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Cybertronian zodiac

2014-08-14T18:29:19Z

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:''The Cybertronian zodiac is a Cybertronian tradition from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Cybertronian Zodiac''' is a series of ten signs, each with a related [[Orbital cycle]] and aspect, as well as a constellation. Their significance is unknown, but many signs are noticeably god-like beings, so there might be a religious aspect to the zodiac.

The signs of the zodiac are:

*[[Yggdrasill]], the sign of '''Growth''', associated with the cycle of [[Boltaneon]]. Its constellation is of a tree.

*[[Void|The Void]], the sign of '''Hunger''', associated with the cycle of [[Primeaneon]]. Its constellation is actually an area lacking in stars, save for one in the center of the sign.

*[[Golden Disk (Animated)|The Golden Disk]], the sign of '''Wisdom''', associated with the cycle of [[Heptaneon]]. Its constellation is that of a disk. Duh.

*[[Xal]], the sign of '''Trickery''', associated with the cycle of [[Ferruneon]]. Its constellation is that of a sword.

*[[The One]], the sign of '''Unity''', associated with the cycle of [[Chōkoneon]]. Its constellation is its own spiral.

*[[Chronarchitect]], the sign of '''Time''', associated with the cycle of [[Navitaneon]]. Its constellation is that of a [[Heinrad|tanuki]]

*[[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], the sign of '''Combination''', associated with the cycle of [[Zetca]]. Its constellation is that of a serpent. Again, duh.

*[[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], the sign of <strike>hippies</strike> '''Peace''', associated with the cycle [[Bahneon]]. Its constellation is that of a star.

*[[Shokaract]], the sign of the '''Hunter''', associated with the cycle [[Inrituneon]]. Its constellation is that of a crab.

*[[Key to Vector Sigma]], the sign of '''Secrets''', associated with the cycle [[Rokuneon]]. Its constellation is that of a key. Once more, ''duh''.

==Fiction==

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===

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Shokaract

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{{disambig2|the Predacon Overlord named "Shokaract"|the apocalyptic battle also known as "Shokaract"|Point Omega}}
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:''Shokaract is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Shockaract render.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|'''MISERABLE, INCONSEQUENTIAL WORMS, I AM SHOKARACT, MASTER OF TIME, SPACE, AND SELF-AGGRANDIZING HYPERBOLE.''']]
Once a low-level Predacon Warrior known as the '''Hunter''', '''Shokaract''' chanced upon the Dark Essence of [[Unicron]] himself. Recognizing Unicron's unrivaled power, Shokaract used the Chaos God's life force to create the [[Matrix of Conquest]], a twisted version of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. With Unicron's dark power at his fingertips, Shokaract now pursues only one goal: to become Overlord of the Universe.

{{bigquote|Foolish, '''doomed''' creatures! The fires of a living '''god''' beat at my dark heart! The end of everything is upon us; the '''long night''' of '''oblivion''' beckons—for you '''ALL'''! ....and you in particular.|Shokaract to the army against him, and then to [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]] specifically|"[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[File:Terminus-Hunter.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|'''DEATH WILL DESCEND ON YOU ALL, EVENTUALLY, HOPEFULLY, JUST NEED TO FIND A THING.''']]

At the dawn of time, [[Primus]] foresaw the eventual rise of Shokaract, and sired the twelve Transformers of the [[Covenant]] to lay in wait on distant [[Protos]] and hone their skills for the day they would eventually face the tyrant.

Shokaract's reign was to some extent made possible by actions taken by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] when he [[Beast Machines|took over and ruled Cybertron]]. By the 32nd century C.E., Shokaract had completely enslaved Cybertron and most of the known galaxy. From his citadel at [[Corumkan]], he directed his [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]], to exterminate uncooperative alien races and break and demoralize the few scattered Cybertronian resistance fighters.

[[File:ShokaractattackstheshowMaximals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|'''THIS STORY IS WRITTEN BY [[Simon Furman|SIMON FURMAN]], PITIFUL SHOW CHARACTERS, AND AT MY DARK HAND YOU WILL INDISCRIMINATELY PERISH'''!]]
One of the few beings who could truly offer a decent challenge to Shokaract's reign was [[Horus]], ruler of the [[Argos Cluster]]. After losing two Heralds, sixteen divisions of Reavers, and five million drones to the sun-channeling warlord, Shokaract sent Antagony and Cataclysm to [[Horus Campaign|deal with]] Horus. He was not disappointed; Cataclysm destroyed the star from which Horus drew his power, allowing Antagony to destroy him for good. Upon the duo's return, Shokaract commended them both for their joint attack-possibly unaware that the Heralds had actually worked independently, each hoping to gain an advantage over the other by bringing down Horus.

The resistance spawned the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]/[[Autobot]] hybrid warrior [[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]] and sent him back to the ancient past to destroy the dark essence. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox}}

[[File:Shokaract.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|'''YOUR STUPID, FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO STOP SHOKARACT ARE FUTILE. I HAVE ALREADY DOOMED MYSELF BY TRAVELING BACK IN TIME TO MUCK WITH MY''' OWN past uh oh]]

But Shokaract himself followed his would-be assassin back in time, handily routing Windrazor and the [[Maximal]]s. As the battle progressed, dozens of Maximals and Predacons from various timelines and realities would materialize on prehistoric Earth and join the fray, only to be more or less instantly and effortlessly disintegrated by Shokaract.

Roused from their seclusion in [[J'nwan]], legendary ancient Transformer heroes and villains would also arrive to fight the dark lord, and they had somewhat better luck. But the battle was finally decided when the Covenant converted themselves into raw energy and entered the Matrix of Conquest. In that alternate plane they were able to sever the link between Earth's ancient past and Unicron's future deposition of the dark essence there—erasing Shokaract's origin and causing his immediate nullification. The surviving Transformers who had fought him managed to teleport back to their dimensions of origin just before that entire reality went *POOF*.

The lowly Predacon grunt who otherwise would have found the Dark Essence and turned into Shokaract was last seen continuing to be a lowly grunt, of no importance whatsoever. He still fell into a cave where the evil energy once resided, but all he found in it was an empty pit and the vaguest whisper of a voice on the wind. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

Later, on Cybertron, Apelinq would retell the story of their battle against Shokaract to Optimus Primal, who had lost all memory of it in the aftermath of the paradox. But then the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] wiped Primal's mind of this incident, so Shokaract's just doomed to be forgotten. {{storylink|Departure}}

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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[File:Shokaract cranky.jpg|left|thumb|'''THOUGH SHOKARACT POSSESSES THE POWER OF FIVE-AND-A-HALF GODS AND CAN MOVE THE STARS THEMSELVES, I CANNOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING BEFORE MY MORNING ANGOLMOIS.''']]
Once a lowly Predacon soldier, Shokaract found capsules of a strange energy source while on a routine scouting mission. Attempting to analyze them, he had little time to react as the energy invaded his body. He laid dormant and non-functioning for many stellar-cycles while inside his body the energy raged and tried to make him its puppet. His will proved superior, and he was able to direct the energy towards reformatting his damaged body. His final mastery of the substance he now knew to be [[Angolmois]] came with the forging of a container for it, an object he called his "[[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]]". Thus empowered, he exhibited many new abilities, including interplanetary teleportation and weather control. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 3}}

Upon returning to Cybertron, he gathered malcontents to his cause, including [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]], the [[Cyborg Beast]]s (well, three of them), and the Unicron cultists known as the [[Blendtron]]s. Shokaract sent these new followers out to gather Angolmois and use it to facilitate his ascension to demigod status. Within the temporal limbo he was consigned to, [[Magmatron]]'s astral self witnessed the end of this terrible chain of events, Shokaract's revitalization of Unicron and drawing of the Chaos-Bringer to devour Cybertron. Having been trapped in a loop of endlessly watching Cybertron die, the Predacon general resolved to find a way to prevent this. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

[[File:Ascending 3 Shokaract crab.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|'''CONFUSED, SIMPLE MORTAL, THAT WAS ACTUALLY SNARL. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? NOTHING, THAT'S WHAT.''']]

As [[Big Convoy]] began to investigate a series of Angolmois-related incidents on Cybertron, it was revealed that these events were beginning already, Shokaract's power growing with each application of the energy source. However, Shokaract was being manipulated by Unicron and the Blentrons to act as a "vessel" of some sort. Unicron stressed that Shokaract was not to know of the part he would play in the dark god's plans. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

Shokaract raised a monolithic structure from the substrata of Cybertron to serve as his tower fortress. Big Convoy followed the trail of the Angolmois incidents to this fortress, and Shokaract decided to show the Maximal leader's task force his newfound power. He was warned by the Blendtrons that his ascension was not yet complete nor stable, but he ignored this and engaged the Maximals. Though Shokaract easily dispatched even Big Convoy, Magmatron threw a monkey wrench in this victory by manipulating the timestream so that [[Lio Convoy]] would return to Cybertron in time to prevent Big Convoy's death. However Shokaract had allies of his own, as his [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]] returned with more Angolmois. The time of his ascension was at hand! {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

His minions distributed Angolmois to the public and provoked widespread violence, creating negative feelings that fed his [[Matrix of Conquest|Anti-Matrix]]. He was able to fight off a Maximal strike team but was defeated by the machinations of [[Magmatron]], who had him chronally displaced so he could see he was merely a pawn of Unicron. Aghast by this, Shokaract tore the Anti-Matrix from his chest, killing himself in the process. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Shokaract was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. His associated aspect was "hunter" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Inrituneon]]. His constellation formed a crab. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:HoistTheFlag-SquirmHunterDevcon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|'''GRGLE HFF HRK MRGHLXZ LAST NAME NOT O'NION''']]
Hunter was an always-snarling, mostly unintelligible, and entirely unremarkable Cybertronian. It is true that he spent his formative years fighting in the gladitorial pits buried within Cybertron, where he let his more bestial nature take over, but there he was still largely forgettable. {{storylink|BotCon 2014|Pirate Hunter's profile card}} In search for his destiny, Hunter became the "pet" of a scoundrel, who took Hunter to different worlds like [[Tetra Gar]]. Hunter's fortune changed when he became the wager for a card game against [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]], who won by both cheating and killing his opponent. Hunter was unfazed by this turn of events and joined Cannonball's [[Star Seeker]]s for the opportunity to "hunt". {{Storylink|Tornado's Personal Journal}} Cannonball recruited him for his muscle and bloodlust, two qualities Hunter was pleased to demonstrate, but Hunter really joined because he had an unshakable feeling he was missing something unknowable that he must be searching for to make himself whole. {{storylink|BotCon 2014|Pirate Hunter's profile card}}

Meanwhile, [[Apelinq]] was having visions of a shadowy entity named "Hunter" and a crisis to come, though eventually that entity shed that name for another... {{Storylink|Tornado's Personal Journal}}

One of Cannonball's daring plans involved stealing a [[space bridge]] and jumping through [[transwarp]] to a Cybertron at peacetime to plunder their [[energon]] resources. But these things were irrelevant to Hunter, and he tended to mostly try to eat his fellow crewmate [[Squirm]]. While the crew was commandeering [[Unicron]]'s discarded and forgotten head, Hunter stumbled across a spy in their midst—the former [[Wrecker]] and current [[Cybertronian Knight|Knight]] [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], who was reporting to his team about Cannonball's plan. Devcon would have been devoured if Hunter hadn't suddenly been distracted by their stolen space bridge portal and drawn to it. On the other side of the portal was a canyon on prehistoric [[Earth]], and a powerful voice offered him the [[Matrix of Conquest]]. "Take it, Hunter. Become power. Become strength. Become Shokaract!" Suddenly, he had a voice and knew his destiny: [[Point Omega|Omega Point]]. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BWtoy-shokaractrobot.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|'''SHOKARACT IS TOO MIGHTY FOR EVEN YOUR SHODDY, INSIGNIFICANT VACUUM-METALIZED PLASTIC TO CONTAIN!''']]
*'''Shokaract''' (Ultra, 2000)
**''Accessories:'' Spring-loaded triple barrel missile launcher, 3 missiles, rifle

:A [[BotCon 2000]] exclusive, Shokaract is an extensive brown, blue and teal [[redeco]] of ''Beast Wars'' [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]. He came in packaging superficially resembling late Japanese ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' toy packaging. He and [[Apelinq]] were limited to 1200 pieces.

: Shokaract transforms into a [[Transmetal]] king crab with a third all-terrain tank mode. In beast mode Shokaract features fully articulated crab legs and pincers that can open and close and be posed in a variety of angles through the use of ratcheting joints. His tri-barrel Gatling missile launcher was stored on the underside of the beast mode, with its barrels flipping to the front during vehicle mode. In this tank mode, the crab legs fit together to form a road wheel network for Shokaract's rubber treads to be fitted over and roll upon. Rolling the tank activates the wheel in the missile launcher, having up to three missiles fire off.
: In robot mode Shokaract is an imposingly large figure, with a decent level of articulation due to his ball joints, but because of the fact he wears most of his beast mode as a sort of backpack, he is quite back-heavy. His (very) small laser rifle and his triple barrel launcher can be held in both of his hands.

: In the years since his release, many fans have grown leery of transforming or even excessively handling Shokaract due to the amount of [[Vacuum metallizing|"chromed"]] paint that totally covers his crab carapace. This material has proven to be extremely brittle, prone to cracking or chipping, which reveals the underlying plastic colors as a very obvious visual blemish. This is irritating enough on standard retail releases, but on a very limited convention exclusive figure it can make people downright neurotic. Particularly worrisome is that Shokaract's tank mode is held in place by chromed pegs fitted into chromed sockets.

:A blurb at on the back of his box claims Shokaract features the following: a [[plasma cannon]], [[spark seeking swarm missile]]s, Electric Current Dispersing [[Galva-conductor]]s and Maximal-crushing [[Galva claws]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Predacon/Shokaract/shokaract.htm More information on Shokaract at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:BotCon2014-Shokaract.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|'''NO HEAD IS TOO TINY FOR SHOKARACT, WORTHLESS NOTHINGS WHO BLEAT ENDLESSLY BEFORE ME.''']]
*'''Pirate Hunter''' (BotCon 2014 souvenir add-on)
**''Accessories'': Quantum Fusion Cannon

:Hunter is a redeco of 2014's [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], and came bagged with fellow Pirate [[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]. Hunter transforms from robot into hovering tank mode. He comes with a cannon, which can either be held with his hands in robot mode, or peg onto his jet mode by folding the handle in and pegging it behind his exposed, peeking head, or peg onto his right forearm.

: This version of the mold was originally used for ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].

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==Notes==
* One of [[3H Productions|3H Enterprises]]' original ideas for Shokaract's color scheme was to make him [[Black repaint|black with a red X]]. Fortunately, far more imaginative colors prevailed.
* [[Simon Furman]] named him. [http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/98174-3h-fiction-versus-modern-club-fiction/?p=2486648]
* A redeco of [[Blackout (Animated)|''Animated'' Blackout]] as Shokaract was originally part of a pitch for an ''Animated'' [[BotCon]] box set before [[Hasbro]] told [[Fun Publications]] that molds that hadn't seen North American release were unavailable.

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Aquarius (SG)

2014-08-14T18:26:58Z

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{{disambig2|the Shattered Glass Quintesson|the ''Beast Wars Neo'' planet|Aquarius (planet)}}
:''Aquarius is a [[Quintesson]] from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].
[[Image:Quintesson aquarius.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Like, taste the rainbow, man. (Face of Joy pictured)]]
Like, '''Aquarius''' isn't the same as his fellow [[Quintesson]]s, man. While the rest of his race harp on great care in dealing with other races, Aquarius moves to the beat of a different drum, you dig? He loves to explore other races and cultures; the years of study and meticulous guidance of a planet's culture and spirituality that normal Quintesson protocol insists upon just isn't his bag. Aquarius wants to share enlightenment with other species through righteous hands-on interaction, and he's gotta do what his heart wants, even if ''the Man'' ain't copacetic with it.

Aquarius is a strange kinda cat, possessing a consciousness that's been split into five distinct and independent, yet highly co-operative personalities: Joy, Compassion, Peace, Love and Satisfaction. He's got some pretty far-out powers to go along with them, too, including teleportation, the projection of trippy telepathic visions and illusions, and the ability to groove on the language of 98% of all known species. To use his powers to the fullest, though, he's gotta be feelin' good vibrations; bad karma can seriously harsh his mellow, y'know?

{{quote|You don't need to be such a downer, man.|Aquarius keeps the positive flowing|"[[Reunification: Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
When [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] was sent on an involuntary trip through a [[Stellar Spanner]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he had odd sensations of joy, happiness, compassion, love, and satisfaction. He also could see rainbow colors, and a message to "[[wikipedia:Keep on Truckin'|Keep on truckin']]", all connected to a summoning program Aquarius had activated. {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}
[[Image:AquariusSpins Reunification3.jpg|left|thumb|200px|DUUUUUUDE......I CAN LIKE, TASTE SOUNDS, MAN........]]
Some time later, elsewhere on Cybertron where the others the program summoned—[[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], and [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]'s body—were hiding from [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]], Aquarius activated a "[[slow time]]" pocket to act without external interference, and approached them to reiterate what they had heard often lately: that they had "big responsibilities". Aquarius explained it was he, rather than Alpha Trion, who had brought them to Cybertron, and informed them of [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'s latest and deadliest project: [[Omega Doom]]. Aquarius also told them that, in order to stop Omega Doom, they would need to talk to [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] to find their last member, Heatwave. Before he could give them any further information, his slow time bubble expired, and Trion's lackey [[Computron (SG)|Computron]] came smashing into the building. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

Aquarius ended up finishing his explanation as they ran for it: He had discovered that the [[Omega Terminus]] was linked through a multiversal network to another computer called [[Vector Sigma]], which had a recall program for a weapon/warrior. Activating the program had brought the gestalt members to this universe's Cybertron.

Eventually they reached the [[Decepticon]] base and were granted sanctuary from Computron's pursuit. After Landquake explained their situation and they were introduced to Heatwave, Aquarius agreed with Megatron's hope that there could be a beneficial alliance between the Quintessons and the Decepticons. Unfortunately, further negotiations and explanations were cut short when [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] shot Megatron on Alpha Trion's orders. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}}

Fortunately, the five [[Nexus Prime]] members were able to undergo reunification and resurrect Megatron into Galvatron, {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} and ultimately succeeded in fulfilling Aquarius's goal of stopping Omega Doom. Aquarius then chose to accompany Nexus in a trip through a Stellar Spanner the Decepticons had confiscated from Alpha Trion's laboratory. He warned that the open channel could send them anywhere, but Nexus trusted in fate to guide them both on the next leg of [[Star Saber (Prima)|Nexus's personal destiny]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Nexus's personal journey ended up taking him and Aquarius from one universe's Cybertron to the next. In one destination they found themselves surrounded by Decepticons as they arrived—Decepticons who didn't approve of an [[Autobot]] traveling around with a Quintesson.

As the two defended against the attack, Aquarius mused to himself about their journey so far, going over in his mind the events that led to Nexus becoming whole again, and their current search for Primus-knows-what. He also lamented the fact that Nexus preferred to hide his powers and identity and fight as if he were a normal Transformer, as the peaceful Aquarius found his kind were frequently not welcome, and he tended to get stepped on as a result.

Eventually Nexus sent the Decepticons packing, and he decided to finally let Aquarius in on what they were searching for. Aquarius listened and offered groovy questions and words of reassurance as Nexus explained about the [[Star Saber (Prima)|artifact he needed to find]], and how he'd been drawing a blank on how exactly to go about finding it.

But then a chance spotting of [[:Image:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|a special symbol]] jogged his memory, and Nexus explained that he now finally knew for sure where to look next. Aquarius was totally copacetic on following Nexus wherever their journey would lead, though he did lament that none of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|bots who wore the special symbol]] were around any longer to share their stories with the duo... {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

===''TransTech''===
While perusing information on Quintessons from the [[Axiom Nexus Cybernet Infocore]], Aquarius took delivery of a shard of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|"Cosmic Blade"]] that Nexus Prime needed, and promised the [[Dorothy|courier]] that he would help her get home. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 48|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

===Shattered Glass again===
To Aquarius's surprise, they instead ended up back in the Shattered Glass universe. Just as he was about get Nexus Prime on the horn for an explanation, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Mammoth]] arrived to hand over the [[Origin Matrix]]. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 54|Transformers I.Q. trivia bonus #12}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Aquarius was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. His associated aspect was "peace" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Bahneon]]. His constellation forms a star. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
<center><gallery perrow="4">
Image:Aquarius compassion.jpg|'''Compassion'''
Image:Aquarius love.jpg|'''Love'''
Image:Aquarius peace.jpg|'''Peace'''
Image:Aquarius satisfaction.jpg|'''Satisfaction'''
</gallery></center>

*Aquarius's faces are based on those of real-life individuals particularly famous for the values the visages represent. The face of "Joy" appears to be the based on the face of [[Buddha]], while the other faces are easier to determine; "Compassion" is [[wikipedia:Martin Luther King, Jr.|Martin Luther King, Jr]], "Love" is [[Fab Four|Beatles]] singer [[wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] ([[Wikipedia:All You Need Is Love|who professed that it was "all you need"]]), "Peace" is [[wikipedia:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Gandhi]], and "Satisfaction" is... sort of the odd one out, as it's [[wikipedia:Grateful Dead|Grateful Dead]] singer [[wikipedia:Jerry Garcia|Jerry Garcia]], and it is named for the band's ''song'', "Satisfaction". Satisfaction's colors, however, are a direct homage to another groovy bearded musician, [[wikia:c:muppet:Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem|The Electric Mayhem]]'s keyboardist [[wikia:c:muppet:Dr. Teeth|Dr. Teeth]] from ''[[wikipedia:The Muppet Show|The Muppet Show]]''.<ref>http://comments.deviantart.com/1/132266662/1156311438</ref>
* Aquarius's name derives from the "[[wikipedia:Age of Aquarius|Age of Aquarius]]", the hippie era of the 1960s, as well as the song named after it. The "Shattered Glass" Quintessons are designed entirely around the hippie culture, from their pursuit of peace, love and enlightenment to their abandonment of the concept of property and ownership to their rainbow-colored energy beams; all of which is, of course, a complete inversion of the traditional greedy, materialistic Quintessons. Even Aquarius's psychedelic holograms could be based on the heavy drug use associated with the time. Dude, that's like, totally far out.

==References==
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Serpentor

2014-08-14T18:26:33Z

RebeloAMalko: /* The AllSpark Almanac */ Added link

{{faction|cobra|decepticon}}

:''Serpentor is alternately the leader of [[Cobra]] or the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as '''Serpent O.R.''' or '''Serpentor Prime'''.''

[[File:Serpent-o-r.jpg|thumb|''Ladies and gentlemen/ These snakes are slitherin'/ with dollar signs in they eyes/ with tongues so reptilian'']]

'''Serpentor''' is a genetic amalgam of history's greatest warriors, bred into one mighty emperor who wears a hilarious snake-themed costume.

Don't laugh.

He'll throw a live snake through your heart.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''====
{{note|This story did not take place in Marvel Comics UK continuity, despite being reprinted in the UK book.}}
[[File:Serpentor.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|''This industry's venomous/ with cold-blooded sentiment/ No need for nervousness/ It's just a little turbulence.'']]

Serpentor was a man created by Cobra from the combined DNA of past military geniuses, clothed in a snake-themed costume. He looked for weaknesses in Cobra's leader at the time, [[Cobra Commander]], in order to usurp him. Cobra Commander began to seriously worry about his position when the [[Dreadnok]]s failed to take [[Power Station Alpha]]. Indeed, he was not seen thereafter. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Serpentor's plan to take Power Station Alpha met with greater success. As Serpentor complimented the [[Baroness]] on her high-society tastes, [[Doctor Mindbender]] had managed to wrest control of Power Station Alpha from the [[Decepticon]]s using an electronic helmet. With [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] trailing Power Station Alpha to [[Cobra Island]], Serpentor ordered his troops to fire on a nearby cruise ship to keep them occupied. Unfortunately for Serpentor, the cruise ship belonged to industrialist [[G.B. Blackrock]], friend of the [[Autobot]]s.

