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Whirl (RBA)

2020-12-11T04:58:09Z

RichardT1977: Added a caption to an image (a reference to a one-hit-wonder from the early 80s).

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{{disambig3|Whirl}}
:''Whirl the Flight-Bot is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Rescue Bots Academy]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RBA Whirl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Whirly Whirly Whirly Whirly girl'']]

'''Whirl''' aspires to be a [[Rescue Bot]] police officer like [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], though while her senior has a no-nonsense approach, Whirl is all optimism and heavily into [[Earth]] culture like fellow copter-bot [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]. Her enthusiasm for the work can be overwhelming, and her sense of judgement may lead to some simply ''ridiculous'' theories and quotes, giving her fellow recruits pause; more often than not she's proven right, though it may take some time for her friends to follow her advice.

{{quote|To be fair, I am not certain one can ''ever'' be as excited as Whirl.|Medix|"[[Mount Botmore]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Courtney Shaw]] (English)|[[Martina Tamburello]] (Italian), [[Marie Braam]] (French)}}
[[File:RecruitsI Whirl welcomes Hot Shot.jpg|thumb|left|280px|"What whirley great arms you've got!"]]
Whirl was among those selected to be a recruit at the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] on [[Earth]]. She was first to enthusiastically greet [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] when he arrived. She and the rest of the team subsequently took part in a rescue drill overseen by [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] but were unsuccessful in putting out a house fire thanks to the newcomer. {{storylink|Recruits Part I}} Whirl and [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] tried unsuccessfully to find Hot Shot when it looked like he'd given up, but he later returned with two new alternate modes. The team went on to successfully carry out a cave rescue exercise. {{storylink|Recruits Part II}} When [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] was summoned to the academy to help Hot Shot perfect his flying, Whirl enthusiastically volunteered to take part as well, and later took part in a rescue in [[Griffin Rock]] during which Hot Shot put the lessons into practice. {{storylink|The Secret of Flight}}

Following a rescue in [[Griffin Rock]], the recruits persuaded Hoist to make new rescue tools for them all. Whirl got new rotors on her arms, and though the initial test went horribly wrong, she and the other recruits enlisted the help of Boulder, and Hoist eventually perfected the tools. {{storylink|If at First...}} After Hot Shot badly damaged [[Tough Luck Chuck]] and was assigned the task of looking after the robot, he tried to foist the duty onto Whirl, who was trying to do some rescue research, only for Chuck to slip past them. They attempted to hunt him down, and eventually pursued him to [[Milford]]. {{storylink|Tough Luck Chuck (episode)|Tough Luck Chuck}} Whirl enthusiastically memorised all of the police codes Chase was teaching the recruits, and as a result, when the other recruits persuaded Chase to let them try a rescue and instead got stuck in the snow, Whirl was able to rescue them. {{storylink|Whirl'd View}} When the recruits didn't understand why Boulder was having them plant flowers, the Rescue Bot set them a task which taught them that all parts of nature are important. {{storylink|Plan Bee}}

[[File:MissionInaudible Whirl copter mode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I can hover like a bird. Don't you wish you could hover?"]]
Whirl and the other recruits were bugged when [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] borrowed the trigger for the rescue alarm and had them constantly running drills to get their response time down. {{storylink|The Bot Who Cried Rescue}} The recruits had to contend with a runaway rock sculpture of Hot Shot's head when he decided to carve it into a mountain alongside the likenesses of the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Mount Botmore}} When Hoist was put in charge of a rescue exercise, Whirl was the only one who actually followed any of his orders, and ended up dangling over a chasm with Hot Shot, Wedge and [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] dangling from her until Hoist successfully rescued them. {{storylink|Mission Inaudible}} After completing a simulated rescue, despite a glitch occurring, the recruits took part in a real rescue in Griffin Rock which was only successful because the glitch gave [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] an idea to complete it safely. {{storylink|Glitch (episode)|Glitch}}

[[File:RescuePromo Whirl filmmaker.jpg|thumb|left|270px|"I think railways are slow. They're not much use, and are quite out of date."]]
After a ride on the ''[[Sigma]]'', the recruits assumed the four command chairs meant one of their number wouldn't graduate. The team went on to botch a volcano rescue drill after staying up all night worrying, until Heatwave told them they'd assumed wrong. {{storylink|Five into Four}} Whirl took over filming a recruitment video for the training center, but all the footage she got was terrible and it wasn't until she told the other recruits that they were able to pitch in and help her make a workable video. {{storylink|Rescue Promo}} After a botched rescue had the recruits blaming each other, Heatwave assigned them to cleaning duties. Hot Shot sneaked out to do a rescue, and as a result, the rest of the recruits had to go help him when he hit trouble. {{storylink|Blame Game}} Whirl and the other recruits set up a surprise rescue mission for Medix, who didn't get the appeal of surprises. Unfortunately the mission did not go well, and the other recruits promised to stop with the surprises. {{storylink|Medix Surprise}}

The recruits got to try out some [[TX3000]]s on loan to the rescue center, and even used them during an actual rescue. {{storylink|The TX3000}} They had to round up a lost flock of sheep, but were hampered by Hoist malfunctioning. {{storylink|Little Bot Peep}} When [[Lad Pioneer|Teen Pioneer]] [[Wes]] visited the base and Wedge was reluctant to spend time with the boy due to low self-confidence, Whirl pointed out that Wedge was Wes's favorite Rescue Bot. {{Storylink|Driving a Wedge}} Boulder accompanied the recruits to the planet [[Parvus]] where they rescued the last surviving [[Galax]]. {{storylink|The Big, Small Rescue}}

[[File:RBA-Fright At The Museum-Shades.jpg|thumb|right|350px|She likes to watch reruns of ''CSI: Miami.'']]
When Hot Shot and Wedge decided to compete over who was qualified to get into the [[Heroes of Cybertron (cards)|Heroes of Cybertron]] card game, Medix and Whirl acted as commentators for the building and Cube challenges they undertook. {{storylink|Battle of the Bots}} While trying to round up a small rock alien that had gotten loose in the academy, Whirl temporarily got trapped in her locker. {{storylink|About a Rock}} The recruits tried to keep secret the fact a dog had followed them home after the last rescue, only to discover that the dog was actually trying to alert them to the fact they'd missed someone who needed rescuing. {{storylink|Dog Stray Afternoon}} Whirl took part in rescuing [[Dr. Hart]] from a runaway iceberg. {{storylink|Lucky Ducky}}

Inspired by Blades, Whirl took it upon herself to get into cheerleading. Though the other recruits weren't as enthused, they soon discovered that the skills they were learning were helpful during rescues, and began practicing in earnest. {{storylink|Go Team, Go!}} When Boulder assigned the recruits smartphones so they could familiarize themselves with the devices, they began neglecting their lessons and chores, until they realized it was causing problems with their rescues. {{storylink|Screen Time}} During a trip to a museum in Milford, Whirl naturally assumed they'd encounter a heist in progress, and turned out to be right. Her policing skills resulted in her catching a thief in the act, and she was able to ferry him to the Griffin Rock jail. {{storylink|Fright at the Museum}}

[[File:AllAtSea Whirl mermaid.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"My job is to stay at sea in case of other emergencies."]]
When their teachers went missing on a space mission, the recruits worked together to pilot the ''Sigma'' and mount a rescue. {{storylink|Space Case (episode)|Space Case}} Boulder had the recruits cleaning up a park, though as Whirl spent the whole time chasing a rogue plastic bag, she didn't get much trash. The same thing happened during the follow up mission at the bottom of the sea, though Whirl did accidentally make herself look like a mermaid using seaweed. She and the other recruits later had to rescue Medix from a shark. {{storylink|All at Sea}} With the teachers on another off-planet mission, the recruits were left to tidy up the Academy, and had to deal with Hoist's [[Scrub-A-Dubber]] when it went rogue. {{storylink|All Washed Up}}

Heatwave suggested that the bored students try their hands at being teachers for the day. None of the recruits seemed to do well, with Whirl's lecture on transforming boring Heatwave and Cody, but their teachers later put what they'd learned to use during a real rescue. {{storylink|Who's Teaching Who?}} An attempt to rescue a balloon from a tree turned into a major disaster when the recruits went in without a plan. {{storylink|Balloon Up A Tree}} A fantasy simulation saw the recruits trying to corral a dragon, until they worked out that the dragon was actually trying to help, {{storylink|The Mystery of Dragon Mountain}} and yet another sim turned into chaos thanks to Hot Shot combining it with his game, forcing the recruits to deal with giant hedgehogs. {{storylink|Hack Attack}}

Whirl and the other recruits found their rescues complicated by Medix's attempts to loosen up after they suggested he was a stick in the mud. {{storylink|Life of the Party}} Whirl learned that the recruits were getting a new teacher, but was too excited to find out who. It turned out to be [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]! {{storylink|Tyrannosaurus Wrecked}} Grimlock took Whirl and the others on a field trip to [[Wayward Island|Dino Island]]. After the GroundBridge was damaged, Whirl had to tow Grimlock back to the mainland. {{storylink|Dino Hard}} Assigned a stealth mission by Chase, Whirl and Hoist managed to find Tough Luck Chuck hiding in a barn, but were caught by Chase after Whirl accidentally demolished the structure. {{storylink|Buddy Cop}}

[[File:DigFest Whirl signalling.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
The recruits had to rescue some penguins from an island, and Whirl came up with the idea of building a raft after their ability to transform was disabled by an electrical storm. {{storylink|Escape from Penguin Island}} Whirl was surprised to learn Hoist had cheated during a search and rescue test that led to the recruits taking part in an Old West simulation. {{storylink|All that Glitters}} A hunt for a downed satellite resulted in the recruits hiding out backstage at [[Dig Fest (event)|Dig Fest]] while trying to signal Wedge. {{storylink|Dig Fest (episode)|Dig Fest}} The recruits took part in [[Halloween]] festivities and ended up having to deal with a house fire. {{storylink|Trick or Treat}}

Medix's confusion over a television commercial meant that the recruits had to mount a hasty coverup so he wouldn't blow their secret to all of Milford {{storylink|Monster Savings}} Whirl and the others got a tune stuck in their heads, impairing their performance on a training exercise. They managed to forget the tune, but this caused problems on a mission to the planet [[Herboo]], as it was the code needed for the [[Virtual Sonic Fence]] Hoist needed to use to stop the [[karknoid beetle]]. {{storylink|Tune Out}} A trip to survey a geyser field saw the recruits having to deal with a swarm of [[Scraplet]]s. {{storylink|Metal Munchers}}

[[File:WhirlsWiseBotQuest Whirl rotor blades.jpg|thumb|left|350px|]]
Whirl and the other recruits took part in essential maintenance as directed by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], unlike Wedge who spent the whole time trying to impress his hero, and they were therefore fully functional for the following rescue drill. {{Storylink|Bee Prepared}} After Whirl failed to master a tricky maneuver, Blades told her about a Rescue Bot guru who had once helped him. Whirl set out to find the guru, unaware that Blades had made the story up, and along the way made a series of rescues. The rescues gave her the skills to master the maneuver, which she was later able to use to rescue her fellow recruits. {{storylink|Whirl's Wise-Bot Quest}}

Hot Shot's careless actions in ejecting his junk into space had Whirl and the others following his lead, resulting an a huge junk meteor that threatened the satellite they were trying to repair. {{Storylink|Flying Hunk-A-Junk}} A mission deep undersea forced the recruits to rely on each other as they rescued an automated drone from deep sea wildlife. {{storylink|Into the Depths}} Whirl joined the hunt for some dogs when Hoist's new comms system turned out to annoy animals. {{storylink|Milford Goes To The Dogs}} The recruits struggled to complete a rescue sim until Hot Shot realized they'd been trying to stop the disaster instead of saving the people. {{storylink|The Ice Wave}}

As graduation drew closer, the recruits successful competed against their teachers in a relay race carrying a pretend rescue victim. Whirl and the others were surprised and saddened when Hot Shot opted to abandon his Rescue Bot training and return to Cybertron to compete in the Cube finals. {{storylink|Best Bots Forever Part 1}} The remaining recruits decided to tune in to the final using the [[space bridge]] to boost the holo-emitter screen. Unfortunately this led to the creation of a slowly growing energon bubble which engulfed the academy. It was only when Hot Shot returned that the recruits were able to burst the bubble. The recruits were able to graduate from year one of their learning. {{storylink|Best Bots Forever Part 2}}

After the recruits returned to the Academy for year two, they were given personal areas—in Whirl's case a wind tunnel—and the news they'd be paired with mentors. Whirl was worried that [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]'s [[Aptitude Analyzer]] wouldn't find her worthy of a mentor, but it ended up pairing her with Chase. {{storylink|Back to School}} She and the other recruits got some new training simulations courtesy of Ratchet. {{Storylink|Mission Dinobot}} Whirl got to work the Chase ticketing jaywalkers. She and the other recruits later rescues some foxes from a tree in a forest fire. {{storylink|In Training}} The recruits went on a trip to Cybertron to visit Ratchet's lab, which ended up being disrupted by Medix's bat [[Mister Flappy]]. {{Storylink|Medix Steps Up To The Bat}}

When the recruits thought Cody was unhappy because he wasn't a giant robot like them, they built him a robotic suit which caused chaos during their mission to rescue a rogue bull. Cody later clarified that he was just missing hanging out with the recruits. {{storylink|Robo-Cody}} Heatwave tasked the recruits with acting in the play [[Jack and the Beanstalk]]. Whirl was assigned the role of Jack. Unfortunately the play ended when the stage almost collapsed, but Whirl stayed in character throughout. {{storylink|Acting Out}} Whirl and the others found Wedge's boredom was interfering with their study time. Wedge later surprised them by being enthusiastic about studying. {{storylink|Need to Know}}

After Hot Shot and Hoist turned Grimlock's Cube into an unstoppable escaping machine, the other three recruits attempted to help them recapture it but eventually had to call on Grimlock's help. {{storylink|Trouble Cubed}} When Heatwave let the recruits pick their favorite rescue to do, Whirl's was a rain of meteors in a desert, from which they would need to rescue a bunch of animals. The disagreement over which simulation to run resulted in the recruits accidentally breaking the control unit and plunging the sim into chaos until they worked together to fix the unit. {{storylink|My Favorite Rescue}}

After Ratchet got trapped in an ancient sim, the five recruits entered the sim as well. They successfully negotiated their way through a tower full of traps and rescued their teacher, completing the sim and opening the vault to find four Mul-T-Cogs and an ancient artifact. {{storylink|The Vault Of The Primes}} Chase assigned Whirl the task of investigating the [[Charlotte Wayne|Lady of Griffin Rock]], so she enlisted Medix as a sidekick. They ended up locating Wayne's run-down mansion, but all they found inside was a family of opossums which they were able to rescue before the mansion collapsed. {{storylink|Wild Ghost Chase}} Following a soil-sampling mission on some dwarf planets, Whirl and the others found Medix had replanted the Galax in the academy garden, which it had promptly taken over, forcing them to relocate it to a more suitable home. {{storylink|Little Plot of Horrors}}

Whirl and Chase were setting up security measures at the [[Museum of Future Tech Art]] when the prize sculpture [[Mano e Nano]] went missing. Though Chase suspected former criminals [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] and [[Myles]], Whirl consulted [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], who determined that the nanotech statue had simply reverted to a shapeless form. {{storylink|Museum Mystery}} Whirl and Chase also took part in the rescue of Doc Greene and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] when a force field dome trapped the two humans in the lab. {{storylink|Partners (RBA)|Partners}}

Medix's overly-harsh criticism of the other recruits made them upset at him, however his overcompensation then led them to believe they had mastered a rescue technique when they had not. {{storylink|Critical Condition}} During a visit to [[Mechapark]], Whirl and Medix discovered that everything was malfunctioning, resulting in Whirl having to rescue the other recruits from the rides. {{Storylink|Fun Droids}} The [[Sparksayer]] gifted Whirl with a polyvisor which she put to good use during a volcano rescue. {{storylink|Power Up And Energize}} Cody had the five recruits learn some ballet to improve their poise and balance during rescues. {{storylink|Shall We Dance?}}

Whirl and the others helped Hot Shot overcome his one-alternate-mode-per-day limitation by tricking him into thinking a sim rescue was real. {{storylink|Mul-T-Change of Pace}} Whirl's final exam on deductive reasoning was to take place during a camping trip on [[Natura Island]], and when her fellow recruits started disappearing, she correctly worked out the island's tech defense system was still active and transporting people to a junk yard. She and Chase successfully rescued everyone, only to discover that the actual test Heatwave had devised was to find him in his tree disguise. {{storylink|Five Little Rescue Bots}} After Hot Shot accidentally messed up Hoist's museum, Medix persuaded Whirl to help clean up. A diagnostic tool interfered with Whirl's wind tunnel and caused it to go crazy, which she actually extremely enjoyed. {{storylink|Good Advice}}

After a campout, the recruits noticed Hot Shot was acting oddly and eventually worked out his comm transmitter had fallen out, resulting in them having to go back for it and rescuing a bear cub in the process. {{storylink|Campfire Fright}} Hot Shot persuaded the other recruits to test out the new Mul-T-Cogs from the vault, only for them to discover that the cogs weren't charged enough and they could no longer transform. Hot Shot successfully fully activated them at the cost of his own ability to transform, at least until Whirl and the others found they could return the favor and use their cogs to reactivate his. {{storylink|Small Cogs}} Whirl quickly selected a police car as her new alternate mode, and was particularly pleased with the cupholders. {{storylink|Big Wheels}}
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==Toys==
===Rescue Bots Academy===
[[File:RBA-Whirl-toy.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|]]
*'''Whirl the Flight-Bot''' (2019)

: Whirl's first toy is sized similarly to the previous Megabots line, at about 11 inches tall, transforming into a helicopter in a couple of "Easy 2 Do Conversion" steps. In either bot or vehicle mode, pressing a button on her rotor causes it to spin. She comes packaged in robot mode, and helpfully, a cutout in the package allows this gimmick to be tried in-store without removing her from the package. Her engineering and transformation pattern are based on the [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Rescan helicopter version of Blades]].

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{{anchor|Racecar}}
[[File:RBA-RaceCarWhirl-carded.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|]]
*'''Whirl the Flight-Bot''' (2019)

: Revealed at Toy Fair 2019,<ref name="RBToyFair2019">[https://www.seibertron.com/events/gallery.php?event_id=621 Seibertron.com - Toy Fair 2019: Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Photogallery]</ref> this Whirl is a redeco of the [[Heatwave (RB)#RescanRaceCar|race-car version of Heatwave]] - itself derived from the [[Blurr (Prime)#Rescue Bots|Blurr]]/[[MorBot]] mold - with a new head and some subtle retooling, mostly located in the chest and legs. She is curiously still identified as a "Flight-Bot" despite her new land-based alt-mode.

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{{anchor|AcadRescTeam}}
[[File:RBA-AcademyRescueTeam-boxed.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Medix drew the short straw.]]
*'''Academy Rescue Team''' (2019)

: First previewed at Toy Fair 2019,<ref name="RBToyFair2019" /> this version of Whirl is a new-head redeco of the [[Blades (RB)#RescanVTOL|VTOL jet version of Blades]] (itself a retool of VTOL Bumblebee). She comes in a set of four, similar to the previous "[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)#Rescan Series|Griffin Rock Rescue Team]]", with [[Hot Shot (Prime)#AcadRescTeam|Hot Shot]] (retool of Rock Rescue Team Bumblebee), [[Wedge (RBA)#AcadRescTeam|Wedge]] (retool of cement mixer Salvage) and [[Hoist (RB)#AcadRescTeam|Hoist]] (retool of ''Rescan'' Hoist). This version of Whirl was later [[#WhirlVTOL|released singly]].

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{{anchor|FlipRacers}}
[[File:RBA-Flip-Racers-Whirl.JPG|thumb|right|]]
*'''Whirl the Flight-Bot Flip Racers''' (2018)

: Released (apparently) as the only new toy in the fifth and final wave of Flip Racers Single Packs.

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{{anchor|WhirlVTOL}}
[[File:Whirl-VTOL-Single-2020W5.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Whirl the Flight-Bot''' (2020)

: The [[#AcadRescTeam|VTOL version of Whirl]] from the Academy Rescue Team boxset was released singly in 2020's Wave 5, with no notable changes.

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==Notes==
[[File:Rescue Bots Academy Whirl.jpg|thumb|right|]]
*''Rescue Bots Academy'' Whirl is the first incarnation of the character to be portrayed as a female ([[Whirl (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|IDW Whirl's]] [[holomatter]] avatar notwithstanding).
*Whirl's animation model was slightly modified from her initial promotional image (at right) by shifting the silver patch to the center of her head while recoloring the yellow chest harness sky blue.
*[[:File:Whirl-RBA-early design.jpg|Early show concept art]] by character designer [[Francesco Giglio]] features a very different Whirl design much more closely based on that of her [[Whirl (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xzaZX4 ArtStation post by Francesco Giglio, April 2020]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Academy Autobots]]

Astrotrain (G1)/toys

2020-06-26T01:48:28Z

RichardT1977: Adding a caption.

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[[File:G1 boxart Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|What’s the purpose of possessing Astrotrain?|thumb]]

'''Astrotrain''' can transport all his trainload of toys around!

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Astrotrain toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And then I transform into a train and a rocket and a Transformer again...]]
*'''Astrotrain''' ([[1985]], [[1986]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''48'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Ionic displacer rifle|Ionic Displacer Rifle]]"

:Astrotrain was one of the two Triple Changer toys released in 1985, the other being [[Blitzwing (G1)#Generation 1|Blitzwing]]. He transforms into both a purple {{w|JNR Class D51}} steam locomotive and a gray {{w|Space Shuttle orbiter}}. Astrotrain was one of the earliest ''Transformers'' toys to feature [[ball joint]]s for his shoulders, a decade before they became a design standard.

:[[File:Astrotraincatalog.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys|Blitzwing]] called. He wants his weapons back.]]

:In Japan, the 1985 release of Astrotrain had a color scheme based upon the real-life versions of the vehicles he transformed into, with a white Space Shuttle (complete with [[NASA]] decals!) and a black steam locomotive. In 1986, Takara released Astrotrain in his US toy colors. The train mode can roll on wide-ish toy train tracks, but it can’t turn corners very well.

: Like [[Perceptor (G1)/toys|several]] [[Thrust (G1)/toys|other]] [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|toys]] from Generation 1, [[Hasbro]]'s [[catalog]]s<ref name="catalogs">[http://www.botchthecrab.com/gallery.asp?gallery=10 Transformers catalogs] at Botchthecrab.com. ''Generation 1'' Astrotrain's prototypes are depicted in both the 1985 and 1986 US catalogs and in the 1985 UK catalog.</ref><ref name="tf85">[https://imgur.com/a/lOw2Y Toy Fair 1985 catalog] that depicts ''Generation 1'' Astrotrain's prototypes.</ref><ref name="origin">[http://tfsource.com/blog/origin-of-the-species-part-3/ "Origin of the Species, Part 3"] at the TFScource blog, featuring a scan from the 1985 Milton Bradley catalog that also depicts the ''Generation 1'' Astrotrain prototypes.</ref> depict [[prototype]]s that differ from the final product: Not only do the prototypes sport a gray and purple color scheme (which served as the basis for the color scheme used in the cartoon), they also have several notable sculpting and tooling differences compared to the production version; namely, arms that extend on a slide joint, different feet, and a different head sculpt that was also used as the basis for his [[character model]]. In the US and UK catalogs, he was even shown with [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys|Blitzwing]]'s weapons, whereas in the European [[Milton Bradley]] catalog, he sported different decals compared to stickers used for the final toy. The resin hardcopy prototypes didn't actually transform; instead, separate prototypes existed for each mode.<ref name="animeastro">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html Original Astrotrain prototype at TF-1.com]</ref> The [[stock photography|stock photos]] of Astrotrain on the toy's [[packaging]], on the other hand, depict the final toy's sculpt in its (mostly) final colors, even though the center of the helmet is painted yellow instead of red. The same near-final prototype was also featured in the 1985 J.C. Penney wish book.<ref name="1985wish">[http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0969/ 1985 J.C. Penney wish book] at X-Entertainment.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Astrotrain at TFU.info]''
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*'''Astrotrain''' (1991)
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

:Astrotrain was reissued with his original U.S. color scheme in the [[Classics (Europe)|European/Australian "Classics" series]] in 1991.

===The Transformers Collection===
*'''Astrotrain''' ([[2004]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TFC-11'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Ionic displacer rifle|Ionic Displacer Rifle]]"
:In 2004, Takara reissued Astrotrain in his original Japanese white and black color scheme as part of their ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]]. The "[[NASA]]" stickers were changed to "ASTR".

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Astrotrain_template.html More information on Transformers Collection Astrotrain at TF-1.com]''

===Collector's Edition===
[[File:Takara-collectors-edition-astrotrain-proto-colors.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Don't laugh, or he'll become a pain train.]]
*'''Astrotrain Proto Color Version''' (Collector's Edition, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''48'''
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

:Often referred to as "Anime Astrotrain" by collectors, this version sported a color scheme based on the original prototype mentioned above, though the gray plastic is brighter than on the actual prototype, and the hue for the purple parts tends more towards red than blue. He was [[exclusive]]ly available from [[e-HOBBY]] and released as a ''[[Collector's Edition]]'' companion to the ''Transformers Collection'' reissue (see above).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Astrotrain Proto Color Version at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html More information on Anime Astrotrain (and the original Astrotrain prototype) at TF-1.com]''
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===Commemorative Series===
*'''Astrotrain/Decepticon Astrotrain''' (Commemorative Series IX, [[2005]]/[[2012]])
**Accessories: "Ionic Displacer Rifle"
[[File:Commemorative Astrotrain 2005 2012.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Something for the variant collectors.]]
:Following the Japanese reissue, Hasbro intended to make Astrotrain (retaining his previously Japanese market-only colors) available in the United States as well as part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues in 2004. However, [[Toys"R"Us]] (who had carried the ''Commemorative Series'' figures as exclusives) decided to discontinue the line due to low sales, and even though [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Commemorative Series|Ricochet]], the other ''Commemorative Series IX'' figure besides Astrotrain, still managed to get released, Astrotrain was not.

:Since considerable quantities of Astrotrain had already been produced, Hasbro decided to make the figure available through their newly-launched [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, serving as a test to see whether exclusives were a viable option for the store. In addition, Astrotrain was also released in Australia (where the ''Commemorative Series'' had previously also been exclusive to Toys"R"Us) as a [[Kmart]] exclusive, for a deep discount price. Despite being an exclusive, he could also be found clogging up shelves in smaller, privately owned toy shops.

:In 2012, several ''Commemorative Series'' figures, among them Astrotrain, were re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets, in slightly altered packaging that (in Astrotrain's case, at least) lacked the "Commemorative Series IX" label, saw his name changed to "Decepticon Astrotrain", had the box next to his name that contains the text "Decepticon Triple Changer" reduced in size and "Triple Changer" changed from uppercase to mixed case, updated the Hasbro logo to the then-current version, added a "choking hazard" safety warning label and moved the "Ages 5+" recommendation above the product code number.
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===Classics===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|...and a rocket and a train and a Transformer and man it's hard work!]]
*'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe Class, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Astrotrain, like much of the ''Classics'' line, is an extensive update of the original Astrotrain design based heavily upon his cartoon appearances and using modern toy engineering techniques. He still transforms into a spaceship resembling a NASA Space Shuttle, but with two [[kibble|rather obvious]] locomotive front halves on the sides of the rear hull. Instead of a steam locomotive, his secondary [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] is a {{w|Tsubame (train)|Tsubame}} {{w|800 Series Shinkansen|800}} bullet train. His [[robot mode]] is based heavily upon his Generation 1 cartoon animation model design, and is armed with a large purple laser rifle similar to the original toy's rifle (The side of the rifle has a [[Mini-Con]] shaped port on it, if one chooses to do it). However, purple highlights aside, his deco's color scheme is predominantly based on the original Takara toy.

:A design fluke that was acknowledged on Hasbro's official Transformers website allows Astrotrain to connect to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Ultra Class [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] or his redecos, ''Cybertron'' Sky Shadow or [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie toyline]] [[Jetstorm (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Jetstorm]], via his landing gear. (Coincidentally, Jetfire's alternate mode is based on a Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya, which was used to transport the Buran orbiter, the Soviet [[knockoff|counterpart]] of the NASA Space Shuttle, on its back.)

:As with most ''Classics'' toys, he has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Shouki#Generations|Shouki]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsAstrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on ''Classics'' Astrotrain at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei Astrotrain toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''One man on a lonely platform One case sitting by his side Two eyes staring cold and silent 
Shows fear as he turns to hide Ah, ah, we fade to grey!'']]
*'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe Class, [[April 24]], [[2008]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:In 2008, ''Classics'' Astrotrain was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' line by [[TakaraTomy]]. The figure was extensively redecoed into a dark grey and purple colour scheme based on the character’s appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. Instead of the Hasbro ''Classics'' release's rubsign, he has two Decepticon sigils tampographed onto his wings. All ''Henkei'' toys feature a somewhat randomly [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] part somewhere upon them, and Astrotrain is no exception: the trim of his chestplate and engine array are vacuumized purple, with the engines themselves left as unpainted silver chrome.
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Specialist-Decepticons-Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We need to use at least one pic of this mold to give credit to the designers for not just going the lazy route and using the same nose/cockpit section for both altmodes.]]
*'''Specialist: Decepticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2014]])
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:This release of Astrotrain looks superficially similar to the ''Henkei'' version, but saturated with metallic paint and with some deco changes, most conspicuous in train mode. It was sold as part of a Hasbro Asia-[[exclusive]] [[giftset]] along with metallic-painted redecoes of [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]] and [[Octane#Generations|Octane]].

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====Platinum Edition====
[[File:Platinum-edition-g1-astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Astrotrain was late getting to the G2 party.]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (Platinum Edition, [[2015]])
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"
:Part of a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' two-pack with [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Platinum|Blitzwing]] released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, this reissue of Astrotrain features an unprecedented orange, white, and blue color scheme. The exact inspiration for this deco is unknown, with the currently prevalent theory being that it's supposedly an homage to ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|Victory]]'' [[Machtackle]]'s colors.

:This set was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States and Canada. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In the United Kingdom, it was available via A1Toys.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Star Dasher]] in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/PlatinumAstrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Astrotrain at TFU.info]''

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====Titans Return====
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''And all this science I don't understand It's just my job five days a week
 A rocket man, a rocket man...'']]
*'''Darkmoon & Astrotrain''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns, [[Darkmoon]] Titan Master
:A [[retool]] of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]], Astrotrain can transform from robot to shuttle to armored train and back. He comes with [[Darkmoon]], a [[Titan Master]] figure which can transform from a robot into his head (but any [[Titan Master]]-class figure is compatible). Like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager-class figures, he has spring-loaded parts designed to "bulk up" his head; in his case, a pair of pylons that pop up on either side of his head, replicating the shoulder "landing gear" on his original Generation 1 character model. Like Sentinel, the train engine ends ''can'' be used as feet, but they sit at an awkward angle that makes it hard for Astrotrain to stand upright. His two guns can combine to form one larger weapon which Darkmoon (or any Titan Master) can operate in robot mode, The largest of the two can be piloted by any Titan Master figure in both modes. His guns also attach to form his Vehicle mode weapons. In Australia and some Asian countries, Astrotrain and his wavemate Alpha Trion were prominent shelfwarmers.

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

:This mold also served as the model for the [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] in the [[Primus Vanguard]].
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFC-Siege-Leader-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|350px|Runaway train, never coming back.]]
*'''Astrotrain''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S51'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SG-47'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[March 28]], [[2020]]'''
**''Accessories'': 2 "JF-50 Ionic Displacer Blasters," "JF-30 Astro Blaster," "W-15 Destabilizer Cannon," "W-40 Turbo-Core Derailer" (combine to form the "Omni-Force Orbital Cannon")
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' Astrotrain is an all-new, cartoon-accurate mold that transforms from robot, to a steam locomotive-styled Cybertronian vehicle or space shuttle. This is the first Astrotrain figure to transform into what is basically a steam locomotive since his original toy, rather than the modern locomotives his recent toys have featured. He includes 5 weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], one of which is based off his G1 toy's blaster. All 5 weapons can combine together to form the "Omni-Force Orbital Cannon." Astrotrain also features "battle damage" paint applications on his legs, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:As with other Leader Class figures in the line, Astrotrain himself is roughly Voyager-sized, with his accessories accounting for the rest of the pricepoint. In addition to the weapons mentioned above, he includes a Cybertronian coal-car that can be converted into a small launch pad base (designed as a treaded crawler vehicle with two cabs) for his shuttle mode or a weapons rack in robot mode, which can also form foot pads and a backpack. The launch pad features a pair of [[A.I.R. Lock System]] connectors. The launch pad mode unfortunately cannot unfold flat as designed due to hinge obstruction.

:The toy's coloration, with purple helmet and shoulder wheels, but mostly-grey wings, is based on [[:File:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|a widely-shared but incorrectly-colored screenshot]] of the character from the episode "[[Triple Takeover]]." Though the gray plastic appears slate gray in renders, the actual plastic color has a slightly-brown tint to it.

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====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====
*'''Astrotrain''' (Leader Class, [[2020]])
**''Accessories'': 2 "JF-50 Ionic Displacer Blasters," "JF-30 Astro Blaster," "W-15 Destabilizer Cannon," "W-40 Turbo-Core Derailer" (combine to form the "Omni-Force Orbital Cannon"), decoder
:Astrotrain's A.I.R. Lock System-compatible base connectors got him rereleased in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise (toyline)|Earthrise]]'' line with no changes save for his packaging being updated. Even the flawed hinge in the coal tender was retained without any changes, preventing it from properly assuming launchpad mode. Due to being made for ''Siege'', Astrotrain lacks any NASA markings.

:Like all Earthrise toys, the inside of the back of Astrotrain's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Astrotrain's piece of the map contains the labeled location of the planet "[[Caminus (planet)|CAMINUS]]".

===Kre-O===
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[[File:KreO-Toy AstrotrainClass85.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|As close as we'll get to an Action Master Astrotrain, at least officially.]]
*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'' '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Designated Driver
**''Accessories'': Long rifle

:''[[Kre-O]]'' Astrotrain is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His coloration is based on the [[#Generation 1|original Astrotrain toy prototype pictured in catalogs]], being mostly gray with a yellow visor, though his chest [[tampograph]]'s linework has the cartoon model's folded-away tailfin-chestplate.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OAstrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Class of '85 Astrotrain at TFU.info]''
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===Legends===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG40-Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And a fancy rocket, and a fancy battle train, and back to fancy robot. I'm super fancy!]]
*'''Astrotrain''' (Voyager Class, [[January 28]], [[2017]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''LG40'''
**''Accessories'': 2 guns, Headmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Astrotrain is a redeco of the [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' mold]] in a cartoon-based deco, with the front shuttle and the train sections possessing paint operations to evoke the cockpit windows.

:Printed on the other side of his instructions features [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|the 40th bonus edition volume of the ''Legends'' manga]].

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===Vintage G1===
[[File:VintageG1Astrotrain.jpeg|Right|thumb|350px|This toy outlasted the actual space shuttle.]]
*'''Astrotrain''' (Walmart exclusive reissue, [[2019]])
*''Accessory:'' Gun

:Astrotrain was reissued as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in the ''[[Vintage G1]]'' series, announced for Spring 2020 but unexpectedly hitting store shelves in December 2019. This was the first Astrotrain reissue to feature the color scheme of the American G1 toy - though the purple plastic is noticeably darker on this version.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Astrotrain''' (Decoy, 1986)
**''Decoy number:'' '''38'''

:[[Decoy]] Astrotrain is a small, purple rubber figure made available with certain toys in the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]].

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

===Boss Original Figure===
*'''Astrotrain''' (Boss Original Figure, 2008)

:Released in a line of PVC figures available exclusively with containers of [[Boss Coffee]], this version of Astrotrain is rendered in grey and violet.

===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W4CaptainAstrotrain.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Captain Astrotrain//Space Force•Transport''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T52'''
**''Stars: ''12

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==References==
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Hairsplitter

2019-07-31T19:15:09Z

RichardT1977:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Hairsplitter is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Hairsplitter dt.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.]]

Nobody likes '''Hairsplitter''' (aka '''Shrute'''). He's a pencil-pushing bureaucrat who gets his kicks by writing memos that point out the inefficiencies of others. Even though he's moved from the [[Nebulos]] Department of the Environment to the Decepticons, and changed job titles—from ecological efficiency expert to [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]—he's the same nit-picking dink he always was. He remains precise in everything he does, from snitching on layabouts to searing his name on a microchip in laser rifle mode. Presumably, his partners [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Singe]] hate him as much as his co-workers did.

Hairsplitter's nature varies. In some universes he is an organic [[Nebulan]]; in others he is a robotic Cybertronian.

==Commercial appearances==
[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] wielded both Hairsplitter and [[Singe]] in a battle against the three Autobot Double [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], firing them both wildly in their gun modes while chasing down his targets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Spinister toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Spinister''' (Targetmaster, 1988)

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Hairsplitter, like all the "double" Targetmaster Nebulans, is one of the smallest and least complicated Transformers; fold the barrel away, and stand him up. He was released with the Decepticon Spinister in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Hairsplitter/hairsplitter.htm More information on Hairsplitter at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
====''Combiner Wars''====
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-SpinisterTFSS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Identity theft is not a joke, Singe! Millions of families suffer every orbital cycle!"]]
*'''Spinister''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)

:Renamed "'''Shrute'''" (likely due to [[trademark]] reasons), this ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' version of Hairsplitter is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations#Thrilling 30|Thrilling 30]]'' [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] mold. He converts into a gun, and can combine with his buddy [[Singe#Generations|Singe]] to form a super-gun.

: He and Singe were packed in with [[Spinister (G1)#Combiner Wars|Spinister]], the third figure sent in the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]].
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====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Decepticon-Phantomstrike-Squadron-Shrute.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb |"I'm the Assistant Squadron leader." "Assistant ''to'' the Squadron Leader." "Same thing." "No, it's lower, so..." "It's close."]]
*'''Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron''' (Multi-pack, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S27'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "HPI [[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Laser Launchers, Fracas Battle Master, Shrute Battle Master, Terror-Daxtyl Battle Master, 5 fire blasts

:Packaged with Skywarp, Fracas, and Terror-Daxtyl, "Shrute" is a redeco of [[Aimless (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]], who is in turn a retool of [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]. He transforms from robot to the "Manifold Ion Particle Blaster" and back. He includes two "Fire Blast" effect pieces that can be used to simulate his blaster mode firing, and can slot onto the various hardpoints found on other figures and weaponry from the same subline to simulate blaster fire or explosions. The actual gun barrel piece can detach from the back, revealing a 3 mm peg, and connect to his arm like a cannon.

:This set was made available at general retail in Taiwan without prior announcement from Hasbro, and was an [[Amazon]] exclusive for North America, which also label the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 2." If you choose, you can pair him with any version of Spinister, including his most recent ''Siege'' figure.
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==Notes==
* Singe and Hairsplitter's images were swapped in ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.
* Hairsplitter is the only Double Targetmaster to have a 'generic' recolor—a [[Mini-Con]] based on his [[character model]] appeared in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.{{fact}}
* A pencil-pushing petty bureaucrat office drone named "Shrute"? {{w|Dwight Schrute|Sounds vaguely familiar...}}

[[Category:Battle Masters]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
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Hairsplitter

2019-06-26T13:32:29Z

RichardT1977: Derived from a Dwight Schrute quote, seen on the Allspark message boards quoted by Dave "Walky" Willis.

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Hairsplitter is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Hairsplitter dt.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.]]

Nobody likes '''Hairsplitter''' (aka '''Shrute'''). He's a pencil-pushing bureaucrat who gets his kicks by writing memos that point out the inefficiencies of others. Even though he's moved from the [[Nebulos]] Department of the Environment to the Decepticons, and changed job titles—from ecological efficiency expert to [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]—he's the same nit-picking dink he always was. He remains precise in everything he does, from snitching on layabouts to searing his name on a microchip in laser rifle mode. Presumably, his partners [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Singe]] hate him as much as his co-workers did.

Hairsplitter's nature varies. In some universes he is an organic [[Nebulan]]; in others he is a robotic Cybertronian.

==Commercial appearances==
[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] wielded both Hairsplitter and [[Singe]] in a battle against the three Autobot Double [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], firing them both wildly in their gun modes while chasing down his targets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Spinister toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Spinister''' (Targetmaster, 1988)

: Hairsplitter, like all the "double" Targetmaster Nebulans, is one of the smallest and least complicated Transformers; fold the barrel away, and stand him up. He was released with the Decepticon Spinister in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Spinister/spinister.htm More information on Hairsplitter (with Spinister) at TFU.info]''::
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===Generations===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-SpinisterTFSS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Identity theft is not a joke, Singe! Millions of families suffer every orbital cycle!"]]
*'''Spinister''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)

:Renamed "'''Shrute'''" (likely due to [[trademark]] reasons), this ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' version of Hairsplitter is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations#Thrilling 30|Thrilling 30]]'' [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] mold. He converts into a gun, and can combine with his buddy [[Singe#Generations|Singe]] to form a super-gun.

: He and Singe were packed in with [[Spinister (G1)#Combiner Wars|Spinister]], the third figure sent in the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]].
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====''War For Cybertron: Siege''===
*'''Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron''' (Voyager Class multipack, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S27'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TBA'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''TBA'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "HPI [[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Laser Launchers, Fracas Battle Master, Shrute Battle Master, Terror-Daxtyl Battle Master, 5 fire blasts

:Packed with Skywarp, Fracas, and Terror-Daxtyl, Shrute is a redeco of [[Aimless_(G1)#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|Aimless]], a retool of [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]. He transforms from robot to the "Manifold Ion Particle Blaster" and back. He includes two "Fire Blast" effect pieces that can be used to simulate his blaster mode firing, and can slot onto the various hardpoints found on other figures and weaponry from the same subline to simulate blaster fire or explosions. The actual gun barrel piece can detach from the back, revealing a 3 mm peg, and connect to his arm like a cannon.

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==Notes==
* Singe and Hairsplitter's images were swapped in ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.
* Hairsplitter is the only Double Targetmaster to have a 'generic' recolor—a [[Mini-Con]] based on his [[character model]] appeared in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.{{fact}}
* A pencil-pushing petty bureaucrat office drone named "Shrute"? {{w|Dwight Schrute|Sounds vaguely familiar...}}

[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Nebulans]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Ayana Jones

2019-05-02T19:16:02Z

RichardT1977: A tough black woman named Jones, going by the name "Mayday", interacting with a British hero? Come on, all that's left is a blond Christopher Walken...

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{{disambigm|Jones (disambiguation)|Mayday (Prime)}}
:''Ayana Jones is a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]-aligned [[human]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:HasbroHeroesSourcebook-AyanaJones.jpg|thumb|200px|"Do I know you?" "O'Brien from the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]].''" "''Enterprise''? Oh yes. Weren't you one of the little people?"]]

'''Ayana Jones''', codename '''Mayday''', is an ex-member of [[Skywatch]] turned member of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] turned ex-member of G.I. Joe turned member of [[Earth Defense Command]] turned ex-EDC turned Joe again. As you can guess from that CV, she prefers being in the thick of the action. In her long history she's worked with top officers like [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]], but now ''she's'' the one who gets to run squads.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:TheIronKlaw-YoungMayday.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]
Ayana Jones was born in [[Brighton Beach]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and grew up near [[Coney Island]]. She attended the [[University of California, Berkeley]], where her thesis on "ancient aliens" attracted the attention of [[Joshua Red]]. Intrigued by her aptitude, she was swiftly recruited into Skywatch, the agency aimed at investigating [[Transformer]] activity on Earth. By the time that Joshua Red went rogue, however, Ayana's skills had already attracted the attention of [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Conrad "Duke" Hauser]], who had her transferred into the top-secret G.I. Joe program. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Mayday profile}}

Now operating under the codename "Mayday," Ayana was based out of [[Berlin]] during her first years with the agency, serving under the command of [[Big Ben|David "Big Ben" Bennet]]." She remained a G.I. Joe soldier during the [[Surge (event)|Decepticon invasion of Earth]]; when both factions of Cybertronians abandoned the planet, the soldiers of G.I. Joe turned their attention to battling the forces of [[Cobra]] after the ancient conspiracy went public and invaded [[Nanzhao]]. Mayday's unit was one of the last to extricate themselves from the region before Cobra's nuclear weapons annihilated the country, but safely managed to evacuate thanks to the efforts of her teammate [[Heavy Duty]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Mayday profile}} {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

Over the next few years, a series of escalating crises — including a public hack that led to the outing of the formerly secret organization — eventually led to the mothballing of the team. Though the Joes were able to take down Cobra from the inside, the team was decommissioned shortly afterwards. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Mayday profile}} She and several other Joe soldiers transferred to General [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]]'s [[Earth Defense Command]], the successor to Skywatch. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} For the next few years, Ayana worked out of the EDC's headquarters in the [[Marshall Islands]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

[[File:FullFathomFive-negotiations.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When a group of Decepticons led by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] arrived on Earth, the EDC cut a deal with the Cybertronians: if they worked with the EDC to protect the Earth from [[Autobot]] aggression, {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} they would provide the aliens with the resources and infrastructure required to build a [[Sanctuary Station|commune]] where they could live in peace. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} The EDC's predictions would come true some six months later, when the Autobots returned to Earth in search of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who had been taken prisoner by the EDC some time before. As [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces stormed the EDC base, Ayana monitored the situation, and was surprised when the Decepticons revealed their trump card, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

Ayana and the other members of the base continued to watch the battle play out, but when the [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]-controlled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attacked the building, the humans were knocked unconscious and thus failed to witness Galvatron execute General Witwicky in retaliation for unleashing the EDC's anti-[[Transformer]] [[mindbomb]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} In the aftermath, former EDC operative [[Marissa Faireborn]] became the new director of the EDC, and Ayana rose to become her ''de facto'' second-in-command.

[[File:OFFonOFF Ayana Jones.jpg|thumb|200px|left|"I checked the rear vision mirror like three times."]]

Following [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]'s hack of [[Onyx]]'s new product launch, Jones accompanied Marissa Faireborn to Onyx's [[Tokyo]] HQ as the EDC's response to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s angry phone call. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} As a battle between Prowl's Autobots and Galvatron's Decepticons broke out in the city, the EDC took Blackrock to safety in an aircraft despite Jones' desire to intervene. She instead ended up trying to talk the [[China|Chinese]] out of invading [[Japan]]. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}}

On Blackrock's request, they headed for Onyx's [[Wanmu]] facility, where Garrison showed them the collection of Cybertronian artifacts he'd built up, including the the crown jewel of his collection: the [[Enigma of Combination]], an artifact that had supposedly guided the course of human civilization. Jones was skeptical of Blackrock's claim that he was descended from [[Gilgamesh]]; as the tour continued, however, the building was attacked by Devastator and Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} As Spike dropped in and grabbed Faireborn, Jones was ready to shoot him, but didn't get the chance before Devastator breached the walls. She and Faireborn ended up hauling Spike clear as the battle continued to rage between Devastator, the Decepticon forces, and their temporary ally [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

At one point, Marissa and Ayana listened to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s attempt to write a [[Christmas]] story. It went as well as could be expected. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

Some time later, Faireborn and Jones accompanied Blackrock and the Decepticons on a visit to the satellite commune which Onyx was building for the Decepticons in [[Jupiter]]'s orbit, and Jones expressed her dislike of spacesuits. During the tour, the pair discussed Blackrock's mysterious origins and wondered if he was on the level. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

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Back on [[Earth]] at E.D.C. HQ, Jones waited with Faireborn outside Spike's cell as Blackrock visited the prisoner. The pair were forced to listen to Thundercracker's latest script until Blackrock eventually emerged. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Learning that Blackrock had been running several side bets of his own, including the revelation that he had captured several Autobots and imprisoned them beneath the EDC base, Ayana held him at gunpoint after Marissa and Spike took him down. Before they could take him into custody, however, Galvatron arrived and took Blackrock hostage, revealing that the man was a Cybertronian sleeper agent and a servant of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}}

Galvatron's arrival led to a tense stand-off with the E.D.C. and the newly revealed captive Autobots until [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] teleported Galvatron and his hostage away. His objectives realized, Galvatron mustered his assets to begin a full-scale invasion of Earth, beginning by shooting down the ''[[Ark-7]]''. Jones tracked the crashing shuttle to [[Shanghai]] and the EDC prepared to mobilize against the Decepticons, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} but were unable to coordinate a response before Optimus Prime arrived and announced that Earth was now a protectorate of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Council of Worlds]]. In the ensuing crisis, Ayana and Fairborn stayed behind at the EDC headquarters, overseeing the detonation of a full-spectrum [[mindbomb]] to temporarily incapacitate all the Transformers around the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

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With Galvatron's forces in retreat, Jones and Fairborne were called to the [[White House]] to meet with the furious [[President of the United States|President]], who blamed the EDC for allowing Optimus to get this far. Ayana urged Marissa to keep a cool head, which proved futile. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} Following the White House's ''new'' orders, to reclaim Earth before the Transformers could colonize it any further, Ayana picked up Spike Witwicky in an EDC jet as part of a joint operation with [[China]]'s [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. The two teams stormed Prime's last known base of operations — Thundercracker's old home in the [[Sierra Nevada]]s — but found that the Transformers had anticipated their arrival and evacuated, leaving behind graffiti that read "we are here to help." {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

Having tracked the Autobots to [[Monument Valley]], the alliance launched a blitz on Prime's biouvac there, with Marissa and Ayana supervising from. Alerted to the position of Blackrock via secret signal, the duo headed underwater to the wreckage of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to extract their asset. Though the two had a brief standoff against [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], having struck a deal with Blackrock previously, used his powers to teleport all three humans away. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} They arrived on the White House lawn just in time to learn that Optimus Prime had raised [[Metrotitan (Zone)|a titan]] from beneath the desert; the President was not pleased with this turn of events, concluding that they'd lost Monument Valley. Jones tried to stick up for her commander, pointing out that the EDC had secured several Cybertronian assets, though the President didn't want to hear it and stormed out to meet with the [[United Nations]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

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As a result of the EDC's disastrous attempts to contain the extraterrestrial threat, the President made the decision to replace Jones with celebrated special-ops legend [[Joe Colton]], former head of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Ayana was not pleased with the change, even as she tried to console Fairborne on her recent demotion. {{storylink|White Light}} Following [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s rampage across Earth, deposits of [[Ore-13]] all across the planet began destabilizing, threatening Earth with nuclear annihilation. Believing that the Transformers were at fault, the President opted to disband the EDC, reinstituting G.I. Joe as Earth's new international peacekeeping force.

Ayana was transferred back into the forces of G.I. Joe, taking up her old ''nom de guerre'' of Mayday. She joined the team for their first mission against Autobot relief efforts in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], but the op went poorly; Mayday attempted to talk down [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] when the latter attempted to kill Soundwave, prompting the Decepticon to knock out G.I. Joe's mechanized forces with an EMP wave. While the Joes reeled from this attack, the [[Space Knight]] [[Rom]] arrived and began vaporizing Joes — unbeknownst to the humans, they had been replaced by [[Dire Wraith]] imposters, including "[[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]]" himself. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

Following [[M.A.S.K.]]'s capture of [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] in [[Greece]], {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}, Jones was stationed at Joe headquarters on [[Governor's Island]] when the British special agent [[Action Man]] breached the perimeter, intending to liberate Kup from his prison. Though she initially mistook Kup for an attacker, a few brief words with Action Man made her realize that Kup was escaping, and Action Man and Kup were able to escape unscathed. {{storylink|The Modern World}} After [[Baron Karza]] arrived unannounced in Monument Valley, Mayday was one of the many Joes who joined the battle against the monstrous alien by riding into battle aboard a fleet of mothballed Joe hardware. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

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In the aftermath of the Ore-13 crisis, Mayday was promoted and began leading a team of her own. On her very first command, Mayday led a team, consisting of [[Heavy Duty]], [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]], [[Quarrel]], to the [[Schleteva]]n city of [[Verenya]] to investigate a mysterious communications blackout. They soon discovered that the city's inhabitants had somehow been transformed into monstrous [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, which drew the attention of [[Rom]]. The heroes joined forces, using Rom's [[Energy Analyzer]] to trace the energy to an abandoned [[I.R.O.N.]] bunker underneath the city. There, Mayday found the body of an [[Oktober Guard]] mercenary, which led the group to Blackrock and Action Man, fighting for control of an enigmatic [[Talisman (G1)|"Talisman"]]. When the rest of the Oktober Guard intervened, the Talisman activated again; while Rom used his [[Neutralizer]] to shield her, Blackrock, and Action Man from the energy surge, her teammates weren't so lucky and became Wraiths. The Oktober Guard absconded with the Talisman, and once back on the surface Mayday joined forces with Kup and Blackrock in the hopes of finding a way to return her teammates to normal... a quest that began with retrieving a kidnapped Action Man from the clutches of the [[Iron Ring]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} While her teammates were taken into the custody of the [[Action Man Programme]] until a cure could be found, {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}} G.I. Joe commander [[Scarlett]] authorized her to work outside the G.I. Joe's parameters during the subsequent adventure. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

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Searching for a lead on the Talisman, the team managed to corner the alien [[Micronaut]]s at the [[Pacific Science Center]] in [[Seattle]], and after some initial tensions the two groups managed to reach an understanding while confirming Blackrock's suspicions that the Talisman was extraterrestrial in nature. Using the sensors of the ''[[Heliopolis]]'', the group were able to track Action Man to an [[Section Sabine|abandoned Cobra base]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. Despite the best efforts [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] and his forces, they were able to retrieve the Talisman and destroy the base, with Kup sheltering the two humans in his chest to protect them from the explosion. {{storylink|Enter The Shadow}}

Using data from the British National Security archives, the team, {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} at Action Man's urging, {{storylink|Enter The Shadow}} tracked down former [[Adventure Team]] operative and movie director [[Bulletman|Richard "Bulletman" Ruby]]. He told them the story of a mission in [[Egypt]] that led them to the Talisman; learning that [[I.R.O.N.]] founder [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] had connection to the Talisman, the group headed off to investigate the company's largest stockholder: [[Kalistan]]ian dictator [[Iron Klaw|Count van Rani]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} On the way to his [[Iron Castle|castle]], they learned that the villain had found a way to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, and so the team recruited [[Snake-Eyes]] for help infiltrating the base, using Blackrock as a Trojan horse. When their cover was blown, Ayana and the others stormed the castle, and while Kup and Action Man grappled with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], Mayday linked up with Blackrock and Snake-Eyes, and hatched a plan to take down the artificial Talisman responsible for keeping the Predacons combined... only for an impatient Snake-Eyes to smash the machine, forcing the Decepticons apart. The trio subsequently fought their way back to the castle's [[M.A.S.S. Device]] and used its teleport function to escape. Thanks to Snake-Eyes masquerading as Ironblood's agent [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax Paoli]], the team learned that Ironblood and Kreiger had been involved in "[[Project Ice Man|Project: Ice Man]]," and set out to intercept the ''real'' Tomax as he arrived in [[San Francisco]] to retrieve data related to the "Ice Man". {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

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The team managed to catch up with Tomax outside I.R.O.N.'s headquarters, discovering that Kreiger had forewarned him of their arrival and provided him with a [[Cobra Commander]] uniform. While Kup battled [[Centurion (IDW)|Tomax's limousine]], Mayday and Action Man chased Tomax through the building. Mayday eventually managed to incapacitate Tomax by firing a bullet at his throat and grazing it. Tomax had little to offer the team, but Blackrock had learned from Kreiger's files that the base containing the "Ice Man" could be found in [[Brasnya]]. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} Realizing that their team would need extra muscle to break in, Ayana contacted Adventure Team veteran and G.I. Joe member [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] for more information regarding the "Ice Man." Impressed by her idealism, he called in [[Matt Trakker]] and [[Gloria Baker]] of [[M.A.S.K.]] for assistance. During the subsequent mission to Brasnya, Mayday waited outside with the two M.A.S.K. operatives until until Action Man flooded the network of tunnels, at which point she hitched a ride aboard Matt's [[Thunderhawk]] as they battled the reanimated bodies of the "[[I.R.O.N. Cybertronian]]s". The heroes and villains engaged in a running battle across the breadth of the base until they reached the nexus of the base; discovering that the "Ice Man" was, in reality, the barely-conscious remains of [[Atomic Man|Mike "Atomic Man" Power]], Mayday was able to take Kreiger into custody after his cybernetic asset committed suicide, deactivating the base with him. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

With Kreiger now in their custody, the group brought him and the temporally-displaced [[Sgt. Savage]] back to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] tower in [[Buenos Aires]] so that the villain could be picked up by a G.I. Joe squadron. While they waited for them to arrive, Savage filled in Ayana on how he came to be transported fifty years in the future. As the G.I. Joe unit arrived, however, Centurion revealed himself as a traitor and hacked the building so that Ironblood and his forces could teleport in. In the ensuing battle between the [[Iron Ring]], the Joes, and the Revolutionaries, Ironblood was revealed as none other than [[Joe Colton]], who had survived his run-in with the Dire Wraiths. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}} Mayday joined Action Man to fight[[Tempest (Cobra)|Storm Shadow]], but were unable to overpower the ninja before Kup ran Storm Shadow over. Though the villains ultimately absconded with the Talisman, the heroes found that Blackrock was able to engineer a means of returning the mutated Verenyans to normal, while the Talisman's energy had somehow fused Centurion's consciousness with Mike Power's. Down but not out, the Revolutionaries vowed that, on their next adventure, they'd have to try even harder.
{{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:Dusk-teammatessticktogether.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Dance into the fire When all we see is the view to a kill...'']]

As Earth prepared to formally join the Council of Worlds, the group travelled to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to watch the ceremonies. Mayday joined Marissa, Earth's first interstellar diplomat, in the initial procession through the streets of Iacon. When Colton's forces attacked not long afterwards, the heroes battled their way through [[Red Shadows]] and [[Iron Grenadier]]s before learning that Centurion had kidnapped Blackrock and absconded with the bounty hunter [[Colditz]]. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} Tracking him through the Cybertronian wilderness, the the team caught up with the two Cybertronians, prompting Colditz to detonate a stash of explosives... and Kreiger, working his way down to the core of the planet, to remotely transmit a surge of destructive Talisman energy through Centurion, a bid to deliberately goad the Revolutionaries into eliminating Centurion and tying up another loose end in Kreiger's larger scheme. The team were able to convince Centurion to stand down, at the cost of temporarily knocking him into stasis lock. Deprived of their best shot to end the invasion, the team returned Centurion to Iacon too late to prevent Colton and his crew from advancing to the core.{{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

After the invasion had been thwarted and communications reopened with Earth, Ayana returned home. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

==Notes==
*Jones as a Joe was a [[retcon]] done for the ''[[Revolution]]'' crossover.
*The codename Mayday comes from ''G.I. Joe Extreme'', the short-lived mid-1990s revamp. Mayday also appeared in the [[Devil's Due Press]] ''Joe'' comics, wherein her real name was "Paige Adams".
*Her surname is taken from {{w|David Bowie}}'s birthname, David Robert Jones.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/818161555577503744 I was listening to a Bowie album as I scripted, so I figured Bowie's birth last name would work, so, Jones. ]</ref> Coincidentally enough, she would later go on to work alongside Action Man (the name "Action Man" appeared in the lyrics to Bowie's song "Ashes to Ashes").

==References==
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==External links==
*{{i|Mayday}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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'''Laserbeak'''. The annoying evil bird spy from your favorite 1980s cartoon.

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American, "Divide and Conquer")}}

[[File:Cybertronlaserbeak.jpg|thumb|Lasers? Check. Beak? Check.]]
Laserbeak was the first of the cassette Transformers. {{storylink|Secret Files of Teletraan II}} Prior to his arrival on Earth, Laserbeak had less of an avian shape, resembling instead a stylized jet with an ovoid silhouette and a hooked nosecone. He still transformed into a cassette, which is kind of strange when you consider his "carrier" transformed into a "sensor lamp" and not necessarily any device that played cassettes. But anyway, this Laserbeak often carried out spy missions, able to sneak into places the larger [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could not manage, including [[Great Dome|Iacon]], the Autobots' headquarters. There, Laserbeak learned of the Autobot mission to seek out new sources of energy away from Cybertron, which prompted a Decepticon interception mission in turn. This led to the whole lot of these spacefaring Transformers crashlanding on Earth and taking a four million-year dirtnap in the heart of a spastic volcano.

[[File:MTMTE1 laserbeak ejects.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Please flip the bird...er, tape to Side B."]]
In the year 1984, the Transformers were awakened by volcanic activity, and Laserbeak was reformatted with terrestrial aesthetics in both robot and altmode. His altmode was an audiocassette, while his [[robot mode]] was that of a vulture. His missions, though, were largely unchanged, and he continued to serve as a spy.

Laserbeak was the first Decepticon to tangle with Autobots on Earth when he was dispatched by Soundwave and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to chase down two snooping Autobot spies, [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]]. The Autobots tried to scurry away, splitting up so that Laserbeak couldn't follow both of them. He had the last laugh (or squawk) on them, as he launched one of his laser cannons to follow Cliffjumper remotely while he continued to hound Hound, at least until Cliffjumper gas-bombed the drone. Laserbeak fared better than his cannon, and managed to blast the Autobot snoop off the road. Continuing with his scouting missions, Laserbeak uncovered the oil refinery which served as the Decepticons' first major strike against Earth, and their first battle with the Autobots on our planet.

[[File:MTMTE1 laserbeak vs prime.jpg|thumb]] Floating above the main battle, Laserbeak saw a safe chance to be useful, and flew between Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prime]], pecking at Optimus's face long enough for Laserbeak's glorious leader to take to the skies. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} When the Autobots attacked the [[Victory (G1)|Decepticons' new space cruiser]] before it could depart, Laserbeak was ejected for warfare (for a change) along with his fellow Cassettes. Being the coward that he is, though, Laserbeak managed to be conspicuously absent throughout the battle, besides a single strafing run from the safety of the air. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:Megslaserbeak.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Laserbeak, symbol of Decepticon leadership.]]
Once the Decepticons dug their space cruiser out of the briny deep, they resumed their attacks on a nearby solar power station. While the others engaged the larger Autobots, Laserbeak kept to squawking around [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s head. Later, Laserbeak spied on the Autobots to ensure they took the bait for a trap Megatron had set for them. He tried to help in the cave trap later on, but [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] trapped him instead inside a tiny net. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} After Megatron was accidentally sent to Cybertron following an early [[space bridge]] test, Laserbeak and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] were present to greet Megatron on his return. Laserbeak perched on Megatron's arm, signifying Megatron's resumption of command of the Earthbound Decepticons. Once the Decepticons set their sights on the [[antimatter]] formula, Laserbeak attempted to steal it from [[Chip Chase]] and Bumblebee, but to no avail. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:DivideandConquer LaserbeakonBrawns shoulder.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|All Brawn and no brains.]]
After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s strike team blasted Optimus Prime something fierce, Megatron assigned Laserbeak to infiltrate the Ark and ascertain the Autobot leader's true condition. For once, Laserbeak demonstrated his cowardice in Megatron's presence, but reluctantly went forth on his mission. Perhaps looking to prove himself after showing his yellow streak, Laserbeak took some extreme risks. First, he transformed into cassette mode and landed right on the powerhouse [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]'s shoulder to enter the Autobot base. Then, at Megatron's prodding, he flew down in full sight of the entire Autobot team and fired laser beams straight into Prime's exposed chest cavity. This exacerbated the damage and made the Autobot mission to find a replacement [[cosmitron]] for Prime of great priority. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

On another scouting mission in the [[Arctic]] Circle, Laserbeak alerted Megatron to Starscream's bumbling execution of some Autobot prisoners using a weird Morse Code signal. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Later, he joined Soundwave and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] in gathering information on the [[Great Falls]]. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:FOTM laserbeak fires.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The original Angry Bird Transformer.]]
When the Decepticons were on a mission in [[South America]], they were temporarily interrupted by an attack from Brawn and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. Windcharger soon realized the duo were outclassed fighting so many Decepticons at once, and directed Brawn to pull back. Well, bless his cowardly tin-plated heart, Laserbeak waited until after Windcharger sounded the retreat to get involved, showing great "courage" as he shot the Autobots in the back as they were driving away. Still, never let it be said that Laserbeak doesn't have his uses. When Brawn later returned and stole Megatron's [[fusion cannon]], blasting the Decepticon leader with his own weapon, it was Laserbeak who flew in to retrieve the cannon for his master. Of course, he naturally flew in from ''behind'' Brawn for maximum safety, but really, who could blame him? {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}

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One afternoon, while the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] engaged in yet another grab for energy, Soundwave and the Cassettes carried out Operation: Guinea Pig at the Ark. As his partners Rumble and Ravage created a distraction for the present Autobots, Laserbeak swooped in and carried off one of their human comrades, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. Laserbeak delivered the human to Megatron and [[Doctor Arkeville]] for testing of their new [[hypno-chip]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} After a successful test, Laserbeak flew out to collect more potential slaves for the Decepticons. He also took advantage of a well-placed earthquake to kidnap [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] as well, while Bumblebee was dangling over a crevace. Unfortunately for the beryllium buzzard, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] was on the scene. His sharpshooting ability blasted Spike right out of Laserbeak's clutches, and drove off the Decepticon spy. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} After the plot to change Cybertron's orbit failed, Laserbeak reported to Megatron about the treachery of Starscream and Doctor Arkeville. Seeking out the traitors, Megatron and the Decepticons ran afoul of the Autobots along the way. To deter pursuit, Megatron led the Autobot cars into a valley of quicksand, hoping they would sink out of his way forever. He left Laserbeak behind to monitor their demise. When [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] started to get his hand free, Laserbeak tried to divebomb the Autobot, only to be blasted by [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]]'s rocket launcher. Stunned, the Decepticon reverted to his cassette mode, and was captured by Jazz. Once the Autobots got free, Jazz used his own audio system to replay Laserbeak's findings, alerting the Autobots to the Decepticons' destination at Arkeville's secret lab. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

On a routine scouting mission, Laserbeak uncovered information about [[Insecticon (G1)|giant robotic insects]] in Bali, and relayed the info to Megatron. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} When Megatron arranged a bout of single combat between himself and Optimus Prime, Soundwave ejected Laserbeak to watch the festivities along with the rest of the two armies. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

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Proving once again that he spends more time at the Ark than with the Decepticons, Laserbeak happened to be on the scene to learn Spike Witwicky was mentally unstable and possessing the powerful "spare" Autobot called [[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]]. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} On his next mission, Laserbeak attacked a group of innocent gold prospectors. After he had his fun, though, Soundwave put him back in his cage for a while. He popped out again later on to take potshots at his favorite weak target, Bumblebee. {{storylink|Changing Gears}} When the Decepticons moved their operations to New York City, Laserbeak was put on Autobot patrol, and alerted Megatron to their enemies' rendez-vous in [[Central Park]]. He was also joined by his flying buddy, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], for the first time in this battle. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} In an attack on the Ark, Laserbeak and the Decepticons were charged with distracting the Autobots while Megatron and Starscream snuck inside to sabotage the Autobots' equipment. Laserbeak bit off more than he could handle with [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], though, and ended up being lassoed to the Autobot's rifle. It was a stand-off as Laserbeak fired at Prowl from the air while Prowl tried to drag him to the ground, until Megatron sounded the retreat. Laserbeak cut the wire with his blasts and took off as fast as his little wings could carry him. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

[[File:Immobilizer laserbeak carly.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Laserbeak's next patrol duty was around the desert laboratory where Megatron was testing his stolen [[electro-cell]]s. He alerted Soundwave the moment he sighted Autobot intruders, then hid inside his cozy chest cavity. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} When the human girl named [[Carly]] attempted to raid Decepticon headquarters on her own, Soundwave sent Laserbeak up to the surface to capture her. He succeeded, proving once again that he is occasionally strong enough to defeat a single human. He did, however, fail to recapture the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]] for the Decepticons soon thereafter. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} Returning to his spying duties, Laserbeak learned of Spike and Chip's plan for an Autobot road rally for charity. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:ETN laserbeak vs ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Laserbeak and Buzzsaw discovered the city of [[Sub-Atlantica]] on the bottom of the ocean floor, which led to an uneasy alliance between the Sub-Atlanticans and the Decepticons, and the subsequent attack of both parties on [[Washington, D.C.]] In D.C., Laserbeak popped out of Soundwave and was almost immediately shot down by Hound. By the time he was back in the air, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s had broken through the Decepticon defenses and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] took out Laserbeak and Buzzsaw with missiles moments after arriving at the battle. Some days it just doesn't pay to come out of the tapedeck. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

In order to gain control over the super-computer [[TORQ III]], Laserbeak was joined by Megatron and Soundwave in his infiltration of the defense compound where the computer was housed. Laser blasting their way to the core, Megatron was able to reprogram the computer to serve only him. Using TORQ to guide them, Megatron arranged for countless oil tankers to converge on Decepticon headquarters. An Autobot scouting party attempting to thwart his plans at the site, but Laserbeak swiped Spike Witwicky in the middle of battle and forced the Autobots to lay down their arms. [[File:PrimeProblem laserbeak scan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] Luckily, another contingent of Autobots confronted TORQ directly, deactivating the computer, and made their way to Megatron's refinery, freeing their friends. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} At the unveiling of [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]]'s robot ninja, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Laserbeak stormed the ceremony with Rumble and Frenzy, causing considerable chaos. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

Despite his well-documented cowardice, Laserbeak is sometimes surprisingly effective in combat. Immediately after Optimus Prime single-handedly disarmed Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp at once in battle, Laserbeak swooped out of the sky and managed to incapacitate Prime just as easily with a hail of laser beams. At Megatron's direction, however, he did not finish the job. Instead, Laserbeak used his recording equipment to create a fully-body holographic scan of the Autobot leader, allowing Megatron to manufacture a [[Optimus Prime clone|perfect duplicate]] of Optimus Prime for his plans. Later on, he also easily overpowered Starscream and unceremoniously dragged him back to Megatron in his talons. Clearly, Laserbeak had been eating some top notch birdfeed that week. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[File:TIS laserbeak and buzzsaw.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Laserbeak observed the Autobots observing the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s deep core drilling project. He alerted Megatron to the spies, and the Decepticons rose to the surface to drive off the snoops. {{storylink|The Core}} When the Decepticons assaulted the [[Nova Power Plant]], Soundwave released Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to torment the Autobots. Instead, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and Jazz were overjoyed at being part of an "overgrown turkey shoot", and they blasted Laserbeak out of the sky. Laserbeak was also briefly taken over by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s when the Insecticons were at odds with Megatron, but soon recovered. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[File:MMP1 berger and laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Jerry, you are my favourite."]]
Stationed outside the Autobot base, Soundwave learned of the prehistoric [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] and its potential for rich sources of energy. At Megatron's behest, he dispatched Laserbeak to follow [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and the Dinobots to the island and observe. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} One time, he got "over-energized" and crashed beak-first into a sand dune. Did a nice loop-the-loop, though. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Megatron's next plan involved some masterful manipulation of the power-hungry human named [[Shawn Berger]]. Laserbeak snuck himself into Burger's office in cassette mode, then retrieved the human for a friendly chat with Megatron on a nearby hillside. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} [[File:MMP2 laserbeak wanna cracker.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"I can't take it anymore! If I gotta choke down on one more of those moldy, disgusting crackers. Bam! Whack!"]] When the Decepticons' plan to turn the people of Earth against the Autobots succeeded, they briefly acted as "friends of the Earth" for Megatron's amusement. Laserbeak and the cassettes went to a local teen dance with Soundwave to mingle with the fleshlings. One of the kids asked if "Laserbeak wanna cracker". Never has a giant, speechless robot bird conveyed so much raw hatred with a single look. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

When the Decepticons got involved in a massive scheme with the Insecticons, the Autobots attempted to acquire some [[robotic insecticide]] to use against the enemy. Laserbeak reported their search back to Megatron, who became interested in acquiring the insecticide himself, in case the Insecticons ever proved troublesome. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} After receiving a distress signal from [[Deceptitran]], the Decepticons arrived to help stop the revolt of the [[Tlalakan]]s. Laserbeak performed some reconnaissance, and uncovered the Autobot allies of the Tlalakans. He also located the secret city of the Tlalakans after a raiding party hit Deceptitran's temple. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

[[File:StarscreamsBrigade laserbeak carries screamer.jpg|thumb]]
Laserbeak's keen observational skills failed him when the Autobots disguised themselves as Stunticons in order to get close to Megatron and his latest scheme. His sensors were unable to penetrate the [[camouflage paint]] they used to hide their true identities. {{storylink|Masquerade}} After Megatron infected the Autobots with the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]] virus, Laserbeak infiltrated the Ark to bring back visuals of their enemies' suffering. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} When Starscream finally mouthed off one time too many, Megatron finally kicked him out of the house. Soundwave sent Laserbeak to unceremoniously drop Starscream on an island near Guadalcanal. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:TFTM laserbeaks findings.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Maybe if Autobot Command didn't have so many open windows...]]
One of Laserbeak's greatest claims to fame was that he was partly responsible for the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in [[2005]]. By that point, the Decepticons had succeeded in conquering Cybertron, but the Autobots retained two of its moons and a large force on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Laserbeak was dispatched to spy on [[Moonbase One]], where he overheard Optimus Prime order a supply ship to acquire [[energon]] for an upcoming assault. Laserbeak took the information back to Megatron, who hijacked the shuttle and used it to attack Autobot City. The battle ultimately resulted in the fatal wounding of Megatron, who was cast adrift in space on the Decepticons' return trip to Cybertron; when the Decepticons began arguing among themselves over who should become the next leader, Soundwave ejected Laserbeak and his other cassettes to fight for his honor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Laserbeak’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]” and the storybook “[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

Later in 2005, during the Decepticons' attempt to prevent a replacement [[transformation cog|transforming cog]] to the Autobot city of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Laserbeak was deployed alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] from within the Decepticons' own city-bot, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], to investigate the crash site of the cog's courier, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. They discovered that Sky Lynx and his passengers had survived, and Laserbeak swooped in to take out the cog's carrier [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], only to be foiled by a bit of lateral passing. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

In [[2006]], when [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] threatened to mutiny over the continued insane leadership of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Laserbeak sided with the would-be rebels. Forced into action by their threats, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] sought psychiatric aid for Galvatron on [[Torkulon]]. The therapy did nothing to improve Galvatron's demeanour, but nevertheless, the mutiny never happened. {{storylink|Webworld}}

==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of American cartoon continuity, as detailed above, occur in the Japanese timeline, except the events of 2006 are pushed back to [[2010]]. The Japanese continuity proceeds to insert many new storylines and events in, around, before and after the events of the Generation 1 cartoon, as covered below.}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga===
[[File:Fullthrottlescramblepower decepticon raids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
In Japan, Soundwave and his Cassettes made an attack on the lone Autobot scout, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee dodged their first attack, and so Laserbeak and his partners went chasing after him. Bumblebee circled back, however, damaging Soundwave's chest compartment so the Cassettes couldn't hide. Laserbeak got caught trying to re-enter his boss, and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] ripped out his magnetic tape instead. Harsh. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages===
Laserbeak was one of the Decepticons who attacked New York City early in their conflict with the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 1|Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}}

Later, Laserbeak accompanied Soundwave when he spied on the Autobots, and discovered they were having a race across a rocky canyon. Laserbeak helped Soundwave ambush the Autobots, but was taken out by Jazz for his trouble. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 2|Anime Theater: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

===Full Throttle Scramble Power!===
When the Decepticons wreaked havoc across the Earth with their new [[Omega Whip]] cannon, Laserbeak was among the Decepticons out and about gathering up energy the devastation had created.{{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
{{note|Being that this manga is black and white, it ''could'' conceivably be Buzzsaw, but really, what're the odds?}}

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

===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
Laserbeak transmitted to Soundwave footage of Optimus Prime testing out the human/Autobot newest joint invention, the [[C-X]]. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

===Controverse===
At the trial of [[Primacron]], Laserbeak and the Decepticons crashed the proceedings after the verdict was rendered. Unfortunately, Primacron broke free and used a whistle to take control of all the Primitives in range, including Laserbeak, Ravage, the Autobot [[Stripes]], and the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s. {{storylink|Controverse}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}

[[File:MysteryPlanetMaster LaserbeakHead.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Such devotion.]]
In the year 2011, when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was searching the Earth for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]], Soundwave ambushed him at the North Pole and deployed Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to draw his fire while he attempted to shoot the Autobot in the back. Blaster and his cassettes intervened, and in the ensuing battle, Soundwave and Blaster destroyed each other. Laserbeak swooped in to recover Soundwave's head, while the other airborne cassettes recovered as many of his pieces as they could, taking them back to Chaar. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

The Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] used the technology of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to restore Soundwave to life as Soundblaster; Laserbeak and all the other cassettes watched over the reconstruction process, and cheered at their master's revival. Soundblaster was immediately put to work remote-controlling the magnetic [[Madmachine]], and when Blaster—now rebuilt as Twincast—arrived to try and stop him, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw and Ratbat attempted to fend him off. Twincast sent out his own [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] to keep them busy as he successfully saw his mission through. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:HMep12 laserbeak audble gleam.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|A bird's-eye view.]]
Laserbeak later spied on the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], observing as the Autobots [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] headed off to Earth to deal with an erupting volcano. He and Soundblaster presented this information to Scorponok, who considered it all part of his plan. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} Soundblaster's standing in the intelligence game proceeded to slip a bit, however, as the new recruit [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] suddenly started providing enemy intel that neither Laserbeak nor any of Soundblaster's cassettes could dig up a trace of. Suitably miffed at the whole affair, Laserbeak and Ravage spied on a meeting between Scorponok and Counterpunch, and went to kick up a fuss with Soundblaster about the matter. Laserbeak advocated getting straight to work trying to put the newbie in his place by upstaging him, and the team all headed to Earth to try to dig up some new info. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Laserbeak and the other cassettes later patrolled the area around the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]], alongside a few Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}
{{-}}

===''The Headmasters'' manga===
After Soundblaster crash-landed following his encounter with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s "Master Chrome Hurricane-Throw to the End of Hell" attack, Laserbeak and the other animal cassettes (minus [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]) stood stoicly over his groggy form while [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] panicked at the approach of [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

===''Legends'' comic===
In 2021, Laserbeak came with Soundblaster when the Decepticons traveled to the [[Legends World]] and allied with [[Tera-Kura Co.]] in order to get new bodies. Acquiring a new smart device body, he was deployed to spy on the Autobots and [[Axalon Trading Company]] as they worked on their own [[transtector]] project, then brought the data back to Tera-Kura where [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] used it to build a body for [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}} He also a discovered a secret entrance that allowed [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] to infiltrate the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}} Laserbeak was deployed by Soundwave during a battle with [[Devil Z]] and helped [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] distract the entity while Ravage freed Megatron from his control. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}}

When Soundwave left the Decepticons to pursue his own goals, Laserbeak secretly remained at Tera-Kura to loyally watch over Megatron, intervening when [[Apeface]] attempted to overthrow him. Laserbeak used his new tank mode to whisk Megatron away to the city, where he helped defeat Apeface by ensnaring him with his headphone cables, connecting him to the Galvatron [[transtector]] and short-circuiting it with an energy blast. He then remained with Megatron to keep an eye on Apeface. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 38|Bonus Edition Vol. 38}} Laserbeak later spied on the Scorponok loyalists secretly reconstructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and delivered his footage to Megatron. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Laserbeak remained with Megatron after he became the city's mayor, being by his side during an invasion of [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] clones. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} When the [[Concurrence]] took over Tera-Kura Co., Laserbeak spied on them and reported their method of brainwashing [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] back to Soundwave. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

==Ask Vector Prime==
In the year 2005, Laserbeak was spying on the Autobots on Moonbase One. Abruptly, the universe blipped, thanks to a pair of [[gbwiki:Gong|mischief]]-[[Sideways (RID)|makers]], and Laserbeak's role in the war was overwritten by [[gbwiki:Snoop|Snoop]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==''Deviations''==
In a universe where Optimus Prime killed Megatron during the Battle of Autobot City, Laserbeak retreated alongside Soundwave back to the safety of Astrotrain. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

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Battle for Earth

2019-01-29T01:48:09Z

RichardT1977: Adding a detail to the Errors section.

{{disambig2|the Marvel Books storybook|the Pickwick audio adventures|The Battle for Planet Earth}}
{{comicstory|
|seriesissue=''The Transformers''
|next=The Autobots' Secret Weapon
|image=Battle-for-earth_cover.jpg
|caption="Today, Labrador, tomorrow THE WORLD."
|title="Battle for Earth"
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]]
|date=1985
|written by=[[Max Z. Baum]]
|art by=[[Brad Joyce]] and [[Roberta Edelman]]
|ISBN= ISBN 9780871350626 ISBN 0-87135-062-9
|pagecount= 45pp
}}

'''Megatron and the Constructicons hold four and a half million people hostage.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Battle-for-earth space.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My buddy used to have this poster in his dorm room. We used to get so baked and look at it under a black light...]]
Four million years ago, a brutal war broke out on the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The peaceful [[Autobot]]s and the power-hungry [[Decepticon]]s did battle under the command of mighty leaders. The Autobots' attempt to save Cybertron from a threatening asteroid cluster was cut short when the Decepticons invaded the Autobot ship, ''[[Ark (G1)|The Ark]]''. Rather than be taken prisoner, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] proceeded to crash the entire ship into a nearby planet—[[Earth]].

Then, one day in modern times, a volcanic eruption awakened the ship's computer, which rebuilt them so they could take the form of Earth machines. The Decepticons ran away to a base camp where they talked about their feelings. The Autobots set up a base camp and talked about their feelings as well, unaware that they were being watched by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]]. Sparkplug's mechanical aptitude made him an important friend of the Autobots, but Buster, being less skilled with automotive engineering, preferred to hang out with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], going on joyrides.

[[File:Battle-for-earth sparkplug.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|J.R. "Sparkplug" Witwicky pours Buster a nice hot cup of Slack.]]
Buster reads the newspaper to his dad. The groundbreaking for the new [[Freedom Sports Arena]] in the city of [[Beacon (city)|Beacon]] was the top story. Mayor [[Thomas Anderson]] used a gold shovel to begin the ceremony and then announced that the stadium is important for every citizen in the country. The stadium is being built by [[Global Building Corporation]], which Sparkplug recognizes as the best around, responsible for condos in [[New York City]] and towers in [[Dallas]]. Buster is overwhelmed by the statement that four and a half million people set foot in a Global building every day. He must see the new stadium, he simply must!

Hitching a ride with Jazz, Buster sets out for Beacon to see the construction site, which Jazz finds boring, preferring to look for someone to race against. Jazz hides out in a parking garage while Buster sneaks a peek at the construction site. Inside, he spots six mysterious and very fancy construction vehicles. Realizing that it's Sunday and nothing is going to be happening anyway, Buster and Jazz return home. Later that night, however, the construction vehicles start working... without any drivers! As the sun rises over the construction site, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] (who else could it be?) drive away to Decepticon headquarters.

It turns out that the Constructicons are behind the Global buildings, and there are already ninety-eight of them. Once the Freedom Arena is complete, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] will push the [[Destructor Button]]—trapping everyone inside the buildings. Those people will be held for ransom—if the ENTIRE WORLD doesn't surrender immediately, the hostages will die!

[[File:Condo city.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Man, a storybook where the Decepticons collapse buildings in New York City? They don't make 'em like THAT anymore.]]
The Autobots, however, are suspicious—the idea that the Decepticons are behind a building company is sufficient pretext for the entire Autobot army to invade Decepticon headquarters! The Autobot invasion force draws near, prompting Megatron to... open all the doors and tell his army to hold their fire. Realising, unsurprisingly, that this could be a trap, Optimus Prime tells his forces to transform and WALK RIGHT IN.

[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] is paranoid until [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] tells him to can it. Optimus Prime and his forces meet with Megatron and his most vicious fighters. Prime questions Megatron's motives, only to be told that fuel is expensive, and the Decepticons are trying to make an honest living as legitimate businessmen. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s brilliant computer mind, however, quickly realizes that the Decepticons are controlling Global Construction Corporation... and are planning to blackmail the world! This realization causes his siren to go off in panic, so Megatron sets off the Destructor Button and shoots a hole in the floor for the Autobots to fall through. Megatron's devious attack traps people around the world—[[Tokyo]], [[Moscow]], New York, and beyond. Megatron then broadcasts his message around the world: Surrender immediately or he'll do... something... to the hostages. Even the [[United Nations]] is unsure how to stop the fiendish plot.

[[File:Battle-for-earth dance party.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Autobot plan involves rolling on E to Eurotrance. Ratchet is on the ones and twos.]]
The Autobots have a plan, however. Blowing a giant hole in the Decepticon base, the Autobots storm in and there's the requisite big fight. Things are going well for the Autobots until Megatron commands the Constructicons to transform into Phase Two—the [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]! Devastator kicks the snot out of [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], Jazz, and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and then proceeds to beat up the rest of the Autobot force... until the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrive on the scene! [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] proceeds to shoot Devastator in the face, killing [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] instantly, then cuts [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] in half with his sword with a grin. [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] then finishes the job by WELDING THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTICONS TOGETHER, rendering them utterly helpless.

The Autobot victory is almost complete—in the chaos, Mirage has freed the hostages, and Optimus Prime destroys the Destructor Button, never to be used again. Despite all this, the Decepticons refuse to surrender, which prompts Optimus Prime to... leave. And take all the Autobots with him.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (3)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (8)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (17)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (18)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (19)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (20)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (21)
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (25)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (27)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (28)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (30)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (31)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (32)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (33)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (34)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (35)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (6)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (12)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (13)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (14)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (15)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (16)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (21)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (23)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (24)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (26)

|c3=
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (10)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (11)
*4,500,000 hostages
}}

==Notes==
[[File:Battle-for-earth longhaul.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Hi!]]
* Soundwave is so horrible, that "even the other Decepticons hate him".
* Immediately after awakening (and several other times throughout the story), many of the Autobots and Decepticons spout their various mottos, regardless of how inappropriate they may be to the situation.
* Shockwave appears on the cover, but nowhere else in the story.
* Devastator is constantly referred to as "the Devastator". What?! (It's... ''possible'' that this is an artifact of Devastator's preliminary name having been [[Devastator (G1)#cite note-0|"The Destructoid"]], but that's just a guess.)
* Long Haul is drawn with his robot mode head visible in vehicle mode, an oddity of his character model.
* The art is REALLY garishly colored—it's actually kind of striking in a {{w|Roy Lichtenstein}}-sort of way. The trippy space scenes and funky futuristic technology are also vaguely {{w|Jack Kirby}} or {{w|Jim Steranko}}-esque.

===Errors===
* At one point, Optimus Prime has a mouth instead of a faceplate
* The book is unclear on who forms which parts of Devastator. On page 40, Scavenger and Mixmaster form the legs, Scrapper and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] are the arms, Long Haul is the torso, and Hook is the shoulders and head. Later, on page 43, Hook and Scrapper form Devastator's head and torso, Mixmaster and Scavenger form his legs, and "the last two Constructicons" presumably form the arms. Also, other than being part of Devastator, Bonecrusher does not otherwise appear.
* The book is also unclear on what Megatron's secret macguffin is called—at first it's the Destructor Button, later it's the Devastator Button. In between, when Megatron actually presses it, it's called the Destructicon button.

===Continuity notes===
*This story takes place in a version of the Marvel Comics continuity—the Autobots are trying to destroy an asteroid field that threatens Cybertron, etc. It also uses some random 1985 characters—the Constructicons play a major role, the Dinobots, Grapple, Red Alert, and Roadbuster all at least show up, even if it's just in the text.
* The machine repairing the Autobots after the crash appears to be based on the toy of Optimus Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]].
* There are thirty-five Autobots. At least one turns into "a four-wheeled vehicle".
* Mirage can teleport.
* The Dinobots make "strange prehistoric sounds".
* Holy crap, Roadbuster is in this storybook!

==External links==
*[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/books/marvelhc/battle_for_earth/battle_for_earth.html Battle for Earth scans at Steve-O Stonebraker's site]

[[Category:Generation 1 storybooks]]

Greaser Gang

2018-12-14T16:04:40Z

RichardT1977: Hawt Diggity's and S'up Dawg's descriptions were swapped; I corrected it.

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:''The Greaser Gang is a subgroup from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:GreaserGangpromoart.jpg|thumb|right|400px| ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'', number one in the hood, G!]]

The '''Greaser Gang''' hold court... the ''food'' court, that is! Transforming into high-cholesterol meals, these 'bots know how to put the "fast" in "fast food."

These greasy goons include:

* [[Angry Cheese]] the grilled cheese sandwich
* [[Duderoni]] the pizza slice
* [[Fottle Barts]] the ketchup bottle
* [[Hawt Diggity]] the hot dog
* [[S'up Dawg]] the corn dog
* [[Shredder Jack]] the nacho carton
* [[Spud Muffin]] the French fry box
* [[Twerple Burple]] the soda cup

==Toys==
===BotBots===
*'''Botbots''' packs ([[2018]])

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots| BotBots]]'', the individual members of the Greaser Gang are spread out across a range of products too numerous to list here, so see individual entries if you ''really'' want the full rundown. Greaser Gang members can be found in:

:* Single-bot [[Blindpacking|Blind Bag Mystery Figures]]
:* 5-Packs with two characters from the pack's theme team, two figures from two other teams, and an additional blind-packed rare "Lost Bot"
:* 8-Packs with two characters from the pack's theme team, five figures from five other teams, and an additional blind-packed rare "Lost Bot"

: There are four specifically "Greaser Gang" themed 8-packs in the first series:

:* [[Angry Cheese]] / [[Fottle Barts]] / [[Batsby]] / [[Goob Toob]] / [[Sippy Slurps]] / [[Sticky McGee]] / [[Venus Frogtrap]] / [[Clogstopper]]
:* [[S'up Dawg]] / [[Shredder Jack]] / [[Fit Ness Monster]] / [[Major Lee Screwge]] / [[Point Dexter]] / [[Poo Sham]] / [[Waddlepop]] / [[Game Over]]
:* [[Spud Muffin]] / Fottle Barts / [[Ms. Take]] / [[Nrjeez]] / Poo Sham / [[Pucksie]] / [[Raddhaxx]] / [[Bonz-Eye]]
:* [[Duderoni]] / [[Hawt Diggety]] / [[Arctic Guzzlerush]] / [[Cuddletooth]] / [[Frohawk]] / [[Lolly Licks]] / [[Screen Fiend]] / [[Stinkeye Stapleton]]

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==Notes==
*The Lost Bot [[Burgertron]] thematically fits this team.

[[Category:Greaser Gang| ]]

No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases

2018-11-20T04:26:29Z

RichardT1977:

{{Comicstory
|series=mtmte|issueno=50
|prev=The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds
|next=The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight
|image=MTMTE50_subcvrC.jpg
|title="No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|published in=[[More than Meets the Eye issue 50|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]]
|date=[[February 24]], [[2016]] (digital, parts of Europe and Asia) [[March 9]], 2016 (rest of the world)
|coverdate=February 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Brendan Cahill]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]
}}
'''A hole in time gives the ''Lost Light'' crew a chance to honor the departed.'''

==Synopsis==
Several years ago, [[Duobot]]s [[Shock (G1)|Shock]] and [[Ore]] wander the darkened halls of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' before its launch, sent to plant a tracer by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. Shock, however, is convinced that the ship is actually the ''Unitrex-1'', a vessel they were assigned to five million years prior, but which disappeared before its maiden voyage. While Ore takes a call from Prowl, directing them to move [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] on board, Shock checks the underside of the counter in the ship's canteen, and finds a message he scratched into it all those millions of years ago. Ore is not terribly interested, though, and urges him to hurry up so they can complete their mission. Unseen by either, however, the discolored figure of [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] watches them...

Soon after the ship's launch, at the secret opening of the bar now known as "[[Swerve's]]", [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] has a drink with [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], toasting absent friends, and lamenting his lack of luck in love. Drift suggests introducing him to [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]... who is right next to the pair, invisibly listening in.

Not long after joining the crew, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Ambulon]] get a drink in "Swerve's" and take in all the new faces. When First Aid makes a joke about Ambulon's alternate mode—the leg of an experimental combiner—the senior medic requests that he keep information about his second shape to himself, worried about the jokes that will start flying if the rest of the crew finds out. Unfortunately, the ever-curious Swerve chooses that moment to bonk Ambulon on the back of the head, reflexively triggering his transformation into a giant leg. And, across the bar, [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] and the med-bay's [[Diagnostic Drone]] observe.

After hours in "Sweve's", Rewind finishes a phone call with [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and sets up for the second of the storytelling sessions he hopes will reactivate the comatose [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s brain—so that he can finally ask him about [[Dominus Ambus]]. As he turns to write on his "whiteboard," the invisible Chromedome appears behind him and reaches out to touch him, but is stopped by a second, equally invisible Rung, who tells him it is "time to go."

[[File:NoGunsNoSwordsNoBriefcases-Toaster.jpg|thumb|left|''I may not live to see our glory...'']]
As Overlord cuts a swathe of carnage across the ship, [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] comes running into "Swerve's" with the badly-injured body of [[Tripodeca]]. The bar has been repurposed as a triage center as the med-bay is inaccessible, and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] goes to work on the wounded little 'bot... as a second Perceptor silently takes in the scene.

When Swerve's bar is in ruins after the attack by [[Solomus|Tyrest]]'s [[Legislator]]s, a group of crew members arrive to help the tiny metallurgist clear up if he promises to re-open. As they shift debris, Swerve tells them to be on the lookout for an intact Legislator that he can reprogram as a bouncer... and that very Legislator, [[Ten]], watches as [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] pulls his body out of the rubble.

As the ''Lost Light'' prepares to leave Cybertron after its return to the planet, [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] finishes giving the new crewmembers a tour of the vessel, ending the journey in "Swerve's," which he describes as being pretty much the most important place on the ship, where everyone ends up sooner or later. As [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] has some fun with his [[magnawheels]] and everyone laughs... invisible doubles of more than a dozen crewmembers watch the scene and smile. Then, the bar shifts around them, and they are back in the present time, as Perceptor and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] look on. Minimus has been busy and isn't clear on what has been going on; Perceptor explains that he recently discovered that the activation of [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]'s [[time case]] inadvertently opened a fissure in space-time in "Swerve's", which allows the crewmembers of today to look through a "window" into the past, undetected. Minimus remarks that everyone's been very well behaved, and Perceptor and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] explain that that is because everyone has been taking the chance to revisit special moments in the past to see those who are no longer among them one last time. [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] urges Minimus to take a look himself if he wants to, as the fissure will soon close up, but Perceptor corrects him: the fissure is ''contracting'', but some day in the future, it will widen enough to be looked through again. Rodimus starts to ask when that might be, but stops, preferring instead to be surprised...

...all the while unaware that, from that unknown point in the future, [[Getaway]] is already back looking through the fissure at them, paying silent tribute to the dead...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Ore]] (1)
*[[Shock (G1)|Shock]] (2)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (3, voice only)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (4)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (5)
*[[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] (6)
*[[Waverider]] (7)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (8)
*[[Dipstick]] (9)
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (10)
*[[Rad (G1)|Rad]] (11)
*[[Aquafend]] (12)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (13)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (14)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (15)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (16)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (17)
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*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (18)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (19)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] (20)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (21)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (23)
*[[Ambulon]] (24)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (25)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (26)
*[[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] (27)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (29)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (30)
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (31)
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (32)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (33)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (34)
*[[Borer]] (35)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] (36)
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*[[Tripodeca]] (37)
*[[Skater]] (38)
*[[Flex]] (39)
*Other green guy? (40)
*[[Toaster]] (41)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] (43)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] (44)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (45)
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (46)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (48)
*[[Doubletap]] (49)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (50)
*[[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] (52)
*[[Getaway]] (53)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (54)
*[[Atomizer]] (55)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (56)
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*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (57)
*[[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] (58)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (59)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (60)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (61)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (62)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (63)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] (photograph, 64)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (65)
*[[Fervor]] (66)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (67)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (68)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (69)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (70)
*[[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] (comm screen, 71)
*[[Grotusque]] (73)
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*[[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] (72)
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*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (22)
*[[Diagnostic Drone]] (28)
*[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] (47)
*[[Ten]] (51)
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==Quotes==

"So, does '''Pipes of Helex''' have a '''type'''?" 
"Triple Changers. Same height as me, ideally. Aquatic alt-mode, minimal kibble, big chest plate..." 
"I'm thinking more personality, character, temperament..." 
"Yeah, they're all good too."
:—'''Pipes''' and '''Drift'''

"For what it's worth, I think you're a '''living legend.'''" 
(...) 
"Wait. That looked better '''written down.'''" 
:—'''Swerve''' makes a crack about Ambulon's alternate mode

"So forget the '''bridge''', forget the '''oil reservoir''' and forget the '''rec deck'''. '''This''' is where everything happens. If you're looking for someone, they're '''bound''' to turn up here eventually. Heck, some people are here '''all the time.''' Some people come here when they feel '''happy.''' Others come here when they feel '''sad.''' But '''most''' people? Most people come here when they feel '''both.'''"
:—'''Crosscut''' sings the praises of "Swerve's"

"Every time Rodimus attempts to use '''layman's terms''', a scientist dies of embarrassment."
:—'''Perceptor'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The first sequence of this issue occurs concurrently with [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]], showing us the other end of the phone conversation Prowl had with unseen parties in that issue, who we learned in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|issue #3]] were the Duobots.
**The Duobots reference the disappearance of the ''Lost Light'' five million years ago, which took place when the present-day crew travelled back in time and caused it to quantum jump off into the depths of space, unmanned, in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|issue #38]]. In both that issue and [[Twenty Plus One|issue #31]], we saw that the ship's original name was the "U1"; Shock reveals that this stands for "Unitrex-1," after the city of [[Unitrex]] where it was built, as seen in #38.
**Reference is also made to the Duobots being Skids's handlers, which was revealed in [[Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|issue #20]]. Shock hopes that Skids wants to "meet [them] on Hedonia," which sounds like it's just wishful thinking, but the Duobots were always half-planning to get off the ship when it reached Hedonia (circa [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|issue #13]]) anyway, as Ore mentioned in the [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 Annual]].
**Shock's tag—"You flare, you flicker, you fade"—was previously heard being quoted by him in issue #3.
**Ore leaves a glass on the bar before the Duobots leave, which will be seen still sitting there when Swerve and Skids find the room in issue #3.
*The issue's second sequence takes place between issues #3 and [[Life After the Big Bang|#4]].
**Pipes mentions his friendship with [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], which we learned about in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]], and notes that he stayed on [[Debris]], setting up the character's role in ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]''. He also comments on the absence of Riptide, the reasons for which we learned in issue #31, and the recent deaths of the Duobots, whom he says he had only just met; we learned in the 2012 Annual that Pipes and the Duobots met on the ''Lost Light'' launchpad.
**While describing his "type" (quoted above), Pipes also adds that if Drift turned into a boat, he'd probably have a "massive crush" on him—a blackly comedic nod to Pipes's eventual fate in issue #15.
**The "type" also implies that Riptide, a boat-changer, was someone Pipes wanted to more than just friends with.
*Sequence number three falls between [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]] (because Ambulon and First Aid are now on board), but before [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|issue #9]] (because Red Alert is still up and about). Specifically, Red is seen with datapad in hand, examining some spilled engex, indicating that this was the first time he discovered the bar, before he would immediately go on to rat Swerve out to Ultra Magnus, as seen in [[interiors|issue #6]].
**Crosscut is seen drinking with Smokescreen in something of a [[retcon]]; when the character was introduced to the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDWverse]] in "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" [[To sell toys|to coincide with the release]] of his ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Crosscut (Autobot)#Generations|toy]] he was established as a previously unseen member of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, making this his first chronological appearance. Amusingly, this means that by the events of "[[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough]]" he's been drinking in Swerve's for years and he ''still'' doesn't know who the bartender is.
**Swerve bonks Ambulon on the head to trigger his transformation, the same way he tried to do to Rung in [[Little Victories|issue #22]]. He's always been "alt mode curious," as First Aid puts it; we first saw him display the trait in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]], when he tried to get Tailgate to show him his alt mode.
*The fourth sequence also falls before issue #9, and shows Rewind prepping for his second story session, which we only saw in flashback in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|issue #11]]. Turns out Red Alert was supposed to be part of that session, but... well, we know what happened there.
**"I'm sorry things didn't work out," says Chromedome to the past version of Rewind. These were the last words Rewind said to him, in issue #15 (though he didn't hear them).
*Sequence five is set concurrently with issue #15, as Overlord rampages on the ship.
**Overlord's appearance in this sequence has him looming over Perceptor, apparently having been looking for the scientist, probably looking to avenge that hand of his Perceptor shot off back in the final issue of ''Last Stand''.
**This sequence offers us another look at Tripodeca, a popular crew member who was killed by Overlord off-panel and whose funeral we saw in [[The Gloaming|issue #16]]. His alternate mode is revealed to have been a tripod.
**Other lesser-spotted 'bots seen in this sequence include Skater, Flex, and Borer, the trio who saved the day (off-panel again!) in [[The Frail Gaze|issue #42]].
*Sequence The Sixth falls between the end of the main strip from [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]], but before [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|the issue's back-up prose story]]. It features the unexpected reappearance of [[Doubletap]], a 'bot who only previously appeared to be shot by Fortress Maximus in [[Interiors|issue #6]].
**Jackpot is the one who finds Ten. Back in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]], Ten had drawn Jackpot into his mural of favourite crew members and we never knew why until now!
*The seventh and final flashback sequence of the issue takes place after new crew members have signed up to the ''Lost Light'', but before the ship has left Cybertron (Sandstorm is present, and he would remain on Cybertron after the ship left, as seen in ''[[The Transformers: Punishment|Punishment]]''). The heavily-obscured banner hanging in Swerve's is implied to read, ahem, "F**K OFF MEGATRON," Swerve's eloquent response to the news that the ex-Decepticon is the ship's new co-captain.
**Getaway and Atomizer are seen cozying up to Mainframe, the latter concealing a [[nudge gun]] under the table, foreshadowing the events of the main story in issue #50.
**Mirage is unimpressed with Swerve's, alluding to his decision to later set up his own bar, as seen in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]].
**Swerve is shown hanging up the picture of Ultra Magnus and Orion Pax that he took in [[Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|issue #23]], which we saw hanging up in issue #30. As he does so, he discusses ''[[Community]]'' with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], indicating that he has already begun his intake of all of Earth's arts and culture.
**Brainstorm is shown drinking at Swerve's, indicating that at this time, he has not yet begun poisoning the bar's engex supply, as we learned in [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|issue #35]]. He's got his faceplate off, but that's no big thing; we know from [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]] that the Decepticon symbol on its reverse can be electronically concealed.
**In that same sequence, Brainstorm is looking over at Perceptor as he talks about [[Quark]]. Brainstorm was revealed to have a crush on Quark in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide]].
**Trailcutter shows off his [[magnawheels]], seen before in his [[The Reluctant Specialist|self-titled ''Spotlight'']]. One of the 'bots amused by his antics is Fervor, who makes his first appearance chronologically here, having been introduced as a member of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|issue #48]].
*The "present day" part of this issue falls after the [[Silent Light|''Holiday Special'' story]], but, obviously enough, before the main story of this issue. The "Christmas lights" from the holiday story are still hanging up in Swerve's, and Magnus remarks that his armor "still smells of [[Scraplet]]s" after it was briefly "worn" by the little buggers in that story.
*Back in ''[[slaughterhouse]]'', Ravage told Nautica never to touch him again after she pets him, but in the final panel she can be seen passing him an Energon cookie under the table, so it looks like they might be getting along a little better now.

===Transformers references===
*Ambulon's got a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style connector peg in leg mode, though it takes the place of where the hip joint would be, rather than the knee (as on the actual ''Combiner Wars'' toys).
*Sitting on the counter of "Swerve's" during Overlord's attack is a toaster with an Autobot symbol on it. Believe it or not, this ''is'' a character—it's [[Toaster]], Blaster's "brother," a character mentioned as a gag in a letter's page in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK comic]], which went on to be conflated with artist [[Andrew Wildman]]'s fondness for occasionally slipping a toaster into the background of his Transformers work. James Roberts joked years ago in a Q&A on the IDW Forums that Toaster was on the ship. Who's joking now?

===Errors===
*Blades is looking awfully ''Combiner Wars''-ish in his appearances in this story, complete with missile racks on his forearms, which isn't how he looked in his few sparse appearances in ''More than Meets the Eye'' prior to getting his new combiner overhaul. He's also got an uncharacteristic mouthplate, which is how he appeared in the ''Combiner Wars'' comic (er, after the original round of art errors were fixed), which seemed to be the product of the [[Alpha Bravo]] toy being used for reference instead of Blades's own.
*Drift gives Pipes's full name as "Pipes of Helex", but we learned in [[The Not Knowing|issue #44]] that it's supposed to be "Pipes of Pescus Hex."
*Joyride is shown being tended to by Hoist during Overlord's rampage, but Joyride wasn't part of the crew at this stage: he only joined up after the ship returned to Cybertron for "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]". With all these 'bots to keep track of, there was bound to be at least one slip-up!
*Hoist is prominently sporting a very large [[Rodimus Star]] during the fifth sequence. This isn't outwardly an error, but kinda feels like a mix-up; it seems like it's supposed to be a callback to ''Spotlights [[The Reluctant Specialist|Trailcutter]]'' and ''[[The Waiting Game|Hoist]]'', but in those, it was ''Trailcutter'' who was desperate to earn a Rodimus Star, and who would logically be the one to wear it openly and proudly like Hoist is doing here (since nobody else ever does that), while Hoist received a gigantic Rodimus ''crest'' that looks different to the star.
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] is drawn based on his ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' toy, a new-head [[retool]] of the IDW-inspired Swerve figure, rather than his regular ''More than Meets the Eye'' design, which is similar to but distinct from Swerve's.
*Brainstorm has his briefcase in the bar! What's Rule #3, Brainstorm?

===Production notes===
James Roberts went into lengthy detail about the comic at [http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Comics.]:
*This started from a desire to do a story all set in the same place.<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 1:09:56 to 1:10:15]</ref>
*The comic is dominated by S1 flashbacks due to the focus being that these are all people who've died <ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 1:10:25 to 1:10:50]</ref> and to show how the series has progressed (hence the last flashback being the start of S2).<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 1:24:00 to 1:24:41]</ref>
*Rather than just go "HA THAT GUY'S DEAD", Roberts intended to give us something new to learn about all of the dead.<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 1:13:15 to 1:13:40]</ref>
*Drift is actually steering Pipes to Tailgate cos he doesn't want the guy hanging around with ''him'' all the time.<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 1:14:15 to 1:14:30]</ref>
*The last scene with the dead is, in fact, everyone going to see Trailcutter: he was so well loved that everyone wants to see him one last time.<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 1:23:15 to 1:23:35]</ref>

===Other notes===
*"No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases" are, of course, the "three laws" of Swerve's, as introduced in [[Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|issue #18]].
*We learn the names of Ambulon's other combining partners: [[Kicker]], [[Swing]], [[Abdominus]], and [[Arm-Or]]. Collectively, they're the [[Combicon]]s. These may be the best combiner member names ever.
*While discussing ''Community'', Bluestreak remarks that "season 2 is when most series hit their stride," but then mutters "'course that's not a ''universal'' rule..."—a wry comment on the response to the last year of ''More than Meets the Eye'', which has been the subject of harsher criticism than any other period in the book's history.

==References==
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Reflector (G1)

2018-11-10T15:40:28Z

RichardT1977: /* War for Cybertron: Siege */

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{{disambigm|Reflector (disambiguation)|Refractor}}
:''Reflector is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ReflectorG1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's a Kodak moment. Top down: Viewfinder, Spyglass, Spectro]]
'''Reflector''' (aka '''Refraktor''') likes to watch. He lives (they live?) to observe anything and everything, from scenery, to wildlife, to architecture. But above all else, Reflector likes to watch his (their?) comrades, learn their dark secrets, and profit from them. Reflector is also very impressed with his (their) own abilities both in the fields of observation and blackmail.

Reflector is generally composed of three separate robots—[[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], and [[Viewfinder]]—who combine into the one single-lens-reflex camera [[alternate mode|altmode]] that is Reflector.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Ken Sansom]] (English; "[[Divide and Conquer]]"), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Fire in the Sky")|[[Wang Wèi]] (Chinese), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "S.O.S. Dinobots"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:MTME1 Reflector camera.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Scale]] in a camera-con? Don't be silly.]]
Reflector was among the warriors who accompanied [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] aboard the Decepticons' [[Nemesis (G1)|space cruiser]] during its assault on the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] four million years ago. When the Ark crashed on Earth, Reflector was entombed in stasis with the other Transformers and awoke with the other Decepticons on Earth in 1984. Withdrawing from the Ark, the Decepticons immediately set about constructing a temporary base for themselves, and Reflector and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] were assigned to patrol the perimeter. As they surveyed the desert landscape, Reflector expressed his disbelief that the Autobots had also survived the crash. Thundercracker then spotted something off in the distance, and Reflector transformed to camera mode so that Thundercracker could use him to zoom in on the mystery object. Reflector dispensed a Polaroid photograph of the truck that had caught their attention, and Thundercracker reported the intruder to Megatron as a possible Autobot (which it wasn't). {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Anything you need reflected? I (we?) gotcha covered.]]
Reflector later battled the Autobot forces on an offshore oil rig, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} and joined in the Decepticons' attack on [[Sherman Dam]]. Soon after, numerous Reflector robots were seen pillaging energy all across the world and helping stack [[energon cube]]s in the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Reflector participated in the battle royale with the Autobots shortly before the Decepticons' failed attempt at returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard a new space cruiser. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

While the Decepticons were in the midst of testing their new intergalactic "[[space bridge]]" transport system, Reflector took part in two battles with the Autobots when the heroic robots tried to interfere with the test run. The battle ended badly when Megatron was sucked through the space bridge and back to Cybertron, {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} but Reflector seemed unfazed by the apparent loss of his leader, as he went on to carry out orders that had previously been given to him and began staking out the laboratory of [[antimatter]] researcher [[Alcazar|Doctor Alcazar]]. Using his photographic abilities to obtain the entry code for the laboratory's security system in secret, Reflector concluded his stakeout just as Megatron returned to Earth, and he quickly reported his findings to the Decepticon leader. Reflector subsequently followed Megatron back to the lab and entered the entry code for him, allowing the villains to enter the complex stealthily. Reflector was no doubt rather cheesed off to learn that his spying had been for naught when it turned out that Alcazar had gotten rid of the antimatter formula by transmitting it to [[Chip Chase]]. When the Decepticons acquired the formula from Chip, Reflector helped charge energon cubes with the antimatter they created, and then participated in the subsequent battle with the Autobots, which ended when the antimatter cubes Megatron was using to power himself threatened to overload. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:DivideandConquer SympatheticDecepticon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, Reflector, want this candy bar? *tosses it to the ground and stomps on it.*]]
Reflector later worked with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] on another attempt to transport energon cubes to Cybertron via the space bridge. In addition to the normal three Reflector robots, a fourth robot sharing their body type was present for this operation, and when Starscream required a pilot for the space bridge vessel, this unfortunate warrior was selected. He begged that he not be chosen, but his words fell on deaf ears as Starscream picked him up and dropped him into the transport craft. Fortunately for this robot, his piloting skills allowed him to traverse the space bridge, and he safely arrived on Cybertron with his energon payload.

{{note|This hapless little guy was scripted to just be a generic Decepticon, but the animators substituted in a Reflector. He was voiced by [[Ken Sansom]], rather than Reflector's normal voice actor, Chris Latta.}}

[[File:ReflectorCartoon1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I (we?) see EVERYTHING!]]
A group of Autobots soon arrived to investigate the Decepticon goings-on, but Reflector was quick to act and dazzled them with a blinding flash from his central lens. The Autobots soon got themselves together, though, and Reflector was dispatched when his duplicates were hurled into one another, causing them to recombine into one. Reflector's component selves later took part in a Decepticon attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] and were fired upon by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], but the three robots were confident that the Earth germ couldn't hit all of them at once. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[File:FireintheSky Reflector formation.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Presenting... the Cirque du So-lame! ok I'll show myself out.]]
Reflector did most of the grunt work when the Decepticons sought to drain the energy of the [[Earth's core]] via a crystal shaft in the Arctic, operating machinery and gathering energon cubes. When their digging unearthed the frozen Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], Reflector tried attacking the towering robot by running at him in a sort of cheerleader-pyramid formation, only to be—unsurprisingly—knocked to the ground with a swipe of Skyfire's arm. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

Along with [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], Reflector gathered valuable intelligence on the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power station, and he took part in the attack that their information-gathering helped facilitate. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Soon after, Reflector went with the other Decepticons on a mission to Peru in another attempt to seize the power of the Earth's core. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} Later still, Reflector was part of the Decepticon team who tried harnessing energy from an unstable meteorite. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When the Decepticons used their space bridge to pull Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit in order to reap the energy released by the natural disasters that would result, Reflector was at Megatron's side as the Decepticon leader watched the construction of a hydroelectric energy collector. When an unexpectedly strong tidal wave demolished the structure, Megatron and Reflector escaped aboard a transport ship, though Reflector was given pause to wonder on the fate of the Decepticons' human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Cybertron was soon blasted out of Earth's proximity, but some robots of Reflector's body design were seen on the planet not long after, carrying the wounded Arkeville to a medical bay. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

After taking part in another energy-raiding attempt with the help of new arrivals the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} Reflector joined the other Decepticons in relinquishing his [[power chip rectifier]] to a machine that would transfer all of the Decepticons' special abilities to Megatron, enabling him to best [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] easily in a one-on-one duel. During the combat, Megatron employed Reflector's power to generate a brilliant flash of light to blind Optimus Prime. When Megatron's deception was exposed, Reflector and the other Decepticons were sent tumbling into a river of lava by the enraged Autobots. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Learning that the Autobots had transferred Spike's mind into a robot body, Megatron had Reflector watch over Autobot Headquarters, and his spying soon bore fruit when the unstable "Autobot Spike" came bursting through a wall and flew off. Reflector followed and summoned the other Decepticons to his position. Megatron proceeded to try and turn Spike against the Autobots, but the attempt ultimately ended in failure. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}}

Reflector joined in the Decepticons' attempt to conquer [[Washington, D.C.]], {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} followed Megatron in an attempt to hijack a rocket, {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} and clashed with the Insecticons over stolen [[electro-cell]]s. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} A little later, he helped battle the Autobots for control of [[korlonium crystal]]s. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} After this, having being absent for a prolonged period, Reflector reappeared as part of a group of Decepticons on the rampage in [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} and soon after, he was among the Decepticons who coated themselves with [[electrum]] to cause havoc. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Reflector later battled the mutinous Starscream and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Reflector was present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and the coronation of Starscream soon afterward. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Reflector’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:SRLF4 astrotrain snaps metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|After a long day at work, the Autobot city sat down for a beer.]]

