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Rage of the Dinobots issue 4

2015-01-26T14:32:19Z

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{{Comicstory|
|series=primerage|issueno=4
|prev=Rage of the Dinobots issue 3
|next=Beast Hunters issue 1
|caption=
|image=RotD4_cvrA.jpg
|title=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 20]], [[2013]]
|coverdate=February 2013
|written by=[[Mike Johnson]] & [[Mairghread Scott]]
|art by=[[Agustin Padilla]]
|colors by=[[Thomas Deer]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|assistant editor=[[Jean-Carlo Tirado]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]
}}

'''Grimlock versus Shockwave!'''

==Synopsis==

The [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] meet [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] in battle, but the cyclopean scientist proves to be surrounded by a forcefield that deflects their every attack. Knocked out by an [[electromagnetic pulse]] triggered by the [[Decepticon]], the team is taken to Shockwave's laboratory, where Grimlock is strapped to an operating table and the others are jailed. As Grimlock struggles to escape, Shockwave explains that he created the Dinobots based on the hypothesis that a combination of intelligence and brute savagery was necessary to create the perfect soldier. Having observed the Dinobots in action since their escape from his clutches, however, he now postulates that sentience is not necessary, and fully unleashing that beast within Grimlock will transform him into the ideal warrior. As Shockwave sets about his wicked work, Grimlock recalls the last time he was trapped in this position, his previous escape and battle with Shockwave, and his being injured in the [[space bridge]] explosion that followed, left for dead until his fellow Dinobots came to his aid...

Elsewhere in the complex, [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] tests the durability of their cell with his blaster while Ultra Magnus puts his mind to work thinking up an escape plan. He and [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]] engage in a fake argument, during which Magnus threatens to blast the Dinobot, prompting the guards to come rushing in to prevent the untimely death of Shockwave's experiments. Slug and Magnus immediately turn on the guards and take them down, then quickly locate Shockwave's lab; Slug smashes into the wall, weakening it enough that a combined charge from all four Dinobots breaks it open, just before Shockwave makes the fateful incision into Grimlock's cranium. Caught by surprise, Shockwave is seized by his four former experiments and Magnus, and rather spectacularly torn limb from limb with one almighty pull. Grimlock is soon released from the table, but just as he is coming back to his senses, a hologram of Shockwave appears in the room and reveals that they have not killed him, but rather, slain only one of many avatars working on one of many labs all across the planet.

A little later, the Dinobots and Magnus gather at a spacecraft, ready to take off and join [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s fleet. Grimlock informs Magnus that the Dinobots will not be going, instead remaining on their homeworld to save the few 'bots still there, as well as to hunt down Shockwave and finish him once and for all. Magnus bids them farewell, affirming them has his fellow Autobots, and takes off as the Dinobots head out for further adventures.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] (2)
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] (6)
*[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (1)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (8) (flashback)
}}

==Quotes==

"I was Optimus Prime's '''right hand!'''" 
"I don't care if you were [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]]'s left leg!"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Slug'''

"Dibs on [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]'s palace."
:—'''Swoop'''

==Notes==
* During Grimlock's flashback to events of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game, what's seen of Shockwave and Starscream are their ''War for Cybertron'' bodies. This issue also patches up a gap in continuity between the end of the game and the start of this mini-series, showing us what happened to Grimlock after the space bridge explosion that ended his role in the game (one of the elevated platforms that level was set on crumbled beneath him and he fell and wound up buried in rubble until the other Dinobots found him).
* Continuing the approach taken by IDW's [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|''Fall of Cybertron'' comic]], [[Earth]]'s [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] are specifically referred to as "ancient", again affirming that Shockwave looked into Earth's ''past'', and that the game is not set—as [[High Moon Studios]] promotional material often claimed—contemporaneously with the era of living dinosaurs.
* There's a "bonus GRIMLOCK pinup" by [[Thomas Deer]].

===Errors===
* On page 15, it appears Sludge is drawn doing Slug's work of ramming through the door, followed by Snarl telling Slug to quit ramming the door and then Slug taking credit for ramming the door while Sludge magically appears behind them.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Grimlock and Ser-Ket, by [[Ken Christiansen]]
*'''Cover RIA:''' Prime Shockwave by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Joana Lafuente]], part of a combined image formed from the RIA covers to all four issues.
*'''Cover RIB:''' ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Shockwave concept art by [[Norwood Cole]].

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Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)

2015-01-14T17:16:30Z

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{{videogame
|title=''Angry Birds Transformers''
|image=Angry birds transformers.jpg
|caption=It's happening.
|developer=[[Rovio]]
|publisher=Rovio Mobile
|date=October 15, 2014 (iOS) October 30, 2014 (Android)
|platforms=Apple iOS 7+ (iPad, iPhone) Android
|ratings=
}}
'''''Angry Birds Transformers''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed and published by [[Rovio]]. It is a themed version of the developer's mega-popular mobile game ''[[Wikipedia:Angry Birds|Angry Birds]]''.

==Synopsis==
The [[Allspark Egg]] has landed on [[Piggy Island]], transforming its dueling inhabitants and giving them bodies and powers based on the Transformers: the birds of the Flock become [[Autobird]]s and the Bad Piggies the [[Deceptihog]]s. The two sides briefly continue their struggle with these new powers until they are both threatened by another transformed group, the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s, who seek to transform all of Piggy Island into metal, backed by countless robotized [[Minion Pig]]s.

Most of the Autobirds and all of the Deceptihogs are captured leaving only [[Red (AB)|Red]] (who has the powers of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]) and [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] (with the powers of [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]) free. The two head out to free the Autobirds ''and'' Deceptihogs, because only by joining forces can they restore Piggy Island to normal!

==Gameplay==
The game is a deviation from the normal ''Angry Birds'' formula, but the core goal, toppling block towers to pop the Bad Piggies on them, is the same.

Once you select an available stage from the map of Piggie Island, your chosen character runs along the foreground at a set speed, as block towers scroll by in the background. By tapping the screen, your character takes aim and fires their weapon. The trick is to quickly determine which blocks in the structure are best to destroy/shove to cause a domino effect, toppling them and popping the Piggies by dropping blocks on them or making them fall far enough. (Remember, weaker blocks are not always the best target!)

Block types include:
:*'''Glass Blocks''': Very weak, easily shattered
:*'''Wood Blocks''': Fairly sturdy but not hard to break
:*'''Stone Blocks''': Very durable, better for pushing than breaking
:*'''TNT Blocks''': Easily-broken red crates that explode with a wide range, sending blocks flying
:*'''Coin Blocks''': Golden blocks that spit out Coins with every hit. Pretty dang sturdy

Most areas also have random destructible elements that can be blasted. The more destruction you cause, the more Coins you get to buy upgrades and explore new areas. Each level has a set length; you do not have to pop every Piggie to pass, merely survive to the end.

"Survive"? Yeah. Some Piggies are weaponized and will begin to attack shortly after appearing on-screen. Thus, popping these Piggies (or at least upending them to throw off their aim) quickly becomes essential. You can also try to escape attacks and falling giant stone statues by transforming to vehicle mode. This speeds you along a bit, but removes your ability to attack, plus you can only maintain vehicle mode for a limited time. Attacking automatically transforms you back to robot mode. There are other obstacles that can decrease a character's health bar; lose all your life and the character is taken out of the game for a time, but they will eventually return. While you will not earn Piggie points for the level, you do keep any Coins you collected. Health does not restore between levels, so if a character is low you must spend Coins to repair them, which also takes them out of the game for a while, but not as long as defeat does. This time-out is in real-time, even when the game is off, but you can spend earned Crystals or scan a figure with a [[Telepod]] to make the repairs instantaneous.

Cleared stages will slowly earn Coins over real-time. Tapping on the Coins on the map adds them to your bank. There are also occasional treasure chests on the map, tap them to earn more Crystals. However, roaming Eggbots will re-cyberform cleared stages, which removes their Coin bonuses. You can see which stages they are working on, how long the cyberforming process will take, and even speed up their work (at the cost of Crystals). This too goes on in real-time. Once a stage is re-cyberformed, it can be played again.

===Character choices===
Every stage has a pre-set character you control, based on who you've rescued so far. Every character has a different style of attack, movement speed, and armor rating, as well as an unlockable secondary move (which must be fueled first by blasting a cyberformed piece of scenery to return it to normal, which is not always as easy as it sounds). Working out the strengths and weaknesses of each character is key to high scores, and in some cases simple survival. (See each characters' individual page for a breakdown of their abilities.)

New characters can be added to your roster in two different ways. In-game, each character is held captive in a block of ice, and you must "spend" a specific number of popped Piggies to break them out. You then have to play a short level with that character, and if they make it to the end, they're yours to keep. If not, they are re-frozen, but thankfully you can try again without having to spend all those hard-earned Piggy points again.

Out-of-game, this is where you spend actual-factual money, on the [[Angry Birds Transformers (toyline)|tie-in toys]]. By placing one of the figures on a [[Telepod]] and placing ''that'' on your device's camera lens, the game reads the code on the figure and inserts it into the game for a limited amount of time (roughly 6 hours). Some variant characters can only be obtained via Telepod. While the characters unlocked this way are only available temporarily until unlocked via Piggie points, there is no limit on how often you can scan the figure, plus any upgrade progress is saved. You can also use this method to power-up already-unlocked characters before a stage or speed up their repairs without spending Crystals; again there is no limit to the number of times you can scan (but the effects will not stack).

Every character can be upgraded multiple times by spending Coins, which (of course) takes them out of play for a while. Each upgrade is pre-set, increasing attack strength, armor strength, or vehicle mode duration. At certain levels, new abilities are unlocked. You can spend much-rarer Crystals to make the upgrade happen instantly; the closer the upgrades are to complete, the less Crystals you need to spend. Upgrading characters is ''vital'' as the levels get harder and harder. You can only have one character undergoing upgrades at a time, though, which tempts you to spend those Crystals....

Soon you get the option to have a second character on standby, who you can call in and have the computer control for a brief period. They enter the stage with a slo-mo that does heavy damage to most of the Glass blocks and Piggies on-screen. However, there's a limit to when you are able to call in a partner; once you see your transport fly overhead, your partner's no longer available. On the other hand, the stage is close to over! But if your partner is ''already'' out when you hit that checkpoint, then they will stay active until the very end of the level, nice for really piling on the destruction.

You get to see your partner before you start the stage, and if you don't like that character choice, you can change it by spending some Coins. Partners are either randomly generated, or pulled from the character rosters of your friends if you've connected to the game via Facebook or Google+ or iTunes or whatever the social network stuff the kids are into these days is. If you called on them in the level, you can "thank" them afterward. Doing so gives the other player a nominal reward (either a Crystal or 25 Coins), while not thanking them simply tells the other player that while you're grateful for the firepower assist, you don't think they deserve any actual compensation. You jerk.

===Ads and upsells===
It's a free game, so how does Rovio make its money? By copious amounts of ads (largely for other games) and by enticing you to spend real currency on in-game currency.

The ads can actually have a gameplay effect, in a disturbingly clever move. After completing a stage, you are given the option to watch a short video ad; doing so doubles your end-of-stage rewards. When chosing a partner for a stage, you will also get a prompt to watch an ad; doing so gives your partner a one-stage stat boost and ups the amount of time they can stay in-play. However, you can only watch so many ads within a set amount of time, so choose which bonuses you go for wisely. And of course, sometimes ads will just pop up anyway.

Spending real monies allows you to buy large numbers of Crystals, which are used to speed up character upgrades, repairs, and re-opening stages. Given that those can take literal hours to finish, leaving you with no stages available to play til the required characters are back in commission, it gets tempting to drop some coin of the real variety.

Of course, you can get the same repair/upgrade speed-up effects with a Telepod-activated figure... which also costs real monies.

== Featured characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobird]]s
|c1=
* [[Red (AB)|Red]] as Optimus Prime
**Regular
**Energon
**Ultimate
* [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee
**Regular
**High-Octane
* [[Hal]] as Grimlock
**Grey Slam
**Energon
**Goldbite
* [[Terence (AB)|Terence]] as Heatwave
* Red as Ultra Magnus
* Terence as Sentinel Prime
* [[Bubbles]] as Jazz
;Non-playable
*[[Stella]] as Arcee
*[[Bomb]] as Drift
*[[The Blues]] as Bluestreak
|h2=[[Deceptihog]]s
|c2=
* [[King Pig]] as Megatron
**Dark
**Ultimate
* [[Corporal Pig]] as Galvatron
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Chef Pig]] as Soundwave
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Moustache Pig]] as Lockdown
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Minion Pig]] as Starscream
**Energon
* Minion Pig as Thundercracker
* King Pig as Bludgeon
* Chef Pig as Soundblaster
* King Pig as Brawl
;Non-playable
* Minion Pig as Skywarp
* [[Astrotrain (AB)|Astrotrain]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Notes==
*For reasons unknown, Energon Galvatron is the only playable character without a corresponding [[Angry Birds Transformers (toyline)|''Telepods'' toy]].
===References===
This game is loaded with tiny jokes and references to Transformers lore.

