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Bee Cool

2017-06-06T22:38:49Z

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{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the Japanese ''BeCool'' toyline|Bot Shots (toyline)}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 51
|image=TRID S3 E6 BC MSS.jpg
|caption=YOU ARE A BLABBERMOUTH! A BLAAABERMOUTH!!
|prev=Sphere of Influence
|next=The Great Divide
|title="Bee Cool"
|airdate=[[May 27]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}

'''Bee, trying to prove that he can be as cool as Sideswipe and his intern Blurr, struggles to lead the Autobots against two Stunticons who stole a trailer full of Cybertronian weapons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E6 BC SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"That's the trouble with you, Wildbreak. You don't know the latest developments!"]]
In a forest clearing, [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] and [[Wildbreak]] discuss [[Cybertronian technology finder|the device]] Drag Strip has borrowed from [[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]], intending to use it to track down some Cybertronian technology so they can get in their boss's good graces. Despite Wildbreak's concern that the item they've detected is in the middle of a [[human]] city, the pair head off to find it.

In the scrapyard, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is hunting for the parts to build a new [[Decepticon Hunter]] for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], but comes up empty-handed. On Bumblebee's suggestion, Fixit starts checking to see if [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ever confiscated one of the weapons. [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] races past, narrowly missing [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Bumblebee goes to talk to the young bot and finds him celebrating with [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] after retrieving some pistons in under thirty seconds. As the [[Rescue Bot]]s want Blurr back, Sideswipe is doing some last-minute training, though Bee realizes he's just giving Blurr all of his chores. Seeing how well Sideswipe and Blurr are working together, Bumblebee complains to Denny that he doesn't feel like "one of the bots." Denny's commiserations are cut short when Fixit reports he's found records of a Decepticon Hunter in one of Windblade's caches, in the island city of [[West Rock]]. As it's densely populated, Bumblebee opts to just take [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]; when Blurr is disappointed he doesn't get to go on the mission, Bee promises to teach him a move later, which fails to impress Blurr and Sideswipe.

[[File:TRID S3 E6 BC SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"People will want to read about this. I can see it now, the first installment, the title of it: 'Doomed Bots Have Only Six Months To Go.'"]]
On their way to West Rock, Bee asks Strongarm if the rest of the team consider him "cool," and Strongarm does her best to change the subject. Meanwhile Drag Strip and Wildbreak — tracking the energy signature of the cache — locate a storage facility and break into a storage unit, which appears to be empty until Drag Strip breaks through the floor. The cache's defense systems briefly freeze him solid until Wildbreak frees him. When Bumblebee and Strongarm arrive, they find Wildbreak in vehicle mode attached to a trailer full of tech. Bumblebee attempts a "cool" arrest, while an exasperated Strongarm calls for backup. Drag Strip emerges from the storage unit to find the Autobots and has Wildbreak generate waves of energy that disrupt the two Autobots' stabilizers, causing them to fall over. Drag Strip is pleased they've captured two Autobot prisoners in addition to the contents of the cache, but while he contemplates getting promoted, Sideswipe, Blurr and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] arrive via [[GroundBridge]]. Drag Strip is still confident, but when [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] appears as well, Wildbreak flees. Drag Strip blows up the rest of the cache and follows. Blurr puts out the fire, and the Autobots start searching for the two [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s.

[[File:TRID S3 E6 BC SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I don't care if you've got any confidence, because I have enough confidence in me for the both of us!"]]
Fixit reports he's having trouble tracking the Decepticons due to all of the human broadcasts in the area. Bumblebee sends Strongarm and Grimlock to shut down the island's only bridge access, and the others split up, with Sideswipe and Blurr staying on the Decepticons' tails while Bumblebee and Drift try to cut them off. The maneuver isn't exactly successful, and the two Decepticons manage to get away. When Sideswipe and Blurr are less than enthused by Bumblebee's suggestion of a street-by-street sweep, Bumblebee decides they'll beat the Cons to the bridge by taking the drainage system. Fixit lets them know where the Decepticons are... but it turns out that the tunnel is completely blocked. Bumblebee's attempt at a "cool" recovery gains him some puzzled looks.

[[File:TRID S3 E6 BC SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cool 'Bots don't look at explosions.]]
The Autobots track Drag Strip and Wildbreak to a parking garage, and Bumblebee leaves Sideswipe and Blurr on guard while he and Drift head in. On top of the garage the Stunticons ponder their predicament, with Drag Strip coming up with a plan. Reaching the top of the building, Bee and Drift find the two Stunticons have merged into [[Dragbreak]], who crashes through the floor on top of them. Sideswipe and Blurr arrive and knock the Con down. Bumblebee, again trying to be "cool," attacks Dragbreak head on, only to be knocked aside by the combiner's stolen Decepticon Hunter and almost plummets to the ground before Blurr can catch him. Sideswipe prevents Dragbreak from moving in on the pair and suggests Drift help rescue Bee. After Drift reminds him he needs to act more like a leader, Bumblebee comes up with a plan and successfully drops the roof on Dragbreak; however, the Decepticon Hunter explodes after he picks it up. Dodging the blast, Bee emerges from the flames carrying Drag Strip and Wildbreak. Unfortunately the floor collapses underneath the Autobots, and when they pick themselves up, the Stunticons are long gone. As consolation, they do succeed in retrieving the trailer containing the rest of the raided cache.

After regrouping with Strongarm and Grimlock, the team says farewells to Blurr, and he and Sideswipe compliment Bee on his leadership.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (10)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (11)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (13)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] (1)
*[[Wildbreak]] (2)
*[[Dragbreak]] (12)
|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (6)
*[[Russell Clay]] (7)
}}

==Quotes==
"Just like Autobots to bring a couple of blades to a blaster fight." 
"Yep, but we ''also'' brought - a [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]]."
:—'''Drag Strip''' and '''Sideswipe''' play the "mine's bigger" game.

"Come on, home-bots. Scrap happens. My bot Fixit's got a lock on them. We'll just roll topside and bust these Stunti-clowns." 
"...'home-bots'?"
:—'''Bumblebee'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> attempt to be cool bemuses '''Blurr'''.

"Aw, gee, we can't beat all those Autobots! I can't take this much stress, Drag Strip; I got a delicate constitution!" 
"I'm gonna rip off your constitution and ''melt it onto your spoiler'' if you don't quit messing around!"
:—'''Wildbreak''' and '''Drag Strip''', team bonding.

"There ''are'' a lot of Autobots. Maybe if there were ''fewer'' of us, we'd have some better odds!" 
"Huh? ... ''Ohhh...''"
:—'''Drag Strip''' and '''Wildbreak''', about to do another form of team bonding.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The technology-finding "whatchamacallit" that Drag Strip 'borrowed' from [[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] was discovered by [[Heatseeker]] in "[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]"; this is the first time it's been put to use.
* Bumblebee lost his Decepticon Hunter in the same episode, when (unbeknownst to the then-unconscious Autobots) [[Stuntwing]] pinched it on the orders of [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]].
* Grimlock gets more mileage out of his "dino-crane" disguise that he previously used in [[Impounded]] and [[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]].

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Crustacion]], [[Ragebyte]], [[Zorillor]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]].

===Transformers references===
* Blurr namedrops [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], leader of the [[Rescue Bot]]s from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|series of the same name]].
* Fixit accidentally tunes in to radio commercials for Luskey hair products, in reference to [[Griffin Rock]] mayor [[H.B. Luskey]] who has perennial issues with his toupee.
* Drag Strip's "...and awaaay we go!" catchphrase is near identical to [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]'s catchphrase. Since both Powerglide and Drag Strip's voice patterns are based off of Jackie Gleason, it isn't that big a surprise.

===Real-world references===
* Drag Strip and Wildbreak constantly reference the relationship and the respective catchphrases of Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton from ''[[The Honeymooners]]''.

===Errors===

===Trivia===
* Throughout Blurr's appearances in ''Robots in Disguise'', he never uses a weapon of any kind, relying solely on fists and speed. This is in line with how the younger-kid-aimed ''Rescue Bots'' cartoon handles action, where bot-on-bot violence is a rarity, rescue tools are the usual solution to problems, and their only "guns" shoot disabling [[electromagnetic pulse]]s or sticky quick-dry-foam.

===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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2005 IDW timeline

2017-06-06T21:13:21Z

Rotary: /* 1,000,000+ years ago */

[[File:ChaosTheory1 montage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
A timeline for the events of [[IDW Publishing]]'s mainline [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] Transformers series.

{{See also|IDW Generation 1 continuity}}

==Timeline==
===1,000,000+ years ago===
'''16 million BCE'''
*The [[Stentarian]] civil war begins, pitting the [[Terradore]]s against the [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Little Victories}}
*The [[Galactic Council]] is formed. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

'''12 million BCE''' — According to legend, the very first Cybertronian realizes he can [[Transformation|transform]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} ''Cybertronian religion says that the first Transformers were created very early on by the [[Guiding Hand]], placing the origin of the species here.'' {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

'''10 million BCE''':
*A "war among the gods" takes place. According to legend, they only survive by becoming the [[transformation cog]], the [[brain module]], the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], and [[Vector Sigma]]. The Cybertronians gain wisdom, immortality, and transforming skills, and form the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} The monster [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] is sealed beneath the [[Toraxxis Plains]] by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and an ancient people believed to be the Knights. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} The Knights turn Cybertron into a paradise before leaving the planet to spread enlightenment elsewhere. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}
*The [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]]s leave Cybertron, some together with the Knights of Cybertron. Thirteen of them carry [[hot spot]]s, and establish permanent colonies on other worlds. The inhabitants of these colonies evolve separately from their ancestors and develop unique societies. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}
*The [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]: With the loss of the Knights' benign influence, Cybertron is divided into [[Thirteen Tribes]] led by [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]. Tensions between the tribes escalate into civil war, which rages for untold years. According to [[Nexus Prime]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], in collusion with [[Liege Maximo]], began the war. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Battles spread across the cosmos to worlds such as [[Spindrift]], with one faction being Nexus Prime's own [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}}, created through the [[Enigma of Combination]]. The [[Darklands|Darklander]] [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} deserts his post in Megatronus's army and begins his own campaign against the Headmasters. Eventually, he kills Nexus Prime and hides the Enigma. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Galvatron becomes a renowned war hero for his efforts. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} Realizing that they are not as invulnerable as they thought, the remaining Primes abandon Cybertron except for [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. With the war over, Trion brings together Galvatron and [[Prima]]'s follower [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] in hopes of reuniting Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

*'''? BCE''' — Alpha Trion and Metroplex work together to explore the surface of Cybertron. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Metroplex eventually goes dormant beneath the city of [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Ruins}}

'''? BCE''' — Nova Major declares himself Nova Prime, discovers [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and with his aid, introduces Cybertron's "Golden Age". {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} Under his direction, the Cybertronian empire expands, with the [[Primal Vanguard]] serving as offworld peacekeepers. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} [[Vector Sigma]]'s life-giving, [[hot spot]]-igniting pulse waves begin to slow down, prompting Nova to task a team of scientists led by [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] with extracting new sparks from the [[Matrix of Leadership]], dividing Cybertronians into those either [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|"forged" or "cold constructed"]]. This ends when the Matrix is stolen and replaced with a replica. A "first wave" of new Transformers is created; additional Sparks are stored until bodies can be created for them. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Nova Prime conspires with scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to replicate Nexus Prime's combiner technology, seeking a process that allows sentient minds to be merged into one in pursuit of peace via the elimination of all will save his own. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} Galvatron, opposed to the existence of combiners, secretly launches Nexus's [[Enigma of Combination]] into space, where it lands on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

'''~ 8 million BCE'''<ref>The date was originally given as 6.2 million metacycles ago, with 1 metacycle = 13 months. Later comics will say 8 million years ago.</ref> — Nova Prime reveals his true dark intentions, Jhiaxus's efforts having succeeded in creating [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], prompting Omega Supreme and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] to turn on him. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} While Omega Supreme is occupied battling the beast, Nova Prime and Jhiaxus depart Cybertron in the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to begin their work, with notable crew members Galvatron, {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Rebirth}} Omega defeats Monstructor and locks him away in an inter-dimensional prison, {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} then entrusts guardianship of the last remaining Titan to Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} The [[Crystal City]] is destroyed, but not before [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] plants a seed of [[Ore-14]] within. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

'''~ 7 million BCE''' — The Enigma of Combination lands on Earth, in the region that will one day be known as [[Mesopotamia]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

'''? BCE''' — Nova Prime's ''Ark'' is subsequently lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], transported to the [[Dead Universe]]. All aboard perish and are resurrected as undead creatures to serve the will of the [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}{{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

'''? BCE''' — Cybertron is in a period of time known as the [[Interregnum]]. Unaware that it's a fake, [[Delta Magnus]] of the Primal Vanguard protects the Matrix of Leadership until a new bearer can be found. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Cybertron suffers from a lack of energy in the wake of Nova's expansion program, and tensions emerge. Apartheid exists against those who were constructed instead of forged. This will eventually end but there will still be prejudice. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

'''? BCE''' — A corrupt [[Senate]] governs Cybertron, with [[Nominus Prime]] as Matrix-bearer. A policy of "[[functionism]]" is instituted, with robots expected to stick to a single job determined by their [[alternate mode]]; [[Militant Monoform Movement|monoformers]], those without alt mode, face shape-hate. The rich and powerful have it better than you. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} The Senate use the sinister network of secret facilities known as the [[Institute]] to brainwash dissenters, and subject criminals to a head-and-hand replacement ritual known as [[empurata]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Aliens call the Cybertronians "Autobots": an insult, meaning "automatons". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

'''5 million BCE''' — [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] is constructed cold, intended to house a spark from the Matrix of Leadership. Time-travelling Autobots from the future interfere with his development, extinguishing the original spark. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

{{Note|The time travel incident creates a [[Functionist Universe|divergent timeline]], where Megatron was never constructed at all. Before this alternate universe can overwrite reality, history is set back on its proper course.}}

[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] replaces Megatron's Spark with a forged [[Point One Percenter]] spark harvested from the future, saving Megatron's life. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

'''? BCE''' Although Megatron wishes to become a medic {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}, the tenants of Functionalism means that he instead becomes a miner, working at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|Towards Peace}} Although he believes in changing the planet with non-violent actions, and even writes a [[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress|treatise]] to this effect, he is left embittered after being subjected to police brutality. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Police officer [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] is moved by his treatise and confronts the Senate, even deciding to 'reclaim' the slur Autobot as short for "autonomous robot", but he is ignored. At the same time, some Senators make a grab for more power by ordering an attack on Nominus Prime, using it as an excuse to obtain the Matrix of Leadership and initiate the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

'''? BCE''' — The Clampdown has caused tension and dissent across Cybertron. The [[Decepticon]] movement starts, basing themselves off samizdat writings from Megatron, and the miner is quietly sent into exile offworld. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} As part of a complicated plan to eliminate the threat the Decepticons pose to their social order, Senator [[Proteus]] promises to recognize the Decepticons as a legitimate political entity if 10,000 of them register as such, actually a method of gathering names for future brainwashing. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} With the discovery that Nominus's Matrix is a fake, the Senate have him killed and put the endgame of their plan into play, intending to stage a bombing that will be pinned on the Decepticons. The scheme is foiled by a small team led by Orion Pax, but as a repercussion, his friend Senator Shockwave is brainwashed and subjected to empurata by The Institute. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} The Senate's head of security, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]], is installed as the new Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

[[File:Apexthrone.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|"I could make a giant purple griffin out of stolen automobiles..."]]
'''? BCE''' — possibly the [[Five Dark Epochs|Dark Epoch]] known as '''[[Uprising (G1)|The Uprising]]''': The Senate and their thuggish police force spark a riot when shutting down an energon-mining operation, one of many the Senate have automated at the expense of the miners. The miner who starts the riot is Megatron and he escapes in a shuttle and joins the illegal gladiatorial games in the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Megatron takes over the games and is approached by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], an emissary of Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to cause terror throughout Cybertron. Megatron unites his gladiators under the Decepticon banner and arranges their 'capture' by Sentinel Prime's forces. Once captured, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] and Soundwave's forces massacre the Senate, and release the Decepticons from prison so they can overrun the security force's HQ. Megatron kills Sentinel Prime, and the Decepticons occupy Kaon. The security forces withdraw to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}} [[Zeta Prime]] takes command and together with his friend Orion Pax reshapes the security forces into an counter-terrorism army dubbed the Autobots.

'''? BCE''' — The Decepticons launch a series of terrorist attacks, and Zeta orders the popular races suspended. This temporarily puts [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] out of the spotlight. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Orion Pax, temporarily in a new body, oversees a hostage exchange with the Decepticons. This is a trick to capture the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], so the Decepticons can use him to find a Titan and gain space-bridge technology. Pax prevents this. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax}} [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] is stranded in the [[Rust Spot]] and develops a fear of solitude. {{storylink|The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist}} Blurr gets caught in Autobot/Decepticon crossfire, and Orion Pax, also known as Optimus, convinces him to turn his self-confidence to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Zeta Prime becomes increasingly more corrupt, bringing back and expanding the [[Institute]] as "The New Institute".

*Megatron holds [[Declaration Day]].

'''? BCE''' — Zeta Prime begins draining energy from his own citizens for the fight against the Decepticons and other insurgents, causing Orion Pax to turn on him and forge an alliance with Megatron to overthrow him. Megatron kills Zeta (possibly "the gunshot that killed a civilization" {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}), then betrays Orion and declares himself ruler of Cybertron. Cast into the depths of Cybertron, Orion discovers the long-lost true Matrix and is turned into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] by its power, then awakens a long-lost Metroplex and rallies an army against Megatron's dictatorship. The Decepticons are driven out of Iacon by the new Autobot army, setting the stage for the war. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

'''? BCE''' — The [[Five Dark Epochs|Dark Epoch]] known as '''[[Exodus (G1)|The Exodus]]''': Megatron is overthrown and exiled to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who destroys Cybertron's last major source of energon and awakens the ancient monster [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Aided by the [[Quintesson]] [[Pentius]], Megatron is able to return and defeat the beast alongside [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity}} but the energon crisis triggers an exodus in which many neutral Cybertronians flee Cybertron for elsewhere in the cosmos, including some ten to twenty million organized by Dai Atlas and [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} Among the evacuees are the [[Circle of Light]], who depart Cybertron aboard the last of the Titan and establish a hidden city on the planet of [[Theophany]]. {{storylink|Drift issue 2}} Megatron revives Trypticon using Pentius's spark and gathers the scattered Decepticon forces for a full-scale assault on the Autobots, but Optimus Prime cleanses him of the Quintesson's influence and captures him. {{storylink|The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy}}

'''?''' — The original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] dies under mysterious circumstances. Hoping to keep the legend of the immortal lawman alive, Tyrest creates the [[Magnus Armor]] and recruits [[Point One Percenter|load-bearer]] Autobots to wear it, effectively becoming Ultra Magnus.

'''?''' — in an event known as the ''Silver Harvest'', a reserve of Sparks created by Matrix bleeding is discovered and used to create new Transformers, including [[M.T.O.|Made To Order]] soldiers for specific campaigns. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

'''?''' — [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] is finally (reluctantly) accepted for a scouting mission and crashlands on [[LV-117]] and spends a period of time getting beatup by giant spiders, picking his arm out of giant lizard dung, and sending a distress signal.<ref>In "[[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination]]", Rodimus claims that Wheelie disappeared shortly after Rodimus joined the Autobots, which he did in ''Autocracy''.</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

'''4 million BCE''':
*Optimus and Megatron face off at the Battle of [[Sherma Bridge]] (2nd Cycle 087) {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}
*Optimus Prime turns down Megatron's first and only invitation for an Autobot surrender. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to say Goodbye and Mean It}}
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] is injured saving Optimus Prime from an [[Axer (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}
*[[Fall of the First Five Cities]] - the Decepticons make their first five major conquests.
*Tyrest attempts to broker peace between the two sides. His efforts ultimately fail, but do result in the creation of the [[Tyrest Accord]], limiting the spread of Transformer technology to other races.

'''Unknown (subsequent)''':
*'''? BCE''' — possibly the [[Five Dark Epochs|Dark Epoch]] known as '''[[Remote Age|The Remote Age]]''': the Autobot-Decepticon war expands beyond Cybertron and encompasses many other worlds. Thousands of battles occur over the following centuries, including:
**The [[Lava Wars]], involving "[[Magma]]'s hordes" {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's profile}}
**An attack on [[K'th Kinsere]] {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}
**[[Operation: Doom Patrol]] {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}
**The [[Corcapsia Incursion]] {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}
**The [[Vorsk Offensive]]s, of which there were at least four (3rd Cycle 199) {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}
**The [[Battle for Hell's Point]] - [[Datum]], one of the wearers of the Magnus Armor, is killed by [[Heretech]]. (3rd Cycle 1102) {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
**[[Clemency]] - the battle over the [[Nightmare Engine]]. Another wearer of the Magnus armor is killed by [[Torque (G1)|Torque]]. (2nd Cycle 1874) {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
**[[Simanzi Massacre]] - the cataclysmic battle over [[Crucible|The Crucible]] (1st Cycle 3178), later leading to the [[Forced Flood]] {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}and the [[Endless Retaliation]]. Yet another wearer of the Magnus Armor dies in the battle. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
**The [[Siege of Massunstrad]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}
**The battle of [[Rada Mor]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}
**A battle involving the [[113th Battalion]], with thousands of Autobot casualties inflicted by Black Shadow. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
**Black Shadow wipes out the population of [[Rigel 6]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
**An attack on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] led by Starscream. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}
**A campaign in the [[Berenices Cluster]] {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm's profile}}
**A battle or campaign to contain the [[Cult of the Black Epoch]] {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Guzzle's profile}}
*The Decepticons conquer many worlds and form the [[Constellate]], marking the peak of Decepticon power.
[[File:Omniglobes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Total war, not [[Total War!]].]]
*The conflict enters a state of total war as both sides pour all available resources into defeating the other. Optimus and Megatron seal themselves inside [[omniglobe]]s to direct the war effort. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
*In response to the many worlds savaged by the Autobot-Decepticon war, the Cybertronian race is blacklisted by the [[Galactic Council]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}
*The [[Militant Monoform Movement]] makes a comeback {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}
*Soundwave oversees a series of [[anti-neutral pogrom]]s {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}
*Bludgeon gathers an "army of deviants and half-forms" {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}
*The Constellate eventually collapses, marking the decline or end of Decepticon imperial power. Resources such as the [[Worldsweeper]] ships are recalled to Cybertron to fight on the home front. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
*After several other Magnus Armor wearers succumb to battlefield injuries or ailments, [[Minimus Ambus]] becomes the latest bearer of the Armor. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}
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===100,000+ years ago===
'''~650,000 BCE''' — Shockwave realises Cybertron will soon die and begins planning [[Regenesis]], distilling [[energon]] into a catalyst which he then launches at various planets, including prehistoric Earth.<ref>"Six Hundred Thousand Meta-Cycles Ago"</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

'''500,000 BCE''' — Shockwave visits [[Arduria]] to check on the progress of Regenesis and finds that his energon seed rocket has caused the planet to shatter. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Alpha Trion takes Metroplex off Cybertron to keep him out of Megatron's hands and investigate Shockwave's plot. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

'''? BCE''' — Megatron has a team of Decepticons led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] search outer space for Metroplex. Crew member [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] finds the Titan, but has a crisis of conscience and ends up letting him go. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} Another member, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], is able to find and injure [[Necrotitan|another Titan]], causing it to teleport to [[Gorlam Prime]] and go dormant. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

===10,000 years ago===
[[File:Shockwaveg1idw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|WE DISAGREE]]

'''?''' — The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] attack a Decepticon-held Energon silo in [[Sub-Sector-Nine]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1}}

'''~8390 BCE''' — Shockwave openly leaves the Decepticons to begin stabilizing his Regenesis planets. However, he is followed by the Dynobots, out for revenge; and on Earth — the first of the planets — they engage him in combat. While he defeats them, he is deactivated by a failsafe set by Grimlock, as the Dynobots' ship triggers a volcanic eruption which buries all six in what would later become [[Eureka]], [[Nevada]].<ref>In Shockwave specifies in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]] that he has been waiting for "ten thousand, three hundred and ninety-six years, two months and three days."</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

'''? (subsequent)''' — Megatron, on discovering Shockwave's absence, assigns Bludgeon to investigate his projects {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} — and Soundwave to watch over Bludgeon. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

'''?''' — [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] is rescued from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] by an [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|unknown Autobot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

'''?''' — [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] crashlands on an unnamed planet and spends a period of time there watching over young aliens named [[Kita (G1)|Kita]] and [[Coll]] until Kita dies when Cliffjumper is discovered by Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}

'''?''' — A Decepticon named [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] leaves [[Turmoil]]'s command when he feels disillusioned by what the civil war had become, and he stumbles across the Circle of Light. {{storylink|Drift issue 1}} His coming prompts the Circle to raise their hidden city above ground. {{storylink|Drift issue 4}}

===4,000 years ago===
'''2000 BCE''' — Ancient humans discover the Enigma of Combination. The influence of the Enigma allows primitive humans to work together and found the city of [[Uruk]]. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

===100+ years ago===

'''"A few centuries" ago''' — Following a cataclysm in another universe, [[Britt]] and a frozen mass of [[zombie]]s materialize in deep space. {{storylink|Infestation issue 1|Infestation #1}}

'''603 BCE''' — The [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s put down local resistance in the [[Skomiloch Territories]]. They remain while [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] rules a mini-empire there. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Snare's personnel evaluation}}

'''~1550 CE''' — possibly the [[Five Dark Epochs|Dark Epoch]] known as '''[[Cataclysm (G1)|The Cataclysm]]''': [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] realises that Cybertron is going to be uninhabitable very soon. Unfortunately, he uses himself as a test subject for the [[Pretender|solution]] and, driven mad, he ends up destroying the planet even faster.<ref>700 stellar-cycles ago, so if a stellar cycle is ~7.5 months, then presumptively ~437 years ago.</ref> {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}

'''Unknown'''
*Shortly after Thunderwing's rampage, Soundwave uses [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to take control of [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. Beachcomber attempts to assassinate [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], leaving him adrift in space. The Decepticons began a massive offensive against the demoralized Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} It's all for naught anyway as the planet is soon abandoned, a lifeless, radiation-saturated wreck. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}

*Battle of [[Caldoon 4]]. Megatron initiates the [[infiltration protocol]], a step-by-step process by which Decepticons covertly infiltrate a planet's society and bring it down from within. As part of this process, three of the [[Warriors Elite]] are promoted to [[Phase Sixer]]s, including [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] - who promptly deserts from the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}
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===1900–2000===
'''Unknown'''
*[[Sixshot]] is challenged by the [[Reaper]]s, but refuses to join them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}
*[[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] leads a team to secure the [[Magnificence]]. [[Doubledealer]], posing as an Autobot, sabotages the raid. Hot Rod hides the Magnificence.
*Hot Rod infiltrates the Decepticon penal colony [[Styx]] to rescue "Dealer," who befriends him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}
*[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] crash-land on an unknown planet covered with radioactive crystals. Outback is killed in the crash, and Kup is slowly driven insane by the radiation. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}
*The massacre at [[Babu Yar]] takes place. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:SpotlightSoundwave Bludgeon defeatsLaserbeakRavage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He did the nasty in the recent pasty.]]
'''1984''' — Soundwave investigates Bludgeon's activities on [[Earth]] and is deactivated when Bludgeon, after some of Shockwave's Regenesis ore — which he calls "Ultra-Energon" — triggers the eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]] (4 years later than in the real world.) {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

'''1985''' — Soundwave, [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are excavated by [[Skywatch]]. Interest is taken in the cassettes, found in "[[robot mode]]," but Soundwave, in cassette player mode, is apparently discarded. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

'''~1988'''
*Ultra Magnus tracks the Decepticon criminal [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to [[Nebulos]], but despite damages, he escapes.<ref>29 stellar cycles ago, or 18 years</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

*[[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] constructs the supercomputer/judging machine [[Aequitas]]. The Aequitas trials begin, a catalog of Autobot atrocities. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

'''~1990''' - Obsessed with defeating [[Squadron X]], the [[Wrecker]]s track them down to the planet [[Pova]]. After capturing them, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] is ordered to release them due to a technicality. Instead, he executes the prisoners, and as a consequence is himself imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. Springer subsequently takes over leadership of the Wreckers. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers}} {{storylink|Bullets}}

'''1997''' — [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] slowly begins cleaning Cybertron's atmosphere.<ref>12 meta-cycles ago, or 13 years</ref> {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}
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===Current era===
'''2002''' — Current era of Transformer activity on Earth begins.<ref>Or so we assume, based on [[Mechatopia.com]]: it states "little or no hard and fast evidence survives from before 2002" {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1}}</ref> Conspiracy theorists like [[Hunter O'Nion]] notice these machines after the Buchanan crop manifestations in [[Iowa]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1}}

====2006====
*Shockwave's hand is discovered in an excavation in Nevada. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} News of the dig reaches the conspiracy theorists but is considered a fringe theory, the "paleo-purists". {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1}}
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] lures [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to the planet [[Gorlam Prime]] and implants a device in his brain. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

=====Infiltration=====
[[File:Infiltration6 takeyourpunishment.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Like a shot through the torso could kill a Transformer!]]
[[File:Wolverinemanmachine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't forget that this happened!]]
*Starscream's Infiltration unit on Earth discovers Shockwave's Regenesis ore, dubbing it "Ore-13." {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}}
*Thunderwing is reactivated on Cybertron by Bludgeon using the "Ultra-Energon," and decimates Nebulos before returning to Cybertron and running out of fuel in front of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}
*Megatron arrives on Earth and blows a hole through Starscream for disloyalty. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}
*After the Thunderwing crisis, Optimus Prime travels to Earth, following Shockwave's and Bludgeon's records. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}
*Soundwave, trapped in alternate mode since 1984, is purchased from a pawn shop. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}
*Springer orders a costly mission to rescue the stranded and demented [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] arrives on earth. Megatron initiates a plan to increase political unrest on Earth using [[Psycho-Prism|technology]] stolen from [[Doctor Doom]]. The Decepticons (except Ramjet) boost their powers by tapping into [[Spider-Man]]'s superhuman abilities. Megatron's plan is thwarted by the Autobots and [[Avengers]], helped in part by Ramjet's increasing disloyalty to Megatron. {{storylink|New Avengers/Transformers|Man and Machine}}

=====Escalation=====
*The Machination captures [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], along with Hunter O'Nion. Hunter undergoes strange experimental surgery. Scorponok anticipates getting a new body.
*The Decepticons escalate tension between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]]. The Autobots intervene. The ''Ark-32'' arrives with reinforcements. During the battle, Prime is nearly killed, and encounters the form of Nova Prime within infraspace.
*Ramjet initiates an ambitious plan to take control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}
*Ironhide, Ratchet, Jimmy and Verity investigate Sunstreaker's disappearance. Ironhide is severely damaged in the process and left behind.
*Excavation of Shockwave and the Dinobots continues, now under Skywatch supervision. Skywatch activates Ravage and Laserbeak.
*Megatron summons Sixshot to Earth. The Reapers follow.
*Megatron kills Ramjet before his plan can be carried out. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}
*Galvatron travels to Cybertron and defeats [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]'s unit to retrieve Thunderwing's body, which he takes to Gorlam Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie's]] distress signal call is received... and apparently ignored. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}
*Optimus Prime meets with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to learn about [[Nova Prime]]. [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] attacks but is defeated and taken into Autobot custody. Prime returns to Earth. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