Serpentor's actions also caught the attention of the Decepticons, and Cobra was soon greeted by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], and an alliance was forged. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} Both sides had ulterior motives; Serpentor in particular planned to eventually wrest control of these intelligent machines and use them to Cobra's ends. (Meanwhile, Decepticon leader [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] mused at Serpentor's stupid-looking costume.) Serpentor agreed to send Cobra forces to battle the Decepticons' enemies, the Autobots, at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

It was quickly discovered that the Decepticons had doublecrossed them all with intentions to use Power Station Alpha to destroy Earth, and Serpentor was forced to team his Cobra troops with both G.I. Joe and the Autobots. However, the Autobots were concerned that Power Station Alpha may have been an intelligent being, an idea that Serpentor laughed at. It was just a machine, and it must be destroyed! Cobra took to the air in their various battlecraft, including Serpentor. When Power Station Alpha's destruction was assured, he ordered Cobra to fall back. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
{{quote|My womb displayed my name to be Serpent O. R. I am the son of Megatron, I am here to continue his work. I am the future bearer of the Matrix and, future ruler of Cybertron.|Serpent O. R. introduces himself.|[[The Art of War issue 2]]}}

The '''Serpent Organic Robot''', or '''Serpent O.R.''' for short, was created in secret by a rogue group in the U.S. military using captured [[Decepticon]] technology, including the remains of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. With the strategic knowledge of humanity's greatest warriors, bulletproof hide and the ability to use metallic "tentacles" either to fight or take control of machinery, he was to be the United States' ultimate weapon. After word of Serpent O.R.'s existence was leaked to [[Cobra]], [[Cobra Commander]] infiltrated [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] and activated the android to use it for himself. However, Serpent O.R. accessed memories of when Megatron was kept as a slave by Cobra Commander, and tried to kill the commander and his cronies. He had a control mechanism placed on his neck by [[Zartan]], but it failed to affect the hunger for power given to Serpent O.R. by Megatron's programming. After knocking out the Cobras, Serpent O.R. entitled himself the "son of Megatron", donned his armor, and used [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s deactivated head to learn about the history of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}

Serpent O.R. subsequently aimed to conquer Cybertron, and attacked a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Autobot]]s in his way. While he managed to take control of the [[G.I. Joe battle mech|humans' mechs]], his powers had no effect on [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] due to the Autobot's [[spark]]. He settled for using the mechs to distract the Autobots while he made his way to Area 52's [[warp gate]], easily brushing aside opposition from [[Scarlett]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] and [[Firewall]]. After warping to Cybertron's [[Gladiator Zone]], rendering the warp gate unusable in the process, Serpent O.R. found [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] fighting over territories. Using his tentacles to calm the giants, he told them about his relation to Megatron and recruited them into his new Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} After his army had grown to include the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], Serpent O.R. was chased down by the Autobots and Joes from Area 52, but calmly explained to them that his troops outnumbered, outgunned and surrounded them. He then crushed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] with his tentacles, and was confused that he felt like something left the Autobot as he died.

After imprisoning the Joes and Autobots in the Decepticon headquarters, Serpent O.R. continued to recruit warriors for his cause and organized an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} During the assault, he contacted [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] via a hologram of [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]'s, and explained his viewpoints that Autobots were meant to be the Decepticons' slaves during their conquest of the galaxy. Prime naturally didn't agree, but he still gave himself up to Serpent O.R. in exchange for the release of the captured Autobots and humans. While waiting for the Autobot leader to be brought in, Serpent O.R. visited [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] in his cell, seeking answers to why he didn't feel anything about Bumblebee's death when all the Autobot's friends had been devastated. After enduring a series of ineffectual punches from [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], the android was told that he had no emotions since he had nothing to fight for — he was merely a "glorified gun" built only for conquest. Serpent O.R. was enraged by Hawk's claims, but calmed down almost immediately and left to converse with Optimus Prime instead.

[[File:SerpentorPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You've got the touch! This I command! Yeah!]]
In his control room, Serpent O.R. told Prime that he knew all about the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and that he felt he was a great enough leader to deserve its power. When the Autobot countered that nobody who snuffs out sparks like they mean nothing deserves the Matrix, Serpent O.R. admitted that he didn't understand sparks or souls, but that he ''would'' understand when the Matrix gave him a spark of his own. However, Optimus Prime was still unwilling to hand the artifact over, instead breaking out of his chains and attacking Serpent O.R. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} While he was saved from Prime's assault by his loyal Decepticons, the damage done to Serpent O.R. somehow activated the device placed on him by Zartan much earlier. While he felt something was wrong, Serpent O.R. ignored it and stole the Matrix from the defeated Optimus Prime. The power of the Matrix changed him, enlarging and transforming his body into '''Serpentor Prime''', but also provided him with a soul and exposed his mind to the wonder of life and the error of his ways. Almost immediately, he put [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s gun to his head, seeking to end the fighting and let someone more worthy have the Matrix by taking his own life. Unfortunately, that's when Cobra Commander made his move, using the device planted on Serpentor Prime to take control of his body from a control chair on Earth. What happened to Serpent O.R.'s consciousness when the commander took over is unknown, but his body was destroyed a while later when Hawk absorbed the power of the Matrix out of it. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

The United States government refused to acknowledge that they had authorized the creation of Serpent O.R., leading to Hawk leaving G.I. Joe. The Autobots also felt that they could no longer trust humans after they used Megatron's technology like that, and stopped working alongside them. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 1}}

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===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Serpent O.R. was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. His associated aspect was "combination" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Zetca]]. His constellation forms a serpent. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
*Though not a Transformer, Serpentor's original toy was notorious for [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. To this end, there were reports of brand new figures taken out of the package and disintegrating almost immediately. Yo Joe?

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/86/serpentor.shtml Serpentor at YoJoe.com]

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Chronarchitect

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[[Image:Chronarchitect.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Half Magic Eye, half [[Transformers X Evangelion|Evangelion]].]]

The '''Chronarchitect''' is one of the old gods, kin of [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]]. Also known as the '''Time Walker''', he exists in abstract form outside of linear time, because his taking of a physical form disrupts our perception of time. He intervenes to support the [[Grand Plan]].

{{bigquote|RETURN TO THE BEGINNING. PREPARE. PREPARE--|The Chronarchitect's parting plea to Leonicus|"[[Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox]]" and "[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Reaching the Omega Point===
Noting subtle disturbances in the world around him coupled with a strong sense of ''deja vu'', [[Covenant|Leonicus]] meditated, recognizing the abstract existence of the Chronarchitect within the pattern of sensations. The contradictions and anomalies were the result of "temporal fallout" caused by the deity attempting to adjust to and manifest within ordinary linear time. However, attempting to perceive the Chronarchitect proved too much for Leonicus, who was staggered by countless visions of events throughout time and space; his fellow Covenant members were shaken even worse by the experience which Leonicus alone had seen coming. By shutting off his optics to avoid further visions, Leonicus traced his way to the Covenant's Observatory, where the Chronarchitect had manifested.

Emanating from tear in time and space, the Chronarchitect appeared to Leonicus as an immense figure in which countless stars and galaxies could be glimpsed, screaming in agony with a force that ionized the air around it, time around it lurching in pained gasps as it delivered disjointed warnings to the Covenant leader. Disappearing from perception in what Leonicus saw as reversed order, the Chronarchitect cryptically pleaded with him ''after'' vanishing into the time-stream.

While musing on the meaning of this appearance and parting words, the Covenant recalled that the Chronarchitect had last appeared in the Earth year 2005 to warn them of the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|the bearer]] of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], and the impending threat of Unicron should a [[Hot Rod (G1)|new Prime]] not appear. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Covenant}}

Leonicus recalled the Chronarchitect's attempt to prepare the Covenant for battle against [[Shokaract]] as his comrades struggled against the Predacon. It was not until [[Sandstorm (BW)|Scorpius]] joined the battle that Leonicus realized the meaning of the Chronarchitect's warnings, and revert into beings of energy to destroy the essence of [[Unicron]] inside the [[Matrix of Conquest]]. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
The Chronarchitect was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. His associated aspect is [[time]] and assigned [[orbital cycle]] is [[Navitaneon]]. His constellation formed a [[Heinrad|tanuki]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
* The earlier manifestation of the Chronarchitect to the Covenant seems to reference the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Since the threat the Chronarchitect was warning them against never came to pass, the Covenant simply sat back and observed the events.

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The One

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[[Image:SentientCore.jpg|right|thumb|400px|So it's ''your'' fault! You know, for Carrot Top.]]

'''The One''', also known as the '''Source'''<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]]</ref> and the '''sentient core of the universe''',<ref>"[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]"</ref> is an extradimensional entity from before time, in whom Order and Chaos exist in perfect harmony. It created [[Unicron]] (boo!), then cut him in half to make [[Primus]] (yay!). The [[Vok]] claim to be guardians of The One and followers of its will. They also seem to think that either it created the multiverse, or it ''is'' the multiverse. Details are fuzzy.

==Fiction==
===Marvel comics===
After the Big Bang, the sentient core of the universe noticed that Unicron was eating everything, and so it birthed Primus to destroy him. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} It promised that Primus could return to his reserved place within the [[Omniversal Matrix]] once he was victorious. {{storylink|The Primal Scream|Primal Scream}}

{{note|This "sentient core" wasn't called The One, and it didn't seem to create Primus ''from'' Unicron, but, well, [[multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]] and all that.}}

===3H comics===
The Vok were the first known source of information about The One, whom they tended to describe in relation to themselves, or vice-versa. {{note|Capitalization of Vok quotes is at editor's discretion; their lines were printed in all caps.}}

{{quote|We are the Vok. Guardians of The One. Defenders of the ultimate — of that which must be. [...] For The One is power ultimate, and there are those who would divert its creation to their own ends. These enemies must be detected and destroyed — wherever and whenever they appear.}}

The enemy in question at the time seemed to be the resurrected [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who in fact had captured the power of two Vok and was preparing to wreak havoc upon prehistoric, post-[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] [[Earth]]. The Vok sought to protect "the sleepers," by whom they meant the stasis-locked [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']]. They believed this to be "the will of The One". {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}

Later, they explained themselves again to their creation, [[Primal Prime]]:

{{quote|We are the Vok, the guardians of The One. We are of the source, the core, forever committed to safeguard the plan. [...] We saw the entirety of the creator's vision. The One... and The All. A unity of worlds, timelines, and dimensions. A multiversal confluence, harmonized and organized. In perfect synchronicity.}}

That time, they seemed to be referring to The One as not the creator, but the creation. Notably, they never referred to Primus by name (nor Unicron, for that matter), though they did fear "the enemy of all creation," to whom Tarantulas was attempting to deliver the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}} As Tarantulas would later be seen inside Unicron during the [[Universe war]], Unicron is likely that enemy. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} This raises the question of how Primus fit into their cosmology, and in fact whether ''he'' was what they meant by the creator-One. Answers remain unclear.

===DK ''Ultimate Guide''===
[[Image:Theone.png|right|300px|thumb|Yes, you read that right.]]
The One existed before time itself, witness to the birth of the universe. The One was curious about this new realm and created a new being, Unicron, to explore it. For some reason, The One then split its creation in two, one half still being Unicron while the other became Primus. In keeping with their creator's nature as a perfect balance of Order and Chaos, the twin "exploratory heralds" became the embodiments of those two principles, but separated. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

===Wings of Honor===
When [[Landshark]]'s boring mission aboard the ''[[Eight Track (G1)|Eight Track]]'' was cut short due to complications at home, he quietly thanked the One. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

During an [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] mission briefing, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] noted that all Transformers believed that the One—or the Ones—created them equal. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

[[Side Burn (G1)|Side Burn]] swore by the One when he suddenly regained his memory. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
The Core was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect was "unity" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Chōkoneon]]. Its constellation forms a familiar spiral. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
* The One's method of creating Primus from the substance of Unicron mirrors Primus's creation of the Transformers, whose [[spark]]s are fragments of his own being, as stated in "[[Abduction]]". This process was explored in slightly more detail in [[Simon Furman]]'s apocryphal text story "[[Alignment]]".
* He seems to be kinda similar to [[God|this guy]]. No [[canon|known]] relation between the two, though.
* The One's method of splitting off portions of its lifeforce all have a strong correspondence with Emanationism, specifically the Gnostic flavor, wherein an all-powerful God known as "The One" responds to the unresolvable conflicts in the world by "emanating" polarized aspects of itself to fight them out until they achieve resolution and then return to enlighten The One with their findings.

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Xal

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[[Image:Xal constellation.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
'''Xal''' is a mythical figure in Cybertronian lore.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[Image:Xal-G2.jpg|left|thumb|Cast in the name of God, ye guilty.]]
On a [[Karn|distant planet]], the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] commander [[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]] led a systematic slaughter of the planet's primitive man-animals as part of commander [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s plot to draw out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s rebel [[Autobot]] forces.

In the midst of their genocide, Mindset and his forces were set upon by the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. Mindset first swore by "the creator" as he watched the inky mass move to consume his troops; when he was the only one left, Mindset called upon great Xal to protect him.

Mindset was then devoured by the Swarm. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] thanked Xal that [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] was able to repair him after [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] stabbed him.

Xal was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. His associated aspect was "trickery" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Ferruneon]]. His constellation forms a sword. Both [[Kup (Animated)|Kup]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] swore by his name. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[Straxus (SG)|Straxus]] wrote a play called ''[[Xal Unbound]]''. {{Storylink|Straxus (SG)#Timelines|The Bard of Darkmount bio}}

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Golden Disk (Animated)

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{{disambig3|Golden Disk}}

:''The Golden Disk is an object and a figure from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Golden Disk constellation.jpg|thumb|200px|]]

The '''Golden Disk''' is one of ten figures that make up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect is "wisdom" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] is [[Heptaneon]]. Its constellation forms a disk.

It, or something based on it, is the prize of the [[Tour de Orgenon]].

==Fiction==
===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
[[Lickety-Split]] wished to win the Golden Disk from the Tour de Orgenon. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

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Void (disambiguation)

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{{disambig}}
The term '''Void''' can refer to several different things in Transformers:

{{disamb|y=1989|"[[The Void! (UK)|The Void!]]", the Marvel UK story.}}

{{disamb|y=1990|"[[The Void! (US)|The Void!]]", the Marvel US issue.}}

{{disamb|y=1990|The [[Void]], the (nigh) '''Absolute Nothingness''' that remains after [[Unicron]] consumes an entire Universe {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} and one of ten figures that make up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect is "hunger" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Primaneon]]. Its constellation forms a blank expanse between a solitary star and a pair of stars. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} }}

{{disamb|y=2004|The "void", an alternate name for the [[rift]] from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' caused by one of many dubbing errors in the episode "[[Imprisoned Inferno]]".}}

Not to be confused with the [[D-Void]], the extradimensional being from the [[Dead Universe]].

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Yggdrasill

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[[Image:BWN Yggdrasil.gif|right|180px|thumb|]]
'''Yggdrasill''' (ユグドラシル ''Yugudorashiru''), or '''Yggdrasil''', is the legendary tree of the equally legendary planet [[Greengard]]. It is said to be responsible for the eternal greenness of the planet, maintaining the plant life so it never dies.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
Unfortunately, when the Maximals came looking for [[Angolmois]], Yggdrasill was nowhere to be seen, and the planet was an icy wasteland. The Angolmois was interfering with Yggdrasill's function, so once the Maximals discovered it, the planet returned to its legendary greatness, with Yggdrasill being revealed as the highest ice peak and where the Angolmois was found. {{storylink|Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Yggdrasil was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect was "growth" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Boltaneon]]. Its constellation forms a tree. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
*Yggdrasill takes its name from [[wikipedia:Yggdrasil|Yggdrasill]], the "World Tree" from [[wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]]. [[Thor]] would be proud.
*The kanji used for "Yggdrasill" in Japanese text is 世界樹, meaning "World Tree".

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Cybertronian zodiac

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:''The Cybertronian zodiac is a Cybertronian tradition from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Cybertronian Zodiac''' is a series of ten signs, each with a related [[Orbital cycle]] and aspect, as well as a constellation. Their significance is unknown, but many signs are noticeably [[Category:Gods|god-like beings]], so there might be a religious aspect to the zodiac.

The signs of the zodiac are:

*[[Yggdrasill]], the sign of '''Growth''', associated with the cycle of [[Boltaneon]]. Its constellation is of a tree.

*[[Void|The Void]], the sign of '''Hunger''', associated with the cycle of [[Primeaneon]]. Its constellation is actually an area lacking in stars, save for one in the center of the sign.

*[[Golden Disk (Animated)|The Golden Disk]], the sign of '''Wisdom''', associated with the cycle of [[Heptaneon]]. Its constellation is that of a disk. Duh.

*[[Xal]], the sign of '''Trickery''', associated with the cycle of [[Ferruneon]]. Its constellation is that of a sword.

*[[The One]], the sign of '''Unity''', associated with the cycle of [[Chōkoneon]]. Its constellation is its own spiral.

*[[Chronarchitect]], the sign of '''Time''', associated with the cycle of [[Navitaneon]]. Its constellation is that of a [[Heinrad|tanuki]]

*[[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], the sign of '''Combination''', associated with the cycle of [[Zetca]]. Its constellation is that of a serpent. Again, duh.

*[[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], the sign of <strike>hippies</strike> '''Peace''', associated with the cycle [[Bahneon]]. Its constellation is that of a star.

*[[Shokaract]], the sign of the '''Hunter''', associated with the cycle [[Inrituneon]]. Its constellation is that of a crab.

*[[Key to Vector Sigma]], the sign of '''Secrets''', associated with the cycle [[Rokuneon]]. Its constellation is that of a key. Once more, ''duh''.

==Fiction==

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Key to Vector Sigma

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{{disambig2|the Key itself|the episode that introduced it|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Image:key to vector sigma bm.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not a Sky TV remote so don't think about changing the channel.]]
The '''Key to Vector Sigma''' was an ancient device that was connected to [[Vector Sigma]] and allowed a [[Transformer]] to activate the ancient intelligence. It appeared as a small remote with an overdeveloped power circuit and had the ability to control the robotic [[Centurion droid|Centurion droids]] that remained in the lower levels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and defended Vector Sigma.

Apparently, [[Beta Maxx]]'s vehicle mode can replace it.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Image:KeyVectorSigma2 key metal.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Oh damn... we'll let the cleaners sort that out.]]

By the 20th century, the Key was present in the hands of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron until [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his home]] was attacked by the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] who gave the key to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his quest to imbue five cars with intelligence. Megatron would face some resistance from the guardians below but learned that the Key could reprogram them. He would activate Vector Sigma and give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

When he returned to [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] informed him that the Key possessed a different power on Earth which was capable of destroying it. Megatron accidentally learned, while studying the Key, that it was capable of transforming matter into metal. He began the process of transforming Earth into another Cybertron but was defeated by the [[Autobot]]s. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] would later destroy the Key after he forced Megatron to drop it which reversed its effect on Earth. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
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===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
[[Image:Nightscream Technomatter.jpg|100px|thumb|Suddenly everyone realized how those trees on Earth had suffered.]]
Using the [[Diagnostic Drone]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was able to obtain the code that formed the basis for the Key and materialize copies of it. He shot [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] with it, which caused the [[Maximal]] to turn to [[technomatter]] and go insane. The condition was contagious, as anyone Nightscream touched ''also'' became technomatter. Pleased with the results, Tankor faked his own death, knowing that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] would find the decoy corpse and plunder the Key program from it. {{storylink|The Key}} Tankor hoped that Megatron would use it to destroy all organic and techno-organic life on Cybertron—including Megatron himself, who still possessed his dragon beast mode. Megatron had the key duplicated and added to his Vehicon drones, who used them to zap a huge vine grown from the Maximals' orchard. The Maximals were able to sever the vine before the effects of the technomatter reached the rest of their plants. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Eventually, after Tankor gave [[Optimus Primal]] the key to activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in an attempt to force Megatron's hand, both Megatron and Primal activated their doomsday weapons, apparently disintegrating all three of them, but (thanks to a last-second change of mind from Primal) leaving Cybertron intact. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal would be resurrected by the Oracle shortly afterward, while Megatron would survive in a purely organic form. Rhinox, however, was lost to the Allspark. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}

Megatron later attempted to use the key to turn Cybertron into a [[technomatter]] planet but was stopped by Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
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===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
The Key was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect was "secrets" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Rokuneon]]. Its constellation forms a key. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:OneShallRise3-KeytoVectorSigma.jpg|thumb|]]
The Key was within the possession of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] when he led [[Team Prime]] on Earth. When [[Unicron]] was awakening within the planet's core, he decided to team up with [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to defeat this threat. Before departing through a [[GroundBridge]] to Earth's core, he gave [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack Darby]] the Key, calling it "the key to the GroundBridge power supply" and stating that Jack had shown enough maturity to be entrusted with the device (the Key transformed into a smaller version of itself as it passed from one to the other). {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] later noticed the Key and asked Jack where he got it from; upon being told Optimus had given him the item Ratchet explained that there was no "key to the GroundBridge" and that the artifact was the Key to Vector Sigma, describing it as "one of Cybertron's most important relics." When Jack asked why Prime would entrust him with it, Ratchet answered that it was because Optimus did not expect to survive his confrontation with Unicron. {{Storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Once Jack and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reached Cybertron, they began using the key to try to track down Vector Sigma, and it began leading them towards [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

Within the Decepticon capital, the key triggered the rising of an ancient portal, which Jack entered while Arcee was otherwise occupied with an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. He followed the key's signal down to the chamber containing Vector Sigma itself and used it to activate the ancient computer. Despite an attack by [[scraplet]]s, the Key received the contents of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and Jack took it back with him to Earth, where he transferred his contents back into Optimus Prime's Matrix, restoring the Autobot leader's memory. The Key was then returned to Prime's possession. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

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==Merchandise==
===Diamond Select Toys===
* The human-scaled [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] includes a human-scaled Key to Vector Sigma.

===Timelines===
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotcon07b.jpg|right|180px|thumb|So the volley ball and dodge ball are the same thing.]]
* A removable key was packaged with a hollow plastic Vector Sigma, a special souvenir item offered [[Exclusive|exclusively]] at [[BotCon 2007]].
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sigma no Kagi''' (ベクターシグマの鍵 ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kagi'', "Key to Vector Sigma"), '''Vector Sigma no Key''' (ベクターシグマのキー ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kī'')

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Silicon Valhalla

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RebeloAMalko: Page made to fill a dead link. Links to Wikipedia for further information on the inspiration and basis of Silicon Valhalla.

:''Silicon Valhalla is some form of afterlife from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Silicon Valhalla''' is some form of afterlife that [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] appears to believe in. Whether this is a belief shared by any [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], or [[Maximal|Maximals]], for that matter, is unknown. Apparently, it has seats, and those who flee from danger are apparently unworthy of one of them. What, if any, connections it has to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valhalla Valhalla] of [[Earth|Earth's]] 13th Century Nordic mythology is unknown.

==Fiction==

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===

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Shellformer

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RebeloAMalko: Edited for consistency

{{disambig2|toys that have lots of kibble|toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold|Shelfwarmer}}
[[Image:BWN-toy Break.jpg|right|400px|thumb|The robot is the prize inside. No refunds.]]
'''Shellformer''' is a fandom term for a [[Toy|Transformer]] that transforms by "unpeeling" [[kibble|pieces of one form]] to reveal the other form inside. Literally, the majority of the [[alternate mode]] is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts, with the robot mode having very little genuine integration of the alternate-mode parts.

