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Omega Supreme (WFC)

2025-05-05T02:54:53Z

Robomike27: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (PS3, X360, PC) */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Omega Supreme}}
:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFC OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So he can make portals now?]]
Striking fear into the [[spark]]s of ''almost'' every [[Decepticon]], '''Omega Supreme''' is the mightiest Autobot of them all. Charged with being the last line of defense for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the Autobot capital, and guarding the gateway to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core, Omega Supreme is near-unstoppable in battle, relentless in his mission, and fearless in the face of danger.

{{quote|Omega activated. Power: Optimal. Mission: Destroy Megatron.|Omega Supreme, a bot of few words|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Omega Supreme was the legendary [[Guardian robot|Guardian]] of [[Crystal City]]. Having acquired the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] opened the entrance to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] below the [[Autobot High Council|High Council Tower]] to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron with [[Dark Energon]]. [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] reactivated Omega Supreme to fly the Plasma Energy Chamber to safety. Omega was horrified to be informed by the [[Communication Grid]] that the [[Decepticon]]s held eighty-five percent of the planet; that only three of the High Council lived and all of them were Decepticons; the [[AllSpark]] had been ejected from the [[Well of All Sparks]]; and Sentinel Prime was dying. He informed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] he should have reactivated him sooner, though they had no idea he even existed, and Omega acknowledged it was because of Optimus that the Autobots held out for so long.

Omega tried to fly into space, where Teletraan-1 would give him instructions as to where to hide the Chamber, but [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s attacked. Omega blew up two Seekers before his own nozzles were shot at and he reverted to [[robot mode]] and fell back into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] was horrified by the Guardian's destruction but fortunately, Omega survived the impact and inspired the Autobots to fight off the Decepticons seeking to gain the Chamber. Omega killed four [[Dark Energon]]-infused Decepticons, but Megatron hammered him in the knee causing him to collapse and allowing a swarm of gladiators to crawl on him. Omega fell, crushing the gladiators, but the Dark Energon left their bodies to power Megatron to the point he could turn Omega on his back. He threatened to slice his throat, but he only wanted the Chamber, and tore it out of Omega's body before escaping.

[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] repaired Omega Supreme, and he was able to fight when [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] emerged in the [[Mithril Sea|Mithric Sea]] when the Autobots left Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. He was left with [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and his Wreckers to deal with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s new regime. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After the evacuation of Cybertron and the fall of Iacon, Ultra Magnus used Omega Supreme as a mobile base of operations when the [[Wreckers]] and other pockets of Autobot resistance were forced underground by Shockwave. Omega Supreme joined Ultra Magnus, [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], and [[Rack n' Ruin]] on their mission to rescue Alpha Trion from Shockwave, shelling Iacon's defenses from afar and distracting Decepticon police forces long enough for the other Autobots to reach Iacon's underground levels.

During the [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron, Omega Supreme was one of the first Cybertronians to stand against [[Tyrannicon]]'s [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] flotilla. Although the Autobot guardian brought his considerable firepower to bear, destroying several Sharkticon ships in the process, he ultimately could not stand against the general himself, who clambered up Omega Supreme and speared him through the head, taking him out of the fight. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''The Covenant of Primus''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Omega Supreme is the last of the mighty Omega Sentinels, but was always unique amongst them. Omega Supreme is a free-thinker, and though he is lacking in terms of personality, he is a powerful Autobot that believes he can tip the war in the Autobots' favour. He once totally snatched a seeker right out of the air! {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Omega Supreme was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Salvador Serrano]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

Omega Supreme was the guardian of the [[Omega Gate]], which gave access to the Core of Cybertron. Omega lay inactive during the war until Megatron's forces invaded [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] seeking what they thought was the [[Omega Key]] (which would allow access to the Core), forcing [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] to activate the false Omega Key and awaken the sleeping giant. His mission: Destroy Megatron.

[[File:WFC OmegaSupreme vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|This thing shoots enough bullets to make danmaku look conservative.]]

Omega followed the homing signal of the false key and destroyed the fleet of Decepticon ships Megatron was using to search for him. As the Decepticons were securing their wounded, the mighty Autobot attacked, destroying their rescue ship and killing the survivors. At first, the Decepticons seemingly defeated the Guardian of Iacon when they destroyed the supports for a section of bridge Omega was standing upon, but the Autobot returned with a vengeance, using his main gun to disintegrate what remained of the bridge and forcing Megatron's squad to flee to safety.