=====Devastation=====
[[File:Sixshot-devastation3a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Scale]]?!]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] is found drifting in space and returned to the Autobot fold. [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] is freed from Decepticon control. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}
*[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] initiates an attack on the Autobot prison facility at [[Garrus-9]]. The Monstructor team escapes. [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] is sent after them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}
*The Decepticons reactivate Starscream to deal with an erratic Megatron.
*The Autobots' position is compromised so they move the ''Ark-19'', but are shot down by Sixshot. They battle, but Sixshot is called back to deal with the threat of the Reapers.
*The Decepticons have replaced a [[Alexander Holt|likely candidate]] for [[President of the United States]] with a facsimile. He and a [[Deacon|four-star general facsimile]] lose contact with the Decepticons but decide to proceed on their own and continue with [[Alpha-Scenario]] as planned.
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] and Hot Rod attempt to rescue Ironhide but are attacked by [[Sunstreaker clone]]s. With Hardhead's help, they defeat them and rescue Ironhide.
*Skywatch deploys Ravage and Laserbeak to find other Transformers, but their signal is blocked by Soundwave, still trapped in stereo mode.
*Hunter awakens at Machination headquarters and finds Sunstreaker's head. He undergoes the Headmaster process as [[Abraham Dante]] does the same with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. As a headmaster, he escapes the facility, but the Machination take Sunstreaker's real head.
*In the [[Dead Universe]], [[Nova Prime]] orders [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] to Earth to deal with the Reapers, whom Sixshot has aligned with before he's shut down by Starscream. The other Decepticons engage the Reapers, losing the [[Battlecharger]]s, before being covertly assisted by Galvatron, who returns to the Dead Universe with the body of Sixshot.
*The Autobots learn of the incident at Garrus-9 and leave Earth while Hot Rod and Sunstreaker remain.
*Skywatch is notified of the battle and prepares to deploy Grimlock. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

=====Revelation=====
[[File:SpotlightCyclonus DeadUniversetransformers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] arrives on Cybertron and attacks Hound's crew as revenge for the devastation wrought by the war. His attack is interrupted by Ultra Magnus, and he is forced to retreat to [[Corata-Vaz]]. After activating the [[Nega-Core]], Cyclonus is again set upon, and activates the Nega-core's guardian, Thunderwing. He is forced to return to the Dead Universe as his body has been in the "living" world too long. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}
*Optimus and his crew arrive at Garrus-9. They meet with [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and head back to the ''Ark-32''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}
*Nemesis Prime, Jhiaxus, Galvatron, Straxus and Grindcore cross over to begin their transition. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}
*Nightbeat and Hardhead travel to [[Gorlam Prime]] to investigate Nightbeat's missing memories, and they encounter a large group of [[Micromaster]]s trying to impede their progress. The pair makes it to the Dead Universe portal and Jhiaxus takes control of Nightbeat, forcing Hardhead to kill him, and dive into the portal himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
*Jetfire decides to use [[Pretender]] technology to enable [[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Groundbreaker]], and [[Waverider]] to survive the Benzuli Expanse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
*Optimus receives a transmission from Dealer, who says that he's been monitoring the current situation, and he thinks that all of the answers they seek lie in the [[Magnificence]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Hot Rod agrees and both travel to [[Ki-Aleta]], the planet where Hot Rod had hidden it earlier. Using the oracle, Hot Rod discovers that Dealer betrayed him, and sends the traitor to his death moments before he could do the same to him. The Magnificence later provides useful info to Ultra Magnus about the machinations of Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}
*Straxus and Grindcore mine energon in China. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They are prevented doing this by Hound's team, primarily Sideswipe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
*Galvatron and Cyclonus attack the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]'', the ship of Cloudburst and crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They are beamed out seconds before their ship explodes by the Technobots in the ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', who present them with their own personal Pretender carapaces. Using these, they battle Galvatron and Cyclonus, defeating one and allowing the other to escape. Using their shells as temporary shields, they cross into the Dead Universe and manage to seal the gate to the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
*Nemesis Prime arrives on Garrus-9, and is faced by Optimus Prime. Optimus is attacked, using the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} However, the Darkness reaches out to Optimus as a successor. Nemesis continues the attack but is blasted in the back by Galvatron and falls dead. The Darkness enters Optimus Prime. Galvatron offers Prime a choice: kill himself in the nearby Solar Pool, or willingly pass on the Darkness to him. Prime does both, passing on the Darkness '''and''' tossing Galvatron into the pool. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
*Arcee manages to track down Jhiaxus on Gorlam Prime, and with some help from an undead Hardhead, defeats him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
*At some future point, the residents of Gorlam Prime evolve into fully mechanical beings and rename their planet Cybertron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

=====Maximum Dinobots=====
[[File:Dynobots divided MaximumDinos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|It's all fun and games until someone remembers the Monsterbots exist.]]
*Grimlock awakens in Skywatch's care, but he escapes and after refusing an offer to join forces with Scorponok, {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}} he and the other Dynobots end up fighting Sunstreaker clones in [[Fallon]], [[Nevada]] in an event orchestrated by Scorponok and the Machination.
*Hot Rod takes on Scorponok and fails, while Sunstreaker and Hunter try to reclaim Sunstreaker's original head.
*The Dynobots are rescued by the [[Monsterbot]]s, but begin to have misgivings about Grimlock's leadership, feelings which come to a head when it appears [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] has died from a blast by Scorponok.
*Soundwave, Shockwave, Laserbeak and Ravage plot together and free themselves from Skywatch's control.
*Shockwave involves himself in the battle with Scorponok, and both are ultimately are defeated by Grimlock and the Dynobots.
*Ultra Magnus arrives to take them all into custody (including Grimlock but not the Dynobots). Hunter is reunited with Verity and Jimmy, who Ratchet managed to resuscitate after their battle with Sixshot. {{storylink|The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots}}

====2007====
=====All Hail Megatron=====
[[File:SpotlightDrift Deadlockisdead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Finally! A character we all can enjoy!]]
*Megatron and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] create the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, with the many failed tests becoming the [[Insecticon swarm|"Swarm"]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}
*Perceptor cures Kup's madness using [[Pretender]] technology, but remakes Kup a puppet for Prowl at his insistence. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}
*Kup leads a team to rescue captured Autobots and receive assistance from former Decepticon Deadlock, now known as Drift. Kup forms a special unit and asks Drift to join. Perceptor is gravely injured. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}
*Hot Rod is attacked by a revived Bludgeon and the Monster Pretenders, and is rescued by Kup's unit. At the same time, Perceptor upgrades himself into a sniper. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}
*Ratchet separates Sunstreaker and Hunter, but Sunstreaker remains bitter about their experience together.
*Sunstreaker makes a deal with [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] to help him take out Megatron in exchange for the Autobots abandoning Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #8}}
*The [[Five Dark Epochs|Dark Epoch]] known as '''[[Surge (event)|The Surge]]''': Using Autobot access codes acquired from Sunstreaker, Megatron launches an all-out attack on every major Autobot outpost. {{storylink|Bullets}}
**The Autobots on Earth are led into a Decepticon trap and are soundly defeated. Megatron takes the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and exiles them to Cybertron. Optimus Prime is left in critical condition. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #8}}
**[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s assault [[Garrus-9]]. [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] arrives, kills Skyquake and takes over leadership of the attack force. He captures the prison and begins turning it into an arena for his own amusement. Fortress Maximus is tortured and lobotomized. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

:'''One year after ''Devastation'':'''
*Overlord restores Shockwave to operational status.{{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}
*[[Sixshot]] raids an Autobot [[Orvus Base|orbital base]], looking for scientific information. The [[Throttlebot]]s escape with it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}

:'''May 29''' {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}
*The Earth-based Decepticons, who have now bolstered their ranks with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], Soundwave, Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy, and Laserbeak, cause rampant destruction in [[New York City]] and easily defeat a squad of attack aircraft. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky|Colonel Daniel Witwicky]] is brought to New York to aid in its defense.
*Military troops move into Central Park and are wiped out singlehandedly by Frenzy.
*The Decepticons begin destroying routes out of the city, including Devastator destroying underground tunnels. Laserbeak broadcasts pictures to the helpless military top brass. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}
*Reports reach Colonel Witwicky that more cities have fallen, including Washington DC, and Air Force One is now lying in ruins on the Lincoln Memorial. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}}

:'''Post-May 29'''
[[File:AHM12 Betrayer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Skywarp's a sonofabitch, ain't he?]]
*As tensions rise amongst the Autobots, Kup's team crash lands on Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}
*On Earth, Colonel Witwicky appoints a team lead by his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] to take out Megatron, but the team is killed by Ratbat and Spike is the only survivor. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}
*Bored, the Decepticons squabble while the Autobots decide to use their remaining energon to repair Prime. The [[European Union]] decides to end the threat by nuking New York. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}
*As the Autobots try to avoid the Swarm, Ironhide flies into a rage and beats [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] senseless, thinking he was the one who betrayed the Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}
*The Autobots race away from the Swarm, but sharpshooter Perceptor is injured. Guilt ridden, Sunstreaker makes the ultimate sacrifice and detonates a bomb to blow up a bridge (and himself) to keep the Swarm away from the other Autobots. Just before he does so, he reveals to Ironhide that it was he who brokered the deal with Starscream that betrayed the Autobots. Upset with Megatron, Starscream plots with the Insecticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}
*Sarah and Bridge run into Spike, and are later joined by [[Charles (G1)|Charles]], seeking revenge against [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] for killing his son. With a weapon reverse-engineered from Shockwave, Spike brings Rumble down with the help of his new friends. On Cybertron, Optimus Prime is repaired, along with the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}
*Bombshell builds a [[space bridge]] and reveals that he helped hack into the Autobots' defenses using technology gained by dissecting Hunter O'Nion. Starscream teams up with the Insecticons and Constructicons to attack Megatron, but they are not successful. The Autobots on Cybertron are saved by the arrival of Omega Supreme and taken back to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

====2008====
{{note|According to "[[Ride-Along]]", the events of ''All Hail Megatron'' spanned over a year, though it's unclear exactly when the transition to 2008 happened.}}
*The Autobots arrive on Earth and battle the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}
*Prime defeats Megatron with some help from Spike. The Decepticons retreat but [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] stays behind to dispose of the bomb. He succeeds but is blasted by [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] for his efforts. Sideswipe mercifully terminates the vegetative Hunter. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}
*Optimus Prime talks Ironhide out of retiring. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}
*Believing the Matrix to be purely symbolic and now devoid of any power it might have once held, Starscream prepares to dump it into space. When [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] reminds him that the Autobots use it to choose their leaders, Starscream declares that with Megatron incapacitated, he will use the Matrix to lead the Decepticons to victory once more. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}
*The military begins hunting for rogue Transformers left behind. Spike defeats Ravage but is injured. Sparkplug is made head of Skywatch and recruits Spike to work for him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|The Man of Steel}}
*The Autobots are being hunted too, but Bumblebee breaks cover to save some humans and is injured for his efforts. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

=====Post-''All Hail Megatron''=====
*Badly damaged by Skywarp, Thundercracker takes refuge in a ruined building and watches [[television]] to pass the time until he's rescued. As he studies human society, he has an epiphany in regards to his role in the war. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}
*With several Autobot outposts destroyed during the Surge, many Autobots take refuge on Earth. Humanity slowly repairs the damage caused by the invasion, but are enraged at the Cybertronians that remain on their planet. After witnessing a defenseless [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] executed by a group of police officers, Prowl decides that with their numbers so reduced by war, all Cybertronian life - even Decepticons - needs to be protected. {{storylink|Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl}}
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] gets in contact Skywatch via Spike and secretly sells them Cybertronian technology. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}
*Reverse-engineering Cybertronian tech, Skywatch develops weaponry and [[crash suit]]s to capture and detain Transformers. [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] are amongst those captured. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}
*[[Agent 113|An Autobot spy]] in the [[Decepticon Justice Division|DJD]] reports that the Decepticons have lost contact with [[Garrus-9]] and DJD scouting parties do not return. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] authorizes [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to assemble a new team of [[Wrecker]]s. Their mission is twofold—to rescue any Autobot prisoners and to download data from the [[Aequitas]] supercomputer. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} {{storylink|Bullets}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (still marooned) discovers a Decepticon shipwreck with surviving crewmembers [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]] ([[Viewfinder]] alas, didn't make it.) He saves an [[Varta|alien]] from them and in the process blows them and his escape ship to pieces. And so, he waits... {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}
*Autobots under [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s command liberate [[Hydrus 5]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Bullets}}
*Autobots under [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]]'s command win the battle for [[Karashi-Delta]]. {{storylink|Bullets}}
*At some point after Gorlam Prime's transformation, the malevolent Dead Universe entity known as the [[D-Void]] lures the entire population of the planet into his domain and devours their sparks. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

====2010====
:'''Two years after ''All Hail Megatron'':'''
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-newrecruits.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cue the A-Team [[theme song|theme]].]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] attacks a power station in search of energon, but is captured by Skywatch. When they threaten lethal force, Prowl transforms to defend but is captured as well. Wheeljack creates a device to counter Skywatch's immobilizers and fits the remaining Autobots with them. Hot Rod leads a rescue operation for Prowl but Ironhide is killed while escaping. Depressed, Optimus Prime resigns as Autobot leader and surrenders to Skywatch. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}
*Thundercracker is rescued by a rag-tag team of Decepticons led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}
*Hot Rod decides to leave Earth and a group of Autobots join him. They are attacked by Swindle's Decepticons, but decide to join forces instead in an effort to leave the planet. Bumblebee is elected Autobot leader. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}
[[File:Bumblebee 1 Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|And there was much rejoicing]]
:'''Eight months after Agent 113's report:'''
*The Wreckers arrive at Garrus-9 and begin their assault. They suffer casualties but are able to download the required data from the [[Aequitas]]. Unfortunately, Overlord had ordered the death of all Autobot prisoners upon the Wreckers' arrival. Overlord is captured and the remaining Decepticons scatter, glad to be free of Overlord's oppression. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers}}
*Ultra Magnus arrives on Earth to investigate the death of Ironhide and surrender of Optimus Prime. Afraid of being arrested by Magnus, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and Blurr leave to join Hot Rod but all except Blurr are captured by Skywatch and used as leverage by Spike for Optimus Prime to talk. Magnus leaves to find Hot Rod. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}
*Bumblebee makes a deal with Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]] who promises the Autobots protection from Skywatch if they capture Decepticons, but at the price of being immobilized if they disobey. They rebel after being ordered to capture other Autobots starting with Blurr. After Bumblebee's immobilizing badge is damaged, he locates the [[Sanjay Bharwaney|creator]] of the badges and personally destroys them, defeating Skywarp and proving his worth as leader of the Autobots in the process. {{storylink|The Transformers: Bumblebee}}
*As Hot Rod's group begin construction of a spaceship, Swindle butters him up by calling him "Rodimus Prime" and convinces him to rescue Breakdown from Skywatch. Ultra Magnus shows up and tries to arrest Swindle, but Rodimus defends his ally. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}
*Ultra Magnus takes several Autobots from Bumblebee's group with him to help him detain Swindle and the rebellious Rodimus. Breakdown is saved, and Swindle applies [[combiner]] technology to him and the other [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. When Ultra Magnus's team arrives, Swindle betrays Rodimus and unleashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to kill the Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}
*Witnessing the battle, Spike releases Optimus Prime to battle Menasor. The combiner is defeated, and Spike comes to the conclusion that the Autobots are not part of the problem. A new alliance between Skywatch and Bumblebee's Autobots is forged, while Rodimus steals Ultra Magnus's spaceship and strikes off on his own. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}
*A slowly recovering Megatron reflects on what went wrong with the invasion on Earth and how Starscream has only led the Decepticons to ruin as his troops scavenge for fuel on a desolate asteroid base. {{storylink|All His Engines‎}}
*Soundwave and Shockwave revive Megatron in a new body equipped with space bridge technology. His old body is used to create replicas of his old gun mode, which contain small pieces of the Decepticon leader's consciousness. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}
*Rodimus arrives at the Decepticons' asteroid base, intending to retrieve the Matrix. He succeeds in stealing it back from Starscream, but is confronted by the newly upgraded Megatron who blasts him and the Matrix into space. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}
*With the threat of Starscream holding the Matrix gone, Megatron retakes control of the Decepticons. He sends the Megatron guns to Earth, where they quickly spread amongst unsuspecting humans with anti-Transformer sentiments. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}
*Spike hunts down and kills [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], attempting to prevent Devastator from ever being formed again. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}
[[File:Ironing Out the Details Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Krazier than Kup!]]
*Looking to rid Cybertron of the remaining Swarm members, Alpha Trion creates a copy of the one Autobot most suited for the job: Ironhide. The confused duplicate lacks all of Ironhide's memories from the war, but does his job well. He also recovers Sunstreaker, having survived his sacrifice years earlier. Alpha Trion and Metroplex take off for parts unknown, leaving Ironhide and Sunstreaker on the planet to finish off the Swarm. {{storylink|The Transformers: Ironhide}}
*As Rodimus floats through space, the Matrix bonds with him, saving his life. He crashes on the planet [[LV-118]], where he meets Wheelie. Together with him and the alien [[Garnak]], Rodimus steals a ship and heads to Cybertron. {{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|The Stars My Destination}}
*Galvatron frees himself from the solar pool, fully fused with the Darkness. He tracks down the now dying Dead Universe Transformers trapped on Gorlam Prime, Cyclonus and Scourge. Using his new powers, he revives Scourge, using him to create a personal guard in the form of the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Rebirth}} They investigate the planet's missing inhabitants, {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} and upon learning about the D-Void's plans to destroy all Transformers, set out to raise an army to oppose it.<ref>The point at which Galvatron escapes the solar pool is never made explicit, but it can be inferred from several pieces of evidence: it occurs after ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' (per ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'''s epilogue), Autobot guards are present on Garrus-9, and it has been "years" since Galvatron's defeat.</ref> {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}
*Galvatron and his men discover a block of ice in space, unaware that it contains a [[zombie]] virus brought from another dimension by [[Britt]]. Some of the crew is infected and the ship crash-lands on Earth, where the Autobots pitch in and manage to warp Britt, her virus, and the infected Kup through time and space to the dawn of the Dead Universe. The Autobots refuse to join Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Infestation (IDW)|Infestation}}
*Galvatron takes his army to Cybertron, declaring it his first line of defense against the D-Void. Rodimus also arrives on the planet where he meets Ironhide and Sunstreaker and learns of Galvatron's presence. The assorted Autobots leave Cybertron to warn Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet}}

:'''Four months after the events of "Earthworks" and "Altered Carbon":'''

*[[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Jong Du]] strikes a deal with three of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], providing them with energon in exchange for their services. Under his orders, the Combaticons attack [[South Korea]], prompting the United States government to declare the employment of Cybertronians equivalent to the use of weapons of mass destruction. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}}
*Skywatch and the Autobots move out to defeat the Combaticons. To keep the public from learning that the US also employs Cybertronians, the Autobots remain in their vehicle modes throughout the battle, and are easily defeated. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}
*Bumblebee meets with Thundercracker, who is now only interested in watching TV, and convinces him to help them. [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] hacks the spy satellites above Korea, allowing the Autobots to fight in [[robot mode]]. Backed up by these resources, the Autobots defeat the Combaticons. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawks Among the Sparrows}}
*As the Autobots are attacked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who have a similar contract with [[China]], Skywatch agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] breaks the encryption on one of the satellites. The secret alliance between Skywatch and the Autobots is revealed to the world, and [[Russia]] attempts to nuke the Transformers, though Cosmos saves them. The energon factories in North Korea and China are destroyed, ending the threat from the Combaticons and Predacons. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}
*One week later, Bumblebee tries to calm down a large group of rioting humans, but fails and is grievously injured by [[Joe Gladki]], a concerned family man corrupted by Megatron's influence within the gun he has purchased. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}} Simultaneously, Megatron's Decepticons return to Earth, attacking the Autobot-Skywatch base and freeing the Decepticon captives within. The plane carrying Optimus Prime, Spike Witwicky and the rest of the Korea team is shot down over the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Ultra Magnus takes charge and has the base evacuated. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} He and his troops attempt to regroup, but are defeated by Megatron himself. Meanwhile, Starscream tries and fails to convince Thundercracker to return to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}
*Two days after they were shot down, Optimus Prime's team emerge from the oceans alive. Prime confronts Megatron, who is holding Magnus hostage, and causes him to flee by injuring Soundwave. Jazz is forced to kill [[John Powell|a human]] in order to save his comrades, furthering Autobot distrust among human civilians. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} After another meeting with Prime, Megatron surrenders himself so that he can watch from the inside as the Autobots are crushed by the humans they protect. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

====2011====
:'''Six weeks after "Revenge of the Decepticons":'''

*Rodimus and his crew arrive on Earth, return the Matrix to Optimus Prime and tell him about Galvatron's invasion of Cybertron. Taking most of the Autobots and Megatron with him, Prime leaves Earth on Omega Supreme. Bumblebee, Prowl and a few others remain behind to investigate Megatron's claims that Spike murdered Scrapper. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix}}
*En route to Cybertron, Optimus Prime must choose life imprisonment or execution for Megatron's punishment in anticipation of his future trial. He tries to talk to his nemesis, but is only goaded into torturing him. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} When he asks Megatron what he would choose, Megatron chooses death. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

:'''Four months after "International Incident":''' {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

*Prowl continues investigating Spike by following him around. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1}} While investigating the site of Scrapper's death, he is attacked by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but defeating and interrogating yields nothing about his motives. The Autobots bring in Sandra, who enlightens them on Spike's past. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}}
*Spike shamelessly admits to killing Scrapper, but Prowl's fair share of questionable actions makes him unsure on what to do about it. During an attempted arrest of anti-Autobot pundit [[Ben Simpson]], the Autobots learn that he was a facsimile created by Swindle. Under interrogation, Swindle reveals that he had been selling weapons to Skywatch via Spike for years. The alliance between Skywatch and the Autobots is shattered and Spike becomes an international fugitive. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden}}
*Cyclonus and the Sweeps take over [[Kimia Facility]]. The Autobots arrive on Cybertron, where Optimus Prime again declines to join Galvatron's army, causing Galvatron to responds with violence. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}
*In order to reach Cybertron's core, Galvatron uses Kimia to fire on the planet's surface until the facility is destroyed from within. As the Autobots fight Galvatron's army, Megatron escapes from captivity and powers himself up using his Megatron-guns. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}
*Megatron uses the space bridge technology in his body to summon his Decepticon army to Cybertron. The D-Void, acting through Galvatron's Heart of Darkness, mind-controls them into combining with Galvatron's troops to form the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|kings}}
*While Megatron fights and defeats the Deceptigod, Galvatron reaches [[Vector Sigma]] and inserts the Heart of Darkness into it, hoping this will stop the D-Void from entering the universe when in truth it does the opposite. Optimus Prime stops the D-Void from turning Cybertron into a portal to the Dead Universe by opening the Matrix of Leadership into the planet's core, emptying the artifact completely. Megatron goes missing. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}
*The cleansing of Vector Sigma "resets" Cybertron to a living, primordial state, and the planet sends out a signal telling all Cybertronians in space to come home. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

'''Three weeks after the rebirth of Cybertron'''

Optimus Prime, having been inadvertently time-jumped three weeks forward, reappears and finds a Cybertron he doesn't recognise, and a shanty-town Iacon full of Transformers he doesn't recognise. He is soon informed of the situation by the Autobots, including the capture of the Decepticons and their subsequent implantation with [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] and the return of thousands of Cybertronian refugees - dubbed "[[NAIL]]s" by Prowl. Ultimately, he departs the planet, leaving the empty Matrix halves to Bumblebee and Rodimus respectively, who are split on whether to stay or go. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Crowd Control.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Alpha Trion said there'd be days like this...]]
*Rodimus' followers set off aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to find the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]], but a [[quantum jump]] malfunction causes it to be sent to a random point in space. The Transformers on Cybertron believe it to be destroyed. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Unbeknownst to all, the quantum malfunction in fact ''duplicates'' the ''Lost Light'', with the second one ending up on-course. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}
*To restore order on Cybertron, Bumblebee gathers the help of Metalhawk as representative for the returning refugees called NAILs. [[Horri-Bull]] gets killed for beating up [[Zetca]] and refusing to back down. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

'''More Than Meets the Eye'''
*Rodimus and the rest of the ''Lost Light'' crew recover all crew members who fall out of the ship after the quantum jump, [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]] and [[Polaris]] are killed by falling out, [[Ore]] is fused to the quantum generator- [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] joins that crew after being attacked by a group of [[Legislator]]s. Red Alert discovers that a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] is on board. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}
*The Sparkeater rampages around the ''Lost Light'' killing [[Shock (G1)|Shock]] and [[Animus]], its next target is [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] but it is killed before it can kill him. Tailgate announces that he wants to be a Decepticon. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

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====2012====
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Ayana Jones

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:''Ayana Jones is a [[human]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Rev1 Mayday.jpg|thumb|300px|Jones can summarise her own bio, thank you every much.]]
'''Ayana Jones''', codename '''Mayday''', is an ex-member of [[Skywatch]] turned member of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] turned ex-member of G.I. Joe turned member of [[Earth Defense Command]] turned ex-EDC turned Joe again. As you can guess from that CV, she prefers being in the thick of the action. In her long history she's worked with top officers like [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]], but now ''she's'' the one who gets to run squads.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Jones worked for Skywatch, America's secret counter-Transformer agency. So it's probably a bit embarrassing she'd transferred to the Joes when the Decepticons invaded Earth. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

Under the codename Mayday, she served under Duke when [[Cobra]] invaded [[Nanzhao]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} She spent a few years operating in Eastern [[Europe]] with [[Big Ben]] and was privy to Ben and Duke's big plan that brought down Cobra {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} but the Joes were on their last legs by then. She was shunted to the Earth Defense Command, Skywatch's successor, when G.I. Joe was mothballed. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

Jones was part of the EDC forces stationed at their [[Marshall Islands]] base. She reported that the Autobots were storming the beach and was caught by surprise when the EDC's [[Decepticon]] allies revealed the spaceship they'd brought along. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} She monitored the battle along with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|General Witwicky]], but was rendered unconscious when the [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]-controlled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attacked the building, and thus failed to witness [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] kill the General in retaliation for unleashing the EDC's anti-[[Transformer]] [[mind bomb]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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

Following [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]]'s hack of [[Onyx]]'s new product launch, Jones accompanied Marissa Faireborn to Onyx's [[Tokyo]] HQ as the EDC's response to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s angry phone call. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} As a Transformer battle broke out in the city, Faireborn and Jones took Blackrock to safety in an aircraft, though Jones would much rather have stayed to fight. She instead ended up trying to talk the [[China|Chinese]] out of invading [[Japan]]. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} On Blackrock's request, they headed for Onyx's [[Wanmu]] facility where Garrison showed them the collection of Cybertronian tech he'd built up. Jones was skeptical of Blackrock's claim he was descended from [[Gilgamesh]], but as the tour continued, the building came under attack from Devastator. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} When Spike dropped in and grabbed Faireborn, Jones was ready to shoot him, but didn't get the chance before Devastator breached the walls. She and Faireborn ended up hauling Spike clear as the battle continued to rage between Devastator and the Decepticon forces with their temporary ally [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

At one point, Marissa and Ayana listened to [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s attempt to write a [[Christmas]] story. It went as well as could be expected. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

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

Back on [[Earth]] at E.D.C. HQ, Jones waited with Faireborn outside Spike's cell as Blackrock visited the prisoner. The pair were forced to listen to Thundercracker's latest script until Blackrock eventually emerged. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} So you can imagine their shock when they learned Blackrock had captured some Autobots and stuffed them under the E.D.C. base! Ayana had Blackrock captured at gunpoint as they learned all he'd been up to, but too late: Galvatron arrived, revealing the man was really a Cybertronian sleeper agent for [[Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} Galvatron's arrival led to a tense stand-off with the E.D.C. and the newly revealed captive Autobots until [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] teleported them away. Jones tracked the falling Autobot shuttle ''[[Ark-7]]'' to [[Shanghai]], and the E.D.C. prepared to respond. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} {{storylink|White Light}} {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} {{storylink|The Modern World}} {{storylink|Valley Forge}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} {{storylink|Enter The Shadow}} {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}}}

==Notes==
*Jones as a Joe was a [[retcon]] done for the ''[[Revolution]]'' crossover.
*The codename Mayday comes from ''G.I. Joe Extreme'', the short-lived mid-90s revamp. Mayday also appeared in the [[Devil's Due Press]] ''Joe'' comics, wherein her real name was "Paige Adams".