Shellforming is often the result of a design failing to include appropriate parts integration to support an aesthetically pleasing alt-mode, and is often the result of attempts to produce a "realistic" beast mode. Sometimes, however, it may be an intended part of the design. For example, ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)| Age of Extinction]]'' [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Deluxe Class Crosshairs]] uses the panels that form the majority of his vehicle mode to create the appearance of a [[Transformer clothing#Trenchcoats|trenchcoat]].

In some of the most extreme cases, such as the ones pictured on this page, one can remove almost the entirety of the alternate mode parts and still have a complete, fully-functional robot figure left over.

This term is most often used derisively. Also see [[kibble]].

Shellformers should not be confused with the [[Pretender]]s.
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==Notable shellformers==
[[Image:Bigconvoy shell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The weather is too hot, so I take off my woolly fur coat.]]
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* ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Scourge (G1)#Generation 1|Scourge]]
* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Big Convoy (BWN)|Big Convoy]]
* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Break]]
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Side Burn (RID)#Robots In Disguise|Side Burn]]
* ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]
* ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Voyager Class Megatron]]
* ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Trans-Scanning|Trans-Scanning Bumblebee]]
* ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Trans-Scanning|Trans-Scanning Optimus Prime]]
* ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] [[Sideswipe (Movie)#Human Alliance|Sideswipe]]
* ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Voyager Class Sentinel Prime]]
* ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Cyberverse]] [[Topspin (DOTM)#Cyberverse|Legion Class Topspin]]
* ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#First_Edition|First Edition Optimus Prime]]
* ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]
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Nikola Tesla

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RebeloAMalko: Added the proper Serbian spelling of his name

[[Image:NicolaTesla.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ladies! Ladies! I am not interested in your romantic advances but in '''science!''' Control yourselves!]]

A celibate scientist, '''Nikola Tesla''' ( Serbian: ''Никола Тесла'' ) works as one of [[Thomas Edison]]'s hired inventors. But no matter what Tesla accomplishes, Edison takes all the credit! Well, Tesla will just have to take his talents elsewhere.

He is presumably from [[Serbia]].

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film===
Among the [[Sector Seven]] documents stolen by [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] were reports on the [[CIA]] recovering his diary, containing notes on his ionispheric experiments. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
In [[1888]], [[Tobias Muldoon]] came to Edison to ask about a way to generate one million watts of electricity in an instant, but was kicked out for requesting something so impossible. Having overheard them, Tesla was intrigued and privately offered Muldoon his assistance. They traveled to [[Canada]] on a train which Tesla was surprised to learn needed neither crew nor water to run. He was even more surprised when it turned out to be three intelligent transforming robots from space. Said [[Autobot]]s took Tesla and Muldoon to the [[Mare Rurek Glacier]], where they revealed that they needed the electricity to reactivate their dormant leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

Tesla's plan was to build a [[Tesla tower|tower]] to draw electricity from the ionosphere, though the poor conditions forced him to improvise with a balloon instead. The ground wire needed to be electrified for it to work, so the Autobots gave up their personal energy supplies one by one, leaving Tesla and Muldoon alone and freezing to death. Thankfully Tesla's invention worked and Optimus Prime was awakened in time to save them and travel to [[Port Cenotaph]], where he defeated an [[Elder God]]. After bearing witness the battle and saying goodbye to the Autobots, Tesla felt the adventure had inspired him to invent even greater things. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
[[Doc Greene]] swore by Tesla's test tubes when he recognized a ghost. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

==External links==
*[http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=61 More information about Nikola Tesla can be found on the Internet.]
*[[Wikipedia:Nikola Tesla|Nikola Tesla]] at Wikipedia

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Wildrider (G1)

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RebeloAMalko: Syntax error

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{{disambig3|Wildrider}}
:''Wildrider is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTEWildrider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When slow people race Wildrider, THE TERRORISTS WIN.]]
What [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] does for air travel '''Wildrider''' does for the roadways. The difference is that the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] honestly means no harm and this insanely wild-riding [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] most definitely does. Some of his Decepticon comrades suspect him of playing insane to enhance his street cred, but those who have come to know him the best realize that it's no act. Wildrider really is as crazy as they come and a very real danger to anything on the road with him. Even his fellow Stunticons are wary of driving anywhere near him.

Wildrider combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

He is also sometimes known as '''Offroad'''.

{{bigquote|I'm Wildrider, and I wanna bust something up!|Wildrider, crazy as they come|"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Terry McGovern]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Héctor Vieyra]] (Spanish), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Starscreams Brigade"), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Masquerade")}}

[[File:TransEuropeExpress riding Wildrider.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Not Mr. Toad.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt in the new Stunticons. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. While the other Stunticons pledged their loyalty to Megatron, Wildrider merely stated his desire for destruction. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons, who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form Superion defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

When the Autobots got involved in the fake [[Europa 2000]] charity race he had set up, Megatron needed them removed from the playing field to stop any interference with his plans to dig up the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]] and steal an experimental car engine from [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]], the top US driver. He had the Stunticons intercept and eliminate the Autobots, and Wildrider helped disable [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] with his fellow Decepticons. [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] refused to just lay down, though, dodging the Stunticons' ramming attacks and jumping atop Wildrider's hood. The crazy Stunticon eventually shook Bluestreak off by just crashing hood-first into a mountain at over 150 mph. Afterwards, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor’s face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:CosmicRust Wildrider speedboat.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Hate Boat/Soon will be making another round...]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Wildrider drove a speedboat while Drag Strip water skied behind him. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, trying to stop the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:Masquerade BreakdownWildriderdefeated.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|How mortifrying!!]]
In his next scheme, Megatron charged the Stunticons with bringing him the last key items for his new molecular disrupter cannon. Wildrider and his partner [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] broke into an optics laboratory and robbed a scientist of his experimental lenses for Megatron's weapon. Upon their escape, though, the Stunticons ran into [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] blocking the road. Wildrider took the challenge and managed to just miss hitting the Autobots with his crazy driving, and dodge the missiles fired at him by Inferno. He tested his luck on a second drive-by, though, and was blasted into submission by Hoist. The Stunticons were all captured and imprisoned inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], while several Autobots employed camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons, in a Trojan Horse ploy to find out what Megatron wanted with the components. The Autobot warrior [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] took Wildrider's place. After the Autobots took off, however, Breakdown managed to free his fellow Stunticons, and they all joined up to form Menasor, easily smashing through the remaining Autobots guarding them. As Menasor, they returned to Megatron and attempted to convince him they were the true Stunticons. Though ultimately successful, the Autobots had made alterations to the stolen components which caused Megatron's weapon to blow up in his face, and the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:BurdenHardesttoBear Stunticons Matrix.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And now I am Wildimus Prime!!]]
After their exile to [[Chaar]] in 2006, the Stunticons had been reduced to fighting over scraps of energon with the other Decepticons. When [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned with the [[Sweep]]s, Wildrider expressed the threat that they had better have brought some energon with them. When questioned by Dead End what he would do if they hadn't, Wildrider was at a loss. Nevertheless, he donated his share of energon to revive [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When the Quintessons arrived offering them energon in exchange for defeating the Autobots, Wildrider was among those Decepticons who were incredulous of the terms due to their weakened state, but signed on regardless. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

Later, Wildrider and Dead End got into a street race with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] in [[Japan]], ultimately forcing him off the road. After the crash, the two Stunticons found the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had been blown clear by the impact, and Wildrider brought it back to his leader, Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in this continuity as detailed above, except the events of 2006 are pushed back to 2010. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the resultant gaps in the timeline.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
Wildrider and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Wildrider, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see Wildrider and the rest of his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====Scramble City=====
Wildrider and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeeded where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Wildrider and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Wildrider and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
Wildrider fought the Autobots on Earth under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s command. They tried to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s troops from reaching the Space Bridge, but failed. He and the Stunticons soon arrived on Cybertron to participate in Galvatron's siege. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Wildrider and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the Battleship Maximus. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Wildrider and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Wildrider and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Wildrider's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Wildrider and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Wildrider and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Wildrider and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander Sixshot began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

=====''Zone'' anime, manga and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Wildrider was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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''When [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began having strange visions of combiner robots following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashing the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in his head, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] rigged up a device to monitor his dreams. Together, Optimus and Buster watched these new "[[Special Teams]]" fighting over the abandoned [[Pullen Power Plant]]'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''unaware that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were also listening in. Their futuristic combining technology impressed Shockwave so much that he immediately ordered his troops to begin plans for the Stunticons' construction.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Wildrider was given life by the Creation Matrix at the same time as the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Through [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]] in Optimus Prime's mind, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was able to tap into and divert some of the Matrix energy to bring an equal number of his own troops to life. The Stunticons' first mission was to tail the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and besmirch the Autobot's good reputation by causing carnage on a freeway. They were engaged by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] forces and Wildrider received a nasty shock from [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] before [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] managed to knock her out of the air. When the Aerialbots arrived, the Stunticons pretended to defend their "comrade" Skids, convincing Circuit Breaker and the human forces that there were no good robots. As both teams combined into their gestalt forms and did battle, Circuit Breaker used up all her power disabling [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], leaving [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] victorious. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
''Wildrider was stationed at the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]] when Motormaster ill-advisedly suggested that the Stunticons could take out Optimus Prime, earning Megatron's ire. Wildrider and the others looked on as Megatron nearly crushed the Stunticon leader with a boulder.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} Later, Wildrider served aboard the Decepticons' [[Club Con|island starship]] under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and took part in a massed ambush of the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where he was seen tangling with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}} When the Decepticons converted their base into a human holiday resort, Wildrider was posted on the beach to warn bathers not to swim out too far. After [[Jessie]] ignored his advice and provoked the wrath of the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], causing a battle on the beach, Wildrider stood by as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] apologised to the traumatised holidaymakers. {{storylink|Club Con!}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|200px]]
In [[2003]], the Stunticons were recruited by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to steal some classified documents from the Autobots, about their upcoming plans for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Wildrider and his cronies ran the courier, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], off the side of the road and beat him till he gave up the information. Then they beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] because, well, it was fun. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:SpacePiratesSoundwaveLeader.JPG|thumb|left|250px]]
By [[2008]] the Stunticons were stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the command of Shockwave. They combined into Menasor in an attempt to protect him from an assassination attempt by [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] but were unsuccessful so leadership of the Decepticons passed to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Later, Wildrider was among the Decepticon soldiers aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was leading them in an assault on [[Autobase]]. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====Earthforce====
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[[File:Secrets Wildrider at console.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Wildrider worked on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s team when he and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] were vying for control of the Decepticons. He was seen at the [[Enclave]] before the fracas broke out. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

A poisoned [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staggered into Wildrider's quarters, and gave him a tape of battle plans to transmit to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Wildrider assumed that Soundwave had been betrayed by traitors in Megatron's faction of Decepticons, and attempted to send the plans in secret. When Megatron saw him doing so, however, he assumed that the Stunticon was trying to send them to his rival Shockwave, making him the traitor who had betrayed him to Shockwave earlier. With one blast from his [[fusion cannon]], Megatron promptly killed him. Which was exactly what Soundwave (who had not been poisoned and was, in fact, the traitor) had planned. Harsh. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. They formed into Menasor and ran amuck for awhile, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
Wildrider, the other Stunticons and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] were sent to 1930s [[Chicago]] when [[Teletran 3]] malfunctioned, and were left dormant in the forms of cars from that time. They were soon found and used by a criminal gang led by [[Tommy Fingers]], until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members arrived from the future to retrieve the lost Transformers and prevent the apocalypse. Wildrider, Dead End and Drag Strip were awakened by Breakdown, who wasn't so dormant after all, and started chasing Optimus Prime and the humans across the city. Eventually the two groups ran into Motormaster, and everyone were promptly transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] started reunifying the Decepticons into his own army, Wildrider and the other Stunticons were among his earliest recruits. They helped capture a group of Autobots and Joes that followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony in the form of Menasor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} The giant used his Wildrider leg to stomp at least one innocent civilian to death. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:MegatronOrigin3 DeadEnd Wildrider.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|An optimistic Dead End? A mellow Wildrider?! What is this, some kind of alternate universe?!]]
Wildrider was seen with other Stunticons entering the [[Kaon]] arena to join the newly formed Decepticons for some good ol' fashioned civil disobedience. He also did us all a favor and told [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] to be quiet because, let's face it, a cheery and optimistic Dead End signals the coming of [[Unicron|the End of Days]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

[[File:Broadcast-BreakdownWildrider.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Wildrider would later go with Breakdown to take out the pirate news broadcaster, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], according to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s location. They attacked Blaster only to be defeated by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

Millions of years later, Wildrider was among the Decepticons captured by [[Skywatch]] after the Stunticons were abandoned on Earth. Luckily for him, he was soon rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'s splinter faction of Autobots and Decepticons trying to get off the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Wildrider and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] went on a mission to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from their group. They were disgusted to find that their comrade was being driven by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a human]], and Wildrider rammed him, telling Drag Strip that they could always fix him later. They met with some resistance from the human, but eventually recovered Breakdown and took him back to base. A few hours later, the Stunticons revealed that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] had given them the ability to combine, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

However, despite Menasor's power, his effectiveness as a warrior was stunted by the fact that his components kept arguing amongst themselves. The Autobots took note of this weakness and distracted the combiner by targeting the individual Stunticons, and eventually he was taken down by Optimus Prime. Like most of the Decepticons, Wildrider was taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

Months later, the Stunticons were freed from their captivity when Decepticons under Megatron's command returned to Earth and attacked the Skywatch facility where they were held. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} The Decepticons intended to rejoin Megatron on Cybertron, but were interrupted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s attempts to sabotage their [[space bridge]]. Wildrider and the other Stunticons stayed behind to take care of the Autobot, but were knocked out by an energy surge when Bumblebee interrupted the bridge's power flow. {{storylink|The Question}} The Autobots subsequently captured the Stunticons and brought them to a restored Cybertron, where they were imprisoned alongside the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}} Following their release, Wildrider was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. Later underground, they witnessed a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Wildrider and Breakdown were sent to stop a convoy of Autobots from delivering a vital component to a power station to prevent it exploding. Possibly because they were the only ones crazy enough not to realize they'd be in danger if they were neat the station when it exploded. They failed anyway. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Wildrider toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|If you don't buy this toy, then the terrorists have... lost, I guess?]]
*'''Wildrider''' (Stunticon, 1986)
**''Team ID number'': '''S3'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-53'''
**''Accessories'': "Scattershot gun", "plasma-energy blaster"

:Wildrider transforms into a dark grey Ferrari 308 GTB sports car. He comes with a large, black double-barreled "plasma-energy blaster" cannon that attaches onto the back of his vehicle mode.

:In robot mode, Wildrider is armed with a black "[[scatter blaster|scattershot gun]]" pistol. He usually forms Menasor's left leg, but as a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner limb, he can also occupy any other limb position.

*'''Menasor''' (Gift set, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-55'''

:Wildrider was also made available as part of a full Stunticon five-pack in the US, European and Japanese markets. All of the figures inside were identical to their individual releases.
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===Generation 2===
*'''Wildrider''' (Stunticon, Unreleased)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S5'''

[[File:G2-Wildrider.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Watch out! I'm bright!]]
:For the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]], Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Wildrider being cast primarily in yellow plastic, with blue and black accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsWilderiderProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Wildrider in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1533/Generation+2/Wildrider.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Wildrider in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref>

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===Gentei! Gentei!===
[[File:Wildrider gentei.jpg|thumb|Just give him the [[facial hair|goatee]] and be done with it, really.]]
*'''Stuntron Wildrider''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

:An [[exclusive]] item from the "Chara Hobby 2008" show in Japan on August 30th, 2008, Wildrider is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus]] with a very vaguely Wildrider-inspired color scheme (but retaining all of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Rodimus' [[paint operation]]s, including the flames), transforming into a Dome Zero concept car. His rear "thruster" fires a spring-loaded missile, and the back section can be flipped up to turn it into a roof-mounted weapon. The thruster becomes a hand-held blaster in robot mode, and can also be mounted on his back as a "jetpack". His left arm hides a flip-out (non-spinning) buzzsaw.

:This mold was also used to make the evil ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Side Burn (G1)|Side Burn]].

{{note|"Gentei!" is Japanese for "exclusive", and a pun on the normal "Henkei!" line-name.}}

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===Generations===
[[File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad stock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|But if I'm no longer Wildrider, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TERRORISTS?]]
*'''Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
: ''Combiner Wars'' Offroad is a new-mold Deluxe-scale figure which transforms from a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb he will be able to combine with any Voyager-class toys released as part of the same subline but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] to create [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].
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==Notes==
*In 2005, the mold used for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]] was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. Originally, Takara intended to name their version of the toy "Wildrider", possibly because the Hasbro version's deco resembled the unreleased ''Generation 2'' Wildrider toy's color scheme. However, Takara ultimately had to abandon that idea because they couldn't get the trademark. Instead, they decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't appear to their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on the Transmetal 2 incarnation of Beast Wars [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], with the toy's name being changed to "Black Widow", Takara's name for the character. Ultimately, however, Takara decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the upcoming Binaltech Asterisk toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release the toy as part of a different line were dropped.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/5d6d41f6d6b3f57e/ Doug Dlin relaying a response from Hirofimi Ichikawa regarding the fate of the Honda S2000 redeco at alt.toys.transformers]</ref> [[Arcee (G1)|Then they apparently changed their minds again.]]
*A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] in the Asian-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line (later picked up for American release by Toys R Us) in 2012 is named Dead End and has a bio fitting the character's name. However, his color scheme and tech specs are both clearly patterned off of Wildrider.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wildrider''' (ワイルドライダー ''Wairudoraidā'')
*''French:'' '''Faroucho''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Squalo''' ("Shark")
*''Russian:'' '''Bezumec''' (Безумец, "Madman")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Wildrider/wildrider.htm Wildrider at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wildrider Wildrider's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Wildrider (G1)

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RebeloAMalko: Added the fact that he seems to have been renamed Offroad.

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:''Wildrider is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTEWildrider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When slow people race Wildrider, THE TERRORISTS WIN.]]
What [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] does for air travel '''Wildrider''' does for the roadways. The difference is that the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] honestly means no harm and this insanely wild-riding [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] most definitely does. Some of his Decepticon comrades suspect him of playing insane to enhance his street cred, but those who have come to know him the best realize that it's no act. Wildrider really is as crazy as they come and a very real danger to anything on the road with him. Even his fellow Stunticons are wary of driving anywhere near him.

Wildrider combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

He is also sometimes known as ''Offroad''.

{{bigquote|I'm Wildrider, and I wanna bust something up!|Wildrider, crazy as they come|"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Terry McGovern]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Héctor Vieyra]] (Spanish), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Starscreams Brigade"), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Masquerade")}}

[[File:TransEuropeExpress riding Wildrider.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Not Mr. Toad.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt in the new Stunticons. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. While the other Stunticons pledged their loyalty to Megatron, Wildrider merely stated his desire for destruction. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons, who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form Superion defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

When the Autobots got involved in the fake [[Europa 2000]] charity race he had set up, Megatron needed them removed from the playing field to stop any interference with his plans to dig up the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]] and steal an experimental car engine from [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]], the top US driver. He had the Stunticons intercept and eliminate the Autobots, and Wildrider helped disable [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] with his fellow Decepticons. [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] refused to just lay down, though, dodging the Stunticons' ramming attacks and jumping atop Wildrider's hood. The crazy Stunticon eventually shook Bluestreak off by just crashing hood-first into a mountain at over 150 mph. Afterwards, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor’s face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:CosmicRust Wildrider speedboat.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Hate Boat/Soon will be making another round...]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Wildrider drove a speedboat while Drag Strip water skied behind him. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, trying to stop the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:Masquerade BreakdownWildriderdefeated.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|How mortifrying!!]]
In his next scheme, Megatron charged the Stunticons with bringing him the last key items for his new molecular disrupter cannon. Wildrider and his partner [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] broke into an optics laboratory and robbed a scientist of his experimental lenses for Megatron's weapon. Upon their escape, though, the Stunticons ran into [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] blocking the road. Wildrider took the challenge and managed to just miss hitting the Autobots with his crazy driving, and dodge the missiles fired at him by Inferno. He tested his luck on a second drive-by, though, and was blasted into submission by Hoist. The Stunticons were all captured and imprisoned inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], while several Autobots employed camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons, in a Trojan Horse ploy to find out what Megatron wanted with the components. The Autobot warrior [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] took Wildrider's place. After the Autobots took off, however, Breakdown managed to free his fellow Stunticons, and they all joined up to form Menasor, easily smashing through the remaining Autobots guarding them. As Menasor, they returned to Megatron and attempted to convince him they were the true Stunticons. Though ultimately successful, the Autobots had made alterations to the stolen components which caused Megatron's weapon to blow up in his face, and the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:BurdenHardesttoBear Stunticons Matrix.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And now I am Wildimus Prime!!]]
After their exile to [[Chaar]] in 2006, the Stunticons had been reduced to fighting over scraps of energon with the other Decepticons. When [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned with the [[Sweep]]s, Wildrider expressed the threat that they had better have brought some energon with them. When questioned by Dead End what he would do if they hadn't, Wildrider was at a loss. Nevertheless, he donated his share of energon to revive [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When the Quintessons arrived offering them energon in exchange for defeating the Autobots, Wildrider was among those Decepticons who were incredulous of the terms due to their weakened state, but signed on regardless. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

Later, Wildrider and Dead End got into a street race with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] in [[Japan]], ultimately forcing him off the road. After the crash, the two Stunticons found the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had been blown clear by the impact, and Wildrider brought it back to his leader, Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in this continuity as detailed above, except the events of 2006 are pushed back to 2010. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the resultant gaps in the timeline.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
Wildrider and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Wildrider, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see Wildrider and the rest of his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====Scramble City=====
Wildrider and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeeded where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Wildrider and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Wildrider and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
Wildrider fought the Autobots on Earth under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s command. They tried to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s troops from reaching the Space Bridge, but failed. He and the Stunticons soon arrived on Cybertron to participate in Galvatron's siege. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Wildrider and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the Battleship Maximus. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Wildrider and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Wildrider and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Wildrider's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Wildrider and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Wildrider and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Wildrider and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander Sixshot began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

=====''Zone'' anime, manga and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Wildrider was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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''When [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began having strange visions of combiner robots following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashing the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in his head, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] rigged up a device to monitor his dreams. Together, Optimus and Buster watched these new "[[Special Teams]]" fighting over the abandoned [[Pullen Power Plant]]'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''unaware that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were also listening in. Their futuristic combining technology impressed Shockwave so much that he immediately ordered his troops to begin plans for the Stunticons' construction.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Wildrider was given life by the Creation Matrix at the same time as the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Through [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]] in Optimus Prime's mind, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was able to tap into and divert some of the Matrix energy to bring an equal number of his own troops to life. The Stunticons' first mission was to tail the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and besmirch the Autobot's good reputation by causing carnage on a freeway. They were engaged by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] forces and Wildrider received a nasty shock from [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] before [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] managed to knock her out of the air. When the Aerialbots arrived, the Stunticons pretended to defend their "comrade" Skids, convincing Circuit Breaker and the human forces that there were no good robots. As both teams combined into their gestalt forms and did battle, Circuit Breaker used up all her power disabling [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], leaving [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] victorious. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
''Wildrider was stationed at the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]] when Motormaster ill-advisedly suggested that the Stunticons could take out Optimus Prime, earning Megatron's ire. Wildrider and the others looked on as Megatron nearly crushed the Stunticon leader with a boulder.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} Later, Wildrider served aboard the Decepticons' [[Club Con|island starship]] under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and took part in a massed ambush of the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where he was seen tangling with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}} When the Decepticons converted their base into a human holiday resort, Wildrider was posted on the beach to warn bathers not to swim out too far. After [[Jessie]] ignored his advice and provoked the wrath of the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], causing a battle on the beach, Wildrider stood by as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] apologised to the traumatised holidaymakers. {{storylink|Club Con!}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|200px]]
In [[2003]], the Stunticons were recruited by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to steal some classified documents from the Autobots, about their upcoming plans for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Wildrider and his cronies ran the courier, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], off the side of the road and beat him till he gave up the information. Then they beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] because, well, it was fun. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