* The character designs pull from a broad mix of generations. While (obviously) [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] gets the most representation, there are also elements from the [[Live-action film series|live-action movies]], ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)| Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]''. (See individual character pages for the rundown on each.)
*The initial loading screen has numerous nods to more specific (and occasionally obscure) bits of Transformers lore:
{{collist|3|
:*"[[Mechanical_Difficulties!|Crowning Grimlock]]"
:*"Rhyming with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]"
:*"[[Target: 2006|Targeting 2006]]"
:*"Seeing if we've got [[The Touch]]"
:*"[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Dueling on dams]]"
:*"Rebuilding [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]"
:*"[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|Hailing Megatron]]"
:*"Pouring water on [[scraplet]]s"
:*"Practicing [[Metallikato]]"
:*"Crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]"
:*"Rebooting [[Teletraan (disambiguation)|Teletraan 1]]"
:*"Spying on [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]]"
:*"Having a taste of our own electro-medicine"
}}
* The music for the game was composed by [[Vince DiCola]], who did the score for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Each character has one wearable accessory based on wider ''Transformers'' lore:
**Optimus Prime: [[Live-action film series|movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]]
**Bumblebee: ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s ''Energize'' jackhammer tool.
**Soundwave: [[Laserbeak (AB)|Laserbeak]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.cnet.com/news/angry-birds-transformers-takes-wing-as-new-app-and-toys/ Angry Birds Transformers takes wing as new app and toys]
* [http://transformers.angrybirds.com/ Official Website]

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[[Category:Video games]]

Fight!! Victory Leo

2014-12-23T18:02:21Z

Rork:

{{episode
|series=Victory
|ep=27
|image=Fightvictoryleo.jpg
|caption=Defenders of the Faith
|title="Fight!! Victory Leo"
|japanese=戦え!! ビクトリーレオ
|romaji=Tatakae!! Victory Leo
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[September 27|27 September]] 1989
|writer=[[Toyohiro Ando]]
|director=[[Michihiro Kanayama ]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''God Ginrai is reborn as the ferocious Victory Leo, but will he be a threat to the Autobots as well as the Decepticons?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:FightVictoryLeo Perceptor Wheeljack rebuild.jpg|thumb|left|200px|We can rebuild him, we have the technology.]]
With the [[Shuttle Base]] berthed on a small [[Hawaii]]an island, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] begin the process to reconstruct [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] according to the design specifications created by [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]. A tense atmosphere fills the base, with [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]] hit the hardest. The [[Multiforce]] soon find something to take their minds off the situation, however, when they discover [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]]'s [[Breast Animal]] spying on the base. [[Machtackle]] and [[Dashtacker]] fall victim to the [[Breastforce|Breastforcer]]'s hypnotic waves, but [[Wingwaver]] avoids them and engages the villain in an aerial battle above the ocean. Hellbat escapes by diving beneath the waves and quickly makes his way back to the submerged ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', where he reports to [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] on the apparent death of Ginrai. Additionally, Hellbat has discovered a large stockpile of energy in western [[United States of America|America]], which the [[Decepticon]]s quickly mobilize to attack while the [[Autobot|Autobots]] are low on manpower.

[[Image:FightVictoryLeo Victory Leo activation.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Back in the Shuttle Base, the Autobots gather as the reconstruction process is completed, and the recreated, reborn God Ginrai emerges—now, he is [[Victory Leo]]. Jean and [[Holi]] sneak in to visit Victory Leo while his freshly connected circuits are still stabilizing, and they are overjoyed to discover that he still possesses some of God Ginrai's memories and knows their names. Suddenly, Victory Leo convulses in pain and asks that they leave him to rest. Mere moments after they depart, however, a screaming Victory Leo comes smashing through the door, transforms into his lion mode, and begins rampaging through the base. The Autobots chase Victory Leo to the medical bay, where Perceptor and Wheeljack are working on Star Saber's wounds, and Jean gets between the feral Autobot and the [[Supreme Commander]]. After a few tense moments, Victory Leo turns and bounds out of the room, and Star Saber and Perceptor explain that Victory Leo's circuits are not yet properly balanced. As Victory Leo returns to his room to stalk around, a tearful Jean looks over a scrapbook of photos of God Ginrai, refusing to believe that his friend is alive within in the animalistic Autobot.

[[Image:FightVictoryLeo Landcross dinotoss.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[:Image:SnarlG1.jpg|Deja vu!]]]]
As if things weren't bad enough, the Autobots are soon alerted to the appearance of the [[Dinoforce]] on the "[[Energy Road]]" that leads to the energy stockpile in America. The [[Multiforce]] head out to investigate and are met by Hellbat and [[Leozack]] while the Dinoforce attack the approaching tractor-trailer, which is carrying a full load of energy. The Multiforce merge into [[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]] to fight back, but the Dinoforce form [[Dinoking (Victory)|Dinoking]] in response, and the two combiners battle while [[Laster]] and [[Braver]] arrive to tackle Leozack and Hellbat.

[[Image:FightVictoryLeo Leo vs Hellbat Leozack.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
At the Shuttle Base, [[Blacker]] prepares to join the fight, but Star Saber stops him, aware that he is still not fully over his own injuries. Star Saber attempts to head out himself, but can barely even stand, when Victory Leo, still in beast mode, appears in the doorway. Star Saber decides to send him out in his place, despite Blacker and Jean's reservations, and Victory Leo wastes no time in flying to the battleground. He crashes into Leozack and Hellbat in mid-air, knocking them out of the sky and making short work of their Breast Animals, and then turns on Dinoking. Separated from his battle staff, Dinoking grabs the nearest weapon he can find: one of the canisters of energy from the tractor-trailer. Before he can hurl it, however, Victory Leo opens fire and strikes the canister, causing it to explode and blasting Dinoking into his component parts. The Decepticons retreat as the shocked Autobots watch Victory Leo take off into the air.

Everyone returns to the Shuttle Base to discover that Star Saber has summoned [[Greatshot]], hoping that he will take over from God Ginrai as commander of the Sector Two Defense Force. Greatshot is unsure, but Star Saber highlights his own injured condition and the Autobots' diminished manpower, and Greatshot takes the job, on the basis that he reserves the right to quit without objection. Star Saber accepts, but as the furious roars of Victory Leo echo through the base, the Autobots realize that they must awaken the heart of their friend God Ginrai within Victory Leo before it is too late...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] (1)
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] (3)
*[[Wingwaver]] (4)
*[[Dashtacker]] (5)
*[[Pīpō]] (6)
*[[Blacker]] (7)
*[[Machtackle]] (8)
*[[Laster]] (9)
*[[Braver]] (10)
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] (12)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (13)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (14)
*[[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] (15)
*[[Holi]] (16)
*[[Wing (Victory)|Wing]] (19)
*[[Waver]] (20)
*[[Fire]] (23)
*[[Boater]] (24)
*[[Victory Leo]] (25)
*[[Dash (Victory)|Dash]] (26)
*[[Tacker]] (27)
*[[Mach]] (34)
*[[Tackle]] (35)
*[[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]] (36)
*[[Greatshot]] (39)

|c2=
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (2)
*[[Kōmoribreast]] (17)
*[[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] (18)
*[[Leozack]] (21)
*[[Tigerbreast]] (22)
*[[Yokuryu]] (28)
*[[Doryu]] (29)
*[[Goryu (Victory)|Goryu]] (30)
*[[Kakuryu]] (31)
*[[Rairyu]] (32)
*[[Gairyu]] (33)
*[[Dinoking (Victory)|Dinoking]] (37)
*[[Lionbreast]] (38)

|c3=
*[[Jean Minakaze]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
{{note|The following quotes are from the Omni Productions dub}}

"The operation is very complicated. For safety reasons, they decide to do it in Hawaii."
:—The '''Narrator'''

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
* Dash tells Waver to take the drivers of the energy tanker to safety, but it is Tackle who drives up and carries them off. Which is only sensible, really, since getting on a ''boat'' wasn't going to do them much good in the middle of the desert.

===Continuity notes===
*Ginrai and Star Saber received their fatal injuries in "[[A Deadly Battle]]". The former's reconstruction process began in the [[Ginrai Dies!!|previous episode]].
* Blacker's doing a bit better than them, but is still not entirely over the wounds he received in "[[Crisis! Ambush in the Desert]]".
* Greatshot returns after his last appearance in "Crisis! Ambush in the Desert".

===Trivia===
* This episode broke from the show's normal schedule by airing on a Wednesday, only one day after the previous episode.
* Yet another episode to eschew one of the show's two stock title cards.
* As in the previous episode, there is an oddly conscious effort to refrain from naming guest-stars Wheeljack, Perceptor and Minerva, identifying Perceptor only as "the Autobots' greatest technician."
* Victory Leo's "flight mode" (like [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s "Wingwolf" mode, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s "space jet" mode and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]'s "dakatsu" mode before it) is not part of the toy's official instructions, as it was created by the production staff of the anime by fiddling around with it.
* So apparently Boater can fly and drive around on land fine while in his alternate mode.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Go to Battle, Victory Leo'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:**Greatshot has a different voice from his last appearance, and appears to have developed a Texan accent.
:** Jean is upset that Ginrai's becoming a different being, rather than concern at the Autobot having to bear the pain of the procedure.
:** Wingwaver identifies Kōmoribreast as Hellbat.
:** Hellbat says he tailed an Autobot shuttle back to Shuttle Base, instead of detecting the base directly.
:** A line from Dash addressing Waver is altered so he's addressing "Bashtaser", Dashtacker's dub name. The translators were probably confused by the continuity error as noted above, but they still got the wrong Multiforce member!

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Adelante, Victory Leo'''" ("Forward, Victory Leo")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 02 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 3 — ''Transformers: Victory'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Victory'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) — Optional [[Omni Productions|Omni]] dub. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) — Optional Omni dub.

[[Category:Victory episodes]]

File:KillbisonBird.jpg

2014-12-13T09:37:31Z

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{{Victorycap|[[Killbison]] is flipping the bird! He's giving the finger!|Mach and Tackle}}

Doctor Doom

2014-12-12T18:13:32Z

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:''Doctor Doom is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Doom.jpg|thumb|RICHAAARRDS!]]

'''Doctor Doom''' is the rightful King of [[Latveria]]! The sworn nemesis of that accursed [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]], Doom has combined [[magic]] and science to a degree that overrated fool never even dreamed of. Doom wears a suit of metal, and excels at designing [[Doombot]]s, to confuse his enemies as to his activities and whereabouts.

==Fiction==
===''Combat Colin''===
Doom attended a party in the Combat Shed to celebrate [[Christmas]] [[1989]]. Doom hates parties. {{storylink|Christmas with Combat Colin}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[Shipwreck]] mistook [[Destro]] for Doom. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Doctor Doom discovered the [[Decepticon]]s had built a dome in the old country. Unwilling to have his people destroyed by mere machinery, Doom attempted to remove their presence with an army of Doombots, but alas, we were overwhelmed and they captured the [[Psycho-Prism]], a device that can drive a sane man mad.

The [[Avengers]] and [[Autobot]]s arrived to investigate, but their ignorance led them to waste time by combating each other. Doom took matters into his own hands and broke [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s Decepticon-induced rage, clarifying matters for the useless teams, and left, telling them Doom was to broker peace with [[Symkaria]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}}

But Doom had deceived them, having allied with the Decepticons to let him rule the planet after they devastated it. When the heroes failed to surrender despite an ultimatum from Doom and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], Megatron took out his frustration on your King, shocking him into unconsciousness! {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}}

No mere alien robot could keep Doom down for long, and he showed just how important this alliance was by shocking [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. He led Wolverine to destroy the Psycho-Prism, while insulting and making his allies feel generally worthless. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

===''Crossovers''===
When Richards and [[Iron Man|Stark]] started constructing giant transforming battlesuits for himself and other superheroes, Doctor Doom responded by creating his own ones for [[Venom (Crossovers)|Venom]] and [[Carnage]].<ref>Packaging bios for ''Crossovers'' Venom and Carnage toys</ref>

==Notes==
*Doctor Doom was actually in Hell when ''New Avengers/Transformers'' took place (Doom escaped). Confused commoners may chalk this discrepancy to Doom's replicas.
*As well as attending his Christmas party, Doom once battled that idiotic hanger-on of the Autobots, Combat Colin! (And he lost, which was so humiliating that Doom wondered if he could beat up Thomas the Tank Engine.) Colin was aware that both of them are characters in comics.<ref>http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QqxEzkl_lrA/Slpm9cQpZ9I/AAAAAAAAA5A/sIpeQcq_dDU/s1600-h/doom.png</ref> Even Doom doesn't know what this means for ''Transformers''/Marvel Universe continuity!