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

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== Section names ==

It's just "Cybertron comic" and "Universe comic" because there are no other comics by those names. You do not need to add the publisher names. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 01:53, 6 April 2015 (EDT)

== Contractions ==

Why are you expanding contractions in article writeups? That isn't necessary. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:28, 12 April 2015 (EDT)
:See above. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 23:55, 12 April 2015 (EDT)
::I thought that in a few instances, the sentence flowed better without the contraction. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:56, 12 April 2015 (EDT)
:::Hmm, fair enough! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 01:55, 13 April 2015 (EDT)

== Section headers ==

Pleeeease don't start adding "Beast Wars cartoon continuity" to every page for isolated sections without discussing its necessity. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:02, 16 April 2015 (EDT)
:Once again... [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:01, 9 May 2015 (EDT)

==Dimension hoppers==
Thank you for making it obvious why Axiom Nexus citizens make the Dimension Hoppers category pointless. Please undo your work. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 16:52, 26 April 2015 (EDT)
: I'm also wondering why a lot of these guys are being added to the Dimension Hoppers category. Why are the Autojetters and Seacons going in there? I don't see anything on their pages about going from one continuity family to another. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 16:55, 26 April 2015 (EDT)
: Okay okay, all right, apparently you have moved all of the G1 guys from "Invasion" into the category because they live in SG now. This is... arguably unnecessary, because if you read the dimension hoppers category, the category exists for characters who change continuity families, and both Classics and SG are Primax. Whether Positive Primax and Negative Primax constitute something different enough to warrant the category is NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE DISCUSSED, SO PLEASE MOVE THEM BACK UNTIL DISCUSSION IS HAD, THANK YOU. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 17:00, 26 April 2015 (EDT)
::Well they were there in "BW:SG" even though they didn't do anything with any actual Shattered Glass dudes. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:57, 26 April 2015 (EDT)
:::FACEPALM DIRECTED AT YOU, READ ABOVE --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 17:00, 26 April 2015 (EDT)
:::I hadn't noticed you'd updated with that when I began editing. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]])
::::When I started adding characters to the Dimension Hoppers category, characters like [[Ultra Magnus (SG)]] and [[Treadshot (SG)]] were already there. I figured that was because this wiki classifies G1 and ''Shattered Glass'' as different continuity families. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 17:05, 26 April 2015 (EDT)
:::::You also moved the entirety of the cast list of the Universe comics in there, despite the page explicitly excluding them. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 17:08, 26 April 2015 (EDT)
:::::For future reference, if you ever stumble across something that seemingly requires hundreds of edits, please please please please ask us about it first. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 17:11, 26 April 2015 (EDT)
::::::1. I apologize for breaking wiki protocol. 2. I guess I made a couple unnecessary edits with the ''Universe'' characters, but I was intentionally leaving out the characters who had only traveled to the Cauldron. 3. I moved the characters in "[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" and ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]'' because I read on this wiki that G1 and Shattered Glass were different continuity families. I thought that the absence of all the ''Classics'' characters from "Invasion"/BWSG was a minor oversight to be corrected. 4. Why did you undo my alphebetization edit to [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] and Child of Primus category edit to 2001 RID Optimus Prime? 5. Do rapid conversations on talk pages always happen at this rate? I've had trouble responding because of edit conflicts.
:::::::In the course of running down your contributions list to revert everything, I figured there may have been some false positives, which I am in the process of fixing on a case-by-case basis. Also, I have placed Omega Prime in the dimension hopper category since he's actually gone from RID to the UT. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 17:40, 26 April 2015 (EDT)

==Night Viper==

Just to clarify, he was always going to be a Maximal toy. The Predacon history was his original intended backstory. Makes sense, him being a snake and all. Most of the reptiles were Preds.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 18:53, 7 July 2015 (EDT)
:Apologies. I will rectify that. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 18:58, 7 July 2015 (EDT)

==Removing "cartoon-only" categories...==
If a formerly-cartoon-only character appears in a comic, then you need to replace "cartoon only" with "Category: Fiction-only Transformers", not just delete the category outright. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 23:59, 14 July 2015 (EDT)
:Sorry about that. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 00:00, 15 July 2015 (EDT)

==Universe==
Nice work on this section. If you're up for it, other attributions for Children/Minions would be useful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 23:27, 31 July 2015 (EDT)

==Overbite==
I meant merge Overbite with the G1 one page, not adding the new information to his Universe page but actually, I already add that.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 17:38, 2 August 2015 (EDT)

==References==
Do you know why refs that I added don't show up at the end of the page? I referenced Ask Vctor Prime in [[Uniend 812.21 Kappa|this page]] but it don't show up.[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 20:15, 30 August 2015 (EDT)
: You have to put <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki> at the bottom of the page. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 20:23, 30 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 20:35, 30 August 2015 (EDT)

== The reason for Grum's name not showing up==

Though I can't say for sure, I suspect that [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal&curid=474&diff=1041903&oldid=1041898 Grum's name was missing] because he inserted one too many tildes when signing his post, causing it to put only the date, like so: 22:26, 6 January 2016 (EST) -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 22:26, 6 January 2016 (EST)

==Gargent==

You deleted the Gargent image for the Universal stream page? Are we not allowed to use GoBots images like that? [[User:Lush City|Lush City]] ([[User talk:Lush City|talk]]) 19:56, 28 January 2016 (EST)
:I don't recall exactly which discussion it was, but I believe it was agreed that we shouldn't use images which AVP askers uploaded with their questions. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:05, 28 January 2016 (EST)

== Disambiguating Wilder ==

Hey, you're pretty knowledgeable about diambiguation pages and such, right? How would we handle [[Wilder (Masterforce)|Wilder]], [[L. W. Wilder]], and [[Wilder (G1)]]? Would we need a <nowiki>[[Wilder (disambiguation)]]</nowiki>? I hate to bother you with this, but his stuff confuses me. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 22:17, 22 February 2016 (EST)
:Huh. I've never noticed that before, but I beleive three guys like that is sufficient to merit a disambiguation. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:18, 22 February 2016 (EST)
::Yeah, that one must have slipped through the cracks. Anyway, I'll probably start fixing some links to Wilder, but I won't be able to do them all tonight. Thanks for your help! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 22:29, 22 February 2016 (EST)

==Link fix==
Since I wasn't sure if you'd get a notification when I did it or not, I just wanted to let you know that I fixed a link on your talk page (specifically, Apelinq -> Apelinq (BM)) Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 17:11, 29 February 2016 (EST)

== Ain't No Rat ==

To answer your question, Dreamwave was planning to tie Beast Wars into its G1 continuity, and its comics were written with that in mind. It also simplifies things by putting the MTMTE and Summer Special content together. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:36, 21 April 2016 (EDT)

== We don't do that? ==

http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Thrashclaw&diff=1097114&oldid=1097112

Surely we should link directly to [[Of Masters and Mayhem]] somewhere in that article? and that seems as good a place as any--better than anywhere else, even, because the text is already there; i just made it a link. No offense intended; i just don't understand why we don't/shouldn't do it this way.

Thanks. --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 20:12, 26 May 2016 (EDT)

P.S.--
http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Slice&diff=1097118&oldid=1097108
...Wow. Thanks! --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 20:15, 26 May 2016 (EDT)
:I'm not aware if it is specifically stated in any rule, but we don't do it anywhere on the wiki. If you think we should, bring it to the talk page. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:28, 31 May 2016 (EDT)

== Changing dates ==

Why are you changing dates to have the year first? --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] ([[User talk:MistaTee|talk]]) 06:22, 19 August 2016 (EDT)
:I'm sick of the confusion between U.S. and UK order, and in any case, ymd format is how the Japanese do it. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 12:05, 19 August 2016 (EDT)
::Not a huge fan, as I've always grown up with MDY, but I guess as long as it's consistent. BTW, the wiki server itself has "19 August 2016". --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] ([[User talk:MistaTee|talk]]) 15:53, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge vs Drench ==

Thanks to [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Shatterpoint&diff=1124654&oldid=1124649 you], the [[Shatterpoint]] article once again SAYS Generation 2 Deluge while it LINKS to G1 Deluge (who has a rather different deco from [[Deluge (G2)]]). i explained this in my edit summary. Please revert your revert.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:28, 31 August 2016 (EDT)
:Then maybe next time you should use proper text formatting. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 04:38, 31 August 2016 (EDT)
::i see. i thought it'd be fine to leave the franchise identifiers as suffixes rather than prefixes. (The way i had it wasn't even grammatically incorrect.) Sorry. For future reference, how would you feel about ''His color scheme is based somewhat loosely on that of [[Deluge (G1)|G1 Deluge]] or [[Drench (G2)|G2 Drench]],'' or ''His color scheme is based somewhat loosely on that of [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]] or [[Drench (G2)|Drench]]''? Also, is there a reason you italicized "''Generation 2''" but not "Generation 1"? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:55, 31 August 2016 (EDT)
:::Either of those should be fine, though I think the latter is a bit vague to readers. And ''Generation 2'' is italicized because it is the actual published product branding; "Generation 1" is a retronym for ''The Transformers''. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 05:48, 31 August 2016 (EDT)

== Animated Blackout IS Prominent Enough ==

How is Animated Blackout not prominent enough? We have Animated Perceptor on the [[Perceptor (disambiguation)]] page, and unlike Blackout, he doesn't even have a toy. Heck, we have RID Kickback on [[Kickback (disambiguation)]]. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 07:12, 23 September 2016 (EDT)
:Perhaps I acted in haste, but I don't count a single episode appearance and a toy which wasn't released in the U.S. as sufficiently prominent. Heck, ''Animated'' Perceptor and ''Robots in Disguise'' Kickback could probably be removed. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 07:17, 23 September 2016 (EDT)

== Club magazine content ==

We have only three more months to go in which "we have a 30 day grace period for FP magazine content to go on the wiki" is still relevant, so, like.... --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:38, 22 October 2016 (EDT)
:? What have I done which hasn't been out for 30 days yet? Do you mean creating stubs for the SG Animated characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:43, 22 October 2016 (EDT)
::Isn't the Thunder Mayhem image from this most recent issue? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:55, 22 October 2016 (EDT)
:::Aha, it is not. Ignore me. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:56, 22 October 2016 (EDT)

==Date formatting==
We don't format dates year-first. Never have. Nobody does. Stop changing this. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:25, 27 October 2016 (EDT)

== Reflist ==

Thanks for the backstop on Gargent 984.08 Alpha. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 18:35, 13 December 2016 (EST)

== "Anomie" Date error ==
Ultra Magnus or anybody, the date "1st cycle 3041" is way off, isn't it? Why remove this error? --[[User:Kmc|Kmc]] ([[User talk:Kmc|talk]]) 21:08, 3 February 2017 (EST)
:I thought the logical explanation was that James Roberts had deliberately refreshed the calendar to a new cycle. In any event, Chris McFeely moved it to issue #1's page. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 10:27, 4 February 2017 (EST)

==Kre-O moves==
When you move the Kre-O character page contents, try to remember that you're going to have to make some alterations/additions to the text. These new sections in the toy area will need links to "[[Kre-O]]" and "[[Kreon]]" in them since these would likely be the first instances of those words on those pages. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 19:41, 19 February 2017 (EST)
:I'll keep that in mind. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 19:42, 19 February 2017 (EST)

== Nemesis Prime ==

That character is the same one as Optimus Prime, though? I mean, it's not like say, Tankor, cause the basic remnants of the personality are still there, but evil. He's more like Rhinox in Dark Designs. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:15, 7 March 2017 (EST)
:I can see where you are coming from. The Nemesis Prime personality has a coloration of its own which fits with the rest of the "[[Nemesis Prime (G1)]]" page; hence why I think it all belongs on the Nemesis Prime page. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:20, 7 March 2017 (EST)
::Sure but isn't that also the case of say, Yokohama Convoy? I mean obviously Optimus doesn't have stickers on him. but still. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:22, 7 March 2017 (EST)

==Mini-Cons==
Why are you wiping out information on those pages? What is the point of sending readers to a separate page for repurposed toys? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:33, 26 April 2017 (EDT)

==Invasion Boxart==
Hey, I noticed that your crop for [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]] had a better quality than simply cropping the lithograph online. Do you happen to have the entire Botcon 2012 lithograph by any chance? Thanks in advance
[[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 20:18, 26 April 2017 (EDT)
:I found a close-up shot from Seibertron from [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/exclusives/treadshot/2727/1/ their BotCon 2012 Treadshot gallery]. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:36, 26 April 2017 (EDT)
Oh, okay. Thanks [[User:Ed|Ed]] ([[User talk:Ed|talk]]) 00:04, 27 April 2017 (EDT)

== Foreign names ==

Pardon me if I'm wrong, but aren't all foreign names supposed to go at the end of articles? I thought that was the standard. [[User:Rotary|Rotary]] ([[User talk:Rotary|talk]]) 20:12, 15 May 2017 (EDT)
:When a character debuts in a foreign territory with a foreign-script name, the standard is just to put it at the top. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:27, 15 May 2017 (EDT)
::Oh, gotcha. My mistake. Thanks for fixing it! [[User:Rotary|Rotary]] ([[User talk:Rotary|talk]]) 20:32, 15 May 2017 (EDT)

No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6

2017-05-16T00:15:05Z

Rotary: /* Synopsis */

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|next=Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8
|seriesissue2=[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]] Chapter 6
|prev2=Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5
|next2=The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7
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|image=MTMTE25 cvrA.jpg
|title="No Exit" Dark Cybertron Chapter 6
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[January 15]], [[2014]]
|coverdate=January 2014
|written by=[[James Roberts]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Atilio Rojo]], [[James Raiz]], and [[Livio Ramondelli]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and Livio Ramondelli
|letters by=[[Gilberto Lazcano]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
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'''The ''Lost Light'' crew explore the mysteries within Metroplex, the Necrotitan descends upon Iacon, and two Primes come face to face!'''

==Synopsis==
In the wastelands surrounding [[Crystal City]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] stand watch over those wounded by the [[Necrotitan]]'s death-wave. Although badly injured himself, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] expresses his desire to have gone with the other [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s into the city; [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] talks him down, but arguing is certainly something Slag has the energy left to do, including the insistence that his name is now "Slug", after [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] told him his old name was "offensive". When the Necrotitan suddenly moves, a pair of binoculars donated by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] lets Swoop get a closer look at the action, as the small surviving crowd of 'Bots and 'Cons comes running towards them, the Titan hot on their trail and heading straight for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]!

On an alien world, deep underwater, the [[Rodpod]] carries its small crew deeper into the eye socket of the unmoving [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. With [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] unsure if Metroplex is either alive or dead, [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] scans for lifesigns and finds eight: a positive outcome, as there are only seven 'bots in the pod. [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] analyzes the water on suspicion it may have reduced Metroplex to his sorry state, and, upon finding traces of what he believes to be [[Admium]], has [[Getaway]]—struggling to cope with the enormity of the situation—call [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] for his metallurgical expertise. Swerve is too busy fighting [[Ammonite]]s to answer his phone, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] reasons that if they can save Metroplex, ''he'' can end the battle. That prospect suddenly looks a lot less likely when the Rodpod enters the Titan's brain chamber, and the crew find his [[brain module]] to be ''gone'', surgically removed. The pod heads for Metroplex's [[spark]] chamber to investigate further, even as the Titan's internal lights die out around it, his lifeforce ebbing away.

In Iacon, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] seeks an update on the wounded from [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]], though the medic at first misinterprets his request as a report on the spread of the mysterious "deathmark" left on his chest by the Necrotitan's wave. Medical aide [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] loses patience with Starscream and bellows a stream of insults at him before stalking off; Flatline's immensely obvious observations of the situation do nothing to improve Starscream's mood, but just as he is yelling at the doctor, the Nectrotitan comes stomping into the city, and fiery chaos ensues.

In the [[Dead Universe]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s team remained trapped in a containment field by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], awaiting the arrival of [[Nova Prime]]. [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] tries headbutting his way out, to no avail, but Orion follows his lead, landing a hand-shattering haymaker on the cube wall. Orion appears to lose his composure, and begins screaming threats at Nightbeat, but when [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] tries to intercede, Pax punches ''him'' too—but only, he quickly explains in whispers, to keep Nightbeat distracted from the small crack he successfully made in the cube with his punch. Rodimus joins in the effort, raising his palms to the detective in an imploring gesture, but with unexpected results: the sight of the mysterious contents of Rodimus's hand affects Nightbeat's mind, bringing him to his knees... just as Nova Prime arrives.

The Rodpod berths at a dry dock within Metroplex (unsurprising, Magnus notes, as he ''is'' a city), where the team finds a series of hand-painted arrows drawn on its walls and floors that lead them on a disorienting Escher-esque tour of the Titan's insides. Alas, the final arrow brings them right back to where they started, and when [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] starts to take out his frustrations on the Rodpod, Magnus stops him... but in the process gets close enough to the pod to hear ''ticking''. Following a length of new cable running from the Rodpod with their eyes, the team spots a stowaway Ammonite—Perceptor's eighth lifesign—standing in a doorway, holding a detonator. Before any of them can move, the tiny 'bot pushes the switch, and the Rodpod explodes!

Nova Prime greets Orion as "Optimus Prime", waving aside Pax's attempted correction and instead musing that they are all trapped in the Dead Universe now, and that the two Primes may go down side by side. Spotting [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], Nova mocks his status as a perennial "hanger-on"... at which point Cyclonus gives Hardhead the word. The taciturn 'bot barrels into the cracked wall and smashes through, though the cube re-seals before the others can escape. Hardhead tries to take on Nova himself, but the ancient Prime simply catches and crushes his hand, destroying the protective force-field generator. As the others look on in horror, Hardhead is consumed by the Dead Universe, disintegrating and blowing away on the winds. Nova then informs Orion that he is taking him to meet a "friend" of his... a friend who turns into a [[space bridge]]... a friend we know as [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]]!

==Featured characters==
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{{!}}-
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*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (2)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (3)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (5)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (9)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (12)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]('s insides, 13)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Getaway]] (14)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (15)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (16)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] (17)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (18)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (19)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (20)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (22)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (27)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] (29)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (30)
*[[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (31)
*[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] (33)
{{!}}}
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*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (4)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (8)
*[[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] (10)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] (11)
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*[[Necrotitan]] (1)
*[[Ammonite]] (21)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (23)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (24)
*[[Tankor (BM)]] (25)
*[[Octane|Tankor (Octane)]] (26)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (28)
*[[Nova Prime]] (32)
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==Quotes==
"Well, '''something's''' not right." 
"Easy on the '''jargon,''' Ratchet, we didn't all go to medical school." 
"Sarcasm: the first sign of a damaged brain module. Other symptoms include me '''hitting you in the face.'''"
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Whirl'''

"He's not even the first guy named Tankor to yell at me today."
:—'''Starscream''' on the quirks of [[Transformer naming]]. [[Skydive (Predator)|Like]] [[Ambulon|they]] [[Dent|say]], all the good ones are taken.

'''Getaway:''' "Weird. Some kind of '''arrow'''..." 
'''Ratchet:''' "Hand drawn. And pointing towards the spark chamber..." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "And another one over there. Pointing in a different direction." 
'''Brainstorm:''' "What do we do, fearless leader? Follow them?" 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Well we certainly can't ignore them... it'd be like ignoring a '''traffic sign.'''" 
'''Brainstorm:''' "And that way anarchy lies..." 
''(The team sets off.)'' 
'''Skids:''' "Come on, Perceptor!" 
'''Perceptor:''' "No one's locking the '''Rodpod?'''" 
'''Skids:''' "Hopefully someone will steal it."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*True to his word, we here see that Swerve has indeed made Orion Pax's distress call his ringtone, as he promised back in [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Chapter 1]].
*Ultra Magnus remarks on a sense of déjà vu when the team finds Metroplex's brain to be missing, presumably a reference to the [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeater]] incident from [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|''More than Meets the Eye'' #3]], where said sparkeater removed its victims' brain modules first in preparation for harvesting their sparks. Hence, Magnus's decision to check on Metroplex's spark upon noticing his brain was gone.
*To see ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' Tankor appearing in this issue in such a manner is perhaps a little disarming; he is, of course, only here because this issue is packed in with his new ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toy. But! This is actually ''not'' his first appearance in IDW continuity! Given the timings involved, it can only have been an incredibly fortuitous coincidence, but Tankor first showed up in a crowd-scene cameo (as his original toy design) back in the [[Primus: All Good Things|2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual]] in addition to another cameo in [[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]].
*The mysterious contents of Rodimus's hand were alluded to back in [[Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Chapter 2]].
*Kup was last seen in [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|''Transformers: Infestation'' #2]], in which he was sucked into the Dead Universe through a magic portal.

===Real-world references===
*The comic's title is probably a reference to the [[w:No Exit|play]] of the same name by French philosopher-playwright [[w:Jean-Paul Sartre|Sartre]].

===Transformers references===
*The story catches up to the "Roll Call" pages this issue, with Slag officially renaming himself "Slug", the name Hasbro now uses for versions of the character which originated with his [[Slug (FOC)|Aligned universe counterpart]]. The full details of his change of heart aren't gone into, merely that Arcee told him that his name was offensive—a double-reference to its status as both a [[Slag (slang)|Transformer swear word]] and a disparaging term for a woman in the [[United Kingdom]], the latter being the reason Hasbro shelved it as the character's name. The story has tactfully avoided actually ''using'' "Slag" in dialogue up until now, which is not a problem IDW stories have faced before, but ''Dark Cybertron'' is packed in with toys.

===Errors===
*As has already occurred twice, in chapters [[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|three]] and [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|four]], Sludge is among the Dinobots on the first page of the story, despite the fact that he was sent back to the Autobot camp in [[Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|chapter two]]. When Swoop speaks to him, though, he calls him "Snarl", and further, dino mode Sludge vanishes on page 3 and is replaced with [[robot mode]] Snarl, suggesting that Rojo may be mixing up the characters regularly.
*The harried schedule of "Dark Cybertron" caused some confusion between Tankors. Informed that a new Tankor toy was to be among the ''Generations'' assortment the comics would be coming with, it was mistakenly assumed the character was Generation 1 Tankor, aka [[Octane]], and so he was drawn into the medibay scene, with ''Robots in Disguise'' having already established suitable precedent for him to want peace. When it was discovered that the toy was, in fact, of ''Beast Machines'' Tankor, Octane was replaced in the artwork, and the crack about there being more than one guy named Tankor was added to the script; unfortunately, Octane was accidentally not replaced in the third panel of the scene. For the collected edition, rather than be replaced, Octane's sole appearance was removed from the scene entirely.
*The last panel of the first dry dock page: Presumably, the lines that begin with "Come on, Perceptor!" should not be coming from Perceptor himself. This is corrected in the Dark Cybertron volume 1 collected edition, showing Skids talking with Perceptor.
*The Hasbro exclusive cover variant of this issue that [[pack-in material|was included]] with the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Tankor (BM)#Generations|Tankor]] toy has its pages very badly out of order.

===Trivia===
*Artist breakdown: Per the established pattern, Rojo draws the scenes on Cybertron, Raiz covers the ''Lost Light'' crew, and Ramondelli the Dead Universe.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Orion and Rodimus in the grip of Nova Prime, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Sub cover:''' Tankor, by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
*'''Cover RI:''' The Dinobots open fire, by [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Hasbro exclusive cover''': Cropped version of the subscription cover, exclusively available with ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Tankor (BM)#Generations|Tankor]].
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2017-05-16T00:12:31Z

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Servo (Armada)

2017-05-15T22:46:03Z

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:''Servo is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Micron Densetsu]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Servo-bra.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Uh, Joel? What is this doing in your room?]]

Where his teammates are quite serious-minded, '''Servo''' is a happy-go-lucky sort. He's a bit of a doof and occasionally oblivious to what's going on around him, but his technical skills are unquestionable. His cheerful outlook keeps his teammates from ever getting too down, even if he does occasionally do some pretty stupid things.

[[Primus]] only knows what trouble he'd have gotten himself into without the supervision of his teammates [[Redline]] and [[Flat-Out (MD)|Flat-Out]].

==Fiction==
===Linkage===
Servo and his teammates escaped from the crashing ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'' in an escape pod that landed in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off the coast of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. They lay dormant for centuries until the Mini-Cons were reactivated due to the actions of [[Rad White]] and [[Carlos Lopez]]. Upon reactivation, the trio crawled onto the shore and took new alternate forms suited to the environment. They were suddenly pursued by a pair of [[Fixer Bug]]s and escaped into a parking garage. Servo used his scanning ability to prepare a [[Stella Holley's car‎|nearby car]] for conversion into a Turbo Cannon, which was used to destroy their pursuers. However, the car's owner, [[Stella Holley]], saw all this. {{storylink|Linkage Part 1}} The trio formed a mental link with Stella and explained their plight to her, and she agreed to help them. {{storylink|Linkage Part 2}}

The Super Stunt Team, Stella, and the newly awakened [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] ventured to the [[Deccan Plateau]] in [[India]], having discovered the presence of a [[Scavenger's ship|newly landed shuttle]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], hoping that it was an Autobot who would allow them to use the shuttle, or at least some of its technology, for their plans of refuge. However, they were attacked by the [[Speed Chaser Team]] {{storylink|Linkage Part 3}} and Servo was hit by [[Tailslide]]'s [[transfixation beam]], locking him in vehicle mode, upended to boot. Stella managed to keep the Fixer Bugs away from Servo for a time, but it was the arrival of [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] that truly saved them all. {{storylink|Linkage Part 4}}

After acquiring the shuttle, Servo was out scouting through Seattle when he met [[Falcia]], and brought her back to their base. He helped Flat-Out kinda-sorta explain her "relationship" with Redline to Stella. {{storylink|Linkage Part 5}}

When Falcia took off after a verbal spat with Stella, the ever-oblivious Servo waved her goodbye. {{storylink|Linkage Part 6}} Shortly afterward, he helped set up the machinery used to retrieve [[Twirl (MD)|Twirl]]'s soul from the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]] after her [[Mini-Con storage panel]] was damaged in a battle with the Speed Chaser team. {{storylink|Linkage Part 7}}

Servo, Falcia and Twirl then met with [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] and Rollbar outside the Autobots' base at [[Mount Astrogate]], discussing both teams' plans for the immediate future. Servo told the two of Redline's plans to find the [[Master Key]] and unlock their people's true potential, plus free them from their bonds to their creator [[Unicron]]. He also found himself between Falcia and Twirl when the former got miffed over a "family" remark made by the latter. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}}

The Super Stunt and [[Sonic Assault Team]] then set up the equipment to unlock the Master Key, granting Redline and [[Combusta]] incredible power, but before the others could unlock their potential, the group was attacked by [[Ravenus]], the Speed chaser Team's last-ditch weapon. {{storylink|Linkage Part 9}} The monster's enhanced abilities attacked the [[servility program]] ingrained in the Mini-Cons; Servo and Twirl, unable to resist, leapt to the beast and [[Powerlinx]]ed with him, giving the monster (and the [[Doomstone]] he carried within him) the access needed to destroy the Linkage and erase the Mini-Cons' individual minds and free will. Flat-Out and Falcia resisted enough to Powerlinx with Stella's car, turning it into a fighting mech and dislodging Servo. {{storylink|Linkage Part 10}} Freed and upgraded, Servo helped put out the call to all Mini-Cons via the Linkage {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}}, which ultimately resulted in Twirl's rescue, the capture and reformatting of Ravenus, and the sealing of the Doomstone. With their task on Earth complete and the threat of Unicron looming over their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Servo and the others said their goodbyes to Stella, promising to meet again someday. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}}

Servo joined his teammates in fighting against Unicron's forces while the bulk of the Mini-Cons formed the [[Unicron of Light]] to battle their creator directly. The Super Stunt Team rushed in to face the Speed Chaser Team for one final battle...

...a year later, a group of Mini-Cons led by the Super Stunt and Sonic Assault Teams had begun construction of a [[Mini-Con city|city of their own]] on Earth, and were waiting to reunite with their human friend. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}

==Toys==
===Micron Densetsu===
[[File:Servo-toy.jpg|right|thumb|I'm the wind, baby.]]
*'''Super Stunt Mini-Con Team''' (DVD release, [[2003]]-[[May 1|05-01]])

: Servo is a [[redeco]] of the Armada [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] member [[Spiral]], transforming into a [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] C-class luxury car. It was only available with its teammates Flat-Out and Redline with the first volume of the ''Legends of the Microns'' DVD series in Japan, the only volume to contain more than a single Mini-Con.

: The same mold is used by ''Armada'' [[Skid-Z (Armada)|Skid-Z]], while a [[retool]]ed version of the mold is used by ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Galaxy Force]]'' [[Jack (GF)|Jack]]. The mold was slated to be released as [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]] in ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', but was ultimately canceled.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Servo's coloration was going to be applied to the unreleased ''Energon'' Mini-Con [[Override (Energon)|Override]]. That whole team was a "one-off" of the Super Stunt Team, shuffling the colors from each member onto different molds.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Servo''' (サーボ ''Sābo'')

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Servo/servo.htm Servo at TFU.info]

[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]

Redline

2017-05-15T22:44:33Z

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:''Redline is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Redline-Power.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|WE ARE THE PRINCES OF THE UNIVERRRRRRSE...]]

Safety officer for the Mini-Con starship ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'', '''Redline''' is selfless in his goal of bringing the Mini-Con race to peace. He's technically brilliant and incredibly brave in battle despite his hatred of violence. But he also tends to put himself in far more danger than he needs to in order to spare others, when they're just as willing to take the risks. Sometimes he needs reminding that he can't save ''everyone'' and can't do it all by himself.

He and [[Falcia]] have had a long-standing clash of opinion about how to achieve Mini-Con independence. Redline wants to go it alone and find their own way, while Falcia is all for joining with the [[Autobot]]s and wiping out the [[Decepticon]]s. The two have butted heads over this for a long, long time. Totally a ''Moonlighting'' thing.

He's also seen by [[Twirl (MD)|Twirl]] as a father (not a father figure, literally a father), and of all the Mini-Cons, he is perhaps the one to whom [[Stella Holley]] is closest.

Man, he gets ''all'' the chicks.

==Fiction==
===Linkage===
Redline, [[Servo (MD)|Servo]] and [[Flat-Out (MD)|Flat-Out]] ejected from the crashing ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'' in an escape pod that landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. They lay dormant for centuries until the Mini-Cons were reactivated due to the actions of [[Rad White]] and [[Carlos Lopez]]. Upon reactivation, the trio crawled onto the shore and took new alternate forms suited to the environment. They were suddenly pursued by a pair of [[Fixer Bug]]s and escaped into a parking garage. Redline used the [[Evolution Protocol]] on a [[Stella Holley's car‎|nearby vehicle]], powerlinxing it into a Turbo Cannon to blast their pursuers into smithereens. {{storylink|Linkage Part 1}}

The Mini-Cons introduced themselves to the vehicle's owner, [[Stella Holley]], and connected with her through a psychic link so that she could understand their language. Stella agreed to hide Red and his friends in her basement while they looked for their fellow Mini-Cons and tried to establish a peaceful existence. As the maintenance 'bot for the ''Exodus'', Redline revealed he had preserved a quartet of [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s in his chest compartment before abandoning ship.{{storylink|Linkage Part 2}}
[[File:Arm-art Linkage03-ChaserAttack.jpg‎|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Where is Insectopia?]]
Sensing a [[Scavenger's ship|spaceship]] arriving in [[India]], Redline, Servo, Flat-Out and the newly reactivated [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] transmatted there to investigate. Before they could reach the ship, however, they were attacked by the [[Speed Chaser Team]] and their Fixer Bugs. {{storylink|Linkage Part 3}} Redline and his friends fought back, but the war-like evil Mini-Cons had an edge against them in pure combat. The fighting ended when [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], the bulk pilot of the spaceship, powerlinxed with Rollbar and blasted away at the [[Magnawing]] with his dozer cannon. Scavenger agreed to leave the ship with Redline, but Rollbar left with Scavenger. {{storylink|Linkage Part 4}}

As Redline explained the "servility program" to Stella, [[Falcia]] arrived looking for one of her friends. She "liberated" [[Twirl (MD)|Twirl's]] panel from Redline's chest before taking off. {{storylink|Linkage Part 5}} The [[Super Stunt Team]] followed her, rightly afraid the Speed Chasers would be looking for her as well. The Magnawing attacked Falcia in mid-air, knocking her to the streets below. [[Combusta]] drove them off, but Twirl's panel was seriously damaged in the firefight. {{storylink|Linkage Part 6}}

In order to save Twirl, Redline and Falcia entered the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]] and recovered her soul. They transferred it into a new digital entity frame created from their shared energies. Stella remarked after the operation that this made Red and Falcia into Twirl's parents, an idea both of them quickly rejected. {{storylink|Linkage Part 7}}
[[File:KingboltGun.jpg ‎|upright=1.1|thumb|Take that, Dinoking!]]
During the operation in the Linkage, Redline felt the presence of [[Unicron]], and realized that time was growing short to establish the Mini-Cons' independence. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}} Using scans from the Speed Chaser Team and their Fixer Bugs, Redline constructed a conversion driver that contained the fabeled "Master Key" to Mini-Con evolution. No longer bound by servility programs and the need to powerlinx with another to access his full energy levels, Redline was now capable of calling upon his full powers on his own, in control of his own destiny. {{storylink|Linkage Part 9}}

In battle with the Speed Chasers' bulk slave, [[Ravenus]], Redline informed Combusta that he uploaded the Master Key into the Linkage, giving all Mini-Cons the chance for upgrade and evolution. {{storylink|Linkage Part 10}} As his comrades began to access the Master key and evolve themselves, Redline chased down Ravenus to rescue Twirl, who had been forcibly powerlinxed to the creature. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}} They uncovered Ravenus's origin as an Autobot, horribly altered by his Mini-Con addiction. With the power they could now call upon, Redline and his friends reversed Ravenus's transformation, restoring him to his original heroic form. Red also claimed the [[Doomstone]], a crystal of agonized souls the Unicron-allied Mini-Cons intended to detonate in the Linkage to destroy all Mini-Con consciousness. Instead, Redline sealed it off inside his storage dimension until the Doomstone could be dealt with safety.