[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] with the aid of Reflector's camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Reflector was amongst the Decepticons who attacked New York City early in their conflict with the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 1|Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Whip]]. Reflector and Shockwave were charged with manning the device's control as other teams of the Decepticons would go out and attack power plants to retrieve the energy stored within them. The whole plot was foiled when [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]], a captive of the Decepticons, managed to reprogram Starscream into blowing up the Omega Whip's controls. Reflector was sent tumbling away from his post. He then followed Megatron into battle, but was forced to flee along with the rest of the Decepticons when a massive amount of Autobot reinforcements joined the fray. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
The Reflector trio were amongst the Decepticons who attacked the ''[[Trigger]]'' as it neared completion. They took it over easily, thanks in part to the human collaborator, [[Trov]]. One human, [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]], had been overlooked by the Decepticons however, and managed to pin down Reflector and the rest of the group under Megatron’s command in the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rail room with a powerful electromagnetic field. Reflector was almost sent hurdling to the farthest side of the galaxy by the ''Trigger'', but a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon disabled the portal. Then the Autobots showed up, and the two factions began their battle aboard the space station. The Decepticons lost the fight and fled. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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The Reflector trio were "one" of fourteen [[Decepticon Warlord|Warlords]] that arose championing the Decepticon cause. His / their legion, the [[Photon]]s, were an endless series of identical Cybertronians apparently patterned after their leader. As the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] began picking off the Decepticon Warlords one at a time, Reflector attended the War Councils with the other Decepticon leaders to discuss strategy. It was Reflector who suggested they pool secrets and information for the greater good of the Decepticon cause. It was also Reflector who assimilated his / their Photons into the ranks of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons after the Warlords gave up their secrets to each other. This merger allowed him / them to avoid certain destruction when [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] sent an unwitting suicide bomber to the next council meeting, wiping out all the remaining Warlords besides Megatron. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

As [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] breached [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s walls, Reflector was there with the rest of Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Reflectormarvel.jpg|100px|thumb|A [[To sell toys#Hi-and-die|hi-then-die]] who didn't even get to say hi!]]
Prior to the Decepticons' departure from Cybertron, at least one member of the Reflector trio attended a presentation from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], where the Decepticon strategist outlined how they would board the ''Ark'' and overpower its crew. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}

After failing in this strike, falling offline on [[Earth]] for eons and awakening once more, [[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], and [[Viewfinder]] worked with the [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]] to repair their fellow Decepticons. Subsequently an oddly colored Viewfinder was seen decorating the cavern floor of [[Mount St. Hilary]] after all the [[Decepticon]]s were rendered inoperable by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s poisoned fuel. They didn't even get to introduce themselves in [[Introdump|painfully lengthy exposition]]. Alas, Reflector was taken away from us before his prime. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}
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===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Reflector. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Reflector was (maybe) amongst the Decepticons who lay in wait to ambush Optimus and the Autobots. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}

Evidently, the battle went in the Decepticons' favour, as Optimus was forced to send some of his troops away to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} Later, Reflector discovered that the same squad of Autobots was out scouting for new energy source. {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}

{{note|Reflector is never seen in any of the illustrations depicting "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction," but is implied to be involved as all other toys advertised in the flyer are participants in the battle.}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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''Reflector was part of Megatron's crew, active on Earth in the 1980s before the ''[[Ark II]]'' incident. When Megatron was snatched up by the Keepers, not all Decepticons fell into line under Starscream's maniacal command. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and the three Reflector robots chose to make a stand against Starscream's leadership at [[Hoover Dam]], outside the Decepticon's new base in [[Las Vegas]]. Spyglass and Skywarp drew [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s electronic attention, prompting Starscream and his communications officer to make an appearance at the Dam. As Skywarp rejected Starscream's rule, the other Reflector robots leapt out of hiding to attack the usurper. The battle quickly turned against Skywarp and Reflector, though, as Soundwave's sonic attack ripped Spectro apart, sending him over the edge of the dam and into stasis lock. Once Skywarp was disabled as well, Spyglass and Viewfinder wisely chose to abdicate to Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

''The surviving two Reflector parts remained under Starscream's command only as long as necessary, and left Las Vegas with Megatron's splinter faction of Decepticons soon after their former leader returned to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} After the Decepticons reunited, Reflector was instrumental in several attempts at blackmail and media manipulation against the [[President of the United States]], first recording him whimpering helplessly in Megatron's massive hand during an attack on the White House, and later sending the media outlets footage of the U.S. Armed Forces attempting to assassinate Autobots AND Decepticons in the Nevada desert. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

[[File:BrothersBurden Reflector.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Who added Sky-Lynx to our Skype call?!"]]
''A duplicate of'' Reflector remained on Cybertron and worked for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], monitoring the planet and its inhabitants for him from a central mainframe. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} They were destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he broke ranks with Shockwave's command structure; using Soundwave's expertise, Starscream delayed footage of himself as he encroached on Shockwave's monitor womb, within which the Reflector trio were posted. They thus were unable to foresee Starscream sneaking up on them, and he blasted all three 'cons to death. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} ''The true Reflector, on Earth, dismissed this duplicate as an inferior copy.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

{{note|The presence of two Reflectors originally arose as a continuity error, when the ''Annihilation'' novel depicted Reflector on Earth while the concurrently published comics showed him to be on Cybertron. Like a couple of other errors in the novels, this was paved over in the third book, ''Fusion'', with the true, Earth-bound Reflector making the above "inferior copy" remark. Coincidentally, the situation echoes the body-duplication theme seen in the Generation 1 cartoon, discussed above, but regardless, what happened to the so-called true Reflector after ''The Transformers Trilogy'' remains a mystery.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|{{w|Kool-Aid Man|"Oh Yeah!"}}]]
The three Reflector components were among the Transformers who crashed on Earth millions of years in the past, and upon being discovered by humans, they were reprogrammed to serve the terrorist organization [[Cobra]]. The Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] eventually restored everyone's original programming, and the angry Reflector trio broke into Cobra's control center to teach the fleshlings a thing or two about messing with their heads. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Reflector was then ordered by Megatron to assist [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Firefly]] while they used the [[SPS Satellite]] to create [[energon cube]]s. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived to halt their scheme, the three Reflectors attacked him, but were easily swatted aside. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

[[File:ArtofWar4 Reflector message.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|30th anniversary Viewfinder, Spyglass and Spectrum Gold Edition! Buy Now! (''while stocks last'')]]
In a dark alternate future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, three black Reflectors guarded human slaves imprisoned near a factory, but were killed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Tomax and Xamot]]. As this future was also full of multiple [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon swarms]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage packs]], it is possible these Reflectors were some sort of [[Cloning|clones]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Viewfinder was present for a Decepticon gathering on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], during which [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} During a subsequent Decepticon assault on an Autobot peace ceremony, the Reflector trio were charged with delivering a message to Optimus Prime. After being carried to Prime in [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s palm, Viewfinder used his chest lens to project a hologram of Serpent O.R., allowing the Decepticon leader to negotiate with Prime. Reflector came under attack by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] during the negotiation, but Viewfinder managed to continue the transmission despite being injured. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Early in the war, the Reflector trio tried to stop an Autobot prison break in the [[Citadel]] only to be blown away by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Rise}} Spectro and Spyglass were later seen aboard a Decepticon orbital outpost, terrified of walking down the same hallway as [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

[[File:AHM3 Reflector Rumble.jpg|thumb|275px]]
All three Reflector units (speaking entirely in unison), eventually joined Megatron on [[Earth]], and helped defeat the Autobots there. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Following this victory, the Reflector trio help destroy [[New York City]] along with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Spectro and Spyglass enjoyed "playing games" with the city's fleshy inhabitants, but were disappointed about how easily they came apart. Viewfinder preferred to brood by himself, while still echoing the other two's dialogue. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Reflector stayed with Megatron when [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] rebelled against his leader {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}, and fought back against the Autobots when they returned to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Decepticons were ultimately defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Viewfinder and Spectro left the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|All Hail Megatron #13}} Spyglass was left behind, however, and was still trying to get off the planet two years later. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

In the aftermath of the war with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] and [[D-Void]], the trio was instructed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] to undertake a special mission beginning with the theft of [[Turmoil|Turmoil's]] time-sliding space cruiser. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Using the ship, they were supposed to locate [[LV-117]] and report its circumstances back to Shockwave, but were unprepared for the planet's erratic movement through time. Appearing out of nowhere right in front of them, LV-117 flung the Reflector trio over one hundred years into the past, depleting the ship's fuel supply and causing it to crash. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

Viewfinder was killed in the crash when a large piece of the bridge's shattered canopy impaled through his chest. Spectro and Spyglass survived and eventually they located [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who had previously crashed on the same planet and had been building an escape vessel with a [[Varta|friendly alien]]. They managed to hijack the vessel shortly before it launched by threatening to kill Wheelie's friend, but the tiny Autobot removed the safety catch from his energon converter before disembarking, causing it to explode violently shortly after takeoff, killing the last two fragments of Reflector's being. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:BotCon2016 Reflector CardArt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0|Yeah! Punch that card user!]]
After the apparent death of Viewfinder, Spectro and Spyglass sought out [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to stabilize them for individualized life. However, when Viewfinder's body was recovered from LV-117, it was discovered that exposure to [[Ore-1]] would allow his spark to be reignited, and thus Reflector was reborn from this process. {{storylink|#Combiner Wars|BotCon 2016 Reflector profile card}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Reflectortrioandfriendrailway-HOS3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.65|I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong Solar Cycle.]]
The Reflector trio were three of the many Decepticons under Starscream's command during Earth's industrial revolution. They helped overlook the construction of the railway that would allow The [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to reach [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===Alternity===
[[File:Worldisflat alternity bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|"I swear to god Peppy, if you say "do a barrel roll" one more time..."]]

Three Reflector units hailing from an unknown [[universal stream]] were among the minions serving under [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]] during his complicated, cross-dimensional war with the Autobot [[Alternity]]. This incarnation of Reflector was a [[Pretender]], with each of his components able to disguise itself as an ordinary-sized human being.

Reflector was dispatched to [[Primax 905.0 Beta|universal stream 905.0 Beta]] to search for the source of a new dimensional flux of previously unheard type. In their Pretender guises, the trio tracked the source of the disruption to the [[Otsuka Museum of Art]], and found that it was a strange tablet. Reflector was about to make off with the tablet when he was accosted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], and his components promptly dropped their Pretender forms to battle the little Autobot. Unfortunately for Reflector, he was no match for the unearthly powers of an Alternity: Bumblebee snatched the tablet away, and with a snap of his fingers, reduced Reflector to a nearly two-dimensional state. From across the dimensions, Megatron saw his minions collapse like paper, and lashed out with his tesseractal swords, destroying the museum and the tablet, and wounding Bumblebee. By the time Bumblebee came to, Reflector was long gone. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}}
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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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==Games==
===''Sector Seven'' game===
Dubbed "[[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]] - 115", a video of Reflector transforming in the midst of a child's birthday party reached the public through "hacked evidence" files. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Reflector rallied with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when the latter became Decepticon leader in Megatron's absence. The Autobots soon had the Decepticons defeated and Starscream's plan thwarted. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} After the Decepticons discovered a [[Crystal of Power]] in [[South America]], Starscream and Reflector were sent to steal materials for a cannon. They succeeded, despite Autobot interference, though the Autobots later managed to destroy the cannon anyway. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Reflector is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to a boost to their weapon's power. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:ReflectorEarthWars.jpg|thumb|250px|Three in one, one in three, we are the ones who heal thee. ]]
Spyglass, Spectro, and Viewfinder were selected to spy on and gather intelligence on the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]]. They sneaked through the base's security and found the Nova Core. Unfortunately, by their own incompetence and curiosity they removed the device with the power plant still running. As soon as the reactor was set off, Reflector fled the scene.
{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Project Supernova}}

Reflector were out of contact while the two snipers [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] fought it out. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Bit of a Longshot}}

Viewfinder had absorbed most of the damage from the blast, and the other two set up a shielding unit to protect them while they complete repairs. Megatron reminded them of their mission, and Brake-Neck reminded them of Smokescreen. They naively thought they could be three less targets by transforming into camera mode. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Battle Hardened}}

Reflector soon informed Megatron they were back to being 100% operational and going to make a move to recover the Nova Core. As the battle was taking place, they were spotted by Smokescreen. Reflector asks for Brake-Neck's cover fire, but he refused and told Spyglass it was stupid of them to be in a open field in the first place. Then Viewfinder is hit by a sniper bullet as they ran and cranked up their shields.

As [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]] heads to an extraction site where his Medi-bots will meet him, Brake-Neck is compromised by Smokescreen, and Reflector steals the Core and tries to take off with it. First Aid intervenes, and... unexpectedly, Spectro drops the Nova Core into... water, of all things. The Core enters critical mode, and First Aid convinces Reflector to help him shield the energy as the Nova Core melts down. The Nova Core fades, and Viewfinder only asks that the Autobot not tell Megatron about what just happened. Then Viewfinder gets hit by Brake-Neck's bullet. Reflector is tellingly pissed. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Big Bang!}}

When Reflector comes through the Spacebridge, Shockwave thought it was malfunctioning, seeing as it had multiple lifeforms coming through at once. After they made their entrance, Starscream warns Shockwave about their meddlesome nature, in which Shockwave replies the four of them of them would get along well together.

While Swindle was having a sale with Luca, Reflector eavesdrops on the two, and learns Luca has a "plan" for Starscream involving a box. Naturally, Reflector goes to tattle on Starscream about the ploy. Starscream destroys the box, much to Swindle's chagrin. Apparently it wasn't a trap, but in fact a gift for Starscream's Inception Day! - Cybertron-21, a high-fidelity holographic battlefield simulator. Starscream was shocked he had just destroyed a game (in mint condition). Reflector thinks that it was a bad call to have done that, and they decide to go back to blackmailing people.

*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 stars
*'''Weapons:''': Viewfinder uses a medi-gun of unusual make in which it shoots out health bombs, instead of one continous stream. Spectro and Spyglass both use medi-beams like Hook and Shockwave to provide 40-45% resistant shields. If any of Reflectors' components are not healing bots, they use their pistols to shoot targets.
*'''Ability: Reflector Team Up! '''Summon Spectro and Spyglass, each with an ability to shield friendly bots blocking 40/45% of incoming damage.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 cost increase.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:reflector| Reflector at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Reflector toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|We three kings of orient are... Left to right: Spectro, Viewfinder, Spyglass]]
*'''Reflector''' (Mail-away, 1986/1987; wide release in Japan, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''21'''
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass' "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, 3 missiles, telephoto lens.

: Reflector was first sold in Japan in 1985 as an ordinary retail item. However, [[Hasbro]] delayed selling him in the US until 1986, and only then via mail-order from a [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|direct-mail flyer promoting ''The Transformers: The Movie'']]''.'' (Oddly, this came just as the character was being fully phased out of the fiction.) The toy would be a common offering in [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]] from then on, at a cost of $10 and two [[Robot Point]]s.

: Reflector is composed of three distinct robots that combine to form a camera: Viewfinder as the central component with the lens, Spectro as the right-side component with the shutter button, and Spyglass as the left-side component with the flash. It includes a telephoto lens and old-style flashcube that doubles as a missile launcher, but of course, the Hasbro version has the spring-loaded mechanism neutered [[for safety reasons]]. Undocumented in the instructions is that the telephoto lens is supposed to fit onto Viewfinder's gun to reduce kibble.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Spectro/spectro.htm More information on (part of) Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/SpyGlass/spyglass.htm More info on another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Viewfinder/viewfinder.htm More info on yet another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Thrilling 30====
[[File:Generationstoy-SkrapnelReflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Didn't there used to be two more of you, you?"]]
*'''Skrapnel & Reflector''' (Legends Class, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #008'''

: Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "[[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]]" comes with Reflector, a smaller robot based on [[Viewfinder]]'s [[package art]]. Reflector can transform into a camera or a weapon modeled after Shrapnel's grenade launcher, both of which Skrapnel can wield via its [[5mm post]], or mount onto Skrapnel's back in insect mode. The only way Reflector's camera mode can be held right-side-up is loosely by the unfolded robot arms – the 5mm post is on top of the camera, and is sculpted to resemble a camera's flashcube.

: [[Stock photography]] of Reflector depicts him with his [[:File:GenerationsSkrapnelandReflectortoypromo.jpg|arms swapped, and therefore facing backwards.]] This mold was redecoed into [[Spy-Eye#Toys|Spy-Eye]] for Botcon 2015.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenReflector/reflector.htm More information on ''Generations'' Reflector at TFU.info]''

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====Combiner Wars====
*'''Reflector''' (3-pack, 2016)
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Reflector.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The only camera here is a dash-cam.]]
:Released as a [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir exclusive, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Reflector (Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder) is a redeco and retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]], utilizing the mold's existing alternate head. Reflector transforms into a spaceship based on Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun mode. Undocumented in the instructions, Reflector can transform into a gun mode for any ''Combiner Wars'' gestalt.

:Hasbro has encouraged finding ways to combine the three into a vaguely camera-shaped object, and as such there are multiple unofficial attempts. The links below are listed in order of increasing structural integrity.

:This version of the mold was also used to make BotCon 2016 [[Flash Sentry#Generations|Flash Sentry]]. This mold also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Movor#Beast Wars: Uprising|Movor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/BCReflector/reflector.htm More information on Combiner Wars Reflector at TFU.info]''

::*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/1065216-new-botcon-2016-configuration.html Deceptigtar's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3204916 Robowang's instructions]
::*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127373-botcon-reflector-pictoral-guide-for-camera-mode/?p=3209858 NightViper's instructions]
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFCS-Deluxe-Refraktor.jpg|thumb|300px|Have fun finding three of me! (ADDENDUM: And then shelling out $48-$60 plus tax... ''if you're lucky.'')]]
*'''Refraktor''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''ID Number'': '''TBA'''
**''Accessories:'' blaster/tripod part, shield/lens part, 'chest module'
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' '''Refraktor''' (thanks, [[trademark]]!) is a single-packaged Deluxe figure based on [[Viewfinder]]'s robot design, although the figure includes a 'chest module' which presumably allows one to recreate [[Spectro]] or [[Spyglass]] instead.<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/</ref> While each Refraktor bot on its own can transform into an "artillery hovercraft"<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/</ref>, purchasing three and combining them will allow them to form the classic camera mode. To this end, each Refraktor includes a blaster and a shield which form one-third of the camera tripod and lens, respectively.
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===Masterpiece===
{{anchor|MasterpieceGoldMegsReflector}}
[[File:MP-05G-Reflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Doesn't split into three figures, doesn't transform, doesn't take photos]]
*'''Megatron Gold Ver.''' (12/2014)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-05G'''
**''Accessories:'' None
: A non-transforming Reflector comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MasterpieceGoldMegs|MP-05G Megatron]], the Hasbro Asia gold-chrome redeco of the MP-5 mold Megatron.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[File:Tfcaramel reflector.jpg|thumb|Sweet and observant, like a mother. Who takes pictures of your every action.]]
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
:A small soft-rubber figurine of Reflector (known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan) was released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Based specifically on the Viewfinder toy, the figure was available in multiple colors and came packaged with a piece of chocolate-covered caramel.
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===Transformers Gum===
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass' "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, missile, telephoto lens
:Essentially a downsized version of the original Reflector toy, the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' kit is sculpted from black, red and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Decoy===
[[File:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg|thumb|"HI! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE CONSPICUOUS! AM I DOING IT RIGHT? HI!"]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Reflector was among the larger ''keshigomu'' developed by Takara, molded from soft purple rubber and initially sold in a multi-pack with twenty-one other Decepticon figurines. The figure, based on Reflector's animation model (unlike the earlier ''Caramel'' figure), features a number etched into its back which is the sum total of Reflector's [[Tech Spec]] ratings, for use in the various simple games that could be played with the figures. Reflector was later available in a peach coloration as part of various other multi-packs.

*'''Reflector''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''52'''

: The Reflector figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (52, in Reflector's case). Like all Decepticons Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Reflector/reflector.htm More information on Reflector at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:PreReflector.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Say "Cheese" and die.]]
*Reflector was originally the "Camera Robo" from Takara's ''[[Micro Change]]'' sub-series of the ''[[Microman|New Microman]]'' line. The only noteworthy difference between the two releases, besides the whole missile-launcher-neuter-in-the-United-States thing, is that the ''Microman'' release has "MICROX" emblazoned on the center unit's decals instead of "REFLECTOR".
*Not so surprisingly, the Camera Robo was first designed as a single unit. Apparently, the primary designer of the final toy, and possibly this initial design, was mecha designer [[Shinji Aramaki]], who designed the robots for ''{{w|Megazone 23}}'' and ''{{w|Genesis Climber Mospeada}}''.
*Reflector's role early in the cartoon makes it seem likely his toy was originally planned for inclusion in the initial 1984 line, a theory supported by the inclusion of a Hasbro product code consistent with the other 1984 toys in [[Teletraan I]]'s files on the Decepticons in "[[Heavy Metal War]]". Why Hasbro decided not to release it until so late in the game is unknown, as is the reason they later reversed that decision to make it a viable mail-away. In accordance with Hasbro's decision not to release the figure, the [[Production bible|series story bible]] specifically discouraged writers from use of the character after season one ended.<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#043 Reflector's page in the series bible]</ref> Indeed, following "City of Steel", Reflector is never called for by an episode script again, and appears only in group shots of the Decepticons at the animators' discretion.
*At the script stage, Reflector was intended to be a singular robot who possessed the ability to split into three duplicates, identical save for the lens aperture in the chest of the robot who forms the center of their camera mode, who all act with the same mind and talk in unison, with the same voice. This ability was never shown on-screen, having apparently been consciously erased from the series: it was displayed in deleted scenes from "[[Divide and Conquer]]", "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", and "[[War of the Dinobots]]". However, "Divide and Conquer" ''did'' show the three robots ''re-combining'', as the three components collide with one another and disappear until only one is left. Reflector was usually just seen in his triplicate state most of the time, but on rare occasions, he would appear as a single robot. His character model was also sometimes used for [[generic]] Decepticon troops.
*In the Japanese dub of ''The Transformers'' cartoon, and in true anime fashion, Reflector announces the name of his special attack every time he uses it: "Flash Beam!"
*At [[BotCon 2010]], it was announced at the Hasbro design panel<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref> that Reflector was being considered as the redeco for the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers:]] [[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] toy, using a built-in [[retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|alternate "pretool" head]] for the sculpt that was designed to look like Perceptor's toy head (which does bear a passing resemblance to Viewfinder). Thus far, Hasbro [[unreleased toy|didn't follow through with this plan]], whereas TakaraTomy later used it for the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Magnificus (G1)#Generations|Magnificus]] toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Reflector''' (リフレクター ''Rifurekutā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fǎn-shè-chìn''' (Taiwan, 反射鏡, "Reflector"), '''Zhàoxiàngjī''' (China, 照相机, "Camera")

==References==
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High Wire (Armada)

2018-10-18T21:05:42Z

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

[[File:Armada Highwire art.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ohh, it's a deep burn! Oh, it's so deep! Oh, I can barely lift my right arm 'cause I did so many.]]
'''High Wire''' is a bike. Motivational, intelligent, yet ego-free, he believes unwaveringly in the power of teamwork, and though he wouldn't admit it, he is great at leadership.

He combines with his fellow [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] members to form [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. On [[Drift (episode)|at least one occasion]] he has demonstrated a limited ability to manipulate time.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Terry Klassen]] (English), [[Akira Tomisaka]] (Japanese), [[Kustaa Kantelinen]] (Finnish)}}

High Wire and the Mini-Cons were created countless millennia ago, spawned from with the cells of Unicron. Outwardly innocent and yet extremely powerful, the Mini-Cons' purpose was to engineer a power struggle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, creating conflict which would feed Unicron. Due to a time loop, however, High Wire encountered three children from 21st century Earth — [[Rad White]] and his friends [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]. Contact with Rad somehow weakened Unicron's conditioning, giving High Wire and the other Mini-Cons the ability to think for themselves. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

A million years ago, a ceasefire was called between the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s, during which it was decided to banish the Mini-Cons from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so they would never be used as tools of war again. High Wire was among the Mini-Cons who were placed in stasis inside [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s on board the starship ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'' for the long journey into deep space. Remembering his long-ago contact with Rad White, High Wire aimed the ''Exodus'' towards the planet Earth, where he knew Rad would one day be waiting for him.

However, during the launch of the ''Exodus'', the Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] betrayed the ceasefire and attacked, hoping to take all the Mini-Cons for himself. The Autobots managed to hold off the Decepticons long enough for the ''Exodus'' to make it to a warp gate and leave Cybertron behind forever. After drifting through space for countless years, the Mini-Con ship collided with Earth's moon and broke apart, half of it remaining on the moon while the rest crash-landed on the planet's surface.

Thousands of years later, Rad White and his friend Carlos were exploring the caves under the local [[Cosmoscope Research Center|observatory]] when they discovered the remains of the ''Exodus''. Rad was drawn to the glowing, green Mini-Con panel in the darkness, and when he touched it, the systems of the ''Exodus'' reactivated and sent a signal back to Cybertron. Now the Transformers knew what had become of the Mini-Cons. After Rad and Carlos exited the caves and met up with Alexis, they were confronted by Megatron himself. In his fear, Rad stumbled and dropped the Mini-Con panel, which activated and released High Wire. High Wire was shocked to see Megatron and scanned Rad's bicycle to enable the escape for his new friends and liberators. However, Megatron managed to stop them and demanded the humans turn over High Wire. Fortunately for all concerned, the Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], arrived to confront the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

As more Autobots and Decepticons arrived and began grappling with each other, High Wire and the humans fled back into the mountain caves to avoid getting trampled. High Wire led the children deep into the mountain where the Mini-Con ship was buried, and located his two inoperative friends, [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]]. When Carlos and Alexis touched their Mini-Con storage panels, they came to life just like High Wire, and the trio were reunited. Eager to try out the new Earth modes they scanned, the Street Action Team went racing through the countryside with their new human companions, crossing over rivers and straight up mountainsides. Reality soon caught up with them, though, as Megatron and the Decepticons tracked them down. Fortunately, Optimus Prime and his Autobots stepped in again to save the Mini-Cons from entrapment and slavery. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}}

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After the Decepticons were driven off, the collected Autobots, Mini-Cons and humans retreated back into the mountain-ship to get to know one another. High Wire asked Optimus Prime if the Autobots would force the Mini-Cons to fight, but Optimus assured him that only the Decepticons treated Mini-Cons like slaves, and the Autobots would allow them to make their own decisions. Satisfied that their freedom would be respected, High Wire and his fellow Mini-Cons agreed to join forces with the Autobots. As the new alliance was forged, Mini-Con panels began to come on-line all over the globe, ensuring the Autobots would have plenty of work to keep them busy. {{storylink|Base}}

On their first Mini-Con hunt, High Wire and the Street Action Team worked with Optimus Prime in [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]], surveying the area for any signs of storage panels. High Wire tried to get a higher vantage point by standing atop of Prime's foot. When the Decepticons arrived to intervene, the Street Action Team displayed their ability to combine for the first time, forming [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. The agile Mini-Con gestalt miraculously overwhelmed both Megatron and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] until Optimus Prime could [[powerlinx]] with his new partner, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], and unleash a Maximum Blast. {{storylink|Comrade}}

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

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

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

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

High Wire and the Street Action Team were present for the Autobots' first encounter with [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. {{storylink|Gale}} Sometime later, High Wire and Grindor went camping with Red Alert, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] and the boys. {{storylink|Vacation}} When [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] rescued [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] from the Decepticons' clutches, High Wire and the Street Action Team were the first Mini-Cons to welcome him to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} Later, High Wire's team and Jolt helped create a miniature obstacle course from Hot Shot and Blurr to train on. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}

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

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

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

High Wire appeared in the battle footage [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] reviewed at base after joining the Autobots. {{storylink|Detection}}

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

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

After Starscream and Jetfire rescued [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] from [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], High Wire was among the Mini-Cons who welcomed the new arrival to the Autobots. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

As the Decepticons threatened the safety of Earth with their [[Hydra Cannon]], High Wire and the Street Action Team watched helplessly with the kids as the Autobots tried to counter the threat. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}

Following the death of Optimus Prime in stopping the Hydra Cannon, the Autobots were preparing to follow the Decepticons into space and prevent them from using the cannon aganst Cybertron. Although Hot Shot and Red Alert made it clear the kids wouldn't be coming along on such a dangerous mission, High Wire knew it was their destiny to do so. He began speaking to Rad in English, and in his dreams, compelling him to seek his destiny out in space. When the kids declared their intention to join the mission, High Wire and the Street Action Team converted into Perceptor and organized the united Mini-Cons on the side of the kids. With pressure from the Mini-Cons, Hot Shot was forced to allow the humans to accompany them. {{storylink|Depart}}

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

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

After Thrust stole the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] and [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] from Galvatron, Hot Shot joined forces with the Decepticons [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] and Starscream to hunt him down. When he reported his position in the underground caverns of Cybertron to the ''Axalon'', High Wire recognized it as the place where the Mini-Cons were first created. The kids and their Mini-Cons went down to help with the search, but got caught in a stand-off between Thrust and Starscream. High Wire unleashed his hidden power just as Thrust turned the Requiem Blaster on Starscream, somehow creating the temporal loop that sent the kids back to the Mini-Cons' creation in the first place. When time reset itself, the Street Action Team had a few extra moments to form Perceptor and distract Thrust, saving Starscream. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

The search continued and led to a fight with Thrust and Sideways inside the core of Unicron, who stood revealed as Cybertron's moon. {{storylink|Portent}} Later, High Wire and the others watched on helplessly as Unicron grew more powerful, and Starscream sacrificed himself to bring an alliance between the Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Cramp}} As the truce was forged between the two factions, High Wire and the Street Action Team attended as representatives of the Mini-Cons. They formed Perceptor and joined hands with Optimus Prime and Galvatron to commemorate the occasion. {{storylink|Alliance}}

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

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

====''Energon'' cartoon====
High Wire and his team were among the very few Mini-Cons still around on Earth and Cybertron ten years after the Unicron Battles. They primarily stayed at [[Ocean City]] and were close to [[Kicker Jones]]. Kicker was seen riding High Wire's dirt bike mode when the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] invasion first began on Earth. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

High Wire made an extremely rare appearance in his individual robot mode when other Mini-Cons visited Ocean City from Mars. He also accompanied Kicker and Ironhide to [[Plains City]], where Kicker rode atop his vehicle mode briefly to rejoin the action after checking for civilian stragglers within the facility. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

When Kicker first started getting a vague sense of [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s invisible presence on Ocean City, he took High Wire for a spin around the base to clear his thoughts. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Later, at [[Jungle City]], Kicker and [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] rode High Wire out to their "special spot" where they used to spend time together as kids. (At least they didn't make out on top of High Wire [[Mikaela Banes|like some]] [[Sam Witwicky|people would]].) {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

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

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
When the [[Exodus (Armada)|Mini-Con ship]] broke up and crashed on Earth a million years in the past, near High Wire ended up in a cave under present-day [[Lincoln, South Dakota|Lincoln]] alongside Grindor, Sureshock and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]. A fateful day, a human named [[Rad White]] fell into the cave and accidentally awakened the Mini-Cons, who soon befriended him and his companions, [[Carlos Lopez]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]. High Wire and the others built the humans a [[Project Supernova|hovercraft]] and asked them to be their guides as they searched for other Mini-Cons on Earth. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} Unfortunately, their fun and games stopped when they were tracked to Earth by the [[Decepticon]]s, and the Mini-Cons were forced to explain their war-torn past to the kids. High Wire and the others then scanned new [[alternate mode]]s and used them to run from the Decepticons until they ran into the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4|Armada #4}} After the Decepticons were driven off by the Autobots and another group of Mini-Cons, the Street Action Team allied themselves with the Autobots. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

High Wire was present when Sparkplug tried to convince [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] to let him infiltrate the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}} He later rescued Rad from [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] by menacing the bully with a wheelie, so Rad explained to him that not ''every'' dangerous situation requires saving. As the Street Action Team drove around town with their human friends, the [[Mini-Con Ark]]'s summoning beacon reached them, and they started driving mindlessly towards [[Kansas]]. After all the Mini-Cons on Earth were gathered around the Ark, they entered it, and it took off into space. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} The Mini-Cons were taken to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], where another group of Mini-Cons led by [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] had constructed a [[Mini-Con Moonbase|moonbase]] where their race could live in peace forever. High Wire and his teammates were against this, as they'd much rather live on Earth with Rad, Carlos and Alexis. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} They awaited help from the Autobots, but were in a way saved by the ''Decepticons'' when they attacked the base and deactivated the energy field keeping the Mini-Cons behind bars. All residents of the moonbase subsequently evacuated it. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

After returning to Earth, the Street Action Team were seen listening to one of [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]'s speeches about Mini-Con independence. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} Later, High Wire joined a team of Mini-Cons who traveled to the Decepticons' base at [[Silver Ridge]] in search of [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]'s [[null-reality pod]]s, which were needed to bring back the lost [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} They successfully infiltrated the base, but were forced to hide from the three [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds of Unicron]] who were stomping around inside. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} The team located the null-reality pods, and High Wire watched as Sparkplug, Over-Run and [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] used them to traverse dimensions and retrieve Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}} Prime returned with news that [[Unicron]] was coming to devour their dimension's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], so all Mini-Cons had to return to their homeworld and fight against him. After saying their goodbyes to Rad, Carlos and Alexis, the Street Action Team joined the other Mini-Cons at the [[Loop]] on Cybertron and poured their energies into the [[Mini-Con Matrix]]. This allowed Over-Run to fire a massive energy blast at Unicron, crippling him. {{storylink|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
Ten years later, High Wire, Grindor and Sureshock learned that the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] were assaulting various cities on Earth. Worried about their old human friends, they volunteered to return to Earth and fight this new threat in the form of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} They were assigned to [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'s team in [[Los Angeles]], where they battled against thousands of [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} The team was vastly outnumbered and quickly began to run low on energy, but High Wire and the others were saved when Rad showed up in the [[Energon Volant Accumulator|E.V.A.]] and used it to power them up with [[Energon gas]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
Back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], High Wire was a chemist of sorts, and once developed a nice and clean way of processing waste fuel. Unfortunately, his attempts to save the environment were for naught, as the Decepticons soon "turned the skies black with smoke" anyway. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}} He later left his home planet alongside most of the Mini-Con population, and ended up crashing on [[Earth]] and laying dormant for four million years.

High Wire was the first Mini-Con to meet [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] after they accidentally reactivated the Mini-Cons onboard their crashed ship in a cave. He helped Rad and Carlos out of the cave and tried to explain that he had come in peace, but hadn't picked up much English yet. Fortunately, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] showed up to translate for him. ''Un''fortunately, Megatron was there to capture the Mini-Cons and conquer Earth. High Wire scanned Rad's bike for an [[alternate mode]], then transformed and carried the three kids to safety while Megatron was distracted by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. He met up with the rest of the awakened Mini-Cons, but they refused to help Optimus Prime against Megatron, as them getting involved with the war again would only end badly. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} Rad, disgusted by their cowardice, went off to save Prime by himself. High Wire realized that he couldn't let the human go alone, then raced after Rad, saving him just before Megatron could stomp on him. He ended up being punched by Megatron in the process, but was pulled out of danger by [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]. {{storylink|Friends and Foes!}}

After the battle, High Wire and the rest of the Mini-Cons joined the Autobots. He spent some time racing with his new human friends, but they were soon sent by Optimus Prime to recover the [[locator log]] from the Mini-Cons' ship. They found it, but came under attack from [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], who quickly took High Wire and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] out with a single blast. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} In order to learn more about life on Earth, High Wire began following Rad around during his daily routines. While watching Rad during a chemistry class at school, he witnessed [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] messing up his experiment. Remembering his own experiments on Cybertron, he pulled the two troublemakers out of the window and avenged Rad by giving them a beating. Rad felt that this would only get him into trouble, and took High Wire to his other friends, who had similar "help gone wrong" experiences with their Mini-Con friends. High Wire was embarrassed, but Rad promised to guide him through proper human behavior. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Just a Memory!}}

Some time later, High Wire almost returned to Cybertron when the Autobots decided to keep the Mini-Cons safe by sending them home. In the end, they remained on Earth due to both their refusal to abandon their friends, and a Decepticon attack which destroyed their space bridge. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} The Street Action Team were racing with Rad, Carlos and Alexis again when they came under attack from [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], out to get himself some Mini-Con upgrades. High Wire threw Rad off and told him to get help, then combined with his teammates into Perceptor and did battle with Starscream. After Optimus Prime showed up and saved the day, High Wire high-fived with Rad and explained that they had kept Perceptor a secret as sometimes, the less people know about Mini-Cons the better. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Blade}}

When the Autobots were threatened by Decepticon warheads fired from the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], High Wire and the other Mini-Cons offered to surrender themselves in order to buy the Autobots time to prepare. They were subsequently imprisoned on a [[solar barge]] which was then pulled towards the Moon by [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}} After breaking out, High Wire and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] activated their [[magno-clamp]]s and walked out on the barge's hull, where they disconnected it from Cyclonus. Sparkplug was knocked into space in the process, but High Wire told [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] to save him, and everyone returned safely to Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Lost in Space!}}

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

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

===''Linkage''===
While High Wire was fighting the Decepticons alongside the Autobots, others of his kin had gotten caught up in a struggle against Unicron-allied Mini-Cons. High-Wire and [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] met with [[Servo (MD)|Servo]], [[Falcia]] and [[Twirl (MD)|Twirl]] outside the Autobots' base at [[Mount Astrogate]], discussing both teams' plans for the immediate future when they finally made contact with one another. Though High Wire was eager to invite his brethren to join up with the Autobots, they had their own mission to attend to. Servo told the High Wire of Redline's plans to find the [[Master Key]] and unlock their people's true potential, plus free them from their bonds to their creator [[Unicron]]. High Wire wished them luck and waved them off as they left to complete this mission. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
After Alexis, Carlos and Rad failed to adequately explain [[Halloween]], they invited the Mini-Cons along with them while Trick-or-Treating. High Wire was the first to catch on, but was confused by Rad mentioning that if they didn't get candy, they could t.p. the house. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}

===Bendon ''Armada'' books===
High Wire participated in a Mini-Con race the kids had that also involved Sureshock and Grindor. Unsurprisingly, Megatron used the situation as an excuse to attack them. {{storylink|Race to Disaster}}
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===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:EV4 Battle.jpg|thumb]]

[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] rode High Wire in a battle between [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
High Wire appeared as an example of a Mini-Con during an explanation on what the little robots were. After the Mini-Con-stealing [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was chased off, he cheered alongside Grindor and Sureshock. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Street Action Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2002)

:''Armada'' High Wire transforms into a tiny BMX bicycle with turning pedals. His robot mode is adorable. He can combine with Sureshock and Grindor to form Perceptor, becoming the head and back of the gestalt form.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' High Wire.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/HighWire/highwire.htm More information on High Wire at TFU.info]''

*'''Street Action Micron Anime Color''' (CD w/ toy, 2003)

: These [[redeco]]es of the Street Action Team were available only with the CD single of the first ''Micron Legend'' [[Japanese themes|theme song]], "[[Transformer: Dream Again]]" by [[Psychic Lover]]. The toys were decoed to be more [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]]; in High Wire's case, he has more detailed [[paint operation]]s for his face and his Perceptor head [[kibble]] is a lighter blue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/CDWheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Anime Color Wheelie at TFU.info]''

*'''Wheelie''' (Change Micron, 2003)

: Part of the first assortment of [[Kabaya]] [[Change Micron]]s, this [[candy toy]] version of High Wire is almost identical to the original toy, but was actually made using an all-new mold. The most obvious change is his face, which is now painted with a red [[mouthplate]] and no eyes. High Wire came in an individual box, packed with a baggie of sugar-pellets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/CMWheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Change Micron Wheelie at TFU.info]''

[[File:2003-streetactionmicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)

:An [[X-Dimensions Micron|X-Dimensions]] redeco of the Street Action Mini-Con Team was packaged only with the Toys "R" Us Japan [[exclusive]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Magna Convoy DX]] toy. High Wire was given a red and black color scheme.

:This toy also doubles as the separate character [[Wheelie (Armada)|Wheelie]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/XWheelie/wheelie.htm More information on X-Dimensions Wheelie at TFU.info]''
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===Energon===
*'''Perceptor''' (Basic, 2004)

:''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' High Wire transforms into a dirt bike that doesn't hold together very well. His robot head can be used as a kickstand in this mode. Once again, he can combine with Sureshock and Grindor to form Perceptor. For some reason, it's hard to tell what side of his head is actually his face.

:This mold was also used to make ''Super Link'' [[Breakage|Brake]] and [[Axle (SL)|Axle]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/HighWire/highwire.htm More information on ''Energon'' High Wire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energon Kicker HighWire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He will crush the other Mini-Cons under his gargantuan feet!]]
*'''Energon Kicker with High Wire''' (Deluxe, 2005)

:High Wire is a much larger, near Basic-sized version of ''Energon'' High Wire. He is an all-new design with increased detailing and some minor design changes, but unfortunately is out of scale with [[Kicker Jones|Kicker figure]] he is packed with. He has a [[spark crystal]] on his chest rather than a Mini-Con powerlinx port.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/HighWire/highwire.htm More information on large ''Energon'' High Wire at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.yojoe.com/archive/actfig/kicker/ Additional information at YoJoe.com]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy HighWire.jpg|thumb|300px|''I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like...'']]
*'''Sunstorm w/ Inferno & Street Action Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-pack, 2004)

:Available only as a Wal-Mart exclusive, High Wire is a [[redeco]] of ''Armada'' High Wire, transforming into a tiny BMX bicycle with turning pedals. Unlike the rest of his team, his colors remain mostly the same, with the only real change being the [[combiner]] head kibble, which is green instead of blue. High Wire combines with Grindor and Sureshock to form Perceptor.

:Oddly, all photos on the card show the set in their respective molds' original color schemes, with Sunstorm replaced with [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and the Mini-Cons in their ''Armada'' colors.

:This version of High Wire was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Highwire]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/TFUHighWire/highwire.htm More information on High Wire at TFU.info]''

*'''Perceptor''' (Basic, 2005)

:''Universe'' Perceptor is a repack of ''Energon'' Perceptor, with no changes to the contents within.

===Cybertron===
[[File:Cybertron HighWire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'll never have normal hands, will I?]]
*'''Blastcharge vs High Wire''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2006)

:''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' High Wire is a redeco of ''Energon'' High Wire. His vehicle mode's paint scheme is based upon {{w|Evel Knievel}}'s various American flag-themed motorcycles. He retains his ability to combine with Sureshock and Grindor to form a patriotically-coloured Perceptor.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/HighWire/highwire.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' High Wire at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* The ''Energon'' Kicker with High Wire set was not "mech-designed" or engineered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] employees, a rarity for normal-series ''Transformers'' toys.
* Speaking of Energon Highwire, it's an oddity in that it's the only instance of a Mini-con design getting a larger, more detailed release.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī''), '''Hopper''' (''Super Link'', ホッパー ''Hoppā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vezeték''' ("Wire")
*''Korean:'' '''Wheelie''' (윌리 ''Willi'')
*''Russian:'' '''Wire'''

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Optimus Prime (RID)

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RichardT1977: Joke referencing the voice actor (Neil Kaplan voiced Ghaul in ''Destiny 2'', who delivered the referenced line just before shoving the player character off a ledge with his foot)

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{{disambig3.5|the Autobot from the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise|the Autobot from the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise|Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime}}
:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDPrime02.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Ironically, filled with [[Burning justice|blazing justice.]] ]]

'''Optimus Prime''' (aka '''Fire Convoy''') is a stern and serious commander, devoted to protecting freedom and innocent life. He has seen the galactic path of conquest and destruction already burned by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and swears it will not include [[Earth]]. Optimus Prime often finds himself in the role of "straight man" to the more comic stylings of the other Autobots and [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]], and tends to treat their humorous exaggerations or personality quirks as statements of straightforward fact. His subordinates view him as a great leader, if stubborn and much too prone to long speeches. Optimus Prime's greatest weakness is his sense of nobility. If an adversary claims to have had a change of heart and discovered inner goodness, Prime will fall for it every single time. But once he finds out he's been had, they'd better watch out!

{{bigquote|Our power is greater than theirs, because it comes from a place of goodness, not greed.|Optimus Prime|"[[Battle Protocol!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Kaplan]] (English), [[Satoshi Hashimoto]] (Japanese)|[[Jeong-gu Lee|Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Vladimir Gerasimov|Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Gerardo Reyero]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Massimo Lodolo]] (Italian)}}
[[File:BattleProtocol Prime gun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Firearms are the right of all sentient beings.]]
Optimus Prime was created, along with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], by [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]] during the [[Golden Age]]. The two of them were raised together, and thus, saw each other as brothers. However, this relationship was torn apart after the Cybertron Civil Wars, whereupon the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] chose Optimus Prime to command the Autobots in stopping the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] from ravaging the universe in his quest for energy. Ultra Magnus left Cybertron that same day, bitter and spiteful of his brother. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

Prime soon struck up command on [[Earth]], where he took the form of a fire truck. Operating out of a secret base in [[Metro City]], he and his fellow Autobots were more than ready to face Megatron and his Predacons. The conflict began when Megatron appeared in New York, attempting to kidnap the famous scientist [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Kenneth Onishi]]. Optimus struck up a friendship with Onishi's son, [[Koji Onishi|Koji]], and despite not being able to save the boy's father, vowed that he would help rescue him. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

[[File:BulletTrainRescue Prime through window.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Armor Digivolve!]]
Optimus later took Koji to see the Autobot base, during a series of Predacon attacks on trucks around Metro City. New Predacon [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] turned out to be after a terrorist device hidden in a sports car. With the bomb on the verge of exploding, Optimus converted to his [[Super Mode|battle mode]] and used his power stream to blast the shark and the bomb safely into space. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} The launch of the [[Linear RFG]] bullet train was also a clear target for the Predacons, and Optimus ordered the Autobots to provide an escort. Sure enough, the Predacons destroyed a bridge ahead, and Optimus aided [[Team Bullet Train]] in stopping the train before disaster occurred. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}}

Together with the [[Autobot Brothers]], Prime prevented the Predacons from stealing the [[Plutonium Energy Generator]] stored in a Metro City warehouse. When the generator was later moved, the Predacons made a second attempt, but Prime was content to sit back and watch the [[Spy Changer]]s go to work in foiling the quartet. {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue}}

{{quote|Your imagery is derivative. It lacks semiotic cohesion. And the hapless foe is you!|Optimus Prime, critiquing Sky-Byte's poetry|"The Hunt for Black Pyramid"}}

A distress call from Koji sent Optimus and the Autobot Brothers to a location in the sea near Metro City. Using the [[Global Space Bridge]], the Autobots made the leap out to a stricken ship, which was under attack by the Predacons. Prime fought with Sky-Byte, discovering that the shark had the edge while underwater. Once the ship was righted, the Autobot Leader quickly beat the Predacon into a withdrawal with his Fist of Steel. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}} Prime suspected that an attack by Megatron and the Predacon trio in the middle of Metro City was a diversion, and this was confirmed by an SOS from Side Burn, who was exploring [[Payuma ruins|Native American ruins]]. After Prime had traveled to the ruins and fought off Sky-Byte, the Autobots found a [[Doctor Onishi's microchip|microchip]], hidden there by Doctor Onishi. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

[[File:SecretWeaponD5 TAI Prime thoughtful.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Something about the upper chassis design?]]
Following Side Burn's kidnapping by the Predacons, Prime responded to the ransom request... by turning up alone and promptly being captured himself. Megatron began beating on the bound Optimus, until [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], [[X-Brawn]] and the Spy Changers mounted a stealth rescue. The prisoners freed, the Autobots turned on the Predacons and chased them off. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}} When Koji reported a Predacon attack on the [[Grandpa|D-512 Stanwich Steamer]], Optimus coordinated the Autobot defense from home base. After [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]'s last minute rescue of the train, Optimus held Koji up so that the boy could film the steam engine. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

[[File:SkidZsChoice Prime dynamic stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I hope you like this shot, [[Stock footage|cos you'll be seeing it a lot!]]]]
Optimus was not very worried about Mirage having apparently defected, stating that he was an Autobot and a member of the elite Spy Changers. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}} Optimus has the Autobots all enter the [[International Grand Prix]] in order to try and find [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]], a recently arrived Autobot who had scanned a racing car and become possessed by the urge to compete in races. Unfortunately the Predacons decided to enter the race too, and partway through, Optimus and the Autobot Brothers found themselves holding up a huge rock dropped onto them by Megatron. Fortunately Skid-Z himself turned up and destroyed the rock, allowing them to chase Megatron off. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

Another new recruit, [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]] went rogue and began towing away random Autobots to an unspecified location. Prowl and Optimus finally managed to track Tow-Line down, correcting the damage to his circuits done by the Predacons, and rescuing their fellows. A rousing battle ensued, with inevitable defeat for the Predacons. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}} A Predacon investigation of the [[Cave of the Dragon]] lead Optimus and Midnight Express to dress up as a huge statue to chase them off. The ruse worked, and Optimus discovered that the cave did contain something of interest — an [[O-Part]]! {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}} Concerned at recent Predacon activity, Optimus called the Autobots back to HQ to review previous missions. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}}

[[File:TheDecepticons Prime missile launchers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Why my shoulders hurt?]]
Lead by Doctor Onishi's microchip to [[Castle Peak]], Prime and the Autobot Brothers found the Predacons digging up a derelict Autobot spacecraft. The ship contained six [[protoform]]s, which Megatron promptly stole, whisking them away to nearby [[McKinley Army Base]] to be formatted into [[Decepticon]]s. During the fight at the base, [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] attempted to flee in a fuel tanker, and was saved by Optimus from plunging into a crater. The last protoform scanned Optimus and the tanker at the same time, resulting in [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], a Decepticon resembling a twisted clone of the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} The Decepticons' first mission was to attack [[Sherman Dam]], during which Optimus managed to stop them from detonating explosives planted on the dam, and clashed with Scourge. {{storylink|Commandos}}

[[File:Volcano Prime battle mode stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I am Optimus Prime. And your Light... is mine."]]
More activity lead Prime and the Spy Changers to [[Montrose Island]], where they clashed with the Decepticons and Sky-Byte. With the volcano in danger of erupting, Optimus froze the crater with his Blizzard Storm attack, but was occupied fighting Scourge to do any more. He pinned [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]], allowing the Spy Changer to use their [[Inferno Blast]] to divert the erupting lava to the sea. {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}} The Decepticons had [[Movor]] fired into space to try and locate the Autobot base from orbit, by observing Autobot movements. Optimus had Side Burn go to [[Pier 7B]], where an ambush had been arranged. Prime's battle with Scourge was largely won by the fact that Movor kept firing on the pair from space and accidentally hitting Scourge. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

Prime hoped that Scourge and his fellow Decepticons would one day be restored to their true Autobot selves, and in fact at one point [[Mega-Octane]] met with Optimus Prime, claiming that the Decepticons wanted to defect. Just as Optimus was about to show the Decepticons to the Autobot base, Sky-Byte attacked. Scourge's strike at the Predacon would have incurred a human casualty, had Optimus not deflected the sword blow with his [[Flying Fist]], and the trick was revealed. Enraged with disappointment, Optimus [[Burning justice|glowed with power]] as he fought off the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

[[File:WedgesShortFuse Prime Blizzard Blast.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|This image conjures some uncomfortable imagery...]]
Optimus took part in countering a series of attacks on power plants, {{storylink|The Fish Test}} and arrived in [[Antarctica]] in time to help the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] defeat the Decepticon and Predacon forces. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}} He also helped the Build Team reach the space bridge computer after the Decepticons sabotaged it. During the subsequent battle in the Arctic, he was content to let [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] face Megatron alone, as a matter of honor. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

Sky-Byte and his Predacons attacked the [[CGA Tower]] during its opening, apparently holding the humans inside hostage and demanding that Optimus Prime bring him the O-Parts. Optimus headed for the scene, but was cut off by the Decepticons. His haste resulted in him speedily dispatching Ruination with one shot from his Blaze Blaster, before hurrying to the tower. After a further battle with Scourge, Optimus helped stabilise the tower so that Landfill could create a new foundation for it. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}} After the Decepticons began a vendetta against the Build Team, Optimus ordered the Build Team not to get involved — but they did anyway, battling Ruination underground. Prime reached the location after Landfill had defeated the Decepticons in a huge fireball, and extinguished the four Autobots. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

[[File:Forced Fusion Optimusbattlestation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Matters escalated when Ultra Magnus appeared on Earth, making his desire to take the Matrix from Optimus Prime known to his "brother". Optimus confronted Magnus, inviting the Autobot to join his team, but Magnus refused and challenged Prime to a duel. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Optimus refused to fight Magnus, and was thus mercilessly fired upon, until [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[X-Brawn]] arrived to carry him away. Prime took refuge on a deserted island, but the Decepticons, Megatron, and Magnus all tracked him there. In the midst of the battle, Magnus forcibly activated their ability to combine into [[Omega Prime]], intending to use it to drain Prime of his energy so he could take the Matrix, but Optimus managed to take control and use their combination to stop the Decepticons. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

Optimus took time out to review footage of the Autobots' recent missions, in order to better understand his enemies. {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}}

After the Decepticons captured the Autobot Brothers, Optimus confronted them, but was unable to fight back under threat of the brothers being killed. Despite being pounded on by the Decepticons, Optimus was fit enough to combine with Ultra Magnus once the three brothers were freed. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Optimus came to the Autobot Brothers' rescue himself when they experienced an odd power drain during battle. He fought Ruination and Scourge alone until Ultra Magnus arrived to lend a hand. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}}

[[File:KojiGetsHisWish Optimus firing at Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|I don't belong in this reality!]]
During the search for some ruins under Metro City, Optimus Prime monitored things from base. He joined his men when they found [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] hidden in the ruins, and helped fight the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} While the Build Team concealed Fortress Maximus, Optimus kept Scourge busy, fighting the Decepticon beneath the city. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} He turned up in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]] after the rest of the Autobots had collected all of the O-Parts, in time to fight off Megatron. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}}

[[File:MaximusEmerges Optimus and Magnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Christian side-hug.]]
Combined into an orb, the O-Parts lead Optimus and the Autobot Brothers back to the Sahara, and a pyramid located in a cavern beneath the sands. There they battled with Megatron and the Decepticons over the [[Orb of Sigma]]. Once again, Omega Prime was formed in order to battle Megatron, and at the end of the battle, only the Autobot was still standing. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}} Though the Autobots gained the location of [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the key to activating Fortress Maximus, Cerebros was snatched from their grasp by the Decepticons. Optimus lead his men in attempted to protect the titan, but Scourge managed to succeed. Fortress Maximus proved impossible to control, and began rampaging across the city. The return of Megatron, in a few form as Galvatron, complicated the battle, and even Optimus and Ultra Magnus combined into Omega Prime were unable to stop the devastation, until Koji managed to command Maximus to stop. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[File:SurpriseAttack Optimus carries Cerebros.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|"I look ridiculous"]]
Clashes with the Decepticons and Fortress Maximus in a desert {{storylink|The Human Element}} and a forest were largely unsuccessful, but internal ructions in the Decepticon ranks eventually resulted in the Autobots managing to gain control of Cerebros. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} When the Decepticons discovered the location of the Autobot base and mounted an attack, Optimus took Cerebros, leading the Decepticons through Metro City to an ambush in a more remote location. Prime and Magnus combined into Omega Prime once again, but found they were ineffective against the power of Galvatron's ''[[Megastar]]'', and were forced to sit back and watch as Fortress Maximus dealt with the battle station. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

Galvatron had survived the confrontation and began draining power from Fortress Maximus. When Omega Prime confronted him, he responded by using [[cyber-bat]]s to enslave and threaten the world's children. Prime was forced to call a retreat through the space bridge, which gave Galvatron the opportunity to trap them there and flood the tunnel with lava. As Optimus was overcome by the lava, Koji's words inspired him to escape and confront Galvatron once more. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}}

Though Galvatron seized the rest of the Autobots in an energy field, Optimus escaped and combined with Ultra Magnus. Omega Prime challenged Galvatron one-on-one at the [[Earth's core]]. He was seemingly no match for the Decepticon leader, until Fortress Maximus sent his power, which energized the Matrix, forming the giant weapon, the [[Matrix Blade]]. Galvatron was defeated, and with that, the Autobots' mission on Earth was finished, and Prime resolved to return to Cybertron—but not before "one last look around" with Koji and the rest of his team. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?====
[[File:UltraMagnustotheRescue Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
With the other Autobots all engaged in other fights around the world, Optimus Prime alone was available to answer T-AI's battle protocol at an experimental nuclear generator in Arizona. His opening plan was to lure the Predacons and Decepticons away from the humans to battle them at a safe distance, but his wayward brother Ultra Magnus intervened, confronting the villains head on in the middle of the generator plant. As Prime chastised Magnus for his rash action, Scourge overheard and seized on the idea to threaten the humans if the Autobots didn't stand down. Despite his anger at Optimus, Ultra Magnus remembered his Autobot training and reluctantly laid down his weapon. At the proper moment, though, the brothers managed to attack a distracted Scourge and save the humans. The Predacons and Decepticons escaped with the generator, but the humans were safe. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Some time later, Optimus was part of Omega Prime as Omega Prime worked with Fortress Maximus to put an end to the universe-consumption campaign of an apparent non-singularity version of Unicron, a warlord who had united his consciousness with [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/28}}
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====3H and Fun Publications comics====
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Here I am, kept in this tiny room, forced to be kept merged to this dude who hates me.]]

In universal stream [[Viron 903.0 Beta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}} after turning in Galvatron to the proper authorities, Optimus Prime enjoyed the time following by studying various lifeforms and their environments on other planets throughout the universe. During this vacation, his weapons systems were upgraded considerably.

However, his skills were inevitably needed once again on Earth when evil threatened the planet. He formed the [[Dimensional Patrol]] from the ranks of the Autobots who had stayed behind on Earth, as well as additional experts in transwarp technology, to defend the planet from those who would do it harm via the "temporal and spatial nexus" in Earth's proximity. Unfortunately, Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and several members of the Dimensional Patrol were abducted by [[Unicron]]. Here they were to battle each other in the [[Cauldron]], where their energy would feed and repair the shattered body of the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|Optimus Prime's profile in Club magazine #1}} One of Optimus's fellow abductees was [[Red Alert (RID 2001)|Red Alert]], who died at some point and had his body taken over by [[Inferno (Universe)|Inferno]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}}

As Omega Prime, Prime and Magnus escaped this fate in a jailbreak set into motion by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]. They left Unicron for their home universe via a portal created by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]], {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} but shortly thereafter they were once again called into service by [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

{{note|It is unclear whether the change to a yellow color scheme accompanied the weapons systems upgrade or if these colors were visited upon him by the [[Unicron virus|corrupting energies]] of the [[Pit]]. Since his colors had returned to "normal" by the end of the Universe conflict (see below), the latter seems most likely.}}

[[File:OptimusPrimeRIDprimuschamber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Prime picked this trick up from watching ''BASEketball.'']]

During the final battle with the [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]] in the [[Pit]], Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus (as Omega Prime) were fighting alongside the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] when the corrupt pocket universe began to collapse around them. Omega Prime and the others fled through a dimensional portal, but the powerlinxed brothers were diverted by the former [[Mini-Con]] [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] into [[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon|another reality]], {{Storylink|Revelations Part 2}} just in time to stop [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] from unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] inside the Spark Chamber of [[Primus]]. The evil clone was defeated, {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} and the brothers hooked up with [[Sentinel Maximus]] and his comrades as they attempted to fortify the local Cybertron against the [[Unicron Singularity]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

[[File:InvasionPrologue-Primes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Prime probably should have learned by now that Sentinel Maximus can't do anything.]]
Working relatively behind the scenes while that reality's [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his crew searched for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, Optimus Prime and his brother found themselves moderating an internal dispute among the Mini-Con colonies in Cybertron's debris field, {{Storylink|Revelations Part 4}} and were engaged with a Cybertronian-sized version of [[Unicron]] himself when Primus first transformed due to an infusion of Cyber Key Power. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} Some months later, after the final battle with the Cyber Key empowered [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Optimus Prime first met his local counterpart, and they exchanged information on their endeavors over the last few months. With the newly reformed Unicron on the loose after their last encounter, Optimus chose to join Ultra Magnus and Sentinel Maximus in hunting him down. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

Optimus Prime was gathered in [[Axiom Nexus]] by [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|its Optimus Prime]], along with a roster of other Optimus Primes and [[Sentinel Maximus|their]] [[Lio Convoy|kin]] in a group known as the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]. A multiversal cataclysm in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|a universe]] seeded with [[Rarified Energon]] and an invasion by evil Autobots from [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|the negative polarity universe]] had called them into action. Since Matrix bearers were usually never allowed into Axiom Nexus, this was a grave threat indeed! {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

His name was on a list of Convoy members given by [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] to [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]]. The list noted that he was also known by the moniker "Ignition Prime" and hailed from universal stream Viron 903.0 Beta. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/21}}

Ignition Prime was present at a meeting of the Convoy after the turmoil caused by the [[Waruder]] invasion of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

Despite his great sense of duty, Prime longs for a day when he can return to his original Earth to spend time with his old pal [[Koji Onishi]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 8|Optimus Prime's profile in Club magazine #8}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|As this fiction takes place in a different [[continuity family]], "Fire Convoy" will be used to refer to the character.}}
=====Ask Vector Prime=====
Fire Convoy was a vassal of the [[Convoy Council]] and a peer of [[Reverse Convoy]], [[Lio Convoy]], and [[Galaxy Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}} He led the [[Dimensional Patrol]] in pursuit of [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]'s [[Predacon (RID)|Destronger]]s to the year 2000 at the behest of the [[Convoy Council]]. While Fire Convoy was making preparations, he discovered the Beta BT unit of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] which had been in storage for centuries. Knowing that the memories it contained were invaluable, Fire Convoy had the Beta BT unit rebuilt with [[Spy Changer]] technology and infused with life by [[Vector Sigma]]. [[Prowl 2]] taught Fire Convoy and his Dimensional Patrol much about life on late 20th century Earth although Prowl 2 himself was unable to join the Dimensional Patrol on their expedition due to the risk of time paradoxes. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/10}}

=====''Kiss Players Position''=====
[[Shaoshao Li]] time-traveled the year [[2000]] to acquire Fire Convoy's piece of the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] (in reality [[Angolmois|Unicron's lifeforce]]) while Fire Convoy [[Battle Protocol!|was battling]] Gigatron in New York City. Shortly thereafter, [[Primus|a golden hand]] snatched away the Allspark fragment. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#Weekly Kiss Players Position shows|Kiss Players radio drama #47}}

=====''Legends/Unite Warriors''=====
In the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], Fire Convoy was a fictional character in a franchise of toys and media. Affected by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s '80s Transformation Beam, a TV began airing adult-rated content at prime time as was acceptable in the '80s, including a scene of [[#KT Figure Collection|Fire Convoy creeping on a bathing T-AI]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|Bonus Edition Vol. 3}} When Sky-Byte was sent to the Legends Universe, he was perplexed to find that the Transformers were fictional. When [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattle]] explained to him about characters like [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Gelshark found through research that "Optimus Prime" was the English name of his hated enemy, Fire Convoy. Thus, he sought to ruin Fire Convoy's reputation in this world... by dressing up as ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' Optimus Prime. The plan didn't work out, as Sky-Byte was unable to bring himself to crush young fans' dreams. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}}

While grappling with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in [[2021]], [[Mega-Octane|Mega-Octane]] was disappointed in Prime's strength compared to that of Fire Convoy. {{storylink|Baldigus Chapter, Part One}}

Following his victory on Earth, Fire Convoy returned to his own future and continued leading the Dimensional Patrol from [[Neo Brave Maximus]]. When an escaped Scourge attacked their base to rescue Devil Gigatron, Fire Convoy tried to initiate [[Battle Protocol]] only to find that T-AI had been hacked by [[Dark Ai]]. As it turned out, however, Gigatron had lost his taste for evil and refused to come with Scourge, instead choosing rekindle his old friendship with Fire Convoy and joining the Patrol. {{storylink|LGEX Black Convoy Prologue}}

=====Spacewarp's Log=====
In one reality, [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]] was imprisoned at [[Garrus-7]] after his defeat by Fire Convoy. After Devil Gigatron upgraded into Gigatron Z, broke out of prison, and went on a rampage with his new Autobot-turned-Predacon crew, Fire Convoy's crew stopped them. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Spacewarp's Log (1), 2015/10/27}}

===Air Attack Optimus Primal===
In [[Viron 102.0 Beta]], Optimus Prime was a student of [[Scavenger (RID)|Scavenger]] at the [[Autobot Military Academy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/22}} Later, on early 21st century Earth, Prime led the Autobots against [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]]'s Predacon/Decepticon forces. The enemy received aid from the time-traveling Predacon criminal [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], who granted Galvatron a body upgrade into Megatron Megabolt. This body could form the head of Megabolt Maximus, the Megatron-hijacked Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} Optimus Prime was assisted by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], a "spirit guide" also from the future. {{storylink|Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal toy bio}} After a long and difficult battle, Prime and Primal triumphed over Megatron and Cryotek. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

===Shell Game===
[[File:ShellGame optimusprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Good thing we didn't see what happened to him, or else [[The Transformers: The Movie|history would've repeated itself.]]]]
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Optimus Prime, as part of [[Omega Prime]], defeated Megatron, but Megatron was soon replaced by a more fearsome Decepticon/Predacon leader, [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]. On the eve of a critical battle with Megazarak's forces, Optimus's loyal soldiers [[Fireflight (Universe Deluxe)|Fireflight]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], [[Drydock (TF 2010)|Drydock]], [[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]], [[Swerve (Chevy)|Swerve]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] were abducted by [[Unicron]] to fight in the [[Universe War]]. Despite some of Megazarak's Decepticons being abducted as well, Optimus, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[X-Brawn]] ultimately fell to Megazarak's onslaught. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

Optimus's corpse was thereafter visible on the surface of Cybertron, one of countless Autobots who fell at the hands of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]. {{storylink|Shell Game}}
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===Spy Changer continuity===
[[File:WorldsCollide4 Viron universe portal.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"Hmmm... ''yellow''... Do you think that's me, Prowl?"]]
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
When the [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds of Unicron]] destabilized the [[space bridge nexus]] in [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], causing the space bridges to become windows to other dimensions, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] caught a glimpse of Optimus Prime and Prowl. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Image:Optimusprimelittleyellowdifferent.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Wait a minute... there's something bothering me about this Prime. I know! This female Optimus Prime ''doesn't have a fire ladder!'' Enjoy your ''negligence suit'', lady!]]

Turns out the Optimus Prime of [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]] was female! When the [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] of her world accidentally turned all of Earth's energon toxic, Optimus Prime and her troops had to downsize into new Spy Changer forms to survive, much to the amusement of the Predacons... until the Autobots blew up the Predacons' pure energon and the bad guys ran out of energy. Optimus's nemesis [[Scourge (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Scourge]] was the only villain that made the shift to a Spy Changer body, but she too was defeated by Prime's army. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18}}

====OTFCC Voice Actor Drama====
{{voiceactor|[[Michelle Carolus]] (English)}}

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

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

{{note|Prime's "Worlds Collide" cameo was originally meant to be the cartoon incarnation Optimus Prime, but was later retconned into being the Prime from the Voice Actor Drama. That Prime was called "he" by Prowl, but was later retconned into being female as a nod to the female fan who voiced him for the presentation.}}{{--}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-10-FireConvoy.jpg|thumb|75px]]

Fire Convoy watched [[T-AI|Ai]] bathe at [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
1,000 years after the [[Grand Uprising]], Fire Convoy was a member of the [[Convoy Council]], which unanimously voted to dispatch the ''[[Hyperborea (BW)|Hyperborea]]'' to pursue the ''[[Terrastar (BW)|Terrastar]]''. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
While [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] explained the purpose of his [[Timemaze]], a red robot appeared on one of the device's screens. {{Storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID Optimus Prime toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|AMERICAN [[Burning justice|BURNING JUSTICE]] ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
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*'''Super Fire Convoy/Optimus Prime''' (Super Class, 2000, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-001'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

:''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Optimus Prime transforms into a Japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck. Harkening back to Generation 1 toys, he features chromed wheels with rubber tires. The forward section of his truck detaches to become his standard [[robot mode]]. His '[[trailer]]' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station. The station can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. His standard robot can combine with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] to form [[Omega Prime]].

:The original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' release differs from the [[Hasbro]] version in that it has a darker, metallic-flake plastic, gold chrome eyes for both modes and has no Autobot symbols tampo-printed on the shoulder pads. Obviously, the voice clips used for the Japanese toy are also different, although the English clips are essentially translations of the Japanese ones (with the Hasbro toy incorrectly proclaiming that Optimus Prime's transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|maximize]]"). Additionally, the Hasbro version has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. Furthermore, Fire Convoy's missiles are of a different mold on the Japanese toy. The toy’s ladder features a trigger that flips all four of his missile launchers forward into firing position when pressed. On Fire Convoy, pressing this trigger causes all four missiles to immediately launch (if by "launch" you mean "be-flung-up-into-the-air-and-fall-to-the-ground-instantly") when they flip forward, whereas the Hasbro toy removes the auto-fire feature, allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. Unchanged from the Takara release, the tires feature the name "FIRE CONVOY" instead of "OPTIMUS PRIME".

:By some bizarre twist of fate, the standard [[robot mode]] has four [[Mini-Con]] ports on his arms ''before'' they were used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]''.

:As an undocumented feature, Optimus Prime's pistol can be stored on the right side of a backpack.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Defensor (OTFCC)#Universe .282003.29|OTFCC 2005 Defensor]], but that toy ended up unreleased.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Black Super Fire Convoy ''' (Super Class, 2000/2001)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

: Also known as "Super Fire Convoy Black Version" and "Dark Super Fire Convoy", this [[black repaint]] of the Optimus Prime figure featured a golden chrome chest, and clear sirens. It was available only as a prize in several contests held by Takara: 15 units were available as prizes in a raffle held in [[TV Magazine]] in July; 400 were raffled off in a drawing that involved sending in coupons that came with the ''Car Robots'' DVDs (200 from October to December 2000, and 200 more from March to May 2001); and an undetermined amount were offered in a scratch-card contest also held by TV Magazine.

:This figure was also sold in a giftest with a black version of Ultra Magnus as "Black God Fire Convoy", noted below.

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*'''Clear Super Fire Convoy''' (Super Class, 2000)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

: Clear Super Fire Convoy is constructed primarily of translucent plastic, with opalescent/glittery white parts and gold chrome hubcaps. Like the Black Version of the figure, was only available as a contest prize. An unknown number of units were raffled off as part of the "Convoy Car Robots Campaign" between June and July 2000, while 15 were available at drawings held at Tokyo's Seibu Department Store between the 15th and 28th of August.

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[[File:CR-Black-God-Fire-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|ULTIMATE JETBLACK BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Black God Fire Convoy''' (Giftset, 2000)
:This two-figure giftset includes the Black Super Figure Convoy figure, plus a black version of the Ultra Magnus figure (itself exceptionally rare), who together combine to form Black God Fire Convoy. It was ''ludicrously'' limited in its availability, with the only ten units known to exist being offered as prizes in a scratch-card contest that TV Magazine run until early November 2000.

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*'''God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version''' (Giftset, 2000)
**''Accessories'': [[Matrix Blade|Super God Sword]]
:The God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version (ゴッドファイヤーコンボイスペシャルクリアバージョン) set includes a DIFFERENT clear Super Figure Convoy figure (with silver chrome hubcaps), plus a clear version of God Magnus. Together, they combine to form God Fire Convoy. The set also included the Super God Sword, which had previously been available only through various contests and raffles.

:The giftset was exclusive to Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. Released on November 23, 2000, it was limited to 3000 pieces; reportedly, only 100 TRUs carried the set, and limited customers to one purchase on the day of release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/ClearSuperFireConvoy/superfireconvoy.htm More information on Clear Super Fire Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Spychanger RIDPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Tiny BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Basic Class, 2002)

: This is a smaller, simplified version of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime made for the Spy Changer/Basic class in the ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline. It has no standard [[robot mode]] and parts do not detach. Oddly, all promotional images of this figure depicted it colored in ''orange''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrimeGobot/optimusprime.htm More information on Spychanger Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Super Fire Convoy''' (Super Class)

:The original Super Class Fire Convoy/Optimus Prime was planned to be reissued in 2014, but no progress was made. The reissue also intended to include a TRU exclusive Super God Sword accessory, <ref>http://news.tfw2005.com/2013/08/05/super-fire-convoy-2014-reissue-178159</ref> however...

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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-OptimusPrimeSuper.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|LEMON-FLAVORED BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

: A Sam's Club [[exclusive]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of his red plastic for a yellow-orange color. He came packed in [[robot mode]] in an upright display package, which featured a sticker on the front with a hilariously mistransformed Omega Prime, advertising the toy's combining ability with the simultaneously-released, slightly-redecoed Sam's Club exclusive ''Universe'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Ultra Magnus.

: For some reason, the Autobot symbol on his chest in Battle Mode is left unpainted.

: He is [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Shotimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFU03-toy OptimusWMSpychanger.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tiny LEMON-FLAVORED BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Prowl''' (Basic, 2003)

: One of a half-dozen Wal-Mart exclusive ''Universe'' toys to hit in the span of a few short months in 2003, this version of Prime is a yellow [[redeco]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Spy Changer]] Prime (with an oddly-unpainted face), based on the Sam's Club version of the larger toy. She was only available in a Basic-pricepoint two-pack with [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Spychanger Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Cybertron===
[[File:Cybertrontoy ridprime magnus 2pack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|MULTIVERSAL BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Ultra Magnus & Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles
:This Costco exclusive is a slightly redecoed Super [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] Optimus Prime toy. He was sold with ''Cybertron'' Ultra Magnus, a repackaged Super ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]. His continuity of origin was ambiguous for years, as he was released under the ''Cybertron'' banner. The Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] settled the issues in [[2015]].

:In Australia, this set was released as a Myer exclusive.
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:Titanium RIDPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|METAL BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Display stand, nameplate

: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Optimus is a six-inch tall [[die-cast]] metal and plastic version of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] the ladder rotates at its base and the nozzles flip out of the end of the ladder, but the ladder cannot extend. As he is much simplified compared to the larger toy, the (largely hollow) front of the vehicle cannot separate and form the standard [[robot mode]], nor can the rear of the vehicle form the battlestation. Instead, the entire fire truck transforms into a simplified version of the super robot Battle Mode. His legs unfold like the original Super Mode's forearms do. On this version of Optimus, panels on his forearms pop up and reveal small, non-firing sculpted guns.

: His ladder can be detached, as can his arms. Oddly enough, the ladder can connect to his shoulder joint, but only on the detached arms. This is very bizarre, as his arm and ladder don't do anything when connected. He also has some strange ports around his body that seem to do nothing.

: This mold was also used to make ''Titanium Series'' [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Zone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TitRIDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
[[File:TF-Encore-Fire-Convoy.jpg|upright=2|thumb||REISSUED BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''God Fire Convoy''' (Giftset, [[2018]]-[[March 23|03-23]])
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

:In this ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissue giftset, Super Fire Convoy and God Magnus have slightly different plastic colors, and the chrome details are replaced by show-accurate paint applications. Fire Convoy's truck mode has the "C-001" license plate [[show-accuracy|as seen in the animation]]. The tip of the Super God Sword is now translucent.

:Many specimens of this toy feature a design flaw in Fire Convoy's ankle joints, which makes it hard or impossible to get the truck cab to clip together properly. Quality control errors are common on this set, from poorly-aligned parts of the robots themselves, to electronics that play the wrong sounds, to even inaccurate callouts and pictures on the packaging. [[TakaraTomy]] took the unprecedented step of issuing a public apology and refunded recall of the set.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/encore-god-fire-convoy-lg64-seaspray-and-rione-lg65-targetmaster-twin-twist-lg66-targetmaster.1124163/page-60#post-15674212 TakaraTomy apology and recall notice]</ref>
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers DX===
[[File:Rid prime kabayakit1.jpg|225px|thumb|Puny BURNING JUSTICE]]

*'''Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Accessories:'' Pistol
:As part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers DX]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, Optimus Prime was one of three pre-assembled transforming figurines packaged with lemon candy. Capable of transforming into only the cab portion of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Prime's [[robot mode]] could also be upgraded into his Super Mode by attaching several additional armor pieces (two boots, two gauntlets, two arm-cannons, two shoulder guards, a head, a chest piece and a ladder), some of which came packaged with Prime himself, and the rest of which were split between the other two figures in the line, [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] and [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]].
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===Transformers Gum===
[[File:Rid prime kabayakit2.jpg|225px|thumb|[[Scale|Out of scale]] BURNING JUSTICE]]

*'''Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' 1
**''Accessories:'' Pistol
:Part of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' range of candy toys this version of Prime is a diminutive non-transforming snap-together model kit packaged with a stick of gum. Split across two plastic sprues, the kit is made of metallic silver and translucent red pieces with some painted details, which must be cut off their sprues and assembled by the buyer.

*'''Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' 2
:Prime's Super Mode also got representation in ''Transformers Gum''. Just as with his standard ''Gum'' figure, this one is likewise non-transforming, silver and translucent red, and packaged with gum.
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===Trans Kit===
[[File:Rid prime kabayakit3.jpg|225px|thumb|White Chocolate, Blueberry, and Cherry (not pictured) BURNING JUSTICE]]

*'''Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' 1
:Another model kit of Prime was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Trans Kit]]'' range of candy toys. This non-transforming figure was cast entirely in one color of plastic, but was available in either grey, blue or red. It came packaged in a two-piece box with candy-coated chocolates.

*'''Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' 2
**''Accessories:'' Pistol
:Like his larger self, this version of Prime was also available in grey, blue and red plastic.
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===KT Figure Collection===

*'''Ai-chan''' (2004)

[[File:AI PVC.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Perverted BURNING JUSTICE]]
: This figurine was produced by [[KT Figure Collection]], and included in a set of four others. It is notable in that not only is this the only non-[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] PVC in the entire set, but Ai-chan is portrayed bathing in a hot spring, and is thus completely nude, aside from her hat. A [[super deformed]] Super Fire Convoy is seen peeking over the side, and a miniature [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]] bath toy is in Ai-chan's hands.

: Yes, it's creepy. And you may find her face is familiar, BECAUSE the figure is designed by [[Yuki Ohshima]], who did the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|creepiest thing]] in the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] ever.
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===Robot Heroes===
*'''Super Optimus Prime''' / '''Megatron'''

[[File:RobotHeroes-RID2001-OptimusPrimeMegatron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|ADORABLE BURNING JUSTICE with [[Megatron (RID)|lazy madman]]]]
:Robot Heroes Optimus Prime was an ''adorable little robot'' based on his "Battle mode" look, and was going to be available with Megatron.

:This didn't happen because our god is not a loving and forgiving one.

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==Notes==
*According to the first ''Car Robots'' toy catalog, Optimus and his Autobots are part of a "Dimensional Patrol" that followed the Predacons from another dimension. This seems to have been only vaguely alluded to in the Japanese version of the show—Fire Convoy expressed bewilderment in the 12th episode for an O-Part "to exist during this time," suggesting that he and the O-Parts come from another time—but does not seem to have played a large part of the main story, to the extent that the ''Robots in Disguise'' dub was able to omit it entirely. However, the [[3H Productions|3H]] supplemental materials for the ''Universe'' series re-established the idea, presenting the "Dimensional Patrol" as a post-cartoon organization.
*The first ''Car Robots'' catalog also stated that Fire Convoy and Gigatron were once "[[:File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|childhood friends]]" that became eternal rivals. We don't really have any idea how that was supposed to work.
*Fans in Japan joke that Optimus Prime is an Autobot [[Emperor of Destruction]] rather than an Autobot [[Supreme Commander]], due to his actions in the ''Car Robot'' anime.
*For this incarnation of Optimus, voice actor [[Neil Kaplan]] specifically impersonated the voice of the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Peter Cullen]]. ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime is one of the few major Optimuses (two [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|as of 2017]]) whose English voice actor isn't Cullen or [[Garry Chalk]]. At conventions, Kaplan refers to himself as "the {{w|George Lazenby}} of Optimus Primes".<ref>This would presumably make [[David Kaye]] the {{w|Daniel Craig}} of Optimus Primes.</ref>
*''Cybertron'' "Multi-Pack" Optimus Prime's on-package [[bio]] seems to indicate he's ''Unicron Trilogy'' Optimus Prime. However, his (and Magnus') deco was later used in the [[Fun Publications]] ''Cybertron'' fan club magazine comic as ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime having traveled to the ''Unicron Trilogy'' universe.
*Optimus Prime's [[Super Mode]] chest resembles the chest of EnRyu from ''[[Brave (franchise)|King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', another Takara series. EnRyu also transforms into a fire truck with a similarly positioned "ladder cannon".
*This is the first incarnation of Optimus not to be [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|killed off]] at any point during his series. Possibly due to the fact that he is not intended to be [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] in the original ''Car Robot'' series.
**However, the Optimus Prime in "[[Shell Game]]" was later retconned as an iteration of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime, so that darkens things a bit.
*Optimus was left out of the [[BotCon 2010]] [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] video tribute to Optimus Prime(s).
*Michelle Carolus voiced Optimus at the [[OTFCC 2004]] voiced drama but Optimus's female voice went unmentioned by the rest of the cast. Eleven years later, "Ask Vector Prime" retconned her into an Optimus Prime who just happened to be female (grandfathering the Spy Changer Scourge as female too, due to their clone nature). In the script, she was called "Optimus Prime (Micro)".
*''Kre-O'' Fire Convoy wears a ''Kre-O'' [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] helmet piece painted up to resemble Super Fire Convoy.
*This incarnation of Optimus later inspired the name and design of [[Fire Prime]] in the ''Animated'' storybook "[[Bots of Science]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Fire Convoy''' (ファイヤーコンボイ ''Faiyā Konboi''), '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Fire Convoy''' (파이어콘보이 ''Paieo Konboi'')
*''Russian:'' '''Optimus''' (Оптимус)

==Footnotes==
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Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

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[[File:TransEnergonTitle.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm looking pretty good [[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|NOW]], aren't I?]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''', known as '''''Transformers: Super Link''''' (トランスフォーマースーパーリンク) in Japan, is a cartoon series produced by [[Actas Inc.]] and [[Studio A-CAT]]. It aired in the US from January 2004 to June 2005 for <s>52</s> 51 episodes, in support of the toyline of the same name. It is a direct sequel to ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' and forms the second part of the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]".

The show takes place ten years after the finale of ''Armada'', opening in an age of peace on Cybertron and Earth which is destined not to last long. ''Energon'' pits the Autobots against an array of villains: the reborn [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], the barely functional [[Unicron]], and the mysterious [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] and his [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] minions.

''Energon'', like ''Armada'', was "written" and "animated" in Japan and "dubbed" for US consumption. The series introduced to Transformers cartoons the technique of combining cel-shaded [[Computer-generated imagery|computer animation]] with 2D hand-drawn animation, creating a fusion between the CGI of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''/''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Machines]]'' and traditionally animated series such as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots/Robots in Disguise]]''.

For ''Super Link'', "[[Taiyō no Transform!!]]" plays as its opening [[Japanese themes|theme]] and "[[Calling You]]" for its ending theme.

:''Preceded by: [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''
:''Followed by: [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]''

On August 27, 2018, the series was added to the syndicated "KidsClick" programming block.

==Characters==
Note: Many characters from Armada are present and not listed below, particularly the Mini-Cons; that being said, they are far less... important now. (Ex: Kicker's constant use of the Street Action Mini-Cons while barely giving any regard to them.)
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'''Main Cast'''

*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Garry Chalk]])
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] ([[Brent Miller]])
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno/Roadblock]] ([[Michael Daingerfield]])
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] ([[Matt Hill]])
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] ([[Colin Murdoch]])
*[[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] (Scott McNeil)

'''Team Rodimus'''

*[[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] ([[Paul Dobson]])
*[[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] ([[Alistair Abell]])
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] ([[Ward Perry]])

'''Team Bulkhead'''

*[[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] ([[French Tickner]])
*[[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Doron Bell, Jr.]])
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] ([[Ty Olsson]])

'''Omnicons'''

*[[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] ([[Sharon Alexander]])
*[[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] ([[Terry Klassen]])
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (Scott McNeil)

'''Combiner teams'''

*[[Air Team]]
**[[Superion Maximus]] ([[Paul Dobson]])
**[[Storm Jet (Energon)|Storm Jet]]
**[[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]]
**[[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]]
**[[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]]
**[[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]]

'''Others'''
*[[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]] ([[Ron Halder]])
*[[Autobot nurse]]s (?)
*[[Rhyming Omnicon fanboys]] ([[Tony Sampson]])

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'''Main Cast'''

*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron/Galvatron]] ([[David Kaye]]/[[Richard Newman]])
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus/Snow Cat]] ([[Don Brown]])
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] ([[Alvin Sanders]])
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave/Mirage]] ([[Doug Parker]])
*[[Shockblast]] ([[Brian Drummond]])
*[[Six Shot]] ([[Terry Klassen]])

'''Combiner teams'''

*[[Construction Team]]
**[[Constructicon Maximus]] (Don Brown)
**[[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]]
**[[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]]
**[[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]]
**[[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]]
**[[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]]

*[[Destruction Team]]
**[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] ([[Trevor Devall]])
**[[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade]]
**[[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]]
**[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]]
**[[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]
**[[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]]

'''Terrorcons'''

*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] ([[Colin Murdoch]])
*[[Battle Ravage]]/[[Command Ravage]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]/[[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout]]
*[[Cruellock]]
*[[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]

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'''Regulars'''
*[[Kicker Jones]] ([[Brad Swaile]])
*[[Misha Miramond]] ([[Ellen Kennedy]])
*[[Brian Jones (Energon)|Brian Jones]] ([[Ron Halder]])
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] ([[Tabitha St. Germain]])
*[[Carlos Lopez]] ([[Matt Hill]])
*[[Miranda Jones]] ([[Nicole Oliver]])
*[[Rad White]] ([[Kirby Morrow]])
*[[Sally Jones]] (Nicole Oliver)

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*[[Alpha Quintesson]] ([[Trevor Devall]])
*[[Primus]] ([[Ron Halder]])
*[[Unicron]] ([[Mark Acheson]])

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}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Energon episodes}}

{{collist|4|
#[[Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City]]
#[[Energon Stars]]
#[[Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok]]
#[[Megatron's Sword]]
#[[The New Cybertron City]]
#[[Megatron Resurrected]]
#[[Megatron Raid]]
#[[Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary]]
#[[Battle of the Asteroid Belt]]
#[[Energon Tower]]
#[[The Legend of Rodimus]]
#[[Crisis in Jungle City]]
#[[Kicker Beware!]]
#[[Energon Grid]]
#[[Rodimus Friend or Foe?]]
#[[Go for Unicron!]]
#[[The Return of Demolishor]]
#[[A Tale of Two Heros]]
#[[Battle Stations]]
#[[Alpha Q: Identity]]
#[[Shockblast: Rampage]]
#[[Survival Instincts]]
#[[Each One Fights...]]
#[[Unicron Unleashed]]
#[[Open Fire!]]
#[[Ripped Up Space]]
#[[Team Optimus Prime]]{{dag|red}}
#[[Protection]]
#[[Imprisoned Inferno|Improsoned Inferno]]
#[[Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet]]
#[[Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead]]
#[[Farewell Inferno]] [[Return! Our Scorponok]]
#[[Crash Course]]
#[[Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme]]
#[[A Heroic Battle]]
#[[The Power of Unicron|The Power]]
#[[Optimus Supreme]]
#[[Unicron Perishes]]
#[[Ambition]]
#[[Wishes]]
#[[Galvatron!]]
#[[Break Through]]
#[[Distribution]]
#[[The Omega Train]]
#[[Decepticon Army|Deception Army]]
#[[Ironhide Team]]
#[[Formidable]]
#[[Galvatron Terror]]
#[[Destructive Power]]
#[[Spark (episode)|Spark]]
#[[The Sun]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]'' 
"Return! Our Scorponok" was to be "Scorponok's Scars", but it never aired and was probably never dubbed. It is not considered to exist in the English version of the series.

==Criticisms==
{{bigquote|Something cool ''finally'' happened!|[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] announces that the series is over.<ref>No, really! In every preview for ''Super Link'', Alpha Q promised the audience that "Something cool might happen" in the next episode. When the series ended, he finally declared that the promised coolness had, at last, come to pass. He might be crazy, but he's not ''entirely'' wrong in the head.</ref>}}

The fiction of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] got off to a bad start with the ''Armada'' cartoon, and many fans had hopes that ''Energon'' would be a return to glory. Alas, it was not to be; ''Energon'', the televisual representation of Transformers for its 20th anniversary year, is widely considered the worst Transformers cartoon televised in the United States.

===Conceptual and storytelling flaws===
====Plotting====
The primary flaw of ''Energon'' is that it simply does not have enough plot to fill 52 episodes. The first half of the series moves at a respectable pace, and around episode #20, the villains achieve their objective — the restoration of Unicron. However, because there are another 32 episodes to fill, an attack by the Autobots and their allies [[Battle Stations|deactivates Unicron]]. The storyline is then essentially ''repeated'' for twenty more episodes, until Unicron is reactivated ''again'' and [[Unicron Perishes|destroyed ''again'']]. But even then, there are ''still'' thirteen more episodes to go, and with the ''driving aspect of the plot'' destroyed, viewers are served up a virtually pointless storyline full of [[To sell toys|repaints and combiners]], which added nothing to what had already taken place.

Individual episodes are likewise padded out with time-killing scenes such as [[stock footage]] sequences, generally a minimum of three per episode. An ''incredible'' amount of time is consumed in communication and report scenes, in which the characters stand around in front of video screens and [[Team Optimus Prime|tell one another things that the viewers already know]].

====Character de-evolution====
The series takes a ''very'' dismissive attitude towards characters and their development. With the exception of [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (who survives the series and resolves his long-running feud with [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]), the writers seemed unable to carry personal sub-plots and conflicts through to any conclusion. Instead, they would either quietly drop these opportunities for character development, or (much more gallingly) the characters would die and/or get mindwiped, so the stories would not ''have'' to be resolved. Examples:

*Demolishor's uncertainty in the Decepticon cause? "Resolved" by having him sacrifice himself to save Megatron, then having Megatron resurrect him with no memories.
*Inferno's struggle against Megatron's Decepticon programming? Brought to an end by having him kill himself, then be resurrected, only to do ''absolutely nothing'' for the rest of the series.
*Kicker's hatred of Transformers? Vanishes with no explanation after roughly two episodes, save for the occasional kick to Ironhide.
*Rodimus and Optimus Prime's ideological feud over whether Unicron should be destroyed? Rodimus puts himself under Optimus's command for the mission to defeat Galvatron, and the argument never comes up again.
*Wing Saber's dedication to capturing Shockblast? Well, he captures him . . . but when Shockblast escapes again, Wing Saber doesn't say a word.

Many similar examples exist.

====Promoting toys====
Of course, any Transformers series exists [[to sell toys]], but in promoting the abilities and gimmicks of its toyline, ''Energon'' frequently ignored common sense to the most amazing degree in order to shoehorn these concepts into a setting and story where they didn't make sense.

[[File:Carsinspace.jpg|thumb|Their wheels spin and everything.]]
In choosing to set most of its action in the void of space, ''Energon'' foolishly robbed the Transformers of any real reason to ''transform.'' They can all happily fly in robot mode (in space, on planets, anywhere), inviting the question of why transformation is necessary. But, to promote the fact that the toys transform, characters would routinely change to vehicle mode anyway, even in outer space. Cue innumerable scenes of cars, trucks, and snowmobiles ''driving through space.'' Characters would even transform to vehicle mode on the ground, and then ''drive away into the air''. Everyone could control their flight with no problem in either form, completely invalidating the need for any variety in [[alternate mode]]. Conversely, on occasions when it might actually make sense to transform to a speedy vehicle form for fast or long-distance travel, characters often choose to run to where they're going instead.

Whereas the English version of the series takes its name from the central plot element (the collection of Energon), the Japanese version, ''Super Link,'' takes its name from the main thematic concept/[[gimmick]]: Autobots [[powerlinx]]ing. The Japanese version of the show contained a lot of waffling about the symbolic nature of this ("Even when one heart is weak, together, we are strong!"). Unfortunately, the fact remains that, almost without exception, these combinations are used in straight firefights, where combining two soldiers into one means ''fewer guns to fire at the enemy.'' Further, the resulting combined soldier rarely shows any sign of enhanced firepower.

Further failing to advertise the combining gimmick are the "Maximus" combiner teams. For about 90% of their screen time, the three giants are seen in ''only'' their combined super robot modes, rarely splitting into individual vehicles. The central torso units are seen as individual robots for perhaps 5 seconds in the entire series, and the show doesn't even acknowledge that the limbs could ''be'' individuals.

===Production flaws===
====Art and animation====

[[File:Scorponok blacklines.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Rescale what now?]]
''Energon'', animated by [[Actas Inc.]] and [[Studio A-CAT]], introduced a new concept to Transformers cartoons: the blending of CGI with traditional hand-drawn animation. The animators rendered the Transformer characters in cel-shaded CGI, while animating humans and other aspects of the show through traditional means. On the plus side, this allowed for a consistently high level of hand-drawn animation quality (especially enjoyable after the often scattershot quality of ''Armada''). In particular, the show uses the CGI to show many characters in motion at once, often with a high frame rate that gives them a very fluid appearance (for example, the many charges of the [[Battle Ravage]] Terrorcon drones, replete with numerous stamping legs and bobbing heads and tails.)

On the other hand, the CGI animation is positively primitive. Characters possess no sense of weight and cannot move in any manner but the most basic. Even ''walking'' is a challenge for characters with bulky models, like Ironhide, who is often reduced to swinging his arms and legs back and forth while sliding along a predetermined path. The black-line outlines of character models were often not rescaled for different shots, resulting in the characters sometimes appearing as indecipherable masses of heavy black lines.

[[File:GuessIronhidesEmotion.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The above images feature: A horrified Ironhide witnessing Demolishor's death; a surprised Ironhide asking a question; a determined Ironhide charging into battle; and a fighting-mad Ironhide striking a decisive blow. Can you figure out which is which?]]
[[File:Energon InfernoImprisoned torture.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Are you @&#%$ kidding me?!]]

Additionally, "emotion" is nonexistent; the blank-faced CGI models could not easily display any [[Dull surprise|facial expressions beyond "mouth open" and "mouth closed."]] Numerous characters don't ''have'' facial animation, even ones with mouths. Most prominent among these is Alpha Q, who has ''no facial animation at all'' despite the fact that he's basically nothing but four faces. In some cases, when it was necessary for a character to emote visibly (Megatron's pronounced yawning, Inferno's [[Imprisoned Inferno|tortured screaming]]), or to do something visually dynamic ([[Jungle Planet (episode)|acrobatic transformation]]), the CGI would actually be ''replaced'' with hand-drawn animation, because it just ''looked more impressive''. Does that seem ''right'' to you?

In addition, the show's CGI compares very poorly with ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines,'' both of which came out ''years'' previously, both of which were ''fully'' CGI (without the crutch of hand-drawn animation to fall back on), and both of which had characters who boasted complex, nuanced facial expressions and fluid, constant body language — even [[Diagnostic Drone|the ones with utterly inhuman faces and bodies]]. The only way to spare the animators' reputation is to assume that Energon's budget was miniscule in comparison—and, to be scrupulously fair, ''Beast Wars'' was one of the most expensive animated television programs ever made at the time.

Even within the limits of the animation, many bad editing, design, and lighting choices make the series difficult to follow visually. Unicron's body — primarily black, to match his ''Energon'' redeco toy — is frequently lost against the blackness of space. When Alpha Q energizes Unicron's head, it becomes the [[Energon Orb]], with no visual indication as to what it used to be. Scenes set underground or within Unicron's body are commonly underlit, to the point that the characters can't even be distinguished. Strange elements such as the [[Rift|rift in space]] are inconsistently animated and described by the characters, making it difficult to figure out what they are.

====Editing====
[[File:E3 titlecard.jpg|thumb|left|Anyone who's got a spare "o" and is in need of an "i"?]]
At times, ''Energon'' tends to flow like a single feature-length film... a film that has been mercilessly chopped up into 22 minute segments. Thus, confusing, unclear elements like the [[Rift|rift in space]] and [[Unicron]]'s dark, partially re-energized body are routinely shown in closeup without any introductory establishing shots, making it extraordinarily unclear what's happening or where for the viewer who's just watching one particular episode by itself. To be a ''little'' bit fairer, this "chopped-up film" sensation is not exactly uncommon in Japanese animated series with a defined length, but ''Energon'' is a good example of the method at its very worst.

[[File:Improsonedinferno.jpg|thumb|Yeah, why?]]
The show's scene editing also tends to be very abrupt and choppy. Battle animation in particular routinely cuts between numerous, very short scenes, showing several simultaneous but unrelated events as if the viewer must be kept up to date on ''all'' of them in real time. This makes it difficult to grasp the significance of ''any'' of the events shown. When boiled down, this editing style often serves to mask the fact that not much is actually happening.

To make things worse for the credibility of the editors, "[[Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok]]", "[[A Tale of Two Heros]]", "[[Imprisoned Inferno|Improsoned Inferno]]", and "[[Decepticon Army|Deception Army]]" all have blatant spelling errors '''''in the titles!''''' Making it more annoying is that only the latter two of those four were corrected for the DVD release.
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====Music====
This is maybe the only good part of Energon... because the soundtracks for both versions are outstanding. The music created uses a combination of orchestral and synthesized sounds, and has pieces that can be used in any situation. Sadly one of the issues in Energon is the use of music that does not fit the tone of the scene; in "[[Imprisoned Inferno]]", the episode ends with triumphant music despite being a very somber event.

====Scripting and dubbing====
[[File:E1 titlecard.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Why do we always come here I guess we'll never know It's like a kind of torture to have to watch the show!'']]
The original Japanese version of the show is, in short, sluggish and confusing... but at least the conversations make sense. Even that got lost when the show was ported for North American consumption.

The dub of ''Energon'' seems even ''more'' rushed than ''Armada,'' which was already known for being so hurried that dubbers were working with unfinished animation, got names wrong, and had moments of dialogue that didn't jibe with the action. ''Energon'' [[Battle of the Asteroid Belt|generally]] got completed animation, and ''usually'' got names right—but [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] gets three different names during the course of the show, and [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] are constantly confused.

The rushed dub script is full of mistranslations. Though some elements obviously needed to be altered to suit a Western audience, it seems that many portions of the dub were never checked to see if they made logical sense. As a result, the script is stilted, perfunctory, and repetitive, constantly throwing in cliche, time-killing phrases like "We've gotta [repeat the plot which everyone already knows]", "Let's do it!", and "It's time to [perform some action that's already blatantly obvious]". There is arbitrary new dialogue (that seems to exist purely due to writers' carelessness) which ''does not match what is occurring onscreen''. The final result is a show with some bizarre non-sequiturs and more than a few moments of ''genuine nonsense.''

To cite just one example: at the start of "[[Team Optimus Prime]]", Dr. Jones says, in a frustrated tone, "I ''can't'' get back the energon I sent to Kicker. That's ''impossible!''" The entire notion of "getting it back" is absurd on the surface, akin to trying to get back water that went down a drain; saying that not getting it back is ''impossible'' is even more ridiculous; and further, the original dialog is a passive lament, more along the lines of "It's not like that energon I sent is ever coming back." Similar examples exist in nearly every single episode of the show.

Outside of these accidents, there are also some strange ''deliberate'' changes, chief among them the tendency for [[Primus]] to be intermittently ignored. In one episode, Primus would be dubbed accurately, talking with other characters normally, while in the next, he would be deliberately edited out, with his lines erased or given to other characters, and references to him replaced with "the core". Other odd instances include Terrorcon drones having spoken lines randomly inserted in some scenes, never attributed to any one Terrorcon; a strange tendency for various characters to exclaim that "[[Unicron]] is coming to life!" every time Unicron's body is manipulated by other characters; and a steadfast refusal to acknowledge the deaths of any characters. The dub also tried to portray the tragic character Alpha Q (no, really) as a flat-out villain.

Given all of this, the quality of voice acting frequently suffers throughout the show. This can be a common result of the antiseptic ADR (Additional Dialogue Recording) environment, where actors perform solo, with no one to play off. But ''Energon'' is particularly bad in this regard. Lead talents such as [[Garry Chalk]] and [[David Kaye]] still turn in strong performances, but actors for many of the secondary characters clearly struggle to make something of the material they're given, often sounding flat and uninspired, or just confused. There are many times when ''all'' the actors clearly have no idea what their lines mean in the greater scheme of things, nor any idea of what they're really talking about; the Dr. Jones quote cited above is also an example of this problem.

There's also a pronounced amount of "filling dead air," with characters talking from offscreen simply to make noise where there was none originally. Take a drink every time someone goes "Uhh?" to break the silence, and you'll be hammered by the first commercial break.

{{bigquote|I really wish they would put this terrible series out on DVD. Not because I really want to watch it again, but because it would fill that unsightly gap between Armada and Cybertron with unsightly content.|The nicest words ever spoken about the Energon cartoon, [http://tinyurl.com/5tuucc "Gustavo!", August 2008]}}

==Home video releases==
===''Super Link''===
[[File:Tf superlink vol 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Is this one better than the American version? Absolutely. ]]
{{main|Interchannel}}

The ''Super Link'' version of ''Energon'' was released on DVD by Interchannel in [[Japan]] while the series was still on air.

*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 002 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 003 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 004 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 005 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 006 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 007 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 008 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 009 (2005)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 010 (2005)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 011 (2005)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 012 ([[April 20]] 2005)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 013 (2005)

{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
Geneon Universal Entertainment will release the entire episodes in one set, with corrected & enhanced animation.
*''Transformer: Super Link'' DVD Set (2016)
{{-}}

===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Ultimate Collection DVD.jpg|thumb|100px]]
{{main|Paramount Pictures}}
When Paramount Home Entertainment released a handful of ''Energon'' collections on VHS and DVD in 2004 and 2005, several episodes were re-dubbed to fix numerous mistakes that occurred in the episodes that were broadcast, as well as throwing in some new dialogue.
*''Transformers: Energon—Volume 1: The Battle for Energon'' ([[June 27]], 2004)
*''Transformers: Energon—Volume 2: The Return of Megatron'' (2004)
*''Transformers: Energon—Volume 3: Shockblast Unleashed'' (2005)
*''Transformers: Energon—Volume 4: Omega Supreme'' (2005)
*''Transformers: Energon—The Ultimate Collection'' (2008)
{{-}}
{{main|Shout! Factory}}
Shout! Factory released the complete series on a seven-disc DVD set in 2014.
*''Transformers Energon'': The Complete Series (2014)
{{-}}

==Foreign Names==
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Néngliàng Jīngtǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：能量晶体, "Transformers: Energy Crystal")

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*{{w|lang=ja|トランスフォーマースーパーリンク|''Transformers: Super Link'' at the Japanese Wikipedia}}

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:''Siren is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Siren boxart.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Known for his "thumbs-aside" attitude.]]
'''Siren'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s (aka '''Loudmouth''') voice modulator goes to eleven—and stays there. Thanks to his ear-splitting upbringing in the [[Sonic Canyons]], he operates at full volume all the time. While this may annoy his pals [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], it drives his partner [[Quig]] nuts. Eventually, Quig's efforts to teach Siren about the concept of an "indoor voice" may succeed, but for now Siren doesn't really listen to him, either because he can't hear him or because he doesn't ''want'' to.

{{bigquote|Loud, brash... and totally ''brain dead!''|Nightbeat, regarding Siren|"[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Sirennightbeatbigshutdown.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Siren, you hypocrite, your motto is "Act first, ask questions later."]]
''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Siren accompanied Nightbeat to Earth to investigate a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the California shoreline. At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over [[Playback|the body]], who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Siren was sent to chase them down, and after he had cornered the two in an alley, he learned that the two were actually Autobots! Though [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Horsepower (G1)|Horsepower]] made their introductions, the latter exploded as the real culprit, the [[Decepticon]] leader-in-training [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] announced his presence with his [[cyclone cannon]]. The two barely managed to escape, and Hosehead explained that the well-armed Decepticon was hunting down purposefully-released Autobot prisoners. Nightbeat and his partner [[Muzzle]] were able to detonate the inspected corpse's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}} {{storylink|Rage!}}

[[File:AssaultontheArk a noble sentiment.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
''Siren was reading up on the ancient Cybertronian myth of the "Deathbringer" when the Autobots received a distress call from Earth's surface. In response, Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included Siren, [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], Hosehead, [[Getaway]], and himself. Under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades, only to find what seemed to be mythology come to life: a [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] had come to cleanse the planet of life! Ironically, the creature was powered by the energies of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], over which Optimus had been lamenting the loss of beforehand. Siren and the others fought valiantly against the Deathbringer, but their efforts proved futile against the seemingly invulnerable foe. Using a plan hatched by Nightbeat, Optimus used the Deathbringer's own programming against it, and caused it to self-destruct, removing Siren and the others from danger.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}

''Siren was relaxing on the Ark, playing a board game with Nightbeat, when the spacecraft came under attack from a small detachment of Decepticon lead by Thunderwing, who was hungry for revenge against Siren, Nightbeat, and Hosehead for his earlier defeat at their hands. Though shocked to see Thunderwing alive, Siren realized that the Decepticon had come for him and his friends, and was unwilling to let Optimus Prime risk his life in battle for him. Fortunately, the Autobots far outnumbered Thunderwing's team, and the villains were soon driven off with relative ease.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:Sirengeethanks.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Siren: Worst Green Lantern ever.]]
In search of the Creation Matrix, Siren, Nightbeat, and Hosehead took a journey to the planet [[Pz-Zazz]]. Nightbeat's zeal quickly got them in trouble with both local mobs, and in the midst of a skirmish, Siren found himself in possession of the artifact both mobs desired—the [[bird]]. Though with the help of Miss [[Fatale]], Siren, Hosehead, and Nightbeat were able to use the artifact to restore the decrepit planet, they failed to find the Matrix. However, they ''did'' manage to get shot in the back and captured by Thunderwing and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} Siren demonstrated remarkable self-control in not revealing information to Thunderwing while being tortured by [[Thunderwing's ship|his ship]]'s [[Mind Leech]], despite the incredible pain. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

[[File:Sirenendoftheroad.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Do you not understand? It's [[Furmanism|Over! '''Finished!''']]]]
Due to a system malfunction caused by [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] colliding with the machinery when he was "disciplined" by Thunderwing, the machine holding Siren and his teammates short-circuited, {{storylink|Dark Creation}} allowing the trio to break free. Learning that Thunderwing had successfully found the Matrix in their absence and was planning to sneak aboard the Ark in a stolen Autobot shuttle, Siren and pals stowed away on the shuttle in the hopes of disrupting the Decepticons' schemes somehow. Finding themselves on the Ark in the middle of a fierce battle against Thunderwing, who had become possessed by the Matrix, Nightbeat quickly hatched a plan. After Nightbeat harpooned Thunderwing to a shuttle, Hosehead released the [[artificial gravity]], and after Thunderwing and the shuttle had been sucked out, Siren pulled Nightbeat back into the Ark's ship bay. Thunderwing was cast out into the void of space, where the shuttle self-destructed. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

With the [[Matrix Quest]] having come to an end, the Autobots enjoyed some much-needed downtime. Siren and Hosehead spent time watching mystery films on one of the Ark's monitors; Siren was even able to guess that the servo-droid was the culprit. Later, Siren told Hosehead a joke he'd already heard. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} This holiday was interrupted when the gruesomely-combined [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]/[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] went on a rampage through the Ark, and Siren expressed displeasure when Optimus Prime made the unpopular decision to spare the creature. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

After the second [[Decepticon Civil War]], Siren and the rest of the Earthbound Transformers were teleported to Cybertron by [[Primus]]. There, the Transformer's creator-god told them of his eternal struggle against Unicron, and of their imminent destiny to oppose the Chaos-Bringer. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} During this costly battle, despite the incredible foe he and his race faced, he raced recklessly on his [[sky-sled]] for his personal amusement. Despite Nightbeat's warnings, this resulted in him colliding with Jazz. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

With Unicron defeated, the Autobots secretly followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]], but their presence became known, and they were ambushed upon arrival. Siren managed to survive the first round of the massacre, desperately grabbing for his weapon under the feet of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], but he was noticed and put out of his misery. The [[Last Autobot]] arrived to revive all the Autobot casualties magically, and Siren was presumably revived as well. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:ShadowofEvil siren blasted.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
In an alternate [[2009]], Siren was one of the Autobots who had to abandon Cybertron to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons after the [[Time Wars]] rebooted history. To make matters worse, their ship crashed on Earth after their leader, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], was possessed by Unicron's corrupting influence. Siren was seen being blasted around the landscape by his fearless leader after impact. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Siren was present when Powermaster Optimus Prime led the Autobots against the joint Decepticon leaders Shockwave and Megatron, who had tried to hijack the oil reserves of [[Alaska]]. Siren was hit by a laser, causing him to transform into vehicle mode. The Autobots drove off the Decepticons, but not before [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] shot a Minibot because he turned off his targeting computer. Optimus then sat his troops down and explained to them the differences between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}}

Siren was among the Autobots who responded to a Decepticon attempt to steal the United States military's [[Nevada Alpha]] arms cache, making a path through traffic for his team-mates with his lights and sirens. During the battle, his right leg was badly damaged by [[Snarler]], but the Autobots soon triumphed and Siren and the other wounded were taken to receive medical treatment from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} He wasn't so lucky during later battles, falling alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}

Recordings of the attack on Alaska, along with Optimus Prime reviewing Siren's characteristics to Bumblebee, were used in a wayward simulation experienced by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Yet to discover the fine art of whispering.]]
When the war ended with the Decepticons' defeat on Klo, Siren and Quig nearly undid the binary-bonding process that connected them, only to realize they had come to rely on one-another to balance out their clashing personalities. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classcs'' Quig profile}} Together, they joined Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] to form their own team. They then picked up [[Lug (G1)|Lug]] from [[Nebulos]] {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classics'' Lug profile}} before being joined by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and a new [[human]] recruit, [[Minerva (Masterforce human)|Minerva]]. Together, they formed a detective agency and scoured the galaxy for mysteries to solve. {{storylink|At Fight's End}} {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

Nightbeat's crew once had to set their ship down on the planet [[Azure]] for repairs, and they were stranded there for the interim. After a barroom brawl initiated by Nightbeat's crew (and aggravated by Siren), Nightbeat found that he was a person of interest to a potential client, a sentient ship named ''[[Amory]]''. ''Amory'' required the services of Nightbeat and his team in finding her pilot, [[Phyrion]]. However, the entire arrangement was a setup put together by the Decepticons [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who had assembled an alleged "new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]" by promising payment to [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] for their assistance. Ruckus wasn't very smart, however, and had brought his hostage with him. Soon after Siren disoriented Ruckus with his [[sonic-screamer pistol]]s and Slag separated Ruckus from the hostage by ''chopping off his arm'', the Decepticons were defeated and Phyrion was returned to ''Amory''. Regretting her involvement, ''Amory'' paid the Autobots for their services.

Despite their short run-in with good luck, Siren and the rest of the crew were still stranded on Azure without a working ship. In the meantime, surely someone was in need of a detective... {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:LessThanZero yow siren.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
Twenty-one years after the battle on Klo, Siren was stationed on Cybertron and alongside [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] was charged by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] with keeping the renegade [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] in custody. They managed to keep him for about thirty seconds before he apparently infected Perceptor with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]] and escaped to look for his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Siren presumably fell victim to the Gene Key around this time; when Grimlock met up with Grapple, Hosehead, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] later, they believed themselves the only Autobots to escape conversion.

When Rodimus Prime was sent on a journey through space and time via [[Zero Space]], he was transported back to the time of the Deathbringer's attack on Earth, and narrowly avoided being struck by Siren when the loud-mouthed Autobot was sent hurtling through the air and smashed through a window. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

During the invasion of Cybertron by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s, Siren found himself fighting on the front line along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and a horde of other Autobots, most of whom were slaughtered in the first action. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Siren, by contrast, survived and was seen after the battle arresting [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Sirendarkages.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|We'd tilt back too if we were carrying those things around.]]
Siren was part of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s organized resistance to Decepticon rule during the [[Age of Internment]]. Along with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], [[Getaway]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], he participated in a bait-and-capture mission in [[Nova Cronum]] to disable one of the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] and bring it in for study. Curiously, they engaged a group of three of the Air Warriors, disabled the first two, and the third just shut down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} However, when Nightbeat tried to apply an [[inhibitor claw]], the Air Warrior automatically upgraded into enhanced attack mode and began to attack them again. The ensuing onslaught was overwhelming, but while Siren ended up being blinded by one of the Air Warrior's blasts, he and Joyride latched their [[alternate mode]]s together, rammed their opponent into a spike on the wall, and finally attached the inhibitor claw. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|Transformers: Stormbringer #1]]

[[File:SpotlightKup Siren.jpg|left|upright=1|thumb|It seems [[Springer (G1)|somebody]] better be careful.]]
Initially stationed on the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Siren was requisitioned into action on board the ''[[Ark-17]]'' for a mission to rescue [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] from [[Tsiehshi]]. Unfortunately, Kup had been driven mad by the planet's [[Ore-8]] radiation and, unable to recognise his would-be rescuers thanks to the antique anti-radiation armor they were wearing, believed the were [[zombie]]s and attacked them. Siren was the only one to escape alive (minus an arm), and loudly berated both [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] on the foolhardy rescue mission, which had cost loyal Autobots their lives. Though Springer reminded Siren of how valuable Kup's training had been to all the Autobot soldiers, the [[Wrecker]]s commander was silenced when Siren stated that no Autobots deserved to die at the hands of their comrades, especially by the hand of somebody as revered as Kup. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Sometime later, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] had hatched a plan to boost Autobot morale by rebuilding and rehabilitating Kup using [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Pretender]] technology that [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] had perfected. To maintain Kup's mental stability, it was agreed that he would never be told what he did to the ground teams from ''Ark-17'', and survivors such as Siren and [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] were sworn to silence. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|All Hail Megatron #15}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Siren joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. Their departure aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion within the ship, sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Siren out of the ship, {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} but he survived the experience and was soon recovered and repaired. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:IntimateBeheading BRILLIANT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|thumb|You know you're loud when you can make [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] ''cringe''.]]
''Someone'' thought it was a good idea to give Siren the PA system and let him do the ship-wide announcements. He reported on the hostage situation taking place in [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s office. {{storylink|Interiors}} Later, he was invited to [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind's]] first attempt to awaken Rung from his coma with a storytelling session alongside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], and [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], though his piercing voice caused his fellow Autobots to shield their ears. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Some time later, Siren and the rest of the crew of the ''Lost Light'' returned to Cybertron to help thwart the machinations of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" prophecy. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} In the aftermath, Siren was a spectator at the trial of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Six months after that, once the ''Lost Light'' was back on its quest, Siren sat in rapt attention as [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] related the story of how he saved the universe. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

A while afterwards, Siren was walking through the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s corridors when a [[hoverboard]]-riding Tailgate almost knocked his head off. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

At some point Siren was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and vouched that he would support them in the event of a mutiny against their "co-captains" Megatron and Rodimus. When the time came, Siren stood alongside Getaway on the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bridge as he stranded Megatron, Rodimus, and their supporters on the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s [[Necroworld|planet]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

After Getaway took over the ''Lost Light'', he maintained his control by bargaining with the mnemosurgeon [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] to rewrite the crew's memories. Siren and the others soon came to believe that Rodimus and his cohorts left the ''Lost Light'' willingly, abandoning the rest of the crew to seek Cyberutopia on their own. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Siren was seen loudly socializing with the fraught [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] after the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] caught up with the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

When Cyberutopia turned out to be a fraud, however, Getaway sold out his crew to save his own neck. Siren and the others were turned into [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]] by a virus and used as cannon fodder on behalf of the [[Grand Architect]]. They attacked Rodimus and his people when they found Cyberutopia as well. First Aid was able to undo the effects of the Sparkeater virus using concussive medicine. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Loudmouth was an extremely loud ancient [[Titan Master]] who crewed the giant [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] robots at the dawn of time. His special [[Spark]] gift that he was meant to share with peaceful races he met across the galaxy was the ability to damage enemies with a devastating Circuit Shock Disruptor. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Loudmouth online bio}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SmallHeadmastersCommercial autobots.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|They didn't have any dialogue, but then again they probably couldn't afford BRIAN BLESSED to voice Siren anyway...]]
Siren raced across the surface of an unknown planet in alternate mode alongside Nightbeat and Hosehead. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Siren toy.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WHAT? WHAT?!]]
*'''Siren''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': "Quig" Headmaster pilot, helmet/seat, "[[CO2 gun|C02 Shotgun]]", left & right "[[Sonic-screamer pistol|Sonic-Screamer Pistols]]"
:Siren transforms into a grey [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Mazda RX-series|Mazda RX-7]] with "Fire chief" decorations. The roof is hinged and can be opened to reveal an interior in which his Headmaster unit, Quig, can sit, with the helmet portion of the head forming a seat of sorts. His head guns can be stored on the hood while his rifle can be plugged onto the roof.

:In [[robot mode]], like all Headmaster toys, Siren has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives reads for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Quig (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Quig has Siren's face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel featured on larger Headmasters.

:The same mold was [[redeco]]ed into Japanese [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]]. A Siren-colored version of Shūta was also offered in Japan via [[Robot Point]] offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Siren/siren.htm More information on Siren at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:TitanMasterToy Loudmouth.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|THIS IS A BOAT, DEFINITELY BOAT!<ref>TJOmega: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCgR-ZBueU#t=10m14s Titan Masters Nightbeat & Loudmouth] (''Random Review'')</ref>]]
*'''Loudmouth''' (Titan Master, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Vehicle partner
:Part of the first wave of individually-packed ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Titan Master]]s, Loudmouth (renamed for [[trademark]] reasons) transforms from robot to a head based on that of the original Siren toy. In this mode, Loudmouth can serve as the head of any ''Titans Return'' Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Class figure. He also features ports in his feet that allow him to peg onto a wide variety of ''Titans Return'' figures. Loudmouth is packaged with a small vehicle that can transform into three modes: a hovercar that Loudmouth can ride, a tank that Loudmouth can transform and become a part of (although you can let him ride in Titan Master mode by bending his knees), and a 5mm weapon for larger figures.

:Unlike most of the Titan Master vehicle accessories, Loudmouth's vehicle's gun mode handle does not seem to easily pop off when wielded by many 5mm-compatible closed hands. However, the handle is ''slightly'' thin for both open and closed hands to wield, some Titan Masters like Nightbeat do not fit to the clamp piece well.

:The upper portion of Loudmouth's legs has been installed backwards in every sample, but it can be fixed by lightly knocking off the pin, flipping the leg piece, and reassembling it.

:Loudmouth was originally designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] as a new character, and sported an original head mode design. Loudmouth's head was redecoed as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Shūta Gō#Legends|Goshooter]] and came packaged with ''Legends'' [[Wheelie (G1)#Legends|Wheelie]], while his vehicle was redecoed as [[Cargot#Legends|Cargot]], packaged with ''Legends'' [[Highbrow (G1)#Legends|Highbrow]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRLoudmouth/loudmouth.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Loudmouth at TFU.info]''
{{TRLoudmouthMold}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Nightbeatsirenswappedheads.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Toy Nightbeat, toy Siren, comic Nightbeat, comic Siren.]]
*According to the Deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations]]'', Siren was originally conceived as either an upgrade or homage to [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. While the [[robot mode]] was largely blue, unlike Red Alert, its head was similar to that of the earlier Autobot. The car mode featured a near carbon copy of Red Alert's paint scheme. The Red Alert references were dropped early in the design process.
*For the animation/comic book models, the face/Nebulan and helmet/seat pieces of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and Siren were inexplicably switched. (It is difficult to tell for sure, but they may have kept the correct antennae/guns judging by the basic shapes involved.) This switch gave comic book Nightbeat the "shades" he's remembered for, as well as the crest on his forehead, while comic book Siren ended up with his trademark combined brow/nosepiece. How or why this switch happened, and in what stage of development it occurred, is unknown.

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

==References==
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[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]

Giga

2018-08-25T19:55:38Z

RichardT1977: /* Super-God Masterforce cartoon */

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:''Giga is a [[human]] and a [[Decepticon]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Giga mf.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He has a killer swing.]]
'''Giga''' (ギガ, aka '''Dreadnaut''') leads the [[Decepticon]] forces on [[Earth]] alongside his wife, [[Mega]], serving as the "Ambassadors of Destruction" for the mysterious alien entity and self-styled Decepticon god, [[Devil Z]]. Giga has given himself over entirely to the Decepticon goals of conquest, but at the same time, has not lost touch with his humanity, believing that humans should be the ones to rule their own planet. He realizes that a bloodless takeover is essentially impossible, but Devil Z's hate-fuelled willingness to exterminate human beings to achieve his goals often leaves a bad taste in Giga's mouth.