==External links==
*[[wikia:marveldatabase:Victor von Doom (Earth-616)|Doctor Doom's biography by odious Marvel readers]]
*[[wikipedia:Doctor Doom|Doctor Doom's biography]] by pathetic [[Wikipedia]] editors

==References==
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Kaon (polity)

2014-12-04T19:40:10Z

Rork: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambig3|Kaon}}
[[File:Kolkular.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Kolkular: Cue The Smurfs theme.]]
'''Kaon''' is a [[Decepticon]]-controlled [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]] in the southern hemisphere of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Under Decepticon rule, its capitol is the fortress of [[Kolkular]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''Classics''====
[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], revived since his demise in [[Tokyo]], missed Cybertron badly. In particular, he missed the days in Kaon, when the Decepticons were still a proper army and he could steal small things from his fellow soldiers without everyone immediately suspecting him. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Skywarp's ''Classics'' profile}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
Far from the civilized metropolitan titans of the north half of the planet, Kaon was inhabited by a radical citizenry unsatisfied with the [[Autobot High Council]] and its maintained status quo. It was here that the industrial creations, the [[smelting pool]]s, were first used to melt down living beings, a practice other city-states found horrible and barbaric. Disaffected, unruly, and thirsty for slaughter, Kaon was an obvious location for the fomenting of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s underground Decepticon movement.

Optimus Prime forced Megatron through a [[space bridge]] in Kaon, causing the space bridge to explode and both to disappear. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

====IDW Generation 1 continuity====
Kaon was known to be one of the worst places on Cybertron. Thus, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was operating out there at the time [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and his fellow miners had chosen it as their place of hiding. One of Kaon's notable features was a series of underground [[gladiatorial combat]]s run by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]...until Megatron killed him and took over the games as a method of recruiting gladiators into the Decepticon army. After being freed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], the Decepticons launched an attack on Kaon and took control of the city, using it as their base to direct the [[Great War (G1)|campaign]] against the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}} As the first city to fall to the Decepticons, Kaon marked the beginning of the [[Fall of the First Five Cities]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

In an attempt to sway [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] into joining the Decepticons, Megatron "invited" him to the [[Jump Joint]], a bar in Kaon. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} He later spied on Orion from his throne at Kolkular, {{storylink|Ruins}} then brought the Autobot and his subordinates there to discuss the possibility of an alliance. {{storylink|Choices}} Following Megatron's first major defeat, the Decepticons fell into disarray and parts of Kaon were abandoned, including [[Wreckage Row]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}}

===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
====''Universe''====
[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] went in hiding in the ruins of Kaon after [[the Powerlinx Battles]]. Having fallen into madness due to the disappearance of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], he began terrorizing the southern polar regions of Cybertron with hit-and-run maneuvers on whomever he happened to stumble upon. {{storylink|Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat's ''Universe'' bio}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Whether Decepticons were ever stationed here is unknown. What is known is that there are some smart-nukes in cold storage. After [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was defeated and imprisoned, [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], now in control of the planetary network, saw that one of Ramjets [[Mini-Con]]s (which one is never revealed) had escaped, so he sent one of the smart-nukes after it. It appeared to have made its mark. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===Live-action film series===
Kaon exists and is surrounded by Kolkular, the area in which the Smelting Pool is located, [[Altihex]], [[Moon Alpha Spaceport|Moon Alpha]] and the area containing [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadams]]. {{storylink|Risk}}

====Target.com profile====
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Some Autobot prisoners were being detained by [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]] and the other Decepticons in Kaon. They were rescued when [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] stormed in single-handedly and offered the Decepticons their kicked [[Anatomic euphemism#Transistor|transistor]]s on a silver platter. {{storylink|Explore the Cyberglyph Wall for Secrets and Savings#The Story of Leadfoot|The Story of Leadfoot}}

===''Animated''===
[[File:StuntiConJob Trypticon Prison.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|It was a dark and stormy night...]]
{{Idw-tfa}}
[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] is known as the ''Kaon Krusher''. That's just ''scary''. {{storylink|Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut's toy bio}}

''No longer welcome on Cybertron, the Decepticons built a colony world for themselves on Pyrovar {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}} which they named [[New Kaon]].'' {{storylink|Dispatches}}

Autobot-controlled Kaon was the location of [[Trypticon Prison]], a former Decepticon stronghold. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

===Shattered Glass===
{{locationstub}}
{{storylink|Do Over}} {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}

===Aligned continuity===
[[File:SickMind-Kaon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
====''Exodus'' novel====
Built on a plateau three times the size of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Kaon was the industrial heart of Cybertron, where nameless members of the low [[caste system|castes]] toiled endlessly. It was a dark, smoking mess of a city that was impossible to navigate without the [[Communication Grid]]. The [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] ignored the emerging [[gladiatorial combat]] in the areas surrounding Kaon, acknowledging it was the inhabitants' only escape in their lives. A champion taking the name [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] emerged. This [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] took control of the gladiators and formed the [[Decepticon]]s. His base was a single, large pyramid.

During the war, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] rescued [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from the pyramid, which had become Kaon Prison. Megatron and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had made a deal with the [[Underworld]]ers to chain the prisoners underground. The Autobots were only confronted by two gibbering guards, which Optimus presumed was the toll of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

====''Prime'' comic====
Before the Great War, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] explored the tunnels in Kaon. In the present, she returned with [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] to find [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who had constructed a [[space bridge]] there. Cliffjumper distracted Starscream's [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] forces while Arcee overloaded the space bridge's controls. She, Cliffjumper and Starscream jumped through the space bridge portal to [[Earth]] before it exploded. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Prime}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OrionPax3 Kaon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] honed his gladiator skills in "the pits of Kaon". {{storylink|Crossfire}} He took Kaon in the war for Cybertron as a capital, however he was completely unaware that a powerful device called Vector Sigma was right beneath his feet. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Following the Great Exodus, Starscream seeking information from Autobots Arcee and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] took the two Autobots to Kaon. Once there, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] abstracted codes with a message from Optimus Prime. After escaping their captives, Cliffjumper and Arcee discovered a space bridge beneath Kaon set for Optimus Prime's location. After damaging it, they used it as a means of escape from Shockwave and to get to Earth {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

When [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] used a [[cortical psychic patch]] to enter Megatron's subconscious, he found himself in a recreation of the city. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} Attempting to find [[Vector Sigma]], [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] were led to Kaon by the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} They managed to wake up an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] sentry which attacked Arcee while Jack went below ground to the Vector Sigma chamber. He was able to download the contents of the Matrix from the computer, despite interference from [[scraplet]]s, and he and Arcee headed back for the space bridge. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Megatron initially named his new Earth fortress "New Kaon" after his capital on Cybertron {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}} but later changed his mind and renamed it "[[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]]". {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

After Megatron's death and the Autobots' victory and restoration of Cybertron, Optimus promoted Bumblebee to warrior class in the same pit of Kaon where Vector Sigma dwelled beneath. To celebrate the occasion and the beginning of their reconstruction of their home, [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] blew up the statue of the deceased Decepticon warlord. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)}}

====''Hall of Fame'' bios====
[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] was a gladiator from Kaon, but chose to join the Autobots early on in the war. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}}

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==Games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron''====
Kaon is the Decepticons' capital city and home to a massive prison complex where Autobot captives, including Autobot leader Zeta Prime, are held. Megatron put Soundwave in command of the Kaon Prison Complex. The prisoners there are loaded onto Decepticon Dropships. The dropships transport the prisoners from any battlefield to Kaon Prison, where they are either escorted to cells, executed, or sent to 'recycling', where the prisoners are thrown into a strong current and crushed in a masher. The city houses huge industrial buildings, which may include weapons manufacturing, or experimental labs.

During the Decepticons' assault of Iacon, Soundwave raided an Autobot outpost, taking several prisoners and most of the outpost's energon supply. When Optimus and his team arrived, Soundwave spotted them and ordered a duo of rocket troopers to attack and destroy them, while he and the other Decepticons left in a dropship for Kaon with the energon and prisoners. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===Bot Shots Battle Game!===
[[File:BotShotsGame Kaon Battle Zone.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
Kaon's Battle Zone was one of the many places on Cybertron that the Bot Shots did battle. It was right next to the [[Chamber of Battle]] and [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Kolkulartoy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|A fungus among us.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Kolkular is one of two distinguishable cities molded into the surface of [[Primus]]'s planet mode, designed specifically to match its appearance in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''The War Within'' comics and DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''. In Primus's robot mode, Kolkular ends up on the underside of Primus's heel, which is probably symbolic.

:The other city is the Autobot city-state [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], which, similar to the depiction on the Cybertron map in the ''Ultimate Guide'', is placed on the opposite end of the toy from Kolkular. Its placement, however, is likely a coincidence.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Yep, it was still there when the toy was released months later in the ''Cybertron'' toyline.

===Transformers 2010===
[[File:Kolkular2010toy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (Supreme 2010)
:Still here! And it's a new color!

{{-}}

==Merchandise==
* '''Transformers Monopoly''' (2007)
: Kaon replaces Virginia Ave in this version of the game.

* '''RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition''' (2007)
: Kaon is one of the purple zones on the board.

==Notes==
*Kaon's fortress capitol Kolkular was first non-[[canon]]ically mentioned in the short story "[[Alignment]]".
*In the December 2009 issue of ''GameInformer'', Kaon is incorrectly spelled as '''Chaon'''.
*It seems likely that [[Megatron's castle]], a building that has only appeared in the ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' series, is located in Kaon.

===Foreign names===
:*'''Japanese:''' '''Kaon''' (ケイオン, ''Keion'')
:*'''Mandarin:''' '''Ka Long''' (卡隆)

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Keith David

2014-12-04T19:36:43Z

Rork: Including reference to Mass Effect 3.

{{disambig3|Keith}}
[[Image:KeithDavid.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"There are several things sacred in this world that you don't ever mess with. One of them happens to be another man's fries. Now you remember that, and you will live a long and healthy life."]]
'''Keith David''' (born [[June 4]], [[1956]]) is an American screen actor and voice actor. He has appeared in several high-profile motion pictures such as [[Michael Bay]]'s ''[[Armageddon]]'', and in many cult classics such as John Carpenter's ''They Live'' and ''The Thing'', but is perhaps best known for his role as Imam in ''Pitch Black'' and ''The Chronicles of Riddick''.

On the voice acting side, he is recognized for such roles as Goliath in Disney's ''Gargoyles'', the title character from HBO's ''Spawn'', the Arbiter in the ''Halo'' game series, David Anderson in the ''Mass Effect'' game series, Dr. Facilier in Disney's ''The Princess and the Frog'', Chaos in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and its sequel, as well as narrating commercials for the US Navy. Recently, David has lent his voice to [[Activision Blizzard]]'s video game juggernaut ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' alongside [[Lance Henriksen]] and [[Glenn Morshower]], as well as Electronic Arts' ''Mass Effect'', ''Mass Effect 2'' and ''Mass Effect 3'', the first and last of which were also with Henriksen.

He is, perhaps, the coolest man alive today.

==Voice roles==

===''Transformers'' (2007) The Game===
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]

==Notes==
*It was originally believed that Keith David would play Barricade in the movie as well as the game. However his agent confirmed he would only be in the game. You have no idea how pissed people were.

*[[Alex Milne]] said in a Facebook interview that his ideal voice for comic character [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] is Keith David. That is ''AWESOME''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/ Keith David at the Internet Movie Database]

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Brainstorm (G1)

2014-11-14T22:21:49Z

Rork: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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{{disambig2|the Headmaster character|the Marvel comic issue|Brainstorm!}}
:''Brainstorm is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and one of the most <s>famous</s> notorious inventors from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Brainstormg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If a job's worth doing, it's worth OVERDOING!]]

