Nova's spirit along with his other predecessors during a trip through the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Legendscardgame-NovaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
The peace of Nova Prime's rule over Cybertron was shattered by the arrival of a future version of himself named [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. Though Nova Prime rallied [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] in an attempt to quell this future shade, Nemesis Prime triumphed over the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Evil}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Nova-Madness.jpg|right|thumb|Insane in the Mainframe]]

Nova Prime was known as the conqueror of the [[Benzuli Expanse]], greatest Autobot to bear the Matrix, and all around great guy. He inspired [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Bad Bots]] to be good and [[Kranix (G1)|Good Bots]] to be better. It was he who led the Mission of Cybertronian [[Expansion]], hoping to create [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]] on [[Cyberforming|cyberformed]] planets for future Cybertronians to inhabit, thereby preserving their culture forever.

The mission started out as a tremendous success. The crew would find uninhabited planets and using the [[Ferrotaxis]], a [[Plasma Core]], and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon Swarm]] aboard Nova Prime's ship, the ''[[Proudstar]]'', a planet could be quickly cyberformed and ready for colonization. After [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] had been cyberformed, resources began to wane and the ''Proudstar'' made a supply run on a [[Unicron/Generation 1|mysterious planet]]. [[File:Devastation-Nova-Awakens.jpg|left|thumb|Nova Prime is awake, and he's mad you broke all his stuff.]] As the crew resupplied, a darkness fell over them and their ship, causing them to become corrupt and mad. Before the crew left the planet, Nova Prime pointed it in the direction of Cybertron. As the ''Proudstar'' sailed through the galaxy, the darkness began to grow in Nova Prime, with righteous pride, as opposed to once peaceful intentions, beginning to guide his mission. Nova Prime eventually began targeting inhabited planets for cyberforming, wiping out several civilizations. One of these planets was [[Earth]] where, thanks to some sabotage courtesy of a guilt-ridden [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], the ''Proudstar'' crashed into the surface and trapped its crew and resources in stasis. Unaware of what had transpired on his fateful mission, the populace of Cybertron declared Nova Prime as missing in action while heralding him as one of the greatest heroes their race had ever produced.

In the late 20th century, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] discovered the ''Proudstar'' and tried to use it to cyberform Earth only for his plot to be foiled by Nova's eventual successor Optimus Prime. Though Optimus had believed the ''Proudstar'' to be offline once again, some unseen power supply still thrummed deep within its bowels and, within a broken [[stasis pod]], reawakened Nova Prime! {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Nova-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px|I ''am'' the most powerful Prime!]]
Nova Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a an Epic character who was available in the (last) February Daily Campaign, and could be recruited by collecting 20 Alpha cores, 20 Beta Cores, 20 Omega cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Nova Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]

An aggressive seeker of advancement of the Cybertronian race, Nova Prime was one of the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]]. His behavior led to his sibling [[Vector Prime]] denouncing him as '''the Nemesis'''. Nova Prime observed many realities, frustrated that in none of them did Cybertronians unite to take their rightful place as leaders of the universe. To change destiny, Nova Prime instigated a [[Time rift|Time Vortex]] in one universe to trap the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] in [[1984]], which would gradually unravel the entire fabric of reality, allowing him to conduct his own [[Great Resetting]].

Upon arriving in normal spacetime, Nova Prime retrieved the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] from a slow-time bubble and recruited them to his cause, leaving behind [[Ravage (G1)|others who refused to follow anyone]] but [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (Earth Wars)|Enemy of My Enemy}} Bringing his new acolytes to [[Unspace|inner space]], Nova Prime maintained the other Decepticons in stasis, instead assigning [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] alone to retrieve Sinnertwin's own Megatron, preferably intact. {{storylink|Timeless Champions#Nova Prime|Nova Prime arrival}} The opposition concluded that to stop a Prime's gambit, they would need a Prime's tool, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|History Repeating}}

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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Thrilling-30-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
:''See: [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Toys]]''

:The ''Legends'' game event "[[Prime Evil]]", [[repurposing|repurposes]] the character model of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|G1 Nemesis Prime]] as the future version of Nova Prime, because the [[:File:TFLegends-NemesisPrime.jpg|Nemesis Prime cards]] available in that event use the same bio as the one we previously got in "[[Nemesis Rising]]", where he was an evil clone of Optimus Prime created by [[Doctor Arkeville]]. We'll just link you to that dude's toy page, rather than reproduce it all here.
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-NovaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|That's weird, this doesn't look anything like Glenn Close.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nova Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Fusion cannon|Quantum Fusion cannon]]", "[[G-Metal]] Battle Axe"

: The first of two [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusives for 2015, Nova Prime is a [[redeco]] of that same year's member incentive figure, [[Lio Convoy#Timelines 2|Lio Convoy]]. Both were retooled from ''Thrilling 30'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]] and feature a new head. Nova still comes with the blaster and axe, which can store via a 5mm peg on either side of the vehicle mode. Although not depicted on the instructions, the Quantum Fusion cannon can also peg into the hole on the larger blade of the Energon Axe.