As Decepticon [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]], both Giga and Mega are bonded to the same [[transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. This transtector, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], splits into [[multi-component Transformer|two components]], the '''Gigatank''' (ギガタンク ''Gigatanku'') piloted by Giga and the Megajet piloted by Mega.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keiichi Noda]] (Japanese), [[Rik Thomas]] (English, Omni Productions dub)|[[Enrico Maggi]] (Italian)}}

[[File:Giga and mega.jpg|left|thumb]]
Precisely how Giga and Mega were recruited by Devil Z was never revealed. The couple were bonded to the largest of the eight transtectors that Devil Z had brought to Earth, and were charged by the alien with finding the other Godmaster transtectors scattered across Earth. They operated out of [[Giga and Mega's base|a secret island base]] while Devil Z's other Decepticon minions, led by [[Blood]], kept the [[Autobot]]s on Earth busy. Giga and Mega discovered the [[Germany|German]] brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] and a pair of jet transtectors in [[United States of America|North America]] and bonded them together, bringing them to their island for training in the use of their mighty new powers.

Eventually, Devil Z decided bring his Decepticon troops together, and dispatched Blood's Decepticons to Giga and Mega's island, where Giga explained to the newcomers the power of the Godmasters. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} With their forces now united, the Decepticons all relocated to [[Decepticon Base|the base used by Blood]], and began anew their campaign to plunder energy and destabilize the natural balance of the world. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

Soon, Giga and Mega revealed to Hydra and Buster that they were not the only Godmasters on Earth, and ordered them to seek out more of their kind. The first Godmaster to be discovered, however—a trucker named [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]—wound up siding the Autobots. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} In order to beef up Hydra and Buster's armament for the subsequent hunt for Ginrai, Giga and Mega provided them with [[deathball]]s (powerful explosives that Giga road-tested by driving them into a passing military jet with a gold club) {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} but the Godmaster brothers repeatedly failed to best their Autobot opponent, prompting Giga and Mega to call in [[King Poseidon]]. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

[[File:Giga godmaster armor.jpg|225px|thumb]] Things just kept going from bad to worse for the Decepticons, though, when three more Godmasters were discovered and sided with the Autobots, leaving Giga and Mega furious, and with very little patience for the Six Changer [[Sixknight]], who attempted to offer them his services and who they turned away with mocking laughter. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}}

Giga and Mega next tried turning the rest of Earth against the Autobots, by having Mega pose as a fortune teller on television in order to predict disasters that they could blame on the Autobots. Giga took the Gigatank into battle for the first time in order to fulfil one of these "prophecies" by blowing up [[Watson Dam]], {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} but when even that plan was foiled, the couple finally determined that it was time at last for them to take matters into their own hands. Luring Ginrai into the desert, Giga and Mega unleashed their full power by combining into Overlord and thrashing Ginrai under he was near death. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} Following this victory, they departed Earth for the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they took over a [[Weather Observatory Moon Base|weather monitoring station]] and awaited the arrival of the approaching Decepticon super-weapon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Ginrai, combined with the drone [[Godbomber]] and aided by [[Grand Maximus]], pursued them, and after a prolonged battle, Giga and Mega were badly wounded and forced to flee back to Earth. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[File:Gigatank.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
After their defeat on the moon, Giga and Mega made several attempts to destroy Godbomber, first with a "Chōkon Tornado" in the desert, {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} then by separating him from Ginrai {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}, but both plans failed. Giga's next plan was the infinitely more daring "Operation: Dark Base of the Lighthouse", conceived when the Decepticons were approached by the final Godmaster, [[Clouder]]. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Giga exploited Clouder's ability to adopt two robot forms by installing him as a double agent within the Autobot ranks, and using the information that he obtained about the heroes' headquarters to mount a full-scale assault against on their base. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Although Giga and Mega were defeated by Ginrai during the ensuing battle, the ultimate goal of Giga's plan was accomplished, and the Autobot base was destroyed. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

When BlackZarak returned to Earth, Giga was shocked by Devil Z's decision to have the powerful Decepticon destroy all of humanity in one fell swoop using the atmosphere-destroying [[Death Para-Machine]]. Giga held his tongue, and the plan was ultimately thwarted by the Autobots, {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} but Giga's doubts remained, and only grew when Devil Z—now inhabiting the body of BlackZarak—revisited the idea, this time deciding to use his [[Devil Power]] to wipe out mankind. Giga could remain silent no longer, and spoke out against the destruction of mankind, only for Devil Z to utterly ignore his pleas. When the alien fulfilled Buster and Hydra's wishes to become truly robotic beings, the horrified Giga and Mega resolved to prove the power of humanity to Devil Z by fighting Ginrai without weapons, using only the power of their spirit and flesh. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} Ginrai acknowledged their wish by fighting on the same terms, but Grand Maximus had no such compunctions, blasting them from behind so that the Autobots could move on to more important matters. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

[[File:Giga mega dead.jpg|275px|thumb|''Bonnie and Clyde, they lived a lot together, 
And finally together... 
They died.'']]
When Devil Z relocated the Decepticons to the peak of the Matterhorn for an attack against Europe, Giga and Mega found themselves in opposition to their emperor once more when he subjected Hydra and Buster to corporal punishment for their repeated failures. The couple tried to restrain Devil Z, causing him to turn on them, and they would have died then and there had Ginrai not come to their rescue. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As Ginrai engaged Devil Z in battle, Giga and Mega realized that they could no longer serve the alien, and that they now owed Ginrai a debt of honor for saving them. Joining their old foe against their former leader, Giga and Mega were struck down by a bolt of Devil Power, and forcibly separated from their transtectors by Devil Z's powers. As Overlord came to life as a true super-robot lifeform, Mega and Giga collapsed on the snowy ground, and their Masterbraces vanished from their wrists. With his last breath, Giga regretted that he could not end his rivalry with Ginrai honourably, and the couple died. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}} {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}} {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}} {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In [[2021]], Giga and Mega were resurrected within the [[Legends World]] by the similarly returned Devil Z, and agreed to work with him again for a chance at a final showdown with Ginrai. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 60|Bonus Edition Vol. 60}} While working behind the scenes, they employed [[Clouder]] as a double agent. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Giga was approached by [[Sixshot]] who was looking for a way to use the Legends World's spirit energy to resurrect the dead. Explaining that the energy was in fact a form of Chōkon Power known as Shinchōkon, Giga wondered if Sixshot would be able to control it. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}} In order to become Godmasters again, Giga and Mega used a new Gigatank and Megajet to attack Ginrai while he was delivering a cargo of Master-Braces. They were unable to defeat him for good thanks to Minerva and Cab intervening, but managed to get away with the braces nonetheless. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (God Ginrai)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

Giga and Mega next lured Ginrai to their base, disguised as the "[[Chōkon Tower Chinese Restaurant]]", where they treated him to a meal so that he'd be at full strength for a fair and square battle. As the duel began, Giga formed the head of a new "Overlord Giga" and revealed that he and Mega had learned to master Shinchōkon, allowing them to not only summon forth a second Overlord transtector for Mega to control, but combine the both of them into "Overlord Tera". Their combined form temporarily overcame God Ginrai, only for their nemesis to tap into Shinchōkon himself and defeat them. Giga and Mega accepted that they would die again with Devil Z's imminent destruction, but Clouder revealed that the entity had been captured alive, allowing them to remain in the Legends World and run their restaurant until the day they could have a rematch with Ginrai. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 60|Bonus Edition Vol. 60}}

During Sixshot's efforts to resurrect [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]], Giga explained that using Shinchōkon to bring back the dead required a body, so Sixshot offered up his own body as a vessel. Overlord Giga infused Sixshot's body and transtector with Shinchōkon, successfully resurrecting Jack and pushing Sixshot's [[spark|essence]] into the transtector. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} When Devil Z broke out and attacked the Legends World in the form of a new BlackZarak, Giga and Mega formed Overlord Tera and helped defeat him. It's unknown of his defeat caused them to die again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' manga===
[[File:Giga mega dead manga.jpg|left|120px|thumb]]
Giga and Mega came under Devil Z's rule when they drowned at sea, possibly as part of some kind of lover's suicide. As their lifeless bodies drifted to the bottom of the ocean trench in which the alien had been hibernating for years, Devil Z saw use for the humans, and used his mysterious powers to restore them to life. Bonding them to the largest of the eight transtectors he had brought to Earth, Devil Z charged Giga and Mega with finding the other Godmasters lost around the Earth. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

After locating and training the first two Godmasters, Hydra and Buster, Giga and Mega met with the [[Pretender]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s that were already operating on Earth under Devil Z's command. The couple took an immediate liking to the three young Juniors, and become something unto a father and mother for them, creating an odd "Decepticon family". {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}}

When an attempt to dupe the Autobots with holographic images of legendary Decepticons failed, prompting Buster to inquire if there were any ''real'' troops available, Giga informed him that they would need to wait for Devil Z's order. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}} The order came soon, when Devil Z instructed the Earth-based Decepticons led by Giga and Mega to team up with the space-based Decepticon forces under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} They also attempted to induct [[Jin (Masterforce)|Jin]] and [[Mirai]] into the Decepticons, but they ran off with the "newest Master-Braces" and formed their own faction. {{Storylink|Headmasters VS Masterforce}} With the alliance with BlackZarak to strengthen them, Giga and Mega unveiled their transtectors for the first time in an attack on a city, and combined into Overlord to battle God Ginrai. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

[[Image:Giga_mega_manga.jpg|right|250px]]
In an attempt to expand their twisted family, the Decepticons kidnapped [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab (human)|Cab]] and tried to torture them into joining their ranks. [[Wilder (Masterforce)|Wilder]] was not in favor of inducting the Autobots, but Giga informed him that they were always willing to embrace anyone who wanted to become part of their family. [[Minerva (Masterforce human)|Minerva]] soon arrived to save her teammates, however, and Ginrai and Grand Maximus dispatched Overlord. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} Their next attempt at enlarging their family was similarly ineffective, when the final Godmaster, Clouder, joined up with the Decepticons, only to turn on them and side with the Autobots. Giga believed that they hadn't shown Clouder enough love and concern. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

Giga and Mega became Overlord again to join BlackZarak in attacking an Earth city, but they were defeated by the power of the Autobots' newest weapon, the VX Bomb. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}} Later, as the New Year approached, Giga and Mega wanted the Decepticon family to celebrate the New Year together. However, they found [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] sneaked out of the Decepticon headquarter and runs away with Browning, leaving behind a letter that states he doesn't want to be a Decepticon any more. As for Cancer, who thought himself could live a normal life again, only met BlackZarak who winded up attacking the city where he went to. BlackZarak displayed his dismissive attitude towards humans—even comrades—when the Autobots arrived to battle him, seizing Cancer and using him to keep the Autobots at bay. Giga and Mega soon arrived, and, horrified at the sight of their surrogate son being treated in this manner, combined into Overlord and thrashed BlackZarak for his actions. The Autobots used this opening to attack both Decepticons, forcing them to retreat. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

Giga and Mega's actions in the last battle proved to be the last straw for Devil Z. Possessing BlackZarak's body, he turned on his minions and Ginrai and attempted to absorb their Jinchōkon, in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. They were saved by the Autobot Pretenders, who blocked Devil Z's Jinchōkon-absorbing beam with their entirely robotic bodies, and Giga and Mega decided to join with the Autobots to defeat their treacherous emperor once and for all. All the Autobots and Decepticons united their energies in the "Perfect Transform Attack", obliterating Devil Z and BlackZarak in one mighty explosion of pure Chōkon Power. Alas, the death of Devil Z caused the cessation of the energies sustaining Giga and Mega, and the couple died along with the alien. Devil Z's passing had another unexpected side effect, causing the Transformers' transtectors to come to life as true super-robot lifeforms that soon departed for space to continue their war. The now-living Overlord declared that he would continue to battle Ginrai and the Autobots, and defeat them in the name of Giga and Mega's memory. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The ancient [[Titan Master]] '''Dreadnaut''' granted his larger [[Phase Sixer]] partner Overlord an Ion Impoder blast that could erase matter from existence. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Dreadnaut/Overlord packaging bio}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
As Overlord's head, Giga set up a trap for the Autobots by emitting a signal that would lure them in, though he was disappointed when only [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] showed up. He fared poorly in the fight with his tiny opponents, however, and a disappointed Mega ousted him from his position and took control of Overlord. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[File:Giga masterforce toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Overlord''' (1988, Japan)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-307'''

:Giga comes packaged with Overlord, and transforms into black, teal, and golden-chromed engine block. In humanoid mode, he lies in the cockpit of the Gigatank, while in engine mode, he snaps into the tank's engine socket in order to unlock it for transformation. Once Overlord is fully transformed into robot mode, Giga can be removed from the tank's socket and plugged into either of the two sockets in Overlord's chest; nominally, he is intended to be placed in the right-hand socket, unlocking Overlord's "Chōkon Daemon Blast" stomach-cannon. Conversely, if Overlord is transformed into base mode, humanoid-mode Giga can stand in the control room of the base's central tower, or in engine mode, can attach to the base's small scout car.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/Overlord/overlord.htm More information on Giga at TFU.info]''

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===Generations===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-Dreadnaut.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"I wonder what face belongs to those lips I long to kiss?" "This face!"]]
*'''Dreadnaut & Decepticon Overlord''' (Leader Class, [[2017]])
:Packaged with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Overlord (Masterforce)#Generations|Overlord]], Dreadnaut is a retool of [[Titan Master]] [[Ominus#Generations|Ominus]]. As well as a new head-mode face, he features a new head, arms, and lower legs, all based on Giga's original boxart. In robot mode, Dreadnaut can use pilot seats and 2mm pegs on ''Titans Return'' alternate modes, and in head mode, he can attach to any Deluxe-or-larger figure from the line.

:Care must be taken when removing Dreadnaut from Overlord's neck socket to avoid paint chipping.
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===Legends===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-60-Giga.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Overlord''' ([[2018]]-[[January 27|01-27]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-60'''

:Packed in with ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Overlord_(Masterforce)#Legends|Overlord]] (along with his wife [[Mega#Legends|Mega]]), ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Giga is an all-new mold that transforms from "robot" mode into Overlord's masculine head. Giga is also compatible with any Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Class figure from the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' or ''Legends'' lines.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
*'''Overlord''' (2013)
:Series 2 of [[Kabaya]]'s DX gum kits included Overlord, who was equipped with fully-transforming Giga and Mega Godmaster engines, each of whom could be plugged into their usual sockets in engine mode or vehicle cockpits in humanoid mode.

==Notes==
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[Mindwipe (ROTF)#Toys|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Mindwipe]] into "'''[[Mega]]'''bolt", a counterpart to the BotCon 2012 "'''Giga'''tron" [[Overlord (Masterforce)#Timelines|toy]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Spanish:'' '''Mega''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Energon 1'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Godmasters]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends humans]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]

The Quintesson Journal

2018-08-21T01:00:15Z

RichardT1977:

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=83
|ep2=19
|prev2=The Dweller in the Depths
|next2=The Ultimate Weapon
|image=Quintesson Journal Autobots journal.JPG
|caption=Look, I just found a [[Food|big golden ham]]! Don't worry, I'm sure it's not a bomb.
|title="The Quintesson Journal"
|production code=700-103
|airdate=[[November 11]], 1986
|written by=[[Richard Merwin]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''A Quintesson device may just be the key to peace between two worlds.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:QuintessonJournal Delegate struggle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Someone's Ritalin is just kicking in.]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Autobot]]s are hosting a peace conference for two neighboring planets, [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], which have been at war for centuries and will wipe each other out within a generation, as explained by [[Melkorr]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] asks the leaders of the two delegations to shake hands. They take the opportunity to grapple with each other. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] remarks that it's going well so far.

Elsewhere, a [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|lost]] [[Quintesson journal]] tumbles from space and lands on an unknown world. [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] detects the journal's strange [[Quintesson]] signal. He contacts [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who intends to meet him at the coordinates. However, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] has also detected the signal, and he sends [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who is carrying [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], to the [[Angarrix sector]] to investigate. The foliage is too thick for Sky Lynx to land, so Blaster and Outback head out on foot. Blaster ejects [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] to help in the search. Meanwhile, Predaking separates into the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cover more ground. The Autobots are suddenly attacked by vines, but are able to free themselves and find the source of the signal, a strange golden cylinder. Just then, a tree nearly falls on the device, and Outback blasts it, causing the device to activate. The Autobots learn that the cylinder is a [[Quintesson Journal]], a record of their commercial activities on various planets. The Predacons then arrive and attack. Sky Lynx arrives to rescue the Autobots, and the Predacons unite. The Autobots are able to board Sky Lynx and escape, only to be attacked by Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. Suddenly, an energy field grabs Sky Lynx through an unseen [[warp gate]], which closes.

[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback sharkticon energon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]

On the other side of the warp gate, a Quintesson ship captures Sky Lynx, disabling his ability to [[Transformation|transform]]. The Quintessons reclaim the journal and take Outback, Blaster, and the cassettes prisoner. Outback is able to trick a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] into opening the cell for some [[energon]], and Blaster then...uh, blasts the Sharkticon. Outback grabs the journal, and the Autobots escape aboard Sky Lynx, only to discover that [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Cyclonus, the Sweeps, and Predaking have located them. The [[Decepticon]]s manage to steal the journal and flee. At the peace conference, the two delegations leave, intending to purchase doomsday weapons from their suppliers...the Quintessons.

[[File:QuintessonJournal Galvatron watching journal.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]

On an unnamed planet, the Decepticons begin to examine the journal. Upon discovering it is economic in nature, Galvatron is angry—well, angrier than usual. However, the Autobots have tracked the Decepticons down, and they learn that the war between Xetaxxis and Lanarq is among the journal's archives. Knowing that this could end the war, the Autobots attempt to steal the journal back, only for the Quintessons to steal it back ''again''. On Cybertron, the delegations begin fighting each other. Rodimus is so frustrated that the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] fires his weapon and orders the two delegations to sit down. Furious, the Xetaxxan and Lanarqan leaders request the Quintessons to bring their [[omega bomb]]s. The Quintessons decide that they will deliver ''both'' bombs once they have been paid. However, the Autobots manage to break into their ship and steal back the journal.

[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback journal conference.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]

Arriving on Cybertron, Blaster and Outback show the recordings to the delegations, who are horrified to discover that their worlds have suffered to finance the Quintessons. Having been found out, the Quintessons contact the peace conference, announcing that they will deliver the omega bombs—right into Xetaxxis and Lanarq. This is a big mistake on the Quintessons' part, for they're passing right by Cybertron at that moment. Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] jump aboard Sky Lynx and follow the Quintessons, destroying their ship before the bombs can be launched. On Cybertron, a peace is negotiated between Xetaxxis and Lanarq. However, Rodimus notes that the only real winners of the conflict were the Quintessons.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (6)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (9)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (10)
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]] (11)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (12)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (13)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (7)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (8)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (15)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (16)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (17)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (18)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (19)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (21)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (23)

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Melkorr]] (1)
*[[Aagar]] (2)
*[[Chief Lanarqan]] (5)
*[[Quintesson]]s (20)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] (22)
*[[Allicon]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I don't think this is how a peace process is supposed to begin."
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' as the delegates begin struggling with each other.

"I could really learn to hate cholorophyl in this place!"
:—'''Outback''', after a run-in with some vines

"But you said no mercy, Galvatron!" 
"Very true! So I shall show none!" ''[hits Predaking]''
:—'''Predaking''' just wants to break something, and '''Galvatron''' is psychotic, as usual.

"Uh, this... might be a good time for a break." 
"Yeah. Couldn't hurt. Seeing as how everybody's already left anyway."
:—'''Spike''' and '''Rodimus Prime''' find diplomacy ain't so easy

"Item four hundred and fifty-seven. Planet: [[Tyxlara|Tixlara]]." 
"This is it! The secrets of the Quintessons are ours!" 
"A large fleet of Quintesson transport vessels were sold to Tixlara. The primitive nuclear fuel requirements drained the planet's mineral resources, bringing the Tixlarian economy under Quintesson control." 
"This is ''useless!!''"
:—Obtaining the '''Quintesson journal''' is not '''Galvatron''''s greatest victory

[[File:Quintessonjournal diplomacy.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"My wives now!"]]
"Don't you know any gentler games?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' to the rambunctious delegates.

"Congratulations. It's taken you only a few thousand years to comprehend your folly, and we shall reward your perceptiveness by providing you your 'ultimate weapons' as promised—already armed, and set to explode on impact. Are you ready to take delivery?"
:—'''Quintesson'''

"It's sad, really. All those centuries of war..." 
"And the only winners... were the Quintessons."
:-'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus Prime''' state the moral of the story.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*It's never stated outright, but it would seem this is intended to be the same journal from "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]", last seen tumbling away through space (even though, as noted above, they messed up the color scheme.)
*Predaking is presumably hungry for revenge against Sky Lynx after his previous defeats in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" and "[[Chaos (episode)|Chaos]]". Sky Lynx evidently didn't rate the latter face-off, though, as he specifically refers to only "one thorough drubbing".
*Blaster is first shown riding inside Sky Lynx in boombox mode. He doesn't seem to have size-changed, as he is very large compared to Outback. Ramhorn and Steeljaw are both in mini-cassette mode resting against Blaster. The three of them sort of bounce towards Sky Lynx's exit and freefall to a planet surface before finally transforming. Later on, Blaster rides in Sky Lynx in robot mode with no problem.
*The Quintessons' economic victims include the planets [[Tyxlara]] and [[Alaxuu]], as well as [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]].
*The Quintessons can apparently summon up warp gates out of the ether at will.
*This episode features an intelligent [[Allicon]]! He is on the bridge of a Quintesson ship, talking strategy with a judge-type Quintesson.

===Real-world references===
*Rodimus Prime says that the fight between the Xetaxxis and Lanarqs reminds him of pro-wrestling, but Spike corrects him by telling him that those are at least faked.
*The Quintessons are depicted as {{w|War profiteering|war profiteers}}.
*The architecture on Xetaxxis owes more than a little to {{w|Saint Basil's Cathedral}} in [[Moscow]].
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**Deactivating [[lightsaber]] as the Quintesson ship's hatch seals behind Sky Lynx.
**[[Death Star]] defense cannons as the Autobots and Decepticons battle on the uncharted planet.
**Death Star superlaser as Galvatron takes off in pursuit of the Quintesson ship.
*And speaking of, the projecting eyes, turban-wrapped heads, and oddly-shaped mouths of the Xetaxxians point to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tusken_Raider Sandpeople] as design inspiration. Years later, the ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries would take the reference further by reimagining them as organic creatures wearing Tusken Raider-esque headgear.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*It's an AKOM episode, with all the usual cruddy art and incorrect character models:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**Spike has [[Nightmare Planet|black eyebrows]] again.
**While Outback's optics are blue in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]", in this episode they're consistently the same grey as the rest of his face.
**The first time we see him, Cyclonus has his purple chin again, which changes to gray as he turns his head. His eyebrows alternate between purple and grey in different shots in the episode. He's got a pinkish-purple neck when he lands on the uncharted planet.
**The Sweeps fly around in hovercraft mode with their heads sticking out of the top.
**The inside of Galvatron's and Cyclonus's mouths are purple; Magnus's is red.
*Five voices of doom:
**In AKOM episodes, individual Quintessons usually speak only from a single face, with the most frequently heard being [[Regis Cordic]]'s "Quintesson #1" speaking from the face of Doubt. For the lines "I've never seen two planets more eager to blow each other to dust!" and "To say nothing of vaporizing half our profits!", however, the voice emanates from the face of Death (which is usually used by [[Jack Angel]]'s "Quintesson #3", who can be heard delivering only a single line this episode, beginning with "Simultaneous delivery!")
**At the episode's end, as "Quintesson #1" congratulates the Xetaxxans and Lanarqans on their realization, he speaks using the face of Laughter (usually reserved for [[Roger C. Carmel]]'s "Quintesson #2"), before an animation error sees it cross-fade into the face of Death, instead of rotate.
**The Quintesson who provides narration for the journal, meanwhile, is voiced by [[Paul Eiding]]. It's not strictly an error, but he uses the face of Death, rather than one of the other two "unclaimed" faces.
*Ventriliquist bots:
**Predaking's mouthplate doesn't move for any of his lines.
**Likewise, Divebomb and Headstrong both speak in beast mode without moving their mouths.
**"Do the best you can!" - Sky Lynx's mouth doesn't move for this line.
**"Look at the canister!" - Outback's mouth doesn't move.
**Ramhorn growls at the Quintesson hologram without moving his mouth.
*Blaster's voice is missing its usual modulation throughout the episode.
*Predaking's head and face can't make up their mind how to be drawn and colored in his first few shots. The first shot shows his face half-buried in his torso, without his black eyeband. The second shot, a closeup, puts a second orange mouthplate on top of the first red one. As he replies to Cyclonus, his shoulder guns are drawn mounted to his armpits.
*After Cyclonus transforms and lands, the star background behind him in a closeup is drifting by him for no apparent reason.
*Sudden starry night:
**As Outback runs toward Sky Lynx's exit, a starry sky is visible outside, while Sky Lynx is flying through fog and clouds.
**"One thorough drubbing wasn't enough" - Sky Lynx has a starry sky behind him instead of daylit clouds, and again when the shot is recycled a moment later.
*From the inside, Sky Lynx has a vertical hatch; in the next shot, from the outside, it's a horizontal hatch.
*Blaster and the tapes get the wrong transformation sound; as they are going from a small, compact form to a taller, larger robot form, it should be the ascending-pitch version.
*"Must make more speed!" - Predaking's face is missing completely, replaced by an orange block.
*Divebomb's wings separate from Predaking, transforming into ''all'' of Divebomb's form - and leaving the rest of him still attached as Predaking's arm!
[[File:QuintessonJournal blaster vines.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Blaster was so very grateful this episode wasn't part of the Japanese continuity.]]
*Blaster's belly:
**As he struggles against the vines, Blaster's switches disappear, and his Autobot logo bounces around and morphs into a series of almost-random lines.
**While spying on the Decepticons, Blaster has five switches on his chest instead of three.
**After Sky Lynx grabs the journal, a reaction shot shows Blaster with five switches again, and his Autobot logo is colored somewhat randomly.
**When he arrives at the conference, Blaster has 6-8 switches on his chest!
*During the first Quintesson journal playback, we see a projection of Cyclonus and two Sweeps standing on a planet for no clear reason.
*When the Decepticons attack Blaster, his Autobot symbol is missing.
*As the Predacons combine, Divebomb transforms into Predaking's head, which should be part of Razorclaw.
*Sky Lynx gets a lot of non-standard laser sound effects as he battles Predaking.
*Predaking's face is missing again as he recovers from Sky Lynx's blast.
*Sky Lynx the morphobot:
**Sky Lynx ''grows'' his Lynx part when escaping from Predaking.
**His lynx section grows the bird part when transforming back to spaceship mode to pursue the Quintessons.
*In the second shot of Cyclonus and the Sweeps flying through space, Cyclonus is flying upside down (relative to both the screen and the group he's leading.) The shots before and after have him oriented correctly.
*After the Sweeps turn to pursue Sky Lynx, Sky Lynx is shown flying over a planetary surface when he's supposed to be in deep space.
*Because of a layer error, a Sharkticon's arm is sticking into the Autobots' prison cell.
*Outback's energon cube starts out pink, but is the old multi-colored hue (seen way back in early Season 1) in subsequent shots.
*When running towards Sky-Lynx, Outback's legs don't reach the bottom of the cel. Neither do Cyclonus's a couple of scenes later after he's grabbed the journal.
*Sky Lynx is missing all his panel lines as he sits in the Quintesson hangar bay.
*As Predaking fumbles with the journal, most of Razorclaw's lion face is missing from his chest.
*When the Autobots attack, the first salvo uses Optimus Prime's gun sound effect.
*"Doom to the intruders!" - Scourge (or a Sweep) is missing his wings in two shots.
*When one of the Quintessons picks up the container with his ray gun, the "beam" from the gun is missing. Then the canister suddenly jumps into the Quintesson's grasp, and is suddenly encased in energy beams.

*As Sky Lynx and Outback (!!) take off, Galvatron is shown flying alongside them! The next shot shows him turning to fire ''back'' at them.
*As Rodimus tries to reconvene the peace conference, Magnus pushes two random aliens back into their seats. Only... there are no seats! And we've never seen either of these aliens before and have no idea what they're doing there or why Magnus is mad at them or anything.
*Outback bangs on the journal without any sound effects; as it activates, its beam is layered over his arm when it should be behind it.
*When he jumps on Sky Lynx, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow (it should be orange in the middle).
*As they watch the Quintesson ship explode, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow, and the back of Magnus' arm has a square of gray (when it should be all-blue).
*In the episode's super-way-dramatic finale, Rodimus and Magnus fire one shot each at the Quintesson ship, declare "It's working!!", and urge themselves on to fire "''One last burst!!''", that being one more shot each. Don't wear yourselves out there, guys.
*The Lanarqans vanish from the shot before leaving the frame in the last shot of the episode.

===Continuity errors===
*At the beginning of the episode, the Quintesson journal falls from space, bumps into a tree and lands on the ground. It should have made a huge meteor impact.
*The Quintessons are the worst jailers ''ever'' - they don't disarm Blaster before locking him up, and don't even bother tethering up Sky Lynx.
*Assuming this is the same journal from "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]", it's a completely different color.
*Now why would the Quintessons let the journal float just outside the prison cells?
*Flying Autobots:
**As both sides pursue the Quintessons, Outback takes off into space alongside Sky Lynx!

===Trivia===
*This episode is full of names and terms that the [[fandom]] would be unable to properly spell until the dialogue script surfaced in the mid-2000s. Damn you, Richard Merwin!

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Geheimnis der Quintessons'''" ("The Secret of the Quintessons")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il giornale Quintessenziano'''" (First dub, "The Quintesson Magazine"), "'''Il diario di bordo dei Quintesson'''" (Second dub, "The Quintesson Journal")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 死の商人クインテッサ (''Shi no Shōnin Quintessa'', "The Quintessons, the Merchants of Death")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 17]], [[1987]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wǔmiànguài Rìzhì '''" (五面怪日志, "The Journal of the Quintessons")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video ([[Tempo Video]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-103.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

The Quintesson Journal

2018-08-21T00:59:40Z

RichardT1977:

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=83
|ep2=19
|prev2=The Dweller in the Depths
|next2=The Ultimate Weapon
|image=Quintesson Journal Autobots journal.JPG
|caption=Look, I just found a [[Food|big golden ham]]! Don't worry, I'm sure it's not a bomb.
|title="The Quintesson Journal"
|production code=700-103
|airdate=[[November 11]], 1986
|written by=[[Richard Merwin]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''A Quintesson device may just be the key to peace between two worlds.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:QuintessonJournal Delegate struggle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Someone's Ritalin is just kicking in.]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Autobot]]s are hosting a peace conference for two neighboring planets, [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], which have been at war for centuries and will wipe each other out within a generation, as explained by [[Melkorr]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] asks the leaders of the two delegations to shake hands. They take the opportunity to grapple with each other. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] remarks that it's going well so far.

Elsewhere, a [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|lost]] [[Quintesson journal]] tumbles from space and lands on an unknown world. [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] detects the journal's strange [[Quintesson]] signal. He contacts [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who intends to meet him at the coordinates. However, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] has also detected the signal, and he sends [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who is carrying [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], to the [[Angarrix sector]] to investigate. The foliage is too thick for Sky Lynx to land, so Blaster and Outback head out on foot. Blaster ejects [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] to help in the search. Meanwhile, Predaking separates into the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cover more ground. The Autobots are suddenly attacked by vines, but are able to free themselves and find the source of the signal, a strange golden cylinder. Just then, a tree nearly falls on the device, and Outback blasts it, causing the device to activate. The Autobots learn that the cylinder is a [[Quintesson Journal]], a record of their commercial activities on various planets. The Predacons then arrive and attack. Sky Lynx arrives to rescue the Autobots, and the Predacons unite. The Autobots are able to board Sky Lynx and escape, only to be attacked by Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. Suddenly, an energy field grabs Sky Lynx through an unseen [[warp gate]], which closes.

[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback sharkticon energon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]

On the other side of the warp gate, a Quintesson ship captures Sky Lynx, disabling his ability to [[Transformation|transform]]. The Quintessons reclaim the journal and take Outback, Blaster, and the cassettes prisoner. Outback is able to trick a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] into opening the cell for some [[energon]], and Blaster then...uh, blasts the Sharkticon. Outback grabs the journal, and the Autobots escape aboard Sky Lynx, only to discover that [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Cyclonus, the Sweeps, and Predaking have located them. The [[Decepticon]]s manage to steal the journal and flee. At the peace conference, the two delegations leave, intending to purchase doomsday weapons from their suppliers...the Quintessons.

[[File:QuintessonJournal Galvatron watching journal.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]

On an unnamed planet, the Decepticons begin to examine the journal. Upon discovering it is economic in nature, Galvatron is angry—well, angrier than usual. However, the Autobots have tracked the Decepticons down, and they learn that the war between Xetaxxis and Lanarq is among the journal's archives. Knowing that this could end the war, the Autobots attempt to steal the journal back, only for the Quintessons to steal it back ''again''. On Cybertron, the delegations begin fighting each other. Rodimus is so frustrated that the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] fires his weapon and orders the two delegations to sit down. Furious, the Xetaxxan and Lanarqan leaders request the Quintessons to bring their [[omega bomb]]s. The Quintessons decide that they will deliver ''both'' bombs once they have been paid. However, the Autobots manage to break into their ship and steal back the journal.

[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback journal conference.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]

Arriving on Cybertron, Blaster and Outback show the recordings to the delegations, who are horrified to discover that their worlds have suffered to finance the Quintessons. Having been found out, the Quintessons contact the peace conference, announcing that they will deliver the omega bombs—right into Xetaxxis and Lanarq. This is a big mistake on the Quintessons' part, for they're passing right by Cybertron at that moment. Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] jump aboard Sky Lynx and follow the Quintessons, destroying their ship before the bombs can be launched. On Cybertron, a peace is negotiated between Xetaxxis and Lanarq. However, Rodimus notes that the only real winners of the conflict were the Quintessons.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (6)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (9)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (10)
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]] (11)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (12)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (13)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (7)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (8)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (15)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (16)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (17)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (18)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (19)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (21)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (23)

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Melkorr]] (1)
*[[Aagar]] (2)
*[[Chief Lanarqan]] (5)
*[[Quintesson]]s (20)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] (22)
*[[Allicon]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I don't think this is how a peace process is supposed to begin."
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' as the delegates begin struggling with each other.

"I could really learn to hate cholorophyl in this place!"
:—'''Outback''', after a run-in with some vines

"But you said no mercy, Galvatron!" 
"Very true! So I shall show none!" ''[hits Predaking]''
:—'''Predaking''' just wants to break something, and '''Galvatron''' is psychotic, as usual.

"Uh, this... might be a good time for a break." 
"Yeah. Couldn't hurt. Seeing as how everybody's already left anyway."
:—'''Spike''' and '''Rodimus Prime''' find diplomacy ain't so easy

"Item four hundred and fifty-seven. Planet: [[Tyxlara|Tixlara]]." 
"This is it! The secrets of the Quintessons are ours!" 
"A large fleet of Quintesson transport vessels were sold to Tixlara. The primitive nuclear fuel requirements drained the planet's mineral resources, bringing the Tixlarian economy under Quintesson control." 
"This is ''useless!!''"
:—Obtaining the '''Quintesson journal''' is not '''Galvatron''''s greatest victory

[[File:Quintessonjournal diplomacy.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"My wives now!"]]
"Don't you know any gentler games?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' to the rambunctious delegates.

"Congratulations. It's taken you only a few thousand years to comprehend your folly, and we shall reward your perceptiveness by providing you your 'ultimate weapons' as promised—already armed, and set to explode on impact. Are you ready to take delivery?"
:—'''Quintesson'''

"It's sad, really. All those centuries of war..."
"And the only winners... were the Quintessons."
:-'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus Prime''' state the moral of the story.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*It's never stated outright, but it would seem this is intended to be the same journal from "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]", last seen tumbling away through space (even though, as noted above, they messed up the color scheme.)
*Predaking is presumably hungry for revenge against Sky Lynx after his previous defeats in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" and "[[Chaos (episode)|Chaos]]". Sky Lynx evidently didn't rate the latter face-off, though, as he specifically refers to only "one thorough drubbing".
*Blaster is first shown riding inside Sky Lynx in boombox mode. He doesn't seem to have size-changed, as he is very large compared to Outback. Ramhorn and Steeljaw are both in mini-cassette mode resting against Blaster. The three of them sort of bounce towards Sky Lynx's exit and freefall to a planet surface before finally transforming. Later on, Blaster rides in Sky Lynx in robot mode with no problem.
*The Quintessons' economic victims include the planets [[Tyxlara]] and [[Alaxuu]], as well as [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]].
*The Quintessons can apparently summon up warp gates out of the ether at will.
*This episode features an intelligent [[Allicon]]! He is on the bridge of a Quintesson ship, talking strategy with a judge-type Quintesson.

===Real-world references===
*Rodimus Prime says that the fight between the Xetaxxis and Lanarqs reminds him of pro-wrestling, but Spike corrects him by telling him that those are at least faked.
*The Quintessons are depicted as {{w|War profiteering|war profiteers}}.
*The architecture on Xetaxxis owes more than a little to {{w|Saint Basil's Cathedral}} in [[Moscow]].
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**Deactivating [[lightsaber]] as the Quintesson ship's hatch seals behind Sky Lynx.
**[[Death Star]] defense cannons as the Autobots and Decepticons battle on the uncharted planet.
**Death Star superlaser as Galvatron takes off in pursuit of the Quintesson ship.
*And speaking of, the projecting eyes, turban-wrapped heads, and oddly-shaped mouths of the Xetaxxians point to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tusken_Raider Sandpeople] as design inspiration. Years later, the ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries would take the reference further by reimagining them as organic creatures wearing Tusken Raider-esque headgear.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*It's an AKOM episode, with all the usual cruddy art and incorrect character models:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**Spike has [[Nightmare Planet|black eyebrows]] again.
**While Outback's optics are blue in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]", in this episode they're consistently the same grey as the rest of his face.
**The first time we see him, Cyclonus has his purple chin again, which changes to gray as he turns his head. His eyebrows alternate between purple and grey in different shots in the episode. He's got a pinkish-purple neck when he lands on the uncharted planet.
**The Sweeps fly around in hovercraft mode with their heads sticking out of the top.
**The inside of Galvatron's and Cyclonus's mouths are purple; Magnus's is red.
*Five voices of doom:
**In AKOM episodes, individual Quintessons usually speak only from a single face, with the most frequently heard being [[Regis Cordic]]'s "Quintesson #1" speaking from the face of Doubt. For the lines "I've never seen two planets more eager to blow each other to dust!" and "To say nothing of vaporizing half our profits!", however, the voice emanates from the face of Death (which is usually used by [[Jack Angel]]'s "Quintesson #3", who can be heard delivering only a single line this episode, beginning with "Simultaneous delivery!")
**At the episode's end, as "Quintesson #1" congratulates the Xetaxxans and Lanarqans on their realization, he speaks using the face of Laughter (usually reserved for [[Roger C. Carmel]]'s "Quintesson #2"), before an animation error sees it cross-fade into the face of Death, instead of rotate.
**The Quintesson who provides narration for the journal, meanwhile, is voiced by [[Paul Eiding]]. It's not strictly an error, but he uses the face of Death, rather than one of the other two "unclaimed" faces.
*Ventriliquist bots:
**Predaking's mouthplate doesn't move for any of his lines.
**Likewise, Divebomb and Headstrong both speak in beast mode without moving their mouths.
**"Do the best you can!" - Sky Lynx's mouth doesn't move for this line.
**"Look at the canister!" - Outback's mouth doesn't move.
**Ramhorn growls at the Quintesson hologram without moving his mouth.
*Blaster's voice is missing its usual modulation throughout the episode.
*Predaking's head and face can't make up their mind how to be drawn and colored in his first few shots. The first shot shows his face half-buried in his torso, without his black eyeband. The second shot, a closeup, puts a second orange mouthplate on top of the first red one. As he replies to Cyclonus, his shoulder guns are drawn mounted to his armpits.
*After Cyclonus transforms and lands, the star background behind him in a closeup is drifting by him for no apparent reason.
*Sudden starry night:
**As Outback runs toward Sky Lynx's exit, a starry sky is visible outside, while Sky Lynx is flying through fog and clouds.
**"One thorough drubbing wasn't enough" - Sky Lynx has a starry sky behind him instead of daylit clouds, and again when the shot is recycled a moment later.
*From the inside, Sky Lynx has a vertical hatch; in the next shot, from the outside, it's a horizontal hatch.
*Blaster and the tapes get the wrong transformation sound; as they are going from a small, compact form to a taller, larger robot form, it should be the ascending-pitch version.
*"Must make more speed!" - Predaking's face is missing completely, replaced by an orange block.
*Divebomb's wings separate from Predaking, transforming into ''all'' of Divebomb's form - and leaving the rest of him still attached as Predaking's arm!
[[File:QuintessonJournal blaster vines.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Blaster was so very grateful this episode wasn't part of the Japanese continuity.]]
*Blaster's belly:
**As he struggles against the vines, Blaster's switches disappear, and his Autobot logo bounces around and morphs into a series of almost-random lines.
**While spying on the Decepticons, Blaster has five switches on his chest instead of three.
**After Sky Lynx grabs the journal, a reaction shot shows Blaster with five switches again, and his Autobot logo is colored somewhat randomly.
**When he arrives at the conference, Blaster has 6-8 switches on his chest!
*During the first Quintesson journal playback, we see a projection of Cyclonus and two Sweeps standing on a planet for no clear reason.
*When the Decepticons attack Blaster, his Autobot symbol is missing.
*As the Predacons combine, Divebomb transforms into Predaking's head, which should be part of Razorclaw.
*Sky Lynx gets a lot of non-standard laser sound effects as he battles Predaking.
*Predaking's face is missing again as he recovers from Sky Lynx's blast.
*Sky Lynx the morphobot:
**Sky Lynx ''grows'' his Lynx part when escaping from Predaking.
**His lynx section grows the bird part when transforming back to spaceship mode to pursue the Quintessons.
*In the second shot of Cyclonus and the Sweeps flying through space, Cyclonus is flying upside down (relative to both the screen and the group he's leading.) The shots before and after have him oriented correctly.
*After the Sweeps turn to pursue Sky Lynx, Sky Lynx is shown flying over a planetary surface when he's supposed to be in deep space.
*Because of a layer error, a Sharkticon's arm is sticking into the Autobots' prison cell.
*Outback's energon cube starts out pink, but is the old multi-colored hue (seen way back in early Season 1) in subsequent shots.
*When running towards Sky-Lynx, Outback's legs don't reach the bottom of the cel. Neither do Cyclonus's a couple of scenes later after he's grabbed the journal.
*Sky Lynx is missing all his panel lines as he sits in the Quintesson hangar bay.
*As Predaking fumbles with the journal, most of Razorclaw's lion face is missing from his chest.
*When the Autobots attack, the first salvo uses Optimus Prime's gun sound effect.
*"Doom to the intruders!" - Scourge (or a Sweep) is missing his wings in two shots.
*When one of the Quintessons picks up the container with his ray gun, the "beam" from the gun is missing. Then the canister suddenly jumps into the Quintesson's grasp, and is suddenly encased in energy beams.

*As Sky Lynx and Outback (!!) take off, Galvatron is shown flying alongside them! The next shot shows him turning to fire ''back'' at them.
*As Rodimus tries to reconvene the peace conference, Magnus pushes two random aliens back into their seats. Only... there are no seats! And we've never seen either of these aliens before and have no idea what they're doing there or why Magnus is mad at them or anything.
*Outback bangs on the journal without any sound effects; as it activates, its beam is layered over his arm when it should be behind it.
*When he jumps on Sky Lynx, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow (it should be orange in the middle).
*As they watch the Quintesson ship explode, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow, and the back of Magnus' arm has a square of gray (when it should be all-blue).
*In the episode's super-way-dramatic finale, Rodimus and Magnus fire one shot each at the Quintesson ship, declare "It's working!!", and urge themselves on to fire "''One last burst!!''", that being one more shot each. Don't wear yourselves out there, guys.
*The Lanarqans vanish from the shot before leaving the frame in the last shot of the episode.

===Continuity errors===
*At the beginning of the episode, the Quintesson journal falls from space, bumps into a tree and lands on the ground. It should have made a huge meteor impact.
*The Quintessons are the worst jailers ''ever'' - they don't disarm Blaster before locking him up, and don't even bother tethering up Sky Lynx.
*Assuming this is the same journal from "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]", it's a completely different color.
*Now why would the Quintessons let the journal float just outside the prison cells?
*Flying Autobots:
**As both sides pursue the Quintessons, Outback takes off into space alongside Sky Lynx!

===Trivia===
*This episode is full of names and terms that the [[fandom]] would be unable to properly spell until the dialogue script surfaced in the mid-2000s. Damn you, Richard Merwin!

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Geheimnis der Quintessons'''" ("The Secret of the Quintessons")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il giornale Quintessenziano'''" (First dub, "The Quintesson Magazine"), "'''Il diario di bordo dei Quintesson'''" (Second dub, "The Quintesson Journal")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 死の商人クインテッサ (''Shi no Shōnin Quintessa'', "The Quintessons, the Merchants of Death")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 17]], [[1987]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wǔmiànguài Rìzhì '''" (五面怪日志, "The Journal of the Quintessons")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video ([[Tempo Video]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-103.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Grimlock (RID 2015)

2018-08-19T03:40:30Z

RichardT1977:

{{faction|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3.5|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Dinobot|the character from the video games|Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock}}
:''Grimlock is a [[Decepticon]]-turned-[[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Grimlock-RID2015promorender.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Another [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|''Robots in Disguise'' Grimlock]] who is green and can speak in full sentences? Well, at least this time he turns into a dinosaur.]]

'''Grimlock''' is a wild card among the Autobots. Huge and powerful, he's also headstrong and reckless. He transforms into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', a powerful form that's essentially a wrecking ball on two legs. It’s not the subtlest [[alternate mode]] around, but Grimlock isn't one for subtlety.

Grimlock's what you might call a 'bot of action; he has little patience for complicated strategies and prefers to think of plans on the fly. Of course, his usual "plan" starts and stops at "punch it". He’s not a particularly ''skilled'' fighter, eschewing guns and blasters in favor of his own fists, but when you’re a heavy-hitting [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]], sheer force is often all you need to get the job done. Grimlock’s fights involve a lot of collateral damage, and the big guy's not the brightest 'bot around - he's a bit clumsy and has a tendency to both underestimate ''and'' overestimate his own strength. Even so, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] recognizes that the myriad advantages of having a robotic dinosaur on their side outweigh the downsides, and Grimlock is always excited at the prospect of smashing up some of his monstrous jailmates from his days aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''.

Although his raw strength is enough to head most problems off at the pass, Grimlock’s impulsiveness and often childlike behavior has sometimes landed him in trouble, especially after he bites off more than he can chew. Fortunately, he's tough and tenacious enough to fight his way right back out again. There is little he fears, but since coming to [[Earth]] Grimlock has developed a new phobia— a mortal dread of kittens.

Sometimes he works with the [[Mini-Con]] [[Volcano (Adventure)|Volcano]]. He can also combine with either [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to form [[Primelock]], or with the rest of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] to form [[Ultra Bee]], though he wishes he wasn't always stuck being the combiner's legs.

{{quote|I hear fighting! Who's fighting?! I wanna fight!|Grimlock's first words out of his stasis cell|''[[Pilot (Part 1)]]''}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Khary Payton]] (English), [[Frank Welker]] (roar sound effect), [[Masaomi Yamahashi]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian), [[Marco Kröger]] (German), [[Yasser Azzat]] (Arabic), [[Aku Laitinen]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:PilotPart2 Grimlock dino mode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Me Grimlock look good in green!]]
Grimlock was arrested for causing severe property damage {{storylink|True Colors}} and imprisoned in a [[stasis pod|stasis cell]] aboard the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. After the ship crash-landed on Earth, his was one of the only stasis cells to remain largely intact after the impact, although the cell's actual "stasis" function was disabled. While Bumblebee, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] tangled with the Decepticon criminal [[Underbite]], Grimlock managed to partially break free of his cell, and enthusiastically tried to join in the fight. Before he could do so, he was restrained by [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], who zapped him with a taser attachment. Eventually, Grimlock managed to goad Underbite into a rage to help "free" him. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Grimlock pursued the Decepticon to a scrapyard, though Underbite proved too much for him to handle. Joining up with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team, Grimlock enthusiastically helped bring Underbite in, and after they succeeded, Bumblebee put Grimlock on probation. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:TrustExercises boating.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Sailing for adventure on the big blue wet thing.]]

Grimlock was the only member of Bumblebee's team to successfully complete the trust exercises, and as a result Bumblebee took him to investigate an attack on the oil tanker ''[[Windward]]''. The pair tussled with [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], though Grimlock ended up stranded at the bottom of the sea. The duo subsequently tracked the Decepticon to a nearby oil refinery and managed to catch him in a barrel. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} Grimlock was instrumental in capturing the Decepticon [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. Later, he joined in the hunt for [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] and wound up on guard duty. He decided to interfere anyway, and wound up getting stung into submission by Chop Shop's various components. His conspicuous alternate mode meant that he couldn't join in on the next attempt to bring in Chop Shop, so he wound up keeping [[Russell Clay|Russell]] company at the scrapyard. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

When the team split up to search the [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|Crown City museum]] for a Decepticon, Grimlock briefly tangled with [[Terrashock]] in a planetarium, but came off second best. Bumblebee eventually came up with a way to hunt the Decepticon on his own terms, which Grimlock enjoyed immensely. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} Trying to protect a generator from [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], Grimlock ended up being left on guard by himself and was trounced by the Decepticon. Grimlock was knocked silly, suddenly believing he could fly, and had to be helped back to the scrapyard by Strongarm. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}}

[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Grimlock poised and ready.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Me Grimlock get ready to rumble!]]

Grimlock's attempts to disguise his beast mode as a truck were less than successful, resulting in him being left at the scrapyard when Bee and the others were hunting for [[Filch]] near Crown City. It later turned out they needed him after all, but only to hold up a bridge. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} A [[cyber-tick]] named [[Minitron]] took control of Grimlock, forcing him to fight his friends and then make off with Underbite's stasis pod. The other Autobots followed him to [[Crown River Dam]] where Minitron met with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. Although Minitron tried to goad the Autobots into attacking one another, Grimlock managed to pin him down and subdue him. As a reward, Grimlock was formally inducted into the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|True Colors}}

While Bumblebee and Strongarm were away on a mission, Sideswipe and Grimlock got to be spectators for a feud between Fixit and Denny. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}} After [[Ped (RID)|Ped]] raided the Bots' energon supply, the others left Grimlock to guard what was left, and went to hunt the Decepticon. Later as they attempted to trap Ped, Grimlock himself became trapped at the bottom of a pit Ped dug. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} After a run-in with [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] left Bumblebee with reduced maturity, Strongarm and Grimlock went to hunt the Decepticon in a carnival, only to be joined by their leader. Grimlock got used as a steed and experienced a carnival ride before Quillfire was captured. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

When [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] came to Earth to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Grimlock was captured by the Decepticon to use as a ransom along with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} As Bumblebee's team pursued [[Malodor]] and three other [[Skunkticon]]s, Grimlock found himself repeatedly sprayed with their debilitating toxin, and was briefly taken hostage by the Decepticon quartet. He helped capture the Skunkticons, but was again sprayed with toxin in the process. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

The Autobots encountered the Decepticon [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], whom Grimlock found extremely creepy. The Autobots were led to tangle with Steeljaw's gang. Grimlock once again battled Underbite, and managed to gain the upper hand by force-feeding the [[Chompazoid]] plastic. The Decepticons were subdued and briefly captured until Steeljaw slipped his cuffs and caused a distraction. While Grimlock and the other Autobots were preoccupied with a runaway garbage barge, the Decepticons escaped. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

[[file:RobotsHaveNightmares Grimlock dream.jpg|thumb|right|300px|For rescuing a stray cat from a truck, Grimlock was forced to marry the Cat Prince.]]

Grimlock joined Russel for a night of scary movies, and unsuccessfully tried to frighten the young human, who claimed not to be afraid of anything. Along with the rest of the Autobots, he later travelled to a local cave system in search of [[Nightstrike]]. The Decepticon got the drop on the team and incapacitated all of them with his fear-inducing scream, forcing Grimlock to have nightmares about kittens. Although the Autobots escaped and managed to capture Nightstrike, Grimlock was still jumpy in spite of his claims to the contrary, and quickly fled at the sight of a local stray cat. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

Grimlock was later dispatched to the Crown City subway system to track down another Decepticon contact, although Strongarm was less than enthused about having to tow the Dinobot all the way there. By the time they had arrived, they discovered that the demented scientist [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], had stolen Sideswipe's body, and was all too eager to try it out on the Autobots. Strongarm fought Vertebreak, but Grimlock was held up by passing trains. The Autobots eventually manage to take in Vertebreak, but Grimlock was too slow to outrun the oncoming train, forcing the other wheeled Autobots to carry him and the Decepticon to safety. {{storylink|Some Body, Any Body}}

Russell explained to Grimlock about the notion of "paying it forward", which confused Grimlock. With the help of the newly arrived Drift and his Mini-Cons, Grimlock helped to recapture a tank that had been commandeered by an escaped Quillfire and Springload... and deliberately made sure not to catch either of the falling Decepticons. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

During a training exercise, Grimlock was injured by a falling piece of debris. Feeling that he was "the muscle" of the team and couldn't let his teammates down, Grimlock did his best to hide the injury from Bumblebee. This would eventually have repercussions when the team went underwater in pursuit of [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who had broken into an abandoned Cybertronian spaceship. The Dinobot steadily grew weaker and less focused, unable to fight off the ship's various security measures. Eventually, Grimlock told Bumblebee the truth about the injury,and on returning to base he was patched up by Fixit. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}}

[[File:TFRIDTheChampGrimlockKick.jpg|thumb|left|300px|He crimefighting covers up a basic insecurity.]]

Grimlock's increasingly brazen shows of strength did not have the desired effect; one stunt wound up almost injuring Russell. When the other Autobots headed into Crown City in pursuit of [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock]], Grimlock's dinosaur alternate mode meant that he couldn't tag along. When the [[GroundBridge]] malfunctioned, however, he got his chance. With a rollcage welded to his back, Grimlock posed as "Dino-Bash", a human-built robot piloted by Denny, and challenged Groundpounder in a demolition derby at the Crown City [[Rumbledome]]. Groundpounder was eager to tangle with a real Dinobot, and initially gained the upper hand. Grimlock- with Fixit's assistance- was able to nail Groundpounder with his signature cannonball move... but not without almost bringing down the entire arena. {{storylink|The Champ}}

After Fixit reverted to his sentry programming, Grimlock was menaced by the various security measures around the scrapyard. Things were compounded by the return of Chop Shop, although Grimlock helped to bring in the Decepticon thief once again. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Grimlock joined the gang to investigate a Decepticon signal that belonged to [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]]. After returning to base, they discovered that Steeljaw had broken in and taken Fixit and the humans hostage. In the ensuing fight, Grimlock easily trounced Clampdown with a few well-placed tail smacks. {{storylink|Lockout}}

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Grimlock catches rubble.jpg|thumb|right|380px|"Om..."]]
Grimlock eventually grew bored with his routine duties, and yearned for the days when he could simply smash whatever he wanted to. While on patrol he encountered [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], another Dinobot. The duo happily destroyed an old demolition site, but Grimlock realized that he had to do the right thing and arrest Scowl. Scowl managed to win him over and Grimlock let him walk free, on the condition that he never harm a human. Unfortunately for Grimlock, Scowl was actually one of Thunderhoof's old goons, and the Autobots rolled out to bring him in. Grimlock had to fight against a vengeful Scowl at a train station, where he helped redirect an oncoming train, and later at a spa, where he finally managed to overcome the other Dinobot with the help of a stone sculpture. Grimlock was saddened by the outcome of the fight, and mused that Scowl had never intended to change his violent ways. {{storylink|Similarly Different}}

The Autobots discovered [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], a charismatic 'bot who had been sent to Earth by [[Primus]] eons ago. With their ranks temporarily bolstered, Grimlock helped the team go after [[Zizza]], discovering her hiding spot at a nearby airport and then distracting her mind-controlled human pilots. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}} Grimlock began feeling homesick for Cybertron and the [[Acid Wastes]]. Bumblebee tried to cheer up the team by taking them to [[Edmondville]], where they discovered the Decepticon [[Shifter]] [[Pseudo]]. Although Pseudo temporarily masqueraded as Grimlock, the team were able to spot the imposter and recapture him. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

After Strongarm and Sideswipe were kidnapped by Decepticons, Grimlock joined the remaining Autobots and Windblade for a raid on their hideout. When the Decepticons absconded to the [[Crown City Colossus]] with their hostages, Grimlock took the direct route by travelling underwater, although he was barred from destroying the portal by Clampdown. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} Now with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] on the loose, Grimlock teamed up with his allies- including a reborn Optimus Prime - against Megatronus and the other Decepticons. Grimlock managed to distract Megatronus long enough for the other Autobots to bring down part of the statue on their foe. In the aftermath, Grimlock opted to stay on Earth with the rest of the team. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Grimlock was alarmed when [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] projected a vision on his flank. Following a GroundBridge explosion, Grimlock helped (badly) to clear up and along with Bumblebee and Strongarm, was defeated by [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] when the Decepticon arrived at the scrapyard. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} After tracking Overload to a parking lot, the team split up with Grimlock and Strongarm trying to track the Cyclone Mini-Cons. They soon realized they'd actually been tracking humans, however Grimlock came up with a plan that let them maintain their cover. They caught up with Bumblebee in time to help take Overload back to base. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

[[File:Suspended Grimlock rolls out.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the Cretaceous, green, terrible...]]
Despite Strongarm's coaching, Grimlock was unable to establish the same level of teamwork with her that she'd had with Sideswipe, leading to them bungling the capture of [[Saberhorn]]. They eventually managed to successfully work together at the steel mill, however Grimlock ended up throwing Saberhorn through a wall and inadvertently allowing the Decepticon to escape. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} Grimlock took part in the pursuit of [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] and [[Slicedice]], during which he was able to help save some motorists accidentally endangered by Strongarm. He later helped Bumblebee try to deal with a fire caused by the two Cons, but they ended up requiring Strongarm's help to rescue some humans. {{storylink|Suspended}}

[[File:Brainpower-datacylindergonewrong.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Grimlock reads YouTube comments.]]
Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Grimlock captured the Mini-Con [[Torpor]], though the mission was nearly botched when Grimlock stumbled in on the other two Autobots as they strategised, tipping their target off to their whereabouts. Feeling that the other Autobots didn't rate his intelligence, Grimlock got Fixit's help him in trying to pass the police academy entrance exam, so that he could prove he was at least smart enough to enter the same fancy school that Strongarm had gone to. However, a mishap resulted in Grimlock downloading the entire content of a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into his brain. Though it greatly increased his intelligence, it also meant the eventual degradation of his neural pathways and as he joined in the hunt for [[Simacore]], he soon found his new knowledge left him unable to effectively fight. Fixit was able to reverse the process, draining his intelligence away in time for him to defeat Simacore and rescue Bumblebee and Strongarm from a particle accelerator. {{storylink|Brainpower}}

When a wounded Steeljaw turned up at the scrapyard, Bumblebee, Strongarm and Grimlock followed the trail of energon he'd left to a disused drive in where they encountered [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], Crazybolt, and Slicedice. Though Grimlock was beaten down at first, he and Bumblebee were able to defeat and capture them after the latter Autobot distracted the enemy with a magic trick he had learned from Russel, allowing Grimlock to get a second wind. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

[[File:Impounded-grimlocksdisguise.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Robots in Disguise Grimlock disguised as [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Robots in Disguise Grimlock]].]]
Grimlock grew increasingly bored as the Autobots hunted down a cable in a shipping yard, one of the many components the Decepticons were gathering for their current machinations. He managed to find it, shortly before he was blasted by Springload, and then inadvertently by Bumblebee. The mission a bust, the entire team were left mentally drained after having failed to decipher the Decepticons' motives. Grimlock turned down staking out a [[Rear Axle]] concert, not sharing Bumblebee's enthusiasm for the band, when their next lead pointed to it being the Decepticons' next target. Instead, he practiced his sculpture (which simply involved smashing big rocks into smaller rocks). Bumblebee called for back-up when he encountered Bisk on the mission, and Grimlock joined Strongarm in trying to come to help, only for them to be held up by traffic. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}} When Grimlock almost blew the Autobots' cover by landing in the middle of a crowd while trying to apprehend [[Silverhound]], Bumblebee banned him from going on missions. Fixit came up with a crane disguise for Grimlock to use, and the pair headed out after Bumblebee and Strongarm left to track down Quillfire. Passing himself off as a "Dino Crane," designed to look as it did because "children love dinosaurs," Fixit and Grimlock caught up to their commander and were able to help him and Strongarm capture Quillfire. Bumblebee gave Grimlock's new disguise his approval, allowing him once more to go back into the field. {{storylink|Impounded}}

After an incident with the GroundBridge brought [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] to Earth, Strongarm and Grimlock were knocked out by the Decepticon. They recovered, only to be warped away from the junkyard alongside [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] by a portal created by Soundwave. Working together, Grimlock and Strongarm were able to shut down Laserbeak, then rushed back to the rest of the team. They arrived just as Denny, Fixit, Russel, and Bumblebee managed to get Soundwave back into the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]], and threw the Decepticon Mini-Con back into the other dimension after its master. {{storylink|Portals}} Following another mission, Grimlock joined the stealth team via the GroundBridge, and carried an injured Drift back to base. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

After a chance encounter resulted in [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] joining the team, the Autobots got a lead to the location of the group of Decepticons; an escapee Mini-Con called [[Toolbox]]. They used a ruse to infiltrate the crashed ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' which the Decepticons were using as their "Decepticon Island," during which Grimlock pretended to be a Decepticon returning with Autobot prisoners. Though they made good grounds once inside the ship, one of the other slave Mini-Cons blurted out a greeting to Toolbox upon seeing him returned, betraying the Autobots' presence. Grimlock's team were surrounded by the bulk of the Alchemor's remaining Decepticons soon afterwards. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Thanks to Windblade providing them with an impromptu distraction, the rest of the Autobots were able to make a break for it and split up into smaller groups. Strongarm, Grimlock, and Sideswipe were sent to try and free the Mini-Cons being held captive by the Decepticons. They ended up in a communications room where they encountered Groundpounder and Thunderhoof. Still holding a grudge against Grimlock since their last encounter, Groundpounder beat down the Dinobot while Thunderhoof dealt with the other two Autobots. Sideswipe eventually managed to incapacitate the Decepticons by using nearby equipment to broadcast a high-frequency signal, holding onto consciousness for seconds longer than the Decepticons. After using the communications equipment to free the Mini-Cons, the trio escaped the ship before the [[cryo-gas]] bomb froze everyone aboard.

With the Decepticon threat now finally dealt with, several Autobots decided to head back to their homeworld. Grimlock was not among them, choosing instead to stay behind with Bumblebee on Earth to set up a permanent base of operations, should any more peril befall the planet. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} When news of the Bee Team's exploits reached Cybertron, Grimlock became one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Bumblebee took his team on a tour of interesting locations on Earth, culminating in them visiting the remains of [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], only to find a strange bomb had been set up to detonate. Grimlock was partnered with Strongarm when the team split up, only to end up stepping on a mine. He was unable to move for fear of setting the mine off, until Bumblebee found him and revealed that the "mine" was just an old armor buffer. {{storylink|History Lessons}} When Bumblebee split up the team to search sites of Cybertronian significance, Grimlock was assigned look in western [[China]]. The team was accidentally bridged back to the scrapyard instead of [[Mount St. Hilary]] because Denny and Russell didn't know what they were doing. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}}

[[File:TRID S2 E16 PL MSS.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Lobster Mobster strikes again.]]
After one too many accidents, Grimlock was disgruntled when Bumblebee only assigned him one mission in the search for Cybertronian relics. During his mission, he encountered Brother [[Gunter]], who set about teaching him patience via the medium of pretzel manufacture. [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]] turned up at the monastery, resulting in Grimlock calling in the rest of the team, however ultimately it was the patience he'd learned that allowed Grimlock to defeat the scavenger. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

When Team Bee found a [[high energy pulse generator]] in [[Egypt]], Grimlock carried it back to the scrapyard using his crane mode, however the device was destroyed anyway when it threatened to fry their brains. Following an invasion of the scrapyard by the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, the team lost both their own Mini-Cons and their leader, after they were abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Joined by Optimus, the team split up to search for Starscream. Grimlock was first on the scene when Strongarm and Sideswipe ran into the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, but the ensuing hostilities ended when the Mini-Cons recognized Optimus, and the two groups teamed up. A short time later, they ran into the Scavengers, and then during the fight with them, the Mini-Cons were captured by Starscream. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} [[File:TRID S2 E19 W SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Say hello to his little friend!]] Grimlock linked with Tricerashot, who'd avoided being captured, and took out the Scavengers. He and the rest of the team located Starscream's ship, and during the ensuing battle with the Decepticons, they were knocked out by Starscream. They eventually managed to defeat Starscream, despite him successfully merging with the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, by dragging him down into range of Fixit's signal so he could be de-merged. After farewelling Optimus and the Mini-Cons, Team Bee split up to search more Cybertronian sites. {{storylink|Worthy}}

Without any Decepticons to punch, Grimlock passed his time playing tic-tac-toe with his own tail. He joined Bumblebee and Drift as they traveled to [[Grand Valley]] to face a Decepticon. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 1)}} Grimlock found himself at a disadvantage as he was unable to outrun [[Heatseeker]]'s guided missiles, but he managed to serve as a distraction for Bumblebee and Drift to move in. The mission ended with the entire team somehow being merged into one robot, though they were unconscious at the time. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}}

[[File:TRID S3 E3 D SC 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|How To Train Your Dinobot.]]
Impressed by the abilities of Drift's pupils, Grimlock decided to become Drift's "poodle" too. As the team attempted to capture [[Crustacion]] in [[Antarctica]], Grimlock's attempts to put Drift's teachings into practice were surprisingly successful, and he was instrumental in capturing the 'Con. {{storylink|Defrosted}} Grimlock and the rest of the team joined up with the [[Rescue Bot]] [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] as they attempted to recapture [[Ragebyte]]. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Grimlock, along with the rest of the team, found himself drawn to possess the [[Sphere of Doradus]] thanks to the strange energies it gave off. He was later able to overcome this desire thanks to his love of punching, and took part in the capture of Springload. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} Grimlock was part of a mission to [[West Rock]], and used his crane disguise to block the city's only exit to prevent [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] and [[Wildbreak]] escaping. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

During another attempt to capture Drag Strip, a methane explosion caused the team to again merge into a giant robot, though Grimlock was disappointed to find he was the legs. Afterwards, the team had to cope with having two Sideswipes as they continued to try to get back the relic Drag Strip had stolen. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} Grimlock and the rest of the team captured three Decepticon brothers as a result of Strongarm employing her detective skills. {{storylink|Get a Clue}}

[[File:RiD2015 Out of the Shadows Sidelock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"The bottom. AGAIN."]]
Grimlock and Sideswipe were temporarily [[Sidelock|fused together]] during another of Fixit's combiner experiments. They and the rest of the team helped Drift recover his two Mini-Cons students after they were kidnapped by the Decepticon [[Shadow Raker]]. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}} Another of Fixit's combiner experiments led to the Autobots temporarily switching bodies. Grimlock reveled in having Drift's vehicle mode, and gleefully took part in a road race in an attempt to stop the Stunticons, though he had difficulty working with Drift's Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}}

The team attempted to help Strongarm's friend [[Nightra]] after she turned up apparently being pursued by [[Blastwave]], only to discover that Nightra was the criminal being hunted while Blastwave an Autobot bounty hunter. When the deception was exposed aboard [[Blastwave's ship]], Grimlock put his all into hanging onto the rest of the team as they were nearly blown out of a cargo bay, before he managed to close the bay door. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}} Grimlock developed an interest in art and started off by making a sculpture of Strongarm. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}}

[[File:RiD2015 - The Fastest Bot Alive - Super Grim.jpg|thumb|right|250px|WOAH-OHHHH!]]
After allowing Fixit to experiment on him, Grimlock developed uncontrollable super speed. Despite Bumblebee restricting him to base, Grimlock - inspired by Russell's reading a ''[[Captain Plasma Beam]]'' comic to him - believed he could be an effective superhero and joined in on a mission to recapture Simacore. This didn't go well, but he did eventually successfully defeat the Con, and he took pride in Simacore's having declared him to be the Orangucon's "greatest foe". {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}}

Grimlock, no longer with the aid of super-speed, took part in a mission to prevent the Stunticons from stealing the power source for a high-speed maglev train. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}} Grimlock and the rest of the team finally managed to combine into [[Ultra Bee]] during another mission against the Stunticons. {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} A message from Windblade sent the team to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], where they again combined and managed to defeat the Stunticons once and for all. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

[[File:TRID E 63 Grimlock with rocks.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Me Grimlock love to smash rocks.]]
Russell and Grimlock began making video diaries to keep the absent Drift up-to-date. Their latest effort was interrupted by an attack which drove the Autobots from the scrapyard and forced them to seek refuge in the nearby cave system. Decepticon signals led them to the culprits — Steeljaw and his pack, and the ensuring battle endangered Crown River Dam. {{storylink|Exiles}} With the Autobots finding the cramped quarters of the caves inconvenient, Denny and Russell got Grimlock to enlarge it using his rock-smashing skills. {{Storylink|Breathing Room}} Left on monitor duty, Grimlock was distracted and missed the detection of some Decepticon signals. As a result he became hyper-sensitive about remaining professional and not having fun on the job, which almost resulted in the Decepticons getting away with some nuclear waste until Sideswipe snapped him out of it. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}} Grimlock took part in a mission which resulted in the defeat and capture of (most of) Steeljaw's pack at the nuclear plant. {{storylink|Prisoner Principles}}

{{bigquote|Good call, Bulkhead. Smashing stuff really does relax me.|Grimlock|[[Sick as a Bot]]}}
[[File:SickAsABot Grimlock thinking.jpg|thumb|250px|right|All his plans are ''smashing!'']]
Grimlock took part in the defeat of Soundwave, preventing the Decepticon from irradiating the entire planet. He later dressed up as "the monster from Dimension Aaargh" for Sideswipe's performance of ''[[Showcase of Shivers]]''. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} The Autobots returned to the scrapyard and Grimlock was tasked with securing the prisoners, only to let Underbite escape. He and the other Autobots were forced to chase the 'Con, who randomly teleported thanks to a chunk of space bridge he'd eaten. {{storylink|Something He Ate}} After Bumblebee, Strongarm and Sideswipe were infected with a nanovirus, Grimlock rushed off to try to capture the Decepticon. He only succeeded once the newly-arrived [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] helped him slow down and come up with a plan. {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}}

During a pursuit of Steeljaw, Grimlock and the others found themselves arrested by [[Dropforge]]. They were able to escape with Denny and Russell's help and both foiled Steeljaw's plan, and freed Dropforge from the mind control signal he was being controlled by. {{storylink|Five Fugitives}} Optimus arrived once more, sending Grimlock and the rest of the team to Cybertron where the Autobot council were using mind control on the population. On arrival, the Autobots were surrounded by security, {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} however with the help of Dropforge and Steeljaw, they were able to gain entry to the [[High Council Tower]]. After they discovered the council were actually Decepticons, Grimlock decided the best way to eliminate the mind control was to smash everything. He then took on [[Treadshock]] and managed to knock him out with a tail smash. A battle ensued with the Autobots and Decepticons taking on their [[Galvatronus (RID)|combined forms]] for a last ditch struggle for Cybertron, and the Bee Team eventually prevailed. In the aftermath, Grimlock and the others returned to Earth as newly appointed ambassadors and ended up chasing after Steeljaw again. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

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===''Robots In Disguise'' shorts===
After accidentally stomping on Fixit several times during the day, Grimlock somehow got the Mini-Con stuck to his foot.
{{Storylink|Fixit Jam}} Grimlock was lent a [[Decepticon Hunter]] so he could find his signature weapon, his own fist. {{Storylink|Perfect}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:IDWRID1 Grimlock dinopile.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Grimlock's reaction after seeing the Big Green dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''.]]
While checking on a stasis pod with Strongarm, Grimlock stomped on a forest fire that had broken out. He attempted to track [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]] until Bumblebee arrived and pointed them in the direction of the [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park. There, they managed to track down the Decepticon and capture him (Grimlock covertly stomped him!) however when the morning crowds arrived, Grimlock was forced to pretend to be a dinosaur statue for sixteen hours to avoid blowing the Autobots' cover. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} During a training exercise, Grimlock cheerfully smooshed Sideswipe by executing a "Dinopile". After taking part in a team takedown of [[Spinhead]], he repeated the maneuver on the Decepticon. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Grimlock and Sideswipe aided in the capture of [[Transit (RID)|Transit]] by directing the Decepticon into a traffic jam engineered by Fixit. During a visit by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team, Grimlock took part in a plan to capture [[Clipshade]], though his contribution ended up with him landing on top of Sideswipe again. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}}

After establishing the location of [[Overhead]], Grimlock and the rest of the team managed to take the Decepticon down, though not before Grimlock had suffered a few bumps and accidentally worn a hat. After Overhead supplied them with a distress beacon she claimed would bring the leader of the [[Cybercomrade Sect]], Bumblebee and Grimlock set a trap, only to encounter Clipshade, who it turned out was an Autobot double agent—Overhead was the real Sect leader. They soon returned to Strongarm to find their captive had escaped. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}} After attempting to help coach Sideswipe on his acting, Grimlock took part in an attempt to capture Overhead. He ended up being physically tossed by the Buffaloid during the fight, but after she caused the space bridge she was working on to collapse into a black hole, Grimlock managed to save [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] from falling into it. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

Following the defeat of Megatronus, Team Bee followed Decepticon signals to [[Fort Tucker]] and found themselves tangling with two [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s. Grimlock was injured shielding some unconscious humans from Vehicon missiles and had to be helped to safety by Drift. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. To the shock of the others, Grimlock reasoned that Steeljaw was probably in the [[Sierra Vistas]], leading them to successfully locate the cave in question, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Grimlock battled his usual dance partner, Underbite, until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Team Bee was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
[[Lobbing|Lob-ball]] star "Gridlock Grimlock" had an impromptu game using Fixit as the ball. When the team went to hunt [[Scuzzard]], Grimlock was left at base as a last line of defense, and clumsily managed to knock over Filch's stasis pod, freeing the Decepticon. He joined the team in hunting down both of the avians, taking down Scuzzard with Sideswipe's help. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} When three of Russell's classmates invaded the scrapyard, Grimlock was forced to pretend to be a prop from a Japanese kaiju movie, which worked until he saw the cat tattoo one of the boys was sporting, and reacted with terror. Fixit detected Decepticon signals, which resulted in Grimlock and the rest of the team tangling with Underbite, Thunderhoof and [[Slink]]'s gang in a warehouse. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

Grimlock was disappointed when a potential Decepticon incursion turned out to be a drill and he wouldn't get to punch anything. He got his chance when the Autobots apprehended [[Forager]], however on their next mission the Autobots were led on a wild goose chase. On their return to the scrapyard they were captured and put into stasis pods by the Ronin, where they remained until Drift was able to free them and help them turn the tables on the three Decepticons. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

An attempt at a game of football went wrong when Grimlock punctured the ball with his teeth while calling "hole in one!" He and the rest of the team took on [[Skinkbomb]], only to find the Decepticon's explosives formidable, and the fight was lost when Bumblebee became distracted. Though the team thought Bumblebee might be suffering from brain rust, the next time they faced Skinkbomb, they all heard the illusionary Optimus Prime's voice and were all able to overcome the Decepticon regardless. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

Grimlock, Strongarm, and Bumblebee attempted to arrest the Decepticon [[Brakepad]], only to fall foul of his lethargy-inducing powers. After they returned to the scrapyard empty-handed, Denny and Russell had to force them to go back out into the field and capture Brakepad. {{Storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:PrimalPrimeandfriend-CMW.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
Grimlock prowled about the streets of the Under City in Axiom Nexus, in a crowd of countless off-worlders. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Grimlock and the other members of Bumblebee's team responded when Optimus Prime called their names in a display of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Adventure|new toy]]'s speaking gimmick, then joined Optimus in dancing to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

Grimlock was shocked when [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Tigatron]] suddenly appeared among the Autobots, claiming to be from [[Legends Universe|another universe]]. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

===Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
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! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
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|Starter
|500
|10
|-
|Titan Guardian
|1000
|20
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|Legion
|1500
|30
|-
|One-Step
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Gold
|2000
|40
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|Titan Hero
|3000
|60
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|Warrior
|4000
|80
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|Warrior Gold
|4000
|80
|-
|Warrior Asia
|4000
|80
|-
|Battlepack
|4000
|80
|-
|Hero
|6000
|120
|-
|Hero Stealthasaurus
|6000
|120
|-
|Stomp ‘N Chomp
|10000
|160
|}
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{Note|The Grimlock Custom Kreon appears as a power-up item, serving as the player's support by attacking enemies. However the Kreons can suffer friendly fire from the player itself.}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
Grimlock, Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Bumblebee captured escaped Decepticons, and secured them back in their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{Charstubgames}}{{Storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}
====Legion Class====
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[[File:RID2015LegendsGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm gonna burst outta your pocket in a minute!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Legends Class, 2015/2016)
:Part of the 2nd wave of Robots in Disguise [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Legion|Legion Class]] line, Grimlock transforms into a robot to ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and back! He also features a sculpted battle mask on his head...while it's painted with his unmasked face's color. Legion Class Grimlock sports 3mm ports on his robot hands & arm joints. His ''T. rex'' shoulders also feature 5mm ports.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot/''T. rex'' mode, on his right arm/left leg. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package.

:In 2016, the figure saw re-release with the ''Combiner Force'' packaging. And due to the mobile game's latest update, unlocking Grimlock is useless now.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock Clear Ver.''' (EZ Collection, 2015)
:A redeco of Legion Class Grimlock in clear plastic, Grimlock Clear Ver. was given away at Japanese stores like EDION toy department & Bic Camera, from July 2015 to customers who spent ¥3000 or more on Adventure product. Like most of the clear colored ''Adventure'' Legion Class exclusives, Grimlock has no paint operations save for his face and his T-rex head.

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[[File:TAV-35-EZ-Collection-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Inconceivable!]]
*'''Autobot VS Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV35'''
:Available for this set, this version of Grimlock is a redeco of the original Legion Class toy, featuring additional paint details on any of his paintable plastic.

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

:Grimlock was released as a four-pack along with [[Steeljaw (RID)#TAV35|Steeljaw]], [[Underbite#TAV35|Underbite]], and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV35|Optimus Prime]].

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

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====One-Step Changers====
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[[File:RID20151StepGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Roll back the rock!'' ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TED-09-One-Step-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Turn back the clock!'' ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Grimlock''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2015-[[June 27|07-27]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TED-09'''
:Part of the second wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#One-Step Changers|One-Step changers]], Grimlock transforms into a robot to ''T. rex'' and back in just one easy step! Grimlock also features a sculpted tongue in his ''T. rex'' mouth. Although he only transforms into a single step, His ''other'' step is to fold his pair of feet into two hands.

:This Grimlock can ride on his [[#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp counterpart]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his ''T. rex'' mode, on his left shoulder. The badge is merely impossible to be scanned while in robot mode, since his shoulder parts had covered it.

:The TakaraTomy release of One-Step Changer Grimlock (as part of the ''Easy Dynamic Series'' line) features extensive paint applications to resemble his cartoon counterpart. Like his Hasbro counterpart, his scannable Autobot insignia is in his left ''T. rex'' arm. Scanning this in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' Mobile App unlocks the toy to the app's collection list.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changer-Gold-Armor-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Roll back the rock to the dawn of time'' ''And sing this song with me!'']]
*'''Gold Armor Grimlock''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)

:One-Step Changer Gold Armor Grimlock is A Generation-1 inspired redeco of the One-Step figure above.

:Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is in his ''T. rex'' mode, on his left shoulder. The badge is nearly impossible to be scanned while in robot mode, since his shoulder parts had covered it.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changers-Collection-6-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (6-pack, 2015)

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

: Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.
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====Warrior Class====
{{anchor|Warrior}}
[[File:RID2015WarriorGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Green and black, man! You got a problem with that? ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Grimlock''' (Warrior Class, 2014/2015/2016/2017)
**''Japanese Release Date'': 2015-[[March 21|03-21]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV-02'''
:Part of the first wave of Warrior-Class figures, Grimlock transforms into a green and black ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. Unusual for a Warrior-Class, he comes packaged with no accessories. In dinosaur mode a switch atop his head moves his jaw up and down. Grimlock's right robot mode leg also features a sculpted [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|fake tail]], to symmetrically match his left leg, where his ''T. rex'' mode tail had stored with. Please take note that Grimlock's hands can't grip some weapons due to his ''T. rex'' feet being on the way.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot mode, right of his chest. The badge is easily scannable while still in-package.

:The figure suffers a [[design flaw]]: His pair of arms/legs is pretty much prone to have stress marks and/or suffer breakage, thanks to the loose grey plastic piece in the pseudo-ratchet joint. This can be fixed if the grey plastic piece is glued in place (although this will require removing metal pins).

:[[File:RID Warrior Grimlock Packaging Comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Shelf life of a 1980s figure.]]
[[File:Takaratomy-tav-02-grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

:Despite being succeeded by the "Gold Armor" redeco in wave 4, the original green and black deco of the figure made a comeback in subsequent waves, in two different packaging [[variant]]s as part of the "Mini-Con Weaponizers" and "Combiner Force" [[subline imprint]]s. It is unknown whether these re-releases use the modified pseudo-ratchet joint seen on the redeco. Take note that the re-releases' badges only unlocks Energon Currency instead of the character.

:The TakaraTomy release of Grimlock uses a slightly saturated green plastic, and features extra paint applications, mostly for his alt mode's toes, and his eyebrows. Like his Hasbro counterpart, his scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot mode, right of his chest. Scanning this in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' Mobile App unlocks the toy to the app's collection list.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Warrior-Class Grimlock at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=5675 More information on Warrior-Class Grimlock at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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[[File:TAVVS02-Grimlock-VS-Gregevor-Boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock VS Greejeeber''' (VS set, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAVVS-02'''

:The TakaraTomy release of Warrior Class Grimlock is bundled with an unchanged [[Greejeeber]] toy.

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[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Gold-Armor-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dumb stubbies! Yellow not same color as gold!]]
*'''Gold Armor Grimlock''' (Warrior Class, 2015)

:A redeco & new head retool of the Warrior Class Grimlock toy, Gold Armor Grimlock features a new coloration and a masked head, inspired by his [[Grimlock (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart]]. His pair of arms/leg joints were slightly modified to prevent breakage.

:His stock photography features yellow paint applications, rather than orange as seen in the final product.

:Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on the right of his robot mode chest. As he's packaged in robot mode, this badge is easily scannable while still in-package.

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====Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changers====
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[[File:RID20153StepGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Me Grimlock have feet for hands and hands on feet! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Takaratomy-ted-02-grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Grimlock''' (Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese Release Date'': 2015-[[March 21|03-21]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED-02'''

:Part of the first wave of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Three-Step Changers|''Robots in Disguise'' Three-Step Changers]], This roughly voyager-sized Grimlock transforms into a Robot and ''T. rex'' in just a few easy steps! His scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot mode, middle of his chest. However the badge ''cannot'' be scanned while he's in ''T. rex'' mode. Three-Step Grimlock does not features any 5mm compatible arms, but features the said ports on his front ''T. rex'' legs instead. Giving him weapons (or any Mini-Cons from the Mini-Con Weaponizers subline) to wield can be awkward.

:The TakaraTomy release features extra paint applications. Like his Hasbro counterpart, his scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot mode, middle of his chest. Scanning this in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' Mobile App unlocks the toy in the app's collection list. Unlike the American release, Big Grimlock is packaged in a windowed box, instead of an an open package.

:Although the transformation of this toy is listed as '''3 steps''', there are 2 optional steps: positioning the ''T. rex'' arms, and pulling the tail off before (then reinserting it after) transformation. However, it's possible to transform Grimlock with the tail installed anyway.

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[[File:RID2015-Three-Step-Stealthasaurus-Rex-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bumblelock?]]
*'''Stealthasaurus Rex Grimlock''' (Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changer, 2016)

:This Grimlock is a redeco of the 3-Step Changer above, with yellow paint applications.

:The toy was solicited as '''Stealthasaurus Grimlock''' in the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game.

:For unknown reasons, the 3-Step Changer assortment was halted at United States release for the better part of a year, which resulted in Stealthasaurus Rex Grimlock not appearing at retail until nine months after he had been released in Australia. Afterwards, the assortment continued at a normal pace.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Combiner-Force-3-Step Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I have fist-balls of steel!"]]
*'''Grimlock''' (3-Step Changer, 2017)

:Released under the "[[Combiner Force]]" subline, "Hyper-Swoop" Grimlock is an entirely a new mold. While possessing a different transformation scheme, Grimlock features a fairly show-accurate robot & ''T. rex'' mode. Due to it's transformation scheme, he ends up having two ''T. rex'' toes on his ''T. rex''/Robot mode legs.
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====Kre-O====
[[File:KreO-Toy GrimlockCustomKreon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Ah! It's Big Green!"]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Custom Kreon, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B1235'''
**''Pieces'': '''23'''
**''Accessories'': Parts rack, extra clear body parts (torso, helmet, left & right legs, left & right arms), buildable ax, sword

:Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' Custom [[Kreon]]s, and the first ''Robots in Disguise''-themed wave, Grimlock uses the new 2015 Kreon construction with the hollow waist-peg and "raised" hands. He comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his extra pieces. Unlike the previous Custom Kreons, he no longer features a chromed helmet, and comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso, legs, and his arms, plus a two-sided ax and a chromed sword.

:Despite what the instructions say, the body piece cannot be pegged down between the leg parts installed on the display stand. However this can be amended by putting a 2x1 brick piece.

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set.

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*'''Armor Up Grimlock''' (Custom Kreon, 2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5711'''
*'''Blizzard Strike Grimlock''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': ??
*'''Night Strike Grimlock''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': ??
***''Pieces'': 28
***''Accessories'': Left & right leg extensions, left & right arm extensions, chest armor, buildable pick axe-hammer

:Another series released without any prior announcement from Hasbro, this new Custom Kreon Grimlock set features extension parts for the arms and legs used for the Kreons included in the China exclusive ''Armor Hero Captor'' sets. On the other hand, the Kreon can be displayed without adding any armor parts.

:Grimlock was available is three different versions: the standard-colors "Armor-Up", "Blizzard Strike", and "Night Strike" (the only redeco to feature a show-accurate helmet color). So far the building sets saw first release on Dollar General.

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====Stomp & Chomp====
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[[File:RID2015-Stomp-and-Chomp-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Yo Bee, you remember that I used to transform into a mechanical mess of a T-rex?"]]
*'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp Grimlock''' (One Step Changers, 2015)
:Stomp & Chomp Grimlock is a redeco of [[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|''Age of Extinction'' Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], transforming from 22" tall ''T. rex'' to robot by triggering the handle from his back. He also lacks the sword and the Optimus Prime mini-figure. Undocumented in the instructions, Stomp and Chomp Grimlock's weapons can be popped out by placing any ''Age of Extinction'' One-Step Changers & Power Attacker figures. However, all of the ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' One-Step Changers cannot accommodate with the gimmick.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his handlebar. Like the original mold, Stomp & Chomp Grimlock ended up being a [[shelfwarmer]].

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====Mini-Con Battle Packs====
[[File:RID2015-Minicon-Battle-Pack-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock feel excellent, [[Megatron (BW)|yeeeess]].]]
*'''Decepticon Hunter Grimlock with Mini-Con Decepticon Back ''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': 5 armor pieces (combine to form a weapon)
:Part of the second [[wave]] of the Mini-Con Battle Pack, "Decepticon Hunter Grimlock" is a new sculpt, similar in size of a Scout Class figure (In Grimlock's case, the size of ''Cyberverse'' Commander figure), with its transformation engineering borrowed from the [[Grimlock (WFC)#Warrior Class|Warrior]] class figure. Fortunately, the elbows use ball joints, removing the nasty arm-breaking [[design flaw]] the Warrior figure had. Battle Pack Grimlock also features transparent yellow pieces, which can be combined into a handheld (technically, arm-''mounted'' via a pair of tabs) weapon resembling a ''Tyrannosaurus'' head, and can also be attached to his body to form his armor. The ''Tyrannosaurus'' head weapon can also attach to his beast mode head, giving him a hilarious giant transparent ''Tyrannosaurus'' head over his actual ''Tyrannosaurus'' head.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his ''T. rex''/Robot chest, accessible in Robot Mode and in-package.

:Grimlock was available with [[Back|Decepticon Back]], a Cyclone Mini-Con which is designed to be launched from the [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] and [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] toys.
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[[File:TF-Adventure-Mini-Con-Battle-Pack-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Sunnn! Give him da powa of da Sun!"]]
*'''Volcano & Grimlock Volcano Armor''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV42'''
**''Accessories'': Volcano armor pieces, Volcano Mini-Con

:The ''Adventure'' release of the Mini-Con Battle Pack Grimlock is a redeco of the Hasbro mold, featuring some paint applications to more closely resemble his appearances in the cartoon...although they missed his ''T. rex'' arms & hips/robot shoulders.
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*'''Optimus Prime and Grimlock - Supreme Armor set''' (4-pack, 2016)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''TAV45'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus Prime's weapons (Battle Axe, 5 armor pieces (combine to form into a weapon)), Grimlock's weapons (5 armor pieces (combine to form a weapon)) [[Gravity]] Mini-Con, [[Volcano (Adventure)|Volcano]] Mini-Con

:Another release of the ''Adventure'' Mini-Con Battle Pack Grimlock, this toy features transparent blue battle axe and armor parts.

:Grimlock is bundled with Optimus Prime, and his Mini-Cons Gravity and Volcano, redecoed in different colors.
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====Team Combiners====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Team-Combiner-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Gabu Gaburincho; Grimlock!"]]
*'''Ultra Bee''' (Team Combiner, 2017)

:Grimlock transforms from ''T-rex'' into robot, and combines with Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Strongarm to form Ultra Bee. Due to the set's nature as a 4-piece Combiner, Grimlock forms the lower section of the gestalt. Unfortunately, due to his transformation, his ''T-rex'' mode ends up having an unambiguous pair of robot legs sticking out of its butt in place of an actual tail. The set's instructions say that the included sword accessory can somehow attach to his ''T-rex'' mode to sort-of disguise/compensate for this, but exactly how isn't clearly illustrated and there are no clips that hold it securely in place.

:Each toy uses the same universal combination joint as the other Team Combiners and the [[Crash combiner|Crash Combiner]]s, which can lead to some... ''interesting'' combinations, given that most robots form very specific body parts when combined. Mixing Crash Combiners with Team Combiners leads to some ''especially'' weird results.
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====Crash Combiners====
*'''Grimlock & Optimus Prime''' (Crash Combiners, 2018)
:A new, rougly Legion-sized Crash Combiner version of Grimlock available in a two-pack with a retool of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Primelock|Optimus Prime]]. As a ''[[Combiner Force]]'' Crash Combiner, Grimlock can become the bottom half of any Crash Combiner gestalt, though his official combination is with Optimus Prime as [[Primelock]].

:This two-pack was a very late addition to the ''Robots in Disguise'' line, with a Hasbro product code number in the same region as the wave 1 Prime Masters from ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''.

===Adventure===
[[File:TAV30-Battle-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Do not say Yoshi.]]
*'''Battle Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV30'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield

:Part of the ''Adventure Series'' lineup, Battle Grimlock is a retool of ''Generations'' [[Grimlock (WFC)#Generations|Voyager Class Grimlock]], replacing his heads, shoulders, knee plates, and entire torso to better resemble his cartoon counterpart. He comes with a sword with a [[5mm post|5mm handle]] and a peg on either side of the hilt, as well as a shield which can mount via its single peg. Grimlock features 5mm ports for his hands, as well as on his forearms/lower dino legs and shoulders/dino hips. The hollow sides of his dinosaur arms feature [[Cyberverse]]-compatible [[C joint|3mm ports]]. The LED gimmick on previous releases of the mold has been removed for this release.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his left ''T. rex'' leg/right robot mode arm. Scanning this in the Transformers Chronicle Mobile App unlocks the toy to the app's collection list.

:This toy can be armored up with Mini-Con [[Divebomb (RID)#Robots in Disguise|Divebomb]], despite being a differing faction. Divebomb's armor may be connected to Battle Grimlock in either mode. Divebomb himself may be stored on Grimlock's robot shoulders or in his dinosaur undercarriage.

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===Generations===
[[File:RID2015-Platinum-Edition-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Namekian Goku, Namekian.]]
*'''Bumblebee & Grimlock''' (Platinum Edition 2-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Energo Sword, shield

:Released as an exclusive for Entertainment Earth, this ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Grimlock is a redeco of [[#Adventure|''Transformers Adventure Series'' Battle Grimlock]] toy, making it a domestic release of the Japan-only retool of the toy. ''Platinum Edition'' Grimlock replaces his black paint into gunmetal, and features deco differences on some of his parts. The figure was also solicited as ''' ''Warrior'' Asia Grimlock''' in the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his left ''Tyrannosaurus'' leg/right robot mode arm. The badge is inaccessible while in package.

:Grimlock is bundled with a redecoed [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PlatinumBeeGrimlock|Warrior Class Bumblebee]]. In the United States, this set was exclusively available via online retailer Entertainment Earth, although it was also stocked by several smaller US-based online retailers who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was released in Singapore, as a [[Walmart]] exclusive in Canada, and sold at Ripley stores in Chile.

:His [[stock photography|stock photos]] depict a mistransformed robot mode: His legs are not extended.

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==Merchandise==
===Tiny Titans===
[[File:Transformers-Tiny-Titans-1-Grimlock.jpeg|upright=1.33|thumb|Me Grimlock is sick of your stupid comments!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''2/12'''

:Part of the initial assortment of [[Tiny Titans]], this version of Grimlock is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him shooting fire out of his mouth in [[beast mode]]. Sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Transformers-Tiny-Titans-4-Grimlock.jpeg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Number'': '''11/12'''

:Part of the fourth assortment of [[Tiny Titans]], this version of Grimlock is now molded in Robot Mode, with his shield and sword.
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===McDonald's===
*'''Grimlock''' (McDonald's toy, 2015)
**''McNumber'': '''2'''
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===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' (2015)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' series, this buildable Grimlock mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He is unique as his cog is mounted sideways instead of facing forward like the other figures from the line.
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===Titan Heroes===
[[File:RID2015-Titan-Heroes-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Titan Heroes, 2016)
:A 12-inch, simplified non-transforming statue of ''Robots in Disguise'' Grimlock with five points of articulation.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode chest. Scanning this in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] temporarily unlocks the Titan Hero Grimlock figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
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===Transformers Adventure Shokugan===
*'''Grimlock''' (2016)
:Part of the new ''Adventure'' Shokugan series, this Grimlock is a snap-fit kit molded in black, blue, and red plastic with detailing from stickers. The kit can convert into a ''T. rex'' when finished. Its transformation engineering is borrowed from the Legion and Warrior class figures.

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===Surprise Drinks===
[[File:TF-RID2015-Surprise-Drinks-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2016)

:''Surprise Drinks'' Grimlock is a show-accurate 1.5-inch non-transforming figure (in his Dino mode) hidden inside the separate capsule taped together with the bottle. Since they're merely blindpacked, the figure can be found in any randomly-packed bottles, so... good luck.

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===Dickie Toys===
[[File:TF-RID2015-Dickie-Toys-Robot-Warrior-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The closest you'll get to an homage of his "I'm a truck!" scene from the cartoon.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Robot Warrior, 2017)

:Manufactured by Dickie Toys, this Grimlock is a customized hot rod (what?) which also transforms (if by transform, we mean lifting the car up) into a 2-wheeled ''T.rex'' (yeahbutwha?) in just one simple step. He can also activate lights & sounds by pressing the rear left button in his vehicle mode. The light-up gimmick is featured on his transparent nose and the underneath of the "feet" section. Batteries included.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Dickie-Toys-RC-Rumble-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Also reminding us of Zod from the original Go-Bots line.]]
*'''RC Rumble Grimlock''' (1/16 Scale Remote Controlled, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Remote Control, 3 Batteries, battery box, USB cord
:The 1/16 scale version of Grimlock ''also'' transforms from the same customized car into a ''T.rex'' with the included remote control. He also comes with an additional USB cord, presumably meant for recharging.

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====Die-cast Cars====
*'''Grimlock''' (Single Pack, 2017)
:Released as part of the Single Pack assortment, Grimlock is a non-transforming die-cast vehicle which is entirely based on his "Robot Warrior" hot rod toy.

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*'''Grimlock''' (Power-up, 2017)
:The single-packed Bumblebee is redecoed with metallic-blue paint.

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*'''Grimlock''' (Neon, 2017)
:This Grimlock features a brighter hue of green.

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*'''Grimlock''' (Cybertron, 2017)
:This Grimlock features a gray scale redeco.

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*'''Grimlock''' (Energon, 2017)
:This Grimlock features a shiny metallic redeco!

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*'''Robots in Disguise 5-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 8-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 11-pack''' (2017)

:A small, non-transforming yet show-accurate figurine of Grimlock is released in either of the sets above.

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==Notes==
*Grimlock speaks normally in ''Robots in Disguise'', making him the first animated depiction of the character to do so on a regular basis. He still refers to himself in the third person a fair bit but when it happens it's more intentional than a display of any lower intelligence.
*He is also the first version of the character to not be the leader of the Dinobots. (The exception to both of these is of course the [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' version of Grimlock]], who was the only version of the character thus far to not be a Dinobot.)
*This version of Grimlock serves as a demonstration of the choice that is required to join a faction in the Transformers series. Although he is labeled as a Decepticon by Autobot authorities, he displays on two separate occasions that, inherently, he more aligns with Autobot beliefs as his hesitancy to deliberately harm innocent humans in his interactions with both [[Minitron]] and [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] prove.
===Two Grimlocks?===
[[File:RobotsInDisguise-stegosaurconceptart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If this guy made it in, we probably would have had this same argument about [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] instead.]]
For years, the "Aligned" continuity was meant to be one big ongoing timeline with a bit of squinting: the ''War for Cybertron'' Soundwave was the ''Prime'' Soundwave etc. Grimlock’s debut in ''Robots in Disguise'' was initially the focal point of discussion amongst fans, with a great deal of debate about whether or not this jovial take on the character was intended to be the same guy who appeared in the ''Fall of Cybertron'' video game and tie-in comics. Some of the discrepancy in Grimlock’s characterization and origin story in ''Robots in Disguise'' can be attributed to the fact that Grimlock was not originally slated to be a member of the cast, with his role originally filled by an unnamed Transformer who would have become a red ''Stegosaurus''. This character was scrapped in favour of Grimlock at Hasbro's request, intended to capitalize on the debut of his [[Grimlock (AOE)|live-action counterpart]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''.

Series writer [[Mairghread Scott]] clarified that the producers had subsequently discussed attempting to work ''Fall of Cybertron'' Grimlock’s origin story into ''Robots in Disguise'', but abandoned the idea after the writers decided that the "other" Grimlock's origin story would be at odds with the largely upbeat tone of the show. The writers ultimately decided to focus on staying in canon with the ''Prime'' television show, while ignoring other works of Aligned fiction such as the video games. Scott declined to discuss if this meant that were two Grimlocks in the continuity.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/117608543176/answering-some-asks|"There was some discussion at one point of whether or not we could translate the character, but TFPBH Grimlock was too dark to gel properly with RID’s group of young recruits and the more uplifting tone we were going for. Whether that means the comics got cut out of canon or there is another Grimlock out there isn’t something I can answer just yet."]</ref> Series producer Adam Beechen later weighed in with the answer that “Grimlock might be a common name among dinos”, and stated that the writers consider Grimlock a separate character to the individual who appeared in ''Fall of Cybertron''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/sonnova/status/606586570980749312 Grimlock might be a common name among Dinos. But ours is one of a kind!]</ref> Barring a dramatic reorganization of continuity, we now consider these two Grimlocks as separate entities.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Grimlock''' (グリムロック ''Gurimurokku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gāng Sǔo''' (钢锁, "Steel Lock")
*''Russian:'' '''Smel'chak''' (Смельчак, "Daredevil")

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
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Rippersnapper (G1)

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RichardT1977:

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:''Rippersnapper is a [[Decepticon]] [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Rippersnapper boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|grrrrsnortCANDYGRAM!!]]
'''Rippersnapper''' has a massive inferiority complex; so he takes it out on just about everything else he deems inferior: animals, Autobots, people, Autobots, and quite frequently Autobots. Ultimately though, all these inferior traits he finds in others are just reflections of the traits he finds inferior in himself. He especially hates the odor of carbon-based lifeforms, so that means he just hates the smell of himself?

Rippersnapper can combine with the other Terrorcons to form [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jim Cummings]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Rippersnappertoon.jpg|left|thumb|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] keeps yelling at him to get off the lawn.]]
Rippersnapper was first spotted with his fellow Terrorcons inside [[Unicron]]'s head. [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] used them to blast into Unicron so he could retrieve more [[anti-electron]]s for an attack against the Autobots. Rippersnapper and his consorts did a decent job in keeping the Autobots at bay, but were quickly forced into retreating when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] finished building the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], and gave them the ability to merge into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Call-of-the-primitives-ripersnapper-beast.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Seen here in a rare moment of neither ripping nor snapping.]]
Later on, the Terrorcons were seen under the service of the [[Quintesson]]s. When [[Dirk Manus]] and his Technobot escorts were on their way through space, Abominus swooped down and attacked, shooting them from the sky. The automatic timer in Abominus, placed within by the Quintessons, forced Abominus to separate into his Terrorcon compenments. The team was upset they couldn't finish the task of destroying the Autobots, and Rippersnapper was quick to show the most hostility, not wanting to stop now. Unable to indulge their violent impulses against the world as a group, most of the Terrorcons started fighting each other. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons were defeated in battle as Abominus by Computron. They switched tactics and split into their individual modes to spray Computron with "[[Cohesive Control Liquid]]", forcing him onto the Decepticon side. The Technobots were eventually freed when Spike Witwicky blasted them with a counter-spray. The now clear-minded Computron then proceeded to crush the individual Terrorcons.{{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmaters'' manga=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ikuya Sawaki]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}

In [[2011]], Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons journeyed to Cybertron over the long-abandoned Decepticon [[space bridge]]. They were part of the first wave of Galvatron's siege, hoping to gain control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Rippersnapper's team combined into Abominus to battle [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later on, Abominus teamed up with his fellow combiners to wage war on their Autobot counterparts. Their victory seemed assured until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] swooped in and scattered the Decepticon combiners. They barely survived the encounter. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} On Earth, Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons intervened on [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] kept the Terrorcons busy so that Hot Rod could complete his mission. Even after the Terrorcons formed Abominus, the Headmasters stood against them, and the arrival of Computron swung the odds firmly on the Autobots' side. Abominus was last seen with his head buried in the sand, being kicked in the side by Computron. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When Galvatron launched a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteorite]] at the Autobots on [[Athenia]], he brought along Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons to occupy the Autobot forces. Linking up as Abominus, they once again battled Computron and the Headmasters. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Scorponok devised a scheme to harvest [[plasma energy]] from the planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] by setting off a series of explosives that would utterly destroy the planet, releasing its stored energies. Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons were responsible for planting the bombs. [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] was spotted by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Shouki]] of the Trainbots, but the other Terrorcons managed to take them hostage. Hun-Gurrr left Rippersnapper and [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] in charge of the hostages, while he took the other Terrorcons to finish planting the charges. They caught an amusing show as Wheelie and Danny fought in their cell, but the tussle was actually a feint to hide a homing signal Danny sent out to his father. The Headmasters soon arrived and drove off Sinnertwin and Rippersnapper, freeing the hostages. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Regrouping, the Terrorcons managed to get two of the three sites set before being set upon by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. By forming Abominus, Rippersnapper's team held their own until Scorponok arrived with his mighty [[Transtector]], MegaZarak. The giant scorpion occupied the Autobots long enough for the Terrorcons to finish their work, and Mars was consumed by the resultant atomic inferno. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Soon after, Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons joined Sixshot the returning Galvatron on an energy raid. They sought to prevent the Autobots from re-energizing the distant world of [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and steal the energy for themselves. Rippersnapper's team formed Abominus for yet another in a series of battles against Computron. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} Rippersnapper was present when Galvatron announced his plans to leave the galaxy and loot the energy resources of other solar systems. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

After an extended mission in space, Rippersnapper returned with Galvatron and the other Decepticons, setting up shop on Earth under Sixshot's command. He joined an enormous offensive against the Autobots' facility in [[Florida|Miami]], drawing out the troops from Autobot City so that Sixshot could kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Body-slamming Computron as Abominus was just icing on the cake. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The warfare on Earth continued, as Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons assembled as Abominus in part of a five-fold simultaneous strike on Autobot interests engineered by Sixshot. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} As Scorponok assumed control of the Decepticons again, Rippersnapper was seen at a rally being held in his honor on Chaar. Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons later joined a Decepticon strike on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], seeking to gain control of the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Rippersnapper was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} Later on, he guarded the Decepticons' cavernous base while the [[G-Metal]] enhanced [[Zarak Shield]] was being constructed. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} As part of Abominus, Rippersnapper participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole. He escaped into space with the rest of Scorponok's Decepticons. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, 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. Rippersnapper was one of those summoned, but only as a part of [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. {{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===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:LoveAndSteel-Rippersnapper.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Hey it's always Shark Week SOMEWHERE!]]

RRRrrrippersnapper and the Terrorcons came to [[Nebulos]] with [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] in search of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] and his band. They got involved in local acts of destruction, targeting the resort of [[Splendora]] along with the [[Horrorcon]]s. While the other Terrorcons were having fun, Rippersnapper seemed more serious than the others: dedicated to proving how powerful they were to the Nebulans, and disgusted at the idea of organic life instead of mechanical. The Decepticons were soon driven off by [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], though. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} Later, Rippersnapper joined Scorponok and the Terrorcons in confronting the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] at Nebulos's [[The Nursery|Nursery]]. Interestingly, Rippersnapper was the only Terrorcon waiting around in his [[beast mode]] when Zarak came calling on the Terrorcons for the mission. At the Nursery, Rippersnapper lobbed several missiles towards the Autobots, only to cause serious damage to the botanical gardens instead. Seeing the building they came to protect being destroyed, the Autobots fled rather than risk causing further damage. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:ColdWar-Horribullleads.jpg|right|thumb|250px|For some reason I'm always charging into or away from battle in this exact same pose!]]

When the [[Decepticon Civil War]] broke out, Rippersnapper and the rest of Scorponok's crew followed [[Horri-Bull]] into battle with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s forces. He was seen fighting [[Octane]] in single combat. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Shortly thereafter, Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons died while fighting the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in Buenos Aires. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Rippersnapper sinnertwin time wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|He's here for the Rippin' and the Snappin', the Rippin' and the Snappin'...]]
In [[2009]], an apocalyptic time storm was raging through space while Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons were working with [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] on Earth to extract energy from [[Earth's core|the planet's core]]. Bored with the construction process, Rippersnapper and the others went out to play among the humans, taking advantage of the fear and doomsday warnings spreading through the populace. He may have even squished a sidewalk preacher! Anyway, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] came to collect his minions and they returned to the extraction site, only to be attacked by the Autobots. Rippersnapper left for cover, but that only left the Autobots with a clear shot at their true target: the laser bore. Soundwave and the Terrorcons tracked the Autobots back to their [[trans-time dimensional portal]], and were briefly involved in the Time Wars of 1989 before returning to the future. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
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====''Classics''====
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In the 21st century, Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons were repaired and rejoined the Decepticons under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s control. One day, they were working in the armory when Hun-Grrr summoned them for battle. Rippersnapper and the others joined as Abominus and fought against their fellow Decepticons without even knowing why Hun-Grrr was angry. They ended up getting impaled by [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], blasted into stasis lock, and taken off to wherever [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] dispose of old waste.

And yet, they probably had no regrets. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
The Terrorcons and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] intercepted [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team during the search for [[Metascan Alpha]]. The Terrorcons united into Abominus, but the Autobots ignored them and continued with their mission. A short time later, Abominus came under attack from the [[Destructon]]s and was blasted apart. The Terrorcons began a retreat and found themselves being aided by Ultra Magnus, resulting in Cyclonus agreeing to a truce between the two factions. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Decepticons art of war issue 4.jpg|thumb]]
Rippersnapper attended a Decepticon meeting arranged by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], and seemed relatively uninterested in everything that happened, including [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] trying to attack [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]]. Soon enough, Serpent O.R. arrived and convinced Rippersnapper to join his army by plugging his tentacles into the Terrorcon's visor-plate and feeding him raw data about Serpent O.R.'s "[[Megatron (G1)|father]]". {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He was later seen among the troops sent to defend the Decepticon base from a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] assault {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}, and was beaten up by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Sixshot]]

When [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] ousted [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] in the early days of the war, the Terrorcons were disappointed that he had punished their former leader with mere exile, and set out to finish the job. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} They tracked Megatron down on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], where Rippersnapper was excited to get the first bite of him... but instead became the first to fall after getting his face kicked in. Defeated, the Terrorcons recognized Megatron's power and pledged their allegiance to him. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} Once Megatron had returned to Cybertron and punished Scorponok personally, he let Rippersnapper and the other Terrorcons tear the usurper to pieces. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

[[File:SpotlightSixshot Terrorcons WhoUs.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|No, the ''other five guys'' on the dead, abandoned planet.]]
During the war, Rippersnapper became a fan of [[Sixshot]]. He and the other Terrorcons were deployed to [[Mumu-Obscura]], but were taken prisoner by the [[Reaper]]s to lure Sixshot to the planet. The Reapers offered membership to their little club so long as Sixshot destroyed the Terrorcons, to which Rippersnapper reacted with shock. After Sixshot declined the invitation, the Reapers allowed the Decepticons to leave in peace. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

Years later, Rippersnapper was among the Decepticons captured on [[Temptoria]] by the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew and brought back to Cybertron, where they were broken out and attacked Megatron's trial. Despite his best attempt at keeping [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] at bay, the attempt failed due to Megatron's refusal to escape in the confusion. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Six months later, Rippersnapper, Cutthroat, and Sinnertwin were assigned by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] to guard his [[Regenesis]] ore mine within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], challenging [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her entourage during their investigation. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} Facing off against [[Slag (G1)|Slug]], Rippersnapper came out on top and defeated the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}
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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-TerrorconRippersnapper-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]

The insecure Terrorcon Rippersnapper could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Terrorcon Rippersnapper packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Rippersnapper, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*During a horrific battle against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], Rippersnapper busied himself by pitching boulders at his enemies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}
*Rippersnapper and the Terrorcons launched an assault on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], only to be blasted away by the Autobot city's battle station mode. The Terrorcons regrouped and combined into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] to tear into Maximus's armament. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Fortress Maximus|Fortress Maximus commercial}}

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

===''Transformers Legends''===
Rippersnapper and the other Terrorcons were cloned from ancient [[CNA]] by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and promptly escaped to cause havoc. [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] were dispatched and managed to recapture the team, returning them to Shockwave's control, for now anyway. {{storylink|Unleash the Beasts}}

Fearing the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] would form Computron, the Terrorcons ambushed them outside [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. After successfully defeating them, the Decepticon team attacked an unsuspecting Autobot City itself. {{storylink|Circuit Breaker (Legends)|Circuit Breaker}} Rippersnapper also was part of an assault by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on Autobot City which was halted when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] received a new [[transformation cog]] and regained his [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|Monstrosity}}
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rippersnapper.jpg|thumb|400px|left]]
Rippersnapper participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Rippersnapper toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Jabberjaw's fate after the Neptunes split up.]]
*'''Rippersnapper''' (Terrorcon, [[1987]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''TR1'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-80'''
**''Accessories:'' "Cyclone Gun", "Twin Missile Launcher"

:Rippersnapper transforms into a weird upright bipedal shark creature. His finned twin missile launcher weapon mounts on his back in this mode. He can form the leg or arm of any [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-type combiner, though he is nominally Abominus' left arm. He can also attach to Metroplex's robot mode.

:There is a variant of Rippersnapper which does not have the [[rubsign]] indent.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Rippersnapper/rippersnapper.htm More information on Rippersnapper at TFU.info]''

*'''Abominus''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-84'''

:Rippersnapper was also available in a giftset with the rest of the Terrorcons.

===Prime===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Rippersnapper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Predacon Rippersnapper''' (Cyberverse Legion, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number:'' '''3 / 009'''
**''Accessories'': Electrocharge Bow
{{note|''Prime: Cyberverse'' [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Cyberverse|Rippersnapper]] was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as G1 Rippersnapper by IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' series.}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Legion Class toys, "Predacon Rippersnapper" transforms into a bipedal lizard creature, and comes with an "Electrocharge Bow". His [[robot mode]] hands can hold the weapon via the latter's multiple [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and he and the weapon feature numerous 3mm mounting points.

:Though not called out in the [[instructions]], Rippersnapper combines with ''Cyberverse'' [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]], [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Cyberverse|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Windrazor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Windrazor]], and [[Blight (Prime)#Cyberverse|Blight]] to form [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]], with Rippersnapper forming the right leg. His back kibble in this mode can be positioned lower so it sits slightly above the [[beast mode]] arms to make a more convincing foot.

:Because of the way his head is attached with a not-quite-[[C joint]], it's very easy to knock loose. In fact, it'll fall off every time you touch it. You should probably resign yourself to losing it sooner or later.

:His bow accessory was also used, in varying colors, by [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Bumblebee]], [[Airachnid (Prime)#Cyberverse|Airachnid]], Windrazor, and [[Cindersaur (Prime)|Cindersaur]]. This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising'' [[Cindersaur (Prime)|Cindersaur]], ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' [[Jurara]], ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]], and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Grimlock]].

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

===Generations===
[[File:TF-POTP-Deluxe-Class-Rippersnapper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Give it here]]
*'''Terrorcon Rippersnapper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-21'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2018-[[August 26|08-26]]'''
**''Accessories'': Two cannons, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Terrorcon Rippersnapper" is an all-new Deluxe mold that transforms into a bipedal shark-like creature based on his original toy. Rippersnapper can also convert into a limb for any ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner, although he was meant to combine with [[Hun-Gurrr_(G1)#Generations|Hun-Gurrr]] to form [[Abominus (G1)#Generations|Abominus]]. Though based on his G1 design, Rippersnapper's leg mode is flipped from the original toy, showcasing the shark head in front rather than hiding it in back. Like all ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor with a spot for a [[Prime Master]] (and by extension, a [[Titan Master]], [[Enigma of Combination]], or [[Matrix|Matrix core]]) and can form a combiner hand. He includes a piece that can fill the gap in the armor or be held as a gun.

:Rippersnapper is the only ''Power of the Primes'' Terrorcon to be shown in robot mode on his [[package art]]. He also was heavily retooled into [[Blot (G1)#Generations|Terrorcon Blot]].
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==Notes==
[[File:Frenzyname.jpg|thumb|Boy, times change.]]
*The [[Sunbow Productions]] cast list entry for "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]" indicates that "'''Frenzy'''" was originally considered as a name for Rippersnapper. Presumably, it was dropped because that name was [[Frenzy (G1)|already in use]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rippersnapper''' (リッパースナッパー ''Rippāsunappā'')
*''French:'' '''Étranglo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Metélő'''
*''Italian:'' '''Battlebot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Liè Chǐ''' (裂齿, "Cracked Tooth"), '''Suì Shī Shā''' (碎尸鲨, "Ripper Shark")

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
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[[Category:Terrorists]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]

Talisman (TLK)

2018-05-28T05:55:09Z

RichardT1977:

{{disambig2|''The Last Knight'' MacGuffin|the IDW MacGuffin|Talisman (G1)}}
[[File:TLK-Excalibur surprises Cade.jpg|right|thumb|350px|"Whosoever holds this Talisman, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of a Knight."]]

The '''Talisman''' is an object created by the [[Guardian Knight]]s, for the purpose of seeking out a being worthy enough to be deemed a Knight and aid in the battle against [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]. It has some degree of sentience, as it is able to alter its shape and even become mobile if that is necessary to fulfill its purpose.

According to the prophecy, the Talisman appearing is the first sign of the apocalypse, signalling the end of times. [[Daytrader|Some bots]] would consider it wise to stay as far away from it as possible.

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
[[File:TLK-Cade examines Excalibur.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"FOOL! My legend begins in the 12th century..."]]
Created in the distant past under unknown circumstances, the Talisman was viewed as the first of seven signs of the coming [[Unicron|apocalypse]].

In the 21st century, a [[Talisman Knight|Knight]] journeyed to [[Earth]] to seek allies in the coming battle against [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] only for his [[Talisman Knight's ship|craft]] to be shot down over the city of [[Chicago]] by the [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]]. [[Cade Yeager]] had tracked the craft and attempted to aid the Knight only to find his wounds fatal. The Knight was impressed by Cade's bravery however and found him worthy of the Talisman. But when he attempted to offer it to him, Cade refused believing the relic to merely be a personal trinket of the Knight. Though the Knight perished, the Talisman activated and smuggled itself onto Cade's jeep. The act was witnessed by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] who reported it to [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and prompted the [[Decepticon]]s into an alliance with the TRF to find the Talisman and subsequently the [[Staff of Merlin]].

Upon returning to the [[Autobot]] [[Junkyard (TLK)|hideout]], Cade discovered the Talisman. The merchant [[Daytrader]] explained the Talisman's significance in Cybertronian mythology and advised, that if it was the genuine article, to leave the planet as a result of its presence. When the Decepticons attacked, the Autobots fled to nearby ghost town where the Talisman bonded to Cade's skin.