Omega Supreme attacked Megatron wherever he went, destroying a cargo lift the Decepticon rode, smashing his way through a tunnel and laying landmines upon a bridge that was the only route to safety. Eventually, Omega Supreme tracked the Decepticons to an Autobot anti-aircraft battery on a terrace and attacked with his main gun, heatseeking missiles, [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] and briefly defending himself with an impenetrable energon barrier. However, the Decepticons discerned the pattern of Omega's attacks and breached his armour thanks to the terrace' turrets, forcing him to crash down into a sub-level of Iacon below.

[[File:WFC OmegaSupreme vs Megatron Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Omega Supreme hates glitches.]]

Sure that the Autobot was destroyed and eager to get his hands on the means to open the Omega Gate, Megatron led his squad down, only to find that Omega Supreme had transformed and re-energized himself with energon batteries drawn from underground. Omega Supreme battered the Decepticons with a combination of missiles, laser turrets, his main gun and a powerful arm-mounted tractor beam, until [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] deduced that Omega's defensive weakness were his turrets - destroying them forced the Autobot guardian to draw upon the energon batteries to regenerate. Seizing the advantage, the Decepticons infected the batteries with a charge of Dark Energon, corrupting Omega Supreme's systems when he drained the batteries. While Omega dealt with the Dark Energon with a counter-virus, Megatron attacked, severely damaging the Autobot's armour. Down, but not out, Omega Supreme drew energy from Cybertron's core itself and unleashed a withering multitude of missiles upon the Decepticons. However, with his internal shielding exposed, Omega was vulnerable, and eventually the Decepticons brought him down by blasting his exposed chest cavity. Gloating in victory, Megatron blasted Dark Energon into Omega Supreme's chest, and the Autobot, helpless to fight against it, was corrupted. Omega Supreme was taken underground where he was forced to open the Omega Gate, allowing Megatron to corrupt Cybertron's core with Dark Energon.

The rumours of Omega Supreme and Zeta Prime's defeats spread through the Autobot camp, leaving the Autobots direction-less and dispirited. Just when hoped seemed to die for the Autobots, a new hero stepped up to lead them: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]].

Charged by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] with destroying the infection to Cybertron's core, Optimus Prime lead a team consisting of [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] to the chamber outside the Omega Gate, where Omega Supreme was being imprisoned. There they found the Decepticons torturing the giant Autobot and force-feeding him Dark Energon to prevent him from repairing himself and escaping his bonds. After his captors were destroyed, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] began repairing Omega Supreme's damage and Dark Energon corruption, but the party were set upon by dozens of Decepticon reinforcements. Just as they were attacked by a Decepticon [[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyer]], Omega Supreme regained enough functionality to rip the foe to pieces with one hand.

With the present Decepticon threat removed, Omega Supreme opened the Omega Gate to Cybertron's core. However, his systems were not yet fully operational; repairs would have to be completed at Autobot headquarters while Optimus and his team headed down into the depths of Cybertron. {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[File:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Finally science determined whether a Transformer could soil himself.]]
At the climax of the Great War, Decepticon Leader Megatron defeated and stole the Omega Key from Zeta Prime. Immediately, sirens began ringing, and Omega was awakened, and immediately went for Megatron. Omega Supreme decimated the Decepticon forces in Iacon, much to Megatron's horror and fury. Omega Supreme was left to find the Decepticon leader with Autobots Jetfire and Cliffjumper at his side.

Megatron returned with his team, defeating Jetfire and Cliffjumper, but Omega finally found them, and began to swipe at them through entire walls. Thundercracker observed the titan had somehow grown huger, but Megatron led his hesitant Decepticons onward nonetheless. Omega Supreme fell, and Megatron claimed a decisive victory in the war.

''Presumably,'' the Autobots went to save their giant guardian at one point. Right?
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (PS3, X360, PC)===
[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] retells Omega Supreme's final confrontation with Megatron, from the previous game. He reveals that Omega fell into stasis lock. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

==Toys==
===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-YOTSOmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (Year of the Snake exclusive, 2013)
** ''Accessories'': 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: A [[BigBadToyStore]]/[[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] shared [[exclusive]], ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Snake" Omega Supreme is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. Aside from a more traditional gray, red, and yellow color scheme, Omega Supreme now has a new head and a massive, articulated claw arm, both based on his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' design. The visor on his head can be flipped open, and he features a flip-up cannon at the back of his head. Meanwhile, the claw arm features double-jointed claws and can spin freely. He lacks the electronics and removable [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] component found on previous versions.