'''Brainstorm''' is a never-ending font of ideas. Whether he's in the middle of a battle or consciously working on another of his projects, new ideas are the background noise of his mind, sometimes to such an extent that his brain will overheat. In his zeal to see these ideas realized, Brainstorm sometimes forgets about things like "basic safety" and "proper experimental procedure". He will happily hand out new and untested inventions to less-than-responsible comrades for field-testing. His inventions range from useful biotechnology, to [[Metafictional bomb|outlandish anti-personnel weaponry]], to [[Briefcase|devices that harness the bizarre and unthinkable]].

Brainstorm is at least partly responsible for developing the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process. It's sometimes hard to tell how much of it was his doing and how much was his Headmaster partner [[Arcana]]'s, the two work together so seamlessly.

{{note|Brainstorm was quite different in Japan's [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' animated series]]. See below for details.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Brainstormtrialbyfire.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He's green, dammit! Green!]]
After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his troops aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] went missing, Brainstorm was one of several under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Their faction was mired in a seemingly endless war with a band of [[Decepticon]]s led by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], in a struggle so pointless and self-perpetuating that Fortress Maximus decided to leave [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and its war and settle on the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]]. Brainstorm followed Fortress Maximus' lead, building the ''[[Steelhaven]]'' and departing their war-torn home.

It would not be so easy. The [[Nebulan]]s were xenophobic towards the strange robots which invaded their world, and after several missteps in communication, Fortress Maximus, Brainstorm, and a handful of others surrendered their heads as hopeful proof of their benevolence and compliance. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:Brainstormworldsapart.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm would rather fight and die than live with the knowledge that he ran.]]
When the Decepticons arrived on Nebulos, Fortress Maximus and Brainstorm's heads convinced [[Galen]] to attempt the creation of hybrid warriors through a bio-mechanical engineering process. An experimental surgeon named [[Arcana]] constructed the necessary equipment based on the Autobots' theories and underwent the process himself along with several other Nebulans, [[binary bonding]] with Brainstorm. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

''During an adventure that happened at some unspecified point that was logically impossible given the circumstances, Brainstorm and the other Autobot Headmasters fought the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] while the Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s were held captive by the Decepticons. Mindwipe hypnotized Brainstorm, causing him to crash into [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and in general, the Autobots put up a terrible fight. But Brainstorm refused to give up and abandon their captured comrades. The four attacked the Decepticons' [[Fortress of Despair]] and were overwhelmed, but because the Autobots learned to work together with their new Nebulan partners, they were able to rescue the Targetmasters.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

The new Headmasters managed to drive off the Decepticons, but also inadvertently created a new "arms race", as the Decepticons later created Headmasters of their own, and both sides also implemented Targetmaster warriors as well. Fearing things could only get worse for Nebulos, Fortress Maximus and Galen took the excuse of an intercepted distress signal from Earth to abandon Nebulos and prevent the war from causing any further harm to the planet. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

On the way to Earth, Brainstorm re-engineered Fortress Maximus to be larger and stronger than ever before. Then, he and Arcana managed to triangulate the Autobot signal to [[Mount St. Hilary]]. This led into their first battle with Scorponok's forces on Earth and to the death of Galen. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

As the ''Steelhaven'' orbited the Earth, Brainstorm was kept busy building [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] a new body, repairing the injured Fortress Maximus and assisting in the creation of the Autobot [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} Unfortunately, those projects used up most of the group's available resources and prevented the proper recreation of Optimus Prime. The project proceeded despite Brainstorm's accurate warnings of failure. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Tastybrainstorm.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Can Unicron detect how much cinnamon is packed into every bite of Brainstorm?]]
''Brainstorm was displaced to [[Limbo]] along with a handful of other Autobots when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] traveled to the past with a group of Autobots of his own.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} Later, he was one of the victims of a rogue Autobot [[Guardian (Marvel)|Mark V Guardian droid]], which resulted in him being thrown from the Ark and landing at the feet of Optimus Prime. Brainstorm's flaming body helped contribute to the Autobot leader regaining his desire to fight. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

Brainstorm was killed when [[Unicron]] ravaged Cybertron in [[1991]]. Even Brainstorm's vast intellect failed him when confronted with the devil himself, so he simply screamed and shot desperately until Unicron scooped him up. He was quite tasty. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
{{-}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
[[File:Brainstorm project lazarus loose ends.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"I've been asleep ''how long''?! Why did I even invent the alarm clock if no one's going to ''freaking set it''?!]]
Twenty-one years after the death of Arcana and destruction of Brainstorm's original body, Nebulos had signed an [[Interplanetary Trade Treaty]] with Cybertron, which included [[Project Lazarus]]—a project to build new bodies for the original heads of the now-deceased Headmasters. Grimlock reviewed transmissions in which Senior Scientist [[Borx]] explained that the initial attempts had led to extreme pain and complete rejection of the new bodies, including footage of a disastrous attempt at integrating Brainstorm's head with a new body, until data from Zarak's old files improved the process. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

However, this "unauthorised" decryption awakened the original head of Scorponok. Aided by knowledge gleamed from his binary bond with the deceased Zarak, he was able to enslave the Nebulans, complete Project Lazarus, and have them build a "mint replica of [his] original body". {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} With the aid of Grimlock's [[Nucleon]]-soaked [[CNA]], who he had captured while seeking a new body for himself and the other Nucleon victims, he completed another project—to create a "[[Gene Key]]" which could mute the consciences of Autobots, turning them into "Decepticons". {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} The rebuilt Brainstorm—whose faceplate had apparently been forcibly removed, leaving a discolored lower face—was one of the three subjects he demonstrated this on, along with [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and as soon as they were freed, they proceeded to attack Grimlock for wearing an Autobot symbol. After Brainstorm had been chucked around a bit by Grimlock, Scorponok stopped them, as Grimlock was now working for him under blackmail anyway. They proceeded to travel to Cybertron to begin converting the populace into Decepticons. As soon as they landed at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Civil Defense Hub]], the twisted Autobots shot the shocked [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] in the face. Leaving him for dead, they then marched in and began killing [[Cybertronian Civil Defense|Civil Defense Force]] members until the coast was clear for Scorponok. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}}

Later, he stormed through Iacon, turning Autobots with the Gene Key, blindsiding [[Overdrive]] amongst others. As the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] roared away, eager to cause chaos, Brainstorm turned on Grimlock, who had been wandering the city searching for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], telling him that Scorponok had ordered him back to the Civil Defense Hub and escorting him there. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}. While searching for the other Dinobots, Grimlock activated an alarm at the Nursery, where [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was being held, which drew the Dinobots there as well as Brainstorm, Darkwing and Dreadwind. Grimlock then shot open the containment capsule holding [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. With his temperature spiking to dangerous levels, owing to his Nucleon exposure, Inferno begged them to get clear to no avail—as Grimlock intended, the resulting blast incapacitated Brainstorm and the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}}

Ultimately, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] corrupted Scorponok's "master" Gene Key, intended to convert holdouts across the whole planet, and all the affected were converted back into "Autobots", including Brainstorm. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} Though they wouldn't have been held accountable for their actions while altered by the Gene Key, the three former Headmasters turned themselves in to be tried as war criminals, unable to live with the thought of what they were capable of. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

Brainstorm later took part in the assault on Jhiaxus's [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] but was then captured and held at the [[Corral]], and later executed along with [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] when Rodimus couldn't call off the Wreckers. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Brainstormspike.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Okay, we'll become Headmasters, but you gotta take the old man."]]Brainstorm was first seen on Cybertron, touting his new theory that an integration of human and Autobot would dramatically enhance their fighting abilities. Most of the other Autobots, though, thought he was a crackpot. Things turned around when he and a group of Autobots met a band of freedom fighters while stranded on the planet Nebulos. With several comrades kidnapped and the safety of the <s>MacGuffin</s> [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in jeopardy, the Autobots arranged to bond with the Nebulan soldiers. Their heads were reconstructed to accommodate Nebulan passengers and then "transform" around their partners as personal battle armor. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[File:Brainstormrebirthvehicle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Uh, Arcana, he has a cockpit.]]
With the help of their partners, the Autobot Headmasters freed their comrades and drove off the Decepticons. Unfortunately, their foes then joined forces with the freedom fighters' enemies, a group of evil machinesmiths called the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. They also created a new form of binary bonding called Targetmasters. The revitalized Decepticons returned and engaged the Autobots in battle anew. [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] detected the key on Brainstorm and managed to disarm him. Several Hive agents then swarmed Brainstorm and removed the key from him, but he was able to run a full spectrum exo-scan on [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]], one of the Targetmaster partners, before they got away. With that information, Brainstorm was able to recreate the Targetmaster process for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Returning to Cybertron in pursuit of the key and the new Decepticon city-base, Scorponok, Brainstorm and the others joined forces with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], and their partners were instrumental in reversing the chamber's power to usher in a new [[Golden Age]] for Cybertron. In the aftermath, Brainstorm and the Headmasters returned to Nebulos to clear out the Hive's machines and restore the planet to peace and prosperity. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Following [[Hi-Q]]'s kidnapping, Brainstorm turned out with Highbrow, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and Chromedome to brief [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s team. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}}
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===Japanese cartoon continuity===
{{note|In Japan, "Brainstorm" is the name for the combined small head-robot and [[transtector]] body. When separated from the large, lifeless robot body, the head unit is called '''Cana'''.}}

====''The Great Transformer War''====
Before the Headmasters joined the greater Transformer war, Brainstorm, as part of the [[Headmasters of Justice]], hunted down the [[Headmasters of Evil]] on a barren planet. Their ensuing battle was interrupted when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] arrived to retrieve the Headmasters of Evil, as Galvatron had need of them. As they left, Fortress met up with the four Autobot Headmasters and they all boarded Battleship Maximus to pursue the Decepticons to Cybertron. {{Storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}
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Four million years ago, Brainstorm was one of a number of [[Cyberdroid|small Cybertronians]] who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in search of a new home. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} they ended up crashlanding on [[Master (planet)|Master]], an inhospitable world with harsh weather conditions and a hostile environment, forcing them to rapidly advance in technology to survive. Brainstorm was among those to become a Headmaster, mastering the art of [[transformation|transforming]] so he could take control of a [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Unfortunately once they'd succeeded, a number of the Headmasters broke away from [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s leadership under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

{{note|The events of "The Great Transformer War" manga occur at this point.}}

[[File:HM3 Brainstorm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"What do you mean 'shouldn't you have a mouthplate?'?"]]
In the year 2011, when Galvatron launched his latest attack on Cybertron with the added power of his new Decepticon Headmasters, Brainstorm and his fellow Autobot Headmasters travelled to the planet to help their comrades defend their homeworld. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} On arrival, they set about fighting the Decepticons. Brainstorm and Chromedome were able to overcome [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], despite the Decepticon's powers of hypnotism. Following the battle's conclusion, they traveled to [[Athenia]] on board Battleship Maximus to join the Autobot forces there. Though they volunteered to accompany [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to [[Earth]] to help search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he insisted on sidelining them. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} After [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s death, the Headmasters joined Hot Rod anyway and helped him search. When the came under attack from [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], they were able to hold the Decepticon off long enough for Hot Rod to dig up the Matrix. They accompanied him back to Cybertron, where Hot Rod once more became Rodimus Prime, but they failed to stabilize [[Vector Sigma]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was forced to do it himself by sacrificing his life. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When the Decepticons created the [[Madmachine]], the four Headmasters were ready to storm over to [[Chaar]] and destroy it, but Rodimus intended instead to send the [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]. When the Cassettes refused the mission, Brainstorm blocked their way, wanting to know what their problem was. Daniel pointed out they were still upset about Blaster's death, however Fortress resurrected Blaster as Twincast. While Twincast went to Earth, the Headmasters were sent to Cybertron and helped [[Throttlebot]]s to destroy the Madmachine. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} While on patrol in Battleship Maximus, the Headmasters encountered two [[Beastformer]]s, leading them to travel to planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] to thwart a Decepticon invasion. {{Storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} After failing to destroy a [[Metamorphose|strange meteor]], they aided the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s in a fight against Decepticons. Partway though, they were called back to Athenia so they could accompany Daniel on a mission to destroy the meteor, and Brainstorm and his fellows kept [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s men busy while Daniel completed said mission. {{Storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