When brought before Sir [[Edmund Burton]], he explained to Cade that the Talisman Knight had sought out Cade for embodying the goodness in the [[human]] race and being worthy of the Talisman. Not Cade specifically, god forbid, merely one who embodied the qualities of a knight. Aboard the [[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'']], Cade attempted to remove the Talisman only for it to slither out of his reach.

When Cade and [[Viviane Wembly]] had found the Staff, it was soon seized by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Nemesis Prime]]. Though [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] proved able to break Optimus free of Quintessa's control, the Guardian Knights attempted to slay the Prime for serving the "Great Deceiver". In a surge of emotion, Cade managed to activate the Talisman, turning it into a blade. At the sight of the weapon, the Knights stood down, recognizing Cade and Optimus as allies. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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==Toys==
===The Last Knight===
[[File:TLK-DeluxeCogman.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''From the United Kingdom! I'm looking for Heaven! I'm going to California!'']]
*'''Cogman''' (Premier Edition Deluxe Class, 2017)

:''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' Deluxe Class [[Cogman#Deluxe|Cogman]] comes with a sword based on the transformed Talisman seen in the climax of the film.

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==Notes==
*The transformed Talisman was not referred to as '''Excalibur''' onscreen, but a prop display at [[HasCon 2017]] labeled it as such.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Pyosig-eul''' (표식을, "Mark")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hùshēnfú''' (China, 护身符, "Talisman")
*''Spanish:'' '''Talismán'''

[[Category:Blades]]
[[Category:MacGuffins]]
[[Category:The Last Knight technology]]

Judge Pickel

2018-04-06T02:15:55Z

RichardT1977:

:''Judge <s>Pickle</s> Pickel is a weapon from the [[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Megaempress]] wields the mighty '''JUDGE PICKEL''' (ジャッジピッケル ''Jajji Pikkeru''), which she presumably uses for hacking and chopping and soforth.

==Fiction==
===''Unite Warriors''===
Megaempress used the Judge Pickel to battle [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who much to her surprise grabbed the weapon and pierced ''himself'' with it in order to resist her enchanting aura. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

==Toys==
===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UWEX-Megaempress.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I turned my axe into a Pickel, Morty! It's '''PICKEL A-A-A-AXE!''']]
*'''Megatronia''' ([[2017]]-[[January 31|01-31]])
:Included with ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Megaempress, the Judge Pickel is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Pyra Magna]]'s axe. It forms the hilt of [[Megatronia]]'s [[Destopia]] sword.

==Notes==
* The Japanese word ''pikkeru'' actually translates to "[[Wikipedia:Ice axe|ice axe]]", but it was derived from the German word ''pickel'' (meaning "[[Wikipedia:Pickaxe|pickaxe]]"). So really this article ought to be called "Judge Ice Axe", but given that "Judge Pickel" is the best name for any weapon ever, and may indeed go down as one of the greatest names in ''Transformers'' history, we've made an exception.

[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors]]

Elita One (G1)

2018-04-06T00:42:07Z

RichardT1977:

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{{disambig3|Elita One}}
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:''Elita One is a [[Female Transformer|female]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MCA-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|Sexy posing is an important part of her characterization. (By "important," we mean "nonexistent.")]]

'''Elita One''' (also '''Elita-One''' or '''Elita-1''') is a devoted Autobot and powerful warrior, fearless in the face of the enemy, but compassionate to those who need her help.

She was the simple manual laborer '''Ariel''' who became a renowned Autobot resistance leader, a female counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Elita One leads the [[Female Autobots]] in a desperate gamble to keep Cybertron out of the hands of the Decepticons. She is sometimes the wielder of a great special power: the ability to stop time through the creation of a field with a fifty foot radius around her. Sadly, this ability drains all of her [[Spark|life force]] and is thus almost assuredly fatal, leaving her to only use it in the most dire of situations.<ref>[http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3361592162_05cf8e1a7b_b.jpg Elita One's Diamond Select profile]</ref>

Her chassis is the color of [[Energon]], which is pretty intimidating!

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Marlene Aragon]] (English), [[Samantha Newark]] (Ariel, English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese), [[Eiko Hisamura|Eiko Yamada]] (Ariel, Japanese)|[[Yu Hong]] (Chinese)}}

[[File:ArielWarDawn1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Robots with plunging necklines and ponytails... somehow.]]
Nine million years ago, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a [[Golden Age|peaceful, prospering world]], and within this era lived a young dockworker called Ariel. She had a boyfriend named [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] and shared a good friend with him in their colleague [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]. Among the many developments brought forth during their lifetime was the invention of [[flight]], which fascinated Orion and Dion to no end. However, as mere dockworkers, they didn't have much expectation of seeing the results in action themselves anytime soon.

One day, Orion brought a [[Aerialbot (G1)|group of five visitors]] he just met into the [[storage yard 67|energy storage facility]] they were working at. Ariel was introduced to them, after which Orion was called outside by Dion and she and the visitors followed. It turned out that Dion had spotted "[[Decepticon|flying robots]]" travelling overhead, the sight of which prompting him and Orion to voice their wish to meet them. The visitor [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] gave his doubt that an impressive ability necessarily made for a person they would want to know, to which Ariel added she had heard that the flying robots had put together an army and attacked one of Cybertron's outer cities. Dion laughingly dismissed her as gullible, and Orion remarked that even if true, they had [[Guardian robot]]s to protect them, so it wasn't any of their concern. With that, the three left the Aerialbots and resumed work.

A short time later, Orion again brought a visitor along, this time no one less than one of the flying robots, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Chaos followed soon after, when Megatron suddenly ordered for his [[Dropkick (G1)|transport drone]]s to attack and aimed the first shot at Orion. In the midst of the assault, Ariel ignored Dion's plea to not interfere and tried to stop Megatron from further harming Orion, only to be gunned down herself by the Decepticon.

[[File:TSFAT Elita One in headquarters.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Optimus Prime's sister from the same transistor.]]
Fortunately for her, the Aerialbots returned to help them. They picked up the deactivated Orion and brought him to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who recreated the young robot as the first of Cybertron's new defenders — [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus and the Aerialbots then asked Alpha Trion to try reconstructing Ariel too. Agreeing to send some droids for her, Alpha Trion mused to himself that "Elita One" would be a [[Renaming|good name]] for a female warrior. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

Elita One combatted her way through the next five million years of warfare, until the launch of an [[Ark (G1)|Autobot starship]] that would go in search for [[energon|energy]] for the starving planet. It would be captained by Optimus Prime himself. As [[Great Dome|Iacon]] came under Decepticon attack during the launch, Elita tried to board the ship, wishing to be with her partner. While she and Optimus discussed the matter, the bombardment got a good hit near the ship, to all present seemingly destroying Elita One and several other soldiers.

[[File:G1 Prime Elita energy transfer.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Waw chikka bow bow, chikka chikka...]]
In truth, she dodged [[death]] once more. In the next four million years, Elita One held command of a team of [[Female Autobots|six Autobots]] that continued the fight on Cybertron, utilizing their exaggerated deaths to work under cover of secrecy. [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]'s carelessness eventually revealed their continued existence, a piece of knowledge Megatron appreciatively used to set up a trap for Optimus Prime. He sent a unit consisting of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to Cybertron to capture Elita One as soon as Shockwave would succeed in [[Sentinel (G1)|locating]] their base. Though Elita was already taking preparations to relocate after first winning advice from her mentor, Alpha Trion, the Decepticons arrived too soon. Elita subsequently fought three of them, forced into battle by Rumble's [[Earthquake (event)|actions]] that endangered her team still within the base and as a bonus to the Decepticons prevented them from coming to their leader's aid.

Elita One was taken captive and used as bait to lure Optimus Prime to Cybertron, where he easily was captured too. Upon seeing him, Elita attempted an escape, but was shot down by Starscream. The enemy [[Air Commander]] prepared to execute her on the spot, but Shockwave had "a better idea". Optimus was hung over a vat of acid while Elita would be spared only long enough to see her beloved perish. Desperate, Elita triggered her time-stopping power, which allowed her to save Optimus... but expended nearly all her life force doing so.

Following Elita's [[Alpha Trion's base‎|directions]] to bring her to Alpha Trion, Optimus begged the ancient Autobot to save her. Alpha Trion then revealed to Optimus that only ''he'' could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that, which Alpha Trion deemed an educated guess.

[[File:ElitaVehicle01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Yeah, this is all you see.]]
After Elita One was re-energized, she and Optimus Prime arrived in time to save both a group of [[Earth]]-stationed Autobots who had followed Optimus to Cybertron plus Elita's own troops from certain death at the hands of the Decepticons. Elita shot down Shockwave, while Optimus scared off the Earth-stationed Decepticons. The two leaders were thanked with much jubilation by their troops.

Though sharing his regrets that they'd be apart again so soon, Elita elected to continue her duties in the war fought on Cybertron while Optimus and his troops returned to the battle on Earth. With their original secret base discovered and in ruins, Alpha Trion quickly set Elita's team up with a new, better one. Goodbyes were exchanged not much later, the situation not preventing Elita from telling her partner not to stay away TOO long... {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====MC Axis comics=====
[[File:Elita One MC Axis Comic Prease.jpg|thumb|left|200px|She actually says "prease".]]

Elita One and her team toppled a colossal Decepticon warrior. Though her team was jubilant at their victory, Elita knew that this one victory was far from enough to win the war, and longed for Optimus to return so they could re-take their homeworld. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers: Elita One}}
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=====''Legends''/''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-heroladies.jpg|thumb|Why does one of those robots have to be a ''dude''? Robots don't have gender! Bloody tokenism.]]
Elite One was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers, assuring him she'd keep him safe using her secret power. (Elita, no! It'll kill you!) {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

When [[Megaempress]] attempted to use her secret power to brainwash Optimus, the Autobot leader resisted by shouting the name of his true love, Elita. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:BattleLines1-DionOrionAriel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Nine million years ago, Ariel, along with her friends Orion Pax and Dion, worked at [[storage yard 67]]. This idyllic period in her life was cut short when she and her friends were murdered by Megatron and his growing Decepticon army. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} She was present when Optimus's team prepared to go track down Megatron. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} A week later, she was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The battle was won, but several Autobots died in the process, including Dion.

Five million years later, to gather energy for the sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Elita One was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Elita joined her comrades still on the planet in [[stasis hibernation pod]]s to await the return of energy resources to their planet. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TheRouteOfAllEvil Elita One.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Optimus likes 'em with some armor-plating on their circuits.]]
Elita One was the leader of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. The team was waiting for intel from their Autobot sleeper agent, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], in preparation for a mission on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Arcee reported on the awaited situation, the rest of the team was called in to prepare for departure. As the Quintessons were gloating about how smooth matters were proceeding, Elita One entered and aggressively threw her [[lance]] through the screen then displaying [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], one of the mission's objectives. The Quintessons found this amusing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Elita One used a [[space bridge]] to get to the [[Autobase]] on Cybertron, where she was discovered by Hot Rod. Hot Rod attempted to shoot the intruder down, but Elita knocked the guns out of his hands and challenged him to hand-to-hand combat. Hot Rod confidently accepted, but was taken out with ease. [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] witnessed this, and Gnaw urged Wheelie to run. Elita contacted her team on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] and the remaining three followed after their leader to Cybertron. Seeing this, Gnaw opened attack, but was taken out by [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One. Elita One ordered [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to take an unconscious Hot Rod with her to Quintessa, whereas Moonracer and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] were to join her into the Autobot facility. Soon after, the trio found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s badly damaged body in a [[CR chamber|repair chamber]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Elita-1 Botcon 2007.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Elita WHAT?]]
Elita-1's {{sic}} existence was a surprise to everyone but [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who quietly added the female Autobot to the crew aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]''. Everyone had an idea about where she came from, but Grimlock kept her origin a secret. Since the others knew so little about her, Elita felt she had to work harder to gain their respect, and so she took unnecessary risks. In battle, she carried a hyper-concussive missile launcher that converted into an EMP scrambler. She could blend into her surroundings due to her camouflaging skin made of mimetic alloy armor, which could also refract laser fire into blinding bursts of light. {{storylink|#Timelines|BotCon 2009 Elita-1 profile card}}

Elita-One {{sic}} was one of the ''Graviton''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crewmembers who manned the controls as the team chased [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]]'s [[Decepticon]]s to [[Earth]]. Reminding the others of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders to stay incognito on populated worlds, she and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] were sent out to spy on Bug Bite's crew up close while the rest remained on a safe distance. For a moment, her team was slightly worried she had been spotted when it seemed the Decepticons were looking for something, but it turned out to be [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] who had been found. As the Decepticons left with Mirage as their prisoner, Grimlock ordered Swoop and Elita to track them. Through this, the two stumbled upon [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Ark (G1)|hideout]].

[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Grimlock? Mirage? You don't look so good."]]
Elita-One [[Circuit-Su|fought]] the sentry, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], to gain passage for the team. She was sent ahead again to the command center to check on the situation and the odds of saving Mirage. Upon her findings, the team burst in, saved Mirage and completely wrecked the place. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

Later, [[Acid Storm]], [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] were waiting on a dusty planet when Elita-1 and the rest of [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{quote|Just because I will not lie does not oblige me to correct every lie I hear.|Elita One|"[[Heavy]]"}}
[[File:AllThatRemains-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Don't ask her to decorate your living room.]]
An erroneous account placed Elita One at [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]'s funeral. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

In actuality, however, Elita One was a descendant of [[Liege Maximo]]'s tribe. This group of Transformers had turned against their evil master following [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s murder of Solus Prime {{storylink|Heavy}} and sworn an oath to keep their former leader detained aboard his own [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Vigilem]]: repurposed into "Carcer", a nomadic living prison. {{storylink|Rubicon}} Elita One became the captain of this prison ship and the "First One", ruling from a throne made of her people's greatest heroes, all of whom had sacrificed their lives and bodies to maintain their ship. {{storylink|All That Remains}} {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Under Elita's command, the straitened Carcerians valued three core tenets that defined their existence: security, efficiency, and truth. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Another law she upheld was that Carcer would never again transform, for fear of releasing Liege Maximo. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}}

When Elita's second-in-command [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] reported to her that [[combiner]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had briefly touched their Titan, Elita One took the news with amusement, {{storylink|All That Remains}} concluding that Cybertron had devolved into a civilization of conquerors looking to enslave her people. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

When representatives from Cybertron arrived a few weeks later, Elita One posted an armed detachment around her Titan's [[space bridge]], which intercepted [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] as they appeared on her ship. Claiming that her ship was in fact the lost Titan [[Tempo]], Elita led them through her home while explaining her people's straitened lifestyle. Starscream offered Elita an idea of a perfect Cybertron, and tempted her with the ideas of rich resources and land for the Carcer's leader. Like any normal bot, she called Starscream out on his lying by ordering a gun be put to his head to execute him. Windblade salvaged the situation by persuading her that Carcer needed Cybertron; Starscream was a scumbag and that killing him would bring war. Elita One believed Windblade and let Starscream go free, but she gave them a warning about lying on her ship, unaware that Windblade knew that ''she'' was lying about the heritage of her vessel. Regardless, Elita One sent representatives to Cybertron to the [[Council of Worlds]] signing with [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] as the delegates. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

[[File:DesperateTimes-carcerwonttransform.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Don't ask her to transform Carcer.]]

When Starscream declared [[Chosen One Day]] day to be a thing, Elita One's troops celebrated by throwing a parade in her honor. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

With Carcer now a member of the Council, the Titan's crew began ordering new parts from Cybertron to repair their home. One shipment, however, was delayed by a [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attack on a Decepticon supplier. Elita One ordered Obsidian to mention the attack at the next meeting of the Council. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

When a horde of undead Titans attacked Cybertron, Elita coordinated the space battle from atop her throne. Starscream contacted her to request that Carcer be transformed to robot mode and brought down to the surface of Cybertron to aid [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Elita politely but bluntly refused before hanging up. {{storylink|Ping}} Starscream called back and she refused again, stating that the whole galaxy could be destroyed but that Carcer would never access his robot mode. She later contacted Starscream to ask him if the ships off the port bow were attacking Carcer. They were. As [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] began attacking the ship, Elita ordered Obsidian to attack, before shooting down his idea to inform the Cybertronians of the Titan's true nature. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Elita remained on her throne until Obsidian informed her of Windblade leading a team to the armoury. Enraged, Elita went to confront the group herself, easily defeating, them only to learn that "Windblade" was actually [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] under a holographic cloak, much to her anger. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}}

[[File:Rubicon-ElitasOath.jpg|thumb|left|300px|And don't ask her to perform brain surgery, either.]]

Unaware of the danger she was unleashing, Windblade established a [[Cityspeaker]] link with "Carcer"... only to discover that she had awakened a very angry Vigilem, who immediately began transforming into his robot mode. Ordering her crew to hold off Liege Maximo for as long as possible, Elita made her way to the Titan's brain chamber, where she found that Vigilem had regained full control of his body and wormed his way into Windblade's consciousness. The sight was enough to prompt Elita into action, opening fire on Vigilem's brain module and killing him. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

Elita received great praise from the people of Cybertron for her releasing of "Carcer" to save Cybertron, and his subsequent "sacrifice". She was soon called to a meeting by Starscream where he demanded to know why she'd kept Maximo a secret. She responded by telling them the tale of Liege Maximo's rise to power and his subsequent fall, ending with the justification that knowledge of him was too dangerous to spread, in the fear that an idiot would try to free him in the hopes of gaining power. She then brushed off the Council's concerns and simply said that all Cybertronians would need to begin preparing for Maximo's return, before she went off to turn Vigilem's corpse into something useful. At some point after these events, Elita replaced Strika as a delegate on the Council. {{storylink|Heavy}}

When reforging Starscream's spark into a mental copy of his true form, Elita was of the many spectres that Windblade called on to fight Vigilem, as Elita had had a significant impact on Starscream's life. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

[[File:FirstStrike4-goodfaith.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I mean, if you're into that.]]

Elita was present as a Carcerian delegate when [[Earth]] had appointed [[Marissa Faireborn]] as their representative to the [[Council of Worlds]]. When [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Elita was in the [[Spire]] with Starscream, where they exchanged accusations of treachery back and forth before Elita decided to kill all humans, starting with Marissa, to restore order to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Though Optimus insisted the problem was his fault (something which Elita agreed with), the femme had made up her mind before Marissa gave Elita the scolding of a lifetime, prompting the Carcerian to contact her ship for reinforcements. Much to her rage, the [[Space Knight]]s of the [[Solstar Order]] had arrived in orbit, detecting unusual [[Dire Wraith]] energy signatures emanating from Cybertron's surface and broadcasted a message saying Cybertron was under quarantine. Unwilling to challenge the Solstar Order, Elita glumly informed a not entirely convinced Starscream that they were on their own. {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} After [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] brought members of [[M.A.S.K.]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] before the Council, Elita ordered them executed. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}} The decision was quickly overruled, prompting Elita to suggest mass deportation instead, which was again overruled before she and Optimus traded words. Though [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] supported Elita, Starscream declared his authority over Cybertron, and voiced that if the humans had Soundwave vouching for them, they were likely telling the truth, before declaring all suspicious humans to be locked up. When [[Scarlett]] protested, Elita asked what Colton's plan was, only for the human to reveal she did not know, save that it involved getting to the core. When Optimus tried again to make his voice heard, Elita scoffed at him for starting the whole debacle with his annexing Earth. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}}

After Optimus had gone rogue and broken the humans out of jail, Elita brought the information to Starscream, who sent Ironhide after him with orders that there be no casualties. Though Elita agreed on the surface with Starscream's decision and offered herself and Obsidian as additional support, she revealed to her subordinate that she planned to see all [[human]]s dead. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}}

[[File:FirstStrike6-releasemetraitor.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Optimus is the only one who remembers that time they went on a date to Bumper and Fastback's funeral.]]

The Council taskforce caught up with the terrorists near Cybertron's core, breaking up the fight between Scarlett and Colton. Before she could kill them, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and [[Shazraella]] rammed into Elita, allowing Optimus to seize her. At Scarlett's order, [[Matt Trakker]] then infected Elita with a techno-virus that placed her systems under [[Gloria Baker]]'s control, forcing her to attack her allies. Nonetheless Elita's mind was still her own, and she ordered Obsidian to kill all invaders. Elita was then forced into combat against Shazraella, before [[Storm Shadow]] stabbed Baker, freeing the Carcerian, who joined Starscream in beating down Optimus. After Garrison Kreiger revealed himself to be an alien wizard known as [[Merklynn]] and created [[New Prysmos]] within Cybertron, he teleported all combatants back to Iacon, where Elita stood behind Starscream when Colton "confessed" his crimes, before she aimed her weapon at [[Miles Mayhem]] to shut him up. She then joined [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] in escorting the [[Iron Ring]] to their cells. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

When discussing the unpalatability of Cybertron's energon in the wake of the crisis, Elita proposed repaying the humans' kindness and invading [[Earth]] for its resources before Marissa shut her up. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

[[File:TheChosenOne-timebeginsnow.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Vote for me and you'll live longer!]]

After Windblade revealed [[Liege Maximo]]'s freedom to the people, Elita pushed Starscream for elections, garnering enough signatures to secure herself as a candidate. The night before the debates, Obsidian reported the polls suggested a victory for Elita, before she ordered him to prepare battle plans for Maximo's return, while she prepared her speech. After Windblade's speech however, Starscream confessed to all his crimes, with Windblade emerging victorious as a result. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

The Council later assembled to oversee Optimus delivering a shipment of [[Ore-13]] before Liege Maximo finally returned to Cybertron, as a prisoner of [[Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} When the Council granted Onyx an audience, Elita raged that she'd had her fill of Primes, before the Mistress of Flame silenced her. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-Elita-1-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Vector Prime is her Prime Master of choice, of course.]]

The Autobot warrior Elita-1 could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Elita-1 packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Elita-1, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
During the mission on [[Zel Samine]] in 2003, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was reminded of Elita One by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s exasperation over [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s behaviour. He lamented he hadn't seen her in a long time and wondered what she was doing.

Also, apparently Optimus likes to be scolded by Elita. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One butt cheek is worth 7000 hit points, apparently.]]
Long ago, Ariel was an archivist in the [[Iacon Archives]] working alongside Orion Pax. They and their dock worker friend [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] encountered a group of time-traveling [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], following which the Archives fell under attack by Decepticons. Gravely wounded, Pax and Ariel were taken to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] by the Aerialbots, and the old bot rebuilt them into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Elita One respectively. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

Elita 1 and her team attacked Decepticon bases but were thwarted by Decepticon hunting parties led by [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}}

Following the return of the Aerialbots from a trip to Cybertron, they told Optimus and Elita One about how they'd encountered Orion Pax and Ariel. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

In response to Flamewar's squad's retaliatory attacks on a number of Autobot bases, Elita dispatched [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to deal with the female Decepticons. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
After Ratchet had a therapy talk with Seaspray, he told Nurse Elita One to prepare the screens. {{storylink|Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seapsray Research}}
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==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Elita1WoH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Barbie dream boat!]]
*'''Elita-1''' {{sic}} (BotCon attendee figure, 2009)
** ''Accessories'': Missile launcher, 2 missiles , Earth Cyber Planet Key

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]], Elita-1 transforms into a speedboat of undetermined model via [[Shellformer|shellforming]]. She has a small, rotating (non-firing) machine gun and a large missile rack on a rotating and elevating base in this mode. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the back of the missile rack opens it up to reveal a spring-loaded missile launcher, which uses the torpedoes mounted under her hydrofoils as ammunition. The rack becomes a hand-held weapon for her robot mode. She comes with a pink-bordered Cybertron-style key. Limited to 2000 sets, Elita-1 came bagged with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. In contrast to the previous few years' worth of attendee sets, Elita and Razorclaw did not sell out at [[BotCon 2009|BotCon]], and were available on the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] online store for several months after the convention.

: This mold was also used to make [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of [[Scylla#Beast Wars: Uprising|Scylla]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BCElita-One/elita-one.htm More information on Elita-1 at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:POTP-Voyager-Elita-1.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|right|''Ariel''-bot]]
*'''Elita-1''' (Voyager Class, 2018)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-26'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2018-[[August 26|08-26]]'''
**''Accessories'': Two blasters, 2 Prime Armor/combiner feet, Autobot Enigma

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class toys, Elita-1 is a [[retool]] of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Starscream]], transforming into a Cybertronian jet. She can also form the torso of "'''Elita-Infin1te'''" using any selection of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' or ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class figures as limbs.

:Elita-1 includes Prime Armor that can hold a [[Prime Master]] or turn into feet for Elita-Infin1te. Like all the other Voyager Class figures, Elita-1 includes an [[Enigma of Combination]] (dubbed the "Autobot Enigma"), based on a Prime Master, which can attach to her via the previously mentioned Prime Armor or the combined mode chest. Stock photos show the Prime Armor being in unpainted peach-colored plastic, but the final toy has it painted in black.

:Her stickers include the phrase "Ariel Evolved", a reference to her past history, and the number "700-58", which was the [[Marvel Productions]] internal code for her origin episode [[War Dawn]]. Other stickers spell her name as "Elita One" (see below).

:Some units had her feet swapped in robot mode. While they can be switched by unscrewing, the panels that hold the spring-loaded combiner ports can be dismantled along with it, so care must be taken during disassembly.

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==Merchandise==
===MC Axis Kit===
[[File:ElitaOne-MCAxiskit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So that's how it's spelled!]]
*'''Elita One''' (1996)

:This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by [[MC Axis]], and was also the first official product made of Elita One. The packaging gave her [[Tech Spec]] numbers as well as an official spelling of her name. (The spelling/pronunciation was a point of contention in the early online fandom. See [[#Notes|Notes]] below.) It also included among the paperwork a [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|single-page comic strip]] starring Elita One and the rest of her squad. It is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

{{note|The resin parts need to be washed '''first''' to prevent the paint from smearing off.}}

:* ''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/4512c7fd76f8e8ee Fan review of the Hot Rod and Elita One model kits]''
:*''[http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2012/02/takara-mc-axis-elita-one-resin-model.html Photos and review of unpainted and unused complete Elita One kit at HeroicDecepticon.com]
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===Diamond Select Transformers===
*'''Elita-One''' {{sic}} (2009)

[[File:G1Elita One DiamondSelect bust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And Optimus thought Elita would be scared by [http://www.marshmallowsupernova.com/2008/10/armada-real-story_26.html his lack of feet].]]
: Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2009, Elita-One was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 600 pieces. It was exclusive to [[BigBadToyStore]]. The sculpt is based upon her cartoon appearance, though some creative liberties have been taken, such as the fact she carries a large rifle that is similar in design to Optimus Prime's instead of the small pistol she was most commonly seen with. The schematic of her [[Alternate mode|altmode]] on the back of the base of the bust is the [[#Notes|first time]] the vehicle has been seen in full, though it is equally not an accurate depiction of the cartoon version. The bust gives Elita-One a second tech spec, with numbers that drastically differ from the first set of numbers. Her attributes are as follows: Strength 8.5 Intelligence 9.0 Speed 8.0 Endurance 7.0 Rank 9.5 Courage 8.0 Firepower 9.0 Skill 9.0
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===EX Gōkin===
*'''Elita One''' (TBA)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, alternate head, display stand

: A non-transforming Elita One action figure produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''EX Gōkin Transformers Series'' line. It was first revealed at the Japanese 2014 Transformers Expo alongside [[Arcee (G1)/toys#EX Gōkin|Arcee]] but has not been shown again since Wonder Festival 2015, leaving its release uncertain.

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==Notes==
[[File:Generations-CybertronBattle.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|All hell breaks loose!]]
*Elita One's name is one of the most troubled in all of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' history. As it is intended, her name mirrors her male counterpart's in both spelling and root meaning as "Best First". Furthermore, "Elita" is derived from "elite", which comes from the Latin ''electa'', meaning "chosen". So her name also translates as Chosen One. It seems simple enough, but since the debut in 1985, the actual spelling and thus meaning of Elita One's name was the subject of much fandom debate for years to follow. The MC Axis kit was the first product to reveal an official spelling for the name, which was later confirmed by the episode scripts<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/5821789ca800431a/68758ddf3993e5ac Secrets of the Original Scripts, Part Five]</ref> and the [[production bible]]<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#085 The original G1 cartoon bible, page 85.]</ref> to be correct. Despite this, younger canon continues to feature the name in alternative forms, most commonly as either "Elita-One" or "Elita-1", names by which her "namesakes" from other [[franchise]]s are known. In addition, more contrived varieties such as "Eleta-1"<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|Transformers: The Not-So-Ultimate Guide]]''</ref> and "Aleta-1"<ref>The episode description booklet of [[Shout! Factory]]'s ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition</ref> have also occasionally shown up.
* A Cybertronian battle scene in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' depicts Elita One fighting the Decepticons alongside other pre-Earth Autobots. It was reprinted in ''[[Transformers Generations]]'', along with a sketch version that reveals she wasn't originally planned to be included in the scene.
* According to writer [[David Wise]], he did ''not'' intend for Ariel to be rebuilt as Elita One when writing "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040806162116/iesb.net/collecting/collecting63004.htm Interview with David Wise]</ref> In fact, he did not even know who Elita One was at that time! Ariel was originally supposed to die as a way of adding weight to the episode, her eventual survival being the result of other writers noticing the similarity between her and Elita One.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Moonbase2 interview with David Wise]</ref>
* Elita One's [[alternate mode]] was never depicted in its entirety during the original cartoon. As shown above, only the very front end was seen, the rest hidden by Optimus Prime's truck mode. Her bust by [[Diamond Select Toys]] does display the entire vehicle, but it is an appearance the artist created himself, as the [[Character model|model sheets]] for all of the Female Autobots have yet to resurface.
* In "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", the dancers shown in the post-[[Quintesson]] peace era share Elita's model.
[[File:TWW4 ElitaOne.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Wouldn't that be a great opening line for Optimus though? "Hey, you look just like the sexy lady silhouette on my mudflaps."]]
* In the ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 4|#4]], Elita One's silhouette is depicted on Optimus Prime's mudflap in vehicle mode, similar to the "{{w|Mudflap girl|Trucker Lady}}" silhouette decal seen on modern vehicles. Optimus Prime also has a bobble-head of her inside his cab. ''The War Within'' takes place long before he'd meet her in the Dreamwave continuity, so these images are [[Easter egg]]s.
*Elita 1's character artwork in ''Transformers Legends'' caused quite a bit of controversy due to its overly sexualized "boobs and butt" pose. A game update changed the art to cover up some of the art's more outrageous aspects.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Elita One''' (エリータ・ワン ''Erīta Wan''), '''Ariel''' (エリアル ''Eriaru'')
*''Italian:'' '''Elita Uno'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Elita''' (艾莉塔 ''Aìlìtǎ''), '''Jīn-yīn Yí-hào''' (Taiwan ''Generation 2'' cartoon, 精英一號, "Elite One")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Elita Um''' (Brazil cartoon)
*''Russian:'' '''Elita''' (Элита)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Elita Persha''' (Еліта Перша, "Elita The First")

==References==
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[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Talk:Dreadwing (G1)

2018-03-30T17:19:46Z

RichardT1977: /* PotP Dreadwing observations */ new section

When was the combined form called "Darkwind"? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:35, 4 February 2012 (EST)
:In "Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?", Throttle calls the ship "Darkwind". [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:52, 4 February 2012 (EST)

== PotP Dreadwing observations ==

Didn't know if this was worth adding to the main page, but in the combined mode you can still expose the chest port of either or both components and attach a weapon or Prime Armor to Dreadwing's undercarriage.

Outback (G1)

2018-03-05T01:11:47Z

RichardT1977: Not the best place to put that quote, but it '''had''' to be put on this page. Or on ''Armada'' Jetfire's page.

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{{disambigm|Outback (disambiguation)|Fallback (disambiguation)}}
:''Outback is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Outback.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Alligaticon]] Dundee.]]
No by-the-book soldier is '''Outback''' (aka '''Fallback'''); for him, the rules of war are the rules of Rafferty. If the beaten track winds, it's a fair bet he'll go straight. He's more comfortable out in the never never anyway, up grades as steep as 50 degrees, or kicking up willie willies at 110 mph. His insubordination gains him little respect from his mates, and often he finds no partner on his missions but Pat Malone and his trusty rooftop tank-jigger, loaded with armor-piercing shells.

Way in the back blocks of Outback's mind, however, there lurks a dark certainty. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and by these rules, he is sure, Outback's bound to be a write off. The army's run by Wallies and the war's a no-hoper, but he's not totally clapped-out yet, so he'll give it a fair go. It's not the best attitude, but he'll share it with anyone without reserve. Outback calls a spade a bloody spade.

Let a mission go down the gurgler, though, and Outback's the one who'll sort it. He may be largely a mediocrity; he may be an insubordinate grizzle, but his courage is beyond reproach. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and so far they've served him well.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]], [[Gregg Berger]] (English); [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Davide Lepore]] (Italian)}}

{{quote|Now you wanna talk, and make it snappy. 'Cause my buddy here is trigger-happy.|Blaster, threatening Dirge and Ramjet with Outback's Explosive Drunken Australian Rage|''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]''}}

[[File:FFOD Part1 Outback.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|He's bloody agro about his pozzy for the footy match.]]
After an attack on the [[Galactic Olympics]], Outback and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] were charged with tracking down any Decepticons on Earth, whom the Autobots believed were responsible for the assault. With reason to believe some 'Cons were hiding out at a [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] air field, the duo still had to deal with a needle in a haystack (or rather, a jet in an airport). In order to get results, Outback bluffed his way through the inspection with a "[[Decepticon detector]]", pointing it at random things and hoping for a response. He got one. Astonishingly, the two jets with giant Decepticon insignias on them were actually Decepticons(!), [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who tried to run for it in fear of Outback's respectable scanning abilities. Outback caught them with a <s>nuclear bomb</s> smoke bomb, though, and he and Blaster managed to interrogate the Coneheads and get the location of the Decepticons' new base on [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Shortly thereafter, Outback was among a cadre of Autobots who failed to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] from an attack by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He didn't even get a chance to open a can of <s>Foster's</s> VB. Bugger. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Oy, lookit the size o' that lion!]]
Later, Outback was teamed with Blaster again aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] radioed in that a mysterious [[Quintesson]] signal was broadcasting from a nearby planet. Investigating, the Autobots discovered a lost Quintesson recorded journal, containing secret information about how the Quintessons had purposely escalated a war between [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], two feuding worlds for which [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was attempting to negotiate a peace summit. [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] also arrived looking for the journal, and soon the Autobots, Decepticons, and Quintessons began a game of "hot potato", bouncing possession of the journal back and forth between each party over and over. Outback and the others eventually claimed the journal and brought it to the peace summit, ending the war at least temporarily. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[File:Manga3 Outback Kickback.jpg|left|upright=0.7|thumb|That's not a punch. '''This is''' a punch.]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked [[Kyushu]], Outback and the rest of the [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]], as well as [[Kenji]], arrived to investigate. Outback and friends were briefly trapped inside craters by land mines but escaped once they united into some kind of crazy human pyramid. Using their combined attack, the Four-Wheel Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster, they drove the Insecticons away and saved Kyushu. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
Outback gained a job as [[Magnum]]'s administrative assistant, though he preferred the freedom of the outdoors and would explore the wilderness sectors of Cybertron whenever he could. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 38|Outback's profile in Club magazine #38}} Following the incident with [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], Outback brought Magnum a new assignment for [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}} Much later, after the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] all but wiped out the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], he answered the door of the Elite Guard [[Auxiliary Weapons Locker]] when Magnum brought a team to stock up on weapons, though he refused to let them in until Magnum gave the correct code. He, [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] joined the team as they set out to attack [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s base. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}}

Shortly after encountering [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], the team was attacked by Deathsaurus's troops and forced to fight for their lives. Outback, Moonracer, and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] gathered around Ricochet's fallen body, though it took a few moments for Outback to realize that the Autobot had perished from his injuries. They had little time to mourn, as they were promptly attacked by [[Lyzack (Victory)|Lyzack]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} A week after the battle, he was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The battle was won, but cost the Autobots some of their members. Soon later, when the Autobots' current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Outback joined his comrades still on Cybertron in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:OutbacktransformsHarderTheyDie.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Strewth, I'm a {{w|pie floater}}!]]
''Surprised by a [[Well-armed Decepticon bully|lone Decepticon killer]], Outback was saved from death by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had accidentally returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Though Prime told Outback that he wanted to be left alone after the rescue, Outback decided to quietly follow Prime along from a distance anyways.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} ''He later tried to save Optimus Prime from being executed as a spy by the [[Wrecker]]s due to a rumor spread by Megatron.''

[[File:OutbackDistantThunder.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I said to meself, "Outback, old son, find yourself a nice, comfortable spot and lay down and die."]]
''When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] refused to believe him, Outback helped Optimus Prime escape by distracting his captors with a gas particle bomb. The two went on the run together, pursued by Magnus and a squad of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] droids. Two of the Guardians caught up to them, and Outback was seriously wounded in battle against them. Optimus Prime was forced to carry him to safety.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}}

''Hiding in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] of Cybertron, hoping that Outback would recover, Optimus Prime told him the story of what happened when he was displaced to the [[Limbo]] dimension when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time.''

''Outback ultimately survived when Prime's tale was overheard by Ultra Magnus and [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], convincing them of his identity.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''At no point did Outback have the opportunity to throw a couple of shrimps on the barbie, but he did fight alongside the Autobots, participating on several raids to secure Decepticon-held resources, before Optimus returned to Earth.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:OutbackBattlechargerMirageClubCon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Crikey!]]
Outback next appeared on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], watching a battle for Autobot supremacy between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], when he and the other Autobots were suddenly attacked by the Decepticons and their [[Club Con|island spaceship]]. He wanted to know what was going on! {{storylink|Totaled!}} Later, he partook in a training session with Blaster, alongside [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

[[File:Pipes outback underworld.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|900 dollarydoos!?]]
''Along with fellow [[Autobot Military Academy]] cadet [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], Outback later went after [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to [[Underworld|Cybertron's underground]]. They arrived in time to see Tailgate battle with the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]], but Outback didn't intervene, sure of the fact that Tailgate could handle the Muties himself. And he was riggerty right.'' {{storylink|Underworld!}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Outback helped to rebuild [[Construction station|Ironworks]]. When evil [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] from [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|a mirror universe]] attacked, he was turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Powerglideoutbackwarwithin.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|"We get it--you're from Space Australia!"]]
[[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|left|thumb|Because when they strike, it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body, so it's WHACK!]]
Outback was operational during the early days of the war. He was one of the many Transformers at work at the [[Central Spaceport]] to prepare for the Autobot evacuation of the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

Outback was among the group of new recruits who failed to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Fallback-DIE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|She's a feisty sheila!]]
Outback, having at this point renamed himself Fallback to complement his revived sense of optimism, led an Autobot strike force consisting of [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] to the planet [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Their target was the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] cloning facility constructed there by the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. The first batch of [[Virulent Clone]]s had already been completed, and the team found itself under attack before they ever reached the lab. Fallback and his team destroyed a number of clones, but, when Deathsaurus himself joined the fight, they were overwhelmed and captured. The arrival of their teammates [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] on the planet ultimately resulted in Deathsaurus's defeat and the rescue of Fallback's team. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{quote|He's a good kid, that Outback. Always willing to give a hand... good 'ole Outback.|[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], on the long-dead Outback|"[[Spotlight: Kup]]"}}
[[File:SpotlightKup Outback.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|A bit daggy, but a little amber fluid and she'll be apples!]]
Millions of years ago, before the outbreak of the war, Outback learned that the famous racer [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] had gotten in league with the increasingly dangerous criminal [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. He decided to take action and assassinate Drag Strip on his way to a race, but was interrupted and disarmed by the security guard [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], who had never heard of Megatron and was only doing his job. As Outback was taken into custody, he told Ironhide that it was thanks to blind, apathetic 'bots like him that a civil war was imminent. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

When the Decepticons duly exterminated the old [[Senate]], Outback joined the cops to fight 'Cons! One particular 'Con was [[Hefter]], arrested for grafitti and allegedly having a gun, who 'fell down the stairs' to his death in Outback's custody. The man was almost bragging about it when [[Tappet]] protested to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and when Pax interrogated him later at a bar, Outback pulled a gun and ranted about the need to defend themselves and their partners, violently, against Decepticon killers everywhere. Pax thumped him, which didn't seem to sway Outback much. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

During the war, Outback and [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] crash-landed on [[Tsiehshi]], which was covered with radioactive [[Ore-8]] crystals. When they attempted to use parts of their ship to create a transmitter, the radiation overloaded the generator, and Outback was killed in the explosion. Kup, however, was eventually driven insane by the radiation and not only talked to Outback's charred remains as though he were alive but used his severed arm as a club.

[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] was able to hack into the deceased Autobot's holo-emitter to try and send Kup a message that the Autobots were coming to rescue him, but the delusional Kup saw this as a ghost making threats upon his life. Outback's remains were further crushed by an errant swipe from one of the rescue party, sending Kup into another homicidal rage. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}

After Ironhide mysteriously woke up alone on an abandoned Cybertron, he had a strange vision or hallucination featuring Outback. With half his body still missing, Outback delivered some cryptic comments about [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] being angry at Ironhide for letting the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] get away, and that nobody recognized him anymore. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Outback was part of a devastating battle that left so many dead that the highest-ranked officer to lead their unit was the cook, [[Spin-Out (Timelines)|Spin-Out]], who Outback did his best to encourage. When the unit attempted to take [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] prisoner, Outback fell to his corrosive ooze, and his half-melted remains were crushed when Toxitron collapsed on top of them. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Outback was caught up somehow in a Quintesson plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1toy outback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Fastback (G1)|You]] and I are a lot alike, mate, except I'm a robot, and you're dead!]]
*'''Outback''' (Autobot Mini Vehicle, [[1986]], [[2008]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-59'''
**''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:Outback is a khaki and brown [[retool]] of the 1984 [[Mini Vehicle]], [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Brawn]], transforming into a (somewhat altered) Toyota Land Cruiser. His head, arms, and chest have been changed, plus he has been equipped with a [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] gun. Outback is the only Mini Vehicle to come with any sort of accessory.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-outback/1166/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Outback at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Outback/outback.htm More information on Outback at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Fallback.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm gonna blow the insides of your head all over four counties!]]
*'''Descent Into Evil''' (multi-pack, [[2005]])
**''Accessories:'' Crane boom/rifle, spare tire halves, Autobot-style energon star

:Available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s Descent into Evil set (along with [[Buzzclaw (G1)#Timelines|Buzzclaw]], [[Chromia (G1)#Timelines|Chromia]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Timelines|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)#Timelines|Dirge]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ironhide]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)#Timelines|Ricochet]]), Fallback (renamed due to [[trademark|steakhouse]] reasons<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/fallback Fallback toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>) is a brown and tan [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Strongarm (Energon)#Energon|Strongarm]], transforming into a jeep of made-up model. His clear-blue spare tire and crane/cannon can be assembled to form an [[Energon weapon|energon battle-axe]], plus he comes with a clear-blue [[Energon star|energon chip]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie]] [[Strongarm (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Strongarm]] and [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Crosshairs]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCFallback/fallback.htm More information on Fallback at TFU.info]''
{{EnergonStrongarmMold}}
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===''Encore''===
[[File:G1 Outback Encore toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Throw some more shrimp on the barbie?]]
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Encore number'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:In 2008, Outback was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]]. This version has a few extra [[Paint operation|paint application]]s, most notably a new blue visor.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Outback/outback.htm More information on ''Encore'' Outback at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:POTP-Legends-Autobot-Outback.jpg|thumb|400px|Sure, an Ironfist retool would’ve been nice, but ''something'' special had to be shown at Australian Toy Fair, right?]]

*'''Autobot Outback''' (Legends Class, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Shield/Roof

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Legends Class figures, "Autobot Outback" (he got his name back!) is a retool of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Legends Class [[Brawn (G1)/toys#TitansReturnLegends|Brawn]] with a new head, and transforms from a robot to a jeep, inspired by [[#Generation 1|his original Generation 1 toy]]. His roof can detach to become a shield in robot mode, or peg into his back to maintain symmetry. Outback features an opening canopy for his cockpit, which allows any [[Prime Master]] figures to ride.

:In a clever touch, unpainted windows are sculpted beneath the vehicle mode storage of the shield, so that the vehicle mode will still look complete, even if the accessory [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Classics|is lost]].
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Outback went overboard on the Aborigine facepaint.]]
*In the pre-[[Toy Fair 1986]] catalog, Outback is shown with a solid red face. Upon release, he had a solid silver face (then for his ''Encore'' release many years later, he had a silver face with a blue visor).
*The character [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' was written and designed to be a pre-[[Earth]] version of Outback. However, Fastback is killed during the events of the comic, contradicting how Outback died during the war in the previously established ''[[Spotlight: Kup]]'', necessitating a quick name change that turned Fastback into a nobody.
*Roche wanted to use a "name" character as a victim in ''Spotlight: Kup'', knowing it has more impact when they die than when a [[generic]] buys it. Why Outback? He doesn't know!<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref>
*Before ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Fallback (TF 2010)|Fallback]] was mentioned in an [[Ask Vector Prime]] post, it is possible that he was meant to be a new form of Outback.
*Oddly, so far as we can tell, Outback has never actually been to [[Australia]].
*Or [[Nebulos]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Outback''' (アウトバック ''Autobakku'')
*''French:'' '''Bled''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mucsai''' ("Hillbilly")
*''Italian:'' '''Raid'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fùdì''' (腹地, "Hinterland")
*''Russian:'' '''Dikar''' (Дикарь, "Savage")

==References==
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[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Gunners]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Kid-appeal character

2018-02-21T03:55:05Z

RichardT1977:

[[File:Watching SUVs.jpg|right|thumb|Cue the hijinks.]]''Transformers'' is, and always has been, a franchise aimed at children. And because most Transformers are always so [[Grimlock (G1)|broody]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|cool]] and all sorts of other things little kids won't get, most to all franchises have what could be called a '''kid-appeal character'''. This character often interacts with the token [[human]] character as one of their closest friends, and the two get into all sorts of wacky adventures together. They usually get pulled out by one of the older bots, completely fail to learn their lesson, and do it again. And again and again and...
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==List of kid-appeal characters==
[[File:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Finally, a kid-imitable weapon.]]

'''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Original (Generation 1) ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]'''

*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] spent a good deal of time with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first]] [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|three]] [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|episodes]], but was soon supplanted by...
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], who stayed with Spike for most of the series.
*[[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s closest friend at the beginning of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This lasted for all of eighty minutes, as Hot Rod's upgrade into Rodimus Prime made him no longer "hip" enough, and he was replaced.
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] took over for the show's third season. Wheelie and Daniel went off on adventures like [[Surprise Party|stealing a ship to figure out when Ultra Magnus's birthday was and nearly getting killed repeatedly in the process]]. Exactly the sort of thing we want kids identifying with.
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], the girl, filled in for the Daniel's Best Friend part in the final three episodes.
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'''''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'''''
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] was still a companion to Daniel, even though they spent most of their time insulting each other.

'''''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'''''
*The [[Headmaster Junior]]s were unique in that they served both as the token young humans and the kid-appeal Transformer characters.

'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'''''
*[[Holi]] was [[Jan Minakaze]]'s pal.

[[File:Nightscreambm.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Popular amongst the blind kids, maybe.]]

'''''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'''''

*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was not only yellow, he had the impulsiveness and disregard for authority every kid-appeal bot needs. The only thing he lacked was a human friend, until [[Chak]] and [[Una]] showed up in the show's third season. Except for the [[Transmetal 2]] upgrade, and the whole of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', he was a pretty friendly guy, annoying the others with his childish enthusiasm.

'''''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'''''

*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] replaced Cheetor as the youngster of the Maximals since Cheetor had matured. Hasbro had such high hopes for this kid appeal character, that they made his toy a giant Ultra class figure! Unfortunately, his character was angry and bitter, so he didn't get much love. He never had a human friend either, since ''Beast Machines'' had no humans at all. He hung out with [[Noble (BM)|Noble]], though, so that's something.

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'''''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] (2001)'''''

*[[Wedge]] was the young, excitable hero who was hotheaded and naive, but was being primed for leadership.
*However, it was [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], the ''other'' naive, excitable young hero, who had the special friendship with [[Koji Onishi|a human]].
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[[File:Hotshotironhidedw.jpg|right|thumb|Hot Shot passes the kid-appeal torch.]]
'''[[Unicron Trilogy]]'''

*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was the token kid-appeal character of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', hot-headed, unwilling to listen to his superiors, and suddenly thrust into a leadership role that lasted all of three episodes. Unfortunately, he ''grew up'', something no kid-appeal character should ever have to do, and was shortly replaced.
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] took over once ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' rolled around. His tenure was mostly spent getting kicked by...uh...[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]. They got along eventually, though.
*Hot Shot was young and goofy again in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]],'' but the series' kids spent more time with the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]], particularly [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (the only one who could speak English).

'''[[Live-action film series]]'''

*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was the first Autobot to arrive on Earth. His mission to search for the [[AllSpark]] led him to [[Sam Witwicky]], a boy whom he befriended over the course of his mission, and stayed with once it was over. Sam repaid him by making out with [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] on top of him. Huh.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] provide the kid appeal in scenes with the older, more serious, Autobots and [[NEST]] soldiers since Bumblebee is with Sam, and subsequently tag along on the main adventure and even get an action sequence with [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] to themselves - all while being foul mouthed.
*[[Brains]] and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] hang out with Sam and Carly and provide much of the comic relief for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. However, when Brains alone returns for ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', he's definitely not quite as much a character for the kids, considering he spends the better part of his screentime being [[Joshua Joyce|tortured]] or [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|enslaved]]. Usually both at the same time.

'''''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'''''

*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (detecting a pattern yet?) is [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s closest friend, human and bot alike. Once again, he is irrational and impulsive, which has only helped endear him to his small, fleshy friend (assuming, of course, she is fleshy...).

'''''[[Aligned continuity family]]'''''

*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] returns, though [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|this time]] he's not the only character with a guardian robot dynamic, as [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] are tasked with taking care of the [[Jack Darby|older]] [[Miko Nakadai|children]]. Regardless, as Bumblebee's friend is 12-year old [[Raf Esquivel]], he is the Autobot his age group are meant to relate to.
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] is the eager new recruit that joined Team Prime in late season two. While he didn't have a human friend, he was [[Jack Darby|occasionally lent one.]] He replaced Bumblebee as the youngest member of the group.
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Our favorite yellow bot]] returns yet again for [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|the sequel]], but this time he's all grown up and the leader of a team. He still acts like a kid [[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!|sometimes]]. Furthermore, Bumblebee seems to pass the mantle, though this time it seems to be arguably shared by his teammates: [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], the latter two of which ''never'' seem to get along.

==Notes==
*They have an overwhelming tendency to be yellow.
*More recently, they also have an overwhelming tendency to be named [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]. We're [[Transformers (film)|not sure why]].
*Had [[trademark]] issues not gotten in the way at the time, ''Armada'' Hot Shot would have also been named "Bumblebee". After the 2007 movie had made "Bumblebee" an A-lister again (including a changed trademark situation enabling Hasbro to use the name again), this resulted in a reverse situation with the kid-appeal character from ''Animated'' having his name changed from "Hot Shot" (as that name had been established by the [[Unicron Trilogy]]) into "Bumblebee" (although [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] later appears as a separate character in ''Animated'', with more similarities to his UT predecessor).
*''Animated'' Bumblebee was [[Bee in the City|once transported]] into the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] universe, where he was often mistaken for other kid-appeal characters, including Wheelie, Cheetor, and Side Burn.

==External Links==
[http://tvtropes.org/Main/KidAppealCharacter TV Tropes article on Kid Appeal Characters]

[[Category:Fandom]]

Kid-appeal character

2018-02-21T03:54:12Z

RichardT1977: Adding an External Link on the subject

[[File:Watching SUVs.jpg|right|thumb|Cue the hijinks.]]''Transformers'' is, and always has been, a franchise aimed at children. And because most Transformers are always so [[Grimlock (G1)|broody]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|cool]] and all sorts of other things little kids won't get, most to all franchises have what could be called a '''kid-appeal character'''. This character often interacts with the token [[human]] character as one of their closest friends, and the two get into all sorts of wacky adventures together. They usually get pulled out by one of the older bots, completely fail to learn their lesson, and do it again. And again and again and...
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==List of kid-appeal characters==
[[File:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Finally, a kid-imitable weapon.]]

'''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Original (Generation 1) ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]'''

*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] spent a good deal of time with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first]] [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|three]] [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|episodes]], but was soon supplanted by...
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], who stayed with Spike for most of the series.
*[[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s closest friend at the beginning of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This lasted for all of eighty minutes, as Hot Rod's upgrade into Rodimus Prime made him no longer "hip" enough, and he was replaced.
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] took over for the show's third season. Wheelie and Daniel went off on adventures like [[Surprise Party|stealing a ship to figure out when Ultra Magnus's birthday was and nearly getting killed repeatedly in the process]]. Exactly the sort of thing we want kids identifying with.
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], the girl, filled in for the Daniel's Best Friend part in the final three episodes.
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'''''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'''''
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] was still a companion to Daniel, even though they spent most of their time insulting each other.

'''''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'''''
*The [[Headmaster Junior]]s were unique in that they served both as the token young humans and the kid-appeal Transformer characters.

'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'''''
*[[Holi]] was [[Jan Minakaze]]'s pal.

[[File:Nightscreambm.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Popular amongst the blind kids, maybe.]]

'''''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'''''

*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was not only yellow, he had the impulsiveness and disregard for authority every kid-appeal bot needs. The only thing he lacked was a human friend, until [[Chak]] and [[Una]] showed up in the show's third season. Except for the [[Transmetal 2]] upgrade, and the whole of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', he was a pretty friendly guy, annoying the others with his childish enthusiasm.

'''''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'''''

*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] replaced Cheetor as the youngster of the Maximals since Cheetor had matured. Hasbro had such high hopes for this kid appeal character, that they made his toy a giant Ultra class figure! Unfortunately, his character was angry and bitter, so he didn't get much love. He never had a human friend either, since ''Beast Machines'' had no humans at all. He hung out with [[Noble (BM)|Noble]], though, so that's something.

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'''''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] (2001)'''''

*[[Wedge]] was the young, excitable hero who was hotheaded and naive, but was being primed for leadership.
*However, it was [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], the ''other'' naive, excitable young hero, who had the special friendship with [[Koji Onishi|a human]].
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[[File:Hotshotironhidedw.jpg|right|thumb|Hot Shot passes the kid-appeal torch.]]
'''[[Unicron Trilogy]]'''

*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was the token kid-appeal character of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', hot-headed, unwilling to listen to his superiors, and suddenly thrust into a leadership role that lasted all of three episodes. Unfortunately, he ''grew up'', something no kid-appeal character should ever have to do, and was shortly replaced.
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] took over once ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' rolled around. His tenure was mostly spent getting kicked by...uh...[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]. They got along eventually, though.
*Hot Shot was young and goofy again in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]],'' but the series' kids spent more time with the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]], particularly [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (the only one who could speak English).

'''[[Live-action film series]]'''

*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was the first Autobot to arrive on Earth. His mission to search for the [[AllSpark]] led him to [[Sam Witwicky]], a boy whom he befriended over the course of his mission, and stayed with once it was over. Sam repaid him by making out with [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] on top of him. Huh.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] provide the kid appeal in scenes with the older, more serious, Autobots and [[NEST]] soldiers since Bumblebee is with Sam, and subsequently tag along on the main adventure and even get an action sequence with [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] to themselves - all while being foul mouthed.
*[[Brains]] and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] hang out with Sam and Carly and provide much of the comic relief for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. However, when Brains alone returns for ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', he's definitely not quite as much a character for the kids, considering he spends the better part of his screentime being [[Joshua Joyce|tortured]] or [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|enslaved]]. Usually both at the same time.

'''''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'''''

*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (detecting a pattern yet?) is [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s closest friend, human and bot alike. Once again, he is irrational and impulsive, which has only helped endear him to his small, fleshy friend (assuming, of course, she is fleshy...).

'''''[[Aligned continuity family]]'''''

*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] returns, though [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|this time]] he's not the only character with a guardian robot dynamic, as [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] are tasked with taking care of the [[Jack Darby|older]] [[Miko Nakadai|children]]. Regardless, as Bumblebee's friend is 12-year old [[Raf Esquivel]], he is the Autobot his age group are meant to relate to.
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] is the eager new recruit that joined Team Prime in late season two. While he didn't have a human friend, he was [[Jack Darby|occasionally lent one.]] He replaced Bumblebee as the youngest member of the group.
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Our favorite yellow bot]] returns yet again for [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|the sequel]], but this time he's all grown up and the leader of a team. He still acts like a kid [[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!|sometimes]]. Furthermore, Bumblebee seems to pass the mantle, though this time it seems to be arguably shared by his teammates: [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], the latter two of which ''never'' seem to get along.

==Notes==
*They have an overwhelming tendency to be yellow.
*More recently, they also have an overwhelming tendency to be named [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]. We're [[Transformers (film)|not sure why]].
*Had [[trademark]] issues not gotten in the way at the time, ''Armada'' Hot Shot would have also been named "Bumblebee". After the 2007 movie had made "Bumblebee" an A-lister again (including a changed trademark situation enabling Hasbro to use the name again), this resulted in a reverse situation with the kid-appeal character from ''Animated'' having his name changed from "Hot Shot" (as that name had been established by the [[Unicron Trilogy]]) into "Bumblebee" (although [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] later appears as a separate character in ''Animated'', with more similarities to his UT predecessor).
*''Animated'' Bumblebee was [[Bee in the City|once transported]] into the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] universe, where he was often mistaken for other kid-appeal characters, including Wheelie, Cheetor, and Side Burn.

==External Links==
[http://tvtropes.org/Main/KidAppealCharacter| TV Tropes article on Kid Appeal Characters]

[[Category:Fandom]]

Dire Wraith

2017-12-24T15:30:44Z

RichardT1977: Putting in image captions that reference the 80s British rock band Dire Straits

[[Image:RARRRR DIRE WRAITHS ATTACK.jpg|thumb|right|300px|You'd shapeshift too if you looked like that.]]

Hailing from a [[Dark Nebula|dark nebula]], the evil '''Dire Wraiths''' seek to conquer all they see. The only force able to oppose them is [[Rom]] and the [[Solstar Order]]. The Solstar Order prevailed, causing the Wraiths to scatter throughout the galaxy. The Dire Wraiths secretly invaded the [[Earth]] long ago.

The Dire Wraiths wield powerful dark [[magic]] and are able to infect the bodies of other creatures with their toxic biomatter, parasitically transforming their victims into more of their kind. They are also able to gain new abilities by using the blood of other life forms. Few species are capable of resisting their powerful sorcery... though [[Transformer|Cybertronians]] are more resilient to this magical corruption by virtue of their mechanical physiology, the results of a botched infection aren't pretty.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{MainIDW|Dire Wraith}}
[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] knew of the Dire Wraiths and was so disgusted by them that he steered clear of the Dark Nebula where they hailed from. [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] shared his leader's disgust and described the Wraiths as "panmorphic lifeforms". At some point, the Wraiths invaded [[Temptoria]] and stole its religion. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}} Several Autobots, including [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], considered them to be myths. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

After the Wraiths went to war with the Solstar Order, the Order destroyed the Wraith homeworld, scattering the survivors throughout Solstar space. In spite of their defeat, they remained an omnipresent thorn in the side of the Order, and menaced several backwater regions such as [[Mato Grosso (planet)|Mato Grosso]], [[Mining Colony 25-6-41]], {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} and the [[Huni System]] {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} During this time, the Wraith [[Vekktral]] encountered the orphaned [[Caminus|Camien]] [[Stardrive]] on Matto Grosso, alerting the Dire Wraiths to the existence of Cybertronians. As the Solstar Order continued to hunt down remaining pockets of Wraiths, the survivors pushed outwards, threatening to encroach on [[Galactic Council]] territory. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

[[File:ShiningArmor2-InfectedSkyBlast.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Approximately two hundred years ago, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] and his troops encountered Vekktral's Wraiths in the Huni System. Learning of Stardrive's [[energon synthesizer]], he agreed to a temporary alliance with the organics to lure the Solstar Order and their Cybertronian Space Knight into a trap. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} When the [[Autobot]]s intervened, the Dire Wraiths managed to ensnare and assimilate [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]]. The magic of the Wraiths had an unforeseen effect on Sky Blast's cyber-biology: rather than transforming the Autobot into a Dire Wraith, the combination simply merged the two entities together into an insane, out-of-control monster. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} The hybrid rampaged across the frigid planet of [[Xetaxxis]] for a while before its increasingly unstable biology tore it apart, burning it away to cinders. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}} Using what he had learned from Blast Off's physiology, Vekktral was able to repeat the process on Ultra Magnus, this time creating a far more stable, though still monstrous, fusion of Wraith and Transformer while several of his underlings assimilated the native [[Xetaxxian]]s. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}

Around this time, a different group of Dire Wraiths landed on [[Earth]] and discovered its supplies of [[Ore-13]], {{istorylink|Earthfall: Part Three}} which they could use to enhance their powers and shield their energy signatures from the [[Energy Analyzer|Analyzer]]s that the Space Knights traditionally used to root them out. {{storylink|The New Colossus}}

At some point after arriving on [[Earth]] {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} the mysterious artifact known as the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] came into contact with Dire Wraith biomatter, growing a set of Wraith-like tentacles on its control panel. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

Over the years, the Wraiths on Earth continued their clandestine preparations for their inevitable confrontation with the Space Knights, assimilating and replacing government authorities with Wraith copies. Around the time of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|annexation of Earth]] into the [[Council of Worlds]], one such group of Wraiths lured [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] founder and head of the [[Earth Defense Command]] [[Joe Colton]] into a trap. Unlike their other victims, Joe Colton was able to fight them off and escaped lethal absorption by amputating his own hand. Having obtained enough of his DNA, the Wraiths were still able to form [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|an impostor]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} The Wraiths would go on to assimilate more G.I. Joe members, replacing them with Wraiths. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

The real Joe Colton, meanwhile, had reunited with his old ally of convenience [[Garrison Kreiger]], who helped him undergo treatment to remove the toxic Wraith biomatter that still lingered in his system. {{storylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}}

With extraterrestrial incursions on the rise — and following Rom's arrival on Earth — the Wraiths grew bolder in their machinations. Several of them would go on to propose an alliance with the [[human]] [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]], promising that Mayhem would rule Earth once the Wraiths had all the [[Ore-13]]. {{storylink|The New Colossus}}

While discussing the unstable geopolitical landscape in the wake of Earth's annexation with the false "Joe Colton," Mayhem mentioned that [[Action Man]] could be of help with a "situation" in Northern [[California]], referring to where hidden Dire Wraiths were being hunted by Rom. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} The Wraiths were forced to contend with [[Transformer|Cybertronians]] with power over Earth, eventually using their ranks in the Earth governments to engage them in a battle in [[Portland]]. To their horror, Rom showed up and murdered four of them, including the imposter Colton. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

[[File:TransformersRevolution-ThundercrackervsDireWraith.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''He do the song about the sweet lovin alien 
He do the song about the knife 
He do the walk, do the walk of death 
Yeah, he do the walk of death'']]

Rom gave a vague explanation to the Cybertronians of who the Wraiths were and why he was on Earth. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} Once he'd made peace with Optimus Prime, he further elaborated on the Wraiths' interest in [[Ore-13]] and how it made them harder to detect. {{storylink|O Ship of State}} While autopsying their remains, [[Doc (Carla Greer)|Doc]] realized that the DNA of the corpses did not match with baseline human samples, alerting the team to the alien infiltrators. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}

A Dire Wraith was visible on a computer screen as [[Baron Karza]] monitored the Ore-13 retrieved from [[Mount Olympus]]. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}

With their cover blown, the Dire Wraiths became more aggressive and managed to take over the EDC's Bikini Atoll base. [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] was sent to defeat them and recapture the facility. {{storylink|D.T.A.}} While this happened, [[Marissa Faireborn]] was meeting with the [[President of the United States|President]] and given the case of Ore-13 that the Wraith Colton was carrying around before Rom killed him. This was the cue for the Wraiths in the [[White House]] to try to reclaim the case. Armed with a firearm that fired armor-piercing bullets, Marissa made short (if bloody) work of the Wraiths in the vicinity before she called in [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] as backup. The Wraiths managed to take control of the [[Seeker clone]]s before Thundercracker and [[D.0.C.]] destroyed them. [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] proved able to sniff out the Wraiths from the humans while [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] simply mutilated one before eating it. The leader of the Wraith cell barricaded herself in the situation room. This proved ineffective against Thundercracker who casually destroyed the wall and all her minions. At wit's end, she merged magic and Ore-13 growing to Cybertronian size. Adopting the form of a Wraith Hawk, she engaged Thundercracker in the air and managed to rip off his cannon arm. Thundercracker shouted a warning that the arm was full of ammunition and that she ought to be careful with her fire hands. Her wings were incinerated and she was impaled upon the [[Washington Monument]]. Marissa meanwhile mowed down the rest of the Wraiths with a standard rifle. {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}}

[[File:TheNewColossus-DireWraithReinforcements.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''With the Sultans, We're the Sultans of Swing'']]

Mayhem later contacted the Wraith leader, "[[Caleb Awan]]", to inform him of the large supply of Ore-13 beneath [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. The Wraiths moved out to meet their [[M.A.S.K.]] allies in [[Monument Valley]] where many Wraiths performed a kamikaze attack on [[Victorion]], overwhelming the Combiner. When they entered the city, their path was bared by Rom who had allied himself with the Cybertronians and others to fight off the Wraiths. The Wraiths managed to use the Ore-13 beneath the city to enhance their power before they, rather unsurprisingly, betrayed Miles Mayhem. Refusing to be beaten by aliens, Mayhem summoned [[Baron Karza]] from [[Microspace]] much to the amusement of "Caleb" who questioned what the diminutive creature could do. The diminutive creature responded by absorbing all the Wraiths into him, turning himself into an ungodly fusion of Cybertronian, Microspace, and Wraith power. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} In short order, said ungodly fusion was dumped into a collapsing spacebridge into Microspace. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

[[File:MTMTERevolution-cons4eva.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Yes, we're sorry about that second verse. How about we say, 'The little ''wierdo'' with the earring and the makeup'?"]]

One Wraith somehow got an account on [[The Big Conversation]] where he called himself "[[CONS4EVA]]" and made friends with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], a.k.a. "Grumpybot". Not caring for his species' desire for conquest, CONS4EVA wanted Crankcase's help in completing the [[Temptoria]]n religious ceremony known as "The [[Crossover]]" to show ultimate loyalty to "The [[Brand (deity)|Brand]]". With the help of the human known as [[MP3]], the trio opened a portal that led to a new life...a portal much too small for anyone to enter. CONS4EVA was then offered a place abroad the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'' but the Wraith politely declined and opted to find his own way from the next [[starhub]]. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

The real Joe Colton, masquerading as the evil "Baron Ironblood," would use the Talisman to upgrade the [[Red Shadows]] into transhuman fusions of humans and Dire Wraiths, able to mimic several Wraith powers. {{storylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}}

After discovering the Talisman, [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] accidentally produced an energy pulse that mutated the inhabitants of [[Verenya]] in [[Schleteva]] into hybrids of Dire Wraiths and humans. The forces of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] found Rom on the scene; together, they tracked the energy wave to the Talisman, which had caught the attention of the [[Oktober Guard]] and [[Action Man]]. Another blast from the energy mutated the G.I. Joes [[Heavy Duty]], [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]], and [[Quarrel]] into similar creatures. The afflicted were placed in the care of the [[Action Man Programme]] in the hopes of finding a cure, {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} which Blackrock was eventually able to synthesize some time later. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

During the [[Iron Ring]]'s invasion of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Dire Wraith enhancements inside the Red Shadows had the effect of tripping the Solstar Order's scanners, resulting in them placing Cybertron under quarantine. {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}}
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===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}} {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 2|Aw Yeah Revolution! #2}}}}

==Toys==
===Revolution===
[[File:SDCC 2017 Dire Wraith Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Tickle tickle tickle!]]

*'''Revolution Set''' (SDCC Gift Set, 2017)
:Released as part of a San Diego Comic-Con 2017 exclusive set, the Dire Wraith is an action figure made up of redecoed parts from various [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] action figures, with a new head based on the IDW Dire Wraith design; it uses the tentacles from the G.I. Joe Zombie-Vipers to mimic the Wraiths' nasty tendrils, though it doesn't come with the normal arms that the Zombie-Viper could swap those tentacles for. It was packed with several other [[Hasbro Universe]] action figures: [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Revolution|Jetfire]], [[Matt Trakker]] of ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'', [[Action Man]], ''[[Visionaries]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> Leoric, [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', [[Rom]], and 9 ''[[Micronauts]]'' mini-figurines.
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==Notes==
*While it was believed that [[Marvel Comics]] owned the Dire Wraiths (using them as recently as 2011), that is not the case, as they were mentioned in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktFvrEQKdjw Rom's original toy commercial]. However, while Marvel doesn't own the name or concept of the Dire Wraiths, they do own [http://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel//universe3zx/images/9/9e/Dire-wraiths.jpg their design for the Wraiths], forcing [[IDW Publishing]] to give the Wraiths a new look.
*The "dark nebula" from which they hail was conceived separately from the coincidentally-named ''Transformers'' [[Dark Nebula]]. Naturally enough, they were merged together for the IDW continuity.

==External links==
*{{i|Dire Wraith}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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Empurata

2017-12-19T05:04:42Z

RichardT1977:

{{disambig2|the ritualized punishment involving the removal of a Cybertronian's face|the casual hobby of removing a Cybertronian's face|Optimus Prime (Movie)}}
[[File:Shadowplay3 amputee support group.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
'''Empurata''' is an old tradition on pre-war Cybertron. A tradition of ''removing the damn heads and hands'' of criminals and installing new faceless, fingerless replacements so everyone knows to shun them.

It was mostly performed on those [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]], almost certainly out of racism, although even those who were forged could find themselves subjected to it if they made [[Senate|powerful enough]] enemies.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Ratchet glitch shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"The one with the claws"]]
When [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s combat prowess caught the attention of the [[Senate]], he was pushed into joining the [[Rodion]] police force. When the 'bot tried to resist his orders, they used empurata to... ''persuade'' him otherwise. {{storylink|Interiors}} This is part of the reason why he's such a bitter mess: when he sold out the Senate to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], the reason he gave was "I want my hands back". {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

The [[outlier]] [[Tarn (DJD)|Damus]] (left) was a victim of empurata.

During the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], amputee support groups called on the Senate to ban the practice but the Senate responded that it was only used on criminals who deserve it. At the same time they were saying that, the [[Institute]] was 'working' on the crusading [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]] and performed empurata on him solely out of ''spite''. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}
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====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:CustomMadeNow-Dominus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Admit it: you're going to do this with a Prime Master and a Titans Return Deluxe/Voyager/Leader.]]
In [[Functionist Universe|another universe]], the Functionist Council had slowly but surely conquered the planet. By the present day, empurata had become so common it lost its ability to offend so it was upgraded: the new "flatheads" had their heads replaced with computer screens and could only display text instead of speak. Officially, they were Council property now and pop-up propaganda would appear on their faces without warning. By removing your ability to fully express yourself, you were made easier to ignore. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

The Functionist Council were not above turning their own underlings into flatheads. One such flathead working for [[Six-of-Twelve]] helped arrest Rodimus and his associates on their arrival in the Functionist universe. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Fearswoop (BW)|Fearswoop]] had an empurata-style optic. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} [[Highline]] was also a victim of empurata. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

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==Notes==
*"Empurata" is an anagram of the Latin word "amputare", meaning "to cut away". Rather than be used in a surgical context, as the descended word "amputation" is today, "amputare" was a punishment inflicted upon criminals to mark them as such, as it is in the world of ''More than Meets the Eye''.
*Theoretically, a victim of empurata could be given new hands (and possibly a new head). For example, Megatron offered Shockwave a pair of hands shortly before launching the initial Decepticon uprising, but when Shockwave realised a war was beginning, he opted to keep one hand and replace the other with a blaster. It should be observed that Shockwave had his hands replaced by an underground organisation and so it can be surmised that victims of empurata were unable to '''legally''' replace their lost body parts. Damus appears to have had his body completely overhauled upon joining the Decepticons.

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformer culture]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformer culture]]

Dominus Ambus

2017-12-12T03:46:12Z

RichardT1977: Adding a caption (quote from the movie "Unleashed")

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:''Dominus Ambus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Before&After Dominus Ambus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Men of action all that matters is the bottom line Grow a nice one and get ready for your time to shine'']]
Scientist, explorer, philosopher, and more, '''Dominus Ambus''' is one of pre-war Cybertron's movers and shakers. He rocks the [[Facial hair|'stache]].

His spark-brother is [[Minimus Ambus]]. The two have always had friction, especially thanks to Dominus being the accomplished 'bot-of-all-trades he is, leaving the less accomplished brother in his shadow. Not to mention the fact that while Dominus can be stiff and serious, prone to saying things like "pleasure is a distraction from the truth", he is apparently quite the talker, once he gets going.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:AtCloseOfDay-DominusAmbus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He's probably really good at the foxtrot.]]
Dominus Ambus of [[Ambustus Minor]] {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} was the spark-brother of [[Minimus Ambus]]. Both were [[loadbearer]]s, a specific variety of [[Point One Percenter]]s. Dominus was always sensitive about his appearance, particularly his [[turbofox]] [[beast mode]]. This unusual shape would have made him an outcast in [[Functionism|functionist]]-era Cybertronian society; to this end, he always wore an extensive suit of armor to hide his innermost [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Perhaps as a result of his situation, Dominus became an outspoken advocate for the rights of "lesser" Cybertronians, including the so-called "[[disposable class]]". {{storylink|Before & After}} The [[Ambus Test]], used to determine the sentience of such 'bots, was named after him; he may even have developed the test himself, but this is not known for certain. {{Storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Among his writings was a work called ''[[The Ascetic Cybertronian]]'', in which he wrote, "Pleasure is a distraction from pursuit of truth." {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Minimus lived in the shadow of his brother's accomplishments, and although he did love him, he found it difficult to get along with Dominus at times. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} The one area in which Minimus surpassed his brother was the ability of his loadbearing spark to withstand more extensive augmentation. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} This capability saw Minimus chosen to take on the mantle of
[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], a role he happily took on, eager to escape his brother's shadow and become his own 'bot. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Dominus employed [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] as a data receptacle, and forged a strong friendship with him, finding in him a source of inspiration in his crusade for the rights of others. He secretly allowed Rewind to fuel using his own premium [[energon]], instead of the cruder stuff society said he was supposed to use, {{storylink|Before & After}} and the bond between the pair eventually blossomed into love, and they became [[Conjunx Endura]]e. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Together, they left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to search for the legendary [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], the miracle moon that supposedly held the solution to every question. Dominus hoped to find a cure for [[cybercrosis]], but after years of searching, they returned to their homeworld empty-handed to find war had broken out. The pair signed up as [[Autobot]]s almost immediately. {{storylink|Before & After}}

[[File:MTMTE44 Agent113.jpg|thumb|left]]
At some point in the war's history, Dominus Ambus was chosen by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] to serve as a double agent, and was tasked with infiltrating the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. Codenamed "Agent 113", after the turbofox alternate mode being numbered 0113 in the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]], {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} which was Prowl's idea of a clever little joke, Dominus used his loadbearer abilities to don an entirely new bodyframe with hooked hands and feet, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} and served in the D.J.D. under the codename [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]]. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} So deep undercover was Dominus that not even those closest to him were aware of his mission, leaving both Rewind and Minimus to wonder where he had disappeared to. Rewind began a lifelong quest to learn his fate, {{storylink|Before & After}} while Minimus eventually came to assume his brother was dead. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Dominus had become increasingly, ah, 'eccentric' over his total fear of being caught out and tortured to death, so in order to pass information covertly he would wait until the D.J.D. found themselves in battle with Autobots, and would then shoot an Autobot squarely in the right "eye" of their [[insignia]] with a bullet containing a data chip loaded with his intel. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] quietly recruited Autobots stationed in medical facilities around the galaxy to be on the lookout for these bullets, including [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], who found the bullet containing Dominus's information about the Decepticon takeover of [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Bullets}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

Of course, Dominus could not maintain his cover without participating in the D.J.D.'s brutal activities. He was in the thick of things when the group tracked down friends of [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]]'s and murdered them (footage of which would be shown at [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s trial), {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} and for a battle in which the Autobot metallurgist [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] witness got an up-close look at a [[Genericon]]'s innards. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} It was during the latter encounter that Dominus tagged Swerve with one of his message bullets, but when Swerve repaired the injury himself, he unknowingly patched over the bullet, which remained inside him for years. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} In this message, Agent 113 mentioned being compromised, referred to a schism within the Decepticons, and left a warning not to trust [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Dominus's fear that his deception had been discovered by the D.J.D. was correct. As a form of torture, he was subjected to "[[domestication]]," a process that involved lobotomization and the removal of his [[transformation cog]]. Trapped in his turbofox mode, he became nothing more than a feral "Pet" that [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] took a liking to. The D.J.D. spread the story that he was a wild [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeater]] they had partially tamed. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

[[File:The pet whos afraid of the djd.jpg|thumb|What does the turbofox say?]]
As "the Pet", Dominus's leash was held by [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]] while Kaon participated in the execution of [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Sooner after, the D.J.D. tracked their next target, the fugitive [[Fulcrum]] to the planet [[Clemency]], where Kaon unleashed the Pet on the unfortunate [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], who suffered numerous claw and bite wounds from the turbofox for aiding the criminal. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Later, he participated in the DJD attack on an alternate version of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', where they killed [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and all but one of the Autobot crew. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} When Kaon was stricken by the effects of [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]'s [[universal killswitch]], The Pet even comforted his master. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

The bullet in Swerve eventually caused a rust infection that, along with a case of extreme self-neglect, ultimately threatened to kill the metallurgist. Upon learning the cause of this injury, First Aid was able to instruct [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] in the removal and retrieval of the bullet and Agent 113's message finally reached the Autobots. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} Much of the message had been corrupted by rust, so the Autobots could only make out portions of the message. The [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s base of operations recorded Dominus as dead, but his name was also engraved on a monolith labelled "In Honor of the Disappeared", much to Rewind's delight: this meant he could still be out there! {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

[[File:Permanent Revolution - The Pet.jpg|thumb|left|"So you essentially turned a man into a dog."]]
After the D.J.D's murder of [[Blip]], the Pet looked on as [[Nickel]] berated the others for ruining their victim's transformation cog in the process. He was later brought to Tarn's negotiations with [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] to join forces and kill the traitorous Megatron. {{Storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} The Pet accompanied the D.J.D. and their Decepticon allies to the [[Necroworld]], where they sprung a trap for Megatron and his comrades. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Scouting the area, [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] found the enemy base and used [[Ten]] as distraction. The Pet sped along with his master into savagely attacking the [[Legislator]], but he was eventually rescued by [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} who took the Pet hostage. Not wanting his companion harmed, Kaon told the other Decepticons to stand down, allowing the Autobots to escape with the help of Ravage and with the Pet in tow. Kaon's later blubbering about the kidnapping of his pet led Tarn to tear out his head to serve as an example of the follies of compassion. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

Desiring to learn the location of the D.J.D.'s ship, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] had [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] pry into the Pet's memories. At the same time, Rewind and Minimus Ambus discussed the latter's brother, with Minimus explaining that Dominus was a loadbearer like him. Looking up Dominus's alternate mode in the Necrobot's copy of the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy, Rewind realized the truth at the same time as Chromedome. Speeding to Dominus and Chromedome, Rewind was faced with a choice: Chromedome could restore Dominus, but the stress would snuff out his spark. Otherwise, cutting the connection between the two would kill Dominus. Making his choice, Rewind took Drift's blade and cut Chromedome's arm, dooming his former Conjunx Endura to save his lover. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:CustomMadeNow-Dominus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Dominus has no mouth, so he must screen.]]
In [[Functionist Universe|an alternate timeline]] where the [[Functionist Council]] had slowly but surely conquered Cybertron, Dominus failed to end widespread discrimination against the disposable class and could only pull strings to get Rewind upgraded from disposable to research assistant. He also removed Rewind's obsolence chip, ensuring he couldn't be "recalled" if the Council turned on memory sticks. Ironically, one of his jobs was to better classify the "animals".

The two acted against the monstrous dictatorship both secretly and verbally, which got Dominus turned into a "[[empurata|flathead]]": his head replaced with a computer screen that was Council property, given no voice and 'talking' with text so he couldn't express himself, and his face showing propaganda pop-ups at random moments.

In an act of supreme cruelty, the Council deleted Dominus's vocabulary so he only knew the simplest of words and "love" was not among them. His screen was then used to taunt Rewind and Minimus about their impending doom. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
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==Notes==
*"Dominus" means "lord" or "master" in Latin, while "Ambus" appears to be derived from "ambulare", meaning "to walk".
*Members of the [[House|House Of Ambus]] all have those distinct 'taches.
*In "[[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss]]" Ultra Magnus refers to the [[Ambus Test]], a universally recognised question-set designed to detect sentience in mechanical lifeforms that was presumably named after Dominus.
*It's unclear whether the Functionist Council, or anyone else like the [[Senate]], knew that Dominus was a turbofox fella inside a suit or not in the main timeline. In the Functionist Universe, they'd have surely found out at least when they replaced his head; it could have been sooner, as it's hard not to read ordering him to classify the "animals" as a really nasty joke on the part of the Functionists.

[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
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[[Category:Spies]]

Guardian Knight

2017-09-28T18:13:58Z

RichardT1977:

:''The Guardian Knights are a [[Transformer]] organization from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TLK Knight about to be stabbed.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Something face-taking this way comes.]]

The '''Guardian Knights''', also called '''Knights of Iacon''', are twelve elite warriors who oppose the deceiver sorceress [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]. They can combine to form [[Dragonstorm]], a mighty fire-breathing dragon.

The Knights include:
*[[Dragonicus]]
*[[Skullitron]]
*[[Stormreign]]
*[[Steelbane]]

{{quote|Seglass Ni Tonday|The Knights' motto|''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
[[File:TLK KingArthur knights.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Though Camelot and The Knights of Iacon was a great band, they would eventually break up after the 'Rabbit of Caerbannog Incident'.]]
Some time in the past, the twelve Knights rebelled against [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]], whom they considered ''the'' "deceiver". Stealing [[Staff of Merlin|her control staff]], they set out aboard a [[Guardian Knight ship|ship]] into space in hopes of finding worthy allies on another world.

By the fifth century C.E., the Knights had landed their ship on [[Earth]], the planet of [[Unicron]], inhabited by the [[human]]s. In Dark Ages [[United Kingdom|England]], they made contact with a native, [[Merlin]], who promised to keep their existence a secret. However in [[484]], Merlin beseeched them to help his people against the the imminent threat of destruction by invading [[Saxon]]s. Judging that [[Camelot]] was proof of the worthiness of humankind, the Knights decided to render assistance to [[King Arthur]]'s forces. [[Stormreign|The red-armored leader of the Knights]] granted the staff of Quintessa to Merlin and combined into [[Dragonstorm]]. As a mighty gestalt dragon, the Knights easily wrought devastation against the enemies of Camelot. Afterwards, knights both human and Cybertronian celebrated their alliance.

[[File:TLK Knight versus TRF.jpg|thumb|right|400px|"You must return here with a shrubbery... or else you will never pass through this wood... alive!"]]
An unspecified time later, the Knights moved their ship to the bottom of the [[Atlantic Ocean]], wherein they slumbered in stasis along with Merlin's corpse and the staff. By the 21st century, both the [[Knights of the Round Table]] and the Knights of Iacon had fallen into legend. Thanks to the efforts of the [[Order of the Witwiccans]], Dragonstorm was misbelieved to merely be the exaggerated story of a catapult. In the meantime, [[Talisman Knight|another knight]] came to Earth in search of the Last Knight, prophecied to be crucial against Quintessa, who was moving Cybertron towards Earth. Though this knight was shot down by the [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]], he succeeded in giving a [[Talisman (TLK)|talisman]] to [[Cade Yeager]]. Yeager and Merlin's descendant [[Viviane Wembly]] were able to board the [[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'']] and travel to the Knights' undersea ship. Cade inadvertently woke [[Skullitron]], who immediately began attacking the apparent intruders, only to be gunned down by the TRF. Two more Knights arrived minutes later and wreaked havoc among the TRF, but they were themselves cut down by a newly-arrived [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], now under the thrall of Quintessa. In short order, Optimus seized the staff, escaped, was knocked back to his senses, and then lost the staff to [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and Quintessa's new [[Decepticon]] allies.

[[File:TLK-Knightstogether.jpg|left|thumb|300px|THE KING IN THE NORTH!]]
The Knights soon recovered themselves and came outside. Outraged that Optimus had been in Quintessa's service (and not seeming to care that it was not willful), the Knights beat down Optimus, one preparing to execute him. As Yeager attempted to stop this, his talisman transformed into the fabled [[Excalibur]], which he used to stop a Knight's blade. Recognizing Yeager as the Last Knight, the other Knights stopped attacking and joined the Autobot-TRF plan against Quintessa. The Knights boarded the Autobot ship to travel to Quintessa's base on a hanging section of the newly-arrived [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the ship's hull, the Knights combined into Dragonstorm and took flight against Quintessa's forces. Dragonstorm also dropped Optimus into battle against [[Infernocus]]. The allied humans, Autobots, and Knights emerged victorious, stopping Cybertron from consuming Earth's energy and forcing Quintessa and the Decepticons to flee. Soon afterwards, the Knights once again formed Dragonstorm to fly alongside the Autobot ship towards their nearby homeworld. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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==Notes==
*None of the Knights are named in the movie, nor are they ever shown to have individual alt-modes.
*The [[Talisman Knight]]'s relationship to the Guardian Knights is unclear. Both Quintessa and Sir Edmund Burton state that there were twelve Guardian Knights, which, as Burton explained, matched the twelve Knights of the Round Table. On Cybertron, there is also seen an altar adorned with twelve small knight statues. But later, twelve Guardian Knights are seen on the deck of their ship at a point well after the Talisman Knight has died, so how he fits into all this remains a mystery.
*When Dragonstorm is formed for the first time in the movie, Stormreign is not needed to become part of him. Later, when he forms in the present day, Skullitron and at least two other Knights have already died. Apparently it doesn't require all twelve knights to make Dragonstorm at any given time.
*It is unclear if the Guardian Knights are the knights mentioned by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' as Lockdown claimed Optimus and the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s to be knights, something that goes unaddressed in ''The Last Knight''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Iacon no Kishi-tachi''' (アイアコンの騎士達, "Knights of Iacon")
*''Korean:'' '''Suho Gisa''' (수호 기사, "Guardian Knights")
*''Spanish:'' '''Caballeros Guardianes''' ("Guardian Knights"), '''Caballeros Iacon''' ("Iacon Knights")

[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:The Last Knight subgroups]]

Skyhammer (RID)

2017-08-01T05:16:20Z

RichardT1977:

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Skyhammer}}
:''Skyhammer is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDart Skyhammer.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|]]

'''Skyhammer''' is the combined form of [[Skysledge]] and [[Stormhammer]].
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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
[[File:TF-RID2015-Crash-Combiner-Skyhammer.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Why do people keep calling me [[Wingwaver]]?]]
*'''Skyhammer''' (Crash Combiner, 2017)

:Released as part of, and the only one in the second wave of [[Transformers:_Robots_in_Disguise_(2015_toyline)#Crash_Combiners|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' Crash Combiners]], Skyhammer consists of two Legion-sized figures: [[Skysledge]] and [[Stormhammer]]. Each figures has very simple transformations from vehicle to robot, or they can combine to form into Skyhammer. Skyhammer features limited articulation on the shoulders, and feature 5mm-compatible hands. Skyledge and Stormhammer can also combine with the rest of the Crash Combiners to form a random Combiner.

:Skyhammer was later redecoed/retooled into [[Shocknado]].

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Dragonstorm

2017-08-01T05:10:49Z

RichardT1977: He's a three-headed dragon. A reference to House Targaryen had to be made somewhere.

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Dragonstorm is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Knights of Iacon|Knight]] [[combiner]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TLK_Dragonstorm_in_flight.jpg|thumb|right|400px|It's unwise to be rude to a dragon.]]

'''Dragonstorm''' is a beastly three-headed dragon, mighty gestalt form of the legendary twelve [[Knights of Iacon]] who oppose [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]].

At other times Dragonstorm is instead formed from [[Dragonicus]] and [[Stormreign]] or he is a single, non-combining bot.

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
[[File:TLK Dragonstorm drags Prime.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus]]
In [[484]] CE, the Knights formed Dragonstorm at [[Merlin]]'s behest to wipe out the [[Saxon]]s, winning the battle for [[Camelot]]. In the succeeding centuries, Camelot fell into legend and Dragonstorm was misbelieved by many, including Professor [[Viviane Wembly]], as merely the exaggerated story of a catapult.

In the present day, the reawakened Knights formed Dragonstorm to fight [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] and the [[Decepticon]]s.
Dragonstorm formed on the hull of the allied [[Knight Ship|Autobot ship]] and took flight against enemy gun emplacements on the section of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] containing Quintessa's base, the [[ignition chamber]]. Along the way, Dragonstorm dropped [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to the ground to fight the [[Infernocon]]s. In the aftermath of their victory, Dragonstorm formed and flew alongside the Autobot ship to their homeworld. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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==Toys==
===The Last Knight===
[[File:TF-TLK-Mega-Turbo-Changer-Dragonstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Giant Purple Griffin|Tiny Red/grey Griffin]]]]
*'''Dragonstorm''' (Mega Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Accessories'': 1 pair of detachable wings, sword/tail

:This larger figure of Dragonstorm transforms from three-headed dragon to robot via one-step autotransformation (with a ''Generation 1'' Transformation sound effect being played in the same time) performed by squeezing and pulling the handle (if this doesn't work, try collapsing the dragon head to the back halfway). Dragonstorm also features a "Cyberfire" gimmick, which consists of a UV LED in it's beast mode's mouth, which is used to reveal the smaller Turbo Changers' UV painted insignia. He has a voice gimmick, which is triggered by pressing the red button on his stomach, and it will utter some dialogue like "Protect the Staff!".

:His wings and tail are detached in-packaging.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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====Legion Class====
*'''Dragonstorm''' (Legion Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Tail/Sword

:Released as part of the third wave of ''The Last Knight'' Legion Class figures, Dragonstorm transforms from a small three-headed dragon into a small robot. His tail also forms his sword, albeit undocumented in the instructions.
{{comingsoontoy|Not yet in the US.}}
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====Premier Edition====
{{anchor|LeaderClass}}
[[File:TF-TLK-Premier-Edition-Leader-Dragonstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fire and Blood]]
*'''Dragonstorm''' (Leader Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Dragonicus's 2 Swords, Stormreign's staff

:Released as part of the second and final wave of ''The Last Knight'' Leader Class figures, Dragonstorm consists of two Autobots, Dragonicus and Stormreign, who both transform from robot mode to dragon mode. They also combine into the mighty Dragonstorm in a manner similar to the [[Multiforce]] pairs from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''. 
{{comingsoontoy}}

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bàofēnghuǒlóng''' (Taiwan, 暴風火龍, "Stormy Fire Dragon")

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Starscream (WFC)

2017-06-08T17:47:37Z

RichardT1977:

{{faction|sgDecepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Starscream}}
:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:StarscreamPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|In a cruel twist of fate, perhaps the most legitimately competent Starscream ever, but no one will take him seriously for even a minute.]]
'''Starscream''' was an Air Commander of the [[Energon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s finest air warriors. His dream was to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and become the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] that would return the Transformers to the [[Golden Age]], and he saw opportunity with the rebel upstart [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. A patient and polite schemer, Starscream used to wish Megatron would drop the heroic anti-[[caste system|caste]] charade and be more honest about his lust for power.

These days, he alternatively wishes Megatron would stop being obsessed with his lust for power and chafes under having to work for such a madman. While he serves as Megatron's right-hand man, he constantly looks for a way to become the commander himself and Megatron knows it: Starscream's extremely volatile personality means he is not adept at hiding his true intent. Fortunately for Megatron, Starscream is prone to panic, cowardice and bombastic gestures, meaning that it'd take exceptional circumstances for Starscream to actually manage to get behind him to shove the knife in.

He may be a scientist, but [[#Notes|we're not quite sure]].

{{quote|That shot was perfect, much like the one who fired it!|Starscream after achieving a headshot|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Starscream may or may not have had a history as a scientist. Regardless of what he did prior, in the early days before the war began he was one of the leaders of the Cybertronian Air Command. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] fell into chaos following bombings by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] followers, Starscream was posted as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]'s bodyguard. He was with the Prime at [[Altihex]] Casino during a performance by comedian [[Armorhide (WFC)|Armorhide]] when the Decepticons attacked. Sentinel's attempt to flee rather than fight back made Starscream ashamed of his leader, so he had [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] take him to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Prison rather than the safety of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. This earned him loyalty with Megatron, but wary of how sour a revolution could quickly turn Starscream opted not to be directly involved in the gladiator's operations, posting his Seekers at [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] and [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. Megatron was intrigued by why Starscream wanted to occupy "that semi-sentient pile of junk" but despite [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]]'s research they found no clues, with information regarding the Station seemingly censored.

Whenever Starscream's Seekers were present, the Decepticons were victorious in battle against the [[Autobot]]s. Starscream however, found Megatron's strategies overly convoluted. As the war devolved into a siege of Iacon, Megatron and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], by probing into forgotten areas of the [[DataNet]], discovered Trypticon was a storage of [[Dark Energon]], the life essence of [[Unicron]]. When questioned, Starscream explained since even the Air Command was not sure what Dark Energon was, he had forbidden its use, fearing the damage Megatron's gladiators would unleash. Megatron forgave Starscream, noting how he "was smart enough to be afraid of it", and was granted access.

Starscream sent a message to the Autobots proposing a meeting. Optimus only granted him a communication channel. Starscream stated if the Autobots did not know what Dark Energon was (they did) they would need to find out — and asked what would he could expect from them if something happened to Megatron. Optimus replied that he sought a just peace. Starscream said he understood, broke off the conversation and flew to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Prison where Sentinel was held. Starscream offered Sentinel a chance to redeem his cowardly behavior at Altihex. The ultimate aim of this road to becoming Decepticon leader was to become [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in a peace settlement with Optimus, and lead Cybertron back to its [[Golden Age]]. Starscream then flew to Moon Base One when Megatron ordered him to Trypticon, where he found the Decepticons had invaded the Station and slaughtered and maimed his scientists.

Megatron and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] forced Starscream to select two survivors to absorb [[Dark Energon]], for what was a successful experiment. Requiring more for the Decepticon war effort, Megatron ordered Starscream to capture the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], below the ruins of [[Crystal City]]. Empowered by his first taste of Dark Energon, Starscream activated the device that transmitted Energon to the Station for it to be Darkened. But the Bridge still did not produce enough, and Starscream was ordered to find the [[Code Key]] of Power and Key of Justice to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[High Council Tower]] in Iacon. Starscream decided it was time to release Sentinel, renouncing Dark Energon after realizing Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts. Starscream found the Key of Power within the [[High Council Tower|Hall of Justice]] and flew underground to find his plan had failed, as Megatron had mortally wounded Sentinel. He could see within Sentinel's body was the Key of Justice, but was prevented from taking it by [[Blackout (WFC)|Blackout]]. Megatron fought Starscream to a standstill, sparing him because he realized he was a better soldier than a would-be example.

As Megatron entered the Chamber, [[Teletraan-1]] activated the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly it away. Aware Starscream had a better chance of escaping Omega's awakening, Megatron ordered Starscream and his Seekers to down Omega, in exchange for more Dark Energon. Giving up on his attempt to give up his addiction, Starscream gleefully accepted and they successfully blew Omega out of the sky, allowing the Decepticons to retrieve the Chamber and corrupt the [[core]]. As Cybertron became uninhabitable, the Autobots left on the largest starship ever built - the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Starscream left the planet with Megatron as they gave pursuit on Trypticon, now a ''Nemesis''-class supercruiser. The two ships entered a [[space bridge]], which separated the two ships to unknown parts of space... {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Starscream's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Starscream lead the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s in the Battle at [[Tyger Pax]]. Focused on taking the pressure off the Decepticons' vulnerable rear, Starscream opened fire on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to protect [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], and then forced the Autobot into a retreat, despite [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]'s attempts to bring Starscream down.

After the [[AllSpark]] was launched into space, Starscream, stunned and damaged, tumbled out of control and crashed on the surface of Tyger Pax, though he recovered in time to retreat with Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
Visiting [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s citadel to check up on his research, Starscream was annoyed to find that the scientist was prioritizing his experiments on [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] over supplying the Decepticon war effort with more energon. He failed to see how the "bugs" would win them the war but gave up on trying to convince Shockwave otherwise, choosing to let Megatron deal with him instead. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}} Starscream later participated in Megatron's assault on [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

While [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s mind was suffering from Shockwave's experiments, he had a vision of himself being approached by Starscream and throwing him into a nearby console. {{storylink|Fall}} This vision eventually came to pass, and Grimlock was able to escape from Shockwave's lab by exploiting Starscream's greed and lust for power. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

[[File:Primecomic-Starscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I am okay with the events that unfolding currently.]]
Starscream had been on [[Earth]] at some point, but was assigned by Megatron to scour the galaxy for remnants of space bridge technology. Returning to their dead homeworld, Starscream built a weapons lab in Kaon and began building a space bridge. He was informed by his [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s elsewhere they had apprehended the Autobot spy [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Later, after basking in the glory of successfully activating the space bridge that would return them to Earth and its [[Energon]], Starscream realized Cliffjumper was present. The Autobot claimed to be freed by his captors after defecting to the Decepticons, and warned them of [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]: this ruse successfully distracted Starscream long enough for Arcee to activate and overload the space bridge, but he jumped in after them moments before the lab was blown sky high.

Falling to Earth, a dazed Starscream picked up a [[bunny rabbit]], commenting that [[human]]s were smaller than he remembered. [[Scanning]] a fleet of jets flying overhead, he found Cliffjumper and Arcee driving on a road and launched a missile at them. He picked up Arcee's blown off arm and started battering Cliffjumper with it, but the Autobot blew up the rock formation above them and crushed Starscream with the rubble. Having received Starscream's signal, [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] came to his rescue, and the duo pursued and overwhelmed the Autobots. Just as Starscream was about to send them back to the [[AllSpark]], Optimus jumped and landed on him, while gunning Breakdown away. As Starscream greeted his opponent, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tapped him on the shoulder and sent him flying. Optimus opted not to finish the job, allowing Starscream to escape and fight another day as he got Cliffjumper and Arcee to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
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[[File:DarknessRising1-Starscreamsneer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|One look sells him as Starscream.]]
Before Starscream joined Megatron and the Decepticons, he was commander of a squadron of Energon Seekers on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Partners}} During the War, Starscream was present at [[Tyger Pax]] when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] interrogated the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

Following the [[Great Exodus]], Starscream intercepted a coded Autobot transmission and managed to trap [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. When his interrogation methods failed to extract anything he could use to decode the transmission, he took them to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee and revealed the transmission to be from Optimus Prime on [[Earth]]. Upon being questioned by Cliffjumper of his lack of bravery, Starscream tried to kill the Autobot only to be captured by Arcee. Upon being threatened by Arcee he cracked and revealed Shockwave's plan; to build a space bridge under Kaon. Starscream was then knocked out but regained contentiousness and perused the two Autobots to the space bridge. Unfortunately the space bridge was destroyed with Shockwave, Cliffjumper and Arcee still inside but Starscream was able to escape. Starscream presumably took the Decepticons to earth via the Nemesis soon after. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

When the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Starscream scouted an old Decepticon ship called the ''[[Harbinger]]'' that had crashed landed years back. However he failed to record the coordinates of the crash site or find the [[Immobilizer]]. {{Storylink|Partners}} In time, Megatron departed Earth to gather an army out in space, leaving Starscream in charge. Starscream spent his time sending out [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon grunts]] to search for [[Energon]] deposits{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, and managed to set up a lucrative energon mine in secret. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Three years later, one of Starscream's energon searches was interrupted by Cliffjumper. Once Cliffjumper was defeated by the Vehicons, Starscream personally killed the Autobot. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] alerted him to Arcee's location, and Starscream decided she would be their next target. Later, when Soundwave received a signal from deep space, Starscream hesitantly opened the space bridge for Megatron's return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Megatron revealed to Starscream that he'd brought back [[Dark Energon]], and Starscream provided Cliffjumper's corpse so they could test the substance's reanimation properties. When the undead Cliffjumper's signal led the Autobots to the mine, Starscream blew the facility up on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:DarknessRising3-interrogateFowler.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"No, Mister Fowler, I expect you to be saved at the last minute!"]]
Following a test of Dark Energon on himself, Megatron took off for parts unknown, leaving Starscream in charge once more. When Soundwave picked up [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s transmissions, Starscream had the human captured and began trying to extract the location of the Autobot base from him. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} The interrogation almost succeeded, but for the arrival of Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] who, after a standoff, forced Starscream to retreat. Once Megatron returned to the ship, he was outraged at Starscream's actions and proceeded to beat his subordinate for "delaying his plans". Starscream managed to quell his master's anger by announcing he had a way to get their plans back on course. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-ohgeez.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh my God. It's called toothpaste, use it.]]
As it turned out, his plan was to send Soundwave down to use the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope on Earth to set the space bridge's target. Once the bridge was properly targeted, Starscream opened it so that Megatron could throw the chunk of Dark Energon though. Starscream moved the ship back to a safe distance when the fighting on the rim of the space bridge became more intense, while imploring his master to withdraw as well. Alas, the space bridge exploded, apparently taking Megatron with it, and Starscream gave a brief eulogy before declaring himself leader {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} and danced in celebration while imploring the troops to chant his name. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}
[[File:Patch Starscream dances.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What'cha doin' on your back?! You should be dancing, YEAH!!!!]]

[[File:Masters&Students-SoundwaveStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|*ping*"FINE! FINE! I'LL WRITE A THANK-YOU NOTE!"]]
Starscream's speeches were poorly received. Intending to find more potentially-loyal warriors, Starscream took Soundwave to try to revive the long-dormant [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. To Starscream's disappointment, Skyquake was loyal only to Megatron, and interested only in fighting the Autobots who arrived. A signal detected by Soundwave sent Starscream to the location of the space bridge explosion, where he found Megatron's body and ripped the sliver of Dark Energon from it. He was forced by the observing [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] to return the body to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', where he also learned that Skyquake had been terminated by the Autobots. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

When [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Starscream had him captured and substituted [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] with the mission to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]] to let the Decepticon forces into the Autobot base. Unfortunately Wheeljack broke free before the plan could succeed, and as a result, Makeshift was expelled from the Autobot base onto the ''Nemesis'' hull with an activated grenade. Starscream vacated the hull before Makeshift exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} After Soundwave picked up on [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|another Autobot operation]], Starscream figured it was a good opportunity to get rid of the Autobots while they were distracted, and sent a squadron of Vehicons on a search and destroy mission. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:DeusExMachina-Screamer grins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"We've had too much Energon shed. I think that a cleansing is in order."]]
To Starscream's discomfort, the crew held a vote and he was obliged to call in [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to aid in Megatron's recovery. The discovery that an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in an museum on Earth was all the excuse Starscream needed to put that on hold, and the other Decepticons soon obtained the device for him. While they were testing it in [[Greece]], Bulkhead attacked them and destroyed the Harvester. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Starscream was irritated by Knock Out's participation in street racing, and eventually decided to make an example of him. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That's ''not'' how ATB Megatron and Starscream combine!]]
Some time later, after the ship's electromagnetic shielding failed, Starscream put the Vehicons to work fixing it. Offering Knock Out a post as second-in-command, Starscream persuaded him to help convince Soundwave that Megatron was a lost cause. They were interrupted by Arcee and Bumblebee, who were doing something with Megatron's corpse, and after chasing the two Autobots off, they discovered that Megatron no longer had any brain activity. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} Overjoyed at this, Starscream began a new plan, constructing a heat ray which he attempted to use to melt a glacier to get to a huge [[energon]] deposit. Unfortunately, not only did the Autobots arrive and destroy the heat ray, but Megatron was resurrected and dragged the protesting Starscream away for punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone-gah.jpg|thumb|225px|Damn, in another [[Starscream (Movie)|continuity]] the arm comes off and they mock it in this one.]]
Starscream ended up in the infirmary as a result of Megatron's punishment, but continued undaunted in his plans. He took the chunk of Dark Energon he'd been hiding, and went to the site of Skyquake's grave, intending to resurrect the warrior as well as imbuing himself with Dark Energon. Unfortunately the Autobots arrived before Skyquake rose, and Starscream had to retreat through the Decepticon GroundBridge, albeit minus his right arm. After subjecting himself to treatment from Knock Out, Starscream returned to the site to confirm whether Skyquake had risen, only to be attacked by Skyquake's zombified right arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured to [[MECH]], Starscream's suggestion they rescue their comrade was turned down by Megatron. Starscream went anyway, and found Breakdown had already been rescued by Bulkhead, but escorted Breakdown back to the ship. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} At an old energon mine, Megatron confronted Starscream about his many transgressions and prepared to terminate his subordinate. Starscream was only saved by the arrival of the Autobots, but on escaping the collapsed mine, realized that he would have to go back in and attempt to rescue Megatron, or face his master's possible wrath later. Venturing back inside, he ended up tangling with the Autobots, and when Megatron later found him, he had been left supporting a large boulder. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

[[File:Partners-ScreamPrisoner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Why am I always seen like this? Chest and lower body off to one side, head towards y'all.]]
Starscream was sent with [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] to locate the ''Harbinger'' wreck, only for the spider to leave him webbed up when it turned out the ship was broken in half and the weapon they sought was in the other half. Starscream was found by the Autobots and attempted to convince them he wanted to switch sides, even pointing them to the location of the weapon Airachnid was after. Unfortunately he let slip he'd been the one to kill Cliffjumper, provoking Arcee into attacking him. After fighting her, he was able to limp away, though he decided from then on he would be an independent. {{storylink|Partners}}

Many months later, Starscream snuck on board the ''Nemesis'' to steal [[energon cube]]s and blundered into the workroom that was being used by the recently-amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Starscream soon realized what was going on, but when more Vehicons arrived, he was wounded while fleeing the ship. He contacted the Autobots to exchange information for medical help. When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and Bulkhead arrived, it turned out they already knew about Optimus's situation, but were interested in what he knew about the space bridge, so he was able to trade the information for aid. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 Silas meets Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Wanna know how I got these scars?"]]
Tracking a signal, Starscream stumbled upon a MECH trap already sprung by Bumblebee. He was intrigued and followed the MECH helicopter and watched as they tried to install the [[transformation cog|T-cog]] they'd taken into a robot. When their attempt to make the robot work failed, Starscream revealed himself and managed to strike a partnership with them. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} With Starscream's help, MECH secured a source of energon and Starscream was there when they used it on their robot. As Bumblebee came looking for his T-cog, Starscream helped defend it, but when it looked like Bumblebee might get it back, Starscream blasted it and left. Unfortunately Silas was less than impressed, and after a short nap thanks to MECH's weapons, Starscream woke up minus his own T-cog. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth looking for Skyquake, Megatron informed him of Skyquake's passing, noting that Skyquake had perished under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[File:Crossfire Starscream injured.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Ouch.]]
While scavenging for energon, Starscream found that Airachnid had been cast out from the Decepticons and obtained a pet in the form of an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. She spurned his suggestion that they team up to defeat Megatron, and he barely escaped with his life. Wounded, he employed his previous trick to get medical help from the Autobots in exchange for information about Airachnid's activities, and even later saved Arcee from Airachnid, sparing her life like she spared his much, much earlier. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Starscream returned to the ''Harbinger'' in search of energon, and instead found a laboratory containing five [[protoform]]s and the equipment necessary for [[cloning]]. He had soon whipped up five [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clone]]s, which he dispatched to dispatch Megatron. Unfortunately he soon discovered that he could sympathetically feel every injury they suffered, which gave him a good idea how the mission was going. When the last clone returned to report failure, Starscream sensed the clone's treachery and blasted it. Fully aware of the effect on him, he terminated the clone, screaming in their shared pain as he did. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

[[File:Triangulation Starscream Apex armor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|Starscream SMASH!]]
He was about to operate on himself to install the clone's T-cog when the ship detected the Decepticons sending teams out to locations around the globe. Intrigued, he used the ship's GroundBridge to reach [[Antarctica]], only to be captured by Dreadwing, whom he at first mistook for Skyquake. Eventually, Optimus arrived, and after Dreadwing was buried in an avalanche and the Vehicons accompanying him were dispatched, Starscream now found himself as Optimus's prisoner. The two followed a trail to a human research station where the relic everyone was after was being held. Dreadwing soon arrived and another battle between him and Optimus took place. As they fought, Starscream freed the relic, the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], from the ice block containing it and claimed it as his own. Covered in a full body suit and towering over both of them, Starscream used the armor to fight both Optimus and Dreadwing, a fight in which he was the aggressor for once in a long time. Though Starscream had enhanced strength and was rendered invulnerable, he still couldn't fly, and a few of Dreadwing's bombs created a hole in the ice which he fell through. He was subsequently forced to plod along the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

[[File:NewRecruit-Starscreammonkey.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Next on his list of cat-related videos is Nyan Ravage.]]
Back at the ''Harbinger'', Starscream discovered a photo of [[Red Energon]] on the [[Internet]], as well as a dancing monkey which came as much amusement to him. He took the Apex Armor with him, tracking the substance down to a dockyard where he was confronted by Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee. Donning the armor, he attempted to retrieve the Red Energon first, and managed to rip a chunk off after Optimus knocked him off the crane. While he was trying to tip the crane over, [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] arrived, and using a [[phase shifter]], removed Starscream from the Apex Armor. The Decepticon responded by firing a missile at the three Autobots on the crane and escaping with a chunk of Red Energon. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

Starscream set about refining the Red Energon, though the process was slow and only yielded enough for one or two doses. Alerted to a Decepticon operation by the ''Harbinger'''s computers, he used it on himself and soon found Smokescreen had uncovered a relic. Using his new hyperspeed to blindside him, Starscream was able to obtain one of the [[Omega Key]]s, which he later overheard Bulkhead describing as a way to revitalize Cybertron. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:TFP Inside Job Starscream fistful of keys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|SQUEE! I've collected all four!]]
Though thinking of restoring Cybertron and ruling it himself, Starscream decided that he didn't have the proper resources to do so. Coming up with a plan, Starscream lured Optimus, Ratchet and Bulkhead to a remote location with the promise of the key he'd found in return for the installation of the T-Cog from his clone. In reality, he used his remaining Red Energon to allow him to infiltrate the Autobot base while leaving the clone behind for the Autobots to find. While stealing the other three keys from, the Autobots figured out his clone was a ruse, and Starscream only just managed to get back through the Ground Bridge. After taking a moment to taunt the Autobots, the Red Energon wore off, and he quickly bridged away to the ''Nemesis'', with the Omega Keys as a peace offering to Megatron. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

[[File:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4| This feels familiar...]]
Requesting to rejoin the Decepticons, the unconvinced Megatron subjected Starscream to a cortical psychic patch and began rummaging in his memories to determine his true motives. Despite the incriminating nature of most of the memories, Megatron's analysis of Starscream's strengths and weaknesses (including the loss of his T-cog and the fact that Starscream is not the only untrustworthy Decepticon on the Nemesis), has him decide to allow Starscream to serve by his side, as he is better with him than against him. Starscream was so relieved by the turn of events that he thanked the All Spark, but Dreadwing was not so pleased about this development. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

[[File:RegenerationOmegaKeysHologram.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Knock Out restored Starscream's T-Cog, though immediately afterwards Starscream was attacked by a murderous Dreadwing and had to be saved by Megatron. After Starscream helped Knock Out unlock the secret of the Omega Keys, Megatron left him in charge of the ''Nemesis''. Starscream used information gathered by Soundwave to kidnap the Autobots' three human friends and took them to Cybertron for Megatron to use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

After handing over [[Jack Darby]] in exchange for two of the keys, Starscream took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the explosion caused by the Lock's destruction at Optimus's hand, and when Knock Out attempted a quip, knocked the medic down and demanded he tend to Megatron. Starscream returned to Earth with Megatron to take part in an attack on the Autobot base, during which he shot down Wheeljack's ship, the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'', with Wheeljack still inside. Following the attack, he and Megatron landed in the remains of the base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

While the other Decepticons dug around in the ruins, Starscream more productively had Wheeljack pulled from the wreckage of the ''Jackhammer''. When human military forces turned up, Starscream offered to unleash the armada on them, but Megatron dealt with the matter using [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]]'s fusion cannons. His interrogation of Wheeljack did not go nearly as well. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

With the arrival of Shockwave, Megatron appointed the newcomer second lieutenant in charge of science, usurping Starscream's role slightly. Starscream attempted to get his own back by discovering a photo of Ratchet on the internet, only to be embarrassed when it was switched for a picture of a dancing monkey by Raf. He attempted a new gambit—allowing Wheeljack to escape with a tracking device, believing it would lead them to the other Autobots, however Wheeljack discovered the bug and turned the tables on the pursuing Decepticons. Megatron's anger was only stemmed by Shockwave bringing [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon he cloned]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}}

Starscream complained to Knock Out about the pressures of his position. When the Predacon returned from its flight to catch Autobots empty-handed, Starscream noted it was a pity the beast couldn't tell them why it failed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Starscream was pleased when Decepticon monitoring finally bore fruit and located the Autobots. Unfortunate this turned out to be a series of diversions designed to have the Decepticons spread their forces out, and Megatron was not happy that Starscream fell for it. Darkmount subsequently came under attack and though Starscream did his best to coordinate a defense, the battle ended with him ordering a retreat to the ''Nemesis'' as the base was destroyed. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}} When it looked like the Decepticons were about to embark on another scavenger hunt, Starscream was dismayed, but fortunately it turned out that Shockwave had micro-chipped all his creations, and the fossils they needed would be easy to find. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:ChainOfCommandInForItNow.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The hills are alive with the sound of Starscream's butthurt.]]
Following the surprise return of the existing Predacon, Starscream was dismayed to find it put in his charge. He had immense trouble controlling the beast and resorted to using the Apex Armor to protect himself from its attacks. Megatron sent Starscream and the Predacon to [[Scotland]], where they found the Autobots had destroyed a team of Decepticons hunting for bones there. While the Predacon took on the Autobots, Starscream found Miko trying to reach Magnus's ship and accidentally lost the Apex Armor to her. Battle ensued, but when the Predacon left for the ''Nemesis'', Starscream and his two seekers found themselves outnumbered by Autobots and retreated. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} In Megatron's bad books again, Starscream was further inconvenienced when the Predacon damaged the ship's communication dish. Though he tried to have it repaired by the Vehicons, it didn't go so well, and Megatron eventually found out. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

Starscream found Knock Out in the middle of experimenting with [[Synthetic Energon]], and had the medic add Dark Energon to the mix, believing it would allow Megatron to control the results. Instead the new mix transformed Cylas into an energon-sucking zombie and created a plague which resulted in Knock Out and Starscream being chased through the ship. Confronted by Megatron, they were forced to admit what they were done, and were sent to locate and destroy Cylas. They eventually found he had already been dispatched, but to Starscream's dismay, the deed had been done by the recently freed Airachnid. Fortunately he didn't have to deal with her as well, but he later had to face Megatron's wrath over his part in the affair. {{storylink|Thirst}}

When Megatron took him to another abandoned mine, Starscream assumed his demise was near, but they were merely visiting Shockwave's off-site laboratory. The Predacon unexpectedly arrived and Starscream hit it with a metal bar, only for it to transform and speak. The Decepticons quickly realized that despite Predaking's loyalty, it would not take him and his fellow Predacons long to realize their superiority to the Decepticons, so Starscream hatched a plan to kill two birds with one stone, luring the Autobots to the laboratory so its destruction could be blamed on them. The plan succeeded, and in the aftermath, the Decepticons discovered that the synthetic energon stored at the base had created cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}} Starscream managed to talk his way out of being disfigured by Shockwave over not warning the latter that the Autobots were attacking the lab. As Shockwave was put in charge of perfecting the Synthetic Energon formula, Megatron assigned Starscream to gather technology to repair the Omega Lock, which they would need for a delivery mechanism. {{storylink|Minus One}}

After establishing the location of the Autobot base when they kidnapped Ratchet, Starscream was sent with his armada to destroy the hanger. He did so with aplomb, unaware that the Autobots had swapped the letters on the hangers and he'd destroyed the wrong one. {{storylink|Persuasion}} The error came back to bite him when the Decepticons detected an [[Chip|Autobot probe]] carrying Laserbeak's transponder. Starscream went out and personally destroyed the probe before fleeing through a GroundBridge to escape Optimus. Back on the ''Nemesis'', when Predaking found out about the Decepticons' earlier treachery and went on a rampage, Starscream aided Megatron by blasting Predaking in the back. Though the Predacon was defeated, the ship next came under attack by Autobots. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

Starscream took his squad of Vehicons and encountered Arcee and Bumblebee. They battled the two Autobots, but were driven back to the Omega Lock room where Starscream tried unsuccessfully to get his hands on the Star Saber which Smokescreen had brought along. Starscream watched in horror as Megatron was killed by Bumblebee, but his desire to avenge his leader was unable to be fulfilled, as Shockwave dragged him away. The pair escaped the ship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-Starscreamupthecreek.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|No! Bad pets! Bad! Don't you want to know what the fox says?!?]]
As Shockwave continued to try to clone Predacons, Starscream searched for more bones, and was soon assisted by [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Predacons eventually led him to a whole burial ground of Predacon remains, but as they were gathering their find up, they were witness to the apparent return of Megatron. Unfortunately it instead turned out to be Unicron using Megatron's body, and as the dark god created an army of undead Predacons, Starscream fled.