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By [[2008]] the Stunticons were stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the command of Shockwave. They combined into Menasor in an attempt to protect him from an assassination attempt by [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] but were unsuccessful so leadership of the Decepticons passed to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Later, Wildrider was among the Decepticon soldiers aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was leading them in an assault on [[Autobase]]. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====Earthforce====
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[[File:Secrets Wildrider at console.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Wildrider worked on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s team when he and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] were vying for control of the Decepticons. He was seen at the [[Enclave]] before the fracas broke out. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

A poisoned [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staggered into Wildrider's quarters, and gave him a tape of battle plans to transmit to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Wildrider assumed that Soundwave had been betrayed by traitors in Megatron's faction of Decepticons, and attempted to send the plans in secret. When Megatron saw him doing so, however, he assumed that the Stunticon was trying to send them to his rival Shockwave, making him the traitor who had betrayed him to Shockwave earlier. With one blast from his [[fusion cannon]], Megatron promptly killed him. Which was exactly what Soundwave (who had not been poisoned and was, in fact, the traitor) had planned. Harsh. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. They formed into Menasor and ran amuck for awhile, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
Wildrider, the other Stunticons and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] were sent to 1930s [[Chicago]] when [[Teletran 3]] malfunctioned, and were left dormant in the forms of cars from that time. They were soon found and used by a criminal gang led by [[Tommy Fingers]], until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members arrived from the future to retrieve the lost Transformers and prevent the apocalypse. Wildrider, Dead End and Drag Strip were awakened by Breakdown, who wasn't so dormant after all, and started chasing Optimus Prime and the humans across the city. Eventually the two groups ran into Motormaster, and everyone were promptly transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] started reunifying the Decepticons into his own army, Wildrider and the other Stunticons were among his earliest recruits. They helped capture a group of Autobots and Joes that followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony in the form of Menasor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} The giant used his Wildrider leg to stomp at least one innocent civilian to death. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:MegatronOrigin3 DeadEnd Wildrider.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|An optimistic Dead End? A mellow Wildrider?! What is this, some kind of alternate universe?!]]
Wildrider was seen with other Stunticons entering the [[Kaon]] arena to join the newly formed Decepticons for some good ol' fashioned civil disobedience. He also did us all a favor and told [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] to be quiet because, let's face it, a cheery and optimistic Dead End signals the coming of [[Unicron|the End of Days]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

[[File:Broadcast-BreakdownWildrider.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Wildrider would later go with Breakdown to take out the pirate news broadcaster, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], according to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s location. They attacked Blaster only to be defeated by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

Millions of years later, Wildrider was among the Decepticons captured by [[Skywatch]] after the Stunticons were abandoned on Earth. Luckily for him, he was soon rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'s splinter faction of Autobots and Decepticons trying to get off the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Wildrider and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] went on a mission to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from their group. They were disgusted to find that their comrade was being driven by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a human]], and Wildrider rammed him, telling Drag Strip that they could always fix him later. They met with some resistance from the human, but eventually recovered Breakdown and took him back to base. A few hours later, the Stunticons revealed that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] had given them the ability to combine, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

However, despite Menasor's power, his effectiveness as a warrior was stunted by the fact that his components kept arguing amongst themselves. The Autobots took note of this weakness and distracted the combiner by targeting the individual Stunticons, and eventually he was taken down by Optimus Prime. Like most of the Decepticons, Wildrider was taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

Months later, the Stunticons were freed from their captivity when Decepticons under Megatron's command returned to Earth and attacked the Skywatch facility where they were held. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} The Decepticons intended to rejoin Megatron on Cybertron, but were interrupted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s attempts to sabotage their [[space bridge]]. Wildrider and the other Stunticons stayed behind to take care of the Autobot, but were knocked out by an energy surge when Bumblebee interrupted the bridge's power flow. {{storylink|The Question}} The Autobots subsequently captured the Stunticons and brought them to a restored Cybertron, where they were imprisoned alongside the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}} Following their release, Wildrider was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. Later underground, they witnessed a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Wildrider and Breakdown were sent to stop a convoy of Autobots from delivering a vital component to a power station to prevent it exploding. Possibly because they were the only ones crazy enough not to realize they'd be in danger if they were neat the station when it exploded. They failed anyway. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Wildrider toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|If you don't buy this toy, then the terrorists have... lost, I guess?]]
*'''Wildrider''' (Stunticon, 1986)
**''Team ID number'': '''S3'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-53'''
**''Accessories'': "Scattershot gun", "plasma-energy blaster"

:Wildrider transforms into a dark grey Ferrari 308 GTB sports car. He comes with a large, black double-barreled "plasma-energy blaster" cannon that attaches onto the back of his vehicle mode.

:In robot mode, Wildrider is armed with a black "[[scatter blaster|scattershot gun]]" pistol. He usually forms Menasor's left leg, but as a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner limb, he can also occupy any other limb position.

*'''Menasor''' (Gift set, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-55'''

:Wildrider was also made available as part of a full Stunticon five-pack in the US, European and Japanese markets. All of the figures inside were identical to their individual releases.
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===Generation 2===
*'''Wildrider''' (Stunticon, Unreleased)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S5'''

[[File:G2-Wildrider.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Watch out! I'm bright!]]
:For the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]], Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Wildrider being cast primarily in yellow plastic, with blue and black accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsWilderiderProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Wildrider in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1533/Generation+2/Wildrider.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Wildrider in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref>

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===Gentei! Gentei!===
[[File:Wildrider gentei.jpg|thumb|Just give him the [[facial hair|goatee]] and be done with it, really.]]
*'''Stuntron Wildrider''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

:An [[exclusive]] item from the "Chara Hobby 2008" show in Japan on August 30th, 2008, Wildrider is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus]] with a very vaguely Wildrider-inspired color scheme (but retaining all of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Rodimus' [[paint operation]]s, including the flames), transforming into a Dome Zero concept car. His rear "thruster" fires a spring-loaded missile, and the back section can be flipped up to turn it into a roof-mounted weapon. The thruster becomes a hand-held blaster in robot mode, and can also be mounted on his back as a "jetpack". His left arm hides a flip-out (non-spinning) buzzsaw.

:This mold was also used to make the evil ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Side Burn (G1)|Side Burn]].

{{note|"Gentei!" is Japanese for "exclusive", and a pun on the normal "Henkei!" line-name.}}

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===Generations===
[[File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad stock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|But if I'm no longer Wildrider, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TERRORISTS?]]
*'''Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
: ''Combiner Wars'' Offroad is a new-mold Deluxe-scale figure which transforms from a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb he will be able to combine with any Voyager-class toys released as part of the same subline but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] to create [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].
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==Notes==
*In 2005, the mold used for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]] was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. Originally, Takara intended to name their version of the toy "Wildrider", possibly because the Hasbro version's deco resembled the unreleased ''Generation 2'' Wildrider toy's color scheme. However, Takara ultimately had to abandon that idea because they couldn't get the trademark. Instead, they decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't appear to their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on the Transmetal 2 incarnation of Beast Wars [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], with the toy's name being changed to "Black Widow", Takara's name for the character. Ultimately, however, Takara decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the upcoming Binaltech Asterisk toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release the toy as part of a different line were dropped.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/5d6d41f6d6b3f57e/ Doug Dlin relaying a response from Hirofimi Ichikawa regarding the fate of the Honda S2000 redeco at alt.toys.transformers]</ref> [[Arcee (G1)|Then they apparently changed their minds again.]]
*A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] in the Asian-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line (later picked up for American release by Toys R Us) in 2012 is named Dead End and has a bio fitting the character's name. However, his color scheme and tech specs are both clearly patterned off of Wildrider.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wildrider''' (ワイルドライダー ''Wairudoraidā'')
*''French:'' '''Faroucho''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Squalo''' ("Shark")
*''Russian:'' '''Bezumec''' (Безумец, "Madman")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Wildrider/wildrider.htm Wildrider at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wildrider Wildrider's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Epistemus

2014-08-13T13:23:20Z

RebeloAMalko: Added the Greek word επιστήμη and the proper transliteration and direct translation.

[[File:GuidoEpistemus.png|right|300px|thumb|''Obviously the nerd of the group'']]
:''Epistemus is a deity from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
'''Epistemus''' was a Transformer deity who lived during the earliest period on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Long ago, the [[Light God]] [[Primus]] created the miracle planet of Cybertron, after which he split his essence into five avatars. These avatars became a pantheon of deities called the [[Guiding Hand]]. Epistemus embodied knowledge personified, standing alongside his brethren, consisting of: [[Solomus]], [[Adaptus]], [[Mortilus]] and Primus himself. Together, they brought about the first [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron until it was shattered by Mortilus, who desired to strike against the universe. His dissension caused Cybertron to shudder and its first moon to be torn asunder. In the battle against Mortilus, Epistemus was stripped bare and turned into a [[brain module]]. Mortilus would be defeated, though the Guiding Hand was forever shattered. However, their legacy lived on in their gifts to future generations of [[Cybertronians]]. Epistemus' gift would be that of intellect, which aided his inheritors: the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{Storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

==Notes==
*Epistemus' name appears to be based on the Greek ''Επιστήμη'' "epistí̱mi̱", meaning knowledge, science, profession and understanding.

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Talk:Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy

2014-08-13T13:05:19Z

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Talk:Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy

2014-08-13T13:03:11Z

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Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy

2014-08-13T13:01:30Z

RebeloAMalko: Page added to fill empty link on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Disposable_class and provide clarification of terms, as no dedicated page to this existed yet. Classified as "Tool" for simplicity; derived from the real-world use of taxonomies.

:''The Grand Cybertron Taxonomy is a [[Functionism|Funtionistic]] classification tool from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

Under [[Functionism|Functionistic]] belief, all [[Cybertron_(planet)|Cybertronian]] life can be classified in one great system, known as the '''Grand Cybertron Taxonomy''', including the [[Transformer|Transformers]] themselves. This classification determined the placement of Transformers on its hierarchy based on the user's [[Alternate mode|altmode]]. Those with common forms became the [[Disposable class|disposable class]], who ranked low socially, to the point in which they were seen as expendable. Those with rarer and more specialized forms, such as proton microscopes, however, were given more opportunities and rights then those with a simpler alternate mode, such as memory sticks.

==Fiction==

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

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Functionism

2014-08-13T12:18:01Z

RebeloAMalko: Rewritten intro section with more info about the disposable class.

'''Functionism''', sometimes called '''Ratioism''', is a belief system and social structure where a Cybertronian's role in society is defined by their [[alternate mode]]. Trucks and construction vehicles are required to engage in manual labor employment, for instance, while a proton microscope would be allowed to seek out intellectual pursuits. Becoming widespread in Cybertronian society after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] and the ''Ark'', functionism apparently reached an apex during the reign of [[Nominus Prime]].

Functionists often have a religious underlining to their beliefs, accepting that a forged alt-mode is the will of [[Adaptus]], the [[Guiding Hand]]'s god of forms and contemporary of [[Primus|Primus Lifegiver]] himself.

One direct result of functionalistic beliefs was the formation and enforcement of the [[Disposable class|disposable class]], which harshly discriminated against more common alternate modes, such as memory sticks and laser pointers.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

Functionism became prominent on Cybertron in the last six million years, after the loss of the first ''Ark''. A Cybertronian's status was determined not only by the utility of their alt-mode, but also its scarcity. The more unique an alt-mode was, the higher a Cybertronian could climb in society, and vice versa. At one point, Cybertronians who transformed into memory sticks were so common, they were considered a "[[disposable class]]" and treated as little more than slaves. {{storylink|Before & After}} The only way out was to qualify for the Intellectual class<ref>Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc</ref> or perform a task of note such as finding a [[Point One Percenter]] spark<ref>Remembrance Day</ref> and be declared alt mode exempt. [[Outlier|Outliers]] were known to be persecuted by them due to not fitting in their neat categories.{{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading}} Cybertronians with non-humanoid robot modes were also looked down upon and treated as little more than beasts. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}}

Under unknown circumstances, functionism became a less totalitarian philosophy during the reign of Nominus Prime. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Functionist hardliners still existed, such as in the town of [[Petrex]] where complaining about one's alt-mode was punishable by prison. Elsewhere on Cybertron, though, it was acceptable to defy Adaptus and undergo full-body retrofitting to change alt-modes permanently... provided you had enough credits. For a more modest fee, [[Relinquishment Clinic]]s offered "body tourism", using sparkswap technology to let Cybertronians temporarily try out a different alt-modes from a "donor". {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc}}

Functionism labelled and categorized citizens by something beyond their control, and so it inevitably prompted a negative response. The [[Militant Monoform Movement]], who rejected Adaptus and their [[transformation cog]]s, may have arisen as a direct response to the dictates of functionism. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} More famously, or perhaps infamously, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons got started as manual laborers and miners rejecting the functionist doctrine of the Senate that restricted their place in society. {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]]. He has [[Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|sometimes]] used the codename '''10-22'''.''

[[Image:Movieprime meettheautobots.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hello, pretty bird. GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. Long ago, he was the humble leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s science division, which studied the [[AllSpark]], and were protected by [[Lord High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s military. When Megatron was corrupted by [[The Fallen]], Optimus discovered that he was the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], hidden away when The Fallen destroyed their lineage. In response to Megatron's attempts to seize the AllSpark and conquer other worlds, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and rallied the Autobots to stand against the [[Decepticon]]s.

As obsessively as Megatron strives to achieve his objective, Optimus is equally as dedicated to stopping him, even at the cost of his life, his world, and—if necessary—his own people. It was on his order that the AllSpark was jettisoned into space, dooming Cybertron to a slow death and his people to a nomadic life. The sacrifices he has made weigh heavily on his [[spark]], but they must be done, for there is no other choice. He knows the ambitions that lurk in Megatron's spark, and they must never see the light of day. Lives must be kept free from the threat of Megatron's tyranny, no matter the cost.
This obsession with the defeat of Megatron has robbed Optimus of some of his early idealism. This has created a certain ruthlessness beneath his otherwise honest and caring personality. Prime is not one for second chances and is willing to consider any action that might lead to victory, short of directly sacrificing those he cares about.

{{bigquote|You just wanna die for the guy! That's leadership... or brainwashin', or somethin'.}}
{{bigquote|No... that's ''Optimus Prime.''|[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] on their leader|[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie prequel comics===
It was Optimus Prime's [[Prima|ancestor]] who finally vanquished [[the Fallen]] to another [[sarcophagus|dimension]] in the battle for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}} but his orphaned descendant who was hidden away from the Fallen grew up with no knowledge of what he was. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

[[Image:Foundation1-literaldawn.jpg|left|thumb|300px|He's right, an actual literal dawn ''was'' involved. Put those knives away, English majors.]]

Eons after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were vanquished, Cybertron fell into dark times. The [[AllSpark]] had been buried somewhere within Cybertron and been dismissed as a legend, and the planet itself lacked a star to orbit. As energy became more and more scarce, Cybertronians segregated into tribes. [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], a being who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself, found Optimus and recruited him into his cause. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Optimus and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] helped Sentinel Prime locate the AllSpark and harness a star for Cybertron to orbit, and these fantastic acts united Cybertron for the first time in known history. But Sentinel Prime had grown old and weary and refused to lead the Cybertronians, and, in confidence, he revealed to Optimus that he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], and that he ought to succeed him as leader. But Optimus could not believe he was a Prime. However, he believed by investigating Cybertron's history he could bring some of the good the Primes created back to the world. Sentinel redrew his plans for Cybertron, having Optimus lead the archaeological [[Science Division]], while placing Megatron in charge of Cybertron's [[Defense Force]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Little did they know that Megatron had been eavesdropping, and Optimus's brother came to a jealousy-inspired conclusion. He didn't believe Optimus Prime had the ability to competently lead Cybertron, and that this series of events would one day pit the two against each other, until one was dead. Megatron vowed that it would not be him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}

[[Image:Defiance1 Megs Prime argument.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"Hey, I wanted a mouthplate!"]]

For two generations, Optimus and Megatron ruled Cybertron together. The two personalities created a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} After an increase in [[Malcontent]]s disrupting Sentinel's order, Megatron intimidated Optimus into giving him supreme power in defense of the planet. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} When ''Lord'' Protector Megatron toured the excavation site near the AllSpark [[Simfur Temple|temple]] at [[Simfur]], he and Optimus clashed over several issues. While Optimus wanted to take the investigation slowly, all Megatron cared about was whether the site contained power similar to the AllSpark. Optimus nettled Megatron when he reminded the Protector that the science sector was in charge of scientific and archaeological discoveries, and that the defense forces had a tendency to treat such discoveries as hostile, to which Megatron responded that if and when he was leader, he could make such decisions. When a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] was uncovered, Optimus disagreed with Megatron's order for it to be removed from the ground. Just as the two were about to launch into yet another argument, aliens previously encountered by Commander [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attacked Cybertron. Megatron blackmailed Optimus into moving the relic into his personal quarters by reminding the science leader that the science division would like to protect the only intact relic from harm. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

Optimus ordered his science teams to help the survivors on both sides, in the hopes of finding out who was responsible and why they attacked. While he went off to find Megatron, he ordered the others to continue searching for survivors while [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] examined the alien remains. Optimus was shocked and appalled when Megatron ordered him to marshal his forces for war. Optimus objected, as his science division was not trained for combat, but Megatron retorted that the scientists should have known that aliens were after the AllSpark. He endured Megatron's insane fury when he accused the Protector of betraying that upon which their society was built. Later, Optimus called upon a meeting with his science division to ask them to stay by his side and continue on with their mission of peaceful research, as they were protectors, not soldiers. While the aerial-based Cybertronians followed Megatron into space, Optimus confided in [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] that Megatron sought to divide their planet, and he asked the former for help breaking into the High Protector's personal quarters. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[Image:Defiance3_OptimusPrime_battle.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Man...Prime ain't foolin' around.]]

After noting that Megatron had restored the artifact to pristine condition, Optimus had to leave the military leader's quarters just before he returned. Back at [[Burthov]], he came upon [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Arcee, and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] scanning the pieces of the other artifacts. Arcee then discovered that the pieces all contained the same symbol on them, and that the same symbol was on Optimus' head. Ratchet declared that the symbol was proof of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], and it indicated Optimus himself was a [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]]. Ratchet and the other Autobots began to dub him "Optimus Prime", although a humble Optimus noted they did not know what it meant and for all they knew, he could just be from a line of record clerks. As they discussed the revelations, Prowl was forced by Megatron to arrest Optimus, but this turned out to be a trap to kill him. Optimus bested Starscream and blew up [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], while Megatron formed his new faction, the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} Optimus found Sentinel, Elita-One and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] under attack at the excavation site. He and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] rescued them and escaped through a tunnel. Optimus also informed Sentinel of the marking on his head that proved he was right all along: he was a Prime too. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

[[Image:Ark Bridge Defiance4.jpg||thumb|300px|right|"Who ''are'' all you people?"]]
Retreating to Burthov with his fellow scientists and Prowl's security officers, Optimus was acknowledged as the leader of the group, with Prowl serving as his lieutenant. He and Prowl were discussing sites for a new base when Jazz informed them that Captain Ironhide of the [[Defense Force]] wanted to see Optimus. Learning of Megatron's new starship, the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', Optimus Prime was convinced by his advisers that their side needed a ship of their own to prepare for any eventualities. The Autobots found themselves at an advantage when the ''Nemesis'' left Cybertron with the balance of the Decepticon forces, and Optimus himself took the fight to their enemies. However, years of bloody war devastated the planet, and Optimus saw no end in sight. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

Sentinel came up with a solution: a "torch" that would end the war without requiring the mass murder of the Decepticons. It required the AllSpark to activate, so Ironhide led the Autobots to Simfur Temple. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Elita-One successfully activated the torch, while Optimus fought off Megatron so she could deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel boarded the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] and arrived at Simfur, but to Optimus and Megatron's disbelief, Starscream blew the ship up. The Autobots fell back. With the Decepticons exhausted, Optimus ordered Wheeljack to pilot the second [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] to take the AllSpark from Simfur. To Elita-One's concern, Optimus declared he would be going on a suicide mission to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Optimus, Ironhide and Elita-One made their way through Megatron's soldiers guarding his [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]]. Optimus demanded Megatron face him, but the Decepticon leader responded by dropping the [[smelting pool]] on him. Ironhide pushed Optimus out of the way, but Optimus's face was heavily damaged. Optimus entered Megatron's chamber alone as Ironhide was attacked by Starscream and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. Optimus found Megatron surrounded by hungry [[hatchling]]s, gloating that Optimus was too weak to do what was necessary to win the war. Wheeljack then messaged Optimus, asking if they would go forward with removing the AllSpark. Optimus responded affirmatively, and Chromia and Arcee removed the Cube, darkening the skies of Cybertron. Optimus escaped, leaving Megatron to fend off his ravenous hatchlings, and rescued Ironhide. Returning to oversee the AllSpark's transportation, Optimus recognized his relationship with Elita-One had been forever scarred, and observed he still had a long way to go to being a great leader. {{storylink|Transformers: Foundation|Foundation #1-4}}

[[Image:Optimusprimemovieprequel.jpg|left|200px|thumb|All Primes are required to have window boobs.]]

The AllSpark was successfully ejected into space at [[Tyger Pax]], where [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] distracted Megatron. Prime and the Autobots were held up in [[Simfur]] during the launch. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} As they prepared to leave Cybertron on board the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to go after the AllSpark, Optimus Prime had some doubts about his decision, feeling that in buying them some time in the war, he had sentenced their world to death. [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] disagreed, pointing out that had Megatron been able to claim the Cube, all those that opposed him would have been destroyed, and that Prime had turned death into a fighting chance for the Autobots. Bolstered by Prowl's words, Prime resolved to rebuild their shattered home once they retrieved the AllSpark. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}
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===''Transformers: Beginnings''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]]

Bumblebee remembered Optimus Prime's orders that they must launch the AllSpark into space, for it was better to lose it to the depths of space than allow Lord Megatron to corrupt it with his evil. For wherever there is hope, there is life. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}

===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:OptimusMovie_GeoffSenior.JPG|250px|thumb|Starting as he means to go on.]]