:He splits in half to transform into two vehicles: a train engine and a multi-gunned space battleship. The train features a small articulated "claw" on the roof, a large cannon/construction arm on its caboose, and a [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[5 mm post|5mm peg]] on each rear side. The battleship has a 5mm peg-hole on either front side of the hull, and comes armed with three double-barreled "laser cannon" turrets, as well as a dual spring-loaded [[missile]] launcher turret with two missiles. The double-barreled cannon at the back can rotate manually, while the two cannons and launcher at the front are geared to rotate together when a red gear wheel, located on the starboard side of the hull/his left arm, is rotated. There are two more Mini-Con compatible pegs on either side of the bow/right shoulder, and an Energon Chip holder on the forward deck. The train can also transform into a crane, while the battleship can transform into an artillery cannon, with both emplacements featuring flip-out handles for other figures to man. Additionally, both vehicles can also combine to form an extremely long "Cybertronian Armored Supertrain". The ship's tower and the clear-yellow canopy at the rear of the train can open, and are meant to accommodate the now non-existent Headmaster component.

[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-YOTSSuperOptimusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Peeakaboo!]]
:Omega Supreme can also combine with ''Platinum Edition'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Platinum Edition|Optimus Prime]] to form what his [[instructions]] call "[[Super Mode|Super Optimus Prime]]". Prime's drones are color-matched to Omega Supreme, and can attach to four connectors on Omega Supreme's body, while Prime himself is inserted into Omega Supreme's chest cavity to replace his head, although the instructions omit many details on just how to achieve this. Omega Supreme's back can actually open up to accommodate Optimus with his body in truck mode, while Omega Supreme's head is meant to sink into his own neck base panel. The panel itself is then flipped to his right shoulder, forming a shoulder-mounted, non-firing missile battery, and one can rotate Omega Supreme's head to form a sunken cannon turret. This base panel has also been retooled from the original version of the mold, being wider, allowing his head to sink in, and featuring 14 sculpted missiles instead of five. His drone connection points are also compatible with ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Energon|Wing Saber]]'s dis-articulated parts for use as auxiliary weapons.

:His [[packaging]] mentions that his right arm has a "lunging grip" and can function as a "working crane", which are [[gimmick]] call-outs for the original version of the mold, and are things which the new claw arm can't really do. His [[bio]] is also largely ambiguous, but its mention of Omega being a sleeping guardian, coupled with the style of the new head and arm, seem to cast him as an Aligned continuity family version of the character.

: The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''Energon: The Powerlinx Battles'' [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]].

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==Notes==
* In the ''War For Cybertron'' console multiplayer Escalation map "District", after a certain number of waves, the screen goes dark and Omega Supreme says a random line from the single player campaign. Additionally, in the multiplayer map "Horizon", Omega Supreme can be seen blasting some off-screen Decepticons with his missiles.

* In ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', concept art can be seen of ideas that did not make it into the final version of the game. One of these concepts include what appear to be the headless bodily remains of Omega Supreme found within the Sea of Rust. Whether this was intended to be Omega Supreme himself, or simply another guardian resemblant of him is unclear.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Omegator''' (Омегатор)

[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

Energon Harvester

2025-05-01T18:44:43Z

Robomike27: /* Fall of Cybertron */

[[Image:DeusExMachina-Openharvester.jpg|thumb|300px|"They're gifts, [[Nolan North|Mr. Miles]], gifts from those who came before."]]
An '''Energon Harvester''' was used by the Ancients to harvest [[energon]]. As energon flows in the bodies of all [[Transformer]]s, the Harvester can be a deadly weapon in [[Decepticon]] hands.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
When the Autobots detected an energon vein in [[Greece]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] went to investigate. There they spotted a painting of a god wielding the Energon Harvester and figured one must be on Earth. Bulkhead encountered [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] at the construction site, which meant the Decepticons also knew about the Harvester. After some online searching, [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] found an identical orb in a museum, which [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] confirmed to be genuine.

[[Image:Soundwaveandenergonharvester.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Now I claim your sun!"]]

[[Team Prime]] surrounded the museum, while [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] [[GroundBridge]]d the children into the museum to steal the Harvester. But [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown attacked the Autobots, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] snatched the Harvester from the kids, and Miko was arrested. Bulkhead deduced [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] would return to Greece to harvest the untapped energon source. Starscream had already demonstrated its power by absorbing the life from a [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] and was harvesting the energon when Bulkhead arrived. The Decepticon attempted to use it to kill Bulkhead, but he grabbed onto it, causing it to overload. Bulkhead threw the Harvester into the air, where it safely exploded.