Finding the warship, he freed Knock Out and some Vehicons and attempted to retake the ship, only for Knock Out to betray him. He was locked in a cell, however when the warship crashed during the battle against Unicron, he was freed. Once Megatron was free of Unicron's will, Starscream approached him, believing he would resume leadership of the Decepticons, but Megatron was no longer interested in the Decepticon cause. Starscream therefore went to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to take his own rightful place as Decepticon ruler, only for Predaking, Darksteel and Skylynx to arrive looking to settle scores with him. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Toy bios===
Once upon a time, Starscream was an honorable soldier who fought to defend Cybertron. His long isloation aboard an orbital platform changed all that, making him greedy and ambitious, and he jumped at the chance to join Decepticons and get to lead troops again. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Generations Starscream}} This path would lead to him binging on Dark Energon, revelling in the power it gave him! {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Dark Energon Starscream}}

Starscream, whatever you might think, ''isn't'' running away all the time: he's actually making calculated retreats and when the enemy is going "ha ha Starscream's run away", he comes back without warning and wipes them out. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Voyager Starscream}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.6 Starscream holding president.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The president's been kidnapped by Decepticons! Are you a bad enough dude to save the president?]]
Starscream accompanied [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] on a trip to [[Antarctica]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']]. He carried the [[static lance]] that Megatron intended to use to detonate the ship's nuclear reactors, and when the Autobots arrived to intercede, Starscream used the weapon to knock [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] out. He tried to do the same to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], but the Autobot dodged the blow and kicked him in the head, taking the lance himself and ruining the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Tasked by Megatron with trying to draw the Autobots out, Starscream attacked and captured [[Air Force One]], taking it to the [[Grand Canyon]]. He sent a message demanding Optimus Prime's surrender in exchange for the safe return of the [[President of the United States|President]], but the Autobots turned up in force. Starscream's accompaniment of Vehicons was soon quashed, and Optimus rescued the President, whom Starscream was using as a human shield, by chopping the Decepticon's left arm off. Defeated, Starscream fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Starscream was appalled when Megatron revealed the latest plan—pitting the Vehicons against each other in a series of deathmatches to ensure their army contained only the toughest. He was even more shocked when Megatron expected ''him'' to fight against [[Fearstorm]]. Starscream was able to defeat the much-larger Decepticon through application of his wits; he first managed to snap off the pointed end of on the bars enclosing their match, then used it to pin Fearstorm's arms to the ground. Fearstorm was thus incapacitated, leaving Starscream easy access to the key that granted him victory; his opponent's spark. Afterwards, Megatron was content to let Starscream return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}}

On Soundwave's prompting, Starscream set up an ambush for the Autobots in [[The Wave]]. When it predictably went badly for the Decepticons, Starscream demanded his companion take matters into his own hands. Soundwave did, and as a result Starscream had to later help Soundwave look for his missing hand. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}
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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
When [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] returned from a battle with the news that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had apparently perished in a mysterious explosion, everyone on the ''Nemesis'' assumed Starscream was to blame, simply because he had repeatedly expressed an interest in becoming Decepticon leader. He had to go on the run, all the while Megatron would turn up alive so his name would be cleared. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}} Dreadwing managed to track him down, but he convinced Dreadwing that he was not the one who eliminated Megatron, on the grounds that he would immediately take [[Decepticon leader]]ship, rather than flee, should Megatron die by his hands. Dreadwing believed him, and ordered his assistance in finding Megatron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 14}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Gas skunk blackarachnia jetstorm leobreaker starscream war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
As the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix creature]] tortured [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] with visions of his [[Sparkplug Witwicky|dead father]] in [[Zero Space]], cracks began to appear in the membrane of infinite worlds. Starscream could be seen through one, alongside [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Gas Skunk]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
After the Transformers had made their way to Earth, Starscream encountered Bumblebee. Not fooled by the Autobot's vehicle disguise, Starscream pursued the Autobot scout. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
When captured by Chumley, Heatwave was rescued by Kade and asked if he was expecting Starscream.
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Daisuke Hirakawa]] (Japanese) [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Axel Lutter]] (German)}}
[[File:MightyBigTrouble Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hi, I'm SpaceNapoleHitler. Give me the thing!]]
Starscream managed to survive his encounter with the Predacons by <s>strategically luring them</s> sheer dumb luck, stumbling upon a weapons cache with enough power to kill [[Skylynx]] and [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]. He then explored the fortress and found the laboratory where the Decepticons had bred the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and sought to use them to take revenge on Megatron for his cruel acts towards him. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Starscream then reformatted himself {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} to his old body type, before he freed the Mini-Cons but they managed to escape him. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Autobots believed him to be dead following his encounter with the Predacons, but he was remembered as a dangerous Decepticon in the records of the War. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

After he had "helped save the universe, from Starscream, Megatron, and Dark Energon", [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] refused to be defeated by [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Bumblebee attempted to inspire his team with an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] impression, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] instead believed Bumblebee to be going for a bad Starscream. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

In his hunt for the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Starscream hired [[Shadelock]], [[Roughedge]], and an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] to procure them. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} His hunt forced the Mini-Cons off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and led them to joining a group of [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|scavengers]]. {{storylink|History Lessons}} He tracked them down to the planet Earth, where Shadelock found [[Tricerashot]]. Starscream ordered him to follow the Mini-Con to lead them to the remainder of them. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}} He tracked the Mini-Cons to a human ship, missing them by seconds. There he found the scavengers and the [[Dark Star Saber]]. He immediately claimed the weapon as his own intending to use it for conquest before he noted that it seemed to be operating at less than full power. Nonetheless he still desired the Mini-Cons and ordered his minions to track them and bring them to him. His minions brought him the wrong Mini-Cons. [[Fixit (RID)|One of them]] accidentally revealed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] was back on Earth and Starscream was able to take the yellow Autobot prisoner by threatening the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

[[File:RiD 2015 Worthy One-Winged Seeker.jpg|thumb|left|280px|At least he's not a giant screaming head this time.]]
When Bumblebee was aboard, Starscream gloated about his good fortune before the Autobot escaped only to be quickly recaptured. With his captive now in [[Stasis cuffs|stasis cuffs]], Starscream monologued about his cunning escape from the Predacons and his plan to use the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and the Dark Star Saber to not only kill Megatron but conquer the galaxy. He then resumed scanning for his "little doomsday devices" before Bumblebee began taunting him that no one, not even the Dark Star Saber, took him seriously. Starscream swore that everyone would take him seriously, aiming the cursed blade at Bumblebee's throat. A nearby battle between Autobots and scavengers caught his attention where he used his ship's tractor beam to abduct the Weaponizer Mini-Cons before flying off and gloating to Bumblebee of his imminent victory. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Unfortunately it turned out he only had six of the seven Mini-Cons needed, with an attempt at merging resulting in failure. Luckily the last Mini-Con needed turned up at his ship with the Autobots, and he was able to obtain it by knocking everyone out with the Dark Star Saber. He successfully merged with the Mini-Cons, only to lose [[Aerobolt]] thanks to a signal initiated from the ship by Fixit. Starscream managed to fly clear of the ship and engage Optimus and Aerobolt, now merged, in combat until the Autobots succeeded in dragging him back into range of the signal. Separated from the Mini-Cons, Starscream fell comatose and was loaded onto [[Optimus Prime's ship|Optimus's ship]] for transport back to Cybertron and justice. {{storylink|Worthy}}
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===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
Years ago, Starscream assigned three Vehicons to construct an [[energon]] mine near the [[Sierra Ridge]] mountains, {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} and left them with a bomb triggered by a dead man's switch as an "explosive insurance policy".

At some point after [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Cybertron's restoration]], Starscream's severed arm was brought to Earth with [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] fought Predaking for the arm, so they could convince the three Sierra Ridge Vehicons that [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] was not their superior officer. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)|[[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain-Spanish)}}
[[File:WFC Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Where are your stupid Macross jokes now?!]]

{{quote|Have no fear, Lord Megatron. Under my leadership, Decepticon victory is assured!|Starscream being all modest|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

For the last thousand years of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Starscream was in charge of an orbital facility that had the capability of producing [[Dark Energon]], though they maintained only a small stockpile because of its unpredictable and uncontrollable nature. The station's force of neutral soldiers were no match for Megatron's invading forces, while Starscream and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]'s repeated warnings that no one could control Dark Energon had no effect on Megatron's determination. Instead, Megatron tempted Starscream with knowledge of his past, reminding him of his demotion from Sky Commander to a mere guard over an all-but-derelict station, and offered to let him join the Decepticons, something Starscream scoffed at — at least, at first. Starscream attempted to destroy the station's stock of Dark Energon before the Decepticon leader could reach it, but failed, and watched, first with amusement as Megatron entered the storage chamber...and then with shock as Megatron infused himself with the substance and bent it to his will within moments. Starscream quickly volunteered his services for the Decepticon cause, causing Jetfire to label him a traitor and leave to warn [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. Megatron sent him with [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge|Energon Bridge]]. Starscream performed the mission successfully using his trademark style, flair, and modesty, never mind Megatron's taunting and unreasonable impatience, or Thundercracker's warning him of the danger of certain courses of action, or even Skywarp's cluing in to his constant insults.

During the Battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Starscream led the Decepticons aerial squadrons and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] led the Decepticons' ground assault, while Megatron, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] went behind enemy lines and tried to secure the [[Omega Key]]. When Megatron's group met up with Brawl, Starscream refused to send Dark Energon bombers, saying that he wouldn't let Brawl waste anymore of "his ships". Megatron took issue with Starscream dubbing the bombers his, and overrode Starscream's refusal. Later that evening, while looking for the "real" Omega Key, they ran into it: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Starscream assumed Megatron was killed when Omega attacked a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] Megatron was heading for and declared himself Decepticon commander. Shortly afterward, Megatron managed to communicate with Starscream and ordered him to attack Omega Supreme, getting the massive Autobot off Megatron's back. By the time Megatron's group were heading for the Autobot turrets, Starscream was ready to sound a retreat, which Megatron overrode with the threat of marking any retreating Decepticon as "kill on sight". Fortunately, Megatron arrived moments later and managed to defeat Omega Supreme, making the retreat unnecessary. Later on, he was present at the [[Core]] of Cybertron as Megatron corrupted it with Dark Energon.

As the Battle of Iacon continued, Starscream fought through Jetfire and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]], and attacked [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]]'s group in the [[Decagon]]. However, the Air Commander was injured by Optimus's [[Energon-axe]] and forced to retreat. The wound was apparently bad enough to cause him to sit out the remainder of the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor'': Sam Riegel (English), Gianluca Iacono (Italian)
Starscream had been in control of Trypticon Space Station for years, until Megatron and his forces invaded. Megatron wished to revive the Dark Energon project to aid him in his conquest of Cybertron, but Starscream would have none of it. Megatron was able to fight his way to Starscream himself, and after a brief battle, Starscream had lost. He begged for mercy, and Megatrons spared Starscream in exchange for loyalty to the Decepticons. Starscream obliged and Megatron was taken to the core of the station.

After a test run of the Dark Energon's effects on Decepticons in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only destroy the host. A furious Megatron set Starscream to work on fixing the problem, with Starscream continuously bickering with Barricade over his usefulness. The problem was eventually solved in time for an attack on Iacon City. When Megatron felled Zeta Prime and found the Omega Key, the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme was unleashed upon the Decepticons, quickly crushing them with ease.

Megatron was downright furious with Starscream, declaring he had brought Omega Supreme's rampage upon them all. Starscream retorted that if it wasn't for Megatron and his blind troops, none of this would've happened. Starscream invited Megatron to kill him, but warned him it wouldn't do a thing about Omega Supreme out for their blood. Megatron for the moment let it go, and finally felled Omega Supreme, gaining total dominance over Cybertron.

Sometime later, Starscream ambushed an [[Autobot rookie|Autobot recruit-in-training]], and would've killed him if it wasn't for Optimus charging to the rescue. He wasn't seen again after that.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor'': [[Sam Riegel]] (English), [[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian)

Being Megatron's "right-hand man," he wonders how the war could have changed if HE were to be the leader, not Megatron. Still he was ordered by Megatron to do his dirty work, and growing jealous, he waits for the right time, to take his place, as leader of the Decepticons.
{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)}}
Under Megatron's orders, Starscream and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] ambushed and captured Optimus Prime under the ruins of Iacon during the assault on the Ark. Starscream's gloating on how he defeated Megatron's nemesis would earn him a blast from the Decepticon's leader's fusion cannon. Starscream's luck would take an uphill turn, however, for Megatron was soon crushed by Metroplex, leaving him the new leader of the Decepticons. At the urging of both Prime and Metroplex, Starscream ordered the Decepticons to retreat.

Starscream's reign as a leader was lackluster at best. He used most of the Decepticon energon and supplies to further his own ego and cover the Decepticon bases with portraits and effigies of himself and constantly broadcasting self glorifying speeches to his troops. Anyone who wasn't on board with Starscream's reign was thrown into the prisons of Kaon. Needless to say, the prisons were full to bursting as barely a handful of Decepticons had any faith in their new leader. When the Autobots acquired the entire energon supply the Decepticons kept in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. Starscream sent the Combaticons to stop the transport. When the transport was out in the open, Starscream ordered an assault on it, despite the fact the anti-aircraft guns were still functional. As the Decepticons suffered heavy losses, Starscream aborted the mission and ordered a full retreat. The Combaticons ignored the order and brought the transport down, at the cost of half the energon on board. Despite the fact that the Combaticons had saved the mission he had abandoned, Starscream accused them of failing and had them arrested.

Later, Starscream decided to have a coronation for himself (despite the fact he had been in charge for some time now). Though sadly it was not to be, as [[The Transformers: The Movie|a newly rebuilt Megatron crashed the event]] and took his crown back from the would-be king, much to everyone else's elation. Luckily, the Air Commander escaped Megatron's wrath, swearing revenge.

Seeking the means to get back at Megatron, Starscream made his way to Shockwave's lab. He came across [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and promised to free him and his team if they would serve him. The Dinobot kindly refused the offer by throwing him into the control panel, freeing himself. This apparently knocked Starscream out as he didn't get back up. What happened to him afterwords is unknown, since most of Decepticons that might have arrested him were cut to pieces by Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:TransformersPrimeTheGame Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}
Starscream was present when the Decepticons were hauling in an asteroid rich with Dark Energon heading toward Earth. When the Autobots came to stop them, he witnessed the asteroid explode and the Autobots fall out of orbit. He then mocked their inability to fly, which annoyed Megatron. He commissioned Knock Out and Airachnid to seek and retrieve the Autobots, joining in the hunt himself.

Starscream found Bulkhead and Miko in some sort of tomb, and played on his life by nearly collapsing the whole cave on him. Bulkhead escaped the falling cave, and the big guy unleashed tenfold on him. However, one of the Vehicons managed to swipe Miko and take her captive, and Starscream retreated with them.

Starscream later assisted Megatron in finding a missing component of Thunderwing's, and managed to run into his old pal Bulkhead again. Unfortunately, Bulkhead bested him again, this time taking him captive in his own ship! The treacherous Decepticon tricked Bulkhead, however, into bringing him into a room where he was ambushed by Vehicon troopers. Yet again, Bulkhead came out on top of the pile with Starscream retreating in defeat.

Starscream quickly installed the biggest component in Thunderwing, which resulted in him attacking Megatron... ''Megatron used Starscream as a shield.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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===''Transformers Online''===
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
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====3DS====
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===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
When Bulkhead infiltrate the Nemesis to snatch away the Decepticons' Energon stores, Starscream faced off against the Autobot before he could take his leave. Starscream was defeated, and Bulkhead took off with the Energon in hand. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Starscream led a battalion of Vehicon drones to the town of [[Jasper]] in order to secure Dark Energon from a nearby mine. His efforts were thwarted by Arcee. Starscream then attempted to escape from an abandoned military installation with the Vehicons under his command, only to be stopped by both Arcee and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Starscream and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Using his jet mode to fire upon the Autobot leader, and leaving floating "aerial mines" behind him, Starscream fought it out against Optimus Prime in the skies over a lush tropical forest. Optimus managed to drive off Starscream nevertheless, and Starscream howled back that he wouldn't forget his defeat as he sped away. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Starscream-(WFC).jpg|thumb|400px|So I'm ''Cybertron'' Starscream as WFC Starscream, introduced in a WFC event with seekers from ''Cybertron''. Confused? ''Good!'' '''*Hotshot 47 BLAM!*''']]
Starscream participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who was available as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 2 - Seekers" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to a location where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], Starscream, and Soundwave were battling Autobots. Megatron left, leaving Shockwave in charge. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to [[Transformation|Transform]] and play "[[The Touch]]." Starscream was displeased with Shockwave's choice of song, but Shockwave told him that once he got a higher hit percentage than his own, then Starscream could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameSpot's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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==Toys==
===War for Cybertron===
[[File:WFC Legends Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So I'm ''Cybertron'' Starscream in Generation 1 Starscream colors as ''Prime'' Starscream. Confused? ''Good!'' '''*BLAM*''']]
*'''Starscream''' (Legends Class, 2010)

:This [[redeco]] of [[Legends Class]] [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] [[Starscream (Armada)#LOC|Starscream]] appeared pretty much out of the blue one day, when, without fanfare, it was offered as a promotional giveaway in the United Kingdom to those who purchased the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video game from [http://www.shopto.net ShopTo.Net]. He transforms into a Cybertronic jet fighter and features hidden weapons in his wing-sections/biceps: the right arm hides a blade, while the left arm has a non-firing cannon.

:This toy was later offered as a gift to attendees at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong fair 2010 if they made a combined purchase of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' toys]] amounting to more than HK$400.

:This mold was also used the make ''Cybertron'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)#Classic Series|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Classic Series|Thrust]], and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/WFCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''War for Cybertron'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Prime: First Edition===
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[[File:Primetoy-StarscreamDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He's got legs, and he knows how to attach them to the underside of his jet mode.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Number:'' '''003'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2011-[[December 28|12-28]]'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile pods, stand (Hasbro only)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Starscream transforms from a jet resembling a [[Wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]] into a skinny robot and back! He comes with two missile pod accessories that can either attach onto tabs on the underside of his wings, or onto the rear wings on his arms in [[robot mode]]. Additionally, he has a [[5mm post|5mm peg]] hole that goes through each arm, both of which become the sides of his jet mode tail. Since the tail stabilizers fold into the sides of the tail to become the arms, the hole isn't very deep in robot mode unless you leave these fins folded out.

:Undocumented in either of his [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] [[instructions]], Starscream has a couple of features that help make him slightly more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]]: he has a deployable winglet on the back of each of his legs, and his large wing kibble can tilt slightly upward.

:Some units have the head aerial deformed in-package due to being made of soft plastic. This is due to friction preventing it from hinging back. The aerial is supposed to fold back along the head for transformation, but can be tough enough to get in place due to simply flexing instead of changing position. His knee spikes also tend to deform.

:As with all Hasbro-release "First Edition" toys, a cardboard stand is included. The Takara release omits the stand in order to fit the toy into the bubble in robot mode.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed/redecoed to make [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Skywarp (WFC)#Prime|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and was differently retooled to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/PrimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on First Edition Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Cyberverse===
[[File:Primetoy-Cyberverse-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 003'''
**''Japanese number:'' '''EZ-03'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2012-[[March 31|03-31]]
**''Accessories'': 2 missile cannons

:Part of the first wave of ''Prime'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Series 2 Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, this smaller-scale Starscream is cast partly in translucent plastic so that the toy can be lit using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He also comes with two translucent "missile cannon" weapons that can peg in various ways onto Starscream and each other via their numerous [[C joint|3mm posts and ports]].

:Starscream's arms can separate from the nosecone fuselage on the elbow joint for greater show-accuracy, if you ignore the giant jet pieces hanging off his arms. He features a small, almost irrelevant partial autotransform gimmick: When his shoulders are swung out into place, his head moves out a little bit, allowing you to swing the head into position easily.

:The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card. In addition to the regular version, Starscream was also released in a special "advance release" assortment alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bulkhead]] and [[Megatron (WFC)#Cyberverse|Megatron]], with each figure including a mini-DVD that contains the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Masters & Students]]". Yes, all four of them come with the same episode.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/CommStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Cyberverse Starscream at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PrimeEZCollectionDecepticonSet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012-[[November 24|11-24]])
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missile cannons

:This redeco of Starscream is cast in bluish plastics. He was only available in a TakaraTomy six-pack with [[Megatron (WFC)#EZ6pack|Megatron]], the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

:Oddly, his weapons are cast in a significantly more flexible (and also more creamy and less translucent) plastic than the ones that come with his Hasbro counterpart. In addition, the ridge on the forehead is slightly thicker and thus less pointy. [[For safety reasons|Usually, it's the other way round.]]
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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 006'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Talon)

:Part of the third wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, Starscream is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of Series 2 Starscream. He features 3mm ports in the same places as before, loses the post on his back, and gains a new port on his chest/jet underside. He now comes with the "[[Thunder Talon]]", a massive claw-like weapon which can mount via 3mm post, and launch its "claw" as a [[missile]] via pressure-launch.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybCommStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Cyberverse Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Prime===
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[[File:Primetoy-BumblebeevsStarscreamStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'd be a poor man's Skywarp if I didn't cost more to import.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Starscream: Ultimate Opponents''' (Entertainment Pack, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile pods

:This Deluxe Class ''[[transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Starscream is a [[redeco]] of his First Edition release in lighter gray plastic with several purple highlights, possibly intended to represent his powering up with [[Dark Energon]] in the episode [[Shadowzone (episode)|''Shadowzone'']]. Unlike the original release of this mold, this version features [[paint operation]]s on its soft plastic parts, such as his forehead crest and missile-tips.

:Starscream came packed-in with a redeco of First Edition [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]], small unarticulated figurines of [[Silas#Prime|Silas]] and [[MECH Commando|a MECH soldier]], as well as a DVD containing the episodes "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", "[[Sick Mind]]", and "[[Out of His Head]]". The two-pack was also available in Australian markets virtually unchanged, except the DVD was replaced with a booklet including short (and by that, we mean one sentence) [[bio]]s as well as [[Tech Spec]]s for [[Breakdown (WFC)|most]] [[Airachnid (Prime)|of]] the characters.

:The [[stock photography]] on the packaging depicts Starscream's cockpit and abdomen as translucent, and with the stripes on his wings being on the leading edges instead of their final placement.
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[[File:PrimeRIDtoy-StarscreamVoyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh, that can't be aerodynamic.]]
[[File:Prime-toy StarscreamVoyagerTakTom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Much better.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 003'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2012-[[June 30|06-30]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-07'''
**''Accessories'': Missile pod/light-up [[null-ray]] blaster & two missiles (Hasbro only), "Gul" Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

:Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Voyager Class toys, Starscream now comes with two missiles, as well as a missile pod attached to a half-translucent base of random parts, both of which can be mounted (via 5mm posts) behind his canopy/on his back, or onto his wings, arms, and hands. Additionally, the missile pod itself features a peg-hole on each side, and his wings each feature a [[Mini-Con]]-compatible peg. The missile pod transforms into his "null-ray blaster", all while being illuminated by a red LED as a sort of "Energon glow". As with other Robots in Disguise Voyager Class toys, the deployed weapon cannot lock into place.

:His prototype stock photography depicts additional [[paint operation]]s on the wings and vertical stabilizer that were omitted in the final product. His [[instructions]] and stock photos also incorrectly show his completed robot mode's shoulder-pads as being left flipped-up, despite the instructions telling [[you]] to flip them down ''just a few steps before''.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] release, which was part of the fourth wave of ''Prime'' product in Japan (despite his ID numbering placing him ''before'' toys released in the third wave), loses many of his detail-based [[paint operation]]s, replacing them with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s. Instead of the light-up cannon-thing, he comes with the Arms Micron [[Gul]], a robotic eagle that transforms into a bladed plasma weapon.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Hasbro Voyager Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1592.html Arms Micron Starscream at Alfes's toy blog (part 1)]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1593.html Arms Micron Starscream at Alfes's toy blog (part 2)]''
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[[File:Primetoy-StarscreamDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So, does this mean "[[Synthetic Energon]] Starscream" will be in [[Acid Storm|Acid Storm's]] colors?]]
*'''Starscream''' (Dark Energon Series Deluxe, 2012)
**''Number'': '''003'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missile pods

:''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' Starscream is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive redeco of "First Edition" Starscream in translucent black, opaque pink, and dark blue, as a possible [[homage]] to Skywarp.

: Though he was packaged on an individual card, he was initially sold as part of a set with the Dark Energon versions of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Wheeljack]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]]. He was eventually made available on his own, and the Dark Energon Series toys were eventually made available in Singapore as mass-retail releases.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/DEStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Dark Energon Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-FOCStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh geeze, it's going to be [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Timelines|Seeker-Gate]] all over again.]]
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / #010'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2013-[[February 23|02-23]]'''
**''Japanese number:'' '''TG09'''
**''Accessories:'' Two assault cannons, tail-fin

:Part of the third wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Starscream transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. He comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the [[Neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Starscream features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides.

:In an undocumented feature, Starscream's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and store on his back in robot mode. He was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generations|Generation 1 Starscream]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version, part of the third wave of Japanese ''Generations'' toys, is noticeably shinier. Among other deco changes, his gray vehicle parts have been coated in silver paint, and most of his red parts in glossy metallic red paint, all while featuring numerous additional [[Paint operation|paint details]]. His gray plastic is slightly warmer in tone, and his gunmetal plastic has been replaced with metallic blue.

:This toy was later redecoed into TakaraTomy [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations|Skywarp]] and ''Thrilling 30'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling30|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Generations'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Hunters===
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[[File:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Why does everyone keep pointing their remote controllers at me!?"]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 005'''
**''Accessories'': Thunder Talon, two missiles

:Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' toys, Starscream is a new mold, and is somewhat shorter at the head than his ''First Edition'' toy. He transforms into a fighter jet resembling a heavily-modified General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. He features 5mm ports for his hands, forearms, and fuselage/robot back. He comes with two missiles which each feature tabs on one side and a slot on the other, allowing them to peg onto his wings, or be pegged onto his forearms/jet underside.

:He also comes with a larger-scale "Thunder Talon" with clenching claws and a small, molded circular saw at the end. It features a 5mm peg on its underside and on the tail-end, allowing the weapon to be held/mounted in different ways, as well as store on his back. The weapon also features places to mount the missiles onto, with a pair of slots on its top and underside, as well as a pair of tabs on top. The slots also allow the weapon to be mounted onto the underside of the jet mode.

:His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7|seventh chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots_BeastHuntersStarscream.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Beast Hunters'' version.]]
*'''Beast Hunters Starscream''' (Scout, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''33'''
: Starscream can transform into a jet.

:Like most [[Beast Hunters]] Construct-Bots, Starscream never saw release in the United States.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBBHStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Beast Hunters Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Go!===
[[File:TF-GO-G17-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Hunter Starscream''' (2013-[[April 27|04-27]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G17'''
**''Accessories'': "Hunting Claw", two missiles

:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Starscream, hewing closer to the character's original ''Prime'' color scheme. His claw weapon is now blue.

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===Kre-O===
{{anchor|KreoArmy}}
[[File:KreO-toy StarscreamKW Army.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Snoopy]] better watch his back.]]
*'''Army Starscream''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0945'''
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, 2 clip-on rifles

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Kreon]] Warriors, Starscream has been re-imagined as if he was part of a World War I era fighting force, with prop-plane vehicle kibble deco and an old-timey leather pilots' helmet and goggles (originally used by ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)| Age of Extinction]]'' [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Kre-O)|Crosshairs]]). His face deco (like all of the Kreon Warrior Starscreams) is very, very ''Prime'' Starscream, even if his colors owe more to the [[Starscream (G1)|original Starscream]].

: Like all the Kreons released that year (at normal retail at least), he uses the new 2015-tooling Kreon body, which basically involves small construction changes on every part below the head, making them largely incompatible with the prior Kreon parts (heads still work fine), but the new tooling adds some extra functionality and structural support.

: The Kreon Warriors were only released in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. The individual bags had also abandoned any kind of coding that identified the contents. This means getting the one you want from an unopened bag involves either trying to feel out the unique parts, or just buying the whole dang case.

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[[File:KreO-toy StarscreamKW Pirate.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Captain Jackass Sparrow.]]
*'''Pirate Starscream''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0945'''
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on cannon

: Also part of the first wave of Kreon Warriors, Pirate Starscream is a fancy-dancy buccaneer, with a frilly neck-ruffle and a plume in his hat. What a toff! The plume can also be plugged into the back of his old-timey cannon to simulate a hissing fuse (which other Pirate-themed Kreons in the series actually do).

: All the aggravation of the blind-bagged, non-US distribution above applies to this one as well.

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[[File:KreO-toy StarscreamKW Ninja.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
*'''Ninja Starscream''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, 2 sais, 2 pegged shuriken

: Back for more in the second assortment of Kreon Warriors, the backstabber is now ''literally'' a backstabber, having been re-envisioned as a ninja! His sais are clipped to his arms by a pair of small double-clips, evoking his arm-cannons, while his bladed straw hat (originally from the [[Hard Master]] Kreon in the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Kre-O'' series) can be held by its edge as a massive weapon.

: Still fully blind-bagged, still not sold at US retail.

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[[File:KreO-toy StarscreamKW Wiseguy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pull a comb through your coal black hair, for crying out loud, it's a mess.]]
*'''Wiseguy Starscream''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, 2 clip-on gatling guns

: Who's that whisperin' in the trees? It's Starscream in full-on gangster mode, with an old-fashioned car-parts deco and a pair of gatling guns. His helmet replacement is oddly a black "wild-hair" piece originally from the ''CityVille Invasion'' sets, possibly because [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Wiseguy|Wiseguy Bumblebee]] already used the only fedora-like hat mold back in Series 1.

:Ibid on the distribution et al.
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{anchor|Warrior}}
[[File:RID2015WarriorStarscream.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|And this is my fourth and final form.''(Hasbro version/ToysЯUs Japan exclusive pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV62-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Starscream''' (Warrior Class, 2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV62'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': 2016-[[November 26|11-26]]
**''Accessories'': 2 Rifles
:Initially released as part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive ''Clash of the Transformers'' subline imprint, Warrior Class Starscream is a new mold which transforms from robot and fighter jet inspired by both his [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] and his look during the coronation scene in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the G1 movie]]. He comes with 2 rifles with 5mm posts which can be hand-held or mounted on his forearms (as small null-rays) or his wings. The small tabs on top of the guns also allow them to fit into the slots on his shoulders, which can each hold both guns at once. The fandom knew ''nothing'' about the existence of this toy before it suddenly appeared at retail—something that basically never happens in the modern era.

:His scannable Decepticon insignia is on his left shoulder. scanning the badge temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game, and can only be scanned once per day. While accessible in Robot Mode, the badge is impossible to be scanned in vehicle mode.

:The ''Adventure'' series release of the toy features some paint applications to closely match his appearances in the cartoon.

:The first stock photos of the figure seems to be missing his insignia sticker. This was later revised.

: Later that year, Starscream was re-released as part of the general retail ''Combiner Force'' subline imprint with no known changes other than the packaging. In Japan, this version of the toy was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive, ''also'' with almost no changes aside from a different sticker badge.

: This mold was also used to make [[Skywarp (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Skywarp]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Warrior Class Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Power-Surge-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Hasbro version/ToysЯUs Japan exclusive pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-57-Hyper-Surge-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Power Surge Starscream''' (Power Hero, 2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV57'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': 2016-[[October 29|10-29]]
**''Accessories'': Lancelon Mini-Con

:Released as a ToysЯUs exclusive under the ''Clash of the Transformers'' subline, Power Surge Starscream is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms into a robot to fighter plane and back in just a few steps. :He also comes with [[Lancelon]], a Mini-Con that transforms into a sword and also be worn as chest armor for Starscream. Power Surge Starscream also features a voice gimmick, activated by pressing down his head:

:*"No one can stop me now!"
:*"Decepticons Unite!"
:*"Mini-Con Power Up!"
:*A flying sound effect.

:When you leave the toy idled for several seconds, he will play a transforming sound accompanied with a flying sound effect.

:As with the Warrior Class figure, his scannable Decepticon insignia is on his left shoulder, accessible when in-package.

:The ''Adventure'' release of the toy, released under the name '''Hyper Surge Starscream''', features some show-accurate paint details, and a different insignia sticker which is compatible to TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app. The Hasbro version of the toy was ''also'' released as a ToysЯUs Japan exclusive, with no changes on the original deco with an exception of the badge.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (Legion Class, 2016)

:Part of the first wave of Combiner Force legion class figures, Starscream changes from fighter jet to robot in a few steps. While being a completely new figure, his arms are borrowed from Legion Class [[Windblade (RID)#Legion|Windblade]]. For some reason, his nose cone has been completely covered in the same light blue as his shoulders and feet, presumably to better match the small hinge that connects it to his body. He is decently articulated for a Legion class figure, but lacks forward movement at the shoulder.

:Along with his wave-mate [[Springload (RID)#Legion|Springload]], Starscream was released at retail in Australia without any prior announcement by Hasbro whatsoever.
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Starscream''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''4'''
: Part of McDonald's ''Transformers: Prime'' promotion, Starscream is depicted as a non-transformable, simplified version of his jet mode, cast in light and dark gray plastic with some blue, black, and purple paint applications. Pressing the raised Decepticon symbol on the fuselage causes the cockpit to pop up on a hinge, revealing two non-firing missiles.
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*'''Starscream''' (Happy Meal, 2013)
:*''McNumber:'' '''?'''
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===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Prime''' (2014)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Prime'' series, this buildable Starscream mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.
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===Eaglemoss cards===
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==Notes==
[[File:Tfprimestarscreamjet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''ooooo-ooooo/We fade to grey!'']]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Fabulouscream.]]
*Starscream's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Energon Seeker-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available to Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Arclight-type components.
*Starscream's backstory in ''Exodus'' is self-contradictory:
:''"Not even Starscream, who had spent much of his scientific career in the labs contained within these refracting walls..."'' (p. 78).
:''"See what?" Starscream asked. Neither Starscream nor Megatron were scientists."'' (p. 158).
:*When asked via Twitter, Exodus's writer [[Alex Irvine]] stated "Let's say he's always been scientifically curious."<ref>[http://twitter.com/alexirvine/status/36051088754868224 Twitter post]</ref>
:*In ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]'', when Starscream sarcastically remarks how Shockwave is "ever the scientist", Shockwave replies with "as you once were". This implies that Starscream had been a scientist at some point in time, but has since left that field.
*Despite being a [[Neutral]] before joining Megatron's cause in War for Cybertron, Starscream begins the game with his glowing details already in Decepticon purple as opposed to Neutral yellow. The Decepticon symbols do not appear on his wings until AFTER he has been recruited by Megatron however.
*Starscream's thin body and narrow, upward-swept wings in [[robot mode]] recalls [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]], but his voice, colour scheme, Igor-like posture and subservience to Megatron recalls the [[Starscream (Movie)|live-action incarnation]]. The game design has the movie bulk but with a [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1]] head and colours.
*Starscream's chest design is basically his live-action incarnation's head design. Now that's a visual homage.
**And an unintentional one at that, according to the [[New York Comic Con]] Transformers: Prime panel.
*''Prime'''s Starscream has [[Starscream (SG)|a red Decepticon insignia]].
*Starscream's feet have pointed toes and elevated heels that make them resemble a pair of women's pumps. They are quite daring.
*[[Steve Blum]] said he was a fan of [[Charlie Adler]] and [[Tom Kenny]]'s portrayals of Starscream, and had Adler give him his blessing after he got the part.<ref>[http://sknr.net/2011/04/20/steve-blum-talks-transformers-prime-guild-wars-2-bulletstorm-more/ Skewed magazine Steve Blum interview.]</ref> Coincidentally, Blum, Adler, and Kenny are all in ''The Super Hero Squad Show''. Blum would later take over the role of Adler's [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] for the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon]]'' game.
*Screamer appears to have [[Decepticon]] logos on his legs. They disappeared after "[[Masters & Students]]".
*For the rest of the series after "[[Partners]]", Starscream has a scar on his right cheek from his battle with Arcee. However, after [[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]] it is gone. It is possible that in addition to restoring his T-cog, Knock Out also got rid of the scar.
*Up until "Partners", his eyes were empty (like Arcee's eyes) with a solid red iris and lighter red pupils, but following said episode, his eyes change color from episode to episode. On some occasions, they are solid red with lighter red dots for his pupils.
*Sometimes during the series, depending on Starscream's mood (usually when scared), the wings on his back in robot mode tend to droop down like an animal's ears when scared or saddened. It's quite adorable, really.
*Starscream's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Starscream parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*In Starscream's dedicated level in ''Fall Of Cybertron'', a secret room on the exterior of Shockwave's tower complex contains a very G1-esque gold crown that can be picked up by the player and worn for the remainder of the level. Words cannot describe how awesome this is..
*Starscream seems to be entertained by dancing monkeys.
*His arm blasters appear to have the ability to disrupt a Transformer's systems. In "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]", one shot from them briefly disables Bumblebee. Maybe he picked the [[null-ray]] upgrade after all.
*Starscream's Hasbro bio takes Fowler's comment "Starscream is his own worst enemy", a little too literally as it lists his arch-enemy as himself. And his ally is Optimus, for some reason...

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Starscream has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Full Weapon Mode''' (フルウェポンモード ''Furu Wepon Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Gul, Jida, Zori
:Starscream's box-back Arms Up mode has him using the [[Laser Gunblade]] on his right arm, the [[High-Defense Shield]] on the left, and [[Zori]] in "Flexible Rod Mode" (yyyyeah) on his back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tīen-wáng-hsīng''' (Taiwan, 天王星, "Uranus"), '''Hóng Zhīzhū''' (China, 紅蜘蛛, "Red Spider")
*''Russian:'' '''Skandalist''' (''Fall of Cybertron'', Скандалист, "Troublemaker"), '''Starscream''' (''Prime'')

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Starscream (WFC)

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RichardT1977: Summarized the bulk of his TFWiki image captions from during the "Weaponizer Mini-Cons" arc with a quote from ''Dragon Ball Z Kai Abridged''

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:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:StarscreamPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|In a cruel twist of fate, perhaps the most legitimately competent Starscream ever, but no one will take him seriously for even a minute.]]
'''Starscream''' was an Air Commander of the [[Energon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s finest air warriors. His dream was to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and become the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] that would return the Transformers to the [[Golden Age]], and he saw opportunity with the rebel upstart [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. A patient and polite schemer, Starscream used to wish Megatron would drop the heroic anti-[[caste system|caste]] charade and be more honest about his lust for power.

These days, he alternatively wishes Megatron would stop being obsessed with his lust for power and chafes under having to work for such a madman. While he serves as Megatron's right-hand man, he constantly looks for a way to become the commander himself and Megatron knows it: Starscream's extremely volatile personality means he is not adept at hiding his true intent. Fortunately for Megatron, Starscream is prone to panic, cowardice and bombastic gestures, meaning that it'd take exceptional circumstances for Starscream to actually manage to get behind him to shove the knife in.

He may be a scientist, but [[#Notes|we're not quite sure]].

{{quote|That shot was perfect, much like the one who fired it!|Starscream after achieving a headshot|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Starscream may or may not have had a history as a scientist. Regardless of what he did prior, in the early days before the war began he was one of the leaders of the Cybertronian Air Command. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] fell into chaos following bombings by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] followers, Starscream was posted as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]'s bodyguard. He was with the Prime at [[Altihex]] Casino during a performance by comedian [[Armorhide (WFC)|Armorhide]] when the Decepticons attacked. Sentinel's attempt to flee rather than fight back made Starscream ashamed of his leader, so he had [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] take him to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Prison rather than the safety of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. This earned him loyalty with Megatron, but wary of how sour a revolution could quickly turn Starscream opted not to be directly involved in the gladiator's operations, posting his Seekers at [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] and [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. Megatron was intrigued by why Starscream wanted to occupy "that semi-sentient pile of junk" but despite [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]]'s research they found no clues, with information regarding the Station seemingly censored.

Whenever Starscream's Seekers were present, the Decepticons were victorious in battle against the [[Autobot]]s. Starscream however, found Megatron's strategies overly convoluted. As the war devolved into a siege of Iacon, Megatron and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], by probing into forgotten areas of the [[DataNet]], discovered Trypticon was a storage of [[Dark Energon]], the life essence of [[Unicron]]. When questioned, Starscream explained since even the Air Command was not sure what Dark Energon was, he had forbidden its use, fearing the damage Megatron's gladiators would unleash. Megatron forgave Starscream, noting how he "was smart enough to be afraid of it", and was granted access.

Starscream sent a message to the Autobots proposing a meeting. Optimus only granted him a communication channel. Starscream stated if the Autobots did not know what Dark Energon was (they did) they would need to find out — and asked what would he could expect from them if something happened to Megatron. Optimus replied that he sought a just peace. Starscream said he understood, broke off the conversation and flew to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Prison where Sentinel was held. Starscream offered Sentinel a chance to redeem his cowardly behavior at Altihex. The ultimate aim of this road to becoming Decepticon leader was to become [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in a peace settlement with Optimus, and lead Cybertron back to its [[Golden Age]]. Starscream then flew to Moon Base One when Megatron ordered him to Trypticon, where he found the Decepticons had invaded the Station and slaughtered and maimed his scientists.

Megatron and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] forced Starscream to select two survivors to absorb [[Dark Energon]], for what was a successful experiment. Requiring more for the Decepticon war effort, Megatron ordered Starscream to capture the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], below the ruins of [[Crystal City]]. Empowered by his first taste of Dark Energon, Starscream activated the device that transmitted Energon to the Station for it to be Darkened. But the Bridge still did not produce enough, and Starscream was ordered to find the [[Code Key]] of Power and Key of Justice to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[High Council Tower]] in Iacon. Starscream decided it was time to release Sentinel, renouncing Dark Energon after realizing Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts. Starscream found the Key of Power within the [[High Council Tower|Hall of Justice]] and flew underground to find his plan had failed, as Megatron had mortally wounded Sentinel. He could see within Sentinel's body was the Key of Justice, but was prevented from taking it by [[Blackout (WFC)|Blackout]]. Megatron fought Starscream to a standstill, sparing him because he realized he was a better soldier than a would-be example.

As Megatron entered the Chamber, [[Teletraan-1]] activated the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly it away. Aware Starscream had a better chance of escaping Omega's awakening, Megatron ordered Starscream and his Seekers to down Omega, in exchange for more Dark Energon. Giving up on his attempt to give up his addiction, Starscream gleefully accepted and they successfully blew Omega out of the sky, allowing the Decepticons to retrieve the Chamber and corrupt the [[core]]. As Cybertron became uninhabitable, the Autobots left on the largest starship ever built - the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Starscream left the planet with Megatron as they gave pursuit on Trypticon, now a ''Nemesis''-class supercruiser. The two ships entered a [[space bridge]], which separated the two ships to unknown parts of space... {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Starscream's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}} {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Starscream lead the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s in the Battle at [[Tyger Pax]]. Focused on taking the pressure off the Decepticons' vulnerable rear, Starscream opened fire on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to protect [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], and then forced the Autobot into a retreat, despite [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]'s attempts to bring Starscream down.

After the [[AllSpark]] was launched into space, Starscream, stunned and damaged, tumbled out of control and crashed on the surface of Tyger Pax, though he recovered in time to retreat with Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
Visiting [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s citadel to check up on his research, Starscream was annoyed to find that the scientist was prioritizing his experiments on [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] over supplying the Decepticon war effort with more energon. He failed to see how the "bugs" would win them the war but gave up on trying to convince Shockwave otherwise, choosing to let Megatron deal with him instead. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}} Starscream later participated in Megatron's assault on [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

While [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s mind was suffering from Shockwave's experiments, he had a vision of himself being approached by Starscream and throwing him into a nearby console. {{storylink|Fall}} This vision eventually came to pass, and Grimlock was able to escape from Shockwave's lab by exploiting Starscream's greed and lust for power. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

[[File:Primecomic-Starscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I am okay with the events that unfolding currently.]]
Starscream had been on [[Earth]] at some point, but was assigned by Megatron to scour the galaxy for remnants of space bridge technology. Returning to their dead homeworld, Starscream built a weapons lab in Kaon and began building a space bridge. He was informed by his [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s elsewhere they had apprehended the Autobot spy [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Later, after basking in the glory of successfully activating the space bridge that would return them to Earth and its [[Energon]], Starscream realized Cliffjumper was present. The Autobot claimed to be freed by his captors after defecting to the Decepticons, and warned them of [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]: this ruse successfully distracted Starscream long enough for Arcee to activate and overload the space bridge, but he jumped in after them moments before the lab was blown sky high.

Falling to Earth, a dazed Starscream picked up a [[bunny rabbit]], commenting that [[human]]s were smaller than he remembered. [[Scanning]] a fleet of jets flying overhead, he found Cliffjumper and Arcee driving on a road and launched a missile at them. He picked up Arcee's blown off arm and started battering Cliffjumper with it, but the Autobot blew up the rock formation above them and crushed Starscream with the rubble. Having received Starscream's signal, [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] came to his rescue, and the duo pursued and overwhelmed the Autobots. Just as Starscream was about to send them back to the [[AllSpark]], Optimus jumped and landed on him, while gunning Breakdown away. As Starscream greeted his opponent, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tapped him on the shoulder and sent him flying. Optimus opted not to finish the job, allowing Starscream to escape and fight another day as he got Cliffjumper and Arcee to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}
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[[File:DarknessRising1-Starscreamsneer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|One look sells him as Starscream.]]
Before Starscream joined Megatron and the Decepticons, he was commander of a squadron of Energon Seekers on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Partners}} During the War, Starscream was present at [[Tyger Pax]] when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] interrogated the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

Following the [[Great Exodus]], Starscream intercepted a coded Autobot transmission and managed to trap [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. When his interrogation methods failed to extract anything he could use to decode the transmission, he took them to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee and revealed the transmission to be from Optimus Prime on [[Earth]]. Upon being questioned by Cliffjumper of his lack of bravery, Starscream tried to kill the Autobot only to be captured by Arcee. Upon being threatened by Arcee he cracked and revealed Shockwave's plan; to build a space bridge under Kaon. Starscream was then knocked out but regained contentiousness and perused the two Autobots to the space bridge. Unfortunately the space bridge was destroyed with Shockwave, Cliffjumper and Arcee still inside but Starscream was able to escape. Starscream presumably took the Decepticons to earth via the Nemesis soon after. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

When the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Starscream scouted an old Decepticon ship called the ''[[Harbinger]]'' that had crashed landed years back. However he failed to record the coordinates of the crash site or find the [[Immobilizer]]. {{Storylink|Partners}} In time, Megatron departed Earth to gather an army out in space, leaving Starscream in charge. Starscream spent his time sending out [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon grunts]] to search for [[Energon]] deposits{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, and managed to set up a lucrative energon mine in secret. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Three years later, one of Starscream's energon searches was interrupted by Cliffjumper. Once Cliffjumper was defeated by the Vehicons, Starscream personally killed the Autobot. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] alerted him to Arcee's location, and Starscream decided she would be their next target. Later, when Soundwave received a signal from deep space, Starscream hesitantly opened the space bridge for Megatron's return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Megatron revealed to Starscream that he'd brought back [[Dark Energon]], and Starscream provided Cliffjumper's corpse so they could test the substance's reanimation properties. When the undead Cliffjumper's signal led the Autobots to the mine, Starscream blew the facility up on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:DarknessRising3-interrogateFowler.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"No, Mister Fowler, I expect you to be saved at the last minute!"]]
Following a test of Dark Energon on himself, Megatron took off for parts unknown, leaving Starscream in charge once more. When Soundwave picked up [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s transmissions, Starscream had the human captured and began trying to extract the location of the Autobot base from him. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} The interrogation almost succeeded, but for the arrival of Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] who, after a standoff, forced Starscream to retreat. Once Megatron returned to the ship, he was outraged at Starscream's actions and proceeded to beat his subordinate for "delaying his plans". Starscream managed to quell his master's anger by announcing he had a way to get their plans back on course. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-ohgeez.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh my God. It's called toothpaste, use it.]]
As it turned out, his plan was to send Soundwave down to use the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope on Earth to set the space bridge's target. Once the bridge was properly targeted, Starscream opened it so that Megatron could throw the chunk of Dark Energon though. Starscream moved the ship back to a safe distance when the fighting on the rim of the space bridge became more intense, while imploring his master to withdraw as well. Alas, the space bridge exploded, apparently taking Megatron with it, and Starscream gave a brief eulogy before declaring himself leader {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} and danced in celebration while imploring the troops to chant his name. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}
[[File:Patch Starscream dances.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What'cha doin' on your back?! You should be dancing, YEAH!!!!]]

[[File:Masters&Students-SoundwaveStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|*ping*"FINE! FINE! I'LL WRITE A THANK-YOU NOTE!"]]
Starscream's speeches were poorly received. Intending to find more potentially-loyal warriors, Starscream took Soundwave to try to revive the long-dormant [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. To Starscream's disappointment, Skyquake was loyal only to Megatron, and interested only in fighting the Autobots who arrived. A signal detected by Soundwave sent Starscream to the location of the space bridge explosion, where he found Megatron's body and ripped the sliver of Dark Energon from it. He was forced by the observing [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] to return the body to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', where he also learned that Skyquake had been terminated by the Autobots. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

When [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Starscream had him captured and substituted [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] with the mission to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]] to let the Decepticon forces into the Autobot base. Unfortunately Wheeljack broke free before the plan could succeed, and as a result, Makeshift was expelled from the Autobot base onto the ''Nemesis'' hull with an activated grenade. Starscream vacated the hull before Makeshift exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} After Soundwave picked up on [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|another Autobot operation]], Starscream figured it was a good opportunity to get rid of the Autobots while they were distracted, and sent a squadron of Vehicons on a search and destroy mission. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:DeusExMachina-Screamer grins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"We've had too much Energon shed. I think that a cleansing is in order."]]
To Starscream's discomfort, the crew held a vote and he was obliged to call in [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to aid in Megatron's recovery. The discovery that an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in an museum on Earth was all the excuse Starscream needed to put that on hold, and the other Decepticons soon obtained the device for him. While they were testing it in [[Greece]], Bulkhead attacked them and destroyed the Harvester. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Starscream was irritated by Knock Out's participation in street racing, and eventually decided to make an example of him. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That's ''not'' how ATB Megatron and Starscream combine!]]
Some time later, after the ship's electromagnetic shielding failed, Starscream put the Vehicons to work fixing it. Offering Knock Out a post as second-in-command, Starscream persuaded him to help convince Soundwave that Megatron was a lost cause. They were interrupted by Arcee and Bumblebee, who were doing something with Megatron's corpse, and after chasing the two Autobots off, they discovered that Megatron no longer had any brain activity. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} Overjoyed at this, Starscream began a new plan, constructing a heat ray which he attempted to use to melt a glacier to get to a huge [[energon]] deposit. Unfortunately, not only did the Autobots arrive and destroy the heat ray, but Megatron was resurrected and dragged the protesting Starscream away for punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone-gah.jpg|thumb|225px|Damn, in another [[Starscream (Movie)|continuity]] the arm comes off and they mock it in this one.]]
Starscream ended up in the infirmary as a result of Megatron's punishment, but continued undaunted in his plans. He took the chunk of Dark Energon he'd been hiding, and went to the site of Skyquake's grave, intending to resurrect the warrior as well as imbuing himself with Dark Energon. Unfortunately the Autobots arrived before Skyquake rose, and Starscream had to retreat through the Decepticon GroundBridge, albeit minus his right arm. After subjecting himself to treatment from Knock Out, Starscream returned to the site to confirm whether Skyquake had risen, only to be attacked by Skyquake's zombified right arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured to [[MECH]], Starscream's suggestion they rescue their comrade was turned down by Megatron. Starscream went anyway, and found Breakdown had already been rescued by Bulkhead, but escorted Breakdown back to the ship. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} At an old energon mine, Megatron confronted Starscream about his many transgressions and prepared to terminate his subordinate. Starscream was only saved by the arrival of the Autobots, but on escaping the collapsed mine, realized that he would have to go back in and attempt to rescue Megatron, or face his master's possible wrath later. Venturing back inside, he ended up tangling with the Autobots, and when Megatron later found him, he had been left supporting a large boulder. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

[[File:Partners-ScreamPrisoner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Why am I always seen like this? Chest and lower body off to one side, head towards y'all.]]
Starscream was sent with [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] to locate the ''Harbinger'' wreck, only for the spider to leave him webbed up when it turned out the ship was broken in half and the weapon they sought was in the other half. Starscream was found by the Autobots and attempted to convince them he wanted to switch sides, even pointing them to the location of the weapon Airachnid was after. Unfortunately he let slip he'd been the one to kill Cliffjumper, provoking Arcee into attacking him. After fighting her, he was able to limp away, though he decided from then on he would be an independent. {{storylink|Partners}}

Many months later, Starscream snuck on board the ''Nemesis'' to steal [[energon cube]]s and blundered into the workroom that was being used by the recently-amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Starscream soon realized what was going on, but when more Vehicons arrived, he was wounded while fleeing the ship. He contacted the Autobots to exchange information for medical help. When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and Bulkhead arrived, it turned out they already knew about Optimus's situation, but were interested in what he knew about the space bridge, so he was able to trade the information for aid. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 Silas meets Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Wanna know how I got these scars?"]]
Tracking a signal, Starscream stumbled upon a MECH trap already sprung by Bumblebee. He was intrigued and followed the MECH helicopter and watched as they tried to install the [[transformation cog|T-cog]] they'd taken into a robot. When their attempt to make the robot work failed, Starscream revealed himself and managed to strike a partnership with them. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} With Starscream's help, MECH secured a source of energon and Starscream was there when they used it on their robot. As Bumblebee came looking for his T-cog, Starscream helped defend it, but when it looked like Bumblebee might get it back, Starscream blasted it and left. Unfortunately Silas was less than impressed, and after a short nap thanks to MECH's weapons, Starscream woke up minus his own T-cog. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth looking for Skyquake, Megatron informed him of Skyquake's passing, noting that Skyquake had perished under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[File:Crossfire Starscream injured.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Ouch.]]
While scavenging for energon, Starscream found that Airachnid had been cast out from the Decepticons and obtained a pet in the form of an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. She spurned his suggestion that they team up to defeat Megatron, and he barely escaped with his life. Wounded, he employed his previous trick to get medical help from the Autobots in exchange for information about Airachnid's activities, and even later saved Arcee from Airachnid, sparing her life like she spared his much, much earlier. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Starscream returned to the ''Harbinger'' in search of energon, and instead found a laboratory containing five [[protoform]]s and the equipment necessary for [[cloning]]. He had soon whipped up five [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clone]]s, which he dispatched to dispatch Megatron. Unfortunately he soon discovered that he could sympathetically feel every injury they suffered, which gave him a good idea how the mission was going. When the last clone returned to report failure, Starscream sensed the clone's treachery and blasted it. Fully aware of the effect on him, he terminated the clone, screaming in their shared pain as he did. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

[[File:Triangulation Starscream Apex armor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|Starscream SMASH!]]
He was about to operate on himself to install the clone's T-cog when the ship detected the Decepticons sending teams out to locations around the globe. Intrigued, he used the ship's GroundBridge to reach [[Antarctica]], only to be captured by Dreadwing, whom he at first mistook for Skyquake. Eventually, Optimus arrived, and after Dreadwing was buried in an avalanche and the Vehicons accompanying him were dispatched, Starscream now found himself as Optimus's prisoner. The two followed a trail to a human research station where the relic everyone was after was being held. Dreadwing soon arrived and another battle between him and Optimus took place. As they fought, Starscream freed the relic, the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], from the ice block containing it and claimed it as his own. Covered in a full body suit and towering over both of them, Starscream used the armor to fight both Optimus and Dreadwing, a fight in which he was the aggressor for once in a long time. Though Starscream had enhanced strength and was rendered invulnerable, he still couldn't fly, and a few of Dreadwing's bombs created a hole in the ice which he fell through. He was subsequently forced to plod along the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

[[File:NewRecruit-Starscreammonkey.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Next on his list of cat-related videos is Nyan Ravage.]]
Back at the ''Harbinger'', Starscream discovered a photo of [[Red Energon]] on the [[Internet]], as well as a dancing monkey which came as much amusement to him. He took the Apex Armor with him, tracking the substance down to a dockyard where he was confronted by Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee. Donning the armor, he attempted to retrieve the Red Energon first, and managed to rip a chunk off after Optimus knocked him off the crane. While he was trying to tip the crane over, [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] arrived, and using a [[phase shifter]], removed Starscream from the Apex Armor. The Decepticon responded by firing a missile at the three Autobots on the crane and escaping with a chunk of Red Energon. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

Starscream set about refining the Red Energon, though the process was slow and only yielded enough for one or two doses. Alerted to a Decepticon operation by the ''Harbinger'''s computers, he used it on himself and soon found Smokescreen had uncovered a relic. Using his new hyperspeed to blindside him, Starscream was able to obtain one of the [[Omega Key]]s, which he later overheard Bulkhead describing as a way to revitalize Cybertron. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:TFP Inside Job Starscream fistful of keys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|SQUEE! I've collected all four!]]
Though thinking of restoring Cybertron and ruling it himself, Starscream decided that he didn't have the proper resources to do so. Coming up with a plan, Starscream lured Optimus, Ratchet and Bulkhead to a remote location with the promise of the key he'd found in return for the installation of the T-Cog from his clone. In reality, he used his remaining Red Energon to allow him to infiltrate the Autobot base while leaving the clone behind for the Autobots to find. While stealing the other three keys from, the Autobots figured out his clone was a ruse, and Starscream only just managed to get back through the Ground Bridge. After taking a moment to taunt the Autobots, the Red Energon wore off, and he quickly bridged away to the ''Nemesis'', with the Omega Keys as a peace offering to Megatron. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

[[File:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4| This feels familiar...]]
Requesting to rejoin the Decepticons, the unconvinced Megatron subjected Starscream to a cortical psychic patch and began rummaging in his memories to determine his true motives. Despite the incriminating nature of most of the memories, Megatron's analysis of Starscream's strengths and weaknesses (including the loss of his T-cog and the fact that Starscream is not the only untrustworthy Decepticon on the Nemesis), has him decide to allow Starscream to serve by his side, as he is better with him than against him. Starscream was so relieved by the turn of events that he thanked the All Spark, but Dreadwing was not so pleased about this development. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

[[File:RegenerationOmegaKeysHologram.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Knock Out restored Starscream's T-Cog, though immediately afterwards Starscream was attacked by a murderous Dreadwing and had to be saved by Megatron. After Starscream helped Knock Out unlock the secret of the Omega Keys, Megatron left him in charge of the ''Nemesis''. Starscream used information gathered by Soundwave to kidnap the Autobots' three human friends and took them to Cybertron for Megatron to use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

After handing over [[Jack Darby]] in exchange for two of the keys, Starscream took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the explosion caused by the Lock's destruction at Optimus's hand, and when Knock Out attempted a quip, knocked the medic down and demanded he tend to Megatron. Starscream returned to Earth with Megatron to take part in an attack on the Autobot base, during which he shot down Wheeljack's ship, the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'', with Wheeljack still inside. Following the attack, he and Megatron landed in the remains of the base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

While the other Decepticons dug around in the ruins, Starscream more productively had Wheeljack pulled from the wreckage of the ''Jackhammer''. When human military forces turned up, Starscream offered to unleash the armada on them, but Megatron dealt with the matter using [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]]'s fusion cannons. His interrogation of Wheeljack did not go nearly as well. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

With the arrival of Shockwave, Megatron appointed the newcomer second lieutenant in charge of science, usurping Starscream's role slightly. Starscream attempted to get his own back by discovering a photo of Ratchet on the internet, only to be embarrassed when it was switched for a picture of a dancing monkey by Raf. He attempted a new gambit—allowing Wheeljack to escape with a tracking device, believing it would lead them to the other Autobots, however Wheeljack discovered the bug and turned the tables on the pursuing Decepticons. Megatron's anger was only stemmed by Shockwave bringing [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon he cloned]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}}

Starscream complained to Knock Out about the pressures of his position. When the Predacon returned from its flight to catch Autobots empty-handed, Starscream noted it was a pity the beast couldn't tell them why it failed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Starscream was pleased when Decepticon monitoring finally bore fruit and located the Autobots. Unfortunate this turned out to be a series of diversions designed to have the Decepticons spread their forces out, and Megatron was not happy that Starscream fell for it. Darkmount subsequently came under attack and though Starscream did his best to coordinate a defense, the battle ended with him ordering a retreat to the ''Nemesis'' as the base was destroyed. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}} When it looked like the Decepticons were about to embark on another scavenger hunt, Starscream was dismayed, but fortunately it turned out that Shockwave had micro-chipped all his creations, and the fossils they needed would be easy to find. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:ChainOfCommandInForItNow.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The hills are alive with the sound of Starscream's butthurt.]]
Following the surprise return of the existing Predacon, Starscream was dismayed to find it put in his charge. He had immense trouble controlling the beast and resorted to using the Apex Armor to protect himself from its attacks. Megatron sent Starscream and the Predacon to [[Scotland]], where they found the Autobots had destroyed a team of Decepticons hunting for bones there. While the Predacon took on the Autobots, Starscream found Miko trying to reach Magnus's ship and accidentally lost the Apex Armor to her. Battle ensued, but when the Predacon left for the ''Nemesis'', Starscream and his two seekers found themselves outnumbered by Autobots and retreated. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} In Megatron's bad books again, Starscream was further inconvenienced when the Predacon damaged the ship's communication dish. Though he tried to have it repaired by the Vehicons, it didn't go so well, and Megatron eventually found out. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

Starscream found Knock Out in the middle of experimenting with [[Synthetic Energon]], and had the medic add Dark Energon to the mix, believing it would allow Megatron to control the results. Instead the new mix transformed Cylas into an energon-sucking zombie and created a plague which resulted in Knock Out and Starscream being chased through the ship. Confronted by Megatron, they were forced to admit what they were done, and were sent to locate and destroy Cylas. They eventually found he had already been dispatched, but to Starscream's dismay, the deed had been done by the recently freed Airachnid. Fortunately he didn't have to deal with her as well, but he later had to face Megatron's wrath over his part in the affair. {{storylink|Thirst}}

When Megatron took him to another abandoned mine, Starscream assumed his demise was near, but they were merely visiting Shockwave's off-site laboratory. The Predacon unexpectedly arrived and Starscream hit it with a metal bar, only for it to transform and speak. The Decepticons quickly realized that despite Predaking's loyalty, it would not take him and his fellow Predacons long to realize their superiority to the Decepticons, so Starscream hatched a plan to kill two birds with one stone, luring the Autobots to the laboratory so its destruction could be blamed on them. The plan succeeded, and in the aftermath, the Decepticons discovered that the synthetic energon stored at the base had created cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}} Starscream managed to talk his way out of being disfigured by Shockwave over not warning the latter that the Autobots were attacking the lab. As Shockwave was put in charge of perfecting the Synthetic Energon formula, Megatron assigned Starscream to gather technology to repair the Omega Lock, which they would need for a delivery mechanism. {{storylink|Minus One}}

After establishing the location of the Autobot base when they kidnapped Ratchet, Starscream was sent with his armada to destroy the hanger. He did so with aplomb, unaware that the Autobots had swapped the letters on the hangers and he'd destroyed the wrong one. {{storylink|Persuasion}} The error came back to bite him when the Decepticons detected an [[Chip|Autobot probe]] carrying Laserbeak's transponder. Starscream went out and personally destroyed the probe before fleeing through a GroundBridge to escape Optimus. Back on the ''Nemesis'', when Predaking found out about the Decepticons' earlier treachery and went on a rampage, Starscream aided Megatron by blasting Predaking in the back. Though the Predacon was defeated, the ship next came under attack by Autobots. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

Starscream took his squad of Vehicons and encountered Arcee and Bumblebee. They battled the two Autobots, but were driven back to the Omega Lock room where Starscream tried unsuccessfully to get his hands on the Star Saber which Smokescreen had brought along. Starscream watched in horror as Megatron was killed by Bumblebee, but his desire to avenge his leader was unable to be fulfilled, as Shockwave dragged him away. The pair escaped the ship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-Starscreamupthecreek.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|No! Bad pets! Bad! Don't you want to know what the fox says?!?]]
As Shockwave continued to try to clone Predacons, Starscream searched for more bones, and was soon assisted by [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Predacons eventually led him to a whole burial ground of Predacon remains, but as they were gathering their find up, they were witness to the apparent return of Megatron. Unfortunately it instead turned out to be Unicron using Megatron's body, and as the dark god created an army of undead Predacons, Starscream fled.

Finding the warship, he freed Knock Out and some Vehicons and attempted to retake the ship, only for Knock Out to betray him. He was locked in a cell, however when the warship crashed during the battle against Unicron, he was freed. Once Megatron was free of Unicron's will, Starscream approached him, believing he would resume leadership of the Decepticons, but Megatron was no longer interested in the Decepticon cause. Starscream therefore went to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to take his own rightful place as Decepticon ruler, only for Predaking, Darksteel and Skylynx to arrive looking to settle scores with him. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Toy bios===
Once upon a time, Starscream was an honorable soldier who fought to defend Cybertron. His long isloation aboard an orbital platform changed all that, making him greedy and ambitious, and he jumped at the chance to join Decepticons and get to lead troops again. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Generations Starscream}} This path would lead to him binging on Dark Energon, revelling in the power it gave him! {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Dark Energon Starscream}}

Starscream, whatever you might think, ''isn't'' running away all the time: he's actually making calculated retreats and when the enemy is going "ha ha Starscream's run away", he comes back without warning and wipes them out. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Voyager Starscream}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.6 Starscream holding president.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The president's been kidnapped by Decepticons! Are you a bad enough dude to save the president?]]
Starscream accompanied [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] on a trip to [[Antarctica]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']]. He carried the [[static lance]] that Megatron intended to use to detonate the ship's nuclear reactors, and when the Autobots arrived to intercede, Starscream used the weapon to knock [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] out. He tried to do the same to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], but the Autobot dodged the blow and kicked him in the head, taking the lance himself and ruining the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Tasked by Megatron with trying to draw the Autobots out, Starscream attacked and captured [[Air Force One]], taking it to the [[Grand Canyon]]. He sent a message demanding Optimus Prime's surrender in exchange for the safe return of the [[President of the United States|President]], but the Autobots turned up in force. Starscream's accompaniment of Vehicons was soon quashed, and Optimus rescued the President, whom Starscream was using as a human shield, by chopping the Decepticon's left arm off. Defeated, Starscream fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Starscream was appalled when Megatron revealed the latest plan—pitting the Vehicons against each other in a series of deathmatches to ensure their army contained only the toughest. He was even more shocked when Megatron expected ''him'' to fight against [[Fearstorm]]. Starscream was able to defeat the much-larger Decepticon through application of his wits; he first managed to snap off the pointed end of on the bars enclosing their match, then used it to pin Fearstorm's arms to the ground. Fearstorm was thus incapacitated, leaving Starscream easy access to the key that granted him victory; his opponent's spark. Afterwards, Megatron was content to let Starscream return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}}

On Soundwave's prompting, Starscream set up an ambush for the Autobots in [[The Wave]]. When it predictably went badly for the Decepticons, Starscream demanded his companion take matters into his own hands. Soundwave did, and as a result Starscream had to later help Soundwave look for his missing hand. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}
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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
When [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] returned from a battle with the news that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had apparently perished in a mysterious explosion, everyone on the ''Nemesis'' assumed Starscream was to blame, simply because he had repeatedly expressed an interest in becoming Decepticon leader. He had to go on the run, all the while Megatron would turn up alive so his name would be cleared. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}} Dreadwing managed to track him down, but he convinced Dreadwing that he was not the one who eliminated Megatron, on the grounds that he would immediately take [[Decepticon leader]]ship, rather than flee, should Megatron die by his hands. Dreadwing believed him, and ordered his assistance in finding Megatron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 14}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Gas skunk blackarachnia jetstorm leobreaker starscream war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
As the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix creature]] tortured [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] with visions of his [[Sparkplug Witwicky|dead father]] in [[Zero Space]], cracks began to appear in the membrane of infinite worlds. Starscream could be seen through one, alongside [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Gas Skunk]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
After the Transformers had made their way to Earth, Starscream encountered Bumblebee. Not fooled by the Autobot's vehicle disguise, Starscream pursued the Autobot scout. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
When captured by Chumley, Heatwave was rescued by Kade and asked if he was expecting Starscream.
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Daisuke Hirakawa]] (Japanese) [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Axel Lutter]] (German)}}
[[File:MightyBigTrouble Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hi, I'm SpaceNapoleHitler. Give me the thing!]]
Starscream managed to survive his encounter with the Predacons by <s>strategically luring them</s> sheer dumb luck, stumbling upon a weapons cache with enough power to kill [[Skylynx]] and [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]. He then explored the fortress and found the laboratory where the Decepticons had bred the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and sought to use them to take revenge on Megatron for his cruel acts towards him. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Starscream then reformatted himself {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} to his old body type, before he freed the Mini-Cons but they managed to escape him. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Autobots believed him to be dead following his encounter with the Predacons, but he was remembered as a dangerous Decepticon in the records of the War. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

After he had "helped save the universe, from Starscream, Megatron, and Dark Energon", [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] refused to be defeated by [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Bumblebee attempted to inspire his team with an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] impression, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] instead believed Bumblebee to be going for a bad Starscream. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

In his hunt for the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Starscream hired [[Shadelock]], [[Roughedge]], and an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] to procure them. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} His hunt forced the Mini-Cons off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and led them to joining a group of [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|scavengers]]. {{storylink|History Lessons}} He tracked them down to the planet Earth, where Shadelock found [[Tricerashot]]. Starscream ordered him to follow the Mini-Con to lead them to the remainder of them. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}} He tracked the Mini-Cons to a human ship, missing them by seconds. There he found the scavengers and the [[Dark Star Saber]]. He immediately claimed the weapon as his own intending to use it for conquest before he noted that it seemed to be operating at less than full power. Nonetheless he still desired the Mini-Cons and ordered his minions to track them and bring them to him. His minions brought him the wrong Mini-Cons. [[Fixit (RID)|One of them]] accidentally revealed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] was back on Earth and Starscream was able to take the yellow Autobot prisoner by threatening the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

[[File:RiD 2015 Worthy One-Winged Seeker.jpg|thumb|left|280px|At least he's not a giant screaming head this time.]]
When Bumblebee was aboard, Starscream gloated about his good fortune before the Autobot escaped only to be quickly recaptured. With his captive now in [[Stasis cuffs|stasis cuffs]], Starscream monologued about his cunning escape from the Predacons and his plan to use the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and the Dark Star Saber to not only kill Megatron but conquer the galaxy. He then resumed scanning for his "little doomsday devices" before Bumblebee began taunting him that no one, not even the Dark Star Saber, took him seriously. Starscream swore that everyone would take him seriously, aiming the cursed blade at Bumblebee's throat. A nearby battle between Autobots and scavengers caught his attention where he used his ship's tractor beam to abduct the Weaponizer Mini-Cons before flying off and gloating to Bumblebee of his imminent victory. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Unfortunately it turned out he only had six of the seven Mini-Cons needed, with an attempt at merging resulting in failure. Luckily the last Mini-Con needed turned up at his ship with the Autobots, and he was able to obtain it by knocking everyone out with the Dark Star Saber. He successfully merged with the Mini-Cons, only to lose [[Aerobolt]] thanks to a signal initiated from the ship by Fixit. Starscream managed to fly clear of the ship and engage Optimus and Aerobolt, now merged, in combat until the Autobots succeeded in dragging him back into range of the signal. Separated from the Mini-Cons, Starscream fell comatose and was loaded onto [[Optimus Prime's ship|Optimus's ship]] for transport back to Cybertron and justice. {{storylink|Worthy}}
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===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
Years ago, Starscream assigned three Vehicons to construct an [[energon]] mine near the [[Sierra Ridge]] mountains, {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} and left them with a bomb triggered by a dead man's switch as an "explosive insurance policy".

At some point after [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Cybertron's restoration]], Starscream's severed arm was brought to Earth with [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] fought Predaking for the arm, so they could convince the three Sierra Ridge Vehicons that [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] was not their superior officer. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)|[[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain-Spanish)}}
[[File:WFC Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Where are your stupid Macross jokes now?!]]

{{quote|Have no fear, Lord Megatron. Under my leadership, Decepticon victory is assured!|Starscream being all modest|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

For the last thousand years of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Starscream was in charge of an orbital facility that had the capability of producing [[Dark Energon]], though they maintained only a small stockpile because of its unpredictable and uncontrollable nature. The station's force of neutral soldiers were no match for Megatron's invading forces, while Starscream and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]'s repeated warnings that no one could control Dark Energon had no effect on Megatron's determination. Instead, Megatron tempted Starscream with knowledge of his past, reminding him of his demotion from Sky Commander to a mere guard over an all-but-derelict station, and offered to let him join the Decepticons, something Starscream scoffed at — at least, at first. Starscream attempted to destroy the station's stock of Dark Energon before the Decepticon leader could reach it, but failed, and watched, first with amusement as Megatron entered the storage chamber...and then with shock as Megatron infused himself with the substance and bent it to his will within moments. Starscream quickly volunteered his services for the Decepticon cause, causing Jetfire to label him a traitor and leave to warn [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. Megatron sent him with [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge|Energon Bridge]]. Starscream performed the mission successfully using his trademark style, flair, and modesty, never mind Megatron's taunting and unreasonable impatience, or Thundercracker's warning him of the danger of certain courses of action, or even Skywarp's cluing in to his constant insults.

During the Battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Starscream led the Decepticons aerial squadrons and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] led the Decepticons' ground assault, while Megatron, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] went behind enemy lines and tried to secure the [[Omega Key]]. When Megatron's group met up with Brawl, Starscream refused to send Dark Energon bombers, saying that he wouldn't let Brawl waste anymore of "his ships". Megatron took issue with Starscream dubbing the bombers his, and overrode Starscream's refusal. Later that evening, while looking for the "real" Omega Key, they ran into it: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Starscream assumed Megatron was killed when Omega attacked a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] Megatron was heading for and declared himself Decepticon commander. Shortly afterward, Megatron managed to communicate with Starscream and ordered him to attack Omega Supreme, getting the massive Autobot off Megatron's back. By the time Megatron's group were heading for the Autobot turrets, Starscream was ready to sound a retreat, which Megatron overrode with the threat of marking any retreating Decepticon as "kill on sight". Fortunately, Megatron arrived moments later and managed to defeat Omega Supreme, making the retreat unnecessary. Later on, he was present at the [[Core]] of Cybertron as Megatron corrupted it with Dark Energon.

As the Battle of Iacon continued, Starscream fought through Jetfire and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]], and attacked [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]]'s group in the [[Decagon]]. However, the Air Commander was injured by Optimus's [[Energon-axe]] and forced to retreat. The wound was apparently bad enough to cause him to sit out the remainder of the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor'': Sam Riegel (English), Gianluca Iacono (Italian)
Starscream had been in control of Trypticon Space Station for years, until Megatron and his forces invaded. Megatron wished to revive the Dark Energon project to aid him in his conquest of Cybertron, but Starscream would have none of it. Megatron was able to fight his way to Starscream himself, and after a brief battle, Starscream had lost. He begged for mercy, and Megatrons spared Starscream in exchange for loyalty to the Decepticons. Starscream obliged and Megatron was taken to the core of the station.

After a test run of the Dark Energon's effects on Decepticons in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only destroy the host. A furious Megatron set Starscream to work on fixing the problem, with Starscream continuously bickering with Barricade over his usefulness. The problem was eventually solved in time for an attack on Iacon City. When Megatron felled Zeta Prime and found the Omega Key, the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme was unleashed upon the Decepticons, quickly crushing them with ease.

Megatron was downright furious with Starscream, declaring he had brought Omega Supreme's rampage upon them all. Starscream retorted that if it wasn't for Megatron and his blind troops, none of this would've happened. Starscream invited Megatron to kill him, but warned him it wouldn't do a thing about Omega Supreme out for their blood. Megatron for the moment let it go, and finally felled Omega Supreme, gaining total dominance over Cybertron.

Sometime later, Starscream ambushed an [[Autobot rookie|Autobot recruit-in-training]], and would've killed him if it wasn't for Optimus charging to the rescue. He wasn't seen again after that.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor'': [[Sam Riegel]] (English), [[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian)

Being Megatron's "right-hand man," he wonders how the war could have changed if HE were to be the leader, not Megatron. Still he was ordered by Megatron to do his dirty work, and growing jealous, he waits for the right time, to take his place, as leader of the Decepticons.
{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)}}
Under Megatron's orders, Starscream and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] ambushed and captured Optimus Prime under the ruins of Iacon during the assault on the Ark. Starscream's gloating on how he defeated Megatron's nemesis would earn him a blast from the Decepticon's leader's fusion cannon. Starscream's luck would take an uphill turn, however, for Megatron was soon crushed by Metroplex, leaving him the new leader of the Decepticons. At the urging of both Prime and Metroplex, Starscream ordered the Decepticons to retreat.

Starscream's reign as a leader was lackluster at best. He used most of the Decepticon energon and supplies to further his own ego and cover the Decepticon bases with portraits and effigies of himself and constantly broadcasting self glorifying speeches to his troops. Anyone who wasn't on board with Starscream's reign was thrown into the prisons of Kaon. Needless to say, the prisons were full to bursting as barely a handful of Decepticons had any faith in their new leader. When the Autobots acquired the entire energon supply the Decepticons kept in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. Starscream sent the Combaticons to stop the transport. When the transport was out in the open, Starscream ordered an assault on it, despite the fact the anti-aircraft guns were still functional. As the Decepticons suffered heavy losses, Starscream aborted the mission and ordered a full retreat. The Combaticons ignored the order and brought the transport down, at the cost of half the energon on board. Despite the fact that the Combaticons had saved the mission he had abandoned, Starscream accused them of failing and had them arrested.

Later, Starscream decided to have a coronation for himself (despite the fact he had been in charge for some time now). Though sadly it was not to be, as [[The Transformers: The Movie|a newly rebuilt Megatron crashed the event]] and took his crown back from the would-be king, much to everyone else's elation. Luckily, the Air Commander escaped Megatron's wrath, swearing revenge.

Seeking the means to get back at Megatron, Starscream made his way to Shockwave's lab. He came across [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and promised to free him and his team if they would serve him. The Dinobot kindly refused the offer by throwing him into the control panel, freeing himself. This apparently knocked Starscream out as he didn't get back up. What happened to him afterwords is unknown, since most of Decepticons that might have arrested him were cut to pieces by Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:TransformersPrimeTheGame Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}
Starscream was present when the Decepticons were hauling in an asteroid rich with Dark Energon heading toward Earth. When the Autobots came to stop them, he witnessed the asteroid explode and the Autobots fall out of orbit. He then mocked their inability to fly, which annoyed Megatron. He commissioned Knock Out and Airachnid to seek and retrieve the Autobots, joining in the hunt himself.

Starscream found Bulkhead and Miko in some sort of tomb, and played on his life by nearly collapsing the whole cave on him. Bulkhead escaped the falling cave, and the big guy unleashed tenfold on him. However, one of the Vehicons managed to swipe Miko and take her captive, and Starscream retreated with them.

Starscream later assisted Megatron in finding a missing component of Thunderwing's, and managed to run into his old pal Bulkhead again. Unfortunately, Bulkhead bested him again, this time taking him captive in his own ship! The treacherous Decepticon tricked Bulkhead, however, into bringing him into a room where he was ambushed by Vehicon troopers. Yet again, Bulkhead came out on top of the pile with Starscream retreating in defeat.

Starscream quickly installed the biggest component in Thunderwing, which resulted in him attacking Megatron... ''Megatron used Starscream as a shield.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
When Bulkhead infiltrate the Nemesis to snatch away the Decepticons' Energon stores, Starscream faced off against the Autobot before he could take his leave. Starscream was defeated, and Bulkhead took off with the Energon in hand. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Starscream led a battalion of Vehicon drones to the town of [[Jasper]] in order to secure Dark Energon from a nearby mine. His efforts were thwarted by Arcee. Starscream then attempted to escape from an abandoned military installation with the Vehicons under his command, only to be stopped by both Arcee and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Starscream and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Using his jet mode to fire upon the Autobot leader, and leaving floating "aerial mines" behind him, Starscream fought it out against Optimus Prime in the skies over a lush tropical forest. Optimus managed to drive off Starscream nevertheless, and Starscream howled back that he wouldn't forget his defeat as he sped away. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Starscream-(WFC).jpg|thumb|400px|So I'm ''Cybertron'' Starscream as WFC Starscream, introduced in a WFC event with seekers from ''Cybertron''. Confused? ''Good!'' '''*Hotshot 47 BLAM!*''']]
Starscream participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who was available as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 2 - Seekers" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to a location where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], Starscream, and Soundwave were battling Autobots. Megatron left, leaving Shockwave in charge. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to [[Transformation|Transform]] and play "[[The Touch]]." Starscream was displeased with Shockwave's choice of song, but Shockwave told him that once he got a higher hit percentage than his own, then Starscream could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameSpot's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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==Toys==
===War for Cybertron===
[[File:WFC Legends Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So I'm ''Cybertron'' Starscream in Generation 1 Starscream colors as ''Prime'' Starscream. Confused? ''Good!'' '''*BLAM*''']]
*'''Starscream''' (Legends Class, 2010)

:This [[redeco]] of [[Legends Class]] [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] [[Starscream (Armada)#LOC|Starscream]] appeared pretty much out of the blue one day, when, without fanfare, it was offered as a promotional giveaway in the United Kingdom to those who purchased the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video game from [http://www.shopto.net ShopTo.Net]. He transforms into a Cybertronic jet fighter and features hidden weapons in his wing-sections/biceps: the right arm hides a blade, while the left arm has a non-firing cannon.

:This toy was later offered as a gift to attendees at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong fair 2010 if they made a combined purchase of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' toys]] amounting to more than HK$400.

:This mold was also used the make ''Cybertron'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)#Classic Series|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Classic Series|Thrust]], and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/WFCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''War for Cybertron'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Prime: First Edition===
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[[File:Primetoy-StarscreamDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He's got legs, and he knows how to attach them to the underside of his jet mode.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Number:'' '''003'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2011-[[December 28|12-28]]'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile pods, stand (Hasbro only)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Starscream transforms from a jet resembling a [[Wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]] into a skinny robot and back! He comes with two missile pod accessories that can either attach onto tabs on the underside of his wings, or onto the rear wings on his arms in [[robot mode]]. Additionally, he has a [[5mm post|5mm peg]] hole that goes through each arm, both of which become the sides of his jet mode tail. Since the tail stabilizers fold into the sides of the tail to become the arms, the hole isn't very deep in robot mode unless you leave these fins folded out.

:Undocumented in either of his [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] [[instructions]], Starscream has a couple of features that help make him slightly more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]]: he has a deployable winglet on the back of each of his legs, and his large wing kibble can tilt slightly upward.

:Some units have the head aerial deformed in-package due to being made of soft plastic. This is due to friction preventing it from hinging back. The aerial is supposed to fold back along the head for transformation, but can be tough enough to get in place due to simply flexing instead of changing position. His knee spikes also tend to deform.

:As with all Hasbro-release "First Edition" toys, a cardboard stand is included. The Takara release omits the stand in order to fit the toy into the bubble in robot mode.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed/redecoed to make [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Skywarp (WFC)#Prime|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and was differently retooled to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/PrimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on First Edition Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Cyberverse===
[[File:Primetoy-Cyberverse-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 003'''
**''Japanese number:'' '''EZ-03'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2012-[[March 31|03-31]]
**''Accessories'': 2 missile cannons

:Part of the first wave of ''Prime'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Series 2 Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, this smaller-scale Starscream is cast partly in translucent plastic so that the toy can be lit using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He also comes with two translucent "missile cannon" weapons that can peg in various ways onto Starscream and each other via their numerous [[C joint|3mm posts and ports]].

:Starscream's arms can separate from the nosecone fuselage on the elbow joint for greater show-accuracy, if you ignore the giant jet pieces hanging off his arms. He features a small, almost irrelevant partial autotransform gimmick: When his shoulders are swung out into place, his head moves out a little bit, allowing you to swing the head into position easily.

:The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card. In addition to the regular version, Starscream was also released in a special "advance release" assortment alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bulkhead]] and [[Megatron (WFC)#Cyberverse|Megatron]], with each figure including a mini-DVD that contains the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Masters & Students]]". Yes, all four of them come with the same episode.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/CommStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Cyberverse Starscream at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PrimeEZCollectionDecepticonSet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012-[[November 24|11-24]])
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missile cannons

:This redeco of Starscream is cast in bluish plastics. He was only available in a TakaraTomy six-pack with [[Megatron (WFC)#EZ6pack|Megatron]], the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

:Oddly, his weapons are cast in a significantly more flexible (and also more creamy and less translucent) plastic than the ones that come with his Hasbro counterpart. In addition, the ridge on the forehead is slightly thicker and thus less pointy. [[For safety reasons|Usually, it's the other way round.]]
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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 006'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Talon)

:Part of the third wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, Starscream is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of Series 2 Starscream. He features 3mm ports in the same places as before, loses the post on his back, and gains a new port on his chest/jet underside. He now comes with the "[[Thunder Talon]]", a massive claw-like weapon which can mount via 3mm post, and launch its "claw" as a [[missile]] via pressure-launch.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybCommStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Cyberverse Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Prime===
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[[File:Primetoy-BumblebeevsStarscreamStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'd be a poor man's Skywarp if I didn't cost more to import.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Starscream: Ultimate Opponents''' (Entertainment Pack, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile pods

:This Deluxe Class ''[[transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Starscream is a [[redeco]] of his First Edition release in lighter gray plastic with several purple highlights, possibly intended to represent his powering up with [[Dark Energon]] in the episode [[Shadowzone (episode)|''Shadowzone'']]. Unlike the original release of this mold, this version features [[paint operation]]s on its soft plastic parts, such as his forehead crest and missile-tips.

:Starscream came packed-in with a redeco of First Edition [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]], small unarticulated figurines of [[Silas#Prime|Silas]] and [[MECH Commando|a MECH soldier]], as well as a DVD containing the episodes "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", "[[Sick Mind]]", and "[[Out of His Head]]". The two-pack was also available in Australian markets virtually unchanged, except the DVD was replaced with a booklet including short (and by that, we mean one sentence) [[bio]]s as well as [[Tech Spec]]s for [[Breakdown (WFC)|most]] [[Airachnid (Prime)|of]] the characters.

:The [[stock photography]] on the packaging depicts Starscream's cockpit and abdomen as translucent, and with the stripes on his wings being on the leading edges instead of their final placement.
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[[File:PrimeRIDtoy-StarscreamVoyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh, that can't be aerodynamic.]]
[[File:Prime-toy StarscreamVoyagerTakTom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Much better.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 003'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2012-[[June 30|06-30]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-07'''
**''Accessories'': Missile pod/light-up [[null-ray]] blaster & two missiles (Hasbro only), "Gul" Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

:Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Voyager Class toys, Starscream now comes with two missiles, as well as a missile pod attached to a half-translucent base of random parts, both of which can be mounted (via 5mm posts) behind his canopy/on his back, or onto his wings, arms, and hands. Additionally, the missile pod itself features a peg-hole on each side, and his wings each feature a [[Mini-Con]]-compatible peg. The missile pod transforms into his "null-ray blaster", all while being illuminated by a red LED as a sort of "Energon glow". As with other Robots in Disguise Voyager Class toys, the deployed weapon cannot lock into place.

:His prototype stock photography depicts additional [[paint operation]]s on the wings and vertical stabilizer that were omitted in the final product. His [[instructions]] and stock photos also incorrectly show his completed robot mode's shoulder-pads as being left flipped-up, despite the instructions telling [[you]] to flip them down ''just a few steps before''.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] release, which was part of the fourth wave of ''Prime'' product in Japan (despite his ID numbering placing him ''before'' toys released in the third wave), loses many of his detail-based [[paint operation]]s, replacing them with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s. Instead of the light-up cannon-thing, he comes with the Arms Micron [[Gul]], a robotic eagle that transforms into a bladed plasma weapon.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Hasbro Voyager Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1592.html Arms Micron Starscream at Alfes's toy blog (part 1)]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1593.html Arms Micron Starscream at Alfes's toy blog (part 2)]''
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[[File:Primetoy-StarscreamDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So, does this mean "[[Synthetic Energon]] Starscream" will be in [[Acid Storm|Acid Storm's]] colors?]]
*'''Starscream''' (Dark Energon Series Deluxe, 2012)
**''Number'': '''003'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missile pods

:''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' Starscream is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive redeco of "First Edition" Starscream in translucent black, opaque pink, and dark blue, as a possible [[homage]] to Skywarp.

: Though he was packaged on an individual card, he was initially sold as part of a set with the Dark Energon versions of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Wheeljack]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]]. He was eventually made available on his own, and the Dark Energon Series toys were eventually made available in Singapore as mass-retail releases.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/DEStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Dark Energon Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-FOCStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh geeze, it's going to be [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Timelines|Seeker-Gate]] all over again.]]
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / #010'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2013-[[February 23|02-23]]'''
**''Japanese number:'' '''TG09'''
**''Accessories:'' Two assault cannons, tail-fin

:Part of the third wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Starscream transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. He comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the [[Neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Starscream features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides.

:In an undocumented feature, Starscream's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and store on his back in robot mode. He was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generations|Generation 1 Starscream]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version, part of the third wave of Japanese ''Generations'' toys, is noticeably shinier. Among other deco changes, his gray vehicle parts have been coated in silver paint, and most of his red parts in glossy metallic red paint, all while featuring numerous additional [[Paint operation|paint details]]. His gray plastic is slightly warmer in tone, and his gunmetal plastic has been replaced with metallic blue.

:This toy was later redecoed into TakaraTomy [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations|Skywarp]] and ''Thrilling 30'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling30|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Generations'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Hunters===
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[[File:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Why does everyone keep pointing their remote controllers at me!?"]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 005'''
**''Accessories'': Thunder Talon, two missiles

:Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' toys, Starscream is a new mold, and is somewhat shorter at the head than his ''First Edition'' toy. He transforms into a fighter jet resembling a heavily-modified General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. He features 5mm ports for his hands, forearms, and fuselage/robot back. He comes with two missiles which each feature tabs on one side and a slot on the other, allowing them to peg onto his wings, or be pegged onto his forearms/jet underside.

:He also comes with a larger-scale "Thunder Talon" with clenching claws and a small, molded circular saw at the end. It features a 5mm peg on its underside and on the tail-end, allowing the weapon to be held/mounted in different ways, as well as store on his back. The weapon also features places to mount the missiles onto, with a pair of slots on its top and underside, as well as a pair of tabs on top. The slots also allow the weapon to be mounted onto the underside of the jet mode.

:His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7|seventh chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots_BeastHuntersStarscream.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Beast Hunters'' version.]]
*'''Beast Hunters Starscream''' (Scout, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''33'''
: Starscream can transform into a jet.

:Like most [[Beast Hunters]] Construct-Bots, Starscream never saw release in the United States.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBBHStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Beast Hunters Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Go!===
[[File:TF-GO-G17-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Hunter Starscream''' (2013-[[April 27|04-27]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G17'''
**''Accessories'': "Hunting Claw", two missiles

:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Starscream, hewing closer to the character's original ''Prime'' color scheme. His claw weapon is now blue.

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===Kre-O===
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[[File:KreO-toy StarscreamKW Army.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Snoopy]] better watch his back.]]
*'''Army Starscream''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0945'''
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, 2 clip-on rifles

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Kreon]] Warriors, Starscream has been re-imagined as if he was part of a World War I era fighting force, with prop-plane vehicle kibble deco and an old-timey leather pilots' helmet and goggles (originally used by ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)| Age of Extinction]]'' [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Kre-O)|Crosshairs]]). His face deco (like all of the Kreon Warrior Starscreams) is very, very ''Prime'' Starscream, even if his colors owe more to the [[Starscream (G1)|original Starscream]].

: Like all the Kreons released that year (at normal retail at least), he uses the new 2015-tooling Kreon body, which basically involves small construction changes on every part below the head, making them largely incompatible with the prior Kreon parts (heads still work fine), but the new tooling adds some extra functionality and structural support.

: The Kreon Warriors were only released in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. The individual bags had also abandoned any kind of coding that identified the contents. This means getting the one you want from an unopened bag involves either trying to feel out the unique parts, or just buying the whole dang case.

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[[File:KreO-toy StarscreamKW Pirate.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Captain Jackass Sparrow.]]
*'''Pirate Starscream''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0945'''
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on cannon

: Also part of the first wave of Kreon Warriors, Pirate Starscream is a fancy-dancy buccaneer, with a frilly neck-ruffle and a plume in his hat. What a toff! The plume can also be plugged into the back of his old-timey cannon to simulate a hissing fuse (which other Pirate-themed Kreons in the series actually do).

: All the aggravation of the blind-bagged, non-US distribution above applies to this one as well.

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[[File:KreO-toy StarscreamKW Ninja.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
*'''Ninja Starscream''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, 2 sais, 2 pegged shuriken

: Back for more in the second assortment of Kreon Warriors, the backstabber is now ''literally'' a backstabber, having been re-envisioned as a ninja! His sais are clipped to his arms by a pair of small double-clips, evoking his arm-cannons, while his bladed straw hat (originally from the [[Hard Master]] Kreon in the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Kre-O'' series) can be held by its edge as a massive weapon.

: Still fully blind-bagged, still not sold at US retail.

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[[File:KreO-toy StarscreamKW Wiseguy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pull a comb through your coal black hair, for crying out loud, it's a mess.]]
*'''Wiseguy Starscream''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, 2 clip-on gatling guns

: Who's that whisperin' in the trees? It's Starscream in full-on gangster mode, with an old-fashioned car-parts deco and a pair of gatling guns. His helmet replacement is oddly a black "wild-hair" piece originally from the ''CityVille Invasion'' sets, possibly because [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Wiseguy|Wiseguy Bumblebee]] already used the only fedora-like hat mold back in Series 1.

:Ibid on the distribution et al.
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
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[[File:RID2015WarriorStarscream.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|''Hasbro version/ToysЯUs Japan exclusive pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV62-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Starscream''' (Warrior Class, 2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV62'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': 2016-[[November 26|11-26]]
**''Accessories'': 2 Rifles
:Initially released as part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive ''Clash of the Transformers'' subline imprint, Warrior Class Starscream is a new mold which transforms from robot and fighter jet inspired by both his [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] and his look during the coronation scene in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the G1 movie]]. He comes with 2 rifles with 5mm posts which can be hand-held or mounted on his forearms (as small null-rays) or his wings. The small tabs on top of the guns also allow them to fit into the slots on his shoulders, which can each hold both guns at once. The fandom knew ''nothing'' about the existence of this toy before it suddenly appeared at retail—something that basically never happens in the modern era.

:His scannable Decepticon insignia is on his left shoulder. scanning the badge temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game, and can only be scanned once per day. While accessible in Robot Mode, the badge is impossible to be scanned in vehicle mode.

:The ''Adventure'' series release of the toy features some paint applications to closely match his appearances in the cartoon.

:The first stock photos of the figure seems to be missing his insignia sticker. This was later revised.

: Later that year, Starscream was re-released as part of the general retail ''Combiner Force'' subline imprint with no known changes other than the packaging. In Japan, this version of the toy was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive, ''also'' with almost no changes aside from a different sticker badge.

: This mold was also used to make [[Skywarp (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Skywarp]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Warrior Class Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Power-Surge-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Hasbro version/ToysЯUs Japan exclusive pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-57-Hyper-Surge-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Power Surge Starscream''' (Power Hero, 2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV57'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': 2016-[[October 29|10-29]]
**''Accessories'': Lancelon Mini-Con

:Released as a ToysЯUs exclusive under the ''Clash of the Transformers'' subline, Power Surge Starscream is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms into a robot to fighter plane and back in just a few steps. :He also comes with [[Lancelon]], a Mini-Con that transforms into a sword and also be worn as chest armor for Starscream. Power Surge Starscream also features a voice gimmick, activated by pressing down his head:

:*"No one can stop me now!"
:*"Decepticons Unite!"
:*"Mini-Con Power Up!"
:*A flying sound effect.

:When you leave the toy idled for several seconds, he will play a transforming sound accompanied with a flying sound effect.

:As with the Warrior Class figure, his scannable Decepticon insignia is on his left shoulder, accessible when in-package.

:The ''Adventure'' release of the toy, released under the name '''Hyper Surge Starscream''', features some show-accurate paint details, and a different insignia sticker which is compatible to TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app. The Hasbro version of the toy was ''also'' released as a ToysЯUs Japan exclusive, with no changes on the original deco with an exception of the badge.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (Legion Class, 2016)

:Part of the first wave of Combiner Force legion class figures, Starscream changes from fighter jet to robot in a few steps. While being a completely new figure, his arms are borrowed from Legion Class [[Windblade (RID)#Legion|Windblade]]. For some reason, his nose cone has been completely covered in the same light blue as his shoulders and feet, presumably to better match the small hinge that connects it to his body. He is decently articulated for a Legion class figure, but lacks forward movement at the shoulder.

:Along with his wave-mate [[Springload (RID)#Legion|Springload]], Starscream was released at retail in Australia without any prior announcement by Hasbro whatsoever.
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Starscream''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''4'''
: Part of McDonald's ''Transformers: Prime'' promotion, Starscream is depicted as a non-transformable, simplified version of his jet mode, cast in light and dark gray plastic with some blue, black, and purple paint applications. Pressing the raised Decepticon symbol on the fuselage causes the cockpit to pop up on a hinge, revealing two non-firing missiles.
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*'''Starscream''' (Happy Meal, 2013)
:*''McNumber:'' '''?'''
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===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Prime''' (2014)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Prime'' series, this buildable Starscream mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.
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===Eaglemoss cards===
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==Notes==
[[File:Tfprimestarscreamjet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''ooooo-ooooo/We fade to grey!'']]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Fabulouscream.]]
*Starscream's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Energon Seeker-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available to Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Arclight-type components.
*Starscream's backstory in ''Exodus'' is self-contradictory:
:''"Not even Starscream, who had spent much of his scientific career in the labs contained within these refracting walls..."'' (p. 78).
:''"See what?" Starscream asked. Neither Starscream nor Megatron were scientists."'' (p. 158).
:*When asked via Twitter, Exodus's writer [[Alex Irvine]] stated "Let's say he's always been scientifically curious."<ref>[http://twitter.com/alexirvine/status/36051088754868224 Twitter post]</ref>
:*In ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]'', when Starscream sarcastically remarks how Shockwave is "ever the scientist", Shockwave replies with "as you once were". This implies that Starscream had been a scientist at some point in time, but has since left that field.
*Despite being a [[Neutral]] before joining Megatron's cause in War for Cybertron, Starscream begins the game with his glowing details already in Decepticon purple as opposed to Neutral yellow. The Decepticon symbols do not appear on his wings until AFTER he has been recruited by Megatron however.
*Starscream's thin body and narrow, upward-swept wings in [[robot mode]] recalls [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]], but his voice, colour scheme, Igor-like posture and subservience to Megatron recalls the [[Starscream (Movie)|live-action incarnation]]. The game design has the movie bulk but with a [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1]] head and colours.
*Starscream's chest design is basically his live-action incarnation's head design. Now that's a visual homage.
**And an unintentional one at that, according to the [[New York Comic Con]] Transformers: Prime panel.
*''Prime'''s Starscream has [[Starscream (SG)|a red Decepticon insignia]].
*Starscream's feet have pointed toes and elevated heels that make them resemble a pair of women's pumps. They are quite daring.
*[[Steve Blum]] said he was a fan of [[Charlie Adler]] and [[Tom Kenny]]'s portrayals of Starscream, and had Adler give him his blessing after he got the part.<ref>[http://sknr.net/2011/04/20/steve-blum-talks-transformers-prime-guild-wars-2-bulletstorm-more/ Skewed magazine Steve Blum interview.]</ref> Coincidentally, Blum, Adler, and Kenny are all in ''The Super Hero Squad Show''. Blum would later take over the role of Adler's [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] for the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon]]'' game.
*Screamer appears to have [[Decepticon]] logos on his legs. They disappeared after "[[Masters & Students]]".
*For the rest of the series after "[[Partners]]", Starscream has a scar on his right cheek from his battle with Arcee. However, after [[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]] it is gone. It is possible that in addition to restoring his T-cog, Knock Out also got rid of the scar.
*Up until "Partners", his eyes were empty (like Arcee's eyes) with a solid red iris and lighter red pupils, but following said episode, his eyes change color from episode to episode. On some occasions, they are solid red with lighter red dots for his pupils.
*Sometimes during the series, depending on Starscream's mood (usually when scared), the wings on his back in robot mode tend to droop down like an animal's ears when scared or saddened. It's quite adorable, really.
*Starscream's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Starscream parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*In Starscream's dedicated level in ''Fall Of Cybertron'', a secret room on the exterior of Shockwave's tower complex contains a very G1-esque gold crown that can be picked up by the player and worn for the remainder of the level. Words cannot describe how awesome this is..
*Starscream seems to be entertained by dancing monkeys.
*His arm blasters appear to have the ability to disrupt a Transformer's systems. In "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]", one shot from them briefly disables Bumblebee. Maybe he picked the [[null-ray]] upgrade after all.
*Starscream's Hasbro bio takes Fowler's comment "Starscream is his own worst enemy", a little too literally as it lists his arch-enemy as himself. And his ally is Optimus, for some reason...

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Starscream has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Full Weapon Mode''' (フルウェポンモード ''Furu Wepon Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Gul, Jida, Zori
:Starscream's box-back Arms Up mode has him using the [[Laser Gunblade]] on his right arm, the [[High-Defense Shield]] on the left, and [[Zori]] in "Flexible Rod Mode" (yyyyeah) on his back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tīen-wáng-hsīng''' (Taiwan, 天王星, "Uranus"), '''Hóng Zhīzhū''' (China, 紅蜘蛛, "Red Spider")
*''Russian:'' '''Skandalist''' (''Fall of Cybertron'', Скандалист, "Troublemaker"), '''Starscream''' (''Prime'')

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Exclusives]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Go! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Seekers]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds

2017-05-16T18:15:27Z

RichardT1977: Since we're putting Hamilton quotes for "The Dying of the Light" image captions, I found the one I thought worked best for this image.

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|next=No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases
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|title="The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds"
|caption="Why is it us? Why us?" "Because we're here, lad. Nobody else. Just us."
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|published in=[[More than Meets the Eye issue 50|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]]
|date=[[February 24]], [[2016]] (digital, parts of Europe and Asia) [[March 9]], 2016 (rest of world)
|coverdate=February 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|pencils by=[[Alex Milne]]
|inks by=Alex Milne and [[Brian Shearer]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]] (pg. 1-10), [[Priscilla Tramontano]] (pg. 11-15, 22-23, 27-32), [[John-Paul Bove]] (pg. 17-21, 24-26)
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]
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'''A psychic attack leads Team Rodimus back to the Necrobot's planet, where a mutiny in the ranks of the ''Lost Light'' spells their doom.'''

==Synopsis==
''On [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] receive a haunting transmission: a series of videos from crewmembers of the ''[[Lost Light]]''—[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]], [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]—explaining that they are about to die and leaving individual instructions for how they wish to be interred. The broadcast also reaches [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], and the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'', but the ''Lost Light'' remains silent, unresponsive to any hailing requests. Optimus Prime proposes using the [[space bridge]] to go to their rescue, but Jetfire reveals the awful truth... the message claims the speakers have six hours left to live, but it was sent three weeks ago.''

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-rollout.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|We'd make a comment about jumping the cybershark, but face it; this series has already done a ''lot'' weirder stuff than this.]]
Three weeks earlier, the ''Lost Light''ers help liberate the planet [[Miliarium]] from the clutches of the [[Rust Giant]]s, with the super-strong [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] taking out their biggest, meanest member. [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]—remotely supervising the battle from the ship on account of his newfound pacifism—is a little prickly when he discovers that everyone hid from him the fact that Millarians are organic, but softens when [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] lets him give the "[[roll out]]" order.

A little later, after everyone has returned to the ship, Megatron holds the latest in a series of classes on the [[Knights of Cybertron]], and focuses his attention on the mysterious, gear-like hieroglyph that the crew have come upon several times in the course of their quest. Pooling their knowledge, the class concludes that the symbol is a kind of "coat of arms," representing just one of multiple clans that existed within the Knights' ranks. The discussion is interrupted, however, when Megatron suddenly reels in pain, clutching his head; when Minimus Ambus attempts to go to his aid, the ex-Decepticon reflexively lashes out, punching Minimus across the room. Horrified at his own actions, Megatron retreats to his quarters, where Velocity checks him over and administers his latest dose of [[Fool's Energon]]. She worries that the sedative could be the reason for Megatron's actions, as it has been known to cause fluctuations in a 'bot's personality, but he explains that he was bombarded with agonizing, screaming voices in his mind—an experience, it soon turns out, that a handful of ''other'' crew members also underwent at the same time, each hearing their own unique horrific sound. [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] are able to trace the signal of this "psychic attack" back to its source, and plans are quickly made to go and investigate.

The group all piles into the Rodpod: Rodimus, Magnus, the victims of the attack (Megatron, Tailgate, Rewind, Chromedome, Rung, and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]), their partners and friends ([[Ten]], [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]), "Team Rodimus" (Nightbeat, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]], and Nautica), and team doctor Velocity, who is convinced by Mainframe to bring Whirl along for extra muscle. [[Quantum generator|Quantum jumping]] to the signal's point of origin, the pod materializes in utter blackness, which the team soon realize means they have jumped ''inside'' a huge, hollow object. One more small jump to the object's surface, and they discover they have returned to the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s [[Necroworld|planet]]... but no sooner have they stepped out of the Rodpod than a squadron of attack craft suddenly appears in the skies and opens fire on them! Totally outnumbered, everyone boards the pod again and tries to quantum jump away, only to discover the teleport engines are dead. The team sets course for the Necrobot's fortress, but the Rodpod is shot down right in front of it; everyone manages to survive and haul themselves out of the wreckage before the Rodpod finally explodes.

[[File:Getawayunloads HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|''Hang on, how many bots died because Rod was inexperienced and ruinous?'']]
Taking cover inside the fortress, the team discovers the Necrobot's dead body in the middle of the floor. While Ravage sneaks out to examine the single enemy fighter they managed to bring down during the escape, Nightbeat snaps into analytical mode, and he and Brainstorm piece together what has occurred: the "psychic attack" was originally an ordinary transmission sent by their attackers to lure the group to the planet, but the fatally-wounded Necrobot, with the last of his strength, corrupted the signal in a failed attempt to warn them off. Using the Necrobot's computer, Rodimus re-establishes contact with the ''Lost Light''... but is shocked when the 'bot who answers his hail turns out to be [[Getaway]]! The escapologist explains that he has been freed from his cell by the ''entire crew'', who have finally tired of Rodimus's leadership and the way in which Megatron has been accepted into their ranks, and are staging a full-blown mutiny. Getaway and [[Atomizer]] have been planning this since before the ship left Cybertron, having identified all "Megatron sympathizers" through judicious questioning and application of Getaway's [[nudge gun]], and have now isolated and trapped them on the Necrobot's world, so that the rest of the crew can ''actually get on with their quest'' to find the Knights and save the Cybertronian race. Even the mystery attackers are part of their plan—attackers whose identities Megatron has already figured out, making him severely doubt Getaway's promise that nobody but Megatron will be harmed. As Getaway shuts off the comm-link, a wounded Ravage limps back inside to confirm his leader's suspicions: the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] has arrived... and everyone is going to die.

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*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (4)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (5)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (6)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (9)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (10)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
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*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (24)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (25)
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*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (37)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (38)
*[[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] (39)
*[[Xaaron]] (40)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (41)
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*[[Splashdown]]? (45) 
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*[[Fulcrum]] (18)
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*[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] (55)
*[[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]] (56)
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==Quotes==

"I was particularly impressed by '''your''' efforts, '''Riptide'''. You clearly put in a lot of work." 
"Did I pass?" 
"No, but I'll talk to you afterwards to explain why."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Riptide''' on the latter's academic skills

"I'm not usually a '''fan''' of group discussion, or brainstorming, or waiting for other people to stop speaking, but that was actually pretty impressive."
:—'''Nightbeat''', on the benefits of talking out a problem

"'''Stress''' is another side effect of the chemo-sedatives." 
"It's not stress." 
"How do you know?" 
"Because I've never been happier."
:—'''Velocity''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Hold on. Someone '''fired on us''' and you want to '''run towards the gun'''?" 
'''Rodimus:''' "'''Yep'''—and '''disarm''' them before they take another shot. It's a perfectly good plan! '''Team Rodimus''' are well up for it!" 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "'''Is''' well up for it. Team Rodimus '''is''' well up for it. Singular. One team." 
'''Rodimus:''' "Whatever. Chop-chop!" 
'''Megatron:''' "When did you first realize that he uses '''bad grammar''' to distract you whenever you raise an objection to something he wants to do?" 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "He does '''WHAT'''?"

"This is the new '''teleport drive'''. Nautica built it as a '''thank-you present''' after I stopped going on and on about how much I wanted a teleport drive."
:—'''Rodimus'''

'''Rodimus:''' "I'm sorry if not all of us are catlike and unpanickable." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Not a word." 
'''Rodimus:''' "Jeez, Magnus. Time and place." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "No, no, no. You can't have people throwing '''made up words''' around willy-nilly. There are impressionable 'bots on board." 
'''Brainstorm:''' "Magnus is right. Making up words leads to criminanarchy and pandebordination." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Brainstorm! One more and you're on '''remand.'''"

"By what '''tortured logic''' did '''High Command''' conclude that letting an '''unrepentant mass murderer''' off the hook represented anything '''other''' than an '''insult''' to the memory of the '''billions''' he killed? Seriously—can someone explain to me how the war can end with the '''instigator''' being allowed to go about his business '''as if nothing happened'''? The death camps! The massacres! The cities razed to the ground! Apparently all of them were just '''missteps'''—painful but necessary—on Megatron's '''path to self-discovery'''! (...) By helping that '''maniac''' find peace you're excusing his past behavior. And so it falls to us—'''the 99%'''—to remind you how '''wrong''' this is. Forgiveness? Rehabilitation? Reintegration? No. Not him. Not now. Not ever."
:—'''Getaway'''

"I'm not a bad person. I just have strong beliefs."
:—'''Getaway'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*"Who doesn't want to survive the dying of the light?" Skids asked Nightbeat, back when they first visited Necroworld in "[[The Not Knowing]]"...
*Optimus and Jetfire are in the ''[[Skyroller]]'' when they receive the crew's message, outside [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s "house," placing this story after the events of [[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|''The Transformers'' #50]].
*We see that the Scavengers were sent a copy of the recording of the crew's last requests too. Back in #45 Misfire mentioned that he had a 'contact' among the Autobots. In #46 [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fort Max]] confirmed that the Scavengers had been supplying Brainstorm with parts. It looks like Brainstorm hasn't broken his ties with his handlers after all, especially if he's sending messages to them in last-ditch pleas for help.
*When Nightbeat delivers his part of the message, he talks about how he can prepare himself "this time," and strokes the centre of his forehead: a reference to when he died before, shot right through the head, in ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''.
*Nightbeat requests his funeral ceremony be Neoprimalist, the sect of Primalism that [[Flywheels]] was noted to belong to in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|issue #7]].
*Magnus sputters as he tries to say the word "fun," just as he did back in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]], but this time, he finally gets it out.
*Rung requests that, should he die in alt mode, he be disassembled—an allusion to the mystery of his alternate form, and the fact that, whatever it is, it may still be able to serve its purpose after his death.
*Megatron was previously mentioned to be teaching a class of some sort in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]], of which Riptide was a student.
*Megatron mentions [[information creep]] during his class, the memory-altering mental malady mentioned before in [[Twenty Plus One|issue #31]]. In the same issue, it was established that Riptide was rubbish at exams, which is followed through on here as he fails his assignment in Megatron's class.
*The mysterious gear symbol raises its figurative head once again. Skids remembers how he saw it in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]], Thunderclash remembers seeing it in the map from his dreams in [[The Sensuous Frame|issue #41]], and Perceptor mentions that Rodimus drew it into his own map from [[The Not Knowing|issue #44]].
*Nautica recounts how she spent time on [[Troja Major]], where we know from [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|issue #28]] she picked up a copy of ''[[Towards Peace]]''. She says she visited a "heritage museum"; presumably, this is the business run by Decepticon antiquarian [[Agonizer]], mentioned in [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|issue #45]] as having set up shop on the planet.
*Rodimus brings "Team Rodimus" together again, who were last referred to by that name back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|issue #30]] when they assembled to examine the alternate-Rodimus's coffin.
*The crew previously visited the Necrobot's planet in issue #44. Back in that issue, the Necrobot described it as a "shell of a world," quoting his departed friend [[Tusk]]. That line suddenly becomes a lot more literal with this issue's revelation that the planet is hollow.
*Note how Magnus's right arm takes a bad hit during the explosion of the Rodpod. It's deliberately kept off-panel for the remaining portion of the issue, likely to obscure the fact that the arm has been completely severed—'cause remember, as we know from [[The Gloaming|issue #16]] and [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]], that's the arm containing [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]'s recall switch/teleporter. No quick escapes with ''that'', Magnus!
*Brainstorm identifies the Necrobot's computers as using elements of the same technology as the guilt-detecting computer [[Aequitas]], from ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', which is why everyone who suffers from the "psychic attack" experiences a unique, tailor-made terror.
*Getaway says he realised Rodimus was crap when he saw "that ridiculous Rodpod". Getaway's first response to the Rodpod waaaay back in "[[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss]]" was "And this guy is your ''leader''", while later including it in his freakout in "[[No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit]]". And you thought these were just jokes!
*The full extent of Getaway and Atomizer's scheme is revealed, tying back into their attempt to dispatch Megatron from [[The Lopsided Triangle|issue #47]], and Atomizer's manipulation of Rodimus from [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]]. They obviously arrange to have Mainframe suggest that Whirl accompany Team Rodimus not because he holds any favour for Megatron, like the rest of the exiles, but because he discussed having second thoughts about Getaway's methods in #47.
*Getaway also mentions the only real side effect from the nudge gun and its memory wipes is a slight headache. Sure enough, Skids and Nightbeat mention having inexplicable headaches off-hand in [[The Sensuous Frame|#41]] and [[The Not Knowing|#44]], respectively, while Tailgate had one in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]] that was ''implied'' to be the result of too much drink, but about which we now know better. Finally, to spell it out for us, Whirl was shown having a headache after being nudge-gunned in [[The Lopsided Triangle|#47]].
**In Tailgate's case, that revelation also implicitly tells us who ''really'' told Getaway about Tailgate's deathbed confession; not Cyclonus, as Getaway claims, but Tailgate himself, who then had the memory of telling Getaway erased.
**Even sneakier, if one is to look back on the panel in issue #41 when Tailgate complains about his head hurting, Getaway's right hand is obscured by a table leg.
**In Whirl's case, considering the action he took against Megatron in #28 it is likely that he agreed to a potential mutiny from early on, right up until he had second thoughts about Getaway's extreme methods and Getaway decided he couldn't be relied upon.
*The Decepticon Justice Division allied with Deathsaurus' forces back in [[The Permanent Revolution|issue #39]]. 'Bots from that issue who appear among their team on the story's final page include Leozack, Killbison, Drillhorn, and Blue Bacchus.

===Transformers references===
*Deathsaurus's sword shares the shape of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]].

===Real-life references===
*Both this multi-parter's title and this issue's sub-title are quotes from the poem "{{w|Do not go gentle into that good night}}," by {{w|Dylan Thomas}}. The work urges one to survive, to not willingly embrace death, to "Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
*Roberts has said the creepy video was meant to be an "ISIS-style" execution video<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 05:40 to 6:00]</ref>, refering to Islamic State's habit of making victims spout propaganda before being killed on-screen.
*The planet Miliarium takes its name from the Latin word for "milestone," in reference to the 50-issue milestone ''More than Meets the Eye'' has reached.
*Velocity's ringtone ("I'm a doctor, not a performance artist!") is, of course, a spoof of Doctor McCoy's catchphrase from the original ''[[Star Trek]]''. She notes it's a gift from Swerve, who has recently indulged himself in all of Earth's television, and refers to Velocity's decision to go into medicine rather than [[Caminus]]'s highly-venerated performing arts.
*Getaway calls Team Rodimus's trip a "journey into mystery," referencing the {{w|Journey into Mystery|Marvel comic}} of the same name.
*"The 99%" is a populist political slogan, along with "the 1%": the 99% are the alleged majority being stepped on by the elites of the 1%.
*The concept of one small brave band of heroes facing down impossible odds as legions of enemies close in on their position, unable to retreat, is (as Roberts would acknowledge) lifted from the movie ''[[Zulu]]''—which the crew were shown watching back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|issue #30]], in a bit of very deliberate foreshadowing. Swerve makes the reference explicit with his "Patients - '''thousands''' of 'em!" line.

===Errors===
*For his one-panel appearance, Scoop is his traditional orange, but he ought to be in [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]-green these days, since becoming part of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], as seen in [[All That Remains|''Windblade'' #3]].
*Hard to spot in the rust giant throng on the left of the double-page title spread is [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]], recognizable by his shoulder cannons, square-head-thing, and the treads on his upper arms, which he had when he appeared on Cybertron in issue #29. This is the first time we've seen him among the ''Lost Light'' crew—but he's colored almost entirely cream instead of his normal red and blue. Not unlike his [[Slamdance (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' counterpart]], actually!
*In Fortress Maximus's early appearance, his name is misspelled "Fotress". This was corrected for the trade paperback collection.
*The headline on the [[Galactic Bulletin]] reads "AUTOBOTS LIBERATE MIL'''L'''ARIUM".
*When Nightbeat discovers the Necrobot's body, his face is colored gray instead of yellow.
*In that same scene, Censere is misspelled "Censerre", with an extra R. This was corrected for the trade paperback collection.
*In the panel that reveals the mutineers, Mainframe's face is colored wrong. The "divider" between his mouthplate and his visor is colored AS the visor, and his actual optic is colored like his forehead, making him look like he's kind of smugly squinting at Rodimus.
*In the group shot of the DJD and Deathsaurus's forces on the last page, Guyhawk is visible in the background, between Helex's legs, but he's colored grey and red with a green face, instead of his usual red and white.