When war broke out, Optimus studied the entire history of intergalactic warfare from any datatrack he could find—he studied whole campaigns to desperate last stands, gaining a focused "playbook" of warfare strategy. He understands warfare on a practical and psychological level, and in desperate battles knows to show no mercy to opponents beyond a swift death. <ref>''Autobot VS Decepticon Smackdown! - Megatron V. Optimus Prime'', #4</ref>

Optimus was the focus of constant attacks by assassin drones and killed them all. In the aftermath of one, he witnessed a prophetic vision of the [[Mission City]] battle and realised the AllSpark's ejection could spread war to other planets—but too late to stop the launch... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}

{{note|The following event is unique to the Titan Magazines comics continuity, and thus does not occur anywhere else.}}

Almost immediately after the final battle against Megatron, Optimus Prime had to lead the Autobots against a horde of [[Zombie|zombie]] Decepticons. Despite having no idea how they could be stopped and having had his power drained by fighting Megatron, Optimus continued to fight the monsters rather than let them run amok. Ratchet worked out a solution just in time before Optimus fell. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

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In the alternate reality, Megatron defeated Optimus and took the AllSpark at [[Mission City]]. Prime's body was now partially frozen and in Decepticon hands. He was the last and only hope of the Earth resistance, and so Bumblebee and [[Mikaela Banes]] were not happy to find him offline. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

She thawed him out while Bumblebee distracted Megatron, and the revived Prime challenged Megatron to a solo duel... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} Unfortunately, Megatron's link to the AllSpark meant Optimus could not do any lasting damage and was never going to win. Luckily, Bumblebee and Mikaela saved the day, hitting the distracted Megatron with an old [[Sector Seven]] nanovirus. (Which means ''they'' were the last and only hope, but oh well.) Despite Megatron dying as a result and the AllSpark being destroyed elsewhere, Prime could take no satisfaction in victory: this battle was won, but the war remained... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

[[Image:Optimus_Titan12.JPG|left|250px|thumb|"Megatron's face must be cut off...no MATTER THE COST!"]]

He became resigned to the fact that Humanity, battered by Decepticon occupation, would view both Autobot and Decepticon as hostile invaders. When [[NATO]] was manipulated into attacking the Autobots, Optimus refused to allow his men to return fire, and after the crisis passed, he was sure that [[Starscream (Movie)|the Decepticons' unknown new commander]] was up to something bigger. Optimus also placed the last AllSpark fragment in the care of Ratchet, though he was worried exposure to Megatron might have corrupted it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}} He was ''not'' happy when Ratchet "took care" of the fragment by bringing [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] back with it, who was left corrupted and amoral by it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

Optimus Prime soon worked out that while the AllSpark's transformation of Earth had been halted, the damage had been done: the organic Earth and the technological transformation were now fighting for supremacy, killing the planet in the process. He called in a specialist team to investigate and limit the damage, while working with [[President of the United States|President Allen]]. In secret, he organised for [[Nucleon]] to be retrieved from the dead Cybertron and brought to Earth, as there was a long shot it could save the planet. He didn't tell the humans out of concern that if they knew about the plan and it failed, their hopes would be raised and dashed. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} It was bad enough that Nucleon was so unstable it could turn destructive... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

When the team on Cybertron sent a distress signal and reported [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] Decepticons had captured the Nucleon, Optimus led the entirety of the Earth-bound Autobots (save Camshaft's team) to Cybertron as back-up. He was then surprised to see Cybertron coming to ''them'', looking [[Unicron|a lot meaner these days]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} The planet's possessor, Unicron, shot down the Straxus and the Autobots survived only by evacuating it in time in [[protoform]] modes.

Optimus landed next to Stockade's old equipment and, after being filled in by [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], he effortlessly formed an alliance with Stockade against Unicron. His plan was to drain the Nucleon away so Unicron couldn't use it as a power source, while the bulk of the Transformers provided a distraction, which turned out to be going underground and shooting up Unicron's body. The plan worked, Nucleon was secured for Earth, and Optimus extended an offer for Stockade to join them on Earth whenever he wished. Optimus was left optimistic that Autobots and Decepticons had come together in a common cause. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

On returning to Earth, he found the Decepticons had seized the Autobot base and six hundred square miles around it; he made the decision to withdraw to [[Washington, D.C.]], knowing that this meant leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands. Upon landing at an air base, the Decepticon-controlled President Allen lured him into a trap, and he found himself fighting Jazz, now a Decepticon hired gun. Optimus lured him away from humans and prepared to engage him, but when a second assassin named [[Kullt]] turned up, Jazz gunned it down out of annoyance. Optimus had viewed Jazz as a lost cause but now stated there was still some Autobot in him: he ''could'' have let Kullt do the work for him and then killed him, but he saved Prime instead.

The battle made it clear to Optimus that Allen was under Decepticon mental control. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

[[Image:Optimus Titan22.JPG|200px|thumb|Freedom is not dispensed here, sentient fools, only DEATH!]]

As he'd promised Bumblebee, Optimus took the Autobots to get Mikaela back; he himself went first, launching himself in [[Protoform|protoform]] mode to land in Savannah like a bomb and tearing his way through [[Swindle (Movie)|drone hordes]]. He was quickly gunned down by aerial units and about to be killed by Starscream, but this whole flashy attack had been a diversion—allowing other Autobots a chance to hit the distracted air forces and nab Mikaela. After the battle, Optimus remarked Starscream was no Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

Optimus seemed to quickly bond with [[Seward|General Seward]], his military liaison at Andrews Air Base, but that didn't help when the mind-controlled President Allen had the government order the Autobots out of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part One}} However, Prime had anticipated this. Almost two weeks before, he'd had Ironhide task [[Tom Banachek]] to identify all the Decepticon puppets for him. With Allen making the expected move, he dispatched Ironhide and Bumblebee to set things up so that the following day, when the Autobots all departed, Allen would try to nuke them out of the sky and be fooled by a decoy ship into thinking he'd killed them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

To protect the Earth while they were undercover on Cybertron, Optimus had made a deal with Stockade to start a [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Optimus didn't trust Stockade to not renege on the deal and just take control of Earth for himself, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part Two}} but he ensured the Decepticons were set up for the Autobot's final strike: forcibly teleporting all of the enemy to Cybertron via Unicron's leftover teleportational engines, then stranding Cybertron in a remote solar system. Optimus led the troops to Earth and witnessed Megatron's return from the dead... only to ''thwack'' him flying. The next minute, both Megatron ''and'' Stockade (why wait for him to renege?) were teleported away, along with their forces.

This left the Autobots stranded on Earth and with a lot of clean-up to do. But Optimus had ''finally'' brought about the end of the war... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday''===
Optimus Prime led the search for the AllSpark in the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'', a transport vessel. When they came across an abandoned solar system, they located [[Ghost 1|a vessel]] of strangely Cybertronian design, seemingly of Decepticon make. When the vessel fled to the surface of a planet, Prime dispatched Bumblebee to investigate while he and the other Autobots battled Decepticons from the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''. Prime managed to defeat [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] all on his own. After losing touch with Bumblebee, Prime went down to locate him on the planet, where they were attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and the alien ship. They fell into a cavern network, where they were further attacked by [[Worm-thing|indigenous worms]].

During their flight from the creatures, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came across the alien vessel. Prime realized that they were trying to surrender, so the Autobots communicated with its crew. Optimus explained that they came in peace, "freedom is the right of all sentient beings," Starscream tricks everyone, and so on. However, the creatures, who called themselves "[[Human|humans]]", explained that they held Megatron, whom they called the Ice Man, on their home world, [[Earth]]. Realizing the destruction Megatron would wreak upon the humans if he escaped, and that the humans would be unable to defend themselves effectively, Prime vowed to see them return to their world to warn it. Prime was able to blast an opening in the cavern, and the group escaped. As they returned to the ''Ark'', Prime began to speculate that the AllSpark was what drew Megatron to Earth.

In the ensuing battle with the Decepticons, Prime was in the difficult position of fighting Starscream and protecting the human ship. His distractions allowed Bonecrusher to spear him with his tail. The difficult state nearly gave Starscream the chance to kill him, but the humans saved Prime's life by damaging Starscream, who destroyed them. Optimus Prime was inspired by their courage and sacrifice, and resolved to locate Earth before the Decepticons did—and hopefully before Megatron came back online. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===''Transformers'' film===
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{{bigquote|A necessary sacrifice to bring peace to this planet. We cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes.|Optimus Prime on sacrificing his life to destroy the [[AllSpark]]}}

[[Image:Movie OptimusPrime protoform.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Having overenergized the previous night, Prime woke up abandoned in a field, with his wallet and clothes stolen.]]
The leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, came to Earth shortly after [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sent his comrades a beacon. Upon atmospheric reentry, Prime managed to land outside of [[Tranquility]]'s inhabited areas. While Sam and Mikaela watched, Optimus transformed and left his landing place. From atop a hill, he quickly scanned the form of an Earth truck, thus configuring his body to transform into it. Prime, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] met up with Bumblebee and his human friends, [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] in an alley. Prime assumed his robotic form before the stunned humans. After confirming Sam's identity, Prime introduced himself and his team. When Sam asked how they could speak English, Prime told them that they scanned Earth's languages on the world wide web. When Mikaela asked of the Autobots' intentions, Prime explained the search for the AllSpark, the betrayal of Megatron, and why Sam was important to their search.

[[Image:Movie PrimeSam parentsfreakout.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Optimus Prime will watch you fornicate. And there is nothing you can do about it.]]
Glasses that belonged to Sam's ancestor, [[Archibald Witwicky|Captain Archibald Witwicky]], contained the location of the AllSpark encoded across its lenses, so Optimus Prime ordered his troops to wait outside Sam's house while Sam and Mikaela searched inside for the glasses. Much to Sam's exasperation, Optimus Prime, in his impatience, clumsily ruined his parents' garden using some very expressive apologies, and the Autobots' heavy footsteps convinced them there was an earthquake. Prime's attempts to hide, such as having the Autobots transform into vehicle mode right in the backyard, were also less than satisfactory. Ultimately, Sam came so close to a panic attack that Prime was forced to order the Autobots to fall back. As Prime lectured his team on their supposed inability to remain quiet, Ratchet got himself shocked by walking into some powerlines, causing further problems. When [[Ron Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]] came to investigate, Prime's attempt to avoid discovery caused the house to shake, though this was to their benefit, as the father assumed that the damage to the yard was the result of an earthquake. Ironhide suggested that they kill the parents, but Optimus scolded his old friend. Despite all this, their presence remained undetected until [[Sector Seven]] arrived (in a convoy of GMC Yukons) and abducted Sam, Mikaela, and Sam's parents.

[[Image:Movie Optimus Prime S7 mad.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Get out of the car...what's left of it anyway!]]
Optimus Prime sent the Autobots in pursuit of the SUV that contained Sam, Mikaela, and Sector Seven's director, [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]]. Prime intercepted the vehicle carrying their young human friends, ripping the roof of the vehicle off, with the other Autobots disarming the agents, and made it perfectly clear to Simmons how pissed off he was at him for trying to apprehend the two children, regarding this as a bad move on Simmons' behalf. Optimus then ordered his comrades to relieve the agents of their weapons, and attempted to interrogate Simmons. The agents' lack of surprise at their appearance indicated that they had seen Cybertronians before, but Simmons refused to reveal any information. With a Sector Seven backup team en route, Prime ordered the Autobots to scatter, while he took Sam and Mikaela. While hiding under a bridge, Mikaela and Sam slipped and fell off Prime's shoulder. Bumblebee managed to catch them before impact, but was captured, and Sam and Mikaela recaptured, by the organization after their retreat. Now in possession of the glasses which could tell him the location of the AllSpark, Optimus regretfully left Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands, knowing that if they went after him, they would have to use deadly force.

[[Image:Movie2007 Prime sword.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Swiss army Prime.]]
After regrouping the next day, Prime used the glasses to locate the AllSpark. Jazz again raised objections to leaving Bumblebee behind, but Prime remained firm in his belief of not harming the humans. Ironhide seemed okay with using deadly force, stating the humans were too violent, but Prime countered that when their time had come, the Cybertronians had been [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|little different]]. Going on to explain the potential he saw in the humans, as well as reminding them that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings", Prime revealed to the Autobots his real plan for the AllSpark: if they could not defeat the Decepticons, Prime intended to merge the Cube with his [[Spark|spark]]. Though this would destroy the AllSpark, Ratchet cautioned Prime against this, as it would also kill him. Prime believed that this was acceptable, vowing not to let another race suffer the mistakes of the Transformers. The glasses placed the AllSpark at [[Hoover Dam]] where, luckily, Bumblebee and the young humans were taken.

Optimus Prime's team met up with Sector Seven, Bumblebee, Sam, and Mikaela en route, who had planned to hide the AllSpark in nearby [[Mission City]]. While on the highway, he was attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], who managed to tackle Optimus and drag him over the edge of a freeway overpass. During the battle, Optimus struck the rage-filled Transformer so hard his [[Optic|optic]] popped out. As the Decepticon swung his claw wildly, Optimus drew his sword from his right arm and sliced off one of Bonecrusher's arms, before brutally finishing off his enemy by [[Decapitation|driving the blade through]] Bonecrusher's neck, severing his head.

{{note|The [[Movie Adaptation issue 4|comic book adaptation]] depicts Optimus Prime also defeating [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] during the highway altercation with Bonecrusher. However, the later comic [[The Reign of Starscream issue 1|''The Reign of Starscream'' #1]] depicts Ironhide doing the deed.}}

Optimus arrived at Mission City just in time to observe Megatron discarding the remains of Jazz, and challenged him. Millennia in the ice had done nothing to lessen Megatron's hatred of his brother, and he launched himself in jet mode at the Autobot leader. Optimus leaped and grabbed hold of the wings, which was a really bad idea, as Megatron drove himself and Prime through an office block. As they flew out of the building onto the street below, Megatron transformed and leapt on top of Prime, declaring the humans undeserving of life. Prime rejected his claims, saying that they deserved to choose for themselves. Megatron threw Prime across the street, declaring that if he wished to defend the humans, Prime could die with them. He then formed his [[Fusion cannon|fusion cannon]] from his forearms. The power up time allowed Prime to draw his [[Ion blaster|ion blaster]] and fire, hitting Megatron. The Decepticon used the momentum to spin around, then used the fusion cannon to blast Prime across the street into another building. Megatron then resumed the hunt for Sam and the AllSpark.

[[Image:Movie2007 Prime truck.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He knows he's a sexy truck.]]
Tracking Megatron to the deserted building, Prime barely managed to catch Sam after Megatron knocked him off the roof. Telling the boy to hold onto the Cube, Prime attempted to scale down the building, but Megatron jumped on Prime, causing them both to fall down hard onto the street below. Sam survived, however, and Optimus told the boy that if he could not defeat Megatron, Sam must put the AllSpark into his chest which would destroy it. As Sam sought cover, Optimus faced down Megatron, and informed him that, "At the end of this day, one shall stand, one shall fall". Unfortunately, Megatron, even after years of stasis, proved to be far too powerful for Prime to defeat alone. The unit led by Lennox and the Raptor squadron laid down suppressing fire as Megatron reached for the AllSpark, until Optimus finally took him down by sweeping his legs. Still, Megatron continued, crawling toward the cube. Believing he had lost, Optimus implored Sam to put the AllSpark into his chest. Sam instead thrust it into Megatron's chest, killing the Decepticon leader and destroying the AllSpark.

[[Image:Movie2007 Prime AllSpark shard.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership|Dorito of leadership]]]]
As Optimus watched his brother die, he regretfully said there was little other choice. He also told Sam he owed him a debt of gratitude for saving his life, but was then informed that Jazz had not survived (Jazz was flapping around disrespectfully like a ragdoll during this sequence). Prime briefly eulogized his comrade, then commented that they had gained new comrades in the humans, and was honored by their bravery. Bumblebee, who had finally regained his voice, requested permission to remain with Sam Witwicky, to which the young human eagerly agreed, and Optimus approved. He noticed a fragment of the AllSpark in Megatron's chest cavity and removed it, then permitted the humans to dispose of the Decepticon corpses by dumping them into the deepest part of the ocean.

[[Image:Movie Optimus ending.JPG|right|300px|thumb|[['Til all are one]]!]]
Though Megatron was killed and his Decepticons were defeated, the AllSpark was destroyed, leaving the Autobots unable to restore Cybertron. The Autobots elected to remain on Earth, and Prime sent a message into deep space to any surviving Autobots in the Galaxy to come to their new home on Earth, their long years of searching having finally having come to an end. As the other Autobots rested (and watched Sam and Mikaela make out on Bumblebee's hood) Optimus Prime looked to the sky, hoping his message had been heard. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
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===Toy bios===
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That truck he transcanned was ''the coolest thing he ever saw''. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed, Optimus was ''bathed'' in its power and became a living receptacle: he could destroy or heal with the merest thought. He still remained dedicated to peace, and altered his exterior decorations to match the ones he bore as a young leader, before the beginning of the war. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|First Strike Optimus Prime}}

When the war turned out to ''not'' be over though, and with more Decepticons appearing on Earth, he was forced to alter himself to be used for stealth missions—something he finds dishonourable but knows has to be done. He is now sensor transparent and silent. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}} In this form, he came under surprise attack by an equally stealth-modified Starscream, leader of the new Decepticons! {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream}}

Once the Decepticons were beaten on Earth, Optimus was provided with intelligence by [[Sector Seven]] about Decepticon bases on Mars. After assuming new colors, he headed to the red planet. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Fire Blast Optimus Prime}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
[[Image:BWDS 11.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
[[Beast Wars (event)|On Earth in the past and in another universe]], a contingent of [[Maximal]]s, led by [[Optimus Primal]], battled a group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] in a forest. {{storylink|Optimus Primal Chapter}}

Some time into the battle, a warp opened, bringing with it [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], Optimus Prime, and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. Optimus Prime made fast friends with [[Optimus Primal]]; they joined their forces and double-teamed the injured [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had just taken a blast to the face from [[Tigatron]]. Starscream then joined the Predacons. The two Optimuses commemorated their accomplishment of teamwork by shaking hands. The Maximals and Ratchet looked up with approval. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] later appeared and joined the Predacons. As the battled raged, the [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] from Prime's universe came in through the warp. {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}}

The Decepticon Megatron brought along [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], and the two Megatrons combined their troops into a fearsome force against the Autobots and Maximals. Fortuantely for the Autobots and Maximals, [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] arrived to assist. The two factions then took formation against each other with the intention of combining their energies to attack the opposing side. With [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] leading the charge, the Maximals and the Autobots attacked first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}

===Transformers Mix & Match book===
{{Note|Due to the malleable storytelling format of the Mix & Match book, listed here is Optimus's story role if all the segments visually featuring him are lined-up. For all the possible iterations of his role in the story, see the [[Transformers Mix & Match]] page.}}
With the the humans in jet fighters in the skies surrounding them, and Blackout overhead, Optimus stood ready to take on Megatron in a battle that would decide humanity's fate. {{storylink|Transformers Mix & Match}}
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===IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
[[Image:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime]] driving Optimus Prime! Sheer awesomeness!]]

Following the battle of [[Mission City]], and the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, Optimus Prime was left to ferry the body of his first lieutenant [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] out of the city in an abandoned trailer. Trusting [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and his men, Prime asked the human soldiers to help the Autobots escape from the city, before [[Sector Seven]] and other untrustworthy humans could arrive. A month later, [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] managed to convince Lennox and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] to call upon the assistance of Optimus Prime and the Autobots to escort the Decepticon remains, thereby hopefully reactivating the Decepticon [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] somehow. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Bumblebee arrived at Sector Seven's Nevada desert base to escort to a naval base at [[California|San Diego, California]]. Optimus insisted on escorting Jazz's remains personally, and thanked Lennox for arranging a proper burial-at-sea for his fallen lieutenant. When he noticed the AllSpark shard seemingly reacting to the Decepticon bodies, he handed the fragment to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping until he returned. Shortly after leaving the base, Optimus had second thoughts about leaving the fragment in Sector Seven's possession, and ordered Bumblebee and Ironhide to turn around and retrieve the only remaining piece of the AllSpark. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}

[[Image:Alliance3_OptimusPrime_Lennox.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"So erm, want to go back to my place?" "Prime, are you trying to get onto me?" "No dude, I just want to show you my collection of faces and heads!"]]

The convoy returned to the Sector Seven base after learning of Wreckage and Starscream's attacks. [[Salani]] retrieved the AllSpark shard and returned it to Optimus Prime, who felt the last piece of their heritage should stay with him. Weeks later, the Autobots and the soldiers with whom they served traveled aboard a [[United States Navy|US Navy]] carrier for Jazz's burial-at-sea and to observe the disposal of the Decepticons. Optimus deeply appreciated the humans' paying last respects to their fallen comrade, though he was concerned that even the great depths of the [[Laurentian Abyss]] were not enough to keep the Decepticon bodies hidden. Below deck, Optimus and Lennox agreed to a formal [[NEST|alliance between the Autobots and humans]] as the first line of offense and defense against the Decepticons. During training on the island of [[Diego Garcia]], Optimus Prime reminded the Autobots that they must work together with the humans as a team, never forgetting that division was what caused the war on Cybertron in the first place. When they were alone, Optimus Prime and Major Lennox complimented each other's leadership and the dedication of their respective troops. When Lennox commented that it was because of the Autobots that he and his soldiers were alive today, Optimus refuted this, saying it was because of humans such as Lennox and Sam, and that the Autobots were only part of the problem. Soon, both [[NEST]] leaders learned that the Decepticons had returned to Earth. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

By November 2008, Sideswipe had arrived on Earth, but was recklessly pursuing the Decepticon Demolishor in [[South America]]. Optimus was chastised by Admiral Morshower for this "grey area" in the Autobot ranks, but the Autobot leader assured Morshower he would settle it. Human relations were so strained the exasperated Optimus decided to forcibly bring Sideswipe in to end his rampage; however, Ironhide requested he go calm his former student down. Optimus agreed, but made his position clear: if Sideswipe could not be negotiated with... he would be ''dealt'' with. Ironhide eventually was able to calm his student, but not before Demolishor was let loose upon human civilians, AND the authorities were attacking Cybertronians on sight. Luckily, Optimus and a strike team had already arrived and had the authorities stand down, and Sideswipe joined the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

[[Image:Alliance4_Prime_killingspree.jpg|thumb|300px|Freedom is the right of all '''non-Decepticon''' sentient beings.]]

NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]], where the Decepticons [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] were wreaking havoc. Flushed out of hiding, the Decepticons managed to evade the other Autobots, but Optimus Prime quickly put down Dead End by ramming him head-on. When asked by Prime, he commented that he was fine, but he wasn't sure if Dead End was. On the way back to base, Lennox and Optimus Prime discussed Swindle's last words and were concerned that this was just the first wave of Decepticons coming to Earth, and that they were after [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]]. Optimus convinced Lennox that no matter what, it was Sam's destiny to become involved in this conflict, and they agreed to send Bumblebee back to the States to resume his role as the boy's guardian. Later, when Optimus observed the distrust for the Autobots held by Lennox's superiors, he suggested that they must work harder and that continued success would satisfy those above them. During the subsequent hunt for Decepticons around the world, Optimus Prime personally destroyed [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]], [[Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. As NEST's ranks grew, together they celebrated their victories and mourned those who made the ultimate sacrifice. One event brought joy and hope to the team: The arrival of Autobot refugees who were eager to protect their new homeworld. This joy was tempered by the fact more and more Decepticons were being sighted on Earth, and Optimus believed that there was some unknown that threatened their new home, their species and their alliance with the humans. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}

{{bigquote|I know Megatron. I know all of you. You would not have taken the AllSpark and left this world in peace. You would have subdued it and made slaves of its people. Even in the absence of the AllSpark, my conscience and that of my friends could not have allowed that.|Optimus Prime to [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]}}

Optimus attended an initial [[NEST]] briefing about sightings of Starscream in [[Zambia]], and was placed in joint command with Lennox of a team to go there to investigate. He also advised some new Autobot arrivals about how best to fit in on Earth. In Zambia, they quickly tracked down three Decepticons, [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]], [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] and [[Dropkick]] waiting at the Zambezi River. Optimus, Ironhide and Ratchet waded in to face their opponents, unaware that it was a trap — as they fought, they were dragged downriver towards Victoria Falls. Although the other two Autobots escaped the trap, Optimus was held fast by Macerator and plunged off the falls. While Macerator was caught mid-air by Starscream, Optimus managed to cling to an outcropping. He was rescued by the other Autobots present, utilizing [[Beachbreak]]'s tow line. Enraged by the rescue, Starscream killed Beachbreak, something Optimus regarded as a result of his own failure to lead. The team tracked Payload, Macerator and Dropkick downriver to the Kariba dam, where Optimus rammed two of the Decepticons and then fought with Macerator at length. He eventually triumphed, decapitating the Decepticon. As Dropkick retreated, Optimus stopped Ironhide from firing as he might have hit some of the humans nearby. They instead went to look for Payload, who had been swept away by raging waters from the dam emergency release.