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The Headmasters were sent to [[Praum]] to investigate reports of a Decepticon attack. On arrival, they found the base had been devastated and the occupants apparently destroyed, moving Brainstorm to make the sign of the cross. It turned out to be a trap set by Scorponok, but the five Headmasters remembered their struggles back on Master and swapped Transtectors in order to escape. Brainstorm made great use of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s Transtector during the ensuing battle against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} While investigating a mysterious blackmailer, the Headmasters checked out the [[Statue of Liberty]]. They arrived in [[London]] with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], only to find the Decepticons had leveled the place. They similarly arrived back in [[New York City|New York]] too late, though Brainstorm spotted [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. They later aided the [[Trainbot]]s in catching up with and defeating [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], whom they'd encountered before on Master. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

The Headmasters continued to train, Brainstorm by lifting weights. When Decepticons were reported to be heading for Earth, he opted to remain on Athenia, and later traveled to Cybertron with Fortress when the Decepticons mounted an all-out attack on the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} When the Decepticon Headmasters split mid-battle, Brainstorm figured they were up to something, and they eventually discovered the Decepticons were heading for Vector Sigma and gave pursuit. Unfortunately they failed to stop the Decepticons destroying Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

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During the launch of the [[Sol 1]] satellite, the Headmasters defended [[Sol System Center|the launch pad]]. Brainstorm took to the air to try and chase off Cyclonus and Scourge. They succeeded in launching the satellite, but when the Decepticons made another play for it, Sixshot kept the Autobot Headmasters busy. Brainstorm was ready to charge over to Chaar to get Sol 1 back, but Fortress had a better idea where it was. The Headmasters found the satellite near [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]], but were forced to destroy it to keep it out of Decepticon hands. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

The Headmasters went to Earth to assist when a Peruvian volcano erupted. While fighting [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and the Decepticon Headmasters, Brainstorm used his whirlwind attack to draw hot ash from an ash cloud and blast the Decepticons with it. He also assisted during the evacuation of the village of [[Pan]] by rescuing [[Pipiro]]'s donkey, [[Koro]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} When they attacked a [[buridanka]] plant on Earth, Brainstorm boldly threw himself into one of the plant's mouths. The rest of the fight didn't go much better, and the Headmasters found themselves in danger of termination until Fortress broke out the [[Master Sword]] and cut the thing to shreds. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

When reports came in of the Decepticons being up to something on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Brainstorm and the other Headmasters traveled there in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. After tangling with Predaking they rescued Daniel and found out that the Decepticons were planning to blow the entire planet up. Interrogating the Decepticons led them to a crater which naturally turned out to be a trap. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Both Brainstorm and Highbrow were injured enough that they had to undergo extensive repairs. They finally returned to the fight to save Mars in time to witness MegaZarak's arrival, and Brainstorm's jet mode was swatted out of the air by the titan. As Mars exploded, the four Headmasters joined Fortress aboard Maximus, and they were able to escape the planet thanks to the explosions recharging Maximus' power. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

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Brainstorm offered the opinion that a UFO Daniel saw might be aliens. He and the other Headmasters patrolled space near Chaar and came under attack from MegaZarak, but escaped thanks to another appearance by the mystery UFO. It wasn't until the Autobots gatecrashed Scorponok's coronation ceremony that the UFO was revealed to be the returned Galvatron, and they had to retreat. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} After an SOS was received from [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], the Headmasters prepared to take a shipment of energy to that world. The Decepticons set out to stop them, but Brainstorm and Highbrow kept them busy while Chromedome and Hardhead sneaked ahead with the energy. The Autobots arrived on Sandra in time to fight off the incoming Decepticons. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

As part of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]'s plan to negotiate with the Decepticon, the four Headmasters accompanied him to [[Shangri-La Island]] on Earth as an escort. When the Galvatron who met with Spike turned out to be an impostor, Brainstorm and the others rescued [[Carly]] and Daniel before attacking the Decepticons. During the escape, Sixshot destroyed the [[space bridge]] network, and the Autobots set out in pursuit in Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} When the Decepticons invaded [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], the Autobots attempted to go help, but were stopped by the Hive ships which opened fire on Maximus. Even Chromedome, Hardhead and Brainstorm going out to try to reason with them failed, and the trio returned to the ship. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}}

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As Maximus neared the [[Twin Star]] system, Brainstorm got the other riled up by claiming battle was about brain over brawn. He volunteered to accompany Daniel, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to the planet of Toruin while the others fought the Decepticons on Spherity. The four of them weren't on the barren planet for long before they stumbled on an underground city—the inhabitants of Spherity were using the planet as a refuge. Brainstorm returned to the battle on Spherity, using a head swap technique with the other Headmasters so he could reach Fortress and deliver the news that Spherity was an empty world. He later apologized to the other Headmasters for his earlier comments about warfare. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

An SOS led the Headmasters to the planet [[Daros]] where they fought the Decepticons again and overthrew the corrupt government. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} Brainstorm noticed that Battleship Maximus' weapons systems were malfunctioning and had Chromedome and Hardhead go to fix them. When Highbrow was captured by the Decepticons on the planet of [[Paradise]], the three other Headmasters were forced to go rescue him. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

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Brainstorm was keen to take the fight to the Decepticons before their foe could return to Chaar. The Headmasters took part in a battle on the [[Pirate Planet]], though there turned out to be no energy there. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} As the Decepticons returned to Chaar, the Autobot Headmasters returned to Athenia. They traveled to Earth to try to stem a Decepticon attack, but were too late to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s death at the hands of Sixshot. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

The Decepticons began striking at points across the Earth, but the Headmasters followed Galvatron to [[Alaska]], where they were able to use information passed on by Punch to defeat Galvatron, trapping him beneath the ice. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} New information pointed to the Decepticons trying to destroy Earth altogether. As Chromedome had become consumed with guilt over endangering Spike, Brainstorm was put in temporary charge of the Headmasters and sent to the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] with Hardhead and Highbrow. They didn't fare well against the Decepticons there until Chromedome successfully completed Highbrow's research and arrived with the knowledge of MegaZarak's weak spot. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

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With Earth largely abandoned by the Decepticons, the Autobot Headmasters set about finding the bombs they'd planted. Brainstorm and Highbrow retrieved a bomb from a mine and returned it to Battleship Maximus. During the disposal of the bombs in space, an accident created the [[Targetmaster]]s from a group of refugees from Master and some Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} Brainstorm and Highbrow carried [[Pointblank (G1)|Pointblank]] back to the ship, though the newcomer dismissed their combat skills. Warned by the refugees, the Headmasters returned to their home world and fought the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

After the Decepticons ransomed Wheelie for information on the Master Sword, Brainstorm and the other Autobots were unsuccessful in keeping said information out of the Decepticons' hands, even after Wheelie was rescued. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} The Headmasters worked on finding Scorponok by searching for unique energy wavelengths and even found the cavern where he was constructing the [[Zarak Shield]], but were too late to prevent its completion. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} Brainstorm went along with Chromedome's plan to rally the residents of Master against the Decepticons, but it went horribly wrong when Scorponok popped up in the middle of the city and defeated Fortress Maximus in combat. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

The Headmasters traced Daniel to planet [[Daira]] after he became separated from the ship, and were surprised to find he'd been looked after by Sixshot. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} When Sixshot challenged Chromedome to a duel and the other Headmasters failed to talk their friend out of it, Brainstorm offered to be Chromedome's second and got a punch in the mouth for his troubles. They were reluctant to let him go alone, but when it turned out the whole thing was a diversion while the other Decepticons headed for Earth, they had no choice but to let him go it alone. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

The Autobots hurried back to Earth, where the Decepticons were busy erecting [[Death Tower]]s. When they learned that Spike and Carly's plane had crashed in the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], the four Headmasters went there with Daniel and Wheelie to rescue them. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} On their way to [[Egypt]] to deal with another Death Tower, the four Headmasters had to contend with Mindwipe, Skullcruncher and Weirdwolf, though the trio didn't present much of a threat in the end. After failing to stop the Death Tower from rising, the Autobots' entire army went to the [[Arctic|North Pole]] where they faced the Decepticons in a final battle to save Earth. As Fortress Maximus was caught in the energies preparing to tear the planet apart, Brainstorm and the other three Headmasters attempted a Head Formation to give him more power. It was only when the other Autobots joined in that they succeeded, and the Decepticons' satellite was destroyed. With the Decepticons having fled into space, the Autobots left Earth to pursue them. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''The Headmasters'' manga====
On [[Athenia]], Brainstorm attended the unveiling of the [[Optimus Prime memorial]] statue. He and the other Headmasters of Justice also waylaid a Decepticon bombing attack on the planet. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 1|The Headmasters #1}}

Venturing to [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Brainstorm and the Headmasters of Justice investigated an SOS from their allies. On aerial recon, Brainstorm and Highbrow found [[Alligatron]] and Predaking attacking innocent Beasts. The Headmasters heroically bought time for the Beasts to flee, but were captured by the Decepticons. Luckily, Hardhead and Chromedome found reinforcements in [[Kane]] and the Autobot Beastformers. They provided a needed distraction for Highbrow and Brainstorm to break free from their captors. Through quick thinking and teamwork, the Headmasters, [[Trainbot]]s, and Beastformers successfully drove the Decepticon forces off of Beest and back to Chaar. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

Brainstorm and the Headmasters next traveled to an Alaskan energy refinery, where the Headmasters of Evil managed to temporarily get the drop on them, separating the Masters from their [[Transtector]]s. Through quick thinking and teamwork, the Autobot Headmasters reunited with their Transtectors and defeated the enemy. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 2|The Headmasters #2}}

The Trainbots joined Brainstorm and the Headmasters on an undersea mission where they found [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]], [[Skullcruncher]] and the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s stealing(?) energy from subaquatic vents. They also found a giant robot squid lying in wait. Through quick thinking and teamwork, the Headmasters and Trainbots dismantled the squid and stopped the Decepticons' scheme. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

In a battle with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Brainstorm and the Headmasters of Justice failed to prevent the Six Clan ninja from stealing food rations. And kidnapping [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. By accident. Way to go, guys. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 4|The Headmasters #4}}

During the Christmas season, Brainstorm and his friends entertained the patients at a children's hospital until the Decepticons arrived. Through quick thinking and teamwork...aw, you get the picture. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}}

On Earth, Brainstorm and the crew of the Battleship Maximus helped put out a fire so that [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] and [[Artfire (Headmasters)|Artfire]] could concentrate on battling the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 7|The Headmasters #7}}

===''The Transformers'' Adventure Game Books===
{{Note|As the following stories are [[multipath adventure]]s, details will vary depending on the path taken. See individual pages for information on alternate paths.}}
====Swamp of the Scorpion====
{{storylink|Swamp of the Scorpion}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:RemembranceDay-Brainstorm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"We fire the ''whole'' laser beam. That's 65% more laser per laser!"]]

Before the war, Brainstorm went on anti-apartheid marches. While his "equal rights for knockoffs!" talk made him ''sound'' like he was a forged Transformer, he was actually [[constructed cold]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}{{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

After the downfall of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] opened the [[Institute|"New" Institute]] as part of his reformative program. Among the young scientists recruited for the institution was the 'bot soon nicknamed "Brainstorm" by his peers. Two of his co-workers received similar nicknames as "[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]" and "[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]". {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Overly eager and far more likely to ask "Can it be done?" rather than "''Should'' it be done?", Brainstorm fit in well with the vaguely (and sometimes, not so vaguely) amoral experiments and research performed by Zeta's staff.