As [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], and the Autobot-aligned Mini-Cons made for space to battle Unicron, Redline agreed that all Mini-Cons must fight to end the threat of Unicron before they could be truly free. He said good-bye to Stella, telling her that their souls were far more alike than they were different. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}} Once the Mini-Cons succeeded in the war against Unicron, Redline sent a message back to Earth to let Stella know they were at peace. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}

==Toys==
===Micron Densetsu===
[[File:Redline-toy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|In Soviet Russia, [[Mini-Con]] controls [[Unicron]]!]]
*'''Super Stunt Team Micron''' (DVD pack-in, [[2003]]-[[May 1|05-01]])

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] member [[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]], Redline transforms into a Cadillac XLR luxury car. He was only available with limited-edition copies of the first ''Micron Densetsu'' DVD, in a three-pack with his teammates [[Flat-Out (MD)|Flat-Out]] and [[Servo (MD)|Servo]].

: This mold was also used to make ''Armada'' [[Side Burn (Armada)|Side Burn]] and [[Dice (GF)|Dice]]. It was planned to be used for ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Override (Energon)|Override]] and packed with [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]], but that release was changed late in the production run and given a different Mini-Con Team.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Redline/redline.htm More information on Redline at TFU.info]''

{{--}}

==Notes==
* ''Micron Densetsu'' Volume 1 was the only DVD in the series to come with an entire Mini-Con Team; the rest only had a single Mini-Con per volume.
* Redline's coloration was going to be applied to the unreleased ''Energon'' Mini-Con [[Brakedown (Energon)|Brakedown]]. That whole team was a "one-off" of the Super Stunt Team, shuffling the colors from each member onto different molds.
* Seeing as Mattel owns the trademark for their Hot Wheels franchise, don't expect Hasbro to use this name in the US anytime soon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Redline''' (レッドライン ''Reddorain'')
==External links==
*[http://members.fortunecity.com/msipher/transform/linkage/linkage.html "Official" Linkage mini-comic translations]

[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]

The Need for Speed

2017-05-15T22:39:06Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 98
|prev=Once Upon a Time
|next=Cody's 11
|image=TheNeedForSpeed Blurr meets Sideswipe.jpg
|caption=In Aligned, it's traditional that when two Autobots meet, [[The Buzz on Windblade|one assumes the other is a Decepticon]].
|title="The Need for Speed"
|airdate=[[August 22]], [[2016]] (UK) [[September 10]], [[2016]] (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''A mysterious criminal and unexpected visitor challenge Blurr's future as a Rescue Bot.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Blurr botched rescue.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Yes I know I have 4 fingers don't rub it in!]]
[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] races around the model racetrack in the [[Rescue Bot Training Center|training center]], narrating his own imaginary race, however he's stopped short of the finishing line by [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], who tells him there's an emergency and only he and Blurr are available to respond. The pair head to the [[GroundBridge]], though over-excited Blurr speeds through. They head to coordinates provided by [[Cody Burns|Cody]] and find [[Kade Burns|Kade]] standing surrounded by green sludge. Blurr charges in, skids in the substance and ends up showering Kade with it. Fortunately it's just [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s self-replicating cake frosting, as Heatwave reveals the whole thing was a training exercise. Blurr is upset that the others still think he needs training, and takes off when Heatwave suggests they review his performance.

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Bounce graffiti.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"What's this, then? 'Romanes eunt domus'? People called Romanes, they go, the house?"]]
Racing through town, he almost takes out [[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]], but while he's sitting there feeling sorry for himself, he suddenly notices Cybertronian graffiti on a nearby billboard. It doesn't take long to find the culprit, a [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]] which Blurr assumes is another test. He takes off in pursuit and calls it in to Cody, who alerts the rest of the team. The others converge in the park, where the human team members start setting up a perimeter to keep the townsfolk out. The Bots attempt to grab the Mini-Con, but it proves too tricky for them to catch, even when they temporarily corner it in a pipe. Meanwhile [[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] accidentally breaks through the perimeter and his cargo of gas canisters spills. Moments later the Mini-Con crashes into his truck and the street is littered with leaking canisters of nitrous oxide, which result in some laughing humans and some confused Bots. [[Boulder]] buries the canisters.

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Sideswipe meets the team.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Meanwhile Blurr chases the Mini-Con into the countryside, where he's suddenly joined by a red sports car. His annoyance at having to deal with a civilian turns to surprise when the sports car turns out to be an [[Autobot]]. [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]'s attempt to catch [[Bounce]] halts when he spots Blurr and assumes the other Bot is a [[Decepticon]] and attacks. While Bounce escapes, Blurr tries frantically to explain he's an Autobot, but it's only when the rest of the team arrives that Sideswipe stands down. He makes a valiant attempt to mimic a robot when he spots the humans, but they soon explain that they already know about Cybertronians. After introductions are made, they return to the [[Griffin Rock Firehouse Headquarters|firehouse]] where Sideswipe explains how Bounce escaped into the GroundBridge and Sideswipe pursued him to [[Griffin Rock]]. Blurr asks for some tips to help in rescues, but Sideswipe isn't interested in the rescue side of things, though he promises to recommend Blurr to join Bumblebee's team. [[Graham Burns|Graham]] shows off the electromagnetic trap they have for use on [[Trex]] which might work on the Mini-Con.

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Sideswipe and Blurr meet folks.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Blurr and Sideswipe are assigned to drive Bounce towards the park so the trap can be sprung. Cruising the streets, they soon spot the Mini-Con and give chase, however he's too quick for them. An attempt to grab Bounce goes awry, and Blurr almost runs into some humans at a cafe. After Bounce disappears into the sewers, Blurr decides they need to use their smarts instead of their speed. The pair return to the firehouse where he pulls out some energize equipment, and they enlist Cody and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] to go in and flush Bounce out, though Cody is unhappy that Blurr's thinking of leaving. The ploy works, however Bounce's antics endanger humans as he recklessly speeds along the roads. Blurr automatically jumps in to help, while Sideswipe continues chasing Bounce. He drives the Mini-Con to where the rest of the team are waiting with the trap, and with some deft work with their energize tools, Bounce is safely ensconced in an electromagnetic field. Blurr is unhappy that he didn't catch Bounce, believing he messed up again, but the others point out that he just saved two humans without thinking twice. He ultimately decides to stick with being a Rescue Bot, and Sideswipe heads off with the Mini-Con captive.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (1)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (2)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (8)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (9)
*[[Boulder]] (10)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (15)
*[[Servo (RB)|Servo]] (16)

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*[[Bounce]] (7)

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*[[Cody Burns]] (3)
*[[Kade Burns]] (4)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]] (5)
*[[Graham Burns]] (11)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (12)
*[[Dani Burns]] (13)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (14)
*[[Don]] (17)

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*[[Mister Pettypaws]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"Come and get me, you bucket of... blots?! Oh! Bolts! Why would one of the Bots deface a human billboard? And who doesn't know how to spell bolts?!" 
"Autobots smell like- OK, that's just rude."
:—'''Blurr''' checks out Bounce's graffiti.

"What did he write on me?" 
"Nothing I care to repeat in polite company."
:—'''Blades''' and '''Chase'''

"Do all these humans have to be here? They kinda creep me out." 
"I'm sure once you get to know them, they'll feel the same about you."
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Heatwave'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* This is the first time an antagonistic Cybertronian sets foot on Griffin Rock.
* Sideswipe at first refuses to believe that Blurr was a Rescue Bot, as it was widely believed they had been completely wiped out. Optimus was also surprised when he first met the team.
* This episode takes place ''roughly'' in the same span of time, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)| Robots in Disguise]]''-wise, as "[[Uninvited Guest]]" did. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] still hasn't got his catchphrase according to Sideswipe, so it must occur before the season finale of ''Robots in Disguise''. It has to be after the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Shorts|web-exclusive shorts]], which also occur at some nebulous point in that range of episodes, as Sideswipe didn't know what Cyclone Mini-Cons were until then.

===Transformers references===
* While racing in the episode's opening scene, Blurr pretends that he is competing with [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Rapido|Racemaster]], two inhabitants of [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet, from other Transformers stories; Override originated in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]'' but has an "Aligned-verse" counterpart, while Racemaster appeared in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' comic book. Blurr also pretends that [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] is commenting on the race, a nod to the character's role as a television reporter in IDW's various series.
* Sideswipe is, of course, a main cast member from ''Robots in Disguise'' dropping as a special crossover guest-star. He makes reference to the other members of his team over there, including [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]].
* Bounce is a [[Cyclone]] Mini-Con of the same design as [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] and [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] from ''Robots in Disguise''. It can be safely assumed that, like the other Mini-Cons from the series, Bounce was one of the many hundreds of prisoners interred about the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]''; upon cornering the Mini-Con, Sideswipe tells the Mini-Con that it's time for him to "go back to jail," which seems to confirm this.
* Chase claims Bounce called him a close relative of a [[Scraplet]].

===Real-world references===
* The episode's title could refer to a catchphrase from the movie {{w|Top Gun}}, or a series of {{w|Need for Speed|video games}}.

===Animation and technical errors===
* (tbd)

===Trivia===
*As of this episode, ''Rescue Bots'' now has same number of episodes as the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*Ironically, the longest running ''Transformers'' series is the only one to not feature any Decepticons, unless [[Bounce]] is aligned with them. It was previously established in the ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon that Cyclones are unaligned, but many have since been seen allying with Decepticons.
*This episode seems to confirm that Bumblebee (and possibly Optimus Prime) keep the Rescue Bots' existence and presence on Earth a secret to other Autobots, even their closest comrades. Then again, knowing Sideswipe, Bumblebee probably didn't trust him with that information. (Would you?)
*Blurr will later join the Bee Team for a few adventures in ''Robots in Disguise'', starting with the episode "[[Blurred]]."

===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

The Need for Speed

2017-05-15T22:37:28Z

Rotary: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 98
|prev=Once Upon a Time
|next=Cody's 11
|image=TheNeedForSpeed Blurr meets Sideswipe.jpg
|caption=In Aligned, it's traditional that when two Autobots meet, [[The Buzz on Windblade|one assumes the other is a Decepticon]].
|title="The Need for Speed"
|airdate=[[August 22]], [[2016]] (UK) [[September 10]], [[2016]] (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''A mysterious criminal and unexpected visitor challenge Blurr's future as a Rescue Bot.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Blurr botched rescue.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Yes I know I have 4 fingers don't rub it in!]]
[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] races around the model racetrack in the [[Rescue Bot Training Center|training center]], narrating his own imaginary race, however he's stopped short of the finishing line by [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], who tells him there's an emergency and only he and Blurr are available to respond. The pair head to the [[GroundBridge]], though over-excited Blurr speeds through. They head to coordinates provided by [[Cody Burns|Cody]] and find [[Kade Burns|Kade]] standing surrounded by green sludge. Blurr charges in, skids in the substance and ends up showering Kade with it. Fortunately it's just [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s self-replicating cake frosting, as Heatwave reveals the whole thing was a training exercise. Blurr is upset that the others still think he needs training, and takes off when Heatwave suggests they review his performance.

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Bounce graffiti.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"What's this, then? 'Romanes eunt domus'? People called Romanes, they go, the house?"]]
Racing through town, he almost takes out [[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]], but while he's sitting there feeling sorry for himself, he suddenly notices Cybertronian graffiti on a nearby billboard. It doesn't take long to find the culprit, a [[Cyclone]] [[Mini-Con]] which Blurr assumes is another test. He takes off in pursuit and calls it in to Cody, who alerts the rest of the team. The others converge in the park, where the human team members start setting up a perimeter to keep the townsfolk out. The Bots attempt to grab the Mini-Con, but it proves too tricky for them to catch, even when they temporarily corner it in a pipe. Meanwhile [[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] accidentally breaks through the perimeter and his cargo of gas canisters spills. Moments later the Mini-Con crashes into his truck and the street is littered with leaking canisters of nitrous oxide, which result in some laughing humans and some confused Bots. [[Boulder]] buries the canisters.

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Sideswipe meets the team.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Meanwhile Blurr chases the Mini-Con into the countryside, where he's suddenly joined by a red sports car. His annoyance at having to deal with a civilian turns to surprise when the sports car turns out to be an [[Autobot]]. [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]'s attempt to catch [[Bounce]] halts when he spots Blurr and assumes the other Bot is a [[Decepticon]] and attacks. While Bounce escapes, Blurr tries frantically to explain he's an Autobot, but it's only when the rest of the team arrives that Sideswipe stands down. He makes a valiant attempt to mimic a robot when he spots the humans, but they soon explain that they already know about Cybertronians. After introductions are made, they return to the [[Griffin Rock Firehouse Headquarters|firehouse]] where Sideswipe explains how Bounce escaped into the GroundBridge and Sideswipe pursued him to [[Griffin Rock]]. Blurr asks for some tips to help in rescues, but Sideswipe isn't interested in the rescue side of things, though he promises to recommend Blurr to join Bumblebee's team. [[Graham Burns|Graham]] shows off the electromagnetic trap they have for use on [[Trex]] which might work on the Mini-Con.

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Sideswipe and Blurr meet folks.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Blurr and Sideswipe are assigned to drive Bounce towards the park so the trap can be sprung. Cruising the streets, they soon spot the Mini-Con and give chase, however he's too quick for them. An attempt to grab Bounce goes awry, and Blurr almost runs into some humans at a cafe. After Bounce disappears into the sewers, Blurr decides they need to use their smarts instead of their speed. The pair return to the firehouse where he pulls out some energize equipment, and they enlist Cody and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] to go in and flush Bounce out, though Cody is unhappy that Blurr's thinking of leaving. The ploy works, however Bounce's antics endanger humans as he recklessly speeds along the roads. Blurr automatically jumps in to help, while Sideswipe continues chasing Bounce. He drives the Mini-Con to where the rest of the team are waiting with the trap, and with some deft work with their energize tools, Bounce is safely ensconced in an electromagnetic field. Blurr is unhappy that he didn't catch Bounce, believing he messed up again, but the others point out that he just saved two humans without thinking twice. He ultimately decides to stick with being a Rescue Bot, and Sideswipe heads off with the Mini-Con captive.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (1)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (2)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (8)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (9)
*[[Boulder]] (10)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (15)
*[[Servo (RB)|Servo]] (16)

|h2=[[Mini-Con]]s|c2=
*[[Bounce]] (7)

|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]] (3)
*[[Kade Burns]] (4)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]] (5)
*[[Graham Burns]] (11)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (12)
*[[Dani Burns]] (13)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (14)
*[[Don]] (17)

|c4=
*[[Mister Pettypaws]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"Come and get me, you bucket of... blots?! Oh! Bolts! Why would one of the Bots deface a human billboard? And who doesn't know how to spell bolts?!" 
"Autobots smell like- OK, that's just rude."
:—'''Blurr''' checks out Bounce's graffiti.

"What did he write on me?" 
"Nothing I care to repeat in polite company."
:—'''Blades''' and '''Chase'''

"Do all these humans have to be here? They kinda creep me out." 
"I'm sure once you get to know them, they'll feel the same about you."
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Heatwave'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* This is the first time an antagonistic Cybertronian sets foot on Griffin Rock.
* Sideswipe at first refuses to believe that Blurr was a Rescue Bot, as it was widely believed they had been completely wiped out. Optimus was also surprised when he first met the team.
* This episode takes place ''roughly'' in the same span of time, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)| Robots in Disguise]]''-wise, as "[[Uninvited Guest]]" did. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] still hasn't got his catchphrase according to Sideswipe, so it must occur before the season finale of ''Robots in Disguise''. It has to be after the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Shorts|web-exclusive shorts]], which also occur at some nebulous point in that range of episodes, as Sideswipe didn't know what Cyclone Mini-Cons were until then.

===Transformers references===
* While racing in the episode's opening scene, Blurr pretends that he is competing with [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Rapido|Racemaster]], two inhabitants of [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet, from other Transformers stories; Override originated in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]'' but has an "Aligned-verse" counterpart, while Racemaster appeared in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' comic book. Blurr also pretends that [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] is commenting on the race, a nod to the character's role as a television reporter in IDW's various series.
* Sideswipe is, of course, a main cast member from ''Robots in Disguise'' dropping as a special crossover guest-star. He makes reference to the other members of his team over there, including [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]].
* Bounce is a [[Cyclone]] Mini-Con of the same design as [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] and [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] from ''Robots in Disguise''. It can be safely assumed that, like the other Mini-Cons from the series, Bounce was one of the many hundreds of prisoners interred about the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]''; upon cornering the Mini-Con, Sideswipe tells the Mini-Con that it's time for him to "go back to jail," which seems to confirm this.
* Chase claims Bounce called him a close relative of a [[Scraplet]].

===Real-world references===
* The episode's title could refer to a catchphrase from the movie {{w|Top Gun}}, or a series of {{w|Need for Speed|video games}}.

===Animation and technical errors===
* (tbd)

===Trivia===
*As of this episode, ''Rescue Bots'' now has same number of episodes as the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] and what better way to celebrate this milestone than to introduce Sideswipe!
*Ironically, the longest running ''Transformers'' series is the only one to not feature any Decepticons, unless [[Bounce]] is aligned with them. It was previously established in the ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon that Cyclones are unaligned, but many have since been seen allying with Decepticons.
*This episode seems to confirm that Bumblebee (and possibly Optimus Prime) keep the Rescue Bots' existence and presence on Earth a secret to other Autobots, even their closest comrades. Then again, knowing Sideswipe, Bumblebee probably didn't trust him with that information. (Would you?)
*Blurr will later join the Bee Team for a few adventures in ''Robots in Disguise'', starting with the episode "[[Blurred]]".

===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Blurred

2017-05-15T22:35:45Z

Rotary: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the episode|characters named "Blurr"|Blurr (disambiguation)}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 49
|image=TRID S3 E4 B MSS.jpg
|caption=This is the Class B. Hero, Saitama.
|prev=Defrosted
|next=Sphere of Influence
|title="Blurred"
|airdate=[[May 13]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Johnny Hartmann]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}

'''After his reckless actions cause the escape of a dangerous Sharkticon, Sideswipe goes out of his way to recapture the 'Con and prove his value to the team in fear of getting replaced by a younger, and faster, newcomer - Rescue Bot Blurr.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E4 B SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"If the heroes run and hide, who will stay and fight?"]]
Team Bee pops out of a [[GroundBridge]] to see a light plane trailing smoke as it flies overhead. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] contacts [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] who confirms the stricken plane is still going to crash on one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s caches. As this could result in the rescue teams stumbling on whatever's in the cache, [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] starts making his way up a nearby cliff to try to save the plane from crashing. As he gets to the top of the cliff, it crumbles beneath his feet and he's left clinging to the edge as the plane hurtles towards him. He's saved at the last moment by [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], who streaks in out of nowhere and pulls him up onto the cliff. While the rest of the team is accidentally buried under the collapse when [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] falls over, Bumblebee takes off after the plane and manages to stop it by grabbing its landing wheels.

The excited Blurr greets Sideswipe, who's slightly put out about Blurr taking over the rescue. They're joined by the rest of the team, whom Blurr is somewhat starstruck at meeting. Once [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] moves a concealing boulder out of the way, they find Windblade's cache contains supplies and a captured [[Sharkticon (RID)|Sharkticon]], [[Ragebyte]]. They realize that the explosive the Decepticon scientist was working on may be in one of the containers, and decide to take everything back to the scrapyard for safekeeping. Blurr asks if he can tag along, and Sideswipe starts wondering if the new Bot is after his spot on the team.

[[File:TRID S3 E4 B SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"If you really want to become strong, stop caring about what others think about you. Living your life has nothing to do with what others think."]]

Later, the Autobots are driving along a highway. Sideswipe continues grousing about Blurr's over-eagerness, but when he carelessly passes Strongarm, he ends up sending the trailer-load of supplies and the [[stasis pod]] off the side of a bridge and into a river. The shock of landing releases Ragebyte from the pod, who immediately retrieves his explosive and sets off to find the missing ingredient he had originally come to Earth to obtain: polystyrene. The Autobots hurry to try to secure the cache contents, only to see Ragebyte departing in submarine mode. Sideswipe continues to act like a jerk as they fish crates out of the river, and when it turns out there's been a shark sighting at some nearby docks, he immediately takes off to investigate, with Blurr following before Bumblebee can stop either of them. Bumblebee sends Drift back to the scrapyard with the supplies to pick up a jet boat, since they'll need some way to keep up with Ragebyte on the water.

[[File:TRID S3 E4 B SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"What you really wanted to be was a hero. You compromised and decided to be a monster."]]

Blurr and Sideswipe reach the docks, the latter still complaining that Blurr is trying to take his spot on the team. The pair head into a warehouse where Ragebyte is feeding polystyrene into his device and try to sneak up on him, however Blurr steps on some loose packaging foam and they have to take cover momentarily. Sideswipe jumps out, only to find Ragebyte has disappeared. He manages to cut off the Decepticon's escape, and Ragebyte obediently hands over the bomb... before blasting Sideswipe. Blurr takes possession of the bomb and leads the Con on a chase to the loading gate, where the rest of the team have arrived and proceed to ambush the Con. Unfortunately for them he blasts his way free and dives back into the river. As they're wondering how they're going to catch him, Drift appears through a GroundBridge in [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s boat which Sideswipe immediately commandeers, acciedentally knocking Drift into the drink in the process. Blurr manages to get on board as the boat streaks along, and makes it clear to Sideswipe that he's trying to help, not take Sideswipe's spot on the team.

[[File:TRID S3 E4 B SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"BUT YOU CAN NEVER DEFEAT ME."]]

The pair pursue Ragebyte along the river, but until he tricks them into hitting a buoy, destroying the boat and sending the pair to the bottom. They try to grab Ragebyte, but he manages to knock them off by swimming through an undersea structure. Ragebyte attaches the explosive to one of the supports of [[Crown City Bridge]], intending to test the explosive's yield. Sideswipe contacts Bumblebee, who is on top of the bridge with the rest of the team. Strongarm clears the bridge by pretending to be actual police, but while she's doing that, Ragebyte takes out Drift, Bumblebee and Grimlock. Sideswipe and Blurr reach the top of the bridge, and while the latter speeds off with the explosive device, Sideswipe manages to render Ragebyte unconscious. As the team regroups, there's an explosion in the distance, however Blurr returns unscathed having ditched the bomb.

Back at the scrapyard, Ragebyte is locked away in a stasis pod. Though Sideswipe assumes Bumblebee is going to kick him off the team, Bumblebee instead suggests he take on Blurr as a temporary intern.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (7)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (8)
|c2=
*[[Ragebyte]] (10)
|c3=
*Bush pilot (6)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"What's he doing? Angling for a spot on ''our'' team?" 
"Why not? Some days it seems like ''you'' don't want one."
:—'''Sideswipe''' is unimpressed with either Blurr's enthusiasm or '''Strongarm''''s burn.

"Experimentation paused. New objective, dissection of Autobot."
:—'''Ragebyte''' subscribes to the [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] school of science and engineering.

"Congratulations, Sideswipe!" 
"...don't say it!" 
"You really ''jumped the shark''." 
"UGGH!"
:—'''Strongarm''' is on fire, and '''Sideswipe''' needs more burn cream.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Sideswipe and Blurr first met in the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)| Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[The Need for Speed]]", when Sideswipe chased the escaped [[Cyclone]] Mini-Con [[Bounce]] all the way to [[Griffin Rock]].
* Blurr offhandedly remarks on his his new look. This would indicate this episode takes place after the finale of the ''Rescue Bots'' cartoon, since Blurr was still purple then.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Crustacion]], [[Ragebyte]].

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee exclaims "What the [[Helex (polity)| Helex]]!?", referencing the city. This ''could'' be a reference to the [[Helex (DJD)|DJD 'con]], but since Helex himself is a reference to the city, Bee is probably referring to that.

===Real-world references===
* (tbd)

===Errors===
* Fixit's comments imply the pilot of the distressed aircraft suffered a pressurization failure leading to unconsciousness, but aircraft of that type do not have cabin pressurization.

===Trivia===
* This is the first time a character native to ''Rescue Bots'' has crossed over into a "main" Aligned cartoon, though Bumblebee alluded to [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s existence back in "[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]."
* The official synopsis seems to imply that this fairly young and immature version of Sideswipe is older than Blurr... but Blurr has been alive for well over 10,000 years, as seen in the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[The New Recruits]]." However, Blurr ''has'' been in a stasis pod for a long time, and for the most part was shown to be more reckless than Sideswipe ever could hope to be.
* Bumblebee has visited the Rescue Bots during Blurr's time on the team, in the episode "[[Uninvited Guest]]." However, Bee was at the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] outside of Griffin Rock while Blurr was in town dealing with traffic emergencies, so the two hadn't met until now.
* Ragebyte's bomb appears to re-use the [[Cybertronian data cylinder| data cylinder]] model from [[T.M.I.]].
* Apparently explosified extruded polystyrene glows the exact same color as [[Dark Energon]]. Who knew?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' '''Le Nouveau''' ("The Newbie")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 25]], 2017

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

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

Talk:Transformers: The Last Knight (film)

2017-05-15T02:40:59Z

Rotary: /* Voice Actors */

==Allspark Pictures==
I tried to find info on whether Allspark Pictures was involved with this, but the press release they put out when Meghan McCarthy joined just says "Paramount" beside Transformers 5, while Jem and the Holograms says "Univeral & Allspark Pictures", so it appears AP isn't going to be involved with Transformers 5? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:29, 21 September 2015 (EDT)

==New Characters==
Does anyone know if these characters are confirmed to be in the movie? Cyclonus, Scourge, Blitzwing, Red Alert, Ultra Magnus and Unicron? [[User:Wavage|I am Wavage! Fear mweee!!! ]] ([[User talk:Wavage|talk]]) 04:46, 4 April 2016 (EDT)
:No, that's all rumor, and more-than-likely made up. If it was confirmed, it would be on the page. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 08:18, 4 April 2016 (EDT)
::Yeah, last time they didn't release the robot cast list until pretty close to the movie's release. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:34, 4 April 2016 (EDT)

==Confirmed Characters==
Here is a video of all of the confirmed characters in Transformers: The Last Knight.

[https://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=2ifxdj133#/watch?v=-REVTNFkFwY| All of the Confirmed Transformers][[User:Lockhqu|Lockhqu]] ([[User talk:Lockhqu|talk]]) 16:37, 3 April 2017 (EDT)
:Believe or not, some guy on YouTube talking about leaked information isn't actually official confirmation that characters are in the film. Unless a YouTube video has been uploaded by the official Transformers or Paramount channels, it's very unlikely to be a valid source for the wiki. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:32, 3 April 2017 (EDT)

==Voice Actors==

Was it not confirmed that Frank Welker is voicing Megatron? From that Reveal Your Shield video. [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]]
:Pretty sure it's been confirmed seeing as [http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/04/24/transformers-reveal-shield-day-1-frank-welker-peter-cullen-voice-masks-337752 the Megatron mask will have his voice.]. [[User:Rotary|Rotary]] ([[User talk:Rotary|talk]]) 22:40, 14 May 2017 (EDT)

Blurr (Prime)

2017-05-15T02:34:33Z

Rotary: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{Factions|velocitron|rescuebot}}
{{disambig3|Blurr}}
:''Blurr is a [[Velocitron]]ian [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RescueBots-Blurr.jpg|thumb|200px|Occasionally hangs out with the Flash. He and Quicksilver are also buddies.Then there's Rainbow Dash . . .]]

On the planet [[Velocitron]], '''Blurr''' was among the fastest of the fast; an up-and-coming racer who could keep up with and even outpace the best of them. He attained the role of celebrity among his peers, and to serve in his pit crew was once considered to be a great honor. Since arriving on [[Earth]], however, Blurr's discovered that he's not quite as perfect—or as well-liked—as he thought he once was: while he may be willing to help, he lacks patience when the job gets complicated, and opts to get the job done fast instead of getting it done right, even if he unwittingly endangers others in the process. He's not above trying to run to save his own chassis, or lying to avoid repercussions for his actions.

He's not a bad bot at [[Spark]] though. He mainly just wants to do his own thing: no obligations, no responsibilities, and no speed limits. Maybe with the right guidance...

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Blurr was the first Velocitronian that the Autobots met when they made planetfall. True to his name, the Autobots only just managed to get a few minor, almost irrelevant details out of him before he sped away again. Blurr was present when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] revealed that the Autobots had not arrived to save Velocitron—they were, in fact, the ones in need of rescuing. On the way to the Velocitronian capital of [[Delta]], Blurr filled in the visiting Autobots about Velocitron's recent history, including the fact that the two leaders [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]] did not see eye-to-eye.

Blurr later took part in the [[Speedia]], Velocitron's greatest and most prestigious racing circuit. Blurr managed to win the race, in one of the closest finishes of Velocitron's history, and received the Speedia trophy as a reward for his efforts. Just after the race, Blurr approached the Autobots, hoping to learn more about [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]'s flight capabilities.

Later, after Optimus Prime and [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] returned from Velocitron's south pole, Blurr once again joined the Autobots for a meeting. Sensing a connection between a piece of metal Optimus had discovered and the Speedia trophy, Blurr tore the trophy apart, revealing a similar artifact that had been embedded in the trophy- although Blurr was less willing to take the fall for the desecration of this selfsame artifact. After [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] sabotaged the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Optimus requested that Blurr fetch Override to assess the situation.

After Velocitron's leaders began a period of open conflict with one another, Blurr allied himself with Override's cadre of loyalists. When a [[Thundertron|mysterious spacefarer]] visited the planet searching for Cybertronians, the Decepticon-allied Ransack accused Override of collaborating with Cybertronians. The accusation angered Blurr, who retorted by blasting Ransack off his feet. This action only reignited tensions between the factions and heralded the beginning of all-out civil war.