===Production notes===
James Roberts went into lengthy detail about the comic at [http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Comics.]:
*Roberts had actually forgotten to ''do'' the Previously On page until late in the day! <ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 10:10 to 10:41]</ref>
*Originally the execution vid was going to open with a character buying it. <ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 05:55 to 06:12]</ref>
*The broadcast was inspired by [[Doctor|''Doctor Who'']] episode ''The Pandorica Opens'', where characters from across the series cameo at the start. This was to 'ground' the comic into the continuity of its sister titles, as ''MTMTE'' is usually detached from the rest of the line and Roberts wanted to nod to it.<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 06:45 to 8:24]</ref>
*Roberts (acknowledging some criticism of the strip being meandering) notes that previous stories had been very insular on the ship but here they are actually ''helping'' people at the start! This flags up that "Heroic Autobot" thing before it all goes wrong. Also intentional was Megatron deliberately giving non-lethal tactics to the Autobots. <ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 15:59 to 17:40]</ref>
*Megatron was going to teach classes in other issues but there was never space for it. Roberts used it as a way to give some love to lesser-seen characters by giving them a seat.<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 22:50 to 23:40]</ref>
*Roberts was told that the are/is thing ''is'' gramatically correct in America. "I didn't know that." <ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 36:47 to 36:54]</ref>
*Alex Milne decided to put the flower in Censere's mouth. <ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 48:30 to 48:50]</ref>
*Roberts clarifies that Getaway was "treated in a way he would find objectionable" in the previous issue and while it "had to be" done that way due to his skills, it "plays into Getaway's larger plan" as "the rules" are clearly different for ''his'' crimes than Brainstorm or Megatron's.<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 53:26 to 54:14]</ref>
*The mutineers shown are deliberately shown to be "B-listers you know and like and trust" for impact. Hoist is specifically there because of his Spotlight and Riptide because he'd once been a 'main' guy.<ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 54:15 to 55:11]</ref>
*It was noted that what Getaway is saying is similar to what fans were saying back when they learned about Auto-Megs. <ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 56:30 to 57:10]</ref>
*Roberts alludes to an unplanned reflection of ''[[Community]]'' that a fan noted: that every so often, ''Community'' would show what the main cast look like to other people and what they look like are arseholes. <ref>[http://www.orbitalcomics.com/orbital-directors-commentary-james-roberts-on-transformers-mtmte-50-audio/ Orbital Director’s Commentary – James Roberts on Transformers: MTMTE #50! - Track #1 58:30 to 1:00:00]</ref>

===Other notes===
*The "story so far" page that opens this issue recaps the entire series, summing up each individual story or multiparter with a simple description: a schism ([[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|''The Death of Optimus Prime'']]), an accident (issues [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|#1]]-[[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|2]]), a sparkeater ([[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|issue #3]]), a virus (issues [[Life After the Big Bang|#4]]-[[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|5]]), a hostage situation ([[Interiors|issue #6]]), an interlude (issues [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|#7]]-[[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|8]]), a calling ([[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 annual]]), a ''Spotlight'' or two (''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Trailcutter]]'' and ''[[The Waiting Game|Hoist]]''), a story (issues [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|#9]]-[[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|11]]), a mix-up ([[Before & After|issue #12]]), a night out ([[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|issue #13]]), a mistake ([[Remembrance Day|issue #14]]), a death ([[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]]), a funeral ([[The Gloaming|issue #16]]), a lost moon ([[Remain in Light|issues #17-21]]), a diversion ([[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|issues #22-27]]), a trial (issues [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|#28]]-[[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|30]]), an exodus ([[Twenty Plus One|issue #31]]), another ''Lost Light'' (issues [[slaughterhouse|#32]]-[[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|33]]), a loss ([[Births, Deaths, and Interventions|issue #34]]), an alternate universe ([[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|issue #35]]), a race against time (issues [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|#36]]-[[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|38]]), an alliance ([[The Permanent Revolution|issue #39]]), a farewell ([[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]]), a reunion (issues [[The Sensuous Frame|#41]]-[[The Frail Gaze|42]]), a sitcom ([[The One Where They Go to Earth|issue #43]]), an epiphany ([[The Not Knowing|issue #44]]), another interlude (issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|#45]]-[[Animals|46]]), a betrayal ([[The Lopsided Triangle|issue #47]]), and a resignation (issues [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|#48]]-[[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|49]]).
*Megatron notes that it has been about a year since the ''Lost Light'' left Cybertron after his trial, meaning that about 18 months (one year plus the six-month gap between "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" and "season 2") have passed in the last two years' worth of comics.

===Soundtrack===
For all of "The Dying of the Light":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCdBc5uByFQ Hurt]" by {{w|Johnny Cash}}

For this part alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXYT2yy2s24 Heroes]" by {{w|David Bowie}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROlCPlnCIfo Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe]" by {{w|Okkervil River}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsOuOR7TNKc Nonphenomenal Lineage]" by {{w|Grandaddy}}

===Crew manifest===
*Exiled: Brainstorm, Chromedome, Cyclonus, Megatron, Minimus Ambus, Nautica, Nightbeat, Ravage, Rewind, Rodimus, Rung, Skids, Swerve, Tailgate, Ten, Velocity and Whirl were effectively removed from the crew by Getaway's mutiny.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.newsarama.com/28256-megatron-seeks-redemption-in-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-50-preview.html Preview]

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Junkion (species)

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[[File:Junkion symbol.png|thumb|upright=1.4|R-E-C-Y-C-L-E recycle!]]

'''Junkions''' are a race of transforming mechanoids that inhabit the planetoid also known as [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Depending on the universe, their historical origin may be unclear, but in some they are indeed descended from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronians]].<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''</ref>

They have a unique physiology, seemingly made of little more than the same rusted scraps of trash metal that compose their homeworld. They are capable of not only withstanding damage that would normally incapacitate or kill the average Transformer, but quickly repairing that damage using any pieces of scrap metal they can get their hands on. A Junkion may even be reduced to a pile of parts, only to come back at their enemy less than a minute later. Junkions in battle are utterly fearless, using tag-team and ambush tactics to keep mobile while swarming their opponents ''en masse''.

They are also expert mechanics, even able to repair with remarkable ease Transformers normal medical science would write off as [[Death|dead]]. ''How'' the Junkions have developed in this manner has yet to be explained.

Junkion culture is centered on one thing: [[Earth]] broadcasting. Their speech is a hodgepodge of television and radio clippings, making them oftentimes hard to understand. Junkions as a whole are somewhat childlike and naive. They are curious, but also tend to be wary of, if not outright hostile towards, newcomers to their planet (far too many have come with the goal of harming their world), but once a Junkion's friendship is gained, they go "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs" and treat their allies as Friends For Life. As such, they are instinctively protective of [[human]]s, the source of [[television]].

After having come in contact with the [[Autobot]]s, the Junkions have become known as some of the best scrap metal merchants and traders around. Even [[Octane|some]] [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Decepticons]] make use of their services. The Junkions are all too happy to exchange [[energon]] for more scrap metal... even if they don't think to ask just ''where'' the scrap metal came from.

{{quote|Junkions don't need help, Junkions ''are'' help! Spare parts? We'll fix 'em!|[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]]|''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TFTM Junkions.JPG|upright=2|thumb|Punker Bots!]]

{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]], [[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)}}

When a group of [[Autobot]]s crashlanded on their planet, the Junkions saw them as nothing but intruding thieves. Without warning, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and his Junkions led an assault on them, but they soon halted when another group of Autobots arrived and proved their friendliness with the [[universal greeting]]. Pacified, the Junkions revived the late [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and promptly organized a dance party for everyone.

When [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] voiced his desire to destroy [[Unicron]], the Junkions did not hesitate to join him, and a large number of them boarded the [[Minnow]] with which to attack the dark god. The Minnow was crushed in Unicron's hand in the following battle, but luckily the passengers survived (at the very least, Wreck-Gar and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] did). {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|The Junkions’ involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook “[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

[[File:FFoD4 Junkion Rescuers.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A species that does nothing but spout pop-culture references. That proves it: this cartoon predicted the shape of internet culture.]]

Two Junkions came with Wreck-Gar when he travelled to planet [[Goo 8739B]] to save his Autobot friends. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} The exiled Decepticon [[Octane]] later worked with Junkions to freight scrapmetal between their planet to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} The defensive Junkions later chased off a number of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] that had landed on their planet in search of a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson Journal|journal]]. In response, the Quintessons hijacked the Junkions' precious television signals, planting subliminal messages that caused the Junkions to consider all other races to be their enemies. Even worse, the Junkions got the bright idea to ''share'' these transmissions, beaming them out in the galaxy and causing sentient races everywhere to fight each other. The brainwashed Junkions were eventually fixed when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] countered the transmissions with some of his own. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
A few Junkions were residing in [[Iron Town]], where they were menaced by the [[Decepticon desperadoes]]. Fortunately, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] saved the town. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
When [[Gong]] and [[Sideways]] destabilized the universe on the eve of the [[Unicron War]], the Junkions and their role in the conflict were overwritten and replaced by the [[Rock Lord]]s. [[Vector Prime]] ultimately corrected the multiversal damage and set history back on its correct course, and the Junkions helped defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
{{noteMarvelBB2006}}
In a strange alternate future, the defensive Junkions chased off a number of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] that had landed on their planet in search of a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson Journal|journal]]. In response, the Quintessons hijacked the Junkions' precious television signals, planting subliminal messages that caused the Junkions to consider all other races to be their enemies and meticulously organize the junk on their planet in hopes the lost journal would be discovered. The Junkions got the bright idea to ''share'' these transmissions, beaming them out in the galaxy and causing sentient races everywhere to fight each other. The brainwashed Junkions were eventually fixed when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] countered the transmissions with soothing easy-listening music. Once the hypnosis was broken, the Junkions sided with the Autobots in driving off the attacking Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
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{{noteukonly}}
''Following the destruction of Unicron, his still living head floated into range of the planet Junk, and using his vast mental powers he took control of the entire Junkion population. Planning to use Junk as his new body, Unicron ordered the Junkions to attach his head to the planet. His plot failed when Wreck-Gar, who had been off in space at the time Unicron took control, planted explosives benath his head and blew him up.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
The Junkions did not take kindly to the [[Recyclon]]s intending to recycle their planet into energon. After [[Salvage (G1)|Salvage]] damaged Wreck-Gar, the Junkions swarmed the intruders and forced them to retreat into space. Down but not out, the Recyclons decided to fire the [[Prime Processing Unit]] to recycle the entire planet from orbit, but the Junkions fired a tractor beam in return, sending [[Reclamation|their ship]] crashing violently into Junk. Salvage was the sole survivor of the crash, his last sight alive being a group of Junkions moving in on him. {{storylink|Collect and Save}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:MTMTE 8 anonymous Junkion.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"We are the Transformers who say "NI!"]]
{{quote|You're not an Autobot or Decepticon, yet I smell the stench of ''both'' breeds emanating from you.|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]|"[[Runnin' with the Devil]]"}}
The planet Junkion began as a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] garbage disposal area in space where junk was dumped by means of [[space bridge]] technology. From whatever more the Cybertronians, [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] alike, dumped through the space bridge, {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More Than Meets The Eye'' space bridge entry}} the Junkions emerged as a new breed of Transformer. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}} Though not hostile by nature, the fact their home planet was paradise to numerous treasure hunters and thrill seekers that couldn't care less how the Junkions would suffer from their presence, the Junkions had adopted a mildly xenophobic disposition. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More Than Meets The Eye'' Junk entry}}

[[Dreamwave timeline|Sometime in 2003]], Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] was flying the [[Minnow|Junkions' main ship]] alone through space when he stumbled upon the remains of [[Decepticon leader]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} He brought him on board and repaired him, though Megatron was not the least bit grateful. First, he harshly demanded to know what Wreck-Gar was and when that was answered, Megatron proceeded to manipulate Wreck-Gar into getting him a start back to power. The two returned to Junkion, where Wreck-Gar collected discarded [[Air Warrior]] bodies and repaired them, believing Megatron needed an army to vanquish evil from the [[Universe (universe)|universe]]. When he was done, Megatron killed (?) him, because Wreck-Gar was too unpredictable an ally. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGarsHead.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]

According to the historian [[Pentius]], the Junkions were the remains of a rich and prosperous race who had arrogantly believed their resources would last them forever. When their veritable paradise of a planet finally ran out of [[energon]], these early Junkions were forced to sell off their wealth to other races in a desperate attempt at survival, but it was a futile struggle. As their civilization slowly fell into ruins and their planet was reduced to a hellish junkyard, the survivors deteriorated into a race of scavengers and cannibals living among the garbage. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}}

The Junkions became a kind of bogeyman to Cybertronians, who believed them to be monstrous scrap-eating zombies from the mythical death-world of Junkion. When [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] was banished to Junkion by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], however, he found that the threat was very real. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He viciously destroyed the group of cannibalistic Junkions who attacked him, suffering some damage in the process. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Tales of Megatron's power spread throughout the Junkion clans, and when the Decepticon leader later returned and demanded their loyalty, they were quick to bow before him. Joining forces with the Decepticons, the Junkions provided them with a ship with which to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} On arrival in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the Junkions participated in the Decepticon assault on the city, swarming over and outnumbering the Autobot defenders. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

Soon after, Shockwave led a Decepticon force to the Junkions in the hope of recruiting them and Prowl led the Autobots to stop it. The Battle of Junkion ended with one of them ''detonating'' the planet's core so it would knock out the others. In the aftermath, the Junkions were left nomadic, a bit weird, and developing strange new ways of keeping themselves pieced together.{{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Some four million years later, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] recruited several Junkions into the army he was raising to oppose [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Some other Junkions were among the [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]] who returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the war was over. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} One of them watched a live interview with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

In 2017, a crew of Junkions under Wreck-Gar and [[Rum-Maj]] arrived on [[Earth]] to trade technology for [[Ultra-Energon]]. They were bemused to find Optimus Prime on Earth claiming he spoke for it and such trade couldn't be allowed ''and'' [[G.I. Joe (team)|the natives]] hostile to them & Prime both. A formal meeting was held at [[Autobot City]] and the Junkions offered a [[positron core]] as something to trade, allowing the Autobots to repair innumerous wounded people. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] opined that [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] was "buggier than a Junkion's code-base". {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

===Aligned novels===
Early on in the [[space bridge]] colonization project, Cybertronian colonists used the world of Junkion as a collective dumping ground for the vast amounts of refuse and garbage that inevitably resulted from the push outwards. This same planetoid was later used as a hideout for Cybertronian criminals, pirates, and outlaws. Many of them created new identities for themselves and began new lives working on the planet. The space bridge project eventually failed, leaving Junkion isolated from the rest of the universe. With no new resources available, the inhabitants turned to scavenging to survive. As they created new bots from the junk around them, the few former Cybertronians gradually forgot about their origins and took on the name "Junkions". At the time of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s search for the Allspark, their leader was the eccentric [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]].

The Junkions were initially skeptical of Optimus Prime's quest, but eventually aided him and his [[Autobot]]s by directing them to the nearest working space bridge. However, the [[Decepticon]]s, who had been following the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], landed on the planet and launched an attack on both the Autobots and Junkions. During the course of the battle, the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]], the center of Junkion, was removed, causing the planet to break apart. The fracas was further compounded by the arrival of the [[Star Seeker]]s, who took the Junkions hostage and, despite Wreck-Gar's protests, forced them to weld a space bridge to the hull of the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]''. The Star Seekers and Junkions disappeared to places unknown. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[File:ScrapIronSG-filecardart.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
The Junkions were the minions of [[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]], an experimental junk robot with the ability to remake other Transformers in his image using snake-like creatures. They spoke in the manner of computer error messages. After the spread of the Junkion "Hive" proved a threat to both factions, they were locked away on the prison planet [[Paradron]].

Eventually, they were freed by the Autobot renegade [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], who recruited them as footsoldiers for his incursion into the dimension [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]. There, they fought both Decepticons native from their own Universe, and local Autobots. {{storylink|Distant Fissures}} Numerous Autobots from that universe were assimilated into the Hive, and as Magnus's plan came to fruition, transporting the alternate Earth back to their own, negative-polarity universe and destroying 207.0 Epsilon in its wake, the Junkions retreated from battle. {{Storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] became stranded on the planet Junk, he was forced to fight off Wreck-Gar and the hordes of cannibalistic Junkions until he could be rescued by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Wreck-Gar toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|"Not sold in stores...anymore."]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (1986)

:The only Junkion toy originally produced was the group's leader.

*'''[[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]]''' (Junkion, 2004)

:An [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive redeco of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:RtStoy-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is the breakfast your Wreck-Gar could look like, can you see me now?]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe, 2011)
:Wreck-Gar transforms from a Road-Warriors-esque motorcycle into an asymmetrical robot with [[facial hair]], a grin, and an axe. Double pegs under his pelvis correspond to double pegholes in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seat, meaning if you get more than one, he can totally ride himself, or anyone else made from this mold.

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===United===
[[File:Unitedtoy-Scrapheap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Junk!"]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe, 2011)
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Wreck-Gar is a redeco of the 2010 Wreck-Gar toy with different paint layouts.

*'''Autobot SET''' (3-pack, 2011)
:This e-Hobby exclusive 3-pack contains [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]], a retool of Reveal the Shield and United Wreck-Gar with a new head inspired by the background Junkions from the movie.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/more-information-on-the-ehobby-transformers-2010-campaign-exclusives-170961/ More Information on the eHobby Transformers 2010 Campaign Exclusives]</ref>

[[File:Unitedtoy roadmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''[[Detritus (G1)|Roadmaster]] Prime Mode''' ([[2012]]-[[October 27|10-27]])
**''ID number'': '''EX 03'''
**''Accessories'': Junker Drone, Trasher Drone, Waster Drone, Scrapper Drone

: Roadmaster is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Mudslinger (PCC)|Mudslinger]] toy, transforming into a monster truck of indeterminate model. He also has a "Prime Mode" where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machine molds for limbs.

: He comes with four color-coordinated "wasteland" vehicle drone-limbs, redecoes of the [[Destructicon (PCC)|Destructicon]]s. Each one has a square socket for a Power Core Combiner connection; when attached via the blue plugs on a Commander figure, the vehicles automatically transform into a super-robot limb, and snaps back to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] when disconnected. Despite the universal connector, each drone can only form one limb type (but can be swapped from left to right):

:*'''Junker Drone''' — Leg (Roadmaster's left)
:*'''Trasher Drone''' — Leg (Roadmaster's right)
:*'''Waster Drone''' — Arm (Roadmaster's left)
:*'''Scrapper Drone''' — Arm (Roadmaster's right)

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===Generations===
[[File:Gen-toy Junkheap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm a Pepper. Do you want to be a Pepper, too?"]]
*'''Junkheap''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)

:"[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkheap]]" is a retool of Wreck-Gar with a new head. The pegs that tab into slots on the bike-mode's seat mean he can ride either Wreck-Gar or Scrapheap, or vice-versa.

*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Legends, 2016)

:Part of the sixth wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint, Wreck-Gar is a retool of [[Groove (G1)#Generations|Groove]], sporting a brand new noggin. He transforms into a motorcycle or convert into a chest armor for [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]] and other uses of the ''Combiner Wars'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#CombinerWars|Hot Spot]] mold. Early packaging sample photography showed a sticker boasting it being part of the Sky Reign team, but the final product omits this information as Wreck-Gar has no solid way to ''actually'' combine with Sky Reign in a functional way.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Rust Dust#Generations|Rust Dust]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Override (Adventure)|Override]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Vampire (BW)|Vampire]] and the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]].

===Timelines===
*'''[[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]]''' / '''[[Scrap Iron (SG)|Scrap Iron]]''' / '''[[Junkheap (SG)|Junkheap]]''' (2012)

:Redecoes of 2011's Wreck-Gar, Scrapheap, and Junkheap toys respectively.

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==Notes==
[[File:Dreadnokcyborgs2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Spiked tires make for a very un-smooth ride.]]
*According to a [[Secret Files of Teletraan II|secret file on Autobots]], the Junkions are a "tribe of Autobots that dwells on the planet Junkion", ostensibly cementing their place as Transformers.
*In ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3]]'', the [[Dreadnok]]s, a [[Cobra]] biker gang, are shown to ride motorcycles that look just like the Junkions. The Dreadnoks claim to have found their new bikes in a junkyard at some point. No indication is given that the bikes are living Transformers, leaving it simply an [[Easter egg]] for the reader.
*The Junkions that appeared in the movie and their ship were given names in the ''[[Transformers: The Complete Ark]]'' book, which was released 23 years after the movie.
*It's probably a good idea to just not mess with the Junkions, as everyone who does seems to die. The one exception to this rule is [[Thundertron]] and his crew of [[Star Seeker]]s, who managed to take the Junkions captive and enslave them.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Junkion''' (ジャンキオン ''Jankion'')
*''Russian:'' '''Musorshchiki''' (Мусорщики, "Scavengers")
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Weirdwolf (G1)

2016-06-24T04:23:39Z

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|''More than one character or idea, the name or term "Weirdwolf" refers to. A list of other meanings, see [[Weirdwolf (disambiguation)]] for.''
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:''A [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] Weirdwolf is.''
[[File:Weirdwolf boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Yoda]]? This Yoda you speak of, who is?]]

The "weird" in "Weirdwolf", '''Weirdwolf''' puts. To talk to himself he doesn't just like; to talk to himself he ''really'' likes. Ceaselessly. And to make matters worse, not even very ''well'' he does it. To talk in a strange backward speak few can make sense of but himself, he likes.

Cute at first this personality quirk might seem, but once other Decepticons realize that totally off his nut he is, their best to avoid speaking with Weirdwolf they do. Just too ''weird'', he is.

[[Binary bonding|Binary bonded]] to the [[Nebulan]] [[Monzo]] Weirdwolf is, and really wishes that Weirdwolf would shut up Monzo does.

As '''Wolfwire''', sometimes he's known.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Weirdwolftrialbyfire.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Weirdwolf, if keep hanging out back there you do then get colored you will not.]]
Among [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s troops was Weirdwolf. Followed [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and his Autobots from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]], they did. After the Decepticons were soundly defeated by the Autobots, upgraded with [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster technology]], Weirdwolf was one of the Decepticons who underwent the Headmaster process to even the odds. Now [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to the Nebulan [[Monzo]], he and the other Decepticons defeated and captured the Autobot Headmasters. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}

The Autobot Headmasters escaped, and the Decepticons followed the Autobots from Nebulos to [[Earth]], where the two factions battled in the vacant [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Though Fortress Maximus's Headmaster partner, the Nebulan [[Galen Kord|Galen]], was killed, Weirdwolf and the other Decepticons were driven off when [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] replaced him. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

''When Decepticons from the future travel back in time to 1989, following a group of Autobots attempting to stop a rift in space-time from swallowing the entire universe, Weirdwolf and several other Decepticons are displaced to [[Limbo]]. Presumably, they are returned when the future Decepticons left for their own time near the end of the ensuing battle.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Scorponok's Decepticons soon met up with the group of Decepticons stranded on Earth led by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] aggravated the two sides towards a civil war. During the following Decepticon-on-Decepticon battle, Weirdwolf was run over by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Cold War!}} The Decepticons stopped their civil war and teamed up with the Autobots when it was discovered that Starscream had orchestrated the whole affair to distract from his pursuit of the legendary Transformers knowledge database, the [[Underbase]]. In the wake of this event, Scorponok assumed command of all Decepticons and, with Weirdwolf's help, placed a new headquarters, including an Energon converter, under a swamp near [[New York City]]. {{storylink|King Con!}}

Weirdwolf and his Decepticon comrades were once again manipulated by an outside party when both Autobots and Decepticons responded to the [[Air Strike Patrol]]'s stunt at [[MacDill Air Force Base]]. Weirdwolf pounced on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] when Prime lost his temper and tore through the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} The orchestrator behind this staged battle was revealed when Starscream, rebuilt as a [[Pretender]], arrived and fought both sides in the name of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

[[File:Weirdwolfthevoid.jpg|125px|thumb|Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.]] When the second Decepticon civil war broke out between Scorponok's faction and a small group of rogues led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], Weirdwolf was one of those buried under Scorponok's headquarters near New York. He was unharmed, however, and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] ordered him, [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], and [[Fangry]] to the surface to help protect their commander. The battle came to a halt when all Earth-bound Transformers were instantaneously transported to Cybertron to prepare to battle [[Unicron]]. Weirdwolf listened to [[Primus]] (via a possessed [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]]) tell the origin of the Transformers and their imminent destiny. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Unicron subsequently attacked, was defeated, and Weirdwolf was one of the lucky survivors. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Under the pretenses of an Autobot/Decepticon alliance, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] led Weirdwolf and the other Decepticons to [[Klo]], stranding the Autobots on their dying home planet. {{storylink|Exodus!}} When the Autobots followed them, the Decepticons ambushed them, killing all but five. Bludgeon sent Weirdwolf, [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], [[Fangry]], and [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] to hunt down these stragglers, but Weirdwolf had trouble hunting their scent. Unfortunately, their prey rose before them and overcame their group. Weirdwolf apparently escaped, as he appeared next as part of the main battle, where Optimus Prime had returned. He leaped onto Optimus from behind, but before he could deliver a deadly blow, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s group had returned victorious, and he was destroyed by a blast Grimlock fired from Octopunch's trident. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Worlds Apart!}} {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} {{storylink|Dark Star}} {{storylink|(Double) Deal of the Century!}} {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} {{storylink|Fallen Star!}} {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Weirdwolfg2.jpg|left|thumb|Don't you mean, "Time for feeding it is"?]]
Weirdwolf was one of countless Decepticons under Bludgeon's command when they fought the Autobots over ownership of a cache of weapons on an unnamed barren world. Bludgeon ordered a retreat when a gigantic creature who guarded their quarry warned them away. {{storylink|Ghosts}} Later, he and the other Decepticons were ordered to rampage across Earth in order to get Optimus Prime's attention. Weirdwolf, like his comrades, enjoyed this job very much. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Tales of Earth Part One}}

Megatron returned and quickly usurped Bludgeon, but not long after Megatron fell in battle against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] over [[Tykos]]; Weirdwolf was part of the search party for Megatron's remains. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons joined forces to defeat Jhiaxus and his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], Weirdwolf was present in both the battle on [[Ethos]] {{storylink|Escalation!}} and the final battle on Earth. {{storylink|Total War!}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Weirdwolfgod.jpg|thumb|This sounds [[Wheelie (G1)|familiar]], doesn't it? The wrong characters are talking like that, oh shit!]]
In the fifteen years after the battle on Klo, Weirdwolf was one of the Decepticons under the command of the spacefaring [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and assigned to the command of the mysterious [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]]. Whether Weirdwolf followed Bug Bite of his own accord or was sublimated by Bug Bite's reverse-engineered [[cerebro-shell]]s is anybody's guess. What is known is that Bug Bite had Weirdwolf rebuilt to remove his Headmaster technology, resulting in both a spurned [[Monzo]] and Weirdwolf being even less coherent than he was previously, having to resort to talking to his own wolf head in the absence of his Headmaster partner.

After the return of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], Bug Bite's team arrived on [[Earth]] under the pretenses of forming a partnership. Weirdwolf and the rest of Bug Bite's team were escorted back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Megatron's current headquarters. Suddenly, due to cerebro shells implanted earlier, nearly all of Megatron's troops double-crossed him, turning their guns on him at Bug Bite's radio-controlled command. However, Weirdwolf's recreation was his team's downfall; Monzo turned to the Autobots with what information he knew, and a rogue Autobot team led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and jammed the cerebro shells' frequency. Weirdwolf was critically damaged by Megatron in the resulting crossfire. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

The barely-alive Weirdwolf and apparently-dead Bug Bite were dragged (literally in the latter's case) back to their ship by [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]. He put Weirdwolf into a newly installed [[CR chamber]] to heal. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

Weirdwolf was eventually back online and working for [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron the Overlord]] on Earth, trying to gain access to the [[Rarified Energon]] found in the Autobots' [[Construction station|Ironworks]]. When the Ironworks was assaulted by evil Autobots of the [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|negative polarity universe]] seeking to destroy the positive polarity universe altogether, however, Weirdwolf and Overlord's Decepticons fought against these other Autobots in defense of Earth. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
[[File:Bludgeons decepticons destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
Weirdwolf was still a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]] and took part in the genocide of the inhabitants of [[Torkulon]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} Later, he was still at Bludgeon's side aboard the ''[[Warworld]]'' as the Decepticon leader unleashed his [[Blitz Engine]]s against [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s Autobots and descended to join the battle on the planet's surface alongside [[Fangry]], [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Stranglehold]], and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]. The battle did not go well for Weirdwolf as first the Blitz Engines were defeated by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Demon]]s, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was incapacitated by [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] was torn apart by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and Bludgeon himself was thrown through the windscreen of the ''Warworld'' by the Autobots' new leader [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. Subsequently Cybertron's Autobots, under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], rallied and quickly claimed victory. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Any Decepticons not killed in the battle were then taken into Autobot custody, most likely being converted into [[shadow-leech]]es by the Dark [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] creature, along with (almost) the entire population of Cybertron, while Rodimus Prime and his Autobots were off-planet fighting [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]].
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Stan Jones]] (English, casting only)}}
[[File:Weirdwolfrebirthr.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Growl.]]
After the return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], the Decepticons were scattered across the galaxy. Suddenly, they returned en masse, descending upon [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. Weirdwolf was among their number. After the Decepticons retrieved the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] called off their attack and they retreated. But when the Decepticons brought the key to Cybertron to activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], it was retaken by a group of Autobots who were subsequently thrown across the galaxy. [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] took a ship of Decepticons, which included Weirdwolf, and followed the Autobots to the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].

Confronting the Autobots in a cave, Decepticons were unable to retrieve the key, but did capture the Autobots' wounded. Weirdwolf dragged [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] back to their ship. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} During the ensuing interrogation, the Decepticons were ambushed by the remaining Autobots, who had teamed up with the [[Nebulan]] [[Gort]]'s native rebel forces, and had been rebuilt into [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. The Decepticons' ship demolished, they fled into the trees, where the Decepticons were abducted by the evil overlords of Nebulon, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. The Hive, too, wished to become Headmasters, and so [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] offered him the Decepticons who transformed into animals. Weirdwolf was paired with Monzo.

[[File:Weirdwolfrebirthb.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Rowr.]]
With Headmaster and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] technology behind them, the Decepticons retrieved the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber in battle. The Autobots quickly struck back with Targetmasters of their own, but the leader of the Hive, [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]], had rebuilt the Hive's city into [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Scorponok abducted [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who was in possession of the key amidst battle, and with the Decepticons inside, it returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Upon their return, Galvatron was unhappy with Weirdwolf and the other Decepticons' alliance with organic creatures, but reluctantly accepted them into their ranks temporarily since they had possession of the key. The Autobots followed them back to Cybertron, and after a huge battle involving all of the Headmasters, Targetmasters, Scorponok, and the new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], the Decepticons retreated inside Scorponok just as it was swatted off-planet by volatile surges of the activated Plasma Energy Chamber. Weirdwolf and the other Decepticons retreated to parts unknown. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

{{note|The bonding of Weirdwolf and Monzo is depicted at the conclusion of an error-filled sequence of events. First, Mindwipe hypnotizes his reluctant partner Vorath, who is mistakenly drawn as Monzo when this occurs. Then Mindwipe and Vorath bond together, alongside Skullcruncher silently bonding with Grax. Then the voice of Grax, emanating from a character drawn as Vorath but colored like Monzo, declares "I am to be bonded to that creature? This project was a bad investment!" while the "creature" he is looking at is Skullcruncher, colored like Weirdwolf. This is immediately followed by the bonding of Weirdwolf and Monzo. Oh, "[[The Rebirth|Rebirth]]", you so crazy!}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{note|In Japan, Weirdwolf is a small robot who transforms into a head and controls a larger, lifeless [[Transtector]] body. The ''Headmasters'' toyline referred to the small robot as "Monzo", with Weirdwolf being the name of the combined small robot/Transtector form, though this distinction of nomenclature is very rarely made in fiction, and he is normally referred to as "Weirdwolf" regardless of what form he takes.}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Katsuji Mori]] (Japanese)|[[Simon Broad]] (English)}}
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Four million years ago, Weirdwolf—also known as just plain "Wolf" to the 'bots who know him best—was among a group of [[Cyberdroid|diminutive Cybertronians]] who departed Cybertron under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], seeking to escape the eternal war that had consumed the planet. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Alas, engine trouble caused their craft to crash-land on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], an inhospitable world whose murderous environments and wildly changeable atmospheric conditions threatened the lives of the Cybertronians. Fighting against the odds, the Cybertronians made several technological quantum leaps to survive on Master, including the creation of larger, lifeless Transformer bodies called [[Transtector]]s. Weirdwolf and many of his comrades underwent rigorous physical and mental training to master the art of [[transformation]], learning to transform into heads that connected to the Transtectors and placed them under their control, and even developing telepathic and telekinetic powers. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Weirdwolf was one of ten warriors who became one of these "Headmasters", but he and several other warriors soon began to chafe under Fortress's leadership, and ultimately rebelled against him, siding with a traitor named [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Weirdwolf was Scorponok's second-in-command and leader of the other Decepticon Headmasters, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher. Defeated by Fortress and his men, Scorponok, Weirdwolf and the rest were exiled from Master, but eventually entered into an alliance with Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

{{note|The events of the ''Great Transformer War'' manga occur at this point.}}

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In the year 2011, Weirdwolf and his fellow Headmasters joined Galvatron's Decepticons in a massive attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], seeking to seize control of the destabilized [[Vector Sigma]] and establish a Decepticon hold over the planet through the computer. Weirdwolf requested that Galvatron entrust the task of taking control of Vector Sigma to them, but Galvatron informed the newbie that he had overstepped his bounds. Undeterred, Weirdwolf led the charge on the computer control center, only to be stopped in his tracks by the dramatic arrival of Fortress and his Autobot Headmasters. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} In the subsequent battle, Weirdwolf transformed to maul [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], but was blasted by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and then forced to retreat with the other Decepticons before the awesome firepower of Fortress's Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Soon after, Weirdwolf journeyed with Galvatron to Earth to help interfere in the Autobots' search for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]], which could restore balance to Vector Sigma. The villains caught up to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] just as he located the Matrix, but [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] stepped in to keep them busy while Hot Rod escaped to Cybertron. Weirdwolf and company pursued, leading to a showdown in Vector Sigma's chamber, where Hot Rod used the Matrix to become Rodimus Prime again. Weirdwolf and the Decepticons wisely fled, rather than face the combined might of both Rodimus and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

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Weirdwolf and the Decepticon Headmasters accompanied the Decepticons' newest weapon, the [[Madmachine]], when it was unleashed upon Cybertron, and he savaged [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] in wolf mode until [[Chase (G1)|Chase]] stepped in to help. The Decepticon Headmasters retreated when the Madmachine was destroyed by the Autobot Headmasters. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} After helping the Decepticons enslave planet Beast, {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Weirdwolf again clashed with the [[Throttlebot]]s, this time on [[Earth]], as the Decepticons kept the Autobots busy there while their newest evil creation, Metamorpho, headed towards Athenia. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

[[File:Hmep8 weirdwolf plays cards.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Stacks and stacks of Scooby Snacks!]]
Under the orders of Scorponok, Weirdwolf and the Decepticon Headmasters attacked an Autobot energy outpost on Earth and killed all those stationed there in order to distract Rodimus Prime while Scorponok sprang a trap for the Autobot Headmasters on the planet [[Praum]]. Weirdwolf and his allies departed for Praum before Rodimus arrived so they could watch their enemies meet their end, but the Autobots were able to overcome the trap by switching heads to boost their power. The Decepticons tried doing the same, with Weirdwolf taking over Skullcruncher's Transtector, but they still got thrashed. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} After this defeat, Weirdwolf and his chums decided to sit out the next mission and played cards instead. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

When Vector Sigma developed a powerful new alloy named [[cybertonuron]], Weirdwolf was among the Decepticons who invaded the planet seeking to take possession of it for Galvatron. Scorponok, however, disliked the idea of seeing the alloy in Galvatron's hands, and so resolved instead to destroy Cybertron and the cybertonuron with it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} While Mindwipe was sent to plant bombs in Vector Sigma's chamber, Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher covered his rear and tried to stop the Autobot Headmasters from pursuing him. They failed and wound up chasing the Autobots into the planet's depths themselves, only to discover that Mindwipe had successfully planted the bombs. Weirdwolf naturally panicked and promptly fled back to the surface to escape. The Transformers all abandoned Cybertron with minutes to spare, save for Galvatron, who attempted to remove the bombs and was caught at ground-zero of the planet-shattering explosion. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

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With Galvatron apparently destroyed, Scorponok seized command of the Decepticons, and as his first order of business, had Weirdwolf, Mindwipe, and Skullcruncher steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite. Although defeated by Chromedome and the Autobot Headmasters, Weirdwolf had another trick up his sleeve: If the Autobots tried to retake the satellite, he would destroy it using his telekinetic powers. Unable to take the satellite back, the Autobots were forced to destroy it to keep it out of Decepticon hands. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} As part of Scorponok's plan to keep the Autobots' attentions focused on Earth, Weirdwolf and his fellow Headmasters accompanied the Predacons in menacing [[Pan|a small South American village]]. When Mindwipe captured a human boy named [[Pipiro]], Weirdwolf instructed the Autobot Headmasters to hand over their Transtectors to save his life, but the heroic actions of donkey [[Dodo]] saved the day. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} A little later, still distracting the Autobots from Scorponok's bigger scheme with attacks on Earth, Weirdwolf joined in a Decepticon attack on San Francisco with [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:Hm14 ride em chromedome.jpg|left|thumb|225px| Get off of me you should, if good for you you know what is!]]
Scorponok's plans came to a head when he plotted to destroy [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], and sent the Decepticon Headmasters to the planet to place a series of [[plasma energy]] bombs beneath its crust. After doing so, the villainous trio engaged the Autobot Headmasters on Mars's surface, trapping them in a crater. When Fortress arrived to save them, Weirdwolf and his fellows got particularly crafty, blasting him with a plasma energy bomb in mid-transformation! {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Weirdwolf and the Decepticons then withdrew to the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]], where Scorponok unveiled his secret project: a giant Transtector of his own! The Headmasters boarded Scorponok's giant new body and returned with him to Mars, putting the finishing touches to the bombing set-up while he battled Fortress. Weirdwolf and his pals completed their task quickly, and withdrew with Scorponok as Mars was destroyed. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

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Weirdwolf subsequently attended the coronation of Scorponok on Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]], but during the event, Galvatron abruptly returned, alive and well, and retook leadership. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Soon after, Galvatron sent him to interfere with an Autobot energy run to the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], but Weirdwolf was tricked when Chromedome and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] abandoned their Transtectors to make the run in a small shuttlecraft. The unwitting Weirdwolf chased after the unmanned Transtectors, failing to realize that they were empty until the Autobots were off on their way to Sandra. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

The appearance of two unknown robots in the vicinity of Chaar set off alarm bells for Weirdwolf and the Decepticon Headmasters, and they immediately attacked the newcomers. Weirdwolf took on the newcomer with the dragon [[alternate mode]], but was laid out by a swipe of the stranger's tail, at which point Galvatron arrived to inform them that these were actually their old allies from Master, [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Weirdwolf, Mindwipe and Skullcruncher subsequently went to Earth with the two new arrivals to serve as bodyguards for Galvatron while he negotiated a potential peace with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. When the negotiation was discovered to be a Decepticon ruse to cover their preparations for an interplanetary energy raid, a fight broke out, and Weirdwolf was pummelled by [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]]. The Decepticons were able to escape and join up with their fellows to carry out the planned raid. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} The Decepticons' started their energy gathering by attacking the planets [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} and [[Twin Star]] for energy, but Weirdwolf didn't really have much to get up to, and entertained himself on the journey between planets by watching asteroids fly by. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

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When the Decepticons set down on the planet [[Daros]], Weirdwolf and the Headmasters were given a special task by Scorponok: hunt down and kill the [[Beastformer]] [[Tekna]], who had helped build his Transtector and who was currently imprisoned in a penal colony on the planet. Weirdwolf and his foul fellows took pleasure in massacring every inmate in the prison, but Tekna managed to escape their wrath by hiding in the [[South-North Caves]]. Weirdwolf followed him into the caves, and, finding him in the company of Chromedome and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], fatally shot him in the back. Chromedome saw Weirdwolf off, and Tekna clung to lifelong enough to provide the Autobots with information on the secret weak spot of Scorponok's Transtector. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

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After rounding out the Decepticons' planet-hopping escapades by helping to capture Highbrow on planet [[Paradise]] {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and participating in the battle on [[Pirate Planet]], {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} Weirdwolf returned to Chaar with the other Decepticons. At Scorponok's command, Weirdwolf led Mindwipe and Skullcruncher on a sabotage mission to Earth, where they used their small robot forms to sneak inside an Autobot outpost and cause explosions that wiped out most of the base personnel. After they finished off the survivors with their [[beast mode]]s, Weirdwolf reported the successful taking of the base to Scorponok. Scorponok informed him that it was time for them to start acting toward his own agenda again, and in accordance with their boss's master plan to destroy the Earth by triggering the simultaneous eruption of every volcano along the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]], Weirdwolf and his fellow Headmasters set about planting a plasma energy bomb beneath the outpost. When Scorponok was ordered to Earth by Galvatron, he checked in with Weirdwolf telepathically for an update. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

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Continuing to carry out Scorponok's plan, Weirdwolf and his team helped their leader plant another explosive in [[Alaska]], though their activities were briefly interrupted by a wide-ranging battle between Galvatron and the Autobot Headmasters that concluded with the Decepticon emperor's destruction. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} This allowed Scorponok to take control of the Decepticons once again, and he dispatched Weirdwolf and the Headmasters to plant the final explosive on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]]. Luckily, before the bombs could be triggered, Chromedome deduced the location of Scorponok's weak spot, and Fortress Maximus exploited it to critically damage the Decepticon leader. Scorponok withdrew, and Weirdwolf and all the other Decepticons fled Earth with him. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

Weirdwolf and the Decepticons withdrew with Scorponok to their old home of planet Master, where they terrorized the locals until the Autobots arrived to stop them. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} Retreating beneath the surface of the planet aboard Scorponok's Transtector, Weirdwolf stood by with Mindwipe and Skullcruncher, watching as Scorponok processed [[G-Metal]] from the ore they found underground. With the metal, Scorponok hoped to forge a weapon to counter Fortress's [[Master Sword]], so Weirdwolf and his cronies captured Wheelie and ransomed him for information on the Master Sword and its weaknesses. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

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With this data in their hands, the Decepticons briefly withdrew from Master to throw the Autobots off their tail, hiding in a field of space debris where Weirdwolf and Mindwipe teased Skullcruncher for confusing the space rocks with aliens. Their trail suitably cold, they then returned to Master and headed underground so Scorponok could build his "[[Zarak Shield]]". The Autobots soon tracked them down, but during the battle, Weirdwolf snuck aboard Fortress's battleship and planted a pair of bombs, causing an explosion that covered the Decepticons' escape. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} Following the successful completion of the Zarak Shield, Weirdwolf participated in the final battle on Master, which ended with Scorponok's triumph over Fortress Maximus and the Decepticons' departure from the planet. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} On the way back to Earth, they were separated from [[Sixshot]] {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} and when they set down on the asteroid [[Pallas]] for repairs, Weirdwolf agreed with Mindwipe's suggestion that they wouldn't be seeing the ninja again. No sooner had he voiced this opinion, of course, than Sixshot returned. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

[[File:Hmep35 trio formation.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|The Decepticon Headmasters' favorite 80s cartoon was ''Paw Paws''.]]
Once back on Earth, Scorponok immediately had the Decepticons begin setting up "Death Towers" at strategic points around the globe, forged from the crysmag metal of the lost continent of Lemuria. Attempting to defend the tower set up in Egypt, Weirdwolf quickly informed Mindwipe and Skullcruncher that they would be debuting their new "[[Trio Formation]]", a manoeuvre which had stayed up all night coming up with. The bizarre formation turned out to involve them stacking on top of each other like a totem pole, and when Apeface and Snapdragon thought to get in on the action, they wound up toppling it over. Weirdwolf's tomfoolery notwithstanding, the Egyptian Death Tower was successfully raised, creating an energy-channelling circuit of towers around the Earth that threatened to rip the planet apart. To stop the Decepticons' plan, the Autobots faced their whole army down in a massive final battle at the North Pole. The conflict came to a close when the Autobots all channeled their energy into Fortress Maximus, enabling him to destroy Scorponok's Transtector and the circuit, saving the planet and forcing Weirdwolf and all the other Decepticons to flee Earth for good. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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====''The Great Transformer War''====
Prior to joining the main Transformer war, Weirdwolf and the other [[Headmasters of Evil]] were running from the [[Headmasters of Justice]] on an empty planet. The Decepticons appeared to flee by leaping into a chasm, but moments later, they burst up through the ground to catch their pursuers unaware. Unfortunately for the villains, the Autobots were able to sneak away under cover of the dust cloud their emergence created, leaving Weirdwolf and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] to mistakenly beat up [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. The Decepticons soon realized their error, but the Autobots then crashed into them in vehicle mode, ending the fight. At that point, the Decepticon ninja [[Sixshot]] arrived and instructed them to follow him back to [[Chaar]]. The Decepticons fled into space, but the Autobot Headmasters quickly gave chase aboard the battleship Maximus, heading for Cybertron rejoin the larger Transformer war. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

====''The Headmasters'' manga====
Shortly after their failure to seize control of Vector Sigma, Galvatron led Weirdwolf and the Decepticon Headmasters in a rather direct plan to destroy Battleship Maximus: They would lure it into space, and then throw a bomb in one of his open doors. Unsurprisingly, this plan met with failure when the speedy Chromedome was able to snatch the bomb right out of Mindwipe's hands before he even had the chance to hurl it. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 1|The Headmasters #1}}

Weirdwolf and the Decepticons later made a return to planet Beast, where they were able to capture Highbrow and Brainstorm. The Decepticon Headmasters wanted to take the two Autobots' transtectors for themselves, but their evil scheme was foiled by the Beastformers' human ally [[Kane]], who threw rocks at them and got them to chase him, thereby giving the Autobots time to escape. The Autobot Headmasters then caught up to their evil counterparts, and blasted them before they could deal Kane any harm. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

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====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Several years after the Decepticons' departure from Earth, Weirdwolf appeared on Athenia with the other Decepticon Headmasters, working with the new Decepticon [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]] to disrupt the coronation of [[Ginrai]] as [[Supreme Commander]] at the behest of their new secret ruler, [[Devil Z]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Archive footage of a battle in space involving Weirdwolf was used to educate the future [[Headmaster Junior]]s about the [[Master Wars]]. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
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While scouting on [[Nebulos]], Weirdwolf spied on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] from afar. When Monzo wanted to attack them, Weirdwolf insulted him and went back to base to report to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}
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===Desert of Danger===
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Weirdwolf helped his Nebulan partner Monzo, and his fellow Decepticons Skullcruncher and Mindwipe, in a plot to smuggle onto Nebulos an army of [[Attack Squad robot]]s. Whether or not this plot succeeded depended on the decisions that [[you]] made! {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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When the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons ended, Weirdwolf appeared among the Decepticons who helped repopulate Cybertron with the Autobots and the [[NAIL]]s. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] returned from months in the wilds of Cybertron, Weirdwolf and the remaining Decepticons stood up to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and the Autobot-led police as they tried to execute him. Rioting broke out in the streets as Weirdwolf and the Decepticons violently celebrated their leader's return. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
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Weirdwolf was one of the Decepticons who attacked alongside the [[Alligaticon (G1)|Alligaticon]], and was subsequently defeated by [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Mega-Optimus]]. {{storylink|Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Weirdwolf was among several Transformers who left the war on Cybertron behind, to blast their way to the distant planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]]! After arriving on the alien world and surrendering to the native Nebulons, he removed his head and allowed one to fuse with it. The battle between Autobots and Decepticons then resumed on this new world. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Weirdwolf rushed into battle alongside [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] while their [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] partners rode atop of their beast modes. They came to blows against their Autobot Headmaster counterparts in the middle of a Nebulan city. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmasters|Headmasters commercial}}
*Weirdwolf trained under the watchful eye of [[Monzo]], who had him speed through an obstacle course. Weirdwolf's training also included smashing stone sculptures of their Autobot enemies, two of which Monzo helped him with by forming his robot-mode head. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
*Weirdwolf and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] battled [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], emerging victorious from the confrontation. This turn of events eventually led to the creations of [[Pretender]] warriors for both factions. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretenders|Pretenders commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter von Gomm]] (English)}}
While the Autobots are at the hydroelectric power station, Weirdwolf ran out from a canyon in his wolf mode, stopping in front of the Autobots and transforms to robot form. Greeting them with a laugh and calling them "scrap-for-brains", Weirdwolf welcomed the Autobots. He threatened to shred up the Autobots and warned them that they would never fight the Decepticons again, but Optimus Prime was unimpressed by Weirdwolf's bravado and fought him. Weirdwolf was soundly defeated, and he warned that such an outcome would never be repeated if they fight him again. He then transformed and ran off. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Weirdwolf aided [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s ghost in trying to disrupt the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], but [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s team managed to overcome them, causing Weirdwolf, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Fangry]] to scatter into the night. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (Legends)|Ghost in the Machine}}
===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Weirdwolf toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Word Salad Shooter (TM)]]
*'''Weirdwolf''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-86'''
**''Accessories:'' Monzo Headmaster unit, [[Photon pistol|Photon Pistol]], [[thermo-sword|Tail/Thermo Sword]]

:Weirdwolf transforms into a mostly yellow robotic wolf. He has some articulation in his legs (mostly in his forelegs), and his jaw can open. A clear red canopy on his back opens to reveal a cockpit/storage compartment for his Headmaster partner, Monzo. His [[beast mode]] tail has a blade on its underside, later serving as a shortsword in [[robot mode]].

:As with many mammalian-derived beast mode Transformers, his robot mode is essentially his beast mode standing on his (extended) hind legs. A panel on each shoulder slides down to reveal a bank of non-firing rockets. Monzo forms his head, inserted into a slot on his upper torso. Some tabs of various lengths on Monzo push down three spring-loaded buttons inside the neck cavity, which in turn reveal three [[Tech Spec]] ratings on a bar-graph in his chest under a grey panel. He is armed with a green rifle and his [[thermo-sword|tail-sword]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Weirdwolf/weirdwolf.htm More information on Weirdwolf at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
*'''Alpha Trion/Weirdwolf''' (BotCon 2007 souvenir set)
**''Accessories:'' Tail/sword/missile launcher weapon, 1 missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key
[[File:Weirdwolftimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What I bring you is plight, and colors bright bright bright!]]

:A bagged set of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] and Weirdwolf was released at BotCon 2007 as a souvenir set add-on, limited to 1400 pieces. A yellow and turquoise [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]], Weirdwolf transforms into a techno-organic wolf. His articulated tail features a spring-loaded missile launcher that can fire a transparent orange projectile. Inserting his [[Cyber Planet Key]] causes his lower jaw to open and a pair of transparent orange fangs to extend from his upper mouth. Unlike other Cyber Key gimmicks, this feature does not automatically secure itself into position, so as to allow the user to repeatedly open his mouth with the Cyber Key. However, his mouth can be locked into the open position by rotating down the two pieces of turquoise 'fur' on his cheeks.

:In robot mode, Weirdwolf is almost his beast mode inverted, as his robot legs are the beast hind legs rotated, and the torso and arms are the beast torso split and flipped. He is armed with his tail, which has an articulated handle that allows it to be held as either a projectile weapon or as a [[sword]]. He retains his Cyber Key feature in this mode. He comes with a green-bordered Jungle Planet type Cyber Key, which still has Snarl's [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]], "'''d43j'''," stamped on its back.

:This mold was also used for [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Fangwolf Black Version]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BCWeirdwolf/weirdwolf.htm More information on Timelines Weirdwolf at TFU.info]''

===Generations===
*'''Monxo & Wolfwire''' (Deluxe Class, [[2016]])
:*''Accessories:'' "Monxo" Titan Master, gun, tail/sword
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations#Titans Return (2016-)|Titans Return]]'', Wolfwire (new name due to [[trademark]] issues) transforms into a robotic wolf. He comes with his [[Titan Master]] partner Monxo (copyright got on his name too), who can fit in a seat on Wolfwire's beast mode rump, in the one iside the gun or transform into his robot mode head. As with other ''Titans Return'' toys, Wolfwire can accommodate any compatible Titan Master figure.
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===Legends===
*'''Weirdwolf''' (September 2016)
:*''ID number:'' '''LG30'''
:*''Accessories:'' "Monzo" Titan Master, gun, tail/sword, gun/jet/gorilla
:''Legends'' Weirdwolf is a redeco and a retool of the Titans Return Wolfwire mold, featuring a paintjob more faithful to the G1 toy, a headsculpt based on the one seen in the The Headmasters cartoon, and also comes with a redeco of the Titan Master vehicle which originally came with [[Apeface]].
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Caramel===
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*'''Weirdwolf''' (1987)

:A soft-rubber figurine of Weirdwolf was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of "[[candy toy]]s" in yellow, red or blue. Like all the figures from the ''Headmasters'' assortment, the figure was permanently attached to a flat base that had a rubber stamp of Weirdwolf's face and name on its underside.
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===Transformers Gum===
*'''Weirdwolf''' (1987)
**''Accessories:'' "Monzo" Headmaster unit, Photon Pistol, Tail/Thermo Sword

:A snap-together model kit of Weirdwolf was available as part of sixth wave Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. ''Gum'' Weirdwolf is virtually identical to the original toy in all but height and color, standing at about four inches tall and cast in cream, black and red plastic. He retains all the features of the larger figure, including his transforming Headmaster unit, opening cockpit, and functioning Tech Spec meter. As a ''Transformers Gum'' kit, he featured no paint applications, but came with stickers for detail, and a piece of terrible gum.

::*''[http://bowbowdaijin.blog96.fc2.com/blog-entry-24.html More information on Transformer Gum Weirdwolf at a Japanese fansite]''
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==Notes==
[[File:G1WeirdwolfOriginalHead.jpg|thumb|For better quality stills Transformers Wiki would kill.]]
*In early planning stages, the Large Headmasters were to have differently styled heads that would be replaced by their more familiar heads during the Headmaster process. Much like the "trainer" concept for the small Headmaster partners, this quickly fell by the wayside; a [[commercial]] for [[Ring of Hate!|''Headmasters'' #1]] featuring animation of Weirdwolf and others is the only time these designs were used.
*The instruction sheet to Weirdwolf's Generation 1 toy contains perhaps the most unintentionally perverse direction ever written for such a thing: ''To complete wolf, insert post on tail/thermal sword into hole on wolf rump.'' Ew.[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/instructions/G1/us/1987/weirdwolf.jpg]
*In [[Bob Budiansky]]'s run on Marvel Comics, Weirdwolf started out with his trademark speech quirk, but when writer [[Simon Furman]] took over, he lost it and sounded like everyone else. In ''Timelines: Games of Deception'', written by [[Forest Lee]], Weirdwolf seems to have gotten it back.
*Despite having the status of a ''Classics'' toy, ''Timelines'' Weirdwolf features the modified Decepticon symbol seen on the [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] action figures.
*"Wolfwire" was also a working name for the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Mini-Con [[Sawback]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Weirdwolf''' (ウィアードウルフ ''Wiādourufu''), '''Monzo''' (モンゾ, see above)
*''French:'' '''Bizalou''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Lupo'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rénláng''' (人狼, "Werewolf")

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Amica Endura

2016-06-22T18:23:51Z

RichardT1977:

[[Image:Amica Endura ceremony.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You have to open your heart to others because Transformers hate metaphors.]]

On both [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Caminus]], an '''Amica Endura''' is a [[Transformer]]'s long-term best friend. For a species that can live for millions of years, ''that'' sort of lasting friendship is a big deal. On both worlds it requires a formal ritual, bearing your spark and reciting an invite to "receive my light" before explaining why you value someone.

A related-but-distinct concept is the [[Conjunx Endura]], the equivalent of a spouse.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
While a Camien Amica can become a Conjunx, on Cybertron you have to rule out being someone's Conjunx before "opting" for Amica. Cybertronians are sick, man. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears}}

[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] questioned [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] if she had a Conjunx Endura, any Amica Endurae, or if her homeworld of Caminus practiced any sort of elective kinship. The answers were "no", "yes", and "yes". {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} It turned out on Caminus, you ''had'' to get an Amica by ten megacycles or you were generally shunned by society (though and not killed, as Skids feared for a moment). Nautica and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] formed an Amica couple out of mutual desperation, though their relationship was strained. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Thankfully, it got a bit better. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

On Caminus, the Oath of Constancy is said to form an Amica Endura. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

[[Aileron]], another Camien, was about to describe [[Sterling]] as her Amica Endura to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] when she stopped herself and went with the Cybertronian equivalent, "best friend", instead. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

When facing certain death, Nautica decided to open her heart and admit how she felt to her closest friends. Gathering [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Rung]], [[Brainstorm]], and Nightbeat together, she opened her spark casing and recited the words, as everyone joined hands and accepted. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]] were Amica Endurae. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Spacewarp's Log, 27/10/2015}}

==Notes==
*Nautica remarked ''most'' people would sidle up to those questions, making it rather gauche to ask outright.
*"slaughterhouse" did not explicitly say what an Amica Endura was, leaving it up for us to work out, but it was confirmed later by James Roberts.<ref>https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/504551830937165824 James Roberts on Amica Endura</ref> Later, in "The Sensuous Frame", Firestar defined the term as "best friend".
* The concept bears some similarity to the human tradition of {{w|Blood brother|ceremonial blood siblings}}.

==References==
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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformer culture]]
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The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day

2016-06-22T18:20:15Z

RichardT1977: Added a song to the soundtrack which I felt was appropriate to some of the scenes in this chapter.

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'''In the final hours before the sun sets, Rewind and Chromedome finally solve the mystery of Dominus Ambus.'''

==Synopsis==
In the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s fortress, [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] finishes up repairs on [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] while simultaneously perusing [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]'s case notes from recent events in order to get caught up on what has happened while he's been away. He expresses some concern for [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], observing that other crewmembers exposed to the energy released by his spark upon its mutation have experienced sudden system crashes, but the group can't worry too much about that right now, as the little 'bot is hard at work demolishing part of the fortress to provide [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] with raw materials to make weapons. Although the team is making ready to fight, they also must prepare for the worst, and so [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] records some last words from each of them, to be sent out in the event of their deaths.

Despite the danger, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]'s mind is preoccupied with the mystery of the hollow planet on which they now stand, and he convinces [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] to allow him to spend the remaining daylight hours investigating it. He ropes [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] into helping him, but just before they depart, they are called into a room by [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], along with Brainstorm, Velocity, and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. Casting hesitations aside in the face of impending death, Nautica recites the formal oath that bonds each of them to her as [[Amica Endura]]. Afterward, however, as Rung leaves with Nightbeat, his parting with Skids seems noticeably awkward.

[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] volunteers to perform [[mnemosurgery]] on the captive Pet in order to obtain the location of the [[Decepticon Justice Division|DJD]]'s [[Peaceful Tyranny|spaceship]] for Rodimus. As he injects the little creature, however, the experience proves stranger than expected, and he soon comes to a horrifying realization: the Pet is not a [[turbofox]] at all, but a Transformer...

Simultaneously, Rewind watches as Brainstorm measures Minimus Ambus for a new armor, which leads Minimus to mention that the ability to carry a heavier load was the one thing he was better at than his brother and fellow Loadbearer [[Dominus Ambus]]. Rewind is shocked to learn that his former [[Conjunx Endura]] kept the secret that he was a Loadbearer from him, and immediately opens the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]] on the Necrobot's computer so that Minimus can find Dominus's true appearance in it. Minimus does so with ease, pulling up his brother's base alternate mode: a turbofox.

Understanding strikes Rewind and Chromedome at the same time, and the little archivist runs straight to the medibay (pausing only to sock Rodimus on the jaw for letting Chromedome inject yet again), where Chromedome pulls the full truth from The Pet's memories. Dominus disappeared because ''he'' was the Autobot undercover operative [[Agent 113]], but when his true identity was discovered by the DJD, they "domesticated" him as a form of torture, locking him in beast mode by removing his [[transformation cog]] and lobotomizing him, turning him into their Pet. Chromedome has begun to repair Dominus's mind, but the mnemosurgeon's spark starts to fade thanks to the rigors of the procedure. Rewind urges him to stop, but Chromedome explains that Dominus will die if he does, and that he is willing to give up his life so that Rewind and Dominus can be together. Rewind refuses to let him, grabbing [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s sword and slicing Chromedome's needle-arm off, severing the connection, and saving his life at the cost of Dominus's.

Hours later, the forces of the DJD gather outside the fortress's [[storm shield]], while [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] work to finish assembling perimeter defenses. As Cyclonus puts the finishing touches to a turret, Whirl asks him about his relationship with [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and whether or not they are "together." Cyclonus angrily informs him that they are not, because Tailgate deserves someone better than him, but vows that no harm will come to him this day. With the turret completed, Whirl fires upon the Decepticon mob, but unfortuntely discovers that in addition to preventing the Decepticons from firing ''in'', the storm shield prevents the turrets from firing outward. With only twenty minutes until sunset, Whirl and Cyclonus head back inside the fortress to share this report, leading Rodimus to contemplate simply shutting the shield down and facing death head-on. Megatron urges him to reconsider and for the group to cherish every minute of life they have left; from his tone, and the fact that he rebuffs the gift of a freshly-constructed [[fusion cannon]], Rodimus realizes that Megatron does not intend to stand with them in the fight. Calling himself too weak and too afraid, Megatron slinks away, leaving even [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] ashamed of his once-great leader. But where Megatron has let the team down, Brainstorm has not: he has constructed an absolutely ''colossal'' new suit of "Maximus Ambus" armor for Minimus that will give the DJD as hard a fight as possible. Though Nightbeat and Rung have not yet returned, Rodimus welcomes the team into a group hug, thanks them all for travelling with him... then deactivates the storm shield, so that they may all rush out and meet their destiny together.

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==Quotes==
"And Minimus is okay with this..." 
"Yes, provided I don't go alone. I said I'd take someone he could do without. Joking." 
"You're not, though, are you?" 
"No."
:—'''Rung''' and '''Nightbeat'''

"I bid you stand in the glow of my spark that you may feel the heat of my words and know them to be true. I invite you to '''receive my light''' and in doing so becoming Amica Endura—from now until forever. Rung, for your '''words.''' Brainstorm, for your '''intellect.''' Lotty, for your '''determination.''' Nightbeat, for your '''curiosity.''' And Skids, for your '''kindness.''' Your kindness and your '''dancing.''' As you are to me, may I be to you—today, tomorrow, and always."
:—'''Nautica''' recites the Amica Endura oath

"If I pull out now, he'll '''die!''' His mind will '''collapse''' and he will die!" 
"But if you stay in there, '''you'll''' die..." 
"It doesn't '''matter!''' There's never been room for both of us in your life anyway!" 
"But I can't..." 
"Yes you '''can'''! <big>'''''YOU CAN HAVE HIM INSTEAD OF ME!'''''</big>"
:—'''Chromedome''' and '''Rewind'''

"No. We haven't spoken. Not about that. Important things are '''felt''', not '''said'''." 
"I'll take your word for it. I don't do "relationships." My world begins and ends with me. So why '''aren't''' you guys a couple?" 
"......he deserves better. He's '''kind.''' He '''cares''' about people. The more he's pushed away, the more he reaches out." 
"So it's not the height difference." 
"It is, in a way. '''He towers over me.'''" 
"Well, I still think you should be spending the rest of your lives together. I mean we're talking all of '''24 minutes''', but..." 
"Oh, we'll survive this. '''He'll''' survive, at any rate." 
"Because of the upgrade?" 
"Because I'll split this world open and tear down the sky before I let him come to even the '''slightest''' harm."
:—'''Whirl''' and '''Cyclonus'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet names [[Powerflash]] and [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] as those affected by the energy released by Tailgate; they were part of the security team who confronted him and Cyclonus in [[The Lopsided Triangle|issue #47]]. Ratchet compares the sudden burnout they have suffered to the effects of [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]], which was known to cause those who used it to burn out after it ran out—this fate befell [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] in ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' and Megatron in ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]''. The footnote refers the reader all the way back to ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'', in which the substance was introduced.
*A one-panel cutaway shows Swerve having a breakdown. Rightly so, since we learned in [[Life After the Big Bang|issue #4]] that he's seen the DJD in action in the past, and should know better than just about anyone what the group's in for.
*The recording of the message seen in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|issue #50]] takes place off-panel this issue. It was in that same issue that we learned the Necrobot's planet was hollow.
*At long last, the mystery revealed! Dominus Ambus was first introduced to audiences in [[Before & After|issue #12]], when Chromedome told Tailgate his story, and the unanswered question of what became of him has hung over the series ever since. With this issue, we learn that he was the mysterious "Agent 113", the Autobots' mole inside the DJD originally introduced in the prose story "[[Bullets]]" in 2010. The revelation that he was a Loadbearer explains the different appearance he had when he was serving as the previous Vos, seen in [[The Not Knowing|issue #44]]. The designation "113" (which #44 told us was chosen by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and which Ultra Magnus noted probably "meant something") is revealed to have been taken from the number applied to his turbofox alternate mode in the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy.
*Further, a lot of Dominus's history now takes on increased meaning: as a tiny beast-former, with a form frowned on by [[Functionism]], the idea that he was responsible for creating the [[Ambus Test]] to validate the sentience of such Cybertronians makes even more sense, as does his treatment of, and ultimately loving relationship with, a [[Disposable class]] 'bot like Rewind. This also adds an extra dimension to Dominus staying in his shell and never revealing his true inner form, as this would allow him to 'pass' for a 'higher' functioning Transformer.
*In [[Functionist Universe|an alternate timeline]], Dominus Ambus was put in charge of categorizing "the animals" within the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy.
*Dominus was subjected to "domestication" to turn him into the DJD's pet, lobotomizing him and removing his [[transformation cog]]. We've seen this horrifying process before, back in [[Animals|issue #47]], in which it was revealed that Decepticon [[Demus]] was performing it on other Cybertronians to turn them into "torture-dolls" to sell to alien races. The "meet the cast" page all the way back in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|issue #8]] even described the Pet as "domesticated"!!
*In fact, the Latin-rooted "Dominus Ambus" never seemed to make a ''heck'' of a lot of sense for the character, effectively meaning "Master Walks." But ''now'', well, it seems like it might have been foreshadowing all along, 'cause... who's good boy? Walkies? You want master to take you walkies? Yes you do ess oo doo ess oo ''dooooo'' lets go walkies
*After Rewind slices Chromedome's arm off, the shot of them lying on the floor together mirrors the final page of [[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]]. Chromedome's even missing the same arm! On top of that, Drift's short sword was basically the reason Rewind # 1 had to sacrifice himself against Overlord back in that same issue. Here, Rewind # 2 uses Drift's short sword to save Chromedome's life and thus...sacrifice Dominus Ambus.
*Whirl notes that Tailgate was "wearing Cyclonus's energon for a while," as seen in [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|issue #49]].

===Real-life references===
*As with the previous chapters, this issue's title (and the title of the multi-parter itself) is taken from the poem "{{w|Do not go gentle into that good night}}," by {{w|Dylan Thomas}}.
*Velocity notes that Ultra Magnus wanted to read the group a poem "about poppies." The poem, as alluded to by the "next issue" caption, is "{{w|In Flanders Fields}}", by {{w|John McCrae}}, a memorial poem about the trench warfare that took place in the poppy fields of Flanders, [[Belgium]], in World War I. Such warfare often involved the tactic of "going over the top," charging towards enemy forces and facing near-certain death, hence the evocative use of the poem here, paralleling the crew's actions.
*Given the above, it's likely no coincidence that the Necroworld is covered with flowers.

===Errors===
*On page five, Nautica invites the gang to be her "amica endura" (singular), when the plural has previously been established by Nightbeat as "amica endur'''ae'''." (If we want to get ''really'' technical, the Latin pluralization should be "amic'''ae''' endur'''ae'''.")
*On page eight, Minimus says Dominus was "even more sensitive about his height that I was," instead of "than I was."

===Other trivia===
*In addition to cans of [[Kremzeek]]-brand drink, easter eggs scattered around [[Priscilla Tramontano]]'s retailer incentive cover for this issue include a [[curly straw]] and [[Ten]]'s doll of Minimus Ambus from [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]]. A sign promotes a poetry reading with the small-print warning that "non-attendence will result in punishment."

===Soundtrack===
For all of "The Dying of the Light":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCdBc5uByFQ Hurt]" by {{w|Johnny Cash}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUk4DU_5mKM Make Your Move]" by {{w|The Delgados}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YatfHlIFGb0 Little Things (That Keep Us Together)]" by {{w|Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsESk0GESxk Into Dust]" by {{w|Mazzy Star}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkLWf-fbsLo Out of Time]" by {{w|Blur (band)|Blur}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNMltahUJmE Drink with me]" from ''{{w|Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables}}''

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Skids, Nautica, and Minimus Ambus surrounded by drill-spikes, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], and what's left of [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]], by [[Hayato Sakamoto]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Swerve tends bar, by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]; one of two retailer incentive variants by Tramontano on this month's IDW ''Transformers'' titles.
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The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage

2016-06-22T18:09:04Z

RichardT1977: Yeah, the caption I put for the cover page really didn't work in retrospect. So I pulled it.

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'''Through the sacrifice of one of their comrades, the Autobots are given the means to fight back... and Megatron takes up arms once more.'''

==Synopsis==
On the blasted ground outside the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s fortress, the [[Autobot]]s tear into the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and their allies with fire and fervor. As [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] man laser turrets built into the shoulders of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s new "Maximus Ambus" armor, Rewind tries to tell Magnus of the recent discovery he made about [[Dominus Ambus|his brother]], but the battle has all of Magnus's attention. [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] swoops in low to bear down on [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], but the [[Decepticon]] sadist punches him into the ground. [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] blasts Overlord in the face to draw his attention away, and the grinning monster proceeds to describe in grisly detail how he dismembered the original Rewind before Chromedome blew up the cell containing them both. Chromedome screams a scream of passion and rage, and hurls a punch at Overlord... a punch of such freakish strength that it lifts Overlord off the ground and sends him flying backward! As [[Nickel]] proceeds to shoot Chromedome in the arm with [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]]'s rifle mode, [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] observes that the Autobots are fighting with unprecedented strength. [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] assures him it is merely a last-gasp effort, and is more interested in the absence of Megatron, but Deathsaurus is certain that something has happened to the Autobots to give them this boost...

''Minutes earlier, as the Autobots engage in their group hug inside the fortress, an off-hand remark by [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] about the tightness of [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s super-strength hug causes [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] to have a brainwave. Reasoning that Tailgate's recent [[spark]] spasm released an energy wave that transformed him and, temporarily, those Transformers nearest to him, into super-strong [[Outlier]]s, it should theoretically be possible to induce such a spasm in someone ''else'', thereby duplicating the effect on those assembled. The prospect of deliberately causing someone to have a nervous breakdown seems untenable, but [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] volunteers for the job and asks Chromedome to finally unlock his forgotten traumatic memories in order to accomplish it. Chromedome is unwilling to use his [[mnemosurgery]] needles, but as Tarn begins blaring "[[The Empyrean Suite]]" in advance of the DJD's attack, and the memories associated with the music begin to tickle the back of Skids's consciousness, Chromedome agrees to take another tactic: nothing more than a few awful, well-chosen words. Every memory from his time in [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]] including the horrific, smelting death of [[Quark]] comes rushing back to Skids, and his spark erupts with light.''

Powered up into Outliers by Skids's sacrifice, the Autobots tear their way through their enemies, with Rodimus even pulling off his old "Flame Out" maneuver to incinerate a dogpile of Decepticons. Unfortunately, no sooner has he sizzled their circuits that he collapses to his knees, suddenly weakened, as the power-up begins to wear off!

Inside the fortress, Ratchet tends to Skids, who has been so badly traumatized by the experience that his spark has shrunk away to almost nothing. Ratchet attempts to stabilize him so that he can join the fight and leave the job of tending Skids to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], but the ex-Decepticon is having some health problems of his own, suffering from cramps caused by [[Fool's Energon]]. Ratchet insinuates that they are actually the product of fear and anxiety, but Megatron refutes the allegation, and explains to the medic that he is refusing to fight not because he fears the DJD, but because he fears what he himself will become if he straps a weapon to his arm once more. As far as Megatron is concerned, if he allows himself to commit violence again, he will be unable to stop himself from committing more and more, endlessly. This forces Ratchet into a confession: Fool's Energon is a placebo. It has never sapped Megatron's strength; Megatron only ''believed'' that it did, and every time he fought someone since he began taking it, he was—however subconsciously—acting with self-imposed restraint. Just then, Megatron looks at the monitor displaying the fight outside, and sees [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] being torn in half by Tarn. Ratchet is distracted when Skids wakes up and falls off the med-slab, desperate to find [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] and tell him what became of Quark, and when the medic looks up again, Megatron is gone...

[[Image:Megatron's Return.jpg|left|thumb|Such heroic nonsense.]]Outside, the upgrade process has well and truly worn off, as Brainstorm find when his fist crumples against [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]]'s armor. He turns to the Necrobot's holographic statue of Skids to offer his thanks for the temporary advantage, only to find that the statue has been switched off... because Skids's body now lies lifeless on the floor of the fortress med-bay, his spark extinguished. The weakened Autobots seem certain to join him in death, surrounding by the enemy on all sides—until salvation is heralded by the thunderous retort of a [[fusion cannon]]. With his newly-built weapon now attached, Megatron strides onto the battlefield, silently obliterating all opposition until he has reached his comrades. Gathering up the two pieces of the still-living Ravage, Megatron orders them back to the fortress to get his feline friend help, while he stands against the Decepticon horde. Deathsaurus is reluctant to follow Tarn's orders to send all their troops in, fearing for the lives of his men, but a well-placed shot from Nickel and Vos soon disables Megatron's cannon and leaves him open to attack. As the other Autobots watch through the monitor inside the fortress, Tarn and Overlord stand over the unarmed Megatron, and level their weapons. Tarn asks Megatron if it was worth it; the once and former Decepticon leader remains silent as he looks up at his would-be executioners, but shock crosses his features... just as three shots ring out...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (1)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Maximus Ambus]] (2)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (5)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (statue, 6)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (10)
*[[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (11)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (14)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (19)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (20)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (21)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (22)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (23)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (24)
*''[[Quark]]'' (25)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (27)

|c2=
*[[Helex (DJD)|Helex]] (3)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)
*[[Doryu]] (12)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (13)
*[[Vos (DJD)|Vos]] (15)
*[[Nickel]] (16)
*[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] (17)
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (18)
*[[Blue Bacchus]] (26)
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] (28)

|c4=
*[[Ten]] (4)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"The mnemosurgeon! I was '''hoping''' we'd meet again—I wanted to tell you something. I'm afraid your '''skinny little friend''' died before the missiles hit. I managed to pull off '''three''' of his limbs before the pain '''really''' drove him over the edge. The '''noises''' he made...! And he kept calling your name! ''"Domey! Domey! Save me!"'' I had to put his '''head''' in my mouth just to '''shut him up'''. Just popped it in and—chomp!—bit down 'til he stopped '''twitching'''."
:—'''Overlord'''

"Ask me what I used to do for a living!" 
"What?" 
"Ask me what I used to do for a living!" 
"'''What?'''" 
"Same thing as I do now, '''dirtwad'''—'''waste disposal!'''"
:—'''Tailgate''' tries some action hero banter, but a '''Decepticon''' doesn't play along

"You're not a '''coward''', Megatron—'''or''' a pacifist, for that matter. At least not in the way '''I''' understand the word." 
"I'm not afraid of the DJD. I am, however, afraid of '''rediscovering''' what I'm capable of. I'm afraid that if I got out there and fight—'''really''' fight—I won't be able to stop. '''Ever.''' Because I '''won't want to'''. Every day is a '''battle''', Ratchet. Every hour. Every '''second'''. A battle between me and the '''real''' me—and I wish I knew which was which." 
"So either way, it's about you. ''Quelle suprise.''" 
"It's not about me—it's about '''everyone else.'''" 
"Riiiiight." 
"If I step outside, '''that's''' just the beginning—the first of a '''thousand''' battlefields. If I don't keep myself in check, the '''war''' could reignite—and if it '''did''', it would make what's gone before seem '''trivial''' by comparison. I'd surrender myself '''completely''' to my darker impulses—because I'd '''have''' to. If I were to avoid another day like '''this''' one—another day of being '''torn in two'''—I'd have to. I don't give a damn if '''Fool's Energon''' has sapped my strength or dulled my mind—I '''would not be stopped.'''"
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Megatron'''

"Sleep tight, soldier."
:—'''Ratchet''' bids farewell to Skids

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Overlord reveals what happened to the original Rewind, after they were trapped in the [[slow cell]] together in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]]. Given the time dilation involved in the cell's function, either he was lying to hurt Chromedome or Overlord works disturbingly fast.
*Skids recalls the two previous instances in which Chromedome stopped him from remembering his lost memories, in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|issue #8]] and [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|#49]]. As Tarn blares ''The Empyrean Suite'', Skids starts to feel hot, as memories of the smelting chamber seen in issue #49 start to creep in.
*If you're wondering why Transformers aren't turning into Outliers as a result of traumatic experiences all the time, recall that it's only the unique mixture of quantum energy that the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' have been exposed to in their travels that has mutated their sparks to the point that they are capable of this stress-induced evolution, as explained in issue #49.
*Rodimus uses his "Flame Out" ability for the very first time since it was introduced all the way back in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|''Maximum Dinobots'' #3]]. He even remarks on how long it's been since he last did it.
*Fool's Energon is revealed to be harmless but disgusting; its foul taste was previously evidenced when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] snuck some in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]]. Ratchet explains they couldn't give Megatron a ''real'' sedative because of the damaged state of his internal organs, caused by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], which we learned about in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|issue #28]].
*Ratchet recalls previous instances in which Megatron restrained his strength: fighting [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] in issue #28, punching [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|issue #38]], and lashing out at Tailgate in [[The Lopsided Triangle|issue #47]].
*As Skids crawls along the floor after falling off the med-slab, he calls himself "scum" for what he unknowingly helped Tarn do in Grindcore. This hearkens ''aaaaaall'' the way back to his first appearance in the book in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]], in which, while struggling to remember anything about himself, the last vestiges of this memory caused the amnesiac Skids to briefly think his name was "Scum."

===Transformers references===
*When Rewind attempts to tell Magnus about what happened to Dominus last issue, Ultra Magnus paraphrases his most famous line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': "I can't deal with that now."
*In a cute touch, Autobot Megatron's new fusion cannon fires orange beams, just like all Autobot weaponry in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], rather than Decepticon purple. Having been built by Brainstorm, it brings to mind his talk of weapons that could differentiate between Autobot and Decepticon by firing different coloured lasers back in issue #28, but the cartoon color-coding has actually always been in effect for pretty much all weaponry throughout "season two."
* Ravage getting torn into pieces during a climactic battle? That's happened [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|before]].

===Real-life references===
*As with the previous chapters, this issue's title (and the title of the multi-parter itself) is taken from the poem "{{w|Do not go gentle into that good night}}," by {{w|Dylan Thomas}}.

===Errors===
*In the Story So Far recap, Minimus Ambus is said to be the alter ego of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Sounds like someone at IDW had [[Titans Return]] on the brain when writing that!
*On page five, panel 1, Ratchet tells Tailgate not to squeeze so tightly as they hug—but his speech bubble's been stuck right on top of Tailgate, making him almost unnoticeable in the panel.
*On the same page, Ratchet says Tailgate was "taken the brink," rather than "taken '''to''' the brink."

===Other trivia===
*Vos's sole speech bubble in this issue, spoken when Tarn forgets to credit him along with Nickel for blasting Chromedome, translates to "Bears love sushi." Eh??

===Soundtrack===
For all of "The Dying of the Light":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCdBc5uByFQ Hurt]" by {{w|Johnny Cash}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeaeFgBI2ns Slow Parade]" by {{w|Broken Records (band)|Broken Records}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq5pC0MS1ww Superman]" by {{w|Cinerama (band)|Cinerama}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxSJklULfJ0 The Birds Will Sing For Us]" by {{w|Ed Harcourt}}

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Our heroes, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] versus [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Cyclonus, Tailgate, Nautica, and Velocity all share a drink with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and [[Josh Perez]]; one of three retailer incentive covers by Pitre-Durocher for June's Transformers titles, which all feature Windblade in commemoration of the launch of ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]''.
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*''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'' #1
*''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' #13
*''The Electric Sublime''
*IDW ''[[Action Man]]'' comic

==External links==
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The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage

2016-06-22T18:03:30Z

RichardT1977:

{{Comicstory
|series=mtmte|issueno=54
|prev=The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day
|next=The Dying of the Light Part 6
|image=MTMTE54_regcvr.jpg
|title="The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage"
|caption="Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 22]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=June 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|pencils by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]] and [[Christa Miesner]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]
}}

'''Through the sacrifice of one of their comrades, the Autobots are given the means to fight back... and Megatron takes up arms once more.'''

==Synopsis==
On the blasted ground outside the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s fortress, the [[Autobot]]s tear into the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and their allies with fire and fervor. As [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] man laser turrets built into the shoulders of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s new "Maximus Ambus" armor, Rewind tries to tell Magnus of the recent discovery he made about [[Dominus Ambus|his brother]], but the battle has all of Magnus's attention. [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] swoops in low to bear down on [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], but the [[Decepticon]] sadist punches him into the ground. [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] blasts Overlord in the face to draw his attention away, and the grinning monster proceeds to describe in grisly detail how he dismembered the original Rewind before Chromedome blew up the cell containing them both. Chromedome screams a scream of passion and rage, and hurls a punch at Overlord... a punch of such freakish strength that it lifts Overlord off the ground and sends him flying backward! As [[Nickel]] proceeds to shoot Chromedome in the arm with [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]]'s rifle mode, [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] observes that the Autobots are fighting with unprecedented strength. [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] assures him it is merely a last-gasp effort, and is more interested in the absence of Megatron, but Deathsaurus is certain that something has happened to the Autobots to give them this boost...

''Minutes earlier, as the Autobots engage in their group hug inside the fortress, an off-hand remark by [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] about the tightness of [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s super-strength hug causes [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] to have a brainwave. Reasoning that Tailgate's recent [[spark]] spasm released an energy wave that transformed him and, temporarily, those Transformers nearest to him, into super-strong [[Outlier]]s, it should theoretically be possible to induce such a spasm in someone ''else'', thereby duplicating the effect on those assembled. The prospect of deliberately causing someone to have a nervous breakdown seems untenable, but [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] volunteers for the job and asks Chromedome to finally unlock his forgotten traumatic memories in order to accomplish it. Chromedome is unwilling to use his [[mnemosurgery]] needles, but as Tarn begins blaring "[[The Empyrean Suite]]" in advance of the DJD's attack, and the memories associated with the music begin to tickle the back of Skids's consciousness, Chromedome agrees to take another tactic: nothing more than a few awful, well-chosen words. Every memory from his time in [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]] including the horrific, smelting death of [[Quark]] comes rushing back to Skids, and his spark erupts with light.''

Powered up into Outliers by Skids's sacrifice, the Autobots tear their way through their enemies, with Rodimus even pulling off his old "Flame Out" maneuver to incinerate a dogpile of Decepticons. Unfortunately, no sooner has he sizzled their circuits that he collapses to his knees, suddenly weakened, as the power-up begins to wear off!

Inside the fortress, Ratchet tends to Skids, who has been so badly traumatized by the experience that his spark has shrunk away to almost nothing. Ratchet attempts to stabilize him so that he can join the fight and leave the job of tending Skids to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], but the ex-Decepticon is having some health problems of his own, suffering from cramps caused by [[Fool's Energon]]. Ratchet insinuates that they are actually the product of fear and anxiety, but Megatron refutes the allegation, and explains to the medic that he is refusing to fight not because he fears the DJD, but because he fears what he himself will become if he straps a weapon to his arm once more. As far as Megatron is concerned, if he allows himself to commit violence again, he will be unable to stop himself from committing more and more, endlessly. This forces Ratchet into a confession: Fool's Energon is a placebo. It has never sapped Megatron's strength; Megatron only ''believed'' that it did, and every time he fought someone since he began taking it, he was—however subconsciously—acting with self-imposed restraint. Just then, Megatron looks at the monitor displaying the fight outside, and sees [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] being torn in half by Tarn. Ratchet is distracted when Skids wakes up and falls off the med-slab, desperate to find [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] and tell him what became of Quark, and when the medic looks up again, Megatron is gone...

[[Image:Megatron's Return.jpg|left|thumb|Such heroic nonsense.]]Outside, the upgrade process has well and truly worn off, as Brainstorm find when his fist crumples against [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]]'s armor. He turns to the Necrobot's holographic statue of Skids to offer his thanks for the temporary advantage, only to find that the statue has been switched off... because Skids's body now lies lifeless on the floor of the fortress med-bay, his spark extinguished. The weakened Autobots seem certain to join him in death, surrounding by the enemy on all sides—until salvation is heralded by the thunderous retort of a [[fusion cannon]]. With his newly-built weapon now attached, Megatron strides onto the battlefield, silently obliterating all opposition until he has reached his comrades. Gathering up the two pieces of the still-living Ravage, Megatron orders them back to the fortress to get his feline friend help, while he stands against the Decepticon horde. Deathsaurus is reluctant to follow Tarn's orders to send all their troops in, fearing for the lives of his men, but a well-placed shot from Nickel and Vos soon disables Megatron's cannon and leaves him open to attack. As the other Autobots watch through the monitor inside the fortress, Tarn and Overlord stand over the unarmed Megatron, and level their weapons. Tarn asks Megatron if it was worth it; the once and former Decepticon leader remains silent as he looks up at his would-be executioners, but shock crosses his features... just as three shots ring out...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (1)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Maximus Ambus]] (2)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (5)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (statue, 6)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (10)
*[[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (11)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (14)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (19)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (20)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (21)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (22)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (23)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (24)
*''[[Quark]]'' (25)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (27)

|c2=
*[[Helex (DJD)|Helex]] (3)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)
*[[Doryu]] (12)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (13)
*[[Vos (DJD)|Vos]] (15)
*[[Nickel]] (16)
*[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] (17)
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (18)
*[[Blue Bacchus]] (26)
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] (28)

|c4=
*[[Ten]] (4)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"The mnemosurgeon! I was '''hoping''' we'd meet again—I wanted to tell you something. I'm afraid your '''skinny little friend''' died before the missiles hit. I managed to pull off '''three''' of his limbs before the pain '''really''' drove him over the edge. The '''noises''' he made...! And he kept calling your name! ''"Domey! Domey! Save me!"'' I had to put his '''head''' in my mouth just to '''shut him up'''. Just popped it in and—chomp!—bit down 'til he stopped '''twitching'''."
:—'''Overlord'''

"Ask me what I used to do for a living!" 
"What?" 
"Ask me what I used to do for a living!" 
"'''What?'''" 
"Same thing as I do now, '''dirtwad'''—'''waste disposal!'''"
:—'''Tailgate''' tries some action hero banter, but a '''Decepticon''' doesn't play along

"You're not a '''coward''', Megatron—'''or''' a pacifist, for that matter. At least not in the way '''I''' understand the word." 
"I'm not afraid of the DJD. I am, however, afraid of '''rediscovering''' what I'm capable of. I'm afraid that if I got out there and fight—'''really''' fight—I won't be able to stop. '''Ever.''' Because I '''won't want to'''. Every day is a '''battle''', Ratchet. Every hour. Every '''second'''. A battle between me and the '''real''' me—and I wish I knew which was which." 
"So either way, it's about you. ''Quelle suprise.''" 
"It's not about me—it's about '''everyone else.'''" 
"Riiiiight." 
"If I step outside, '''that's''' just the beginning—the first of a '''thousand''' battlefields. If I don't keep myself in check, the '''war''' could reignite—and if it '''did''', it would make what's gone before seem '''trivial''' by comparison. I'd surrender myself '''completely''' to my darker impulses—because I'd '''have''' to. If I were to avoid another day like '''this''' one—another day of being '''torn in two'''—I'd have to. I don't give a damn if '''Fool's Energon''' has sapped my strength or dulled my mind—I '''would not be stopped.'''"
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Megatron'''

"Sleep tight, soldier."
:—'''Ratchet''' bids farewell to Skids

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Overlord reveals what happened to the original Rewind, after they were trapped in the [[slow cell]] together in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]]. Given the time dilation involved in the cell's function, either he was lying to hurt Chromedome or Overlord works disturbingly fast.
*Skids recalls the two previous instances in which Chromedome stopped him from remembering his lost memories, in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|issue #8]] and [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|#49]]. As Tarn blares ''The Empyrean Suite'', Skids starts to feel hot, as memories of the smelting chamber seen in issue #49 start to creep in.
*If you're wondering why Transformers aren't turning into Outliers as a result of traumatic experiences all the time, recall that it's only the unique mixture of quantum energy that the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' have been exposed to in their travels that has mutated their sparks to the point that they are capable of this stress-induced evolution, as explained in issue #49.
*Rodimus uses his "Flame Out" ability for the very first time since it was introduced all the way back in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|''Maximum Dinobots'' #3]]. He even remarks on how long it's been since he last did it.
*Fool's Energon is revealed to be harmless but disgusting; its foul taste was previously evidenced when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] snuck some in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]]. Ratchet explains they couldn't give Megatron a ''real'' sedative because of the damaged state of his internal organs, caused by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], which we learned about in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|issue #28]].
*Ratchet recalls previous instances in which Megatron restrained his strength: fighting [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] in issue #28, punching [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|issue #38]], and lashing out at Tailgate in [[The Lopsided Triangle|issue #47]].
*As Skids crawls along the floor after falling off the med-slab, he calls himself "scum" for what he unknowingly helped Tarn do in Grindcore. This hearkens ''aaaaaall'' the way back to his first appearance in the book in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]], in which, while struggling to remember anything about himself, the last vestiges of this memory caused the amnesiac Skids to briefly think his name was "Scum."

===Transformers references===
*When Rewind attempts to tell Magnus about what happened to Dominus last issue, Ultra Magnus paraphrases his most famous line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': "I can't deal with that now."
*In a cute touch, Autobot Megatron's new fusion cannon fires orange beams, just like all Autobot weaponry in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], rather than Decepticon purple. Having been built by Brainstorm, it brings to mind his talk of weapons that could differentiate between Autobot and Decepticon by firing different coloured lasers back in issue #28, but the cartoon color-coding has actually always been in effect for pretty much all weaponry throughout "season two."
* Ravage getting torn into pieces during a climactic battle? That's happened [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|before]].

===Real-life references===
*As with the previous chapters, this issue's title (and the title of the multi-parter itself) is taken from the poem "{{w|Do not go gentle into that good night}}," by {{w|Dylan Thomas}}.

===Errors===
*In the Story So Far recap, Minimus Ambus is said to be the alter ego of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Sounds like someone at IDW had [[Titans Return]] on the brain when writing that!
*On page five, panel 1, Ratchet tells Tailgate not to squeeze so tightly as they hug—but his speech bubble's been stuck right on top of Tailgate, making him almost unnoticeable in the panel.
*On the same page, Ratchet says Tailgate was "taken the brink," rather than "taken '''to''' the brink."

===Other trivia===
*Vos's sole speech bubble in this issue, spoken when Tarn forgets to credit him along with Nickel for blasting Chromedome, translates to "Bears love sushi." Eh??

===Soundtrack===
For all of "The Dying of the Light":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCdBc5uByFQ Hurt]" by {{w|Johnny Cash}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeaeFgBI2ns Slow Parade]" by {{w|Broken Records (band)|Broken Records}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq5pC0MS1ww Superman]" by {{w|Cinerama (band)|Cinerama}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxSJklULfJ0 The Birds Will Sing For Us]" by {{w|Ed Harcourt}}

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Our heroes, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] versus [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
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Optimus Prime (Movie)

2016-05-28T05:59:52Z

RichardT1977: Adding a caption with a subtle "Take That" to another franchise...

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

[[File:Movieprime meettheautobots.jpg|upright=1.67|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==
===Movies===
{{note|The four movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' 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)}}

[[File:TF2007 optimus meets sam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.85]]

Optimus Prime and his Autobots were forced to depart their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] thousands of years ago, after the life-giving [[AllSpark]] was lost to the far reaches of space. In the year 2007, having received word from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] that the AllSpark was on the planet [[Earth]], Optimus brought his troops to the small, blue world. After descending through Earth's atmosphere in his [[transition form]], Optimus [[Trans-scan|scanned]] a passing truck, then quickly learned the planet's languages via the [[internet]]. Meeting up with Bumblebee, Prime and his men were introduced to [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], with whom Prime shared their history and their reason for being on Earth.

[[File:TF2007 optimus truckmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Like a Boss.]]

Prime and the Autobots returned with Sam to his house, so that he could obtain for them a family heirloom: a pair of [[glasses]] belonging to his ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]], which contained the location of the AllSpark encoded across its lenses. Prime had his troops wait outside while Sam and Mikaela searched for the glasses, but the Autobot leader's thunderous footsteps, clumsy attempts to hide, and general impatience made the whole experience quite a trial. Nevertheless, the Autobots managed to keep themselves hidden from Sam's parents long enough for Sam to find the glasses—at which point, the forces of [[Sector Seven]] arrived to take Sam and Mikaela into custody. Prime intercepted the S7 convoy, tearing the roof off the SUV containing the two kids and demanding that the organization's director [[Seymour Simmons]] release them. Sector Seven back-up soon arrived, however, forcing Prime to hide beneath a bridge, carrying Sam and Mikaela on his shoulders. When the humans slipped, Bumblebee was forced to break cover to rescue them, which resulted in all three of them being captured by S7. Now in possession of the glasses which could tell him the location of the AllSpark, Optimus remorsefully left Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands despite protestations from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]; Prime was unwilling to employ the deadly force he knew would be required to save their teammate, as he knew humanity held the potential to be something great.

[[File:Movie2007 Prime sword.jpg|left|upright=1.85|thumb|Swiss army Prime.]]

Using the glasses to trace the AllSpark to the [[Hoover Dam]], Prime led this men there, but while they were en route, the [[Decepticon]]s who were also in hiding on the planet launched an attack on the facility. Sam, Mikaela, Bumblebee and the forces of Sector Seven met up with Prime and his team on the road, and they all headed for nearby [[Mission City]] to hide the AllSpark. On the way, Prime was attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]; a brief but brutal struggle followed, concluding when Prime succeeded in decapitating the hate-filled Decepticon. Joining his men in the streets of Mission City, Prime was met in battle by his ancient enemy Megatron, who quickly proved to be superior both in physical strength and in terms of firepower. [[File:TF2007 optimus vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.85|"You Kakarot. I choose you to be the first of my victims."]] Realizing that there was only one way to end the fighting, Optimus instructed Sam to push the AllSpark into his chest if all hope seemed lost, which would merge the cube with his own [[spark]], destroying both it and himself. As it turned out, Sam did just the opposite, instead thrusting it into ''Megatron's'' chest, killing the Decepticon leader and destroying the AllSpark. Prime regretted the necessity of the action, but knew there had been no other choice.

Though the Decepticons were defeated and their bodies dumped in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] by the military, the loss of the AllSpark meant the Autobots were unable to use its power to restore their homeworld. Electing to remain on Earth, Prime sent a message into deep space to any surviving Autobots in the galaxy to come to join them there. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]],” “[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]";
the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks “[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]],” “[[Sam's New Car]],” “[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]],” "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]." In the comic book and novel adaptations of the film, Prime also kills [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] after his altercation with Bonecrusher.}}
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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)}}

[[File:ROTF optimus takes aim.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''My OptiPrime don't want none Unless he's got GUNS Hun'']]

In the two years which followed the events in Mission City, Optimus Prime and the Autobots—including a group of new arrivals who had responded to Prime's message—became part of a Transformer/human military group called [[NEST]]. Together, they hunted down the remaining Decepticons in hiding across Earth. After a destructive clash with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Shanghai]] went awry, Optimus was air-dropped onto a highway and crippled the Decepticon. Demolishor taunted Optimus about the mysterious force known as "[[The Fallen]]", who would rise again. Prime ensured that Demolishor would not be around to see it, as he unceremoniously executed him.

[[File:ROTF Prime blades.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Optimus's rampage through the Hundred Acre Wood left no survivors.]]

When the Decepticon [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] stole the remaining shard of the AllSpark from NEST's [[Diego Garcia]] base, Optimus Prime arranged a meeting with Sam Witwicky, who had since left home to go to college, hoping for the boy's help. Sam, unfortunately, was presently focused on having some semblance of a normal life, and was not receptive Optimus's pleas, but Optimus feared that the choice to be involved would soon be taken out of Sam's hands. This soon proved true when Megatron—resurrected by the AllSpark shard—abducted Sam to draw out the wisdom of the AllSpark that was hidden within the human's mind. Optimus and Bumblebee ambushed the Decepticons in the [[Broadwater Metal Works|abandoned industrial complex]] where Sam was being held and managed to whisk the boy away, but Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] gave chase, resulting in a ferocious three-on-one battle between Prime and the Decepticons in the depths of the nearby forest. Prime held his own, even managing to kill Grindor, but the underhanded Megatron was able to impale him on his pincer-blade and blast him open with point-blank shot. Although the rest of the Autobots soon arrived and drove off Megatron and Starscream, Optimus Prime was [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dead]].

[[File:ROTF optimus dead body.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|This is what happens when you get close to [[Stephanie Sheh|Nui Harime]].]]

Prime's body was brought back to Diego Garcia, but was soon covertly transported to [[Egypt]] by [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] when they got word from Sam that he had discovered a possible means of restoring the Autobot leader to life: the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. In the midst of a battle between the Autobots and The Fallen's Decepticons in the Egyptian desert, Sam plunged the Matrix into Optimus's chest, and his gamble proved successful, as Optimus Prime lived again. To help Prime defeat The Fallen and destroy his [[Star Harvester|sun-harvesting weapon]] hidden within the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], the turncoat Decepticon [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] sacrificed his life, entreating Prime to use his parts to gain "a power he had never known". [[File:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I'm bringing sexy back.]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] transplanted Jetfire's remains onto Prime's body, upgrading him into a heavily-armed, flight-capable powerhouse. Prime immediately took flight and disabled the harvester, after which he engaged The Fallen in battle. Megatron attempted to intervene, but Optimus overpowered his old enemy and used his own fusion cannon to shoot half his face off. Resuming his fight with The Fallen, Optimus tore the ancient Decepticon's face off, and when the villain attempted to flee, Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark, finally killing him.

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}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]],” “[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]” and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]],” “[[Operation Autobot]],” “[[Rise of the Decepticons]],” “[[When Robots Attack!]],” "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." The publications targeted at younger readers tending to downplay Optimus's ferocity—in several, he defeats The Fallen not by killing him, but by [[:File:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|hurling him into space]]. In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the film, Prime is not killed by Megatron's attack, but rather sent into [[stasis lock]], and would have stayed that way for years if not for Sam's intervention.}}

====''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)}}
[[File:DOTM optimus armored weapons platform.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Chevron seven locked.]]
Three years after the defeat of The Fallen, the Autobots and NEST took to dealing with human conflicts in the absence of the Decepticons. Optimus's vehicle mode was now complemented by a [[Armored Weapons Platform|large transformable trailer]], containing an armory of various weapons and flight equipment. While investigating a tip that a piece of Cybertronian technology could be found in the ruins of the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], Optimus and his NEST allies were attacked by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]], who attempted to steal the component. Optimus drove off Shockwave and his monstrous "pet", but was perturbed to discover that the recovered Cybertronian tech was a piece of the ancient Autobot spacecraft known as the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''—flagship of his mentor and predecessor, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed destroyed during the war on Cybertron millennia beforehand.
[[File:DOTM optimus with trailer.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|"Callin' all trucks, this here's the duck. We're about to go a-huntin' bear."]]
Demanding an explanation from National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]], Prime learned from both her and astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]] that humanity had discovered the ruins of the ''Ark'' on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in the 1960s. Travelling to the moon with Ratchet aboard the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Prime discovered the comatose form of Sentinel within the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash vault, along with a small fraction of the special cargo the ''Ark'' had been carrying—five [[pillar]]s capable of opening a [[space bridge]]. Optimus brought his old mentor back to Earth and used the Matrix of Leadership to reactivate him; showing him the peace and beauty of Earth, Optimus expressed his willingness to cede leadership back to Sentinel once more, but Sentinel refused.

[[File:DOTMSentinelOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Sentinel, can you put that sword somewhere else so we can talk?]]

Unfortunately, it would soon transpire that Sentinel was in league with Megatron, when he murdered Ironhide and brought the pillars to [[Washington, D.C.]]. A shocked Optimus confronted his mentor at the National Mall reflecting pool, pleading with him to stop, but Sentinel was unmoved, and opened a space bridge through which at 200 Decepticon troops launched a vicious assault on the city. In the chaos that followed, Optimus tried to fight Sentinel; Sentinel defeated him, but spared his life in the belief he would come around to his side eventually. Naturally, Optimus refused, which led to Sentinel publicly denouncing him and his Autobots as rebels, falsely leading humanity to believe that their planet would be spared if they exiled Optimus's team into space aboard the ''Xantium''. Appearing to willingly comply, Optimus suspected Decepticon treachery—and he was right, as Starscream fired upon the ''Xantium'' soon after launch, destroying it. To all watching, it appeared Optimus and the Autobots had been destroyed, but in actuality, Prime had had his men hide within one of the ship's booster rockets, which had detached before the vessel's destruction.
[[File:DOTM optimus with flight tech.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|"That's my secret, Captain. I ''always'' want faces."]]
Optimus's team headed for [[Chicago]], which had been conquered by the Decepticons in their absence, and arrived just in time to rescue Sam, Epps and a team of former NEST soldiers from a Decepticon [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighter ship]]. Venturing into the heart of the city, the Autobots were ambushed by Shockwave and the Driller, and Prime was separated from his trailer in the brawl. Leaving his Autobots to battle on without him, Prime quickly recovered the trailer and donned the flight tech within, which he used slay the Driller. Unfortunately, he was then blasted by Shockwave and wound up tangled in the cables of a construction crane, temporarily taking him out of the fight.

By the time the [[Wrecker]]s cut Optimus free, Sentinel had activated his space bridge and begun teleporting Cybertron itself into Earth's [[Solar System]]. Prime went on a rampage, scything through the Decepticons on the main battlefield on his way to a final confrontation with Shockwave; after killing the cyclopean Decepticon, he used Shockwave's own cannon to blast the space bridge's control pillar, stalling Cybertron's transportation. [[File:DOTM optimus executes sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Hey, you guys remember when Optimus Prime used to crack jokes and play basketball? Good times.]] Optimus then demanded that Sentinel face him; his one-time mentor complied, and the pair engaged one another in a battle which Optimus initially dominated, but in which Sentinel eventually got the upper hand when he sliced off Prime's right arm. However, before Sentinel could deliver the killing blow, Megatron, having realized that he would never be able to remain in power as long as Sentinel was alive, turned on the elder Prime, attacking him from behind and heavily damaging him. Megatron then tried to deceive Optimus into thinking that he wanted peace, but Optimus saw through the ruse and attacked Megatron, plunging his energon axe into the Decepticon's head and tearing it off, killing his eternal foe once more. The damaged and helpless Sentinel begged for mercy, claiming that all he ever wanted was their race's survival, but Optimus refused, claiming Sentinel didn't betray the Autobots, but rather ''himself''. With bitter regret, Optimus executed his treacherous master with Megatron's shotgun. With Cybertron now apparently destroyed by the deactivation of the space bridge, Prime and the remaining Autobots accepted Earth as their new home, and Optimus declared that the Autobots would never forsake the defense of the planet or its people. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]” and “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]”; the “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks “[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]],” "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," “[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]],” "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]." Numerous adaptations targeted at younger readers scaled back the film's violence. In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic book]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novel]] adaptations of the film, Optimus accepts Megatron's truce and allows him to leave, and he kills Sentinel not with Megatron's gun, but with Sentinel's own [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] cannon.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish)}}
[[File:AoE-junkeroptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Optimus's years of hard drinking and wild partying had finally caught up with him.]]

Following the battle in Chicago and the dissolution of NEST, the US government continued granting Optimus and the other Autobots asylum on Earth, in spite of the negative reputation the Autobots had gained. The White House believed that [[Harold Attinger]] was working alongside Optimus Prime to hunt down the last of the Decepticon fugitives; what the President didn't know was that Attinger's [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce had began hunting down Autobots and terminating them. Learning of the betrayal, Optimus broadcast an urgent message to the Autobots on Earth, ordering his troops to cut off all contact with humans and go into hiding. Optimus successfully evaded Cemetery Wind for several years, but was eventually pinned down in [[Mexico]], caught in an ambush set by Attinger's lieutenant [[James Savoy]] and their Cybertronian ally, the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though badly wounded, Prime threw off his pursuers by scanning a dilapidated cab-over truck, and fled north to Paris, [[Texas]], where he hid in an abandoned movie theater and succumbed to statsis lock induced by his grevious injuries.

[[File:AOE-injuredoptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Cade Yeager was able to rebuild Optimus in a BARN! [[Iron Man|With a BOX OF SCRAPS!]]]]

Prime remained inert until aspiring roboticist [[Cade Yeager]] visited the theater for salvage. Hoping to strip the seemingly ordinary truck and sell the parts, he purchased Optimus and towed him home to his workshop, whereupon his examination of the truck's unusual inner workings led him to realize he had discovered a Transformer. Though Cade's daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and partner [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] wanted to turn Optimus in for a cash reward, Cade argued against it, wanting to increase his technical expertise by studying Optimus' systems further. To prove that the Transformer was "dead" and unable to retaliate, Cade opened the truck up and discovered a live missile from the truck's inner workings. When the missile was removed, Optimus suddenly awoke and transformed into robot mode. Confused and disoriented, Optimus threatened the humans, but Cade was able to calm him down, and offered to help repair him as best he could. Before he could get very far, Savoy's forces stormed the farm, forcing Optimus to hide underneath the barn, but when Savoy threatened Tessa's life, Optimus burst from concealment to aid his new human friends. A running battle with Lockdown ensued, culminating in an abandoned factory, where Prime regrouped with the Yaegers and Tessa's boyfriend [[Shane Dyson]] and escaped.

[[File:AOE optimus new altmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Cemetery Wind would never think to go after a red and blue truck covered in flames!]]

After confirming that they had shaken their pursuers, Optimus summoned the surviving Autobots to a rendezvous point in the desert, scanning a passing truck on the way to adopt a new alternate mode and repair his injuries. Reuniting with Bumblebee, [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], an angry and embittered Prime announced his intent to break his long-held vow and kill the humans responsible for the Autobots' suffering. With Cade's help, the Autobots learned that the bodies of their fallen comrades were being taken to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] in [[Chicago]], where they were being melted down for [[transformium|raw material]] to produce KSI's own Transformers. Enraged to learn that Ratchet had recently suffered this gruesome fate, Optimus led the Autobots in a furious attack on KSI, but stopped short of killing company head [[Joshua Joyce]] when the human shamed him by declaring the mankind had advanced past the Transformers. [[File:AOE optimus reformatted.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|If you think his personality is getting out of character in these films, just be glad he isn't being written by Nick Spencer.]] The Autobots pulled out, but Attinger ordered KSI creations [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] to be sent after them; Optimus faced off against Galvatron, but before the battle could conclude, Lockdown shot down Optimus and dragged him away.

Imprisoned aboard Lockdown's ship, Optimus learned that the bounty hunter had been hired by the Transformers' mysterious [[creator (AOE)|creators]] to round up their renegade creations, starting with the ancient "knights" to whom the ship had once belonged, a group that Optimus himself had apparently once been part of. Optimus was soon rescued by his fellow Autobots, and they escaped by detaching the section of the ship they were in from the main body without Lockdown's notice. After the team regrouped, [[Brains]] revealed that Galvatron was, in fact, a rebuilt Megatron, and was planning to detonate a cyberforming [[seed]]—given to Attinger by Lockdown—in [[Hong Kong]]. Though Prime lacked a strong reason to defend humankind after his recent experiences, Cade petitioned him to have faith in, if not humanity itself, then in their potential to be better.

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|I have a giant robot dinosaur. Your argument is invalid.]]

Arriving in Hong Kong, the Autobots' stolen ship was shot down by Galvatron's forces and crashed in the Wulong Valley. In need of reinforcements, Optimus took a shield and sword from the ship's armory and freed the other captive knights aboard the ship, the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and proposed that they let him lead them into battle. Their leader [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was not receptive to this idea, and challenged Optimus, but the Autobot leader triumphed over him, and offered Grimlock freedom under his leadership, or death under his foot. Grimlock conceded defeat, and allowed Optimus to ride him into battle in his massive ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' mode. The Autobot-Dinobot alliance decimated Galvatron's army, forcing the Decepticon to retreat, but just when it seemed the day was won, Lockdown returned. Optimus disabled Lockdown's ship's tractor beam in order to allow his comrades to pull back while he faced the bounty hunter alone; during the course of their one-on-one fight, Optimus was forced to briefly break away to save Cade's life by shooting Attinger. [[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| ''So if you care to find me'' ''Look to the western sky!'' ''As someone told me lately'' ''Everyone deserves a chance to fly!'']] Unfortunately, this distraction allowed Lockdown to impale Optimus on his own sword, immobilizing him, but Bumblebee and Cade intervened to hold off Lockdown while Shane and Tessa freed Optimus, enabling him to finally kill Lockdown. Optimus set off one of Lockdown's grenades to finish off Galvatron's remaining drones, and flew the humans to safety as it detonated.

After releasing the Dinobots from his command, Optimus prepared to depart into space, to both remove the seed from Earth, and to investigate the mystery of his creators, who still had a price on his head. His innate faith in humanity reignited by Cade and his family and friends, Optimus entreated the humans to think of one of the stars as his soul, and instructed the Autobots to guard the Yaegers, their allies, and all the humans they could.

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

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===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Before coming to Earth, Optimus Prime led the search for the AllSpark in the transport vessel, the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]''. In 1969, Earth-time, in an abandoned solar system, Prime and the crew discovered [[Ghost 1|a vessel]] of strangely Cybertronian design, which they pursued to a nearby planet. Prime dispatched Bumblebee to the surface to investigate the ship while he and the other Autobots battled Decepticons from the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''; Prime personally took on and defeated [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. Contact having been lost with Bumblebee during the fight, Prime headed down to the planet to join him, where a joint attack by Starscream and the alien ship sent the two Autobots tumbling into a subterranean cavern network.

Fleeing an attack by [[Worm-thing|indigenous worm-creatures]], Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came across the alien vessel, which Prime deduced was trying to surrender. Lines of communication were opened, and Prime realized that Starscream had duped the little aliens into attacking him. However, the creatures, who called themselves "[[human]]s", explained that they held Megatron, whom they called the Ice Man, on their home world, [[Earth]]. Realizing the destruction Megatron would wreak upon the defenseless humans if he escaped, Prime vowed to see them return to their world to warn it.

Prime blasted a way out of the caverns, but on the way back to the ''Ark'', the Decepticons attacked again, and Prime found himself in the difficult position of fighting Starscream and protecting the human ship. Speared by Bonecrusher's tail, Optimus seemed doomed to perish at Starscream's hand until the humans interceded, opening fire on Starscream. The Decepticon destroyed the humans and their ship in retaliation, but Optimus Prime, inspired by their courage and sacrifice, resolved to locate Earth—and the AllSpark which he speculated had come to rest there—before the Decepticons did... and hopefully before Megatron came back online. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====

{{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]]}}

Following the battle for the AllSpark in Mission City and the formation of NEST, Optimus and Lennox led a team of Autobots to investigate a Decepticon sighting in [[Zambia]]. They found a trap waiting for them, which resulted in Optimus being dragged over [[Victoria Falls]] by the Decepticon [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]; Prime saved himself by grabbing an outcropping and was hauled to safety by rookie Autobot [[Beachbreak]]'s tow line, but Starscream then killed Beachbreak in retaliation. Prime took the Autobot's death personally, regarding it as a failure of his leadership. The team proceeded to hunt down their Decepticons prey, and after a lengthy fight at the [[Kariba dam]], Optimus decapitated Macerator. The other Decepticons escaped however, and Optimus prevented Ironhide from firing after [[Dropkick]] for fear of harming nearby humans.

Another mission to [[Australia]] saw Optimus and his team spend days searching the outback for Decepticons, during which they discussed the possibility that the Decepticons might be hunting for energy to resurrect Megatron. 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.

The narrow streets of [[Rome]] proved a challenge for Optimus's truck mode to navigate when NEST travelled there to hunt down [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]. 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}}

====''Classified''====
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After the massive battle in Egypt and the defeat of The Fallen, NEST continued to hunt Decepticons around the Earth. When a trio of Decepticons
attacked the [[United States Air Force]] [[Nevada Test and Training Range]], Optimus Prime and Ironhide responded; Optimus attempted to talk [[Dropshot (Classified)|Dropshot]] into abandoning the Decepticon cause, but was forced to kill him when he attempted to kill some human soldiers. Likewise, when [[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] threatened to blow up some humans, Optimus and Ironhide took him down with a pincer movement they had practised during the war back on Cybertron, in the [[Battle of Polyhex]]. Returning to base, Optimus took part in a meeting of some generals, 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}}
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===IDW movie comics===
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Optimus Prime was the last surviving descendant of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], orphaned and hidden away to protect him from the evil of The Fallen. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} Optimus grew up with no knowledge of who he was, and was eventually found by Sentinel Prime, who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. Joining Sentinel's tribe of "Autobots", Optimus worked with his teacher and other pupils Megatron and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] to restore order to an energy-starved Cybertron by helping to locate the lost AllSpark, buried far beneath Cybertron's surface. Re-energized by a star harnessed by the science of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], the AllSpark restored life and energy to Cybertron, unifying the planet once more, but the old and weary Sentinel Prime had no desire to lead this new, united populace. At last, he revealed to Optimus the secret of his heritage, and that he, as "Optimus Prime", ought to succeed him as leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Unable to believe that he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus turned the role down, proposing instead that he investigate Cybertron's history, in an attempt to bring some of the good the Primes created back to the world. Accordingly, 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}} Alas, neither Sentinel nor Optimus realized that Megatron had eavesdropped on their conversation. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Megatron was consumed with anger and jealousy at the knowledge that he was Sentinel's second choice, and further lost all respect for Prime because he had turned down an incredible birthright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Nevertheless, the pair were able to govern Cybertron together for two generations, their two personalities creating a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} When [[Malcontent]] activity opposing Sentinel's order began escalating, however, Megatron intimidated Optimus into giving him supreme power in defense of the planet. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Megs Prime argument.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Hey, I wanted a mouthplate!"]]

When ''Lord'' High Protector Megatron toured a Science Division excavation site near the AllSpark [[Simfur Temple|temple]] at [[Simfur]], he and Optimus clashed over several issues; all Megatron cared about was whether the site contained power similar to the AllSpark, while Optimus insisted on taking things slowly with the reminder that it was ''his'' division was in charge of the proceedings. Subsequently, after the dig uncovered a mysterious [[sarcophagus|relic]], Optimus and Megatron's argument over what should be done with it was interrupted by an attack from [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the neighbouring [[Eshems Nebula]]. Megatron ordered that the relic be taken to his personal quarters for protection during the battle, and Optimus could not argue. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} After the aliens were repelled, Optimus ordered his science teams to help the survivors of the attack while he went to confer with Megtron, only to nearly come to blows with the High Protector when he demanded that Optimus marshal the Science Division for war against the aliens. Fear that Megatron sought to divide Cybertron, Optimus called a meeting of the Science Division and appealed to all those who served under him not to join Megatron on his crusade, asking them instead to stay by his side and continue on with their mission of peaceful research. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} With help from closest confidants [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], Optimus broke into Megatron's quarters in search of some clue to his brother-in-arms' sudden compulsion towards war, but only had time to observe that the enigmatic relic had somehow been restored to pristine condition before he was forced to leave to avoid detection. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Defiance3 optimus cybertron alt mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]

Returning to Science Division headquarters, Optimus was greeted with a stunning discovery: Ratchet, Elita-One and Arcee had uncovered other ancient artefacts, each of which bore a symbol that matched one on Optimus's helmet: a symbol that proved Optimus was indeed a descendant of the Dynasty of Primes. Prime went with Arcee and Ratchet to the excavation site, where they discussed the ramifications of this new information, only for the group to be apprehended for treason by an unwilling Prowl, forced to do so on the orders of Megatron. This turned out to be a trap, however: while they were being escorted to the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], Megatron's forces ambushed them with intent to kill. Optimus bested Starscream and collapsed [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]] on top of the attackers, {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} then raced back to the embattled excavation site to usher Elite-One, Sentinel Prime and Wheeljack to safety, with a little help from Elita's sister [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]]. Optimus informed Sentinel of the marking on his head that proved his mentor had been right all along: now, he was Optimus ''Prime''. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} All those loyal to Optimus regrouped at [[Burthov]], where Optimus was recognized as the leader of the group, with Prowl serving as his lieutenant. [[File:Foundation1 optimus is mad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]] Captain Ironhide—a former member of Megatron's Defense Force, who had now christened themselves the "Decepticons"—informed Optimus of the huge starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' that Megatron was building, and the newly christened Prime began working toward equipping his own side with similar vessels. Though the Autobots found themselves at an advantage when the ''Nemesis'' left Cybertron with the balance of the Decepticon forces, it was then that ''true'' war finally broke out between Optimus's and Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

The war raged for thousands of years, with no end in sight until Sentinel came up with a solution: a "torch" that could bring the conflict to an end without the mass murder of the Decepticons. Contact with the AllSpark was required to activate it, so the Autobots made for Simfur Temple, {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} where Optimus held off Megatron so that Elita-One could activate the torch and deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel loaded the torch aboard the Autobots' ship, the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but to Optimus and Megatron's disbelief, Starscream blew the ship out of the air. Consumed with grief and rage at the apparent death of his mentor, Optimus ordered Wheeljack to use the second, remaining ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to transport the AllSpark away Simfur, then declared he would be going on a suicide mission to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} Concerned for their friend, Ironhide and Elita-One stayed by Prime's side as he made his way through the soldiers guarding Megatron's [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Optimus demanded Megatron face him, but the Decepticon leader responded by dropping the [[smelting pool]] on him. Ironhide saved Prime from the fiery rain, and Optimus then entered Megatron's chamber alone, to discover his former ally surrounded by hungry [[hatchling]]s, confident that the "weak" Optimus would not harm the infants to get to him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} At that point, Wheeljack's team removed the AllSpark from its temple, plunging Cybertron into darkness. Optimus escaped, leaving Megatron to fend off his ravenous hatchlings, and joined Ironhide in fending off Starscream and Shockwave. Returning to oversee the AllSpark's transportation, Optimus recognized that the drastic actions he had taken had forever fractured his relationship with Elita-One, and observed he still had a long way to go to being a great leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[File:Ark Bridge Defiance4.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Who ''are'' all you people?"]]