Later, [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] gave a replica of the Harvester (made by Ratchet) to the museum and got Miko out of trouble with the [[Museum security guard|security guard]]. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
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==Games==
===''Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:Tffoc energonharvester.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Tiers? More like tears!]]
Energon Harvesters were used during the later days of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]] between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s.
{{note|
*This weapon has the following base in-game stats:
**Damage: 10
**Range: 3
**Accuracy: 6
**Rate of Fire: 5
*This weapon can be upgraded in campaign with the following upgrades:
**R-Inifinity finder - Increases the effective range of the weapon
**Reaper - Increases the amount of health harvested from your enemies
}}
{{Gamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[Image:Generations_fall_of_cybertron_roadbuster.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Deluxe, 2013)

: Part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]] is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Swindle (FOC)#Generations|Swindle]], and comes with an additional weapon accessory based on the Energon Harvester shotgun from the ''Fall of Cybertron'' game. It opens and closes when its housing is slid, and features a [[5 mm post|5mm handle]] and port.

==Notes==
*In ''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'', the Energon Harvester is a shotgun-like weapon that siphons energon from targets and utilizes that energon to repair its user. It fires a quick burst of moderately powerful rounds, best at close range, but the accuracy is pretty good for a shotgun.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Star Harvest''' (スターハーベスト ''Sutāhābesuto'')
*''German:'' '''Energon-Erntekugel''' ("Energon-Harvestingball")
*''Korean:'' '''Eneojon Chuchulgi''' (에너존 추출기, "Energon Harvester")

[[Category:Energon|Harvester]]
[[Category:Energy technology]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron weapons]]
[[Category:Prime technology]]
[[Category:Prime weapons]]

Vortex (FOC)

2024-11-06T11:42:19Z

Robomike27:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Vortex}}
:''Vortex is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[image:FOC-Vortex.jpg|thumb|left/right|400px|Oh, Ashley. Oh, Rhett. I don't know nothin bout birthin' no baby.]]

'''Vortex''' isn't much of a fighter. Instead, what Autobots fear is being caught in his magnetic grapples. Once they are in his clutches, Vortex will execute a series of terrifying maneuvers that leaves his victims scared oilless, shortly before dropping them to the planet surface, shellshocked, to their deaths. Along with the other [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s, he can form [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]].

{{bigquote|''Without this, the gun's just a big stick.|Vortex when getting ammo in [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']]}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

The Combaticons remained behind on Cybertron after the launch of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]. Vortex and his comrades fought against the [[Wreckers]] to help [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] maintain control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Vortex and the rest of the Combaticons had the ability to merge into the mighty Bruticus! It is not known whether they followed Megatron to Earth in his quest for the Allspark or if they remained behind on Cybertron, as they had yet to have been seen adopting an Earth vehicle mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Dave Boat]] (English)}}

When the [[Autobot]]s came into possession of a large amount of [[energon]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] tasked the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] with diverting the transport by destroying a bridge. Vortex and [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] were sent to clear a short cut to allow [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to take a drop ship through. Blast Off went through first, drawing out Autobot mines for Vortex to destroy. Once they got through the ruins, the Autobots closed some huge shutters, so Blast Off went ahead, leaving Vortex behind to fight all the Autobots by himself. Vortex eventually reached the bridge and helped out Brawl when it turned out the shielding on the bridge supports was too much for his artillery mode to handle. Vortex flew in and destroyed the autobots guarding bridge to reach the controls, where he manually lowered the defenses of the supports. After the pair took out the side supports, Brawl blasted a hole in the center support so Vortex could head in and destroy it with a [[detpak]]. This he did, and barely managed to escape the bridge before it collapsed, forcing the Autobots' transport to use more of its fuel to take flight. Once [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] took out the anti-aircraft cannons, Vortex and the other Combaticons combined into Bruticus and smashed through the rest of the transports defenses in order to reach the flight deck. There, Bruticus separated back into the individual Combaticons, who rushed the room and quickly dispatched the Autobots inside. On [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]'s orders, Vortex and Blast Off took the flight controls and attempted to land the craft. Unfortunately the damage they had done resulted in the transport crashing, destroying half of the energon it was carrying. Starscream was not pleased, and ordered them arrested after being scorned about his poor leadership by Onslaught.