Blurr later sent a distress message to the ''Ark'' as it landed on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], updating them about the dire events that had played out on Velocitron after the Autobots had departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Max Mittelman]] (English)}}
[[File:NewRecruits Blurr Cybertronian.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Just a guy who wants to be a Hero for fun.]]
Blurr was a two-times winner of the [[Cybertronian 500]]. The ship Blurr was piloting crashed on [[Earth]] as the result of a meteor storm. Though his shipmate [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] wanted to save the local earthlings from the meteors, Blurr opted instead to try to save his own skin by attempting to blast off in the ship. Salvage caught him and the pair fought, but were forced to enter their [[stasis pod]]s when the meteors hit the cave they were in. Their ship lay buried for some ten thousand years, until it was found by the [[Rescue Bot]]s. On being revived, Blurr was happy to take credit for saving the cavemen as Salvage lost his memory of the incident, however after Blurr bungled the rescue he took part in and the ship's memory core was repaired, the truth came out. Blurr apologized for lying and Optimus Prime was happy to give him another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}}

[[File:ANewHero Blurr commands ship.jpg|thumb|right|270px]]
Blurr was less than enthusiastic as their rescue training continued and ended up botching a mission to rescue a window washer. Pining for the freedom of Velocitron, Blurr sped through Griffin Rock and ended up crashing into the statue of [[Horace Burns]], almost revealing the Rescue Bots' secret, earning [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s ire. On learning of the existence of the ''[[Sigma]]'' and overhearing talk of getting rid of him, Blurr stole the spaceship. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} Blurr opted to head for [[Hydrus Four]] for some racing, though shipboard computer [[ERVIS]] attempted to guilt him into returning to Earth. After a solar flare knocked out the ship's power, Blurr brought it back online, only to discover there was a satellite about to crash into [[Griffin Rock]]. With some help from the ground, he was able to destroy the satellite and returned to Earth, where Optimus made him a full Rescue Bot and assigned him and Salvage elsewhere. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

Blurr and Salvage joined some other recruits to contact the Rescue Bots for some tips, only to find the Bots on Griffin Rock were only able to sing. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}} Blurr and Salvage were on their way to Griffin Rock with High Tide when they had to stop and rescue [[Woodrow Burns]]. They were in sight of the island when it suddenly disappeared, leaving a number of surprised humans to rescue. {{storylink|Now and Then}} They were soon contacted by Chief Burns, and had to clear out the crater where Griffin Rock used to be, so the island could be relocated there after flying back from the [[Arctic]] where it had been teleported. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

[[File:MoreThingsChange Blurr vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|320px]]
Three years on, following the construction of a [[GroundBridge]] between the mainland and Griffin Rock, Blurr tested the bridge by traveling through it successfully, though the first time he sped through so fast he took out a pile of gift baskets. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

With the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] finally complete, Blurr was ready to party. After taking part in a snowball fight and almost causing Cody an injury, he challenged [[Quickshadow]] to twenty laps around a slot car track he'd acquired, using the base's [[Minimizer]] to shrink the pair to toy size. Blurr lost. Unfortunately then the base's computer malfunctioned and refused to unshrink them. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} With the base's holographic disguise also failing, he and Quickshadow made their way to the front door, evading the cleaning equipment with some help from [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. They succeeded in exiting through a small hatch and restarted the hologram projectors once the cloaking device had been replaced. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

Feeling that he wasn't contributing enough, Blurr began party crashing car races. [[Dani Burns|Dani]] found out, and after he persuaded her to help him, the pair entered a second race, only for the sonic boom from Blurr's energon boost to damage the stands and the pair being exposed to the rest of the team. Blurr was restricted to the fire house, however when the cars in the third race lost control thanks to errant tech, he helped the rest of the team stop them. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} While the Rescue Team practiced in the Training Center, Blurr and Salvage covered for them in Griffin Rock by employing an unorthodox technique to get [[Mister Pettypaws]] down from a flag pole. They were later joined by the Burnses and Blurr had trouble directing traffic. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}

After fouling up during another training exercise, Blurr found himself facing the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and helped by [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] member [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. Though he was tempted by Sideswipe's offer of a place on the Bee Team, during the chase Blurr proved himself a Rescue Bot by rescuing a number of humans without thinking, and opted to keep up his training instead. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

As part of the [[Scrubber Initiative]], Blurr was assigned along with Boulder as Chase's team protecting [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s west coast laboratory. The team proved unable to prevent the [[Morocco virus]] from making off with the technology Baranova was developing. {{storylink|Upgrades}} When Morocco had control of the Training Center, Blurr ferried Professor Baranova at high speed across the US so they could assault the base and devirus the mainframe. Blurr was later present as Optimus Prime gave the rescue team their new assignments. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Max Mittelman]] (English)}}
[[File:TRID E 50 Blurr RM.jpg|thumb|right|320px|I have no idea what I'm doing, but I know I'm doing it really, really well.]]
During a practice run, Blurr intercepted a plane's distress call that led him to the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. After rescuing the pilot and retrieving [[Ragebyte]]'s stasis pod from one of [[Windblade_(RID)|Windblade]]'s caches, a starstruck Blurr accompanied the team home, much to Sideswipe's chagrin. Fearing Blurr would replace him, Sideswipe attempted to prove his worth alone; however, the pair end up working together to take down Ragebyte. Contrary to Sideswipe's fears, Blurr became his intern rather than his replacement.{{storylink|Blurred}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Sphere of Influence}}{{storylink|Bee Cool}}}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:RB-toy BlurrRescan.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Blurr''' (Rescan, [[2015]])

:Blurr's ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' toy transforms from robot into a purple and white racing car, which transforms from robot to car and back with a simple pull of his spoiler. His [[package art]] features quite a few paint design and even mold design differences from the final toy.

: Blurr first showed up in Asian markets as a surprise in 2015 with no prior announcements, promptly became very hard to find in the US, and went for ridiculous amounts on the secondary market. Thankfully, Blurr was re-released in the 2016 Rescan assortments.

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*'''Blurr''' (Epic Figure, 2015)

: A twelve-inch-tall, non-transforming action figure of Blurr with limited articulation and an opening chest-cockpit to place smaller figures inside.

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*'''Optimus Prime Racing Trailer''' (2016)

:The [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RacingTrailer|Optimus Prime]] [[Racing Tailer]] set comes with a [[redeco]] of the Blurr Rescan toy, this time in blue and white.

===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
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[[File:Warrior-blurr.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Articulation! Sweet, sweet articulation!]]
*'''Blurr''' (Warrior Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pistol

: Part of the tenth wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior-Class toys (under the "[[Combiner Force]]" banner), Blurr transforms from a robot into a blue and white racing car modeled like a cross between a Ferrari FXX Evoluzione and [[Blurr (G1)#Toys|Generation 1 Blurr's vehicle mode]]. He's the first ''Rescue Bots'' original character to cross over into the "main" cartoon's toyline! He includes a translucent blaster rifle which he can either hold in his fist or mount on his vehicle mode side or canopy via [[5mm post]]s. Official photography depicts Blurr as being blue, instead of the teal it actually is.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Blurr.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Consecutive...Normal Transformation. "transforms in seconds"]]
*'''Blurr''' (One-Step Changer, 2017)

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[One-Step Changer]]s, Blurr once again goes back to converting from robot to vehicle (or vice-versa) with a single step that automatically swings everything into position. Unlike most prior One-Step Changers, Blurr has a little extra articulation (aka "any articulation") with simple swivel shoulders.

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*'''Blurr''' (Legion, 2017)
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{{disambig2|the episode|characters named "Blurr"|Blurr (disambiguation)}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 49
|image=TRID S3 E4 B MSS.jpg
|caption=This is the Class B. Hero, Saitama.
|prev=Defrosted
|next=Sphere of Influence
|title="Blurred"
|airdate=[[May 13]], [[2017]]
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|writer=[[Johnny Hartmann]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
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'''After his reckless actions cause the escape of a dangerous Sharkticon, Sideswipe goes out of his way to recapture the 'Con and prove his value to the team in fear of getting replaced by a younger, and faster, newcomer - Rescue Bot Blurr.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E4 B SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"If the heroes run and hide, who will stay and fight?"]]
Team Bee pops out of a [[GroundBridge]] to see a light plane trailing smoke as it flies overhead. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] contacts [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] who confirms the stricken plane is still going to crash on one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s caches. As this could result in the rescue teams stumbling on whatever's in the cache, [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] starts making his way up a nearby cliff to try to save the plane from crashing. As he gets to the top of the cliff, it crumbles beneath his feet and he's left clinging to the edge as the plane hurtles towards him. He's saved at the last moment by [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], who streaks in out of nowhere and pulls him up onto the cliff. While the rest of the team is accidentally buried under the collapse when [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] falls over, Bumblebee takes off after the plane and manages to stop it by grabbing its landing wheels.

The excited Blurr greets Sideswipe, who's slightly put out about Blurr taking over the rescue. They're joined by the rest of the team, whom Blurr is somewhat starstruck at meeting. Once [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] moves a concealing boulder out of the way, they find Windblade's cache contains supplies and a captured [[Sharkticon (RID)|Sharkticon]], [[Ragebyte]]. They realize that the explosive the Decepticon scientist was working on may be in one of the containers, and decide to take everything back to the scrapyard for safekeeping. Blurr asks if he can tag along, and Sideswipe starts wondering if the new Bot is after his spot on the team.

[[File:TRID S3 E4 B SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"If you really want to become strong, stop caring about what others think about you. Living your life has nothing to do with what others think."]]
Later, the Autobots are driving along a highway. Sideswipe continues grousing about Blurr's over-eagerness, but when he carelessly passes Strongarm, he ends up sending the trailer-load of supplies and the [[stasis pod]] off the side of a bridge. Dropping into the river below, the pod releases Ragebyte who immediately retrieves his explosive. The Autobots hurry to try to secure the cache contents, only to see Ragebyte departing in submarine mode. Sideswipe continues to act like a jerk as they fish crates out of the river, and when it turns out there's been a shark sighting at some nearby docks, he immediately takes off to investigate, with Blurr following before Bumblebee can stop either of them. Bumblebee sends Drift back to the scrapyard with the supplies to pick up a jet boat, since they'll need some way to keep up with Ragebyte on the water.

[[File:TRID S3 E4 B SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"What you really wanted to be was a hero. You compromised and decided to be a monster."]]
Blurr and Sideswipe reach the docks, the latter still complaining that Blurr is trying to take his spot on the team. The pair head into a warehouse where Ragebyte is feeding polystyrene into his device and try to sneak up on him, however Blurr steps on some loose packaging foam and they have to take cover momentarily. Sideswipe jumps out, only to find Ragebyte has disappeared. He manages to cut off the Decepticon's escape, and Ragebyte obediently hands over the bomb... before blasting Sideswipe. Blurr takes possession of the bomb and leads the Con on a chase to the loading gate, where the rest of the team have arrived and proceed to ambush the Con. Unfortunately for them he blasts his way free and dives back into the river. As they're wondering how they're going to catch him, Drift appears through a GroundBridge in [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s boat which Sideswipe immediately commandeers. Blurr manages to get on board as the boat streaks along, and makes it clear to Sideswipe that he's trying to help, not take Sideswipe's spot on the team.

[[File:TRID S3 E4 B SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"BUT YOU CAN NEVER DEFEAT ME."]]
The pair pursue Ragebyte along the river, but until he tricks them into hitting a buoy, destroying the boat and sending the pair to the bottom. They try to grab Ragebyte, but he manages to knock them off by swimming through an undersea structure. Ragebyte attaches the explosive to one of the supports of [[Crown City Bridge]], intending to test the explosive's yield. Sideswipe contacts Bumblebee, who is on top of the bridge with the rest of the team. Strongarm clears the bridge by pretending to be actual police, but while she's doing that, Ragebyte takes out Drift, Bumblebee and Grimlock. Sideswipe and Blurr reach the top of the bridge, and while the latter speeds off with the explosive device, Sideswipe manages to render Ragebyte unconscious. As the team regroups, there's an explosion in the distance, however Blurr returns unscathed having ditched the bomb.

Back at the scrapyard, Ragebyte is locked away in a stasis pod. Though Sideswipe assumes Bumblebee is going to kick him off the team, Bumblebee instead suggests he take on Blurr as a temporary intern.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (7)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (8)
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==Quotes==
"What's he doing? Angling for a spot on ''our'' team?" 
"Why not? Some days it seems like ''you'' don't want one."
:—'''Sideswipe''' is unimpressed with either Blurr's enthusiasm or '''Strongarm''''s burn.

"Experimentation paused. New objective, dissection of Autobot."
:—'''Ragebyte''' subscribes to the [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] school of science and engineering.

"Congratulations, Sideswipe!" 
"...don't say it!" 
"You really ''jumped the shark''." 
"UGGH!"
:—'''Strongarm''' is on fire, and '''Sideswipe''' needs more burn cream.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Sideswipe and Blurr first met in the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)| Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[The Need for Speed]]", when Sideswipe chased the escaped [[Cyclone]] Mini-Con [[Bounce]] all the way to [[Griffin Rock]].
* Blurr offhandedly remarks on his his new look. This would indicate this episode takes place after the finale of the ''Rescue Bots'' cartoon, since Blurr was still purple then.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Crustacion]], [[Ragebyte]].

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee exclaims "What the [[Helex (polity)| Helex]]!?", referencing the city. This ''could'' be a reference to the [[Helex (DJD)|DJD 'con]], but since Helex himself is a reference to the city, Bee is probably referring to that.

===Real-world references===
* (tbd)

===Errors===
* Fixit's comments imply the pilot of the distressed aircraft suffered a pressurization failure leading to unconsciousness, but aircraft of that type do not have cabin pressurization.

===Trivia===
* The official synopsis seems to imply that this fairly young and immature version of Sideswipe is older than Blurr... but Blurr has been alive for well over 10,000 years, as seen in the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[The New Recruits]]." However, Blurr ''has'' been in a stasis pod for a long time, and for the most part was shown to be more reckless than Sideswipe ever could hope to be.
* Bumblebee has visited the Rescue Bots during Blurr's time on the team, in the episode "[[Uninvited Guest]]." However, Bee was at the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] outside of town while Blurr was in-town dealing with traffic emergencies, so the two hadn't met until now.
*Ragebyte's bomb appears to re-use the [[Cybertronian data cylinder| data cylinder]] model from [[T.M.I.]].
* Apparently explosified extruded polystyrene glows the exact same color as [[Dark Energon]]. Who knew?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' '''Le Nouveau''' ("The Newbie")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 25]], 2017

==Home video releases==
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:''Sunstorm is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Sunstorm-Yoshioka.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''"I love to sing-a / about the moon-a and the june-a and the spring-a..."'']]

If bright colors are nature's way of saying "do not touch", then nature's got nothin' on '''Sunstorm'''. Come too close, and circuits will short, steel housing will begin to melt, and psyches will break as the mind struggles to comprehend. Science would explain that his body is aflame in radiation, but Sunstorm has different ideas.

Sometimes, Sunstorm merely believes he is secretly some kind of supernatural being, keeping his comrades away with his odd behavior. At other times, he thinks that he is the living embodiment of the Will of [[Primus]], placed by the divine in this universe to deal righteous judgment on the blasphemous. Occasionally, he just hovers silently in the background and shoots at things.

Such is life.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hey mom, I'm on TV!]]
Sunstorm was one of the Decepticon jets on Cybertron four million years ago. He was part of a Decepticon patrol that accosted Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] when they came near. The two were able to escape the Decepticons' attacks and plow through the patrol, Sunstorm included. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====e-HOBBY comics=====
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as a new morning began to rise, Sunstorm appeared to bask in the rays of the sun. He enthusiastically encouraged all those around him to wake up and take a good look at the beauty of a new dawn. Unfortunately, all those around him were dead [[Autobot]]s whom he had just killed. {{storylink|Destron Aerospace Warrior Sunstorm}}

=====Controverse=====
When the Decepticons interceded in the trial of Primacron, Sunstorm and [[Acid Storm]] engaged in a bombing run to shake up the Galactic Courts. {{storylink|Controverse}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
As [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] breached [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s walls, Sunstorm was there with the rest of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

Millions of years later, Sunstorm was part of the joint [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] resistance on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] clone army. He was stationed at [[Uraya]] under the command of [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]. Days after the city's forces were forced to retreat, Sunstorm and the others joined in an all-out assault on the Cybertronians. {{storylink|Termination}} They were successful in winning the war. {{Storylink|A Common Foe}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Sunstorm followed the newly upgraded [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megascream]] in his attack on [[Autobot]] shuttles leaving [[Earth]]. They were recalled back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] ate [[Moonbase One]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine-SunstormStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And thus, Starscream was rendered sterile.]]
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s experiments to fit a solar-powered fusion reactor into cloned Decepticon warriors reached their fruition in Sunstorm, a clone of the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Sunstorm's structure has been augmented to endure the enormous stresses involved. He was the perfect soldier; he possessed the ability to manipulate electromagnetic energy, enhanced regenerative capabilities, and a blank slate of a mind waiting to be written according to Shockwave's design.

When the Autobots took [[Iacon (polity)|New Iacon]] from Shockwave, he hurriedly uploaded the compressed contents of the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]] to multiple locations, including the hidden cloning lab near the [[Quadrant Epsilon|Epsilon]] border where Sunstorm lay, awaiting instructions. The upload overwhelmed the lab's mainframe, spilling over into the only other available receptacle—Sunstorm. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

Fleeing the fall of New Iacon, Decepticons [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] broke into the Epsilon lab, unaware of its importance, intending to use it as a safehouse. After Runamuck amused himself by frying the lab's [[Mini-spy]] attendant, the duo accidentally awakened Sunstorm, who fried them... rather badly before his scrambled programming compelled him to depart, making his way to Earth. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

[[File:Atonement-SunstormJAccuse.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|J'accuse!]]

{{bigquote|'''Who am I?''' I am the presence anointed to carry forth the '''light.''' The '''original''' light, that which has '''no''' beginning and no end. '''Its''' searing heat shall '''purify''' the earth... purging this world of all flaws, and preparing it for '''what''' lies ahead.|Sunstorm emphasizes randomly|"[[Black Sunshine]]"}}

Flying down to [[Earth]], Sunstorm approached Starscream as he was battling the Autobots. Here, he tried to get Starscream to join him in his crusade, though Starscream could barely understand his clone's meaning through his religious babbling. The Decepticons turned their weapons on Sunstorm, though he easily overpowered them, using his "divine light" to overload their systems. Sunstorm was momentarily distracted by the arrival of the ''Orion'' starship, and set about attacking the "meddlesome fools" within it, allowing Starscream to flee the scene. Sunstorm soon took note of his template's departure, and pursued him all the way back to the ''Nemesis''. Withing the Decepticon base, Sunstorm demanded once more that Starscream joined his holy crusade. Believing his clone to be completely insane, Starscream stalled until [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] could surprise him from behind. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Though Jetfire was shielded from Sunstorm's radiation, the clone still held his own against the Autobot. Jetfire nonetheless managed to blast Sunstorm in the face, bringing him down... but only for a few moments, as Sunstorm began regenerating instantly. By the time Sunstorm came to, his quarry had once more disppeared, and Sunstorm tracked down Starscream back to the company of the Autobots. He took on the lot of them, bringing down another ship in the process, only for Jetfire to sneak up on him once more, allowing Bumblebee to attach an inhibitor on his back. Unable to remove the device, and it draining his power quickly, Sunstorm was force to flee from the battlefield. He tracked down Starscream once more (who had similarly fled from the Autobots during Sunstorm's confrontation against them) and begged for his "brother's" help. Starscream refused by backhanding him. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} As Sunstorm lay unconscious, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived on the scene to apprehend Starscream. Unable to deal with the giant Autobot himself, Starscream destroyed the energy siphon attached to his clone, reawakening him. Omega was ultimately successful in overpowering Sunstorm in a straight fight, but when he retracted his damaged visor in order to examine his quarry, Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him offline. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

Sunstorm then fled, taking Starscream with him. He uncovered an enormous well of energy deep below the ocean, sealed with a mechanical door bearing a Cybertronian symbol. As Sunstorm demanded that Starscream, the "chosen one," open the seal, the Decepticons were accosted by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and Bumblebee. Despite the Autobots' best efforts, they were unable to stop the Decepticons from entering the underground chamber, but soon caught up to them. Jetfire was able to quickly subdue Starscream, only to be left in a stand-off against Sunstorm, who held Bumblebee in his irradiated grip. Unexpectedly, Starscream turned on Sunstorm and used his recently-modified null-rays to blast his clone. Starscream then kicked Sunstorm away, sending him tumbling down a nearby chasm. {{storylink|Original Sin}} Sunstorm dropped into the pool at the bottom of the crevice, only to re-emerge, the energies erupting from him now more volatile than ever. Having grown tired of Starscream's numerous betrayals, he denounced his "brother," claiming he had corrupted the Oracle's divine vision with his perverse ambitions. Disabling Starscream's weapons and batting him away, Sunstorm next turned to Bumblebee, and now claimed that ''he'' had now become favored by divine forces. Seeking violent reperation against the Autobot for usurping his celestial station, Sunstorm prepared to strike Bumblebee when an explosion tore apart his arm... from the inside! The substance he had been submerged in previously was beginning to react with the forces within him, tearing his frame apart. Losing control of his senses, Sunstorm flew off, vowing to push the entire Earth into oblivion. Jetfire, sensing that Sunstorm's internal fusion reactor was growing increasingly unstable, flew the overzealous seeker into orbit. Sunstorm's reactor went critical and exploded spectacularly, completely obliterating both of them. {{storylink|Atonement}}

{{note|Had Dreamwave not gone bankrupt, the following would have been revealed.}}
Upon siphoning from the Well of All Sparks the power needed to create life, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] loosened The Fallen's essence from within it. This essence found a home in Sunstorm, slowly driving him mad with its impurity. Upon Sunstorm's death, this essence moved on, and took root within the still-living Jetfire's spark. {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}
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===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|His own [[Sunstorm (Universe)|worst enemy]].]]

A native of [[Primax 1087.09 Alpha]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}} Sunstorm was radioactive, a condition resulting from an accident at the manufacturing facility during his birth. His condition led him to develop a personal sense of mysticism. {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|''Universe'' Sunstorm profile}} Sunstorm became a follower of the [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] of [[Viron 403.0 Beta]] after Megazarak's soldiers [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] visited his world. He followed his new boss to [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]] and helped kill the hell out of it. Despite all that, when Unicron abducted him for the [[Universe War]], Sunstorm's delusions of grandeur led him to sign up with Primus! Dreadwind and Smokejumper used this to make contacts with the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in case they wanted to jump ship, eventually joining him in the Children as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}
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===''Lil Formers''===
Sunstorm blabbered on about destiny and infidels, which probably led to his defeat as enemy reinforcements would show up before he'd be done talking. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[Image:Kreon Sunstorm wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
Sunstorm was hanging around the work site as the Decepticons made a grilled cheese sandwich for [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], and was therefore on hand to help capture [[Wheeljack (Kre-O)|Wheeljack]] and [[Cliffjumper (Kre-O)|Cliffjumper]] when the two [[Autobot]]s came snooping around. Unfortunately they were a diversion, and the Decepticons were subsequently pelted with molten cheese and caught in a net. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:IDWTF7-SunstormAcidstorm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"*sigh* I ''will'' get a Masterpiece toy. [[#Masterpiece|Someday]]..."]]
Three years after Megatron was defeated on [[Earth]], Sunstorm was among those Decepticons who managed to escape the human homeworld and was now under the command of the (self-proclaimed) Decepticon leader [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]. However, with the lack of resources, poor morale and Starscream's weak leadership, the Decepticons largely collapsed into anarchy and resorted to cannibalism with not enough [[energon]] to go around. After another pointless patrol, [[Acid Storm]] and Sunstorm dejectedly sat in front of what remained of the ship that carried them to the asteroid that they now called home. {{Storylink|All His Engines}} He was present when Megatron recovered and took back leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

After the war between the Autobots and Decepticons ended, Sunstorm fell victim to [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s experiments with [[cerebro-shell|brainwashing]] individuals into mindless shells for the sake of creating the perfect [[combiner]]. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] had discovered Bombshell had murdered [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] and came to arrest him, Bombshell had the mind controlled Sunstorm hold Prowl and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] off while he made his escape. The altercation ended with him being stabbed and killed by Arcee. {{storylink|Devisive}}
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===''BeCool'' shorts===
'''Yellow Jet''' (黄色のジェット機 ''Kiiro no Jettoki'') was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}}

===''TransTech''===
Sunstorm was one of many offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. Sunstorm was part of a crowd in [[Seeker-Shinai]] that [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] attempted to disperse through intimidation. Unfortunately, all the Seekers present were too stunned to see a "Megatron" in Axiom Nexus to budge. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

Sunstorm was a minister at the [[First Church of Primus]] in [[Dodecahex]], built into the structure of his church when his mobility was lost. He was attended by a pair of Micromasters, [[Gran Arm]] and [[Crush Bull]], who came to him after the rest of their Micromaster squad had been killed. They formed a bond, and Sunstorm loved them as his own children.

When the [[Resistance]] came to Dodecahex, Sunstorm met with [[Lio Convoy]] and they reached an understanding. Sunstorm and his congregation were left alone by the Resistance, and they were free to continue their worship in peace.

Nevertheless, peace did not last the coming of the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]]. Sunstorm housed those he could inside the church, but the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] soon began forcing their way in. Sunstorm bade Gran Arm and Crush Bull to get his congregation to safety through the tunnels under the church. Staying behind, Sunstorm allowed the light from Cybertron's sun to ignite his old fusion reactor, causing a meltdown which destroyed a few Vehicons while sealing the congregation's escape. {{Storylink|Derailment}}

==Games==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===
[[File:ROTF 360PS3PC G1Sunstorm DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Need a light?]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Charlie Adler]]

While Sunstorm seems to lack his atomic touch and pure insanity, he does have a pair of kickass flamethrowers! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Sunstorm was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a downloadable content pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3. He could be used in multiplayer games and as an alternate model/colour scheme for [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in the single player Decepticon campaign.}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:BotShots Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|right]]
Sunstorm participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Sunstorm and his team unsuccessfully attempted to intercept [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as the pair returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after an [[energon]] scavenging mission. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (Legends)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sunstorm was among the Seekers who went on a worldwide rampage, until they were thwarted by the Autobots. {{storylink|Robots in the Sky}} During a battle in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Sunstorm pinned down a group of Autobots until he was stomped on by the Dinobots. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSunstorm.jpg|thumb|left|400px]]
Sunstorm participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 450 units of Cybermetal, 155 units of Transmetal, 90 exclusive cores, and 7 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

==Toys==
===Collector's Edition===
[[File:G1toy-SunstormeHobby.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Creamsicle creamseeker.]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (Decepticon Jet, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''89'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 rifle-missiles, 2 rockets, left & right fists, left & right wings, left & right tail-wings, landing gear

: Sunstorm is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream toy]], transforming into an F-15 fighter jet. His coloration is inspired by—but not wholly accurate to for a variety of reasons—a previously-unnamed "generic" Decepticon seen in the episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". Being a Japanese release, his spring-loaded missile launchers are fully operational.

: Sunstorm was only available with [[Hauler#Collector's Edition|Road Hauler]] in a separately-packaged [[Collector's Edition]] set [[exclusive]] to [[e-HOBBY]]. Pre-orders for the set closed on [[May 15]], 2003. The toys shipped out in July.

: The same base mold is used by [[Dirge (G1)/toys|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys|Thrust]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Sunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Sunstorm at TFU.info]
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, remember that body I never had in that comic I wasn't in? Well, now you can buy it!]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Stand, name placard

: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Sunstorm is a redeco of ''[[War Within (toyline)|War Within]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Thundercracker]], transforming into a Cybertronian "tetrajet" as reimagined by [[Don Figueroa]]. As with all 6-inch ''Titanium Series'' Cybertron Heroes, he has large portions of his body constructed with fully-painted [[die-cast]] metal.

: This mold was also used to make ''War Within'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Skywarp]], and [[Thrust (G1)#Titanium Series|Thrust]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Titanium Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
*'''Sunstorm''' (Decepticon Jet, 2009)
**''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 rifle-missiles, 2 rockets, left & right fists, left & right wings, left & right tail-wings, landing gear

: Sunstorm was released again in February of 2009 as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' re-release line, but this time with an exclusive comic by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]. Strangely, Sunstorm's stock picture in his e-Hobby manga presents him with fists sporting circular peg holes similar to the one seen in the previous Transformers Collection #9 Starscream release.

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===Kre-O===
[[Image:KreO-Toy Sunstorm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"What was the melting point of plastic again?"]]
* '''Sunstorm''' (Micro-Changer, 2012)
**''Kit number'': '''A1009'''
**''Bag number'': '''21451 9'''
**''Accessories'': Built-up blaster, 2 clip-on rifles

: Part of a six-figure "preview" wave of [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, Sunstorm is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] bagged mini-figure. He comes with extra parts which help him form a crude jet form. These parts, while in robot mode, also configure into a weapon.

: Obviously, Sunstorm uses the helmet, wing-pack, and arm-guns originally made for [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]. The entire set was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Acid Wing]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Kre-OSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===Masterpiece===
{{anchor|2012-Masterpiece}}
[[File:MPtoy-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2| If I have a cape and crown, why am I not on Fire?]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (2012-[[August 25|08-25]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-11S'''
**''Accessories:'' Crown, pauldrons (left and right), cape, 2 null rays, hologram pilot figurine

:A redeco of ''Masterpiece'' MP-11 Starscream, Sunstorm comes with redecoed versions of Starscream's coronation gear from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', including crown, twin shoulder pads, and a sculpted plastic cape (rather than a fabric one). As a redeco of the retooled MP-11 Starscream (instead of the original ''Masterpiece'' Starscream), Sunstorm features the same extensive retooling to wind his ''Masterpiece'' design back into Kawamori's original, more Generation 1-accurate look, with most of the robot mode being newly tooled parts, including chunkier legs that now incorporate his tail-fins, [[retool]]ed shoulders and wingtips that no longer curve into one another, a new head (with collapsible head fins), new heel spurs that flip out for added support in robot mode, and re-engineered null rays attached to extending armatures that mean they no longer have to be [[Partformer|removed]] for transformation. Despite the similarity to the original MP-3 prototype, the retooled parts are in fact a whole new design heavily based on the original concept. Additionally, Sunstorm (like MP-11 Starscream) comes with a chromed jet pilot figure instead of [[Doctor Arkeville]].

:Unlike previous Sunstorm toys, ''Masterpiece'' Sunstorm's colors replicate his color layout as seen in his cartoon appearance, with white arm blasters, biceps, fists, and shoulder intakes. This includes a shift to a more yellow color scheme than creamsicle orange, now featuring a yellow-to-orangey yellow gradient across the surface of the jet mode and additional flame deco on his wrists and jet intakes.

:In countries TakaraTomy distributes to outside of Japan, he comes with a Sunstorm collectible coin.
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{{anchor|2014-Masterpiece}}
[[File:TRU-Masterpiece-Sunstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-05'''
**''Accessories:''

:A [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive, ''Masterpiece'' Sunstorm is a redeco of the ''Masterpiece'' MP-11 Starscream mold. Hasbro's release of Sunstorm has significant differences from the Takara version, with some of the most noticeable differences being his head, null rays and other previously black plastic being molded in a bronze/brown color; his body being an almost uniform shade of yellow (save for the flame deco on his wings, and his main accent color of red being reminiscent of ''Animated'' Sunstorm.