To put the AllSpark's power beyond Megatron's reach, Optimus Prime made preparations to send it off-planet. Allowing word to reach the Decepticons that the cube was being held at Simfur, Prime and the main force of his Autobots occupied their enemies in battle there, while a small team led by Bumblebee guarded the AllSpark's true hiding place, [[Tyger Pax]]. The cube was launched into space, and Megatron immediately gave chase. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Optimus was immediately regretful of his decision, feeling that in buying the Autobots some time in the war, he had sentenced their world to death, but Prowl insisted he had made the right choice, and that he had turned death into a fighting chance to live. Bolstered by Prowl's words, Prime and his Autobots took off after the AllSpark and Megatron aboard the ''Ark'', hopeful that they could defeat the Decepticon leader while he was alone, and bring the cube back to heal their homeworld. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime]] driving Optimus Prime! Sheer awesomeness!]]

Following Optimus and the Autobots' arrival on Earth, and the subsequent battle of [[Mission City]] and the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} Optimus Prime helped eliminate the remaining [[AllSpark Mutation]]s skittering around the city, then requested the help of William Lennox and his men in getting the Autobots out of the city before other, less trustworthy humans could arrive. They located a trailer that Prime could use to transport the deceased body of his first lieutenant [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and, equipped with a hologrammatic driver to avoid suspicion on the road, Prime led his Autobots in rolling out. Sector Seven's Seymour Simmons would later exploit this friendship between Prime and Lennox when, a month later, he convinced Lennox to request assistance from Prime and the Autobots in transporting the Decepticons' remains. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Prime's team was to escort a Sector Seven convoy from their Nevada base to a naval base at [[California|San Diego, California]], from whence the Decepticons and Jazz's remains would be buried at sea. Before departing Nevada, he entrusted the remaining AllSpark fragment to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping, but had second thoughts soon after leaving, and ordered Bumblebee and Ironhide to turn around and retrieve it. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} The two returned to discover that the base had been attacked in their absence by Decepticons [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream; Prime soon arrived back to retake ownership of the shard. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

[[File:Alliance4 angryLennox Prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]]

Weeks later, following the aquatic interment of Jazz and the Decepticons, 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. The team trained on the island of Diego Garcia, their mutual respect for one another growing, and soon word came in of new Decepticon sightings around Earth. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For their first mission, NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]] to take out the Decepticons Deadend and Swindle, the former of whom was quickly dispatched by Prime via a head-on collision. Swindle's last words caused Prime concern, as they suggested more Decepticons would soon be coming to search the Earth for something; Lennox feared it might be Sam Witwicky, and Prime, sadly convinced the boy was destined to be a part of the conflict, decided to send Bumblebee to resume his role as Sam's guardian. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Alliance4 Prime killingspree.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|Freedom is the right of all '''non-Decepticon''' sentient beings.]]

Knowing that Lennox's superiors held little trust in the Autobots, Optimus Prime dedicated himself and his Autobots to working harder to prove their goodwill through continued success. NEST proceeded to hunt for Decepticons around the world over the next year, with Optimus Prime personally destroying [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]], [[Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. NEST's ranks continued to grow, with Autobot refugees even arriving on Earth in response to the message Optimus had sent into space, including Prime's old friend Elita-One. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} One particular new arrival proved a little troublesome, however: in November 2008, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] caused chaos in [[Uruguay]] when he recklessly pursued his old Decepticon foe [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] towards [[Buenos Aires]]. Prime assured [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] that they would forcibly bring Sideswipe in if necessary, but fortunately, Ironhide was able to calm the rampaging Autobot down. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}} Demolishor escaped, but was tracked to Shanghai by NEST the following year, and Prime's team headed out to finally take the giant Decepticon down. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Nefarious2 Prime on Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|Ass-whooping. Noun. To have your posterior presented to you with overwhelming force.]]

After Optimus's death and rebirth during the conflict with The Fallen, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation}} NEST resumed its day-to-day business of hunting down rogue Decepticons. Optimus was dissatisfied with their present reactive state, however, insisting that they begin proactively rooting out Decepticons before they struck. With NEST low on resources, Optimus deployed several new Autobot arrivals to deal with a Decepticon attack on [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} The presence of [[Initiative|unknown humans]] at the petrochemical plant gave Prime and Lennox something to puzzle over, and soon after, when NEST was tipped off to Decepticon activity in [[Utah]], the pair believed things to be connected. Optimus went to Ironhide and Sideswie's aid in Utah, besting [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and taking him into Autobot custody in order to learn everything he knew about the enigmatic human organization. {{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, but this proved the wrong choice: when the plane carrying Soundwave was shot down by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], Prime's off-the-record actions meant that Lennox was unable to call in any help. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}}

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When [[Theodore Galloway]] got too close to discovering the actions of the [[Initiative]], the mysterious human group, they sent the mind-controlled Decepticon [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to eliminate him. Optimus sent [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to help him, after which Soundwave returned and proposed an alliance between himself and the Autobots to stop the Initiative for good. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]], but the mobile headquarters had moved on by the time they arrived. Following its trail to Utah, Optimus sensed the power of something very like the [[AllSpark]] upon approach, and began to realize what they were up against—though he did not expect that the Autobots would then find themselves facing brainwashed Transformers, including some of their own comrades! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} During the battle, Optimus demanded their foe surrender the [[Project Nefarious|artificial AllSpark]] they possessed, but [[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, forcing Optimus to ram the truck he was in. From the wreck, Optimus pulled the rapidly-destabilizing faux-AllSpark, and was ready to feed it his own [[spark]] to stop the deadly chain reaction building within it. Luckily that turned out to be unnecessary, as [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]]—a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] who had long been the Initiative's captive—took the AllSpark from him and carried it into space, where it exploded safely. In the aftermath, Optimus noted that the Initiative databanks had been picked clean by Soundwave, and feared the possibility that anyone else might attempt to recreate the AllSpark. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

[[File:RisingStorm1 ElitaandOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]

The Autobot refugees rescued from the Initiative were eager to get back in the field, but Optimus encouraged them to take more time to recuperate, as they were clearly not fully healed. The havoc the Initiative wrought had convinced Optimus that the Autobots had to refocus their efforts on a new objective: ensuring that no other humans could exploit Cybertronian technology. A team inducing Elita-One and her sisters was deployed to recover Cybertronian weapons from an arms dealer; upon their return to Diego Garcia, Prime shared a quiet moment with Elita, learning more about the new symbiotic bond that had recently been forged between her and her sisters, and growing fearful of the violent streak she had developed. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

When word reached NEST that Sam Witwicky had come under attack from Decepticons in [[Philadelphia]], Optimus mobilized the Autobots to respond. With Arcee having been injured on the previous mission, he initially wanted her and her sisters to stay behind, but they insisted on going. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} During the flight to Philadelphia, Optimus tried once more to have Arcee sit out of the mission, but Elita reinforced her need for revenge—a sentiment that only opened old wounds between her and Prime, reminding both of the time in the past when Prime let his rage get the better of him. [[File:RisingStorm4 shockers vs prime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]] Elita's anger over Prime's abandonment of her on Cybertron, and the fact that her death and reunion with him had only led to more fighting and killing, boiled over, and she and her sisters angrily departed on their own mission: to infiltrate what the Autobots believe to be the Decepticons' base of operations in upstate New York. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Optimus and the rest of the team proceeded on to Philadelphia, where they engaged and contained the Decepticons, but after a while, Elita reappeared, attempting to warn them that the whole thing was a trap laid by Shockwave. No sooner had she spoken his name, the cyclopean Decepticon himself rocketed down out of the air and crushed the life out of her. Driven into a rage by her death, Optimus Prime took Shockwave on one-on-one, and would have killed him had Shockwave's pet [[Driller]] not came to save his master. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

Shockwave had also ravaged the Diego Garcia base and killed all the Autobots stationed there, requiring it to be shut down and NEST operations moved to Washington, D.C. Optimus oversaw the decommissioning of the facility, {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}} which was soon followed by the return and betrayal of Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon adaptation}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
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{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

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 events of the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]], described in the above section.}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:OptimusMovie GeoffSenior.JPG|upright=1.4|left|thumb|Starting as he means to go on.]]

When war broke out, Optimus Prime 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. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Autobot VS Decepticon Smackdown!}}

While preparing to launch the AllSpark into space, Optimus hesitated before pressing the fateful button, fearful that he was condemning his world to a slow death. Before he could reach a conclusion, Prime came under attack from a drone sent by Megatron to kill him, and instructed his assistant [[Arctus]] to launch the AllSpark if he had not returned from the fight within ten cycles. When Prime's battle with the drone carried them both into the AllSpark chamber, the drone attempted to alert Megatron to the cube's location, forcing a desperate Prime to transform into his cometary protoform and cannonball directly into his opponent. The drone was successfully blown it pieces, but Prime was knocked out by the impact, and experienced a prophetic vision of [[Mission City|a battle on another world]]. Realizing that the AllSpark's ejection could spread the Transformers' war to other planets, Prime awoke too late to change the course of fate, and could only watch as the AllSpark rocketed off into the sky... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}

Prime and his Autobots pursued the AllSpark to Earth and battled the Decepticons for it. Almost immediately after triumphing over their foes, however, Optimus and his men had to face them ''again'' when they somehow rose as [[zombie]]s. 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. Fortunately, Ratchet deduced that they had been reanimated by energies scavenged from the AllSpark by Starscream, enabling the Autobots to target their power sources and slay them once more. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Titan5 Optimustwins.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|"Your slang is bad and you should ''feel'' bad!"]]

With the formation of NEST, Optimus found he had to strive daily to gain credibility with the human powers-that-be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}} Working diligently to root out Decepticon threats around the globe, Prime was too busy to meet with new Autobot arrivals Skids and Mudflap, who claimed to have important information for him, though Ironhide noted that the twins had cried wolf so many times, even Optimus had trouble believing their stories these days. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} While in [[Australia]] on NEST business, Prime went into action alongside Arcee to apprehend [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]; the two Autobots found the terrain down under to be a challenge, while Sideways was in his element, so Prime elect to just ''blow up'' the terrain instead. Taking the captive Sideways back to Diego Garcia, Prime was greeted on arrival with the sight of Skids and Mudflap brawling on the runway. He bawled them out over improper conduct, but before he could go further, Scorponok made an attack. In the firefight that followed, Optimus tripped over Skids, and by the time he had righted himself, Scorponok and Sideways had both escaped. Knowing that the enemy could ''not'' have got this close without NEST security being compromised, Optimus was convinced by Sideswipe's argument that the twins had turned traitor and had them taken away for questioning. {{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}} [[File:Titan10 Optimusgetsout.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Never had a human face before. GIVE ME IT ANYWAY!]] 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. But he never did get to hear Skids and Mudflap's intel, about a mysterious threat known as The Fallen... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

Following The Fallen's attack on Earth, 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}} 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}}

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When several Decepticons escaped from NEST's [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]] holding facility, 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 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}} Tracking the Decepticons, led by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], to a base in [[Russia]], Optimus led a strike team in, unaware that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had sold them all out to Bludgeon and that they were walking into an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} "Luckily," Megatron arrived to destroy Bludgeon in punishment for running a rival faction; rather than engage Optimus, Megatron departed with the ominous warning that a day of reckoning was coming soon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

[[File:Titan3-3 OpSoundwavefaceoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Sorry Soundwave, you're going to need braces."]]

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. Optimus was left concerned about what the 'cons were up to {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}} 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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In the aftermath of the battle for Chicago, Optimus and Decepticon defector [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] were cleaning up ''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, 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, Prime 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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When [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] impersonated Bumblebee, Optimus found himself training his weapons on both of the 'bots, confident that the true Bumblebee would be able to prove his identity. He did not have long to wait, as Bumblebee saved a human who had fallen from a nearby burning building, and Optimus quickly overpowered Stinger and ordered him to get out of his sight, repulsed by his artificial nature. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

Hearing a news report suggesting a potential Transformer threat in the town of [[Cullum]], Optimus Prime investigated alongside Crosshairs, and discovered that the area was being menaced by a powerful [[turbofox]]. Crosshairs had once lost an entire platoon to a pack of turbofoxes and struggled to overcome his fears in order to help Prime battle the creature, but fortunately, just as Prime was about to become fox-food, Crosshairs got his head in order and blasted the beast. Optimus congratulated him on conquering his fear, and hoped that humankind would be able to do the same and become allies of the Autobots' once again. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.5|Creature of Chaos}}
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====Alternate timeline====

[[File:TitanUK9 frozen prime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|The Prime Who Came In From The Cold]]

In a parallel universe, the battle of Mission City turned out very differently—Optimus was defeated and captured by Megatron, and the AllSpark fell into Decepticon hands. The Decepticons proceeded to conquer North America, and by the start of 2008, had begun a plan to cyberform the Earth using the AllSpark's energies. Working with Mikaela Banes and [[Tom Banachek]], the Autobots staged a plan to rescue Prime, who they knew was being held in Sector Seven's old Hoover Dam base, repurposed by the Decepticons as their new headquarters... but when Bumblebee and Mikaela infiltrated the base, they did not expect to find Prime frozen solid by the liquid nitrogen cooling system previously used to imprison Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} While Bumblebee distracted Megatron, Mikaela began her attempt to deactivate the system, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} but soon came under attack herself by [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Fortunately, she was able to dupe Frenzy into rupturing the liquid nitrogen tanks with his blades, damaging the system to the point where Prime began to thaw out. The revived Prime challenged Megatron to a duel, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} but as they fought, Optimus learned that Megatron's link to the AllSpark allowed his old enemy to instantly heal any damage Prime managed to inflict. Luckily, Bumblebee and Mikaela saved the day, hitting the distracted Megatron with an old [[Sector Seven]] nanovirus, which destroyed him from within. Simultaneously, Autobots elsewhere destroyed the AllSpark to halt its cyberforming of Earth, but despite this success and the death of Megatron, 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}}

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Surveying the damage done to Earth, Prime became resigned to the fact that Humanity, battered by Decepticon occupation, would view both Autobot and Decepticon as hostile invaders. Worse yet, although a fragment of the AllSpark had survived the cube's destruction, Optimus feared its contact with Megatron had corrupted it beyond all hope. In spite of these concerns, Prime was quick to order his men to protect a human shelter against Decepticon attack, but the Autobots' defense was misinterpreted as hostile action, and they came under attack from a [[NATO]] unit. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath, Part 1}} Optimus refused to allow his men to return fire, but fortunately, the crisis soon passed when the human who had ordered the attack was freed from the Decepticon mind-control that had guided his actions. Optimus surrendered to the humans, beginning an alliance between the Autobots and the United States government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

After examining a particularly volatile spot of geological flux brought on by the AllSpark's energy in [[Okeechobee]], [[Florida]] alongside Tom Banachek and recently appointed [[Theodore Allen|President Theodore Allen]], Optimus Prime returned to the Autobots' base in [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], where he was shocked to discover that Ratchet had used the AllSpark fragment that Prime had entrusted to him to resurrect Jazz. Prime assigned Ratchet and Jazz to monitor the Okeechobee situation, but warned Ratchet to keep a close eye on Jazz, fearing what the potentially-tainted AllSpark had done to him. Unfortunately, Prime's fears proved true, and Jazz soon revealed himself to have been left corrupted and amoral by the shard's power. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:ReturntoCybertron optimus allies with stockade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|"Don't worry, readers, I'll just leave him to starve to death in #25." "What was that?" "I SAID I'M GONNA KILL YA"]]

Optimus Prime soon worked out that while the AllSpark's transformation of Earth had been halted, the damage had been done: the infection had reached [[Earth's core|the planet's core]], and the organic Earth and the technological transformation were now fighting for supremacy, killing the planet in the process. While he arranged for a specialist team to investigate and limit the damage, Prime reported his findings to President Allen, but refrained from telling him of the back-up plan he was putting into action lest humanity's hopes be unduly raised: a team led by Ironhide was to retrieve [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] from the dead Cybertron in the hope it could be used to save Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron, Part 1}} Planetary surveyor [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] was appalled when Prime revealed the plan to him, knowing how unstable Nucleon could be, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron, Part 2}} and the bad news continued to pour in when a distress call from Ironhide's team reported that a band of Decepticons led by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] already had control of Cybertron's Nucleon. Optimus led the entirety of the Earth-bound Autobots (save Camshaft's team) to Cybertron as back-up, but was surprised to see Cybertron coming to ''them'', possessed by the evil entity [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron, Part 3}} Shot down by Unicron, Prime's team abandoned ship and made it to Cybertron using their cometary protoforms. Forming an alliance with Stockade, Prime formed a plan to drain off the Nucleon so Unicron couldn't use it as a power source, while the bulk of the Transformers provided a distraction by 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}}

[[File:Optimus Titan22.JPG|upright=1.6|left|thumb|Freedom is not dispensed here, sentient fools, only DEATH!]]

On returning to Earth, Prime found the Decepticons had seized the Autobot base and surrounding area; 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. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}} Prime then took the Autobots to rescue Mikaela; he himself went first, launching himself in 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. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

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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, having deduced that Allen was under Decepticon control following his clash with Jazz, Prime had anticipated this. As expected, Allen attempted to nuke the Autobots' ship as it departed, but he only succeeded in blowing up a decoy ship Prime had had Ironhide and Bumblebee prepare. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}} Believed dead, the Autobots went undercover on Cybertron, making another deal with Stockade to have his team protect Earth in their absence, kicking off 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, but this proved no impediment to the Autobots' plan: Prime briefly distracted Megatron so he could be tagged with a teleporter like the other Decepticons, and the next minute, both Megatron, Stockade, and their entire armies were all teleported away. This left the Autobots stranded on Earth and with a lot of clean-up to do... but at long last, Optimus Prime had finally brought the war to an end. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}}

===Toy bios===
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The truck Optimus Prime [[trans-scan]]ned upon arrival on Earth was ''the coolest thing he ever saw''. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed in Mission City, 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 Starscream came out of hiding, Prime teamed with Arcee to hunt him down, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SamsClub3pk|Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime}} but as more Decepticons under Starscream's command began appearing on Earth, Prime had to use the AllSpark power within him to alter his body into a new sensor-transparent, super-silent form for stealth missions. Prime considered it dishonourable, but knew had to be done. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}} Unfortunately, Starscream followed his lead and also modified himself for stealth so he could target Prime personally. {{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}} As it turned out, though, the Decepticons would soon strike at Earth again; Prime upgraded his sensor suite and trained with Ironhide to better track their enemies. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTFvoyager|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Optimus Prime}}

Following the battle with The Fallen in Egypt, Optimus made a particular point of tracking down Starscream, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#HFTDleader|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Leader Optimus Prime}} and enhanced his arsenal with weapons designed to take on airborne Decepticons. Unfortunately, these new weapons were not a great help in battling hypnotic Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]], who prevented Prime from opening fire by attacking him with mind-controlled humans. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerDefender|Defender Optimus Prime}} Prime had more luck against [[Banzaitron]], who mistakenly believed that Optimus won his fights through raw power; in actuality, Prime's decades of training made him one of Cybertron's most skilled fighters, and Banzaitron held little challenge for him. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleBlades|Battle Blades Optimus Prime}}

Optimus was known to team up with [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]] for lunar missions. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Optimus Prime & Comettor}} It was on the lunar surface that lost Autobot leader Sentinel Prime was found, and the team-up of these two Primes meant the Decepticons didn't stand a chance! {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#walmartdlx|Walmart Deluxe Optimus Prime}} Optimus continued to combat threats to the Autobots with various new upgrades like armor reinforced with [[Cybertanium]] {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lunarfire|Lunarfire Optimus Prime}} and [[Tritanium]], {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TritaniumPrime|Tritanium Optimus Prime}}, [[MechTech]] weapons that included a powerful Cybertanium battle axe {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DOTMVoyFireburst|Fireburst Optimus Prime}} and the combining [[Mega Striker]] cannon, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StrikerOptimus|Striker Optimus}} and the incredible [[Omega Combat Armor]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#UltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime}}

Eventually the human alliances came into question. As Earth still needed him, Optimus altered his form so he could move around unrecognised and commit covert strikes on Decepticons. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
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Under mysterious circumstances, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet and Starscream were transported through a warp in space and time and deposited on the prehistoric Earth of another universe, smack into the middle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|"Beast Wars"]] between [[Optimus Primal]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Prime made fast friends with Primal; they joined their forces and double-teamed the injured [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had just taken a blast to the face from [[Tigatron]]. The two Optimuses commemorated their accomplishment of teamwork by shaking hands, while the Maximals and Ratchet looked on in approval. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}}

Starscream allied with the Predacons, and was soon joined by Blackout, his own Megatron, {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] who all also travelled through the warp. The two Megatrons combined their troops into a fearsome force against the Autobots and Maximals. Fortunately 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}}
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===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Edwards]] (English)|[[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:CyberMissions1 Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Yes, I know, I'm scary.]]
During NEST's ongoing hunt for the Decepticons after the death of The Fallen, Optimus Prime recorded some information on the Autobot-Decepticon war for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]]. Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing the data when Bludgeon and Soundwave launched an attack on NEST command. {{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}}

Optimus and Sideswipe tracked Megatron to a disused factory, but the Decepticon leader eluded them by cloaking his spark signature. The hidden Megatron ambushed the two Autobots, and Optimus brought his swords to bear in battle, though he tried appealing to Megatron to surrender. Megatron's response came in the form of a blast that brought the fatory's roof down on the two Autobots, and though Megatron escaped, Optimus promised that he would no longer be able to hide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 4}}

When Ironhide went missing after the incident with Bludgeon, Optimus searched for him, following directions from Bumblebee to a cave loaded with [[Energon]]. That cave turned out to be the hiding place of Decepticon hypnotist Mindwipe, who had Ironhide in his thrall, and tried to do the same to Optimus. The Autobot leader was able to resist Mindwipe's mesmerizing powers with a little help from his blaring truck horns, and defeated him, leaving a confused Ironhide to wonder what was going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}}

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Reports of [[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 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}}

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{{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}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
During NEST's global hunt for Decepticons in the time period between the battle of Mission City and The Fallen's attack on Earth, an alert of Decepticon activity in [[Tokyo]] sent Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe to investigate. Prime 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}}

===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Optimus met up with Ironhide, Sideswipe and Bumblebee in a desert to train. He and Ironhide tackled a rough off-road trail, only for their training to be interrupted by a nearby dam bursting open. The two Autobots sealed up the dam using rocks from a nearby quarry. They met back up with Bumblebee and Sideswipe afterwards, who admitted to have encountered their own "natural disaster." The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Optimus and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

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Optimus came upon Starscream attacking Sam and Mikaela, while Bumblebee and Wheelie argued with one another nearby on how to defeat the Decepticon. Optimus knocked out Starscream with a single punch before chastising both his subordinates for allowing their feelings get in the way of their mission to protect the humans. Sam and Mikaela attempted to have Wheelie and Bumblebee reconcile, but the two Autobots were too stubborn to apologize to one another. Optimus suggested that the humans give Bumblebee and Wheelie time to work things out. But Starscream suddenly regained consciousness, prompting Optimus to order Wheelie and Bumblebee to work together to defeat him while he protected the humans. The two Autobots managed to put their differences aside and accomplished their task. Optimus looked on with pride as the two friends thanked each other afterwards. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
[[File:OptimusgetsSamsmessage-PrimeTarget.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Optimus "likes" Sam's status before going back to looking at cat videos.]]
Optimus had assigned Skids and Mudflap to watch over Sam while Bumblebee was away on a mission. When he asked the Twins for their report on the situation, they informed him that they suspected the [[new lab assistant]] working at Sam's university to be a Decepticon spy. Optimus ordered the two Autobots to continue their vigil over Sam. The Twins' hunch turned out to be correct, and the Decepticon spy sent Optimus a false distress signal through Sam's computer. Optimus sped to meet Sam at his university, where he encountered Megatron. Using a supermagnet within the University lab, Megatron was able to lock Optimus in his vehicle mode. Megatron would have destroyed Optimus if not for Sam's timely intervention. Sam used the supermagnet on Megatron, allowing Optimus to escape, and get repaired by Ratchet. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}

[[File:AutobotsthankSam-SatelliteMeltdown.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Optimus received word from human authorities that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble. But thanks to Soundwave's tampering with communications, he and his Autobots wound up driving to an empty warehouse miles away instead of the location of the conflict. Upon arriving at the warehouse, Optimus and his troops quickly realized that they had been tricked. Thankfull, Sam and Bumblebee met them there, and led them to the correct location. Optimus took care of both Decepticons by himself, sending them fleeing. Optimus then met with the human military, and informed them of Soundwave in Earth orbit. Together, they managed to have the satellite to which Soundwave was attached to self-destruct, sending the Decepticon tumbling off into outer space. Sam later thanked Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}
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===''Spot the 'Bots''===
While on a mission to find Decepticons, Optimus found Megatron hiding behind a tree. Megatron tried to scamper away, but Optimus and his Autobots gave chase. A small group of both factions then met at an old warehouse, and they began to duke it out for the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
[[File:Project Unite.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
In the wake of The Fallen's defeat, NEST initiated [[Project Unite]] to find a way of modifying Jetfire's parts so that Optimus could use them again. Unaware of the project's objective, but knowing that it held a great power, Starscream attacked the Unite facility to try stealing its fruits for himself, only to find a successfully powered-up Optimus Prime ready and waiting to take him on. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} Starscream fled, but immediately began plotting on how he could take Optimus's new power for himself. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

When word came in of another Starscream sighting on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of Delos, Optimus used his new abilities to fly there personally, where Sideswipe briefed him on what the Autobots had deduced: Starscream had managed to replicate the Unite process using the bodies of dead Decepticons, and was making a play for power. Knowing that Starscream did not have the necessary neural interface protocols to handle the Unite upgrade and would soon be driven mad, Optimus led the Autobots in tracking him to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] for a confrontation... only for Megatron himself to show up, also dedicated to bring Starscream to heel! {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}} Tempting as it was to stand back and watch Megatron and Starscream duke it out, Optimus could not risk the Unite technology falling into Megatron's hands, and soon interceded in the Decepticons' battle. While Optimus kept Megatron busy, Ratchet hit Starscream with a scrambler weapon that burned out Starscream's new cyber-genetic sequencing, rending the Unite tech useless; Megatron departed, vowing vengeance. Optimus sadly reflected that in striving to create new and better weapons, the Autobots had almost handed the Decepticons victory, and swore that fortitude and valour would be the only weapons he relied on henceforth. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}
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===The Creation Revoltech!===
[[File:The Creation Revoltech.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|From about this point on, things get progressively sillier. You've been warned.]]
At the mercy of Megatron and the powerful [[Revocube]], Optimus Prime, at Ratchet's urging, called upon the power of the [[Revoltech]] universal joint. As the Wreckers watched, Prime surged with energy—and guns!—and prepared to renew the fight. {{storylink|The Creation Revoltech!}}
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===''How to Ride Your Dinobot''===
====Cartoon====
[[File:Htryd-chapter-2-optimus-grimlock.jpg|upright=1.8|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 Your Dinobot Chapter 2: How to Ride|How to Ride}}

====Comic====
[[File:HowtoRide prime is an expert.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Intending to teach his Autobots the fine art of Dinobot-riding, Optimus Prime led his men through a Chinese forest to the Dinobots' stomping ground—though he refrained from ''telling'' the Autobots where he was taking them, so they couldn't say no! Hound and Bumblebee had little luck taming [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]] and [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], but when Drift and Crosshairs managed to saddle up atop [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] and [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]], Optimus cautioned them against overconfidence, but suggested they try practising combat scenario. It did not go well. Bruised and tired, Hound pointed out that Optimus hadn't done any riding, but Optimus professed that he didn't ''need'' to, since he was already an expert. Grimlock evidently didn't get the message, as he flipped the unsuspecting Optimus onto his back, then took off running. Optimus called to the Autobots that Grimlock had picked up the scent of Decepticons, and instructed them all to RIDE OUT! {{storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}
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===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
[[File:YokohamaBase movie primes vs nemesis.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.75]]
''Two'' versions of Optimus Prime were hanging out at the [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] at the same time—one in his original Earth body, the other in his ''Age of Extinction'' form—when the evil clone of a ''different'' Optimus Prime, [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]], came crashing into the building. The Primes attacked him alongside Bumblebee, at which point Nemesis was backed up by some of the other Expo attendees: a ''second'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]] (this one Optimus's ''own'' evil duplicate) and [[Nemesis Grimlock]]! They glared at each other a bit, until suddenly, the combined energies of the AllSpark, the Matrix of Leadership and the [[seed]]—all on display at the Expo, naturally—began reacting with the [[Dark Energon]] within the first Nemesis Prime. This was all part of a complicated plot by [[Unicron]], but fortunately, Nemesis resisted the dark urges within himself, and channelled all the Dark Energon into the stickers his creator [[Doctor Arkeville]] had used to make him evil. Nemesis ripped the stickers off and hurled them into the air, where all the Autobots and Decepticons—and even the Expo's human attendees, using their cell phones—blasted them and stopped the chain reaction.

It was a ''super'' weird day. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
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===''Cheetos/Age of Extinction'' comic===
[[File:CheetosAOE optimusprime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Discovering that the Decepticons were increasing their strength through artifacts from the [[Cheetos (galaxy)|Cheetos galaxy]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots recruited [[you]]r help to acquire the power-enhancing objects. {{storylink|Cheetos/Transformers: Age of Extinction}}
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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:QTransformers the cast.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2]]
In this world, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Lockdown were aware that they were toys: specifically, ''Q-Transformers'', a new line of cute-looking ''Transformers'' merchandise produced to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Optimus sometimes changed his look to match other Optimus Prime toys, but his "default" form was that of a toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' look. They hanged out at different famous service areas on Japanese expressways, and talked about the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game, and the remake produced as a tie-in with their toyline, ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''.

Discussing the ins and outs of their cute designs, Optimus and his pals explained that they were created for the purpose of appealing to non-Transformers fans; Optimus suggested plush Transformers could be another way of tapping that market. {{storylink|Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise}} When the trio talked about and how terrible ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, Optimus huffed, insisting that, at the very least, it wasn't ''unbeatable''. Discussing traits that they thought made games bad, Optimus voiced a dislike for games without different difficulty settings. {{storylink|Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on underwear.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|See? We weren't lying.]]

Lockdown suggested that re-releasing such a terrible game was like rubbing salt in a wound; Bumblebee didn't understand the expression, since, as Optimus pointed out, they were robots, and it didn't mean anything to them. While trying to come up with situations the phrase was applicable to, Lockdown suggested "accidentally sending your father an "I love you" text instead of your boyfriend or girlfriend"; the trio joked about what sort of response the father would send, and Optimus silenced everyone with the thoughtful answer: "I know". {{storylink|Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound}} The group then talked about the rubbish stage bosses in ''Mystery of Convoy'', particularly the [[Destron Mark|floating Decepticon insignia]], and wondered what sort of fictional scenarios it could be used in. {{storylink|Mystery of the Stage Bosses}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on psychics.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]]

Prime and company began being joined by their friends to discuss facets of the game. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] participated in a talk about the differences between the original and the remake, {{storylink|Mystery of the Wittily Similar Circumstances}} while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] highlighted the tonal "gap" between the cute character designs and the very ''un''-cute action in the game. Everyone tried to think of examples of similar "gaps": Optimus suggested a stylish young dude wearing unfashionable underwear, and started sweating when everyone laughed. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] joined them to talk about classic terrible games, which turned into a discussion about adventure and exploring, and the comforts an explorer might like to have with them on such a journey. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] also talked about some famously awful old games, seguing into a discussion about psychokinetic powers; Optimus remembered seeing a guy on TV who had the power to magnetize cutlery to his body. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}}

[[File:Qtransformers gtoptimus copenbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]

When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] came along to share his thoughts on points of commonality among famously awful games, the group talked about the technical advancements of video games, but when Optimus wanted to talk about motion capture technology, he got confused and mixed it up with a CAT scan! {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] also had some opinions on the common themes of bad games, but Bumblebee and Optimus's willingness to settle for less frustrated Lockdown. {{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}}

[[File:Qtransformers g1 convoy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]]

Optimus had changed his look to match that of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GTR|his ''Transformers GT'' incarnation]] when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dropped in. They talked about the changing faces of Optimus Prime through history, and how he used to be called "Convoy" in Japan, then Lockdown compared "Optimus Prime" and "Convoy" to the Mario Brothers. Everyone had a good chuckle when Jazz specified that Optimus would be the "Luigi" of the pair. {{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} Bumblebee later told [[Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] about Optimus's fondness for ''Mystery of Convoy''. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] turned up to join the argument over just how bad ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, the shocked Optimus quickly switched bodies, taking on the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 self]]. They argued back and forth for a bit, discussing other ways the game could have been remade, until Optimus proposed the most drastic rebranding he could think of: calling it "Mysteryvoy of Con". {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[File:TFLegends optimus rides grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]
In the "[[Legends Universe]]", Optimus Prime was just a fictional character featured in a series of popular movies and toylines. When the newest film, ''Age of Extinction'' came out, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and the other employees of the [[Axalon Trading Company]] went crazy for the new toys. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] got the Leader-class figure, {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#TF4 Toys Part 1|TF4 Toys Part 1}} while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], being more of a fan of the Generation 1 series, instead opted for the "Evasion Mode" figure, with its Generation 1-inspired alternate mode. He was disgusted to discover that such a classic, 80s-looking toy transformed into Optimus's movie-based robot mode design, and was even more put out when Silverbolt had the figure ride the new Grimlock toy. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#TF4 Toys Part 2|TF4 Toys Part 2}}

A new Optimus Prime toy was on show when the Axalon gang went to the 2014 Tokyo Toy Show during the summer. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 2|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 2}} Six months later, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] spent [[Christmas]] enjoying Prime's exploits in the new ''Age of Extinction'' DVD. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Christmas|Christmas}} When Rhinox turned into [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and tried to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, Rattrap attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers, including the movie incarnation of Optimus. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] arrived in the Legends Universe and found that "Optimus Prime" was the English name of his enemy, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], he sought to ruin his reputation by dressing up as the ''Age of Extinction'' version of the character. The masses of adoring young fans that showed up made Sky-Byte unable to bring himself to crush their dreams. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}}

At [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2015]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] appeared and took down Optimus Prime, or somebody in an Optimus Prime costume. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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===Bot on the Street===
Optimus was asked if Frenzy was red or blue, but as far as he was concerned, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was silver. {{storylink|Bot on the Street}}

===''Timelines''===
In one reality, Megatron suddenly shifted position during the Battle of Chicago and thus took advantage of his mysteriously good luck to kill both Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime. Eventually, though, a new Prime arose, [[Rodimus (DOTM)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2015 Megatron profile card}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Megatron defeated [[The Fallen]] and returned to space to gather the Decepticon army, beginning new engagements which sent the Autobots on the defensive. Optimus Prime rose to the bait planted by Soundwave for Sam Witwicky and took the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to the Moon to revive [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Backed into a corner by the Decepticon offensive, Optimus revived Sentinel on the lunar surface, and Sentinel helped Megatron capture Optimus. The Decepticons gained control of Earth and brought Cybertron to Earth orbit. Sentinel spent time unsuccessfully trying to turn Optimus over to his way of thinking.

Everything changed with the arrival of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] to Decepticon-controlled Earth. The bounty hunter demanded that Optimus be handed over to him; Megatron refused out of pride while Sentinel refused out of loyalty. While Sentinel debated over Lockdown's offer of a protomatter [[seed]], Optimus used the opportunity to reignite Sentinel's cold spark. Sentinel thus tricked Lockdown to seize control of [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]]. Allying themselves with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s, Optimus and Sentinel waged a long guerilla war against the Decepticons. After the long struggle, they managed to liberate Earth and revitalize Cybertron with the seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 22/7/2015}}

In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], once [[Cade Yeager]] had revived Optimus Prime, Optimus put out the call to all surviving Autobots. Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]] joined...and so did the desperate Decepticons [[Axor|Axel]] and [[Wild Rider]]! The Autobots were initially skeptical of them but learned to appreciate Wild Rider, who remained loyal even in the face of Megatron's return as [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. Axel on the other hand attempted to sell out the Autobots to Lockdown only to be killed by Lockdown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 16/9/2015}}

==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? {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#Burger King|Transformers Burger King tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus fell on some guy's car, smashing it to scrap. The car's owner was rather upset about this development, but Optimus could only respond with "My bad..." {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}}

*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 was convinced that a man's new LG Versa was really a Decepticons in disguse. The phone's owner vehemently denied this, despite the phone showing transforming capabilities. He laughed off Optimus's apparent fixation with Decepticons... until one dropped down behind him, sending him running. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#LG Versa|Revenge of the Fallen LG Versa tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus was tasked by delivering trailers of Strawberry/Peanut Butter [[M&M's]]. Instead of hauling them in his truck mode, he picked one up and threw it into the distance. This earned him some sarcastic clapping from [[Red (M&M)|Red]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#M&Ms|Revenge of the Fallen M&Ms tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus was seen sporting an [[Robot Powered Machines|RPMs]] logo as a grill ornament. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#RPMs|Robot Powered Machines toy 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 duked it out with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in front of a [[Burger King]] restaurant, while some of the patrons inside were to enraptured with savoring their Bacon Cheddar Ranch Tendercrisp sandwiches to notice. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon Burger King tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus was seen firing a [[basketball]] from his blaster in an ESPN commercial with [[Mark Cuban]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon ESPN commercial}}

*Optimus Prime joined Bumblebee on the road as part of the "[[Win A Ride To School With The Autobots]]" contest. He also delivered $1000 worth of Transformers toys to a lucky winner. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Win A Ride|Win A Ride To School With The Autobots contest and commercial}}

*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.

*Both Optimus and Bumblebee could be seen driving around the [[Speed Stars]] logo in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Speed Stars|Speed Stars commercials}}

*Optimus acted as goalkeeper as Diego Poyet, Gor Grigoryan and Patrick Otte practiced for the World Cup. After stopping a goal, he deflated the ball with his hand and commented that Diego was "Not bad... for a human." {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#ESPN|"The Future of Soccer" Age of Extinction tie-in commercial}}

*After Optimus was injured by a shot, a little boy come over to him and offered him an Oreo cookie. The generous act somehow gave Optimus the strength to go on, and he thanked the child before running off to do whatever heroic thing he was in the middle of. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Oreo|Age of Extinction Oreo tie-in commercial}}

*Optimus happened upon an excavation site, where several children were unearthing Grimlock. Soon after his arrival, Grimlock awakened, prompting Prime to hop on his back and order his mount to "Roll Out!" {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Mega|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee toy commercial}}

*Optimus Prime's voice also narrated some commercials:
**A Revenge of the Fallen toy commercial for the figures of the main cast. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Movie Characters|Revenge of the Fallen movie characters toy commercial}}
**A [[Power Bots]] and [[Gravity Bot]]s toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Power Bots and Gravity Bots|Power Bots and Gravity Bots toy commercial}}
**The Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon|Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon commercial}}
**An ad for the Supreme [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] set. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Supreme Devastator|Supreme Devastator commercial}}
**The N.E.S.T. Global Alliance figures. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Global Alliance|N.E.S.T. Global Alliance toy commercial}}
**The Double Your Action Giveaway ad. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Double|Double Your Action Giveaway commercial}}

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

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers''===
[[File:Movie Primetruck before.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|8:30 pm: "Trick My Truck". Tonight's guest: [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Alpha Trion]].]]
[[File:Movie OptimusPrime truckrear.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Movie Prime Trucklogomistake.jpg|upright=0.85|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.]]
[[File:MBMovieOptimusAttacks.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*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 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.

*[[TakaraTomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's [[alternate mode|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>

*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]]. (Considering Optimus's height, however, this weight would seem implausible. It's also roughly half of the actual weight of the truck he's based on.)

*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.

*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?

*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>

*The [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|''Autobots'' DS game]] notes that Megatron killed Optimus's father. Considering several pieces of movie tie-in fiction treat Optimus and Megatron as brothers, it's entirely possible that he killed his ''own'' father too. ''Dark of the Moon'' may have unintentionally (given the obscurity of the four-year-old tie-in game) retconned this, as Optimus believed [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], the mentor figure to both of them, had perished during a Decepticon attack as he tried to escape from Cybertron.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF Optimus trailer super mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"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''.
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
*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.
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:AOEOptimusComparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world, and you will all surrender to them. You pigs in human clothing!]]
*The overwhelming majority of ''Age of Extinction'' toys and promotional images for Optimus, not to mention his RotDS in-game model, are based on a preliminary design for the character, not used in the final film. The differences are most noticeable on the chest, although there are minor design variations across pretty much the entire body. [[TakaraTomy]]'s later release schedule for their version of the line allowed them to somewhat remedy this situation – their Battle Command Optimus Prime toy appears to have had its chest and feet retooled before release to match the newer design, and their 'Armor Knight' re-release of the Leader Class toy features extensive retooling to similar effect.
*Optimus's "evasion mode" body possesses one of the more cheatsy transformation schemes in the series. Not only does Optimus manage to turn into a fairly small truck while retaining his normal [[robot mode]] height and mass, his windows and grille rather conspicuously change size whenever he transforms.
*On [[September 30]], [[2014]], Optimus Prime was immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a cement printing ceremony outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]. In lieu of hand prints, Optimus provided tire prints. [[Peter Cullen]] was also in attendance and provided hand prints alongside his alter ego.
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===Other notes===
*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''' ('''Sang Ketujuh''' ("The Seventh") (In Indonesian Optimus is known as the seventh Prime) or '''Pemimpin Para Autobot''' ("The Leader of the Autobots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Khē Pó Wén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíng Tīan Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Naikrashchiy''' (Оптимус Найкращий, "Optimus the Best")

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Arcee (Movie)

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Arceemovie.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|She's got legs, she knows how to use them. Temporarily, anyway.]]
Though small compared to many of her peers and adversaries, '''Arcee''' compensates with speed and aggressive maneuvers, making her one of the most dangerous Autobots around. Moreover, Arcee is a born hunter. She honed her speed hunting [[turbofox]]es with other speedsters, challenging herself to get as close as possible before tagging them with her bow. She's a crack shot with said crossbow weapon, and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] has trained her to use her speed to her advantage in battle, striking suddenly and swiftly and then vanishing away again as fast as she appeared. She is the sister of [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]].

The events at [[Tyger Pax]] created a nagging doubt in Arcee about her abilities. She carries some guilt about [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s injuries, and part of what drives her is the desire to prove herself, not only in the optics of her friends and comrades, but most importantly in her own. She also carries a standing feud with [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] for [[The Thrill of the Hunt|unknown reasons]].<ref name="battlebio">[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro Arcee Battle Bio]</ref>

For a time, she used experimental technology that allowed her mind to control ''three'' bodies at once! When two of these bodies were destroyed, she stayed out of sight to adjust to the return to single-body status.<ref>Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/characters/arcee Vector Sigma: Arcee profile]</ref>

==Fiction==
===Movies===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Grey DeLisle]] (English), [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese)|[[Martina Treger]] (German), [[Chiara Colizzi]] (Italian), [[Gabriela Bicalho]] (Brazil), [[Erica Edwards]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Gemma Ibáñez]] (Spanish-Spain)}}
:''Holographic rider:'' [[Erin Naas]]

[[File:Arcee-ROTFshoot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Why couldn't she be the other kind of motormaid, with the motorcycle part on top and the lady part on the bottom?"]]

{{note|The film goes into no detail on whether or not Arcee is one entity, or three separate beings. See [[#Notes|Notes]] at the bottom of this article for a thorough dissection; for the purposes of this section, all three bike-bots are collectively referred to as "Arcee".}}

Arcee was held in reserve as NEST entered Shanghai to deal with Demolishor, only being called into action when the presence of a second Decepticon, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], was detected. Together with the twins, Arcee pursued the sneaky speedster through the streets of Shanghai, smashing through buildings and everything else in her way, but ultimately, none of her three components were able to do much damage, so Sideswipe was brought up to bat, and he quickly put the Decepticon down.

[[File:Arcee-ROTFthreebikes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|The [[Chromia (ROTF)|blue one]] likes to sit next to [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] for [[transformer romance|some reason]].]]

While not on missions, Arcee was parked with the other Autobots in their hangar at [[Diego Garcia]]. It was here that the Autobots received word from the [[President of the United States]], via [[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]], that the White House was concerned that the Autobots' living on Earth was the reason for the Decepticon activity, and that if need be, they would ask the Autobots to leave. Later, after Optimus Prime died in battle and [[The Fallen]] issued an ultimatum to Earth, the US government decided that the Autobots would be shipped back to Diego Garcia.
[[File:ROTF Arcee shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Michael Bay displays his usual attitude towards women.]]
NEST had a different idea, and instead shipped Arcee and the other Autobots to [[Egypt]] on the advice of [[Sam Witwicky]], who had the means to resurrect Optimus Prime. During the climactic battle between NEST and The Fallen's Decepticons, Sam and Mikaela attempted to make their way through the bombed-out Egyptian town that had become the battlefield. Arcee arrived with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to escort them through the warzone, but unfortunately, two of her bodies were shot down by enemy forces, with only the blue component remaining operational when last seen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Arcee’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', and ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]'', the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]'', and the storybook "[[The Last Prime]]".}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Arcee was listed as deceased by the CIA task force "[[Cemetery Wind]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foudnation2 ArceeChromiaElita.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Go ahead, make "The Schuyler Sisters" joke.]]
Thousands of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee lived in [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]] with her sister Chromia, while their eldest sibling, Elita-One, became a follower of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Following Sentinel's successful unification of the warring tribes of Cybertron, Arcee and Chromia came to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] to hear his speech for the future. It was announced that the planet would be governed by a [[Science Division]] headed by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and a [[Defense Force]] led by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]; while Chromia elected to join the latter, Arcee, intrigued at the prospect of investigating the legacy of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], signed up with Optimus's team. The Science Division began an archaeological excavation of the area around [[Simfur]], uncovering a strange object that they believed to be connected to the Dynasty. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Arcee vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"I transform into a vacuum cleaner!"]]

Some time later, while Optimus was showing Megatron around their work, Arcee's team discovered a mysterious relic with a [[Decepticon|strange symbol]] etched into it. She led her superiors to the ancient relic and watched as Megatron and Optimus began to argue when the former demanded the relic be relocated to his private quarters, with Optimus relenting due to a sudden alien attack. Arcee assisted with its evacuation from the dig site. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

After the attack, Arcee tried to save the life of one of the aliens, but was unsuccessful. She and [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] moved the bodies to [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s lab, where they discovered that the beings were similar in structure to the Cybertronians, only lacking the ability to [[transformation|transform]]. Before they could speculate further about the common ancestry of the two races, [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] arrived with orders from Optimus to assemble at the Simfur excavation site for a meeting. There, Arcee and the other scientists learned of Protector Megatron's demand for war and Optimus's thoughts on the issue. After most of the scientists agreed to follow Optimus, they travelled to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] to watch Megatron deliver his saber-rattling war rally. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:Foundation4Arceechromiaknockeoutbymegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's not how you treat 2 ladies, Megatron.]]

Ratchet, Arcee and Elita-One returned to the lab to analyze the other relic fragments recovered from the Simfur excavation, while Optimus, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] broke into Megatron's quarters to examine the intact relic. Before Optimus could explain to Ratchet the strange condition of the artifact, Arcee reported finding a symbol that appeared in the same place on all the different fragments: the same symbol that was on Optimus's head. Ratchet theorised that the legend of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] was true, and that Optimus was somehow connected to all of this. Later, at the dig site near [[Burthov]], Arcee, Ratchet and Optimus were arrested by Prowl's security forces on orders from Megatron for treason. What they didn't know was they were all being led into a trap, and the assassins Megatron sent would only take Optimus alive. After [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl's]] initial attack, Optimus ordered the group to escape to Burthov while he took care of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and his soldiers. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}{{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

Arcee was part of the team who captured the disenchanted soldier [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and brought him before Optimus Prime. Ironhide pledged allegiance to Prime and brought news of the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', a massive starship that Megatron was building. While observing its construction and taking images of the ship, Arcee remarked that she had never seen its like before. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} From [[Tyger Pax]], she witnessed the departure of the ''Nemesis'' with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

[[File:MoviePrequel1 Arcee Bumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Can I say something?" "Whatever it is, now is not the right time!"]]

During the subsequent civil war, Arcee defended civilians who were being targeted by Megatron's Decepticons for refusing to join in the war against Optimus Prime's Autobots. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} As the war raged on, Sentinel invented a "[[pillar|torch]]" that he promised would end the war, which required the [[AllSpark]] to be activated. Arcee and Chromia flanked Ironhide at the lead of the assault on Simfur Temple. As the battle raged, Arcee and Chromia were swatted aside by Megatron, but Optimus attacked, allowing Elita to activate the torch and deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel arrived in the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], but Starscream blew up the ship. Ironhide picked up Arcee and Chromia as the Autobots retreated. However, the assault had weakened Decepticon morale and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] commanded another [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] for Arcee and Chromia to steal the AllSpark itself! {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Later, Arcee fought the Decepticons during an attempt to reclaim the Cube at Tyger Pax. However, Arcee and the rest of those under Bumblebee's command didn't know the true purpose of their battle: they were a diversion to keep Megatron busy while other Autobots readied the AllSpark for launch from Cybertron. She was captured and interrogated by the Decepticons but survived the ordeal. She recounted to their Autobot rescuers Bumblebee's heroics in delaying Megatron, which prevented the Decepticon from intercepting the wormhole-bound AllSpark. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

[[File:ReignofStarscream4 Arcee.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|She's so happy to be home, she doesn't even care that Payload's looking up her dress.]]

Following the Autobots' victory in Mission City, which culminated in the death of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the destruction of the AllSpark on [[Earth]], Arcee was in command of an Autobot assault team on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and led [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] and others in an attack on [[Nemesis (Movie)|Starscream's ship]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} While her team made short work of the [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones the Decepticons sent against them, Arcee killed the Decepticon sniper [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] before he could take out [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]]. Her teammates were unprepared for the arrival of [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], however, and he quickly slew [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] and wounded [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]]. Remembering her failure at Tyger Pax, Arcee leapt into action, and soon she and Cliffjumper had Thundercracker at their mercy. The arrival of Starscream changed that, as he killed Smokescreen and Air Raid and badly damaged Cliffjumper. As she attempted to pull the last surviving member of her team to safety, Arcee was kicked aside by Starscream. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

However, Arcee recovered an instant later. The Decepticon starship was already taking off, but she jumped and grabbed onto a piece of landing gear, holding on tight... through the [[space bridge]]. Wow. Later, she made her way back to an Autobot facility, where she unexpectedly met Clocker and [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]]. Along with a large force of Autobots, the three moved in on the Simfur temple, where Starscream was using captured Autobots for a strange project of his. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}

She split her troops into two forces: One would attack the city of Trypticon as a diversion, while the other moved in on Simfur. Arcee and her team could only watch helplessly as Starscream drained the life out of the Autobot prisoners strapped onto the [[replica AllSpark]], despite her sister Elita-One's pleas for mercy. An opportunity to cause havoc presented itself when [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]'s forces attempted a coup. Arcee lined up her sights on the generator holding the life energy of the deceased prisoners, dedicated the shot to Elita, and destroyed it, annihilating the Cube and sending the Decepticons into disarray. Arcee's team fought their way through the disorganised Decepticons, linked up with [[Wingblade]]'s team, and rolled out just as the crippled starship came crashing down on the city. With the destruction of the capitol and the defeat of a significant portion of the Decepticon drone army, Arcee considered this to be the turning point of the war, but as long as Starscream was alive, he was a threat that she had to track down. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

[[File:TalesoftheFallen6-Arceeprotoforms.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The best part of waking up is ... still being in your own body.]]

Some time later, a ship carrying Arcee and her crew was shot down over an unidentified planet, and when Arcee managed to escape the wreckage, she saw that the culprit was her old nemesis, Thundercracker. She blacked out, and an indeterminate amount of time later, she awoke on an operating table—or rather, next to her old body on an operating table. Her [[spark]] had been transplanted into a new body by the Decepticon mad scientist [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]], as part of a twisted plan to create a new breed of tripartate soldier by using her spark to reignite those of her deceased sisters, Elita-One and Chromia. Flatline had not considered Arcee's strong will, however, and her original programming persisted. She broke free and escaped with two of Flatline's other experiment victims, the twins [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], but was surprised to learn that Flatline's experiment had worked: her sisters lived again in two bodies similar to her own new form, but now, they were connected at the spark, sharing the thoughts, feelings and memories of one another, thinking with one mind yet still retaining a degree of autonomy and recollection of their previous selves. [[File:TalesoftheFallen6-whereishe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|WASSSS A MAAANNN (now three man)]] The united sisters defeated Flatline, and with the Twins, headed for the exit, but Thundercracker and some Decepticon drones blocked them. Thundercracker laughed, since Arcee hadn't fared too well the last time they tangled, but... that was then. Thundercracker was easily bested by the new and improved Arcee, and escaped while Flatline's headquarters detonated by remote. Arcee wondered whether her weird new existence was a mistake, or if she was merely destined for greater things. Regardless, she refused to become bent on revenge against Thundercracker for the deaths of her crew, so she and the Twins made plans to join the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}} {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

A short time later, Arcee and her sisters, along with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] and [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] arrived on Earth on the [[Wrecker]]s ship [[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]. (While the ship and the Wreckers stayed behind in [[NASA]]) {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}{{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 3}} in response to a summons beamed into space by Optimus Prime Joining the allied Autobot-human strikeforce [[NEST]], the new recruits received some training, and were soon called upon to put it into use: the Decepticon [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] had been sighted in [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:ArceeROTFIDWCombo.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Remember what [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] did with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and the [[Duocon]]s?]]
Arcee participated in the [[Shanghai]] battle. When [[The Twins]] botched their chase of [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], the Arcee motorcycles gave chase before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] finished the job. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|Revenge of the Fallen #1}} When the Autobots were on the move to the US East Coast investigating on multiple detected Decepticon contacts, at least one of the Arcee bikes was seen alongside [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Later, while Optimus was fighting [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] in the forest, at least two Arcee bikes were approaching the battle site alongside [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. An Arcee robot was also seen with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and Ironhide when the latter was firing at Starscream and Megatron who were fleeing from the site. The Arcee robot was the first one to notice Optimus Prime's severe damage before Ratchet pronounced him "nearly gone". {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|Revenge of the Fallen #2}} All three Arcee robots were with the other Autobots when they were facing the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] in the desert of Egypt. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} They were not seen again after that.

[[File:TFSpaceCase-SpaceCasehitsArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
Sometime later after [[Operation: Firestorm]], she joined Bumblebee and Sam to a picnic, but they went to investigate an energy signal that appeared after the earthquake. The trio proceeded deep underground and, just as Arcee was admonishing Sam to be careful, Space Case ambushed them. Despite their numeric superiority, the Autobots had trouble with their enemy because they were afraid firing weapons might cause their unstable surroundings to collapse. Space Case, angry at what he perceived as persecution from the Autobots, activated his plasma afterburners and rockets out of the cave, triggering the feared cave-in and burying Sam and the Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: Space Case}} Ratchet arrived to the cave where he found Arcee. Ratchet then sent her to go after Space Case {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}} Arcee pursued Space Case, who was headed into a densely populated city. Despite Space Case's engine damage, he still had a significant speed advantage over Arcee. As she paused to consider her options, she received a holographic communication from Ratchet. The Autobot medic reported that Sam Witwicky and Bumblebee had survived their encounter with Space Case with no serious injuries, and suggested that Arcee meet back up with them. Arcee cut him off abruptly, inwardly observing that while Ratchet thought she continued to chase Space Case out of a misplaced sense of pride, that's not really what she was doing at all. Arcee then caught up with Space Case. Panicking, Space Case threw Arcee through a storefront and took to the air in another attempt to escape. Arcee, determined not to let anything keep her down, sped after Space Case, used a building to ramp up to his altitude, and destroyed his other engine. Space Case went plummeting into the distance, headed for the waterfront. As he vanished from sight, he promised to be back. Arcee knew she'd be ready. {{storylink|Transformers: Arcee}}

[[File:RisingStorm1 ArceeInjured.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When NEST discovered that Starscream was selling Transformer weaponry to humans, a sting operation was staged in which [[Theodore Galloway]] would pose as a buyer to lure the Decepticons in. When [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]], [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] and [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] took the bait, Arcee and her sisters joined the twins and the human forces of NEST in tackling them. The sisters did not take kindly to Skystalker's incredulity about the Autobots "sending their women" to do their fighting for them, and killed him with practised ease. The battle aggravated the wounds Arcee had taken in Egypt the previous year, however, and she was brought back to Diego Garcia for medical attention courtesy of Ratchet. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

After Sam Witwicky contacted Optimus Prime as Philadelphia was being attacked by Decepticons, Optimus decided that the sisters should be left out of the fight due to Arcee's wounds. Arcee wanted to go despite Chromia's attempt to let her stay behind while her two sisters went. In the end, Optimus decided to allow her to go with Chromia and Elita-1. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

[[File:RisingStorm 3 Arcee, Ravage and Ratbat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ravage and Ratbat teach you how to get dates]]

She and her sisters went to New York thinking they would get information on Starscream selling his weapons to humans, but instead they found Astrotrain and a monster. And they also found out that Shockwave was on earth, so they tried to inform Optimus, but [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] jammed their communication and sent his minions after the girls. Arcee and Chromia told Elita-1 to find Optimus. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

As Ravage was attacking her. Arcee began to feel the pain of her wounds (and Chromia began to feel them too), later Elita-1 died and Arcee and Chromia felt her death. Despite Arcee's attempts to stop her, Chromia activated some bombs they brought with them (which possibly killed Soundwave's minions). Arcee and Chromia survived the explosion. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

====''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.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}
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===Titan movie comics===
Originally, Arcee didn't serve either faction, working alone to solve injustices in her own way. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] personally decided to make an example of her, and only an Autobot extraction team led by [[Kup (Movie)|Kup]] saved her life. This debt saw her join the Autobots. She's chimerical in nature and is constantly changing her [[Alternate mode|altmode]] in an effort to go as fast as possible (maybe that's why her [[robot mode]] always looks different!). She [[Arcee (G1)|previously had a hover-car form]], but on Earth takes a modified bike mode. Once you earn her trust, she's [[Rick Astley|never going to let you down]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Arcee bio}}

During the AllSpark launch, she led the six-bot team that drew Megatron's attention to Tyger Pax. And Optimus only told ''Bumblebee'' that's what their mission was! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|#2's reprint of Movie Prelude}}

[[File:Titan5 Sidewayssideswipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm such good friends that I all dress alike!]]

Arcee had been on Earth for some time before [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] arrived. When using all three of her bodies, she refers to her collective self as "we". Back then, she was keeping her pink paint job!

She went on to assist Optimus Prime in a [[NEST]] mission in [[Australia]], and so was in a perfect position to capture the Decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. Pursuing him in bike(s) mode, she found it near impossible to blow out his tyres and kept getting sideswiped by him during the pursuit. When a stunned Optimus ordered her to stay on the Decepticon's tail, she responded that the Decepticon's alt mode was far better suited for the terrain... inspiring Optimus to ''blow up'' that terrain.
[[File:Titan2-8 dronesurrender.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Geez, this just getting ''confusing''.]]
With Sideways stunned and taking robot form, Arcee sent one bike in to take him down but almost got hit before human military helicopters arrived to back her up. The mission over, she and Optimus took their prisoner back to [[Diego Garcia]], with Arcee escorting him to a cell. But surprise, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] was waiting to free him! She was quickly stunned and unable to stop the Decepticons escaping. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

She later decided it'd be fun to switch back to her older, single-form body! Her old body got a good workout when she was part of the strike team on the Decepticon's [[Mars (planet)|Phobos]] base. After a brief but violent battle, the [[Purple generic drones|drone hordes]] surrendered to her and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

====Alternate timeline====
[[File:Titan13 Arcee.jpg|thumb|"I don't ''want'' to look retro!!"]]

Following the Decepticon triumph in the battle of Mission City in an [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|alternate timeline]], Arcee was a member of a small group of reinforcements summoned to Earth by the remaining Autobots on the planet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} Touching down on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to await contact from Earth, they were attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but the quick-thinking Arcee took command and rallied the troops. When this still failed to work, she ordered them to Earth (following [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm's]] initiative) and their prearranged targets. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Joining up with the Earth-bound Autobots, Arcee refused to accept defeat, and helped [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] defend [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] while he destroyed the AllSpark, foiling the Decepticons' plan to cyberform Earth using its power. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

Arcee was left bewildered by the idea that Humanity would not trust and love the Autobots, and Optimus explained to her that, from a human point of view, all the Transformers are alien horrors fighting on their planet. Following this, she guarded the [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]] shelter and was caught in an ambush staged by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

[[File:Titan22 Arcee.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"''That's'' better!"]]

Later, after serving with Bumblebee in protecting an Alaskan pipeline, among other engagements to protect the American infrastructure, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} Arcee was part of Ironhide's team in retrieving [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] from Cybertron, which ran afoul of [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} She acted as Bumblebee's distraction, drawing [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]] and [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] away, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}} and doubled back to regroup with Ironhide (and pull him out of rubble) when [[Unicron]] arrived. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} Later, she got Optimus Prime up to speed on the situation. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

Following the Decepticon re-conquest of Savannah, Arcee was part of the raid to rescue [[Mikaela Banes]]. She got off one bit of bravado about how hitting things was her kind of shindig before [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] hit ''her''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

When the Autobots launched their final strike, Arcee was part of the spearhead team hitting the [[Decepticon Heartland]]. She started off the 'tagging' of Decepticons to teleport them away from Earth, getting [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] in the back and looking very happy about it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

{{Note|Arcee was also the host of a "Lonely Hearts" letter column in the comic's [[letters page]]. Really!}}

===Toy bios===
Arcee was well trained by Ironhide, making her one of the most dangerous Autobots. She believes without question that the Decepticons must be stopped at all costs. {{storylink|#Scout Class toys|Arcee (Target Exclusive)}}

Arcee was on [[Earth]] for a short time at the beginning of the conflict there, presumably arriving shortly after Bumblebee in the early part of the 21st Century. {{storylink|#2007dlx|Arcee's bio}} When the situation on Earth began to ramp up into out-and-out combat, she was reassigned to the [[Charii system]], where her stealth skills would be of more use fighting against a Decepticon splinter cell working on a star-breaking weapon. {{storylink|#Robovision|Arcee's Robovision bio}} She nevertheless jumped at the chance to get back on Earth and was soon handed control of her own strike team, made up of robots similar to her in attitude and design. Arcee stalked Decepticons and killed them on the quiet. {{storylink|#Deluxe Class toys 2|Arcee (ROTF)}}

In 2010, she had to fight the dread [[Tailwhip]] and was trapped in his vortex! Arcee's only chance was to shoot out the blades of the evil robot above her.{{storylink|#Deluxe Class toys 3|Rotorwash Rumble}}

In later years, she started following the tradition of inscribing Cybertronian words on your chassis: while she wasn't superstitious, the ''Decepticons'' sure were! It also gave her a nice confidence boost. {{storylink|#Deluxe Class toys 4|Arcee (2011 Target exclusive)}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Arcee was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Scout Class toys====
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[[File:Arceemoviescout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not Chrom- Well, maybe I am!]]
*'''Arcee''' (Target exclusive Scout Class, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, "Energon" star

: Arcee is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], replacing her pinks and most of her whites and blacks with blue, and her translucent red with smoky brown plastic. She transforms into a "superbike"-type racing motorcycle. Unusually for a Transformer, she does not hold her weapon in her hands as most figures do. Instead, her Energon Bow mounts on a peg on either arm, with her hands being positioned to give the appearance of her using the bow. The bow itself is spring-loaded, firing a grey "arrow" missile.

:Arcee (and the rest of the Scout wave) were [[exclusive]] to [[Target]] stores, where they were all part of a [[Robo-Vision]] promotion. Arcee came with a Robo-Vision Decoder which allows you to see the Robo-Vision Code ("BULLSEYE") printed on her cardback. Starting [[June 2]], 2007, Target's website allowed users to input those codes to access exclusive content, a concept similar to the online [[Cyber Planet Key]] info from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' toyline]].

: This mold also was used to make ''Superlink'' Ariel Paradron Type, as well as the [[BotCon 2005]] "[[Descent into Evil]]" set's [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and the fellow Target-exclusive [[Movie (toyline)|movieverse]] [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], which was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TargetArcee/arcee.htm More information on Scout Arcee at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class toys====
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[[File:Movie Deluxe Arcee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pretty in...purple?]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile

: Deluxe Arcee transforms into a purple 2006 Buell Firebolt XB12R motorcycle, genericised to get around licensing issues. Arcee has references [[tampograph]]ed on her [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], such as her motorcycle's fictional model name, "RC 1100" (Get it? "RC" as in "Arcee"), and her Massachusetts [[license plate]] marked TF7407, the original release date of the movie.

: Arcee's [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] feature is located in her crossbow weapon (formed out of the seat/storage area of the bike), activated when the projectile (the bike's tailpipe) is inserted, which pushes out the recurved lath parts on the sides of the weapon. The rectangular peg which is supposed to be used to attach her weapon to her forearm in [[robot mode]] is sometimes a poor fit, and the weapon may pop off. As an alternative, the round peg by which the weapon is attached in ''vehicle'' mode can also be used in robot mode, with a little rearranging of parts.

: Undocumented in the instructions, the two shoulder-mounted half-wheels contain a small niche on the edge of the tires. By folding the wheels down with the hubcaps pointing towards the chest and turning the tires towards the shoulders, one can feel the wheels gently click into place via the tire niches and hidden tabs in the shoulders, allowing the wheels to remain in place and more closely resemble the figure as pictured on its packaging.

: As with most larger Transformers toys that become motorcycles, Arcee has a kickstand on the left side of the bike; unfortunately, it's mounted so low that she will fall in the opposite direction if it is fully extended.


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[[File:Movietoy-Arceebattledamaged.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|She's a dirty girl.]]
*'''Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime''' (Sam's Club exclusive three-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile

: A three-pack, [[exclusive]] to Sam's Club stores, consisting of redecos of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and Deluxe Class Arcee, both with battle damage deco, and an unchanged Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]].


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*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)

: A single release of the battle damaged redeco of Deluxe Class Arcee from the Sam's Club exclusive three-pack, sold in the same packaging as the non-redecoed original release. This version was officially available in Hasbro's Southeast Asian markets, but sightings hailing from a US [[Walmart]] store and retail in Belgium (!) suggest it might have been available there in small quantities as well... however, whereas the Asian release sports an additional sticker on the packaging highlighting the "Exclusive! Battle-damage!", the version found at US retail lacks the sticker, yet has a different UPC bar code than the original version, suggesting an isolated flub rather than an official release.<ref name="arceewm">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/168922-battle-damaged-deluxe-arcee-found-california-walmart.html "Battle-damaged Deluxe Arcee found at California Walmart"] at TFW2005.</ref>
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[[File:Movie Arcee Black toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I shall go back...]]
*'''Black Arcee''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-20'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, AllSpark cube

: This Japan-only [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Arcee is cast in black in an attempt to match the look of the motorcycle [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] rides near the end of the film. Surprisingly, it is not [[Black repaint|evil]].

: Like all Japanese "[[AllSpark Power]]" toys, black Arcee comes with a small AllSpark cube accessory.
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[[File:Movie Arcee Wonder Festival G1 redeco.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|...all the way to 1986...!]]
*'''Arcee G1 Color Edition''' (Deluxe-sized toy, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile

:Arcee G1 Color Edition (アーシーG1カラーエディション) is decoed in pink and white, in homage to Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and was exclusive to the Wonder Festival 2008 Winter in Tokyo, Japan.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Legends Class toys====
[[File:ROTFtoy-ArceeLegends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If you wanted Legends Class figures of the other two, you'd have needed to buy Arcee again. And Sideways. Geez, thanks!]]
*'''Arcee''' (Legends, 2010)

:Legends Arcee is a pink and black motorcycle that transforms into a pink and black robot. Black chunks are strategically placed on her two wheels so she can stand up in robot mode. There's an odd jointed piece above her rear wheel that has a [[Powerlinx]]-like [[5mm post|hardpoint]] and a peg hole on the other side, Since the entire piece serves no function, it may have been designed with a combined form similar to the Deluxes in mind.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegArcee/arcee.htm More information on Legends Arcee at TFU.info]''

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:ROTF Deluxe Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, I'm Arcee too, sometimes! Well, actually most times.]]
*'''Chromia''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile, figure stand/cycle cannons

:[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] converts from a [[wikipedia:Suzuki B-King|Suzuki B-King]] to... a unicycle. Her vehicle mode weapon can attach as a display stand for either mode, ironically making a unicyclebot one of the most stable robot-modes. In robot mode, there is a spring-loaded missile between the tailpipes on Chromia's left hand in addition to the aforementioned non-firing blaster-stand. There is also a piece on the bottom of the vehicle mode (or back of the robot mode) that folds out, but there is no indication in the instructions as to what this piece is for. However, the piece can slide into a similar piece in the later Arcee toy, starting the supposed combined mode.

:While the instructions depict the motorcycle seat remaining flat so that it ends up covering the bottom wheel, the robot mode more closely resembles the movie design if the seat is folded in and locked into a slot on the motorcycle's bottom, as shown on the back of the packaging. The packaging photo also shows Chromia's front wheel resting behind the robot's shoulders, while the instructions leave it above her head. Furthermore, while it is not mentioned either in the instructions or shown on the box, the stand can be attached backwards and rotated with the guns facing up so that it acts as a prop for the toy, allowing the wheel to actually touch the ground, and letting the toy look from the front like it is unsupported. In addition, the stand can also be attached to right arm as an inordinately large handgun by sliding the two pegs inside the gun into two slots on the inside of the arm.

:The stand has sculpted tank treads on the bottom, most likely to make it look that she's still mobile while using it.

:Though the instructions do not explain it, the back of the blister card mentions she has a [[Mech Alive]] gimmick in her left arm. While it isn't quite the "spinning gears" the card refers to, swinging her left forearm towards and away from her body makes a blue piston slide back and forth inside the large gun.
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[[File:ROTF Deluxe Arcee toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Help! I have scoliosis, and I can't stand on my own.]]
*'''Arcee''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-23'''
**''Accessories:'' Sidecar/blaster/figure stand

:Deluxe class ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Arcee converts from a [[wikipedia:Ducati 848|Ducati 848]] to a robot mode that can look quite awkward if not properly aligned. The figure has a sidecar which can become a Dual Sniper Pistol<ref name="battlebio"/> or a display stand. In robot mode, she is equipped with a small cannon on her right wrist that can deploy a spring-loaded energy blade. Small [[Cyberglyphics]] inscriptions are molded onto the surface of the blade.

:Her [[Mech Alive]] feature is located not in her elbow, as the packaging would suggest, but instead in her chest; tilting her neck up and down causes a pair of exposed gears to turn.
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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[File:ROTF-toy FAB CyberPursuitArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Cyber Pursuit Arcee''' (Fast Action Battler, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Exhaust pipes/missile

:A simplified version of her ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy, [[Fast Action Battlers]] Arcee is targeted at the age 5 and under demographic, being a simplified version of her Deluxe-Class toy and having more limited articulation (that's better than most Fast Action Battlers toys). This version does away with the sidecar/stand in favor of a built-in, fully retractable stand, as well as featuring a kickstand and free spinning wheels. Her main gimmick is the ability to fire her dual exhaust pipes as a single missile in both robot and vehicle mode. She features fully working suspension, but due to the transformation locking both wheels in place, it is not available in vehicle mode.

:Despite being intended for a sub-line that focuses on fast and fairly easy transformations, the design of the shoulder joints and the nature of the transformation can make transforming from robot to vehicle mode frustrating. Ironic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/FABArcee/arcee.htm More information on Cyber Pursuit Arcee at TFU.info]''

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====Human Alliance====
[[File:ROTFtoy-ArceeHumanAlliance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm the red bike, but I transform into the blue bike's robot, but with the red bike's colors - look, women are complicated, okay?]]
*'''Autobot [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] / Arcee / [[Mikaela Banes]]''' (Human Alliance, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-25'''

: Coming with Skids and Mikaela Banes, ''[[Human Alliance]]'' Arcee is a robot that transforms into a motorcycle. As with the other Human Alliance vehicles, Mikaela can ride her in her vehicle mode.

: This figure, which is somewhere in between [[Legends Class|Legends]] and [[size class|Scout Class]] size, has a motorcycle mode that is slightly similar to Arcee's Ducati 848, with some elements resembling the Aprilia RS125 Mikaela is riding at one point in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|movie]], and some elements entirely made up. The robot mode, meanwhile, is clearly that of the blue motorcycle, [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]]. Hasbro explained in their monthly Q&A that it ''is'' meant to resemble Mikaela's bike, and they called it "Arcee" so kids wouldn't be confused by two separate red/pink bikes.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65426 Hasbro December 09 Q&A, AllSpark]</ref> Also, the face, which is mostly unpainted save for a few small details, doesn't resemble ROTF Arcee's movie design at all. In fact, the head design bears some resemblance to [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]].

: Despite being larger than a Legends Class figure, Arcee features less [[articulation]] than most of them. While her right elbow features a swivel joint, the left arm is sculpted in one piece, and the elbow fixed in a permanent position.

: This mold was later redecoed into ''Dark of the Moon'' Human Alliance [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]].
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[[File:Humanalliancechromiatoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|Red repaint in 3... 2... 1...]]
*'''[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] / Chromia / [[Seymour Simmons]]''' (Human Alliance, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-31'''

: Coming with Mudflap and Seymour Simmons, Human Alliance Chromia is, you guessed it, a robot that transforms into a motorcycle. Simmons can ride her in her vehicle mode as well.

: Aside from the colour scheme, this "Chromia" is clearly meant to be Arcee as it has the main component's robot mode, and its vehicle mode is closer to Arcee's than either the motorcycle included with Human Alliance Skids or the Deluxe Chromia. Its higher level of movie-accuracy includes a much more accurate head sculpt, and although its left arm is also cast in one piece, the extra articulation in the shoulders, waist and hips makes the figure more posable than the other HA motorcycle.

: The transformation is surprisingly complex and fiddly for a figure this size, which is basically a non-autotransforming version of the larger FAB. In robot mode the figure has a piece than the wheels can stand on to support them, or be rotated behind to prop the figure up with some care. The kickstand is too short to hold the bike upright in vehicle mode, although this is easily fixed by gluing a small piece of black plastic to its base to lengthen it. She suffers from balance issues in robot mode as well, since her robot-mode stand ends up placed more towards her left side instead of at the center, meaning she tends to fall to her right side often.

: She also comes packaged incompletely transformed, with her (difficult to open) right hand left untransformed as the motorbike's seat. Good luck getting ''that'' out.
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
====Legends Class====
[[File:TF2010toy sideways sneak attack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sideways Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack)

:This [[Target]] exclusive multi-pack was to contain redecos of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends class Arcee mold as Chromia and Elita-1, plus an Arcee possibly lacking the black [[paint operation]]s on the handles from the single ''ROTF'' release ([[prototype|samples]] on display at [[BotCon 2010]] came in both flavors) plus ''possibly'' a different paint mask for the face. The set furthermore includes a redeco of Deluxe class [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], whose painted battle damage evokes the scene in the film where he's been cut in half. Ouchies.

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====Deluxe Class toys====
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[[File:Hunt for the Decepticons Deluxe Elita-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Once you go black, you never go...]]
*'''Elita-1''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile, figure stand/cannons

:Elita-1 is a black, white and metallic pink [[redeco]] of Chromia, transforming from a unicycle-robot into a [[wikipedia:Suzuki B-King|Suzuki B-King]] motorcycle. Her vehicle mode weapon can attach as a display stand for either mode, ironically making a unicyclebot one of the most stable robot-modes. In robot mode, there is a spring-loaded missile between the tailpipes on Chromia's left hand in addition to the aforementioned non-firing blaster-stand. She is slightly retooled from the original Chromia figure, sporting an extra tab that allows her chest to lock together more securely. She was released as part of the [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] promotion.

[[File:TakaraTomyAutobotAllianceElita.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|...er, never mind.]]

:Elita-1 features a small [[Mech Alive]] gimmick: swinging her left forearm towards and away from her body makes a blue piston slide back and forth inside the large gun. Her stand has sculpted tank threads on the bottom, most likely to make it look that she's still mobile while using it. Her license plate has ''3L 174'' written on it as an stylish way of spelling her own name. [[Headmaster (Animated)|A certain fellow]] would approve of that.

:[[TakaraTomy]] initially mistakenly solicited their release of Elita-1 using the purple Arcee redeco from the "Rotorwash Rumble" pack. The actual released toy uses the Chromia mold just like Hasbro, with a more [[show-accuracy|screen accurate]] deco that uses more purple paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Elita-1/elita-1.htm More information on Elita-1 at TFU.info]''
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[[File:HFTD rotorwash arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Rotorwash Rumble''' ([[Target]] exclusive multi-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Sidecar/cannons/figure stand

:A pink redeco of the ''ROTF'' Arcee mold. She is packaged with the Decepticon [[Blazemaster]]-redeco [[Tailwhip]]. Her packaging successfully identifies her Mech Alive gimmick as being in her chest, rather than her left elbow.

:As noted above, TakaraTomy mistakenly used this figure in solicitation images of their Elita-1.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/TargetArcee/arcee.htm More information on Rotorwash Rumble Arcee at TFU.info]''

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===Dark of the Moon===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:DOTM MechTech Deluxe Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Arcee''' (MechTech Deluxe, [[May 14]] 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA11'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile, figure stand/cannons, MechTech Blaster/Sonic Blade

:Originating from [[TakaraTomy]], this ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe class Arcee is a redeco and minor retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Chromia, adding two [[5mm post]] hole MechTech ports on her sculpted engine, which end up on her arms in robot mode. She comes with a retool of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s [[MechTech]] weapon, replacing the chainsaw with a new Sonic Blade sword.

:Arcee comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of her MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.
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[[File:Arcee DOTM Deluxe Target.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Sidecar/blaster/figure stand

:A redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Arcee figure, this version is mostly cast in smoky clear pink plastic, with her sidecar being white this time. Liberally scattered across her body are opaque pink [[Cyberglyphics]]. The packaging callouts return to falsely indicating that her left elbow contains moving gears.

:As with the other [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Cyberglyph" redecos ([[Space Case (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Space Case]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyberglyph|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Autobot Jazz]]), she comes with a comic book by [[IDW Publishing]], ''[[Transformers: Arcee]]''.

: She was also made available in Canada as a Zellers exclusive, in New Zealand as a Farmers exclusive (both in English-only US-style packaging minus the "only at Target" sticker), in the United Kingdom as a Tesco exclusive, and in Germany as a Müller exclusive (both in typical [[multilingual packaging|multilingual European packaging]] including a multilingual comic).

:At both [[BotCon 2011]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, the Hasbro slide presentation referred to this figure as Elita-1. Alrighty then.

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====Human Alliance====
*'''Autobot Skids / Elita-1 / Sergeant Epps''' (Human Alliance, 2011)
[[File:Humanallianceelitaone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ugh! Wrong body again, Hasbro!]]
: A purple redeco of ''Human Alliance'' Arcee, ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Elita-1 comes with a redeco of ''Human Alliance'' [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]]. Epps can ride her in vehicle mode.

:This mold Elita-1 is redecoed from actually uses Chromia's robot design (similarly to Elita-1's Deluxe-class toy) despite originally being named and colored like Arcee, meaning that the purple bike is a recolor of the red bike who somehow had the blue bike's body. Confused yet?
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==Merchandise==

===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[File:Chromia and megs robot heroes.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.66|And now she's using Elita-1's robot mode. WTF?]]
*'''Chromia vs Megatron''' (2009)

:Part of the third wave of ''Robot Heroes'' two-packs for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] comes packaged versus [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Her robot mode design is actually [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]]'s, since Hasbro can't tell their bike chicks apart.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHChromia/chromia.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Chromia at TFU.info]''

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*'''Launchin' Arcee''' free [[Burger King]] toy (2009)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BKArcee/arcee.htm More information on Launchin' Arcee at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Movie scale chart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In the time before time...]]
===Single Arcee (''Transformers'')===
*Arcee was originally going to be a member of the live-action movie's Autobot cast, but was later replaced by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. According to screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], they would have needed to explain the point behind female robots, which there wasn't any time for in the movie.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/02/exclusive-interview-robert-orci?page=3 Roberto Orci explaining the reasons for Arcee's removal from the script in an interview with IGN.]</ref> Oddly enough, there was no attempt to do so in ROTF.
*In another interview, Alex Kurtzman cited "scale issues" as an additional reason for dropping Arcee; allegedly, Michael Bay simply considered her too small as compared to the rest of the Autobots.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070714214451/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/transformersmovie/005082421.cfm?page=1 Wizard interview with Kurtzman and Orci]</ref>
*As part of [[BotCon 2007]]'s Hasbro tour, fans viewed "Robot Scale Chart v03", dated 11.22.05, which showed Arcee's height as 9' (2.7m). However, all of the designs on this chart were very early and later heavily revised (though [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] was revised far less than the others).
*It's commonly assumed that Arcee's big part in the movie would have been the scene in which [[William Lennox]] starts his solo assault on [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] using an abandoned motorcycle. However, the screenwriters rejected that notion, stating that this scene wasn't written until ''after'' Arcee had already been dropped from the script—but if she ''had'' remained in the movie, that scene ''would'' have probably featured her as the motorcycle.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/2288318-post539.html Orci once again clearing up the story between Arcee and the motorcycle Lennox uses during the final battle]</ref>
*Arcee came ''this'' close to being killed off in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', as the trade states that two revisions of the plot had her dying.

===Arcee triplets (''Revenge of the Fallen'')===
[[File:ROTFConceptArceeCombinerDVD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So apparently Chromia and Elita-1 were green and silver at some point? Okay.]]
*It's not especially clear whether ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Arcee is one consciousness controlling three bodies, or three separate individuals. Writer [[Roberto Orci]] explained that she was written as a singular entity, but that [[Michael Bay]] "kept them as individuals",<ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2009/07/ask-orci-final-edition.html Roberto Orci answers questions on the Transformers Live blogspot, July 13, 2009.]</ref> but if this was Bay's intention, it does not particularly come across in the movie (as the character(s) do(es) not really do ''anything''), beyond perhaps Arcee referring to her components in the plural form in one instance. The novelization of the film adheres to the script's intent, describing Arcee as a "[[tripartite Cybertronian]]", while the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline chose instead to identify Arcee as only ''one'' of the bikes (the pink/red one), and characterize the other two as the separate characters [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]].
**IDW Publishing's ''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen|Tales of the Fallen]]'' mini-series, complimented a few years later by ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm|Rising Storm]]'' goes to some lengths to marry the two concepts, depicting Arcee, Elita-1 and Chromia as a trio of robots animated by one spark, sharing thoughts and feelings but still possessing some degree of autonomy from one another.
**[[Titan Books|Titan]]'s comics, on the other hand, depict Arcee as having three bodies in their comic strips (sometimes even forgetting about ''that'' and drawing her in her original first movie toyline body), only to have their letters pages make the contradictory claims that a) they ''were'' separate robots who aren't related and Arcee's just the only one namechecked, and b) that ''nobody knows'' and that it depends "on who you ask".
**Hasbro ''Dark of the Moon'' website adheres to the original idea for Arcee, identifying her as a "a single mind that operates three bodies". Further, it follows through on the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' by stating that two of her components were destroyed during the battle at Giza. That, of course, is in fairly complete contradiction to previous Hasbro bios that have Elita-One still operating in the post-movie [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] setting.
[[File:ROTFAnimaticBikerGroups.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|SIX! SIX BIKE GIRLS! ah ha ha ha *sob*]]
*It was originally intended that the three individual "Arcees" would combine into a singular, larger robot in the film, but Michael Bay chose to drop the idea for fear of the confusion it would cause given how much else was already going on in the film.<ref>[http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/computer_animation_festival/sessions/details/?id=131 Q&A session with ILM effects supervisor Scott Farrar at Siggraph 2009]</ref> The idea evidently remained until comparatively late in production; both an unknown designer (see above right) and [[Steve Jung]] [http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=0 created a model] for the combined robot, and it appears in the film's novelization, and the animatic for the Shangai battle scene included on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD. A vestigial reference to the combination even exists in the finished Arcee, Chromia and Elita-1 toys in the form of a fold-out tab on each that allows them to link up back-to-back. With the relegation of Elita to a simple redeco of Chromia, however, no true combination appears capable with the figures, despite claims made by Hasbro that instructions for doing so would be made available online.
*The [[bio]] for ''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s other motorbike Autobot [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] seems to refer to Arcee's change in form between the first and second movie toylines, claiming that he wants to undergo the new "combiner retrofit" he's been hearing about, strongly implying that Arcee underwent the same process. The absence of Arcee's combined mode from the film and IDW's own later explanation for her change in form kinda screwed this, though.
*The animatics of the Shanghai battle scene included on the ROTF DVD serve to '''make Arcee more confusing'''. The "Lamborghini Jump" animatic depicts a trio of three female motorcycle Transformers (two red, one either silver or black) chasing Sideways, similar to the scene with Arcee and her compatriots as it appears in the final film. However, as the animatic continues, at least two of the bike-girls jump on Sideways in mid-pursuit, who he manages to throw off and into a building by swerving. Sideways is then confronted by ''another'' trio of bikes (pink, yellow and blue), who merge into a single robot and flip towards him, only to inexplicably disappear immediately afterwards. What the ''hell?''
*For some reason, Arcee's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body is flipped horizontally between the toy and her actual appearance in the film, with her gun and motorcycle mode fairing appearing on opposite sides in each representation.
*While ''Revenge of the Fallen'' is wholly apathetic on whether or not the shots that take down Arcee are fatal, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman would later claim that all three Arcee components were killed<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/274058-dvd-blu-ray-commentary-4.html#post4226117 DVD/Blu-Ray Commentary - Page 4 - TFW2005 - The 2005 Boards]</ref> at the behest of director Michael Bay.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1608508/story.jhtml Michael Bay Reveals 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' Death]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
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Arcee (Movie)

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Arceemovie.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|She's got legs, she knows how to use them. Temporarily, anyway.]]
Though small compared to many of her peers and adversaries, '''Arcee''' compensates with speed and aggressive maneuvers, making her one of the most dangerous Autobots around. Moreover, Arcee is a born hunter. She honed her speed hunting [[turbofox]]es with other speedsters, challenging herself to get as close as possible before tagging them with her bow. She's a crack shot with said crossbow weapon, and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] has trained her to use her speed to her advantage in battle, striking suddenly and swiftly and then vanishing away again as fast as she appeared. She is the sister of [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]].

The events at [[Tyger Pax]] created a nagging doubt in Arcee about her abilities. She carries some guilt about [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s injuries, and part of what drives her is the desire to prove herself, not only in the optics of her friends and comrades, but most importantly in her own. She also carries a standing feud with [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] for [[The Thrill of the Hunt|unknown reasons]].<ref name="battlebio">[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro Arcee Battle Bio]</ref>

For a time, she used experimental technology that allowed her mind to control ''three'' bodies at once! When two of these bodies were destroyed, she stayed out of sight to adjust to the return to single-body status.<ref>Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/characters/arcee Vector Sigma: Arcee profile]</ref>

==Fiction==
===Movies===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Grey DeLisle]] (English), [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese)|[[Martina Treger]] (German), [[Chiara Colizzi]] (Italian), [[Gabriela Bicalho]] (Brazil), [[Erica Edwards]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Gemma Ibáñez]] (Spanish-Spain)}}
:''Holographic rider:'' [[Erin Naas]]

[[File:Arcee-ROTFshoot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Why couldn't she be the other kind of motormaid, with the motorcycle part on top and the lady part on the bottom?"]]

{{note|The film goes into no detail on whether or not Arcee is one entity, or three separate beings. See [[#Notes|Notes]] at the bottom of this article for a thorough dissection; for the purposes of this section, all three bike-bots are collectively referred to as "Arcee".}}

Arcee was held in reserve as NEST entered Shanghai to deal with Demolishor, only being called into action when the presence of a second Decepticon, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], was detected. Together with the twins, Arcee pursued the sneaky speedster through the streets of Shanghai, smashing through buildings and everything else in her way, but ultimately, none of her three components were able to do much damage, so Sideswipe was brought up to bat, and he quickly put the Decepticon down.

[[File:Arcee-ROTFthreebikes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|The [[Chromia (ROTF)|blue one]] likes to sit next to [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] for [[transformer romance|some reason]].]]

While not on missions, Arcee was parked with the other Autobots in their hangar at [[Diego Garcia]]. It was here that the Autobots received word from the [[President of the United States]], via [[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]], that the White House was concerned that the Autobots' living on Earth was the reason for the Decepticon activity, and that if need be, they would ask the Autobots to leave. Later, after Optimus Prime died in battle and [[The Fallen]] issued an ultimatum to Earth, the US government decided that the Autobots would be shipped back to Diego Garcia.
[[File:ROTF Arcee shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Michael Bay displays his usual attitude towards women.]]
NEST had a different idea, and instead shipped Arcee and the other Autobots to [[Egypt]] on the advice of [[Sam Witwicky]], who had the means to resurrect Optimus Prime. During the climactic battle between NEST and The Fallen's Decepticons, Sam and Mikaela attempted to make their way through the bombed-out Egyptian town that had become the battlefield. Arcee arrived with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to escort them through the warzone, but unfortunately, two of her bodies were shot down by enemy forces, with only the blue component remaining operational when last seen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Arcee’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', and ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]'', the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]'', and the storybook "[[The Last Prime]]".}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Arcee was listed as deceased by the CIA task force "[[Cemetery Wind]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foudnation2 ArceeChromiaElita.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]|Go ahead, make "The Schuyler Sisters" joke.]
Thousands of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee lived in [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]] with her sister Chromia, while their eldest sibling, Elita-One, became a follower of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Following Sentinel's successful unification of the warring tribes of Cybertron, Arcee and Chromia came to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] to hear his speech for the future. It was announced that the planet would be governed by a [[Science Division]] headed by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and a [[Defense Force]] led by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]; while Chromia elected to join the latter, Arcee, intrigued at the prospect of investigating the legacy of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], signed up with Optimus's team. The Science Division began an archaeological excavation of the area around [[Simfur]], uncovering a strange object that they believed to be connected to the Dynasty. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Arcee vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"I transform into a vacuum cleaner!"]]

Some time later, while Optimus was showing Megatron around their work, Arcee's team discovered a mysterious relic with a [[Decepticon|strange symbol]] etched into it. She led her superiors to the ancient relic and watched as Megatron and Optimus began to argue when the former demanded the relic be relocated to his private quarters, with Optimus relenting due to a sudden alien attack. Arcee assisted with its evacuation from the dig site. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

After the attack, Arcee tried to save the life of one of the aliens, but was unsuccessful. She and [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] moved the bodies to [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s lab, where they discovered that the beings were similar in structure to the Cybertronians, only lacking the ability to [[transformation|transform]]. Before they could speculate further about the common ancestry of the two races, [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] arrived with orders from Optimus to assemble at the Simfur excavation site for a meeting. There, Arcee and the other scientists learned of Protector Megatron's demand for war and Optimus's thoughts on the issue. After most of the scientists agreed to follow Optimus, they travelled to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] to watch Megatron deliver his saber-rattling war rally. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:Foundation4Arceechromiaknockeoutbymegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's not how you treat 2 ladies, Megatron.]]

Ratchet, Arcee and Elita-One returned to the lab to analyze the other relic fragments recovered from the Simfur excavation, while Optimus, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] broke into Megatron's quarters to examine the intact relic. Before Optimus could explain to Ratchet the strange condition of the artifact, Arcee reported finding a symbol that appeared in the same place on all the different fragments: the same symbol that was on Optimus's head. Ratchet theorised that the legend of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] was true, and that Optimus was somehow connected to all of this. Later, at the dig site near [[Burthov]], Arcee, Ratchet and Optimus were arrested by Prowl's security forces on orders from Megatron for treason. What they didn't know was they were all being led into a trap, and the assassins Megatron sent would only take Optimus alive. After [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl's]] initial attack, Optimus ordered the group to escape to Burthov while he took care of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and his soldiers. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}{{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

Arcee was part of the team who captured the disenchanted soldier [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and brought him before Optimus Prime. Ironhide pledged allegiance to Prime and brought news of the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', a massive starship that Megatron was building. While observing its construction and taking images of the ship, Arcee remarked that she had never seen its like before. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} From [[Tyger Pax]], she witnessed the departure of the ''Nemesis'' with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

[[File:MoviePrequel1 Arcee Bumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Can I say something?" "Whatever it is, now is not the right time!"]]

During the subsequent civil war, Arcee defended civilians who were being targeted by Megatron's Decepticons for refusing to join in the war against Optimus Prime's Autobots. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} As the war raged on, Sentinel invented a "[[pillar|torch]]" that he promised would end the war, which required the [[AllSpark]] to be activated. Arcee and Chromia flanked Ironhide at the lead of the assault on Simfur Temple. As the battle raged, Arcee and Chromia were swatted aside by Megatron, but Optimus attacked, allowing Elita to activate the torch and deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel arrived in the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], but Starscream blew up the ship. Ironhide picked up Arcee and Chromia as the Autobots retreated. However, the assault had weakened Decepticon morale and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] commanded another [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] for Arcee and Chromia to steal the AllSpark itself! {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Later, Arcee fought the Decepticons during an attempt to reclaim the Cube at Tyger Pax. However, Arcee and the rest of those under Bumblebee's command didn't know the true purpose of their battle: they were a diversion to keep Megatron busy while other Autobots readied the AllSpark for launch from Cybertron. She was captured and interrogated by the Decepticons but survived the ordeal. She recounted to their Autobot rescuers Bumblebee's heroics in delaying Megatron, which prevented the Decepticon from intercepting the wormhole-bound AllSpark. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

[[File:ReignofStarscream4 Arcee.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|She's so happy to be home, she doesn't even care that Payload's looking up her dress.]]

Following the Autobots' victory in Mission City, which culminated in the death of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the destruction of the AllSpark on [[Earth]], Arcee was in command of an Autobot assault team on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and led [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] and others in an attack on [[Nemesis (Movie)|Starscream's ship]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} While her team made short work of the [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones the Decepticons sent against them, Arcee killed the Decepticon sniper [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] before he could take out [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]]. Her teammates were unprepared for the arrival of [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], however, and he quickly slew [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] and wounded [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]]. Remembering her failure at Tyger Pax, Arcee leapt into action, and soon she and Cliffjumper had Thundercracker at their mercy. The arrival of Starscream changed that, as he killed Smokescreen and Air Raid and badly damaged Cliffjumper. As she attempted to pull the last surviving member of her team to safety, Arcee was kicked aside by Starscream. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

However, Arcee recovered an instant later. The Decepticon starship was already taking off, but she jumped and grabbed onto a piece of landing gear, holding on tight... through the [[space bridge]]. Wow. Later, she made her way back to an Autobot facility, where she unexpectedly met Clocker and [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]]. Along with a large force of Autobots, the three moved in on the Simfur temple, where Starscream was using captured Autobots for a strange project of his. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}

She split her troops into two forces: One would attack the city of Trypticon as a diversion, while the other moved in on Simfur. Arcee and her team could only watch helplessly as Starscream drained the life out of the Autobot prisoners strapped onto the [[replica AllSpark]], despite her sister Elita-One's pleas for mercy. An opportunity to cause havoc presented itself when [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]'s forces attempted a coup. Arcee lined up her sights on the generator holding the life energy of the deceased prisoners, dedicated the shot to Elita, and destroyed it, annihilating the Cube and sending the Decepticons into disarray. Arcee's team fought their way through the disorganised Decepticons, linked up with [[Wingblade]]'s team, and rolled out just as the crippled starship came crashing down on the city. With the destruction of the capitol and the defeat of a significant portion of the Decepticon drone army, Arcee considered this to be the turning point of the war, but as long as Starscream was alive, he was a threat that she had to track down. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

[[File:TalesoftheFallen6-Arceeprotoforms.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The best part of waking up is ... still being in your own body.]]

Some time later, a ship carrying Arcee and her crew was shot down over an unidentified planet, and when Arcee managed to escape the wreckage, she saw that the culprit was her old nemesis, Thundercracker. She blacked out, and an indeterminate amount of time later, she awoke on an operating table—or rather, next to her old body on an operating table. Her [[spark]] had been transplanted into a new body by the Decepticon mad scientist [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]], as part of a twisted plan to create a new breed of tripartate soldier by using her spark to reignite those of her deceased sisters, Elita-One and Chromia. Flatline had not considered Arcee's strong will, however, and her original programming persisted. She broke free and escaped with two of Flatline's other experiment victims, the twins [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], but was surprised to learn that Flatline's experiment had worked: her sisters lived again in two bodies similar to her own new form, but now, they were connected at the spark, sharing the thoughts, feelings and memories of one another, thinking with one mind yet still retaining a degree of autonomy and recollection of their previous selves. [[File:TalesoftheFallen6-whereishe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|WASSSS A MAAANNN (now three man)]] The united sisters defeated Flatline, and with the Twins, headed for the exit, but Thundercracker and some Decepticon drones blocked them. Thundercracker laughed, since Arcee hadn't fared too well the last time they tangled, but... that was then. Thundercracker was easily bested by the new and improved Arcee, and escaped while Flatline's headquarters detonated by remote. Arcee wondered whether her weird new existence was a mistake, or if she was merely destined for greater things. Regardless, she refused to become bent on revenge against Thundercracker for the deaths of her crew, so she and the Twins made plans to join the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}} {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

A short time later, Arcee and her sisters, along with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] and [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] arrived on Earth on the [[Wrecker]]s ship [[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]. (While the ship and the Wreckers stayed behind in [[NASA]]) {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}{{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 3}} in response to a summons beamed into space by Optimus Prime Joining the allied Autobot-human strikeforce [[NEST]], the new recruits received some training, and were soon called upon to put it into use: the Decepticon [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] had been sighted in [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:ArceeROTFIDWCombo.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Remember what [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] did with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and the [[Duocon]]s?]]
Arcee participated in the [[Shanghai]] battle. When [[The Twins]] botched their chase of [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], the Arcee motorcycles gave chase before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] finished the job. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|Revenge of the Fallen #1}} When the Autobots were on the move to the US East Coast investigating on multiple detected Decepticon contacts, at least one of the Arcee bikes was seen alongside [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Later, while Optimus was fighting [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] in the forest, at least two Arcee bikes were approaching the battle site alongside [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. An Arcee robot was also seen with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and Ironhide when the latter was firing at Starscream and Megatron who were fleeing from the site. The Arcee robot was the first one to notice Optimus Prime's severe damage before Ratchet pronounced him "nearly gone". {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|Revenge of the Fallen #2}} All three Arcee robots were with the other Autobots when they were facing the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] in the desert of Egypt. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} They were not seen again after that.

[[File:TFSpaceCase-SpaceCasehitsArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
Sometime later after [[Operation: Firestorm]], she joined Bumblebee and Sam to a picnic, but they went to investigate an energy signal that appeared after the earthquake. The trio proceeded deep underground and, just as Arcee was admonishing Sam to be careful, Space Case ambushed them. Despite their numeric superiority, the Autobots had trouble with their enemy because they were afraid firing weapons might cause their unstable surroundings to collapse. Space Case, angry at what he perceived as persecution from the Autobots, activated his plasma afterburners and rockets out of the cave, triggering the feared cave-in and burying Sam and the Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: Space Case}} Ratchet arrived to the cave where he found Arcee. Ratchet then sent her to go after Space Case {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}} Arcee pursued Space Case, who was headed into a densely populated city. Despite Space Case's engine damage, he still had a significant speed advantage over Arcee. As she paused to consider her options, she received a holographic communication from Ratchet. The Autobot medic reported that Sam Witwicky and Bumblebee had survived their encounter with Space Case with no serious injuries, and suggested that Arcee meet back up with them. Arcee cut him off abruptly, inwardly observing that while Ratchet thought she continued to chase Space Case out of a misplaced sense of pride, that's not really what she was doing at all. Arcee then caught up with Space Case. Panicking, Space Case threw Arcee through a storefront and took to the air in another attempt to escape. Arcee, determined not to let anything keep her down, sped after Space Case, used a building to ramp up to his altitude, and destroyed his other engine. Space Case went plummeting into the distance, headed for the waterfront. As he vanished from sight, he promised to be back. Arcee knew she'd be ready. {{storylink|Transformers: Arcee}}

[[File:RisingStorm1 ArceeInjured.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When NEST discovered that Starscream was selling Transformer weaponry to humans, a sting operation was staged in which [[Theodore Galloway]] would pose as a buyer to lure the Decepticons in. When [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]], [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] and [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] took the bait, Arcee and her sisters joined the twins and the human forces of NEST in tackling them. The sisters did not take kindly to Skystalker's incredulity about the Autobots "sending their women" to do their fighting for them, and killed him with practised ease. The battle aggravated the wounds Arcee had taken in Egypt the previous year, however, and she was brought back to Diego Garcia for medical attention courtesy of Ratchet. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

After Sam Witwicky contacted Optimus Prime as Philadelphia was being attacked by Decepticons, Optimus decided that the sisters should be left out of the fight due to Arcee's wounds. Arcee wanted to go despite Chromia's attempt to let her stay behind while her two sisters went. In the end, Optimus decided to allow her to go with Chromia and Elita-1. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

[[File:RisingStorm 3 Arcee, Ravage and Ratbat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ravage and Ratbat teach you how to get dates]]

She and her sisters went to New York thinking they would get information on Starscream selling his weapons to humans, but instead they found Astrotrain and a monster. And they also found out that Shockwave was on earth, so they tried to inform Optimus, but [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] jammed their communication and sent his minions after the girls. Arcee and Chromia told Elita-1 to find Optimus. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

As Ravage was attacking her. Arcee began to feel the pain of her wounds (and Chromia began to feel them too), later Elita-1 died and Arcee and Chromia felt her death. Despite Arcee's attempts to stop her, Chromia activated some bombs they brought with them (which possibly killed Soundwave's minions). Arcee and Chromia survived the explosion. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

====''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.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}
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===Titan movie comics===
Originally, Arcee didn't serve either faction, working alone to solve injustices in her own way. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] personally decided to make an example of her, and only an Autobot extraction team led by [[Kup (Movie)|Kup]] saved her life. This debt saw her join the Autobots. She's chimerical in nature and is constantly changing her [[Alternate mode|altmode]] in an effort to go as fast as possible (maybe that's why her [[robot mode]] always looks different!). She [[Arcee (G1)|previously had a hover-car form]], but on Earth takes a modified bike mode. Once you earn her trust, she's [[Rick Astley|never going to let you down]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Arcee bio}}

During the AllSpark launch, she led the six-bot team that drew Megatron's attention to Tyger Pax. And Optimus only told ''Bumblebee'' that's what their mission was! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|#2's reprint of Movie Prelude}}

[[File:Titan5 Sidewayssideswipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm such good friends that I all dress alike!]]

Arcee had been on Earth for some time before [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] arrived. When using all three of her bodies, she refers to her collective self as "we". Back then, she was keeping her pink paint job!

She went on to assist Optimus Prime in a [[NEST]] mission in [[Australia]], and so was in a perfect position to capture the Decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. Pursuing him in bike(s) mode, she found it near impossible to blow out his tyres and kept getting sideswiped by him during the pursuit. When a stunned Optimus ordered her to stay on the Decepticon's tail, she responded that the Decepticon's alt mode was far better suited for the terrain... inspiring Optimus to ''blow up'' that terrain.
[[File:Titan2-8 dronesurrender.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Geez, this just getting ''confusing''.]]
With Sideways stunned and taking robot form, Arcee sent one bike in to take him down but almost got hit before human military helicopters arrived to back her up. The mission over, she and Optimus took their prisoner back to [[Diego Garcia]], with Arcee escorting him to a cell. But surprise, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] was waiting to free him! She was quickly stunned and unable to stop the Decepticons escaping. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

She later decided it'd be fun to switch back to her older, single-form body! Her old body got a good workout when she was part of the strike team on the Decepticon's [[Mars (planet)|Phobos]] base. After a brief but violent battle, the [[Purple generic drones|drone hordes]] surrendered to her and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

====Alternate timeline====
[[File:Titan13 Arcee.jpg|thumb|"I don't ''want'' to look retro!!"]]

Following the Decepticon triumph in the battle of Mission City in an [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|alternate timeline]], Arcee was a member of a small group of reinforcements summoned to Earth by the remaining Autobots on the planet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} Touching down on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to await contact from Earth, they were attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but the quick-thinking Arcee took command and rallied the troops. When this still failed to work, she ordered them to Earth (following [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm's]] initiative) and their prearranged targets. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Joining up with the Earth-bound Autobots, Arcee refused to accept defeat, and helped [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] defend [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] while he destroyed the AllSpark, foiling the Decepticons' plan to cyberform Earth using its power. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

Arcee was left bewildered by the idea that Humanity would not trust and love the Autobots, and Optimus explained to her that, from a human point of view, all the Transformers are alien horrors fighting on their planet. Following this, she guarded the [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]] shelter and was caught in an ambush staged by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

[[File:Titan22 Arcee.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"''That's'' better!"]]

Later, after serving with Bumblebee in protecting an Alaskan pipeline, among other engagements to protect the American infrastructure, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} Arcee was part of Ironhide's team in retrieving [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] from Cybertron, which ran afoul of [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} She acted as Bumblebee's distraction, drawing [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]] and [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] away, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}} and doubled back to regroup with Ironhide (and pull him out of rubble) when [[Unicron]] arrived. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} Later, she got Optimus Prime up to speed on the situation. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

Following the Decepticon re-conquest of Savannah, Arcee was part of the raid to rescue [[Mikaela Banes]]. She got off one bit of bravado about how hitting things was her kind of shindig before [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] hit ''her''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

When the Autobots launched their final strike, Arcee was part of the spearhead team hitting the [[Decepticon Heartland]]. She started off the 'tagging' of Decepticons to teleport them away from Earth, getting [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] in the back and looking very happy about it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

{{Note|Arcee was also the host of a "Lonely Hearts" letter column in the comic's [[letters page]]. Really!}}

===Toy bios===
Arcee was well trained by Ironhide, making her one of the most dangerous Autobots. She believes without question that the Decepticons must be stopped at all costs. {{storylink|#Scout Class toys|Arcee (Target Exclusive)}}

Arcee was on [[Earth]] for a short time at the beginning of the conflict there, presumably arriving shortly after Bumblebee in the early part of the 21st Century. {{storylink|#2007dlx|Arcee's bio}} When the situation on Earth began to ramp up into out-and-out combat, she was reassigned to the [[Charii system]], where her stealth skills would be of more use fighting against a Decepticon splinter cell working on a star-breaking weapon. {{storylink|#Robovision|Arcee's Robovision bio}} She nevertheless jumped at the chance to get back on Earth and was soon handed control of her own strike team, made up of robots similar to her in attitude and design. Arcee stalked Decepticons and killed them on the quiet. {{storylink|#Deluxe Class toys 2|Arcee (ROTF)}}

In 2010, she had to fight the dread [[Tailwhip]] and was trapped in his vortex! Arcee's only chance was to shoot out the blades of the evil robot above her.{{storylink|#Deluxe Class toys 3|Rotorwash Rumble}}

In later years, she started following the tradition of inscribing Cybertronian words on your chassis: while she wasn't superstitious, the ''Decepticons'' sure were! It also gave her a nice confidence boost. {{storylink|#Deluxe Class toys 4|Arcee (2011 Target exclusive)}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Arcee was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Scout Class toys====
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[[File:Arceemoviescout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not Chrom- Well, maybe I am!]]
*'''Arcee''' (Target exclusive Scout Class, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, "Energon" star

: Arcee is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], replacing her pinks and most of her whites and blacks with blue, and her translucent red with smoky brown plastic. She transforms into a "superbike"-type racing motorcycle. Unusually for a Transformer, she does not hold her weapon in her hands as most figures do. Instead, her Energon Bow mounts on a peg on either arm, with her hands being positioned to give the appearance of her using the bow. The bow itself is spring-loaded, firing a grey "arrow" missile.

:Arcee (and the rest of the Scout wave) were [[exclusive]] to [[Target]] stores, where they were all part of a [[Robo-Vision]] promotion. Arcee came with a Robo-Vision Decoder which allows you to see the Robo-Vision Code ("BULLSEYE") printed on her cardback. Starting [[June 2]], 2007, Target's website allowed users to input those codes to access exclusive content, a concept similar to the online [[Cyber Planet Key]] info from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' toyline]].

: This mold also was used to make ''Superlink'' Ariel Paradron Type, as well as the [[BotCon 2005]] "[[Descent into Evil]]" set's [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and the fellow Target-exclusive [[Movie (toyline)|movieverse]] [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], which was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TargetArcee/arcee.htm More information on Scout Arcee at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class toys====
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[[File:Movie Deluxe Arcee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pretty in...purple?]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile

: Deluxe Arcee transforms into a purple 2006 Buell Firebolt XB12R motorcycle, genericised to get around licensing issues. Arcee has references [[tampograph]]ed on her [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], such as her motorcycle's fictional model name, "RC 1100" (Get it? "RC" as in "Arcee"), and her Massachusetts [[license plate]] marked TF7407, the original release date of the movie.

: Arcee's [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] feature is located in her crossbow weapon (formed out of the seat/storage area of the bike), activated when the projectile (the bike's tailpipe) is inserted, which pushes out the recurved lath parts on the sides of the weapon. The rectangular peg which is supposed to be used to attach her weapon to her forearm in [[robot mode]] is sometimes a poor fit, and the weapon may pop off. As an alternative, the round peg by which the weapon is attached in ''vehicle'' mode can also be used in robot mode, with a little rearranging of parts.

: Undocumented in the instructions, the two shoulder-mounted half-wheels contain a small niche on the edge of the tires. By folding the wheels down with the hubcaps pointing towards the chest and turning the tires towards the shoulders, one can feel the wheels gently click into place via the tire niches and hidden tabs in the shoulders, allowing the wheels to remain in place and more closely resemble the figure as pictured on its packaging.

: As with most larger Transformers toys that become motorcycles, Arcee has a kickstand on the left side of the bike; unfortunately, it's mounted so low that she will fall in the opposite direction if it is fully extended.


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[[File:Movietoy-Arceebattledamaged.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|She's a dirty girl.]]
*'''Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime''' (Sam's Club exclusive three-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile

: A three-pack, [[exclusive]] to Sam's Club stores, consisting of redecos of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and Deluxe Class Arcee, both with battle damage deco, and an unchanged Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]].


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*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)

: A single release of the battle damaged redeco of Deluxe Class Arcee from the Sam's Club exclusive three-pack, sold in the same packaging as the non-redecoed original release. This version was officially available in Hasbro's Southeast Asian markets, but sightings hailing from a US [[Walmart]] store and retail in Belgium (!) suggest it might have been available there in small quantities as well... however, whereas the Asian release sports an additional sticker on the packaging highlighting the "Exclusive! Battle-damage!", the version found at US retail lacks the sticker, yet has a different UPC bar code than the original version, suggesting an isolated flub rather than an official release.<ref name="arceewm">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/168922-battle-damaged-deluxe-arcee-found-california-walmart.html "Battle-damaged Deluxe Arcee found at California Walmart"] at TFW2005.</ref>
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[[File:Movie Arcee Black toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I shall go back...]]
*'''Black Arcee''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-20'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, AllSpark cube

: This Japan-only [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Arcee is cast in black in an attempt to match the look of the motorcycle [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] rides near the end of the film. Surprisingly, it is not [[Black repaint|evil]].

: Like all Japanese "[[AllSpark Power]]" toys, black Arcee comes with a small AllSpark cube accessory.
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[[File:Movie Arcee Wonder Festival G1 redeco.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|...all the way to 1986...!]]
*'''Arcee G1 Color Edition''' (Deluxe-sized toy, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile

:Arcee G1 Color Edition (アーシーG1カラーエディション) is decoed in pink and white, in homage to Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and was exclusive to the Wonder Festival 2008 Winter in Tokyo, Japan.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Legends Class toys====
[[File:ROTFtoy-ArceeLegends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If you wanted Legends Class figures of the other two, you'd have needed to buy Arcee again. And Sideways. Geez, thanks!]]
*'''Arcee''' (Legends, 2010)

:Legends Arcee is a pink and black motorcycle that transforms into a pink and black robot. Black chunks are strategically placed on her two wheels so she can stand up in robot mode. There's an odd jointed piece above her rear wheel that has a [[Powerlinx]]-like [[5mm post|hardpoint]] and a peg hole on the other side, Since the entire piece serves no function, it may have been designed with a combined form similar to the Deluxes in mind.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegArcee/arcee.htm More information on Legends Arcee at TFU.info]''

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:ROTF Deluxe Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, I'm Arcee too, sometimes! Well, actually most times.]]
*'''Chromia''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile, figure stand/cycle cannons

:[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] converts from a [[wikipedia:Suzuki B-King|Suzuki B-King]] to... a unicycle. Her vehicle mode weapon can attach as a display stand for either mode, ironically making a unicyclebot one of the most stable robot-modes. In robot mode, there is a spring-loaded missile between the tailpipes on Chromia's left hand in addition to the aforementioned non-firing blaster-stand. There is also a piece on the bottom of the vehicle mode (or back of the robot mode) that folds out, but there is no indication in the instructions as to what this piece is for. However, the piece can slide into a similar piece in the later Arcee toy, starting the supposed combined mode.

:While the instructions depict the motorcycle seat remaining flat so that it ends up covering the bottom wheel, the robot mode more closely resembles the movie design if the seat is folded in and locked into a slot on the motorcycle's bottom, as shown on the back of the packaging. The packaging photo also shows Chromia's front wheel resting behind the robot's shoulders, while the instructions leave it above her head. Furthermore, while it is not mentioned either in the instructions or shown on the box, the stand can be attached backwards and rotated with the guns facing up so that it acts as a prop for the toy, allowing the wheel to actually touch the ground, and letting the toy look from the front like it is unsupported. In addition, the stand can also be attached to right arm as an inordinately large handgun by sliding the two pegs inside the gun into two slots on the inside of the arm.

:The stand has sculpted tank treads on the bottom, most likely to make it look that she's still mobile while using it.

:Though the instructions do not explain it, the back of the blister card mentions she has a [[Mech Alive]] gimmick in her left arm. While it isn't quite the "spinning gears" the card refers to, swinging her left forearm towards and away from her body makes a blue piston slide back and forth inside the large gun.
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[[File:ROTF Deluxe Arcee toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Help! I have scoliosis, and I can't stand on my own.]]
*'''Arcee''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-23'''
**''Accessories:'' Sidecar/blaster/figure stand

:Deluxe class ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Arcee converts from a [[wikipedia:Ducati 848|Ducati 848]] to a robot mode that can look quite awkward if not properly aligned. The figure has a sidecar which can become a Dual Sniper Pistol<ref name="battlebio"/> or a display stand. In robot mode, she is equipped with a small cannon on her right wrist that can deploy a spring-loaded energy blade. Small [[Cyberglyphics]] inscriptions are molded onto the surface of the blade.

:Her [[Mech Alive]] feature is located not in her elbow, as the packaging would suggest, but instead in her chest; tilting her neck up and down causes a pair of exposed gears to turn.
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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[File:ROTF-toy FAB CyberPursuitArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Cyber Pursuit Arcee''' (Fast Action Battler, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Exhaust pipes/missile

:A simplified version of her ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy, [[Fast Action Battlers]] Arcee is targeted at the age 5 and under demographic, being a simplified version of her Deluxe-Class toy and having more limited articulation (that's better than most Fast Action Battlers toys). This version does away with the sidecar/stand in favor of a built-in, fully retractable stand, as well as featuring a kickstand and free spinning wheels. Her main gimmick is the ability to fire her dual exhaust pipes as a single missile in both robot and vehicle mode. She features fully working suspension, but due to the transformation locking both wheels in place, it is not available in vehicle mode.

:Despite being intended for a sub-line that focuses on fast and fairly easy transformations, the design of the shoulder joints and the nature of the transformation can make transforming from robot to vehicle mode frustrating. Ironic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/FABArcee/arcee.htm More information on Cyber Pursuit Arcee at TFU.info]''

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====Human Alliance====
[[File:ROTFtoy-ArceeHumanAlliance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm the red bike, but I transform into the blue bike's robot, but with the red bike's colors - look, women are complicated, okay?]]
*'''Autobot [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] / Arcee / [[Mikaela Banes]]''' (Human Alliance, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-25'''

: Coming with Skids and Mikaela Banes, ''[[Human Alliance]]'' Arcee is a robot that transforms into a motorcycle. As with the other Human Alliance vehicles, Mikaela can ride her in her vehicle mode.