On one occasion, Brainstorm and Chromedome survived a raid on the New Institute by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] to rescue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Although Chromedome left the New Institute after that near-death experience, he and Brainstorm remained close friends. In fact, Chromedome once remarked that he was Brainstorm's only friend, and Brainstorm didn't correct him. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}} For all his flaws, Brainstorm stood by the quick-to-love Chromedome as the war went on and he lost three [[Conjunx Endura]], even though he felt disappointed in Chromedome for using his mnemosurgery skills to wipe his own painful memories after each loss rather than remember his fallen partners. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

When the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] broke out, Brainstorm joined the Autobots under the newly-minted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] didn't think much of Brainstorm's chances of survival in the early days of the war. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13#"Old Ways"|Old Ways}} He briefly appeared among the Autobot troops fighting [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons on Cybertron in the distant past. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} However, at some point during the war he was recruited by the Decepticons as a spy. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:AHM15 Brainstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"They say great science is built on the shoulders of giants. Not here. At Kimia, we do all our science from scratch. No hand holding."]]
He was later stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]], working on lots of experimental technology and weaponry for the Autobot cause, where his designs were often considered the insane standard that all other weapon designers in Kimia held themselves to. More than any other Autobot, he had beaten a path to [[Room 113]] where his creations were time and time again rejected by the [[Ethics Committee]] as violations of the [[Non-Conventional Weapons Act]]. Undaunted by the rejections, Brainstorm continued to dream up more outlandish and dangerous weapons in his time at Kimia. His most daring inventions were referred to as the "[[Unmentionable]]s". {{storylink|Bullets}}

On [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s orders, he (alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]) used [[Pretender]] technology to rebuild [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] into a sane, rejuvenated 'bot. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15#"Everything in Its Right Place"|Everything in Its Right Place}}

At [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s request, Brainstorm agreed to go over the gun that misfired the [[cerebro-sensitive bullet]] into Ironfist's skull, looking for what went wrong with the firing mechanism. Brainstorm let the review fall into his backlog for several months, probably because Ironfist neglected to mention the accident had left a bullet in his skull, slowly killing him. Brainstorm finally reported back just as Ironfist was leaving for the [[Wrecker]]s, revealing his findings that showed the gun had been rigged to go off at a certain angle. The saboteur, [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], wasn't apprehended until nine months later, so Brainstorm apparently did nothing to follow up on his findings after alerting Ironfist. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:Brainstorm Chromedome infodump.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|We reject your literary device and substitute our own!]]
Brainstorm and the other scientists were caught by surprise when [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep]]s invaded Kimia. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} He survived and managed to escape before the facility's destruction, leaving in an escape pod together with Chromedome and a number of other Autobots. They were soon rescued by [[Arcee (G1)|"a psychopath in pink armor"]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} From her, they learned that they had to save the universe by stopping [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] from letting the [[Dead Universe]] into it. Brainstorm had a hard time grasping all this, and together with Chromedome wondered if any species other than Cybertronians ever had to deal with this kind of problem. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

As part of his interest in the Dead Universe, Brainstorm examined [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and during the procedure was struck by an energy discharge from [[Nova Prime]]'s corpse, which he'd been keeping in his lab. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Brainstorm was one of the Autobots who chose to accompany [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] on his quest to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. After some convincing, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] allowed Brainstorm to board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' without checking his [[briefcase]]. But as soon as the ship lifted off, an explosion had sent it into [[quantum jump]] and had to land on a far, desolate planet. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Brainstorm and Perceptor investigated what had caused the accident. Although they didn't find the exact cause, they did find something interesting. After Rodimus had insulted his intelligence, Brainstorm informed him that they found a [[Duobot]] had stood right next to the [[quantum generator]] when it failed, and was "totally mashed into the generator itself". He then made a joke about their deceased comrade, leaving Rodimus a bit taken aback at Brainstorm's callousness. In turn, this left Brainstorm panicking over the idea [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] might have heard the joke, but Rodimus just ordered him into the air to join the search for survivors. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

[[File:MTMTE7 inverted Brainstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Science isn't about WHY! It's about WHY NOT! Why is so much of my science dangerous? Why not invent a special safety door that won't hit [[Chromedome (G1)|you]] on the butt on the way out, because you are FIRED!"]]
When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was loose aboard the ''Lost Light'', Brainstorm found himself trapped in an elevator with the creature, which had been hunting [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. Brainstorm cried out that he was too ''smart'' to die and held up his briefcase in an attempt to ward the Sparkeater off. Fortunately for him, the Sparkeater decided to continue chasing Rung, leaving Brainstorm flustered, but unharmed. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Soon after receiving a [[Rodimus Star]] (along with his ex-colleagues Highbrow and Chromedome) for helping to save the ''Lost Light'' after it was hit by a piece of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] debris, an experiment of Brainstorm's went wrong and froze everyone on the ship, except for the forcefield-enclosed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]. Despite the near-disaster this caused when the ship was invaded during this time by a group of [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]]-hunting Decepticons led by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] (not to mention the near-death of an away team who had crashed on a planet protected by a [[phobia shield]] and were unable to raise help from the disabled crew {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}), he still received a huge plaque engraved with a stylised Rodimus figure "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity" along with the rest of the frozen crew, which P.O.ed Trailguy - who had driven the Decepticons off singlehandedly and only received a "normal" Rodimus Star for his effort - no end. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Later, new arrival [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] went loopy and shot down [[Dogfight]] near Brainstorm, who... protected his briefcase. Of course, he later claimed he had tried to stop Maximus. {{storylink|Interiors}} Following this incident, Rodimus tasked Brainstorm with developing an evasive bullet that would avoid hitting innocent bystanders. Chromedome had Brainstorm to look into the handgun that [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] had been constantly (and unknowingly) carrying with him, but when Brainstorm tried to examine it, the gun exploded in his face. He determined that it only held two cartridges and thus dubbed it a "binary gun", much to Chromedome's annoyance. Brainstorm also offered the opinion that the gun was possibly from the Institute. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}

When a bunch of [[Nanocon]]s mysteriously reactivated inside Ultra Magnus, Brainstorm used his [[Size changing|mass-displacement gun]] to shrink Rodimus and some of the crew members to eliminate them. After the situation was handled, Brainstorm attended Tailgate's Autobot Initiation Ceremony where [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] placed bets on how long it was going to take for Rodimus to say his famous line, [['Til all are one]]. Brainstorm bet on eight seconds to the gambling bot's surprise. Despite being three seconds ahead, he still won the bet. Upon reaching [[Theophany]], an encounter with the [[Galactic Council]] led to Rodimus and others being teleported to the planet's surface, Brainstorm among them. When they arrived, they found the [[Circle of Light]] missing and [[Crystal City]] in ruins. As they explored the ruins underground, they came across a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]]. The group discovered the Metrotitan had found Cybertron's "come home" signal but was too low on energy to free himself and return, causing it to scream and try to kill itself by willing its spark to leave its body, which caused the revival of the Nanocons and various deactivated crew members of the Lost Light. With the Galactic Council's troops coming downwards to get them and the ''Lost Light'' under attack, Rodimus decided to set the Metrotitan free to help them out of their situation. Brainstorm used his mass displacement cannon to shrink the Metrotitan and gave the large robot more energy. Now able to move, the Metrotitan was able to teleport the Autobots back to their ship, quantum-jump the ''Lost Light'' to safety and teleport itself to Cybertron. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

After previously wondering why the <s>forcef-</s> magnawheels guy would feel the need for a handheld gun {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}, Brainstorm would ultimately build guns into Trailbreaker's legs, presumably relating to the latter's envy at Fortress Maximus's leg-guns. Soon afterward, he gave a new gun to [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] to field test, which the mad helicopter dubbed the "[[Shoomer]]" after the noise it made. As soon as [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] got his hands on it, he proceeded to accidentally shoot himself in the face. {{storylink|Before & After}} Surprisingly, he survived. As did the luckless [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] when shot by Brainstorm's [[existential gun]], despite a near-fatal dose of ennui. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

[[File:MTMTE22 tailgate altmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Just a jet sitting at the bar, don't mind me.]]
Throughout the early months of the voyage of the ''Lost Light'', Brainstorm and several others were interviewed by Rewind for his documentary. Also caught on film was Brainstorm participating in Tailgate's "alt-mode party," which was just a ruse to figure out what Rung transforms into. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

When Rewind suffered a near-death experience in battle, Brainstorm and Drift brought Chromedome in on Project: Total Insanity, Brainstorm's helpful nickname for the fact that [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was secretly on board the ''Lost Light''. He provided Chromedome with the security codes necessary to access the [[slow cell]] attached to the underwide of the ship (nicknamed Project: End In Tears). {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Perhaps because of the prophetic project name, Overlord soon escaped from the slow cell during one of Chromedome's visits to pilfer his memories. Brainstorm was in the middle of chiding Swerve for fooling around with his [[metafictional bomb]] when the alarms sounded, indicating a scene change. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

[[File:Brainstorm brings briefcase to funeral.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Science is about doing things others would never be able to ''think'' of! Like bringing your briefcase full of nudie mags to a funeral!]]
After Overlord's rampage cost the lives of Rewind and many other crew members, Brainstorm was sincerely worried about Chromedome. When the funeral was over, Brainstorm confronted him in his habitation suite about the [[shadowplay]] Chromedome performed on himself after the deaths of his last three [[Conjunx Endura]]e. Brainstorm begged him not to extract his memories of Rewind too, because that would mean Rewind was truly gone. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

At some point, Brainstorm fitted [[Swerve's|Swerve's bar]] with an elaborate defense system and built [[My First Blaster]]™ for the bartender himself, as he was a notoriously poor shot. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

When the ''Lost Light'' travelled through a portal and rediscovered the lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Rodimus selected Brainstorm to be part of the landing party. On the surface they discovered a reignited "hot spot" of [[spark]]s, including a [[Point One Percenter]] which Brainstorm immediately set about harvesting before they were attacked by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Though they fled into a field of deactivated [[Metrotitan (body-type)|titans]], Brainstorm and the ''Lost Light''ers were captured and imprisoned by the insane [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] where they found themselves sharing a cell with the mysterious [[Minimus Ambus]], later revealed to be none other than Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After Ambus departed to get answers from Tyrest, they were joined in the cell by Skids, Swerve and [[Getaway]] {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} who used the spring-loaded clasps from Brainstorm's briefcase to help them escape. Confronting Tyrest, Brainstorm was shot by the traitorous medic [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] which separated him from his briefcase. To compound matters, Tyrest activated a "weapon of mass suggestion" based on Getaway's [[thought bullet]] that incapacitated the rest of the ''Lost Light'' crew, leaving them unable to prevent him from activating a [[universal killswitch]] that would kill every Transformer that was [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} That included Brainstorm, who fell victim to its effects but recovered after Rodimus and Perceptor used half the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to reverse the killswitch. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Upon returning to the ''Lost Light'' he visited Swerve's to try and find out if anyone had opened his briefcase while he was incapacitated {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} before secreting himself away in his workshop with the Point One Percenter he had recovered from the Seething Moon. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

[[File:MTMTE23 Brainstorm this and this.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"So, anyway, we're between banks right now, just make those checks out to cash."]]
Brainstorm was on hand to greet Orion Pax and his crew after the ''Lost Light'' snatched their ship from certain doom. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Intending to venture into the Dead Universe, Pax consulted Brainstorm, who was able to use a [[cyberwraith]] to manufacture personal force fields to protect Pax and his party from the hostile nature of that reality. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} When the ''Lost Light'' was later pulled off course, Brainstorm found the source of the problem—Metroplex's thumb pushing against the roof of shuttle bay 3. He talked Ultra Magnus into investigating where it was pointing them to. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} That took them to a water world, where they soon discovered they were surrounded by [[Ammonite]]s. Brainstorm joined Magnus and the others in commandeering the [[Rodpod]] to take the fight to the enemy, and they stumbled on the dormant Metroplex. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

Acting on a hunch, Brainstorm took a sample of the water and found it was full of [[admium]]. They left the Rodpod in a drydock, but swiftly got lost in the city-bot's interior and ended back at the dry dock, where they were ambushed by an Ammonite who destroyed the Rodpod. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} They survived the explosion when Metroplex's interior rearranged itself on them, and a short time later encountered [[Nautica]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} As the Ammonites subsequently flooded in, Brainstorm was among those who opted to retreat to Metroplex's brain, where they met [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Brainstorm helped hook Metroplex up to the ''Lost Light'' remotely, allowing the titan to quantum jump both himself and the ship to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} When Metroplex appeared to be losing the fight with the [[Necrotitan]], Ultra Magnus suggested Brainstorm open the briefcase. It turned to to be unnecessary as an eleventh hour save by Megatron resulted in a victory, and Brainstorm high-fived Nautica as he cracked a situationally relevant joke. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Brainstorm later relaxed in Swerve's bar, though he was exceedingly cranky, which he put down to sparkache. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} As billions of Ammonites descended on Cybertron as the finale to [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s plan, Brainstorm was recruited by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] as part of a team to attack the scientist's lab. After they were teleported there by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Brainstorm suddenly found he didn't feel well and had to watch as the other tackled [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Just as they were losing the fight, the team who had ventured into the Dead Universe popped out of a portal in Brainstorm's chest and lent a hand. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} With several members of said team unable to survive outside the Dead Universe, Brainstorm invited them back to his lab for treatment and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] suggested he might need to treat himself, as the portal was likely due to his exposure to the Dead Universe. With some encouragement from Rodimus, Brainstorm succeeded in making up a treatment for the injured parties. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:WorldShutYourMouth1-BrainstormNautica.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67"|Yeah, I'm a black belt. Pretty much in everything. Karate, Larate, Jujistu, kickpunching, beltmaking, Tae Kwon Do... bedroom..."]]