Back at [[Diego Garcia]], two more Decepticon contacts were made in [[Australia]] and [[Peru]]. Optimus opted to lead the team checking Australia. After exploring the Outback for a number of days, the team discussed whether the Decepticons might be hunting for energy to resurrect Megatron, but Optimus doubted there was an energy source on the planet that could do so. They eventually encountered [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]] and [[Tread]], three [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s mining for minerals. Optimus found Kickback's sonic charge weapon to be a challenge, but with some help from Lennox, killed the Decepticon.

After they returned to base, Optimus's input into the conversation on how the Decepticons might revive Megatron was for the most part unhelpful. The subsequent appearance of [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] in [[Rome]] led the Autobots to take another trip, but Optimus found Rome's narrow streets frustrating as he was unable to navigate them in his truck form. After [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] dealt to the two Decepticons, a furious Starscream challenged Optimus to one-on-one combat in the nearby Colosseum. Naturally it was a trap — Starscream had allied himself with a human, [[Bruno Carrera]], and together they trapped Optimus in a pit and set Barricade on him. With the help of four humans, Optimus broke free, threw Barricade into the pit and sealed him there. He then had only to show his face outside to where Starscream was fighting Ironhide, Ratchet and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and the would-be Decepticon leader fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

[[Image:Titan5_Optimustwins.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Your slang is bad and you should ''feel'' bad!"]]

Since coming to Earth, Optimus has had to strive daily to gain credibility with the human powers-that-be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

Even Optimus doesn't believe [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap's]] stories anymore! When those same twins arrived, Optimus was absent on a 'need to know' mission {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} in [[Australia]] with [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. When [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] landed on the continent, the two Autobots interrupted their mission to bring the bot in. It proved far more difficult than you'd expect, with the Decepticon able to outdistance them in the long run and better suited to the terrain. Optimus was knocked offroad when Sideways blasted him with exhaust, and Arcee reported her alt mode was too out of its comfort zone to keep up... which gave Optimus an idea.

That idea was to take ''away'' the terrain, blasting Sideways off the road and into the grass with projectile weaponry. Violence works!

Optimus took the prisoner to Diego Garcia, and on arrival was greeted with the sight of the twins brawling on the runway. He bawled them out over improper conduct, but before he could go further [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] made an attack. Taking fire, Optimus began barking out orders... only to be tripped up by Skids. Once he was up, Scorponok and Sideways had both done a runner. Knowing that the enemy could ''not'' have got this close without NEST security being compromised, Optimus was convinced by [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe's]] argument that the twins had turned traitor and had them taken away for questions. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

When the twins were sprung by Decepticons, Prime agreed with [[Theodore Galloway]] that the Autobots would make finding the twins a number one priority. However, Optimus was left suspicious when a [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious "friend"]] tipped the Autobots off about the twins. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} Soon, it came out that the twins were being framed and by tracking the two, Optimus and his men found out about a Decepticon base near [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Optimus led a raid on it, taking down the [[Purple generic drones|drone army]] stationed there. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazil), [[Guy Nadon]] (French-Canadian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

[[Image:ROTF-DemolishorPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|With the Legends and Voyager toys, this scene is ''just'' possible.]]
After the events in [[Mission City]] two years ago, Optimus Prime and the Autobots became part of a Transformer/human military group called [[NEST]], which hunted down the remaining Decepticons across the world. When [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] were detected in [[Shanghai]], NEST was deployed there, including the Autobots [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Once Demolishor made himself known by transforming into robot mode and crushing dozens of cars along the highway, [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] radioed an overhead C-17 to release the Autobot leader. Optimus Prime parachuted out of a NEST cargo plane and landed in vehicle mode. He leapt off a bridge onto the Decepticon's head as he plowed through it. When the massive Constructicon refused his order to pull over, Optimus unleashed several blasts of his [[ion blaster]] into Demolishor's head. These shots, coupled with Ironhide destroying his tires, sent the titan crashing to the ground and into a warehouse. As he and Ironhide approached the dying Decepticon, Optimus asked if he had any last words. With his dying breath, the Constructicon stated that [[The Fallen]] would rise again. Optimus responded in the negative and unceremoniously executed him.

Returning to [[Diego Garcia]], Prime entered a briefing with [[Theodore Galloway]], the National Security Adviser who had been appointed liaison by the [[President of the United States|President]], and [[Morshower|General Morshower]], the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was watching by satellite feed. Prime relayed the warning of The Fallen to them, but Galloway made no effort to conceal his hostility toward the Autobots. He noted that while they had given them intelligence and the sole remaining AllSpark fragment, Galloway took issue with their refusal to share weapons technology and their continued sending of transmissions into space. Prime told Galloway that the Autobots were aware of humanity's history of warfare, and Morshower said that all the transmissions had been vetted by NEST officers. Galloway also pointed out that despite Megatron's death and burial in the Laurentian Abyss and the destruction of the AllSpark, the Decepticons had not left Earth as Optimus had hoped, leading him to conclude that the Autobots were the ones who the Decepticons were after. When asked if the Autobots would leave Earth peacefully if told to, Optimus replied that they would honor their request, but warned Galloway to consider what would happen if the Autobots left but the Decepticons did not.

Unknown to Prime, the Decepticon [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had been monitoring transmissions and spied on the briefing. Dispatching [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to the island, he had his agent steal the remaining AllSpark fragment, killing several soldiers in the process. The incident left the Autobots with rather chilly relations with the United States. Seeking outside help, Optimus dispatched Bumblebee to retrieve Sam Witwicky from college in an effort to secure his testimony on the Autobots' behalf. Meeting Sam at an abandoned cemetery near his college, Optimus explained the situation. Sam was not receptive; in fact, he was quite hostile, saying that he had just started college and was trying to have a normal life. Knowing that fate often called at inconvenient times, Optimus impressed upon Sam the importance of what was going on, but Sam reiterated that the Cybertronian War was not his, and that they didn't need him. Optimus relayed his fear that it soon would be, and silently said that they needed him more than he realized.

[[Image:ROTFPrimevsMegsandScreamer.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Stick em' up!]]
Prime's fear soon came to pass, but in the last way he could imagine: the Decepticons had used the AllSpark shard to resurrect Megatron, who had learned that the knowledge of the AllSpark had been passed to Sam by a fragment Sam had touched, and soon captured him, Mikaela, and Sam's college roommate [[Leo Spitz]]. Heading to rescue the three humans, Optimus and Bumblebee ambushed the Decepticons in the [[Broadwater Metal Works|abandoned industrial complex]] where the teens were being held, just as [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] was about to perform fatal neurosurgery on Sam. Knocking Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] out of the building, Optimus managed to whisk Sam away from the plant. Optimus made it as far as the nearby forest when Megatron arrived. Going one-on-one with the Decepticon leader, Prime managed to hold his own, all the while trash-talking Megatron. Megatron then called for Starscream and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], who quickly arrived. Prime was forced to run interference between Megatron and Starscream, who pursued Sam.

[[Image:ROTF Optimus vs Grindor.jpg|thumb|right||250px|''Frenzy is red,'' '' Rumble is blue,'' ''this poem doesn't rhyme,'' ''NOW GIVE ME YOUR FACE !'' ]]
As the battle raged, Megatron told Prime that the boy was the key to finding another energon source, then shattered his [[mouthplate]] and sent him flying back with a point blank shot from his [[fusion cannon]]. Megatron asked if the boy's life was greater than the future of their race, but Prime knew that he would never stop with a single life. Declaring that he'd take them all on, Optimus Prime unsheathed his [[Dual Energon Swords]] and fought a three-on-one fight against the Decepticons. Surprisingly, not only did he manage to hold his own, he was actually winning, managing to stab Megatron multiple times, slice off Starscream's arm and use it as a club, and rip apart Grindor's head. However, Megatron managed to stab his own sword through Optimus Prime's chest, following with a point blank shot through his injured back. Critically injured, Optimus implored the still-observing Sam to run. Although the rest of the Autobots soon arrived and drove off Megatron and Starscream, Optimus Prime was [[The_many_deaths_of_Optimus_Prime|dead]].

[[Image:ROTF Optimus death.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You're so weak!" "Then why have I spent this whole fight kicking your a—"*BOOM*]]
Soon after, The Fallen made his presence known and demanded Sam Witwicky be turned over to him or the world would be destroyed. Galloway used this as a reason to shut down NEST and ordered the Autobots returned to Diego Garcia under guard, along with Prime's corpse (which Galloway callously denounced as a piece of scrap metal). Fortunately, Bumblebee, and [[Skids (ROTF)|the]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Twins]] managed to spirit Sam, Mikaela, and Leo away before The Fallen made his announcement. With help from their former enemy Seymour Simmons and the Decepticon-turned-Autobot [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], the group discovered that Sam's mind contained the Language of the Primes, to which group The Fallen had once belonged. The human/Autobot group managed to locate the Seeker [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], who told them of how the [[Dynasty of Primes]] forged a [[Star Harvester]] to use a star's energy to replenish the AllSpark, and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], needed to activate the harvester, until they were betrayed by The Fallen, who tried to harvest [[Sun|Sol]] in defiance of the Primes' rule of the sanctity of life. Sam hit upon the idea to use the Matrix to restore Optimus to life, similar to how the Decepticons had used the AllSpark fragment to resurrect Megatron. Having been teleported to [[Egypt]] by Jetfire, the group managed to relay the information to Major Lennox and Sergeant Epps, who faked engine trouble over Petra, where the [[Tomb of the Primes]] was located. Unfortunately, the Matrix had turned to dust in the thousands of years since its entombment, but Sam still believed that it could be used to revive Optimus.

[[Image:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'm bringing sexy back.]]
However, the Decepticons were still looking for the Harvester and the Matrix needed to activate it. Sam was technically killed in the [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]], during which he communed with the six Primes from the tomb, who restored the Matrix. Jamming it in the fallen Autobot's chest, Sam used the Matrix to restore Optimus Prime to life. Unfortunately, The Fallen soon arrived. He stole the Matrix, and stomped on Optimus, sending him back to the ground. Having been fatally injured by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], Jetfire offered his parts to Optimus, as only a Prime could defeat The Fallen, and snuffed out his own spark. After Ratchet and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] finished attaching Jetfire's wings and thrusters to Prime's body, Optimus hurried to the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], which had been constructed around the harvester, and damaged the machine before it could destroy Earth's sun.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Your face is insufficient. GIVE ME YOUR SPARK!]]
Optimus Prime then faced Megatron and the Fallen on the ground. This against the odds battle went far better for Optimus, as he used Megatron's own fusion cannon to shoot off half his face and his afterburners to send him through some ruins. Optimus then battled the Fallen, using his Energon Sword to slice through his face. The Fallen countered by ripping off his left wing and striking him with it, but Optimus managed to grab the Fallen's own spear and impale him with it. Telling the traitorous Prime he had picked the wrong planet, Optimus used the spear to rip off The Fallen's face plate. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark core, killing The Fallen and forcing Megatron and Starscream to retreat.

[[Image:ROTF Optimus Sam ship.JPG|thumb|right|250px|"So why did you want his face?" "Okay, I'll tell you."*cuts to credits*]]
On the return voyage home, Optimus thanked Sam for saving his life, as the boy thanked the Autobot leader for believing in him. Following this, Optimus Prime sent another transmission into space, detailing recent events so that the pasts of both races would be remembered, and also declaring that Humanity and the Autobots would face the future together. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===Titan Magazines post-''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
Following the later Fallen incident, Optimus continued operations against the Decepticons. [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt's]] over-enthusiasm began to muck that up, causing damage and getting NEST into trouble, despite Optimus' attempts to point this out to him. Optimus had to confine him to base. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}}

[[Image:Titan10_Optimusgetsout.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Never had a human face before. GIVE ME IT ANYWAY!]]

Soon after that, he was drawn out into a trap by [[Trophy White]] and the [[Free Men]], who wanted to take his head as a trophy. Optimus worked out their plan and allowed himself to be captured by the deranged hunter, in order to keep the fight away from civilians. He pretended to be securely chained down and listened to White's sociopathic ravings, before (at the moment he considered funniest) breaking free and taking White prisoner. Shockingly, he found keeping the severed heads of animals as trophies to be ''bad'', and destroyed Trophy's trophies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

When there was a Decepticon breakout in [[South Africa]], Optimus ordered his men to let the prisoners flee: a battle outside [[World Cup|a major sports event]] would cause unacceptable civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} This led to a major collapse in Autobot popularity, and open battles with Decepticons in cities were just risking further alienation. In response, Prime created of a secret covert unit (even under NEST's radar) that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. While this worked, Optimus was left disquieted: the tactics he was using were too akin to the Decepticons, and a fine line was being walked. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}

The Decepticon base was soon tracked to [[Russia]] and Optimus led a strike-team in. Unknown to him, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had sold them all out to Bludgeon and the team was ambushed, getting killed one by one... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} but luckily Megatron arrived to beat up Bludgeon for running a rival faction, and he flew away again after leaving an ominous threat to Optimus. So Prime didn't need to do any work saving his team or stopping Bludgeon at all! The end! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

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===Cyber Missions===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Edwards]] (English)|[[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[Image:CyberMissions1 Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Darth Vader|Yes, I know, I'm scary.]]]]
Optimus Prime recorded some information on the Autobot-Decepticon war for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]]. Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing it when [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] launched their attack. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} The next morning, Optimus had been informed of the attack and Soundwave's capture, and he ordered Ironhide to wait for reinforcements to assist in pursuing Bludgeon. Bludgeon made that difficult for Ironhide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}} Later, Optimus contacted Ratchet to inform him that [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] was causing chaos in [[Mission City]], and he reminded the Autobot medic to be careful. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3}}

He and Sideswipe tracked Megatron to a disused factory, only to lose the scent. Megatron, having cloaked his spark signature, jumped out of hiding to attack them, and Optimus used his swords to attack the Decepticon. An appeal for Megatron to surrender was answered by a blast from Megatron's cannon bringing the roof down on the two Autobots, and the Decepticon escaped. Optimus promised that Megatron would no longer be able to hide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 4}}

When Ironhide went missing after the incident with Bludgeon, Optimus searched for him, and Bumblebee revealed he was last near a cave with a load of [[Energon]]. That same cave happened to be where [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] was hiding. As Optimus went to rescue his friend, Mindwipe tried to hypnotize the Autobot leader, but Optimus was able to resist the hypnosis and defeat Mindwipe, leaving a confused Ironhide to wonder what was going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}}

Reports of [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] attacking a building in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]] resulted in Optimus dispatching Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. He filled them in on the situation en route. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}} During another mission, Optimus warned Sideswipe and Ratchet that they were being tracked, moments before the pair were attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and Mindwipe. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}

Bumblebee reported to Optimus that he'd managed to pinpoint the location where Megatron and Starscream were meeting, leading Optimus to confront the two Decepticons in an Arctic region. When Megatron expressed surprise that he'd come to fight them without backup, Optimus assured him that the Autobots were never far from their leader's side. While Starscream went to attack the others, Optimus and Megatron continued to fight, with Optimus emerging the eventual victor. As Megatron tried to goad him into finishing the fight, Optimus announced that the Autobots protected all sentient life, and that included the Decepticons. He subsequently allowed Megatron to flee. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

{{quote|By showing even one such as him the power of mercy, Megatron might realize that we'll never give up, no matter the cost.|Optimus Prime|"Cyber Missions 12"}}

Prime set up an elaborate trap involving a hologram of Soundwave to lure the Decepticons to a spot in the wilderness. The ploy worked, and Optimus attacked Megatron while his men attacked Megatron's troops. At one point during the battle, Megatron threw a train car at him, and he simply somersaulted along its length. Though Megatron boasted that the Decepticons would win through sheer determination, Optimus knocked him to the ground and gave a speech about building alliances, which was the cue for the [[human]]s to turn up in force and surround the Decepticons. Optimus informed Megatron that he could either leave the planet peacefully or be destroyed. Once the rest of the Decepticons fled, Megatron delivered a final threat before taking off. Prime celebrated with another speech, before admiring the huge Autobot [[insignia]] Bumblebee had stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}

===Transformers Annual 2011===
An alert of Decepticon activity in [[Tokyo]] sent Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe to investigate. He intervened in Sideswipe and Barricade's battle to lift the Decepticon into the air, only to find himself under attack by Grindor. Ordering Sideswipe and Ratchet to cover him, Optimus scaled the side of a nearby office block so he could punch the helicopter out of the air. Standing over the two Decepticons, Optimus was surprised when they informed him that they were simply providing a diversion. Optimus realised that Sam was in danger, and rushed back to America in time to find Starscream attempting to abduct the boy. He jumped on Starscream's back, causing the Decepticon to flee and saving Sam from a kidnapping. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''Classified'' novels===
During the war on Cybertron, Optimus Prime fought in several [[Battle of Polyhex|battles]] in [[Polyhex]].

Optimus and Ironhide turned up to an attack on [[Nevada Test and Training Range]] by three Decepticons. Though he tried to talk them into abandoning the Decepticon cause, he was forced to kill them, especially when [[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] threatened to blow up some humans. Optimus took part in a meeting of some generals at the base, though he had to talk his way into doing so, as they were initially reluctant to include the aliens. Optimus disagreed that the Decepticons' target was [[Area 51]] and correctly deduced it to be [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. When he arrived there with Ironhide, Bumblebee and Ratchet were already engaged in a battle with [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], however the Decepticon's personal [[force field]] made him impossible to hit and he did substantial damage to Prime. Once the shield was eliminated, Optimus defeated Reverb. Though Reverb asked Optimus to finish him off, Optimus instead took him prisoner. He also talked [[Marcus|General Marcus]] into allowing [[Kevin Bowman]] to join NEST. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

After supervising a test of a prototype [[Hyperdynamix]] tank, Optimus returned to the [[NEST Rapid Response Base]] for a briefing on a new Cybertronian storehouse detected at [[Battle Mountain]]. Before they had a chance to investigate, Optimus was forced to go defend Hyperdynamix against Decepticon attackers and was kept busy there trying to find the three aggressors. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant [[robo-pede|robot centipedes]] which came out of the meteoroids. Despite suffering major damage, Optimus was able to dispatch two of them on his own. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}

===IDW Post ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
[[Image:Nefarious2 Prime on Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Ass-whooping. Noun. To have your posterior presented to you with overwhelming force.]]
Lennox reported to Optimus via videolink on the halting of [[Alice]]'s rampage. Optimus mentioned that they should be more aggressive in tracking down Decepticons, but Lennox reminded him that NEST was low on resources. They decided on some "improvisations" in the form of newly-arrived Autobots. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} Optimus was witness to Galloway balling out Lennox over the battle at [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]], but kept quiet. Afterwards, Lennox and Optimus discussed the [[Initiative|mysterious humans]] who had been seen at the petrochemical plant. When [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] came under attack from [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], Optimus parachuted in and bested Soundwave. Soundwave attempted to persuade Prime to let him go, but Prime decided that instead they would take him into NEST custody for interrogation. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

Optimus oversaw the preparations of the facilities for holding Soundwave, rather than face having to tell Major Lennox what they'd done. He was only delaying the inevitable, and Lennox was even more annoyed when the plane carrying Soundwave was shot down. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} When NEST received a distress call from Galloway, who was under attack from [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], Optimus sent [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to assist. He also reminded Ironhide that just because the man was a "pain in the aft" didn't mean they could avoid helping him. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}}

[[Image:Nefarious5 Prime already too late.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"They've already put the bomp in the bomp-a-bomp-a-bomp"]]
Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative]] base in [[California]], but the base was gone. Despite this, Optimus still trusted Soundwave as he believe the organization they faced had access to Cybertronian technology. Soundwave pinpointed the mobile base as being in [[Utah]], so the Autobots headed there. Part way, Optimus felt the power of something very like the [[AllSpark]] being used and began to realize what they were up against. They reached Utah and began an assault on the [[Initiative base]], only to find themselves facing brainwashed Transformers. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}}

As the battle continued, Optimus tried to call out for their foe to surrender the AllSpark they possessed, however [[Carter Newell]], head of the Initiative, responded by trying to use the artifact to terminate all Cybertronian life. An injury courtesy of [[Reedman]] aborted the attempt, and Newell tried to flee. Optimus was forced to ram the truck he was in to obtain the AllSpark, but realized the only way to halt the rapidly-destabilizing Cube was to
feed it his own [[spark]]. Luckily that turned out to be unnecessary, as [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]] took the AllSpark from him and carried it into space, where it exploded. Optimus later noted that the Initiative data banks had been [[Soundwave (ROTF)|picked clean]] and wondered if anyone else could make an attempt to recreate the AllSpark. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

At [[NEST]] headquarters on [[Diego Garcia]], Optimus Prime tries to convince the Autobot refugees rescued from the clutches of the [[Initiative]] that they need more time to recuperate before returning to the battlefield. [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] attempts to refute this, but only winds up proving Optimus's point when he accidentally calls him "[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]", and has to stop mid-flow to remind himself they are no longer on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The exchange punctuates how important it is that the Autobots stop any more humans from exploiting Cybertronian technology, that being the purpose of the mission currently that very moment under way in eastern [[California]].

When [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] returned to base after the mission, she shared a quiet moment with Optimus, losing herself in the sensations she could feel from the sisters whose spark she shared: The pain of Arcee's wounds, and the feel of Chromia's sword blade as she tested it against her fingertip. Prime quietly told her that she had never told him these things before, and she simply replied that he had never asked. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

When the Decepticons attacked [[Philadelphia]], Sam contacts NEST for aid, and the Autobots quickly mobilize, because of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] injuries, he wanted her to stay on base, but allowed her to go anyway. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

During the flight, Optimus tried once more to have Arcee sit out of the mission. Elita reminded Optimus that is was Arcee's decision, and her desire for revenge was as strong as Elita's. Optimus tried to explain to her that victory at any price comes at a high cost, recalling the time on Cybertron when Prime let such an emotion overcome him. Elita's anger boils over and she chastises him for leaving her behind on Cybertron, only to witness Chromia's death and die herself, and she came back to life only to fight and kill more Decepticons. Optimus reminds Elita that he too had experienced [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|death]], but Elita explained that when he died, the Autobots actually cared. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

After he arrived to Philadelphia, [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] tries to radio Prime to let him know that Shockwave has attacked the base, freed Fearswoop and slaughtered all the personnel, both human and Autobot, but his transmission breaks up before Prime can comprehend his meaning, a battered Elita crests the horizon, fresh from victory over Astrotrain, and screaming a warning that it all a trap. Alas, no sooner has the word "Shockwave" crossed her lips, than the cyclopean Decepticon himself rockets down out the air, landing with ballistic force square on top of Elita and crushing the life out of her, Enraged by the death of Elita-One and the other Autobots. Optimus Prime battled Shockwave destroying half of his face and body, Prime was about to kill Shockwave, till Shockwave's pet [[Driller]] came to save his master. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Dark of the Moon'' prequel strips===

When a relic of [[Ark (DOTM)|an unknown UFO]] was discovered in Fiesole, [[Italy]], Optimus led a NEST team to secure the find. Starscream launched a surprise attack to claim it: Optimus ordered the human archaeologist to keep digging and fought the Decepticon, taking two blows before overpowering and thrashing him. But Starscream kept fighting, asking Optimus if there were things worth dying for. Optimus agreed and said he was willing to die to save Earth from Decepticons... at which point Starscream suckerpunched him and stole the artifact.