:For some reason, his [[stock photography]] (which is also featured on the box) shows Sunstorm as a redeco of the MP-03 Starscream sculpt, rather than the actual MP-11 version of the sculpt.

:This figure was also available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in many international Hasbro markets such as Canada, Australia, and Europe.

:This sculpt was also released by Hasbro in the US, also as Toys"R"Us exclusives, as Thundercracker and Acid Storm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/MPSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Toys"R"Us ''Masterpiece'' Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===Bot Shots===
[[Image:BSToy-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (Bot Shot, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''310'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''930'''
***''Sword strength'': '''280'''
:Sunstorm is a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] from the first series, with translucent orange plastic. He turns into a tiny jet and automatically converts to robot mode when his nosecone is pressed.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Sunstorm at TFU.info]''

===BeCool===
*'''Yellow Jet and Air Base (Sunstorm)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''BS03'''

:In the Japanese ''[[BeCool]]'' line, Sunstorm comes with a redeco of Starscream's [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Launcher|''Harbinger'' launcher]], which can attach to him as a trailer or open up into a base mode. This version of Sunstorm is bright yellow with blue paint details, and features three new chest stickers depicting the inside of a cockpit, Sunstorm combined with the Air Base, and the Air Base on its own. He also comes with a sticker sheet for decorating the Air Base trailer.

===Timelines===
[[File:TL Sunstorm-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wait a minute... I thought they said I WASN'T one of the Rainmakers? Now I am? I'm confused....]]
*'''Rainmakers''' (Convention 3-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]] mold, Sunstorm transforms into a F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His missile launchers can mount under his wings, on his shoulders, or in his fists, and fire spring-loaded projectiles. The large size of his launchers (necessary [[for safety reasons]]) restricts his arm movement somewhat in robot mode, as they bump into his wings. All three Rainmakers have slight tolerance issues with the white parts, making key joints juuuuuust a bit too tight.

: He was only available in a [[BotCon 2013]] [[exclusive]] souvenir set with [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]], limited to 2500 pieces. All three toys use exactly the same [[paint operation]]s and plastic layouts, with the only difference between the three being their primary plastic color.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BCSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Sunstorm at TFU.info]''

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==Merchandise==
===Heroes of Cybertron===
[[File:HOC Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|This will put your kids through college!]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (OTFCC 2004 attendance freebie)

:A ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' version of Sunstorm was given as a freebie to people who pre-registered at [[OTFCC 2003]] for next year's [[OTFCC 2004]]. He was later made available for sale through the [[3H Productions]] website. A [[repaint]] of the mold used to make Starscream and the other [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line, Sunstorm's colors are inspired by the e-Hobby toy, but given more variety in its shades of orange.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/OTFCCSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===Palisades===
*'''Sunstorm''' (Palisades, 2005)

[[File:PalisadesSunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

:A ''Previews''-exclusive redeco of the Starscream statue, Sunstorm is a six inch tall statue with articulated head and arms. He can stand normally or use a stand to take on a "hovering" pose. Sunstorm was limited to 300 pieces, and sculpted by [[3L Creation Group]] from a design by [[George Tremarco]].[http://web.archive.org/web/20050407011030/http://toychest.diamondcomics.com/toys/12_04/14_tf_sunstorm.htm]
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===Diamond Select===
[[File:DiamondSelectSunstormbust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (Diamond Select, 2010)
:Sunstorm was planned to be a repainted and slightly-altered version of the Starscream bust sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]]. Along with a new head and a differently-posed left hand, Sunstorm was going to be limited to 600 pieces.

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===The Loyal Subjects===
[[File:Sunstormtls.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
[[The Loyal Subjects]] Sunstorm is a San Diego Comic Con Exclusive figure. He uses the Starscream mold, and is consequently less articulated than the Coneheads and Skywarp.
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==Notes==
[[File:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Look just above <s>Astro Magnum</s> <s>Galactic Man</s> grey [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s gun-arm.]]
*An orange Cybertronic "pyramid jet" is depicted in a Cybertronian battle scene by [[Studio OX]] that appeared in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (and was reprinted in ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' and ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]''). Hmm. You don't think...?
*A common piece of [[fanon]] identified the all-yellow [[Rainmaker]] as the partially yellow Sunstorm. However, even taking into consideration the haphazard coloring typically given to generic Seekers, chances were not in favour of their being the same guy. After being asked the question during the August 2010 Q&A, Hasbro confirmed that the yellow Rainmaker was not Sunstorm, but some as-yet-unnamed guy.<ref>[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/07/26/hasbro-transformers-qa-july-2010-answers August 2010 Q&A on ASMzine:] ''"When the right opportunities arise, the other Seekers seen in the original television series such as Acid Storm have been named and given official backgrounds. Unfortunately, not every character that has appeared on screen has made the transition into other forms of media or even product. Because of this fact, there has been no official backgrounds created for these characters."''</ref> Old Yeller was eventually identified as [[Nova Storm]].
*Confusion arose during [[BotCon 2013]], when figures of Sunstorm and his newly named companions from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]], were released in an exclusive three pack titled "Rainmakers". However, [[Fun Publications]] employees subsequently confirmed that the pack's title was an error, and that there was no intention to link the "welcoming committee" to the trio from "[[Divide and Conquer]]".
*[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], who both named Sunstorm and wrote his original bio, also considered the names Flareburst and Flarestorm for him.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/43df7ba151f7a1b3 Doug Dlin reporting personal communications with Ichikawa], [[alt.toys.transformers]]</ref>
*Sunstorm is apparently a fan of professional wrestling, having performed both a Stone Cold Stunner and a DDT when engaging in close combat with Jetfire.
*The ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers: Legends]]'' mobile game uses our TFWiki.net entry here for Sunstorm's card bio, word for word. So... Yay?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sunstorm''' (サンストーム ''Sansutōmu'')

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

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Decepticons]]
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Children of Primus]]
[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:E-Hobby]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Machine Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Seekers]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Powerglide (G1)

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Rotary: Removed spoiler tag.

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:''Powerglide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEPowerglide.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|He's sick of getting the bronze medal in the Ego Olympics. Sunstreaker and Tracks never let him live it down.]]
'''Powerglide''', unlike most Autobots, can fly under his own power, and it goes straight to his pointy head. Give him any excuse and awaa-aa-aay he goes, dashing off into the stratosphere at 500 mph—but not in a straight line. No, Powerglide is an aerial acrobat, able to perform stunts other Transformer planes would never dream of. Barrel rolls, tail stands, death spirals, screaming 3200-mph powerdives: none of these are too tough for this Autobot barnstormer, and if he has an audience, be they friendly or enemy, he is guaranteed to put on the air show of their lives.

Yet this seeming frivolity has saved his life countless times in combat. Powerglide is lightly armed with small [[concussion weapon|concussion bombs]] and a nose-mounted thermal beam, and the former is practically useless in the air. Furthermore, his speed and power, impressive as they are, are vastly outclassed by most [[Seeker (body-type)|aerial Decepticons]]. Like the flying aces of World War I, Powerglide resorts to dogfighting maneuvers, using his flying skills to confuse and evade the enemy. This tactic works very well.

In fact, Powerglide's skill only aggravates his greatest weakness. He is good, and he knows it, and he misses no chance to show it. If this means he will seek out ever tougher foes to prove his mettle—then he'll do that, even if it kills him. Some day, it might.

{{quote|And awaa-aa-aay we go!|Powerglide, pretty much all the time|"[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Chain]] (English), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (Japanese), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, "A Prime Problem"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Giorgio Locuratolo]] (Italian), [[Carlos Nieto]] (Latin American), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, ''The Girl Who Loved Powerglide''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Hoist Goes Hollywood''), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5''), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Crock Krumbiegel]] (German, Most of the Generation 2 Dub), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Revenge of Bruticus'')}}
[[File:DinobotIsland1 Powerglide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Where did I come from?! Where did YOU come from?! Yeah, what do you say to that?!"]]
Powerglide was a brash barnstormer with a penchant for spouting gung-ho sayings like "And awaaa-aaa-aay we go!". He literally appeared out of ''nowhere'' to save [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when the boy had been thrown overboard [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s spaceship, after the latter's plan to use a clone of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to destroy the Autobots failed. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Powerglide were sent on a reconnaissance mission to investigate some strange energy readings out at sea. Inside the temporal anomaly, they discovered a [[Dinobot Island (G1)|prehistoric island]] inhabited by [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]]. Powerglide had to save Bumblebee from an aggressive pterodactyl, then attempted to repair Bumblebee's damaged [[jet pack]], before abandoning it and flying Bumblebee off the island. Later, after it was decided that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] should be relocated to the island, Powerglide led the large brutes and Spike to the island. After Spike unwittingly got himself into several dangerous situations, Powerglide flew him back home. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}}

[[File:MasterBuilders Powerglide jet mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Called on to find [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Powerglide soon located the pair working on their [[Solar Power Tower]] with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. He reported back to Optimus and later took part in the battle to destroy the tower, attacking [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and dogfighting with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}} Though he was damaged during an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the Decepticons retrieving the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Powerglide volunteered to carry [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s miniaturised team and drop them off on Megatron's body. To his surprise, he found the Decepticons in a state of inebriation due to over-energizing. He dropped off his cargo and made a clean getaway, despite Megatron taking a shot at him. {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[File:DesertionDinobots1 Powerglide no head.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Little known fact: Powerglide was the first Headmaster.]]
All of the Autobots were exiled from Earth after being framed by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They ended up being set on a collision course with the [[Sun]], but at the last minute, were able to return to Earth and kick Decepticon tailpipe. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} After a disastrous battle at an airport, Powerglide helped [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and Grapple reconstruct a building, only for it to be demolished by Grapple's inaccurate placing of the roof. Ironhide and Powerglide had a laugh at their friend's expense, but it soon turned out that the problem was more serious than a minor glitch — the Autobots were suffering by [[Cybertonium]] depletion. Powerglide's symptoms included his head falling off. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

When Megatron's latest plan blocked radio transmissions all over Earth, Powerglide, Spike and [[Carly]] helped Optimus guide commercial aircraft safely to the ground. They were attacked by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], leaving Prime incapacitated and Powerglide in danger of crashing. Spike used a spare [[jet pack|rocket pack]] to stabilise Powerglide's flight, and the Autobot was able to pick up Optimus and carry him back to base. There, Carly made emergency repairs, and they took [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], where they watched Optimus and Megatron fight. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:GoldenLagoon Powerglide seashore.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Powerglide was part of a group of Autobots taking a walk along a beach when they were attacked by Decepticons. As the battle raged on, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] found a pool of [[Electrum]] and, once coated with the stuff, became impervious to the Autobot weapons. While [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and Perceptor were captured, Powerglide and the others escaped. Powerglide was part of the retaliatory mission; however, the rest of the Decepticons had already coated themselves in Electrum, rendering anything the Autobots could do ineffective. Damaged, Powerglide washed up on the shore in time to spy the Decepticons utilising the pool of Electrum, enabling him to fly back to base and warn the Autobots. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

The Autobots set up a sting operation in [[New York City]] to apprehend car thieves, of which Powerglide was a part. He and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] chased Starscream into a shopping mall, but the two Autobots were unable to prevent him from getting away. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} Cosmos suggested Powerglide lead an assault on the Constructicons, who were working on an asteroid, but, to Powerglide's disappointment, Prime went to talk to Omega Supreme instead. Powerglide later helped defend [[San Francisco]] from an [[Asteroid bird alien|alien creature]] unleashed from the asteroid. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} During a coup by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Powerglide spied on what the triple changers were up to and was able to rescue Spike when the city was flooded. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[File:SearchAlphaTrion Powerglide and Moonracer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Their 4 million year reunion. And yes, he cheats on her the very next episode.]]
After Megatron demanded Optimus Prime's surrender in exchange for [[Elita One]], Powerglide was among the Autobots who followed him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Once there, he was disbelieving of Starscream's claim that Optimus Prime had been destroyed. During their vengeful attack on the Decepticons, Powerglide met up with his old friend [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Pgalove.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Don't worry, I won't hug her too hard."]]
Soon after hooking up with Moonracer, he saved the fleshling female [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] from being kidnapped by Ramjet, Thrust and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. He was assigned to escort her back to Autobot HQ, but they were again attacked by the coneheads, who injured Powerglide and snatched Astoria. After receiving some repairs from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], Powerglide set off for the Decepticon [[Sky Platform]] to rescue Astoria. Caught in the platform's security field, Powerglide was helped by Astoria herself, who destroyed an energy tower. Unfortunately the damage left the platform plummeting out of control, but Powerglide was able to rig it to crash into the [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon base]].

Afterwards, it seemed as though Powerglide had developed feelings for Astoria, much to the amusement of the other Autobots. The only lasting result was a series of flashing lights under his chestplate in the form of a stylized heart. What purpose this served (other than being disturbing) is not immediately clear. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

[[File:Hoist goes hollywood1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Hey, human, when I'm in jet mode, you fit in my head."]]
After thoroughly embarrassing himself by accidentally destroying several sets and props in an attempt to show off, Powerglide was among [[Sunstreaker (G1)|several]] [[Tracks (G1)|egotistical]] [[Warpath (G1)|Autobots]] who demanded to be given a role in a movie that [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] was starring in. Initially, his "role" amounted to crashing into a STORE while in jet mode (supposedly to stop "the crooks"). Soon afterwards, Powerglide and the other would-be-actor Autobots asked Hoist to talk to the [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] to get them some "real" acting roles. After reworking the movie into ''[[Attack of the Alien Robots]]'', the director had the Autobots given cheesy alien face masks. Powerglide remarked that the role was "the pits", and that he would rather do the stunt crashes. In a later scene, Powerglide demonstrated his rather wooden acting "skills". Guess he was better suited for stunts. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Powerglide was one of the Autobots who volunteered to rescue Perceptor from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} He took part in the defence of headquarters against another attack by the Decepticons, only to be puzzled when Megatron almost immediately called a retreat. After some investigation, it turned out Starscream had stolen some [[personality component]]s to create the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Powerglide set out to find the rebel Decepticons, and soon found them fighting Megatron's forces at the [[Amalgamated Water and Power Plant]] {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} During a massive attack on a human city by the Insecticons, Powerglide dropped Spike and Perceptor off in the battle zone, so the pair could warn the Autobot leader about strange signals coming from Cybertron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Powerglide and the rest of the Minibots tried to repel the Decepticons' [[Trypticon (G1)|new mobile assault base]]—and failed. When the colossal 'con took several direct hits and seemed to be falling apart, Powerglide cheerfully reported that they had destroyed it—then in his shock, just happened to [[To sell toys|narrate aloud]] that it had a reptilian mode too.{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:GhostinMachine Powerglide and Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Powerglide appeared to have been destroyed during a disastrous Autobot attack on the [[Quintesson]]s led by a resurrected, reprogrammed Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} However, he was later among the Autobots who attempted to stop [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and Starscream's [[Spark|ghost]] from stealing [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Sensors|eyes]], so he must have gotten better. Unfortunately, a blind Metroplex accidentally shot him down, but [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] saved him. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (episode)|Ghost in the Machine}}

{{note|The above appearance in "Dark Awakening" is likely a result of a careless animation team using the animation model of Powerglide to represent an Autobot spaceship rather than Powerglide himself, as the footage of "his" destruction is used twice during the battle sequence.}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Arriving in Tokyo, [[Japan]], Powerglide intervened on [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s attack on [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots' human friend, [[Kenji]]. Instead of shooting the Decepticon from the air, Powerglide zoomed in close and decked Ravage with a partially transformed hand. PG then grabbed Kenji and flew off, leaving Bumblebee alone to face [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his cassettes. For some reason. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}} Later, Powerglide was also present when Optimus Prime was showing Kenji around the Autobots' base in Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}

While surveying the desert, Powerglide came across the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] hunting down an innocent [[Murdered puppy|puppy]]. He interfered with their mission, but took heavy firepower shielding the animal with his own body. Seriously injured, Powerglide transformed in a desperate attempt to keep the dog alive just a little longer inside his cockpit. Surprisingly, the puppy managed to hotwire his control console and keep Powerglide moving long enough for a [[Minibot]] patrol to respond to his SOS. It seemed that Megatron had incorporated powerful Decepticon technology inside the puppy as an experiment. In order to avoid being used by the Decepticons, the puppy sacrifice himself to channel massive amounts of [[Scramble Power]] into Powerglide. United as one, Powerglide and the Minibots used Scramble Power to deliver a mighty blow on [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], defeating the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

====''Full Throttle Scramble Power!'' comic====

Powerglide accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Whip]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}

[[File:BattleLines6-UltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Powerglide was present at the first "meeting" of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[File:Powerglidereadytoblastoffrightnow.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|We bet you are. Don't be crude, Powerglide.]]
Powerglide was a member of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the reign of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. Like most of his comrades, he found more inspiration in [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s bravado than the calculated caution of Perceptor. When their untrustworthy scout, [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] went missing, Powerglide and his peers fell in line with Blaster's plan to find and rescue him, overruling Perceptor. After much searching, all but Blaster had given up on Scrounge, but Powerglide had stayed to secretly shadow Blaster, allowing the air-capable Autobot to deliver him to safety out of the [[smelting pool]] (regrettably leaving Scrounge behind). This act gave Perceptor's small group of Autobots the first good news they had heard in eons, for Scrounge had handed them evidence that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] lived. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Powerglideblastercybertronic.jpg|thumb|Cybertronic altmode: paper airplane]]
Further reconnaissance by Blaster and Powerglide revealed startling news—the Decepticons were building a [[Space Bridge]]! As this would spell certain doom for both Cybertron and [[Earth]], a desperate raid on Straxus's [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] fortress was launched. This attack was mostly successful, as it leveled Darkmount and ended in Straxus's destruction, but he and the rest of his Autobot comrades had to retreat to Earth over the Space Bridge as it self-destructed. Here they were greeted immediately by a group of humans. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

However, the humans, belonging to the anti-robot attack team, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], captured Powerglide and the others with the help of [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. Disassembled, the Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

''Following [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Powerglide and the others got lost after their guide spontaneously vanished into [[limbo]]. Even worse was the reason for the disappearance—[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had returned to the present. Unlike most of his fellows, Powerglide actually managed to get a good shot in before Galvatron knocked the circuits out of him. {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} After Galvatron was forced into retreat by the vagrant [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Perceptor's team finally managed to reach the Ark, where they learned of Optimus Prime's apparent demise at the hands of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Powerglide attended Prime's funeral and assimilated into Earth's depleted Autobot forces, though it was soon revealed that Prime's death was a ruse. {{storylink|Resurrection!}} ''

[[File:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Is this the line for the mutiny?"]]
When Optimus Prime died ''(for real)'' after a digital battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], Powerglide observed with the other Autobots as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] failed to successfully repair their fallen leader. After attending Prime's ''(real)'' funeral, a criminal known as the [[Mechanic (G1)|Mechanic]] turned the Ark's new security systems on the mourning Autobots, with devastating results. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], Prime's successor, turned out to be a self-interested tyrant, but he did help get the Ark repaired and off of Earth, a large process that Powerglide contributed to by feeding [[Energon cube]]s to their new [[Geothermal Generator]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} Nevertheless, Powerglide was among the Autobots who begged Blaster to overthrow him, but the mutiny didn't pan out. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Later, Blaster and Grimlock battled for supremacy on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], as Powerglide and the other Autobots cheered Blaster on. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time after Optimus Prime's return, Powerglide was among several Autobots who responded to [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s distress call near the Decepticons' [[Club Con|arctic base]]. However, this was a trap, and Powerglide was shot down in battle by some Decepticon aerial aces, including [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] and the ever-frightening [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}} He was identified as deactivated several weeks later. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
{{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.}}
====Dinobots Strike Back====
In one micro-continuity-nexus in which four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were taken over by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] [[cerebro-shell]]s, Powerglide was part of the Autobot attack force if Optimus Prime chose to attack immediately. He dropped a small concussion bomb near [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], bringing the Stegosaurus to his knees. This prompted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] to spew a jet of fire at Powerglide, which he managed to dodge.

In an alternate ending, Powerglide was part of a full-scale land, air, and sea assault on the Decepticons' secret base in [[Mount Lomas]]. With a little backup from [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], he apparently took down all of Megatron's warrior jets with his thermal beam, giving the ground force the cover they needed to storm the base and torch the superfuel lab. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Earthquake====
[[File:EarthquakePowerglideBeahccomberWindcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

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====Desert Flight====
[[File:DesertFlightDirgeandThrustattackAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

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====Decepticon Poison====
{{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertCyclonusonscreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
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{{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Powerglideoutbackwarwithin.jpg|100px|thumb|The paper-airplaneness of his Dreamwave Cybertronic altmode is unknown.]]
Powerglide was operational during the early days of the war, and was seen in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] shortly after [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s demise. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

[[File:Powerglidenightofthecombaticons.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Bumblebee needs a smaller command chair.]]
In the modern era, Powerglide was a member of one of the later-formed Autobot resistance cells on Cybertron, in communication with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] along with several other [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} He participated in the final insurrection which threw [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his Decepticons out of power on Cybertron. Afterwards, he was assigned to [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s command and traveled to Earth on a supply run aboard the starship ''[[Orion]]''. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Their simple supply mission ended with heavy combat against the amazingly-powerful clone, [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. The Autobots, in a fit of temporary insanity, decided to ally themselves with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in order to deal with this threat. Powerglide might have raised a complaint to being assigned to guard their new "partner", but Starscream betrayed them and deactivated Powerglide's unit so fast, it's hard to be sure he even had a chance to speak up. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] presumably got him back online in time to help with the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Powerglide was among the Autobots poised to fight against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s army on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], he and the other Autobot fliers attacked [[Kimia Facility]] and fought with the many [[Sweep]]s defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

Once the battle was won and the war was over, Powerglide joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to participate in the search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He spent some time in [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s bar where he was confused by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s drunken antics. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} When [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was unleashed within the ship, Powerglide joined the rest of the crew in trying to defeat him. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

Powerglide left the crew of the ''Lost Light'' after [[Dark Cybertron]], he would later volunteer to act as a member of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in an effort to provide [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] with a [[combiner]] to defend against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Part of a small task force led by Hound, Powerglide took part in a kerfuffle against the Decepticons and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. The outcome of the fight was unclear. {{storylink|By Land, Sea, or Air}}

Powerglide was injured, and had [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] come to his aid. The trio were delayed when they became friendly with the Constructions, but after the sudden but inevitable betrayal, the three Autobots took him to safety. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} Powerglide fought against the combined Decepticon and Quintesson forces when they attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Powerglide toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The first Transformers toy that can stand with his arms akimbo. Appropriate!]]
*'''Powerglide''' (Mini-Vehicle, [[1985]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-62'''

:Powerglide transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#A-10 Thunderbolt|A-10 Thunderbolt]] ground-strike plane. He is notable for being one of the earliest Autobots with an aerial alt-mode. Due to his transformation, Powerglide has more robot-mode articulation than any other [[Mini Vehicle]]. His head can turn, his shoulders have what amounts to universal joints, and his elbows bend. The box art depicts his robot mode mis-transformed; his wings stick out at an angle instead of being upright touching his body.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Powerglide/powerglide.htm More information on Powerglide at TFU.info]''

===''Transformers Collection''===
*'''Minibot Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TFC-12'''

:In January of 2004, Powerglide was reissued in a ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' six-pack with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. With the exception of an added factory-applied [[insignia]] sticker, which necessitated the original sticker being moved down and rotated 90 degrees, there are no notable differences between the original and the reissue versions.

:This entire set was redecoed to make the "[[G1 GoBots]]" set: Powerglide was used to make [[Bad Boy]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
{{picsneeded|Japanese version}}
[[File:Powerglideuniversetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Someone's been eating their Wheaties.]]
*'''Powerglide''' (Ultra, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' Chaingun/missile launcher, "thermal beam" missile

:Although now upsized to an Ultra class toy with electronics, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Powerglide still transforms into an A-10 (though the nose looks more like that of its canceled counterpart, the Northrop YA-9, probably for licensing reasons). In order to preserve some semblance of realism in his [[Alternate mode|altmode]], however, he is mostly off-white in color, with red trim. His noggin, at least, is still entirely red, and even has an off-center cannon barrel sculpted into it in homage to his original toy, even though here, his head ''doesn't'' become the nosecone.

:In vehicle mode, pressing the prominent orange button on the jet's fuselage triggers three electronic sound effects (an engine ignition, a swooping noise and a barrage of machine-gun fire that persists for as long as you hold down the button, the same ones are used for Universe [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]), accompanied by red LEDs in the turbines and cockpit. During transformation to robot mode, the classic transformation sound effect is triggered as the torso is moved into place; it plays in reverse as he is transformed back to vehicle mode. In robot mode, pressing the orange button triggers the machine-gun sound effect only, with newly-exposed lights illuminating Powerglide's eyes as well as those seen in jet mode.

:In robot mode, Powerglide features a wide range of articulation, and can wield in his hand the thermal missile launcher which mounts under his jet-mode nosecone. In what can only be described as one of the most hilarious homages in Transformers history, Powerglide's chestplate can flip up to [[:File:Ultra powerglide heart.jpg|reveal]] the raised [[:File:Powerglide heart.jpg|image]] of [[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide|a heart]].

:Rather unfortunately, his small feet and top-heaviness make him difficult to pose and stand up.

:His [[instructions]] omit a useful step: pulling the lower legs down to expose the knees and increase his height.

:The Japanese "USA Edition" release for Powerglide is colored in mostly red with white detailing, essentially reversing most of the colour layouts. He retains the same [[tampograph]]ed unit-markings as the Hasbro version.

:This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Stormcloud]].
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[[File:Universe2008toy-PowerglideRed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|More [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] than the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version!]]
*'''Powerglide''' (Ultra Class, [[2009]])
**''Accessories:'' Chaingun/missile launcher, "thermal beam" missile

:The second version of ''Universe'' Powerglide is a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] red redeco similar to TakaraTomy's Japanese release of this sculpt, but with some significant differences in color layout. In an effort to make the toy more [[show-accuracy|accurate to the cartoon]], the arms are cast in light gray plastic, unlike the all-red arms on the Japanese version.

:His tailfins sport tampographed "NA W4Y W3 60" markings, which reads "And away we go!"
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TFGenerations Legends Powerglide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Powerglide''' (Legends Class, [[2015]])
:A new legends-class mould, Powerglide transforms into a jet resembling an A-10 Warthog. Unlike previous legends class waves, Powerglide is not packaged with a smaller Targetmaster partner. He, instead, can transform into Superion's weapon.
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==Notes==
[[File:NowIKnow.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|We need an adult!]]
*''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], a [[redeco]] of ''[[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], was originally intended to be Powerglide, but Hasbro apparently could not secure the [[trademark]] at the time.
*Powerglide makes an appearance in one of the five Transformers [[public service announcement]]s, speaking out against gender discrimination.
*3200 miles per hour is Mach 4.16, MUCH faster than ANY modern combat jet, let alone a real [[wikipedia:A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt II]]... not that jet-based alt modes are known for realism.
*He is the only Generation 1 transformer with 4 digits on each hand (if you discount the Monster Pretender shells).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Powerglide''' (パワーグライド ''Pawāguraido'')
*''French:'' '''Survolo''' (Canada)
*''Greek:'' '''Keraynόs''' (Κεραυνός, "Lightning")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Motorszárny''' ("Motorwing")
*''Italian:'' '''Jumbo'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Planador''' (Portugal comics), '''Planador''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Vetrorez''' (Ветрорез, "Windcut")

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Powerglide/powerglide.htm Powerglide at TFU.info]
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Powerglide Powerglide's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Swerve (G1)

2014-07-10T21:44:57Z

Rotary: Fixed the link to the Terminator theme.

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:''Swerve is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as "Shut the Hell Up." ''
[[File:Swerve.toy.boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Comes with ''[[My First Blaster]]''™ accessory!]]
Gregarious would be a good word to describe '''Swerve.''' So would outgoing, enthusiastic, upbeat, joyfully irreverent, flippant, sarcastic, wise ass, troll, or "total pain in the aft," depending on which side of his weapons-grade mouth you happen to fall on and how long you've been listening to him use it. Swerve has a sense of fun and even whimsy that stands out from your run of the mill Autobots fairly dramatically. The little fellow may get on their nerves... he'll ''probably'' get on their nerves... But it'll always be with a smile, a laugh, and an epic level quip, making him a good [[Swerve's|bartender]].

He is, however, also a menace to everyone within range of a gun in his hand - including himself - given his legendarily bad aim, as well as to anyone driving nearby because he's ''so'' easily distracted by just about anything that catches his attention. Despite this, he's quite intelligent and skilled as a metallurgist, analysing the properties of a material with unique sensors in his hands. When he gets caught up in a problem, he becomes almost laser-like in focus and intensity, going on quest after quest, both major and [[Thumb Quest|minor]]. Unfortunately, this generally leaves him just as distracted from any other tasks at hand and just as accident-prone as ever. He's almost always in need of some repairs, major or minor, because of it.

Now if only [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] could get him to not get easily distracted when receiving his orders too...