Brainstorm opted to rejoin the quest for the Knights after Shockwave's defeat, and spent a large amount of time with Nautica, even loading her wrench with extra features. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} While the quantum mechanic returned from investigating the disappearance of several fuel rods, Brainstorm saw fit to punctuate her belated return by leaning gently on the fourth wall. The topic of conversation soon shifted to Rung's therapy session with the new <s>co-</s>captain, Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

When Rodimus found what appeared to be his own corpse in a mysterious coffin, Brainstorm was called in, along with Chromedome, First Aid, Nautica, Nightbeat, and Skids, to help find out what was going on. Brainstorm's biggest contribution involved using his preemptively preemptive [[Early Early Warning System]] to determine that they were all in trouble, though not quite at the "Run for your life!" threshold yet. Then the ''Lost Light'' started winking out of existence and they were. Though Brainstorm managed to evacuate, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} he disappeared along with the rest of the original crew under mysterious circumstances. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

The remaining crew then discovered the remains of a quantum duplicated ''Lost Light'', which had been savagely attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. Its Brainstorm's briefcase was found in a lift by Nautica and Nightbeat, {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} and Brainstorm's body was later found in his workshop during a search for his mass-displacement gun. As Nautica mourned, she revealed Brainstorm's face. In a surprise to everyone, Brainstorm had a mouth...and a Decepticon emblem painted on the interior of his detached faceplate. As Nautica attempted to deny it and Megatron stated Brainstorm was unlike the usual double agents the Decepticons recruited, Riptide assumed that this alternate evil Brainstorm drew the D.J.D. to the ship by deactivating Overlord's slow cell, making him detectable. It took Ravage to point out that if this Brainstorm was a traitor, so was the one on their ''Lost'' ''Light''. After Megatron and the quantum duplicated Rewind deactivated the second ship's engines and returned the vanished Autobots to normal, Brainstorm attempted to find a seat in a crowded Swerve's. Joining Atomizer, he placed his briefcase on the table only to be reminded of Swerve's "No Briefcases" rule. Brainstorm calmly stated that he could do anything he liked as he opened the briefcase, causing everyone around him to collapse. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
Brainstorm was kidnapped by the Decepticons and held captive on the Jail planet by [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. He was rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and his other comrades, and in turn helped rescue those who were still imprisoned. Once they had reunited, Brainstorm and the others met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] for the last battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter von Gomm]]}}

====Autobot story====
{{note|Brainstorm was available as a playable character in the Autobot campaign during the second playthrough.}}

====Decepticon story====
Brainstorm, believing he was the match of the Decepticon leader, challenged [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s march on [[Zel Samine]] as his forces made their way through an array of wind turbines. They handed his aft to him, leaving Brainstorm shocked and confused; how could his frontal attack against superior forces have failed?

He retreated to formulate a new plan.

Later, at ELTA, Chromedome and Brainstorm joined forces to battle the Decepticons again, to no avail. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
The Autobot Headmasters led by Brainstorm hunted for [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s ghost by tracking the electro-magnetic spikes which signaled his manifestations. They were able to prevent him passing over into the physical world, and scattered the Decepticons who had aided him. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (Legends)|Ghost in the Machine}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Brainstorm toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No no no no no...]]
*'''Brainstorm''' ([[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-104'''
**''Accessories'': "Arcana" Headmaster pilot, left & right "High-Energy [[Photon pulse cannon|Photon Pulse Cannons]]"

:Brainstorm transforms into a turquoise Cybertronic fighter craft. Both of Brainstorm's twin pistols attach to the front of his alt-mode's nosecone to extend it and augment it with two canard wings. As with all larger Headmaster toys, Brainstorm features both a cockpit suitable for his partner, Arcana, to sit in and an abbreviated [[Tech Spec]]s bar graph inside his chest hidden under a hinged panel. When a compatible Headmaster head is plugged into the socket on Brainstorm's body, the bars will show three of that character's Tech Specs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Brainstorm/brainstorm.htm More information on Brainstorm at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generations 30 voyager Brainstrom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Briefcase sadly not included.]]
*'''Brainstorm''' (Voyager, [[2014]])
**''Accessories'': "Arcana" Headmaster pilot, left & right "High-Energy [[Photon pulse cannon|Photon Pulse Cannons]]"
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===Legends===
[[File:LegendsBrainstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Some say this deco is overdoing it.]]
*'''Brainstorm''' (Voyager, [[2014]])
**''ID number'': LG-09
**''Accessories'': "Arcana" Headmaster pilot, left & right weapons
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==Notes==
[[File:G1BrainstormOriginalHead.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Please find us clearer footage.]]
[[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|His blue period.]]
*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. A [[commercial]] for [[Ring of Hate!|Headmasters #1]] featuring animation of Brainstorm and others is the only time these designs were used.
*The Headmasters appeared in a second commercial with much more sophisticated animation. In this entry, we see the Autobot Headmasters lined up in vehicle modes as their Nebulan partners run up into their cockpits and then launch into an attack. [http://youtube.com/watch?v=dDSemtc0JaU]
*Additional footage of the Headmasters featured in the animated introduction to the first commercial for the [[Pretender]]s. As Brainstorm battles [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], the narration claims that after a series of defeats, the Autobots are required to up the ante by developing Pretender technology.
*In all three of these commercials, Brainstorm is colored in his [[Marvel Comics]] colors rather than his color scheme seen in "[[The Rebirth]]", with his dark green and orange being replaced with cyan and yellow.
*Brainstorm is a Christian! In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]] episode "[[The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery]]", when the Headmasters encounter a massacre on the planet [[Praum]], he crosses himself.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cana''' (カーナ ''Kāna''), '''Brainstorm''' (ブレインストーム ''Bureinsutōmu'')
*''French:'' '''Cerveau''' (Canada, "Brain")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Agytröszt''' ("Genius", literally "Brain-Trust")
*''Italian:'' '''Goblin'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Burn''' (Taiwan, 伯恩 ''Bó Ēn''), '''Xiao Zhuge''' (China, 小诸葛, "Little [[Wikipedia:Zhuge Liang|Zhuge Liang]]")
*''Russian:'' '''Fantazjor''' (Фантазёр, "Dreamer")

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brainstorm Brainstorm's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Predacon (Armada)

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{{disambig3|Predacon}}
:''Predacon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEArmada-Predacon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|F*** homecare!]]
'''Predacon''' is a fanatic who experiments in the combination of organic tissue and standard Cybertronian robotics. He believes that through this process, Transformers can become far more powerful... and Predacon certainly packs a lethal punch. Though most Cybertronians find this idea repugnant, he was able to amass a cadre of loyal, fanatical followers.

This group became big enough to be worrying to the [[Autobot]]s, who even sent an [[Side Burn (Armada)|agent]] deep undercover to keep an optic on them and hopefully even discover just ''where'' this biomechanical technology came from, which is one thing the boisterous and charismatic Predacon is remarkably silent about.

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:Flashback Decepticons Energon 30.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He's the nasty from your past-y!]]
Centuries before the Transformers came to Earth, Predacon was a member of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]'s platoon along with [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]], [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], and accompanied him on several missions. {{storylink|No Exit}}

===Force of Habit===
Predacon participated in a [[Decepticon]] attack on the ''[[Iron Hope]]'' during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis, and subsequently battled [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

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==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:ArmadaPredaconToy.jpg|right|310px|thumb|He's like [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|''Beast Machines'' Megatron]], but with his mentality towards beast modes flipped 180 degrees.]]
*'''Predacon with Side Burn and Skid-Z''' (Max-Con, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Tail/whip
: Predacon is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] mold, transforming from a metallic ''T. rex'' to a robot mode with organic-looking parts; his ''T. rex'' mode has a third "flight" configuration. Two [[Mini-Con]] [[Powerlinx]] plugs were also added at the hubs of his turbine fans, as well as the parts that become his robot-mode shoulder-armor. He is one of only two [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toys]] to be released with two Mini-Con partners (the other being [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]); he came with [[Side Burn (Armada)|Side Burn]] and [[Skid-Z (Armada)|Skid-Z]].

:In an undocumented bit of extra play value, Predacon can attach [[energon star]]s to the outside of his legs (though the original Megatron toy cannot, as the corresponding part is too small on that version of the mold).

: Predacon was released in Japan as a "[[USA Edition]]" [[exclusive]]ly through [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'s web site.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Predacon/predacon.htm More information on Predacon at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Predacon's push for the integration of biological components is a pretty apparent reference to the character his mold was originally made for, [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]... specifically his role in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', where his goal was to ''purge'' the organic materials from Transformer bodies.

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Nefarious issue 6

2014-08-18T17:54:38Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Nefarious]]'' #6
|prev=Nefarious issue 5
|next=Original
|image=Nefarious6 CoverB.jpg
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 18]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Andrew Dalhouse]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}
'''A great battle between evil and good! Who will reach the [[AllSpark|cube]]? '''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Nefarious6 carter and allspark.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Palpatine|POWERRRRRRRR! UNLIMITED POWERRRRRRRR!]]]]
[[Carter Newell]] descends further and further into insanity, intent on using the facsimile [[AllSpark]] to exterminate all Transformer life, beginning with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s. Outside the [[Initiative base]], the Autobots struggle in their battle against the [[Initiative]]-controlled [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s; unable to fight to their fullest extent due to their unwillingness to hurt their friends, they are forced instead to subdue them, allowing [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to cut them off from the controlling energies of the artificial AllSpark.

With the AllSpark entering meltdown due to Carter's misuse of it, [[Hank Kirkpatrick]] attempts to stop the madman, only to have Carter blast him with the AllSpark's energies, reducing him to a pile of smoking bones. This horrific sight prompts [[Ingrid]] to race to the isolation unit where the mysterious Transformer head held captive by Carter resides, agreeing to liberate the Transformer in order to stop Carter if he explains what is going on. The robot explains that he is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] named [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]], one of many left abandoned on [[Earth]] by [[The Fallen]] thousands of years beforehand. In 1929, a reckless contest between Fortress and another Seeker for information on the location of the [[Tomb of the Primes]] led to the young Carter Newell's parents being killed in a car crash, and Carter himself being crippled. Carter has hated the Transformers ever since, and has used his parents' wealth to build the Initiative for the goal of destroying them.

[[Image:Nefarious6 Optimus must feed allspark.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Exploiting the chaos of the battle, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] is able to wrest control of [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] back from the Initiative, and has him deploy the [[Microcon (ROTF)|Microcons]]. Just as Carter is using the power of the AllSpark to inflict pain upon Prime and the Autobots through their very [[spark]]s, the tiny robots sneak up behind the human and form [[Reedman]], grievously wounding him before they are destroyed by an AllSpark-powered blast. Believing the AllSpark will heal his wounds in time, Carter disconnects a portion of the mobile base and flees with the cube, only to be pursued by Optimus Prime, [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] (at Soundwave's command), and Fortress himself, who has been freed by Ingrid and has reconstituted his body from the remains of the abandoned mobile base. Prime is forced to propel Carter's escape vehicle off the road, plucking the cube from the wreckage and attempting to bring it under control by feeding it the energies of his own spark. Carter emerges from the rubble and is about to use the cube to destroy Prime, when he is killed by a cannon barrage from Buzzsaw. At that point, Fortress arrives and convinces Prime to give him the cube, teleporting away with it to some far-off corner of the cosmos, where it explodes harmlessly, taking no lives but Fortress's own.

In the aftermath of the battle, the Autobots and NEST arrest the surviving Initiative personnel and comb through the base's computers, but information on the full extent of Newell's organization and his operations remains elusive. Prime fears that everything Carter did could all happen again...as up in orbit, Soundwave completes his upload of the Initiative's databanks...

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*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (6)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (7)
*[[Blazemaster]] (9)
*[[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]] (10)
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*[[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]]? (14)
*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] (24)
*[[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] (25)
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*Red jet robot (23)
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|c3=*[[Carter Newell]] (1)
*[[Ingrid]] (17)
*[[Hank Kirkpatrick]] (18)
*[[Woolf]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"Finesse, eh? C'mon Ratchet, let's finesse them all the way back into stasis!"
:—'''Ironhide''' employs a spot of brute force.

"Even '''if''' you speak the truth, machine, if this is indeed the end, I will go smiling... and take you all with me."
:—'''Carter Newell'''

==Errors==
*Many Transformers given the wrong colors in this issue. Problems with the Initiative-controlled Transformers are noted below; others include a consistently murky yellow Ratchet, a green Mudflap and a red Skids in the first double page spread, then a green Mudflap and a ''blue'' Skids on the last page.