[[Image:Titan3-3_OpSoundwavefaceoff.jpg|thumb|left|350px|"Sorry Soundwave, you're going to need braces."]]

Optimus was left concerned about what the 'cons were up to {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1}} but found himself distract by two minor plots of Soundwave's, first fighting him to stop him crashing the Earth's economy {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Blood And Gold}} and then in [[Spain]] after he'd drawn [[Robert Epps]] and Bumblebee into an ambush. With Bumblebee near death, Optimus agreed to fight Soundwave without weapons if it would mean his comrade's survived, and he nearly died in the resulting fight. However, he managed to use Soundwave's sonic blasts and the local environment against his foe and emerged victorious. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}

When Ratchet contacted NEST to let them know there was trouble at the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]], Optimus himself turned out to help chase off Starscream and Barricade. He later tried to convince the anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] protesters that the Autobots were here to help, but Ratchet and Ironhide's actions during the fight had already convinced them of that, and their leader, [[Marcus Castor]], was already producing anti-Decepticon T-shirts. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}
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===''Prepare for Battle'' prequel material ===
Optimus received an distress signal from [[Evac (Ride) |Evac]] ,whom he welcomed as part of his team and in return he told Optimus about his history as one of the [[Knights of Cybertron]].Hearing this story, Optimus showed him the remaning the shard of the [[AllSpark]] and when he came in contact with it,the energy gave Evac super speed and a new mode.With this change Optimus gave him the title of Guardian of the All Spark and gave him the order to transport the Shard from base to base,along with [[ NEST]] personnel and to keep his origins secret to everyone,so that the Decepticons wouldn’t find him. {{storylink|Prepare for Battle (website)}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

Sometime before the [[AllSpark]] was jettisoned into space, Optimus Prime personally witnessed the attack on [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s ship, the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' and assumed that the ship was destroyed.

Before all of the Transformer race was forced into exodus of the planet, Optimus lead the final battle against Megatron and the Decepticons. Though he never thought he did a good enough job and sometimes wondered if the result would of been different, had Sentinel been leading.

[[Image:DotmOptimusPrimeReadytoRoll.jpg|left|thumb|300px|En garde!]]

Three years after Operation: Firestorm and the demise of [[the Fallen]], the Autobots and NEST took to dealing with human conflicts in the absence of the Decepticons. After receiving a tip from [[Alexi Voskhod]] he and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] arrived with NEST operatives in Chernobyl to investigate a report about the presence of Cybertronian technology on site. However, this investigation was interrupted by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his tamed [[Driller]], attempting to steal the component. After driving them off and cutting one of the Driller's tentacles off, Shockwave revealed himself before retreating. Optimus became disturbed to see Shockwave on Earth but was more horrified to see that the piece of technology, to his disbelief, was a fuel cell from the ''Ark''.

Optimus returned to NEST headquarters and refused to transform or speak to anyone until National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] arrived. It wasn't until Ironhide hit him on the roof that he transformed very violently and demanded an explanation from Mearing, which she offered along with the corroborating testimony from [[Buzz Aldrin]] that the information had been known by a select few. Optimus explained that the ''Ark'' carried important technology that would have given the Autobots a clear victory in the Cybertronian Civil War, and was piloted by his predecessor and mentor, Sentinel Prime. Optimus mounted an expedition to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] aboard the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' with Ratchet to explore what was left of the ''Ark''.

The two Autobots explored the ship and opened the crash vault in which Sentinel Prime had locked himself. Optimus pulled Sentinel from the vault and brought his former mentor back to Earth where he used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to revive Sentinel. The former Prime awoke and attacked in confusion. After calming his mentor down, Optimus explained that they recovered five pieces of his technology, but Sentinel was disturbed by this news, explaining that purpose of the "pillars" was to form a [[space bridge]]. Optimus declared their peaceful uses to the humans, but Director Mearing objected, citing possible uses like transporting weapons and troops to the planet. The pillars were placed in human custody.

[[Image:DOTM-SentinelOptimusMatrix.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Sorry Optimus, I don't want it. Because when I kill someone, I want them to ''stay'' dead."]]
After this meeting, Optimus took Sentinel for a tour on the countryside at sunset, during which Sentinel commented on the peace and beauty of Earth. Optimus bowed and offered the Matrix of Leadership to him, declaring him the rightful Autobot leader. Sentinel refused, saying that while he was Optimus's master on Cybertron, here on Earth, Optimus was the more experienced of the two. After learning from [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam]] that the Decepticons were targeting Sentinel because he alone could control the pillars, the Autobots were ordered to protect him. Running behind the group, Optimus returned to the NEST base only to find that Sentinel had betrayed the Autobots and NEST, killed [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and escaped with the pillars. Mearing declared the subterfuge and defeat as the fault of the Autobot leader. Optimus voiced no defense at this accusation.

[[Image:DOTMSentinelOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Sentinel, can you put that sword somewhere else so we can talk?]]

Optimus subsequently tracked his mentor to the National Mall reflecting pool and attempted to stop him from bringing an invasion force to Earth after learning of his deal with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Sentinel fought and bested Optimus but spared his life, commenting that Optimus would come around to his way of thinking. Optimus refused to be part of Sentinel's plan.

Later, Sentinel denounced Prime and his Autobots as rebels, and demanded that human beings exile them. Fearing an attack from at least 200 hidden and entrenched Decepticon troops, human leaders ordered the Autobots off the planet. Prime complied with the order and gathered his troops to leave Earth immediately in the ''Xantium''. Despite Sam's pleadings to reveal his plan to fight back (and inform the Decepticons who had bugged him), Optimus replied they had no plan. He reminded Sam that the human was his friend and the fight against the Decepticons would now be his own. As he boarded the ship he told Bumblebee to make his farewell with Sam short. Shortly after takeoff, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attacked and destroyed the ship. Optimus and the Autobots were presumed dead.

However, the Autobots had hid themselves in one of the disengaged boosters and survived, thanks to the ''Xantium'''s builders, the [[Wrecker]]s. Optimus and the other Autobots headed for Decepticon-controlled [[Chicago]] and arrived there just in time to rescue Sam, [[Robert Epps|Epps]], and a team of former NEST soldiers from a Decepticon [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighter]]. Optimus explained that the Decepticons would never leave Earth in peace, and that Earth's leaders needed to believe they had gone so that they could see the truth. As the other Autobots arrived on-scene, Optimus announced that they were going to take the battle to the Decepticons in the name of freedom. The Autobots then transformed and drove into the city as Sam and Bumblebee using the Assault Carrier went to rescue Sam's girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]]. They arrived after the Carrier crashed and told Sam to get ready for battle.

[[Image:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The proud Autobot leader in a moment of dignifed repose.]]

En route to Sentinel's location and that of the control pillar, Optimus and the Autobots were ambushed from below by Shockwave and his Driller. The Driller disengaged Optimus's trailer, but the Wreckers distracted the Decepticon assassin. Optimus managed to recover the flight tech from his trailer and attack the Driller from the air just as it prepared to eliminate Sam, Carly, Epps and his soldiers. Optimus swooped through a building and punched a fatal blow through the Driller. Shockwave, angered by the destruction of his pet, shot at Optimus from the street. Optimus fell through a nearby unfinished building and was caught up in the wires of a construction crane. While the Wreckers tried to get him loose, Sentinel engaged the pillars and started to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit.

The Wreckers managed to free their leader, who swooped into the main battlefield and killed eleven Decepticons single-handed. Charging toward Shockwave, who had already been damaged by NEST soldiers, Optimus then ran his spiked fist through his side and tore out his eye. He then used his enemy's cannon to blast the control pillar, temporarily stalling the transportation of Cybertron.

[[Image:DOTMScrapper.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Banzai!]]

Optimus demanded his former master to come down and confront him. Sentinel complied, but when Optimus started to get the upper hand, Sentinel called upon Decepticon fighters to fire at his former pupil. Pinned down by the enemy fire, Optimus was prevented from attacking until the fighters were destroyed. Optimus engaged Sentinel again, but this time he cut off Optimus's right arm after a lengthy sword fight. As Sentinel prepared to deliver the final blow, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] charged up, shot Sentinel in the back and proceeded to heavily damage the older Prime. Megatron then proposed a truce to Optimus on the condition that he would be in charge again. After all, as Megatron put it, "who would you be without me, Prime?" Realizing that Megatron could not be trusted, Optimus replied that it was "time to find out." He swung his axe at Megatron, disarmed him and took the axe to Megatron's head and ripped it out, taking Megatron's spine with it, killing his eternal foe.

[[Image:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Hey, Ratchet, when you have a moment...]]

The damaged and helpless Sentinel explained that Optimus had to see why he had betrayed his own side, for their race's survival in the long run. Optimus refused and told Sentinel he had betrayed ''himself'' and the values he was thought to have upheld as a Prime. Despite his former master's plea for mercy, Optimus fired two shots from Megatron's fusion shotgun, executing Sentinel. With Cybertron now (presumably) destroyed, Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Dino, Sideswipe, and the Wreckers finally accepted Earth as their new home, and Optimus declared that the Autobots would never forsake the defense of Earth or its people. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{Note|In some early drafts of the movie, Optimus accepted Megatron's sincere truce, allowing him and his forces to return to Cybertron. Furthermore, he would have ended Sentinel's life with his own [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] blaster in a round of poetic justice. Some of these scenes can still be seen in various adaptations.}}

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===''How to Ride your Dinobot'' cartoon===
[[File:Htryd-chapter-1-optimus-grimlock.jpg|right|350px|thumb|We all did this with our toys as kids. Now Optimus hates us for it.]]

Optimus found trying to ride [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was far from an easy task, which wasn't helped by his notably impatient attitude. First, Grimlock flung him into a wall when he first tried to get him to move. After [[Humanization|receiving a cast on his leg]] following the incident, he again lost his patience when trying to get his steed to move. However, it was all for naught, as now it was time for Grimlock to ride on Optimus' shoulders. Optimus could only groan in pain as he carried the massive Dinobot around, who was having a much better day than he was.

{{storylink|How to Ride}}

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===Titan Magazines ''Age of Extinction'' comics===

[[Image:Knucklehead is knuckledead.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"One of my friends died too. Blues or Swing or something."]]

In the aftermath of Chicago, Optimus and Decepticon defector [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] were cleaning up ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' debris on the moon. Optimus was bemused that Drift would rather be hunting down Decepticons instead, asking if he really wanted to fight his former allies, and pointing out this was necessary work. Soon after, Drift was horrified to find the corpse of his old comrade [[Knucklehead]]. He recounted a story involving them and the murderer, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and Prime said he was sorry for the loss. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.1|Adrift in Time and Space}}

A while later, Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] engaged a trio of Decepticon survivors in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. When their charges retreated, Optimus suggested that the three Autobots follow together, but Crosshairs insisted that he go it alone. After giving permission for this action, he commanded Bumblebee to keep a watchful eye on the new arrival and relay any findings back to him. With the three Decepticons located and single-handedly defeated by Crosshairs on the island of [[Pulau Bidadari]], Optimus informed Crosshairs that he was more than combat ready, but he had the feeling that they may have missed [[Lockdown (ROTF)|something...]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Flight}}

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===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish)}}

At some point in the past, Optimus had to endure a phase of Bumblebee's which saw him acting extremely insubordinate.

[[Image:AoE-junkeroptimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Optimus's years of hard drinking and wild partying had finally caught up with him.]]

Following the battle in Chicago, humanity turned against the Autobots, and began hunting them down one-by-one. Learning of the betrayal, Optimus sent a distress signal to his Autobots on Earth, warning them of their betrayal and to run for their lives. During a span of four years, Optimus took on a new form of a cab-over truck in an effort to evade [[Harold Attinger]]'s [[Cemetery Wind]] agents, but ended up narrowly escaping an ambush set by Attinger's lieutenant Savoy. Badly damaged and emotionally scarred, Optimus fled to Paris, [[Texas]], where he took refuge in a dilapidated theater and went into stasis. [[Cade Yeager]] purchased Optimus' slumbering form, intending to strip him for parts and make money off of him. However, after an investigation of the truck's inner workings, Cade realized he had found a Transformer.

Though his daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and his assistant Lucas wanted to turn in Optimus for a cash reward, Cade argued against it, wanting to increase his technical expertise by studying Optimus' systems further. After removing a missile from the truck, Optimus awoke and transformed into robot mode. However, the wounded Autobot leader was in a bad state, to say the least. Optimus angrily pulled his rifle on the humans who had woken him, openly declaring his intent to kill them, and wounded Lucas. Cade was able to calm down the panicked Optimus, who worried for the fate of his Autobots. Though he initially tried to set out to find them, Optimus accepted Cade's aid and safe harbor until he could be repaired. Cade realized Optimus had been struck very close to his Spark, which they came to refer to as his "soul". Still wary, Optimus questioned Cade why he would help him, and Cade simply said because he trusted him to.

Little repairs could be made before Savoy and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] entered the premises, searching for Optimus, who hid himself within the barn. Savoy moved to kill Tessa when he realized Cade had harbored Optimus, which spurred him into violent retaliation against the humans. While he briefly held off Savoy's men, the Yeagers fled the property with [[Shane Dyson]]. Optimus followed, but soon had to fight off Lockdown and the Cemetery Wind agents once more. Though the group escaped, it was at the cost of Lucas' life at the hands of Lockdown. At an abandoned gas station, Optimus offered his condolences for Lucas' death, and they soon pressed on. Optimus called for the Autobots to regroup in the desert, and reformatted into a new alternate mode, repairing his wounds inflicted by Savoy. Optimus reunited with Bumblebee, [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]. Optimus had to restrain his Autobots from killing the humans and each other, though the mood was sobered when they realized they were the last Autobots remaining. Optimus vowed to kill the man responsible for their suffering, breaking his old vow of never killing humans. The Autobots also learned of Leadfoot's demise, and allied themselves with the Yeager family to infiltrate KSI.

Back in Chicago, the Autobots waited while Cade and Shane learned what they could from inside KSI headquarters. However, they learned of a horrifying truth: slain Autobots and Decepticons were being melted down for raw material to produce KSI's own Transformers. Optimus was enraged to learn that his old friend Ratchet had recently suffered this gruesome fate, and snapped into action. Optimus furiously led the Autobots in an attack on KSI, angrily roaring that he would kill the human responsible, despite Cade's protests. The grief-stricken Autobot leader confronted Joshua Joyce, head of KSI, declaring that the Transformers were not technology for the humans to use. Optimus likely would've given the order to execute Joyce on the spot for his atrocities had Joyce not declared they had advanced past the Transformers. A solemn Optimus ordered a retreat, declaring the Autobots to be "done." Attinger ordered [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] to be sent after them, and Optimus ended up having to carry the humans by himself when they attacked. Optimus faced off with Galvatron, declaring the creation had no soul. Galvatron retorted that it left him fearless, triggering another terrible realization: Galvatron was a rebuilt Megatron. Before the battle could conclude, Lockdown shot down Optimus, and informed him that his "creators" wanted him back.

Aboard Lockdown's ship, Optimus was placed in a high security vault in a ship that could separate from the whole. The ship was once owned by ancient "knights", who Optimus was familiar with and whom Lockdown had stolen the ship from. Optimus could only dangle by his foot until the Autobots arrived and rescued him. Optimus ordered Hound to commandeer the smaller ship, and the two and Drift soon escaped Lockdown's ship without the bounty hunter's knowledge. After regrouping with Crosshairs, Bumblebee, and the Yeagers, Brains unveiled Galvatron's scheme to use the Seed now owned by Attinger to wipe out humanity. Optimus initially ordered the Autobots to abandon Earth for good, but they were swayed into staying and stopping Galvatron. The group flew to Hong Kong, but en-route, Cade questioned Optimus' lack of faith in humanity. Optimus bitterly asked how many Transformers would die before things could be set right. Cade asked Optimus to have faith in humanity, or at least in their potential. Upon arrival to Hong Kong, Galvatron had already rebelled against KSI, and shot down their ship.

[[Image:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I have a giant robot dinosaur. Your argument is invalid.]]
In the Wulong Valley with Crosshairs and Drift, Optimus asserted their need for reinforcements. Being a knight himself, he took one of their swords and shields from the ship and freed the ancient [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]. Not having any time to waste, he offered them either a chance at freedom under his command, or death under his foot. [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] challenged him, but Optimus triumphed, and asked once more for the Dinobots to help his family or die on the spot. Grimlock conceded defeat, and allowed Optimus to ride him into battle. The Autobot-Dinobot alliance raced to the battle raging in Hong Kong over the Seed, and quickly wiped out the drone army, forcing Galvatron to retreat. The group rolled out to a bridge should the seed detonate, but Lockdown returned to Earth, utilizing a tractor beam to reclaim his prey. After dodging debris falling and rising as well, Optimus found himself being pulled up to the ship with the Dinobots. Optimus opened fire on the ship, destroying it's tractor beam and freeing them. Optimus ordered the Dinobots, Autobots and humans to retreat while he fought Lockdown. Optimus put up a ferocious fight, but Lockdown had the upper hand and Cade came to his aid, but was confronted by Attinger. Optimus broke away from the battle to save Cade and shot Attinger dead, honoring his promise to avenge his slain comrades. Lockdown admonished him for choosing to save Cade's life over his, and impaled Optimus on his own sword. Bumblebee, Tessa and Shane arrived, and while Bumblebee and Cade held off Lockdown, the two young adults extracted Optimus' sword from his chest and returned it to him, enabling him to finally kill Lockdown. Before flying the humans to safety, Optimus armed one of Lockdown's grenades which finished off the remaining KSI drones. Galvatron watched from afar, promising to fight Optimus another day.

Optimus regrouped with the Dinobots, Autobots, and their other human allies. Optimus parted with the Dinobots on good terms, informing them they were now free from anyone's control. Optimus announced he would venture into space, as he still had a price on his head placed by the mysterious "Creators". He also desired to not only remove the Seed from Earth, but to find out who and what he was as well. Optimus admitted to Cade he did not know if they would ever meet again, but asked his family to think of one of the stars above as his "soul." Optimus ordered the Autobots to guard the Yeagers and their allies, in reparation for their own protecting them. Optimus implored them to defend all the humans could be as he departed Earth.

As he left the planet, Optimus sent a message to whoever his "Creators" were: leave Earth alone, because he was coming for them... {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

==Games==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/games}}

==Commercial appearances==
* As part of the hype buildup to the first movie's release, Optimus Prime made a brief cameo at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, interacting with host Sarah Silverman. The scene spliced Silverman into pre-existing movie footage, but featured new dialogue recorded for the event by Peter Cullen. Prime heavily hinted that he wanted to present an award, but was rejected for a regular MTV fan.

* According to a tie-in advertisement for [[Burger King]], Prime likes his Whoppers with no onions, no cheese, extra pickles, with a side of ????. However, due to a cruel twist of fate, he can never enjoy the sweet taste of beefy victory (and all because he needed a driver for him to receive his order). He saved the world from the Decepticons, and still he can't even have it his way? Where's the justice?

* Optimus Prime (in truck mode) made an appearance at [[BotCon 2007]], alongside the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]]. He was available for pictures all weekend. He made a second appearance at [[BotCon 2009]].

* Optimus threw a trailer during his appearance on an [[M&M's]] commercial.

* During the 2009 NBA Finals, a commercial aired where [[The Master Builders (episode)|Optimus made a slam dunk]] and shattered the backboard.

* On [[July 6]]th 2009, Optimus appeared on ''The Late Show With David Letterman'' to declare the "Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By A Giant Robot". Optimus said it was nice to be there, although David was ''clearly'' concerned by having an 28-feet tall robot in the studio because of a bad history of robots messing up the place, and during the presentation Letterman decided there was something about Prime he didn't like. Anyway, the top ten was:
<ol>
<li value="10">"Jergens lotion leaves my hands silky smooth."</li>
<li value="9">"Do you have these khakis in size 114?"</li>
<li value="8">"My perfect night involves a pint of Haagen-Dazs and season three of ''Sex and the City''."</li>
<li value="7">"Man do I love me some 'taters."</li>
<li value="6">"It was so hot in Central Park today, I saw a squirrel rubbing sunblock on his nuts."</li>
<li value="5">"You seemed a little pitchy, dawg."</li>
<li value="4">"Brody Jenner has added you as a friend on Facebook."</li>
<li value="3">"Live from New York, it's Saturday night."</li>
<li value="2">"My parents wanted me to be a Rabbi."</li>
<li value="1">"All the slammin' shorties in the house say 'Yeah'."<ref>[http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/video_player/index/php/991507.phtml Lateshow CBS archive video of Optimus's guest spot.]</ref></li>
</ol>

* To promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Paramount set up a website where US fans could request Optimus call up their friends, warning them of Starscream's attempts to recruit human civilian allies.

*In the Discovery Channel promo, "The World Is Just Awesome," Optimus made a brief cameo, singing the words "boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jZzBEKIMc Discovery commercial] on YouTube.</ref>

*Prime (voiced by Cullen, but not animated by ILM) appeared to promote a NASA competition to vote for videos made by children about NASA's impact on commonplace technology.<ref>[http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/optimus/ NASA Optimus Prime]</ref>

*Optimus appeared in truck mode at [[Toy Fair 2011]]. He got a $115 parking ticket.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357327/Transformers-truck-gets-parking-ticket-toy-fair.html ''Daily Mail'' article on Prime's fine.]</ref>

*Optimus was seen firing a [[basketball]] from his blaster in an ESPN commercial with [[Mark Cuban]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZwdQYvSXl4&feature=player_embedded Mark Cuban looking for Optimus Prime to be his new "big man." Transformers 3 ESPN]</ref>

*To promote Age Of Extinction, Optimus appeared on screen during the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards to warn Mark Wahlberg that he was in danger of being slimed.

==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
:''Main article: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise]]''

==Notes==
[[Image:moviecullen.jpg|right|150px|thumb|GIVE ME MY FACE]]

[[Image:Movie Primetruck before.jpg|right|150px|thumb|8:30 pm: "Trick My Truck". Tonight's guest: [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Alpha Trion]].]]
* When Optimus' design was first revealed, [[GEEWUN|many fans of the Generation 1 series objected to the flames seen on Prime's body]]. When asked in an interview why he put the flames on, [[Michael Bay]] claimed he liked them because it was "cool". It was later revealed on a special featurette on the DVD that the flames were added because, apparently, red is not very good to film on camera, so Bay chose a blue truck but used the flames so that when Optimus transformed, the layout would result in maintaining his iconic red chest.

* In the director's commentary of the 2007 Transformers DVD, Michael Bay said that he had told the animators to seek inspiration from Liam Neeson in creating Optimus Prime's body language. ''Awesome''

* Optimus Prime's ''Rise of the Chevy Autobots'' codename, "10-22", is [http://www.truckercountry.com/cb-terminology.html#10c CB radio slang] for "report in person to." As in "Bumblebee, 10-22 to 10-22." Cute, huh?

* [[TakaraTomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's vehicle mode as a Kenworth W900 truck, even though the vehicle used for filming was a modified Peterbilt 379, a different model from a different brand, although both are made by the PACCAR company.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070809065140/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121424 Article at Edmunds.com on some of the vehicles used in the movie]</ref>
[[Image:Movie OptimusPrime truckrear.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]

* Optimus Prime's truck mode is apparently intended to haul a flatbed trailer, based on the presence of the large silver "headache rack", a piece of optional equipment that protects the driver in case a flatbed load breaks free during braking. It is generally not installed on trucks hauling enclosed container trailers.