: The foam insert in Nova Prime's box features an extra slot to store either the aforementioned incentive figure Lio Convoy, or the [[BotCon 2015]] customization class exclusive [[Galva Convoy#Timelines|Galva Convoy]], both of whom are featured in the exterior [[package art]].

: This figure officially [[Repurposing|doubles]] as the new Unicron-derived body and identity for ''Shattered Glass'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] in the comic arc ''[[Another Light]]'', serving as an inversion of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] being reformatted into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated film]]. This mold was also used to make Galva Convoy.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyNovaPrime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Estuans interius! Ira vehementi! '''SEPHIROTH!''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Nova Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2023]] / [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Armor pieces, 2 missile launchers, laser cannon/truck cannon barrel, 2 front wheels/armguards
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

:Part of the [[Amazon_(website) | Amazon]]-exclusive ''Pre-Cybertronian War Collection'' imprint, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Nova Prime is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]], itself an extensive retool of ''Siege'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]], based on Nova's appearance in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''. He transforms into a heavily armed futuristic truck.

:Compared to Optimus, Nova has new wings, new shoulders, a new headsculpt, and a new chest, all in "super" mode. He includes all of Optimus's accessories, redecoed into Nova's regular color scheme. Being a retool of the ''Siege'' Magnus/Optimus mold, Nova is compatible with either of the two's armor sets, and Optimus and Magnus likewise are more or less compatible with Nova's armor pieces. The stock images (seen on the right) released after his reveal show a broken sample, where the figure's right ear tip is shown to be broken.

:Like Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime, Nova Prime also features flip-out support struts on the leg armor to compensate for the back's weight. While they're hardly needed since the armor's bulk is heavy enough to support the weight, the pieces also prevent the leg armor from standing flat when folded in.

:Nova Prime was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2023|San Diego Comic-Con]] on [[July 20]], 2023, and went up for pre-order on Amazon the following day, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] also receiving a limited supply of the figure. It was reissued in 2025 at multiple online dealers as well as GameStop in the US.
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==Notes==
[[File:NovaPrime variousmodes.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I would have waited an eternity for this… it’s Nova Prime!]]
* Nova Prime's design began life as an Optimus Prime toy concept that artist [[Don Figueroa]] had drawn for [[Hasbro]], but ultimately went unused. In fact, part of the combined "[[Super Mode]]" concept art was first seen on the [[BotCon 2005]]-exclusive cover for [[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]] (and the full art was seen in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''). Figueroa credits [[Simon Furman]] for the creation of Nova Prime as a character and reused the unused Optimus Prime design for Nova as he was not aware a new character needed to be designed before receiving the script for ''Spotlight: Optimus Prime'';<ref>{{citesocial|name=Don Figueroa|site=Twitter|quote=Nova was solely a @SimonFurman3 creation, I just simply repurposed a rejected Optimus design I did much earlier because I wasn’t told a new character needed to be created/designed for this issue prior to me receiving the script|link=https://twitter.com/SketchyFig/status/1639697794750619651|year=2023|month=03|day=23}}</ref> given enough time, Figueroa would have made Nova's vehicle mode more Cybertronian.<ref>{{citesocial|name=Don Figueroa|site=Twitter|link=https://twitter.com/SketchyFig/status/1639753581233606656|quote=If I had advanced notice, I would have given him a more Cybertronian looking vehicle mode, preferably one without Earth looking tires. But I just straight up pulled him out of my portfolio as is (except for the head)|year=2023|month=03|day=23}}</ref> The head design, which had appeared prior as a vision in [[Escalation issue 6|''Escalation'' #6]], is by [[E. J. Su]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/SketchyFig/status/1639754070713057280|site=Twitter|name=Don Figueroa|quote=The head, btw is based on the one designed by @ejsu28 which appeared as a hologram in an earlier issue|year=2023|month=03|day=25}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
====Nova Prime====
*''Japanese:'' '''Nova Prime''' (ノバプライム ''Noba Puraimu'', ノヴァプライム ''Nova Puraimu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Nova Prime''' (노바 프라임 ''Noba Peulaim'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yào Tiān Wēi''' (耀天威, "Shining Heavenly Might"), '''Zhèn Tiān Wēi''' (镇天威, "Suppressing Heavenly Might"), '''Xīng Huáng''' (星皇, "Star Emperor")
*''Russian:'' '''Nova Prime''' (Нова Прайм ''Nova Praym'')

====Nemesis Prime====
*''Japanese:'' '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシスプライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Àn Tiān Chóu ''' (暗天仇,"Darkness Heavenly Nemesis"), '''Àn Tiān Yǔn ''' (暗天陨,"Darkness Heavenly Fallen"), '''Dà Hēi Àn Tiān'''(大黑暗天,"the Great Dark Heaven")

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