*When he appears in the last few pages of the issue, [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] seems to have taken on a helicopter alternate mode with no explanation.

==Items of note==
*As with the previous issue, the Initiative-controlled Transformers are difficult to identify: many of them have been redesigned by artist Carlos Magno into more monstrous forms, as he did with [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] and [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] earlier in the series, and the coloring is even ''worse'' this time around. Many names in the featured characters list are best guesses—except for Blazemaster, who is the only one named in the script (although his colors oscillate from solid blue to blue with tan accents). A breakdown:
**The blue tank-treaded robot seen in the first double page spread is almost certainly [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]].
**[[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]] is clearly identifiable in this spread also, despite being colored like his [[Brawn (G1)|Generation 1 predecessor]]. He is colored entirely green in subsequent pages.
**A black and red stealth-plane Transformer can safely be presumed to be either [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] or [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]]; we've opted for the former.
**Far off in the distance is a small purple and red Transformer with what seem to be orange shoulder-mounted missile-launchers. He didn't appear in the last issue, but [[Sonar (ROTF)|Sonar]] shows up with the same design in the later ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm|Rising Storm]]'' series.
**The large chaotic jumble of green that takes up a larger part of the page is [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]], now drawn based on his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' dune duggy toy, instead of the first movie toyline's truck body he was rendered with in the previous issue. Whoops! Although hard to discern in this issue, his identity would later be confirmed in [[Rising Storm issue 1|''Rising Storm'' #1]].
**As for the blue one beside him, he's a new face that wasn't in the last issue, and is pretty much impossible to identify. He would go on to appear alongside the other Autobots freed from Initiative capture (Armorhide, Blazemaster and Brawn) in ''Rising Storm'' #1, where he was likewise unidentified, but now featured some red parts and a car-hood-chest, suggesting he might be [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]], who ''did'' have a toy in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' line... but was previously killed in [[The Reign of Starscream issue 3|''The Reign of Starscream'' #3]]. Hrmn.
**The three robots attacking Jolt were colored entirely grey last issue, but two of them have managed to get some color in this one. The one who hasn't is at least immediately recognizable as the jet mold shared by [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] and [[Thrust (ROTF)|Thrust]], and since Breakaway died earlier in this series, we assume this to be Thrust.
**As for Jolt's other two attackers; one now has a splash of green but is otherwise unidentifiable. While not visible in this issue, he was shown with a hook in place of his right hand last issue that makes us think he's [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (who should have some green parts on him). The final 'bot, an unidentifiable jet, is now colored red. The only red 'plane in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline is [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]], but this guy looks too sleek to be a biplane.
===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Bumblebee running with Optimus Prime in the background, by [[Brian Rood]]
*'''Cover B:''' Carter Newell attacking Optimus Prime and Ironhide with his AllSpark powers, art by [[Carlos Magno]] and colors by [[Andrew Dalhouse]]
*'''Cover RI:''' Text-free version of Cover A
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Holomatter

2014-04-27T15:06:09Z

Rork: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

:''Holomatter is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ratchet Holomatter.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.]]
'''Holomatter''' is a solid-light projection technology, used by [[Autobot]]s operating on alien worlds. Holomatter projectors can create projected facsimiles of native species which are too small or [[Human|fleshy]] for the Autobots to mimic with their mechanical [[Alternate mode|altmodes]]. The avatar isn't just a friendly image to fool human beings; it's also the Autobot equivalent of a remotely operated vehicle, allowing Autobots to go places and perform actions that would otherwise be prevented by their size and the need to camouflage their true identities. Having an avatar in a location is like the Autobot being there himself. An avatar can function a considerable distance away from the controlling Autobot, even when separated by solid walls.

The avatar is created and maintained by "holomatter generators". They can cause the avatar to blink into sudden existence with no warning. Holomatter avatars can be intangible, or as solid as a real object. Much like Pretender shells before them, holomatter avatars carry a strong connection to the consciousness of its generating Autobot. Damage to the avatar can cause severe impairment to the controlling Autobot if their consciousness is not withdrawn in time. Holomatter disguises are also limited by their operator's understanding of the lifeform they mimic.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
All the Autobots operating covertly on Earth used holomatter avatars to act as their vehicle-mode drivers. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Through a lack of understanding of humans, the holomatter avatars of the Autobots wore a fixed smile which their human friends found creepy, and the male Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had female avatars. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was able to deliver a massive electrical surge at very close range through his holomatter avatar. This was powerful enough to stun [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], though at the cost of burning out Ratchet's holomatter generators. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

After Optimus Prime arrived on Earth, Hunter gave the Autobots a "crash course in Earth culture"; Jazz noted that the Autobots never realized that humans found the smiles of their avatars disturbing. After this, the Autobots' holomatter avatars became much more expressive. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Holomatter could be detected by devices called "holomatter readers", which the [[Machination]] possessed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide's avatar was capable of lifting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] at the same time, and he could increase the size of his avatar to over 9' (3m) tall so as to manhandle the pair through a hole in the ceiling. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] used their holomatter avatars to trick [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] into coming with them, to help in their investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

Ratchet used this technology to distract the traitorous [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] during their fight, and used it to retrieve the cure to the [[Red Rust|Red Rust virus]] when Pharma dropped it off Delphi's roof. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Brainstorm]] modified the holomatter avatars of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew to better reflect their personalities. The avatars were used during a trip to [[Hedonia]] to avoid annoying some of the more mech-unfriendly locals. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

====Known avatars====
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] — Brunette white/Hispanic female based on [[wikipedia:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name=idea>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] — Police rider.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] — [[Wikipedia:Steven Seagal|Steven Seagal]].
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] — Older "military brass-type" white male with silver hair and mustache in a gray suit.
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] — Young black male in a black suit.
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] — Well-built-and-bearded trucker modelled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses S. Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref name=idea/>
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] — "Federal agent"-type: Red hair, receding hairline, middle-aged white male with dark sunglasses and a gray suit. In short: Horatio Caine. Later, in Police Action, Prowl used a younger looking police officer with brown hair and sunglasses.
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] — Blond middle-aged, sightly hefty white male. Wears EMT uniform (without jacket).
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] — Blonde haired young man with a camera and a t-shirt for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Divine_Comedy_(band) The Divine Comedy].
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — A tall, thin bespectacled man with graying hair, wearing an orange formal suit and cap
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — [[Wikipedia:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]] as the [[Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]].
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] — A police man.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] — Blonde female; after becoming a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], his avatar is [[Hunter O'Nion]].
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] — A short, rotund male "surfer" wearing a hawaiin shirt, shorts, sandles and wraparound sunglasses
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] — an infant.
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] — Various, including a [[Nebulan]] scientist & security guard (he switches avatars during the story), and a copy of [[Verity Carlo]].
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] — Balding "mad scientist"-type older white male with blond/white hair, glasses, goatee.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] — a young girl with an eyepatch, a missing front tooth and two machine pistols.

<gallery>
File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|Bumblebee
File:Groove_avatar.PNG|Groove
File:Hotrodholomatter.jpg|Hot Rod
File:Ironhide avatar.PNG|Ironhide
File:Jazz avatar.PNG|Jazz
File:Primeholomatter.jpg|Optimus Prime
File:Prowl avatar.PNG|Prowl
File:Ratchetholomatter.jpg|Ratchet
File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|Rewind
File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|Skids and Rung
File:Sunstreaker avatar.PNG|Sunstreaker
File:Huntstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker/Hunter
File:Streetwise_avatar.PNG|Streetwise
File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg|Tailgate
File:SpotlightUltraMagnus_MagnusHoloavatar.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Nebulan)
File:MtMtE13-VerityMagnus.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Verity Carlo)
File:Wheeljack avatar.PNG|Wheeljack
File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|Whirl
</gallery>

===Live-action film series continuity===
The Decepticons [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] maintained their ruse of being human-driven vehicles by using a holographic pilot or driver known as [[Moustache Man]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] created a holo-driver for himself in the likeness of [[Peter Cullen]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

<gallery>
File:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|Blackout, Barricade, Starscream
File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* Holomatter bears a resemblance to the [[solid light simulation]]s from the Marvel comics, also created by Simon Furman.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]

Spark containment unit

2014-04-23T21:07:03Z

Rork: Spelling of 'chamber' corrected

:''The spark containment unit is a big chamber thing from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:EndgameI spark containment unit.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shouldn't there be a plastic castle and astronaut?]]
When [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] stripped the [[spark]] out of every [[Transformer]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he needed somewhere to put them. The '''spark containment unit''' is built into his [[Grand Mal]] for just that purpose, and now holds almost the entire population of the planet, save Megatron, his [[Vehicon general|generals]] and a few lowly [[Maximal]]s.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
Megatron built the containment unit to hold the sparks he took from Cybertron's population. There they stayed, hidden away, until Megatron was ready for his big moment—his grand ascension. As a horrified [[Optimus Primal]] watched, Megatron began plucking sparks from the containment unit and consuming them. The feast didn't last long, as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] used his sonic scream on Megatron's spark, depolarizing it and releasing the sparks which returned to the containment unit. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege}}

[[Image:EndgameIII sparks leaving unit.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
After the Maximals took control of the giant head, prevailing opinion was that they should use the sparks in the chamber to create reinforcements, Primal refused on the basis it would endanger the sparks. The containment unit therefore remained sealed while the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s assaulted the head. As the ship began to crash, [[Rattrap]] used the last of the energy to erect a stasis field around the containment unit, enabling it to survive the subsequent impact. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral}} As the other Maximals prepared for the oncoming Vehicon assault, Optimus meditated near the containment unit and contacted the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]. Though the Maximals fought bravely, they were defeated and their sparks taken, bar Optimus who was driven back to the containment unit. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall}}

He was confronted by Megatron, who added the other Maximals' sparks to the containment unit. After Optimus destroyed the [[Diagnostic Drone]]s in the process of opening the spark chamber, Megatron attacked him. While the pair were busy having a city-spanning fight, more Diagnostic Drones set about repairing the damage to the control panel. They eventually finished and opened the unit, allowing the sparks to flood out so Megatron could absorb them. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}

[[Category:Beast Machines technology]]

Batscout

2014-04-01T17:36:24Z

Rork: Correcting spelling of 'ultimate'

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[[File:PolarClawwBatDroneBWSourcebook.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Up here! Squeek!]]
:''Batscout is a [[Maximal]] [[drone]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
'''Batscout''' is a [[drone]] in service of the [[Maximal]] warrior [[Polar Claw]]. He is Polar Claw's second set of eyes, able to fly high and far to find the targets of interest to his master. Batscout can relay information over a distance of 3000 miles. The only downside of his link to Polar Claw is that the enemy can utilize it to render Polar Claw unconscious.

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==Fiction==
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[File:BWAscendPolarClawBatDrone.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Polar Claw launched Bat Scout when the Predacons, in a desperate gamble to distract the Maximal forces on prehistoric Earth, swarmed the Maximal base. It is unknown how well Bat Scout fared in combat, or what ultimate fate befell it afterwards. Polar Claw seemed to hold his own without it though. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BWtoy-PolarClaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Polar Claw''' (Mega, 1996)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-2'''

: Available only with [[Polar Claw]], Batscout transforms from Polar Claw's right beast-mode foreleg into a bat via spring-loaded launching/auto-transform mechanism. He also has a peg on his underside so Polar Claw can use him as a (non-firing) hand-held pistol.

: This mold was also used to make [[Nightshriek]] and [[True One]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/PolarClaw/polarclaw.htm More information on Batscout (with Polar Claw) at TFU.info]''

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*'''North Pole Showdown: Whiteclaw VS Scorpos''' (Vs set, 1996)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-2'''

: In Japan, Batscout was available both with a single pack rlease of Polar Claw and with one sold in a two-pack with [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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==Merchandise==
[[File:Polarclawmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|250px]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Batscout was depicted on Polar Claw's card, who was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].

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==Notes==
* Batscout was not named until the 2008 trade paperback release of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''.

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Drones]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]

Ho Ho

2014-01-21T21:21:12Z

Rork:

'''Ho Hos''' are a [[human]] food.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film novelization===
The [[President of the United States]] requested a [[Tracy|Staff Sergeant]] to retrieve some Ho Hos. The day after, he requested [[Ding Dong]]s instead. {{storylink|Transformers (novel)|Transformers}}

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Ho Hos|Ho Hos]] at Wikipedia

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