[[Image:Movie Prime Trucklogomistake.jpg|right|150px|thumb|In the darkness, a PA will misread "Truck A" as "Truck B", and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth — Revelation 11:7.]]

* When Optimus Prime scans a truck for his new body, the passing truck has what appears to be an Autobot sigil on its grill, but the actual truck that Prime turns into at the end of the scene has a much wider, flatter symbol on the grill, which looks rather more like that of Peterbilt. Then, Prime has an Autobot sigil on his grill while driving to meet the other Autobots.

* According to the free trading cards from the Boston Globe, Optimus is 28 feet tall, weighs 4.3 metric tons, and his primary weapon is an [[Ion blaster|ion blaster]]. (Considering Optimus's height, however, this weight would seem implausible.)

*The [[Milton Bradley]] [[Transformers Battling Card Game]] depicts Prime with a unique a magnetic grapple attack, fired from the side of his arm. It also declares his forearm gun to be a chain gun (it's an ion blaster in other sources), and has him using a "judo kick", which... while it may not be out of the realm of plausibility for Prime to have learned an Earth martial art, judo does not actually '''use''' kicks, being focused on throwing moves. Oops.

* The Optimus Prime computer generated model consisted of 10,108 individual parts, 1,830,898 polygons, 27,744 rig nodes, and 2336 texture maps. The volume of all pieces combined came to 5445 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref>

* In ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Optimus has ''[[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|Faux-parts]]'', when he transforms inside of the NEST base facing [[Charlotte Mearing|Mearing]] and [[William Lennox|Lennox]]. It is noticeable that the Optimus robot truck parts are not the same as that of the actual truck mode body parts (or at least not all of them). Notice the red chest panels are in fact hidden under the truck nose panels and his arm appears (God knows from where) already with its red/blue flames parts; meanwhile the rest of the front of the vehicle fragments and hides into the robot. This is the only Optimus transformation that occurs this way. In the other in-movie conversions some of his alternate mode's appearances seem to be absorbed into his body or outright disappear; this presumably is a reference to this feature in some toys, but this is not confirmed officially.

* It said in the Autobots game in the DS, Prime's father was killed by Megatron. However, since it is also widely known that Prime and Megatron were brothers, Megatron killed his own dad. Not that this is surprising, though. The [[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]] comic series sheds more light on this, with Optimus and Megatron being ''Like'' brothers and Sentinal being like a father to them. Thus, his supposed death on Megatron's order brings the whole scenario full circle.

[[Image:ROTF Optimus trailer super mode.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"One shall be scrawny...One shall be brawny"]]
* Optimus was supposed to combine with a trailer for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', something for which [[Ben Procter]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] drew up designs. In the end, Nizzi designed the combination with Jetfire. However, the idea of Optimus combining with his trailer was not forgotten, and showed up on screen in ''Dark of the Moon''.

* According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], for the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] featured in that show would become a young version of this one. Ultimately, this didn't make it into the end product as the show went largely unchanged.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Leader Optimus")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (옾티뭇 패리므"Op-ti-mus Pri-me", different from Optimus Prime), sometimes also '''Sang Ketujuh''' (상 크투줗"The Seventh") (In Indonesian Optimus is known as the seventh Prime) or '''Pemimpin Para Autobot''' (프밈핀 파라 아우토붙"The Leader of the Autobots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kē Bó Wén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíng Tīan Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Naikrashchiy''' (Оптимус Наiкращий, "Optimus the Best")

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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
* [http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series=40&f_name=optimus&f_type=exact&Submit=Search Galleries of various different Optimus Prime toys from the Movie]

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User talk:RebeloAMalko

2014-08-12T13:45:53Z

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{{Welcome}}
However, please read [[Transformers Wiki:Captions|TFWiki's Captions policy]]. To avoid joke-writing becoming people's sole focus here, we ask that users don't go around adding funny captions until they've spent some time making factual edits to the wiki. Thank you! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 05:52, 12 August 2014 (EDT)

Fair enough. I did get over-excited that I finally had a bit of actual data to share [[Skylynx#Beast_Hunters|over here]] and an excuse to myself to join the wiki. So, my bad, there, and I apologize. Although, I feel the comparison between [[Rhinox (Kre-O)|Rhinox]] and Rally's [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was apt, but in hindsight, I worded it poorly. But the [[Cheetor (Kre-O)|Cheetor]] joke was the product of being all-but asleep, so I'm actually glad it was put out of its misery.

Best of luck! [[User:RebeloAMalko|RebeloAMalko]] ([[User talk:RebeloAMalko|talk]])

Motorbreath

2014-08-12T09:21:48Z

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Motorbreath}}

:''Motorbreath is a [[Decepticon]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy Motorbreath.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Another victim of [[Trademark|Naming Kerfuffles.]] ]]

'''Motorbreath''' is a [[Stunticon (Kre-O)|Stunticon]] warrior and part of [[Menasor (Kre-O)|Menasor]].

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'':
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:"Motorbreath" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (Kre-O)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either truck or part of Menasor's torso and left arm. His deco is based on the [[Motormaster (G1)#Generation 1|Generation 1 Motormaster toy]], and he wears a black Constructicon helmet.

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[[Category: Kreons]]
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Dead End (Kre-O)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Dead End}}

:''Dead End is a [[Decepticon]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy Dead End.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Sad because he's got "Brick by Brick" stuck in his head.]]

'''Dead End''' is a [[Stunticon (Kre-O)|Stunticon]] warrior and part of [[Menasor (Kre-O)|Menasor]].

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'':
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:"Dead End" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (Kre-O)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's left leg, part of his left arm, and the head. His deco is based on the [[Dead End (G1)#Generation 1|Generation 1 Dead End toy]], and he wears a black [[Sideswipe (Kre-O)|Sideswipe]] helmet.

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Afterburst

2014-08-12T09:15:26Z

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{{factions|autobot}}

:''Afterburst is an [[Autobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy ComputronAfterburstKreon.jpg|right|thumb|400px|At least it wasn't [[Blastification | Afterblast...]] ]]

'''Afterburst''' is part of [[Computron (Kre-O)|Computron]].

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7307'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': 2 clip-on rifles

: Afterburst is a [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt from robot mode to a Cybertronian motorcycle. He uses a pair of clip-on rifles, and uses the "Constructicon" style helmet. His parts are also used to make [[Computron (Kre-O)|Computron]].

: He was only available in the Computron [[Micro-Changer]] Combiner set, along with [[Lightstorm]], [[Scattershot (Kre-O Computron)|Scattershot]], and [[Strafe (Kre-O Computron)|Strafe]]. The wave Computron came in was mostly available through online outlets rather than through standard brick-and-mortar stores.

==Notes==
* Afterburst is obviously based on the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], with a name change probably(?) due to [[Trademark]] issues.

[[Category: Combiners]]
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Snaptrap (Kre-O)

2014-08-12T09:13:03Z

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{{disambig3|Snaptrap}}
:''Snaptrap is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Snaptrap.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Bricktoise.]]
'''Snaptrap''' is a Decepticon. He and the rest of his team can form [[Piranacon (Kre-O)|Piranacon]].

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Piranacon''' w/ [[Nautilator (Kre-O)|Nautilator]], [[Overbite (Kre-O)|Overbite]], Snaptrap, and [[Tentakil (Kre-O)|Tentakil]] Kreons

:Snaptrap comes as part of the Piranacon [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a turtle with guns on it. He can also contribute his bricks to form Piranacon. His helmet was originally used for [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], while his back cannons are the generic Seeker arm guns that originated with [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]].

==Notes==
*He is naturally an homage to [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]].

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Vortex (Kre-O)

2014-08-12T09:04:45Z

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:''Vortex is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Kreon Vortex wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|400px| He just can't get over his ex ''hahahahaha...'' Okay, you do better, smart guy.]]
Woooooo-ex! '''Vortex''' may not be very bright, but he sure is a fun-loving guy-ex! He ''looooooves'' [[Energon]], and he also ''loooooves'' trapping folks inside his helicopter mode and spinning them around until they either terror-barf or tell him where he can find some-ex! He ''also'' also ''looooooves'' dropping [[Autobot]]s thousands of feet through the air until they smash into scattered bricks all over the landscape-ex.

He's also a very dedicated guard-ex. ''Very'' dedicated-ex.

{{bigquote|I'm the lookout from Hell-ex. I won't let a single person get past me-ex!|Vortex on himself, "[[A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-3-Vortex.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]
Vortex was one of the [[Decepticon]]s who joined [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] in the ''[[Nemesis (Kre-O)|Nemesis]]'' to chase the [[Autobot]]s in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]''-ex. After they boarded the ''Ark'', it crashed to [[Earth]] (due to all the extra weight) and the [[Transformer]]s fell to a four million year-long sleep-ex. They woke up to a new world filled with the blocks they coveted-ex. {{storylink|Kreon Story}}

Vortex was charged with guarding the Decepticon Base, allowing no-one to pass until Megatron returned-ex. The "lookout from Hell" took his duties very seriously, even to the point of refusing ''Megatron'' entry-ex. After all, Megatron wasn't actually ''inside'' the base yet, plus he could be an impostor-ex! Vowing to give his all in his job, Vortex block-transformed a helicopter into Mega-Vortex-ex. Frustrated, Megatron called [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots to attack the base and drive the damned lookout off-ex. In gratitude, Megatron threw a thank-you party for his saviors, which he immediately began to regret when a battered Vortex finally showed up and welcomed him home-ex. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}

After being thoroughly humiliated by [[Knock Out (Kre-O)|Knock Out]]'s lame attempt at recreating "[[Skeletron|See-Through Power]]" via putting Megatron in a woman's see-through negligee, the Decepticon leader walloped the doctor with amazing force-ex. Vortex, ever the unobservant, took this as a sign of just how amazing "See-Through Power" was-ex. {{storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

Vortex was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to take over the Autobot base while said Autobots were away having a picnic-ex. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left in just as big a hurry-ex. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic-ex. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
[[Image:Kreo Vortex Rotor Rage.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Rotor Rage''' (Kre-O set, 2012)
**''Set number'': '''36959'''
**''Pieces'': '''217'''
**''Kreons'': Vortex, [[ATV Driver]], [[Commando (Kre-O)|Commando]]
**''Accessories'': Clip-on rifle, "Dark Energon" torso piece

: Available with the "[[Rotor Rage]]" set, the "mega" Vortex build can be built as a robot or an assault helicopter with space for a single [[Kreon]] pilot-ex. In both modes he has a working winch and pressure-launch missiles-ex.

: The Vortex Kreon in this set features chest printing based on ''[[Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]], although his pink torso and dark helmet suggest it was based on preliminary concept rather than the bright red of the finalized game model-ex. He also comes with an alternate clear-purple "[[Dark Energon]]" torso piece-ex.

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[[Image:KreO-Toy Vortex Combiner.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2225'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''
**''Accessories'': 2 clip-on rifles

:A redecoed version of Vortex, based on his [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Vortex (G1)|counterpart]], comes as part of the [[Bruticus (Kre-O)|Bruticus]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a helicopter-ex. Well ,we say "rebuilt" but really you're doing little more than laying him face-down, swinging his arm-rifles to be landing skids, and then pegging one piece onto the leg as a tail-rotor-ex. He can also contribute his bricks to form Bruticus-ex.

: The set also comes with [[Onslaught (Kre-O)|Onslaught]], [[Brawl (Kre-O)|Brawl]], and [[Swindle (Kre-O)|Swindle]]-ex.

==Notes==
* As with all of the second-year "Quest for Energon" sets, Vortex's alternate "Dark Energon" torso was apparently ''supposed'' to have his normal chest [[tampograph]] on it, but they all ended up blank-ex.
* In the Japanese online comic, Vortex ends all of his sentences with the exclamation "-ex". This theoretically could lead to some very embarrassing verbal gaffes-ex... no ifs, ands, or bu-

[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]

Sunstreaker (Kre-O)

2014-08-12T09:00:47Z

RebeloAMalko: Added a joke

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Sunstreaker}}
:''Sunstreaker is an [[Autobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy Sunstreaker.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Because Banana-flavored Wheeljack wouldn't sell as well.]]

'''Sunstreaker''' turns into a car.

==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' comic===
Sunstreaker was among the Autobots pulled into a strange world of giants, where he ended up in battle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Sunstreaker''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': ?
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Sunstreaker can be rebuilt from robot mode into a car. He sports [[Wheeljack (Kre-O)|Wheeljack's]] helmet.

{{comingsoontoy}}

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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)

: This version of Sunstreaker, voted "Best Looking" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version. He uses the Knock Out-style helmet.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category: Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category: Kreons]]

Cheetor (Kre-O)

2014-08-12T08:34:30Z

RebeloAMalko: Added a joke.

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Cheetor}}
:''Cheetor is an [[Autobot]] from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].

[[File:KreO-Toy CheetorKreon.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Transforms from an angsty [[Playskool]] man to a cat carved out of cheese.]]

'''Cheetor''' can't change his spots.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Cheetor''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
**''Bag number'': '''31471 59'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, small pistol, katana

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Cheetor is a Kreon that can be rebuilt into a beast mode very very vaguely representing a cheetah. He homages ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s original body, though the gun-rocket on his beast mode back suggests his [[Transmetal 2]] form, and the original Cheetor didn't get swords until ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.

: He reuses the animal helmet which debuted with [[Razorclaw (Kre-O)|Razorclaw]]'s team. His handgun originally comes from [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] while his sword used to be [[Bludgeon (Kre-O)|Bludgeon]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Cheetor at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Rhinox (Kre-O)

2014-08-12T08:23:23Z

RebeloAMalko: Adding a joke.

{{factions|maximal}}
{{disambig3|Rhinox}}http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:KreO-Toy_RhinoxKreon.jpg
:''Rhinox is an [[Autobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy RhinoxKreon.jpg|thumb|right|400px| This actually has a ''less'' complex transformation then [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Rallnox.JPG| Rally's Rhinox...] ]]

'''Rhinox''' is ready to stop and smell the flower-blocks.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Rhinox''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': '''33501 40'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, scoped pistol

: Part of the fourth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Rhinox can be... no, you don't rebuild him, we can't even complete that. Rhino mode is just the robot mode on all fours.

[[Category: Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category: Kreons]]

Skylynx (Prime)

2014-08-12T07:54:43Z

RebeloAMalko: Fixing a minor error

{{faction|predaconprime}}
{{disambig3|Sky Lynx}}

:''Skylynx is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeSkylynxArtOfPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Whether or not he's [[Sky Lynx (G1)|better than everyone else]] has yet to be decided.]]
'''Skylynx''' is a bitter and sour guy in comparison to his chuckle-head partner, [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]. While he may be the type of guy to throw a punchline once and while, he conducts a very stark delivery. Despite his horridly dull personality, he's fierce enough to handle himself in a battle, and is just ever so arrogant enough to color himself and the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] above any and all Autobots.
==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English), [[Gerardo Reyero]] (Latin American Spanish)}}
[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxDragonMode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|And, it's been decided... Yes, he is.]]
Following his return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] succeeded in bringing two new clones, [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and Skylynx, online. The pair were put to work searching for more Predacon remains to continue the cloning experiments. It was while they were searching in what was once the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] that they were happened upon by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]. They attacked the pair, with Skylynx causing so much damage to Magnus that the Autobot was taken out of commission. Victorious, the two Predacons returned to Shockwave's lab, only to find [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] less than happy that they'd revealed themselves to the Autobots.
[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxFaceCloseup.jpg|thumb|250px|Grrrr]]
More searching for fossils ensued, and the pair stuck gold when they discovered a Predacon burial ground. While they were collecting up the bones, [[Unicron]] arrived to raise an army of undead Predacons. Skylynx and Darksteel attacked him, only to prove no match for the dark god. They were later found there by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who swiftly asserted his leadership in combat, and led the pair into battle to assist the Autobots in fighting Unicron's horde of undead Predacons. They were successful in slowing the horde down long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat Unicron, causing the Terrorcons to disintegrate. The trio later tracked down Starscream, intending to exact some revenge. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Deluxe-Skylynx.JPG|thumb|right|400px|What would Skylynx do? Probably eat you.]]
*'''Skylynx''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Two discs, tail-mace

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'' line, Skylynx is a [[redeco]] of [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]], transforming into a thin winged dragon. The tip of his tail detaches to become a "mace" that can cover either robot hand. His wings also contain built-in pressure-launching discs that can swing forward to be used in robot mode. His robot hands are compatible with [[5mm post]]s.

:There is some concern that this toy's disks might be candidates for [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as can be seen here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBpvGfw1OkY]. This has yet to be corroborated by any actual breakage to the knowledge of the Wiki thus far, so take this as a recommendation to be careful, okay? Just... Be careful.

: Skylynx was available as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada, as a [[Tesco]] exclusive in the United Kingdom, and as a Carrefour exclusive in France.

: This mold was retooled to make ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' [[Judora]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Skylynx/skylynx.htm More information on Skylynx at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Skylynx's deco is evocative of the [[Sky Lynx (G1)|the original bearer of the name]], though darker-hued to make him look more ominous. Part of it is also very iridescent, alternating between a greenish-blue to a navy blue under different lighting conditions.
* Skylynx also shares an accent with his parent incarnation.
* Skylynx was named by Hasbro in the midst of designing him; the designers were baffled at the christening, as the character is traditionally an Autobot.

[[Category:Prime Predacons]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Skylynx (Prime)

2014-08-12T07:53:47Z

RebeloAMalko: Fixing a slight error.

{{faction|predaconprime}}
{{disambig3|Sky Lynx}}

:''Skylynx is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeSkylynxArtOfPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Whether or not he's [[Sky Lynx (G1)|better than everyone else]] has yet to be decided.]]
'''Skylynx''' is a bitter and sour guy in comparison to his chuckle-head partner, [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]. While he may be the type of guy to throw a punchline once and while, he conducts a very stark delivery. Despite his horridly dull personality, he's fierce enough to handle himself in a battle, and is just ever so arrogant enough to color himself and the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] above any and all Autobots.
==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English), [[Gerardo Reyero]] (Latin American Spanish)}}
[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxDragonMode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|And, it's been decided... Yes, he is.]]
Following his return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] succeeded in bringing two new clones, [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and Skylynx, online. The pair were put to work searching for more Predacon remains to continue the cloning experiments. It was while they were searching in what was once the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] that they were happened upon by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]. They attacked the pair, with Skylynx causing so much damage to Magnus that the Autobot was taken out of commission. Victorious, the two Predacons returned to Shockwave's lab, only to find [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] less than happy that they'd revealed themselves to the Autobots.
[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxFaceCloseup.jpg|thumb|250px|Grrrr]]
More searching for fossils ensued, and the pair stuck gold when they discovered a Predacon burial ground. While they were collecting up the bones, [[Unicron]] arrived to raise an army of undead Predacons. Skylynx and Darksteel attacked him, only to prove no match for the dark god. They were later found there by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who swiftly asserted his leadership in combat, and led the pair into battle to assist the Autobots in fighting Unicron's horde of undead Predacons. They were successful in slowing the horde down long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat Unicron, causing the Terrorcons to disintegrate. The trio later tracked down Starscream, intending to exact some revenge. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Deluxe-Skylynx.JPG|thumb|right|400px|What would Skylynx do? Probably eat you.]]
*'''Skylynx''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Two discs, tail-mace

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'' line, Skylynx is a [[redeco]] of [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]], transforming into a thin winged dragon. The tip of his tail detaches to become a "mace" that can cover either robot hand. His wings also contain built-in pressure-launching discs that can swing forward to be used in robot mode. His robot hands are compatible with [[5mm post]]s.

:There is some concern that this toy's disks might be candidates for [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBpvGfw1OkY|here]. This has yet to be corroborated by any actual breakage to the knowledge of the Wiki thus far, so take this as a recommendation to be careful, okay? Just... Be careful.

: Skylynx was available as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada, as a [[Tesco]] exclusive in the United Kingdom, and as a Carrefour exclusive in France.

: This mold was retooled to make ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' [[Judora]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Skylynx/skylynx.htm More information on Skylynx at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Skylynx's deco is evocative of the [[Sky Lynx (G1)|the original bearer of the name]], though darker-hued to make him look more ominous. Part of it is also very iridescent, alternating between a greenish-blue to a navy blue under different lighting conditions.
* Skylynx also shares an accent with his parent incarnation.
* Skylynx was named by Hasbro in the midst of designing him; the designers were baffled at the christening, as the character is traditionally an Autobot.

[[Category:Prime Predacons]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Skylynx (Prime)

2014-08-12T07:52:17Z

RebeloAMalko: Added a link to a video denoting possible GPS risk for this toy's disk projectiles.

{{faction|predaconprime}}
{{disambig3|Sky Lynx}}

:''Skylynx is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeSkylynxArtOfPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Whether or not he's [[Sky Lynx (G1)|better than everyone else]] has yet to be decided.]]
'''Skylynx''' is a bitter and sour guy in comparison to his chuckle-head partner, [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]. While he may be the type of guy to throw a punchline once and while, he conducts a very stark delivery. Despite his horridly dull personality, he's fierce enough to handle himself in a battle, and is just ever so arrogant enough to color himself and the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] above any and all Autobots.
==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English), [[Gerardo Reyero]] (Latin American Spanish)}}
[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxDragonMode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|And, it's been decided... Yes, he is.]]
Following his return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] succeeded in bringing two new clones, [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and Skylynx, online. The pair were put to work searching for more Predacon remains to continue the cloning experiments. It was while they were searching in what was once the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] that they were happened upon by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]. They attacked the pair, with Skylynx causing so much damage to Magnus that the Autobot was taken out of commission. Victorious, the two Predacons returned to Shockwave's lab, only to find [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] less than happy that they'd revealed themselves to the Autobots.
[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxFaceCloseup.jpg|thumb|250px|Grrrr]]
More searching for fossils ensued, and the pair stuck gold when they discovered a Predacon burial ground. While they were collecting up the bones, [[Unicron]] arrived to raise an army of undead Predacons. Skylynx and Darksteel attacked him, only to prove no match for the dark god. They were later found there by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who swiftly asserted his leadership in combat, and led the pair into battle to assist the Autobots in fighting Unicron's horde of undead Predacons. They were successful in slowing the horde down long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat Unicron, causing the Terrorcons to disintegrate. The trio later tracked down Starscream, intending to exact some revenge. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Deluxe-Skylynx.JPG|thumb|right|400px|What would Skylynx do? Probably eat you.]]
*'''Skylynx''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Two discs, tail-mace

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'' line, Skylynx is a [[redeco]] of [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]], transforming into a thin winged dragon. The tip of his tail detaches to become a "mace" that can cover either robot hand. His wings also contain built-in pressure-launching discs that can swing forward to be used in robot mode. His robot hands are compatible with [[5mm post]]s.

:There is some concern that this toy's disks might be candidates for [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Gold_Plastic_Syndrome]] Gold Plastic Syndrome, as can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBpvGfw1OkY]here. This has yet to be corroborated by any actual breakage to the knowledge of the Wiki thus far, so take this as a recommendation to be careful, okay? Just... Be careful.

: Skylynx was available as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada, as a [[Tesco]] exclusive in the United Kingdom, and as a Carrefour exclusive in France.

: This mold was retooled to make ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' [[Judora]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Skylynx/skylynx.htm More information on Skylynx at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Skylynx's deco is evocative of the [[Sky Lynx (G1)|the original bearer of the name]], though darker-hued to make him look more ominous. Part of it is also very iridescent, alternating between a greenish-blue to a navy blue under different lighting conditions.
* Skylynx also shares an accent with his parent incarnation.
* Skylynx was named by Hasbro in the midst of designing him; the designers were baffled at the christening, as the character is traditionally an Autobot.

[[Category:Prime Predacons]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]