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' N/A (English), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese)

[[File:FFOD Part5 Swerve.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now we know why he refuses to play in the sand.]]
Swerve participated in the defense of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[2006]], but was trod upon by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Later, after the [[Quintesson]] scientist [[Inquirata]] attempted to change history by removing the Autobot resistance leader known as [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A3]] from the past, a race Swerve was participating in repeated itself in an endless loop due to the ripples in the timestream. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic ====
[[File:4WheeldriveBrigade1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Swerve appeared on Earth as a member of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]]. Led by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], the Brigade confronted the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] out in the desert, only to be caught in an explosive mine trap and fall into a pit. Working together, Swerve and the others combined their Scramble Power and worked their way free of the pit. A concentrated Scrumbuster attack drove off the Decepticons, and the Autobots won the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|left|thumb]]
Swerve was on Cybertron observing the anti-Prime propaganda that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] pumped through the data-net after retrieving the Ark's crew from [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Later, after the Autobots toppled Shockwave and the Decepticons' rule, he was among the group of new recruits seen failing to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after Shockwave's rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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{{quote|People ''don't'' like me—they just laugh at my jokes. There's a difference.|{{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}}}
[[File:Swerve blurr cybertronian homesick blues.jpg|thumb|225px|It's actually [[Joe Kyde]]'s number.]]
Swerve was [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|forged]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} For at least four million years, Swerve has wanted to swap his metallurgy career for bartending. Before the war, he was a huge fan of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and when he was getting an autograph, Blurr mentioned he wanted to run a bar too after retiring from racing; Swerve thought Blurr might want to run it with ''him'' and the only way the racer could escape was to give Swerve a fake phone number. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Forever after, Swerve would tell people that he and Blurr had a plan to run a bar after the war. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

During the war, before Cybertron had to be abandoned, Swerve's metallurgical skills prompted [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to contact him along with several other Transformer scientists with his discovery about Cybertron's dwindling energy reserves. Swerve, like the rest, disregarded Thunderwing's warnings. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} With a fondness for adventure, Swerve took part in at least ten quests over the course of the war, including a [[Moonbase One|Moon Quest]], a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titan Quest]], a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix Quest]], a [[Prime (rank)|Prime Quest]] and the legendarily bad [[Thumb Quest]]. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

In more modern times, Swerve was stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]]. He was a fan of the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs, although he thought [[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]] was a bit of a hagiographer. {{storylink|Bullets}} Swerve was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep]]s invaded Kimia. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm]]. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] soon came to rescue them. Everyone seemed to feel the need to remind him in particular not to say something tactless that might set her off. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

[[File:Swerve Chaos Part4.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Step 1: Fight D-Void! Step 2: ???? Step 3: Profit!!"]]
Aboard Arcee's shuttle, Swerve listened with the others to [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Arcee's explanation of the situation with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] and [[D-Void]]. Swerve reiterated everything he had just heard to Hardhead, just to confirm he understood the complicated scenario (he got it all right, except for missing the hyphen in "D-Void"). He was quite naively optimistic at the prospect of putting a stop to Galvatron's plans and saving the universe. However, once they arrived in Cybertron's atmosphere and Arcee had ordered the shuttle to fly directly at the planet's surface, Swerve was among the first to bail out. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:LiarsAtoD1-SwerveRedAlert.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Questquestquestquestquestquestquest.]]
Swerve 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]]. [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] reluctantly allowed Swerve to board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' if he'd stop talking. Swerve doesn't know. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was in the medibay when [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] recovered consciousness, and got to be the one who broke the news about how long Tailgate had been trapped underground. He and Tailgate went out for some fresh air and, along with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], encountered [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and watched him fight the [[Legislator]]s. Skids wasn't keen on Swerve's suggestion they should team up. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:Swerves bar life after the big bang.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Sometimes you've got to go where everybody knows your name. And they're always glad you came.]]
During the incident with the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]], Swerve and Skids stumbled on [[Swerve's|a bar]], reminding Swerve of his earlier plans to run such an establishment. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Swerve opened the bar for a celebration of the Sparkeater's demise. As a subscriber to Fisitron's ''Wreckers: Declassified'', he received a strange new datalog and discussed it with [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], prompting the latter's trip to [[Delphi]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

Swerve accompanied [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] on a mission to scrounge [[energon]] from a deserted Decepticon outpost but their pilot, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], was distracted by his own reflection in the radar screen and crashed their shuttle into a planet. With the ship upside down and Perceptor half-melted into the floor (now the ceiling) Swerve kept up his usual banter as they found themselves under attack by [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], which happened to be one of his worst fears. With the shuttle cloaked, Swerve passed the time by teasing Sunstreaker and talking about his other worst fears—[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Overmegasixwave|some nightmare combination of all four]]. However, it was soon revealed that this bluster was merely an attempt to disguise the fact that his spark casing had cracked during the crash and that without attention he would die. Hoist and Sunstreaker left him to take the fight to Tarn but the [[Decepticon Justice Division|D.J.D.]] leader quickly took down Sunstreaker and Hoist found himself under attack by Megatron, Overlord, Sixshot and Shockwave—who then combined before disappearing at the same time Swerve fell unconscious. After Perceptor deduced that the planet was protected by a [[phobia shield]], Hoist managed to defeat it by rendering Perceptor and Bob unconscious and facing his own worst fear—being alone. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}} Swerve was presumably repaired upon their rescue by the ''Lost Light'', as he was back tending his bar soon afterwards.

[[File:Swerve Interiors arrested.jpg|thumb|260px]]
Unfortunately [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] finally found out about the bar, stormed in, and led Swerve away in handcuffs. Swerve was soon on rivet duty with Rewind, clambering around on the ''Lost Light'''s hull and replacing rivets. The pair were pressed into service when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] flipped and took [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] hostage, as the only way to get near the hostage situation was via an exterior window. While Rewind distracted Maximus with a recording of [[Garrus-9]], Swerve fired his rivet gun. Unfortunately his protests about his poor aim turned out to be true, and instead of wounding Maximus, he blew Rung's head off. {{storylink|Interiors}} Though Rung survived, Swerve was horrified to learn that his actions had left the psychiatrist in a coma. He visited Rung with Skids, and left one of Rung's model ships at his bedside. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}} Later, he would sit and talk to Rung for 147 hours straight, until the patient finally moved for the first time since the shooting... to make a "shush" gesture. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-contemplative Swerve.jpg|thumb|left|230px]]
Swerve intended to attend Tailgate's [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony but got sidetracked when he discovered [[Ore]] had been recently revived. He was assigned by Rodimus to distract Ore from realizing what had happened to him which would cause the engine block he was stuck on to activate and [[quantum jump]] the whole ship. Swerve began a conversation with Ore, not telling Ore what had happened to him, under the false identity of [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] since the [[Duobot]] had been chatting with Pipes before the accident. Swerve used the conversation as an excuse to (surreptitiously) discuss the guilt he was experiencing after shooting Rung, his inability to disobey Rodimus for fear of losing his bar as well as the confusion he was undergoing about the difference between peace and happiness. Ore allowed Swerve to realize that his ability to regret his actions made him a decent person, and Swerve considered whether or not he really wanted the reputation he'd earned. Moments late, Swerve was contacted by Rodimus to tell Ore the truth about what happened, as his death or mental breakdown would jump them away from the recently aggressive [[Galactic Council]]. Swerve responded by saying he would rather save Ore than hurt him, orders or no, something Rodimus kept to himself when asked. Fortunately, a recently revived Metrotitan quantum-jumped the ship and Ore was teleported away as an extra convenience. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

A few days later, Swerve joined a few other Autobots for movie night in Rewind's hab-suite, watching "[[Proteus's Promise]]". {{storylink| Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Swerve and Rewind arranged a series of storytelling sessions in the bar to try and help Rung's mental recovery. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} They made little progress and eventually had a third session with Chromedome, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], Ratchet, Whirl and others. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Swerve was unable to stop himself occasionally interjecting into the story. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Unable to get into his own quarters to fetch refreshments, Swerve raided [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s stash of [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Following the story, the shipwide alarm sounded and Swerve speculated that someone had trodden dirt into Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

[[File:Before&After Shoomer.jpg|thumb|upright=0.95|"Swerve’s fun to write because he shoots his mouth off" — [[James Roberts]].]]
The alarm turned out to be a call to take part in a mission to [[Temptoria]] to find the [[Circle of Light]]. Swerve kept himself calm during the trip in the ''[[Leading Light]]'' by using Rungian re-experience therapy. He took part in the battle on Temptoria until his gun ran out, at which point he asked Whirl for another and was thrown the [[Shoomer]]. He struggled to lift the huge weapon and accidentally ended up shooting himself in the face with it and so his part in the fight ended. Despite the damage, he survived and was taken back to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Before & After}}

[[File:LL Rush Hour.jpg|thumb|left|And the humans thought their rush hours were bad...]]
When Swerve and his crew went to [[Hedonia]]'s bars, he was tasked by Rodimus to bring Ultra Magnus along and help him relax. That led to Magnus falling unconscious after drinking [[nucleon]] and Swerve was left to look after him, and provide a shoulder for a maudlin drunk Magnus to cry on. He tried to buck the enforcer up, reassuring him that people did like him; when Magnus fell unconscious again, Swerve quietly admitted that people didn't like ''him'' but just tolerate him because of his jokes. After an intense effort, Swerve and the gang got Ultra Drunkus back to the ''Lost Light'' (Swerve decided this quest was now in his top three) and he used a prototype broadcast system to tell the whole thing to Blurr's personal number... refusing to admit that it was a fake. After that, sensing a new relationship with Magnus, Swerve asked him (next in a long line) if he'd like to share his room: Magnus, like everyone else, turned it down. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Swerve and Tailgate bet 100 [[shanix]] that each would be the first to discover what Rung's [[alternate mode]] was without asking him directly. Swerve's initial attempts involved striking the psychiatrist in the [[neural cluster]] to induce an involuntary transformation, but he was unsuccessful. He then tried to bribe Rung by getting him [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s autograph, however they soon found themselves in the middle of a hostage situation as the Autobot [[Paddox]] revealed he was actually a deep-cover group of [[Ammonite]]s and demanded the ''Lost Light'', with its superior quantum engines, in exchange for Thunderclash's life. Swerve bemoaned the fact that they were unarmed and Rung responded that wasn't necessarily the case—he transformed into his alternate mode (officially classified as an "ornament") and Swerve used him to clobber Paddox into his component parts. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[File:MtMtE15-MetaBomb.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Some while later, Swerve accompanied Rewind to Brainstorm's laboratory, as the archivist was hoping to probe the inventor as to Chromedome's whereabouts. Whilst the two other Autobots talked, Swerve had a poke around, and decided to push a button on small device he picked up, something which he subsequently denied to Brainstorm. The invention, as it turned out, was a "[[metafictional bomb|meta bomb]]", and it had the effect of making Swerve unwittingly act as if he were a character in a [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|comic book]]. Just then, a ship wide alarm sounded – the notorious [[Decepticon]] psychopath Overlord had appeared on the ship and begun a rampage! No doubt too small and inept to be of much use in the battle that followed, Swerve wound up sitting by an injured Drift and thanks to the continuing effects of the meta bomb began an oddly detached monologue about the situation the crew found themselves in. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

After the threat had passed, thanks to Rewind's self-sacrifice, Swerve and Tailgate visited the medibay, where Ratchet was working on the mortally wounded Ultra Magnus. To the medical officer's chagrin, Swerve played ''[[The Empyrean Suite]]'' for the comatose patient. Shortly afterwards, at the memorial service for those killed during Overlord's rampage, Swerve decided to begin a "quest" to learn the contents of Brainstorm's briefcase, as a way of distracting himself from the recent tragedies. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

After the service, Ultra Magnus disappeared from the medibay and fled in a shuttlecraft, and in pursuing it the ''Lost Light'' arrived at a vast portal hanging in space. Swerve enthused wildly about this latest development to Tailgate, ignorant that the Autobot-in-training had just been diagnosed with a fatal case of [[cybercrosis]]. Through the portal, the ship found the long lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], but despite the his enthusiasm, Rodimus forbade Swerve from joining the landing party, citing that he had done nothing useful with his metallurgical training for the past months and had instead been a barman. Forlorn, Swerve decided to shut down the bar for good, but was interrupted by the sudden appearance of a [[Legislator|huge, heavily armed robot]] saying nothing but 'seventeen twenty-one' over and over. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

[[File:MyFirstBlaster DirectHit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcNXq5DUZnk"Dun-dun-dun-dundundun. Dun-dun-dun-dundundun."]]]
The mechanoid promptly opened fire, shredding the room to pieces, but Swerve was able to get behind the bar and trigger the 'security' installed recently by Brainstorm: scores of automated turrets that emerge from the walls and blast the invader. Despite the heavy fire, the attacker remained standing, so the bartender went for another gift from Brainstorm, ''[[My First Blaster]]''™. Despite his infamous (lack of) marksmanship skills, this chunky weapon allowed Swerve to put a hole through his assailant, finally stopping it.

With more invaders all across the ship, Swerve ran to find his friend Skids at the oil reservoir. He arrived just as the amnesiac theoretician emerged victorious from an enormous battle, but a [[Star Saber (Victory)|large, sword-wielding warrior]] teleported in behind him and ran Skids through. Swerve frantically opened fire, but missed every shot and was knocked unconscious. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} The two Autobots were teleported into a cell on Luna 1 where they found the captured members of the ''Lost Light'''s landing party and [[Getaway]], who explained that the insane Chief Justice [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] was behind their imprisonment. He sprung them from the cell and they rushed to confront Tyrest but the mad lawman was ready for them and incapacitated the Autobots before activating his [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Swerve was unaffected and after Tyrest was defeated by [[Minimus Ambus]] he heard the Chief Justice say something about winning. Later he was part of a team that raided [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'s medbay, where he used his metallurgy skills to discover a cure for [[cybercrosis]] that would save Tailgate's life. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Swerve was still congratulating himself on this achievement when he was approached by Brainstorm, who suspected that someone had opened his briefcase and wanted Swerve to help him find out who would have done such a thing. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} After the ''Lost Light'' left Luna 1, Swerve held a grand reopening of his bar that was attended by Ultra Magnus but not Rodimus. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

On their way to make contact with Thunderclash, the ''Lost Light'' received a dire warning from Orion Pax about the destruction of [[Gorlam Prime]]. Demonstrating a keen awareness of the severity of the situation, Swerve turned the warning into the ring-tone for his comm unit. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After they rescued Pax and his crew, a welcoming celebration was held for them at ''Swerve's''. Seeing Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and "Optimus Prime" sharing a drink together at his bar, Swerve couldn't contain himself and started taking pictures for the wall until they shooed him away. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

The ''Lost Light'' later quantum jumped to the planet [[Hydrophena]] in search of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but were attacked by a few thousand Ammonites. Swerve joined the crew in taking the fight to the Stentarian army hand-to-hand while Ultra Magnus, Ratchet, and several others went for Metroplex himself. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Inside Metroplex, they located traces of admium in the water running through the Titan, and contacted Swerve for his metallurgic expertise. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Swerve warned them that admium basically meant "death plague", and they had a horde of Ammonites rushed towards them at the moment. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Swerve and the crew got back aboard the ''Lost Light'' before Metroplex linked with the ship and triggered his internal Space Bridge, bringing them back to Cybertron in time for Metroplex to defeat the [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

After the dark titan fell, Swerve opened up ''Swerve's'' for Autobot and Decepticon alike to relax in. His innermost energon nearly boiled over, though, when a dream came true: Blurr. ''In his bar.'' Swerve played it as cool as he could, meaning he left Blurr feeling unnerved and very annoyed at "that three-fingered guy". {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}
As the Ammonites returned to invade Cybertron by the billions, Swerve held the ground with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They kept the planet from falling until the leadership of the Autobots and Decepticons succeeded in stopping Shockwave's mad schemes. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Swerve.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Elbows. I no has them!]]
*'''Swerve''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-58'''

:Swerve is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' toy originally used to make [[Gears (G1)#Generation 1|Gears]], and therefore has a similar pickup truck vehicle mode, a 4WD off-road of indeterminable model. He is largely maroon and white, with squarer legs and a more elaborate face than Gears.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Swerve/swerve.htm More information on Swerve at TFU.info]''
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===Alternators===
[[File:Alternator Swerve Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A new head. We were so spoiled...]]
*'''Swerve''' (Alternator, 2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''15'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

:''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Swerve is a retool of [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]], and transforms into a red [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Corvette C5|Corvette Z06]] featuring opening doors and hood, as well as a realistic interior. Amusingly enough, his rocket launchers are stored next to the passenger and driver seats. Swerve is armed with his double-barreled engine gun formed from his engine, two pairs of double-barreled slide-out wrist blasters, and two shoulder-mounted rocket launchers, making him one of the most heavily armed ''Alternators'' toys.

:He came with a flame hood decal reminiscent of the flames on Tracks's original toy (which was originally available with Tracks's ''Binaltech'' release), thus making him resemble [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] in vehicle mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltSwerve/swerve.htm More information on Alternators Swerve at TFU.info]''

===Encore===
[[File:Encore Swerve toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Weird—I crashed into a paint-sprayer, and for some reason, I can see better.]]
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''10'''

:In 2008, Swerve was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. As with his pack-mates, his face paint was given more detailing to resemble his cartoon model better.
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===Generations===
[[File:Generations china import deluxe swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's scowling because he still doesn't have his own mold.]]
*'''Swerve''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Swerve is a [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretool]] and [[redeco]] of [[Kup (G1)#Generations|Sergeant Kup]], using the planned-in alternate head for the mold.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/transformers-generations--movie-series-asia-exclusives-174569/ Transformers Generations & Movie Series Asia Exclusives]</ref> He transforms into a pseudo-retro-styled pickup truck of indeterminate, probably-made-up model, and is covered in 3mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm [[kibble]], and two on his lower back. The blaster can either be hand-held via [[5mm post]], plug into the underside of the truck to form a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via C joint. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Swerve's truck mode features a working tailgate.

:Swerve was originally only to be released as part of a big block of toys developed [[exclusive]]ly for release in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up Swerve as part of a ''massive'' group of ''Transformers'' exclusives for US market release, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

:This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Hoist (G1)#Timelines|Hoist]] and [[Electro (G2)#Timelines|Autobot Electrons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Generations'' Swerve at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generationstoy-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sound chip not included. World breathes sigh of relief.]]
*'''Swerve & Flanker''' (Legends, 2013)
**''Series / number'': '''2 / 005'''

:Part of the fifth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''Generations'' [[Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Swerve is a new mold that is roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. His robot mode is styled after his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'', but transforms into a mostly red, modernized 4-wheel-drive pickup truck of made-up model. He comes with <s>a tray of drinks</s> <s>a ''My First Blaster''™</s> [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]], a small bot who transforms into either a blue jet or a weapon for Swerve to wield via its 5mm handle.

:Swerve was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Gears (G1)#Generations|Gears]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Swerve at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Swerve and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] are curiously absent from 1986's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile book. The only other missing characters were the two [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s and the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]], whose absence might be explained by their toys' origins with companies in competition with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Swerve and Hubcap's omissions, however, appear to be errors; all the other toys in their wave and subgroup were included. The extended, unused TFU entry [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html ended up on ''Disciples of Boltax''].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Werve''' (ウェーブ ''Wēbu''; sometimes ウエーブ ''Uēbu'')
*''French:'' '''Embardo''' (Canada)
*''Chinese:'' '''Bèilí''' (背离, "Swerve")

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Bartenders]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Ladybird Books Autobots]]

Thumb Quest

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:''The Thumb Quest is an adventure from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Quests cybertronian homesick blues.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the [[Autobot]]s embarked on a '''Thumb Quest'''. Precisely whose thumb they were questing for remains unknown.

{{quote|It's '''''[[Dead Universe]]''''' bad, isn't it? It's '''''[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]''''' bad. No—'''''no!''''' It's '''''worse'''''—it's '''''Thumb Quest''''' bad.|[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]|[[Cybertronian Homesick Blues]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] participated in the Thumb Quest. He would later complain that it had been extraordinarily bad, though it still ranked above the "Prime Quest" (and presumably four others) in his top ten quests of all time. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

==Notes==
*Put mildly, Swerve is not the most reliable of narrators and prone to self-inflation. The Thumb Quest may have been a full-on quest like the "[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Knight Quest]]" or it may be his way of referring to that one time he somehow lost his thumb in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] and had to spend ages looking for it.
* At one point in their journeys, the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' brought aboard an errant fragment of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} - later confirmed to be one of the Titan's thumbs. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3}} What—if any—relationship this has with the Thumb Quest is yet to be revealed.

[[Category:Generation 1 history]]
[[Category:Events]]

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Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

Following the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]], humanity has come to fear both Autobots and Decepticons alike. With the aid of a Transformer mercenary named [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a CIA [[Cemetery Wind|task-force]] operated by [[Harold Attinger]] begins hunting the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. Hunted by enemies that were once his allies, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding. Now, four years later, struggling inventor and single-father [[Cade Yeager]] discovers a damaged Transformer, placing both himself and his [[Tessa Yeager|daughter]] on a collision course with events that threaten the extinction of humankind itself.

==Synopsis==


[[File:The Creators AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Robotic hell is coming."]]
65 million years ago, on the planet [[Earth]], during the Cretaceous Period, a ''Psittacosaurus'' is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere. These alien ships are commanded by "The Creators". The alien ships begin launching bombs called "Seeds" everywhere. When detonated, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the ''Psittacosaurus'' walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over.

[[File:AOE Ratchet dying.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Knew I shouldn't have signed that Sacrificial Lion clause in the contract!"]]
Four years after the invasion of [[Chicago]], tensions between humans and Cybertronians have risen dramatically. The government of the United States has terminated all human-Autobot joint operations and deemed every Autobot a wanted fugitive. [[Harold Attinger]] heads a black-ops military unit known as [[Cemetery Wind]], which aims to hunt down and kill all Transformers, regardless of faction. On one such mission aboard an abandoned boat, the team pinpoint another Transformer in hiding, who turns out to be [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. Initially he tries to run, but when he is forced to transform, he tries to reason with the CIA operatives. [[James Savoy]], who leads the field operations and reports to the paranoid Attinger, dismisses Ratchet's pleas. Then, a cannon emerges from the swamp, firing off a few rounds, knocking Ratchet down, and destroying his leg. It's revealed to be [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], who demands to know Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Ratchet's defiance earns him a hook through the chest, killing him.

In Texas, struggling inventor [[Cade Yeager]] and his friend/employee [[Lucas Flannery]] meet at an old theater, looking for parts/salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection, it seems to have artillery shells inside it. He buys the truck along with the other theater equipment and puts it in his garage. [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], Cade's daughter, observes this while video-chatting with her boyfriend and criticizes her dad for buying the heap of junk.
[[File:RustyoldtruckAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"*Gasp* It's not mint in box!"]]
Later on, Cade discovers a giant hole on the radiator while taking the truck apart. After calling Lucas and Tessa, he connects jumper cables to its engine, only for it to promptly declare "Calling all Autobots...". Lucas and Tessa advocate calling the police, claiming that there is a huge reward for Transformers. Cade convinces them not to call the authorities while he fixes the truck. When Cade removes a live missile from the truck's "power core," Optimus Prime transforms and roars in a fit of rage while waving his shotgun. Lucas gets injured in the head by the swinging shotgun. Cade, Lucas, and Tessa enquire why Optimus is in such a ragged state, to which he replies that the Autobots are being hunted and he must help them. Seeing the damaged condition the Autobot leader is in, Cade decides to repair him. Cade sends Lucas to buy the parts that will enable him to fix Optimus.

Shortly after, however, a strike team led by Savoy and commanded by Attinger approaches the farm, having been tipped off to Prime's location by Lucas. Agents swarm the barn, but there is no trace of Prime inside. As Savoy presses a gun to Tessa's head and Cade swears that he doesn't know where Prime is, said Cybertronian explodes out of the floor of the barn-he was hiding in the basement under the barn. Optimus escapes, still being chased by Cemetery Wind. As Cade catches a mini-drone used by Cemetery Wind and the Yeager residence explodes, a white rally car zooms over the adjacent fields and picks up the Yeagers and Lucas. The driver is revealed to be [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], Tessa's boyfriend and rally car racer.

Lockdown arrives to chase Optimus. Prime, as well as the Yeagers, Shane, and Lucas, is chased into an abandoned factory. While Optimus fights Lockdown, Shane puts his driving skills to good use and dispatches most of Cemetery Wind. However, the stunt driving has broken the car's axle. They pile into Optimus and flee, but Lucas is caught in the radius of Lockdown's grenade and is turned into metal, frozen in midstride.

Arriving at a very dilapidated gas station, Optimus orders the humans out and drives off to ensure that they have not been followed. Cade and Shane converse. Tessa gets angry at Cade again for putting them all in danger.
[[File:Autobots unite monument valley AOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
The next day Optimus and the humans set off towards Monument Valley but stop at a small ATM on the way. Cade tries to use the mini-drone to make a transaction out of his account. This fails, of course, and has the unfortunate side effect of alerting the feds to their location. A group of police cars descend on the scene but the entourage has already left. Prime scans a passing truck, sheds his layer of rust and takes on a new form with his old paint scheme. They arrive in Monument Valley where they meet other Autobot refugees in the form of [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Crosshairs and Hound start threatening the humans for having their species betray them. Optimus convinces them that they have risked their lives to save his. Later, Optimus asks if the are any other Autobots that are still hiding. Cade reveals footage of Ratchet and Leadfoot's demise using the stolen aerial drone. Hound takes off his hat out of respect for his fallen friend while Prime declares that he will kill the one responsible for hunting down the Autobots.

Inspection of the drone leads them to a company named [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], located in Chicago. It is run by [[Joshua Joyce]], who is working with [[Su Yueming]] and Attinger to create artificial Transformers to eventually be used in the military. Using the remains of Megatron, Sentinel Prime, and the countless Decepticons from the Chicago battle, they have synthesized a matter called '[[Transformium]]', which, when given commands through a computer, can 'transform' into various shapes or objects. Although a drone called [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (designed after Bumblebee) is active, Joshua's major project is a bigger, stronger drone called [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. However, his attempts have not been successful—the drone keeps resembling ''[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'' instead of the more friendlier image of Optimus Prime. Bumblebee builds Cade and Shane faux-ID badges which the duo use to infiltrate KSI. Cade goes further in and projects imagery of Ratchet's severed head being melted down for Transformium and the captured [[Brains]], currently missing a leg. This sends Prime into a rage, prompting him to declare that he's "gonna tear them apart". Meanwhile, Shane tries to restrain Bumblebee from demolishing a Stinger prototype after a promotional video repeatedly calls him inferior to the man-made drone. He has only partial success, but both human and Autobot manage to avoid detection.

However, Cade is caught when his ID badge is found to have been scanned twice (by him and its original owner). He is taken to the upper floors and confronted by Attinger, who claims that what he has witnessed is for world peace. He also asks him about the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Cade maintains his silence.

Furious over how the humans have mutilated their comrades, Optimus orders an attack on KSI. Bumblebee, carried upstairs by Drift in copter mode, rescues Cade. The others trash the lab, free Brains, and confront Joshua, only for him to openly declare that what is being done is being done to prevent more Transformer-caused damage and that the humans "don't need" the Autobots. Disheartened, Prime orders a retreat.

As the Autobots exit the factory and leave, Attinger catches up with Joshua and claims that the Autobots have declared war on the humans by smashing into the facility. He coerces Joyce to use the two functional drones to take down the Autobots. Galvatron and Stinger activate and pursue their quarry across a highway. The Autobots evade Galvatron's and Stinger's missiles but are deterred when the drones transform and attack. Bumblebee fires upon Galvatron but is surprised to see him simply disintegrate and reintegrate again. Galvatron attacks Prime, who tries to stab the robot in the 'spark chamber' but finds nothing. The artificial robot still functions, and when Prime is surprised about its lack of a spark, it snarls back "That is why I have no FEAR!"

As Tessa scrambles for cover in a nearby vehicle, Prime is suddenly shot from the back and falls—Lockdown has arrived, along with his ship! The bounty hunter orders a net dropped over Optimus, hoisting both the Autobot leader and the vehicle Tessa sought refuge in. Cade desperately clings to the net, but his strength gives out and he falls to the fields below. As the spaceship departs, Cade and Shane vow to get Tessa back.

Lockdown throws Prime in a cage and orders his lackeys to dispose of Tessa. Prime takes note of several other aliens in similar cages. He also discovers the original purpose of the mercenary ship: it was supposed to be used by a group of legendary Knights (presumably including Prime himself) but now acts as Lockdown's flying prison. As the vessel flies over Chicago, Attinger is informed of Prime's capture and arranges for Savoy to meet Lockdown aboard the ship. He also discourages several government agencies from opening fire, claiming that he has an "asset" on the ship.

Cade, Shane, and the other Autobots clamber on the ship as it flies low over a bridge. Cade and Shane find Tessa, who has seen Attinger and Savoy receive "the Seed" from Lockdown. However, Tessa completely ignores her father the moment they reconcile and proceeds to cling to Shane, calling him her savior. Cade, thoroughly ridiculed and at a loss for words, can only roll his eyes. The inventor and Shane also find a strange armory, from which Cade takes a sword that opens up to form a gun (referred to as "alien gun").

Crosshairs deploys the ship's mooring cables as a method of distraction, causing them to attach to the Willis Tower and preventing the ship from going into warp. This allows the humans to climb down to the tower with Bumblebee's help. Crosshairs appears again, this time in a gunship, and instructs the humans to come aboard. Lockdown's own ships soon give chase.

Lockdown has detached the mooring cables and prepare to warp once again. However, Prime reveals that the section they are in is actually a separate ship. With Hound controlling the ship, they separate from the main ship just as it warps away.

Back at KSI, it is decided that all equipment is to be moved to the Beijing facility to continue operations. Joshua is also none too pleased about the previous field test of Galvatron-not only was it lost on several fronts, but the drone also ''spoke'', which was something it was ''not'' programmed to do!

The Autobots regroup at a train yard and Optimus claims that he felt the presence of Megatron during his fight with Galvatron. Brains seconds this, as he was forced to decipher the functionality in Megatron's brain, which helped the humans build Galvatron's body (and explains why Joshua could not get Galvatron to resemble Optimus). The tiny bot further mentions how Galvatron used his knowledge to build Stinger and the other drones, with plans to make them into his personal army.

As Tessa elaborates about the Seed she saw, Optimus explains how the Creators used Seeds to wipe out entire species and harvest metal produced—Transformium.

Drift intercepts a communications message which says Joyce will be going to the Beijing facility. Hearing this, Cade makes a call to Joyce and relays the newfound data about Galvatron. Knowing that Joyce is also an inventor with a heart, he pleads with Joyce to shut down Galvatron before things escalate. Although Joyce puts up an unconvinced face, he calls for increased security around Galvatron right after the call.

As police cars surround the train yard the Autobots board the shuttle again and take to the air. Optimus says that though the Autobots will travel to Hong Kong and get the Seed back, they are done protecting humanity after that. Cade disagrees but Prime is non-responsive.

In deep space, Lockdown finally discovers the absence of the smaller ship. He grumbles about Optimus Prime taking his trophy case and how the Prime will feel his wrath while he reverses course.

Joyce meets with Attinger and Savoy and receives the Seed. Joyce intends to detonate it in a region of the Mongolian Desert, which will generate enough Transformium to last a century. Attinger is eager to expedite production but grows incensed when Joshua disagrees and says that they should go slower, quite obviously moved by Cade's call.

Meanwhile, Galvatron activates ''on his own'' and starts to infect the legion of over fifty KSI Transformers, including Stinger, [[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]], a collection of differently colored [[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]], and some [[Two-headed Shockwave]]s. When the alarm rings regarding Galvatron's escape, Joyce has Attinger and Savoy evacuated from the building and gets in a car with Yueming, an associate named Darcy, and the Seed.

As the trio drive away, they realize the need for a place to hide the Seed. Yueming instructs them to head to Hong Kong, where she can enlist the help of the local armed forces. As the sun rises, Darcy drives off to create a diversion while Joshua and Yueming try to get the Seed out of the city. Joyce learns from his team of scientists (who are playing with some Transformium, using it to create a Rainbow Dash doll and a machine gun successively) that the Seed has the range of a thermo-nuclear device!

As Joyce seeks refuge on a rooftop (and grabs a nearby soybean drink), the Autobot-piloted ship arrives and attempts to pick him and the Seed up. However, Galvatron and his drones have arrived, and a Trax shoots down the airborne vessel with its rockets, causing Bumblebee, Hound, and the Yeagers to spill out of the cargo hold and the others (Prime, Crosshairs, Drift, and the captured Knights) to careen away into a mountainside.