: This figure, which is somewhere in between [[Legends Class|Legends]] and [[size class|Scout Class]] size, has a motorcycle mode that is slightly similar to Arcee's Ducati 848, with some elements resembling the Aprilia RS125 Mikaela is riding at one point in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|movie]], and some elements entirely made up. The robot mode, meanwhile, is clearly that of the blue motorcycle, [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]]. Hasbro explained in their monthly Q&A that it ''is'' meant to resemble Mikaela's bike, and they called it "Arcee" so kids wouldn't be confused by two separate red/pink bikes.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65426 Hasbro December 09 Q&A, AllSpark]</ref> Also, the face, which is mostly unpainted save for a few small details, doesn't resemble ROTF Arcee's movie design at all. In fact, the head design bears some resemblance to [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]].

: Despite being larger than a Legends Class figure, Arcee features less [[articulation]] than most of them. While her right elbow features a swivel joint, the left arm is sculpted in one piece, and the elbow fixed in a permanent position.

: This mold was later redecoed into ''Dark of the Moon'' Human Alliance [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]].
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[[File:Humanalliancechromiatoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|Red repaint in 3... 2... 1...]]
*'''[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] / Chromia / [[Seymour Simmons]]''' (Human Alliance, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-31'''

: Coming with Mudflap and Seymour Simmons, Human Alliance Chromia is, you guessed it, a robot that transforms into a motorcycle. Simmons can ride her in her vehicle mode as well.

: Aside from the colour scheme, this "Chromia" is clearly meant to be Arcee as it has the main component's robot mode, and its vehicle mode is closer to Arcee's than either the motorcycle included with Human Alliance Skids or the Deluxe Chromia. Its higher level of movie-accuracy includes a much more accurate head sculpt, and although its left arm is also cast in one piece, the extra articulation in the shoulders, waist and hips makes the figure more posable than the other HA motorcycle.

: The transformation is surprisingly complex and fiddly for a figure this size, which is basically a non-autotransforming version of the larger FAB. In robot mode the figure has a piece than the wheels can stand on to support them, or be rotated behind to prop the figure up with some care. The kickstand is too short to hold the bike upright in vehicle mode, although this is easily fixed by gluing a small piece of black plastic to its base to lengthen it. She suffers from balance issues in robot mode as well, since her robot-mode stand ends up placed more towards her left side instead of at the center, meaning she tends to fall to her right side often.

: She also comes packaged incompletely transformed, with her (difficult to open) right hand left untransformed as the motorbike's seat. Good luck getting ''that'' out.
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
====Legends Class====
[[File:TF2010toy sideways sneak attack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sideways Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack)

:This [[Target]] exclusive multi-pack was to contain redecos of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends class Arcee mold as Chromia and Elita-1, plus an Arcee possibly lacking the black [[paint operation]]s on the handles from the single ''ROTF'' release ([[prototype|samples]] on display at [[BotCon 2010]] came in both flavors) plus ''possibly'' a different paint mask for the face. The set furthermore includes a redeco of Deluxe class [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], whose painted battle damage evokes the scene in the film where he's been cut in half. Ouchies.

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====Deluxe Class toys====
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[[File:Hunt for the Decepticons Deluxe Elita-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Once you go black, you never go...]]
*'''Elita-1''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile, figure stand/cannons

:Elita-1 is a black, white and metallic pink [[redeco]] of Chromia, transforming from a unicycle-robot into a [[wikipedia:Suzuki B-King|Suzuki B-King]] motorcycle. Her vehicle mode weapon can attach as a display stand for either mode, ironically making a unicyclebot one of the most stable robot-modes. In robot mode, there is a spring-loaded missile between the tailpipes on Chromia's left hand in addition to the aforementioned non-firing blaster-stand. She is slightly retooled from the original Chromia figure, sporting an extra tab that allows her chest to lock together more securely. She was released as part of the [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] promotion.

[[File:TakaraTomyAutobotAllianceElita.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|...er, never mind.]]

:Elita-1 features a small [[Mech Alive]] gimmick: swinging her left forearm towards and away from her body makes a blue piston slide back and forth inside the large gun. Her stand has sculpted tank threads on the bottom, most likely to make it look that she's still mobile while using it. Her license plate has ''3L 174'' written on it as an stylish way of spelling her own name. [[Headmaster (Animated)|A certain fellow]] would approve of that.

:[[TakaraTomy]] initially mistakenly solicited their release of Elita-1 using the purple Arcee redeco from the "Rotorwash Rumble" pack. The actual released toy uses the Chromia mold just like Hasbro, with a more [[show-accuracy|screen accurate]] deco that uses more purple paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Elita-1/elita-1.htm More information on Elita-1 at TFU.info]''
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[[File:HFTD rotorwash arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Rotorwash Rumble''' ([[Target]] exclusive multi-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Sidecar/cannons/figure stand

:A pink redeco of the ''ROTF'' Arcee mold. She is packaged with the Decepticon [[Blazemaster]]-redeco [[Tailwhip]]. Her packaging successfully identifies her Mech Alive gimmick as being in her chest, rather than her left elbow.

:As noted above, TakaraTomy mistakenly used this figure in solicitation images of their Elita-1.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/TargetArcee/arcee.htm More information on Rotorwash Rumble Arcee at TFU.info]''

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===Dark of the Moon===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:DOTM MechTech Deluxe Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Arcee''' (MechTech Deluxe, [[May 14]] 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA11'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile, figure stand/cannons, MechTech Blaster/Sonic Blade

:Originating from [[TakaraTomy]], this ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe class Arcee is a redeco and minor retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Chromia, adding two [[5mm post]] hole MechTech ports on her sculpted engine, which end up on her arms in robot mode. She comes with a retool of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s [[MechTech]] weapon, replacing the chainsaw with a new Sonic Blade sword.

:Arcee comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of her MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.
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[[File:Arcee DOTM Deluxe Target.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Sidecar/blaster/figure stand

:A redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Arcee figure, this version is mostly cast in smoky clear pink plastic, with her sidecar being white this time. Liberally scattered across her body are opaque pink [[Cyberglyphics]]. The packaging callouts return to falsely indicating that her left elbow contains moving gears.

:As with the other [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Cyberglyph" redecos ([[Space Case (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Space Case]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyberglyph|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Autobot Jazz]]), she comes with a comic book by [[IDW Publishing]], ''[[Transformers: Arcee]]''.

: She was also made available in Canada as a Zellers exclusive, in New Zealand as a Farmers exclusive (both in English-only US-style packaging minus the "only at Target" sticker), in the United Kingdom as a Tesco exclusive, and in Germany as a Müller exclusive (both in typical [[multilingual packaging|multilingual European packaging]] including a multilingual comic).

:At both [[BotCon 2011]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, the Hasbro slide presentation referred to this figure as Elita-1. Alrighty then.

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====Human Alliance====
*'''Autobot Skids / Elita-1 / Sergeant Epps''' (Human Alliance, 2011)
[[File:Humanallianceelitaone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ugh! Wrong body again, Hasbro!]]
: A purple redeco of ''Human Alliance'' Arcee, ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Elita-1 comes with a redeco of ''Human Alliance'' [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]]. Epps can ride her in vehicle mode.

:This mold Elita-1 is redecoed from actually uses Chromia's robot design (similarly to Elita-1's Deluxe-class toy) despite originally being named and colored like Arcee, meaning that the purple bike is a recolor of the red bike who somehow had the blue bike's body. Confused yet?
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==Merchandise==

===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[File:Chromia and megs robot heroes.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.66|And now she's using Elita-1's robot mode. WTF?]]
*'''Chromia vs Megatron''' (2009)

:Part of the third wave of ''Robot Heroes'' two-packs for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] comes packaged versus [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Her robot mode design is actually [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]]'s, since Hasbro can't tell their bike chicks apart.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHChromia/chromia.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Chromia at TFU.info]''

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*'''Launchin' Arcee''' free [[Burger King]] toy (2009)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BKArcee/arcee.htm More information on Launchin' Arcee at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Movie scale chart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In the time before time...]]
===Single Arcee (''Transformers'')===
*Arcee was originally going to be a member of the live-action movie's Autobot cast, but was later replaced by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. According to screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], they would have needed to explain the point behind female robots, which there wasn't any time for in the movie.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/02/exclusive-interview-robert-orci?page=3 Roberto Orci explaining the reasons for Arcee's removal from the script in an interview with IGN.]</ref> Oddly enough, there was no attempt to do so in ROTF.
*In another interview, Alex Kurtzman cited "scale issues" as an additional reason for dropping Arcee; allegedly, Michael Bay simply considered her too small as compared to the rest of the Autobots.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070714214451/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/transformersmovie/005082421.cfm?page=1 Wizard interview with Kurtzman and Orci]</ref>
*As part of [[BotCon 2007]]'s Hasbro tour, fans viewed "Robot Scale Chart v03", dated 11.22.05, which showed Arcee's height as 9' (2.7m). However, all of the designs on this chart were very early and later heavily revised (though [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] was revised far less than the others).
*It's commonly assumed that Arcee's big part in the movie would have been the scene in which [[William Lennox]] starts his solo assault on [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] using an abandoned motorcycle. However, the screenwriters rejected that notion, stating that this scene wasn't written until ''after'' Arcee had already been dropped from the script—but if she ''had'' remained in the movie, that scene ''would'' have probably featured her as the motorcycle.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/2288318-post539.html Orci once again clearing up the story between Arcee and the motorcycle Lennox uses during the final battle]</ref>
*Arcee came ''this'' close to being killed off in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', as the trade states that two revisions of the plot had her dying.

===Arcee triplets (''Revenge of the Fallen'')===
[[File:ROTFConceptArceeCombinerDVD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So apparently Chromia and Elita-1 were green and silver at some point? Okay.]]
*It's not especially clear whether ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Arcee is one consciousness controlling three bodies, or three separate individuals. Writer [[Roberto Orci]] explained that she was written as a singular entity, but that [[Michael Bay]] "kept them as individuals",<ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2009/07/ask-orci-final-edition.html Roberto Orci answers questions on the Transformers Live blogspot, July 13, 2009.]</ref> but if this was Bay's intention, it does not particularly come across in the movie (as the character(s) do(es) not really do ''anything''), beyond perhaps Arcee referring to her components in the plural form in one instance. The novelization of the film adheres to the script's intent, describing Arcee as a "[[tripartite Cybertronian]]", while the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline chose instead to identify Arcee as only ''one'' of the bikes (the pink/red one), and characterize the other two as the separate characters [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]].
**IDW Publishing's ''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen|Tales of the Fallen]]'' mini-series, complimented a few years later by ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm|Rising Storm]]'' goes to some lengths to marry the two concepts, depicting Arcee, Elita-1 and Chromia as a trio of robots animated by one spark, sharing thoughts and feelings but still possessing some degree of autonomy from one another.
**[[Titan Books|Titan]]'s comics, on the other hand, depict Arcee as having three bodies in their comic strips (sometimes even forgetting about ''that'' and drawing her in her original first movie toyline body), only to have their letters pages make the contradictory claims that a) they ''were'' separate robots who aren't related and Arcee's just the only one namechecked, and b) that ''nobody knows'' and that it depends "on who you ask".
**Hasbro ''Dark of the Moon'' website adheres to the original idea for Arcee, identifying her as a "a single mind that operates three bodies". Further, it follows through on the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' by stating that two of her components were destroyed during the battle at Giza. That, of course, is in fairly complete contradiction to previous Hasbro bios that have Elita-One still operating in the post-movie [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] setting.
[[File:ROTFAnimaticBikerGroups.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|SIX! SIX BIKE GIRLS! ah ha ha ha *sob*]]
*It was originally intended that the three individual "Arcees" would combine into a singular, larger robot in the film, but Michael Bay chose to drop the idea for fear of the confusion it would cause given how much else was already going on in the film.<ref>[http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/computer_animation_festival/sessions/details/?id=131 Q&A session with ILM effects supervisor Scott Farrar at Siggraph 2009]</ref> The idea evidently remained until comparatively late in production; both an unknown designer (see above right) and [[Steve Jung]] [http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=0 created a model] for the combined robot, and it appears in the film's novelization, and the animatic for the Shangai battle scene included on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD. A vestigial reference to the combination even exists in the finished Arcee, Chromia and Elita-1 toys in the form of a fold-out tab on each that allows them to link up back-to-back. With the relegation of Elita to a simple redeco of Chromia, however, no true combination appears capable with the figures, despite claims made by Hasbro that instructions for doing so would be made available online.
*The [[bio]] for ''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s other motorbike Autobot [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] seems to refer to Arcee's change in form between the first and second movie toylines, claiming that he wants to undergo the new "combiner retrofit" he's been hearing about, strongly implying that Arcee underwent the same process. The absence of Arcee's combined mode from the film and IDW's own later explanation for her change in form kinda screwed this, though.
*The animatics of the Shanghai battle scene included on the ROTF DVD serve to '''make Arcee more confusing'''. The "Lamborghini Jump" animatic depicts a trio of three female motorcycle Transformers (two red, one either silver or black) chasing Sideways, similar to the scene with Arcee and her compatriots as it appears in the final film. However, as the animatic continues, at least two of the bike-girls jump on Sideways in mid-pursuit, who he manages to throw off and into a building by swerving. Sideways is then confronted by ''another'' trio of bikes (pink, yellow and blue), who merge into a single robot and flip towards him, only to inexplicably disappear immediately afterwards. What the ''hell?''
*For some reason, Arcee's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body is flipped horizontally between the toy and her actual appearance in the film, with her gun and motorcycle mode fairing appearing on opposite sides in each representation.
*While ''Revenge of the Fallen'' is wholly apathetic on whether or not the shots that take down Arcee are fatal, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman would later claim that all three Arcee components were killed<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/274058-dvd-blu-ray-commentary-4.html#post4226117 DVD/Blu-Ray Commentary - Page 4 - TFW2005 - The 2005 Boards]</ref> at the behest of director Michael Bay.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1608508/story.jhtml Michael Bay Reveals 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' Death]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TargetArcee/arcee.htm Arcee at TFU.info]

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Sureshot (G1)

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{{disambig2|the way-bad Generation 1 Autobot Targetmaster|the Generation 2 European Hero Prime redeco|Sureshot (G2)}}
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:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:G1 Sureshot boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dammit, [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]! Stop peeing on my lawn!]]
'''Sureshot''' is [[Pat Lee|an ego]] that holds a gun. 

''He's too skillful for his chestplate, too skillful for his chestplate.'' 
''His shooting is great. And he's too much for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and even [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],'' 
''[[Femax]] and [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].'' 

''And he's too skillful to take orders'' 
''Or work with stupid [[human|stubbies]].'' 
''The [[Optimus Prime (G1)|big red guy]] can stuff it.'' 

''He's a marksman—you know what that means—'' 
''And he shoots his laser gun on the front lines...'' 
''On the front lines, on the front lines, yeah.'' 
''He shoots his laser gun on the front lines.'' 

''And he's too skillful for this song...''

Sureshot would probably be pleased if [[Hasbro|a toy company]] produced a replica of his marvelous self, but extremely annoyed if said replica were [[Sureshot (G2)|a redeco of an Optimus Prime toy]].

Sureshot's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Spoilsport]] is just as good at marksmanship as him, and he hates that.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Sureshot was one of many Autobots living in an unnamed city on Cybertron. The city was eventually incinerated by Scorponok's Decepticons; Sureshot was among the numerous Autobots captured and marched off toward the [[smelting pool]]s. Only a timely attack by Fortress Maximus's band saved them, driving off their Decepticon captors.

Sureshot apparently joined Fortress Maximus's group at this point; he was part of the group of Autobots who abandoned the war under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], attempting to give peace a chance on the new world of [[Nebulos]]. Their efforts at peaceful coexistence with the natives were destabilized by mistrust and treachery, however, prompting Fortress Maximus to make a desperate bid for peace. Sureshot was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation—a major sacrifice for Sureshot, to be sure. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because you can't, you won't, and you don't stop...]]
The arrival of the Decepticons was almost beneficial for the Autobots, as it compelled the Autobots and Nebulans to work together by [[binary bonding]] into integrated [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pairings. After [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and his army made a deal with the unscrupulous Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and became Headmasters themselves, though, they were able to use Zarak's connections and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic power to turn public Nebulan sentiment against the Autobots. Sureshot and many of his fellow warriors were still weaponless, and now leaderless after Fortress Maximus and the Headmasters were captured by Zarak's crew. Luckily, some Nebulans still believed in Max's partner, [[Galen Kord|Peer Galen]], and had themselves bio-mechanically engineered to transform into weapons that would replace those the Autobots lost. In defending the Nursery botanical gardens, Sureshot first combined with his Nebulan partner [[Spoilsport]] as an Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots chose to abandon Nebulos rather than allow the war to continue raging over an innocent new world. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Sureshot misfire worlds apart.jpg|thumb|I '''DO''' look good in pink!]]
''At some point before they left Nebulos, Sureshot, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] were captured by Scorponok's Decepticons, ostensibly because they were having trouble perfecting the Targetmaster process. However, when the Autobot Headmasters pursued the fleeing Decepticons back to their [[Fortress of Despair]], they found that the Targetmasters were merely bait and that it was the Headmasters that Scorponok wanted to study. After [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] released their bonds, the Autobot Targetmasters freed [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], and Spoilsport and joined the fray. Although they pretty much won the battle, Scorponok was able to escape with a captive [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]].'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

{{note|In the UK-produced "Worlds Apart", [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and Sureshot's colours are switched.}}

Sureshot and the other Autobots made their way to Earth and eventually came under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Sureshot didn't see any major action under Prime's command and was actually taken down inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s hallways when a crazed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] fusion...thingy went rampaging through the ship. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} He was repaired in short order by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] and was up and active by the time [[Primus]] summoned all the Transformers of Earth back to Cybertron to do battle with [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} A destroyed vehicle resembling Sureshot was seen in the aftermath of the battle with the Planet-Eater. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} {{storylink|Totaled!}} {{storylink|Out of Time!}} {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Sureshot war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I am not throwing away my shot!"]]
Sureshot was with acting Autobot leader [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when the wayward [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] returned to Cybertron from Nebulos. Along with [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]], he assisted with taking Grimlock into custody at the [[Bastion-five lock-up]], getting quite dinged up in the process. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Later, when Rodimus Prime met [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] he had Sureshot and Crosshairs cover the meeting from a distance with sniper rifles. Jhiaxus immediately detected their presence and so he and Prime left to discuss matters in private at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Bulen]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Sureshot lefty.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sureshot will fight left-handed; otherwise, it's over too quickly.]]
Sureshot was hanging around with [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and several others on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] radioed in to warn them that the Decepticons were coming for an assault. How many Decepticons, you ask? ALL of them. It seemed [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had learned of the Plasma Energy Chamber, the foundry in which the original Autobot bodies were forged, and had a plan to take the Chamber's key, open it, and turn the massive energies within to his advantage. Sureshot and his allies managed to get the key back from Galvatron's lackey, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], just before a blast of [[plasma energy]] sent their shuttle rocketing through space. They eventually crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were captured by machine-hating rebels who mistook the Autobots for creations of their enemies, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]].

When the Decepticons arrived, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] was able to convince the Nebulan leader [[Gort]] to release the Autobots to fight for them. Mere moments after the energy bonds were undone, though, Sureshot was disabled by the Decepticons' opening volley of laser fire. The 'Cons disengaged after a short battle, taking the fallen Autobots with them as leverage and to torture them for the location of the key. After applying Brainstorm's ideas for bio-mechanical engineering to themselves and the Nebulans to become Headmasters, the free Autobots assaulted the Decepticons and managed to reclaim Sureshot and the rest of their comrades.

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], Scourge and the other Decepticons then made a devil's bargain with Zarak and the Hive, creating Decepticon Headmasters and a new variant in binary bonding: Targetmasters. Their enhancements proved effective, and they managed to steal back the key from the Autobots. On the other hand, Brainstorm's exo-scanner captured a full bodyscan of a Targetmaster warrior, allowing him to recreate the process and turn Sureshot and several others into Autobot Targetmasters, binary bonded to six Nebulan sharpshooters. Having created two giant transforming starships as well, Scorponok and later Fortress Maximus, the Transformers carried the battle back to Cybertron, where the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber was ultimately reversed back into the planet's core, revitalizing Cybertron back to what it was in the Golden Age. Sureshot and the -Master warriors were last seen returning to Nebulos to cleanse the planet of the Hive's evil machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}
Sureshot was part of an elite trio of Autobots, along with [[Pointblank]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Contrary to what SOME 'bots may have said, he was no friend of [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s. He and his comrades came to Fortress's aid shortly after the deaths of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron changed the course of the war. They became involved in a mission to dispose of deadly plasma energy bombs when everything became complicated by the arrival of a Decepticon space squad and a ship of refugees trying to flee from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. The bombs ended up going off during the battle, and several Autobots and Decepticons were bathed with plasma energy. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] recovered the unconscious Sureshot and his friends from space. Miraculously, the three Autobots had not only survived the explosion, each of them had also been fused to one of the Master refugees in a kind of symbiotic combination. The smaller Master robot known as [[Spoilsport|Spoil]] could now transform into a powerful weapon and affix himself to Crosshairs's hand, creating a Targetmaster. Pointblank and his men seemed cocky before, but their newfound power made them almost unbearable. Sureshot and Crosshairs had to get between Pointblank and the Headmasters when their leader simply would not shut up about how awesome he was. After the Autobots arrived on Master, [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were triple-teamed by the new Targetmasters. Perhaps not considering the [[Horrorcon]]s worthy of their new powers, Sureshot and the Targetmasters spent the whole battle unarmed and in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and still royally smacked the chips out of the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

Sureshot continued to serve on Master with Pointblank and Fortress. He and his fellow Targetmasters were involved in the battle for data on the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} While in orbit around Master in the Battleship Maximus, the Targetmasters spot [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] spying on them, and chase him and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] back to the planet's surface. Their pursuit was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Targetmasters, who tried to eliminate the Autobots by blasting open a natural reservoir, washing Sureshot and his friends away in a massive wave. The Targetmasters survived, however, and located the Decepticons' secret cavern base. They sent out their small partners to covertly investigate the base, but the loud and bolsterous arrival of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Headmasters made stealth impossible, and so a battle was joined. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

Sureshot and the Targetmasters continued working with Fortress's army against Scorponok and were involved in the final [[Head Formation]] that destroyed Mega Zarak at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}}}

===Toy pack-in material===
When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Sureshot joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
Sureshot was one of the Autobot Targetmasters who ruined a Decepticon energy operation at the Nebulan north pole by using thermal lasers to sink [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] into the melting ice he had rested upon. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Sureshot was on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. After they broke into the Decepticon's hidden base, Optimus went on alone, and succeeded in destroying the Cannon. Blurr and Sureshot helped him limp away from the destruction. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===3H comics===
Sureshot, Crosshairs, and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], were part of a rescue team sent to [[Japan]] to retrieve [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from an all-out assault of an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]]. Sureshot had the task of suppressing Fujiyama's latest blunder. {{storylink|Departure}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Stormbringer 2 Sureshot.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was a crewman aboard the ''[[Ark-27]]'' under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He was seated next to the navigator station, so he could have been in charge of anything from sensor operations to communications to helm control. With his pride in his shooting, though, weapons seems a good bet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

Later, Sureshot helped haul Omega Supreme away after his fight with Monstructor. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Chaos3-KimiaSurvivors.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]]. He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]. They were soon rescued by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} She told the survivors about [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s misguided plans to save the universe (which would actually destroy it), then brought them to Cybertron to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Sureshot joined [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Sureshot out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was soon rescued by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who had come to retrieve him and the others. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

Sureshot was among the crew members who participated in the battle with the Decepticons on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} He was later arrested and thrown in the brig for playing hand-grenade tag with [[Waverider]] outside Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

==Commercial appearances==
*When the Transformers' war resumed its course on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Sureshot could be seen fighting alongside his fellow Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] against their Decepticon counterparts, while [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] grappled in the distance. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Sureshot and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] battled [[Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] in the middle of a mechanical city. After transforming and using [[Spoilsport]] to fire off a flew blasts towards Triggerhappy, Sureshot grappled with him while both their [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners did the same. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Sureshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He of the long, long torso]]
*'''Sureshot''' (Targetmaster, [[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-105'''
**''Accessories'': "Spoilsport"/"Spoil" Targetmaster partner

:Sureshot transforms into a Cybertronic buggy somewhat resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. As a Targetmaster, he can hold in his hand or mount on his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] roof any Targetmaster gun (or any weapon that uses a 5mm peg). He came with his partner, [[Spoilsport]]/Spoil.

:Like the other Targetmasters, his Japanese release lacks a [[rubsign]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Sureshot/sureshot.htm More information on Sureshot at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=content/ToyDB_Info.php&Toy_ID=912&Sprache=0 More information on Sureshot at Transformers-Universe.com]''

==Notes==
*Sureshot's [[character model]] (to be precise, his Japanese one from ''The Headmasters'' rather than his Western one) was recolored and used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' to make the "[[Sentinel Minor|arrogant Autobot officer]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sureshot''' (サーショット ''Sāshotto'')
*''French:'' '''Tirexact''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Dragster'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sasha''' (Taiwan [[Omni Productions]] dub, 沙夏 ''Shā Hsìa'')
*''Russian:'' '''Sniper''' (Снайпер, ''Snaĭper'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Sansón''' (America)

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Black Shadow (G1)

2016-04-12T22:31:46Z

RichardT1977:

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{{disambig3|Black Shadow}}
:''Black Shadow is a [[Decepticon]] [[Crossformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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

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

He is also known as '''Sky Shadow'''.

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

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

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

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

He was later mentioned by Cryotek when he was questioned by [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] about [[Comet]], saying that he "couldn't give him Black Shadow's old job in the loading docks."
{{storylink|Withered Hope}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers2-teleconference.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Space mafia? More like space ''cheerleader'', amirite?]]
Black Shadow was one of the first Decepticons that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] selected for a torturous upgrade process that would transform him into a planet-devastating superwarrior. With an infusion of [[ununtrium]] rendering him virtually indestructible, Black Shadow became part of a small group known as the "[[Warriors Elite]]" that also came to include [[Sixshot]] and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} He and the other Warriors Elite were at the [[Battle for Hell's Point]] and were confronted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} At the height of the war, Megatron chose to repurpose the Warriors Elite as "[[Phase Sixer]]s", who would enact the doomsday protocols called for by the sixth and final phase of his new [[infiltration protocol]]. Informed of this via teleconference with their leader, Black Shadow and Sixshot were excited to serve the Decepticons in this expanded capacity, but Overlord chafed. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

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

[[File:Tarn BlackShadow RulesofDisengagement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Not everyone responds well to ASMR...]]
However loyal Black Shadow was to the Decepticon cause, though, he was more loyal to wealth, and he accepted half a billion [[Shanix]] from the Autobots to turn on the Decepticons' fleet of [[Warworld|War Worlds]]. News of his betrayal reached the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], and eventually they caught him and he found himself at their mercy. He was melted by [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]], lost his legs to [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]], was electrocuted by [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]], and was ultimately talked to death by [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], his [[spark]] exploding spectacularly as he expired. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSkyShadow.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

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

===''Transformers Legends''===
Black Shadow, on the run from the Decepticon Justice Division for taking bribes from the Autobots, fled to the planet Clemency. There, he met up with a group of Decepticon scavengers. The DJD soon found them, and though Black Shadow put up a valiant fight, he and the scavengers were soon killed by the DJD. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}
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==Toys==
===''Victory''===
[[File:G1BlackShadow toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He may not be a mafioso, but he'll still cut off your horse's head.]]
*'''Black Shadow''' (Crossformer, [[1989]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-309'''
**''Accessories'': Crossformer shell, 2 large rifles, small rifle

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/BlackShadow/blackshadow.htm More information on Black Shadow at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/1dai/2008/10/post_cf3c.html Gallery of Black Shadow at Transformers Baka Ichidai]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy SkyShadow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Once a retool, always a retool.]]
*'''Sky Shadow''' (Deluxe, [[2011]])
**''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, recon drone

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

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

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

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

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

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Thunderwing''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Russian:'' '''Gromovoy''' (Громовой, "Thunderous")

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Springload (RID)

2016-01-17T16:53:46Z

RichardT1977:

{{factions|decepticon|}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon from [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']]|the Decepticon Kreon|Springload (Kre-O)}}
:''Springload is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Springload aligned.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Ribbits in disguise.]]
To say that '''Springload''' is unbalanced would be an understatement. The [[Decepticon]] [[Amphiboid]] is completely consumed by a single goal: to discover the mythical [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian city of [[Doradus]]. It's a goal that's resulted in more than a few criminal offences along the way, and eventually earned him a spot aboard the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]''. Now that he's on the loose, he's ready to keep indulging his dangerous obsession.

==Fiction==
=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[John Steven Rocha]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)|[[Luca Ghignone]] (Italian)}}
[[File:RumbleJungle Springload vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|240px|That is not slime, you are secreting mucus.]]
Springload's long search for Doradus resulted in him trashing museum staff and guards alike. He was imprisoned aboard the ''[[Alchemor]]'' in a [[stasis pod]], and broke free when the ship crashed on [[Earth]]. He resumed his search in a South American forest, attempting to interrogate stone carvings in the belief they knew where Doradus was. The [[Autobot]]s [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] tracked him down, pursuing him into a ruined temple. His acidic skin allowed him to break free of his pursuers and after the pair narrowly escaped a collapsing room, Springload believed they had died and become ghosts. Strongarm impersonated a spirit and told him he was unworthy to find Doradus, confusing Springload enough to allow Bumblebee to trap him in a stone box. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

Springload was later released by [[Quillfire]], whose pod had been damaged in an accident, allowing him to escape. Seeing the Amphiboid's ferocity, the cowardly Quillfire quickly convinced Springload to join him (and provide protection) by claiming he was in touch with the spirits of Doradus. Escaping the scrapyard, the two eventually broke into a nearby [[human]] military base and commandeer a giant experimental tank; Quillfire assured his increasingly skeptical partner that the human vehicle would carry them to Doradus.

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Springload suspicious of Quillfire.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Quillfire's attempt to find the rarest Pepe went horribly wrong.]]

The tank proved adept at keeping the Decepticons safe, up until the [[Mini-con]]s [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] were deployed, slipping into the control room. Springload wound up accidentally kicking Quillfire in the scuffle, who accused his partner of harming "the leader of the revolution". Realizing that his companion had been lying to him all this time, Springload attacked him on purpose for his crime. The Mini-Cons basically got to stand back and let the two Decepticons take themselves ''and'' the tank out, with Springload thwapping a control panel with his tongue, electrocuting himself. The Mini-Cons then forced the now-quill-less Quillfire to carry Springload out of the tank, burning Quillfire's hands in the process. Both Decepticons were then put back into functional stasis pods. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

===Signature Publishing ''Robots in Disguise'' comics===
Springload cunningly clinged to the side of that casket's lid and when the Autobots opened it to tip him into a stasis cell, he hopped it! The attempt to bring him in was undermined by [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ignoring orders, despite being unaware of what the Decepticon could do, such as "jump".

Luckily, the latest [[Crash Cragster]] film was being filmed nearby and Springload mistook the prop gold for real loot. Sideswipe, realising Springload was not quite in touch with reality, cornered him and then let him 'run away'... right into a studio set's wall, thinking it was outside. The Decepticon was knocked out and easily put in a stasis cell. {{Storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}

==Toys==
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list (excluding Kreons) has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}
{{anchor|Kre-O}}
[[File:Springload Kreon.jpg|thumb|If Kermit turned into a evil transforming robot...]]
*'''Strongarm Capture Cruiser''' (2015)
**''Set Number'': B1549
**''Kreons'': Strongarm, [[Springload (Kre-O)|Springload]]
**''Pieces'': 105
**''Accessories'': Claws
:Only available in the Strongarm Capture Cruiser set, the Springload Kreon uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes them incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons, and he's based on his appearance in the new Robots in Disguise series. He reuses Megatron's helmet.

:As US retailers almost wholly passed on Kre-O, this set got released in Canada and various European and Asian markets only. In late 2015, TJ Maxx stores in the US started to get the 2015 Kre-O sets, including this one.
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{{anchor|OneStep}}
[[File:Springload Bot Alt.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''"Show design was clearly never intended to be a toy, but they made a game effort."''--Dave Van Domelen (quote used with permission) ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-adventure-TED-19-Springload.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Springload''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date:'' [[February 27|2-27-]][[2016]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TED-19'''

:Part of the eighth wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' One-Step Changers, Springload transforms from an [[Amphiboid]] into sort of deformed pick-up truck that bears almost no resemblence to the pick-up truck in the cartoon. If not for the rollbar struts in back to suggest a pickup bed, it'd be more of a muscle car. His legs dangle freely in robot mode and require the weight of the figure upon them to set them in place.
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==Merchandise==
===Tiny Titans===
*'''Springload''' (Tiny Titan, 2015)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Number'' : '''11/12'''

: Part of the third [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this is a small, soft-plastic figurine of Springload with an oddly-extended head.

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

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Springload''' (スプリングロード ''Supuringurōdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tántiàoxiá''' (弹跳侠, "Springman")

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The Rebirth, Part 2

2015-12-08T03:59:41Z

RichardT1977:

{{episode
|image=Rebirth 2 title shot.JPG
|caption=The first sight the kiddies see is their heroes' severed heads littered around the ground. Comforting, isn't it?
|series=G1toon
|ep=97
|title="The Rebirth, Part 2"
|written by=[[David Wise]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|production code=6701-2
|airdate=[[November 10]], 1987
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Autobot Headmasters prove to be a smashing success, but the Decepticons soon find Nebulan partners of their own.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Rebirth 2 Hardhead Hive machine.JPG|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Hardhead was the first Cannon head master, and the last.]]

On [[Nebulos]], the modifications to the [[Autobot]]s' heads are nearly complete. All that is left is to select their partners. [[Duros]], the combat veteran, takes [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]; [[Arcana]], the oldest and wisest among them, takes [[Brainstorm]]; [[Stylor]] takes [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]; [[Gort]] takes [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]; and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] is placed in [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. Upon activating, the Autobots feel different and decide to make a test run. The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process is thus proven as good an idea as Brainstorm believed, as with the rebels' guidance, the Autobots trash the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]'s machines. Satisfied with their trial run, the Autobots and rebels decide that it's time to get the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|Key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. But the Hive is watching and recognizes Gort and Arcana within the robots. Some of them decide it's time to bring the pain, but their leader decides to watch...

Meanwhile, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the battle between the Autobots and the [[Decepticon]]s appears evenly matched. However, there is no sign of [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]'s team, or the Key. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] decides that it's time to find some answers, and leaves the battle, with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] following.

[[File:Rebirth 2 Decepticon offerings.JPG|right|upright=0.85|thumb|All right, does anyone have more scrap those guys could turn into?]]

Back on Nebulos, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] is torturing the captive Autobots for the key, to the amusement of [[Apeface]]. However, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] realizes that these Autobots don't have the Key, or the others would be all over them. Bad choice of words, as the Autobot Headmasters appear. They quickly overwhelm the Decepticons and free the captives, taking the Decepticon ship in the process. Some of the Hive members believe that the Decepticons should be destroyed as well, but their leader has other plans. Capturing the Decepticons, Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] offers them a deal: Submit to the Headmaster process and allow the Hive to be their partners, giving them the strength to destroy the Autobots. Scourge tells them to get bent, but Zarak reveals that the offer was only a formality. Grabbing the Decepticons, Cyclonus and Scourge agree to deal, but only with the heads of the animals. Apeface objects, but Cyclonus shows him who is boss. The "vehicle" Decepticons offer their weapons. Zarak agrees, and the modifications begin.

[[File:Rebirth 2 Optimus Alpha.JPG|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Come closer little boy...]]

Back on Cybertron, Optimus and Magnus have reached the source of the Autobot leader's quest: the chamber of [[Vector Sigma]]. Using the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] as an interface, Prime activates the supercomputer to communicate with the spirit of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. Alpha explains that the Key is on Nebulos, and that Vector Sigma arranged for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to learn of it. All of this is being done to bring about a second [[Golden Age]], which depends on the merging of a [[human]] with an Autobot. Before the discussion is ended, Alpha Trion tells Prime to preserve the key at all costs. Prime is confused, but it's kinda hard to argue with God's will, after all. Optimus departs for Nebulos, leaving Ultra Magnus in command of the Autobots until his return.

On Nebulos, the modifications are complete, and the Hive members bond with the Decepticons. Zarak, however, remains behind, having plans for the Hive's city. Meanwhile, the Autobots are dragging the ship to the rebel base, when [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] arrives, badly damaged and mumbling that he found a city. The Autobots are able to stabilize him, but the Decepticons show up. Brainstorm is pissed that the Decepticons have their own Headmasters. He's even more pissed when [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] takes the Key from him. However, Brainstorm manages to run a scan on [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]] before the Decepticons run off. Using the scans gives Hot Rod and Kup an idea. Sometime later, Optimus Prime lands and is introduced to the Headmasters and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s. With this force, the Autobots prepare to retake the Key.

[[File:Rebirth 2 Scorponok rising.JPG|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Upon seeing Scorponok, the other Decepticons had to reassure Trypticon that Galvatron still loved him more.]]

Elsewhere, the Decepticons are getting grumpy, having to wait for Zarak and with nothing to shoot. Their boredom is relieved when Prime leads the Autobots in an attack. Arcee and Daniel manage to take the Key and get it to Prime. The Autobots circle Prime and Arcee, vowing to let nothing get through. However, from beneath them, Zarak raises the Hive's city. Suddenly, it begins to [[Transformation|transform]] into something else. The city lands on the ground, and from the dust rises... [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]!

[[The Rebirth, Part 3|To be concluded...]]

{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Brainstorm]] (1)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (2)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (3)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (4)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (5)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (16)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (17)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (18)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (19)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (21)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (22)
* [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] (23)
* [[Fastlane]] (24)
* [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (25)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (36)
* [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] (37)
* [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (38)
* [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (39)
* [[Vector Sigma]] (40)
* [[Pointblank (G1)|Pointblank]] (41)
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (42)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (43)
* [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (54)
|c2=
* [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (20)
* [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (26)
* [[Apeface]] (27)
* [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] (28)
* [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (29)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (30)
* [[Triggerhappy]] (31)
* [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (32)
* [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (33)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (34)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (35)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (58)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (6)
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (14)
|h4=[[Nebulan]]s|c4=
* [[Gort]] (7)
* [[Stylor]] (8)
* [[Duros]] (9)
* [[Spoilsport]] (10)
* [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] (11)
* [[Arcana]] (12)
* [[Peacemaker]] (13)
* [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] (15)
* [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]] (44)
* [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]] (45)
* [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]] (46)
* [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]] (47)
* [[Fracas]] (48)
* [[Spasma]] (49)
* [[Krunk]] (50)
* [[Vorath]] (51)
* [[Monzo]] (52)
* [[Grax]] (53)
* [[Recoil]] (55)
* [[Haywire]] (56)
* [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]] (57)
}}

==Quotes==
"Open the hatch! Anything you put in there will totally scramble the machine's circuits!" 
"Like what?" 
"Like your fist!" 
:—'''Gort''' and '''Highbrow''', discussing combat tactics.

"I am Zarak. I have a little deal to offer you, one which will enable you to defeat your adversaries. And all it will cost you is...your heads."
:—'''Zarak''', addressing the Decepticons.

"Did you get your questions answered?" 
"Yes. And every answer led to a bigger question."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Optimus Prime''' after the Autobot leader's communion with Vector Sigma.

"The boys all call me Nightstick. I hope ya like bustin' heads! AHAHAHAHAHA!" 
"I like busting Autobot Head''masters'' better."
:—'''Nightstick''' and '''Cyclonus''' see eye-to-eye.

"You can call me Caliburst! Because I've never missed a shot in my life!" 
"But you've never taken a shot in your life."
:—'''Caliburst''' tells '''Slugslinger''' about his life.

"It's me, I'm Fracas! And if you think Blowpipe was bad, I'm ''worse''!" 
"And you're ''louder''."
:—'''Fracas''' fails to impress '''Scourge'''.

"Those creeps, swiping ''my'' idea, I'll sue!"
:—'''Brainstorm''' considers the legal approach when meeting the Decepticon Headmasters and Targetmasters.

"Autobots! Prepare to feel the sting of...'''SCORPONOK!'''"
:—'''Zarak''' attacks the Autobots.

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}

[[File:TommyWreckageOfTheApocalypse.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|"We just gotta [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generations|rework Ultra Magnus' new look and change my name to Apex]]. We'll be the hottest thing in 2016!"]]

[[Tommy Kennedy (G1)|Tommy]] meets with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the barren wasteland and Prime asks what Tommy wants to be ''this'' week. A computer engineer? A galaxy patrolman? Tommy reminds him that all he wants to be is a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]! He insists that the Headmasters were the Autobots' coolest idea ever and wants to know more of their origin...

Despite hearing of all the hardships the Headmasters went through and being teased with all the hardships yet to come, Tommy '''still''' cannot be dissuaded. Prime reluctantly offers him a deal: If by the end of the story Tommy still wants to be a Headmaster, he will make him one. Tommy enthusiastically accepts the terms and watches as Optimus blasts off, promising to return and transform his day into an adventure.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
[[File:Rebirth 2 Optimus Alpha.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
[[File:Weirdwolfrebirthb.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
* AKOM episode. Watch for Prime's white backpack, which should be red.
* Coloring errors:
** Arcee's chest is entirely pink in several shots (like when Daniel first merges with her).
** Magnus is missing some of the blue at the top of his chest as Punch drives up to report.
** In the first shot across the Decepticon camp, someone - Slugslinger, presumably, though he's pretty off-model - is colored like Sinnertwin.
** Apeface's ape head is all white during his "Yuck!" lines.
** Triggerhappy is colored entirely in shades of gray as the claws grab Scourge and Cyclonus.
** At 00:08:40 into the episode, Zarak is shown with brown eye brows, instead of his normal white ones.
** Nightstick has gone from black to purple as Cyclonus holds him in weapon mode.
* The Autobot's heads are depicted as huge next to the Nebulons, and positively cavernous inside. Later, the heads are shown to transform into human-scaled exo-suits.
* When Hardhead rips off the tentacle from the machine, the electricity effects are not backlit to glow.
* As Blurr and Kup are interrogated, Blurr has sprouted a pair of lips (which lap over his "goatee" as he talks), and Kup is using his alternate character model (previously used in "[[Chaos (episode)|Chaos]]" as Kup's younger self).
[[File:Rebirth targetmaster torture.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
* When Kup is being stretched on the wrack, the channels that are supposed to be pulling at his wrists are missing.
* When the newly created Autobot Headmasters attack the Decepticons to reclaim their Targetmaster-to-be comrades, [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] is missing.
* Scourge's gun (as well as most of the Headmaster's guns) uses the same sound effect as Optimus Prime's rifle.
* Nobody can make up their mind how to pronounce Scourge's name; in barely 30 seconds, we get "Skerge" two times with a "Skoorge" in-between.
[[File:Brainstormrebirthvehicle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
* Arcana transforms and lands on top of Brainstorm's cockpit, rather than riding inside it.
* How in the world does Arcee's head turn into an exosuit identical to Daniel and Spike's standard suits?
* Cyclonus and Scourge leap off the Decepticon ship and run away from it... then are immediately shown running up to it as it starts to explode from the Autobot assault.
* Vector Sigma is transparent as it rises into place.
* The Matrix shell glows in this episode; it was burned out ("empty") [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|the last time we saw it]].
* Optimus' mouthplate isn't moving in several shots as he talks with Alpha Trion.
* After speaking with Alpha Trion, the vertical line in missing on Optimus' abs/grille.
* The first claws to lunge toward Scourge and Cyclonus are showing coming out of the <s>clear blue</s> cloudy pink sky.
* Snapdragon and Skullcruncher are missing as the Decepticons get to their feet inside the Hive's base.
* After the first commercial break, Zarak and company are depicted as ''larger'' than the Decepticons.
* Lord Zarak and Grax are the only Hive members who get character models depicting them in their pre-exosuit forms. The rest of the Hive are represented by recycled models of [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] and other [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] inhabitants - who are ''robots''.
[[File:Rebirth 2 Decepticon offerings.JPG|right|upright=1.95|thumb|Isn't that Brainstorm's old head? It's got that weird Count Dracula-looking giant brow.]]
* Throughout the episode, Mindwipe's face changes back and forth between two large square eyes and a conjoined eyeband. When he removes his head, he has a new face altogether - maybe one of the otherwise-unused pre-Headmaster head designs.
* As he says, "We don't make deals with organic creatures," Scourge's head crest is overly huge and red, and his face has a black line through the middle of it.
* In the group shot after the to-be Decepticon Headmasters remove their heads, one of the Decepticons with a missing head is Triggerhappy, who's destined to become a Targetmaster. Conversely, future Headmaster Skullcruncher still has his noggin attached (and is the only one of the beast Decepticons who does).
*When Grax reports that the modifications to the Decepticons' heads and weapons are complete, his eyebrows and mustache are the same dark green color as the rest of his hair, when they were white in the previous scene.
* Among the line of waiting Hive exo-suits are Triggerhappy, Slugslinger and Misfire. In the same scene, ''all'' the Hive members are shown as beige Lithone robots, even though some have already been shown to be green-skinned organic humanoids.
* Odd shot blocking makes Nightstick look almost as tall as Cyclonus as he walks up to him.
* Aimless and Caliburst don't seem to have any gun handles. This is reinforced in the third act, when Misfire is shown holding Aimless with two hands.
* Caliburst's blue disappears during his "See, would I lie to ya?" line.
* Vorath is drawn as Monzo when Mindwipe hypnotises him, and is colored entirely gray (not the right color for either character.)
* Monzo is drawn as Vorath and has Grax's voice. And he's looking at Skullcruncher (who already bonded with Grax) colored as Weirdwolf. In the following shot, Monzo and Weirdwolf bond.
* The Decepticon ship being towed by the Autobots is suddenly completely intact. It's also ridiculously small - barely large enough for one robot to fit inside of, if the whole bridge opened like a cockpit. In the same shot, an unidentifiable truck that's not Kup is colored like him.
* In the shot where Hot Rod says, "We've got company!," the top part of Arcee's head is missing.
* Everyone suddenly has Optimus Prime's rifle sound effect as the Decepticons attack the Autobots at the caves.
* When Weirdwolf transforms, his head (Monzo) detaches and transforms... and a ''second'' copy of his head (ie, another Monzo) flies out from behind Mindwipe and also transforms.
* Brainstorm's face is completely gray (instead of gold) when he says "Go hang upside down from a tree, Mindwipe!"
* In the big group shot as Prime walks up, Sureshot has been replaced by some red guy with white lower legs. Hot Rod and Blurr appear to have all-gray heads. Arcee's head is squished into a cylinder shape.
[[File:Rebirth2 Blurr with gun.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
* In the only shot in the whole story of Blurr holding Haywire, Haywire is drawn as Blurr's regular gun. The very next shot shows gun mode Recoil instead.
* "Zarak's modifications are nearly finished!" Once again, the Head/Targetmaster partners are nearly as large as the Transformers themselves.
* As Optimus stands on the hill above the Hive facility, the sides of his chest which should be grey are red instead.
* As he taunts Optimus, Scourge's face is black on the bottom
* Optimus Prime accidentally refers to Scourge as 'Sclurge' when the latter taunts the Autobots. Immediately after, Cyclonus gives the order to "'''E'''nnihilate them!" ''Riiiight.''

===Continuity errors===
* Superhuman Spike has become super-genius Spike, magically rebuilding Autobot heads into transformable exo-suits with virtually no tools or facilities.
* If the rebels are so pathologically afraid of machines, why do they have the claws that re-attach the Autobots' heads to their bodies?
* Daniel is supposed to be critically injured and on life support machines, yet there's no sign of them aside from a funky helmet. And then even ''that'' goes away when he's placed into Arcee's head.
* Where do Chromedome and Arcee go during the fight with the Hive machines?
* Brainstorm addresses his first line to Scourge... but it's in response to something that Cyclonus said.
* When the Decepticons are abducted by the Hive, they land next to a machine based on Scorponok's city mode... right down to the Decepticon symbol already in place on it.
* Last episode, Gort claimed that "the Hive's bodies are withered and useless" due to their extreme hibernation and dependency of technology as a means of survival. Yet Lord Zarak is freaking jacked and ripped like [[wikipedia:Franco Columbu|Franco Columbu]] when we finally see him. Intel must not be too good on Nebulos.
* Optimus correctly guesses that the Matrix could activate Vector Sigma. That idea didn't strike him when Alpha Trion sacrificed his life to activate it in "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]". The real-world answer, of course, is that the concept [[A Prime Problem|didn't exist]] [[Retcon|back then]].
* Alpha Trion's description of plasma energy's effects is gibberish. "Any entity that transforms matter into energy" includes pretty much any form of life, including the organic life which he then says is immune.
[[File:Rebirth2-Aimlesssuitsyoubetter.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
* What seems to be a cut script line results in one of the most awesome errors in the whole series. Aimless walks up to Misfire and says, "I live only to destroy our mutual enemies!" Misfire responds "I think the name Aimless suits you better!" As many fans have wondered, did Misfire think his partner was introducing himself as "I, Live-Only-To-Destroy-Our-Mutual-Enemies"?
* A character model incongruity becomes apparent when Apeface and Snapdragon join with their new partners. On both their toys, the Headmaster figure becomes the head of both the robot and the creature mode. However, the model designers (or the animators, or both) didn't get the memo. Both robots are shown in their [[beast mode]]s while separated from their smaller partners... who clearly have the beast mode faces on their backs!
* Right after the Decepticons steal the key from the Autobots, Spike says that "they can fly and you guys can't"... to Brainstorm and Highbrow, who both transform into flying vehicles.
* When [[Krunk]] is removing the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber from Brainstorm's body and declares, "The key, I have it!", Brainstorm's Headmaster partner Arcana replies, "Ah ha, but I have ''you'', Nightstick!" before Krunk leaves with the Key. Why not just, you know, grab Krunk?
* What kind of great strategy is it to throw away your gun as soon as the battle starts? Instead of a robot with a big gun, you wind up with a weaponless robot and a little guy firing a much smaller gun.
* In the Autobots' counterattack after Prime's arrival, how does Arcee know Scourge has the key? Cyclonus is the highest-ranking Decepticon in the bunch.

===Continuity notes===
* Both Vector Sigma and Alpha Trion make a reappearance here, after long absences.
* Vector Sigma suddenly gains a whole lot of new powers, having complex plans and motives of its own, and arranging for certain events to happen in the outside world. Outside the realm of the cartoon, this would eventually be retconned as [[Primus]] working his god shtick.

===Real-world references===
* The Hive line "exterminate, exterminate" is the catch-phrase of ''[[Doctor|Doctor Who]]'''s [[Dalek]]s, deliberately included by writer [[David Wise]], who is a huge ''Doctor Who'' fan. It's appropriate, too, since the [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Dalek Daleks] were also alien beings who lived in mechanical bodies to compensate for the severe atrophy of their real bodies.

===Trivia===
* Optimus seems rather dazed and confused throughout this entire episode. It's as if coming back from the dead left him as more of an old man than the hero from earlier episodes.
* Cyclonus seems frighteningly willing to murder Apeface over a minor disagreement. Why not just let Apeface be a Targetmaster instead? Considering how few soldiers are on hand right now it seems like quite a risk to start shooting them right and left and still expect to be able to take on the Autobots.
* After Spasma and Krunk tell the Horrorcons to stay in line, Spasma spits on the floor. This causes a small trail of smoke to fume from the ground suggesting that Spasma's spit was some kind of corrosive acid. That's hardcore.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Wiedergeburt, Teil 2'''" ("The Rebirth, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' '''Destron no Hangeki''' (デストロンの反撃, "The Decepticons' Counter-Attack")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[1996]] (home video); [[July 21]], [[2007]] (broadcast)
::*"The Rebirth" was not initially dubbed for Japanese release, instead being replaced by the domestic series ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''. The episodes were eventually dubbed in 1996 as special features on [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer]]'s [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]] and DVD collections. "The Rebirth" received its first Japanese television broadcast in [[2007]], airing on [[Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network Japan]].
::*To further distinguish "The Rebirth" from the continuity of the Japanese series, it was released with the American ''The Transformers'' branding and [[title sequence]]. With a few exceptions (such as "Convoy"), most of the characters are referred to by their Western names. For instance, [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] is not called "Hot Rodimus", [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] is not called "Chear" and so on.
::*With the exception of [[Tesshō Genda]] (Convoy), [[Seizō Katō]] (Galvatron) and [[Issei Masamune]] ([[narrator]]), all characters were recast with new actors.
::*Voice direction for the 1996 dubbing of "The Rebirth" was conducted by [[Shōzō Tajima]].
::*Due to having been released straight-to-video, this is one of the few episodes of ''The Transformers'' not to have been edited for time in Japan. As such, Japanese DVD and laserdisc releases include an optional English audio track for the episode.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Vozrozhdenye, Chast 2'''" (''Возрождение, часть 2'', "The Rebirth, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Die Wiedergeburt (Zweiter Teil) ([[Polyband]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters: The Rebirth (Parts, 1, 2 & 3) ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime / Cosmic Rust (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — Rebirth: The Movie ([[Malofilm|Behaviour Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2001 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Heroes: The Rebirth ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;[[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]]
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2001 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Heroes: The Rebirth ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — The Rebirth: Parts 1-3 ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 6: Series 4 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (3DVDs) ([[Flex Media]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (2DVDs) (Flex Media) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/the_rebirth_part_2.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

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Bumblebee (WFC)

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RichardT1977: Adding another caption to Bumblebee's "Robots in Disguise" pic (it's a reference to his voice actor's role in the Thundercats remake)

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:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:PrimeBee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... and, from the Planet of the Mimes, the Copper Kidd!]]
'''Bumblebee''' is a young and eager Autobot, a member of the last generation to be created before the loss of the [[AllSpark]]. He's full of energy and determination to do the right thing, and can always be counted on to volunteer for action. Rendered mute by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] during the war for Cybertron, Bumblebee kept fighting even after the Transformers' age-old war spilled over to [[Earth]], making any sacrifice necessary to win.

He's been on Earth longer than any other Autobot, and he's grown to like and understand [[human]]s, particularly [[Raf Esquivel]] and [[Axel Frazier]]. His small size matched with his impressive speed made him an excellent scout and messenger, but even so the young Autobot dreamed of the day when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] would officially promote him to a full-fledged warrior. He'd get his wish and more after the end of the war. Now in command of his own squadron, Bumblebee often wonders if he's suited for a leadership position- and if he can fill the shoes of his mentor.

{{quote|Bumblebee, it wouldn't kill you to exercise caution.|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Bumblebee was part of the last generation of Cybertronians that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after it had stopped producing life in a lull at the beginning of the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war. Like all born during the war, he joined the Autobots. He became part of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner circle with [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], and also befriended [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], learning first aid skills from him in the few battles they fought together.

When Optimus ejected the [[AllSpark]] from the Well into space, Bumblebee distracted [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] at [[Tyger Pax]], and paid the ultimate price when the tyrant destroyed his vocoder. Ratchet repaired it, but Bumblebee was only able to speak from time to time. When Megatron stole the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[Autobot High Council|High Council Tower]], Bumblebee followed him to the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] below the ruins of [[Crystal City]] and witnessed him use it to corrupt Cybertron's [[core]] with [[Dark Energon]].

Bumblebee informed Optimus of what he saw, but first he had to serve as part of the extraction unit in Optimus's rescue of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from [[Kaon]]. Afterwards Optimus, Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] journeyed to the core through the Well. Due to the heavy buildup of Dark Energon, Bumblebee found it a distressing experience and lost it when they reached the core, silently tearing out the protruding Corruption Spikes. Though fearful of what would happen, Optimus was able to remove the Chamber and begin Cybertron's healing.

Back at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Optimus announced [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]] to evacuate Cybertron, for the planet could not sustain a fraction of the life it currently supported if it were to survive. Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with the other elite Autobots and drew out and entered [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Avoiding Trypticon's corridor drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] they blew up the Dark Energon Facility, causing him to crash. Bumblebee boarded the ''Ark'', which flew him and his friends through the last [[space bridge]] to a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] with the AllSpark detected nearby. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable [[space bridge]], Bumblebee and the Autobots aboard the Ark found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. Bumblebee was part of Optimus Prime's initial landing team, who made contact with the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. Bumblebee and the Autobots met [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] and his ever-busy people, the Junkions, who maintained an entire planet made of derelict ships and space junk that gravitated together over time. Optimus Prime's Matrix-induced visions led him on a quest through one of the four Space Bridge nodes surrounding Junkion, and he selected Bumblebee and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to accompany him. Through the Bridge they came across the lonely tomb of [[Solus Prime (Prime)|Solus Prime]], fabled artifacer of the [[Thirteen]]. Her holographic spirit was called forth by the Matrix and informed the Autobots that the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]], most deadly of her creations, rested on Junkion and must be kept out of Decepticon hands.

Returning to Junkion, Bumblebee joined the other Autobots in a struggle with the Decepticons aboard the newly arriving ''Nemesis''. The Requiem Blaster was uncovered inside a ship at the planet's core. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field, and had literally been the core around which Junkion's "junk" had formed. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and the rest of the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

As the ''Ark'' travelled deeper into unknown space, the Autobots came across the mysterious planet of [[Aquatron]]. Along with [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], Prowl, and [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], Bumblebee was part of the initial away team aboard the ''Ark'''s dropship, sent to scout out the planet. They discovered a civilization of benevolent amphibious robots skilled in the art of processing Energon, and made contact with [[Inquirata (Prime)|the Curator]], who claimed to be an emissary sent to welcome the to Aquatron. When Optimus Prime and some other Autobots arrived as a larger greeting envoy, Optimus collapsed and was rushed to a nearby medical center for diagnostics. Rodimus, Kup, and Bumblebee set off on the dropship to see if the Aquatronians were as benevolent as they claimed. Their dropship malfunctioned and sank, stranding them in a large underwater complex. Bumblebee used his navigational skills to try and plot a safe route back to the surface, and on the way up the trio stumbled across an armada of dormant [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]]s. Before they could report their find to Optimus, they also encountered the [[Hydratron]], which hypnotized them into submission. They were then restrained while the Curator tampered with their minds, and subsequently released on the surface without any memories of the event.

When the Aquatronians revealed themselves to be servants of the [[Quintesson]]s and arrested both Autobots and Decepticons, Bumblebee was one of the Cybertronians called to testify against his leader in the Quintesson's kangaroo court. The Curator's tampering caused Bumblebee, Kup, and Rodimus to denounce Optimus Prime as a warmonger and a tyrant. Bumblebee eventually snapped out of his trance when the Autobots and Decepticons were forced into an uneasy alliance in their battle to escape from Aquatron. In the aftermath, the Autobots and Decepticons, still in a temporary truce, peacefully departed Aquatron to continue their search for the Allspark. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Coloring pages===
Bumblebee was the first Autobot to arrive on [[Earth]], having been sent there to scout things out.<ref>Bumblebee's [http://www.hubworld.com/hubworld/specials/transformers-prime-downloadables/printables/tprime-bumblebee-coloring-page.pdf online coloring page] at hubworld.com</ref>

===IDW ''Prime'' comics===
[[File:PrimeComicBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I have a mouth?!]]
Bumblebee and Optimus were on [[Earth]] when they detected [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s arrival and went to their rescue. After Optimus crushed [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], Bumblebee sent the Decepticon flying with a single punch, and escorted the others back to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{Voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English),<ref>''Frank Welker records actual words written for Bumblebee which are later replaced with sound effects.'' -- Revealed in "The Autobits Edition" of [[Darkmount, NV|episode 53]].</ref> [[Will Friedle]] (English, "[[Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock]]", "[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]")|[[José Antonio Macías]] (Latin-American Spanish)|[[Hossam Adel]] (Arabic)}}
During the Great War, Bumblebee was captured at [[Tyger Pax]]. The interrogation by Megatron was brutal, but he was later found and a [[Ratchet (WFC)|field medic]] saved his life, though his [[voice box]] was a loss. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

[[File:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hey Cliff, aren't you supposed to be a red version of me?]]
Bumblebee and Cliffjumper invaded [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s lair to rescue Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Bumblebee blasted a couple of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, but they were too late to save Tailgate. They carried Arcee out as she told them she'd been unable to save her partner. {{storylink|Predatory}}

Years later, after the war, Bumblebee was stationed on [[Earth]] under Optimus Prime's command. He was patrolling a desert area when Optimus ordered everyone back to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] so that they could use the [[GroundBridge]] to provide Cliffjumper with backup. They did so, but arrived at the battle site too late—Cliffjumper had been taken by the Decepticons, and apparently killed. The Autobots held a brief memorial for their friend.

[[File:Bumblebee Bulkhead Arcee Darkness Rising 1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95|''Voice actor:'' [[R2-D2]] (English)]]

When Arcee and [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack Darby]] were pursued by Decepticons, Bumblebee joined in the chase as it moved onto the freeway. After a brief attempt to slow the Decepticons, he joined Arcee in facing the foe in a drainage canal, accidentally crushing a toy car belonging to [[Raf Esquivel|Rafael Esquivel]]. During the fight Bumblebee was knocked to the ground, and only Raf's timely distraction allowed him to temporarily get the better of the Decepticons, until [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] arrived and helped them scare the Decepticons off.

Optimus was disappointed that humans had gotten involved, and had Bumblebee and Arcee bring them back to the base. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] detected Cliffjumper's signal, Bumblebee was part of the team that went to try and rescue their comrade. Though he and the others valiantly fought through the multitudes of Decepticons at an energon mine, their mission was ultimately a failure, and they had to return to base hastily as the mine exploded. Prime later assigned him to watch over Raf to keep the boy safe from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:DarknessRising3-BumblebeeArceevehicles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Drive on the right side of the road, Bumblebee!]]

The next day, Bumblebee discovered that he was a lot better than Raf at computer games, though Raf blamed it on Bumblebee's greater experience in driving. When they reached the base, Optimus and Ratchet left on a mission, placing Arcee in charge. Arcee promptly went out on patrol, taking Bumblebee with her and leaving Bulkhead in charge. As they drove through the Nevada desert, Bulkhead reported that [[William Fowler|Fowler]] had been abducted by the Decepticons. When it turned out there was no one left at base to bridge them back, Arcee and Bumblebee were forced to drive back. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[File:DarknessRising4-Bumblebeeshoot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Sting like a bee = die by fire]]

Bumblebee and Arcee arrived at the Decepticon ship in time to rescue Raf and Jack from a pair of Decepticons. They quickly located Bulkhead and [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko Nakadai]], also moving through the ship, but after it became obvious that the humans were in too much danger as they fought their way through the ship, the Autobots cleared out the ship's bridge for the kids to hide out in. They eventually reached the brig where Fowler was being held, and Bumblebee and Bulkhead burst through the main door while Arcee slipped in through a top vent. A standoff ensued, until Fowler distracted Starscream long enough for the Autobots to start firing. Starscream chased off, the Autobots took off with Fowler and rescued the kids on the way out. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Once the Autobots had located the whereabouts of the Decepticon [[space bridge]]—Earth orbit—Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee used the GroundBridge to reach it. They were spotted by Megatron and Starscream, who sent a force of flying Decepticons to attack them. While they battled, Ratchet determined a way to destroy the space bridge, so Bumblebee and Bulkhead covered Arcee while she followed his instructions. They committed the necessary act of sabotage before Megatron fired on them, hitting Arcee. As the Autobots jumped back into the GroundBridge, Bumblebee collected Arcee's drifting body and carried her back to base where she recovered enough to stand on her own. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[File:Masters&Students-BeeQuake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bumblebee comes up with his own version of punch buggy blue.]]
Bumblebee helped Raf with his science project, building a small replica of a volcano while they discussed how Bumblebee had not yet risen to the rank of Warrior. As Optimus pointed out, Bumblebee still had much to learn before he could reach that level. Optimus subsequently picked Bumblebee to go on a mission to investigate Decepticon activity, but warned the smaller Autobot to hold back. When Optimus came to blows with [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], Bumblebee decided to disregard the earlier order and charged into battle. Though he was no match for Skyquake, he and Optimus led the Decepticon into a trap and seemed victorious, until Skyquake [[scanning|scanned]] Fowler's jet. Bumblebee managed to end the fight by jumping onto Skyquake's jet form and causing critical damage, jumping to Fowler's jet as Skyquake crashed to the ground. After some repairs, Optimus commended him on his performance. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Bulkhead and Bumblebee discovered a strange pod in the [[Arctic]] which they brought back to base. When the kids arrived at base, Bumblebee was keen to play some video games with Raf, but he and Bulkhead were roped into helping Ratchet repair the GroundBridge, which broke shortly after Optimus and Arcee used it to go to the Arctic. The cause of the problem was revealed when Raf found a [[Scraplet]], which started gnawing on Bumblebee. Raf killed it with a crowbar before it could do much more damage, but Bumblebee ended up having to search the base with Raf for more of the Scraplets. After finding quite a lot of Scraplets, they returned to the control room, where another mass of them overwhelmed Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Ratchet. Though the kids were able to get rid of the attacking Scraplets, Bumblebee was out of it for the rest of the incident, and ended up on a repair bed, being tended to by the kids. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

When [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] landed on Earth, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee turned out to welcome him and arrived in time to see him trash some Vehicons. The Autobots celebrated their new friend's arrival, and Bumblebee and Raf danced The Robot to Miko's guitar playing. Bumblebee also stood around a lot while Bulkhead proved that "Wheeljack" was a Decepticon spy and the real Wheeljack turned up. After everything was resolved, the Autobots had another party to welcome the real Wheeljack, and Bumblebee got to bust out some more dance moves. He and Arcee turned out with Bulkhead to see Wheeljack off when the Autobot returned to space. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[File:Convoy-Bumblebeeboxing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[[Jazz (Movie)|YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?! YOU WANT A PIECE?!]] And please don't say you want two, because I know you're not Megatron. ]]

Bumblebee took part in the Autobot convoy to transport Fowler's [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] across the US countryside. When [[MECH]] attacked them, he bashed into one of the cars they were using, flipping it over. The Autobots successfully passed the D.N.G.S. over to a train, but were shortly after confronted by a squadron of flying Vehicons, and were forced to return to their [[robot mode]]s to fight. Bumblebee got to try out some boxing moves on a Vehicon, but while the Autobots were occupied, MECH made another attempt to obtain the D.N.G.S. which was foiled by Optimus. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

When an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in a museum, the Autobots surrounded the building while the kids went in to steal it. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] appeared at the front of the museum to attack Optimus, and as Breakdown charged at the museum, Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to stop him. Bumblebee was hit by a missile, sending him tumbling, and then by Arcee who'd just missed catching another missile. He, Arcee and Prime later attempted to track down the Decepticons before the Harvester could be used, but they ended up coming to Bulkhead's rescue after he found and stopped the Decepticons himself. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I want a new dance partner.]]
When Arcee refused to go street racing with Jack, Bumblebee was more receptive, though they asked Raf's permission beforehand. Unfortunately also participating in the race was Knock Out, who started firing on Bumblebee. After calling base and letting them know what was up, Bumblebee used an oil slick to slow down Knock Out, and hid under a bridge. They would have escaped detection had another human, [[Vince]], not confronted Jack about apparently pulling out of the race, and Vince was subsequently captured by Knock Out. After Arcee and Bulkhead arrived, the three Autobots pursued Knock Out to a storage facility, where Bumblebee and Bulkhead were ambushed by Breakdown. They defeated Breakdown and caught up with Knock Out. The other 'Con had already been stopped by Optimus, who was very interested in some explanations. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

When Optimus was infected with [[Cybonic plague]], Bumblebee and Arcee GroundBridged to the ''Nemesis'' to find a cure. Bumblebee discovered Megatron had survived their last battle and was recovering in sickbay. Unable to find the cure on the Decepticons' computer, Bumblebee offered to use the [[cortical psychic patch]] to enter Megatron's mind and locate it. Finding himself in a [[Kaon]]ian dreamscape, Bumblebee saw Megatron killing Optimus repeatedly. Megatron realized he could not harm Bumblebee and demanded to know why he was intruding on his mind. Bumblebee reminded him of the space bridge explosion and implored him to give him the cure, playing on his desire to kill Optimus for real rather than have him succumb to a virus. Megatron showed him the cure but demanded Bumblebee help him out of his stasis lock. Ratchet was recording what Bumblebee saw though, and because they had the cure, Arcee disconnected Bumblebee and GroundBridged back to base. However, Megatron's spark had left his body and escaped into Bumblebee's... {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

[[File:OutOfHisHead-evileye.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|He is no longer the boy you once knew, [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan]].]]
Bumblebee began to experience visions of Megatron, causing him to stop dead during a [[basketball]] game with Bulkhead. After Megatron forced him to crush one of Ratchet's devices, Bumblebee told Ratchet about the visions, and Ratchet induced a power down to give Bumblebee's mind time to recover. Bumblebee reactivated, under the control of Megatron, and, retrieving a piece of Dark Energon from an old battlefield, bridged to the Decepticon warship over the Arctic. Although Ratchet and Raf tried to stop him, even managing to get Bumblebee to reassert control for a few moments, Bumblebee successfully brought Megatron back online and transferred his mind back to his body. Free of Megatron's influence, Bumblebee beat a hasty retreat with Ratchet and Raf. Later at base, Ratchet checked Bumblebee was completely free of Megatron, and the small Autobot thanked Raf for coming to help him. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

After a Dark Energon signature was detected, Optimus took a team including Bumblebee to investigate. They instead found Starscream trying to resurrect Skyquake. During the ensuing conflict, the Autobots discovered their human friends had followed them to the battlefield, and the three kids were caught in a freak GroundBridge accident, causing them to disappear.The Autobots returned to base to try and locate their friends, but it wasn't until Bumblebee suggested trying to ring the kids that they found Miko's cellphone, and the kids were able to send a text to it. Ratchet subsequently engineered a portal to rescue the kids from the other dimension they'd become trapped in. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by MECH, Bumblebee and the others were more than happy to leave them to it, but Optimus insisted that they rescue the Decepticon to avoid Cybertronian technology falling into MECH hands. The team arrived in [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] and Bumblebee spotted some vehicle tracks, but they opted instead to follow the energon signal Ratchet had detected. After they escaped the bomb that the trace led them to, the team tracked down Bulkhead in time to chase off Starscream and some Vehicons. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Arcee and Bumblebee were in the middle of a fight with some Vehicons when Arcee got a call informing her she had to be in Jack's garage ASAP. After checking if Bumblebee could handle it, Arcee left. Evidently he was able to, as he was later in the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee turned up with [[June Darby]]. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[File:Partners-BeepunchesAirachnid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[wikipedia:Cyborg (comics)|Boo-yah]]!]]
Bumblebee was part of the team that investigated the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]] and found Airachnid and Starscream. He guarded the bound Starscream while the others decided what to do with the Decepticon. Prime, Bulkhead and Bumblebee went to check out the rear half of the ship, crashed some distance away, and were ambushed by Airachnid who had found an experimental weapon named the [[Immobilizer]]. She froze Prime and Bulkhead, but Bumblebee managed to trick her by kicking up a dust cloud with his guns, and then pretending to be frozen after she fired the Immobilizer into it. Once she turned her back, he crept up and sucker punched her before blasting the Immobilizer. After she fled, Bumblebee went back to find Arcee, and interrupted her when she was about to offline Starscream. They returned the pieces of Immobilizer to base, along with Bulkhead and Optimus, and Ratchet was able to repair the device and unfreeze their comrades. {{storylink|Partners}}

Bumblebee accompanied Prime and Arcee as they tried to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] before the Decepticons did. Ultimately the Decepticons made off with the cylinder, and later Bumblebee listened as Ratchet told them the cylinder's contents had ended up in Bulkhead's brain, though the Autobots were excited to find that the equations being scrawled by Bulkhead were a set of formula for synthetic energon. Unfortunately it later turned out that the data was eating Bulkhead's brain. Bumblebee and Arcee accompanied Optimus on an unsuccessful attempt to get the cylinder back from Megatron, and they ended up fighting a bunch of Vehicons. Later they came to Miko and Bulkhead's aid to save the pair from Knock Out and Breakdown, and were present when Miko managed to rouse the comatose Bulkhead with her guitar. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

During a mission to stop Knock Out and Breakdown who were transporting energon, Bumblebee, Prime and Bulkhead were separated from Arcee. They caught up to find that Ratchet had already dealt with the Vehicons who'd been attacking Arcee, and they returned to base where Ratchet revealed he'd taken the synthetic energon he'd been working on. Ratchet, amped up on the substance, insisted on going on their next mission, which meant Bumblebee got left at base operating the GroundBridge. The other Autobots returned minus Ratchet, who had gone to tackle Megatron on his own. Once they'd gotten a fix on Ratchet's signal, they left Bumblebee at base again. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-BumblebeeRaf.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I didn't mean to break it]]
Bumblebee was taking Raf to play with Raf's remote-control car when he was called on to join the battle at a military base. Unfortunately Megatron found them before he could drop Raf off, and Bumblebee was hit by a blast from Megatron's cannon. Though Bumblebee himself was mostly unaffected, Raf was gravely injured. Bumblebee arrived at the battle and had to be restrained from attacking Megatron so he and Arcee could take Raf back to base. Bumblebee watched helplessly as Ratchet and June Darby tried to save the boy. At one point, the frustration became too much, and he knocked a chunk out of the wall with his fist, but Arcee talked him down, and eventually Ratchet worked out that an energon infusion would save Raf. Bumblebee gave some of his own energon for the procedure, which was ultimately successful. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

After the other Autobots saved Optimus from Megatron, Bumblebee bridged them back to base. June decided to take Raf to the hospital, and didn't intend to bring him back, so Bumblebee had to sadly watch them drive from the base. When it transpired that the Dark Energon volcano was causing global disasters, he went to find June and Raf, and managed to save them from a tornado by grabbing the front end of their car. After he returned to base with them, the assembled Autobots and humans worked out that [[Unicron]] was at the center of the Earth. He and the other Autobots began investigating the sites of the earthquakes Unicron had generated. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead joined him anyway. They fought increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until to their surprise, help came in the form of Megatron. When Optimus gave the other three Autobots the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to [[Earth's core]], Bumblebee opted to go for Raf's sake. He, Arcee and Bulkhead greeted Megatron to the Autobot base by aiming their guns at him. Before long, they stepped through the GroundBridge once again, this time into [[Earth's core]]. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

As they made their way through Unicron's internals, they encountered [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]] which aggressively attacked them. When during the fight Bulkhead almost fell to his doom, Bumblebee grabbed his arm and held him long enough for Optimus to help. He, Bulkhead and Arcee remained outside Unicron's spark chamber to hold off the antibodies, but after Unicron's defeat, they entered to find Optimus had lost his memory. The trio had to GroundBridge back to base without their leader. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The Autobots puzzled over how to get their leader back but made little progress. When Fowler warned them of an attack on a military base, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee went to try and deal with it, but Knock Out and Breakdown succeeded in getting away with the power source they needed. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Bumblebee and the others fruitlessly searched for the space bridge until a breakthrough came in the form of information from Starscream. Using said information, the Autobots stormed the mine containing the space bridge and secured it so they could send Jack and Arcee through to Cybertron. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Ratchet, Bulkhead and Bumblebee monitored Jack's progress from the Earth end of the space bridge. When Megatron arrived to take back control, Bumblebee was grabbed by the head and tossed aside. Luckily it all turned out, and Bumblebee and the others returned to base with Optimus Prime restored. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 Bumblebee's new ride.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Privacy please"]]
During a mission to retrieve a Cybertronian artifact, Bumblebee followed Megatron into the Decepticon GroundBridge and snatched the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] right out of his hand. Responding to another signal, Bumblebee was ambushed by MECH, who took his [[transformation cog|T-cog]]. Unable to transform, he became more and more testy despite the attempts of Raf to cheer him up. Bumblebee finally talked Bulkhead into taking him along on on a mission to find another artifact, only for his lack of a T-cog to become a liability as he tried to chase Knock Out. The pursuit ended when Bumblebee plunged out-of-control off a cliff. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee2 Bumblebee damaged T-cog.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|My precious...]]
When he came around back at base, Optimus restricted him to base. After an attempt to transplant Ratchet's T-cog into him was aborted, Bumblebee was pointed in the direction of the MECH base and opted to go on a one-bot assault. Though he floored Starscream and MECH in the process of getting the cog back, the vital component was blasted by Starscream. After some repair work by Ratchet, the T-cog was reinstalled in Bumblebee, and his ability to [[transformation|transform]] restored. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

Bumblebee and the others came to Wheeljack's aid when he returned to Earth to battle [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} Bumblebee was part of an Optimus-led mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. When the fight was finished, the Autobots surrounded the exhausted Megatron, but were prevented from finishing him off by the arrival of Dreadwing. Though they trashed a bunch of Vehicons, Megatron and Dreadwing escaped them. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

When Fowler was attacked by a truck resembling Optimus, Bumblebee caught his car as it plunged from a bridge. Returning to base, they established the truck was a MECH-created clone of Optimus, and began searching for the MECH base. Bumblebee found the hideout, but after alerting the other Autobots, was knocked out by [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]]. Following Optimus's defeat of MECH, the Autobots returned to base for repairs. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} Bumblebee went with Optimus and Arcee to investigate some Decepticon activity and found Airachnid sending out a swarm of Insecticons. He and Optimus ended up having to fight a bunch of them and won. They got to return to base with Airachnid, whom Arcee had stasis-locked. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, Bumblebee took part in an attack on it with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]], only to be put into stasis by its weapons. He recovered back at base once the kids disabled the ship. {{storylink|Flying Mind}} Bumblebee was sent to [[New York City]] with Arcee, Jack and Miko to look for one of the Iacon relics. In the subway, they ran into Knock Out and an Insecticon, the latter of which temporarily floored Bumblebee. He recovered in time to pursue Knock Out, catching up with the Decepticon and getting the relic back. The relic turned out to be a [[phase shifter]], which saved Bumblebee from being hit by an out-of-control sweeper train. After they chased Knock Out off, Bumblebee and Arcee were introduced to [[Vogel]]. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}}

They returned to base to find Bulkhead critically injured after his mission, and Bumblebee and Arcee helped get the Wrecker to the medical bay. {{storylink|Hurt}} During Bulkhead's recovery period, Bumblebee arrived back at base to find Miko was upset at her friend's lack of progress. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} Bumblebee was part of Optimus's team investigating a crashed escape pod when they encountered [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]. When Raf discovered the presence of [[Red Energon]] on Earth, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee headed to a dock to retrieve it, only to run into Starscream and the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to scale the crane but were attacked by Starscream, and Smokescreen had to come to their rescue using the phase shifter. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team including Bumblebee to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} During an energon hunt, Bumblebee tried to stop Smokescreen harassing a human, resulting in them both getting their picture on the net. Bumblebee later accompanied Optimus on a search for another Iacon relic, which turned out to be a Decepticon hoax, and helped secure the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Legacy}}

[[File:HardKnocksBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, it's not a couch, but... it'll have to do.]]
After Optimus received a message from [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] revealing the existence of the [[Omega Key]]s, Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead were happy that they might soon be able to restore Cybertron, but quickly realized there would be a downside in that they would have to leave their friends on Earth behind. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Bumblebee was sent with Arcee to retrieve one of the keys, but they encountered Knock Out. Bumblebee was significantly damaged by the [[Resonance Blaster]] before the Decepticon got away with the key, and had to undergo repairs when the two Autobots returned to base. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After Smokescreen escaped the ''Nemesis'' with two of the Omega Keys, the Autobots received a message from Starscream offering a trade for the fourth and final key. Bumblebee guarded the base with Smokescreen and Arcee, but using Red Energon, Starscream was able to infiltrate the base and steal their three keys anyway. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

As the Autobots equipped themselves to go to Cybertron in a last-ditch attempt to stop the Decepticons from using the [[Omega Lock]], Bumblebee took the [[polarity gauntlet]] from storage. During their battle with the Decepticons, he used it to reclaim the Omega Keys. The Autobots subsequently found the Omega Lock, only for the Decepticons to unveil their trump card in the form of the three kids as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Bumblebee was forced to hand over his Omega Key in exchange for Raf. After Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock to prevent Megatron destroying Earth, Bumblebee returned with the others to base, only to find that the Decepticons were attacking it. The Autobots were forced to abandon base, and Bumblebee and Raf bridged to a point somewhere in the US. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

[[File:DarkmountNV-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Fired?]]
After changing his paint scheme to foil the searching Vehicons, Bumblebee headed back towards Jasper with Raf. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} When Raf discovered a photo of Ratchet on a conspiracy website, the pair tracked him down in a junkyard and tried to convince him to help them use the ''Harbinger''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> systems. Apparently failing, Bumblebee and Raf went to the derelict ship themselves, and were joined shortly afterwards by Ratchet, who had had a change of heart. {{storylink|Scattered}} They managed to get some of the ship's systems working before Bumblebee spotted a starship incoming, which turned out to be [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] with most of the rest of Team Prime. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Bumblebee and Arcee joined the attack on [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], acting as a "stealth team" and infiltrating the citadel under cover of a diversion. Unfortunately they ran into heavy resistance and were taken captive, but when Optimus Prime arrived to join the assault, they renewed their attack on the Decepticons. Following the destruction of Darkmount, the Autobots assembled at a human military base. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

When it turned out the Decepticons were aiming to clone more Predacons, Optimus took Bumblebee and Smokescreen with him to [[Texas]] to investigate Decepticon activity. Despite the trio's best efforts, they were unable to prevent Shockwave and Soundwave obtaining more Predacon [[CNA]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Bumblebee and the others took time out from hunting for Predacon fossils to secure some energon supplies, unaware it was part of a Decepticon plan to deceive the newly-intelligent [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Evolution}} He became upset when Smokescreen suggested that his broken voicebox was his "signature", as he would prefer to have his own voice back. He and the other Autobots attempted to stop the Decepticons from executing a series of raid on human technology, and were caught in a fire fight at the [[Solaris particle collider]] in Antarctica. {{storylink|Minus One}} Though they fought their way through the Decepticons, they were ultimately unable to stop the Decepticons stealing the needed technology, and on top of this, when they returned to base it was to find Ratchet had been abducted by Soundwave. {{storylink|Persuasion}} They launched the probe and monitored it and Optimus's progress from the base. Though the probe was destroyed, Ratchet was able to send them the coordinates to the Decepticon warship, and Bumblebee and the others geared up in preparation to assault the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:Tfp bee down.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Eat your spark out, Optimus.]]
Bumblebee joined Arcee and Smokescreen in heading for the Omega Lock control room, though Smokescreen left them for a mission of his own. Despite encountering heavy resistance from Starscream, Arcee and Bumblebee made it to the control room, and when Smokescreen arrived with the Star Saber, Bumblebee attempted to pass the weapon to Optimus. As he jumped, he was hit by three blasts from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] and died, however, he fell into the Omega Lock's energy field which restored him, including his damaged voice box.

Bumblebee took the opportunity to impale Megatron with the Star Saber, killing the Decepticon leader. With the ''Nemesis'' secured, the Autobots were able to take the ship to Cybertron, where they used the Omega Lock to restore their home world. Bumblebee gave Raf a sad farewell before he and the other Autobots returned home. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

In the aftermath of Cybertron's rebirth, Bumblebee was promoted to warrior, shortly before Optimus went off to find the AllSpark. With the discovery that there were two new Predacons on the loose, Bumblebee led a team of Autobots to find Predaking, but was unsuccessful in persuading him to help them. After encountering Unicron, in possession of Megatron's rebuilt form, the Autobots realized that the dark god intended to destroy their world. After foiling an attempt by Starscream to retake the warship, the Autobots attempted to defend the Well of All Sparks from Unicron's onslaught. It was only when Optimus returned that Unicron was defeated, and Bumblebee was later present when Optimus sacrificed himself to restore the AllSpark to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===Titan Comics ''Prime'' comics===
[[File:Titan4.3 Bumblekick.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|BUMBLEKICK!]]
Bumblebee took part in the testing of Ratchet's newly developed [[Safe]]. After Bulkhead uncovered a nuke which attracted the attention of some Vehicons, Bumblebee, Optimus and Arcee went out to deal with the 'Cons. As Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Optimus and Arcee blasted them, though Bumblebee was less than happy with the arrangement as he wanted to get to shoot them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}} Optimus took the other Autobots, including Bumblebee, on a trip to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Bumblebee was playing video games with Raf when Fowler reported that the Decepticons had commandeered a [[Yamal|nuclear-powered ship]] near [[Antarctica]]. Optimus, Bumblebee and Ratchet GroundBridged to the ship, but on arrival Ratchet was knocked out by Starscream's [[static lance]]. Bumblebee attacked the Decepticon, dodging a swipe of the [[lance]] and then delivering a kick. Once he had possession of the lance, Bumblebee threw it to Optimus, who used it to defeat Megatron. After guiding the ship to its destination, the trio returned to base, which had been turned into an ice rink for some reason. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Raf and Bumblebee stopped off at [[Plug and Play]] to pick up Raf's copy of ''[[Invasionauts II]]''. Later at the base, Bumblebee found that Raf had let a bunch of Vehicons into the base, and was about to shut the [[GroundBridge]] down, when Raf stopped him. Raf, who had been temporarily hypnotised by the game, instead shut the bridge down in a way that sucked the remaining Vehicons back through and kept the location of the base concealed from the enemy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

[[File:Titan4.9 Bumblebee and Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I R serious Bee. this is serious wiki.]]
After the [[President of the United States]] was kidnapped, the Autobots traced the culprit, Starscream, to the [[Grand Canyon]]. Bumblebee and Arcee teamed up to take out the cannons manned by Vehicons that Starscream had brought along. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}} Bulkhead and Bumblebee retrieved Knock Out's [[neuron refractor]] from China, unaware that a MECH agent had stowed away in it. After [[Novo|Agent Novo]] kidnapped Miko, the Autobots searched for the two humans, and located the MECH base in time for Novo, now occupying a mechanoid body, to return Miko. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

Bumblebee was on a team which went to the [[Deep Driller]] oil rig and fell into [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]]'s trap, finding themselves facing soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s. Bumblebee was able to defeat a couple of them by tricking them into bringing a crane down on themselves. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} Bumblebee took part in a mission to the ''Nemesis'' to rescue Bulkhead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

During a battle in [[The Wave]], Bumblebee tried to protect the three kids, only to be knocked down by a projectile from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. Ratchet patched him up and sent him back to base with Raf, but after the pair fell asleep watching a horror cartoon, Soundwave's disembodied hand crawled out of Bumblebee's chest wound and tried to kill them. Raf helped Bumblebee dispose of the hand, leaving their next task to explain to the arriving Autobots why the base was in such a mess. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

Bumblebee and Prime went on a stealth mission to stop Megatron destroying the [[Statue of Liberty]], but didn't last long until they were discovered. As Megatron immediately began climbing the statue, Optimus left Bumblebee to deal with the other Decepticons on his own, though he claimed he was brave enough to. As Megatron was about to decapitate the statue, Bumblebee threw one of the Vehicons at him, almost knocking him off. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Bumblebee accompanied Miko, Jack and Raf to Devil's Cove when Raf surmised that sightings of a "monster" there might actually be a Decepticon. As he kept watch on the kids, he noticed a large object heading for them underwater and jumped in to save them, only to find himself face-to-face with the Decepticon [[Piranacon (Prime)|Piranacon]]. He engaged him in battle, but was quickly defeated by the mighty combiner, escaping when a boulder from the kids' escape plan fatally wounded Piranacon. He then made a successful attempt to save the trio from a watery grave, and relaxed on the beach for the remainder of the day {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.16|Fury from the Deep}}
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===Mega-Mouth===
One of Arcee's nicknames for Bumblebee is "the Big Buzz". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|Mega-Mouth #14}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{Voiceactor|[[Nicole Dubuc]]}}
[[File:Bttr bumblebee blades.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|My name is Bumblebee, and I approve this crossover.]]
Bumblebee tracked a meteor to [[Wayward Island]], and ran into the [[Rescue Bot]]s and their attendant humans during his search. After joining up with them to find the meteorite, he returned with them to [[Griffin Rock]] and reported back to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who ordered him to spend some time with the team. When three of the Rescue Bots were stricken with a strange virus, Bumblebee helped out in a rescue, following which he accompanied the humans back to Wayward Island to deal with the meteorite. He ended up stuck in an undersea trench after rescuing [[Graham Burns]], and was himself rescued by [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]. Faced with an out-of-control bomb, the two Bots used it to destroy the meteorite, but were infected by the virus themselves. Luckily Bumblebee had picked up a sample of the meteorite which was used to find a cure to the virus, and after some photos, Bumblebee returned home. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

[[File:BumblebeeToTheRescue Bumblebee vehicle mode.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
When the Rescue Bots were sent back in time to [[1939]], Bumblebee and Optimus went to Griffin Rock to embark on a journey back in time to help. They arrived in time to rescue the four Bots from [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] and returned with them to the [[Temporal Station|time machine]]. Back in the present, however, they found themselves in a Griffin Rock overrun with [[MorBot]]s. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} Optimus and Bumblebee were kept busy trashing MorBots while the Rescue Bots worked out what was going on. By the time the pair ran out of MorBots, the team was ready to return to 1939, where they rescued [[Dither]] from Morocco, restoring the timeline to normal, before traveling back to the present. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

Optimus and Bumblebee visited Griffin Rock as part of a relic hunt. Bumblebee found himself teamed up with [[Dani Burns]] after her pilot license expired, resulting in a blossoming jealousy on Blades's part, however once Bumblebee saved Dani from some quicksand, Blades was happy he'd been there. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}}
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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comics===
After successfully halting a Decepticon attack, the Autobots drove into a GroundBridge opened by Raf, only for the bridge to malfunction. {{storylink|On Thin Ice}} Separated from the other Autobots, Bumblebee splashed-down in a lake and was promptly pulled out by Breakdown and Knock Out. Aiming to settle [[Speed Metal|a score]], Knock Out challenged Bee to a race around a disused paint factory with Breakdown as referee. Aware that he'd be finished off afterwards, Bumblebee belted Breakdown halfway through the race and then knocked yellow paint on Knock Out. While the dazed Breakdown attacked his own comrade, Bumblebee took a GroundBridge back to base. {{storylink|King of the Road}} Bumblebee later joined in a battle in space to stop Soundwave hijacking [[COMSAT-1]]. {{storylink|Horrible TV}} He was also around when Ratchet had to repair Bulkhead's T-Cog. {{storylink|Cell}}
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Searching for a way to combat [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], Bumblebee stumbled on data stored with an Iacon relic pointing to the location of a derelict starship containing a cache of weapons, hidden in the [[asteroid belt]]. He contacted [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1}} and the pair blasted off in the [[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} Surprisingly the found the ship and the weapons it contained, only to find they'd been followed by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and Predaking. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] soon came to their aid via GroundBridge {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} and was able to keep the enemy busy long enough for Bumblebee and Wheeljack to escape with some of the weapon crates. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}} Bumblebee was nonetheless left injured and unable to go on further missions. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10}}

When Bumblebee finally recovered, Ratchet assigned him to light duties patrolling with [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]. Resenting the fact that everyone else was off fighting Predacons, Bumblebee was almost resigned to the most boring mission ever when Megatron turned up. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} Bumblebee didn't get to take part in the fight though, because Prowl opted to let Megatron duke it out with the swarm of Predacons which promptly attacked the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

===Full of Fire!===
As part of preparations to fight back against the new Predacon, Bumblebee was given an [[Eagleshot Bow]] constructed by Ratchet. He, Ratchet and Bulkhead went out into a [[New Mexico]] desert to test the Autobots' new weapons, and Bumblebee used his bow to hit a target 2.76 miles away. When the trio were joined by Optimus Prime, Bumblebee suddenly detected a signal incoming, which turned out to be no less than six Predacons. Luckily the new weapons gave the Autobots the edge they needed, and Bumblebee was able to use his bow to take out [[Twinstrike (Prime)|Twinstrike]]. The enemy soon fled, though Optimus was pessimistic about the victory. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Beast Hunters'' comic===
Bumblebee, Arcee and Blukhead encountered [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] who lead them back to the other [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] as well as the Autobot's that escaped the quakes that revield Cybertron, scring off a Predacon upon arrival.{{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 7|Beast Hunters #7}} Bumblebee then assisted the other Autobots in dealing with the remaining [[Forged]] who then proposed to go back to Kaon while filling in on what happened during their stay on Earth and Optimus Prime's sacrifice, after the Predacon attacked again [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] came up with a plan to trap it underneath a Decepticon bunker, after the job was successful Bee asked why Grimlock didn't kill it to which he replied he had seen enough destruction.{{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 8|Beast Hunters #8}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Will Friedle]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian),[[Hossam Adel]] (Arabic), [[Steven Merting]] (German), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American Spanish)}}

[[File:RID-CybertronianBumblebeeStrongarm.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

When Bumblebee [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|first arrived on Earth]], he frequently felt homesick for Cybertron. He managed to overcome his grief by learning about and adopting various Earth customs. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}}

After the end of the war, Bumblebee was effectively given the role of a beat cop once Cybertron was repopulated with Autobots, though he was still renowned as a war hero for his part in Cybertron's restoration. Partnered with Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], he was responding to a criminal act on the part of [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] when he experienced a vision of Optimus telling him to go to Earth. With the unwelcome company of Strongarm and Sideswipe, Bumblebee made illegal use of a space bridge in the [[Cybertron History Museum]] to reach Earth, where they discovered the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' had crashed, scattering its Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Pursuing the Decepticon [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], Bumblebee found his team joined by [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and the humans [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay]]. They managed to prevent Underbite reaching nearby [[Crown City]] and lured him to a quarry, where Optimus Prime unexpectedly manifested to aid them in capturing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}
When the Autobots received a distress call from the oil tanker ''[[Windward]]'', Bumblebee took Grimlock with him to investigate. The pair tussled with [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and though their first encounter didn't go well, they subsequently tracked him to a nearby oil refinery and managed to catch him in a barrel. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}}

[[File:WWOD Bumblebee's Prime impression.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Auto... Auto... Auto... AUTOBOTS, ROOOOOOOOOLL!]]
After the successful capture of [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], Bumblebee and his team went in search of a Deception at an airfield. They were unprepared for [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s ability to split into component bugs and during their next encounter, the Decepticon claimed Fixit as a replacement arm. The team eventually tracked him to his hideout where Bumblebee managed to get Fixit to fight back against the Decepticon, resulting in (most of) Chop Shop being captured. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} As Bumblebee had more and more trouble commanding his team, he attempted to emulate Optimus Prime, with little success. He and his team visited the [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences]], where they tangled with [[Terrashock]]. A vision from Optimus inspired Bumblebee to lead in his own way, and the team managed to track down and capture the Decepticon, cowboy style. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

Bumblebee's attempts to deal with [[Thunderhoof]], a Decepticon who was attempting to build a space bridge, was complicated by Sideswipe's laziness. The pair managed to overcome Thunderhoof and destroy his space bridge before it could threaten Earth by creating a black hole. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} Bumblebee and his team later encountered [[Filch]], who complicated matters by being flight capable. When Strongarm felt particularly out of place on Earth, Bumblebee told her about his first time on the planet, hoping to cheer her up. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}}

After Grimlock turned on the other Autobots and stole Underbite's stasis pod, Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Strongarm tracked him to the [[Crown River Dam]], where they discovered he had been under the control of the Decepticon [[Minitron]]. {{storylink|True Colors}} Bumblebee let Strongarm go on a solo mission, but then followed her anyway much to her dismay. He insisted on accompanying her as "an observer", and ended up helping her capture [[Springload (RID)|Springload]]. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}} A visit from [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] was interrupted by Bumblebee and his team having to pursue the Decepticon [[Ped (RID)|Ped]]. Ped's digging almost caused part of Crown City to collapse, forcing Bumblebee and Strongarm to prop it up. They later successfully captured Ped. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}}

A run-in with [[Quillfire]]'s toxic spines caused Bumblebee to regress in maturity, and he began playing elaborate pranks on his team mates. Drawn to a nearby carnival, Bee enjoyed the rides and inadvertently helped capture Quillfire in the process. Fortunately for all concerned, Quillfire's toxin eventually wore off and Bee returned to normal, although he had no memory of his escapades. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

When [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] arrived on Earth to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Bee saved Drift's life and found the Autobot now owed him a life debt. That mostly meant Drift followed him around constantly, however when Fracture captured the other Autobots, Bee reminded Drift that honor also meant helping friends. After Fracture's defeat, Drift considered the debt repaid. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Feeling anxious at the lack of Decepticon activity, Bumblebee got the action he craved when their attempt to capture [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] led the Autobots to tangle with Steeljaw's gang. Though the gang ultimately got away, Bumblebee found a carwash to be relaxing. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

Bumblebee attempted to find his calm place as his team continued bickering during the pursuit of [[Malodor]]'s [[Skunkticon]] gang, and was eventually able to use a mantra to clear his mind enough to find a solution to the problem and capture the four Decepticons. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

Bumblebee watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}} He tried into the night to think up a new catchphrase, but couldn't find a rhyme for orange. {{storylink|To Catch a Phrase}} He regretted giving Denny a ride after the human left him covered in food. He washed off in the car wash, only to be promptly covered in mud by Sideswipe. {{storylink|Sticky Situation}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
When Grimlock and Strongarm were tracking a Decepticon whom Fixit identified as [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]], Bumblebee headed out to join them with Denny. They tracked Flamefeather to the [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park where they managed to capture their quarry before the morning crowds showed up. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
{{spoiler|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard|June 5}}
During training, Bumblebee had to contend with Sideswipe and Grimlock playing lob-ball with Fixit as the ball. When the Autobots detected [[Scuzzard]] on the loose, Bumblebee came up with a plan which, despite going slightly wrong, still netted them Scuzzard. The Decepticon was snatched from them by the newly-escaped Filch, and the Autobots were forced to track down and capture both of the birdbots. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}}

{{spoiler|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof|June 5}}
Detecting Autobots signals at the docks, the Autobots stumbled on a fight between Underbite, Thunderhoof, and [[Slink]]'s gang. Despite falling foul of [[Sneak]]'s underarm odor, Bumblebee helped Grimlock take down Underbite, and the team subsequently managed to capture Slink and her gang. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

==Games==

===''Transformers Online''===
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)|[[Renato Novara]] (Italian)}}

[[File:WfC-IGN-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The time has come and so have I... I'll laugh last 'cause you came to die.]]
During the Decepticons siege of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Bumblebee volunteered to be a message courier when communications became unreliable. Bumblebee was searching for the one called [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] when he was caught by a pair of Decepticons, only to be saved by Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Informing Optimus of the death of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Bumblebee accompanied Optimus and Ratchet to a command center where they were contacted by [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], who was leading the aerial counterattack and wanted Zeta to activate the [[planetary gun]]s. After informing Jetfire of Prime's death, Bumblebee helped Optimus and Ratchet make their way to the orbital defenses control room, where they activated the guns. Their next stop was the [[Decagon]], where they could reestablish communications and coordinate Iacon's defense. They hit serious Decepticon resistance, including several [[Decepticon war machine]]s, but ultimately, with help from Jetfire and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], the three made their way to the Decagon, where they faced the last obstacle: [[Air Commander|Sky Commander]] [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Beating the traitorous Seeker, Bumblebee witnessed a desperate communication from Zeta Prime, who was being held in the [[Kaon]] [[Kaon Prison Complex|Prison Complex]]. Optimus resolved to rescue Zeta, and Bumblebee accompanied him.

[[File:WFC Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Autobots... [[Johnny Yong Bosch|It's Morphin' Time?"]]]]
Bumblebee, Optimus, and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] allowed themselves to be captured raiding supplies outside Kaon, and taken to the prison within the city. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ordered them taken to recycling. Bumblebee didn't think that sounded bad, until Sideswipe told him to consider ''what'' they were recycling. As they made their way through the prison, Bumblebee's horror grew, until he was in a near panic when they placed against the firing wall. Fortunately, [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] finally arrived and killed the [[Heavy Soldier]]s about to execute them. Air Raid was forced to let himself be captured to let the others escape. Finally finding some weapons, the three made their way to a [[wall crawler]] and descended into the prison. Bumblebee asked if this was good or bad, and Optimus replied that it was purely a matter of perspective, while Sideswipe said he was enjoying himself. Soon, they reached a room where Megatron revealed that he had allowed Zeta's message to be broadcast simply to lure Optimus into a trap. After they fought off some Decepticons, Megatron simply teleported them to a prison cell without their weapons. Fortunately, Optimus managed to break the wall with his axe, freeing them. Optimus then explained he could not open the other prisoners' cells, despite Bumblebee's pleas. Heading to retrieve Air Raid, the three Autobots rescued the flier, who took them to the control which would open all the prison's hard locks. Unfortunately, Zeta was trapped under the facility, so the control wouldn't release him. While Air Raid took the freed Autobots back to Iacon, Bumblebee accompanied Optimus and Sideswipe underground to free Zeta, racing through the caverns as the Decepticons blew out the ground. Reaching Zeta Prime's cell, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Sideswipe had to fight through Soundwave's minions to rescue the Autobot leader, but Soundwave stole some of Zeta's life energy and fled, killing the Prime. Taking his body back to Iacon, Bumblebee and Sideswipe bore witness to the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] declaring that Optimus was now Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], leader of the Autobots.

During the evacuation of Cybertron, Megatron used Trypticon Station to fire on the Autobots' escape pods. After the Aerialbots destroyed Trypticon's conversion cog and sent him plummeting to the planet's surface, Bumblebee accompanied Optimus Prime and Ironhide to look for the crash site. Once Trypticon was found to still function, Bumblebee assisted in fighting him, overloading his shoulder cannons with energon batteries and destroying his heat vents. After greatly damaging Trypticon, Optimus Prime declared Trypticon had lost and knocked him into an energon lake with his axe. Afterward, Bumblebee was present at the unveiling of the Ark, where he reminded Optimus Prime that Megatron was "still out there". {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)}}
{{quote|Watch out, Decepticons! I'm kind of a big deal!|Bumblebee}}
[[File:WFCDS Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|89px|Small, but noisy.]]
When a distress call from Zeta Prime was received by the Autobots, they sent Bumblebee to find Optimus so they could repair the communications system. Bumblebee and Optimus were seen battling Decepticons together by an Autobot rookie when he arrived at the Autobot base. When Optimus was later disabled by [[laser guard]]s, Bumblebee was instrumental in reviving him, and helped him defeat [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]]. After the Autobots retook [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Bumblebee exploded verbally at Ironhide, complaining that they'd already lost the war. Optimus told him that that attitude was just what Megatron wanted.

Prime's transmissions led the Autobots to infiltrate Kaon Prison, a place Bumblebee found terrifying to the point where Ironhide had to try and calm him and Optimus told them both to quiet down. They eventually found Zeta Prime, in time for their leader to expire. After Optimus was made the new Prime, the Autobots tried to enlist the help of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]. Bumblebee slyly goaded Grimlock into challenging Optimus to a contest, however instead the Autobots ended up rescuing Swoop who'd been kidnapped by the Decepticons. The Autobots were forced to venture down to Cybertron's core to disable the Dark Energon corruptors, so that Cybertron's core could begin repairing itself, however the planet was left unable to sustain Transformer life.

As the Autobots began to evacuate in arks, Trypticon station began firing on them. Optimus prepared to take a team to the station to attack it from the inside, and Bumblebee was the first to volunteer to go along. They infiltrated the station and destroyed its power core, causing it to plunge from orbit. To the Autobots' surprise, the station transformed into a monster which Bumblebee found terrifying, but he still took part in the battle to destroy it. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)|[[Renato Novara]] (Italian)}}

In order to find out more about "Trypticon", Bumblebee and Ironhide were ordered to infiltrate a Decepticon datacore and extract the info stored inside it. Looking for a back way in, Ironhide uncovered a transit shaft, but it was too small for him to reconnoiter. Splitting up, Bumblebee took the shaft while Ironhide circled around to find another way in. Inside the datacore, they retrieved the intel on Trypticon, but were unable to escape without being noticed. The ruckus they raised in Kaon caught Megatron's attempt, and he arrived to fell both Autobots before they made it out of the city-state. Megatron subjected Bumblebee to a neural scanner to forcibly extract Autobot secrets from his mind. Bumblebee struggled to resist the scanner, but still unwillingly gave up some intel before Ironhide broke them both free. They eventually made it out of Kaon in one piece, thanks in part to the air support provided by Air Raid.

After the power supply was cut off to Trypticon from the Geosynchronous Energy Bridge, the Autobots began to prep supplies for their evacuation of the planet. On one such supply convoy, Bumblebee ran defensive reconnaissance to protect the convoy from Decepticon attack. Bumblebee blamed himself for allowing the decepticons to access his mind using the neural scanner, and was extra dedicated to the mission in his effort to redeem himself, even if only in his own eyes. He uncovered an ambush plot on the roadway, and alerted Optimus to the threat. Taking point, he intervened on several other ambush attempts along the way.

After Trypticon Station fell to Cybertron's surface and revealed itself as a gi-normous transforming creature, Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime and Ironhide in racing to the crash site to finish him off. They were separated during the journey, and had to fight through multiple Decepticon vanguards before even reaching Trypticon. Eventually, it was the combined firepower and teamwork of the Autobot forces that brought down the dangerous dinosaur. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (PC/PS3/PS4/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox One)===
{{Note|Bumblebee is available in Escalation Mode and has the Ammo Supply Core as his default ability.}}

Bumblebee waited with Optimus at the train station for Ironhide and Sideswipe to retrieve the [[Dark Spark]]. When the first train came, Bumblebee was the only one who made it on board, due to it having a timer. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bastards!]]
As the Autobots worked towards preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch, the Decepticons attacked the city. Bumblebee was helping out [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] with the wounded when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] arrived, and helped with an injured soldier. He was part of the bridge crew when the ship launched, and when they were intercepted by the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', defended the bridge alongside Optimus. Prime left to tend to the engine room, and Bumblebee was sent to replace a [[moleculon fuse|fuse]] so they could get the defense systems back up and running. He succeeded, allowing the ''Ark'' to start returning fire on the Decepticon ship, and began heading for the engine room. By the time he got there, Optimus and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] were engaged in a ferocious battle, with Optimus losing. As Megatron fired off a killing shot, Bumblebee threw himself in the way and took the shot to the chest. Enraged, Optimus renewed his assault on Megatron, but a short time later both ships were sucked through the [[space bridge]] portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
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===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:Transformers prime the game bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I should probably say something...but that might be difficult.]]
The Autobots detected a massive asteroid of Dark Energon headed toward Earth, and intercepted the ''Nemesis'' crew attempting to retrieve the asteroid when bridging to the location. At the climax of the battle, the asteroid began to split apart and exploded. Team Prime fell to Earth and scattered across the country.

Bumblebee was captured by the Decepticons at some point, likely by Knock Out. However, when Raf had detected Bumblebee's life signal on Earth, he had come to rescue his friend. Freed by the human, Bumblebee followed Raf's directions in order to escape. Eventually, Bumblebee encountered Knock Out and Raf was kidnapped by the Decepticons while he was distracted.

Optimus dispatched Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate a part of the asteroid that landed on Earth being checked by a Decepticon signal, though Bumblebee scouted ahead and found that the signal was Dreadwing unearthing one of Thunderwing's missing components. Arcee helped Bumblebee in grounding Dreadwing, though he was the one who did the work in defeating him. Later, Arcee joined Bumblebee in bridging to the Nemesis to save Ratchet and the children, who had been captured by the Decepticons over this period of time. He was met yet again by Knock Out, and through trial & error had defeated him by driving him off the Nemesis.

The team regrouped, though missing Optimus, and Ratchet dispatched Bulkhead, Bumblebee, and Arcee to chase Thunderwing in order to give him time to create a device to corrupt his Dark Energon core. Bumblebee was pretty shaken up by Megatron. Bumblebee later joined the rest of the team in watching the sun set after a day's hard work. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
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===Transformers Universe===
[[File:Tu-character-art bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bumblecat?]]
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===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (mobile game)===
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==Toys==
{{main|Bumblebee (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderBumblebee.jpg|thumb|Cheddar-flavored.]]
* ''War for Cybertron'' Bumblebee was designed by [[Jim Daly]], and it's that specific character concept art that won [[Hasbro]] over on giving [[High Moon Studios]] the game.
* Bumblebee's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Runner-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Recon-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
* [[Alex Irvine]] wrote the short story ''[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]'', expanding on how Bumblebee lost his vocoder in ''Exodus''.
*In the end credits for WFC, Bee drives up, and '''HALF''' of the Autobots get out. Weird. Guess his father was a clown car.
* Bumblebee's [[license plate]] in "[[Speed Metal]]" is "'''936 SOH'''".
* Unlike [[Bumblebee (Movie)|that other mute Bumblebee]], who cannot directly communicate at all, and who splices together radio signals as a primitive method of conveying his thoughts, the beeps and tones produced by ''Prime'' Bumblebee seem to be a language of their own, which is fully understood by other Cybertronians (and, oddly, Raf).
* Bumblebee's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Bumblebee parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop. Unlike most of his peers, who were hue-shifted into different colors, Bumblebee seems to look exactly the same as he always does.
*Bumblebee is a guest on the DVD/Blu-ray commentary for "Shadowzone". [[Dave Hartman]] apparently shares Raf's ability to understand him.
*According to the Autobits version of [[Darkmount, NV]], [[Frank Welker]] records words for Bumblebee, which are then replaced with the character's normal beeping sounds.
* For [[Christmas]] [[2013]], [[The Hub]] aired a special "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" video yule log. This hour-long special consisted of music and cameo appearances by several characters or pieces from Hub properties in addition to the ponies themselves. Among the characters who made cameos were Beast Hunters Bumblebee (who beeped as he drove across the screen), [[Blades (RB)|Rescue Bots Blades]] (who stumbled onto the screen before being pulled back off), Strawberry Shortcake, Lil' Bat (mascot for The Aquabats), a Sorry! game piece, a character from "Pound Puppies", the main lead from "SheZow!", and several characters from the "Littlest Pet Shop" cartoon. This special was aired back-to-back for four hours on Christmas morning, possibly as a means of giving the bulk of the network staff a chance to spend Christmas morning with their families.
* A running gag in ''Robots in Disguise'' is Bumblebee's inability to come up with a decent command for his team to mobilize, in the vein of Optimus Prime's famous order to "[[roll out]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Bumblebee''', '''Űrdongó''' (''Rescue Bots'' cartoon, "Space-Bumblebee")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dàhuángfēng''' (大黃蜂, "Hornet")
*''Russian:'' '''Shershen'''' (Шершень, "Hornet") - FOC & ROTDS only

==References==
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[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Go! Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
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[[Category:Transformers Online Autobots]]
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Hologram

2015-05-24T21:50:59Z

RichardT1977:

A '''hologram''' is an artificially created image using [[wikipedia:photons|photons]] arranged in a manner to better display information...or trick people, depending on the situation at hand.

==Fiction==
In addition to physically changing form, Transformers across all continuities use holograms to maintain disguise in their [[alternate mode]], especially when battle damage would otherwise make that difficult.<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/August 2009: Answers]]</ref>

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Heavymetalwar giant autobot.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb| Hologram is an armor ability in [[Halonix Maximus|Halo]] Reach, right?]]
The [[Autobot]] [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] often made use of holograms. While guarding [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], Hound came up with the idea to use a hologram to trick the [[Decepticon]]s and lead them into an ambush. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] agreed, and Ravage was allowed to escape, believing he had learned of a military base with large amounts of rocket fuel. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], however, saw through Ravage's escape, sending the Decepticons to the real base, while he went with a group of shoddy constructions to rub it in Prime's face. The hologram of the base worked just fine, though... {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Hound projected an [[Halonix Maximus|image of a giant Autobot warrior]] to scare off the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Inside the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Hound projected a hologram of [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] so [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] could demonstrate the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer]]. [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] walked in and thought it was real and opened fire. This caused a minor cave-in which damaged the immobilizer. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] used a [[holographic projection rifle]] to project an image of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in order to lure [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] into a trap. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was using a [[holographic projector]] to train with [[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinel drones]] when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] arrived and attacked them. Later, Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] used the holographic projector to create various images of hostiles. This successfully distracted the Combaticons for some time, until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] discovered that their attackers were holograms. The Combaticons aren't really smart. That's why they let [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] do all the thinking. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
[[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] used [[holographic battle drone|holographic scenarios]] to test the [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster Junior]]s' combat skills with. [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] fared well against his three assailants. [[Cab]] did a good job extinguishing holographic flames, but was a little too slow in dealing with an opponent. And lastly, [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] dealt with her adversary, but fell from a holographic waterfall, which made her objective of saving a puppy unmet. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{see also|Solid light simulation}}
[[File:Tellhimwhodefeatedyouthisday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Hound scared off [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] with a holographic missile projected from his turret gun. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}
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====Find Your Fate Junior====
=====''Battle Drive''=====
[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] made effective use of his Hologram Gun to permit Prowl and Sparkplug to escape a cave when a small group of Autobots were under siege by Megatron and his troops. He created two addition "Prowls" to temporarily disorient the enemy robots, allowing Prowl to get a head start on the evil robots. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====The Transformers Adventure Game Books continuity====
[[File:Corgi-1-dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|In this picture, the Triceratops is the hologram.]]
The [[time-travelling alien]]s used holograms of [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s to keep intruders away from their flying saucer. It didn't work, as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and the Decepticons Ravage and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] all saw through it, and ultimately the aliens' spacecraft wound up buried under present-day [[Disneyland]]. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
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===Beast Era===
By the [[Beast Era]], holograms were in more wide scale use, including such applications as entertainment and military use. The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' both made extensive use of hologram technology to run simulations and observe events in real time. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there were [[holo-chip]]s which allowed [[Transformer]]s to interface with them and see things virtually—some of which were not always virtuous, if you get our meaning. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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[[File:Tai-projector.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Showtime, Synergy!]]
[[T-AI (RID)|T-AI]], the Autobots' computer, uses a holographic avatar in the form of a human girl to interact with Autobots and humans. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Image chosen totally at random.]]
Recognizing that the Autobots' lack of drivers would attract attention, they used [[Holomatter]] avatars to avoid detection. However, security measures can be devised specifically to detect holomatter, showing that organizations such as the [[Machination]] already anticipated Cybertronian interference. {{storylink|IDW Generation 1 continuity}}
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===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
An ancient highly advanced human civilization had left holograms of themselves behind to warn those who came seeking for [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Ruin (episode)|Ruin}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
Transformers were capable of creating holographic illusions of car interiors and drivers. A great many of these holographic drivers were based on [[Bud Hansen]], with others presumably being based on Bud's brother [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] and his brother's (soon-to-be) girlfriend [[Lori]]. {{Storylink|Hidden}}

===Live-action film series continuity===
[[File:Starscreamhologram.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This seat's taken.]]
After introducing the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] showed [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] a hologram of the devastation Cybertron suffered during the war with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The Decepticons also made use of holograms, using [[Moustache Man|a single, mustached male]] as a display to avoid attracting attention. Oddly enough, the Decepticon holograms appear to have solid machinery underneath them, but when activated they appear to be a projection with nothing under the surface. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

While on a mission chasing down Decepticons in the [[Australia]]n outback, a [[NEST]] team mistakenly raided a party of humans. When they realized their mistake, the Autobots had to urgently try to keep their cover, so they rezzed up some driver holograms in a rush. They were in such a hurry that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] copied [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]]'s driver exactly. Fortunately none of the humans noticed the triplet drivers.

The next site the NEST team came to, they were more cautious to prevent making the same mistake. They discovered three construction vehicles. The vehicles were the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]]. Their holographic drivers were realistic enough and able to carry out casual human conversation convincingly enough that they very nearly fooled even the human members of the NEST team. Just to make sure [[Kaminari Ishihara]] tossed a rock to one of the miners that was standing around outside of the Constructicon's cab. When he let it drop at his feet, [[William Lennox]] threw another rock, this time intending to hit him. The rock passed right through him blowing their cover. A fight ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

[[File:IronhideDriverCyberMissions.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] used [[Moustache Man|his driver hologram]] to fool a face recognition scanner at a secure facility in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 6}}

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] activated a hologram resembling the human [[Jack (ROTF)|Jack]] intending to talk himself out of a speeding ticket. The police car pulling him over turned out to be Barricade. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}

[[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]] projected holographic images over top of [[Kevin Bowman]] which were able to track his movements. The first was an image of Kevin as an old man. This was then adjusted to be an image of Kevin at seventeen or eighteen with a mustache. Later, a hologram of [[Tailgate (Classified)|Tailgate]] was projected over Kevin to distract [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears}}

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===''Shattered Glass''===
The [[auto-combatant]]s were composed of solid light and generated by a computer in rooms designed for battle training. {{storylink|Shattered Glass}}

===''Animated''===
The busts in [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]'s [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|dojo]] were holographic images of various members of the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

Prowl also had the ability to create holographic images of himself and also objects as his special power.

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===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:Sadie OrionPax1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{Main|Sadie}}
Arcee used a hologram of a human named [[Sadie]] when driverless. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime}} Jack lied to Sierra and told her it was his mom. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===

[[File:SmallBlessings ChesterAArthur.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
As part of [[Griffin Rock]]'s tricentennial celebrations, [[Elma Hendrickson]] and a number of other prominent citizens from the town's history were recreated as holograms. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}} A hologram of [[Chester A. Arthur]] welcomes visitors to [[Hall of Inspiration]] {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} {{storylink|Christmas in July}} {{storylink|Small Blessings}} [[Doc Greene]] invented a handheld hologram projector which [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] used to project a hologram of himself and [[Cody Burns|Cody]] to fool a bear. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}}

The holograms created for the tricentennial were reused by [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] to create an epidemic of "ghosts", so the pair could escape their jail cells and rob the people of Griffin Rock. They turned out to be susceptible to Doc Greene's [[Spectral Vapor Filter]], though only temporarily. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}} The [[Nightmare Imaging Device]] created entities similar to solid holograms. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

A hologram of a rock wall was used to conceal the building containing the [[Beam Box]]. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* [[wikipedia:Holography|Holography]] and [[wikipedia:Volumetric display|Volumetric display]] on Wikipedia

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