Vortex and the other Combaticons were later freed once Megatron was resurrected and retook his leadership, accompanying their leader to the facility in which the Autobots were keeping the remains of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] and combined into Bruticus in order to clear a path for Megatron. They were aboard the newly christened Nemesis as it pursued the Ark and Vortex took part in the assault on the Autobot ship's engines as part of Bruticus. The giant took out many Autobots before he was taken down by the combined efforts of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]], blasted off the Ark's hull to fall to the dying [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] behind them. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{charstubgames}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}
====3DS====
{{Charstubgames}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Vortex-(FoC).jpg|thumb|400px]]
Vortex (FoC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who first appeared in the "Bruticus' Chaos" event, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Vortex.jpg|right|thumb|upright=3|A boat is not his true calling.]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

: The first version of Vortex released was made available as part of a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]]" [[giftset]] that contains all five Combaticons in [[Show-accuracy|game-accurate colors]]. Like most Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive toys, it was initially sold at the store's booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and made available at the store's website a few days later.

: Vortex's [[alternate mode]] is an ocher and red [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] assault helicopter with four rotor blades and a double-barreled gun at the front end of the cockpit. His swords feature sculpted weapon barrels on the underside and can be either held as swords or as rifles with "bayonets" in robot mode, and can also be attached to the skid-like sections on both sides of the cockpit using the [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s that serve as rifle handles.

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Vortex can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the [[instructions]] is the left arm. (The gestalt's hand features a thumb which can fold over to either side of the palm so that it can be used as either the left or right hand. He can also easily be used as either foot, which is shown by his later [[retool]] [[Whirl (FOC)#Toys|Autobot Whirl]], who serves as [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]]'s left leg.) His swords can be combined with the other Combaticons' weapons to form Bruticus's Sonic Cannon. Oddly, he is the only Combaticon limb in the set with a black connection port, opposed to the others' light purple.

: A [[redeco]] of Vortex in more "flashy" colors was available as an individually-released mass retail toy (see below), whereas a redeco in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (as the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Vortex (G1)#FOCgiftset|Vortex]] character) was released as part of a shared Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive [[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set. The sculpt was also retooled into Autobot Whirl, as mentioned above. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' incarnation of [[Whirl (G1)#Cloud|Whirl]] and the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' incarnation of [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Wings Universe|Rotorstorm]].
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{{anchor|Retail}}
[[File:Generationstoy-RetailVortex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Is [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Stormcloud (Energon)|cloud—a cloud of ionized particles]]. (''Hasbro Version Pictured'')]]
[[File:TF-Generations-JP-TG04-Vortex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''TakaraTomy Version Pictured'')]]
*'''Vortex''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#006'''
**'''PART 3 OF 5!'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG04'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[redeco]] of Vortex from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[Show-accuracy|game-accurate]], Generation 1-inspired decos with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Vortex replaces the ocher and red colors from his gift set release with red and purple, with the swords' blades sporting [[paint operation]]s in fluorescent yellow.

: The Takara release of this figure features an altered palette: his red and purple paint job is swapped in favor of a game-accurate metallic gold-and-dark red paint scheme. Interestingly enough, the Decepticon sigil on his midsection in robot mode is not a tampograph; it is a sticker.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Vortex/vortex.htm More information on retail Vortex at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Sonic Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Decepticon Bruticus" is a seemingly-identical re-release of his San Diego Comic-Con 2012 toy. He comes with a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Grimlock (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]].

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==Notes==
[[image:FOC_Vortex.jpg|thumb|right|200px|We don't make mistakes, we have happy accidents.]]
* Vortex's original design art (right) used the same color scheme as a [[Circular reporting|lower quality scan]] of his [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Vortex (G1)|counterpart]], and this art was used for some significant promotions and in game (using a different pose). Further modification to his color scheme removed any of the bluish gray from the concept art for the final in game design, possibly because of the game's limit of two colors per character.
* Vortex's body parts are available to [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters in ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer, identified as Vanguard-type components. Because of his unique vehicle mode, there are no Vanguard-type wings. However, wings from other characters can be used by equipping the desired wings on one chest, then switching over to the Vanguard chest. They are only visible on the tail of the helicopter, however.
* Vortex's alt-mode is unusual in that while in it he is normally configured as a helicopter (fitting the trend of [[Vortex (disambiguation)|other Vortexes]] in the multiverse), but converts to a jet-like form when using his ability to boost (this would technically classify him as a gyrodyne). Unfortunately, it appears that the toy is not capable of replicating this "boost mode".
* His toy instructions depict Whirl's head.
* He's afraid of the dark.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vortex''' (ボルテックス ''Borutekkusu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vihr''' (Вихрь, "Whirlwind")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xuàn Fēng''' (旋风 "Whirlwind")

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