Hound and Bumblebee attempt to escort the humans and the Seed out of the city, but are cut short when Joshua points out that the KSI-built Transformers were specifically built to hunt and destroy any Autobots or Decepticons left on Earth. This prompts Prime to return into the ship and activate the armory as well as release the other captives within the ship. As Hound and Bumblebee hold the line and protect the humans, Optimus tries to convince the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Legendary Warriors]] to fight alongside them. Their [[Grimlock (AOE) |apparent leader]] declines at first, fighting the Prime in both his massive robot mode and his Tyrannosaurus mode. Optimus quickly defeats him, saying that he and other warriors will protect his family or die, then mounts the metal dinosaur. After a heroic speech, Crosshairs comments that one would want to die for Optimus, saying he shows great leadership...or brainwashing. Drift replies that this is just how Optimus Prime gains respect. The Autobots mount their Dinobots and charge over the mountains into Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, Hound is running out of ammunition and growing desperate, even going so far as to throw his own helmet at synthetic enemies to knock them out. Just as he runs out, Optimus and his fellow Autobots storm into the city, slamming, crushing, stomping, and chomping on all nearby enemies. Galvatron, nowhere near any of this, yells that Prime and his allies are ruining everything. With this battle over, Prime turns his attention to Joyce. He says that Joyce will be responsible for the extinction of humanity. The T-Rex roars at the already frightened Joyce before Optimus gives the order to defend the humans and escort them away from the city.

On the way, a homing beacon within the Seed activates, allowing Lockdown to track it and the Autobots down. He activates a massive magnet, wreaking havoc on Hong Kong. Everything metal from kitchenware to massive ships are picked up by the magnet; not even the Autobots or the Warriors are safe. After narrowly avoiding the magnet, the Yeagers are separated from the Autobots, who are being sucked into Lockdown's ship by the same magnet. Optimus shoots at the magnet, destroying it. The ship retreats to a nearby factory, with Optimus hot on its trail. Cade tells his daughter to stay with Shane and the Autobots, as he wishes to fight alongside Optimus against Lockdown. As Optimus faces Lockdown, however, Attinger corners Yeager with a pistol, accusing him of choosing aliens over his country, but he is quickly shot and killed by Optimus. Cade replies to the corpse that he would make the same choice any time.

Lockdown gains the upper hand, stabbing Optimus through the chest with his own sword and pinning him to a concrete pillar. He makes a brief speech eerily similar to Attinger's before Cade starts shooting at him. Meanwhile, Tessa convinces Bumblebee to turn around and fight Lockdown, allowing Shane to use a tow truck to unpin Prime. Just as Lockdown is about to perform a killing blow on Cade, Optimus jumps up and slices the bounty hunter in half! Activating one of Lockdown's grenades, Prime tells the humans to hold on and blasts off while the grenade detonates and demolishes Galvatron's forces. Meanwhile, Galvatron watches Prime blast off and warns him to beware, for he is reborn...

Reflecting on the danger he will bring to the Earth if he stays (due to the bounty on his head), Prime blasts off into space with the Seed to confront the creators, but not before ordering the Autobots to protect the Yeager family.

==Quotes==
"There is one way you survive; tell me where he's hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?" 
"Never." 
''Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.'' 
"Never is here."
:—'''Lockdown''' doesn't appreciate '''Ratchet's''' defiance.

"Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans." 
"Big mistake." 
"...But when I find out who's behind this, he's going to die."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Hound''' after seeing Leadfoot's death.

"What about this one? This could be digital, possibly Imax?"
"I don't think so."
:-'''Cade''' dismisses the theater owner's theory on the quality of their vintage projectors.

"They slaughtered Ratchet! I'M GONNA TEAR THEM APART!!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' after seeing Ratchet's death.

"Wha-We're not going to kick even ''a little'' ass??"
:—'''Brains''' finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.

"I'll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I'm dead. But that ain't going to happen."
:—'''Hound''' taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.

"I was expecting a giant car!"
:—'''Drift''' witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.

"Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. ''That's'' leadership. Or brainwashing, or something." 
"No, that's Optimus Prime."
:—'''Crosshairs''' and '''Drift'''

"I'm a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats!"
:—Only '''Hound''' can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time.

"My fat ass is stuck!"
:—'''Hound''' realizing the unfortunate circumstance of being overweight.

"All you species are the same. You all think you're the center of the universe. You have no idea...''
:—'''Lockdown'''

"How do you say 'Get the f&%# out of the way' in Chinese?"
:—'''Joshua Joyce''' has some issues with the language barrier.

"You saved the human instead of saving yourself. You bring shame upon us all."
:—'''Lockdown''' to Optimus Prime

"You see my face, your life is done."
:—'''Lockdown's''' final words before Optimus slices his face in half.

"You have no soul!" 
"That is why I have no fear."
:—'''Galvatron's''' isn't as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.

"Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!"
:- '''Joshua''' complaining about their hiding spot

"Bee, you got to calm down right now" 
"I'm perfectly calm" 
" You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do..." 
"I'm calm! I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm touching it. Okay? I'm barely touching, barely touching it" 
:- '''Shane''' trying to calm '''Bumblebee''' down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger

"Autobots! We charge together! Now Roll Out!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' gives the [[Transform and Roll Out|age old order]] after securing reinforcements.

"We shall meet again Prime, for I am reborn."
:—'''Galvatron''' swears retribution to Optimus Prime

"There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve, but who we are and why we are here, are not among them. Those answers we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators. Leave planet Earth alone. Cause I'm coming for you."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s closing narration.

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s head
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]s"
*"Nizzi Decepticons"
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (video footage)
*[[Protoform]]s (video footage)

|h3=Bounty Hunters|c3=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*Lockdown's henchmen
|nonumbering=true

|h4=[[Human]]s|c4=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h5=Others|c5=
*''Psittacosaurus''
*Brachiosaur
*Hadrosaur
*[[Oreo Transformer]]
}}

==Errors==
===Continuity errors===
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Scenes from the Decepticons' invasion of Chicago in ''Dark of the Moon'' are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it's highly unlikely people would've been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.

===Technical/animation errors===
*When Lucas leaves to get parts from the hardware store, he is wearing a green jacket. He returns jacket-less and in a red flannel shirt.
*Scrambling Cemetery Wind seems to scramble the timeline. From the deployment of Cemetery Wind to Lucas's death, the time of day is in limbo. For example, Optimus escapes from the Yeager property at sunset, joining the pursuit that takes place in early afternoon.
*When Shane's car gets sideswiped in the cornfield, the back left window is shattered. A couple scenes later, the window is just rolled down.
*After Bumblebee scans his new alternate mode, the camera pans over the car and Tessa and Shane are not inside.
*When Joshua is in the lab showing Darcy Transformium, in two different shots, a white, uncolored prop of Ratchet's head can be seen being worked on in the next room.
*Some security guards in KSI are completely oblivious to Crosshairs's shooting and shouting until a few seconds before the scene changes.
*When he loses his grip on the net holding Optimus and the car containing Tessa, Cade is shown falling toward the street, but he lands on the grass by the road.
*When the Autobots are on a bridge, before boarding Lockdown's ship, Crosshairs is clearly shown to be speaking but no dialogue is heard.
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.
*When Bumblebee jumps off Lockdown's ship to save the humans, he is followed by a Steeljaw. In the following shot, the Steeljaw is gone.
*While explaining Megatron's plans to the Autobots, Brains rings a bell on a train. In the next shot, the bell is not moving.
*During the motorcycle chase, the CIA cars change. At first, Joshua and Su are trailed by a Cadillac and an Audi; in the middle of the chase, the Cadillac is replaced by another Audi. By the end of the chase, the Cadillac is back.
*Grimlock melts some KSI Transformers on a covered bridge with his fire breath, though the bridge itself remains intact until he crashes through it.
*When Lockdown shoots at Cade during his battle with Optimus, Cade and Attinger take cover despite Attinger's very recent death.

===[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]===
*The cyberformed remains of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and separated by around 35 million years of evolution.
*The dinosaurs include a ''Psittaccosaurus''(100-120 million years old), a generic hadrosaur that is might be either an ''Edmontosaurus'' or a ''Shantungosaurus''(65-70 million years old), and a brachiosaurid (100-157 million years old) during what is implied to be the K-Pg extinction event (64.5-65 million years old).
*The ''Psittaccosaurus'', a well known herbivorous animal, is seen actively hunting and killing live prey.
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in...[[Dinobot (disambiguation)|giant metal dinosaurs]]. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being ''mostly'' correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender, with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.

==Transformers references==

* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:
** [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced in IDW's 2008 ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series.
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 ''Animated'' cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe.
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Prime'' Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.
* In the film's opening act, Optimus has adopted a flatnosed truck alternate mode akin to that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 counterpart]].
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in ''[[Cyber Missions 3]]''.
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]].
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans (particularly Evil Government Agencies) using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos, going all the way back to the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agency in the original Marvel Comics. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The ''Animated'' cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW's ongoing G1 stories, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer's severed head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave ''[[War and Peace]]'' mini-series, Devils Due's ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|Art of War]]'' mini-series (''again'' featuring the severed head of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], [[All or Nothing!|Cobra's actions in the G2 comics]], and [[MECH]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]].
* The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].
* In the scene where Optimus scans a passing truck, the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the Autobot symbol emerges from his grill.

==Real-life references==
*Among the objects KSI makes from Transformium in the film is a Rainbow Dash doll from [[My Little Pony|another popular Hasbro brand]].

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Music==
===Soundtrack===

===Score===

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, "Spike"), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformers: Age of Extermination'')
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: The Century of Annihilation")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sz: Jiúe-jī Chúng-shēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Rebirth from the Extinction")

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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

Following the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]], humanity has come to fear both Autobots and Decepticons alike. With the aid of a Transformer mercenary named [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a CIA [[Cemetery Wind|task-force]] operated by [[Harold Attinger]] begins hunting the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. Hunted by enemies that were once his allies, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding. Now, four years later, struggling inventor and single-father [[Cade Yeager]] discovers a damaged Transformer, placing both himself and his [[Tessa Yeager|daughter]] on a collision course with events that threaten the extinction of humankind itself.

==Synopsis==


[[File:The Creators AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Robotic hell is coming."]]
65 million years ago, on the planet [[Earth]], during the Cretaceous Period, a ''Psittacosaurus'' is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, with mysterious aliens laying down bombs all over the surface. These alien ships are commanded by "The Creators". The alien ships begin launching bombs called "Seeds". Detonating them, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the ''Psittacosaurus'' walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over.

[[File:AOE Ratchet dying.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Knew I shouldn't have signed that Sacrificial Lion clause in the contract!"]]
Four years after the invasion of [[Chicago]], tensions between humans and Cybertronians have risen dramatically. The government of the United States has terminated all human-Autobot joint operations and deemed every Autobot a wanted fugitive. [[Harold Attinger]] heads a black-ops military unit known as [[Cemetery Wind]], which aims to hunt down and kill all Transformers, regardless of faction. On one such mission aboard an abandoned boat, the team pinpoint another Transformer in hiding, who turns out to be [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. Initially he tries to run, but when he is forced to transform, he tries to reason with the CIA operatives. [[James Savoy]], who leads the field operations and reports to the paranoid [[Harold Attinger]], dismisses Ratchet's pleas. Then, a cannon emerges from the swamp, firing off a few rounds, knocking Ratchet down, and destroying his leg. It's revealed to be [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], who demands to know Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Ratchet's defiance earns him a hook through the chest, killing him.

In Texas, struggling inventor [[Cade Yeager]] and his friend/employee [[Lucas Flannery]] meet at an old theater, looking for parts/salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection, it seems to have artillery shells inside it. He buys the truck along with the other theater equipment and puts it in his garage. [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], Cade's daughter, observes this while video-chatting with her boyfriend and flips out on her dad for buying the heap of junk.
[[File:RustyoldtruckAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"*Gasp* It's not mint in box!"]]
Later on, Cade discovers a giant hole on the radiator while taking the truck apart. After calling Lucas and Tessa, he connects jumper cables to its engine...only for it to promptly declare "Calling all Autobots...". They realize it's a Transformer right before Optimus Prime transforms and roars in a fit of rage while waving his shotgun. Lucas gets injured in the head by the swinging shotgun. Outside, Lucas advocates calling the cops, claiming that there is a huge reward for Transformers. Cade talks to Optimus. Seeing the damaged condition the Autobot leader is in, Cade decides to repair him. Cade sends Lucas to buy the parts that will enable him to fix Optimus.

Shortly after, however, a strike team led by Savoy and commanded by Attinger approaches the farm, having been tipped off to Prime's location by Lucas. Agents swarm the barn...but there is no trace of Prime inside. As Savoy presses a gun to Tessa's head and Cade swears that he doesn't know where Prime is, said Cybertronian explodes out of the floor of the barn-he was hiding in the basement under the barn. Optimus escapes, still being chased by Cemetery Wind. As Cade catches a mini-drone used by Cemetery Wind and the Yeager residence explodes, a white rally car zooms over the adjacent fields and picks up the Yeagers and Lucas. The driver is revealed to be [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], Tessa's boyfriend and rally car racer.

Lockdown arrives to chase Optimus. Prime, as well as the Yeagers, Shane, and Lucas, is chased into an abandoned factory. While Optimus fights Lockdown, Shane uses his driving skills to good use and dispatches most of Cemetery Wind. However, the stunt driving has broken the car's axle. They pile into Optimus and flee, but Lucas is caught in the radius of Lockdown's grenade and is turned into metal, frozen in midstride.

Arriving at a very dilapidated gas station, Optimus orders the humans out and drives off to ensure that they have not been followed. Cade and Shane converse. Tessa gets angry at Cade again for putting them all in danger.
[[File:Autobots unite monument valley AOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
The next day Optimus and the humans set off towards Monument Valley but stop at a small ATM on the way. Cade tries to use the mini-drone to make a transaction out of his account. This fails, of course, and has the unfortunate side effect of alerting the feds to their location. A group of police cars descend on the scene but the entourage has already left. Prime scans a passing truck, sheds his layer of rust and takes on a new form with his old paint scheme. They arrive in Monument Valley where they meet other Autobot refugees in the form of [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Crosshairs and Hound start threatening the humans for having their species betray them. Later, Optimus convinces them that they have risked their lives to save his. During nightime, Optimus asks if the are any other Autobots that are still hiding. Later, Cade reveals footage of Ratchet and Leadfoot's demise using the stolen aerial drone. Hound then takes off his hat for respect for his fallen friend while Prime declares that he will kill the one responsible for hunting down the Autobots.

Inspection of the drone leads them to a company named [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], located in Chicago. It is run by [[Joshua Joyce]], who is working with [[Su Yueming]] and Attinger to create artificial Transformers to eventually be used in the military. Using the remains of Megatron, Sentinel Prime, and the countless Decepticons from the Chicago battle, they have synthesized a matter called '[[Transformium]]', which, when given commands through a computer, can 'transform' into various shapes or objects. Although a drone called [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (designed after Bumblebee) is active, Joshua's major project is a bigger, stronger drone called [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. However, his attempts have not been successful-the drone keeps resembling ''[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'' instead of the more friendlier image of Optimus Prime. Bumblebee builds Cade and Shane faux-ID badges which the duo use to infiltrate KSI. Cade goes further in and projects imagery of Ratchet's severed head being melted down for Transformium and the captured [[Brains]], currently missing a leg. This sends Prime into a rage, prompting him to declare that he's "gonna tear them apart". Meanwhile, Shane tries to restrain Bumblebee from demolishing a Stinger prototype after a promotional video repeatedly calls him inferior to the man-made drone. He has only partial success, but both human and Autobot manage to avoid detection.

However, Cade is caught by his ID badge being used twice (by him and its original owner). He is taken to the upper floors and is confronted by Attinger, who claims that what he has witnessed is for world peace. He also asks him about the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Cade maintains his silence.

Furious over how the humans have mutilated their comrade(s), Optimus orders an attack on KSI. Bumblebee, carried upstairs by Drift in copter mode, rescues Cade. The others trash the lab, free Brains, and confront Joshua, only for him to openly declare that what is being done is being done to prevent more Transformer-caused damage and that the humans "don't need" the Autobots. Disheartened, Prime orders a retreat.

As the Autobots exit the factory and leave, Attinger catches up with Joshua and claims that the Autobots have declared war on the humans by smashing into the facility. He coerces Joyce to use the two functional drones to take down the Autobots. Galvatron and Stinger activate and pursue their quarry across a highway. The Autobots evade Galvatron's and Stinger's missiles but are deterred when the drones transform and attack. Bumblebee fires upon Galvatron but is surprised to see him simply disintegrate and reintegrate again. Galvatron attacks Prime, who tries to stab the robot in the 'spark chamber' but finds none. The artificial robot still functions, and when Prime is surprised about its lack of a spark, it snarls back "That is why I have no FEAR!"

As Tessa scrambles for cover in a nearby vehicle, Prime is suddenly shot from the back and falls-Lockdown has arrived, along with his ship! The bounty hunter orders a net dropped over Optimus, pulling both the Autobot leader and the vehicle Tessa sought refuge in. Cade desperately clings to the net but his strength gives out and he falls to the fields below. As the spaceship departs, Cade and Shane vow to get Tessa back.

Lockdown throws Prime in a cage and orders his lackeys to "throw the human in the trash". Prime takes note of several other aliens in similar cages. He also discovers the original purpose of the mercenary ship- it was supposed to be used by a group of legendary Knights (presumably including Prime himself) but now acts as Lockdown's flying prison. As the vessel flies over Chicago, Attinger is informed of Prime's capture and arranges with Savoy to meet aboard the spaceship. He also discourages several government agencies from opening fire, claiming that he has "an asset" on the ship.

Cade, Shane, and the other Autobots clamber on the ship as it flies low over a bridge. Cade and Shane find Tessa, who has seen Attinger and Savoy receive "the Seed" from Lockdown. However, Tessa completely ignores her father the moment they reconcile and proceeds to cling to Shane, calling him her savior. Cade, throughly ridiculed and at a loss for words, can only roll his eyes. The inventor and Shane also find a strange armory, from which Cade takes a sword that opens up to form a gun (referred as "alien gun").

Crosshairs deploys the ship's mooring cables as a method of distraction, causing them to attach to the Willis Tower and preventing the ship from going into warp. This allows the humans to climb down to the tower with Bumblebee's help. Crosshairs appears again, this time in a gunship, and instructs the humans to come aboard. Lockdown's own ships soon give chase.

Lockdown has detached the mooring cables and prepare to warp once again. However,Prime reveals that the section they are in is actually a separate ship. With Hound controlling the ship, they separate from the main ship just as it warps away.

Back at KSI, it is decided that all equipment is to be moved to the Beijing facility to continue operations. Joshua is also none too pleased about the previous field test of Galvatron-not only was it lost on several fronts, but the drone also ''spoke'', which was something it was ''not'' programmed to do!

The Autobots regroup at a train yard and Optimus claims that he felt the presence of Megatron during his fight with Galvatron. Brains seconds this, as he was forced to decipher the functionality in Megatron's brain, which helped the humans build Galvatron's body (and explains why Joshua could not get Galvatron to resemble Optimus). The tiny bot further mentions how Galvatron used his knowledge to build Stinger and the other drones, with plans to make them tor into his personal army.

As Tessa elaborates about the Seed she saw, Optimus explains how the Creators used the Seed(s) to wipe out entire species and harvest metal produced- Transformium.

Drift intercepts a communications message which says Joyce will be going to the Beijing facility. Hearing this, Cade makes a call to Joyce and relays the newfound data about Galvatron. Knowing that Joyce is also an inventor with a heart, he pleads with Joyce to shut down Galvatron before things escalate. Although Joyce puts up an unconvinced face, he calls for increased security around Galvatron right after the call.

As police cars surround the train yard the Autobots board the shuttle again and take to the air. Optimus says that though the Autobots will travel to Hong Kong and get the Seed back, they are done protecting humanity after that. Cade disagrees but Prime is non-responsive.

In deep space, Lockdown finally discovers the absence of the smaller ship. He grumbles about Optimus Prime taking his trophy case and how the Prime will feel his wrath.

Joyce meets with Attinger and Savoy and receives the Seed. Joyce intends to detonate it in a region of the Mongolian Desert, which will generate enough Transformium to last a century. Attinger is all about ramping up production but grows incensed when Joshua disagrees and says that they should go slower, quite obviously moved from Cade's call.

Meanwhile, Galvatron activates ''on his own'' and starts to infect the legion of (more than fifty) KSI Transformers, including Stinger, [[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]], a collection of differently colored [[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]], and some [[Two-headed Shockwave]]s. When the alarm rings regarding Galvatron's escape, Joyce has Attinger and Savoy evacuated out the building and gets in a car with Yueming, an associate named Darcy, and the Seed.

As the trio drive away, they realize the need for a place to hide the Seed. Yueming instructs them to head to Hong Kong-they can enlist the help of the local armed forces there. As the sun rises, Darcy drives off to create a diversion while Joshua and Yueming try to get the Seed out of the city. Joyce texts his team of scientists (who are playing with some Transformium, using it to create a Rainbow Dash doll and a machine gun successively) and is told that it has the range of a thermo-nuclear device!

As Joyce seeks refuge on a rooftop (and grabs a nearby soybean drink), the Autobot-piloted ship arrives and attempts to pick him and the Seed up. However. Galvatron and his drones have arrived and a Trax shoots down the airborne vessel with its rockets, causing Bumblebee, Hound, and the Yeagers to spill out of the cargo hold and the others (Prime, Crosshairs, Drift, and the captured Knights) to careen away into a mountainside.

Hound and Bumblebee attempt to escort the Humans and the Seed out of the city, but are cut short when Joshua points out that the KSI-built Transformers were specifically built to hunt and destroy any Autobots or Decepticons left on Earth- this prompts Prime to return into the ship and activate the armory as well as release the other captives within the ship. As Hound and Bumblebee hold the line and protect the Humans, Optimus tries to convince the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Legendary Warriors]] to fight alongside them. Their [[Grimlock (AOE) |apparent leader]] declines at first, fighting the Prime in both his massive robot mode and his Tyrannosaurus mode. Optimus quickly defeats him, saying that he and other warriors will protect his family or die, then mounts the metal dinosaur. After a heroic speech, Crosshairs comments that one would want to die for Optimus, saying he shows great leadership...or brainwashing. Drift replies that this is just how Optimus Prime gains respect. The Autobots mount their Dinobots and charge over the mountains into Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, Hound is running out of ammunition and is growing desperate, even going so far as to throw his own helmet at synthetic enemies to knock them out. Just as he runs out, Optimus and his fellow Autobots storm into the city, slamming, crushing, stomping and chomping on all nearby enemies. Galvatron, no where near any of this, yells out that Prime and his allies are ruining everything. With this battle over, Prime turns his attention to Joyce. He says that Joyce will be responsible for the extinction of humanity. The T-Rex roars at the already frightened Joyce before Optimus gives the order to defend the humans and escort them away from the city.

On the way, a homing beacon within the Seed activates, allowing Lockdown to track it and the Autobots down. He activates a massive magnet, wreaking havoc on Hong Kong. Everything metal from kitchen ware to massive ships are picked up by the magnet, not even the Autbots or the Warriors are safe. After narrowly avoiding the magnet, the Yeagers are separated from the Autobots, who are being sucked up into Lockdown's ship by the same magnet. With a scream, Optimus shoots at the magnet, destroying it. The ship retreats to a nearby factory, with Optimus hot on it's trail. Cade tells his daughter to stay with Shane and the Autobots, as he wishes to fight alongside Optimus against Lockdown. As Optimus faces Lockdown, however, Attinger corners Yeager with a pistol, commenting on how he has chosen aliens over his country, but is quickly shot and killed by Optimus. Cade replies to the corpse that he'd make the same choice any time.

Lockdown gains the upper hand, stabbing Optimus through the chest with his own sword and pinning him to a concrete pillar. He makes a brief speech eerily similar to Attinger's before Cade starts shooting at him. Meanwhile, Tessa convinces Bumblebee to turn around and fight Lockdown, allowing Shane to use a tow truck to unpin Prime. Just as Lockdown is about to perform a killing blow on Cade, Optimus jumps up and slices the Bounty Hunter in half! Activating one of Lockdown's grenades Prime tells the humans to hold on and blasts off while the grenade detonates and decimate Galvatron's forces.

Reflecting on the danger he will bring to the Earth if he stays (due to the bounty on his head), Prime blasts off into space with the seed to confront the creators, but not before ordering the Autobots to protect the Yeager family. Meanwhile, Galvatron watches Prime blast off and warns him to look out, for he is reborn...

==Quotes==
"There is one way you survive; tell me where he's hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?" 
"Never." 
''Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.'' 
"Never is here."
:—'''Lockdown''' doesn't appreciate '''Ratchet's''' defiance.

"Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans." 
"Big mistake." 
"...But when I find out who's behind this, he's going to die."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Hound''' after seeing Leadfoot's death.

"What about this one? This could be digital, possibly Imax?"
"I don't think so."
:-'''Cade''' dismisses the theater owner's theory on the quality of their vintage projectors.

"They slaughtered Ratchet! I'M GONNA TEAR THEM APART!!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' after seeing Ratchet's death.

"Wha-We're not going to kick even ''a little'' ass??"
:—'''Brains''' finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.

"I'll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I'm dead. But that ain't going to happen."
:—'''Hound''' taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.

"I was expecting a giant car!"
:—'''Drift''' witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.

"Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. ''That's'' leadership. Or brainwashing, or something." 
"No, that's Optimus Prime."
:—'''Crosshairs''' and '''Drift'''

"I'm a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats!"
:—Only '''Hound''' can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time.

"My fat ass is stuck!"
:—'''Hound''' realizing the unfortunate circumstance of being overweight.

"All you species are the same. You all think you're the center of the universe. You have no idea...''
:—'''Lockdown'''

"How do you say 'Get the fuck out of the way' in Chinese?"
:—'''Joshua Joyce''' has some issues with the language barrier.

"You saved the human instead of saving yourself. You bring shame upon us all."
:—'''Lockdown''' to Optimus Prime

"You see my face, your life is done."
:—'''Lockdown's''' final words before Optimus slices his face in half.

"You have no soul!" 
"That is why I have no fear."
:—'''Galvatron's''' isn't as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.

"Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!"
:- '''Joshua''' complaining about their hiding spot

"Bee, you got to calm down right now" 
"I'm perfectly calm" 
" You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do..." 
"I'm calm! I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm touching it. Okay? I'm barely touching, barely touching it" 
:- '''Shane''' trying to calm '''Bumblebee''' down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger

"Autobots! We charge together! Now Roll Out!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' gives the [[Transform and Roll Out|age old order]] after securing reinforcements.

"We shall meet again Prime, for I am reborn."
:—'''Galvatron''' swears retribution to Optimus Prime

"There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve, but who we are and why we are here, are not among them. Those answers we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators. Leave planet Earth alone. Cause I'm coming for you."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s closing narration.

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s head
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]s"
*"Nizzi Decepticons"
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (video footage)
*[[Protoform]]s (video footage)

|h3=Bounty Hunters|c3=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*Lockdown's henchmen
|nonumbering=true

|h4=[[Human]]s|c4=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h5=Others|c5=
*''Psittacosaurus''
*Brachiosaur
*Hadrosaur
*[[Oreo Transformer]]
}}

==Continuity errors==
*After the Autobots infiltrate KSI Technologies, they liberate [[Brains]] from the "Frankenstein box". Afterwards, he is absent for the entire sequence aboard [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown's]] ship only to reappear after the Autobot's meet back up with Bumblebee and the Yeagers.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Scenes from the Decepticons' invasion of Chicago in ''Dark of the Moon'' are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it's highly unlikely people would've been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.
*When Drift first appears in the movie, he is initially seen driving down a desert road in his Bugatti altmode with Crosshairs, and then after the film cuts to showing Hound scaling one of the desert's giant rock formations, it cuts back to Drift... who is suddenly by himself in robot mode and on top of another rock formation; one that is far enough ''away'' from the road that he has to fly back to it in his helicopter altmode to reach it. Did he teleport between cuts or something?
**And since there appears to be just one road in this whole scene, could he not have just stayed on the same road with Crosshairs to rendezvous with Optimus more quickly?

==Technical/animation errors==
*When Lucas leaves to get parts from the hardware store, he is wearing a green jacket. He returns jacket-less and in a red flannel shirt.
*Scrambling Cemetery Wind seems to scramble the timeline. From the deployment of Cemetery Wind to Lucas's death, the time of day is in limbo. For example, Optimus escapes from the Yeager property at sunset, joining the pursuit that takes place in early afternoon.
*When Shane's car gets sideswiped in the cornfield, the back left window is shattered. A couple scenes later, the window is just rolled down.
*After Bumblebee scans his new alternate mode, the camera pans over the car and Tessa and Shane are not inside.
*When Joshua is in the lab showing Darcy Transformium, in two different shots, a white, uncolored prop of Ratchet's head can be seen being worked on in the next room.
*Some security guards in KSI are completely oblivious to Crossfire's shooting and shouting until a few seconds before the scene changes.
*When he loses his grip on the net holding Optimus and the car containing Tessa, Cade is shown falling toward the street, but he lands on the grass by the road.
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.
*When Bumblebee jumps off Lockdown's ship to save the humans, he is followed by a Steeljaw. In the following shot, the Steeljaw is gone.
*While explaining Megatron's plans to the Autobots, Brains rings a bell on a train. In the next shot, the bell is not moving.
*During the motorcycle chase, the CIA cars change. At first, Joshua and Su are trailed by a Cadillac and an Audi; in the middle of the chase, the Cadillac is replaced by another Audi. By the end of the chase, the Cadillac is back.
*Grimlock melts some KSI Transformers on a covered bridge with his fire breath, though the bridge itself remains intact until he crashes through it.
*When Lockdown shoots at Cade during his battle with Optimus, Cade and Attinger take cover despite Attinger's very recent death.

==[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]==
*The cyberformed remains of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and separated by around 35 million years of evolution.
*The dinosaurs include a ''Psittaccosaurus''(100-120 million years old), a generic hadrosaur that is might be either an ''Edmontosaurus'' or a ''Shantungosaurus''(65-70 million years old), and a brachiosaurid (100-157 million years old) during what is implied to be the K-Pg extinction event (64.5-65 million years old).
*The ''Psittaccosaurus'', a well known herbivorous animal, is seen actively hunting and killing live prey.
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in...[[Dinobot (disambiguation)|giant metal dinosaurs]]. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being ''mostly'' correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender, with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.

==Transformers references==

* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:
** [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced in IDW's 2008 ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series.
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 ''Animated'' cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe.
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Prime'' Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in ''[[Cyber Missions 3]]''.
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]].
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans (particularly Evil Government Agencies) using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos, going all the way back to the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agency in the original Marvel Comics. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The ''Animated'' cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW's ongoing G1 stories, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer's severed head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave ''[[War and Peace]]'' mini-series, Devils Due's ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|Art of War]]'' mini-series (''again'' featuring the severed head of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], [[All or Nothing!|Cobra's actions in the G2 comics]], and [[MECH]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]].
* The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].
* In the scene where Optimus scans a passing truck, the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the Autobot symbol emerges from his grill.

==Real-life references==
*Among the objects KSI makes from Transformium in the film is a Rainbow Dash doll from [[My Little Pony|another popular Hasbro brand]].

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==

==Score==

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, "Spike"), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformers: Age of Extermination'')
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: The Century of Annihilation")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sz: Jiúe-jī Chúng-shēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Rebirth from the Extinction")

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